Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-05
Claud Thompson Awarded Second
Prize in SOnes' Essay Contest

TIE following theme cltitle,
THE Advantage Of Ownership. :
was awarded the second prize q
Sl5 in the Sones Lumber Compan
essay contest. which was conduct
ed recently. Claud Thompson, ;
sophomore in Central Union higI
school, is the writer of the article
and deserves much praise for tn,
splendid way in which he has hand
led the subject.
'NThe housing of the human fam
lily is as old as the races themselves.
and presents as many angles Is
Wentworth 5 geometry, which is
going some. The resolutions. too.
are just as many. some are right and
have 10 Q. +. d. while others are
wrong. 1t is for us to profit bv
the experience Of those races who
tried TO get along without homes,
and not knock along through wears
until there are but q few Of Us
left. to enjoy what is already dem
enstrated to be true bv the expe-
rience Of countless generations
who have passed on, paving the
penalty of the experimentor.
"Today we have the Gvpsiee
roaming over the face of the earth.
no God, no country, no home.
thriving, lying, louse-scratching peo-
pie who have done nothing 20 iusti-
fY their encumbrance on the earth
Tomorrow, # some pesiiiencc were
to destroy them, there would not De
a mausoleum for groups Of tie "a
ture TO learn of them.
Russians Unhappy
In Russia We have a nation who
tried 10 live without homes. The
houses were owned bv Il compara-
lively few landlords. The result
was not happy one. The mass OF
the Russian people lived IS home
less people might be expected to
live and when al last they turned
on their over lords, and took ONES
for themselves, each step was mark
ed with the blood, 40 vote. no tax,
no housing movement such as the
SoLes Lumber Company Is under
taking. The Russian people turned /
to methods OF the primitive man, I
took homes and lives Of their land .
lord owners.
tChains are no longer stronger /
than the weakest link. A nation 5 /
unit is the family If the family life +
IS happy one, the nation win be !:
eo~-espondingiy strong and content /
ed. II the family is TO be normal, /
one. certainly there must be some
material substance back Of it. We !
may net require the family to know
What il is AL about, but he
must feel he is part of = and 80,
TO feel some part Of the good old
world is his, 10 work with, his TO
beautify his 10 dream over. 4
nest where his children may be
reared in with an atmosphere Of in
dependence, ana fitted for the trials
of life when they leave i.
Renters are neither good 70
themselves nor their Landlords The
house does not belong . the occU-
pants, he Is uncouciousiv careless q
the house; no effort is made 20 pro-
tect it from the destruction Of q
growing family. Children raised IL
such conditions win be sxtrayagan.
ana not altogether just when II
come 10 consideration Of other
folks belongings.
.'It is claimed there is no prof; .
owniAg houses; that renting is more
economical for the poor man. Lis
ten, Men with money, men who .
huild 10 rent. know what IS profit
able just 50 long as they stay in
the game you may be sure there is ,
nice income tucked away some +
where. Call landlord leart.css if .
you will, bat Won must admit hat
he recognizes and appreciates the
damage lAely 10 De done 10 his