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
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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.
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in the y e a r 60 A.D. A R om an cen 1948 P resid en tial election. The
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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
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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
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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'
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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 :
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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?”
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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
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peace and u n d ersta n d in g th a t
Mrs. Reed Heads
Lady Lions
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CHICK DAY
FRIDAY, APRIL 30
Come In NOW and Get Your Card
For 10 FREE Baby Chicks
CURRY COUNTY
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NORTH FORTY LODGE
There Will Be Prizes Every
Hour of the Day and a
GRAND PRIZE
At The End of the Day
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