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Show That old Santa Claus is everywhere eve-rywhere you look these days, at parties, in the stores and he's scheduled for lots more in the next few days, plus that heavy lead and visit to every home on Christmas eve. Milford is fortunate to have the services of this man and his wife. I'm going to pay off part of my indebtedness by putting a gin and tonic under the Christmas tree for him, but if you want to contribute and are out of tonic, take in the benefit dance this Friday at the Sweet Cracher Justice Hall. It is in his honor. o It was gratifying to see the big crowd last Saturday, and the kids enjoyed the day. Merchants Mer-chants still have lots of merchandise mer-chandise and cheer. A.nd remember! re-member! When you ask for your Milfcrd Bucks, tell 'em "Red" ser ; ya. o Marion Walker was in the other day sporting a certificate declaring him a Kentucky Colonel. Col-onel. My dad was a Kentucky Colonel a good many years ago in Iowa, along with John Henry, editor of the Des Moines Register and Tribune. At that time there were only three or four more in the whole state. I don't have any idea how many there are now, but it is quite an honor, and not to be taken lightly. Congratulation Marion. Now don't you go starting a fried chicken palace. o I get a kick out of these legislators who are on the recycling re-cycling kick. Sen. Moss is one. He has ordered his staff to specify recycled paper when ordering anything for his office. of-fice. If he really wants to preserve our forests, he'd do a lot more good if he would help eliminate about 90 of the red tape involved in running a business, simplify government forms and reports, and for an effort in his own office he could cut down the quantity and length of the press releases issued under his name every week. I throw approximately ap-proximately five to twenty typewritten news releases in the waste basket every day from his office that are neither revelent or material to local issues, and which the News does not have space to use. o As for using recycled paper, I doubt if he, any more than the rest of us can tell the difference, dif-ference, and consequently it is only a gimmick to win votes of so called environmentalists and has nothing to do with protecting our forests. o Speaking of environmentalists or Ecologists, have you ever seen or heard of a tempered-down tempered-down ecologist? Do they all come as radical extremists, or is there someplace a tamer element for us common people. Many of the causes they champion, would receive the sympathy of the middle class John Doe's like yours truly, if they didn't go so far. This last attack before the rate commission and against Continued c.n Back Page HERE'S MORE ABOUT JUST BETWEEN Continued from Page One UP&L is about the most ridiculous ridicu-lous thing we've seen. And because be-cause it also is against advertising, advertis-ing, few of those who write editorials, will do so for fear of upsetting the old apple cart. o The livelihood of this column and of its writer depend upon advertising, and we firmly believe be-lieve that it is the most necessary ne-cessary tool of free enterprise. That without advertising it would take years to establish a market for a new product without advertising, the quantities quan-tities and volume necessarl for mass production would be impossible. im-possible. We ask those who would find fault with UP&L for their advertising practices, which encourage the sale of electricity and electric appliances appli-ances to go back forty or more years, to ice boxes, coal and wood cook stoves, gas or kerosene kero-sene lanterns, let them give up their electric blankets, their blenders, mixers, irons, and all the many other small appliances which are so necessary to us now. But knowing they will resist going back to the inconveniences incon-veniences of living without the benefits of electricty and advertising, knowing they will not do this we just ask them to go! |