Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-06-30
HEALTHY BOOSTERS CLUB
NEEDED VERY MICH.

Newport News like every other
city needs many things but Mt the
present time one of the greatest de
inands of the town is Boosters
club. which will have for it's main
cbjcct--never missing an opportunl-
ty of saying good word for the city
and for the jamestown Exposition,
and very much incidentally to knock
tho knockers, with which the town
ahounls.
Any movement that will have
tendency to do away with or to sup
press tho knocl1cr is wholesome and
VIII be bound IN the end to BIZ for
The best interests of The city. The
chaps that congrcgato on The corners
and whip out their hammers Mt every
possible chance look harmless and
are harmless whom they conflne their
romarks to people who know them,
but they can do harm by expressing
their opinions to strangers and after
thcy have had their say, which
means that everything in general
has been knocked, there is bad
taste bound to be left In the mouth
of the listener. 1t is to combat such
an evil influence that the Daily Press
asks It's readers and friends and the
people generally to aid 1t in organic.
Ing a boosters Club. The Daily
Press asks that this club be formed
because II has deep seated conylc.
ton that such an organization is
badly needed in Newport News. Not
that our city is any worse than any
others In the country, but just at the
present time when words of encour-
agement are needed II seems to us
n timely moment to join in well
organized movement to countoract
the evil and malicious words of the
man whose tongue can utter only
things dorogatory to the city and tho
jamestown Exposition, an affair
Which is of such vital Interest to our
city.
On another page of the Daily Press
VIII be found pledge which we are
ohering To the people of Newport
News and which we believe, IL signed
ana lived up to will in n great meas.
,lre do away with tho pernicious
knocker. The Daily Press certainly
hopes that it's efforts will be reward
ed with some sort of success, ms 1t
Is OF the firm conviction that the
knocker is an entirely useless ap-
pehdix to community and the soon
ier 1t is rid of him tho better off 1t
VIII be. If the Daily Press is re,
sponsible for the cessation of knock
ing Newport News it will certainly
feel that it has performed great
good to the community.
We earnestly ask every reader TO
read the page announcement on the
Boosters Club and our opinion gen
orally of knockers and then consider
with themselves If he or she docs
not believe that for once In its ca
recr, at least, the Daily Press has not
the right idea OF things.
1t will cost you nothing to join
the Boosters Club and you are un-
der only one obligation and that is
to aid in every possible manner the
jamestown Exposition ana the CITY
of Newport News. Surely every per
son who has the best interests of
the city at heart should be willing
to subscribe to such pledge. Let
us hope that there are enough per.
sons in Neport News who do care
enough for the city in which they
make their living to utter few
words every day, which may perhaps
be of benefit to it. If it has not it
Is among the few cities In the United
States that is utterly devoid of local
pride. We hope that such is not the
case.