Milford chronicle., 1959-08-14
CHALLENGE TO AUTO MEN


feel somewhat beleagured these days. For
eign-made cars are nipping at it's heels, and
Detroit is forever being asked why it doesn't
do more about built-in safety for it's pro-
duct.
Now one of the country's best known
architects, Edward D. Stone, confrontS the
auto industry-and its alter ego, the oil in
dustry-with challenge that makes others
seem puny by comparison He thinks they
ought to get busy and help the nations cities
plan their way out of the automotive strangle-
hold fast closing in on urban centers.
Said Stone, in a talk at the convention of
the American Institute of Architects: "Since
the horseless carriage is largely responsible
for our troubles, and we are country that
eulogizes free enterprise, why hasn't it oc-
Cured to the great oil and automotive in
dustries to try to resolve some of the prob
lens they have created? Why can't they be
shamed into financing studies on the plan
ming of our towns and cities?
The questions are good ones, though ting
ed with an unfair placement of responsible
ity. The oil and auto industries are not, af-
ter all, entirely to blame for urban traffic
problems. 1t cannot be denied, however, that
these industrial giants, perhaps with the best
of motives, have played big role in bring
ing about urban congestion. 1t is not asking
too much to suggest that oil and auto inter-
eStS, following the enlightened pattern of
some other industries, ought to shoulder some
of the burden of planning in areas of their
greatest concern.
WHO USES RAILROADS?
Many people undoubtedly think they have
no personal interest in this nations rail
roads. They think that because they never
or rarely ride train, or dispatch goods by
boxcar.
This is about as complete a misconcep-
tion as can exist For everyone-unleSs it
be hermit in the hills living on what he
can trap and picks railroad user.
Here's why. The railroads carry more
of the things we use in day-by-day life than
any Of the other forms of transportation.
Food, clothes, homes, automobiles, appli-
ances, necessities and luxuries of almost ev-
cry description-all of them move by rail,
either in the form of raw materials, parts,
finished products, or all three.
And the railroads services in moving
consumer goods is only part of the story
They carry the greater part of the freight
that keeps agriculture and industry going
concerns-and thus help provide jobs and
incomes for all of us.
Last, but certainly not least, railroads are
absolutely essential to the national defense
The top military men have told the country
that, out of intimate personal experience.
The rails have demonstrated it in war after
war, almost since the nation began.
There's no substitute for rail transpor-
tation. That was true yesterday and it's
true today. And, so far as anyone can see,
it will be true tomorrow.
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WHERE DOCTORS ARE DISCOURAGED
A few months ago Harper's magazine
published an article on Britain's socialized
medicine system. The author had much
praise for it, and cited the fact that when he
suffered a Clipped elbow he was given free
care.
This brought a letter from an American
doctor, which Harper's published in it's July
issue. This doctor found that statements in
the preceding article "sound like the ecsta-
sizes of confirmed freeloader who has dis
covered a saloon which still offers the old
time free lunch" Then he went on: "There
is a widening gap between the quality of
medicine as it is practiced in the United
States and in Great Britain. According to
DR.. Alistair Luton, an English physician now
in the United States under Ford Founda-
tion grant, this is typical English doctors
day:
$50 patients before lunch
$50 patients after lunch
"20 or 80 house calls daily.
Should we wonder that the English doc
tor is discouraged and unable to keep up
with the march of medicine?"
Deterioration of standards and services
is always result of socialism -socialized
medicine included IF could bonnon boyo