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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1956
Page
2
The FBI chief J Edgar Hoover argues that the fight against communism is not only political but religious, asserting communism attacks all forms of belief in God and spiritual values. He says religious people must recognize communism as their great enemy, and that no church or member can temporize with it.
The Federal Maritime Board and a leading American merchant line agreed on a shipbuilding plan costing 313 million dollars. It promises about 27,000 man-years of work in U S shipyards and nationwide economic benefits as the fleet replaces aging vessels to keep U S lines competitive with foreign competitors.
An American oil firm announces a global outlook and a capital program totalling 1.1 billion dollars for 1956. It forecasts demand doubling since World War II, a five percent rise in 1956, and calls for aggressive exploration, more wells, refinery expansion, new pipelines, tankers, storage, and distribution upgrades. It stresses freedom as essential to risk taking and profits benefiting the free world.
Postwar power industry records show reserve capacity rising from six percent in 1947 to 21.5 percent by 1954 due to $18.468 billion in new construction. Last year the sector paid $1.447 billion in taxes, about 23 cents of every customer dollar. For 1965 and 1975 demand projections loom large as the U S produces 41 percent of world electricity while prices fall from 25 cents to 2.74 cents per kilowatt hour since seven decades ago.
Samuel J. Hopkins 85 of Cordova died Saturday morning in Memorial Hospital Easton. Funeral services were from Rawlings Funeral Home with interment in Greensboro Cemetery. Survived by wife Bessie and two siblings. Items note hospital visits and social events including homemaker club meetings and various visits by relatives and friends through the holidays.
Brooklyn visitors Weiderhoeft and Miss Louise Owens joined Mr and Mrs Harry Draper and others for holiday gatherings. Trips included Ridgely Centreville and Philadelphia with several families hosting dinners and weekend visits. many townsfolk noted moving travel and relatives visiting from Baltimore Dover Wilmington and Goldsboro.
Many residents from Millsboro, Goldsboro, Federalsburg, and nearby towns gathered with relatives for holidays. Lt. Barbara Brown returned to Ft. Benning after visiting family. A3c Ralph Breeding left for Scott AFB. Leslie Scott and Lawrence Breeding remain confined due to heart issues. Mrs. Leslie Scott is a Memorial Hospital patient in Easton.
Mr. O Regan of the Social Security Administration will be at the Court House in Denton on Monday January 9, beginning at 10 a m.
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