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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1963
Page
4
A reflective note encourages embracing today as a gift from God with patience through evils, recognizing we inhabit this moment only and are not bound by yesterday or tomorrow. The message echoes Jeremy Taylor about living fully in the present.
Astronaut John Glenn urged newspapers to honor intellect as we do sports and arts. Harvard zoologist Ernst Mayr warned overpopulation could strangle leadership and creativity, risking a drift toward ordinariness. Bruce Biossat echoes call for respect of superior minds.
The piece ridicules Soviet gestures toward freedom, recounting a Russian consul and aides visiting James Monroe’s Virginia home. They mocked the Monroe Doctrine by declaring it dead after Monroe’s descendant handed them the document. The tone lampoons Kremlin pretensions and consistency of anti freedom theatrics.
Washington opinion column weighs Nelson Rockefeller as a charm figure with wins in New York, family tragedies, liquor license scandals, and a possible re marriage. It notes voters’ varied views on personal life, doubts political impact, and cautions that marital status may not decide the campaign. The piece argues skeletons in high places temper calls for virtue.
Robert G. Spivack argues that press speculation about Rockefeller's personal life distracts from the GOP's core image. He warns old guard Republicans threaten the party's future with opposition to public education and civil rights, while leaders like Eisenhower Case Kuchel Lindsay Scranton Romney offer a path forward amid Hallick and Dirksen opposition.
A reader reports receiving a midnight anonymous mimeographed list alleging inflated expenditures for the Stephen's Branch Lake project. The note attacks engineer Bob Davis and claims land as 2400 acres, while the county shows 2217 acres purchased, with variance due to old surveys.
The column claims engineer Bob Davis overcharged by billing for extra road surveys and supervision not in the original contract. It cites ongoing investigation by Evebreck and Ping Johnson into Stephens Lake land purchases, questions anonymous leaflets, and promises further reporting. It also briefly notes personal items about Doug Lewis and Nancy Davis, wedding plans, and their stage work.
John Hodell describes Hilltop branch activities in Columbus including Friday junior high and high school dances drawing about 150 youths, a new building with a dance hall, ongoing crafts, chess, sketching, and painting classes, winter basketball leagues, and Camp Wilson with summer sessions from June to August. The Y sponsors two teams while many are church teams. Hilltop has a 73 person quota with 49 already signed up, and day camps in a rural setting with farm visits and milk meals. The Indian Guides program involves 19 tribes and about 500 men and boys, with a May camping weekend planned for Hilltop.
Hollywood notes discuss a nuclear hotline concept in Dr. Strangelove with Peter Sellers as U S president. The piece blends film lore, TV plans, and industry commentary, mentioning The Farmer’s Daughter and Twilight Zone while noting Lumet and Ed wards insights on cinema’s purpose and money.
West Virginia lawmakers will be paid travel only for the extraordinary session called by Gov. Barron to raise 457000 for two welfare programs. Senate mileage about 600 dollars, House 2300 dollars, with no major prep or extra hires planned. The piece also notes Trailways tours planned in fall and WV attractions publicized in major magazines, plus a farm exchange student’s Israel trip and Capitol tours attracting school groups.
Twenty years ago from the 1913 files the Raleigh Register notes its thirtieth anniversary approaching as it nears one third of a century. County Superintendent U S Dickens reports at a Southern Educational conference in Richmond that West Virginia’s exhibit drew favorable comments. Beckley Woman's Club election results list officers and committee members for the coming year.
Prayer text by Robert W. Burns of Peachtree Christian Church Atlanta seeks inner strength and fresh enthusiasm for the cause of Christ. It asks for unfaltering loyalty in service and is offered in Jesus name.
The city expected about 8500 dollars in a year from the new parking-meter system as estimated by the Register. Slammin Sammy Snead, a top sophomore golfer, will play an exhibition at Black Knight Country Club per the Men’s Golfing Committee. Vivian Marie Brizendine won Miss Cranberry in a Cranberry theater beauty contest to raise funds for the baseball team. Premier Edouard Daladier ordered France to increase manpower for all armed forces. Ross Irle, Beckley junior high coach, will become exalted ruler of the Beckley Elks lodge.
John Jay argues that treaty power must be carefully guarded not delegated, favoring selection systems that ensure qualified rulers. He notes President chosen by electors and senators appointed by state legislatures to guard public interest and prevent factional manipulation. The emphasis is on deliberation and public virtue guiding foreign affairs.
Beckley Newspapers announces subscription rates for West Virginia readers with daily and Sunday options, prices for mail and home delivery, tax details, and guidance on address changes. The notice covers carriers and distributors as independent contractors and disclaims responsibility for advance payments.
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