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PRIZE WINNING ESSAY TELLS OF BUILDING THROUGH CITIZENSHIP com es only th ro u g h th e s tru c tu re of citizenship. A look around us Brookings-Harbor Pilot reveals a w orld out of balance. THURSDAY. A P R IL 15. 1954 Radio, new spapers, and o th e r Jessica C h an ey ; T all 'T w ister, propaganda s tir people to w an t Mrs. Z e rre ta Reed w as elected By S H E R R IL L M cCLAIN (1948.) TH IN G S. M aterial things! H is P resid en t of th e L ion’s A uxiliary Jew el C oates. On the B oard of D irecto rs art* th em o th e rs got at the re g u la r m eeting, held T u es O nly about o n e-h alf of our tory t e l l s T he g re at A postle P aul w as R achel Young, Ella S choenbeck, about to be exam ined by scourging voters w ent to th e polls in the THINGS by force. F orce is quick day, A pril 6. and Boots Shipley. s p e c ta c u la r appeals to th e a n i Vice P resid en t fo r th e fo rth in the y e a r 60 A.D. A R om an cen 1948 P resid en tial election. The Movies of th e Boy Scout J a m tu rio n who w as stan d in g nearby right to vote is a privilege and a m al in men. F o rce is alw ays ju s ti com ing y e a r will be M rs. Je a n boree w ere shown to th e g ro u p by fiable so they say. B ut force Dubs. O th e r o fficers are, S ecre learn ed th a t P au l w as a R om an responsibility. To exercise this alw ays reaps force; a f te r t h ’ tary’, Je a n Thom pson; T re a su re r, H en ry K err. T h elm a H ouvila w as citizen and relay ed this in fo rm a privilege and responsibility builds hostess to r th e evening. tion to the chief ca p ta in who told a s tro n g e r people,- a stro n g e r n a fighting is over m en and n atio n s of good will m ust seek to undo P aul, “W ith a g reat sum I tion. th e h u rts, th e injustices, the su s o b tain ed t h i s freedom . And One of o u r g re a te s t in stitu tio n s picions, p o verty and d ev a sta tio n P au l said, B ut I w as free born.*’ is th e home. It is in the hom e w rought in its ru th le ss w’ake. (H oly Bible, A cts 22:28.) P a u ls w here joy, peace and tra n q u ility O ur fo refath e rs, u n d er God, laid a re fru its grow ing from a nation sta te m e n t won his release. The w ords free born m ean cit- whose s tru c tu re is built upon the the foundation for a g reat n a tion, a n ation w hose governm ent iaenshjp. (W eb ster.) W h at a su re foundation of citizenship. is “of th e people, by th e people, priceless h eritag e to those of us T he g re a t m a jo rity of o u r who have been born u n d e r th e A m erican hom es a re located in and for th e people.” Subsequent have s ta rs and strip es! a city, tow n o r com m unity som e ' g s ' enerations " v' " a " ' built a larg e an d som e sm all hut „■> J . »“ ^ r u c t u r e upon Uns founda- The foundation of any nation larg e and som e sm all, b u t all af tion. Ioday, we m ust assum e the tru ly g re at, lies in th e freedom lording each of us o p ,,o r.u n ities to I X / T r . ’ " 7 mUS' ¡‘J '° P,r o m u l « a ^ of its citizens. I see th e U nited build th ro u g h citizenship. T he op I ™ S ta te s of A m erica as a s tru c tu re p o rtu n ity is alw ays there, but it amo1'« e a r,h s peoples of gospel 01 : V l T ’" 1 ,‘ h a < w ith freedom echoing th ro u g h o u t is UP to each individual to exe - else his rig h t of citizenship to n’° ' e ' h<f ShaCkleS ° f fe a r' ,y r a n ' ' even th e sm allest corridor. As a child becom es stro n g e r build upon th a t opportu n ity . F ront o T , su PPrPSS‘° n a " d deception, / a T* ' W‘“ da» n •" the th ro u g h exercising its lungs, its y o u th fu l in te re sts such as th e , i '0.".8 Wh<? ° nR aR° m uscles an d all his faculties, so scouting program . 4-H C lub activi- hZrt ' h *’ n will we build a s tro n g e r n ation by ties, and both c u rric u la r a n d , ? abandon<’d them selves to th e 'Tr«,,ch ed d a >’ w ould exercising th e rig h ts and privi e x tra c u rric u la r activ ities of the “ ‘A T bring. New hope, new’ horizons, leges affo rd ed to us as a free peo public school system , to 1 n " new’ am bitions, and a new life ple. p artic ip a tio n th ro u g h th e m any In re cen t n atio n al elections in channels afforded him a f te r be once th o u g h t im p o ssib le w i ll be som e free co u n trie s th e follow com ing of legal age, o p p o rtu n ities com e a reality. W ith God as o u r helper, and ing p ercen tag e of eligible persons to build through citizenship are peace as o u r goal, m ay we so vo ted : 'egion. com pletely accom plish o u r m is A u s t r a l i a - 96% voted (1951.) How a re w e using o u r c itiz e n G reat B ritain — 83% voted ship? O u r freedom ? F reedom of sion th a t th e w ords of God him self becom e a living re a lity w hen (1951) sjieecb? T he free p re ss? F reedom he said, ”Th >y shall lx‘at th ir Sw eden 80% voted (1950.) to choose an o ccu p atio n ? W ay ot sw ords into plough-shares, and ; W estern G erm an y —75% voted life ? ' F reedom to assem b le? F ree- th e ir sp ea rs into pruninghooks; 11949.) dom to w orship God according to C an ad a—74% voted (1949.) th e d ic ta te s of o u r own consci nation shall not lift up sw ord against nation, n e ith e r shall they Isreal 72%- voted (1951.) ence? T hese and m any m ore like U nited S ta te s — 51% voted freedom s are building m a te ria ls learn w a r an y m o re.” (H oly Bible. P salm 2:4.) we use to fashion and form the A m erican way. T h e FR EE D O M way! 1REY COUNTY LUMBER CO As w’e build in th e hom e c r com m unity it m u st be the sam e w ith th e S ta te o r N ation only on a la rg e r scale. If a n ation is co r ru p t it can be com pared to a co r ru p t home. The husband o r fa th e r of a hom e is its leader. If he b e com es a dt linquent, d ru n k a rd or a crim in al his fam ily su ffe rs for his w rongs. If a nation com es u n d er th e influence o r leadership of a person whose plans a re for greed, self and power, he by w rong doing w ill c o n trib u te to th e w e a k ening and retro g ressio n of th e peoples of th a t nation. T he w orld is com prised of m any nations an d in o rd e r to govern th e w orld to sec u re p e a c e th e U N IT E D N A TIO N S w as form ed. W hen th ese n atio n s join to m ake peace, th e world re sts on th e ir decisions. “ A man’s horn« is his casti«, A free nation, as th e U nited IMAGINE!!!—io STRAIGHT RUN isn’t it?” 80 S ta te s, does not en courage w a r NEW KAMI’ BABY CHICKS I- R E E ! ! nor wish to en gage in w ar. W ar strik e s w ith its m erciless d isa ste r te a rin g down th e hopes for peace w hich have been built th ro u g h o u t th e past g enerations. W hat holds o u r c o u n try to g e th e r? W hen men FRIENDLINESS & G O O D SERVICE and boys fight for freedom , each IS OUR POLICY ¡h e a rt and m ind striv e s to a tta in j th e one goal peace! Yes, th e PHONE 2201 BROOKINGS, ORE peace and u n d ersta n d in g th a t Mrs. Reed Heads Lady Lions /V\R.2 A ¡¿2] CHICK DAY FRIDAY, APRIL 30 Come In NOW and Get Your Card For 10 FREE Baby Chicks CURRY COUNTY LUMBER CO. NORTH FORTY LODGE There Will Be Prizes Every Hour of the Day and a GRAND PRIZE At The End of the Day GALA OPENING NEW COCKTAIL LOUNGE NEW GARDEN ROOM Com plete dinners from $2.50 Served 5 to 10 P.M. For re s e n ations Phone Sm ith River 340 OUR NURSERY IS NOW WELL STOCKED WITII BEDDING PLANTS — BOTII FLOWERS AND VEGETABLES BROOKINGS FEED and SEED in -aw n aiir.er Via 3
