Milford chronicle., 1951-11-23
War Dogs Are Learning
NelU Tricks

NelU Tricks
Lights are burning late in the
PentagOn these days, while the
Generals and the Admirals wrestle
with a new and certainly unex-
pected problem, that of cutting
back next years military budget
$11,500,000,000 below the current
fiscal year.
Reasons for the cutback, which
was not anticipated before 1853 at
the earliest, are attributed to mys-
teriOus and unnamed defense
planners" These shadowy figures
are concerned; one, lest the civilian
economy suffer to the point where
the public may lose its enthusiasm
for preparedness; two, are fearful
appropriations may get so big they
can't be spent; or three, the guam
titles of military equipment in re-
serve may be reduced as the fac
tories producing it reach a steady
output and achieve the knOw-how
that will permit quick expansion
in time of need.
You may have your choice of
reasons, or accept all of them. if
you wish. The truth is doubtless
another one of those things we
can't be trusted with, so we'll have
to wait and see what Joe Stalin's S
Izvestia has to say.
We can hardly be expected to
believe, however, that such a cut
will turn out to be a saving for
the taxpayer. Look for it to be
shifted to atomic development, or
even some dO-gooder program il
Congress can be whip-sawed into
passing it.
YOur-MOney S-WOrth Is
The Worlds Best Bargain
Maybe it's because people in the
country, in villages and smaller
towns just aren't mOney-mad, OIL
maybe, being closer to nature
which is the ultimate source of al
wealth, they possess an inherent
| sense of values. But the fact is
it's the city people who are being
hoodwinked by the ''price-juggling'
practices of unethical merchants.
Because "price-juggling" has in
creased lately in the large cities
the Bureau of Education on Fail
Trade has issued shopping rules
to help metropolitan housewives tC
be on their guard against these
sharp operators. In case you've
never run into one, the pTice-jugg
Ter is a merchant who slashe!
prices on one or two nationally
branded items to lure bargain
hunters. He makes his killing by
Overcharging on less familiar
goods, often of inferior quality
which are also passed off as bar
gains" Here are the shipping
rules by which the Bureau hopes
10 correct Observation-Disclosures"
l. Don't be switched" to a branC
of unknown value and quality
if you are told that the store i!
sold out on the bargain-priceC
famous brand you came to buy
2. Resist sales pressure to sci
you an item said to be ''just-as
good" and much cheaper
than the popular make whicl
attracted you.
3. If you're able to buy the ad
vertised bargain, be cautious
about purchasing sO-calleu
essential parts" at addition
al price.
4. Don't lose your shopping judg
ment when you're urged t
''pick up some of our Othe
good buys first, because wei
be out of stock on the sal
brand for an hour"
5. Don't become an accOmplic
of the price-juggler, by refus
ing to patronize your neigh
bOrhood stOrekeeper becaus
the latter does not offer tn
same bargain" bait. If he di
offer it, he would be forced I
make up his losses, as tn
price-juggler has, by over
charging on other items. Fai
Trade prices of national brand
are the lowest at which a stOT
can sell and stay in business
The last rule, we think is tn
,est, and probably explains VIII
hese precautions are needed muc
nOre in the congested cities. HON
own neighborliness. personal az
tuaintance with the merchants
mutual respect and the spirit {
! fair play work better and yiel