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Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
Study And The Tob

There is a course for school stu
dents in Pittsburgh. Pa, in which
the students study in school in the
morning and then are employed in
retail stores in the afternoon. That
is a fine idea. and it will turn out a
lot of young people who will not
lack for jobs.
The average school student goes
out in the world well equipped men
tally, assuming he has tried to do
his work. AS it is some trouble to
break in green help. many young
people find job getting a very slow
process. Students who have taken
some time before graduation to do
some kind of work. make a kind Of
running start in the race Of labor
and business. The lessons taught in
books are not the only ones needed
in the great school which we call
Life.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
New Home Owners

The construction of dwellings in
1889 was the highest, both in value
and number. for 10 years. Figures
during recent months also indicate
that 1910 will be a heavy building
year.
The best wishes of the community
go out to all the folks who have
bought these new houses. They
have a strong incentive to keep the
new buildings and grounds in the
best possible condition. A well kept
house retains its value. but if it is
allowed to look shabby, its sale
value will depreciate faster than the
deterioration of its materials. All
our towns give their welcome to new
home owners. but reduced tax bill
is a form Of welcome that shines
brighter than any polite words.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
Calner View Needed

Harsh words are always aald ii a
political campaign. People feel very
earnestly the need for the success OF
their own ideas. and they see great
mlsfortunes If these ideas are not
carried out. Under this emotion. il
is very difficult to see things in a
dispassionate light. Il becomes easy
to make exaggerated statements.
When election passes, people
should calm down. and try to look at
existing situations without excite
ment. They should realize that their
neighbors are just as honest and
sincere as they are.
There is no room for class antag-
onism in this country. Employers
and business men should feel SYM
pathy for their work people and do
their best to treat &em right. Wage
earners should realize that It is a
very difficult thing to carry on busi-
ness now. and should not make ex-
treme demands. With a general spir-
it of cooperation and harmony, our
people can accomplish things pre-
viously regarded as impossible.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
Peace To Be Offered?

There have been rumOrs that Adolf
Hitler would make a peace offer
soon. 1t is supposed he would be
glad to end the war. if he can keep
the territorial gains he has already
made, and leave Britain undefeated
and in possession of its colonies
beyond the sea.
The British will not be enthusias-
tic about such a proposal. 1t would
leave Hitler the grand boss of El-
rope. and any day He might start a
new attack on Britain. The British
are having an uncomfortable time in
London. as they submit to a rain of
death nearly every night. The
stream of planes flying over the sea
suggests that before many months
Adolf will have to raise his bid.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
Daring Matrimony

There is wisecrack about the
bride who told her husband she
Thought he was daring and courag-
eous when he married her. To which
the husband replied that everyone
else thought so too.
1t does seem to take some courage
for either a man or woman to get
married nowadays. 1t is not merely
question of providing the money.
There is also the qaestion whether
the accepted mate is going to be
happy and satisfied. and whether
they will both be contented in this
close intimacy. It is easy for mar
riages to break up now, if both par
ties aren't satisfied. Which sug-
gests that a fairly long acquaintance
before marriage is a fine idea.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
The First T,hankseivine

There is again a difference oi
opinion rs to the date on which
Thanksgiving day should be cele-
brated. If the truly thankful spirit
exists. such differences do NOT
count a great deal. The main thing
is to make it a real day ef thanks
giving.
It is one characteristics OF our un-
grateful human race, that the more
blessings they have. the more they
seem unconscious Of them. The
story of the first Thanksgiving IL
lustrates this truth. When the pill
grim fathers landed at Plymouth,
Mass, there were only 1O2 in their
little company. They set foot on
that cold shore in the dead of win
ter, December 20, when it was inn
possible to raise any kind of crop
for months to come. Within four
months A of them died Of disease or
lack of sufficient food. They had to
conceal their deaths. so the lowering
Indians would not know how weak
they were and descend on the feeble
remnant with scalping knives and
tomahawks.
When the summer came, they
were able to raise fair crop, which
made it probable they could live
through one more winter. In their
joy at that very limited and uncer-
tain prospect, they observed the
first day of Thanksgiving to God.
What a little thing that was to be
thankful for. according to the big
ideas of our time! They had no
comforts, only the most primitive
tools with which to work, they were
far from help from their former
homes. their future was dark and
gloomy at the best. But just be-
cause they saw enough food to last
through one more winter, they sang
psalms and were full of good
cheer.
What a lesssn to us in our time,
Is we enjoy life, surrounded by SO
many comforts with a wealth of
and opportunity offered
is. We have 1000 times more than {
he pilgrim fathers. Yet they thank
ID God, while we usually pass the
lay over with scarcely a thought. I
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
STRIKES ARE
NOT NECESSARY

Everyone hears about the strikes
that happen. But little attention is
given to those that didn't happen.
Those are the strikes that are
settled by conciliation-by a meeting
of minds of the various interests in
volved. During the past year, for
instance, the United States govern
mept eonciliation service handled
moro than $500 situations involving
over 1,45O,O0O people. In the major
ity of cases, a settlement was reach
ed and the strike avoided.
John T. DAILY, Commissioner of
CoEciliation, recently observed that
every strike is an economic loss to
somebody, management or labor"
And in these days, the element Of
loss goes farther still-to the whole
country. A major strike taking place
now hight slow the defense drive to
a standstill. The decision Of a few
Willful men, possibly taken in con-
travention Of the desires of the work
ers. might imperil Americas safety.
The public is sick of unnecessary
strikes. 1t is sick OF racketeering
elements in both labor and industry
which make such strikes. There
never was a strike which couldn't
have been prevented, and an equit-
able agreement reached, if those on
both sides had honestly faced the
facts and met around the arbitra-
tion table in a sincere spirit
If both labor and industry refuse
to arbitrate. if they permit strikes to |
be called, only one thing can hap
pen-the establishment of some die
government authority which
will make and enforce decisions whe-
ther labor and industry like it or not
In the interest of self-preservation
alone. it is vital now for labor and
to get together and
settle all disputes before the strike
stage is reached.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
Attracting Attention

Life is so fun Of exciting and in
teresting things nowadays that any
enterprise has to dOaa6lOt Of pushing
if it is to win attention. It is not
enough in business to open up a
store and put goods oin a window.
and expect people itoiseome in and
buy that merchandise. There are so
many things that take up peoples
attention that they are likely to go
by such a store day by day. and
never get interested in it.
Any business needs some plan by
which it can attract attention amid
all the distractions of modern life.
The newspaper advertisement sug-
gests that the concern that inserts it,
is doing something more than or
binary, that it is above the average.
1t inevitably draws more trade, and
when its ovlume of business in
creases. it is in a position to make
lower prices.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15

pan. England, so long as she con-
trolls the seas. may have TO go on
short rations. but she is able to bring
the necessities to her ports. Even
If we accept German claims Of sink
ings OF British owned or controlled
shipping, it is obvious that hardly a
dent has been made in the Empires
merchant marine.
The questions of plague and fam
inc remain. But Germany and Italy
can no doubt last long time by
getting the food supplies Of the con-
quered peoples. All reports indicate
that the Reich Is doing just that now.
Plague is a more difficult factor to
discuss. Rumors of it come from
England, due to conditions in air
raid shelters. food rationing. and the
deleterious physical effect Of contin-
ued bombing, etc. But so far plague
has not appeared, and it may be that
modern medicine may be able to pre-
vent it on great scale.
Summing up, it looks like a very
long war-a. war of attrition. It
may be that the final decisive factor
will be a let-down in morale on one
side or the othera widespread feel
ing of whats the use OF going on?"
At any rate, the best experts think
that this country might as well get
used to half a world continuously at
war. whether we become belligerents
or not. Even if we do keep out of
war, we will become an increasingly
factor in its progress, in
our role of armorer to Britain. No
one can yet see the end of the Far
Eastern situation-Japan has back
ed down bit, but her army and navy
clique are still restive and they rat
tie their swords on every possible
occasion. Forces such as the world
has rarely known are unleashed now,
and to forecast the future has be-
come the most hazardous Of under
takings.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
Milford, Friday, November Is, 1910
National Unity

Now that the heat and turmoil OF
the political campaign is over, the
American people should try to
achieve unity. They should forget
their differences, make mutual con-
cessions. and present a solid front
to all their possible foes.
The nations that look with hostil-
ity on the United States will hope to
see the political dissension of the
past few months continue. If pos
sible. they would be glad to plant
further seeds of discord. Everything
that tends to prevent effective action
by our government and our indus
tries is glorious news for them.
The American people are united in
their fundamental ideas. They be-
lieve in democracy, and have no use
for any dictator government. They
are opposed to the things Adolf Hit
Ter is trying to do in Europe. They
are equally set against the things
the Japanese government is trying
to do in Asia.
Our people are determined not to
enter the wars of Europe and Asia.
The great majority believe in the
present policy of aiding Britain by
selling such munitions to that coun-
try as can be spared from our own
defense needs.
We need harmony between govern
ment and business. Business should
he willing to adjust its policies to
satisfy the people and obey the spirit
Of the laws. The government should
not place restrictions on business
mat make it hard to expand defense
production and employ labor. Peo-
pie should be tolerant with those
who think differently from them
selves. Let us all try to pull together
and reach such a state of national
strength that we shalt be safe from
attack.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
Var 10 The Death

The attempt Of the Nazi air force
to blast the daylights. out Of Britain
with their rain of bombs from the
sky, has had terrible results. There
are $4,000 dead and 10000 wounded
in Britain from this cruel and unpro-
voked warfare, worthy of savages.
Britain stands up under this rain
of death with the pluck Of heroes.
Now the Germans are working
with increased ferocity with their
stealthy submarines, and more and
more British ships are going down.
Yet Britain has nearly as many
ships as before the war. The Ger
mans have thought they could starve
out Britain. but they don't seem to
be making any very rapid progress
on it.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
Thanksgiving Gifts

One essential feature of Thanks
giving is to remember the poor and
needy. A Thanksgiving feast does
not mean what it should, unless
there has been some Offering Of help
to those who are in want. We should
not feel happy ON Thanksgiving day,
unless we have made it possible for
some unfortunate folks. who lack the
means for a nice Thanksgiving. to
enjoy the day in a happy way.
In planning good times for them
selves on Thanksgiving day. people
should inquire about those who are
out Of work or destitute for any
reason, and do something to provide
them with reasons to be thankful.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
'Prodigious Service


Writing iu the Christian Science
Monitor, r. ~ Markham said. mo
other single agency has done more
for the Development Of America Than
the railroads. Their service is prod
igious thelt payroll is enormous,
their relations to the public exem-
plary.s
The typical'raflroad Is a comrAun-
ity builder par excellence. In The old
days. the railroad literally made the
town-the railroad center was al
ways the hub of trade and activity.
Then, as the railroads branched out,
almost every town was given service
Il could send Its goods to far mar
kets. Ii could bring In goods made In
cities a continent away. The stand
ard OF living rose. The town was no
longer entirely dependent on local
enterprises--it could make its choice
from the industrial production OF the
entire country. And the railroad,
even in its beginnings, offered the
cheapest form OF transportation ever
devised.
As time passed, the role of the
railroad in our national life became
more, not less important. The great
empire of the West could never have
been developed without the shining
lines Of steel rails that connected It
with the East. The trains, in brief,
brought civilization. They brought
prosperity. And, more than any
other factor, they made possible
cohesive, integrated, closely-knit
country.
Today the physical frontiers have
been explored. But the railroad goes
on, still our indispensable-medium OF
transportation. It is to the railroad
that we look to haul our wheat, our
the bulk of our crops,
most of our mail and express, etc.
Ard at this time, with a great ma
Lionel defense drive underway, the
is one Of the first industries
10 which government has turned for
and special effort. What
aver the conditions Of the moment,
foods, drouth or national emergen-
", the rails always play a leading
Gle
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
Rings Around An Industry


1.-THE steady accumulation Of rings
by growing tree has been no surer
than the annual addition of customer
values to the product of the automo-
bile industry"
No one will want to argue with
that statement by Paul Garrett, Vice
President of General Motors who re-
Gently reminded his hearers that the
automobile started life as a novelty,
then became a luxury, then a con-
venienee, and now it is a necessity.
Through long years Of striving
toward perfection, of constant re-
search, of untiring efforts to do
things better and do better things"
Mr.. Garrett said. THE automobile
industry has brought together city
and country, business man and far
mer It has made possible that boon
to the city workeT-suburban living.
1t has contributed to the advance of
educational methods by making il
practical to erect large consolidated
rural schools possessed Of all the
modern equipment of the finest city
institutions. 1t has extended the
neighborhood to the breadth of the
nation: 1t has given the housewife
and the laborer and the business
man a new freedom"
In all of these ways the autOmo-
bile has brought about a change in
our everyday way of living which
we hardly sense unless we conscious
ly think back to the days of 1900.
has become a vital
part Of our life as individuals. But
more than that, it has become vital
to our life as a nation, vital to our
social and economic strength, vital
10 our continued progress.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
The Old Home Holiday

Whether we celebrate Thanksgiv-
ing day on the third Thursday or the
fourth Thursday Of November, the
day means just the same thing. Many
of us regret that its observance as a
religious occasion is not so general
as it used to be. At least it is still
regarded as a day for families to get
together again, and bind the ties of
blood and kinship firmer than ever.
Not so often today do we see the
big family reunions that were once
so common on Thanksgiving day.
Many of us can recollect women
who used to get up dinners for 20 to
30 people, and they didn't get great
ly excited over the event either.
They had done it so many times they
knew just how everything should be
done. Like some star performer on
the stage, they enjoyed doing the
thing they knew so perfectly.
People rarely have a greater feel
ing of elation than that of the lady
as she bore to the dinner table the
noble and luscious turkey on the
giant platter, amid the "ohs" and
"ahs" of the children, with antici-
patory whiffs of fragrant aroma en-
joyed by old and young.
There are not so many women to-
day who could perform those grand
stunts. If custom says the family
should get together at this holiday,
the family hearth for the day is
likely to be moved over to some
hotel or restaurant.
Families are scattered over the
land now, and it is hard to assemble
them. Yet it is easier to travel than
it used to be. 1t is worth while to
make big effort to observe this
holiday in the old way. It is good for
old and young to mingle in these
close ties again. Let them not for
get that men and women are placed
in families, as kind of symbol that
all humanity should be one great
family, tied together with love for
God and man.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
Red and Yellow Auturnn


You may talk about the wonders
Of the blue Mediterranean sea Or the
glories OF the snow capped noun
taIns Of Alaska. win those gorge
ous landscapes equal Id beauty the
picture presented BY many trees.
shrubs. and vines at home which
changes their color after being
touched BY frost?
IT. is as If God had shown His
love for His world by descending to
earth and painting the leaves He
has made with ihe most glorious
colOrs known to human vision. They
seem as If dipped in the coiors Of the
rainbow. Thus before Nature goes to
sleep under the chill rains and SHOWS
of winter, she sings one grand song
Of exultation for the products which
her labOring hands create for the
good Of man.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
Using Peoples Names

One of the best gifts that one can
have in the struggle for success is
the ability to remember people by
name. You notice that as soon as a
salesman learns your name, he us
ually will take particular pains to
call you by it. When such a sales
man is meeting hundreds Of differ
ent people in any week. it is a hard
thing to recall all those names and
hitch them on the right faces.
Like any gift. it can be acquired.
Business people do well to make out
a list each day of all the new folks
they have met. If they can make a
note of the way such people look. it
should help recall their names when
they come the next time.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
THINGS ONE
REMEMBERS
81 r M Hotter

- NtAf #A"rHN
/ recently had an opportunity 70
see the Irwin Works Of the Carneele-
illinois Steel Corporation near plits-
burg. Here ID plant for which
ground was broken May 22. 1897
Different units Of Il started opera-
ton March 2. March IS and Novem-
Der I, 1885, The site area covers 66s
acres. Buildings under roof cover
6i.6 acres. It requires 1000 motors
with a total OF 300,000 horsepower
It PRODUCES 100000 tons Of finished
products per year, and employs $3.50
worlmen at an estimated payroll OF
$4,000 daily.
This Is an example OF a private
enterprise that went ahead in lts
own way with private capital total
ing some $76.00O,0O0. and bnilt A
whole new plant which was In oper-
alton Is months after ground was
first broken. There was no fuss or
feathers: there were no government
subsidies. The electric power for
the mill is supplied BY a private COM
pany as part of its days work, as the
steel company, after thorough in
yestigation, decided Il could buy
power cheaper than Il could make It
itself.
What testimonial this is to AM
erican initfativel And what a farce
il makes out of the claims Of politi-
clans who today use the war emer-
gency" as an excuse for trying to in
ject the government more and more
into different lines Of businessi
II the socialistic gang in govern
ment would confine themselves to
industry fairly, thereby
its normal expansion,
and save the hundreds Of millions
and billions Of government money
which they use for competitive pur-
poses with private enterprise, the
national debt would be lower and the
defense program and the interest Of
the taxpayers would be immeasur-
ably strengthened. Give industry a
chance under sound laws and regu-
IatiOns, and watch It supply the
needs of this nation In reeor dtime.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15
National Knitting Movement

A group of sorority students at
the University of Texas have sent
letters to colleges all over the coun-
try, asking the girls to start a ma
tional knitting campaign for the
work Of the American Red Cross.
The poor folks who need warm
clothing in this country and in the
warning nations will bless this
movement. Many of them are facing
the cold winter with their clothing
in rags, and heating facilities hardly
good enough for dog in this coun-
try. These nice girls will look still
more beautiful as they ply the grace
full knitting needles. Unseen suffer-
ers and innocent victims in many
centers of destitution viii bless
them for their effort.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15

IF YOU LOVE your family. one
way to bestow good things on it is
to help the home town go ahead.
The more you help the home town.
the better the chances are for your
family.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15

WHEN PEOPLE start out to buy
something, they are usually in
doubtful state Of mind, and don't
know where to go for it. Even a
small ad in the home town paper
is likely to be the deciding influence
that will turn their steps toward the
store that used that announeement.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15

WHERE would your home town
be, if the combined force Of the home
merchants were not working every
day to put the town ahead? And
where will those home merchants
be. If people fail to show apprecia-
tion Of these public spirited efforts
by buying their supplies at home?
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15

FAILURE to advertise goods so
that people know what is being
sold. has been one reason why many
stores have failed to show any
profit.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15

THINKING ABOUT Christmas
gifts? If so decide to make one
very fine gift to your home town, by
buying these presents at home.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-15

THE TWO MAIN forces which
make a town are its industries and
its stores. The prosperity Of both is
necessary for its success. The sue
cess Of the stores depends mainly
on whether the people buy their sup
plies at home.
Evening star., 1940-03-26

saws otherwise. And certainly .
candidate who announces frankly
that he is in this race to stay, and
not to be q stalking horse, occupies .
better position than one who has
not the courage to be so frank.
Until the President makes his
wishes known, in one way or another,
1t seems entirely probable Mr.. Far
ley will retain the two positions he
has held for so many years-Post-
master General and national chair
man. So far the New Dealers have
withheld any fire against Mr.. Far
ley because of his frank statement
he proposed to run without reserva-
ton. There have even been init
nations that they are not anxious
to push Mr.. Farley to the extreme of
opposition-and disrupt the Demo-
Evening star., 1940-03-26

the advocates RooseVes
smoke filled hotel
the want the have right to
according the Dealers and there
should be determined at
deals and hnagng between
few big-shot the political markets.
So present. hit back at Mr.
chairman
and is certain that Mr. Roose
suggest would feel outside OF
McNut high office the admins
until 5 when the national convention will
the the
irresistible expression of the
providing defense OF the American Nation during
he which lie ahead