Sidney Post Office Notice of Mail Matter
Entered at the Post Office at Sidney Nebraska as second class mail matter.
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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1950
Page
10
Entered at the Post Office at Sidney Nebraska as second class mail matter.
Editorial notes the timeless charm of the phrase Merry Christmas and wishes readers happiness security and peace of mind during the Yuletide season from The Telegraph publishers and staff.
An unimpeachable source asserts Santa Claus will be present again this year despite world crises and strikes. An informant says the North Pole remains peaceful, Mr. Kringle works long hours, elves need no overtime, sleigh runners are upgraded, and reindeer are fit for a long run. He shows no demand for children to be overly good.
Twenty five years ago fears grew that chain stores would crush independents. The Census of Distribution shows chains hold no greater share than twenty years ago, and independents outnumber chains yet hold the majority of retail business. Honest competition benefits consumers and spurs innovation. Chain ideas influenced all retail, proving competition drives progress and better living standards.
The speaker humorously contrasts Truman with Henry Wallace, suggesting Wallace would have led to worse outcomes but acknowledges Wallace’s confession of error. The piece frames gratitude for current leadership and cautions against dire assessments.
The piece analyzes labor leaders failing to dominate elections, noting Taft's Ohio win. It argues Taft Hartley law boosted unions’ strength, gave rank and file leverage, and empowered workers to vote for themselves rather than party lines, suggesting a shift in labor politics.
A verbose columnist recalls past reading habits and parental strictures from the Gay Nineties to the 1950s. He laments modern kids lack time to read amid autos radios and cinema, contrasts Long John Silver era with The Police Gazette, and argues parents bear blame for a shaken cultural heritage while praising youth’s informatio n and honesty.
The 1950 CROP drive in Cheyenne County raised 1150 from 32 contributors under Rev Roy den Frese. Gifts ranged from five dollars to a truckload of wheat, totaling 391 bushels of wheat 320 pounds of beans and 379.45 dollars in cash. County donations will join nationwide relief efforts. The drive is church sponsored and Frese thanked all who contributed.
Dark alleyways invite crime while bright walls in government and commercial areas deter theft. The text argues light colored stores factories and warehouses provide shelter for criminals by blending with the shadows, but also act as a public protection measure by making vice and crime harder to hide.
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