Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-20
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A year or two ago the residents
along tho south shore of Staten ISL
| and from Tottenville to New Dorp'
got together for their mutual protec
ton. They formed the South Shore
Protective association and its growth
has beer phenomenal. 1t has some
arnes and determined men at the
head of it who know how to mgr,
and they have the faculty of STICK
ing at a thing until them succeed.
Their latest victory is securing a con-
tinuation of the Communication tickets
on the municipal ferries at st.
George. But this is only one of a
great many achievements. The fact
that the organization gets results
may explain the interest shown by
the members. A session of the asso-
citation reminds one of the old time
| New England town meetings. 1t
seems as IL everybody turns out ana
| there is a free expression of OPINION
| After business is transacted there
| Is a social time. Tables loaded down
with crullers and doughnuts, and
huge pots of steaming coffee may
have something to do with the at
tendance at these meetings, but 1t
certainly gets the people out. Both
men and women, young aid olo'
are present and take an active IN
terest. These people know what con-
| Germs them and the are banded to-
gether to get what they want. staten
Island has received more recoSnl-
ton since the South Shore Protec-
tive Association has been in existance
than ever before. If there Is ever
a bridge between this city and Tot
tenville it will be largely because
of the untiring efforts of this organ
ization.
The world gets faster. A mar can
get married in one minute or drink
himself to death in half a minute.
Children's Choice of Books
Head librarian ia Detroit mas
that children, in taking out books
| for enjoyment, select a work of he-
ton only every third book. Travel
books come neXt. Poetry Is eN-
tremely popular. Fairy tales and
books of science are about equally
sought. There's Il great demand for
printed plays. Times are changing.
we recall that in our own child
hood it would have been little short
of phenomenal for a child to select
anything except fiction at the public
library. Is the rising generation
going to be cursed with too much
intellect?
The greatest man In the world IS
the man you would be if it didn't
take SO darn much energy.
Memorial Bridge Idea
Credit must be given Holger Holm
for the effective work he is doing
in getting the memorial bridge idea
before the people of the state. He
was active in having the matter
pressed before the various conven-
tions of the American Legion, and
now he is pushing 1t at sessions OF
the Junior Order of American Me-
chanics. These associations ana
members are being urged to write
to the State Highway Commission In
favor of making the new highway
bridge across the Raritan river here
a state memorial to the boys VINO
fought m the World War. The Eve
ming News first suggested this idea
a year ago, and has advocated 1t
ever since. This newspaper still
believes that the bridge can be made
a state memorial il the right kind
of a campaign is carried on with
the members of the legislature. In
order to make it a real memorial
the state must formally adopt 1t as
such. This would NEAR an extra APP
preparation to make 1t sufficiently
ornamental. The reasons for having
this bridge a state memorial have
been set forth many times. n
thing is to impress the members of
the legislature with the idea. M
matter ought to be brought to the
attention of every legislator before
the next session convenes so that
the members will be prepared to
act intelligently when the matter
is brought up. No finer memorial
could be built in New Jersey than
this state highway bridge. Now is
the time to press the matter.
If a peach is not a lemon she
usually gets the apple of her eye
which, of course, makes a pair.
Threatened Coal Strike
From the coal-mining regions
come the customary seasonal rumors
of another strike when contracts ex-
! pire next spring. Sometimes-when
: we ponder the radio and the flying
; machine and the X-ray and movies
and similar marVels-we admit thai
T we're a race of supermen. All these
things, though, are little more thar
World Vaudeville. When it comes tc
the basic things of life food, fuel
shelter an dclothing-our problem.
[ each year seem to get further from
! solution.
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