Pocahontas star herald., 1924-10-16
The Long, Long Ago

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'long, long ago" | told you that would
probably be my last contribution to the
press and indeed | thought it would
be because Of my poor state of health.
In fact l was fearful at the time l
started the series | would not be able
to conclude it. But hundreds of your
readers have requested me to continue
them and as my health is much imprOv-
ed in the last few months, and remem-
bering the old adage that "wise men
change their minds but fools never,
hence you can see my reason for re-
tracing.
So here l am again to join the hands
of the quill pushers of the grand old
Star Herald. Now, kind readers,
have nothing very special to discuss
as l am out of politics. Besides poll
tics are too rotten for decent men to
get mixed up in. But l will aimlessly
wander around and pick up such items
as l hay chance to meet in my ramb-
lings, SO here goes.
l will first mention our little county
fair, combined with the county school
fair, and l must say to the credit of
Profs Mock, Hulen and all the teach
ers and school boards that it was a
bowling success and that 1t inspired
and enthused higher ideas in the minds
of the younger ones and higher edu-
cation and efficiency in all the callings
of life. Next to the church and home
the public school system is the great
est factor in the world for the uplift
of humanity and the maintenance of
the world. Hats off to our splendid
the moral and social civilization of
corps of professors and teachers.
Then we had an agricultural fair
also. Yes, it was a great success and
somebody or bodies were responsible
for that too. And who was that or
they? l think these same professors
and teachers allied themselves with
the chamber of commerce and the
county agent and by a united effort
put the thing over for which every
citizen should be justly proud. The
exhibits were excellent for the first
start and those who has exhibits
should feel a great pride in their eff
forts. Surely everybody that saw it
al o,,1
agement all the way through. 1t cost
money, time, labor and thought to
number who had the thing in hand
and / for one feel grateful to all who
did say publicly and privately that 1
helped put it over. And withal /
felt like | wanted to kick somebody
hut did not know who to kick. And
why? Because it could have been two
or three times as great if we had all
done what we could have done. First,
it was not boosted and advertised as
it should have been. Second, it should
have been started early in the year
in order that the people could have
began early to arrange their products
for exhibition and boosted and adver-
tised all the way.
l made a request of the Old Peoples
Association on the grounds that we all
make resolution that we will keep
the matter prominently before the
people from now on that every farmer
may become interested and go to work
with vim from now on until the day
of the next fair to have something to
exhibit. Well, some will say that we
can't all win prizes, so what's the use?
No, we cannot all win prizes but by
striving to compete with your neighbor
you will greatly improve your own pro-
duction and that will greatly increase
your cash receipts for your produce
and have a bountiful table supply.
This is no idle tale, its gospel truth.
So, let's all get busy and get ready
for the next crop and make the next
fair such wonderful success as you
never dreamed of. We can do it. VIII
we? Then we can and will leave off
the kicking act altogether as l don't
think an old man like l am could hold
out to do the kicking of five or six
thousand people.
Another idea presents itself right
here. 1t occurs to me that the cham
ber of commerce or some other kind
of an organization should take steps
in the near future to secure by pur-
chase a plat of land, say 40 acres, and
that is not too much to make perman-
ent grounds and other grounds Don't
put it off. "Procrastination is the
thief of time" The town needs it.
/ hope the chamber of commerce will
take this matter up early.
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