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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1954
Page
4
Thought for today notes laughter as wholesome and religious in a hearty laugh. It cites Josh Billings remark that animals cannot laugh and the devil won’t, framing humor as salutary across daily life.
Five of six finals participants hailed from within 25 miles of Beckley with Beckley Mullens in Class A, Pax Piedmont in Class B, and Stratton Byrd Prillerman meeting in the Negro division final at Morgantown. Wingler & Company claimed Woodrow Wilson High School’s fourth straight title under coach Jerome Van Meter, praised as the gray eagle, lifting Beckley spirits and community resolve.
The Beckley region celebrated state basketball finals with thousands listening as five of six finalists hailed from within a 25 mile radius. Woodrow Wilson Stratton and Pax high schools won laurels while Mullens and Byrd Prillerman competed with sportsmanship and tenacity, shaping future community leaders.
Roy M. Hawley known as Legs Hawley, 53, longtime athletic director at West Virginia University, died in Pittsburgh after shaping WVU athletics from the 1930s into a Sugar Bowl era. He rose from Bluefield fame to national recognition, building Mountaineer programs and leaving a lasting legacy at Morgantown. The tribute notes his strong leadership, the Sugar Bowl bid, and his impact on the university.
Washington reporters say Syngman Rhee may order troops into North Korea if Geneva grants concessions to China and Korea. Dulles aims to label Communists as aggressors. Rhee fears a world view shift and could act, risking U.S. aid treaty limits. In other notes, observers expect mixed farm price support votes and possible limited Taft-Hartley moves, plus probes of overseas junkets and a Supreme Court ruling on immunity threatening witness testimony in Congress.
New York interview with Jan Sterling wife of actor Paul Douglas explores perceptions of women at parties and autographs. She argues men are shy retiring sex at gatherings while wives often dominate, and discusses her views on acting as other woman roles and attention in Hollywood.
Beckley and Hinton West Virginia editions publishs information on postal matter and Associated Press rights. Advertising representatives listed in New York Philadelphia Chicago and other cities. Subscription rates and policy on changes of address explained with taxes and contractor disclaimers.
Joseph and Stewart Alsop review John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State. After Berlin, Dulles built a home base with Eisenhower’s backing but faced Republican distrust and internal party scrutiny. He trimmed dissent in the State Department and pursued an independent course while navigating Taft and McCarthy critics.
A Michigan woodsman traveling to his cabin was surrounded and freed by a pack of about 15 timber wolves. The incident flips expectations as the wolves kept him from his door. The piece also notes quirky lines about coffee and back seat drivers. It mentions a horse headed sea creature seen in the North Pacific and references flying saucers and a sea serpent making front-page news.
NEW YORK Life in the atom age is like living in a lion's den. The hydrogen bomb looms as a mature threat yet public fear has faded. People respect its power but no longer tremble, treating the weapon as a fact of life while warning against false security.
A祈祷ful exhortation asks believers to avoid discouragement at noon, urging steady work on present duties. It invokes Jesus Christ for strength, crediting James W. Kennedy of Christ Episcopal Church Lexington Kentucky as the rector.
James Marlow weighs the McCarthy Army dispute against Truman MacArthur clashes. It notes Senate committee leadership, potential cross examination, and the difference in conduct between MacArthur hearings and McCarthy testimony. The piece contrasts dignity of hearings with McCarthy's anticipated aggressive questioning.
Evelyn Eaton's Flight follows Martin Deane as she leaves family behind and seeks closure, with names Michael Crosby Cline and Michael reappearing in a sobering lifelong panorama. Mark Schorer's The Wars of Love tracks four summer pals into a tangled adulthood marked by rebounding relationships and adultery, with promising start but contrived feel as the tale unfolds.
John Crosby details a farmer Fleming near Toronto who installed a barn TV and claims cows are calmer and yield fifteen extra gallons daily while preferring Arthur Godfrey and Eddie Cantor. a cat enjoys John Daly broadcasts but snarls during a Westminister Kennel Club final. A hunter, once lost three days, meets another lost man in the woods, sharing relief.
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