The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-01-23


tribute to individuals and
groups who have been of as
sistance during the year,
and rendered his good wish
es to new officers who will
succeed him.
Elected to the board OF directors
were Rev Bair, Mrs. Alex Long
necker. n. l.. Munro. Lawrence
Schaffer and Mrs. c. l.. Stark
weather for the three year term
and Merle Renton for the one year
term.
The entire board OF directors will
meet Feb to elect new officers.
Portrays Situation
Speaker Of the evening was Rev.
Raymon B. Bair. Portraying the
welfare situation in Ypsilanu, he
saw reason for confidence in agen
cies active in various phases OF
community work and stressed the
importance Of cooperative effort.
The Community Fund must never
be a collective Santa Claus. he
said. "Giying people things does not
solve the problem. The people must
be Unlisted in the projects from the
nursery schools TO the recreation
programs"
The best and most loyal people
in any organization are those who
give most in time. money and sery-
ice FOR its success, he said. They
stay with it when others forsake it.
1t has never given them anything
but a challenge. But the persons
whom it has pampered are the first
TO forsake it when it needs friends
most.
Examples Cited
Scouts were cited as a good exam
pie, the hardest working boys and
girls being best members and later
best citizens.
Referring to urgent neeCs for ed
ucation to overcome old age beliefs
and customs, Rev. Bair mentioned
the religious beliefs in India which
protects such pests as rats. They
eat millions of dollars worth OF rice
while people starve and similar be
lief5 protect millions of COWS which
produce eedingly small amounts
OF milk while children die by the
thousands from unlernourishment.
These people must be taught re-
sponsibility for their own salvation.
they must be taught to farm and
to raise and Keep only productive
COWS which can be used 10 adyan-
tage for milk and meat.
Unless our agencies work from
the principle OF helping people to
help themselves. we shall be vast
ing our time and money, for there
will be no permanent results. We
are fighting for a world where all
can live and have all the necessary
advantages for the best sort Of
life. All nations and all races of
people. In short they are talking
about the Brotherhood OF man. couch.
ing it in political terms rather than
religious terms.
Can't Pc Given"
But the whole task will be and
must be placed upon a basis Of
each nation small a Well as great.
Each race. the majority and the
minority groups, will have to as
sumo full responsibility for the
reaching OF such a world. 1t cannot
be iven by U.S.A. or the com bine1
Allied nations.
These boys who have become
over night heroes, must not come
back some years hence TO find that
we were only fooling about this
new age we were fighting for. That
happened after the last war. and if
it happens again It will be sad
picture.
In short we have before US in this
nation now and over the world two
possibilities. We can fight the war
and then slump back into isolation
ism again. which is being talked
by some already. and litter the
smoke Of battle rises We can forget
the dream We had and call it just
bad dream, and then we will face
What might be truly called a new
dar,, age.
The other possibility IS open be-
fore us and | am certain the force
Of the ages is on the side OF our
taking this opening, for the posi-.
bility is the bringing in Of new
age in which the real brotherhood
OF man will not be a dream but a
reality. for which We are now send
ing our best young men OF any gen
GRAFTON into the valley Of death.
Considering the world situation.
according to high officials. we face
az least least two more hard years
OF war. and after that many years
OF armed occupation and the re-
building Of the shattered nations
Of the world. which have been over
run
THIS means that the community
fund must continue 10 carry a heavy