Milford chronicle., 1942-01-23
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~ By ROBT. H. YERKES ~

Stopl Stop! Please don't throw
away that old tin can-save it for
defense and with the old tin cans
save all the old iron pots, stove
parts, etc., that use dto be sent to
the dump. These items can be de-
posted in the rear of the local de-
tense headquarters, adjacent to
Schine's Plaza Theatre. While we
are on this subject of saving metals
for defense, we recall the comment
of one of our older friends, with
whom we were out riding one day,
about three years ago. We ran up
on truck heavily laden with scrap
iron, and after a long time passed
the groaning vehicle, my friend
said Bob" the junk on that truck
is going to one of the huge junk
yards In Philadelphia, where it will
be pressed into balls and loaded
aboard freighters for delivery in
Japan; some of that junk will be
made into cheap metal toys, and
will be shipped back to the United
States, where taking advantage of
a low import tariff rate, it will play
hob" with the sale of trinkets OF
like nature manufactured in this
country, out of virgin metals, by a
Christian people, receiving a decent
living wage. The rest of it will be
made into bombs, shells and guns,
to furnish the army engaged in
bringing the China incident to sue
cessful conclusion, with the sinews
of war. The rest will be stored
away against that day, when the
little men from Japan, feel the time
is ripe to attempt to clip the wings
of the American eagle" How true
were the words spoken by my
friend, the events of the past few
weeks have verified.
/s/S/
1T is not given to us to peer
into the mysteries of the future;
still / avow my hope and faith,
sure and inviolate, that in the days
to come the British and American
peoples will for their own safety
and for the good of all, walk to-
gether side by side in majesty, in
justice, and in peace" These words
spoken by the Right Hon. Winston
Churchill in an address delivered
before the Senate of the United
States and distinguished guests on
Friday, December 26, 1941, are in
the opinion of this writer the
greatest words ever uttered by
modern day statesman. D., Hope,
Faith-a promise of a better world
to come are expressed in this long,
but exquisite sentence.
R/s/ ,'7
While it is still too soon to be-
come optimistic over the campaign
against the Axis this writer is go
ing to go out on limb and make
a few predictions of things to
come with apologies to Pearson
and Allen. One-the Axis, having
ceased to coordinate its efforts,
will in less than six months be
forced to withdraw soldiers from
conquered territories, and concen-
trate on the home 'front.' Second,
Hitler, although greatly weakened
Jby the terrible debacle suffered by
his arms on stheq EASTERN front. is
still the idol of the German masses.
Mass bombings of German territory
planned for the spring, therefore,
must be undertaken within the next
As days, to knock the edge com
pletely off German morale, before
the advent of warmer weather, for
the German army, although badly
battered, is still far from collapse,
and spring and a united German
home front might inspire them to
a great attack on brave but me-
chanically inferior Russian army
(Hitler's protests about the super
ior Russian numbers, arms, ETC.,
notwithstanding Winter has been
the Russians greatest ally.-for it
has grounded the German Luftwafe
and frozen the "Bosche" tanks in
their treads. Spring will eliminate
this condition & > sGhf l