Milford chronicle., 1960-07-08

eSty or Cno SANITY OF any pOllClc1an VINO tries
to fool them in this way.
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EROSION COSTLY ON FARMS
For many years now, experts of the Soil
Conservation Service of the Department of
Agriculture have been calling attention to
the losses suffered through soil erosion in this
country.
Some years ago. DR.. Hugh H. Bennett,
then Chief of the Soil Conservation Service,
declared that about 100 100000 acres of crop
land, some of it the nations best land, had
been completely finished as result of soil
erosion. He then estimated that the annual
direct cost of erosion to the farmers of this
country alone, not counting damage to reser-
voirs, stream channels, irrigation bitches,
highways and railroads, at $4O0,O0O,000.
This information has been read time and
again by the farmers of this section. 1t un-
doubtedly attracted their attention, and
to correct the situation, having their lands
terrained and using other advanced ideas to
save their precious top soil.
We take this occasion, however, to call
the attention of other farmers to the neces-
sity of continuing the fight against erosion
on their land. Like some other things that
menace mankind, the time to start the war
on erosion is when the first threatening gully
appears, before great damage is done.
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DO UNTO OTHERS
Life moves so fast and we are faced with
so many temptations to join the run-of-the-
mill ways that we often fail to keep in mind
the Golden Rule-do unto others as you
would have them do unto you.
We are often tempted to join in gossip
usually speculative or half-true gossip, or
to judge others, or to say unkind words or
criticize others How many who read this
editorial can say they have not succumbed
to this temptation often?
Yet we should not be the ones to Judge,
nor should we join in that evil and malicious
pdstime, gossiping. How nice life would be
if most people would refuse to sit in judg-
ment and would refrain from petty and mean
gossip. How much better we would feel if
we demonstrated the self-discipline to resist
the temptation to talk about others, or say
unkind words.
And, interestingly, if we seek the good
in others, and talk about it, the results are
often astonishing. Faith in the goodness of
many weary soul has brought about near
miraculous results and inspirational conduct
and performance. For each of us has good
in us and none among us is perfect.
Jesus once said: LET him among you
who is without sin cast the first stone" If
all of us could remember this, every day of
the week, every week, the world would be a
far better place in which to live.
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AMERICANS INCREASE DEBT
Americans increased their total debt by
a record of sixty-six and one-half billion dol
lars in 1859, the United States Commerce
Department recently reported.
Part of this increase is in public debt, or
government borrowing. However, some twen-
ty-four billion dollars of it was added to
consumer installment credit. This is heavy
rise in installment credit, although the popu-
lation is increasing and the total earnings Of
the nation are increasing, and it is hard to
draw any specific conclusion.
1t can be noted, however, that business
corporations added more than that to their
total debt, and most of this money was in
tended to finance heavy buying of materials,
purchases of equipment. expansion, etc.,
which indicates they expect good business in
the future.
Most of the public borrowing, in the
form of state and local governments, and
for other public spenders was for the financ-
ing of public works and public buildings, and
amounted to only about five billion dollars.
Interestingly, the federal government bor-
rowed about as much money in 1859 as it did
in 1853 although the budget situation was
greatly improved.
Ali in all, our debt increased by record
of sixty-six and one-half billion dollars, and
this is in line with the trend in recent years.
Inc experts dl1fer on now much Americans
should owe collectively. The trend in recent
years has been toward the financing of ev-
erything, and this trend will be with us, it
seems, for many years in the future
The only criterion to be accurately work
ed is ones own limit, which depends upon
the individuals own circumstances, or the
family's income.
One should never become so heavily in
volved, financially, that he has every dollar
of his income earmarked for payments or
living expenses. There should always be
something left for an emergency, or for a
bad turn of events.