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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1961
Page
6
A concise quotation reflects that thought and character pass through the same unseen channel, noting how virtues vices genius and folly are transmitted through time and culture.
Unemployment remains high yet women workers count 2 million now with a goal of 30 million by 1970. Many are married or heads of households and work to support family schooling costs. Most new jobs are in services and white collar fields, not taken from men.
Washington lobbyists largely skipped both $100 plates dinners for Kennedy and Eisenhower. Democratic event had 40 registered lobbyists on the seating list. the GOP dinner offered no printed list and tickets showed table numbers. Reporters were told no list existed and master seating records had vanished.
An informal Washington banquet saw oil executives attend the Kennedy dinner, while the GOP list remains missing. Democrats aired guest details openly, naming Standard California and Gulf Oil attendees among others, with table 270 noting a concentration of oil figures. Further follow‑up is promised to uncover who attended the Republican event.
The Kennedy family once held 750,000 acres across West Virginia including Beckley area lands. W L Martin of Mount Hope uncovered a complete but lengthy abstract linking the Bouvier title to Robert Morris grants. Martin's foreword notes Morris funded Washington's army at Valley Forge. the land helped fund independence.
A 100 page U N survey sharply criticizes U S administration of Micronesia and other Pacific islands, urging faster steps toward self governance or independence. It notes health and schooling as positives while faulting tax rules and economic neglect, and highlights broader moves toward self determination in postwar trust territories.
Becketly Newspapers Corp lists daily and Sunday rates for Raleigh Register with variations for delivery areas. Rates include daily and Sunday, one year nine dollars. six months eleven dollars. daily only twelve. daily six months. taxes apply for West Virginia. Delivery is by carrier or distributor, independent contractors, with no responsibility for advance payments.
Dr N A Weil of Armour Research Foundation argues the moon seas offer safer landing sites than the highlands or craters. He says dust depths are unknown but likely shallower on sea beds, and planned rocket guidance could enable precise landings there. Craters risk engulfment by dust, while seas present fewer dust-related hazards for future Apollo landings.
Weil, director of mechanics research at Armour, outlined probable moon and terrestrial soil conditions at a Turin conference. He described a drilling device to test dust depth, noting moon dust ranges from half an inch to three inches and would affect vehicle operation.
Washington UPI reports the American Booksellers Association meeting previews fall titles and trends. Publishers display advance blurbs and jackets, noting Dennis’s new memoir spoof and novelistic gimmicks such as automatic bookmarks and fake book jackets for collectors.
Dear M J explains that teen marriages with incomplete schooling and little money knowledge lead to unhappiness as incomes grow and social status changes. The piece warns wives may struggle to keep pace, especially when children come early, and stresses finishing education and learning budgeting, saving, and credit.
The column riffs on money value and desire with fables about thrift, luck, and plain folks. It recalls an Ohio judge jailing a lazy man, warns about hot weather ending in more jail time, and notes a prisoner's son repeating a robbery offense. The tone is humorous and ironic.
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