The Holbrook news., 1922-12-29
HAPPY NEW
 YEAR

From time immemoral it has been the custom for people to offer each other good wishes the first day of the:new arriving year. It has become much amat ter routine with most of that it has been condensed to the stereotyped phrase Happy New Year" in our greeting.
 This is the season of beginnings and the time of careful consideration when the industrious thrifty merchant casts up bis accounts and lays his canny plans forthe coming months It is the time for resolutions and resolves and must be of poor metal indeed who refrans from this ssock taking, and who makes no doughty resolutions merely for the msy req son that if he doesn't makeany he can't break any The man who makesa good resolution sincerely and honestly and with real intention of keeping to it, though he breaks it in month day. is better than the man who from sheer moral aziness lack of stamina refuses to make any at all.
 Each cfithe citizens of Holbrook can make his own resolutions for the coming year, but it takes the commit nty whole to resolve upon the accomplishment of good things for the town itself.
 Let us first cast up accounts. How do stand as civic body? NAreiwe ahe tail of the procession of pro- gress For havewedone wewth the days that past?
 look around town will tell the tale of what has been accomplished The city has many things at present which several years ago only dscernbe in the seeing eye of the enthusiast.
 There are cement sidewalks, electric lights, water works system and tile laid for the sewers and not these achievements of the first magnitude in city build ing So much for.our pastsperformances, now what to resolve for the future.
 an undue amount of tin and defunct automobile lenders ornamentng the scenery close to town Land scape gardening is the correct thing and artists often produce effects which are wierd theEuntraned eye but doubtthat hemost futuristc follower of the cult would claim that fringe of rusty tin added any, thing of beauty to the environment Then think how the sanitary board would view such free home and ncuba tor for flies these indscrimnate dumping ground fur nish Some place must be provided where trash be disposed of out of sightand sometimes we might add out of smelling distance Then the of this idesgnat ed should be strictly enforced upon the community That s ourselves should enforce it upon ourselves Only in such a is any law ordinance 100 per cent effective
 Then we have streets along between the houses in this town. Strange, but true. Some in fairly good condtion and some are in very poor shape It rather hurts to have people say the roads all right when you get out of town'-the inference is plain.
 Now these things can't be done by 'The City Dads' without your cooperation, MT Citizenof Hobrook So its up to you make few resoutonsIthis New Year to your individual attitude1toward community well fare during the next twelve months.
 We solemnly asseverate and hold our right hand up to the shining and call it to witness that there are jobs within the gift the people that thank less than those of City Councilman Member of the School Board, they do not come within our knowledge They must both strive for the welfare of the community and then often experience the sensation of fighting with large share of said community in order to thrust upon it measures designed for its own benefit Of of icals merely human and exists without mak- ing mistakes but is up to to cooperate with those who seeking to better local conditions and who have all ready accomplished so much nsthat direction
 In this coming year it is up to- every man, woman and child in Hobrook to help make town better and bigger and cleaner for the coming year.
 We have our hopes for the evenualties of this next
 
 flowing gold, and must have municipality in shape to meet most unusual demands in the way of rapid growth. Let's wish town Happy and Prosperous New Year and then turn to and work to make it true.