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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1961
Page
4
A concise maxim attributed to Tryon Edwards urges speaking clearly and honestly with substance. The guidance emphasizes intelligent expression, genuine motive, concise delivery, and closing when complete.
The Agriculture Department plans Wednesday hearings in Washington to decide revoking a December order allowing federally inspected hams to be diluted with moisture. Critics warn watered hams may flood markets if the order is dropped, while packers claim juicier, better textured product.
Bright Health Picture reports a major drop in mortality from 1911 to 1960, especially in ages 1 to 4, with life expectancy rising from 46 to 70.6 years. Advances in medicine, public health, and living standards reduced tuberculosis, pneumonia, and infant deaths while heart disease and cancer rose, spurring renewed research.
Washington reports say Dr. Mordecai Ezekiel, Brookings economist and former New Deal economic adviser, may return to the United States to join the New Frontier as an expert on the Food for Peace program under George McGovern. Born in Richmond, he has a legacy in rural policy and international food organizations.
A collage of political and economic commentary cites Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard on spacetime, Sen. Frank Church on Cuba, and under/overregulation of U.S. transport. It recalls Ezekiel the economist with proposals from 1930s to 1950s on lumber, surplus disposal, and jobs through government purchases and curvilinear correlation.
A reflective essay by Stuart LeRoy Anderson recalls a tranquil memory by Wolf Pen, where a singing man brought daily peace to the author’s autumn hunts. He contrasts global turmoil with personal happiness found in simple homelike rituals and prays for harmony in family life.
A Hungarian mother asks Radio Budapest why teens are taught hate as well as love in Communist society. Red officials reply that love must serve the workers and warn against the parasite minority, amid the chorus of hate themed propaganda.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation issues subscription rates and home delivery terms for West Virginia readers. The notice lists mail rates, taxes, and carrier responsibilities, noting independent carriers and no responsibility for advance payments. Names and locations include Beckley and Hinton West Virginia.
In the age of the Spanish Main privateers sailed with government commissions to attack foes. Some were patriotic, others mere pirates. One privateer with a forged commission plundered the seas, while a Danish text later appeared as a permit for hunting goats and wild pigs, revealing the vagueness of the original grant.
Secretary of State Burdette returns after a three week illness and attends the Golden Horseshoe ceremony. Agencies review costs under the trunk line system with mixed results on savings and traffic. Conservation chief Bachman survives a highway crash with a totaled car. OCDM receives a US flag from the American Legion via Robert Lester. Temporary Motor Vehicles staff will wear name badges during the license rush.
Henry J. Bechtold reports Carl E. Barnes of 3M argues the patent system has long proven essential to free enterprise and living standards. He says elimination would curb private research and heighten government control, contrasting with Russian incentives.
Hollywood insiders discuss Trigger turning 28 and how horse ages are calculated. News covers Roy Rogers, Golightly stars, TV and film plans, actors in Europe, legal fights over Al Capone rights, and Paramounts optimism. Includes Ladd, Bing Crosby, Liberace, Borgnine, Ber, and Lemmon contracts and projects.
Delegations from Raleigh county units of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows will attend commemorative services at Mt Tabor church marking the 117th anniversary of the fraternity's founding. A. Ray Finkasid noted. Baccalaureate exercises Sunday at Trap Hill High School with Rev J E Knight delivering the sermon. Town District voters named justice and constable candidates in Tuesday's balloting. Republican and Democrat selections include Hoeacee Frank Lemon J P Meadows as justices and Clyde McDowell J W Foster as constables, with Republicans Harvey Hancock Frank Gibson M L Senior Jacob Scott as constables.
The column takes a jabbing tone about a revolver kept by juveniles as too old for their use. It notes some players who tested in the majors struggle to find footing afterward. It wishes luck to those with home grown radishes, joking about a bitten tongue.
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