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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1959
Page
4
The note reflects a philosophical maxim by Cecil: all extremes are error. It suggests that reversing error does not yield truth and that truth remains between polarities, inviting reflection on balance and judgment.
States Connecticut Delaware New Jersey Pennsylvania agreed February 18 on a driver license suspension plan for speeders and expect New York to join. The pact standardizes penalties across borders with 60 or more in a 50 mph zone or 70 or more in a 60 mph zone triggering 30 day suspensions in all four states. Connecticut acts now. New Jersey and Delaware align with the pact. Pennsylvania seeks statutory changes. national enforcement conformity could follow. Observed results include reduced traffic deaths and broad enforcement, with out-of-state drivers frequently affected.
Dr. George W. Crane counsels Donna D. 23 on love at first sight. She fell for Joe who resembled her late Korean War brother, a pattern Crane says inflates infatuation. He urges head over heart, suggests earned love grows safer and lasting, and tests her sweetheart Joe as a prudent check.
A literary column reviews Dr. E Merrill Root’s Brain Washing in the High Schools. The piece, attributed to Dr George S Benson, argues for a deliberate national effort in homes churches and schools to instill American political and economic knowledge. It condemns biased textbooks and cites passages praising radical muckrakers and anti capitalist rhetoric as dangerous propaganda.
A tax ruling bars deduction of funds used to promote private enterprise against socialistic competition, prompting criticism that survival advertising and independent press freedoms are threatened. The A and P Tea case cited, with Johnson City Press-Chronicle arguing censorship implications and the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association warning of broader impact on advertising and speech.
James Marlow argues Khrushchev views power as the guiding force behind Berlin diplomacy. He has purged rivals, demands a summit with Eisenhower, and threatens to block Western troops if Berlin troops remain. The West seeks talks, but Khrushchev insists on direct U.S.-Soviet engagement.
The notice outlines subscription pricing for daily and Sunday delivery, with annual and six month options, plus a two percent WV sales tax and address change requirements. It notes Beckley Newswaves Corporation and independent contractors carry no liability for advance payments.
A Hal Boyle NY column notes busy American life with figures on sleep work and meals, jokes about stage careers, and light nature and history trivia. It cites a Lion Ami Institute survey on wives time, infant costs, and evergreen oddities about elk lifespans and royal maid allowances, ending mid thought.
A collection of detached lines cites Elks, a Wild game, and the Zoo Elks, then notes about mobile homes housing millions, a lighting tip with luminous paint, Benjamin Franklin’s early street cleaning effort in Philadelphia, and a Rosina Pagans quote about risk and visibility.
Factographs note about 20 million U S men who smoke cigars. The Irish Free State constitution was adopted in 1922. A band on a hat recalls medieval knights tying a lady's scarf to a helmet. Texas state fair is described as the largest of its kind in the United States.
A reading quiz explains that historic cigar store Indians were carved wooden symbols used to identify shops when literacy was low. Many remain only in museums or antiques, with some valuable. the prompt includes a color drawing and notes an award for a response.
New York speech expert Alfred Dixon notes Southern drawl spreading via Michigan factories to Detroit and beyond with echoes reaching Europe and Alaska. He trains stars from Greer Garson to Julie Andrews teaching standard American speech and recalls Cotten, his Virginia friend, adapting on Broadway. Dixon runs a near free clinic while warning regional speech quirks persist, including Cockneys adopting a Southern tinge and diverse pronunciation habits across the country.
From 1909 files: C and O Railway plans resume construction on the Raleigh and Southwestern branch. Route runs up Soak Creek to Winding Gulf via Pemberton, then Gulf to Mullins, opening rich coal fields and challenging Virginian operations. Wyoming County Court orders a special bond election for a $50,000 courthouse fund if approved.
In Fayette County Loup Creek became Lost River after a mine cave in sent water into the stream which reemerged below Price Hill. Raleigh County vehicle registrations for the first two months exceeded last year by 57 020. Delegates Londa Lilly and T E Bibb from Raleigh voted against killing the sales tax section of Governor Kump's revenue program. the measure failed 19 to 28 in the House.
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