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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1950
Page
4
The American Association of State Highway Officials urges tougher enforcement of size and weight limits to curb rising highway costs. States should adopt stricter laws and crack down on overloading trucks to protect taxpayers and road infrastructure. Oregon engineers call halving new highway construction to fund repairs from heavy truck damage.
Raymond Moses warns in Newsweek that some convicted espionage cases show academics influenced by Communist ideas. He urges reexamining higher education responsibilities and focusing more on what is right in America. He stresses academic freedom entails grave duties and education must cleanse itself to prevent future failures.
F W Specht of Armour and Company argues that antitrust laws are being misused to hinder legitimate business growth. He cites a pending government suit splitting four meat packers into 14 units and notes Armour’s losses in 1948 and 1949. He warns such actions threaten industry and the public.
Robinson McIlvaine publisher of the Downington Archive recounts a Wage and Hour Division probe that dragged his tiny operation into back wages disputes. He argues federal rules, though well intentioned, burden small businesses with onerous paperwork and costly, misapplied requirements.
Girls from the Delmarva peninsula compete for Miss Delmarva at the annual Delmarva Chicken Festival in Dover Delaware on June 14 and 15. Last year's winners pictured include Miss Marsland Ann Robins Miss Ass Delmueysa and Miss Delaware Jane Mustard along with Miss Virginia Martha Crosby.
The House Ways and Means Committee shows delay in repeal actions, signaling no action before July. Continued taxes burden consumers on essentials like oils, cosmetics, jewelry, fur, travel, and long distance calls, raising living costs and eroding faith in emergency measures.
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