Milford chronicle., 1945-09-21
NATIONAL NEWS ITEMS
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~" W w w y - >% 80 =
l"r modclnization and expansion
OF our plants postwar"
He added We lrel that war is
hot prosperity. but national
calamity requiring sacrifices 10y all
IN The common interest
Senator Surr-Foot
Senator Harry +. Byrd of Virgi-
hia jumped al over Senator Pat
McC arran's bill to put Federal
employees on a 30-hour. , day work
week. aS a move 10 place The entire
Nation on the same reduced YORK.
lhS schedule. Byrd asked Congress,
70 reduce the present number of ;
million Federal Workers TO The
pre-war total OF a million. with a
consequent saving OF ) billion
collars annually.
Let's Have \ Practical Calendar
The World calendar has been
known III America since November
l93o. Miss Elizabeth Achelis. presi-
dent OF The World calendar ASso-
citation and guiding spirit OF The
World calendar, modestly pro-
claims that il is not her plan. but
the combined effort of many
minds. During 1881 through 1881
she wa at the League of Nations
and visited many countries where
Calendricul committees We're es
tahllNhcd. The Council of the Lea
sue OF Nations submitted a draft 10
the various Governments. resultinS
in the approval OF The World
alendalF by ii nations.
With the adoption OF The World
talendar for the greater good of
mankind. Americans and the world
Will find the changes are few. the
benefits many.
Sunday Will continue TO be the
tlrSt day OF the week. DAYS and
oates always agree and HOLIDAYS
Lave their regular days and dates
from year 10 years Christmas,
December -, naturally falls on a
Monday and allows everyone a
welcome Saturday and Sunday in
winch to prepare materially and
spiritually for this religious feast
Gay. \ fixed Easter. Miss Achelis
he lieNes, is q subject for the
church authorities to decide as re-
l%louS feast days lie outside the
secular world.
Among endOrSers of The World
alendar are the New York State
hdnlber OF commerce. PittSbur2.
81 Louis, Galveston and the Chica-
so Association; American Associ-
alton for the Advancement of
and American Institute of
Accountants. Commodore Hellwe2.
|. :. \. CReu. Superintendent of
the |. 5. Naval Observatory. is a
strong advocate. as are DR.. James
lruAlow Adams. Carrie Chairman
att. Bishop Manning. DR.. Robert
Alillikan. Gerard Swope, DR.. Mary
T.. W0olley, among others.
With conquest of distance and
many other changes incident 10
this day and age. tins practical and
ldeal calendar-w would assist flyers
IN the air. sailors sailing the seven
seas. travellers far and near. and
civilians at home in their many
and varied activities.
Chi>eling Again
Sharply critical OF the AsSOci-
alton OF American Railroads f0l
rbJectonS that ii raised against eff
lortS to revive Water-bOrne com
lnerce, Vice Admiral Emory :.
Land. War Shipping Administrator.
ha5 notified the Interstate Conn
merce commission that the War
Administration will sun
port the water carriers to the nj
most III their effort to get square
Zeal. Admiral Land dug up the
records OF past years showing how
the railroads have stifled water
and he declared thar
there is now imperative need that
water transportation be restored
As Shipping Administrator he in
'lStS on open competition in trans
pOrtatiOn. While he realizes that
.he railroads are being squeezed
between transportation by air and
ships at sea, he insists that il is
natter of deep regret" that at the
very first opportunity following
he close of hOstilities the rail
'oads have adopted a narrow point
)t view reminiscent of the dog
aat-dog philosophys' which SO ad-
iersely affected their own in
erests as we'll as those of tho
water carriers during prewar
lays"
The railroads seem to resist
rodernizing public policies. as was
shown awhile ago when the South
arn States hauled Southern rail
'oads before the Supreme Court
:harging discrimination of rates.
According to the War SHINING
Administrator the steamship in
lustry suffered for several years
)f financial anemia" before rho