Milford chronicle., 1956-10-05
THE SEAS AROUND US

THE SEAS AROUND US
The head of steamship association
makes an interesting observation on the
Suez crisis. This, he points out, has served
to emphasize mans dependence ON the sea
despite the great advances of science In this
age of supersonic speeds and thermonuclear
weapons, the seas around us have not lost
their importance"
We will realize that to the full if worst
comes to worst and there is another great
war. For, as he also said, whether we fought
this war from fixed or floating bases, our
forces would still depend on ''the floating
pipelines of supply maintained by the Amer
lean Merchant Marine.
That points up the Importance of the null
ti-bilion dollar new ship construction pro-
gram which is now underway-the greatest
peacetime program of its kind in maritime
history 1t is made possible by partnership
between the government and industry-the
kind of partnership which offers the only
hope for creating the kind of merchant ma
rine we must have.
The national defense, of course, is but
one reason for such program. More and
more agricultural and manufactured goods
are sold abroad-to the vast benefit of Am
erican enterprise and it's workers-and we
must have ships to carry them. We also
must have ships to bring home the great
quantities of materials, strategic and other
wise, that we buy abroad.
To quote the spokesman once more,
American ships are truly the floating is
lands of democracy"
.CHURCHILL'S TEMPER
Usually years after great man dies the
debunkers appear-ready to minimize his ac-
complishments and magnify his faults. Sci
dom, however, are the debunkers successful
although they are sometimes able to raise g
I.zG- - h. ~ of -, H,xzc
ton Churchill that his detractors are begin
ming to appear in his own lifetime.
In his autobiography Lord Brabazon OF
Tara complains that Sir Winston was vile
tempered. He describes the meetings of the
Battle of the Atlantic committee on which he
served as "the most unpleasant | have ever
attended, He says that Churchill behaved
like bullying schoOlmaster," that he treat
ed subordinates as if they were half-witted
and snubbed those who had anything to say
Sir Winston may not deign to answer this
criticism. He is secure in the knowledge that
his contemporaries and history will judge
him by his deeds-and they were great deeds
When men of lesser spirit were disheartened
he believed-so intensely that he communi
Gated his faith to his country and to worlc
that was cropping for faith
Churchill may we'll have been peevlsh anC
short-tempered But he had provocation
Many of those who called out loudest in Brit
aims hour of trial were those who were silen
when his voice was raised for preparedness
No apologies are needed for him. The time
of his life that Lord BrabaZon sees fit tt
criticize was Sir Winston's finest hour. |
was also his country's finest, and there i
more than little connection between the two
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PENALTY ON SUCCESS
Displaying unusual ability and courag
to move up and up through the Successivel.
harder questions, contestant recently reach
ed the top in a 100000 prize TV quiz con
test.
While the vast television audience ap
plauded, the winner got the $100,OOO-al
most Actually, he got to keep less than one
third of the jackpot prize; the rest of it, al
estimated S71 ,154, will go to the tax collect
OrS.
That is a dramatic Illustration of hoy
our nations present income tax system place
penalty on being successful.
There are many Americans, like the II
contestant, who are ready and willing t
work harder and longer-and to take risks
to reach the top. 1t is hardly fair that thei
extra energy and effort be penalized and dis
couraged by discriminatory taxes.
SoNS
OUR WORLD OF MACHINES
We in America perfected the world o
machines-and it was rapid perfection. Onl
so years ago about half of the work in ou
country was done by animals and men. TC
day. mechanical power does virtually th
whole Job, and yet we have been hitting neY