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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1965
Page
4
A concise quotation from Vice President Humphrey urging a country with the benefit of age and knowledge but warning against aging in spirit. The remark frames the balance between experience and ongoing vitality in national character. Entities include Humphrey and America.
Reprinted from the Raleigh Register, August 16, 1953, the piece urges Beckley to push three major road projects. A direct feeder to Hinton and the Greenbrier Valley would knit valley counties with western high‑food counties. A Bolt to Pond Fork link into Buffalo Creek country would aid Logan, Mingo, Raleigh and Boone counties. The third is an access road to the West Virginia turnpike from Sprague Hollow to Beckley Interchange, with calls for studies, cost estimates, and follow‑ups by city officials and Commissioner Griffith to keep the projects on the slate despite limited funding.
Petition drives in seven states would force a constitutional convention on legislative apportionment. The piece warns of a limitless, ungoverned process under Article 5 with no clear rules or end, while noting any proposed amendments still require ratification by 38 states.
Lyle Wilson argues that without congressional action the country may face a dangerous path toward a constitutional convention. He cites Article 5, the 1964 Supreme Court ruling on legislative apportionment, and reports 27 states petitioning for a convention plus additional states seeking Congress sponsorship. He warns that public anger could shift power if Congress stalls.
Bug Dust column notes revival of past writers with a look back at walnut timber sources. L H Thompson plans two small tables from 60 year old black walnut with legs carved from a former balustrade from the Judge C W Campbell farm at Pickaway Monroe County. The walnut boards came from a barn partition and a front room floor, valued at about 350 dollars per thousand in first class stock. A goat milks a Black Angus calf at Pinecrest Sanitarium, entertaining staff and patients during mealtime.
Hollywood gossip outlines network plans to appeal to teens with wild settings and young heroes. It notes pilots like Andy Hardy on Mars and a 6000 B C Philadelphia show, plus Jay North pursuing acting and science. Color TV boosts fashion and wardrobe budgets for studios and series.
A column reviews President Johnson’s Medicare and voting rights legislation, credits key civil rights figures, and details House Senate conferees changes including Virginia exemptions removed and Puerto Rican language issues. It notes flaws but emphasizes the act creating a federal registration system and cites Election Day 1964 as symbolic turning point.
Office work skill levels rise as offices mechanize and move toward cities. Temporary help wages rival skilled factory machine rates during peak vacation season. Demand outstrips supply as college workers and teachers take vacations and fewer workers enter the temp pool. Jesse Bogue notes suburban plant facilities contrast with urban office demand.
Dr J A Campbell is erecting a fine residence on the former hotel site destroyed by fire last December. Foundation completed, first story under way, and he aims to occupy the home before next winter snow. Prohibition officers raided Thurmond, capturing fifteen bootleggers, 50 quarts and 200 pints, with raids on pool rooms and private houses and several street arrests.
Nine years ago from the 1940 files of Raleigh County notes a mild epidemic is not in the belt as infantile paralysis cases rise. Twenty three speakers are slated for the Lilly reunion at Flat Top with A A Cousin Abe Lilly presiding. The main address and closing talk occur the following day.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription prices for mail and home delivery, with annual, half-year and monthly options. It notes change of address procedures and adds that state sales tax applies. carriers and distributors are independent contractors and the company is not responsible for advance payments to them.
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