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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1959
Page
4
A concise aphorism urges that seeking greatness begins with pursuing truth. If a man desires greatness, he should forget greatness and ask for truth, and he will find both. The quote attributes this idea to Horace Mann.
The West Virginia legislature earns editorial praise for taking action as the 54th session begins. The paper supports a severance tax and resource taxes, warns against unfairly shifting burdens to those least able to pay, and urges a swift, constructive session to advance state services and progress.
Editorial criticizes the Conservation Commission in Richwood for misusing funds and lacking authority. It urges voters to pressure the men they elect, arguing public hunting lands and fish and game production are inadequately addressed while park spending rises. The piece cites state licenses, funding, and past loans to support its stance.
Dr George W Crane argues business education deserves respect in America, praising business leaders and institutions as the true Santa Claus of civilization. He recounts addresses to 425 graduates, defends business schools over liberal arts, and notes corporate philanthropy funds libraries, museums, hospitals, and wars gear. He cites Carnegie Mellon Mellon fields, Ford gifts, Rosewald museum, Field Museum, and calls for readers to request his booklet.
Hal Boyle profiles Celeste Holm, noting her champagne spirit and refusal to waste life’s music. From a childhood debut at the Waldorf Astoria to Broadway and Oscar glory, Holm values spontaneity, individuality, and living in the present while avoiding social pigeonholes.
A prayer seeking daily surrender to God's will, asking for humility and guidance to live in accordance with Christ. Written by W Ralph Ward Jr, minister at Mt. Lebanon Methodist Church in Pittsburgh, Pa.
Ten week surfacing machine operator course at Fort Belvoir marked Pvt. Nathan W. Higginbottom’s completion. Other soldiers finished basic combat training at Fort Hood and Fort Jackson, including Marion S. Treadway and four area men James N. Braxton Larry E. Johnson Jackie J. Coffman and Billy D. Carter, detailing homes and high school backgrounds.
Pvt Edward M Brown 19 son of William L Brown Stanaford assigned to Company C 52nd Infantry in Friedberg Germany Brown entered the Army in April 1958 and completed basic training in Germany
Beckley News Papers Corporation publishes Beckley Raleigh Register with a detailed rate card for daily and Sunday subscriptions by mail and home delivery. It lists yearly, six month, and weekly prices, notes West Virginia sales tax, and instructions for address changes and payment responsibility.
David C. Gardner argues that campaign money deficits plagued Republicans after a lost election. He cites industry reluctance to donate, declares the conservative cause defeated, and suggests realignment or a Southern shift under Paul Butler as possible paths to revival. He notes the party’s current image and the need for a new, nonrepulsive conservative coalition.
The reader learns that water expands when frozen, making ice lighter and mostly submerged, with about one eighth above water. Ice expansion can burst pipes and radiators, and oversized floating ice helps sink ships like the Titanic. A reader named Linda Fenstermacher wins $10.
New York gossip column riffs on Be Kind to People Week. Ike jokes about press questions while Perry Como contemplates a shorter NBC season. Edith Adams announces a June baby with Ernie Kovacs. News covers Paar and Steve Allen ratings, Inger Stevens illness, Connie Towers, Nancy Kovack Bible habit, and more high-society celebrity tidbits.
Factographs recall John Colter, of the Lewis and Clark expedition, likely the first white explorer in 1807 to enter parts of present Wyoming. Pennsylvania ranks second to Texas in mineral value, with coal supplying over 75 percent. The upper hearing range is about 18 thousand cycles per second.
C A Byus of Byus Mankin Lumber Co was elected president of the West Virginia Lumber and Builders Supply Dealers Association. Mrs Dixie Lee Bryson named statistical clerk for Raleigh Greenbrier and Fayette counties in the National Reemployment organization. Chevalier starred in The Way to Love and Clara Bow appeared in Hoopla.
Fifty years ago the Del Cook saloon at Baileysville burned for the third time in two years, believed incendiary. Cook moved most stock to Mullins. little liquor remained. The White Coal Company builds timber frames for its cottage houses, sixty completed. A new town church is planned. In the West Virginia Senate, Ashburn's school book commission and uniform text book bill passed 23 to 2, with Silvert and Smith of Raleigh voting no.
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