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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1955
Page
4
The Decatur area reports rising retail activity with nationwide gains in December sales. Steady North Alabama industry and a strong agricultural year boost optimism for 1956 and a robust Christmas season.
Joe Killian of Cuba Alabama writes after a Birmingham News editorial reprint. He says three months of study on cotton and his few rows planted to show cotton farming faced scrutiny from the USDA. He argues small farmers are being squeezed out and calls for policy changes to fix market and quota issues.
William G. Long, veteran Seattle judge, argues idle youth drive delinquency and urges three reforms: scrap teenage work papers, allow parental consent for suitable jobs, and unify state and federal child-labor laws. He warns grownups set poor examples with more holidays and less work.
Washington column notes Sen. Price Daniel of Texas investigates narcotics with 8,199 pages of testimony and $20,000 saved from a $50,000 grant. It highlights his plan to execute tougher dope penalties, expand border inspections, and reform addict treatment to compel hospital care and parole supervision.
An exhortation to use current resources and avoid longing for unattainable goals. It argues that desire fuels ambition but must be bounded by practicality, urging persistence and inner strengths when material wealth fades. The piece cites bankers, politicians, and public figures to illustrate viewpoints on ambition and policy.
The piece argues Soviet maneuvers at the UN insult Japan by vetoing its membership alongside Mongolia. It links the move to broader aims, warns of repercussions in Japan’s market and fishing, and criticizes Canada’s Lester Pearson and U S policy. It decries disregard for the UN Charter and calls the episode an unnecessary affront.
John David Hyun, new president of the seventh grade class, was born in Oklahoma and has lived in Hawaii and Japan. His mother is Choctaw and his father is of Korean Hawaiian descent.
A wide scope strike against Westinghouse pits AFL CIO leaders led by Jim Carey against the industry. The conflict spans 40 communities, involves mass picketing, and includes claims of automation plans and wage cuts. Injuries and property incidents accompany a battle viewed as a testing ground for union clout and management resolve.
Vermont Republican Senator Aiken told the GOP not to outpromise Democrats on farm benefits. He urged studying a soil bank plan from Secretary Benson to reduce production and improve fertility, with acreage payments and possible higher future subsidies.
Although cattle and horses were introduced by early European navigators, they do not thrive there, shaping the ecological and agricultural outcomes of the Pacific Islands.
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