Milford chronicle., 1944-01-14


Samoans are proud to fight with
our Army and Navy and pleased tc
spend their pay for War Bonds. This
Boatswain's Mate at Pago is ex.
changing currency for United States
War Bonds. He has seen enough
of war to know that idle money helps
no one.
Put your dollars to work for vic
tory: Buy More War Bonds.
U. S. Treasury Department
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Only The Worthy Remain Free
As the calendar announces 1914
grim predictions of allied pOlitical
and military leaders rank foremost
in the minds of all people. Nine
teen-hundred-forty-four is the year
of decision. 1t is the year of total
war and destruction, death and suf-
fering. 1t may well be the year of
military victory-thanks to the
courage of our fighting men and
the American production miracle.
Armament production in the Uni
ted States has reached staggering
proportions. In November, every
five minutes saw the birth of one
new complete plane. The months
total was S,7S9. of which 1000 were
heavy bombers. More than 100000
war planes have been built since
the start of hOstilitieS.
Nineteen million tons of merchant
ships were launched in 1943. COM
pared to 1.163,O0O tons in 1941.
Naval and shipbuilding has out
stripped the imaginatiOns of the
widest dreamers. About a dozen
aircraft carriers were turned out
in November alone. Warship ton
mage in 1941 was 2.1S2,O00. Out of
the ashes of Pearl Harbor it rose
to 100000 tons in 1943. a colossus
bent on the destruction of Japanese
aggression and Nazi tyranny.
Tanks, guns and supplies are be-
ing produced in unbelievable guam
titles.
These things were made possible
enterprise. In the hands of 10000
900 American men and their COM
panions in arms, they are Ameri-
cas- answer to the warped leaders
of Europe and Japan who have
challenged our freedom.
But we have no cause TO rejoice.
Tens of thousands of our men must
die in 1914 to meet the challenge of
the dictators. Usual year-end
speech-making and editorial phrase
making are out of place. The people
were told when the war started
that they would have to make sac
rifices. They were told that this
was total war And yet, other than
hose who have given their men,
10 one has so far made an iota of
zeal sacrifice. II is not in the cards
or such a condition TO continue.
Sometime in the not-too-distant
uture we, at home, are going to
ind out what total war means, even
hough we may never feel the inn
)act of bombs on our cities.
A pretty good indication of how
We are going to find out can be seen
n the gusts of bitter controversy
weeping through the land over
strikes, taxes, subsidies and in
lation. They are the prelude to the
term. When it hits in full fury.
he test of our love of freedom will
Ie upon lis.
No person in this nation can
yer shut from his mind the awful
ision of the last days of 1943 in
which 1000 marines lay dead on
he beaches of one little South Pa
ific island. Those men died for
he right to be free. We at home
ave yet to prove worthy of the
reedom for which they died.
/s/s/
The Miracle Man
In appreciation of the farmer.
,hose praises are so often left un-
ung, Mrs. Duane Lynne, Milford,
as written the following lines of
erse about, and in approval of
he forgotten man. which we are
leased to print:
he farmer gets lots of glory in
the paper every day.
tut very little gravy ever flows
his way.
With time and half and over
time, the farmer could really
make hay
ecause he's already used to work ;
ing sixteen hours per day.
ut does he ever get it? That's
what rouses his ire.
seems only the factory worker
is worthy of his hire.
he farmer has fed and clothed !
the world for many a gener-
alton. !
ut all he ever got out of it was
small consideration. !,
or he has been called a lot of !
names, from stupid clod to a
hick, !
nd he hasn't bothered to answer I
them-because the mud didn't
stick.
ut now it seems the worm may ;
turn. The farmer may be heard Il
DR. he goes to school and radios,
and reads the written word.
e doesn't need incentives pay S
nor does he want a handout. :
i he asks is a fair, square deal,
and boy! Just get the band F
out!
st give enough for what he grows
so that he can pay a hired ]
man,
Id if he won't help win this war;
then nothing in this old world o
can.
/, the farmer is no miracle man.
neither is he a piker. S
it if he doesn't come up to pro-
duction this year-it's not be-