Milford chronicle., 1946-09-20

When he feels about thing, he Will not trouble
TO start thinking, but will quietly abide IN what
ever thought or idea he holds about it. An idea in
which man abids is called belief But when this
belief fails him and he has nowhere abide, he must
do something TO find what 10 make OF that
particular thing. Whatever he then resorts to IS
thinking There is escape; man cannot help Nrlv-
ing for certainty. This distinguishes him from am
mails and from gods
PRESIDENT TRUMAN recently letter
10 the heads of executive departments and agencies
of the government, which potentially of the great
est importance In that letter, the President demand
ed maximum economy in the administration of the
bureaus concerned.
Our present fiscal situation is most serious
one" the Chief Executive said. I'VE faced with
continued substantial budget deficit in the present
fiscal year. We must do everything within our
power to reduce infationary pressures. One of the
most effective means of doing this is reduce Fed
eral expenditures"
1t remains TO be just how we'll Mr. Truman
can force department heads carry out his explicit
instructions. Normally, hgh-leve bureaucrats are
extremely unwilling cut their budgets and organ
izations They work the principle OF the more
the merrer. The plain fact is thar the country can
no longer afford that kind of philosophy. The very
root of initiation is excessive government spending.
Congress- when it reconvenes, will also have
chance to help prevent initiation by cutting costs. If
the multitude of government agencies won't volun-
tarly cut down, Congress must force them TO- And
Congress, by refusing TO approve wastetu and need
less expenditures for political power dams and similar
luxurieS can play major role IN preventing dollar
depreciation and price initiation which will destroy
the economy of the nation.
The President has pointed out the proper course
The gala financial show is The time of reck-
onng, distastefu as it may be, is here
fS>~e&~
FIRE PREVENTION must originate with md
viduals. Fire departments and other agencies cannot
enforce safety regulations when the public Is TOO
ndoent or careless assume the chief RESPONSE
bility."
The vast majority of fires originate in homes and
small place of business They are the result of the
, most common and most easily eliminated hazards
defective heating equipment, improper storage OF IN
hammables such paint and gasoline, accumula-
tons of trash in closets and cellars tayed light cords
ETC. Almost all of them could be prevented if the
individual property owner had effected simple repair
h which require little time or money.
The importance of fire prevention the home
L owner as a purely practical never great
l. er than now. survey shows that Smll
,r houses now sell for an average of IS per
I than in 1910 and medium m-sized houses for 81 pc
,r cent more. In other words it will cost you NOR
,e than half again much rebuild as it did betor
D. the war if fire destroys your home And shortages
$ materials make rebuilding next TO impossible re
A. gardless OF cost.
us Fire loss is at record levels The activ
he aggressive cooperation of all is necessary to chez
r., re- it. ~,.~.
FOR A FEW MONTHS there have been no m
ior" strikes in this country. That may have given
r. large part of the public an extremely false idea
- the labor situation.
" Production in the most vital fields is still beir
- delayed by labor disputes. The automobile indust
is in point No manufacturer makes A car fro
law start finish. All manufacturers buy certain esse
' w tia parts from specialized factories. AS a rcsu
- little" strikes in concerns making such items
r.. Wheels body hardware and electrical equipment ha
- forced the car makers to close down time and iii
20 again That's the main why motor pr
HI, duction is only fraction of the levels force.
,r,e when the ended
When will labor learn that only sustained
ado Creasng production make for tatter pay en-,
e lopes in the long run? When will it learn that
,re- old slogan of "an honest days work for an hon
10 days pay" is not so outmoded as of our
J vanced thinkers believe? And when will learn Il
I inflated prices made necessary by wage increa
without a comparable increase in the workers p
b,s ductvity will make for lasting prosPer
,a.t When will it learn that such policy only
rer. crease the of living?
and
THE SATURDAY EVENING POST recer
ace extraordinarily graphic article entitled &c
too ieSSoiS vi DideN-t"iN Net nu'NHei lie NouSeS
rt 10 SrcumVent the law are ueSerloeo III uee'ii' III
plus instance local undertaking estaDlShment ana
unoertaKerS hearSe were uSeu 10 Collect ana nal
Then illegal beef The profits enormous. To q'
ture the anonymous authors words, "I've cle
in the last three years than my father,
owned the shop, made in thirty-hve years.
been socking it away where the income
on won't find it,
call Legitimate meat dealers he observes such as
chain stores honest independent merchants and
the old established packing houses sold meat at Gel
L. to prices-when they could get But their su
Is of was nothing in the light of the demand. The
market siphoning off the bulk of it. And in
of connection the writer makes this extremely impor
that observation: "You got black market because