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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1958
Page
4
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie and in abroad for the benefit of his country. This brittle aphorism attributes duplicity to diplomacy and reflects a wit about national service.
A special American chapel is dedicated in St Pauls Cathedral to honor World War II American soldiers buried in Britain or based there. Vice President Nixon represents President Eisenhower at the ceremony. The cathedral, second only to Westminster Abbey in London's church fame, features Renaissance architecture and a famed dome. Construction of the rebuilt cathedral ran 1675 to 1710 under Sir Christopher Wren after the Great Fire. It survived a direct WWII bomb hit, while surrounding areas suffered heavy damage. The war altered the surrounding spaces, improving the cathedral’s visibility today.
New ark writers describe subway alumni who deeply love their alma maters as college football season winds down. The piece notes fans, players, and coaches are finishing a season filled with intense emotion, with irate alumni facing a quieter off-season and upcoming job worries for next fall.
Dr George W Crane urges daily thanksgiving and gratitude for Americans. He contrasts pampered youth with hunger in Korea and India, recalling pioneer hardships and the manna story. He stresses teaching children to pause before meals and offer thanks, noting veterans and lost limbs seen at Hines hospital.
A long, reverent thanksgiving prayer reflects on progress, gratitude, and humility. Dennis H. Cooke, president of High Point College in North Carolina, delivers a meditation honoring God, the harvest, and the nation, seeking guidance, peace, and daily blessings.
The Washington Post and Times Herald criticized the American Legion after Chicago actions, accusing it of a totalitarian outlook and other harsh labels. The Legion asserts no pro communism resolutions were adopted and denies calls to reinstate Alger Hiss or Oppenheimer, disband government anti-communist efforts, or grant special favors to leftists.
Local service members are profiled in which Pvt Thaddeus McVey joins the Army Signal Operations Company at Fort Richardson Alaska after basic at Fort Knox and Fort Jackson. Other air and naval personnel include Ezra Ferrell Samuel Johnson Jr John L Hichman Jr George Amick Robert Jones Jr William Pauley Ira Webb Roy L McVey John F Starcher James Weatherford and Junior M Blevins with posts in Alaska Georgia South Carolina North Dakota Rhode Island and Maine and education from Clear Fork Mullens Stratton and Collins High Schools and WVU.
In Great Falls an opinion piece reflects on kerosene as rocket fuel mixed with liquid oxygen, recalling old cold remedies and a notorious taste. The Brevard NC Transylvania Times cites a quote about worry being like a rocking chair, giving activity without progress.
Washington AP notes the Senate in a busy transition as 16 newcomers prepare for the new Congress. Clair Engle ranks fourth in seniority, Jennings Randolph leads the class, and Gale McGee sits last until Alaska results finalize. The process hinges on prior service, governorships, and state population.
A junior editors piece recounts friendly Pilgrims inviting Indians to share a three day thanksgiving. It notes gifts of food and deer hunting, large guest crowds with 80 Indians, and a Pilgrim girl serving an Indian guest. The prompt asks to color a scene and mail the answer.
A humoressay by Ruth McKenney reflects on grammar rules and spelling missteps across decades. It lauds old teaching methods while admitting personal lapses, recounts anecdotes about colleagues and public figures, and ends with light rundowns of show business news and a signature closer from Earl.
A December tenth program designated as state day by the superintendent of schools will present literary exercises highlighting the history, resources, and possibilities of the state. Beckley city officials reduced the A L Allen property valuation from 800 to 600 dollars for tax purposes and ordered a sidewalk from the Racket Store on Main Street to the new opera house on Fayette Street.
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