San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

four-square we stand bearing high those standards for
which our forefathers fought and bed they fought
through the night that the flag would still be there in the
dawns early light And More!
There are as you know-there is-that is, there has
been and there always will be and is not surprised
And why should one be? For that shuman nature More
than that is the of the human being But there
is remedy cure in other words And that rests,
rather is should say, consists of community ser
vice. zone hundred and forty thousand baed radio fans
say "Oh heHP and start hunting the orone for jass
BIT Pa continues heroically.)
What does community service mean? 1t consists of
two words: Community meaning the community where
one lives resides, and Service" word which means
more than service yes, word that is fraught with sgnf-
cance and is rich in meaning but you know too well what
this significance for to dwell upon it Sufficient
only say that community service means just that And
who will say that this great and noble thing? pa
is o7v practically all alone but felt better in his He
q. Self confidence is flooding in him from all Sides
and he has comfortable feeling that he on like
this indefinitely -. Ho1Ocver the is cycling
him h scha neutral Observer might interpret as gro0
ing hostility
Often the American citizen may ask himself "Am of
any real service to my community? 1t is significant
question: sgnfying does that significance which the
significant question attaches those things which really
signify Naturally you will say and yet everywhere in this
broad and glorious land there scattered prosperous
smiling little communities in which the community spirit is
that bright and bubbng thing which makes this glorious
country what it is odayhe land of the free and the home
of the brave.
fear my time is up but would like to add just
more word-these few words hope this little talk on
community service will have done its little bit toward show
ing each and every of my vast great radio
dience how he she be of vital service towards his
or her community and hope that what have said about
the great American ideal will glow in your hearts and bear
the patriotic fruits of service and would like to
close with those burning words of Admiral Dewey be-
ieve who sad Our country she is always right but even
when she wrong she is right enough for me-
try"
PA sdggerS ddy from the mike in pale, bersbring
silence and the cool 0oice of the announcer picks up the tat
tered sreds of the e0ening program auth healing hand
You have just heard talk on Citizenship
and Americansm by Alfred O. Squatter which you Prob
ably have enjoyed, and the Mean Melody Maniacs
from the roof of the Hotel Astorz will off the
fo2Itrot as My Hot Hottentotter Getting Hoer Sta
ton BE- announcer BX.
with pathetic anxiety, to dnronncer) Did you hear my
talk? How'd it sound? Do you think it got over?)
looking at Pa a bit bdnkly): Huh? Oh you
made TALK Recognising him 0Ggael) You just got off
the air. didn't you? What yours, Fighting the Gypsy
Moth in Our Apple Orchards?
No no. | gave that talk on community service.
YOUNGER: Oh yes, yes. 1t splendid. Splendid.
Fine talk
(GIo7ving 5it) That's fine. I'm glad you thought So
thought myself it wasn't bad. WE'LL Pm going hurry
home, see if the folks listening in. III bet it
quite thrill to them.
YOUNGER: Yeh wouldn't be surprised
And That's That-Until Next Sunday.
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