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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1962
Page
4
A brief reflective note presents a rare and difficult attainment to grow old gracefully and happily. The quotation attributed to L. M. Child emphasizes dignity and contentment in aging.
The 1960 work rules dispute remains unresolved with a split presidential report. The commission urged major rule changes including eliminating diesel firemen, longer work days, compulsory retirement by 1967, and a wage mix. Unions call it an assault on 80,000 jobs while 210,000 on-train workers face negotiations and possible strikes, set against railroad financial strain. Public interest favors modernization and cooperation to save the industry.
A reader questions the idea of a post Christian era while professor Kenneth Scott Latourette of Yale argues history shows Christ as a greater force today than ever. The piece cites global atheistic or religious trends and contrasts church absence with Latourette’s optimistic assessment.
Dr Latourette argues there has never been a Christian era with a majority conforming to the faith. He notes Christianity is wider today, deeply planted in Asia and Africa, and expanding despite persecution, with indigenous leadership rising and renewed church movements signaling ongoing vitality. He predicts a future Christendom but seeks the exact era.
Foreign News Commentary notes Khrushchev’s March address reveals rising urban pressures and farm shortfalls. Population growth and machinery shortages hinder collective farming, with surveys showing meat and milk targets missed in 1961. Poland's partial privatization contrasts bloc-wide stagnation while Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Romania, and Hungary fail to meet goals.
In UN talks Kennedy and Khrushchev hint at joint space exploration and TV coverage of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Observers warn such outer space engagement could mislead on urgent Berlin Viet Nam disarmament crises, offering Moscow a leverage play while delaying real East West agreement.
Bruce Bioss surveys the $92.5 billion federal budget as an economic engine and traces deficits and surpluses since 1931. He notes Kennedy’s 1962 deficit forecast, the postwar surge of war costs, and the bipartisan nature of debt as a long-term trend. The piece closes with a prayer by James C. Kinard of Newberry, South Carolina.
Beckley newspapers publish North Carolina rates and West Virginia tax policy. subscription options include daily and Sunday plans, mail and home delivery, with annual and six month terms. It lists interstate advertising rep Ward Griffith, and states carriers are independent contractors with Beckley Newspapers not responsible for advance payments.
Drs John Gilroy and John Meyer report in a Wayne State hospital study that listening to neck arteries with a stethoscope can reveal arterial narrowing and plaques linked to strokes. In 50 patients, auscultation detected 57 percent of carotid plaques and 45 percent of vertebral plaques, with few false positives, confirmed by X ray.
Edward Hunter, a veteran journalist and anti communist strategist, was chosen in Washington to organize the Committee for the Co ordination of Conservative Effort. The 60 year old former war correspondent and author plans to recruit from about 200 of 2000 right wing groups, operate from his Arlington apartment, seek budget estimates, and keep leaders informed as they unite against communism.
The Stonewall Coal & Coke Company store at Terry was totally destroyed by a March 11 fire caused likely by a defective flue, with only the books and few minor merchandise items saved. Mines at Terry operate under Superintendent F. M. Lee. The Raleigh Register arranged for Sprague, Skelton, Prosperity, and Cranberry subscribers to receive papers on publication day.
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