Milford chronicle., 1945-11-16


car- were 2oinG on tho roads in
thn l'nlt"d States daily This is the
G-urr taken To bring The total loss
tor TN" war period up 10 the pres
ont dat. They" WIS a StOckpilo of
UcN cars numbering moro than
1"".'oo that Went gradually To cs-
scntial users after February of
lHl3 when production ceased This
stock WIS virtually exhausted hv
the rilnc of the l"M registration
count
The Wan From Kansas
Nm incident in The life of the late
William Allen White related Ivy his
good trlcnd and longtimc associ-
ate. David IlinShaW in book en-
ttlcd y Man from Kansas. hy
Putnam S. should appeal to all of
Us N"W% writer's who came ND the
hard Way as country editors
Whit" took over the EmpOria Ga
Icttc IN l\95, and the then prin-
clpaI newspaper reported in it's
columns that tho now publisher
would jak" charge the LIST OF June.
Next The Gazette had no Next. :"
and durihG most of those ~ years
White had no opposition ncwspa-
per
Mr. IIushaw has done a mas
t"Cpi"C" in recording Tho story
"f William AlIcu White" who
'Hn"od the ladder al tame and
actually WaS thu most widely duot
ed newspaper man in the world
tut ne was always a modest un-
Np"lI"d man from Kansas. a few
years ago two mon were standing
~ Inc ~ Columbia University 10
r"c"lV" honorary degrees. White
sad tn the other man. Il guess |
doni belong here for I'm lust =
country editor from Kansas. The
other man replied Il guess don't
hrlonG here either. for I'm ONLY =
country doctor from Minnesota. :"
It, was Doctor Mayo of Rochester.
minnesota. Pick il ont. of you can.
TWO moro magnificent characters
III modern history than the country
Editor from Enporia. and the Doc
tor from Rochester.
The modern "COuntrv cdit0r'
Row writes copy ON typewriter or
tolls it to stcnog. and the old
Washington Eand press disappear
Cd long aGO The country doctor"
has oflic" hours and makes calls in
his oWu automobiles We cherish the
memories and honor the achieve
ln'n1S ot the "cOuntry boys" who
stuck 10 their old home towns.
The editors of the whole Nation
arc showing interest in the an
nOunccmcnt that the William Allen
White School 0t Journalism and
Public Information has been Gro
atcd and will be conducted Ivy the
University of Kansas That m0nu-
mcnt to the late William Allen
White is fresh evidence that there's
nothing the matter with Kansas"
Editor White started at scratch"
IL The Ions ago. in his native En-
poria. but in his later years the
editor OF the Gazette became the
associate and advisor of the great
EST leaders of public affairs in Am
erica. The famous Theodore ROOse-
Welt leaned for advice and wisdom
very heavily upon his beloved
viii"
knew the trials and tribulatiOns
of country editor" from many
years of personal experience: but
il remained for David EIinshaw.
WHO wrote the book, to tell me the
wonderful story about his lifetime
friend. In fact, he brought to me
4 familiar human being who typitied
and represented the magnificent
symbols of our Home Town Edi-
tors Most of these have trod the
hard roads. but all of them have
made life easier. better and hap
pier among the families who are
tho strength and SineW of our Ma
ton
And il is proof that my CnthuS-
laSm is genuine as others share my
convictions. and are backing the
William Allen White Foundation.
Among the substantial lists OF spOn-
SorS are the names of Herbert Hoo
yer, Cordcll Hull. Fiorclla LaGuar-
dia, Ex-Governor Henry J. Allen,
Walter Iippman. and others who
must have fully appreciated the
magic pen OF David IIinshaw, whom
they selected as their chairman.
TiIling The Soil
An organization of skilled eX-
ports who prepared Post -War-Pro-
grams based chiefly upon expert
enc" in this country after World
War has issued stern warning
Few farmers can overcome the
handicapS of unresponsive soil and
acres The same group issued
further statement. which said En-
tension of farm credit should bel