Milford chronicle., 1959-06-05
CAUGHT IN THE SQUEEZE

CAUGHT IN THE SQUEEZE
One of the homespun virtues of America
has been to work and save. Even though a
man knew he couldn't take it with him, he
could hope to provide for his old age and for
his wife and children after he was gone
But imitation has turned this virtue into a
mockery. Americans who have worked hard
and lived carefully find now that the value
has been sapped from the hard-earned dol
lars they put aside.
Initiation squeezes value from a dollar
like clenched. fist squeezes water from
sponge. But the dollar feels no pain; it is
people who are hurt. And the squeeze clamps
hardest on people with limited supply of
dollars and no ready way to get more-wid-
ows living on life insurance, retired work
ers living on pensions, employed workers
living on salaries.
Yet initiation is not inevitable 1t is caus-
ed by our own actions and can be cured by
our own actions. major cause of imitation
is heavy government spending and debt
caused by our demands on government. We
can remove this cause of initiation by stop
ping our demands for government handouts
and by demanding government economy in
stead. For the last few months more and
more citizens have been writing Congress
saying they want less government aid so
that the dollars they earn and save will be
worth more. A few more letters to Congress
may turn the tide against imitation.
ENOUGH is ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
A fling is a wonderful thing. Throwing
money around as if you could afford to do it
can be one of life'S pure pleasures. But 1t is
a rare experience for most of us-so rare
that it's known as a spree, which Mr. Web
ster defines as excessive indulgence.
About the only people who go on spend
ing sprees very often are rich people, drunk
people and people using other peoples mon
ey. This last category includes crooks, peo-
pie on expense accounts, and legislators.
Crooks, if caught, go to Jail. The expense
account people soon lose their spending priv
ieges unless they can justify their expenses.
Legislators just send the bill to us and keep
on spending.
Our federal legislators have been on a
spending spree for quite while - long
enough to run up bill 283-billion higher
than we have been able to pay so far. They'll
keep spending, too, until we demand that
they start. treating our money as carefully
as we must treat it ourselves.
Spending sprees are fun, but if we can't
afford to throw our money around ourselves,
why should we let Congress do it for us?
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HOLD TO OUR RIGHTS
The freedom of the people of Delaware,
along with that of millions of other Ameri-
cans, is protected by the Bill of Rights, and
it should be the duty of every citizen to thor
oughly understand the nature of the privil-
eges accorded to him under liberal inter-
probation of the provisions included under
that term.
Just now, the United States is hearing
much about SubverSive, un-American and
other peculiar activities. Various efforts are
being made to have Congress pass bills which
would tend to uproot these forces which most
Americans do not like.
1t might be good idea, however, for us
in our zeal to uphold American liberties, to
make certain that we do not violate these
liberties in an attempt to stamp out the
things that we consider dangerous to the lib
critics themselves.
AS one outstanding editor has said !:
COMMITTEES that have studied un-American
activities will render the greatest service if
they tell us what un-American conditions
make Americans discontented with America
and how these conditions may be corrected.
That will be better than invading the Bill
of Rights"
FOREST FIRES COSTLY
Millions of dollars worth of timber are
lost every year through forest fires, and some
of this money is contributed by the land
owners of Sussex County.
While it is impossible to prevent all for
est fires, every landowner should make an
effort to save his own property. Often, de-
spite his activity, careless persons will
thoughtlessly start fire.
The dry weather of the past few weeks
has contributed to fire hazards from light
ming and other causes. In past years mil
lions of acres of valuable timber have gone
up in smoke. With this natural resource in
such great demand, the burning-over of for
est lands and the accidental setting of tim
ber fires represent loss to the national