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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1960
Page
4
A quotation from Bacon about round dealing as a test of character. It contrasts the mix of falsehood with honesty, likening it to alloy in precious metals that may strengthen metal yet corrupt its purity.
Beckley residents begin the year with higher life insurance protection. Local holdings exceed 50 million dollars with an average of 7 600 per Beckley household, well above the state average of 6 800. Growth in ownership is linked to earlier screening changes and broader eligibility. Senator Jennings Randolph calls for a proactive era of opportunity, stressing workforce expansion and collaboration among labor, management, and government.
Hal Boyle notes 1960 offers about 650 holidays and observances, nearly double 1959, with many new events such as National Barefoot Freedom Week and National Mayonnaise and Salad Week. The piece playfully urges readers to plan celebrations all year.
A column attacks Communist rhetoric as dangerous deception. It highlights Khrushchev’s visit and U.S. fears, citing J. Edgar Hoover's Senate remarks from the 17th Communist Party USA convention, praising Hoover's warnings and urging vigilant watchfulness.
The pact establishes equal status with NATO allies and marks completion of postwar rehabilitation. Key milestones include the 1951 San Francisco Treaty and Japan’s 1956 UN admission. The deal adds U S Japan nuclear weapons consultation and defense cooperation while Japan keeps final troop authority.
WY R Rogers and Ellen Bell, G I Bailey and Ortha Mollie Cochram, Morgan R Sale and Mamie Clare Deck, G E Fitch and Laura A Clay filed licenses. The Phipps Drug Co plans fixtures in a new room on main Street near Hotel Fisher. Citizens observed a bright comet with a tail after dark for about two hours, with locals debating Halley’s visit.
Beclley Newspapers informs readers of publication details and subscription rates including daily and Sunday plans, carrier delivery, and tax notes. It notes that scammers and distributors are independent contractors and the paper cannot assume responsibility for advance payments.
Washington AP notes Eisenhower’s budget, prepared for Congress, serves as a barometer of his wisdom in the new age. Critics argue it may understate needs while supporters applaud restraint, with final judgment years away. The piece weighs opinion against outcome in fiscal planning.
The baton began as a symbol of authority and a tool to set the beat for marching soldiers. Leaders used a stick to inspire discipline and precision, with military field marshals later adopting batons as signs of rank. In music and sport, baton twirling evolved as a performance craft taught in many schools.
A devotional closing invokes divine presence as daylight fades. Conrad Bergendorf of Augustana College in Rock Island Illinois signs the prayer asking sustaining grace and hope through companionship and memory.
A round up of socialites and show business chatter from a fast moving New York scene. Debbie Reynolds, Linda Darnell, and Ed Sullivan figure in payola probes, TV contracts, and party anecdotes. Kookie Byrne and Eddie Fisher headlines mix with fashion and nightlife notes.
In Wilmington Delaware the whipping post was used in a New Castle workhouse yard to lash three youths who admitted beating and robbing a farmer on Christmas Eve. Warden Elmer J. Leach carried out the sentences in under four minutes with about 75 onlookers present. Separate reports claim the Internal Revenue Bureau asked about William Lias, alleged head of a Wheeling numbers syndicate, but Robert J. Riley denied any inquiry.
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