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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1960
Page
4
A reflective line notes that no one is perfect in life and that age and experience continually bring new information. It emphasizes humility and lifelong learning from worldly lessons.
Discussion on local theatre plans cites Curtain Callers work on Honey in the Rock and hopes to cast many locals for West Virginia birth epic. West Virginia Visitors Bureau meets in Charleston to discuss accommodations for visitors, guest houses, and motels as Beckley project advances.
The piece outlines the 1960 campaign clash over elderly health coverage. Eisenhower resists compulsory plans, while Forand proposes adding 65 plus coverage to Social Security. Democrats control Congress but none have produced a Senate plan, prompting Johnson and Rayburn to shape a federal aided option with hospital and nursing care for seniors.
Hal Boyle observes UNC Chapel Hill graduates as a strong 1960 crop, noting tall, healthy, confident students. He contrasts their optimism with his own generation, concluding young graduates will fare well and improve the world rather than worsen it.
An analysis recalls past earned income tax credits and revival efforts by Rep. Mack to counter depletion allowances for minerals. It notes historical costs, distribution by income level, and arguments that the credit benefits the average worker while sparking tradeoffs among unions and higher-rate advocates.
Dr. Orlo Strunk Jr deans of West Virginia Wesleyan College argues in The Family Digest that praising mediocrity harms the nation. He warns parents and peers downgrade intelligence by contempt and easy courses, urging support for bright students and rejection of the cult of mediocrity.
A sweeping Hollywood tech forecast quotes Desi Arnaz predicting that screens will cover entire walls in homes, growing with the house to rival the Roxy. He says stars can be made overnight and questions like Ed Sullivan’s rise illustrate TV’s expanding reach and influence.
Mrs. Sarah Brandon of Moundsville holds the United States record as the mother of the largest number of Civil War soldiers. Sixteen of her twenty three children served in the war. fourteen for the Union and two for the Confederacy. Her image is in the National Gallery in Washington and in a gallery in Columbus, Ohio.
The Raleigh Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with annual and semiannual options, applies a 2 percent West Virginia sales tax, and notes carrier independence and Beckley Newspapers Corp responsibility limits for advance payments. It also provides delivery details and contact notes for Beckley offices.
In a discussion on psychosomatic influence, Montaigne notes that strong imagination can shape physical states. He describes personal sensitivity to others' pain, contagious sympathy, and how imagination can induce fevers or sickness in himself or others, warning against giving it free rein.
In a retelling of the Passion narrative, Peter denies knowing Jesus three times while at the high priest's palace as a cock crows twice. He later wept in remorse after realizing the fulfillment of Jesus prophecy, with sources noting Matthew 26 69 75 and Mark 14 30 31 66 72. A postcard entry offers a $10 Junior Editors award for accepted questions.
A prayer shared by Dennis H. Cooke, High Point College education director, reflects on the Resurrection of Christ, life’s victory over death, nature’s evidences of life, and the sustenance of hope in the human spirit. He asks for worthiness in Christ’s sacrifice and guidance toward divine victory.
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