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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1962
Page
4
A brief reflection attributed to Samuel Clemens warns that a man should avoid speculation both when financially unable and when able to, underscoring prudent judgment in timing and risk.
A self described Dry telephoned to share views on liquor policy. She has never tasted liquor and opposes consumption yet supports manufacturing locally to boost the state economy. She argues profits would aid workers and suppliers even if she abstains, suggesting distilleries, grain growing, and local production to mitigate the liquor problem.
Cyprus, now independent since Aug 16, 1960, elected Archbishop Makarios president. He arrives in Washington on June 5 for a two day visit, amid talks on U S aid for Cypriot water projects and ongoing economic and political tensions on the island. The United States previously provided wheat and barley in 1960 and aims to strengthen ties as Cyprus balances NATO considerations and Cold War pressures.
Washington report notes Republican leaders optimistic about 1962 results, aiming to improve their House and Senate tallies from 174-36 and eye gubernatorial races in New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Ohio, Michigan, and California. Mention of Scranton and Rockefeller as 1964 prospects. party fundraising and plan execution through June events and Eisenhower activities.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation publishes rates for mail delivery and home delivery in West Virginia. The notice lists prices for daily and Sunday editions, yearly and half year terms, carrier and distributor options, and states the company is not responsible for subscription issues. It includes contact details and references United Press International and Ward Griffith Company as advertising representatives.
American electrical engineer Matt Kerbec, 42, part of a new wave of U S aid workers, describes life in Bangkok as U S dollars expand into Thailand. A Thai teacher's letter praises American aid, while contracts forge direct Bangkok Saigon telephone and teletype links, cutting delays across the Mekong.
DELOS SMITH reports the Salk Institute will bear Jon E. Salk’s name rather than his preferred title The Institute for Biological Studies Trustees led by Basil O Connor Gerard Piel and Dr Weaver say Salk’s breadth and discipline justify naming the center The project includes plans in San Diego with a $15 million fundraising goal to move in next year and advance bold biology research with lifetime appointments and broad freedom for scholars.
In New York the bulk of last week s trading left behind paper work that ran to slips of paper. Stocks were recorded by floor brokers with handwritten forms the moment a sale or purchase is made.
W M Yates announced the opening of the number 4 Pocahontas coal seam at the East Gulf operation. Mussolini and von Blumberg coordinated Italian and German forces in Spain against Franco’s siege at Balboa. Congressman Joe L Smith sold a South Fayette street lot to the Salvation Army at half price and donated 1000 toward a building.
In the young ladies Gold Medal contest at Beckley Institute Miss Alma Walker won with Eva Pownall close second. The event featured Miss Linda Clay Miss Lara Clay Eva Pownall Alma Walker and Nita Miller. A fine gold medal by J Lewis Bumgardner highlighted the proceedings. The narrative then notes plans for a twenty room brick veneer hospital to be erected by Dr. J C Coleman of Fayetteville and associates in the coming days, with local civic figures involved in surrounding affairs.
A 1958 Atlantic Monthly piece by Matthew M Warren discusses St Pauls School summer program for bright students. It covers the Advanced Studies Program training 100 boys from 52 high schools in 43 communities, six week courses, internship for prospective teachers, and enthusiastic athletic and social life including a later Girls’ presence split into Lancasters and Yorks. The column contrasts conservative education views with progressive ideas from A. S. Neill and Summerhill, debating reform schools, love over punishment, and self governed colonies replacing religious coercion.
A promotional review for Peter Howard's Frank Buchman's Secret from Doubleday describes the life of Frank Buchman founder of Moral Re-Armament. It highlights tributes from statesmen and religious leaders, notes the book’s themes of unity and peace, and urges governments especially the United States to heed Buchman’s call for a fear and greed free world.
A fragment reflects on mail costs and the value of communication in America. It quotes General Day praising a bargain, contrasts rightists’ reaction to communism with American resolve, and attributes a critical sentiment to Adlai Stevenson about being seen as a complacent elder. It also includes a remark about Rep. Cotene D-Ga doubting future loyalty to the President.
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