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Newspaper
Shepherd Argus
Location
Shepherd, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1963
Page
3
Mrs May Craig asks President Kennedy about moving children for racial balance and he labels it a local issue. The piece argues against color line kidnapping and urges communities to resist federal education aid. It supports equal access for children of all colors to attend their neighborhood schools with local peers.
The editorial condemns signs claiming federal aid for highways. It argues the highway program is funded by taxes on highway users, not government contributions, noting about 5 billion yearly taxes yield 3.3 billion to the Highway Trust Fund while 1.7 billion go to the General Fund. It urges signs crediting motorists as the funders.
President Kennedy in a Washington broadcast touts an $11 billion tax cut and promises spending limits to what are “fully essential” functions. He pledges deficit reduction but omits start date and specifics on cuts, while noting civilian payrolls appear lower than a decade ago.
Rep. Craig Hosmer of California sponsors two measures to bar federal departments from competing with private wire services and to curb Agriculture news activities. The moves follow a FCC suggestion to create in-house news facilities, seen as a path to a larger government information department.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars celebrated 50 years with a national convention in Seattle August 25 to 30. Speakers described women's expanding roles, a play honored the group's history, and nearly $30,000 in cancer grants funded research. The event highlighted a membership rise to over 342,000 and more than $10,000 in cash awards for local auxiliary programs. Notable winners included Jacquelyn Watts of Raceland Louisiana for the national writing contest and a Boy Scout prize awarded to William C. Stiedeman of Wauwatosa Wisconsin. National officers for 1963-64 were named and listed, with attendees including Mrs. Claude Coomer visiting from Joe Ulsh Auxiliary 8215.
The text notes President Kennedy's directive to create a unified system linking federal agency wires, aiming to evolve communications nationwide. ANPA and others warn it could yield a national news agency similar to Tass, echoing defense official Arthur Sylvester on news management and urging Congress action on Hosmer bills.
On Friday evening September 20 the Shepherd Band met at 6 30 pm at the school and traveled to Merrill for pre game and halftime activities. Under Mr Lem mer the band played the National Anthem and staged a Latin beat show Latin America Saga with a bull fight featuring Roger Freeze and David Kelley. The Vandals closed with All About Girls including Thank Heaven For Little Girls and There's Nothin Like a Dame.
Several Shepherd area families and friends exchanged visits and attended events over the weekend. Distinctly mentioned are Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Benn visiting daughters in Deerfield Center, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Starr and family, and Mrs. Esther Bott at a funeral. Other entries record guests from Ohio and California, weekend trips to Drummond Island, and a 45th wedding anniversary at Pleasant Valley Hall.
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