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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1954
Page
4
Editorial note reflects on patience and timely grace. A succinct moral reminder attributed to John Byron urges taking time for proper order as duties and good manners align with day to day tasks. The item reads like a daily reflection voice in a late era newspaper.
A Beckley observer warns sidewalk fruit and plant vendors are fly by night sellers with seedy stock and high profit, paying little tax and contributing nothing to the city. The piece argues for an ordinance to regulate or bar such illegal or low quality merchandising in a progressive community.
A column rails against election posters defacing property in Southern West Virginia. It condemns candidates who plaster poles trees barns and outhouses and urges voters to think twice before supporting those who show disregard for others property and for the law.
Beckley should focus on community spirit, labor relations, and a productive workforce rather than tax breaks or freebies. Monroe Calculating Co. in Bristol, Tenn., argues that wages follow productivity, and a friendly, strike-free environment draws plants. Beckley has begun diversification, but must preserve its work ethic.
The saying urges generosity without expectation and warns that pride leads to errors. It highlights that true gifts come with a caring heart and memories bind acts of giving to personal meaning.
The narrator explains that Little Bug, under three, is read to by Mrs. Bug and avoids modern illustrated literature. She favors wholesome classics like Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Three Little Pigs, which depict mischief without punishment.
A reader comments on classic children's literature and its dark elements. Tales like Little Red Riding Hood Hansel and Gretel and Snow White are described with graphic imagery and grim themes. The piece notes the pervasive use of frightening motifs and the evolution of grim as an adjective in language.
Publication notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists evenings and Sunday morning edition details, post office entries in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia, contact numbers, and subscription rates with terms, taxes, and carrier responsibilities. It names Thomas F. Stafford as managing editor and notes Associated Press rights and distribution representatives.
A review of Senator McCarthy’s roll call votes from 1947 to 1953 shows support for foreign aid and security measures, with no final roll call against foreign aid. The piece argues he does not fit the isolationist label and notes his stance on European defense and trade policy.
New York public tastes spotlight Eddie Fisher the million dollar singer famed for a strong voice that cuts past orchestras. The era’s crooners like Sinatra and Como are noted as influences, with praise from Monte Proser and Bob Hilliard. The column also surveys Broadway chatter and lighter gossip about Beatrice Lillie Rita Gam Audrey Hepburn and others in a fast paced society page snapshot.
Hal Boyle writes from Glen Ridge New Jersey about a couple who bought a dream house after World War II only to face pressure from a future highway project and rising costs. The narrative contrasts aspiration with practical doubts about affordability size and safety. The piece frames postwar housing longing amid shifting transportation plans.
A Pittsburgh minister reflects on faith and resilience amid a proposed New Jersey highway that would have cut near a suburb. Neighbors feared displacement, yet months pass with no word. people adapt, repaint, fertilize lawns, and choose to live with or beside the road. The piece ends with a hopeful view that permanence lies in community and resolve rather than in a house.
Washington reports that in the Army McCarthy hearings Pvt. G. David Schine is kept off the stand as Republicans block cross examination. The fight hinges on whether Schine will testify or be recalled, with a 4-3 Republican majority on the subcommittee keeping him off.
Producers Wallace MacDonald and Jack DeWitt pursue a documentary style life story of Daryl Chessman for a film adaptation of Cell 2455 Death Row. They vow objectivity while facing public debate over capital punishment and Chessman’s controversial past.
An advertising editor notes British pride in native products and recalls a London plutocrat whose Rolls Royce spring broke on the Alps. A London plant man delivers a new spring quickly, then years later denies any broken spring existed, claiming no such thing as a broken spring on a Rolls-Royce.
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