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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1935
Page
2
Benjamin F. Johnson is President and Treasurer Mary Melvin is Vice President and Secretary. Published as second class mail matter entered at the Denton Maryland post office on Saturday morning June 15 1935.
The piece recalls William Graham Sumner and his “Forgotten Man” concept describing the independent laborer who earns by producing work and resists welfare or favors. It argues the Forgotten Man bears the costs of social schemes, benefits capital, and should be protected with laws securing earnings, savings, contracts, and capital’s free employment.
A coroner warns drivers that highway deaths rise in rural areas despite lighter traffic. In 1934 highway fatality rates exceeded the overall rate, as wide smooth roads encourage speeding and delayed reaction. With summer near, motorists should stay alert on country trips to avoid tragic crashes.
Economic highlights discuss how lawyers and business groups doubted the NRA would survive a key Supreme Court challenge. The court’s unanimous ruling ends the NRA, triggering rumors of a return to sweatshops and potential new constitutional approaches. Roosevelt hints at possible constitutional amendments.
The Supreme Court ruling ends the NRA and ends price fixing yet allows voluntary codes to continue. Industry news says wages did not surge, hours unchanged, and prices fell in some sectors. A separate Brandeis read decision struck down the Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage moratorium as unconstitutional, protecting private property rights.
The Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America completed its annual meeting andWill H. Hays urged that motion picture theatres remain for entertainment not advertising. The association will study reports of advertising films being injected into entertainment and will present a recommendation to the board later.
Washington observers note the renewed fight over State's Rights as New Dealers push centralization. Democratic figures Bainbridge Colby and Pattengall head the coalition line, while Republican circles include ex Senator Reed of Pennsylvania as a leading thinker. The piece links modern divisions to Civil War era tensions and cross-party alignments.
The piece surveys Roosevelt as New York Governor opposing national intervention, citing state rights and liberty of self government. It notes his critique of central authority and references a post press conference market wobble while labor leaders threaten strikes as leverage toward recovery.
Practical guidance urges constituents to write on topics they know well and to back up views with concrete, local plans. It warns against generic radio appeals and political crusaders, emphasizing advising the lawmaker on practical rural road projects using gas tax funds and oil products for better mileage.
The piece argues the Supreme Court’s removal of the NRA means orderly governance can return. It credits agencies like FTC, Commerce, Labor, and Justice with handling business, labor, trade, and legal affairs. It warns against centralizing power and notes states have yielded authority.
The passage notes that state governments will press their issues while federal departments return to normal operations. Congress shows fatigue with rubber stamping and the President’s push for stronger central authority fails to gain support. Washington signals a return to orderly governance with less experimentation.
Roy H. Faulkner of the Auburn Automobile Company argues advertising boosts business and mood, especially when lagging. He praises automobile shows and direct retail sales as glamour drivers, urging local trade men to focus on the best method and then act.
Arson accounts for over half of firefighters deaths and raises insurance costs. National Underwriters agents aid states in forming arson squads, many cities now have them. 34 states adopt model law. arson detectives pursue convictions. Report suspicious fires to authorities to protect lives.
Mark Graves notes in Rotarian Magazine that war shocks push public spending higher and taxes climb as nations fund war debts veteran pensions and peacetime armed forces. He suggests over half of major nations tax revenue supports postwar costs, with America often reaching new expenditure highs.
Visits by this writer to the CCC camps are encouraging and dispel stories of widespread youth dissatisfaction. Camps aid in reclaiming discouraged boys by guiding them back to regular life routines and personal initiative, seen as a prime movement for human betterment.
In the Roosevelt administration the Securities Act required full registration of stocks and bonds offered to the public. Investment firms and corporations fretted at the burdens, while Republican Old Guard opposed the reach as an invasion of liberty. A year later Congress and the President enacted the act.
The passage reviews Congress oversight of stock exchanges and the Securities Act of 1933. It notes initial opposition by Republicans and investors, later praise from the New York Stock Exchange head, and a Times report that no civil suits have arisen two years after enactment despite thousands of registrations. It attributes this to SEC enforcement preventing misleading registrations, arguing the act protects investors.
Ross Farquar presents Slats Diary with humorous vignettes from Friday to Thursday. Ant Enemy overdoses on medicine, Noah Platts imprisoned then released early for good behavior, college education praised, a mayor accused of theft, engagement broken, and local doctors' misadventure with glasses.
Smithson holds a Children’s Day service on Sunday June 23 at 8 o’clock with Sunday School at 9 30 each Sunday and preaching at 7 30. Local residents and visitors are welcome.
A digest of local notes from twenty five years ago reports wheat at 92 to 31.00 and corn at 70, new concrete work around Denton including J Ed Nichols store, and a fatal infant death from lockjaw after a carriage accident. It notes public works on state roads, a large fire at Laurel Delaware, civic visits, naval officer appointment changes, hospital moves, and forthcoming weddings and deaths including Ada Stevens aged eight and Rev Helsby’s family child cholera infantum.
An optimistic view argues a coming boom driven by credit and monetary expansion amid mixed Supreme Court rulings. Estimates show massive deferred demand in machinery, railroad equipment, and construction, with rail and housing sectors facing aging stock and a potential $10 to $49 billion scale in capital goods needs, alongside a large housing deficit and booming road and power projects.
In a tale of neighborly rifts and a dollhouse, Mary Belle learns about goodwill after Sue dear falls ill with Scarlet fever. The hedged preparations for a party become a lesson in forgiveness, shared by Mary Belle, Jane, and the Angel doll who listens and helps carry the message.
A call to set aside reform obsession and focus on recovery to revive heavy industry. The text argues business would regain confidence, triggering a broad boom as industry revives and investment flows resume, citing the Babson chart with 22 percent below normal and 5 percent below a year ago.
An assortment of aphorisms and maxims from various thinkers and sources. It gathers thoughts on character, wisdom, love, self mastery, and universal ethics, highlighting views from Aristotle to Kant and including Christian Science Monitor insights.
Expresses gratitude for the sympathy and support received during recent bereavement, acknowledging the kindness shown by friends and neighbors and the comfort it provided in a difficult time.
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