Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-12-03
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= NJ BY GEORGE S. BENSON
" Pfesideni--Eardixs ceilfye
- Searey. AEkaxsas
What's Under the Hood?

Machine loving, curious Ameri-
cans, we are. If we buy a new car,
most of us want to know first what
it's got that makes it go. Many
lad, since grown up but still curious,
remembers papa's razor-strop or
mama's rage because he tore up the
Big Ben alarm clock. He just want
ed to see what made it tick! The
genius Of young America today, for
understanding things and machines
and gadgets, shows a quality of
mind and spirit that is distinctly
American. May we never lose it.
To want to know what's under the
hood is mighty fine thing. But
about America itself: the story of
our enormous growth, the founda-
tons for our freedoms and prosper
ity-these things we have not looked
into. We know that America is the
best land in which to live, but we
don't always have the answers why.
That's not fair to America, nor fair
to the future we all have right to
expect. We ought to know the How's
and Why's of the American Mir
acle.
Seeing Is Believing
Ever since I came back in 1886
from a ten-year stay in China and
look-see at dozens of other nations
both ways around the world. l have
been plugging for real understand
ing of America. When we steamed
into New York harbor that time, my
wee daughter thought Heaven would
be wonderful if it were half that
nice. She didn't mind saying so.
She was born in China. But found
a nation full of confused people,
and I felt that many of my fellow
Americans we're faint-hearted.
do not regret having since de-
voted so much time and energy to
the job of reselling everybody
meet. on the idea of America. It's
not that Americans are against the
American way of doing things.
We've been so free, and so busy,
that we just haven't paid much at
tention to the reasons for our we'll
being. Then, when some Johnny
Connie happens along to tell US:
Down with capital and hate your
boss!"-we fail to have answers
ready for him. Such a misunder-
standing of America can be serious.
Know Your Land
I am happy to see that the Ad-
vertising Council, Inc, a non-profit
organization made up of men in the
advertising profession, will drama
tie the story of America in maya
zines, newspapers, and on bill
boards. Many companies and pub
locations will sponsor the advertise
ments prepared by the Council. The
American Federation of Labor, the
Congress of Industrial Organza-
tons, and other groups are helping.
If you see any of the ads in Novem-
Der and later months, please read
them.
A Greater America
You will also want to read 1.-THE
Miracle of America" booklet
which will be offered free in the
advertisements. Two full years of
work were put into preparations for
this educational campaign by the
most talented story tellers in the
land: Americas advertisers. They
are doing fine job telling the story
of our nation and the benefits of the
American system. Let us echo the
story and pass the word around!
You bet, Americas going ahead,
if we all pull together. If we count
our blessings, and at the same time
view our glorious future, it'll not be
possible for a single American to
fall for anybody's false ideas.
There's no country with a past like
Americas nor any with as great a
future. If we inform ourselves, and
determine that our way is the best,
we can settle down and get going
toward the goal of an even greater
America! What's under the hood
will take US places!