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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1962

Page

3

Thought For Today Quote by Joubert

A reflective line urges charity and indulgence toward others while cautioning self-critique, attributed to Joubert, framed as a brief moral meditation suitable for a daily column.

Honey In The Rock Civil War Drama Shines In West Virginia Amphitheatre

Editorial praises Honey In The Rock, a two act Civil War drama with 60 performers in a new 157000 dollar outdoor amphitheatre. University students join professionals from West Virginia U Marshall U Wesleyan and others as locals hail perfect acoustics and lighting. The piece fictionalizes statehood, features dancing and folk songs, and has drawn visitors from over forty states and foreign countries with rave reviews.

Beckley West Virginia U Marshall U Wesleyan West Virginia Moorefield

Assateague Ponies Roundup and Storm Aftermath Looms

The famed Assateague ponies, linked to Spanish horses, face this year’s roundup on Chincoteague Island as 300 ponies are gathered for the auction following a spring storm. Misty and her colt Stormy gain attention while Chincoteague endures evacuation and millions in damage to buildings and stores.

Assateague Island Virginia Chincoteague Island Atlantic Littoral Chincoteague Assateague Chil Misty Stormy

Defense economizing ideas in the Eisenhower era

The piece outlines proposals to cut defense waste without weakening power. Key items include modernizing National Guard units to 640000 personnel, reducing overseas forces while offsetting costs, McNamara centralizing overseas procurement to cut spending, and GAO findings of unused uniforms and sole source contracts. It notes debate among officials and Congress over these efficiency efforts.

Washington NEA Dwight D. Eisenhower U.S Eisenhower Defense Robert S. McNamara Hershey Defense Department McNamara Armed Services Army Sec Elvis J. Stahr, Jr Army Pentagon General Accounting Office Earl Wilson Rind House F. Edward Hebert D-La Comptroller General Senate

Beckley Newspapers, West Virginia Subscription Rates

Beckley based SECKLEY NEWSPAPERS CORPORATION lists mail and home delivery rates for Daily and Sunday and daily subscriptions. Rates include yearly and six month plans for West Virginia readers with carrier delivery. The notice notes independent contractors handle agents and that Beckley Newspapers Corporation is not responsible for advance payments.

West Virginia Beckley Newspapers Corporation

Kennedy vows dollar not devalued amid currency rumors

President Kennedy stated at a news conference that the United States will not devalue its dollar despite persistent rumors of currency manipulation. The remarks aim to reassure savers, pensioners, and insured holders while noting European demand for gold as a hedge.

Lyle C. Wilson Washington UPI Kennedy United States U.S Europe Franklin D. Roosevelt Hoover Democratic Party Carter Glass Virginia Roosevelt Glass

Export Or Die Is A Fact For The Japanese

The United States invites Japanese industry to build plants in the U S as part of a bid to reverse trade deficits. Japan watches foreign exchange reserves fall from over 2 billion to 1.5 billion by September 1961 and faces a trade deficit with the United States. Export restrictions, the rise of the European Common Market, and potential trade with the East shape Japanese priorities and fears.

Phil Newsom UPI United States A .S Japan U.S Hayato Ikeda East Soviet Siberia Reda

Contrariness Called Wholesome by Publisher

UPI reports publisher James L. Fraser says contrariness can be wholesome in thinking. The early warning system idea is tied to Humphrey B. Neill who emigrated to Vermont.

Jesse Bogue UPI Financial New York UPI James L. Fraser Humphrey B. Neill Vermont

Raleigh area post office site chosen by inspector Newley

Postoffice Inspector Guy E Newley visited Raleigh to judge quarters for the new post office space in Raleigh County Bank building, noting the Be kley Hardware building occupancy. Also mentions a moving picture permit in Sylvia and a restaurant building permit at the city depot. Fraser-Neill Letter of Contrary Opinion discussed.

Postoffice Guy E. Newley City Court House Newley Raleigh County Bank Beckley Hardware & Supply Co Jamison Sylvia Underwriters Association W. H. Bardin City Council City Depot Wall Street Fraser-Neill Neill

Raleigh Baking Co Incorporates With 25000 Stock

The Raleigh Baking company on City avenue formed with authorized stock of 25000. Stockholders are Lorenzo Torlone and Bill Torlone of Beckley and E J Fourney of Blue Jay. The Central school annex will become a grade school again costing 500 to 600 dollars.

Raleigh Baking Company City Avenue Lorenzo Torlone Bill Torlone Beckley E. J. Fourney Blue Jay Central School Board of Education E. van Dorsey

Bug Dust Beckley Native Reviews Two New Math Books

Beckley native Dr. Wallace Givens reviews two mathematics books in Science on July 6, 1960. He teaches at Northwestern University and has held positions at Cornell and Argonne National Laboratory. The piece notes his early Beckley roots, family, and upcoming sabbatical.

Beckley Native Science Magazine Beckley Wallace Givens Northwestern University R. C. Buck Morris Kline Dod Dr. Givens J. W. Givens Woodlawn Avenue Beckley High School Lynchburg College University of Virginia Princeton University Cornell Weblen Institute Argonne National Laboratory Givens Virginia Shelton J. W. 3d Bryan Hughes Barrie Shelton U. S Cornelius J. (Needy) McQuade M. M. Warren St. Paul's Concord New Hampshire Blacksburg Science

Prayer for summer travelers keeps faithful spiritual discipline

A Cheverly Maryland minister urges summer travelers to maintain prayer, Bible reading, and church attendance. He reminds readers God upholds the universe and holds them in His hand as vacations begin.

God Father Christ Roy H. Stetler, Jr Cheverly, Md Cheverly Community

Global View Visitors See It Better Americas True Image

A NEA overview notes European students and tourists now seek the United States for culture and learning. It highlights remarks by Norwegian student Oysten Lilleskare and Greek visitor Helen Mavroukaki in Dallas, praising American warmth and cultural interest, contrasting past stereotypes. It also cites opinions from Andre Malraux and Ludwik Dembinsky on America's cultural promise and living standards.

New York Nea Paris Rome Athens Cleveland Chicago Dallas United States America Oysten Lilleskare Norway Mark Twain William Faulkner Helen Mavroukaki Greece Oysten Helen American Field Service International Gurkan Altuna Turkey House Appropriations Sinclair Lewis Main Street France Andre Malraux Ludwik Dembinsky Harvard Poland Dembinsky Nikita Khrushchev

Origin of Inequality and the human faculty of liberty

Rousseau argues that while animals have ideas from senses and combine them, humans differ in free agency. Nature compels all beings, but humans alone can choose to acquiesce or resist, revealing the spirituality of the soul. Physics explains senses, but willpower and choice are purely spiritual and not mechanistic.

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