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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1954
Page
8
A pre-Soviet Russian historian warned that powerful states across eras shrink individual rights until the person becomes a cipher. He argued that whenever the state expands, the people recede, a pattern he claimed spans communist, socialist, monarchist, and clerical systems.
A survey of stores totaling 4.2 billion in sales shows profits of only 2.3 cents per dollar in 1952 and 1953, the lowest earnings rate in over two decades except 1938. Rising operating costs, especially payroll, explain the slim margins. Consumers shouldn’t blame retail profits for high prices.
Roger Babson foresees continued brisk demand for food and soft goods as consumers remain price conscious. He expects low cost mass distributors to lead sales in the latter half of the year while overall dollar volume softens yet goods movement stays strong. Retailers’ aggressiveness sustains production and employment, with economists broadly optimistic.
Nation’s 4-H members in 46 states conduct the 1954 Safety Program to reduce the rural highway toll of about 15,000 deaths and 1,225,000 injuries yearly. They train in farm accident and fire prevention, display hazards, and give demonstrations on motor vehicle risks, ladder safety, and tool care. GM funds medals and college scholarships for top county and state winners.
A Jefferson quotation is cited contrasting true liberalism with today’s centralized state power. It warns that concentrating all care and power in one body leads to the loss of liberty, a critique framed against autocrats and aristocrats. The piece argues for dispersed governance to protect rights.
Congressman Tollefson argues for a robust American merchant fleet amid decline in shipyards and rising foreign-flag tonnage. He contrasts modest subsidy costs with vast farm subsidies, urging quick government action to prevent a repeat of World War I and II dependence.
A civic appeal defends rural beauty against highway and utility projects. It urges preserving trees and landscape while expanding roads and services, warns against sacrificing land for straighter routes, and calls for considering farmers and local needs alongside tourism.
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