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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1960
Page
4
A compact reflection compares jealousy to a polished glass pressed to the lips in moments of doubt. It warns that breath dampens the surface and reveals truth, echoing a Dryden insight on perception and insecurity.
West Virginia readers face new monthly rate hikes from Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. adding 5.539 million yearly revenue as the Public Service Commission weighs approval. Critics urge a public inquiry into PSC processes and phone company spending including pay phones and stockholder profits.
The Dallas Times Herald argues taxes reached a record 100 billion dollars last year, about 26 percent of personal income, with averages of 567.04 per person and 2,268.16 for a family of four. It cites debt, waste, and expanding services as drivers, warning of a breaking point near 25 percent and urging scrutiny of tax growth.
September alters American life from end of summer to start of school and fall sports. The piece lists numerous observances from National Better Breakfast Month to Constitution Week and lists AFL-CIO Union Label Week amid labor activity. It ends with a prayer and signature of Stuart LeRoy Anderson of the Pacific School of Religion.
Eisenhower proclaims a Jane Addams day and centennial as debates recall her life from Hull House founder to Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The Raleigh Register recalls 50 years of past files noting Hatfield ambush death and local commerce moves in 1910.
The article notes a policy shift as the United States leans toward a massive hemispheric aid program, prompted by Castroism fears. It traces origins to the Operation Pan America plan, the Kubitschek proposal, and Senate hearings. critics urge timely, multilateral aid and a new methodology to counter subversion, with future support uncertain in Congress.
A reader explains that chalk on boards is likely magnesia, while real chalk is limestone formed from ancient sea mud. Chalk deposits like Dover and western Kansas reveal fossil skeletons, with uses in cement and polishing. The piece invites readers to define chalk talk and chalking the door. Kathryn Hayman of Fort Dodge wins $10 for the question.
Earl Wilson shares a travelogue from Toulouse France describing cassoulet with goose versus sausage in a two floor restaurant mixup. He narrates misread guides, a stop at La Fregate and Place Wilson, plus humorous asides on taxes wealth and a mink coat combat jacket. In CANNELTON Ind a 4-H trip mixup by Bill Peel ends with him arriving a day early for a second trip.
Beckley newspapers list mail and home delivery rates, tax notes, and carrier responsibility. The notice covers subscription costs for daily and Sunday editions, per year or half-year terms, weekly payments, and tax additions. It warns readers to report old and new addresses and clarifies independent contractor status for carriers and distributors.
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