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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1960
Page
4
A brief quotation attributed to Chesterfield about secrecy. It contrasts that strong people seek proper secrecy while weaker or cunning individuals rely on secrecy as a hidden trait. The line reflects a moral reflection suitable for a daily feature in a newspaper.
A Beckley federal court house is set to relocate from the Neville Street post office to a larger North Kanawha Street building after remodeling. Judge John A. Field Jr and the Raleigh County Bar Association push plans with the General Services Administration, aiming for completion within about a year and potential use of the existing post office space for other federal agencies.
Hal Boyle notes nearly two million American families possess a second home mainly as a vacation retreat. He questions the value of college education, estimates lifetime earnings gain at 100000 to 150000 dollars, and cites a 1975 projection of ten percent holding degrees. The piece also jokes about cows and pet careers, noting about 300 female veterinarians nationwide.
The Mail Bag collects a mix of quips and trivia from public figures and readers. Highlights include jokes about chorus girls and millionaires, notes on rats and barbed wire, left handed presidents, Blanche Sercombe’s book, spider bites, and light insights on tipping, lifting, coffee, ulcers, and memory as true wealth.
An editorial argues for publishing juvenile offenders names to deter crime, citing Judge McCreery in Raleigh County and a broader shift nationwide. It weighs privacy versus public safety, notes historical bomb hoaxes, and highlights editor use of names amid concerns about driving and youth crime trends.
The C O Railway plans major upgrades at Raleigh Station including sidetracks and a larger station house as Raleigh becomes a rail shipping center for Piney coalfield. a round house may follow. State Senator A B Littlepage, known as the Lame Lion of Kanawha, wins Democratic nomination in the Third district. Frank Warden, a Glen Jean saloon barkeeper, is robbed of 900 dollars at gunpoint early morning.
Raleigh and Neaister published by Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions by mail and carrier delivery. It notes WV sales tax, request for address changes, and that carriers and distributors are independent contractors, with no responsibility for advance payments.
The Methodist Church will conduct a yearlong church wide study on alcoholism using the book Stumbling Glock by Dr. Douglas Jackson of Perkins Theological School Wallis Texas as the central text. The study aims to address alcohol responsibility within Christian life and community practice.
Last week in business shows steel and auto activity slow with lighter stock trading. Early 1961 model cars begin rolling, with modest production figures and a down July sales total versus 1959. Iron Age predicts a Labor Day uptick, while aircraft and defense orders rise. Brooks Atkinson to have theater tribute as Mansfield Theater becomes the Brooks Atkinson.
The piece explains how pioneers used bark marks called blazes to show the way and how the term trail blazer now means a leader. It notes Thomas Edison as an example and invites readers to find blazes on hikes, awarding ten dollars to a winner who submits the correct quiz.
Earl Wilson recounts a nostalgic Ohio trip visiting Columbus and Granville to tour Ohio State University and Denison University. He relays finds on corn relish, postwar figures, and local humor, with notes on stars and gossip from Hollywood era, plus family and travel anecdotes.
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