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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1959
Page
4
Editorial note argues the world splits into doers and credit seekers. It urges readers to belong to the first class, noting there is far less competition among those who act than among those who take credit. Dwight Morrow’s quip frames the piece.
Bruce Biassot notes that Geneva talks have produced little progress as West and East fail to reach a middle ground. He expects Western concessions but warns the outcome hinges on whether the Soviet Union will move toward a summit. If Moscow remains rustproof, Berlin and the free world face renewed peril and conference collapse.
A breezy Washington column highlights Thruston B. Morton’s self deprecating wartime memory and modest persona. It notes Abu Eban’s testimonial dinner with top officials praising his Israel service and recounts a night of overfilled bars, a ministerless luncheon fix by Walter Seligmann, and witty political quips from the era including new names for associations and playful song jabs at McElroy and Justices.
The piece debates what will drive voters in 1960 amid no dominant issue. It weighs party loyalty, candidate personality, and hedging strategies, noting Eisenhower’s popularity and the potential for a mixed outcome based on general leanings and perceptions of the contenders.
The piece muses on space age jargon confusing lawmakers and technicians as terms like exosphere and cislunar space clash with military and NASA usage. It shifts to light tips about skipping good foods to slim down and ends with a teen stealing a TV from a school room in Indiana.
Britain eases import curbs and raises quotas on several U.S. products including autos, while Americans worry about export chances amid tariffs and cheaper foreign competition. Despite the relaxation, many U.S. firms doubt a surge in exports to the United Kingdom, noting lingering barriers and high costs.
Relman Morin surveys 1920s culture and politics, noting glamour and greats like Fitzgerald, Lindbergh, Dempsey, Ruth, and the talkies, then contrasts with a later sense of security that collapsed after the 1929 stock market crash and ensuing Depression.
Eddie Hodges, a red haired 12 year old star of stage and screen, eyes a future in ministry though he loves acting. He co stars on CBS TV’s Holiday USA with Burl Ives and Gisele MacKenzie and has earned prominence from The Music Man and A Hole in the Head. He hails from Hattiesburg Mississippi and contemplates a path between acting and following his grandfather into the Baptist ministry. The piece notes his rapid rise and poised, level headed demeanor.
Local items from Biddeford Saco and surrounding towns recount residents visiting relatives in Portsmouth Maine and other cities. Names include Urbain Lambert Donald Regan Peter Drivas Martha Herrin and John MacDonald with ties to Biddeford Saco Old Orchard Beach and Bath among others.
Thirty years ago Miss Elizabeth W. Horne of Biddeford is elected president of the secretaries association of the Chapter Order of Eastern War. Biddeford Fire Chief Eugene Ricker and family move from their Graham street home to Union street. Sherman Comstock and family of Kennebunkport relocate to Fall River Massachusetts. Miss Susie O'Dea of Boston formerly of Biddeford visits Saco friends. Joseph Landry of Biddeford visits his son Antonio Landry in Augusta. The Ladies Aid society of Old Orchard Beach Methodist church meets at Mrs Katie L. Luce's Fort Hill Avenue home.
A reader argues that many wives work to keep some personal spending money and warns husbands would seek cuts if wives quit. The piece notes men often enjoy the wife’s earnings for luxuries and rarely surrender those luxuries when contemplating leaving work. Women value independence from household budgeting stresses.
A retrospective on J Edgar Hoover's 1924 takeover of the FBI. The piece credits two miracles: bipartisan congressional support shielding the bureau and the recruitment of capable, loyal agents willing to endure low pay and long hours. It extols the FBI as a rare public service and praises Hoover’s leadership and standards of fidelity, integrity and bravery.
AP reporter Bob Thomas quotes Frank Sinatra praising Eddie as a great child actor and well behaved. Eddie's 32-year-old father John and mother Sue plan to let him choose his path while emphasizing church upbringing for Eddie and his sister Diane, 13.
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