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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1955
Page
4
A newspaper feature presents a brief opinion note attributing a virtue of modesty as both ornament and guard of virtue. This compact piece frames modesty as a guiding principle for conduct, reflecting editorial voice and period tone.
President Eisenhower seeks congressional approval for expanded armed forces reserves and compulsory civilian training. Defense leaders Gruenther Hull and Taylor publicly back the plan, aiming to grow reserves from under three million to over five million and require six months of civilian training for 100000 youths annually.
The Age Center of New England Inc opens in Boston as a national effort to assist healthy independent aging adults before retirement. Dr. Robert T. Monroe notes the goal is to keep people active and connected to the community to prevent decline and reliance on care facilities. Supported by 20 industrial firms, the center emphasizes preserving productive capacity and honoring past contributions.
The piece argues past experience should pave the future, not block progress. It notes farm income accounts for about 13 percent of total United States income, highlighting agriculture's economic role.
Central Press report notes Democratic leaders admit no clear vote-getters yet and fear Eisenhower’s social legislation proposals. They warn attacks on manpower cuts may backfire given public trust in the general’s military background. Kerr criticizes the school aid plan, while O Mahoney loses seniority-powered office access to Watkins after 34 years.
A Richmond patient with a bleeding foot entered the Re treat for the Sick Hospital where staff summoned aid. a 2-year-old German shepherd named Queenie was treated then returned to St Gertrude's convent. In Knoxville a Polish speaker caused a translation need for a stop sign run by a UT professor. charges were dismissed. Ann Arbor features a Michigan shoe maker shop offering prosthetic style footwear for those who thought they would never walk again.
J Needy and McQuade permit polio cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy victims to walk. A self perpetuating pig project in Taejon Korea funded by CARE promises two pigs back to sponsors from first litters then shared with other farmers. In Stonington Connecticut costs rise for wet driving in 1955 over 1954. A judge doubles DUI fines from 100 to 150 citing four wet drivers in one month. In Madison Indiana an antisium crawled under a car hood with a bag, later used as dinner as the bag caught fire. In Siberia Chukchi women marry men their own age and adopt male infants who later become second husbands. Eddy Gilmore notes a Russian expert as someone who has been in the Soviet Union less than two weeks or more than twenty years. Gilmore failed to find a Volga River citizen who knew the Volga Boat Song. Judge Medina recalls a hostile trial with Communist hecklers and says the US constitution can withstand such chatter, unlike his own.
Raleigh & Register evenings and Sundays published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation. Public notice of subscription rates by mail and home delivery terms. Includes carrier and distributor information and tax notes. References Associated Press and national advertising representation.
New York column explores curious questions about everyday life. Why are women afraid of mice and why do leather heels persist, while odd habits and social quirks reveal human foibles, from bank visits to funerals and mirrors.
A reflective column muses on kindness, self awareness, and mercy in daily life. It asks playful, pointed questions about porcupines romance, mothballs, freckled beauty, tipping etiquette, and traffic to hospitals. The piece ends with a gentle wonder about childhood fireflies and a nicer world.
A member of the 511th Regiment Combat Team serving as an aggressor force in Exercise Follow Me in Alabama is Pfc. John F. Akers, son of Mr and Mrs Robert C Akers of Beaver, stationed at Fort Campbell with 511th HQ at Camp Rucker. Corporal James L. Haskell, 21, son of Mrs Marie Haskell of Fayetteville, promoted while with 515th Military Police at Fort Lee. Marine Sgt. Thomas J. Boyd, Mount Hope, arriving in San Francisco Feb 9 after Japan duty with First Marine Aircraft Wing Group 11. 1st Lt. Louis C. Vipperman of Glen White on 30 day leave in Mexico and Florida then overseas duty in Germany after Fort Campbell assignment. Pvt. Marguerite H. Bowers completing basic at Fort McClellan with WAC transfer to Fort Sam Houston Medical Field Service School. daughter of Harry L. Bowers of Martins Ferry Ohio.
The Rev. George McKinley of St. John's P. E. Church Palmerton Pa reflects on faith hope and love from 1 Corinthians 13 13 and on Christ as author and finisher of faith presenting God as merciful and loving rather than wrathful He cites scriptures about divine love and justice and urges living the more excellent way through love.
Ogden Nash explains his income from selling books, TV work, lectures, and testimonials. He recalls on air moments, producer prompts, and later fame from TV appearances. Nash notes poetry is less magazines now, with Post and The New Yorker still strong markets and a forthcoming show skewed by a Washington monarchy idea.
In Big Delta Alaska the Army gauges the price of modernizing Alaskan defenses at least 600 million dollars as troops endure 60 below zero and muskeg. Lessons stress proper clothing shelter and technique, with training in subarctic travel, gear, and safety amid extreme wind, cold, and logistics challenges.
A lighthearted column notes coffee prices dropping up to 15 cents a pound improving outlook for cream and sugar lovers. Wry lines joke about waves producing silence and France’s postwar government churn. References to sports writers, a phantom wolf, women detectives, and sea floor mud mix with playful quips.
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