Milford chronicle., 1956-01-27
MILFORD HAS A NEW MAYOR


We congratulate Mayor Murphy upon the
manner in which he conducted his initial
meeting Tuesday evening especially for
the buslness-like procedure of expediting the
proceedings which he inaugurated Ii was
new experience for Milford If he con-
tinues to conduct the meetings by insisting
upon quick work and elimination of excess
i've hot ali" our city will be the benefactor
and our citizens will not hesitate to go be
lore Council with suggestions or grievances
We hope that the era of excessively long
Council sessions is over. We have felt for
years that the hashing and re-hashing of
either minor or major questions, with the
resultant consumption of valuable time, is
deCrlment TO our community. People of
responsibility, who had legitimate reasons
TO approach Council in the past have hesi-
tated because of the excessively long time
which it too frequently took to present their
problems
Mayor Murphy has had executive expert
ence as an efficient Postmaster in Milford
and as State Insurance Commissioner. His
knowledge of legislative procedure has been
gained through frequent contact with the
General Assembly and other legislative
groups It should hold him in good stead in
his new duties. If he will continue to in
sist that the members Of Council, and those
who appear before that group, shall conform
rigidly to proper legislative procedure, he
Will be doing the people of Milford long
needed service.
CHAMPION AT so
The man who is perhaps the worlds
ablest statesman has celebrated his 8Oth
birthday This is Germany's Chancellor.
Konrad Adenauer. Ever since the war he
has striven to redeem Germany's name
which was stained by Nazi crimes. He has
brought West Germany to prosperity, and
delivered her to the councils of the Western
powers. All this he has done without trying
to pass over the evil deeds of Adolf Hitler
and his gang. He has been true to his word
and his conscience. Only one other octO-
genarian, Sir Winston Churchill, surpasses
him in world esteem.
What will happen when this man of 80
dies or abdicates? Possible successors in his
cabinet are, In the eyes of other powers,
untried. They may not continue his policies,
or may wish to do so but lack the ability.
The Russians are aware of this. Their
present policy appears to be to stall nego-
tlatlons over German reunifcation until
Adenauer is no longer on stage. The day of
his exit could be bleak one for civilization.
&10NG
GOVERNMENT WINS AGAIN
The government hit the jackpot again on
December 6.
On that occasion, an attractive young
woman Ph. D. won S64, 900 on the enormous
ly popular IV show, 'The $64, 1000 Question .
She did this by answering an almost incred-
ibiy difficult series of questions concerning
boxing, all the way from ancient Roman
gladiatorial days to the Dempsey-Firpo fight
Just how much she must pay in income
taxes can't be detailed exactly. However, a i
single person with an income of $4,000 who
won the $4,000 would have tax bill not
far short of $4,000. Inasmuch as the young
woman winner is a practicing psychologist
and her husband is medical doctor, it may
be presumed that the S64 900 will push their
total taxable income into extremely high
levels. Yes, the government is the real win !
ner!