Putnam patriot., 1921-11-18
PRIEST SUGGESTS
 MORALITY DRIVE"
Rev. Paul Herman, Webster. Advances Unique County
 Wide Scheme
Town With Fewe,t Law Ntolations
 Would Get PriEe.

\ Webster priest. Rev. Paul Her man. pastor of St Anthony's Sl1Eak church. comes forward with new and unique idca which he believes. if carried cut on a general scale, would be productive of great good.
 Fr Herman believes that in Inc with the Safety First week and other campaigns. there should be launched a campaign for morality and his idea k te enlist every town and Ieity n Worcester county in the plan. The town or city that shows the small est number of these crimes durine lhe year would be awarded the prize of being the best town. morally. in the county.
 The result of such a campaign. which Fr Herman believes should eS- tend throughout the entire year. would be to make each city and town better morally, and reduce crime throughout the entire county. That substantial prize could be awarded, If philanthropists could be interested. is the belief of the Webster priest.
 T believe that such a campaign. extending throughout year, would result in more civic pride, and each town and city would strive to keep down offense against the morals dur ing the year. Competition is good, not only in business. but also in the community pride, and this would serve to show which city and town in the county was the best morally for the year.
 1t is a prize that every community would strive for. and the honor that went with the winning would be 10 mean award. Any town or city dur I ing i2 months that could say that their citizens committed the least number of offenses aganist public morals. would certainly feel that they had a community to he proud Of
 T believe that the competition would result m less crime, and once started. it would not be difficult to be continued
 T have in mad particularly the
 otfeases that come under the head of
 robbery. larceny. assaults, disaefe-
 anee. or any such offenses in which
 the public morals are offended.
 would not. for instance, ineiud among these. such offenses as viola.
 ton of the traffic laws Only these
 that are in class that disgrace tle
 morals of the community would he
 included
 We have had all kinds of cam paigns. but here is one that is for th,
 benefit of the entire county, ana
 would tend to make every city. towr
 and hamlet better place te five n | Make wrongdoing unpopular and i ! will decrease. Every place wouls z work hard to win the title of havinl , within it's limits, the population whs } were the best morally in the county If 1 had the means. 1 would my ? self gladly give enough money t' : make the first prize, but unfortunate Q ly. while l may have the idea, an ! not financially able to devote th' ]. money necessary for such an award .l am sure that there are those wh, ] have generous amount of thu 5 worlds goods who would donate th' 2 money necessary.
 2 ''I believe that this would be 2 worthwhile campaign. one that woul'
 receive the popular approval of every . body. If 1t would result in lessennl c even small percentage of crime an, 2 wrongdoing. we would have aceom 2 plished much. l. would attract th' ' attention Of other counties and othe l states to what we Ie doing. and tha 2 We were making a sincere effort C
 reduce wfongdolng.
 Fr. Herman k sure such cam 3 paign, once launched. would be o E great moral benefit to every towI ' and city. and efforts would be made
 by special campaigns of education t' [ show that wrongdoing does not pay and that a communits as free as pos sible from such offenses is decidedly , greater asset than one in which th' 3 law Is being constantly violated