Milford chronicle., 1958-10-17
TICKLE TIME

TICKLE TIME
Sometimes, when we fall into reflective
mood, we wonder why all the sweat, strain
and tension of modern life. For, after all
time cures all things and our exertions today
are, ridiculous struggles when conceived and
considered in the scope of all-encompaSsing
time.
Does anything material last? The an
swer hes in the negative, for only the spirit
ual and eternal values survive our hectic pace
of life. Time ends all our pretty romances,
mental, business and physical, and our lives,
even the ones so fine, are shortly ended and
quite often quickly forgotten.
The things of the material world which
mankind has striven to perfect, such as beau
tiful estates, orderly lives, pleasurefuf and
eventful lives, and other things, especially the
protection and citadel built by a man for
his family, all are swept away by the newt
able forces of time. All of which must bring
US to the realization that we must live fruit
full lives now, not tomorrow, for today never
returns.
The question of the ages remains true to-
day, in spite of hydrogen bombs and the
hectic pace of life: when you die, what good
have you done, or what have you done? What
help have you extended your fellowman, or
humanity? Who have you harmed in the
course of your efforts?
Stop and ask yourself these questions, and
look upon the tickle values and material gains
of today with less awe than heretofore For,
the only thing that lasts the only thing that
time does not slay in the end, is the spiritual,
eternal, the real values in life.
You might develop nice life, a luxurious,
pleasureful life, but the question of the ages
remains. And that is it, when you die, what
have you done to help your fellowman and
contribute to the slow march of progress of
the human race?
THE BIG LIE
Hitler perfected (if that is the word) the
technique of the big lie, and all the other
dictators have used it to their own ends. 1t
is based on the principle that if you repeat
any statement often enough and aggressive
ly enough, great numbers of people will come
to believe it, whether it be true or false.
Here in our own country we have long
been subjected to charge which is akin to
the big Iie-the charge that when taxpay-
ing utility company is authorized to build a
power plant on some river, it amounts to a
shameless ''giveaway" or precious resources
which belong to all the people.
Writing in Human Events, L.s Robert
Driver, formerly Securities and Exchange
Commission official, nails that gross mis-
statement in clear and simple words. He
points out that when utility is licensed to
build a power dam on a river site, all it
gets is the right to reduce electric power at
rates regulated by public authority. To quote
him directly: '"The profits of the corporation
are limited to a reasonable return on the
site. which is supposed to. have been given
away :" He adds that the value of a
canyon or waterfall "is strictly scenic until
somebody builds dam or power plant to
make use Of its latent energy.
If that somebody" is the government,
the construction is done at the expense of
all the taxpayers, and the plant is operated
on a tax-free, tax-supported basis If that
somebody" is private enterprise, the con-
struction is done with private savings, sub
stantial sums are paid for the use of the
falling water, and, when the plant goes into
ODeration, heavy taxes are paid to all units
of government
Take your pick!
NO EXCUSE
In recent statement, Budget Director
Stans expressed " -. a sense of discourage
ment at the size of the deficit have to re-
port
Mr.. Stans certainly has every justification
for his feeling. Last January, it was estimat-
ed that this years Federal budget would end
with slight surplus. Now the anticipated
deficit is in the neighborhood of $12 billion.
Mr.. Stans offered the hope "that revenues
will be better, expenditures less, and the def
cit lot lower" The coming months will tell
as to that. But, at best, the Federal govern
ment will again operate at huge loss, what
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