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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1962
Page
4
A Pythagorean saying warns that wealth and glory are weak foundations while virtue remains steady and unshaken by life’s tempests. It frames virtue as a steadfast law of God guiding character over material status.
A look at how Scouting strengthens American family life through Cub Scout and Boy Scout programs. Cornerstones include parental roles as Den Mothers and Den Dads, with families across the Seneca District celebrated for building character and community strength.
The U S Bureau of Public Roads opens regional conferences starting in Corvallis Oregon to promote up to date standards for traffic signs signals and markings. Secretary Hodges says uniform devices will reduce highway deaths and injuries by ending local patchwork practices.
The piece argues that military censoring and speech review rarely alter the net impact of utterances. It cites Gen. David M. Shoup and Assistant Secretary Arthur Sylvester, noting edits aim for policy clarity rather than suppress criticism. It questions calls to abolish editors and defends the practice as prudent rather than sinister.
Questions cover sidereal time uses and the origin of alphabet from alpha and beta. An ostrich myth is debunked. The piece notes Abraham Lincoln under enemy fire at Fort Stevens in 1864 during General Early's raid on Washington as the lone American president in active combat.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, delivery options by mail or carrier, and changes of address procedures. It covers West Virginia sales tax, carrier independence, and distributor responsibilities, with contact details for the managing editor and national advertising.
The piece discusses Atty. Gen. Kennedy's proposal to legalize wire taps under strict regulations. Public prosecutors back tapping for crime evidence while some defense lawyers oppose it. The author notes public and political friction, urging cautious debate amid privacy concerns and national welfare considerations.
The piece argues for legalizing wiretaps to combat major crime while warning of abuses. It cites a 1961 New York narcotics case where prosecutors could not use wiretap evidence, freeing seven top drug operators. Advocates say needed authority should not be abandoned. critics fear broad abuse across politics and crime.
U S Senator Robert Byrd highlights 1961 recovery work in West Virginia’s Monongahela and George Washington National Forests. The Forest Service employed about 200 more workers to improve over 10 000 acres and 2 425 acres respectively, with plans for 1962. Timber stand improvement, reforestation, and erosion control including gabions on Clover Run and Smoke Hole Creek aim to stabilize streams and guide future timber yields.
Financial Gossip notes prevention of stream silta tion reduces flood danger and praises West Virginia national forest work. It cites eight fires totaling 28 acres in 1961 and plans continued reduction in 1962. The Monongahela Forest announces replacing Backbone Mountain fire tower with a 100 foot tower as timber growth warrants greater surveillance.
Joseph Timan, aged 51, built a real estate career in New York while studying. He became an attorney, reached retirement, and moved to Arizona near Tucson. Now back in real estate, he pursues three planned communities in a setting far from the city’s high rises.
Garland Hurst led a drove of horses south on the 30th with Penn Webb joining to the shipping point. Mrs. D. C. Hunter bought a knitting machine, improving on handwork. Charles Hodel, once Raleigh Herald editor, is named managing editor of Roswell Morning News. Horizon Land Corp plans Paradise Hills near Albuquerque, Bel en, and El Paso, with 8,500 acres. Timan promotes careful planning, wide streets, golf, lake, shopping, valuing long term livability.
Barbs discuss household economics and modern life. A West Coast hospital offers a father a chance to hear his baby's first cry on a microphone. The piece jests about antique value, divorces, misdialed calls, and educational films, all in a light humorous tone.
Hollywood discusses changes in Western cinema as Kirk Douglas stars in Lonely Are the Brave a psychological drama about resisting automation. He describes bar scenes rope escapes two-way radios a helicopter chase Route 66 and a romance with Gena Rowlands while reflecting on modern cinema and faith.
Washington analysis outlines the multiple bodies calling themselves the European Parliament, their limited powers, and the evolution of the European Communities. It notes the 1957 Treaty of Rome basis, 142 members, and possible direct elections, while detailing the Court of Justice and ongoing moves toward unity with no NATO or OEEC affiliation.
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