Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-08-04
THE COLONY DIARY
Continued from page One

our good news broadcast. In few
days | am expecting help to get out
the long-delayed answers to your let
tiers lying upon my desk and then,
Comrades, we must consider the near
future with its unemployment list grow
ing and what is the best way to edu-
cate the people to understand why
there is unemployment and how SIM
Iple job it is to get away from it.
There is no unemployment here and
never will be unless we desire it, and
hope the time will never be when
we will desire it. Activity Of brain and
muscle keeps us alive and we'll; you
will soon decay if not employed in
some activity, and when you work at
the job you like, you are always hap
Ply. The Esperanto classes met to-
night as usual. and great interest is
being shown right through the hot wea-
ther.
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Thursday, July 28.-The roof paint
bin is full, all barrels are full, and SO
Comrade Tackett was called in to dig
trench in which to place the surplus
supply. This is only a streak Of good
fortune that fell our way and we are
making the best Of it. The saw mill
crew is now saving up gum logs to
make potato crates and Ole has adj
justed the single making machinery
to assist, and we can now make crate
material fast enough to keep every
man, woman, and child on the place
busy. Of course. the women decline
the job. The main office force and
the broom factory men are all mailing
crates and we are hauling a rush order
TO Leesville to-day. Dad Crawford
and Sidney Merrel keep the truck and
team both busy hauling. Doc Thur
man and his crew Of gardeners. are now
busy with fall planting, and it is
good job to consider at this time. 1t
begins to look as if the fellow who
wishes to eat had better get busy and
raise his own food. r. R. rates are so
high that no one can afford to pay
them for distribution Of the food, let
alone the cost Of production. In COM
plete cooperation, all you have to do
is to produce it and use it, there is no
one to say nay. Our gardeners and
farmers are supposed to supply the ta-
bic necessaries; so more power to
their arms, and we shall continue to
eat. The Colony News and the Dem
ocrat are both off the press and ready
for the mail. The "Colonist" will be
ready tomorrow. In looking for crate
makers, | went into the broom factory
and received a pleasant surprise;
Alexander and Belohradskky have
hundreds of brooms made up ready !
for the market and | was Just wishing
our comrades outside could realize we !
are making real broom down here,
and no grass or fiber material about ,
them - "a real broom - and we |
should be pleased to have you buy a
dozen at any time. Why not lay in
a supply at home. Try to get your
neighbors to join with you and get
shipment now. You will be using CO.
operatively made goods and helping
us finance the people who are working
every day in order to demonstrate
your ideals. Think it over. Cultivat-
ing is the principal thing being done
on, the farm to-day. although the gen
eral crew is clearing some land and
building a road for the log haulers. al |
and Walter have again doubled up
with the tractors and they and Vernon
are bringing in gum for the crate MAX
ing. Our sugar cane is in fine shape |
and so are the sweet potatoes and if |
the peanuts. Irish potatoes, beans, and
corn turn out well the eating at. this
ranch will not be so bad this winter,
with the garden. dairy and |
meat problems solved. The material
has gone to the dairy to build Badly
new house; suppose he is expect
ing Mrs. Baldwin home soon. Home2
Yes real home = one in which COM
plete happiness can be found. The on
ly misery we find here is caused EN-
TIRELY by our wrong thinking. If
we are selfish and try to get the best
of others we are bound to bring un-
happiness upon ourselves and maybe
upon other comrades; If we are
suspicious, we are sure to be misera-
bic and clog the machinery of progress
sn1 ,va al LnoU, that the Green mon-