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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1962
Page
4
A devotional line from Titus 2 7 urging readers to model good deeds and teach with integrity and gravity in all actions and words. The verse emphasizes personal conduct as a reflection of faith and leadership.
President Kennedy will light a 70 foot blue spruce from Colorado as the nation’s tree. Americans plan to spend over 50 million dollars on more than 40 million trees with trees from plantations rising to about 40 percent of the market. The Roosevelt estate has grown market trees for years, but high grade Scotch pines are in short supply raising prices. reports vary from under two dollars for small wild trees to around five dollars for tall well shaped trees and higher prices for Douglas firs.
The four day Christmas weekend brings an extra respite for Americans but spurs more highway risk. Past four day periods set fatality records with 594 in 1958 and 706 in 1956. Through nine months of 1962, motor vehicle deaths total 29,600, up 9 percent from 1961. The 1941 record of 39,969 highway deaths seems likely to be surpassed this year. The fatality rate per 100 million passenger miles may rise for the first time since 1941. Projections show 78.6 million vehicles and 765 billion miles this year, with a possible rate of 5.4. The National Safety Council cannot confirm causes. experts warn growing car numbers and mileage could raise danger. By 1976, 114 million motor vehicles are expected on U.S. roads.
ERSKINE JOHNSON reports two Marilyn Monroe films plans. A theater documentary titled The World of Marilyn Monroe covers her career with Fox footage and Frank Sinatra narration. The television film Marilyn Monroe uses newsreel, private photos, and early film clips to tell her life in Hollywood.
Washington figures debate Adlai Stevenson amid Kennedy denials of Cuban crisis claims. The administration rejects insinuations of appeasement through a Post article while omitting NSC meeting specifics.
On Stevenson Gleefully by Lyle Wilson examines Kennedy's alleged connection to a magazine attack on Stevenson and the political maneuvering surrounding Stevenson’s future in administration. It discusses congressional timing, Cuba crisis prospects, and the broader wartime diplomacy context as 88th Congress opens.
New York report notes removal of the big bow wows from Handel's Messiah met with controversy. Director David Randolph argues Handel favored light texture over heavy choral bellowing, citing British critics and a 1927 comment by Sir Richard Runciman Terry about the Handel tradition.
Legislative routine begins with caucus and budget hearings at the statehouse as Julius Singleton and Howard Carson expected to lead the 56th Legislature. Board of Public Works starts the 1963-64 budget reviews while Appalachian Governors Conference staff meet. Senate chairmanships shift with Arch Riley stepping down. Clarence Martin eyed for Judiciary post. Barton Barron pushes regional development with Appalachians. Human Rights Commission, interim committees, and tax proposals also slated.
A Columbia Journalism Review analysis questions TV's political power noting that presidential turnout did not rise with TV coverage in 1952 56 and 60. The survey finds informed voters watch to become better informed while the uninformed largely stay disengaged. It concludes TV engages attention but rarely shapes the public mind.
Profit sharing expands at American Motors benefiting 32,200 workers with 12.37 million dollars in benefits for the year. One third of the hourly workers’ share was paid in stock, with salaried employees receiving stock and pension tied benefits. The plan tests broader adoption amid opposition from General Motors Ford and Chrysler.
The notice from Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription rates by mail for daily and Sunday editions, carrier delivery options, and the 3 percent West Virginia sales tax. It notes independent contractors handle deliveries and Beckley Newspapers is not responsible for advance payments.
Excerpt from Milton's Psalm LXXXIII shown in a 3 minutes with the GREAT BOOKS program. It presents a prayer to God urging action against foes who threaten Israel and divine protection for the faithful. The lines evoke confrontation and a call for unity among enemies to be cut off.
London Princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret are described as graduate knitters. Elizabeth moves from scarves to baby packets while Margaret continues scarves. In New York James Braddock, dethroned heavyweight champ, returns in a 10 round bout with Tommy Farr at Madison Square Garden on January 21.
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