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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1960
Page
4
A reflective note on names and character, stating that a good name lost is seldom regained and when character is gone, all is gone, quoting J. Hawes as the source of the maxim.
A Monday meeting with Sealtest officials and agriculture representatives from Charleston and Morgantown outlined a plan to start manufacturing milk production and marketing within a 25 mile radius of Beckley. Farmers would bring milk to a Farmers Market assembly point, then trucks would move it to the Sealtest plant in Christiansburg every other day, with future farm pickups to cut costs. The paper urges rural residents to join the cooperative and support the effort to boost local income and community welfare.
Estes Kefauver misses Los Angeles rally as Tennessee voters prepare for a pivotal primary. Judge Andrew Taylor attacks Kefauver over civil rights votes while Kefauver counters with Dixie and TVA charges. Drug firms flood the state with anti Kefauver materials amid antitrust probes.
Hal Boyle observes Americans chasing a mass summer tan as beachgoers sculpt their skin with sun, oil, and bottles. He quips that future anthropologists may dub this era sun worship madness while noting doctors warn 15 minutes daily suffices. Boyle signs off from a vacation still peeling from sunburn.
AP veteran affairs writer Elton C. Fay reports that voters will not settle the core issue of U S military capability against Soviet attack. The election can show confidence in party claims, but only war would prove who is right. Both parties seek to deter a conflict with mutual ghastly devastation and aim for deterrence over decisive victory.
Editorials discuss Harding's Ohio nomination aiding Harmon’s re election prospects. The New York World notes Taft has surrendered Ohio while Dems claim Republicans lag in defense. Economic optimism from Blue Jay Lumber, and commentary on U S Soviet tensions and Lincoln scholarship debate in Illinois.
Cambridge researchers report in Lancet that modest alcohol did not hasten cooling in men plunged into 59 degree water for 30 minutes. They caution drunkenness remains dangerous but moderate drinking may reduce panic and provide comfort after shipwreck, aiding survival. Music, Pain and Waterfalls note follows.
A compact digest links Descartes 1596 1650 to choosing the most probable opinion when truth is uncertain. It argues decisive belief settles doubt in practice, reducing remorse for vacillation and guiding steadfast action. Also notes medical pain distraction via noise and music, time perception in mental illness, and genetic hints from hairy ear rims suggesting links between European Mediterranean and Indian brown populations.
The Raleigh Register lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with classifications for mail and home delivery. It notes West Virginia tax, address-change procedures, carrier contractor responsibilities, and annual, six-month, and weekly pricing details.
A Junior Editors item explains the fiddler crab uses its large claw to fight rivals rather than attract mates. Fiddlers live along beaches and marshes with tidal water, eat small aquatic plants, and burrow in mud or sand, sometimes damaging dams.
A reflective column argues that divine order guides leaders in crisis, citing Moses, Napoleon, Kaiser Wilhelm, Mussolini, Hitler, and Fidel Castro. It notes Castro’s illness easing international tension, praises home life in the plateaus, and comments on West Virginia Turnpike traffic and summer travel. The writer defends hearing both political sides and shares a light anecdote about a Democrat pranking a TV repairman during conventions.
A concise prayer requests heavenly guidance through the universe and human nature. Dudley Strain, a minister at First Christian Church in Lubbock, Texas, asks for new horizons of faith and better daily work.
Earl Wilson recalls Jack Benny at a Chicago convention, joking about being expelled from school and his world not yet being a violinist. The piece blends anecdotes from the convention with light quips about politics, celebrities, and a few backstage observations at the Hilton and nearby venues.
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