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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1954
Page
4
A brief editorial note reflects on a today’s thought urging to drink to drown sorrow, warning that tomorrow may bring different choices. The piece cites John Fletcher as the origin of the line and invites readers to consider temperance and consequence.
The Automotive Safety Foundation and engineer Lawrence S. Tuttle estimate a 21 cent per gallon gas tax is needed over 20 years to build a modern road system in West Virginia. The plan also proposes a real estate levy to fund highway construction, aiming to boost economy and property values.
The Highway Safety Foundation pins West Virginia Road Commission’s chief weakness on too few engineers despite high spending. A cooperative training program via West Virginia University offers high school graduates a five to seven and a half year path. Trainees study civil engineering while working for the commission, earning a salary aligned with the state wage scale. Selection favors aptitude character and personality. open to West Virginia residents or guardianship wards with a high school diploma. The program won’t fully solve the shortage but merits support from educators and students with engineering potential.
The Register editor argues for racial integration in public schools, framing segregation as undemocratic and unchristian. The piece frames a cosmic struggle between God and Satan, warning that modern forces aim to unite humanity under a single world order across government, education, and religion.
A Beckley based newspaper column advances a religious argument opposing racial integration. It cites Satanic influence and the Anti Christ in foretelling a global order, urging belief in Jesus Christ and the Spirit born anew, with biblical citations and local references to Beckley area writers.
Washington writes of party control in the Senate hinging on Morse and possible desertions by Democrats or abstentions. The piece notes Senator Case’s stance against McCarthy and criticism of Senate committee intrusions into executive and judicial matters, citing Langer and Hennings probing Justice Department actions in the Lattimore case and urges adherence to constitutional limits on investigations.
New York gossip notes Fred Allen earned ten dollars from Reader’s Digest for a joke and a one dollar commission to Wm Morris agency. Various celebrities are referenced: Aly Khan, Joan Diener, James A. Farley, John Nance Garner, Jackie Gleason, Marilyn Monroe, Jack Paar, Tallulah Bankhead, Kim Hunter, Marlon Brando, Johnnie Ray, Alben Barkley, Tyrone Power, Linda Christian, Vaughn Monroe, and Debbie Reynolds. The column blends snappy anecdotes about politics, fame, and fashion with playful asides and minor scoops about show business personalities.
Hal Boyle laments the lack of national monuments for figures like Columbus and Amelia Bloomer, contrasts American neglect with Britain’s preservation of pubs and historic inns, and jokes about possible sites from Grant’s distillery to Gramercy Park’s O Henry loft. He notes few public efforts to memorialize past figures and events, criticizing cultural forgetfulness and the futility of a national monument fund.
A prayer invoking Almighty God asks for new goals and meanings this day. It urges focusing on life’s purposes over means of living, carrying a kindly spirit to resist evil in Christ's name. Signed by Stuart LeRoy Anderson of the Berke School of Religion.
Washington reports a fierce fight over the Dixon Yates contract to supply TVA power. The plan would have Dixon Yates invest in a West Memphis Ark plant with TVA paying for power, raising questions of public vs private power and guarding against “creeping Socialism.” Senate hearings opened as critics accuse the deal of inflating TVA costs and breaking the yardstick benchmark.
A humorous profile notes June Allyson as a ninety nine pound charm voice star. It traces her rise from New York musical fame to Hollywood and cites Breslauer’s hospital collapse as a moment for staff to cover his duties. Comedic reflections from Burns on his upbringing add to the piece.
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