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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1958
Page
2
A succinct meditation likens sadness to a foggy mood that mirrors sorrow rather than pain. The quote frames melancholy as a subtle, pervasive atmosphere rather than a sharp hurt, using weather imagery to convey interior feeling.
A House Agriculture subcommittee begins three days of hearings questioning Secretary Benson on self help dairy bills and the department run price support programs. Benson notes price supports were cut to 75 percent parity on April 1 and cites record 1957 cash receipts of 21.6 billion and a projected 1958 output rise.
The text surveys recurring campaigns of condemnation aimed at the Supreme Court, noting shifts from Left to Right over time. It cites past critiques for upholding slavery, resistances to Reconstruction protections, and later eras that struck down or limited federal labor, taxation, and New Deal reforms.
The Northeastern Forest Experiment Station reports mass steri lization via gamma irradiation as a potential method to control forest insect pests. Tests on the white pine weevil and gypsy moth at Brookhaven Lab expose pupae to radiation and study sterile offspring rates to assess field release viability.
Hal Boyle notes Russians toil longer for lower pay even as the global economy shows contrasts. He cites US vehicle registrations, Western living standards, and quirky facts from diverse topics, including marriage cures and Brazil’s language, to illustrate income and labor gaps amid broad world trends.
Several local service members are listed with new assignments and training. Henry Griffith, chief engineman, completes Engineman School at Great Lakes and transfers to Naval Schools Mine Welfare at Yorktown. Dewey Hooper, seaman apprentice, serves aboard USS Wilkinson off California. Earl Shaffer, supply specialist, assigned to Fort Benning with the First Special Troops Battalion Company B after basic training. James Hall enlists in the Navy at Great Lakes training center with wife Joann and son Jeffrey planning to join later. Frank Char completes nine weeks drafting at Fort Belvoir while married to Jewel. Two area men sail on USS Northampton for a Mediterranean cruise. Wiley Graham and Roger Tryce serve aboard different naval vessels. Roy Causey serves with Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. Daniel Hutchinson completes 10-week power equipment maintenance at Fort Gordon.
Lana Turner remains a near recluse with about 50,000 fan letters piling up as she reads them with a staff of secretaries. She keeps in touch with daughter Cheryl by phone up to 20 times daily and plans to return to work in a week or two. The piece notes mixed fan reactions and various Hollywood anecdotes from the era.
Washington examines what happens if Congress lets the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act die. The act's expiry risks higher tariffs and damaged global confidence, while renewal with changes could hasten trade fragmentation or prompt retaliation, affecting industries and recession-era imports.
In Manhattan the Empire State Building rises 102 stories and 1472 feet. On a windy day it may lean about a half inch, though movement is barely visible from the ground. Hera views the tower from a hotel balcony as editors announce a poster contest prize.
A Marine Company survey of office workers shows many wear dirty glasses, with 25 percent cleaning once or twice daily and 47 percent when they seem dirty. Researchers urge more frequent cleaning to reduce eye fatigue and improve readability. The report notes glasses are most worn for reading, movies and television follow, and recounts a cautionary tale of a woman who lost her ability to see kindness as clearly after wearing glasses.
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