Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-10-27

ue our much-required community work.
Very few = but some - new people
want US to do almost everything for
them, but - well,we would like too.
but we haven't the time and besides,
if they are to be colonists, they should
do their share TO make this OUR home.
No one prepared the way for US who
first came. and, my. oh my we have
been busy ever since we arrived. The
psychological meeting was we'll attend
ed tonight and good meeting was
held.
Friday,Oct. FL. = A cOmrade just
wrote in and asked if we each owned
our own homes and said he and his
wife would like to own theirs; for they
would take great pride in planting
flowers and shrubs around their place
and would not want to have to move.
Now. do you remember the old theo-
ries you preached upon this subject2
Well, it is like many others; you like
to talk about them but you are afraid
to put them into practice. They are
good for the other fellow, but they
might hurt you and disturb your COM
fort. Just a little selfish yet9 Just
like those who want the children to
grow up as useful men and women,
learn to work and all that, in theory;
but when it comes to the actual prac-
lice, they want the other children to
learn to work and they want their kid
docs to slide through the world as par
asites and at the sweat of the other fell
lows brow. Now comrades, don't
worry; the theory is right, and our
practice of both ways has taught us
that the homes should be owned in
common; but each will be allowed to
use his home as long as he wishes to
use it; it can be passed on to his heirs
as a home to use. But if they should
wish to change, they must give up to
the community their old home and not
sell it, and in turn they are furnished
another one, In California we tried
he private ownership plan and soon
developed nice bunch of spectators
Who bought and sold Cat profit |
adobe houses and became so interest
d in their private speculations that
hey had no time for Colony work.
Forget it! Forget your selhshness and
lelp others to have as good chance
IS you have and you will never be dis
urbed in your luxuries; but, if you
AXE advantage of others, they will |,
DON be upon you. Hasn't capitalism
hown it, and will not it soon be prov
d? Now, comrade, the proof of
ne pudding is in the eating" and we
re trying our own pudding and have
earned that our recipe was good and
ight; if you wish to eat from it you
lust get into the game and on to the u
ob. Forget self and render service"
hat is the on y way to the real free '
ON and it is up to you to gain that It
ng-talked-of home before you save
School was dismissed and Mr.. and f
Irs. Martin took the children to the f
lir for the day; they went early in a
e am, took their lunches, and made e
day of it and did it as co-operators r
lould. In this way we teach our II
lildren to observe more real useful I
ings, instead of spending their time t
nd money on useless, silly things, Of i
red to misIead and capture their sem, r
IS and cents. All report a good time $
i'd were unanimous upon the fact that a
re Colony had a nice display at our /
10th. {
$3.50 80 r
Saturday, Oct. y. = The other day t
e committee came back from Miss i
,ippi and brought Comrade Rayl t
it'll them. 1t is now decided to start v
new colony over there and you will h
on be given further particulars about a
| shall now tell you this: the loca- l
On is at State Line. Miss, about $50 /
lies almost due east of US. and it will $
; a fine thing to have another col q
ny near US. If we had half-dozen,, h
specially on the terms Comrade Rayl S
as offered to help start this one. At '
lie fair our school made an exhibit !
angling from the smallest to the larg- /
It pupils and to it was added our in
ustrial exhibition. Our different in q
ustries were represented. The dairy /
ad our Holstein and Durham bulls: J
lie hog department showed our best
oar and sow; the crate factory dis, t
layed sweet potato crates; the brick |
actory was represented by our own