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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1955
Page
4
The Secretary of Labor opposes Right to Work laws now in 17 states, claiming harm from them, while broad comment from newspapers and officials argues he is mistaken. Henry Hazlitt warned that forcing union membership threatens individual rights, likening it to historical blacklisting of workers.
M S Rukeyser argues in the New York Journal American that heavy government activity and high taxes deter private enterprise. He notes federal taxation takes up to 91 percent of earnings for top individuals and 52 percent of net profits for large firms, warning that less governmental competition would boost the economy and employment.
An excerpt from the World Book Encyclopedia recalls Oliver Evans’s 1812 forecast of steam rail travel and cites how railroads transformed American life. It notes journeys once spanning days shortened to hours and highlights rail lines as key to growth, industry, and national security.
Walter Chamblin surveys a Congress reshaped to favor public power as the atomic era begins. The creation of a new Public Works Subcommittee, led by Cannon, signals focus on government-led atomic energy and dam projects, with Dixon-Yates and public-private power battles at center. An anecdote about atomic-minded job applicants closes the piece.
Pvt James Drummond of Camp Kilmer plans overseas duty in England after weekend with parents Mr and Mrs Howard Drummond. Births announced Richard Edwin Hignutt January 19 Milford Memorial and Ronnie Kern Elliott February 5 Milford Memorial. Several residents visit relatives, hospital stays at Memorial Milford and Easton, with social calls across Federalsburg, Bridgeville, Wilmington, Chester and Vernon.
George Williams founder of the YMCA was honored with knighthood by Queen Victoria in recognition of his service. The event underscores the growth of YMCA work and Williams’s leadership in social welfare.
Mr and Mrs Clinton Edwards hosted a Saturday evening gathering with a long list of Greensboro guests including Caudills Bowens and Hartnett families alongside visitors from Wilmington Goldsboro Philadelphia and Dover Numerous extended visits and weekend trips were noted as well as a eleventh wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Dorman A D R luncheon attendance and hospital news for Clara Seward wrap the social page highlights into one item.
Horace Adams expresses gratitude to relatives neighbors and friends for cards visits gifts of food and other acts of kindness while a patient at Memorial Hospital Wilmington Delaware and after returning home.
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