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Jackson Daily News a. i
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editor, Fred Sullens:
Il visit Jackson frequently and In
common with all Mississlppians, an
proud of its growth. In re your
recent editorial concerning Jackson's
needs, to my judgment. you need
more parking space for the cars
OF people who visit your city to spend
money. Also, that one-hour park
ing law Is too rigidly enforced. visi
tors don't like to get tickets telling
them to appear before the high judge
Tha old and valued subscriber IL
the Daily News should take pride In
the growth of Jackson because he
has contributed to that growth.
People like him who go to places
like Jackson and spend all their mon
ey help create wealth. build up prop.
erty values, and give employment
to people In Jackson.
1t Is well and good perhaps. for
them to do that.
But WI wonder N they are going
to accept the responsibility for the
general disintegaation of business In
their own towns, for the decrease in
employment, the lessening OF prop
erty values thus creating a bigger
tax burden ON those left to ca\ ny
1t? We wonder IL they are going
to take a pride in the downfall OF their
own community?
We have no fault to find with the
person who trades in Jackson or
elsewhere when he can't find what
he needs at home. But did you aver
stop to think hat If you tried hard
enough you might be able to get
what you want at home, IL you'd
at least take the trouble to go took
for it Then too. IL you keep tho
volume of your trade at home your
local merchants will be able 10 make
improvements in the stock they car
ry, the service they can give you
But you a make this possible only
by trading at home.
When you need credit, where do YOU
get It? When you need a oar where
do o go? When your church has
to raise money to pay the preacher,
where do you get It? When your
club needs money or support for
some worthy project it is sponsor
ing. who bears the brunt Of fur
nishing the wherewithall? When
you're sick and need help. even II
II II only a kind word or a visit,
who gives Il?
1t certainly isn't the merchants in
Jackson and Memphis
We do not begrudge the city OF
jacobson It's growth which Is due
mostly to the money floating around
the Federal government, the money
spent by thousands Of shoppers from
the small towns of the state, and
the taxpayers money of the state of
Mississippi which keeps the state
government and the city Of Jackson
going.
In fact we are sincerely glad that
oNNA~tA - NitAASiib w bE Why VI
some size and Importance. Too long
have Memphis n New Orleans been
the capitals of Mississippi.
The people in the small towns of
Mississippi, not just Duran., had bet-
ter wake up though and realize what
having a community of their own
means. As long as we have men and
women inc families there will be q
need for schools. churches, clubs,
small town business and services of
professional people. When our peo-
pie send their money out of town for
their services it cant come back to
help build growth in their own com
munity, growth that is necessary II
we are to have a community.
Well lay a ten-to-one bet that the
person who wrote that letter spends
a goodly par. of his time belittling
the accomplishments OF his own com
munity; if he owns any property in
Durant he probably complains abou.
the taxes on il and says that he
couldn't sell it today and get as much
money as he has put into it, o
than likely he complains that his
children cant find anything to do
in Durant.
But how can he expect any bet
ter when he spends his time and
money helping build up another COM
munity?
We hope this old and valued sub
scriber of the Jackson Daily News
reads this.
BUT then he probably doesn't take
his community newspaper. If, by
chance, he does we'll bet he hasn't
paid up his subscription.
The action OF Mayor Howell and
the Board Of Aldermen in rcfundine
s135.0 900 OF the city's bonded indebt-
edness is certainly the best news OF
the year to citizens and taxpayers