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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1955
Page
4
A brief opinion line notes the danger of a talking man with nothing to say, attributing the observation to Swift. The piece frames the idea as a reflection rather than a news item, inviting readers to consider rhetoric over substance.
The West Virginia Legislature approved Senate Bill 3 creating county level incentives to raise real estate assessments to up to 50 percent of value by 1959 60 to better allocate state school aid. If counties fail to raise assessments aid loses rise. The measure empowers the tax commissioner to annualy appraise counties to enforce the plan. It aims for uniformity across Raleigh and 54 counties and allows more state funds for roads parks and mental hospitals. Delegates Burke Vennari Blackburn voted aye.
The 1952 charge that 500 Antioch College people were communist sympathizers is rebuked as false. In 1955 Matusow offers royalties from False Witness to Antioch, claiming a conscience payment. Antioch rejects that offer, arguing the college already has a strong, earned name and cannot be bought.
The piece argues that respecting parents extends to society and urges better treatment for elders. It cites overcrowded institutions, aging at home, and church or agency initiatives. It highlights clubs for older people and homes like Jennings Home in Garfield Heights Ohio as models balancing care with activity.
Community notices highlight burial ground respect as cleanup drives sweep Beckley and Lowell. Wildwood Cemetery funding and River View Church grounds work aim to honor donors, with pledges of labor and money from locals.
Raleigh and Beckley newspapers publish evening editions with standard rates for daily and Sunday delivery. Subscriptions by mail vary by duration and include a 2 percent WV sales tax. change of address requires old and new locations.
New York interview with Shirl Conway, the 6 foot comedienne from Plain and Fancy, who says she welcomes aging to pursue deeper acting. She recalls chorus work with Virginia Mayo and Adele Jergens and notes industry bias against pretty faces. Conway believes time will reveal her true comedic heart despite critics.
The column spotlights Shirl Conway from Franklinville New York recalling a bank job setback in Buffalo and a dramatic move to New York. She jokes about aging wrinkles calling them character lines and recalls a life of jokes and TV star chatter with showbiz names and events of mid 20th century gossip.
Hollywood gossip notes Jean Simmons, famed for Ophelia and Elizabeth I, stars in Guys and Dolls with Marlon Brando. Goldwyn backs the project with about 5.2 million dollars. Simmons credits the film as a break from dainty English heroines, likening her leap from la-da parts to bolder musical performance. Deborah Kerr is also cited as facing typecasting at MGM.
Pittsburgh’s Herbert F. Tomasek unveils a fly trap named the fly charmer using Dipterex a nerve-agent like insecticide. The device lures flies with a black landing surface and a perfumed sugar bait, killing them within 40 seconds. He notes male flies roam more than females and that insecticide resistance persists, making total annihilation unlikely.
A May morning prayer by W Emory Hartman of Columbus Ohio, minister at Bexley Methodist church, lifts hearts to God as sun warms earth, trees unfold, hedgerows color, and spring flowers praise the Maker Amen.
Washington report notes that organized labor with about 15 million members plans increased political activity after the AFL CIO merger but remains opposed to a national labor party. Leaders say unions will stay nonpartisan to influence policy, backing Democrats more often than Republicans while pursuing action through a unified political action structure.
A Japanese report from Osaka describes a mysterious white rain, misnamed sleet by locals. The story hints at an unusual atmospheric event with no clear explanation, drawing attention to strange precipitation.
Charles Luckman born May 16, 1909 in Kansas City Missouri. Trained as an architect he led Lever Brothers before in 1950 leaving industry to return to architecture. He graduated with high honors in 1931 from the University of Illinois and has designed offices factories and a guided missile base.
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