Milford chronicle., 1961-11-17
"sOFT-HEADED PHILOSOPHY"


"SOFT-HEADED PHILOSOPHY"
Former President Eisenhower, now an
elder statesman with working lifetime of
service to the nation behind him, recently
said this: Addiction to a soft-headed phil
OsOphy that federal money can cure every
national i'll could undermine one of the great
est resources of America-the sturdiness of
and self-dependence of the individual citi-
zen; it could ultimately cost our people their
liberty
1.-THE unending drive for federal domina-
tiOn of the nations power and water re-
sources, and the ever-increasing federal in
volvement in urban problems, agriculture,
housing, care Of the youth and the aged,
the i'll and the poor, and the temporarily UNI
employed, can only end-if unchecked-in
dangerous centralization of power.
Continued, this tendency will ultimate
ly destroy the will and the ability of the in
dividual and community to govern them
Selves"
To that clear and eloquent statement
nothing needs to be added. Long centuries
of history prove the truth of the former
Presidents words.
HONESTLY APPRAISE YOURSELF
AS the year 1861 wings toward its end
it might not be bad idea for the individual
reader of these columns to take time off
from the daily routine and think about life
and some of it's problems.
Many of us have been so engrossed in
the tasks imposed upon us by the economic
necessity of earning living that we have
drifted bit in our thinking and lose sight
of the enduring aims of human existence.
We have become warped in our judgment
by the huge dollar mark that has been hung
on everything in this country
1t might be wise for us to revalue the
opportunities of life and begin more or
enduring activity rather than upon finances
that can be wiped off the books.
Let's do some straight-talking. Quit kid
ding yourself. Look carefully into your par
ticipation in the activities Of the race around
you and decide whether you have been an
asset to the people of this community or
form of human parasite, preying upon others
among whom you live. Analyze your busi-
ness, social, cultural and individual aims
and purposes, your methods in the past and
the possibility of reaching successful goal
in the future.
Then, get busy and begin doing what
you know you ought to do to be, the kind of
human being you know you should be!
THE CHRISTMAS AHEAD
Christmas is only little over five weeks
away. This year it falls on Monday and
that will make for nice week-ends for mil
lions. Sunday, normally holiday, will be
Christmas Eve
Actually Christmas is exactly five weeks
from Monday. the twentieth Of this month.
That means if you have parcels to send any
distance you should be getting them in the
mail. If they have less than five weeks to
reach their destination, and if they are
caught up in rush logjam, disappointment
could result.
AS for your annual shopping-and all of
US have some of this to dot will be easier
done now than later. Even if one waits until
after Thanksgiving, he is already in the
rush, and if things must then be ordered,
they may or may not arrive in time.
In all these plans for mailing parcels and
buying presents, we should once again ex-
press our sentiment about the over-commer-
cialization of Christmas. In selecting pres
ents, do not attempt to outspend friends or
relatives and do not worry about the cost
of your gift.
Best of all, if you can make something
that will be suitable as gift, or several, for
others, this is perhaps the best way to
achieve the real Christmas spirit. Adults
should remember that Christmas is time
for children-as far as the mystic and the
wonder and the magic of the day is con-
cerned.
1t is day of spiritual reflection and OBJ
servance for adults. and it need not be gilt
terry or luxurious.
It is also time for families to reunite
and for all to give thought to their religious
faiths, and the personal philosophy by which
they seek to live on earth in peace with their
fellow man. It is, in other words time for
meditation and rededication and a time for
happiness and enjoyment.
Too many Americans especially house
Wives-are so worn to q frazzle when. Christ
2~n~1 &I~nk
deal for them. In this way, we are missing
the real spirit, and if you are among those
who have sometimes experienced this, begin
your preparations now, well, ahead Of time
- enjoy Christmas in 1851 =