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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1962
Page
4
A concise aphorism notes that advice is seldom welcome when most needed, citing Johnson. The line contrasts the reluctance of those in need with the willingness of others to accept guidance.
A February Wall Street Journal survey and government estimates point to annual after tax profits around 26.6 billion dollars in late 1961 and potential gains in early 1962, marking a peacetime profits peak. Yet stock markets appear sluggish as analysts question how business will sustain profits amid rising costs, automation, and mixed industry results.
By Arthur Lord explores definitions and scope of medical expenses, clarifying what counts for deductions or coverage and offering guidance on eligible costs and common exclusions.
Strom Thurmond claims military and State Department officials censor speeches that call communism an international conspiracy bent on world conquest. He argues such statements merely repeat long standing Cold War rhetoric after 16 years of U S political struggle with Moscow.
Variety deems Mrs. John F Kennedy the undisputed top femme among new TV personalities. Nielsen ratings place the White House tour highly with NBC CBS broadcasts. If CBS reruns, exposure may saturate audiences. NBC’s World of Jacqueline Kennedy to follow after her India Pakistan trip. Caroline Kennedy TV hints arise though not banked on. Alfred Grant Walton of Brooklyn offers a closing prayer.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mailing rates for daily and Sunday editions, plus daily only options, with yearly and semiannual figures. It notes home delivery options by carrier, tax adds three percent for West Virginia subscribers, and that carriers are independent contractors not responsible for advance payments.
A light column notes quips about vanity and perspective. It recalls an East Coast woman who briefly lost her voice and then regained it with a humorous exclamation. The blotto blotter gag hints at delays while ink dries and a Tennessee detective pursues a man who escaped with his handcuffs.
Dear readers letters reveal tax myths about deducting medical expenses such as psychiatry fees and cleaning services. Arthur Lord explains that only medical treatment directly for illness can be deducted and that travel for general health improvement is not deductible, urging readers to send questions for future columns.
New 300 watt amplifier from H H Scott Inc Maynard Mass debuts at Institute of Radio Engineers show in New York. Weighs little and costs about 2000 dollars, designed for sonar on submarines and ships, with better performance at extreme temperatures. Scott, nicknamed Mr Hi Fi, has a history of innovations including the Electronic Sweep Circuit and rapid growth from 60,000 to 5 million dollars in 1961. The Maynard plant employs 300 and all stockholders work there.
Paris report notes Americans run the OECD in a red brick office near Avenue Foch. The group, born from postwar poverty like its OEEC predecessor, watches currency flows, urges free trade, and aids developing nations. It formed at the Eisenhower-Kennedy transition to replace the OEEC as U.S. gold outflow slowed from 4 billion in 1960 to under 1 billion in 1961 with West Germany increasing aid by 1.4 billion.
The city of Petersburg Virginia earned the label The Cockade City during the War of 1812 due to jaunty feathered hats worn by its troops. The Q and A text also notes various historical facts on birds, epochs, and global aid trends, illustrating a broad trivia compilation.
Thirty years ago in Raleigh Register, Webb School honor roll for March 1, 1912 lists students who were neither absent nor tardy: Clay Crouse, Jas Murdock, Hobson Sledd, Ash Toliver, Wayman Deweeze, Wannie Brown, Katt Pease, Eunice Crouse, Bethel Crouse, Vannte Crouse, Loma Lilly, Bertha Taylor, Pearl Cochrum, Macy Brown, Tressie Brown, Lora Cochrum, Manda Green. Beckley Electric Light Power Co. expands plant to boost water supply and delivery as service area grows.
Washington analysis by PETER EDSON notes 2,000 rightist groups, publications, and individuals in the United States per the First National Directory of Rightist Groups. The list spans domestic and foreign groups, including churches, veterans, magazines, and political factions, showing vast variety and no single unified movement.
Ralph W Loew D D writes for Newspaper Enterprise Assn on staying resilient and generous of heart. The piece offers practical guidance for maintaining courage and faith in challenging times.
A sermon urges dignity and self regard drawing on Woodrow Wilson and Col John Glenn. It contrasts tradition bound with traditionless, cites D H Lawrence, and frames Lent as a time to recognize human value. It declares believers as heirs of God, not machines, and calls for optimism about God and responsibility in choices.
A Lent message declares Easter the ultimate source of hope, likening Christ’s resurrection to dawn driving away darkness. It cites Saint Paul on Christ in you, and notes the risen Lord transforming lives from alcoholism to heartbreak into newness, urging belief in Easter’s reality after two thousand years.
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