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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1954
Page
4
A concise reflection urges seizing the day with a nod to Herrick’s rosebud warning. It muses on fleeting moments and the value of timely action, framed in a classic editorial voice. The piece emphasizes living fully before time passes.
West Virginia faces an unbalanced budget proposal from the Board of Public Works with a shortfall of six to eight million dollars. The Legislature next January must consider new revenue or cut services, as roads and institutional buildings would receive no funding. The piece urges studying a Tax Limitation Amendment and revising the property taxing formula to shift burdens to counties and municipalities while preserving state functions.
The Charleston Gazette notes Frank A. Knight, then a House of Delegates member, sponsored the 1947 Turnpike law and faced a multi-lane dispute with the Turnpike Commission. Knight’s vision supported the 133 million dollar project, though he would favor a four-lane highway from Charleston to Princeton.
In Ottawa the Colombo Plan expands to include Japan Thailand and the Philippines amid debates in Washington over Harold A Stassen Foreign Operations Administration head. His move to channel leftover Indochina funds to peacetime Asia may outrun legal authority but aligns with the plan spirit and anti Communist aims.
A compact reflection urges tackling every task as it arises to keep a desk clear. It notes that reads are not final conclusions but momentary amusements or annoyances. The piece ends by suggesting that liking people brings many friends.
Bug Dust Beckley promotes the Glass House Restaurant as a showplace blending Western and Eastern mountain country design. California redwood and West Virginia brown stone create a dramatic dining room, with Italian pepper mills and WV glassware, a quick-service system, and a reasonably priced menu amid gold and blue Turnpike decor.
The Glass House restaurant features draperies, gold carpets, blue chairs, a dining room and private rooms, a late addition mural of a West Virginia outline map under consideration. A Turnpike Commission display promotes the 88 mile expressway as a potential industrial corridor with interchanges near Princeton and Charleston. Lawrence Pruett recalls the scale of sand contracts for Nello Teer as paving progress continues.
Beckley and Hinton West Virginia publication details payment terms and delivery policies. The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, home delivery charges, and carrier responsibilities with language on independence of carriers and distributors. It notes address verification and advance payments, plus voice contact for departments.
New York columnist Martha Wright reports a growing stocking protest across states led by readers urging boycott of defective nylons. Letters from readers in Missouri and Pennsylvania tally costs and frank complaints about hosiery quality while commentary references TV stars and pop culture figures.
James Marlow likens Senator McCarthy to boxing great Henry Armstrong, noting his relentless, aggressive approach that kept him in headlines since 1950. The piece analyzes how this hard charging tactic built his fame but risks political decline as the Senate grows wary of his methods.
The piece examines Senator McCarthy facing a likely Senate censure, the strongest rebuke short of expulsion, and speculates on the political peril and possible resolve to stay in the headlines. It notes his aggressive style, potential loss of influence, and the uncertain path ahead through the 1958 election cycle.
Washington hosts a parade of dignitaries from Germany France Austria Ceylon Haiti Liberia Pakistan and the U N as protocol officers schedule Nov through Jan visits. Moscow Radio paints a skewed picture of American life while Washington navigatesCIA scrutiny with Hoover task force and Doolittle led review.
An excerpt notes a lord in Philadelphia urged to be gracious to the left hand Biddle, while P G Wodehouse and Guy Bolton compile theatrical reminiscences in Bring on the Girls. Bert Williams explains a Pharaohs death ritual ending with a veil dance to wake the deceased.
Seaman James H. Atkins receives honorable discharge from the U S Navy at Norfolk. Pvt Willie L. Tredway assigned to 508th Field Artillery Battalion, 11th Airborne Division, Fort Campbell. Pfc James Wingrove spends seven days in Japan on R and R from Korea. Pfc Arthur E. Hannan undergoing amphibious warfare training in Japan. Pvt Worley D. Tate assigned to 76th Tank Battalion, 11th Airborne Division, Fort Campbell. Airman Jerry D. Suratt training at Francis E. Warren AFB. Pvt Clarence Lilly serving in Korea with the Seventh Infantry Division. Two area men graduate from Field Radio Repair Course at Camp Gordon. Cadet J B Bibb Jr selected for ROTC advanced course at Virginia Tech leading to Army Reserve commission.
Hollywood film notes show Bogart returning to tough roles in The Desperate Hours after Petrified Forest, with salary growth from 500 a week to 250000 per picture. RKO title changes include Bow Tamely to Me and Where the Wind Dies becoming Passion, while Barbara Stanwyck comments on title impact and Roman Holiday’s misperception. A new title Escape to Burma is reported.
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