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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1962
Page
4
FBI director John Edgar Hoover warns that leniency in sentencing parole and probation—murderers rapists and repeat offenders—fuels rising crime. He cites the Ten Most Wanted list and widespread parole violations as evidence, urging a return to firm enforcement to protect society.
President Kennedy proposes an 18 month 600 million public works plan to ease unemployment and appease labor leaders. The plan mirrors FDR era pump priming but its impact and timing remain uncertain as to how many jobs will be created.
The piece argues unemployment fell with World War II mobilization but notes flaws in BLS counts. It contrasts FDR's stimulus impact with Kennedy's proposed $600 million plan, questioning motives and political timing while noting current joblessness parallels JFK's era.
An editor's note previews a two column survey of Native American toothache cures drawn from Dr. Francis L. Edwards thesis. Cherokee methods included bear pardon rituals and snake biting, while Iroquois remedies used plant decoctions and snake techniques. Wooden teeth and pegs were used by Tonawanda area tribes, with John Miller a noted last user. Modern dentistry and government services are contrasted with ancestral witchcraft.
Hollywood noted Robert Young plans April retirement to a Rancho Santa Fe home while Dinah Shore headlines Las Vegas performances. Dan Duryea marks 31st anniversary as details surface about life and jokes. Martin Gosch defends Lucky Luciano script, Three Stooges project shifts, Safe At Home baseball film, The Real McCoys to resumes with Walter Brennan, and Danny Thomas aims a May European shoot for his TV show.
A digest of Washington scenes and quips: Kennedy in California and Meade meeting at the White House, Goldwater jokes about his knee, Enzo Stuarti honored by Rep Anguso, Bowles’ Africa Asia tour, Gardner on perspectives, Mars question by World Bank head, Hargis denies medical company ties and weighs 250 pounds.
Becket Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists publishing location at 341 Prince St and Hinton West Virginia. Subscription rates by mail shown for home delivery and carrier service with weekly, half-month and monthly options plus three percent WV sales tax. Carriers and distributors are independent contractors and Beckley Newspapers Corp is not responsible for reed?
West Pakistan’s Field Marshal Ayub Khan outlines a basic democracy plan while U.S. aid nears $2 billion as Pakistan comes off martial law. He envisions a village based basic democrat system feeding a national parliament, amid graft cleanup and land reforms.
State Police have no leads a month after four pistols were stolen from a museum display in the West Virginia statehouse basement. Three items over a century old included a Savage 1858 six shot, an Army Colt .44, an 1837 Army flintlock, and a WWII era Japanese 8mm pistol. A rifle vanished earlier but was later found hidden. Guards repaired cabinets and doors, and arrowheads missing earlier remain unrecovered.
Twenty years ago Raleigh Register notes Beckley Baptist services were trimmed to host a joint meeting of church men led by Hon J W Creery. They discussed alleged liquor sales and suggested measures. Monroe Watchman backs local resident I C Prince for state senator. Fire in Peterstown J A Dunn repair shop destroys nearby property valued around 25000 dollars.
The Rt. Rev. Allen Brown urges the Episcopal Diocese of Albany to expand Lent beyond traditional practices. He cautions that space age hopes and nuclear threats demand greater Christian responsibility, repentance, and worship. He cites Your God Is Too Small and calls for larger lenten disciplines fitting 1962 to honor God's glory.
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