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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1961
Page
4
Editorial note cites Emerson idea that pressure and torment offer a chance to gain insight. The brief reflection frames hardship as a tutor, advising readers to seek growth through adversity.
The article weighs Protestant influence in England against rising secularism and communist ideas. It notes falling church attendance, aging clergy, and parish mergers, yet highlights growing interest in personal evangelism and aggressive mission efforts by groups like Mormon missionaries and Jehovah’s Witnesses.
The article outlines a $48 billion annual defense budget with plans to triple draft calls initially, expanding in response to Berlin, Cuba, Vietnam, and other hotspots. It notes a shift toward conventional warfare and argues against sustaining a vast welfare state alongside military expansion, while predicting tax questions and balanced budgets depending on receipts.
Washington notes explain the 1961 farm law marketing quotas for wheat. A typical 100 acre farmer faces 10 percent cut to 9.0 acres for price support loans, with 45 percent of the $2.00 parity price on unsown wheat and potential loans on remaining production totaling $5,400 plus other credits for further cuts. Small farmers face 10 percent reductions and may plant up to their last three year average, with additional 10 acres eligible for fallow or castor beans but no payments. If quotas fail, support drops to 50 percent parity.
Joy Stilley reports Boyle argues modern shopping demands math skill and careful weighing to compare prices. The column humorously shows housewives debating per ounce costs, sizes, and algebra to stretch a grocery budget amid a maze of cans and packages.
The Kennedy tax plan is delayed into 1962. Federal tax policy will remain largely unchanged this year. Business planning hinges on this continuation as Congress and the IRS may tighten rules and scrutiny on returns, deductions, and foreign income.
Ruth Millett argues Admiral Rickover’s critique of Navy graduates applies to civilian marriages. He says young officers lose intellectual drive after service and wives’ insistence on constant togetherness traps men in domestic roles, hindering future ambition. The piece urges wives to support husbands’ separate pursuits and self-improvement.
Paul Harvey critiques evolving gender roles highlighting Western norms vs socialist models. He argues regimentation harms femininity, cites East Germany and Soviet influences, praises wartime female contributions but warns against mandatory uniformity and the loss of traditional female roles. COPYRIGHT 1961 GENERAL FEATURES CORP.
Charles S. Weinstein of Brookline, owner of Trans American Spinning Mills, petitions Superior Court in Fall River seeking to restrain Police Chief Norman Bowers from stopping Sunday operations at his mill. Weinstein says Sabbath observance prohibits Saturday work and cites Blue Law charges. August 31 hearing set before Judge Charles S. Bolster.
AP reports Lauren Bacall, now married to Jason Robards Jr., back in Hollywood after years away. She rejects bitterness, smiling at the town while recalling hard drinking friends, a Mexico wedding, and a Bourbon habit she once shared with Frank Sinatra.
The article notes that the extra revenue anticipated from current corporate and individual income taxes is driven by an expected rise in economic activity, with Biddeford Saco Journal citing tax policy as a factor. It reflects on how lawmakers project higher collections amid growth, impacting local and regional finances.
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