Milford chronicle., 1945-09-28
The Last Battle

WASHINGTON. ID. {. The last bat
tie OF the War the battle to win
the praCr-haS Yet To bt Won. The
" inning oG this battle will require
Tie combined effort OF manage
uent labor and government. just
as these forces cOUperdted 10 Win
tho battles that have brought de
ttdt to our encmieS.
\ sound peacetime economy will
depend. as Alfred +. Sloan. Jr..
chairman of General Motors. says.
upon our ability to build more and
better things Tor more people
General Motors and industry as a
Whul" today are plOWin2 millions
OF capital back into the establish
ment of Il production machine to
meet the needs Of peace. President
Truman has indicated clearly his
consciousness of the need to recon
vert quickly and effectively.
Thus, We have Il picture OF
management and government
working TO insure our future
while labor leaders give the im-
the present. This is not the team
work that is required To win the
battle ahead. Strikes at this time
which delay our return to peace
Time production can be Just Il.
damaging As those which hamper
&C. Our preparation for war and iii,
prosecution of the shooting WaT.
Only an honor student I'M tn,
school of stupidity can fail TO 81,
he need of cooperation now il
order To build up production
machine 10 supply our millions @
returning veterans and ration
ridden civilians With cluthin4
shoes. transportation. refrigerator
and washing machines. radios an,
hundreds of other goods and SET
vices. The aVeraSc American work
nan cannot feel differently abou
this need than does the public as
whole. nor can he feel any dill
fercntly than the average stock
holder. but his leaders are paint
inS him in an extremely bad li2I
10y asserting leadership in tn
wrong direction
We promised the man an
women in our armed forces iuh
and a better place to live. Thi
promise can and must be fultille,
They have won all the battles II
to now for Us. 1t is up to us To wi
: the last battle for them. Lab,
leaders must recognize this ;
once and accept their share of III
spOnSibility.
: Juggling With Silver
The price of silver mined in II
\ United States is fixed by law at
= cents an ounce. Senator McCarra
Of Nevada wants the GuvprnmrI
price tOr Domestic silver incrpaS,
| To $l.29 per fine ounce.
Other enthusiasts to recon
mendin& Wild advances i'm II
I price of foreign silver. Silver Ii;
). teen an international football for
4 great many years We have pa
Mexico extremely fancy prices f,
the metal.
Domestic producers should :
the absolute monetary value f,
+ silver metal. But this idea
boosting foreign silver at the g
penSe of our own country is polit
cal bunk. There is nothing i'm II
I way OF sound economies i'm usi,
silver. or sold as a preventive
cure for initiation.
Roadability of the Tractor
Add 10 proofs that the war
Over the first automobile ro
test sanction issued by the Anne
can Automobile Association sin
before Pearl Harb0r was grant
Tor an endurance run from Detr
10 Texas several weeks ago. II
vehicle is a Ford Ferguson tract,
with heavy duty mower attach,
ana the operator middle-ag
Texan who deals in farm INN
mentS in his home town of "
mar.
Sworn in as an official rem
sentative Of the AAA cont,
Board and with motor officia
sealed for the trip. W. B I'm,
left Detriot August 81. eXnectino
average so to 100 miles daily =
consume at least 1G days for
trip OF approximately 1000 mil
. Everything ran smoothly ana
completed his long trek southwe
ward several days ahead of sc
dule.
: company officials stated hef
, the start, that the trip was exne
, ed to confirm the roadabilitv
the tractor, looking towards
early solution of the farm ira
!. portatiOn problem. Just what +
, presages is anybody's guess
;. Detroit plant of the Ford Mo
Company in ever-increasing ,
ume. and mechanized agriculu
machinery is keeping scores
- plants under contract tn uo