WNU Service. TANDS the most powerful nation on the face of the world . . . powerful because of its 130,000,000 happy, unified, liberty-loving citizens . . . and powerful because of its infinite capacity to produce materials to construct a free, great country. America boasts not of her capacity to produce goods for destruction, but stands serene and confident in this hour of world chaos in the knowledge that should the pro ponents of barbarism force her to do so, mankind will be stunned at the incredible torrent of death-dealing instruments a peace-loving, tolerant, but aroused people can fashion to crush the foes of tolerance and liberty. God grant that our mountains will be undecaying monu ments to our priceless heritage . .' . that our boundless prairies will continue to produce not only our food, but the nourishment of those soil-rooted virtues which are threatened with banishment by the frenzied madmen of another continent. God grant that our great expanse of oceans will by their very greatness protect us from the exponents of doctrines that would rob us of our priceless rights of freedom of speech, freedom of religious worship, freedom of assembly and freedom for an enlightened press. We are proud to be part of the first line of defense of American liberties ... to always stand militantly at the side of every true American against the inroads of doctrines seeking to destroy America’s priceless heritage. The first of a series of patriotic messages sponsored by these stalwart Americans of The Illinois Valley KEITH OWEN GEO. W. MARTIN HARRY FLOYD GEO. A. HICKS 0. W. GREEN GEORGE THRASHER DR. À. N. COLLMAN L. E. ATHEY PHIL SAWYER C. E. LAWSON VICTORIA JASPERSON AND FRED KOLB HOWARD BEARSS BLAKE L. MILLER M. C. ATHEY SAMUEL SMITH J. J. VILLAIR LARRY MUSIL C. Y. ARNOLD K. C. HAMILTON W. F. DARGER L. H. GRIZZELL LEW HAMMER