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by LILI4AH -. WAIbI
Tle Sth Ave. East

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nichols ar
rived Friday. March 10 10 spend
tho Palm Sunday weekend with
Mr.. Nicholn' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
z. Nichols Of 1870 North 7th Ave.
East.
Mr.. W. y. Robinson. father of
Mr.. Carl Robinson, 3i2 East Sixth
Street. left for his home In Missouri
Sunday, March n.
Mrs. John Atkins arrived from
Chicago Friday, March 10 10 visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Adams, lis East Fifth Street.
Mrs. Carrie DoEier h able 10 be
out and about after being con-
fined 10 her home with q cold.
Mrs. Mae Carson, Gil Garfield
Ave. ID confined 10 her home with
the flu.
Charles d. Doty. Grand Master
Of Free and Accepted Masona Of
Minnesota and Jurisdiction and
some Of his Grand Officers were
visitors In the city and guests Of
DoFic Lodge No. s, Duluth, MINI.
on Saturday, March "a. After the
meeting the men were entertained
In the home Of Deputy Grand Mas
ter George II. Adams, ii6 East
Fifth sc. The Visiting grand Off
GERS wsFet Charles ID. DOty Of 81.
Paul. Grand Master; Allan u. vii.
liams Of Sc. Paul, Grand Treasurer;
B. p. Henderson Of So. Paul, Grand
Secretary; Rev. J. w. Junsll Of
Minneapolis, Grand Chaplain.
Sunday. March n Rev. Joseph
Jackson Of S. Marks A.M.E.
church hsld Union Services at Cal
vary Baptist church. Rev. Jackson
spoke from the subject "Progros-
sive Experience" Text Roman
7;i4-la. A. 6 .. m. Rev. Jackson
spoke 20 the Lutheran church from
the subject Christian Principle"
Text Matthew B.lA.
On Easter Sunday Union services
Of St. Marks A.M.E. church and
Calvary Baptist were held at st.
Marks. Rev. Joseph Jackson spoke
from the subject "The Seven Won
ders Of the Resurrection" Text
was taken from Luke Gath chap
tor, eth verse.
Calvary Baptist choir rendered
Easter music. The services were
well attended.
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Sioux Falls,
So. Oak
News
BY MRS. OSCAR BRIpGEwATER
sss =. As.z=sssss Ave-.

~ Mkb, O8CAh bklD0EWATEh
sss y. A.z=sssss Ave-.
MPln. Day In slouM Falls; ca
Sunday, April 2sth, The Zion F,ap.
list Church. Rev. n. w. Botta. 81,
Minneapolis, win be the guest Oi
tho 30. Johns Baptist Church, Rsv
II, w. Bolts, JF., pastor and ai
which time Rev. BOttn, ST., will
conduct the installation Of Ms son,
Rev. Bolts, JF. An All Day ssn.
sion 10 planned By the members
and friends.
Miss MsLauFia WIames, seeSnd
Contests Miss Rose Maria MeI.aur.
In, student Of the Washington High
School, accompanied By Mr.. Melvin
Smith, pianist, won hrst place h
contest ~ Hollywood Theatre
sponsored by the MsTTitts Stores
Saturday, and was the recipient Of
q choice present which was q
watch, q WeatCl0x. Tho winner OF
the final contest between the air
winners prize viii be the appear.
Aneo ON Cedric Adams Program
Minneapolis. and a trim 10 NsW
York City. Miss Mcfaursn not %
many years ago was Judged 10 b
the henlthi1at baby In tha stats OF
South Dakota.
Mrs. Leonard Williams, sg, and
Aon, Mr., L. Williams, JF, Mitchell,
So. Dak- motored 10 Sioux Falls
Sunday and was the Rueas IL her
brother and alateF.ln-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. EArnent narEaT, a2i0 So,
Summit Ave. Mrs. AuHla Dial and
Mrs, Beatrice Hamilton, manager
Of the Community CentaF, were
also their guests a. dinner.
PilaElm baptist Charsk. Rev.
EHsene Williams. FASTER. Ths
Easter program was held al the
evening services. The children pre-
soRted Fpcltations, papers were
read b. Mira. Fred Teal, Mru. Eu-
gene Wllliams, and q solo By Mrs.
Al q. Frost There were Eve unit
I'd with tho ehuFch---AF. and MIRA.
Fred Teal, Mr., and Mira. william
Harris and Mr.. Johning HlldFaaIh.
Mrs. Rass nookar, eta No. Milan.
Ave. was hostess 70 the Mission
airy Society, Mrs. Walter Edgar,
President, Friday a her home. AZ
ter tho Discussion the lesson from
The worker" q Walt with Mr..
bass Booker who has been m but
e much Improved % this writing.
naliwhAftal EaaAap s.R...k...
were served by Mrs. Booker.
Mrs.. lsR Walaoa sntsFtalnea IN
honor of Mra. II. w. Bolts, JT.,
wife Of Rev. notla, Jp,, and her
newly found nleeo a. the Commn.
nifty Center az which Mrs. Beatrice
Hamilton Ia manager, on Thursday
% . pm, luncheon. A boautifSil
lace table cloth With Easter decor.
Atlona and candles presented 4
friendly ket-logslhoF asmoapheFS
The social hour wac spent On uinR,
ing and musical selections both Vo,
cal and plano. Among tAoas pFSs.
ent were MoadMmes Fred beam
Al O. Frost, DoAtriaa Hamilton
Edgar Pendalton, Chaa. Warden
IS Q, Collins, Alfred white, HaFyey
Bentley, Melvin Smith, ysR Wat,
son. Oscar HEldgawaIsr and 1h.
eonorsd guest hFA n. W. Beta
Rev, n, W. noata, IT,, snake On
The Authority A. the Croas" Or
me md uttsraRea verify I say
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nj. Ok1vEP mA1'T1gR CHURCH
Al . an. . special EAster sunrise
service vas held a ereAkfast vas
ths ssrviss.
whits's sab5set was .-rSs RSsgETee.
tea" Ms text wAa found In Matt
new 9sth chARtsEt sixth verse. he
AID Cons see the piass WHARF the
Lord lay.
Aftsr me mseaaks Mra Minnle
eAnsssa 49, NJ Nh9@s ~oeN
Ssre eapelsSa-
en@sca .s1gsa 80 = ~. -
80 nss1 so.ns ksee" ~
~ ssii 49,. 80 ms eaea 49, 49,, ,.,,,.. 4.
asking All lhcse wh9 rave not
tasnoa " thsiT Lsnssn eanks psoaae,
rs ta&m t1snSo N " S1AuASs A@Hh
-. 49,. 49,. n.A.,
~ -s.at.sG sss.s.s ~ a...Ss,.
al p-m. aaa psayer every Wednss-
dag Al q p.m.--Elith Maasia,
R.monoTM CnIURCW
Ihs hs.issi msStlags ~ I'LL ~
SnSist trsn.eegseA ~ Llse v ~.
~. SoaoaSsss ~
sp.nl W -. y.
-
rIeslees nesuns Sn ~
shssA ana .RoS - oAy Joey'
~ Pm. w yesng HsoDss ~
sehss x,,nsaA - ~ pssutna
ca was t"hi"Wea " tns eNsnAh1
We Iav,,. IN. public TO cum. and
aniov ehs blosslnkr 81 do6 Rrinm thS
siek IlaTvvI Tshs Rinrsa Snsin@aa "a
aairss haafa
aarvioes Zach svsntnw hamtn M
a,oo 4. NC. m PMrkar. PaHtor.
- ~--~~ ~ ~ rwUIr,.g woswuns
Ths Eaatsr asrvieas wsra indS@d
InnnIrfnW ana Rplrituailw heipful- IA
ioVfai saSIsnns aiisd ths pSwa AZ
the naain iiooT and ealcony. Ths AZ
taR Vac ae0oral@A Mir liitea Ana
othaF beaatIfuI aowoTa whleh were
donated ~ members and friends IN
memory OF deceased loved ones, The
BanioT and Junior choiTn furnished
the Easter music. Pastor n. q. Boyd
preached the ssrmon
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TIE LATE ANTOlNETTE BELL.
Day Nurseries In g. Paul, located
at Welcome hAil for . number Of
years. She always enjoyed working
with young people and children.
Mrs. Dell IL survived By two
daughters, MFa. William q. asslsh
and Mrs. Edw. YFnnkiin Morris,
also eight grandchildren. Mira,
Perry Niece. Robert and Richard
Smith, Mrs, Moses Wallace. Mrs.
Tuliy Hickman, Edward Morris.
Jr, MTa. Turner Prizes. Marjoris
MorEis and three great-RFandehii.
dFen. Other relatives are brothers.
Mr.. 7, D, Cook. Dr. L. D. Cook
Of LA0rangs. Texas, W. n. Cook,
slntSF.ln-law, Mrs. Amanda bell.
hleeo. Mrs. Eva Neal and nephew,
Mr. Earl Dell, and . host of ether
relatives,
Her funeral services were held
Tuesday, March 20, BOO am. at
B. PstsF ClavUF church with Faith.
% jerome Lager officiating. Burial
was lE NJ Calvary cemetery.
brooks Funeral home IN charge.
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NAA0NH
stats % A1innesota. ntrtrtct Court
Coaaty e Hsnnspin. FOarth Iudieial
MArGarsi LssFAlas PARIS. Plaiattff
Richard ParEA nstsaaaat
me STATE 81 Minnesota 10 the AheSe
SAmea nsfeaaAaas
rea are heFeey sanmoaea ana ~
eaire1 - ana~ur the eesaplAiae %
TIE ptAintiR - the ahoNa entltled
aetipA WhicA 10 90 nle ~ tie Oaiea
- The Ciegh ef Dtatrtet Coart faF
said CouRty and ssatA ana 10 serve
. eoNy II vouF answer % the Naid
eoaa ptaipt % tie Subscribers a. thair
Gree Us RAaa rewef. - ths efty 81
MianeApeiiA County % Hemnepln
NAta 81 MtRaaaptA. within ghirty
t1ef Gays aftes the sarxtea % thts
guranaeas upsa yea. sNciuplvs 81 the
aAS sf nueA sarvtea. and n yea eAn
- assweR ths sate eemplaint wlthln
TIE tire afegeaala the plainti9 IN
20 q. ssisss S.sesasi n sAs sSii
Sesassa aaa nausaA
fa4 Hasa Tswsr
Mlnasapalis II mlanssseM
Atesrnayo ~ plAiati9
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the presid9ney Of Mrs. Lillian
Parkinson Of Minneapolis and The
Laymsn Of the district undsF The
leadership % Curtis ChiveFs u
Minneapolis win ~ ksld IN s0nnss-
ton with he district senfeFenes.
Ths Rev. Harry D. Stone Of Cedar
Rapids 10 The beet pass0s.
Noen-day meditatioa win b
delivered ~ The hest pastor,
Evangelist Llllian Pashinaon and
New. Jessph JashsSa.
TAe annual sermon win b.
prasehsd By he pranldIng elder,
~. Coy. Tina Rsv. Carl Mckay
a. Wayman, Minneapolis. win bs
The pFaaahaF on Wednesday night
On The blessing night the "Going
Away program win be under the
direction u Mrs. Cora y. Moore
u o. Paul and MFa. Edith Atkins
son Of Cedar Rapids.
financial reports win be sub
mitted BY Ne pastors 70 The
Rinnnna Cofnmlkfna an TmaaAas
morning. The REV. Edward n.
Thomas, Carl Mckay, Joseph Jaek-
son and District stewards a Payne
~
Chapel, Waterloo and "a. James, ~.
Paul eonatltuts the COMMITTEES on
finance.
COMMITTEES on Preachers Coz the
Annual Conference ara Rsv. D. N.
Moore. .. n. Yoldsn and n. ~
Stone.
COMMITTEES On Preachers for
Orders consists % Rsv. II. G. Boyd.
,. w Collins and W. l. Johnson
TIE Repatriation Commltlss +
.llsv. n. D. atsas. n. 4. Kills. 3.
y. celsman. District Stewards
from g. Peter, MiansaDolls. and
Bsthsl. Cedar Rapids.
The Young Peoples Congress is
planned fer June 20, 90 sRs JAY I
with g. rstsF'a Minneapolis a. the
hest church and the Rsv. n. @.
Boyd a. tl@ host pastor. Besides
The presiding sldbr ~ general
chairman, The Rev, Carl Mckay
win ssrvv ~ Director of Christian
Edueation, Mrs, WFeatha q. MAR.
wen - District Superintendent Of
The Sunday sehool. Mrs. Matte ..
Poidsn ~ President ~ The Allen
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unto thee. today shalt thou be
with Ne In Paradise" at tbs Union
Good Friday Services under the
auspices Of the Sioux RaIls Coun-
ell Of Churches al the First Con-
gFSgati0nal Church. The annual
services were largely attended and
among those present were Mrs.
James Moore and Mrs. Oscar
Bridgewatsr.
The Federated Club. Mrs. Har.
yey Bentlsy, chairman, met at the
Community Center, Mrs. Beatrice
Hamilton, manager, with Mrs.
Lawrence DyaaFt, hostess. After
business ssaaion The social hour
consisted Of q memory contest with
prl1es going 10 Mrs. Harvey Bent
Icy and Mrs. Robert Scales. Re
fFeahmentn were served By the
hostess.
MF. James Martin was the din
ner guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
BFidRswatsf Wednesday 81 their
homo. 6Ss No. MINI. Ave.
a. AEk..s 4 . 49,. 40 nt.tk
sTsWs...S S' ,,n ~
nV. ., :. M o 70 ~
..eis 49, nps 10. ~, "
which included several large birth
day cakes. Tha many good wishera
who attended the party suggested
that the custom should b two
blrthdaYa A year instead Of one.
TIE style show, 30 johns bap-
hat Church, Mfs. Melvin smith In
charge VIII be "Wednesday eve
ming. The Tom Thumb Wedding
with Shlriy Tolbert bride and
Maurice CoAkley, bridegroom, and
the wedding party win preceds the
display Of the gowns for the sea-
son. A social hour win follow the
entertainment
NA.A.CP. Mru 4 aaanlstor
nrs"lSlsnf w,li ns., Ihars1., =;
~ VWc a All e.. nr@"d ~ Il
rr.aent
Pre-LAw STUDENTS Scent Easter
A. nome. Mr.. Herbsrt and Mr..
WHuNHk NultllNAs NtUu9uNN ~ tn9
Sioux Falls College, left for
Omaha, Nebraska, 20 spend Easter
with thar relatives and fFiendA
81 JeAns baptise, ksS. y, W,
boa.n, 1rs Pastor, sunday, March
", had sunrise services az Z am,
This u the only way, and Jet ~
hIt ourselves on . higher plane
% living. Let NJ rejoice w thu
hope q our salvation The Easter
hreAkfAst ~ I;yn An, which vas
served By the Missionary Society,
Mrs. Waltar Edgar. president,
making the hot rolls with Mrs,
Melvin Smith, ehef, taxing care Of
the bacon and eFga. Those assist
ing wurS Mrs Jen watson, Mrs,
Oscar Bgtdgswntar, and DOnald
smith The waitrNasee were ths
al.ses Swsndlyn Toleert Res
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me mambsrs % the church are re-
sussts1 20 Be present % weleems
them. The n Paul District ConfeF-
enes viii convene a. Cedar nApldA
Iowa nozt Ueek. April g =. The
Rev. W. q. Guy. PFesiding EidsF,
viii preside. The deteGAtaa VIII
leave NondAy for ths meeting. Yoa
are coraiAlly invited 10 wornhip at
81 Peter ChnTch-
Fnum APOSTOLIC CHURCH H09Es
6chool opened Mt e.tk am With .
very nice AttendAnea. a program Tor
the littlo children was nicely ar
ranged by thu SapG Tao pastor
presented at both morning and eve
ning services. The e:1e younG peo-
pies meeting was aaporvAno9 ~
Miss Mary Light
On wednesday. April ., the True
Apostolic prayer band win meet Ut
p.m. vita MIRA EHie Cobb9 s21
Fremont Ave. No. lBiea1 the Lord
D my soul, and forget noe all his
benshts: Who forGiyeth al thine
InIq1lllss; who hsaista all thy
The prayer band win pray for
yOuF oiek and will gladly come 70
your home; call Elder A. Robinaon.
hR- aoe6.
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visitors were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. DaRlsl Coates. $40
No. Mabls Street. on Sunday hold
their Pot Luck dinner with the
msmbsrs Of thsir family, which
Included the TolbSFts, Monkeys,
PaYksrs and friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert geeies.
Mrs. James CEOwder, Minneapo-
he, was IN the city last week FOR
several days on business and pleas
urS. She stopped Rt the homa Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Bentley. 1i27
No. MINI. Ave. ..
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Rites Held Tor
s. Puul R0sId
For Fifty YO0rS

Antoinstts Bali, o. pears Old,
passed sway March -. Bhs Was
the widow Of ths late George w,
BsIl. Mrs. Hsli was born IN Bay
0usieFia, La. and had resided IN
The city foE the past 20 years. shs
was IN charge Of ons u ths frSi
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OnDgm r0n HRARINa Og HTyAL
ACCOUNT AND PgrgTuON H0u
nG4rM1m0THON
state % Mtnneeofa, GNantg % HaM%
Raptm. Prostate Court
ne Eatata % Aaaifh Staten. also
knewn As Aaalf Siattsn. aecedsnt
IT ~ ORDERED that the Anal &c.
conHt and pstitioa for sHauiuation
thsrsof and Tor aistlfbution. elea
herein, ~ hsara oa Mopday, Aprf.
tpth 1894 ~ ~ o'cieck An, ~
this cpart IN the ceart Hsass IN Mia.
naapoiiS Mtnnesota, and that all psr-
segs Interested In TITS satats prsasnt
seisrttanA. n any. Wy aata pstitkon
ahoal4 cot he HFnnteA
Thls order shall " PUBLISHED On
the Minaeapoiia SpaRarnaan AVA
ssssss sAsrsss mAilsa sssorainG %
tsFAI.l
WTTNENA ths HON. IAMEa q
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q N2bAW D&42Wc0UM
Ths normal habitat a ne bon
wssvn vac Central America and
Ne west mdiea There b en- a.
dent myth mat cotton boIls were
once lambS which reached down ana
grassd until ths stains grew TOO
htsh and hey starved mtil EAay
we're turned Into bon veeviia.
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Cedar Rapids Plays
Host to AME Dist.
Conference Next Week

The thrtyhrst annual session Of the Sc Paul District
Conference will In Bethel A. NJ r. Church. SIC Sixth
o. g. r., Cedar Rapids Iowa April and 8. The Rev. VIII
Liam e. Guy, presiding elder Of the district WIN preside at
meetings Of the Missionary Convention Mrs. Alice Cook Of
Mlnnaapol preadant The 4teWaEdeas Convention under
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Christian EndsayoF League and
Mrs. Cora Z. Moore - he District
President u the Junior Missionary
Boeiety.
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In loving memory OF cur dear
mother, Nancy Stewart. who paaaed
away six sad years ago. March 80,
1874
SAD ana sudden was the cali,
OF one % dearly loved BY u9
a bitter EEisf. shock severe.
IL was 20 part with one % dear.
We often Sll ana think Of yoa.
And speak OF how you died.
TO think you could not say
goodbye
Before you eI0Sed your sysG
Hor all Of as you ala your best,
Oh. God, grant you eternal rest.
Your daughters, Mines. Allene
Neal. Mary Miller, Alice Scott
seriously I'll. 3
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AS Tempass Fugifs
BY HAL CLARK

seats arranged in rough semi
circle before the instructors desk.
Closing the door quietly, he adj
vanced to the desk and paused.
obviously to collect his thoughts.
Gentlemen" he began, 81 call
ed you here today to consider
your. role in Democracy. Permit
me to anticipate your reactions
that you are very busy men, and
may, during your brief attendance
at our class, lose one Or mors
quarters, half dollars or dollars
that you might have been able to
make if l had not taken you away
from your livelihoods.
Turning his eyes on his unin-
vited guest, he continued: 81 do
not address this apology to you
sir. For, being a crackpot, you
may very probably still be posses
sed of the idea that participation
in the American form of political
activity does not necessarily de-
mean you"
Smiling, the recipient of his
remarks nodded his assent.
Returning his attention to the
remainder of the group, the doc
tor proceeded: "As you may have
guessed, I propose today to at.
tack the widely held belief that
an American must be incipiently
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Lester Liebel won a hickory for
his placing first in judging.
At a court of honor following a
dinner served by scout mothers,
Phillip Talbot was awarded the
rank of Eagle scout, the highest
rank attainable in scouting. He is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Tai
bolt of East Kennewick.
Student body officers were
nominated in senior high school
last week. Wayne CARRIER, elected
last spring, is the president. Nomi-
nees for the other offices are vice
president, Dean Yedica and Ell
mer Yoshino; secretary-treasurer,
Burke .Hauschild; song queen,
Vivian Higley, and yell leader,
Lois Giard.
TWENTY YEARS AGO - 1928
A smoker of Is rounds has been
lined up by the Veterans Athletic
club of Walla Walla and win
take place at the Tum-A-Lum
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At last his body relaxed in an UNI
conscious gesture of resignation.
He sighed.
"Yes," he breathed, "you can,
and you will, continue. In our So
ciety, there is no place for me =
a professor of political participa-
ton. For am the visionary, ]
am the dreamer, I am the imprac-
teal fool, who dares to hope that
one day you, and all the others
like you, will see the relationship
between individual and collective
achievement.
"You are too sound and too
practical to take part in these
fancies. That leaves only me -
the man of books and thoughts
and phrases alone"
OF a sudden, his expression
frightened. mo; not alone" he
said. And there was the sound Of
trumpets and long silent battle
cries in his voice.
There's you, sir crackpot," he
cried in triumph. "And so long
as there is you, and others like
you, prepared to bear the sting
and the malice Of leadership, the
while our natural leaders deny us
our services - for so long, we
shall have however unsatisfac-
tory it may bel a form Of pro-
gress."
''Shall we 60, sir craclpot," he
invited, gesturing toward the door,
Quitely they took their leave Of
the room.
Beyond the threshold, he halt
ed, his eyes searching the man
at his side. A touch OF mysticism
came into his manner.
"The day will come" he unused
prophetically, ''when these prac.
teal men will discover that we
have spoken to them today Of the
prime practically Of their lives
Events - not professors or crack.
pots - will bring the proof.
pray God, it may not come toe
late"
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Lumber yard Thursday, Sept. 81,
the main event of which will be
a six-round bout with Jack Klegg
George HalletD of Kennewick
anG Cliff Parrish Of Seattle, $50
Founders.
Phillip Soth, who for the past
two years has worked for the Cen
trail Grocery company, and Char
les Parks, who has been with the
Courier-Reporter almost that
length of time will leave the first
OF next week for Seattle to at
tend the University of Washing
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dishonest, or an economic and So
cial failure, to offer himself fol-
political position or work openly
in behalf of a party or party can
didates.
political activity founded this
nation, and only political activity
can save and maintain it."
Picking up a dog-eared book
he riffled idly drought its pages
'This," he said, els an elemen.
tary American history. Quite pos.
sibly the one you may have stud.
led as school boys. In its pages
are chronicled the names an6
actions of the finest citizens any
nation not to speak of new
and untried nations - ever had
They fought for freedom and fo'
the right to propose themselves
for public office, and render pub
lie service if chosen by the people.
Some of them considered the right
so precious that they placed their
very lives and the lives Of their
loved ones in jeopardy to fight
for It,"
For a moment, the doctor ap.
peared to be lost in thought; then,
with an air Of decisiveness, he re.
sumed.
II believe can demonstrate to
you the actuality Of an under
standing fast disappearing from
our community and national Life
- in a word, that what you do
or fail to do, about providing po-
litical leadership affects you di.
rectly, even up to and including
the sound effects on your cash
registers"
His tone became deprecatinE
Even La, man Of books and
thoughts and phrases - am prac-
tical enough to see that good lead.
ers make good towns, good states
and good nations. Perhaps It 4
professional of me, but I think
too, that only our best are good
enough.
81 called you here today to con.
slider these basic political facts
because you," wry grimace Sc,
in about his lips. "you are on,
best"
Gravely he continued. sYou-
busy as you are, and as derelict In
attention to public affairs as you
have been are our best. Can
you continue to decline the chal.
lenge of the birthright that gave
to you the minds and the talents
to lead the people? Can you con-
tinue to consider politics some
thing that only 'not-quite-nice'
persons engage? Can you continue
to withhold the very abilities that
have made you so prosperous and
so busy that you can give no
time to the public weal?"
He scanned his listeners closely.
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ton. Phil is enrolled in the col
lege of science there while Charles
will enter the school of journal
ism. Both are second year stud
ents.
THIRTY YEARS AGO - 1919
j. J. Reed and Son closed the
doors Of their grocery business
Saturday and sold their stocks to
the Produce company. James J.
Reed, Jr., expects to enter the
army training program at the state
college and Mr.. Reed did not
want to continue in business alone.
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rom The Past

Bud Richter accomplished some
thing never before done in the
history of Benton county. He car
ried every single precinct in his
campaign for sheriff. Mr.. Rich
ter said he was about as pleased
as he had ever been in his en-
tire life.
The FLA. boys who went to
Grandview Harvest Festival last
week brought back a second
place banner for the stock judg-
ing. Out of ten teams, Kennewick
placed second only to Yakima.