Milford chronicle., 1946-02-15

against imitation, we are going to lose the
peace and we are going to lose our freedom
unless we stop cringng before the risks Of
instability that are destined to be the home
fronts part Of the total War we at home have
talked about so blatantly for the past five
years.
There is something of far greater i'm
portance to every American than the imme
dlatc problem of prices and wages. That
something IS our representative form OF gov
crnment which gave us 4 free nation We
have imposed upon it 4 far greater reSpOn-
Sibility for our personal welfare than it was
ever intended to endure. 1t has begun to
spring at the seams.
In short, America must not look at WASH
ngtOn for answers to problems which not
even Il dictator could solve.
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THE WONDERFUL CAREER Of Abra-
ham Lincoln, which was so generally celc-
DRAFTED on his birthday, February -, should
be an encouragement to every youth to make
the best of himself. However humble may be
his present situation, he has more advan-
tages than Abe Lincoln had. 1t is believed
that Mr.. Lincoln did not have altogether
more than one year of schooling There is
hardly a youth in the United States now who
will not have had more than that, together
with access to many sources Of enlighten-
ment which Lincoln never had.
Mr.. Lincoln started by reading great
books such as the Bible Shakespeare, his
tory of the United States, and the life of
George Washington. This reading filled his
mind with great thoughts, and was largely
Instrumental in shaping his ambitions and
history.
SO inspired Lincoln went on climbing
from one step up to the next higher one, un-
I'll he made 4 record and expressed imperiSh-
able thoughts that have made him one of
the great leaders of the race
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SIDEWALKS AND STREETS have been
icy IN Kent and Sussex towns this week, and
a great many persons have fallen on the slip
perry surface Some have broken bones as
the result. 1t is not pleasant to be laid up
with broken leg or hip There is an art of
walking ION the slippery, as someone calls
Short and slow steps are the way to meet
this danger. Those who walk carefully are
not often victims Of accidents. Those who
hurry along over an icy surface as fast and
carelcSsly as they would ON 4 dry summer
walk, might we'll be little more careful.
Small feet Woe called nice fea-
ture of the body, t. .li it is seen today that
there are advantages in having good big feet
At least the small feet seem more likely to
lose their balance on an icy surface. Large
l(''j constitute Il Illl0Pi lOun0allOn.
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THE SENDING Of love messages has
long been customary ON February IT, St.
Valentines Day. In former days such greet
ingS IN many cases amounted almost TO a
declaration of love Today they are more
often just a message Of friendship, though
frequently of friendship more cherished
and affcctlOnatc than the ordinary relation
that binds friends together.
Back IN the old days lovers often waited
with eager hearts to see how the loved one
received the sentimental pictures and frlIy
design supposed to express affection If she
smiled, it might mean that the wedding day
was not so far distant. Today the valentine
IS commonly Il pretty and graceful way Of
SAYING that YOU like someone great deal
RESPONSIBILITY FOR FAILURE of
the United States to get started on reconveI'-
sion was placed Squarely in the lap Of the
administration by Minority Leader Joseph
Martin (MaSS.) in a recent broadcast
administration leaders cannot get us GO
ing because they do not agree on where to 90.
ne declared In Il plea for election of Re
publican House and Senate this year in order
TO apply common sense to our problems"
kepublcanS, he pointed out, already have
adopted a set of principles which apply to
'''i li'lpNi l'tHl NutNllOIlS OI lllt Gay.
I'VE know where we Stand.'
we believe that government decision
should not be substituted for free agreement,
put government machinery to promote peace
ful settlement of disputes should be improv-
ed.
"Boled down, the essence of our whole
scheme Of life in America is a three-W way
partnership between money, management
and labor. There is another system; you
don use money, you use government power.
All you need is forced labor. We don't be-
ileNc in that. No American does. We believe
IN the competitive SYSTEM
he conscience of the people must be
renStated as the conscience of the govern
ment."
,. Time will prove that the words Of Joe
Martin are well chosen that return TO
normalcy Is brought about by the Ousting of
1hG money-spendng WaStcrals now in the
saddle at Washington