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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1964
Page
4
A brief quotation from C. D. Foss proclaims that within the sacred temple of Scripture two voices endure: Man is ruined and Man is redeemed. The line underscores a preacherly contrast between fall and salvation.
An outline of the Levellers in the English Civil Wars advocating complete religious toleration and a wall between church and state, their Agreement of the People, and the later influence on the U.S. Bill of Rights. contrast with Cromwell and modern debates on religious freedom and the Beck er Amendment.
A letter discusses using artificial owls to deter birds and protect a cherry crop. The writer notes a California firm sells lifelike decoys for 1.29 and muses on evading jaybird mischief, courtship songs, and cherry abundance. He laments birds raiding his small trees and seeks nonviolent sharing of the harvest.
West Virginia World Trade Mission head J Henry Barbour reported humorous and telling stories from abroad about labor officials and foreign water closets as the group praised camaraderie. Fielding Lewis of the State Department of Commerce said the mission will boost industry in the state, noting WV proximity to 70 percent of the nation's population. Also mentioned were county population trends and a planned staff birthday picnic at Coonskin Park for Attorney General C Donald Robertson's office workers.
The Washington Post notes a page one item describing sixteen thousand spectators nearly taking an ROTC oath during Air Force commissioning at the University of Maryland. Col Vernon H Reeves urged a chorus of voices to repeat the oath, but many realized audience participation was not desired.
George L. Hinman, 58, top political aide to Governor Nelson Rockefeller, built a national reputation as a hard working, highly informed Republican party professional. He traveled nationwide, organized state GOPs, and produced a detailed file on party figures, aiding Rockefeller through 1963 and remaining central to future nominating efforts. Hinman’s work kept him in the thick of national campaign strategy even after Rockefeller’s remarriage altered prospects.
The Crown Heights patrols renamed from Maccabees to Citizens Community Patrol amid concerns they promote racial tension. Historians note vigilante roots and past urban responses, while Manhattan officials clash over legality and necessity as NYT cites police inadequacy.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists subscription rates for mail delivery and home delivery by carrier. Includes rates for daily and Sunday, one year, six months, and monthly options, plus notes on address changes, West Virginia sales tax, and independent contractor status of carriers.
29 years ago a drastic decree by Joseph Stalin and Vyacheslav Molotov aimed to tightly restrict private garden plots. Frank Clark, 51, former New River Grocery salesman, died at the U S Veterans Hospital in Columbia S C after a cerebral hemorrhage while visiting Charleston. St Cecelia's Guild plans a concert at Woodrow Wilson High School featuring Be rly Watts and Charles Jones. Frank Wood of Beaver elected president of Beckley Federation of Future Farmers of America at Summersville meeting.
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