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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1961
Page
4
Editorial notes on music likened to poetry with grace beyond method, attributed to Alexander Pope, praising the masterful art that eludes instruction. The quotation frames a page’s musings as a meditation on artistic finesse and enduring craft.
Bruce Biassat critiques liberal thinkers for oversimplified, rigid labeling and lack of curiosity. He urges true liberals to seek truth, acknowledge shades of gray, and fairly assess figures like McNamara and Rusk before condemning them. The piece argues awakeness defines liberal integrity.
Arthur H. Motley, National Chamber president, pledged full cooperation of the Chamber to Kennedy cabinet nominees. Replies from Hodges and Goldberg praised cooperation and framed labor and commerce as key to national prosperity, with Goldberg stressing labor management and the need to meet Soviet competition to preserve the American way of life.
The Nation Chamber reports 1959 60 education spending at 15.5 billion with 369 spent per child a new high inflation-adjusted rise since 1929 30. Over 30 years enrollments rose 42 percent while education outlays surged 571 percent with tens of thousands of classrooms and higher teacher salaries. An unrelated line notes an 18 year old girl scoring 16 ringers in a horseshoe game and a quip about matrimony. another item mocks small talk, both echoing the era's voice.
Washington analysis notes Kennedy’s five point platform could cost billions, with items like education, housing and low income area aid facing debates in Congress. Health care, minimum wage rises and social security changes are outlined, with past vetoes and budget constraints shaping prospects and a shift in priorities under the new Democratic platform.
AP reports the shoeshine business has surged from 30 million to over 85 million annually since World War II. Innovations include spray on polishes, aerosol liquids, odorless pastes, and home electric polishes. Major makers like S. C. Johnson & Son and Knomark Esquire expand with odorless formulas and high gloss, while retail channels drive a large female share of purchases.
Hal Boyle writes that night shift workers form a strong comradeship as one sixth of American laborers work after sundown. They guard streets, clean offices, collect trash, keep homes running while others sleep, and prepare the day for living. The "lobster trick" in newspapers marks the overnight tour.
Columnist Ruth Millett critiques women receiving fancy tool kits as gifts arguing such devices shift chores from men to women. She warns these gadgets perpetuate hidden labor and urge readers to resist letting homemaking duties become a perpetual burden. She suggests the real shift should be shared rather than intensified with new “labor-saving” devices.
A widow from Oak View California writes that retirement for widows is harsher after a husband’s death. She details cuts in Social Security and pension, rising expenses, and loss of home, ending with a note on widow’s benefits and remarriage consequences.
A reader asks about sharing life insurance or cash from a home sale after a partner dies and whether remarriage affects the amount. The notice invites readers to write Ray Henry in care of the newspaper with their personal retirement concerns, including a stamped self-addressed envelope and 35 cents.
James Marlow argues that the nation will have three ex presidents Eisenhower Truman Hoover and three former vice presidents Nixon Wallace Garner available after 1961 but Kennedy will likely not use them. The piece notes past collaborations with Hoover on reorganizing government and suggests little for the veteran leaders to do in the Kennedy administration.
A Biddeford Maine newspaper page presents publisher editor and staff lines with a poetic midsection about night workers and the dawn. It includes rates and AP affiliation and ends with a reflective line about Pa.
A challenging grid of across and down clues covering markets, beauty, songbirds, places, ships boats and domains. It lists items from Beaubeauty to Upsilon, with many common crossword entries including Islet, Troubles, Silvery, and Printing direction, plus dense wordplay on down clues like Plumbum and Ferrum.
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