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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.
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