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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1955
Page
4
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles advocates fiscal restraint and efficiency. He argues that federal savings come from reduced waste and that citizens must stop relying on Washington to solve every problem while Washington should resist unlimited tax power. He links economy to revived local and personal responsibility.
Assistant Secretary of the Army Roderick spoke at a dedication ceremony for four multipurpose dams built by the Corps of Engineers. He promoted the partnership power policy to develop water resources with private resources, arguing this reduces tax burdens and avoids government competition with private industry. He urged limiting spending on nonessential government activities, asserting the partnership plan blends government needs with private power generation and distribution, and criticized socialism while stressing defense needs.
The Centennial of Farm Mechanization will run August 15–20 at Michigan State College East Lansing. It will fill over 60 acres with exhibits valued at about 20 million dollars and attract more than 250,000 visitors. Displays will cover farming tech from primitive tools to hydraulics, oil chemicals and steel in agriculture, and kitchen and household innovations. President Hannah says the event chronicles how mechanization freed people for broader work and shaped American life.
The final Hoover Commission report argues the budget can be balanced and taxes cut without trimming military strength or public works. It cites potential savings totaling about 8.5 billion across 60 agencies, with many reductions achievable by executive action or targeted legislation. Legislative action remains bundled with controversy and lengthy debate.
Mrs Ethel Thornton reports Rev Sam Mayo, Baptist minister for migrant workers on the Eastern Shore, will preach Sunday at Greensboro Baptist Church in place of Rev W P Watson on a two week vacation. Weekend guests include Leo and Mrs Hearn of Wilmington with R L and Mrs Mitchell. Claude and Mrs Dunne of Westminster with Bernard and Mrs Dunne. Howard Cole visiting aunt Mrs Slaughter of Burrsville who is improving after hospital care. Don Cooper and Grant Evans joined by Miss Gladys Draper of Bridgeville and Jesse Evans of Seaford.
Local residents hosted and visited relatives over the weekend and week, with many trips to Wilmington Rehoboth Beach and Ellsworth areas. Names include Evans, Wyatt, Dittmar, Bienkowski, Seward, Starkey, Bastian, Roe, Moyer, and Hubbard among others, plus camp attendance and hospital updates.
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