Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
When Wages 60 up. so viii Price,


and striking Intentions are pre-
Venting recon- trsion; therefore.
the bulldlu4 vi houses, the manu-
lacture ot thousands OF different
manufactured products show little
signs Ut Improvement.
There Is evidence that wage rates
will be raised, particularly for on
eani2"d workers. The labor leaders
are demanding 81 percent above
tie prevailing level and ii TIE
Government in Washington has
amy program AZ all il seems that
tie official program is getting
ready 10 approve 4 new level uf
about l. cents
only the political drtuIurrs
claim that PRICES can be kept dow II
10 rr~-War levels The Stnsihl, ,
conclusion is that prices OF pro
ducts affected by vase increase.
VIII move up To the same degree.
with wages The public Will get the
rapS
One theory is that as prices rise
tor orgauiIed workers that unorga-
AiI"d farmers and persons on fix
81 incomes Will br squeezed. In
@rual practice &u9r increases.
prices automatically boost. Other
wise THE balloon would bust =
The fantastic notion that indus
try and business can b, conducted
at " loss has resulted III delnand4
'h CONGRESS and the Government
TO abolish broad price control. The
whole situation seems TO prove that
industry would prosper under wid,
'ben competitive conditions. The
squeeze OF profits won't work.
Youth Can Build Again
a challenge To the skill and in
sehulty OF the boys of America has
been made by the Fisher Body
traftsman's Guild in the recent an
aouncement of the 1916 national
competition III model coach and
automobile building.
This first postwar competition.
open To any boy in the United
states between the ages OF IL and
-, inclusive. Will offer awards az
&re&atin2 more than $4,000 in
Guiding EIGHT university scholar
shlDS and 38S cash awards. Divided
into two classes. the contest will
allow TIE youths to enter a model
NapoleOniC coach. design OF which
Is based upon two famous coaches
used more than 125 years ago h\
Emperor Napoleon. or a solid
model automobile embodyinc th,.
contestants own ideas on passen-
ser car design.
FOR 100 many years now The
minds OF teen-aSers have been sub
Jected to the interests of war. This
competition hy an educational
foundation sponsored by Fisher
Body Division of General Motors
marks Il significant trend back m
an interest in peacetime pursuits.
The future OF industry will call for
young men who know how TO wort;
with their hands as we'll aS thai,.
brains to develop new and better
ways OF doing things and this con-
test Is one fine way to learn = los
son IN honest. sincere craftsman
snip. II should merit the stamn nj
approval OF every American mother
and father.
Lifted BY It's Own Boot >tranS
a young girl slipped into the seat
Oh tractor on farm near Detroit
the other day, lightly touched tho
llhger-tlp cOntrOl' lever and i'm
lever seconds than it takes to rcal
TINS, the tractor was lifted. WIN
any by its own bootstraps." four
inches off the &round. The Hftir.
device, unit recently added 10 th.
ferguson System, simpllfies nd.
JuStment of wheel tread width on1
makes tir" changes easy.
ne more expensive motor ca,..
may soon carry an attachment th,t
Will ease The work. and lessen ~
art "i tire-changing, making il
unnecessary TO get out and pot
under. but thanks to the briobt
Young men who produce Ford-
ferguson tractors. they'll get mo
)ump ON the drivers of the post-u,a.
model motor cars.
III view of the vital imnortanc.
Ot agriculture in the nafional nn,
h"my' It IS only fair that farm i'm
pIemtnts should be designed Ia Oil
hler lot more pleasant. With ~.
inmate drud2ery and make the far
.tlcdSe OF man-pOWer and m,to,.;
ans from War-created tasks we c.,,
iook confidently for MANY othor
ldhof-SaNln& and time-SayinD ~,
lfoVFments in the automotiyo ana
farm implement field ''"
TaN Cuts
HoNerhhent taxes are in fo,.
iIfSe cuts perhaps below the acrn.
al needs for healthy Governman,
financing. This is in response tn ,,' 49,, -,
almost universal demand from th' 49,
puOllc Tor a slash in taxes Just