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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1961
Page
4
A compact daily reflection notes that one often pays dearly for things offered for nothing. The saying underscores value and cost in everyday gains. It reflects a philosophical view on gratitude and the hidden price of free offers.
The piece discusses pre Christmas drives to emphasize spirituality amid holiday hustle, notes mixed impact on public virtue, and covers Hollywood debates on cleaner films. Jimmy Stewart criticizes current industry excess while praising disciplined, high quality family cinema like El Cid. He argues studios can regain control if kooks are removed and Disney aids safer, well crafted productions.
Bruce Bioss analyzes a National Science Foundation study urging about 106000 scientists and engineers per year through 1970 to meet growth needs. Shortfalls stem from reliance on non-scientists and underutilized graduates, with 1960 70 demand far higher than official projections.
Washington reports recount an elderly friend of a senator who quips about various presidents including Grover Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt. He asserts that only a Chinaman could govern better, arguing laundry and restaurant work shows practical finance whereas Western leaders overspend.
In a volatile office confrontation Tugbutton denounces a White House proposal for a 5100.66 a year raise for congressmen and 35000 for cabinet members. He recalls past leaders like Knute Nelson and Elihu Root while arguing against inflated salaries.
UPI analyst Phil Newsom describes a looming policy clash in Saigon as U S action wavers between pressuring Ngo Dinh Diem and risking near war with combat units. The conflict centers on subversion by Communist cadres, inflation, and dissatisfaction with Diem while rural fighters and students back insurgent aims. Diem's governance and reform efforts are framed as a beacon against chaos.
In Asia amid storms, President Diem acts as a beacon yet grows impatient with democracy. Family control widens while Communists switch to sabotage. Factories and power projects are blown up as villagers are tortured or slain. Guerilla training near Saigon and U.S. troops using helicopter spotters intensify firefights. Debate rages over risking another Korea-like war as policy makers weigh options.
U S Senator Robert C Byrd hails the Peace Corps as a rising success in foreign relations. Volunteers aid education, farming, water, roads, and modernization in Tanganyika St Lucia and the Philippines with plans to expand to 300 volunteers by June 1962. Qualified miners and others may apply via Peace Corps Washington DC.
Hollywood ballots cast at theater box offices show 1961 favored family films like The Guns of Navarone and The Parent Trap. The era marks a move toward international moviemaking, foreign films, and a rise in drive-in theaters, with debates over adult content and classification. A note concludes with a prayer by John W. Shackford.
Celebrity crowd gathers as Groucho Marx trades quips with Hugh O’Brian at a high society gathering. The talk centers on Broadway openings, TV plans, and upcoming projects. Other stars like Joy Harmon and Georgia Sothern are noted, with gossip about sales, signings, and social scenes across New York and Miami.
Beckley Newspapers publishes subscription rates and delivery details for Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It lists mail rates for daily and Sunday editions, six month and one year options, carrier delivery, and tax information, noting carriers are independent and the publisher not responsible for payments to them.
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