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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
8
A Look magazine feature argues that despite protests over high costs, Americans enjoy higher living standards. It compares 1929 and 1949 labor needed for a week of food, notes efficiency in manufacturing and agriculture, and credits distribution and retail competition for keeping prices low and goods abundant.
A retail trade expert argues price drops shrink mood but rising volume can sustain profits. By expanding assortments and selling more units, retailers can offset smaller margins, a principle tied to mass distribution. Consumers gain from lower prices as wholesale reductions reach shelves.
A detailed critique argues a proposed North Fork Flathead River dam in Montana serves hydroelectric aims more than flood control. It warns that 15,000 acres of Glacier Park would flood and big game habitats would suffer, criticizing federal projects as socializing enterprise and urging voters to see through the "flood control" pretext.
The piece argues that inflation fears rise with a higher minimum wage under the Federal Fair Employment Act. Economists warn it could trigger wage spirals across skilled to unskilled workers, raise prices, and curb employment, reducing entry jobs and tightening markets for manufacturers and retailers.
The Rural Electrification Administration seeks to extend federal reach into rural telephone service, mirroring past attacks on private electric industry. The piece argues propaganda from public ownership advocates undermines private enterprise while the nation touts its achievements to the world.
A citizen urges readers to oppose government subsidies and socialistic projects, arguing private enterprise has built U S telephony and warning against rural telephone expansion. The piece stresses reliance on free enterprise and calls for residents to write to Washington to reverse current trends toward government involvement.
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