Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1929-12-05

Will slapped together some very sound logic in those
few words. The public is prone to use the wrong standard
Of values upon matters OF vital interest to this country. Al
tracted by the lurid and sensational headlines in the daily
papers, we often lose sight of the things that are vital IN the
welfare and progress OF our l4atlon.
The same thing applies to the small town. 1t applies to
Pentywood-more SO, in fact, than to any other town we
have CHANGED to take note OF.
Ore would think, judging by a lot of the malicious
trash nasquerading as news about people OF this town. that
brentwood is inhabited by lot of morons whose chief in
terests in life consists of probing into real or alleged short
cornings OF their %neighbors.
We do not believe that the percentage OF gosslps and
scandal mongers among P~lentywoods population is any
higher than that of any ordinsr ny Montana town.
We do not believe that the moral standard of Plenty
wood is any lower than that Of any OF our neighoonns
towns.
But we do know that there is not another town in the
state where mean, petty and malicious gossip is more tia
GRAVITY flounted before the faces of the people than right here
in Plentywood.
And why?
Simply because someone has a political ak to grind
Is The public considered in the matter?
Not in the least.
We cannot help but contrast the situation with thai OF
our ne; {hLoring towns Among the exchanges that come to
our desk each week are newspapers published IN prominent
eastern Montana towns-towns such as Glasgow, Chinook,
Wolf Point, Sidney and Glendive. If there is any internal
strife in those towns, it certainly is not reflected IN their
newspapers Those towns have their problems the same as
Pentywood-they have their bootleggers, gamblers and pol
iticians the same as we have. Residents Of those
towns have skeletons locked Up in their closets too. But the
people Of those towns arc asf AIMED Of their black sheen an1
keep their disgrace to themselves.
Contrast Plentywood with a representative tov n OF this
group-Sidney for instance. Both towns are about the
same size. Their opportunities are about equal. But they
differ in that Sidney is alive to its opportunities. Sidney
is known far beyond the confines of the territory it serves.
Il is noted for its large sugar factory, for the biggest county
fair in the world and for the progressiveness of its business
men who have made these two achievements possible.
Plentywood is also noted.
For what?
Answer-For its sordid, senseless and ceaseles political
strife.
Isn't P~lentywood worthy of a better reputation than
thatp
Isnt there something bigger and better to strive for?
County Commissioner Frank French registered a just re-
buke this week when he told the editor Of the Herald that
The trouble with you folks il ~Plentywood is that you dont
do anything for your town. You sit by and expect the
county commissioners or the other fellow" do things for
your town.
ILL.,. P~lentywood is a good town, but it is trailing sadly be-
hind its possibilities. 1t will come to its own some day but
not until it's people are less concerned with Il wonder who
is catching He'll this week" ard more concerned with Its a
good thing. Let's push it along
Politics never built a town nor made it a friendly and
wholesome place in which to live.
About the only stock that was not affected by the recent
excitemeni down in Wall Street. avs Mr. SchiN;no of Noth-