■ t 'ft AY. JULY, 4.1*24 TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT WHAT MEANS THIS DATE? One summer day, late in the eighteenth cen tury, a number of men, all of them leaders, met in convention and published a declaration to the world that the New World colonies, thirteen in number, had decided to throw off the yoke of old world supervision and rule their own desti- nies thereafter. Freedom was the keynote of this declaration. The result was war. Untrained farmers and clerks composed the main body of this courage ous army. Their opponents were skilled profes sional soldiers. Yet, with this great handicap, the few colonials finally won the independence of the settlements and established a nation which has since grown to be a deciding world power. Out of rebellion has grown this nation, which has been officially named United States of America, designating that itisagovernment composed of governments. Principals of free dom and democracy are the beacon lights which were set to guide its course. July Fourth is the one real, unadulterated American day. Other holidays might be shared with other people and other nations, but July Fourth is ours alone. - t - — IF