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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1961
Page
4
A brief aphorism on jealousy and love. The speaker argues jealousy does not belong to true affection, comparing it to ashes that smother a flame and noting jealousy may arise from love yet extinguishes it.
The United States weighs punitive steps against the Trujillo regime as the Organization of American States debates a limited embargo on oil trucks and parts. Argentina El Salvador Paraguay and Uruguay resist immediate action. Brazil opposes sanctions, risking further delay in a near unanimous body.
Debate over civil defense centers on whether to fund expensive national shelter programs or invest in offensive weapons. Congress plans about 60 million dollars for the current year, adding 1,300 state civil defense workers with half salaries funded by the federal government. A Center study warns of 1,000 megaton bombs and argues defense readiness could affect survivability and recovery after a nuclear attack.
A long, critical look at the evolving battle over federal air safety controls follows a string of recent American air crashes. The FAA faces opposition from ALPA and AOPA while lawmakers and agencies push for stricter standards amid rapid aviation progress and past lax oversight.
A writer argues a rabbit in Raleigh County predicts weather better than radar and TV forecasts. He mocks modern meteorology, cites bone tired old signs, rheumatic pains, and the instinct of wildlife as true predictors, claiming forecasts should foretell future conditions, not just current states.
Washington columnist tours the Capitol complex noting secrecy surrounding a new Senate indoor pool, a $4 million subway terminal, a future underground parking garage, and a $150000 inauguration setup before the East Front expansion costing about $25 million. The ongoing House Office Building project nears $100 million as expansion plans loom. A punchline warns of pocketbook thrombosis. The piece closes with Rodgers and Hammerstein II’s Sound of Music Broadway run raking in $3.74 million the first year as 585,000 have attended at the Lunt-Fontanne.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists home delivery options and subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with annual and half-year terms. Rates include yearlong and six month plans, with separate pricing for daily only and combined daily and Sunday editions, plus tax note and address-change guidance.
UPI reports a group of economists expect the 1961 downturn to level off by spring with a midyear upturn. They cite rising disposable income peaking this year and 7.4 percent savings, contrasting 6.9 percent in 1959, as evidence of improving demand despite weaker durable goods sales.
The article explains wooden shoes or klompen worn in the Netherlands and lowland regions, noting how rainwater is pumped uphill to canals behind dikes. It also touches on consumer spending, steel production, government spending, farm income, and exports signaling economic trends for 1961.
The piece presents a personal confession of wrongdoing by Richard L. James, a Jacksonville minister at Riverside Avenue Christian Church. It acknowledges anger, envy, neglected duties, and temptation, seeking forgiveness with the promise of sins becoming white as snow, ending with Amen.
Earl Wilson reports Pamela Mason and James Mason advocating social reforms including free face lifts for needy women and new marriage terms. The couple lampoon politics, wealth and tax ideas while commenting on Nixon and other public figures amid celebrity quips and a humorous tone.
Twenty five years ago Raleigh General Hospital retained Miss Madeline Sutphin of Oak Hill as operating room superintendent. A warning to coal consumers cautioned of possible price spikes once the Guffey act takes effect. The Beckley Miners franchise situation in the Middle Atlantic league improved with J Lewis Bumgardner and Klarris planning to attend a Charleston meeting.
50 Years Ago From the 1911 Files Of John W. Wilson reports Wilson, formerly Sam Dixon’s Raleigh County political representative, becoming an insurgent. He bolted the Republicans’ nomination of Dr. H. L. Kirkpatrick for mayor and led an insurgent ticket. J. R. Callaway was elected Raleigh County Court president, replacing H. L Garretson, and A. W. Griffith took his seat as new member.
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