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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1962
Page
4
A concise meditation notes how time joined with goodness can age an old man gracefully. The quote attributed to Jerrold highlights beauty in virtue and aging, suggesting moral conduct enhances appearance and spirit over time.
The United States remains Japan's top customer at 2 billion dollars, buying a quarter of Japan's exports and supplying about 35 percent of its imports. A Tokyo stock exchange official notes Japan's modernization and automation as American analysts tour Japan's plants. Japan Fund Inc. seeks U.S. investors, with 80 percent of assets in Japanese securities. President Kennedy acknowledges tax changes affecting American capital moving to Europe or Japan.
The Metropolitan Opera announced during its 1962 spring tour that it would no longer perform to segregated audiences in the South. The tour opens in Boston and will visit nine cities including Atlanta, Memphis, Dallas, Cleveland, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Detroit, Chicago and Detroit. Leontyne Price will appear in Puccini's Girl of the Golden West in Dallas amid past seating tensions. touring costs are rising due to musician pay raises.
The World Peace Through Law movement aims to build a global order under law. A Rome conference starting Sunday will be the fourth continental meeting led by lawyers to foster international law and institutions. Delegates from 33 African and Middle Eastern nations drafted the Lagos Consensus for a permanent African states organization and justice court. European models like the European Court of Justice and European Parliament shape debate on strengthening the World Court at The Hague.
Washington dispatch reports Hon Timothy Tugburton erupting at a PBX switchboard amid a Pearl Harbor grievance. He denounces government actions and slaps the desk with a copy of the Alton Empire as a Japanese officer is showcased in a decorated page one editorial opposing a U.S. award.
A Washington Window debate questions awarding a high decoration to Japanese air officer Minoru Genda for Pearl Harbor planning. The column mocks the idea, cites FDR’s Pearl Harbor reference, and notes Arizona’s Corregidor defense link. It laments potential medal honors for Genda and Ridicules the gesture amid war memories.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mail and home delivery rates with annual and six month options, state tax addition, and note on independent contractor carriers. Addresses for delivery include Raleigh Register readers in Beckley and Hinton, West Virginia, with nationwide advertising representation by Ward Griffith.
Foreign News Commentary notes Argentina under Frondizi toppled by military force, with Peronists casting a long influence. It contrasts U.S. stance on noninterference with a democratic coup risk, citing austerity blows, Peronist victories, and a path toward new elections or martial law amid unrest in Buenos Aires and Washington.
West Virginia Labor Commissioner Lawrence Barker pushes for legislative authority to use preventive mediation in labor management disputes. He notes current lack of power to intervene and cites unofficial efforts that earned trust from both sides. He estimates $100,000 yearly cost but argues benefits include saved man hours and production, with examples of long strikes and tax losses.
Barker outlined the West Virginia Labor Department’s duties from industrial safety to minimum wage enforcement and weights and measures. He urged higher funds, noting the current year at 297000 and a proposed 322000 for 1962-43 to hire a safety engineer and statistician, asserting the department must stay realistic and active in labor-management issues.
New York NEA report profiles Angel Peralta and his fully mechanized bull devised to simulate bullfights without cruelty. The device uses steel ribs, papier mache, cured hide, and a motorized soul to emulate the sport. Peralta seeks backing to debut by midsummer, noting horsemanship as a key appeal and identifying a Seville pilot as essential.
Readers ask how parents adapt after retirement, how to avoid aging cosmetics hype, and how a homemaker can pivot to work. Arthur Lord advises family inviteion to clubs, urges realistic expectations, and suggests Carolyn become a secretary with quick skills training and a potential $70 to $90 weekly income.
A collage of modern quotes spans agriculture efficiency and wages, foreign aid calls, political budgets, space travel missteps, racial justice tensions, hospitality bias, and a camel driver’s quip. Notable voices include Dwight D. Eisenhower, Jacob Javits, Gus Grissom, Clarence Rosier, Roy W. Howard, and others.
The sermon from Trinity Cathedral Pittsburgh urges Lent as a means to deepen relationship with God and fellow humans. It warns against treating Lent as an end and warns against being controlled by economic and social forces. It argues adventure, not excess, leads civilization forward and closes with a call to draw nearer to God for peace and order in human relations.
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