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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1964
Page
4
William McC. Martin Jr. of the Federal Reserve Board proposes a rapid coin release to erase the incentive to hoard during the nation's current coin shortage. The plan aims to boost circulation and ease daily commerce by increasing coin availability across banks and businesses.
West Virginia Historical Drama Association notes a 1964 loss of 7551 dollars despite a 35000 dollar legislative appropriation. A local push aims to raise 15000 dollars by December to fund promotion for the 1965 show, with prospects of a surplus for 1966 if funds come in time. If not, the Beckley production may be abandoned.
The piece argues that rusting auto graveyards ruin cities and countryside, with five million cars junked annually. It cites depressed scrap prices from a 1950s Washington conference, proposes scrap parks near cities, and urges stronger local removal programs and public awareness to curb visual blight.
A homeowner laments an “apple crop” disaster after an autumn freeze and a shared harvest with cellmate Leon Shimer. Eight bushels of Golden Delicious apples were picked and stashed in the basement, with potential legal action over shares and the need to defend the crop.
A narrator laments apple losses after rats raid his crop and compares them to Republicans in an election year. He calculates defense costs totaling 2.16 dollars for 8 bushels, notes negotiating with Leon over a 4 bushel share, and recalls past farming expenses while lamenting rising fruit prices and looming ruin.
Louis Cascles reports United Press International on Dr. W. A. Visser t Hooft, secretary of the World Council of Churches, who warns syncretism—claiming no unique revelation and all religions as paths to the same truth—is Christianitys gravest challenge. He argues a universal faith would fuse ideas from major religions, undermining mission work and historic doctrines.
A Beckley page notes the sale of a story by Mrs Rose Harlow Warren titled Mem ories of Holidays at Old Castle to coincide with a state convention. The article also mentions a new S C Ballengee Furniture Co store at 47 A Prince Street, a football injury to Carlos Gunter of Stoco, and a discussion by Dr Visser t Hooft on syncretism vs Christianity.
A Dry Voter refuses drinks while discussing Presidential candidates Johnson and Goldwater, Senator Byrd, Benedict, Slack versus Comstock for Third District, and state officials. The dialogue touches party lines, party loyalties, and a Bible verse closing with a Methodist prayer by John Marvin Rast of Columbia, S C.
NEA survey of 380 editors finds Johnson’s strengths in his legislative record and personality while Baker case and finances hurt him. Goldwater gains from anti big government stance though nuclear weapons views and Social Security ideas Hurt him. civil rights stance divides editors with regional difference noted.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Martin Luther King draws mixed reactions as he endorsed President Johnson and criticized Goldwater, urging all-out voter turnout to defeat Goldwaterism while Nobel history and the prize’s origins are outlined, noting King’s purported policy lapse and the prize’s selection process.
A Berry's World style recap notes how Nobel Peace Prize terms avoid nationality bias and recalls past laureates Albert Luthuli and Linus Pauling. It mentions Dr. Martin Luther King Jr as a candidate, with inflation raising the prize value above last year’s $53,000.
The Raleigh Register lists subscription rates by mail and home delivery options, including daily and Sunday plans, carrier delivery, and taxes. It notes Beckley Newspapers Corporation’s non-liability for advance payments to independent carriers and distributors and provides contact details for the publisher and advertising representation.
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