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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1962
Page
3
A boy named Steve fears failing algebra and worries his parents, who in turn confront their own anxieties about education and competition. The piece links child stress, parental concern, and broader social pressures, urging calm, medical checkups, and honest coping.
Swarthmore Pa. UPI reports 32 Rhodes scholars from 23 states announced by Court ney Smith president of Swarthmore College. Winners include four from Harvard and three from Stanford with two each from Yale Princeton Colorado and the Air Force and Naval academies. Alaska records its first Rhodes winner Sam W Westbrook of Elmendorf AFB, Denver Denver area. other AF Academy pick Richard L Klass from Orchard New York. John Wideman of Pittsburgh captains Penn basketball and ran track among the honorees.
Former British Prime Minister Anthony Eden warned that scrapping the Skybolt missile would be a serious loss to Great Britain and would damage the free world’s defense. He said he would choose Skybolt over a man on the moon if asked. The issue looms as Kennedy and Macmillan plan talks in the Bahamas, amid reports the US might drop the costly project after five test failures.
In Fayetteville early Sunday morning thieves cut a hole in a plate glass window at the Radio and TV Clinic on Court Street and stole about 100 dollars in radios. Police Chief Dennis Shockey said entry was attempted through a door between 2 and 3 am but failed, then a glass cutter was used to reach in and take merchandise. The business is run by John Whitt Jr. Deputy Pete Withrow is also investigating.
Five finalists emerged for the West Virginia Centennial Queen title as Nancy Conwell Peggy Tucker Sandra Ross Dee Ann Moore and Barbara Broadwater were chosen. They will appear at the Coronation Ball in Charleston April 27 and begin appearances in Pasadena on New Year’s Day for the Rose Bowl Parade.
United Press International reports Sunday blue law raids in Huntington and Weirton led to 34 arrests. Huntington saw 21 arrests at six stores while Weirton housed 13 arrests at three shops. All suspects posted $500 bonds and await hearings. Officials vow continued enforcement with warrants.
West Virginia Board of Public Works met in Charleston to draft the 1963 64 budget for the Legislature with about four hours of talks. They failed to cut proposals from 152 million to 148 million and explored using a 4 million surplus for special items like the West Virginia pavilion at the New York World’s Fair.
E Wayne Corrin of Hope Natural Gas and The River Gas Company in Clarksburg West Virginia was named to a three year term as director of the Baltimore branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Corrin earned a law degree from the University of Virginia and became president of the gas firms in 1956.
A brief reflection urges personal financial prudence and self reliance as key to secure retirement. It emphasizes investing in oneself through skills, health, and prudent savings to weather aging and maintain independence.
New York report reveals a healing substance called Bio-Dyne leading to shrinkage of hemorrhoids, relief from itching and pain, without surgery. Case reports claim piles ceased to be a problem as Preparation H suppositories and ointment become available at drug counters.
In Princeton UPI report, Mercer County Criminal Court Judge Howard Jarrett was to decide whether to dismiss burglary charges against two Bluefield officers or move the cases forward. Sgt Eugene Kirk and Capt Charles Creeger faced separate hearings. four prior trials ended in hung juries or deadlock.
A giant Saguaro cactus near Phoenix Arizona reaches 30 to 40 feet in height when 150 to 200 years old. At 15 to 20 years its height is about one foot. The plant’s immense growth showcases the slow development of this iconic desert species.
New York publishers association and the striking printers union meet in a direct confrontation as federal mediators doubt a quick settlement. ITU Local 6 leader Bertram Powers says the union is flexible but accuses publishers of a fixed position while the nine-city newspaper strike affects about 5.7 million daily readers.
Charles Baker a 53 year old Neshaminy Junior High social studies teacher stabbed himself to death on Sunday amid disciplinary issues with students in his class. His wife Thelma said he had been despondent over problems with several boys and rejected administrator offers of help, stating he had always handled such matters himself. Baker had taught five years at Neshaminy and previously taught at Central Bucks High School in Doylestown.
Washington UPI David L. Francis chairman of the Governors Manpower Utilization Committee for West Virginia says Sunday the main barrier in the unemployed retraining program is insufficient education. He notes most retraining so far targets workers with higher IQs and education while those with lower schooling remain unaddressed, the true hard core of chronic unemployment.
In St Paul, Marie Brown 34 and husband James 35, already parents of five, prepared to adopt four children from Donna Higgins a dying 25 year old. Higgins arrived from Oxford Tennessee with a white husband who left her and their kids. Higgins died after asking Brown to keep the family together, noting the children’s mixed race background.
A violent weekend left at least 40 people dead across fires plane crashes and car accidents. The deadliest incident was a cargo plane crash in Los Angeles killing five aboard and four on the ground. In Bowling Green Virginia a head on collision killed six. A small plane went into the water near Key West Florida with five feared dead and three bodies recovered.
State Tax Commissioner G. Thomson Battle announced the appointment of J. William Sarver as Fairmont born tax director effective immediately. Sarver, 27, succeeds H. Clifford Lantz, who became assistant tax commissioner in October after Battle took over. Sarver, WVU Law School graduate, previously served as general legal assistant to State Auditor Denzil Gainer and was editor of the WVU Law Review.
A spokesman emphasized prioritizing education before workers can be retrained for new employment opportunities. The statement underlines the need for foundational learning as the initial step in workforce transition programs.
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