The daily times., 1921-12-08
BUILDING A TOWN

will stay at home and work to make
their home town bigger and better
than any other town on earth. The
, best people on earth are those reared
right here in our midst, and in the
future the best citizens are going to
be those whose birth and rearing
have given then something to tie to
in the "OId Home Town Often
climated and have been adopted into
the social order become very useful
citizens, and even outstrip i'll COM
munity zeal those who have been
born here; but this is rather the ex-
ception instead of the rule. Those
who have the greatest interest in the
ultimate welfare of this community
are those who are born here, those
who have an ancestry dating back in
the towns life, and those who de
sire to see it grow and expand be-
cause of an hereditary interest in all
that affects the we'll being of their
own native city
Ii the town is equipped to take
care Of their social and personal
wants, they then desire to do things
for the home town because the home
town has done things for them; they
lose that world wide desire for trav-
el which has characterized the youth
of all ages, and are satisfied to re-
main at home. Whenever the home
town has something to offer that is
ties. then just as surely will be lose
his wanderlust and become a home
builder. If, however, his own COM
munlty has failed to realize the ne
cessity of building with the idea OF
holding the interest and the loyalty
of the wanderer then that communi-
ty loses; but if there are present at
fractions and advantages that coun-
teract the desire for wonder then that
community enriches itself trern GU
dously in keeping its richest capital
of factory and business, at the best
are temporary. and are not the most
essential assets of any community.
The character of the citizenship is
the greatest community asset and it
is therefore time that the citizens of
Wilson realize that the greatest sin
gle possession they have is the lives
of the young people of the town.
One of the outstanding character
istics of youth is the desire to be
amused and entertained. Amuse-
ment or entertainment of any kind
is valuable only in that it has vital
effect upon the character of the
amused. Wrong amusement has a
tendency to develop wrong character;
in lii manner correct amuseme ent
will inevitably tend toward correct
development. Regardless Of the de-
sire of the more mature that the
youth seek employment and become
,, producers of wealth and capital, the
youth rebel at all work and no play.
all drudgery and no fun, and a wise
policy would be to recognize this
fact as quickly as possible. The
quicker this recognition comes the
/, sooner will the community awaken
to it's responsibility to its future cit
izenship, and the quicker will come
those things that hold the attention
and formulate the character as well.
The leisure hours are the ones OF
greatest concern. While busy at
work person has very little time
for things that are mischievous; but
even during the busy hours plans are
: being made for the expenditure OF
time while off duty. Fairgrounds, a
swimming pool, a gymnasium, a Ii
brary and various other things are
; needed, and the sooner they are real
lied the more quickly will many evil
influences of the town be eliminated,
or at least combatted.
The matter of hard times is a
| matter after all that should not en-
ter into the discussion. OF course
the times are hard-everyone real
ICES that-but the people of Wilson
can do what they desire regardless
of cost. Dollars after all are mere
iy relative having no actual value
for the possessor other than for what
they represent in purchasing powe,