Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-11-20

they wish to do. Books are great
sources of recreation, and children
should not be permitted to grow up
without the ability to enjoy books,
and variety of literature.
Endorses Chest.
By way Of urging interest in civic
affairs. Mrs. Roosevelt asked sup
port for the Vance County Com
munity Chest, the campaign for
which is now under way. Every
citizen, she said, owes an obliga-
! ton to the community. and aid to
that agency is one way of express
ing il.
Freedom under a democracy car
ries responsibility to ones own COM
munity and his nation, and what a
citizenship is at home is reflected
in the type of representative that
citizenship sends to Congress.
Government Support.
Your government depends for lis
! existence and continuance on your
interest in your country" said the
First Lady. Life in democracy
/ calls for d devotion which makes
you think out problems OF your ma
ton, and each has a responsibility
to see that every other one has the
opportunity 10 live we'll and has the
, right to the same Justice and free
/ dom. You as an individual are re-
+ sponslble for upholring the democ-
ratio way Of life. Ioday that prin-
ciple is challenged in the world. To-
/ day we are the only strong nation
/ in the world that can demonstrate
that democratic peoples can dis
! cipline themselves and sacrifice for
! the sake of freedom.
! Already Involved.
ut is very necessary that We
realize that in the battle of ideals we
are already cngulfed. We cannot
stand still nor be Indifferent Either
you love democracy and arc ready
to live for it or you arc going I'M
der.
Young people in totaltarian couli.
tries arc being told theirs is the best
way of life for the future, but we
know democracy is the best for Us
but with democracy goes greater
personal responsibility on the part
of the individual than in any other
form of government. We arc in this
battle and cannot get out Of it. We
have got TO get the national pon'
of view in our living"
| Rams ISolationiSt Idea
Disappearing Of the iSolatinniS
policy, Of which much has beer
heard, Mrs. Roosevelt said that I'll
We shut ourselves Off, we will have
no trade. Our standard Of living will
not remain very high for very long
Under those conditions, national de-
Tense would cost us tremendously
The isolation picture is not brilliant
We arc tied to the rest of the world
we cannot possibly visualize I
world where war is just way Of
putting off problems, for when wal
! is over those same problems remain
together with many others.
Fears for Civilization.
we arc going to feel this war; VIC
are feeling it now. We arc the only
people who can think Of The peace
that will follow it. don't know what
this nation will decide, but it had
better be deciding. We have got tC
find the answer to better way OF
| living or VIC arc going under. One
sixth of London has been destroyed
and if war as at present goes on il
will mean the end Of civilization.
eve have grave responsibilities
chiefly to our children. And we need
people who can go straight for
ward into the future with their eye!
open. When we learn that. we car
say to the world that our democracy
is a beacon light and we offer it tc
you as a guide"
Arrives Late in Day.
Mrs. Roosevelt arrived in Hcnder-
son shortly after O'Clock Tuesday
! afternoon. She was met in Lynch
burg at noon, where she arrived
after coming from JohnstoWn, Pa
from an address Monday night. lr
the Henderson party who met hel
were Mrs. R. 3. Green, Miss Edna
Oliver and Mrs. Edith OLary, al
members of the sponsoring B. p. w
club, and Mayor Powell. With Mrs
Roosevelt and her secretary they
lunched at the Virginian hotel ano
about las p. N. started for Hender
son. While no one in Lynchburl
knew Of the First Lady's coming, ano
her detraining there was unannOunc
cd, members Of the local party csti-
mated fully five hundred persons
were gathered at the hotel by the
time the party had finished lunch
Camcramcn were on hand for photo
graphs.
The Virginia State Highway Pa
troll furnished automobile escorts tr
the State line where North Carolina
patrOlmcn took over and accom-
panied the party on into Henderson