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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1965
Page
4
A reflective line attributes happiness to a contented mind and subdued desires. It cites Joseph Addison as the source of the adage about contentment guiding enduring joy in life.
The piece warns of rapid commercialization of Christmas carols during the holiday season. It describes carols being used to sell many products across public addresses, phonographs, radios, and broadcasts, highlighting competing tunes and the pressure of brisk sales. It laments consumerism and urges reflection on genuine spirit versus frantic buying and debt.
A 5000 housewives poll found telephones ring most when in the shower or tub 31 percent. Ladder or chair time drew 26 percent while mid program rang 21 percent. Dishwater 16 percent and focusing on a bridge hand 6 percent. The survey was by an automated answering systems maker.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters holds its three day quarterly meeting in Las Vegas starting Monday December 6. On the same day James R Hoffa's lawyers must file a Supreme Court appeal concerning his jury tampering conviction.
James Riddle Hoffa, head of the Teamsters, faces possible imprisonment within a year or two after appeals. He is appealing fraud charges involving a pension fund and a jury tampering conviction, with sentences totaling 13 years and fines of 20,000. Potential successors include Einar Mohn and Harold J. Gibbons, while labor conflicts and political dynamics within the union shape the looming power transition.
A Sunday walk with a dog unfolds along a country road with sun and breeze. The dog chases scents, the man pauses to shoe a stone, and a drunken stranger at a car asks for a ride before wandering off. They pass houses, a trestle, and a creek as twilight falls, ending with a prayer for open minds and hearts attributed to Morley J. Mays of Juniata College.
Ray Cromley reports on a U S Special Forces captain describing the Cambodian border challenge in Vietnam and proposing tactics to weaken Ho Chi Minh’s base. He cites manpower limits, calls for selective blockades and air surveillance, guerrilla infiltration, and potential international intervention or coup ideas to remove Sihanouk and eject Vietnamese troops.
The Winding Gulf store of W M Taylor and Company, a Beckley branch, was totally destroyed by fire last week. Mr Taylor says the store will be rebuilt at once with a plan similar to the original. The fire follows a series of local events including court indictments and personnel changes at Smith and Co. The old Bank of Raleigh building’s interior was repurposed for Beckley National Bank, with decorators updating the banking room.
A telephone survey of white and Negro leaders in several cities reveals a shift in civil rights strategy from mass demonstrations to practical work on jobs education and housing. Negro moderates seek white leadership help while militants remain distrustful, exposing confusion over how to advance beyond token desegregation and to mobilize skilled organizers for a steadier long term effort.
Naleigh w Register lists Beckley Newspapers Corporation address 341 Prince Street Beckley West Virginia 25801 and Hinton West Virginia with second class mail privileges and a Beckley telephone line for all departments.
In Raleigh Register coverage from 1940, Representative Joe L. Smith of Beckley, long-time West Virginia delegate, secured re-election as Sixth District congressman by a 38,916 vote margin over Republican Major R. E. O Connor of Charleston.
UPI analysis of Finnish President Kekkonen proposing a neutralized joint Nordic border with Norway to avert East West conflict. Norway remains NATO aligned, rejects nuclear storage and multilateral NATO shifts, while Kekkonen balances neutrality amid Soviet proximity.
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