30 Jun 1955
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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1955
Page
1
A June 1955 editorial questions cemetery care urging city authorities to address Laurel Hill overflow and plan expansion. It emphasizes respecting Thomasville’s historic leaders buried there and criticizes neglect and lax policies. The piece calls for official action to improve the Old Cemetery and secure future burial space.
Officials warn that within five years a million more teachers will be needed to handle increased enrollment and retirements. While salaries rise, training and construction lag, and Georgia must accelerate plans to standardize classrooms and expand space or risk long term setback.
The Tennessee State Federation of Labor president says organized labor sits low in public esteem due to unions themselves. Stanton Smith cites constant attacks on leadership and public misperceptions that workers are selfish, urging a program to restore respect and balance between capital and labor. He warns gains at the bargaining table could be undone by legislation.
A Thomasville observer credits a city speed campaign with reduced speeds on main arteries. He notes slower traffic, increased police activity, and warns that without continued restraint chaos or another catastrophe could shake the town.
The piece highlights support for Georgia schools and improved schedules, praising education as integral and beneficial. It notes rains aiding land use, public schools' strong integration, a Jaycee parade drawing two hundred thousand attendees in Atlanta, and youths working summers to fund college.
The Hoover Commission unanimously praises Herbert Hoover for leadership in organizing and guiding its work. The resolution lauds his knowledge, meticulous drafting, and nonpartisan conduct, noting his dedication and long service despite political neglect. A nationwide citizens’ committee backs Hoover bills in Congress for the 1956 campaign.
HAL BOYLE portrays New York as the summer city of the world inviting visitors to enjoy its endless growth, glamour, and adventure. He notes heat and restlessness fade after days, and that New York embodies American identity with Liberty, culture, cruelty, and opportunity.
A digest of past events notes 15 years ago on Sunday with Allied bombardments on Borneo coast and Balikpapan oil targets, a Senate push on the UN Charter, FEPC filibuster fading, new cabinet members taking oaths, Nipponese oil plants hit by B 29s, and a Glen Arven tournament record list with 114 entries.
A 25 member panel appointed in 1953 under President Eisenhower completed the first major study since 1787 on federal state relations. It urged less Washington power and more state and local responsibility, notably opposing federal education aid and favoring strong federal civil defense control while noting its nonbinding nature.
The National Safety Council forecast 380 deaths during the July 4 weekend in Chicago. The period runs 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday and covers only immediate fatalities. Over 40 million cars are expected on the roads, raising travel risk and prompting safety tips to slow down and stay alert.
President Eisenhower misspoke at a news conference discussing the Dixon Yates power controversy. He slipped and uttered Dixon Dates in reference to the matter, drawing attention as TV and radio performers have done with on air bloopers.
The answer notes that outward morality does not remove sin. All people sin, and without personal acceptance of Jesus Christ as Savior they face eternal separation from God. The danger is self sufficiency and spiritual blindness, leading to condemnation unless one turns to Christ.
In Bonn the Bundestag sent a bill to call up the first volunteers for units, provoking concerns among Adenauer supporters about civilian control and potential re militarization. Government sources warned quick action may miss the summer recess on July 18.
Gov Marvin Griffin says he will not sign a gross receipts tax on small loan companies until the attorney general has studied the measure further. He noted all other bills from the tax raising special session have been signed.
A religious critique argues that humanism is the world's dangerous epidemic. It condemns secular faith in man's self sufficiency and warns that rejecting God leads to moral downfall and being cast out of Paradise. The piece cites Satan’s temptation to Eve as the origin of humankind seeking autonomy from God.
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