Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-11-15
HOME COMFORTS
REFLECTED HERE
Ties of Family and Domicile Keep
Residents vitality Interested
In Community
MAKE GOOD CITIZENS

MAKE GOOD CITIZENS
alone is where the heart is", is a
definition largely tinged with senti-
ment, but it is none the less true
Many a resident of Viroqua bears a
strong affection for this community
because for him it holds all that is
dear to him. He is resolved that he
will let nothing go undone that may
make Viroqua a better town. 50 that
his home and those who are in it may
be surrounded by all the loving care
that he can bestow on them.
On the other hand, the man who is
q wanderer is wieaout abiding inter
est in any town. Nothing holds him
to this or that place, and it is of little
consequence to him whether he resides
here or at the next place.
The ties of home are stronger than
any material ties. "Home" is merely
a name like country" but any hus-
band and father will pour out his last
drop of blood in fighting for either
Never was a greater truht prOpOunded
than when the poet wrote:
"Be it ever so humble,
'"There's no place like home"
You cannot translate it into terms
of money, for the meanest hut may
breathe more the true spirit of home
than the richest palace.
THE COMFORTS OF HOME
When you talk to a hard-headed
business man about such intangible
things as "love" and patriotism" you
have to "show him." Mere words do
not go very far when it comes to
matter of separating him from his
money, yet no man who maintains a
home and does not neglect those in it
need hesitate about approaching such
a business man for an extension of
credit in case of necessity. Surpris-
ingly large sums are advanced on a
small amout of tangible security to a
man building a home because such
man is good moral hazerd."
The men who own their homes are
the backbone of such a community as
Viroqua. They must own them, be-
cause the business of renting habita-
lions to others, which has been largely
developed in big cities, has happily
not spread to communities the size Of
ours. The homecoming citizen is the
bulwark of the nation. The nations of
Europe in which Bolshevisnr is unable
to make any Roadway are those in
which the people own their own homes,
while the ones in which its ravages
are greatest are those where through
out the years it has been impossible
for them to acquire even so little pro-
perty as this. The scourge. therefore.
has had little menace for the United
AnA hsa Ia
own their own homes, or If they do
any time they want to, and nothing
is to be gained through violence on
others in the possessor-class.
This is of great Significance to vi
rogua.
HOME COMMUNITY BEST
No man without coercion establish
es a home in any land except the one
he considers the best on Gods green
footstool Those who are transcients
IN our land, live at rent, and return
to their native land when they have
amassed what TO them represents a
fortune. They are a negligible ele-
ment when it comes to good citizen
ship. And he who in turn selects vi
Toqua of alul the communities in this
country, as his home, he does so be-
cause he believes it is the best among
aft those communities, or he would not
stay here.
Where there is large percentage
Of home owners, as here, the commune
fty spirit is as strong as the combined
Nhome" spirit in the breasts Of its
respective citizens. The pride they
take in their homes is only part Of
the pride they take in their city.
Where lawns are neatly kept and
houses well painted, there you will
find good streets, corner nights, fire
protection and honest officials. The
presence Of women and children spells
schools and churches, libraries and a
clean civic life. The man who owns
his home is the best booster town
can have-he is never sick of his bar
gain. and he is living argument why
a man should lose no time in acquir-
ing home of his own.
The home-owner and the home nier-
chant are the hope of Veroqua. AS
long as both remain with US, this city
will continue to prosper. The one viii
assure it of a sound social and civic
existanee, while the other viii assure
II of the financial soundness which will
keep business active and attract to
5st bounds new enterprises. These two
are inter-dependent.
MAKING GOOD CITIZENSHIP
If we want Viroqua to be city of
homes, owned by those occupying
them, we must provide the magnet to
attract this class of citizens. The in
dependence of a town that is largely
self sufficing, that patronizes its home
merchants and that owns no divided
allegiance to a distant metropolis, is
just what provides this attraction. A
man who builds home of his own is
no "bird of passage, for if he did not
expect to remain permanently would
defer building until he reached some
place he liked better He casts his lot
for life with this community, and it is
not unlikely that the generation fol-
lowing him will likewise become a
fixture, because the planning of such
a citizenship is certain to build up a
community that can hold its own with
any in this part of the state.
Viroqua faces a glorious future. II
is in the midst of no less glorious pres
emit. The way is plain, so that all who
have the welfare of Viroqua at heart
may do their "bit" in making this
period of reconstruction a permanent
step forward in the up-building of vi
roqua.