Hartford chronicle., 1946-10-19
Weekend Briefs

SOuT1 ne may Uy LAhC IAAAAO oAAo SoSH into print have summoned sufficient courage to show the cattle ralsers that they cannot dictate to the government. We predict that price controls will not relax, for if Mrs Housewife has to pay higher pric- es for. food then friend hubby ane za lot others will strike for higher wages. Y
 If proof were eyer needed that our government must always regu- late prices to protect the public, it is shown by the meat situation.
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 Washington D. C., citizens who total 1000, GOO will go to the polls to decide whether or not they shall have the power to vote on the af- fairs political of the district Should they decided to elect the same way as in other cities we can expect the large group of Ne gro voters to exert their strength in such "a manner that we shall soon witness a new day for the Negro there Everything that hap pens in D. c. is of international importance and must be strictly in the manner prescribed by the Constitution. lOtherwise the rest of the world might point the fin ger of scorn at us and say show rus the way by treating the people with darker skins in the manner that you would have us treat our neighbors.
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 We get a great kick about the way that the COP office seekers attempt to endew themselves with the common touch" by becoming plain Jim, Bill Tom or Ed when election time rolls around. The av- ernge vote 1euch smarter today 1!aaf sSa Gre because both par
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 &f1 have to act like plain m, Bill, Tom, or Ed and not just become seemingly common aver age around election time. To put it another way they must of a necessity become government of the people in reality, and not a government of some of the people"
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 At times truly great hunaanita- rians pass from our midst without many of us realizing the great work that has been accomplished largely through their tireless eff forts. Such person was Mrs. Ot- to C.. Weidman, a founder of the Hartford Tuberculosis and Public Health Society who died recently. Too few of us realize the import ance of the work carried on by this too little publicized society. Their long charitable arms reach out into all groups at all times with only the thought of public health improvement for all peoples.
 A special fund to be used in .furthering public health work will be established in memory of Mrs. Weidman. The money for the fund will result from donations from various health agencies and indi- viduals who have worked with Mrs. Wiednlan since 1905 to improve the health of Greater Hartford
 May this occasion to show ap- preciation of a truly great work find us ready, willing and gener- .ous. z
 The Connecticut Company must be very powerful indeed when our leading local paper attempts to de- fend it against further taxation that may come as a result of a | move by the Board of Street Com missioners who appear to be moti- vated by the fact that more money will have to come into the city treasury.
 Just as in any other business, the cost of operating of our city government must have gone up. We can reasonably expect any concern in public service that has benefited from low taxes in the past to be asked to shoulder the additional burden, or at least it's proportionate part of it to help meet the ever rising costs of op- erating the corporation of the City of Hartford. We're curious to learn just howl the proponents of the revised city plan would handle this situation.
 We fail to see where the Connec- ticut Company merits any special consideration in that it does not gerve the city fully. Most of the i