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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1960
Page
4
A concise Waldenesque saying notes that a wise man among the ignorant resembles a beautiful girl among blind men. The line emphasizes perception limits and wisdom’s value in flawed company.
A reflective piece contrasts vanished holiday cheer with ongoing gratitude. It notes troubled households and absences in work and social life while highlighting enduring thankfulness among many families, churchgoers, travelers, and newlyweds. It asks readers if Thanksgiving is truly over or if they belong to the chosen who keep it alive.
Khrushchev pressed for a free demilitarized Berlin two years ago and set ultimatums. Geneva talks in 1959 failed, and the Paris summit collapsed in May. A new clock now calls for status quo until a Big Four summit early in 1961. Kennedy vowed to maintain West Berlin’s freedom and independence, signaling firm U.S. resolve for 1961.
U S gold and dollar shortages threaten allied confidence and widen Communist leverage in a global cold war. Critics warn the United States must curb outflows from foreign spending and aid or risk destabilizing the North Atlantic Alliance and American influence abroad.
Corporate profits are likely to set a record this year, but some fear yearend dividends will be smaller and less plentiful than last year. Dividends are beginning to trickle out from boards as profits rise.
Jasper Lilly, 14, son of Jeff Lilly of West Beckley, broke a collar bone while playing football at the Beckley Institute. Dr. D W Snuffer dressed the injury and recovery is favorable. Bank of Mullens shows healthy growth under cashier Frantz. Herbert Spears of Alderson was accidentally killed when dragged by a team after falling from a wagon. Co P Phillips Jr returned from Huntington after representing Beckley Lodge at the Grand Lodge session.
Plutarch on interregnum shows Romans used a six hour shift of supreme power among 150 senators to avoid chaos. Du Pont announces yearend dividends of 6.75 dollars per share, Christiana Securities plans 500 dollars per share total. Several firms raise or issue extra dividends, but the pace of increases slows while decreases rise.
The Business Mirror reports upbeat Christmas shopping expectations despite slower overall consumer spending. Savings deposits rise, banks extend cash to Christmas clubs, and department stores edge past last year’s totals. Gift spending could reach 1.5 billion presents, with per family outlays around 147 dollars.
Throwing the discus was one of the popular sports of ancient Greece. The disc used was a round piece of metal or stone, slightly thicker in the middle than at the edges. The athlete stood in a space nine feet wide, with a throwing line marked at the front edge. Holding the discus in the palm of his hand, with the fingers curved around its edge, he would twirl twice before releasing it. The modern disc thrower stands in a circle a little over eight feet in diameter, and uses practical ly the same technique as the ancient Greeks. The disc weighs 4-1/2 pounds. A throw of 140 feet can be expected of an expert. The world's records 196 feet 6-1/2 inches, set by Edmund Piatkowski of Poland, FOR YOU TO DO. Get some round object, like a rubber tub cover, and use it for a disc. Choose a spot where you will hit nothing and see how far you can throw it. (Kevin O'Neill of Teaneck, N. J., wins $10 for this ques tion. Mail your question on a postcard to Junior Editors, Box 1325, Beckley.)
Jerome R. Van Meter known as Coach in Beckley is praised as a beloved educator and one coach in a million. The column blends humorous critique of a liquor-like hair tonic with memories of Van Meter’s football days and dedication to youth. It notes traffic cautions on Harper Hill and reflections on Christmas, including Fire Chief Cecil Conner's plan to decorate stations and raise funds for underprivileged children.
Prayer expresses gratitude for the nation and its Christian leaders and asks God to bless government officials with courage and fairness in their decisions. Attribution notes Dennis H. Cooke of High Point College as director of teacher education in High Point, North Carolina.
New York actor Tom Ewell complains that TV fathers are shown as dull inept slobs while mothers and kids outshine them. He notes a shift toward a brighter, more capable father on CBS and cites a pay phone in the living room gag as a cost-saving device. The column also tracks showbiz scraps, weddings, and gossip from late 1960s entertainment pages.
The Raleigh Register lists subscription rates for mail and home delivery, with annual and semiannual options, plus weekly carrier pricing. It notes a 2 percent West Virginia sales tax and assigns responsibility for prepaid subscriptions to independent carriers and distributors.
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