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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1966
Page
4
A brief biblical quotation reflects on sowing and reaping the wind and the consequences of empty grain. The verse notes that if there is no heads of grain the harvest yields nothing and even if it did, outsiders would consume it.
Original downtown street plan placed pots with dogwood saplings to brighten the area, but most trees died or never blossomed. Vandalism damaged several pots, leaving the displays neglected and contributing little to the community’s appearance.
Enterprising merchants placed flowers in pots to brighten dying dogwoods. Pine boughs dyed to stay fresh were added, but the season has passed. Needles fall leaving dead sticks. some pots collect cigarette butts. They still cry for attention.
The U S Supreme Court ruled Alabama's Corrupt Practices Act unconstitutional for banning editorializing on election day, a small ban with large implications. Justice Billack noted it muzzles the press, a key safeguard in a democracy. Mills joins editors like Zenger in defending civil liberty for all citizens.
In Geneva Switzerland the tiny Communist party increased its vote by 10 percent and gained two seats on the grand council. Analysts note a hidden network of affiliated groups that mobilize votes via demagogic activity. The study finds support comes from diverse groups including pensioners, small craftsmen, office workers, and educated elites, not from factories.
The Statehouse hallways in the capitol are being closed on the second and third floor to create more office space for the Legislature. E L Harris and Sons of Charleston won a $4 400 bid to reconfigure large general committee rooms into offices. The changes include traffic controls with door keepers at affected entrances and are intended to be permanent until a new multi million dollar office building is built. Meanwhile the interim conflict of interest study continues with subcommittee meetings and plans to draft guidelines, led by State Senator James Davis and Charleston attorney Charles McElwee, with a June meeting slated among main committees.
John A. Lent notes a journalism class misidentifies figures from Ho Chi Minh to Willy Brandt, with only seven of 32 passing a current events quiz. The report highlights widespread confusion over leaders, places, and events, illustrating how airwave and print news alike fail to convey clear, accurate information.
The Board of Trade of Chicago, established in 1848, released a new Commodity Trading Manual detailing its history, functions, and traded commodities. Containing nearly 200 pages with 100 charts and illustrations, the loose leaf handbook sells for 15 dollars and aims to help traders, producers, hedgers, and students, with updates possible via loose-leaf pages.
Aileen Snoddy profiles Richard G. Drew, a veteran inventor at Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing, arguing that serendipity and risk taking fuel innovation. He notes homemakers as potential creators and urges balanced parenting that allows safe experimentation to foster creativity and future invention.
New York notice recalls Professor Mykola Haydak of the University of Minnesota retiring after three decades on the faculty. An authority on bees, he inspired research and once attempted a milk and honey diet tied to biblical references, though the experiment was cut short.
A reflective essay questions the healthfulness of idealized promised lands. It humorously notes scurvy from lack of vitamin C in a “land of milk and honey” while mocking naive optimism about New York soot smog and campus life. The piece ends with a caution to bring lemons to avoid scurvy.
Great God of life we pause amid spring duties to praise you for seedtime and harvest. We thank you for earth’s beauty and early flowers and for new hope rising within us as we move into this day through Christ Amen. W Dale Oldham Anderson Ind executive director Christian Brotherhood Hour.
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