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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1960
Page
4
Thought for today quotes T Binney about nature being thrifty and never wasteful. It notes she undergoes change but preserves essence, framing nature as enduring and regenerative.
A letter dated Oct 12 from Hulett C. Smith, chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party, argues for unity among Protestants and Catholics against a non Christian threat, urging support for Democratic nominees. He defends Kennedy and criticizes religious conflict while highlighting domestic issues like poverty, unemployment, and education.
SAM DAWSON notes that the 1950s bull market broadened stock ownership across income levels, yet the states with the highest per capita income do not always have the most stockholders. Delaware tops income but ranks 36th in stock owners. Alabama and South Carolina boast many stockholders despite lower incomes. The article lists the leading states by stockholders and per capita income and identifies the states with the smallest stockholder counts.
A reflective piece extols the Raleigh Register as the community’s life recorder, tracing its eight decades in Beckley and Raleigh County and thirty years in Fayette and Wyoming counties. It describes the daily newspaper race against time, the press schedule, and carrier routes, arguing there is no substitute for the printed word and urging reader support against rising costs and threats to freedom. The column closes with a prayer quoted from Conrad Bergendorf of Augustana College.
James Marlow analyzes the three televised debates between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy. Nixon relies on generalizations and the needle tactic, while Kennedy provides specifics but rushes through facts. The dispute over Quemoy and Matsu underscores their diverging defense positions and their clash over Formosa’s defense.
Fifty years ago marriage permits were issued to William C Hugh and Eva E Allen, C M Pettry and Betty Rakes, Peter Derobio and Eli sena Silverstrucci, K H Brudo and Netti Shumate, T V Harvey and Lucy Hazelwood. The fourth grade honor roll includes Waymon Myrtle and Hunter Clay, Bernard and Eva White, Ida King, Mabel Spradling, Hobart Hatcher, Luther Wheatley, Clinton Clay, Jesse Bair, Isadore Smith, Doris Caffee, Pearl Hottle, Norvin Singleton, Ola Hylton, Maggie Bair, Gussie Keene, Audra Ball, Clyde Williams. Third grade names include Edwin Adair Tucker, Theodore Spradling, Londie M Gates, Otis Callaway, Juanita Maples, Desta Thomas, Lucille Crickmer, Mae Goad, Kate Griffith, Lorine Singleton, Bernice Lloyd.
Beckley News service lists mail and home delivery rates for Raleigh Register in Beckley West Virginia. Rates include daily and Sunday options with weekly and monthly pricing, tax note, and carrier independent contractor disclaimer.
Mitchell Clay pioneer of Clover Bottoms Mer cer County is remembered this week with a monument unveiling on Ed Cooper farm near Narrows Virginia. Beckley judges J W Maxwell and W A Riffe will give addresses. The event follows a Kiwanis discussion on The Church in Modern Civilization and education. Dr H G Burman of Beckley College spoke at the Presbyterian Woman's Auxiliary gathering.
The 1961 model year brings price cutting among Ford Chevrolet Chrysler and Studebaker with Ford holding line on most models except the four door Falcon wagon. Renault Fiat Borgward Volvo Opel Simca Vauxhall and others cut prices while VW adds sales. Production and stock figures show many firms moving to earlier ship dates and rising inventories, with economists warning of possible losses. A political motive behind auto pricing shifts is noted by The New Republic amid economic uncertainty. In Virginia Henrico County supervisors split on beer sale hours and named a new tie-breaker judge after discovering the old one had been dead for years.
The article explains a plant in the arum family known as taro in the Pacific, poi in Hawaii, and oto in Central America. Commonly called the elephant's ear, it resembles a shield. It grows in American gardens but survives poorly in cold climates and must be indoors in winter. Wanda Nowick of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, won $10 for the question.
New York column quips about Pat Nixon and Jacqueline Kennedy outfits while tailor H Harris claims Jack Kennedy is a fussy dresser. He speculates Nixon may spend 225 dollars on a suit and notes Kennedy might need a dozen new suits this year amid admirer rip sessions.
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