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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1963
Page
4
A brief thought reflects on time's power to consecrate and aging turning gray into religion, attributed to Johann Schiller. The aphorism contrasts time and reverence, suggesting wisdom grows with age and routine devotion.
The piece argues that discontent among displaced workers and a hostile land shift threaten community progress. It urges voting for a $600,000 lake project and $1.6 million in surrounding enhancements, highlighting access for all including opponents, and warns against letting envy or anti development sentiment derail needed public improvements.
Washington columnist Robert G. Spivack outlines Nixon's post 1960 career turn. He argues Nixon seeks a moderating critique of Kennedy policy and to unite Rockefeller and Goldwater forces for 1964. The piece weighs Nixon's ambitions to lead the Republican ticket and influence the party's direction.
Roy Lee Harmon details harassment by opponents of a Stephen's Lake special levy in Raleigh County. He defends privacy, notes the levy oversight by Stephen's Lake Authority, and pledges to continue work at the newspaper while voting for the levy. He urges readers to mind their own business.
A dialogue portrays residents arguing about a local levy funding a lake and road project. They question costs, waste, and who benefits, noting past overruns and skeptical about economic changes and job losses in coal. The exchange ends unresolved about the lake's value to residents.
In a public forum excerpt, residents spar over a proposed Stevens Lake project. Arguments center on temporary costs versus long term regional improvement, with one speaker opposing the levy while others push for growth, industry interest, and better traffic relief. A religious benediction closes the piece.
PHIL NEWSOM analyzes the peacemaking and power struggle surrounding Nasser’s push toward a united Arab Republic. He notes Egypt,Syria, and Iraq plans, Ben Bella’s Algerian leadership, Baathist tensions in Syria and Iraq, and fears of one man rule amid a broader Arab unity vision.
The Western alliance shows a calmer mood after French and British diplomacy, with renewed European resistance to de Gaulles tactics. The Kennedy administration pursues a coordinated NATO nuclear plan, an inter allied force designed to grant Allies more say while keeping warheads under U.S. control.
Twenty three years ago in White Sulphur Springs Slammin Sam Nead rose quickly to professional golfing fame and returned to amateur status to enter the U S Open tennis tournament drawing defending champion Karel Kozeluh as his opponent.
Washington reports illiteracy remains a serious domestic concern. Government data show 3.055 million Americans over 14 were illiterate in 1960, with 8.3 million adults considered functionally illiterate. Campaigns expand with Manpower Act funds and new TV literacy courses.
Mrs Alice Griffith wife of Dan Griffith formerly of this city died at her home in Ghent after a long illness. She was formerly Miss Ashworth daughter of C V Ashworth once a Ghent resident and a niece of Attorney General A A Lilly of Charleston.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation issues a regard for mailing privileges and lists offices in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia. It provides subscription rates by mail and home delivery options including daily Sunday and per week rates. It notes tax policy and carrier independence for advance payments.
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