Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1924-02-22
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DO you realize. folks. that your chill
dren are being neglected? Well the,
are. Not that they don't get enough
to eat, enough clothes to wear or ar
occasional dollar for a dance, they
are being neglected in this way. They
have no place to go for amusement Of
entertainment.
Our little city boasts of good sub
stantial business concerns conducted
by good substantial business men, q
perfectly newsy newspaper, nioe
coy theater. two Of the solidest banks
In the state. an exceptionally good
High school, which is always con-
frolled by the most level headed sound
minded citizens of the city and every
thing that goes toward making a
flourishing enterprising community.
On the other hand. 1t ia one Of the
oldest towns In the state has had OPP
portunities that no other town Of its
size has ever experienced, but has
never in all its history done anything
for the benefit and uplifting of the
young people and the boys and girls
are made to shift for themselves for
some sort OF amusement.
Ii is O crime for the boys under
age Of twenty-one to loiter around the
Pool Halls or roam the streets after
the curfew rings, which are no doubt
good laws, but, when you deprive the
youngsters of their amusement 1t Is
up to you to contrive some means
whereby they might develop their
minds along the zines that make better
men and women, and not let your
boy come In contact with the ele-
ment that always leads them astray
The old saying Boys will be Boys
win always apply to your boy and
when his over-supply of energy breaks
loose and he pelts some poor old man !
on the head with "soaker' or helps |
to nice chocolate cake at
some social function, he is notified to
appear before the Probate Judge at
10 a. m. the next day. and he never
gets the best Of 1t from the Judge
either believe me. I've been there.
Z Is time for you to see what can be
lone to keep his name off the Juven-
lie records and do your bit for the
coming generation.
Now Pop, Just wait a minute.
Inow what you are thinking about.
iou are about to say: when | was
boy l had TO work from daylight
% dark and didn't have time for
pleasure" That's all true and tn.
'eopie nowadays are very grateful to ,
'ou for your long hours of back
'reaking toll because the country was |
n lis infancy then and had IL not
'een for your hard knocks. the country ,
Would not be what IT is today. But |
ranted that you knew no pleasure ;
when you was a boy. do you not I
ealize that the times are changed
nd you can't make doctor out OF
our boy IL he insists upon becoming ,
bricklayer?
"hen the school term IL over and
he summer vacation begins. the how
Tho is unable to find n iob sh,a,o
noes IN local Barber shop or milk
ne cows on farm. or the girl who
unable to find Job minding the
oungsser for some lady who has too
many to took after herself. Is GER
AMY In need OF something TO do
keep them out OF mischief
Inc intent OF this explosion is 10
IMPRESS upon the citizens OF this CITY
ne absolute necessity OF a swimming
ocL Sounds rather absurd doesn,t
" BUT look back a few years ana
eeall what tough time the boys hay.
Aa In securing a place 20 swim. and
NAT BOY doesn't like 10 swim. ana
on VIII find thar the boys haye been
'thsf run out OF their swimmine hole
some sorehead fhat hates 10 see
pyone enjoy themselves on com.
'slnis ~ people whose modesty has
800 shocked, ihe present svimmins
pig bo'og elQne the public iilebDay
boHf forget about tho girls elthsr
'ey lii'e W ~ sslmmas ~ YeU as
" pp,f fnd fhe} llke tholr aiblstlcs
Nsll ~ ihe hQys ~ feei fouo ~
y professional a'bleiee ln ue world
~ as AmeNs 'he fellA sof ana