The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-19
by oRvILLA McGREooR

aeha has heard OF the Better Cities
contest. and should by this time ur
derstand II thoroughly and be doInl
his part In making Chickasha win
This contest should not be cnterc,
into 20 win Just for the money tha
Is offered as prize. but becaus
OF the good that winning will d.
Chickasha.
II this city wins. all people will
know OF Chickasha. not as Just
place on the map. but as a place tha
Is capable OF doing things and doei
them. People from everywhere will
como here to make their homes. be
cause they will know that Chickasha
Is decent place to live and to raiss
their children, for there will then be
good parks. Fairgrounds, schools
churches. homes and community
that is wide awake. showing an In.
terest In humanity.
chlckasha now could not win the
Better Cities" contest. because
there are some things that the town
lacks, so II behooves Every person
to get busy and put this over.
To drive through Chlckasha, as a
stranger, Il would be hard to tell
what kind of place II is. for on
some streets there are well-kept
homes for several blocks; but just
turn to Chickasha avenue for in.
stance and what Is found? Why
shacks that look as they must belong
to the most nonprogressive Indian
WHO lived there hundred years or
more ago, and, mind you Chickasha
avenue is called the principal street
Of the town. Each home can be won.
derfully improved by the use of
few extra minutes a day. Be careful
Of papers. in the yard. keep the tin
cans together so they can be carried
off and be sure the home is per
fectly clean, inside and out.
Chickasha already has as good
schools as can be found In Oklahoma.
The Junior high school is a wonder
full addition. but Chickasha citizens
do you believe the Senior high
school is the best that should be
given to the students there? o.
course the students realize that the
city expects to 'build new one
one will not last for
ever-but IL there was new one
now, better work could be done
There is plenty of pep in the schools
and the classroom work is good, but
the attendance must be raised.
Theer are several good churches in
but IL seems most people
do not take an interest in them.
There are over ten-thousand people
in the city, and on a beautiful Sun
lay morning do you realize that not
more than two thousand attend church
anywhere? People seem to think
school is only for children.
md church for grown-ups, but this is
not so. Sunday school is teaching
and there are grown peo-
pie who are a great deal more ig-
lorant about what is Taught there
han the children. BY really teaching
at Sunday school, more
people will become interested. The
community is in the hands of capa
Die and willing to work" leaders as
s shown by what they are doing
o help Chickasha win. Let the pub
ic spirit be better, and a better town
will be the result,
Chickasna people, II you want t:
rave any self-respect left when this
contest is over, wake-up and get
,usy. What il Chickasha doesn't
vim? Everyone will be disguested- !
,uIt win and in a month you will not
'ecognize the city. One person can
lot win It, neither can half the town.
Clean around your own back door to-
lay and around your neighbors to-
morrow Work with all your might
ind talk! Don't forget you can talk.
Get every one to say good word
Tor Chickasha. If every one immedi-
ately gets busy, does what he knows
to do and then looks around for
else to do, there is no
III stion but that Chickasta will
come off first.