Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-09-20
EXPRESSES
HIS VIEWS
WHAT SHALL BE DONE FOR THE
YOUNG PEOPLE OF PRYETTE
THAT THEY MAY HAVE CON-
STRUCTWE ADJUSTMENTS.

The recent act OF the City Coun
icil of Payette making it unlawfu
for anyone under q to be founC
in room where pocket billiards il
t played now closes all avenue Of en-
, tertainment TO the youths of oul
town except the picture show which
is open only at intervals. No Other
place can the youth of our town
GO except the Y NJ. c. A. Many
people of the churches rejoice that
the pocket billiards have been re-
moved there too. On Saturday eve
nings there is a local dance held
Some of the young people go there
for amusement. But this form OF
amusement is also condemned by
many, the bulk of whom are the
church people of this town.
| There is no use denying that some
deleterious effects have followed the
dance, the billiards and in some
| instances the picture show And We
may say that there are other forms
of amusement for young people that
arc just rs good as any CT these
forms, sad even better, because they
dc not offer opportunity for the
evils that some times attend these
aforementioned cnes. But the moral
reformers of this town have TO
lro lot IL ic
reform to destroy the evil and not
place the good in its stead The
Cnly reason why what We are want
to call evil exists in the amusement
world is that people have been al
lowing themselves to follow the
natural bent of their lower inclina-
tions instead of calling into play
their moral strength to exercisel
themselves and others in the cult
vaticn of the better self. 1t is
good work to make use of the law
to make some amusements unlawful, !
but it is far better work to pro-
vide better amusements and thus |
make the reform movement count /
for something
1t is up to the Christian people
of this town to provide for the
constructive amusement OF the young
people or better, as the Christian
people of this town have lead the
way to moral reform in the destruc-
ticn of the saloon and other question
able customs of men, it is also up
to them to lead the way to providing
profitable amusements for them All
work and no play makes Jack a
iull boy. /,
What this constructive amuse-
m mt is to be is for the combined
intellect and talent of the moral
eaders to decide and if it don't
'xist, to discover or create it.
Payette is a wonderful town. 1t is
/ good place to live in 1t is better
han others But without doubt
here is still room for constructive
work along this line. So far as 1t
appears to me, the present Y, NJ.
' A. is the best opportunity for the
( mmencement of this constructive
ork Secretary Newman cannot
york alone 1t is his duty to serve
he people of Payette. He will be :
lad to do as they suggest if they
ack up their suggestions with tangi-
lie interest and help of whatever
ind may be required to put any
olicy into effect.
So People of Payette, Lets go. !.
,ets us not only be good but good !,
Or some thing. Let us provide for =
h" young people of Payette amuse- ;,
lents that are educatiye, construc-
we, cultural and healthy. Let us
roduce breed of youth that as
ayette apples and prunes and othe,
"uits are known over the United
tates for their excellance, so also
lay our young people.
D. L. ECKERT.