Milford chronicle., 1948-02-27

he specialized on the Importance of
the local daily and weekly news
papers outside the metrOpOlitan
district. In broad way yon can de-
fine them as great bulwark of
our Democratic way Of life." He re-
] terred to what is being generally
called small business" and linked
the small town newspaper with
other forms of small business in
this age of big business" and he
went on to show that the local
newspapers not only stood under
the keenest sort of competition
from the big metropolitan dailies.
but that these local papers are
tacked with management and per-
sonnet who have plenty of ability
to carry on and Serve, and succeed.
because its role in the grass roots
Of our National life is indispens-
able"
Senator I've said the influence of
weekly newspapers "can be an
preciated" when it is considered
that there are 2,OOS daily papers
published in our country and al
most 10000 weekly papers, includ-
ing 543 in New York State"
you who publish small-town pa
pers make the people of cOmmun-
ity conscious of their common in
terests and responsibilities and OBJ
1ectives," he said.
Ives said the reporting of sick
ness, births, marriages, deaths.
church and school happenings, So
ciety news and weekly personal do
ings teens with personal interest.
depicts real American life"
A REAL SHOWDOWN
In the opinion of some of the
best statesmen in Washington
Midas never treasured his gold
with half the greed a handful of
butter interests are trying to pro
tect' the interests of butter" It is
pointed out that unlike Midas
hoard, buffers color is not pure
gold but has artificial color added
about eight months of the year.
Furthermore, butter doesn't have
to be labeled that it's color is the
same as that used for cOlOring mar
earine yellow.
Despite the privileges" of but
ter, these selfish butter interests
have lObbied, and successfully, to
prevent modern margarine from
being cOlOred by the manufacture
ers, thereby saving American
hOmemakers the added chOre of
mixing in the little color wafer.
It's ridiculous position in
these days of labor-saving devices.
It's fantastic to claim that a good
and nutritious product, endorsed
by leading doctors and nutrition
lists, should be the only food pro-
duct to bear discriminatory Federal
taxes.
Congress can, and the public
seems to feel that the lawmakers
should repeal unfair margarine
taxation. The high price of butter
and the fact that the butter boys
can't supply the demand should be
enough to convince them that these
laws should come off the books
not to mention the most important
fact that margarine is a good and
nutritious product, perfectly cap
able of standing on its own merits.
There is a generous response to
the movement that citizens should
write, wire or telephone Congress-
men and tell them to repeal unfair
margarine taxes
HIGH COST OF GOVERNMENT
A cute little editorial in one of
our big metropolitan papers says
that skidding prices will be
checked when Congress puts
crops under farm prices.
Congress has arranged some of
the broadcast cropping" iObbing
in all the Nation. At home the Gov
ernment will insure meat, corn,
cotton, fOOds-and back-up a long
list of public responsibilities. The
Government is spending more mon
oy in thousands of different ways
than at any previous time in his
tory. Well. good luck to YOU Uncle
Sam. we all hope you make it!
One thing is significant-that
that thing is the spirit of the Amer
lean people who are as determined
today as they ever were in all his
tory, to null themselves out of the
hole by their own boot straps.
WHEN IT HAPPENED BEFORE
In view of the fact that business
activity in the United States seems
TO be on the down grade it may
drop about 25 per cent before re-
COvery sets in. It is interesting to
recall that in 192O-21 business ac-
tivity fell about SO per cent. But in
1929 through 1888 there was real.