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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1954
Page
4
Thoughtful editorial note praises a man of great abilities while condemning corruption. The author, using sharp metaphor, likens brilliance to a rotten fruit under moonlight and labels the subject utterly corrupt. John Randolph is referenced as the source of the quotation.
West Virginians showed willingness to fund better roads than current ones by flocking to a traffic jam on the Turnpike. Observers noted the five million dollar tunnel, 76 bridges, and grades that enable 60 mph, arguing the public supports high-cost modernization and higher per mile taxes for safer driving.
County officials faced with termites in an Army surplus hangar offered by Henry M. Henson and Associates rejected the surplus deal. Airport consultant Robert L. Davis urged constructing a brick faced hangar matching the administration building. A new hangar could attract private plane renters, station Air National Guard flights, and possibly a Pittsburgh flight, boosting Beckley air service.
The proposed federal highway program would rebuild about 40 000 miles of major roads to four and six lane standards over ten years at a cost near 100 billion dollars. Taxpayers would shoulder half via federal taxes and half via local and state taxes. West Virginia faces funding gaps and may need higher gasoline taxes to participate, with benefits including faster truck delivery, safer travel, and jobs for construction workers.
Bug Dust writes of leaving Beckley after 18 years, recalling 1936 as a time when the courthouse was under construction and county offices in the Memorial Building. He describes a small city with two fire trucks, five policemen, and no Appalachian or telephone building. He notes now-defunct landmarks and mentions notable figures such as Laurence Meadows and Harley Kilgore, with Dr. Robert L. Winston as mayor in earlier decades.
The article notes coal mine closures around Beckley but asserts the city is not dying. It details future industry hopes in farming electronics forestry medicine and Turnpike, plus Beckley as a potential tourist center. Bug Dust moves to Charleston for a bigger paper yet plans to return, holding property and Beckley’s pull.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes Naleiah Register Evenings and Sunday Morning with post office entries in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. Advertising reps STORY BROOKS & FINLEY INC list national clients. Subscription rates and delivery terms shown. tax added in West Virginia.
Hollywood producer Joe Pasternak writes his life story titled Easy the Hard Way while his five year old son Peter listens. Peter asks if Joe was a problem to his parents and Joe agrees. Peter questions why he is so nagging, and Joe concedes the comparison. The B. W. and I dropped around.
Samuel Eliot Morison's ninth volume of his History of United States Naval Operations in World War II surveys Mediterranean operations including three amphibious assaults. The piece notes Morison as a Navy insider, his critique of Montgomery and Rome drops, and touches on Hollywood gossip and sports figures of the era as cultural backdrop.
A writer argues city streets surpass jungle paths in danger. He claims animals attack mainly when hungry, while humans balance courage with modesty, noting it's a tricky combination to keep both chin up and nose down.
The Roanoke Times notes formal dedication of the upper West Virginia Turnpike from Beckley to Charleston, completing the present project and sparking extension debates. The Charleston Princeton stretch creates a direct Roanoke to Charleston route via Virginia 460, easing passes over winding Virginia roads. Extensions north to the Ohio River and connections toward the Carolinas are under study, with Georgia eyeing northwestward toward Chattanooga. The 88 mile toll road combines engineering and finance to bind the state, promising a new era of development and through-traffic between Northern, Western parts and neighboring states.
A German war veteran now sells postcards at the Malmedy massacre site near Malmedy Belgium. The Dec 17 1944 massacre saw the first SS Panzer Division kill American artillery troops after disarming them. Survivors fled into the woods as Nazi tanks and troops gunned and kicked the fallen. Two trees toppled by engineers once blocked a road as American patrols later reached the outskirts.
A somber scene at a frontier crossroads shows an American memorial with a Christ carving and 84 slate plaques naming anonymous soldiers. Nearby cafe owner Louis Bodarne recalls forced Nazi service, Russian fronts, and his family’s pain as his young daughter Marie Claire visits the site.
The article argues that McCarthy would continue anti Communist campaigns regardless of censure. It notes his continued focus on Eisenhower administration officials, the political risks for Republicans, and possible post censure paths. It details McCarthy’s following and potential impact on the 1956 election and party dynamics.
2nd Lt. Jack B. McNicol completes Infantry Officer Heavy Mortar Course at Fort Benning Georgia. Native of Oak Hill and Virginia Tech alum, he is stationed in the Army nine months with wife Nola in Columbus Georgia. Pvt. Nathan N. Adkins completes eight weeks of Army basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky, son of Mrs Iona Adkins Piney View. Pvt. James G. Gilbert attends a special training course with the First Infantry Training Regiment at Camp Lejeune North Carolina.
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