, 1925-09-02
WAR new BIRTH
FOR COUNTRY
MERCHANTS AIDED IN RAISING
FUNDS TO WIN WAR-MADE
MANY SACRIFICES

EVERY community III TINS cOuntry
went through a new birth during
the World war as a result of the
demands for service. Young men
responded to the call to cross the
seas as fighters and the young wom-
en- followed them as nurses; while
their elders, on account of their age
or on account of obligations of de-
pendence and other causes. remained
behind to keep the home fires burn
ing. Park county. with the rest of
the world, is singing the praise of
the former as the heroes who kept
the torch of civilization flaming
when a barbarian horde threatened
to e~Xtinguish it; but not much has
been sal yet for these other heroes
and heroines who did so much to
sustain the front line of defense by
knitting together the peoples in each
community in a closer bond of broth
erhood.
1t is the latter who are pointing
the way for the new awakening in
this community which is enlisting
the effort of our leading business
men.
Golden Rule Holds
DO unto other as you would
have others do unto you" is the
foundation upon which this
ity was first built. Nothing less
than the Colder Rule could be re-
lied on for the cooperation necessary
for the founding of a new town.
Our pioneers each dedicated them
selves on the altar of service. or
this community would never have
lasted to this day.
The settlement that marked the
beginning of this thriving city could
not have survived a week but for
the spirit of helpfulness to others
that actuated those who founded it.
Even with this determination on the
part of our pioneers it was difficult
to keep the small hamlet from dis
appearing from the face of the will
d%erness. Had this been lacking.
nothing could have saved it. The
rigor of hard conditions imposed
upon this country during it's early
days kept this spirit alive. Every
body helped everybody else. When
a %neighbor fell sick there was al
ways some warm-hearted woman to
come in and nurse him to health
again. The men got together inc
built the church, and likewise they
built the old schoolhouse where their
boys and girls were trained in the
rudiments of American citizenship.
The heart of this great big coun-
try of ours pulses in every one of
our little towns.
None of these upheavels find their
way to our smaller towns and cities.
Here the development of American
ideals and American institutions pro-
ceeds along the lines laid down by
Washington and Jefferson and Lin
coin.
If there was danger that we might
depart from this path. as a result of
the easy prosperity that came to all
the nation from the unprecedented
development preceding the war, the
necessities of wartime cooperation
brought us back to it. The indivi-
dual again became submerged in the
community. His selfish demands had
to give away before the needs of
others. Red Cross funds had to
be raised, liberty loan quotes need
ed and the benefits of the federal
food administration complied with.
Often it was hard for the individual
to do what was asked of him, but
there was the community's quote
to meet-so nothing remained but
to combine and bring the commun-
ity cover the top"
Lack of space forbids going into
greater detail, but these brief refer
$40 I'LL .,fr.1- l. II. "
home to readers of this newspaper
who are % brushing these lessons
aside n ~patronizing others than
hometown business men.
The Cody merchants have been
trained to community leadership.
Their money is invested here and
they are vitality interested in the
communities present and future. It
is their home, consequently they will
make every sacrifice for its contin-
ued progress.
Where Credit is Due
To stop working for the commun-
ity now is to let the splendid edifice
that has been built up crumble and
collapse. 1t means forgetting the
big lesson hat has been taught by
the war. Spend your money in the
community in which you earn II.
You help yourself by helping your
home city. Buy from your local
merchants.
Next week we will talk to you
about the actual dollars and cents
savings hat this means to you.
County Clerk Rousseau granted