Milford chronicle., 1962-03-23

Without the mobile power furnished by
gasoline and diesel fuel the Common Mar
ket experiment might come to a grinding
halt. Though nothing of this kind remotely
threatens, at present, it is something the six
countries must keep constantly in mind.
This necessity will tend to keep the Common
Market embroiled in international I'll poll
tices" for some time to come.
~N&o1&
PRICE OF HEROISM
One point about the Francis Gary Pow
ers U2 incident that often pops up in con-
versation is the right rate of pay the CIA
provides for reconnaissance pilots Pow
ers' base salary is $4,000 year, and he
will collect about $4,000 in back pay now
that the CIA is satisfied that he fulfilled his
contract.
Probably few Americans begrudge Pow
ers this sum. Doubtless most of them figure
there ought to be some kind Of premium for
engaging in hazardous missions. Somewhat
the same feeling may apply to the seven as
trOnautS, who are reported to share equal
ly 100000 contract for exclusive revela-
tiOns of their doingS in national magazine.
This in addition, of course, to the quite re-
>spectable service pay that goes to men of
their rank and mission. Once again, there
probably is general feeling that their haz-
ardOus duty entities them to exceptional re-
ward.
A disturbing thought comes to mind,
however. What of the y. S. soldiers some
1000 of them, who are currently risking
their lives in the jungles of South Vietnam
Are they receiving eXecutive-level pay be-
cause they take the chance of being shot by
snipers? Do they have fat contracts to tell
all about adventures in country infiltrated
by communist troops from the north?
Not bit of it. They get their service
pay and they are expected to do their duty.
This, traditionally, is as it should be. All
the same, it is worth noting that an ordinary
soldier who dies for his country at the hands
of sniper in South Vietnam is every bit
over Russia, or an astronaut whose capsule
fails to function properly.
>~&O&~S
THE SOUTH AND TARIFFS
A history of tariff policy in the United
States would show the South to have been
a steadfast propOnent of freer trade. 1t
was, for instance, largely through the eff
forts of Southern senators that the recipro-
cal trade program was inaugurated in New
Deal days.
Unfortunately, the migration of the tex
tile industry into several states below the
Mason and Dixon line changed the thinking
of numerous Southern congressman. Pro-
lection for this transplanted industry has
become to large extent the policy for this
region.
This latter-day shift in tariff emphasis
has loomed large to the Kennedy admins
tration as it searches for congressional sup
port of its new trade program At the mo-
ment it looks as though the program, even
more liberal than reciprocal trade, will need
every vote.
In view of all this, there must have been
some broad smiles in the White House when
word got around that Senator Herman Tai
madge Of Georgia may be ready to support
Mr.. Kennedys tariff cutting ideas AS an
exceedingly influential member of the dele
cation from the South, Talmadge could
swing many another vote There have al
ways been key figures at the root of great
changes in our national direction. Liberal
ization of world trade could be the most sig
nifcant change in this decade. Senator Tai
madge may come to play crucial part in it.
@~SoN&
GRANDPARENTHOOD
The state Of grandparenthood adds both
pOsies and weeds to the garden of life. Those
who arrive at this state for the first time
are likely to find themselves experiencing
confused mixture Of elation and unease. De-
lighted as they may be to welcome their
grandchild, they also are disturbingly aware
that they have passed a significant mile
stone on the road we all travel but once.
Vanity comes into it. Most of us are in
clined to think of ourselves as being young
and looking it. But when friends say, "Hi
Grandpav' the illusion can no longer be
maintained and the truth energies: Young
in heart grandparents may be, but young
they are not except in the rarest of instances.
This takes bit of getting used to, but
the feeling Of having aged all at once soon
passes There comes the happy afflatus of
realization that in wears hence one will be