Milford chronicle., 1946-07-05
IN THE RAILROAD STRIKE a surpris-


1t was the attitude generally assumed by the
uniformed irrespOnsbles who call them
selves liberals and contend with monoton0us
stupidity that strikers are the d0WntfOdden
thousands while the operators OF industry
are three or four irOn-hearted mlll0nalfeS.
The railroad strikers know better than tins.
They know that the railroads are owned by
hundreds of thousands OF perSonS-among
them many railroad workers. lhey KNOW
that railroad managementS have heaVN re-
spOnsibiity to these owners.
A member of Congress, Representative
Oren Harris has ably summed by the queS-
tion of railroad ownership. He reminds rail
road workers and everyone else that "the
real owners of transportation today are HE
insurance pOlcyhOlders, savings bank de-
p0sitOrS. beneficarieS of trust funds, edu-
cati0nal and charitable foundations, colleges
and hospitals, and hundreds Of thousands Of
relatively small investors.
''The heads that roll into the basket when
the dread blade of bankruptcy falls are not
those of brass-hatted tycOOns, but are the
heads of our friends and neighbors who are
the real owners of transportation on are the
benefciaries of foundations, colleges and
hospitals that own the securities
When it comes right down to it, there
are yerv few persons who do not have some
kind of a stake in the railroads. The acts Of
the labor union chiefs are very much like
those of dictatorial rules who claim the di-
vine right to appropriate the savings and
property Of others for use OF a chosen lew
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ACCORDING to I; feature article in the
New York Times, the private electric com
panies of the United States have set up {;
budget of $500 100000 to be spent during
the next three years for the construction
of electric lines in rural areas. This money
when expended will create lSSeSSable prop
ertv on the tax rolls of the communities i'll
vOlved
The private companies have sought t,
cooperate with the REA Administrator t.
complete electrficatlOn OF the nations g.,
100000 farms, but have been rebutfed. Nha
sound excuse is there for such an attitude
which delays farm eectrificatlon?
More and more one is lead to the cOnclu
sion that the national program for govern
ment ownership of the electric industry i
not so much concerned with getting electrl
power to the people as it is with driving pri
Vate companies out Of business and eStal
fishing a socialiZed electric system in thel
stead. Where private companies plan to pu
up $500, 900 900 for farm electrlticatOn, tn
REA has been trying to get a Federal gran
of $685., 100000 in tax funds to loan to ta>
subsidized electric cOOperatlVeS during tn
next three years. A large part Of this none
would be used to duplicate or prevent priVat
electric companies from rendering service
in the territories involved.
What hope is there for tax reduction
encouragement Of private enterprise Wht
!; powerful government bureau takes such
non-cOOperatiVe attitude toward the endea
ors Of private citizens and taxpayers az
fosters unfair competition? Only the peop
: can correct such d situation in their expires
: ed sentiment for or against it.
IN THIS DAY AND AGE, even with
1 the safety devices for fire prevention, the
: remains the necessity for quick thinking al
: acting by individuals when fire strikes.
. Many articles have been written on Il
S Importance Of knowing when not to open
e door when fire threatens building. A lit
= advance thought or training on this Subje
t can save an individuals life. If YOU aWak
from a sleep and smell smoke your first mo
|. should not be to jerk open the bedroom do'
I instead put your hand on the door pan
l. If the wood is hot it means that the hall |
It yOnd is charged with lethal heat and Q
e that can kill almost instantly, and that t
If stairway is probably cut off from use
e cape should be made by window if poSsi1
h or at least call for help from a window WI
l. Il closed door between you and the fire Y
d have every chance Of surviving until reSC
comes.
or Next to the importance Of not opening
n door is the importance of closing doors d
/; ing fire. When a person is escaping fr
v a room where d fire is raging, if he does
y shut the door the fire is liable to overt;
or him before he can make an effective retr,
'e this is true particularly when time is ne
I'd ed to rescue another party.
Lethal gas ranging from 800 to 1000
tpmnpl'ltlIp
s. building. The two recent hotel fires crap
lit cally illustrated the truth of these words
es Firemen agree that thousands of perSt
fy would still be alive if they had known
to practced the simple technique involved
ed opening or closing doors during Il fire
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THE SPECIAL PET Of Mrs. Flea
re Roosevelt in New Deal days, the COVE
st multi-million dollar social resettlement
mt pertinent in the hills Of Preston County, W
st Virginia, has come to an end.
'rt A Baltimore manufacturer has bou