The Holt County sentinel., 1921-04-01

| Y Mr. Ward Headley, aisother one Of
the progressive young farmers of our
community, in the discussion of the
subject, "The Farmer and the COM
munity League" touched in an effec-
tive way on special feature of the
work Of tho community league, that
Of bringing the people Of the town and
country together. lie 'spoke.in appre-
citation Of the rest room established
and maintained BY the league, and also
Of the hearty cooperation Of the
people Of the town with the Woodvllle
nciyhbofliood in putting on their com
munity fair last fall He also spoke
Of tiR effect of the community league
in abolishing classes, and bringing all
into one effective organization work
ing for the good of the whole com.
muni,y. Mr.. Headlcy expressed d
hearty sympathy with the movement
for the building Of a community build
ing. Altogether his was one Of the
most pleasing talks Of the evening.
Dr J. c. Whitmer was assigned the
subject, "The Professional Man and
the Community League" He stated
that the professions thrived only
where the level Of intelligence was
high, and in very neat way paid
fine tribute to the intelligence and cul-
turr Of the people Of Holt county.
From this he lead up TO the factors
that make for healthy community
life, tho physical. mental, social and
spiritual, and spoke OF the influence
n properly maintained community
building would have upon the develop
mcnt Of those factors. lie put IN a
special plea for large auditorium so
arranged that the whole community
Sunday school could I've held, a place
where each class would have ample
room Tow the study and discus sion Of
the lesson, unhampered by other
classes. DIR. Whitmcr IL always m
interesting talkcr and he was ut his
best that night.
Mr. W. =. Schultz, in responding to
the toast, "rhe Business Man and the
Community League" said that ~
busy business man, he had not
had time for much preparation,
and that what little material he
had prepared had about all
hccn used by the other speakers,
had little to say, and then pro.
cccdcd TO say |, by making one of
the most solid, substantial and inter
cstlng talk of the evening. He spoke
of the multiplicity of community prob.
lens which the community league, on.
ganized ls ours was with the main
idca Of service, would have to meet.
lie said he understood that II was not
organized to criticize existing inst tu.
tions hut ~ all them and To bring
them into one working whole. lie
stated that We have the best here in
church, ,chool, business and pro.
fessionul life, but there was still
room for Improvement; that any
reform must he better than
that which Il was supposed to
.upplant. He assured Us that the bust
ness men Of Oregon werc ready to
help IN every movement for the better.
mcnt OF Oregon aud community; that
We have the type of business men here
who count their profits in something
besides dollars and ccnts-,they count
the growth in mental and spiritual
ways Of higher value.
Mr., Frank Petrcc, in responding to
the toast, Something TO Hold Onto"
told n story, OF a coon who was thrown
flom a bucking broncho high into the
air. and who, when asked by Specta.
tor why he came down 80 quickly, re-
piled you didn't see n0lhin' up there
for a fella TO hold onto, did you ?"
And he usel this story 10 bring home
to us the fact that the Community
League, with it, high alms and ideals
for the bettermcnt of the community
life must have something definite 10
hold onto. He emphasized the state
mcnts al the other speakers OF the
necessity for community building for
this purpose, and gave us a report Of
how far the league had gone In their
work toward this end. lie was heart
lily appinuded when he spoke of the
kind feeling that the people Of the
entire county have for Oregon, as
proven In the recent county scat con
test, and when he said We owed I, T.
the peoplc OF the county to make Ore
gon town Of which the whole county
might well be proud, and that one way
to do this was TO make 1t the real
community center of the county.
Reverend Paul., who Is leaving Ore
gon for new field, was called on by
Mr.. Ieller for few words, and he re.
spondcd with short talk on co.opera-
ton OF church and community work.
Tie referred In very feeling words to
the kind treatment he had received
here, and the regret with which he left
the people Of Oregon for another field
\ of work.
Interspersed through the program
were several musical numbers, the
special features Of which were songs
by "a male quartette, composeu OF