Milford chronicle., 1955-05-27
MEMORIAL THOUGHTS

MEMORIAL THOUGHTS
It is proper that we should pause on this
day set aside for hOnoring those who have
died in our wars, and remember who they
were what they were like, where and how
they died.
Some of them were dead in battles that
were in the history books when our great
grandfathers were boys; others have lived
in our time, we knew them, gave them birth,
or sat in classrooms with them, or worked
beside them on the farms, in the mills and
the mines, bought our insurance from them.
Some of their names are old and honored
and some of their names we never did learn
to pronounce. Some are buried beneath
Crosses and some have their graves marked
with the Star of David
They died at places called Concord and
Gettysburg and San Juan Hill and Belleau
Wood and Normandy and Two Jima and in
far off corner of the world called Korea.
They were as different from one another as
the towns and the cities in which they had
lived Yet they have, in death, one thing
in common. They died in cause-some of
them could have told you why in beautiful
language, some would have been unable to
put it into words, and some just didn't un-
derstand it at all. But they all died for it.
Because they did we are in their eternal
debt. They bought what we enjoy, with
their lives. As they died for it, we have a
that their sacrifice is rewarded with mean
ing.
HOLIDAY CAUTION
In years to come most people will re-
member this years Memorial Day weekend
with pleasure. They will hold memories of
family picnics, of trip to q park or dis
tant city, or a visit from friends Yet not
everyone's memories will be happy.
Too many people will remember this
years Memorial Day as the "time of the
accident" the accident that killed loved
one, or left someone crippled, or cost the
family its savings to pay damages.
The various safety organizations, the
newspapers and the radio and television sta
tions cooperate to make the public aware Of
the need for extra caution while driving on
holiday week-ends. Yet there are always
those who do not pay heed and there are
always the innocent victims of this heed
lessness.
A holiday is to be enjoyed in spirit of
relaxation. There is nothing relaxing about
driving too fast or carelessly. Enjoy the
holiday = but do it safely. Make certain
that your personal memories of it will al
ways be pleasant instead of tragic!
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SPECIAL PRIVILEGE
The Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia has held that government cannot
Rural Electrification Administration would
lend money to cooperatives to build gener-
ating plants and transmission lines. 1t was
held that a claim of injury from government
competition was not sufficient grounds, un-
der previous Supreme Court rulings, to en-
able plaintiff to enjoin execution of gov
ernment contract
In plain language, the government is
given the right to crowd any private COM
petition out of existence if it chooses to do
So Whether it is electric utility producers
or printers, it makes no difference. This,
coupled with various tax exemption privl-
eges accorded government business projects,
\ leaves private competition completely at its
mercy.
This is a reminder that political leaders
can use government to destroy the sovereign
rights of the people and make them slaves
to the state, if they are allowed to go un-
checked in their grab for power.
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BIGGEST!
This Administration has made a praise
worthy start in getting government out of
commercial business. But it has mighty
long way to go.
Leaflets issued by the Chamber of Com
merce of the USA states: "The government
is still the nations biggest electric power
producer, the biggest power consumer, the
biggest banker, biggest employer, biggest
iSuia iaAce company, DiHgeSt lanuioTu, DlHgeSI
tenant and biggest publisher. In fact, Uncle
Sam owns more wheat than the wheat farm
ers, more grass land than the cattlemen and
more trucks than General Motors"
The same leaf1et says: mo one-not even
the government-has a complete list in any
one place of all its businesses and industries. .
No one knows either how much govern
. ment in business has cost, is costing, and
will cost the taxpayers, but it's a sure bet
the figure would make any mind reel Let
! the "get-government-out-of business" cam
! paign move into top pear