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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1954
Page
4
The piece argues against speed traps while highlighting rural vigilance for safety. It notes state and local efforts reducing publicized speeding arrests and contrasts with Georgia officials warning against death traps. It urges drivers to slow down near small towns to protect residents.
A retrospective tribute to J Edgar Hoover on thirty years leading the FBI. The piece notes his conditions for taking the job, the agency’s separation from politics, merit-based promotions, and checks by Justice, Congress, and press. It highlights the FBI as a disciplined, fair, non Gestapo force with a global reputation, and advocates its creed of justice mercy and humility as a national ideal.
The piece argues that agriculture is a small part of the economy and rigid price supports are unsound. It notes farmer sentiment favors moderate programs, with major national groups backing flexible supports. It warns some congressmen push costly handouts, expanding the current costly program despite taxpayer fatigue.
A collection of aphorisms on car trade damage, psychology of attention, inflation and deflation worries, aging and memory, civility erosion, and social behavior. Each quip offers a concise critique or humorous reflection without further context or action.
The Register invites letters for the Public Forum on local state or national issues. Brief submissions have the best chance of publication. Names may be withheld on request though letters must be signed. The newspaper assumes no responsibility for statements.
S. Austin Caperton, president of the Raleigh County Board of Education, rebukes The Register editorial of May 9 and outlines the board’s handling of the Woodrow Wilson High School Windle band dispute. He asserts proper school authority, notes actions taken by principal and superintendent, and says a committee will study the band issue and report to the board without prejudice.
Beckley News Corp publishes Raleigh Register evenings and mornings with postal designation in Beckley West Virginia. The piece notes subscription rates for daily and Sunday service, 3 months at 3.50, 6 months at 6.00, and 1 year at 10.00 plus state sales tax. It lists managing editor Thomas F. Stafford and notes Associated Press rights.
New York crooner Al Martino says he will Europe for six months to escape mobsters in the music business across New York, Philadelphia, and Boston who threaten him with violence. The item notes motel life, stars like Hedy Lamarr, Liberace, Lana Turner, and Dick Haymes, plus theater and film Celebrity snippets.
At lunch hour Max Asnas cuts a seedy hungry man a sandwich while brother Hymie jokes about the man’s double parked car. Lillian Roth’s book about her fight against alcoholism and men is mentioned in passing.
New York feature profiles George Garnatz director of the Kroger Food Foundation in Cincinnati. He describes how a waxed banana can remain ripe longer and outlines other food testing devices that objectively measure quality from macaroni thickness to pea density.
A church minister from First Christian in Lubbock Texas asks God to turn minds from outer events to inner values and seek God's judgment over public opinion. He prays for Christ to reveal himself as Companion and Master.
James Marlow reports on the Senate inquiry where Secretary of the Army Stevens and Senator McCarthy clash over humor and history. McCarthy pushes for disclosures while Stevens avoids direct answers and Welch’s light questioning collides with McCarthy’s aloof stance.
The piece argues no free world country is ready for the truth about Indo China and world peace. It notes Britain, the United States, and France face perplexities but move toward a united front against Southeast Asian communism. It mentions US France Britain coordinating, Geneva discussions, and potential armistice with safeguards.
Army and Navy personnel are featured with S. Sgt. Roscoe A. Smith of Maxwell Hill serving with the 185th Signal Battalion at Fort Bragg during Exercise Flash Burn. He is a Korean veteran returning to the U.S. last September and will return to Camp Campbell after training. Also scheduled to arrive in San Diego May 1 is Seaman Robert M. Babcock, son of Shady Spring, aboard USS Prairie, which served from Sasebo. Private John J. Wright, 21, of Grandview, graduated from the Seventh Army Non-Commissioned Officer Academy in Munich as part of the 18th Engineer Combat Battalion. 2nd Lt. Donald W. Hunter of Mount Hope was ordered for extended active Army duty as an Army Reserve artillery officer.
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