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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1962
Page
4
A dated inspirational note reflects on self improvement and friendship. It quotes Lavater urging that self appraisal exceed even what one's best friends imagine. The line emphasizes personal effort beyond others' perceptions.
A year's GOP study splits opinion between pushing stronger conservatism to mobilize stay-at-home voters and building big city outreach to minority and labor groups. The report urges finding new supporters beyond traditional Republicans to win Congress and the White House, with a clash between urban organizing and conservative ideals. Friday marks the 155th anniversary of Robert E. Lee's birth, juxtaposed with Civil War centennial observances. Lee's temperance and compassion are highlighted, including his choice between Union duty and Virginia service, and his postwar effort to rebuild the country.
The piece recalls Khrushchev once considering emigration to the United States for better pay and examines whether drive and talent predict success anywhere. It notes the idea that even a naturalized Khrushchev might not make the Kremlin friendlier to free men and ends with a sharp line about jailers in runnings of a jail.
The Catholic Free Press of Worcester urges Catholics and Protestants to view John F Kennedy as a politician, not a Catholic figure. Kennedy earns credential as a capable president politician, potentially the era’s best, and his moves are seen as legitimate barriers to Republican aims.
White House secretary Salinger announced Kennedy will speak March 19 in Berkeley and a substantial federal grant to California's 1.7 billion water project. Kennedy also backed Army approval for 66 million toward Oroville Dam, tying to Gov. Pat Brown and the Nixon race. Kennedy earlier visited Columbus for DiSalle's birthday as Democratic strategy and political leverage.
PHIL NEWSOM notes the six nations of the Common Market reach a general farm policy, lifting import controls on wheat grains pork poultry eggs and certain fruits and vegetables. Britain seeks membership amid objections while U S tariff policies loom. The move tests fears of U S gold outflow and farm export impact yet signals progress toward a unified European economy.
California politics show factional strife within the Democratic party as Governor Pat Brown seeks renomination while a split between the professional group led by Stanley Mosk and the amateur California Democratic Council creates tension. Republicans face a shift away from cross filing in next year's primaries.
William Bailes elected president of the Junior Cotillion club with Katie Jo Catron and Mary Bell Polley as vice presidents. A floor committee led by Albert Tieche Jimmy Lee Moorefield Betty Jane Meador and Rosalie Terry planned the next meeting. Also notes Camp Bluestone CCC four star camp near New River completed Roosevelt's four star camp standard.
A collection of quotes on free trade, unity, and politics discusses right wing factions, bipartisanship, and education reform. Analysts suggest Nixon could gain momentum if Brown falters, amid talk of a 1964 presidential draft, though such a draft is deemed unlikely.
Twenty years ago Mabscott held mayor J L Wiley recorder M S Bower and councilmen E W Robertson G L Wilburn A L Lilly J F Hedrick and W S Fink. The New River Mining Institute formed at Scarbro with 63 members and officers S A Scott president John Porter VP S W Price chief of first aid C L Baker secretary. Logan County courthouse and several businesses and homes burned with losses around 150 008 dollars.
A discussion on the guaranteed 10 percent return from education is explored with data from a Chase Manhattan Bank study showing U.S. education costs near 45 billion dollars annually. The piece cites teacher salaries, school buildings, student labor, and notes rising demand for state-funded education, urging private sector aid and cost control. It also includes a closing prayer asking divine guidance for service and generosity.
In a lively chat, Juliet Prowse discusses height as a hindrance, loyalty to Frank Sinatra, and potential career moves. She teases a nightclub act with Eddie Goldstone Jr. and rejects light talk of marriage while asserting independence in a hostile studio system.
The piece imagines a responder system to reveal how well groups grasp material. It notes such electronic polling could slow legislative work if adopted in the U S House and Senate. The quiz Q A section covers trivia about a scallop shell coinage and telephones.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mailing rates and delivery options for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for various periods and tax details. It notes separate West Virginia sales tax, carrier independence, and nonresponsibility for advance payments to carriers or distributors.
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