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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1956
Page
2
On December 6 a PhD winner on The 64 000 Question took home 64000 after a marathon run on boxing trivia. As a psychologist, with a doctor husband, their combined income likely faces very high taxation, suggesting the government is the real winner.
A tax paying utility president argues that federal or state built electricity costs appear lower but rely on tax subsidies. He cites a proposed 400 million hydroelectric project on the Niagara River near the Falls awaiting Congressional approval, contending such finance masks tax payer burdens and promotes subsidized power.
Norman Thomas, longtime Socialist Party leader, praises union support for workers and urges unions to speak on social policy. He cautions unions not to coerce members into voting a certain way or force financial support, advocating voluntary contributions. He also stresses the right to work for all regardless of union membership and protection from coercion by unions or employers.
A Deep South county with two small towns shows a single chain’s yearly expenditures totaling 714030.49 dollars with county firms and individuals for wages, supplies, rents and other needs. The piece argues chains are good local citizens, noting profits are modest and reinvested, and that retailing is fundamentally local.
A Newsweek summary praises postwar medical advances that have saved thousands of lives. It notes wartime gains equal to 25 years of progress and ongoing research against remaining killers. The piece credits doctors and scientists, stressing access to free medicine and research.
The Herald Brownsville Texas argues against governmental price supports and controls that lure production, warning such "solutions" would harm farmers by stifling initiative and push subsidies to unsustainable levels. It urges internal reform within agriculture to resolve surpluses without costly taxpayer subsidies.
Inclement weather moved Greensboro Town and Country Club meetings to January 11 at Mrs. Charles Ellwanger’s home. Welfare Chairman Mrs. Walter Dillon detailed gifts and visits to 15 families with Brownie help and a teen gift. Plans for Eastern Shore Board meeting in Greensboro March 8 were set with Mrs. Richard Garey named chair. A stork shower honored Mrs. Walter Fountain. The Baptist Church Women’s Missionary Society met January 10, opening with hymn and prayer and discussing stewardship and mission programs.
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