Milford chronicle., 1946-04-05

fort to reduce damage to goods in transit.
Last year at this time there was des-
perate urgency to move freight as quickly
and with as little damage as pOSSlble-ltemS
damaged or lost by faulty packing or rough
handling, OF by improper addresses were det-
rimental to the war effort. \
This year the war is ended, but the need !
for perfect shipping is as great as ever. Ev-
erythng possible must be done to speed up
civilian production quickly to level off the
explosive demand for goods. Efficient ship
ping is an important part of the distribution
job that must accompany high production.
Public cooperation is essential if the goal
of perfect shipping is to be reached. The
public as we'll as members of the shipping
agencies and transportation industry, must
help because it is the biggest shipper.
Most goods are transported in a box OF
some kind. Of course, safe delivery depends
upon the selection Of the right kind of box,
but the shipper should know what will hap
pen inside the box. 1t is of little use to have
a fine, strong box in which the contents can
rattle themselves to destruction. Every pre-
caution must be taken to safeguard the goods
by proper inner packing, such as liners, par
titions, wrappers, cuShioning or other mate
rial. After proper packing, proper addressing
is next in Importance. A lot of common sense
and little care are the principal requisites
needed for perfect shipping.
A national safe shipping campaign may
not seem of great interest to many persons
at the moment, but if they will recall its
message the next time they Ship they may
be saved disappointment and inconvenience
and one phase Of the campaign will have
served its purpose.
THERE is ONE THING that is never dis
cuSSed publicly in connection with strikes
xI,hic pa IN hp off bol lo
nation-namely, the right to work.
Today, labor unions calmly announce
when they strike that picket lines will be
established, and any man crossing such line
will do so at his peril. And men who want to
work are not allowed to "cross" that line
Apparently there is no political will on the
part of Federal, state or municipal govern
ment to protect nOn-Striking or nOn-uniOn
WOrkmen in their constitutional right to work
unmOleSted.
Suppose however, you, as an individual,
did not like clerk in some store, and de-
cided to become a one-man picket and pre-
vent that clerk from entering the store You
would land in jail as quickly as policeman
could be called.
The moral seems to be that the right to
maintain picket lines and prevent men from
working is not so much a matter Of law as a
matter of might. If you are big enough, you
IL,
you are subject to the law. What a traveSty
on justice in nation which boasts of free
dom.
SOME OF THE MOST enthusiastic sup
pOrterS of government control have been
driven to the admission that control in itself
will not stem the tide of imitation. There
must be prOductiOn-mOre production than
anyone ever dreamed Of before in this coun.
try-which is the same thing as saying that
there must also be a terrific volume of dis
tribution. Unless retail distributors can move
production on to consumers, factories must
soon close. In other words, government con
trolls can succeed only by the grace of pro
ducers and distributors. If fine theories OF
control squeeze the latter too hard cOntrO
defeats itself
An indispensable influence against risins
prices, is the mass distributor. A chain stOr,
, system that operates on a very narrow mar
gin of profit will resist strongly any unnec
eSSary price Increase that may result in cur
tailed volume High volume of sales must b
> maintained if the concern is to live. AM
today the entire distribution industry is es
sentlally high-vOume, loW-price machine
just as are the bulk of the nations produc
T. tive facilities. 1t is this mass producing AM
!: handling of goods that has given the Unite
States an unprecedented standard of living
government officials who pose as anti-in
. fiation crusaders fighting a lone battle t.
6 protect the people against selfish" industry
too often do not understand the way Americ
ticks, OF they are deliberately making politi
: cal capital out of grave emergency.
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It MANY WAR VETERANS who seek farr
h lands these days find themselves in much tn
e same position as woman at a nyon cour
ter. There are many ahead of them in tn
d line, and the supply is exhausted long befor
@ they reach the sales counter. This is easv
/, understand. Farm profits are holding u
IS we'll, as result of which relatively few owl
ers are inclined to sell or rent their land :
N this time. The number of veterans and di,
s. placed farm workers throughout the natio
st who are seeking farms is large This cond
id tlon will prevail until such time as those hol,
rs ing lands are satisfied that the cream has bee
IS skinned from their holdings Then the eaq,