Bold resolution in life's choices quoted by Gilpin
A concise remark by Gilpin urging decisive action if right and avoidance if wrong, underscoring a straightforward ethic of commitment and restraint.
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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1962
Page
4
A concise remark by Gilpin urging decisive action if right and avoidance if wrong, underscoring a straightforward ethic of commitment and restraint.
A harsh critique targets Governor Ross R. Barnett for contempt toward the court and humanity. It argues his defiance abets Mississippi’s rabble, risks provoking Alabama and South Carolina leaders, and tarnishes any historical record as the nation advances toward justice and better race relations.
Yale University joins Hartford's Payvision to televise home games as pay TV debuts with the Cornell clash in the Bowl on October 20. The Ivy League era milks limited audience, with three regional CBS telecasts planned but Yale opting for the Cambridge game, not The Game in Cambridge or Payvision.
Washington dispatch reports tugboat Tim Tugbutton bursts into the newsroom railing at a proposed ten million dollar district aquarium funded by Congress and signed by the president. He scolds Democrats and Republicans alike, deriding fiscal waste and criticizing Kennedy and Truman while pounding a desk with his cane.
Crickets persist despite frost in protected and immature stages singing by rubbing fore wings. A humorous local note recounts a Society for the Abolition of Resolutions meeting decrying formal language, ending with a dissolution of all resolutions. Also mentions The Times in Westminster Carroll County and a closing prayer from James Ross McCain of Agnes Scott College.
Washington discussion centers on NAACP plans to enroll a Negro girl at the University of Mississippi next semester. Critics question timing after recent violence, while leaders weigh risks and pace, urging restraint, federal aid, and broader civil rights goals.
Beckley Newspapers Corporation lists mailing and home delivery rates for daily and Sunday editions, with separate yearly and six month options. It notes addresses for Beckley and Hinton in West Virginia, carrier independence, and tax and address-change instructions.
Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, approaching his 75th birthday on October 31, remains in fairly robust health after a spring operation. He appeared strong during China's double ten holiday events, standing 90 minutes at a reviewing stand and another long tea party.
The piece compares the British rail dispute over work rules and a government plan to close repair shops with an American looming national railroad strike. It notes Britain’s reliance on rail, the 1926 general strike precedent, and potential political fallout for Prime Minister Macmillan and broader lessons for the Kennedy era. It cites Transport Minister Ernest Marples and the Trades Disputes Act of 1927 as context.
Stratton high school grid squad trains on a graded site lacking a field as they prepare for a tough test against State High of West Virginia State College. Coach Hobart W. Dandridge leads players Thomas Jones George Levett Lonnie Foster Ivy Wright Thomas Gilbert James Parker William Duren Melvin Bright Edward Mickey Warren Plant Captain Peyton Brown Lee Neely Thornton Lawson Josua Newsome James Mitchell William Toney Fleming Green William Clark James Timbers Mansel Brown George Brown Neil Marshall Carson Wright Walter Watziera. Also noted is Mrs. D B Jarrell among officers to be installed by State Commander Francis Turner at the Memorial Building.
Twenty years ago in Raleigh, P B Evendoll resigns as foreman of Raleigh Coal Company No 4 to take a better paying post with Red Star Coal Co at Red Star Fayette County. T L Conway succeeds him. Woodrow Wilson plans a major October campaign stop in West Virginia amid a McGraw organized visit. The Woman's Club opens its year at Mrs E L Ellison's home on Oakwood Avenue, pledging focus on civic questions including public schools Beckley and city beautification.
Congress passed a new tax law that largely favors corporations and business. It tightens deductions for entertainment while expanding reporting on dividends and interest to individuals. It also ends certain foreign residency loopholes and taxes income from foreign trusts for U S citizens.
A series of quiz questions and answers covering topics from political campaigns to weather lore and classical music. Norman Thomas ran for president six times as a Socialist candidate. the 1816 snow event marked a summer-less year. pure water’s rarity is due to natural dissolution. rattlesnakes span most states except Maine and possibly Delaware. The Federalist was authored by Hamilton Madison and Jay. Wagner’s Brunnhilde aria ends Gotterdammerung.
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