The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1921-12-02
WHY NOT FORM A KNOCKERS
CLUB IN OWOSSO
THE ARMORY AS A PLACE
FOR RECREATION
ARE THE FATHERS FORGET.
TING THAT THEY WERE
ONCE BOYS.

that they forget they were once boy.
Business worry, business attention,
business requirements, all are more
important to the average business man
than the education OF his son in man
hood requirements.
Never in the history of our country
has the young man needed more the
council and advice of his father than he
does today. Never before have the
opportunities of physical advancement
as we'll as mental progress been within
"a easy access of the present generation
than they are today.
And yet the step is not taken when
that step is possible, with so little
effort to provide a place of recreation
and physical training which will make
the younger generation manly men,
vigorous in The thought that they are
physically fit to meet and solve the
problems that life presents.
The Armory, a magnificent structure
which the citizens of Owosso secured
thru their own personal efforts, pre-.
sents the ideal place to solve the prob.
lem. Pools, showers, gymnasium, track,
al are available with the armory.
The boy must have some way to get
rid Of his excess energy, and If it isn't
directed in the proper channels it is apt
to find expression In some other way,
which according to our present conven-
tional twentieth century standards,
might be severely censored.
Let Us no5 forget that once We all
were boys, and how We promised our.
selves, that if ever we had boys of our
own we would be pals with them,
chums, who would have all things in
common, ,ssas
If we care for our fellow men who
will 1--we in the generation TO come, let
as all take heed and associate our lives
with the boys OF today who wlll be The
not be Infested with crime aud blood
shed, murder and treason, because we
the present generation, mad no tline for
the boys.
= The quickest anu most sure way for
citizens to kill their city Is to start
knocking. Outside people hear the com.
plants and their conception OF the city
~ based upon the talk in which the |
citizens of the town indulge.
In every city there are always fac
tions which seein To take it upon them. |
selves TO find fault with every thing # |
civic nature. There are people who |
seem to hnd great enjoyment i'll tearing
down the organization of years of for.
and there are some who delight |
1t seems, III being Radicals, Bolsheviks
or Terrorists, just tor the sake of per.
aOnat Qiverniuu
We have man in the person of Rev.
H. A. Waite who, with his high minded
has seen the true light of
progress and the manner in which he
delivered his address at the Chamber of
Commerce luncheon last Tuesday, on
''Community Unity" and The Spirit
Df Cooperation" proved that he knew
,f that which he spoke.
This morning with the sun shining
over the city of Owosso, the
cool crisp air filing ones lungs with it's
lnyigorsting freshness, the active busi-
ness like attitude of it's main streets,
the CHEEKY "Good Morning" of passer-
BY, and the clear blue of Gods Heaven,
making canopy of Blessing over all,
one should thank the Creator of the
universe that he is allowed to be alive
Ind live today in such beautiful city.
In littls town of southern Ohio, q
Knockers Club has been formed and
knocker is given an advertised place
N the pcblIshed list of chronic knock
Irs" which is hung in the city library.
4 hammer is then presented by some
;itizen Of the town to the kuocker as an
'mblem of occupation A recent report
'sys that only one knocker has been
posted this year.