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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1959
Page
4
A concise reflection notes that no person ever progressed through a journey in a dead calm. The saying emphasizes perseverance and effort as essential to advancing in life.
Analysis shows WV would still fall about 75 dollars per pupil short of the national average even with the Better Schools Amendment. Current expenditure nationally was 320 per pupil in 1957-58 versus WV at 106. Potential new levies could lift the state average but would not close the gap. Estimates from Aaron Raping of the WV Education Association show variation in potential per pupil across counties.
Opinion outlines legalizing off track betting to curb corruption of police forces and provide city revenue to avoid tax increases. It would require approval by the Board of Estimate, state legislature, governor, and voters. Proponents note past bingo revenues at tracks and warn about revenue losses and track take impacts.
An intercom based education project connects 12,000 handicapped students nationwide through private line units in students rooms and distant classrooms. Family Weekly features on Van Cliburn heredity education and ice fishing, plus crime tales and record picks. West Virginia towns mark 1959 anniversaries from ten to two hundred ten years, with numerous municipalities noting incorporation years through 1909 and 1919.
American labor leaders led by James B. Carey Walter Reuther and Joseph A. Beirne met Soviet deputy premier Anastas Mikoyan for a frank exchange. They issued a memorandum noting unity on Berlin and a unified Germany despite no major agreements.
Dr George W Crane counsels Doris, a 21 year old heiress engaged to a theology student, amid parental opposition. The piece argues clergymen earn modest salaries yet shape lives and plant roses where thistles grew, comparing earthly wealth with spiritual purpose and urging patience and engagement plans.
Private James F P Morris assigned as an accountant with the U S Army Quartermaster Group at Fort Buckner Okinawa. wife Frances in MacArthur. entered Army February 1958. basic at Fort Knox Kentucky. last at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington D C. 24. West Virginia University 1956 graduate. member of Kappa Sigma. Two area men in Third Infantry Division field exercise in Germany. Pfc Clifford D Hess mother Mrs Donnie L Hess Glen Jean. Pfc George R Brooks wife Virginia Sophia Hess. Brooks arrived overseas May. both soldiers previously employed locally. another Pvt Robert O Lawson assigned to U S Army Supply and Maintenance Center Fort Richardson Alaska. wife Priscilla lives in Maben. 23. ammunition storage specialist. Woodrow Wilson High School graduate. parents Mr Mrs Woodrow B Lawson of Ravenswood.
Hal Boyle notes Manhattan is undergoing a brisk face lifting, with landmarks torn down and towers rising as outdoor laborers earn pride from working under open skies. He contrasts the outdoor man’s vigor with the indoor man's trapped, clocked life and longing for natural achievement.
Mushroom trivia covers classification fungi shapes and growth. It notes 38000 kinds with many poisonous varieties. toadstool is a common but imprecise term. Mushrooms are mostly water and have limited dietary value yet a delicate flavor. readers are invited to send questions. Warren Wauke of Honolulu wins ten dollars for his submission. mailing address provided for future entries.
A short prayer invoking God to reveal beauty in poetry, art, and nature and to let the Spirit dwell within for moments of understanding. Signed by Richard L. James of Riverside Avenue Christian Church in Jacksonville Florida.
New York gossip column notes Cuba not dead gambling, Fidel Castro supporters seek tourist money, and many showbiz figures in town or visiting. Hal Hayes and Zsa Zsa Gabor, Eddie Fisher, Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Christine Jorgensen, Kim Novak, Rita Hayworth, Nat King Cole, Meyer Lansky, and others are mentioned in lively vignettes about nightlife, theater, and Hollywood adventures.
Fifty years ago from the Raleigh Register 1908 files Soley Hawley was talking when a ram nearby charged, striking the knee with a six inch deep gash. Or G P Daniel dressed the wound. The paper notes many sidewalk skaters and an ordinance banning skating with fines up to two dollars. Take notice.
Dr Adrian Grigg 45 died in Beckley hospital after serving as head of internal medicine for over a decade. County undertakes sanitary privies fly proof construction with 400 workers, the Civil Works Administration leading the large project here. A juvenile offender disrupts county jail as authorities pursue action.
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