Milford chronicle., 1958-12-12

is a commendable desire, ard the reaction is
one to be admired.
Nevertheless, if this money were put to
use nearer home, in our own country, or
state, or even in our local community, much
could be accomplished-and we would have
concrete proof of what is being accomplish
ed, and see the results for ourselves.
In addition, we would escape much of the
cost of huge national and international char
liable organizations, which sometimes be-
come over-organized, and which rarely go
out of business once they have set up a ma
tional or international office, and the appro-
pirate number of office-holders.
NO TIME FOR BRAKES
Business mail of all classes--frst, second,
third and fourth--is the force that, more
than any other, keeps the American economy
in motion.
Instructions, orders, invoices, payments,
information on products and services and a
myriad different products themselves; mag
azines, books and newspapers-all flow
through the mails in mountainous quantity,
and all contribute to our welfare maintain
and expand our celebrated living standards
and are essential to meeting pay rolls pay
ing rent, buying equipment, producing prof
its on investment
AS it has since Colonial days, the post
office remains the great American community
center Far more than the local communica-
tions headquarters, it syrnbolizes the ex-
change of goods as well as ideas 1t is the
bearer of gifts that brings families and
friends together on anniversaries and birth
days and at Christmas time-no matter what
the geographical separation 1t exterdS the
merchants sphere of operations, and gives
both the crossroads storekeeper and the most
remote consumer the opportunity of shop
ping in the markets of the nation-and the
world at large.
Clearly, anything that disturbs business
mail shakes the national economy, threatens
employment and the expansionsof gross ma
tional product-on which progress and pros
perity depend.
And, truly, any force that imperils the
historically unprecedented prestige of the
great American Post Office endangers the
spirit Of America.
EXIT: GROUND OBSERVER CORPS
The Secretary of the Air Force recently
announced that by January 21st the u. S.
Ground Observer Corps will be de-activated.
Some 100000 active civilian volunteers have
been manning some 10000 observation posts
during the past year in carrying out this
program.
For number of years it has been ap-
parent that the Ground Observer Corps is
limited in its capability. Although there
were fifty filter centers throughout the ma
tion and although many patriotic Ameri
cans served faithfully for nine years, OF
less, and although the intentions were good,
science and the modern age has surpassed
the capacity of ground observation
From the day that the first missile was
successfully flown, it was obvious that the
Ground Observer Corps was to be tempor-
ary expedient. Gradually and inevitably
automatic equipments will replace whateve.
good the Ground Observer Corps has been
accomplishing in recent year.
In January of 1858 24-hour observer COW
erage was changed to Ready Reserve status.
In its time the COO has been a huge
peacefime civilian volunteer defense organi-
zation, representing both patriotism and de-
termination among our civilians At its peak.
in 1856, there were IL, 900 observer posts IN
the country, almost 1000 on 24-hour duty
and 73 filter centers. The COG then, is a
victim of the times and modern science, but
the spirit which actuated and sustained it
was the true American spirit.
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MAIL THOSE CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
1t is already getting late TO mail Christ
mas packages to some sessicemen in various
parts of the world 1t is close tc the dead
line, even though Christmas is some time
away, to mail Christmas packages to dis
tant points in this country.
There is always glut in. the rails be-
ginning about two weeks before Christmas,
and, inevitably, some packages which are
mailed in the last two weeks prior to the
years principal holiday are not delivered for
enjoyment during the Christmas holiday.
The same ADVICE pertaining to Christ
mas packages is true concerning Christmas
cards. Therefore, if you have not mailed
your cards or your presents going to distant
cities, or overseas, get them off at the soonest
possible moment. 1t is not the gift, but the