Milford chronicle., 1959-11-27

There are good reasons for this. The
general practitioner of today is far more
competent, far more knowledgeable, than his
predecessors. Postgraduate work, reading,
medical meetings and other factors see to it
that he keeps up with medical progress. And
there is more to the matter than Just the
question of competence. The family doctor
fills a niche that no one else can fill He
knows his patients-and they know him, as
friend as well as medical man. He is on
call when needed. He brings with him conf
dence and peace of mind-pSycholog med
icines, so to speak, which are important to
building and regaining health. He knows
when a specialist should be summoned, and
what kind.
The American scene wouldn't be the
same without the family doctor. It's good to
know that he is holding his important place
in the great canvas of American medicine.
SE@&~Z
CENSORSHIP THROUGH TAXATION
Today, the average citizen or business is
confused by the multiplicity of rules eman-
ating from the Internal Revenue Service.
This condition was brought into clear focus
by its decision that taxpaying electric power
companies cannot charge to operating ex-
pense the cost of advertising and publicity
opposing tax exempt government power pro-
jects built with taxpayers money, which
compete with and endanger the savings of
tax-paying company investors. Now amend
mentS are proposed to regulations relating to
, lobbying expenditures under which the rul-
ing on electric companies was made.
According to the new proposals, in order
to promote "good will" company can run
advertising encouraging the purchase of
United States Saving Bonds or participation
in similar causes and deduct the cost. In
like fashion, expenditures for advertising
which present views on economic, financial,
social or other subjects of general nature,
but which do not involve activities for lobby
ing purposes, the promotion or defeat of
legislation or the carrying on of propaganda,
are deductible. How will the wording be
interpreted?
Presenting views on economic" subjects
would seem to fit advertising that discusses
government ownership of industry VS.. pri-
vate ownership, wage controversies, and tax
questions. If such issues are not economic"
subjects affecting the very life, expense of
operation, and earning power of a business,
what are? 1t is but step from business ex-
pense censorship of advertising and public
ity, to restriction of editorial comment by
disallowing costs of editors who write opin-
ions for or against controversial political
issues. Gradual suppression of opinion by
various means is the forerunner of dictator
ship.
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THE WINTER SKY
the sky, and the signs and marvels it reveals,
the late November-early December sky is
fascinating.
At night, one can see the Big Dipper
dragging its handle down as near the nor
thern border of the horizon as it ever gets.
Actually, in November the handle stars are
below the horizon, as viewed from the South
ern states, and in December the Dipper be-
gins to rise again.
But perhaps the most interesting con-
stellation to observe in the late Fall sky (the
winter actually begins December 22nd this
year, is Draco the Dragon.
If you will look at the sky on a clear night
in late November or December, you will cas-
lily find the Big Dipper on the northern hor
izon. If you will start at the top of the cup
and follow line of stars down towards the
horizon, and then curving back up into the
sky, and then jutting down again toward the
horizon with four-star box, or dragon head,
at the end, you will have found Draco the
Dragon.
Altogether, it is longer constellation
than the Big Dipper, and covers larger
area of the sky.
Draco never sets, and is visible during
the entire year, at any hour of the night.
Straight across the sky from the star
Vega, which you can find just a little bit to
the west of Draco's head, Vega being al
most in the absolute northwestern sky, on the
horizon) you can find a first-magnitude star
called Procyron. You can find it by taking
line from Vega through the Pole Star to it,
and just to the east of it are the prominent
Twins, Castor and Pollux
Use these tips and see if you can locate
these stars and consultations. At evening
and at dawn, you will see winter skies often
splotched with red, and red sky in the
evening usually means dry weather ahead in
the winter months
In summary, remember the lines:
"December's stars are clustered round
the Pode;
The Dragons coils their winding links
unroll;
There Vega, Deneb, Castor, Pollux
shine;
The Milky Way its filmy stream en-