Nogales international., 1929-11-19
Editorials o r
Community Interest

Interest in community affairs pays interest,".
This homelv pun is also traism. Enlarglng one IN
forest in the activities of the community IS deVeo-
no better citizenship. All of us can lind time 10 !oo
after our personal affairs, because our
toward selfmprovement financially, morally educa,
tionallv physically or spiritually spring from naturai
Instincts but not all of take the time to work lor
such conditions The failure to do this Is an lnolca-
tion of lack of interest rather than'a lack Oh oppor-
tunity. L.: 4
The breadth of citizens interest in things out
side of his own personal and vocational work IS the
measure of his distinction and an earmarH OF ms
GOOD citizenship Man is Distinguishing from the
lower order of being because ne has ental resources
for the requirement of than food and shel!er'
AS community interest is developed ones acqualnC-
ance business education, social contact heath sense
of Importance value to society, sell respecI pracCGl
experience alertness and sympathy are Hhewlse ue
veioped Therefore, ones happiness is made greater
and in turn if ones interest is productive OF gooo
others are made happier. c,
It is easy to pet man out to meeting if there
is on the program an order of business pertaining TO
his individual affairs and from which ne may prlVaCe
" profit It is not so easy to hold the attention when
the subiect-matter is less personal or concrete.
To manifest real community interest one must
be solicitous of the general welfare Every unde1eo
or undernourished child must nave one actNe syn
nathv Every public endeavor should enlist ones sup
port-for it if it good against 1t II 1t is Dad Every
need in a public way should engage the attention.
Every ugly obstacle to progress, peace morality ano
law observance should be fought against Inc cltzen
with genuine community interest should help the
community from running over at the neels. lie can
not do all of the work. can he pay all OF the money
necessary to correct abuses. But he CAN SHOW HlS
INTEREST and thereby be an encouragement &c
Others ~.
No one can be the perfect booster. Such citizen
is imaginarv But many citizen can exhibit PEh'
Feet ATTITUDE toward his community: lie car
support home institutions in preference to those OUT
side He can be courteous, sympathetic, nelghDOrly
honorable and loyal. He smile and sing and yel
for his team He can boost for his community
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The railroads seem to be making more money
Notwithstanding the advance made III air and auto
mobile travel One reason may be that the railroads
don't have to stop their trains much nowadays t(
put drunks off.
Very little comes to him who waits, except al
occasional tip.
The Bible has the largest sale of any book pub
hshed And probably the smallest complete reading
in proportion to it's sale of any book published
To merely possess Bible little unless it is rea(
and studied.
The earlier the Christmas spirit starts the great
er the value Of Christmas.
If you can get along without business you can ge
along without advertising.
Remember this: The bigger the car the bgge
the payments.
- Talk straight from the shoulder may not al
ways be straight from the heart
"Our dictionary is funny. It says the dumb can
talk San Francisco Chronicle.
Which reminds us that another of lifes creates
paradoxes is the fact that many people can tall
and still not say anything.
Maybe it means that the meek shall inherit tn
earth only after the bold have taken all there is in
out of it.
In some Of OUR cities parent doesn't have to b
continually answering his chds question of what il
saloon. He can just show his one
COLLEGE ATTENDANCE FALLING OFF
Probably falling off in proportion as students allow
ances are falling off.