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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1952
Page
2
An editorial urges drivers to consider true road costs including maintenance and depreciation, promoting concrete pavement for its long life and safety. It notes West Virginia coal use for concrete, compares with asphalt, and highlights underfunded schools amid rising per capita income, calling for public engagement before January legislative session.
The West Virginia Education Association reports in a special School Journal issue that the state ranks first in dollar value per person and fourth in mineral production value, yet 39th in dollars expended per pupil. President Delmas Miller notes progress but lag in public school funding.
The Raleigh Resister outlines Beckley plans to expand parking and tourism, build a sports and recreation center, a 3 000 to 5 000 seat municipal auditorium, and extend city limits. It calls for paved roads and parking, a youth center, a library and small history museum, a convention city role, improved rural programs, and a city manager charter.
Pauli Glover of Coalville, Leicestershire, spoke to Rotarians in Beckley and nearby towns after a year observing American coal mining methods and daily life. He traveled 35,000 miles visiting 80 Rotary clubs, noting both generous leadership and the dignity of individuals, while cautioning against excessive individualism.
A piece titled Every Light a Prayer for Peace by Mrs. Paul B. Earwood of Beckley West Virginia earned Honorable Mention in the contest. The verses call for divine peace amid war, urging light in windows and prayers rising to God to end strife and turn foes to friends.
A columnist laments overzealous holiday planning and reflects on Christmas as industry and emotion. The piece contrasts cynical shoppers who treat the season as a science with those who embrace warmth and generosity.
A reflection contrasts ritual over-organization with spontaneous generosity. The author derides perfunctory shopping, formal cards, and preplanned gifts, praising the bus rider who buys last minute presents with genuine joy and personal motive.
Washington dispatch reports Soviet science under pressure as party lines shift making scientists wary. Kremlin control stifles inquiry and punishes dissent while genetics politics foreground environment over heredity, forcing exile or worse for conflicting views.
Steve McNally, known for playing heavies, says fans assume actors are their on screen personas and that this harms earning power. The Italian Irish American actor recalls roles from Johnny Belinda to Split Second and notes his law degree before Broadway work.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles shapes as leading diplomat and negotiator of the Japanese Peace Treaty at age 64. Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr and Ezra Taft Benson bring legal and farming with Mormon leadership backgrounds to Eisenhower’s team. George M. Humphrey and Arthur Summerfield highlight industrial ties, Sinclair Weeks and Charles Wilson round out defense and business expertise.
State moves to increase by six the trainer aircraft fleet at West Virginia University home to a major civilian pilot training effort. Raleigh Transit adds an extra bus to four routes serving Beckley.
Douglas McKay, 59, Oregon governor and veteran conservation worker, backs regional development by state and federal agencies but opposes the Fair Deal proposed Columbia Valley Authority. A WWII veteran and Oregon State College alum, he rose from 1947 gubernatorial bid to a strong political figure noted for cautious, disciplined administration and responsive subordinates.
Martin P. Durkin, 58, Democrat and union president, born Chicago, long career with AFL Plumbers and Pipe Fitters. He served as Illinois state labor director, backed unemployment relief and state services, moved to Washington in 1941 as treasurer of the union, became president in 1943. Catholic, supports CIO AFL merger and Taft Hartley amendments.
The piece reviews Britain's first reign stamps featuring Queen Elizabeth on 2 1 2 pence and 1 1 2 pence, photographed by Dorothy Wilding. It notes U S collectors’ interest in 1953 three cent commemoratives for National Guard Ohio statehood Washington Territory and Louisiana Purchase, plus Dutch and Czechoslovak issues, Gold Coast colonial stamps, and Italy’s 2 lire Catholic mission centenary stamp honoring Cardinal Massia with Ethiopia map background.
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