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Editor and Publisher
Assistant Editor
LEONARD N. HALL.
JANE PRIME HALL.
PHONE ASHLAND 170
SubsmpUon Rales, in Advance:
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Six Months
IF BULLETS WERE BRAINS. THERE D BE PEACE!
Probably the most futile gesture a small town
scribe can make is to blat his brains out about how
silly is the present serious contemplation ol a Buio-
pean war.
War talk. Pro-war news stories, propaganda
couched in phrases to incite passion and prejudices.
Claptrap released by all parties concerned about God
and right, and reprisals and insults—the stinkingest,
rottenest and most disgusting manifestation of what
we so prettily call civilization.
“They torpedoed us first!’ "No, THEY dropped
bombs on us to start this mess----- ” And on and on.
with threats, notes, warnings, pleadings and dra­
matic gestures.
All of which gives this certain village journalist
a pain in the neck.
“We want peace," cry the assembled nations, aim­ to have to find some effective way of curbing the more
ing cannon at one another and swarming all over the vicious inclinations of our fleet Frankensteins.
Those who drive, and those who do not, should
place planting detonators where they are certain to
spend time cogitating the unflattering fact that it
get touched off.
And what’s the use of a two-by-four gink 6,000 isn’t somebody else, but us all of us who consbi
miles away wasting time and good paper saying it tute the age’s most serious problem.
We can’t have our ears and nearly 40.000 people
isn’t right to play war games until some participant
year
have their lives too!
a
gets mad or makes a bobble? All us suckers stuck
away in our own little circle know that war is wrong, ».
<$> ! thing they read so long its it is
I in line with their views or poll-
that it is wanton butchery. But we also know that,
i tics.
It
makes
no difference
should another world war be kindled by the overser­
I which party one believes in, re­
iousness of statesmen and dictators, it will be for us
publican or democrat, they are
the same You turn to either, you
to the Editor
to wave flags, sing the national anthem and forget our
will get no relief
sincere indictments of such murderous goings on as 6
The Duponts of the Uberty
Picks “Civilization”
league gave about the same to re­
we leap in where only the fortunate limp out.
To the Editor:
publicans and democrats for the
We should bother ourselves about championing Your remarks in your issue of campaign Many things that might
last Friday hint strongly that you be detrimental to the Interests of
something that is right as rain when, should the ex­ | desire
letters that smack of live high finance are not published or
plosion come, we’d hie us off to war with the other issues The following comparisons are misrepresented to the public,
not suit here here they are: as much as news was during the
fools rather than stay behind and be sneered at and 1 may
Let us compare the impractical war, so I aay that many people
with what the idealistic might be let the editors of newspapers do
despised as slackers from carnage.
civilization. Contin­ their thinking, they only read one
“Peace, peace,” shout diplomats as they jockey Cain-Nimrod
uous association with and follow­ side of a problem or question and
ing war.
strategy for a piece of this and a piece of that.
| get a narrow, contracted view on
Killing the other fellow that the ' many
especially
the
Reams of reasoning and good sense have been in­ killer might live. Political econo­ Townsend subjects,
movement, th»- general
my, securing food, clothing and welfare act <41991 the trannac-
scribed in condemnation of war. but to little or no I shelter
by the sword. Final suc- I tions tax and the HR 3297 placing
avail. When it comes to recording our destinies. Might I cess only by mass murderous kill- the power to issue money where
I ing to which there is no end.
it belongs in congress
is write!
Idealistic might be civilization
LETTERS
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KILLING IS MOST VERSATILE, AT THAT!
While speaking of the more unfortunate devices
which man creates to destroy himself, it is well to
consider this matter of death by autos, which in Amer­
ica alone have killed, during the last 15 years, more
citizens than have all the wars this nation ever has
engaged in!
The most terrifying thing about the highway holo­
caust is the fact that it may be you, members of your
family or a close friend who will “get theirs” today,
tomorrow or next week! It may be you who smears the
splintered bones and warm flesh of the next traffic
victim. It may be your husband, wife or youngster
who is at the wheel when glass and metal mingle with
human shreiks in a crescendo of death.
And the most distressing part of the whole prob­
lem is that in many cases apparently neither victim
nor driver can be blamed in particular. They both
may be “in the right,” but when this age’s overpowered
and undercontrolled hurtling vehicles tangle, Fate
takes its ante.
Motor vehicles have imposed an awful responsi­
bility on we failing individuals who, in an unguarded
or careless moment may injure or maim or kill even
our dearest friends.
I
To repeat the obvious truth that automobiles have
been developed faster than has our ability to control
their havoc will not point to any solution of the
American motoring dilemma. For, whether we like
it or not, the auto age is deeply entrenched, no mat­
ter what the cost in lives and suffering. We are going
We Believe . . .
rpHAT a discriminating public,
appreciating fairness and
sympathetic
understanding,
have helped us to firmly estab­
lish ourselves here.
CITY AMBULANCE SERVICE
STOCK & LITWILLER
FUNERAL HOME
We Never Close—Phone 32
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of Heber-Christ Jesus Social or
Christian economy. Success in
peaceful non-militant industry In-
dustrious cooperation.
Peace in a war-torn world can
be obtained only by the latter
civilization. History gives no such
record. It would be good if it ever
were tried.
Which shall we choose? The
Nimrod or Christ .Jesus civiliza­
tion? Others may choose Nimrod;
I will choose Jesus. Sorry if you
do not like this letter or my
choice.
Hoping and working for better
things, I am.
D. M BROWER. M D
That Homes Man .Again!
To the Editor:
I fail to see why it becomes
necessary to be so explicit. People
are much inclined to believe any-
K«0rH04í NEW!
By KEN WEIL
HOWDY, FOLKS:
With union labor making
such
steady
organization
gains, we are much con­
cerned about the player of
the musical saw. Will he be
classified as a carpenter, or
will
he
draw
musician’s
wages ?
Cotta Lumber say* a
girl will go to great
lengths to please a man,
as a rule, hut not when
buying a bathing suit.
We'll go any length to
please a customer. We look
upon our business as a
means of making friends as
well as making money.
Stop for all time allowing pri­
vate citizens the handling of out
money, belonging to us. the peo­
ple. for profit to themselves from
the taxes we pay.
Nothing is being said in most
dailies and other periodicals of
many
things
everyone
should
know. The people should get the
house bills mentioned and get In­
formed. And you. too. brother'
CHARLES I HOMES
Editor's Note: Aw, g'uiin,
YOU toll 'em, Charles, If the
papers won't!
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