The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1953-05-15
NV Two-Bits Worth
BY LEVERNE HAMILTON.
Thompson Falls

Thompson FallS
| Many OF my acquaintances have told
me in times past that / was only half
human whether they were impelled to
that conclusion by my general build.
nv facial appearance or the thoughts
| T EXPRESSED / can't definitely say, but
Of recent years / am beginning to think
that they were at least fifty per cent
correct in their conclusions because
for some inexplicable reason i can't
seem to become greatly enthusad over
the things which other members OF this
human race apparently deem highly
important.
For one thing. can't. despite all
the glowing laudatory editorials and
advertisements in our daily papers and
magazines become greatly enamored
Of our, american way of life" this
democracy" which leaves TO the great
mass Of people very little control over
their Individual actions, their destinies
or their economic conditions
Despite all the rantings and view
ing with alarm" OF Mccarthy, McCar-
ran. Velde and similar patriots ! don't
feel nv knees knock together and
cold chiIls run down my back when the
word communism is mentioned. (Maybe
it's because my education along such
lines has been sadly neglected.. But
anyhow the thought of a radical change
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profits doesn't CONCEAL the blood in
my viens or freeze the marrow in my
bones And above all things, / can't
become all hot and bothered" with
enthusiasm over such displays of pon,p
and ceremony as our human race On
cages in on occasion as inaugurals and
IT seems TO me that it's "A
foolish waste of funds that could be
utilized to a far better advantage (may-
be that's the scotch cropping out in
me, I don't mean the bottled kind
No accurate figures are available as
to the amount of money expended for
our recent inaugural ceremonies blt
from all signs and tokens IL must haze
been plenty and now the papers and
are increasingly full of the
forthcoming coronation of the English
queen, which it is estimated viii cost
the people of England about five and
Dne-half million dollars. OF course thet
Britons may be to some extent ex-
eused for wanting to put on a show"
for such things don't occur every four
years there like they do in our good
Did L. s. "A. But shucksl Spending six
million bucks just 10 place a crown
IN a beautiful woman's head seems
kinda sorta extravagant" to me. III
were directing things ! could do
he job heck of a lot cheaper than
hat. In fact / think / could cut the
.ost 70 approximately four bits and
itill get the same ultimate results
OF course, there wouldn't be so much
'omp and ceremony and there wouldn't
'e as 90 an opportunity for the
nights, lords, dukes, earls and barrels
no / mean barons-to strut around in
heir striped panties and monkey
uits and display their figures, which
rom the hullabalCo carried on in our
American press would no doubt detract
considerably from the occasion. Then
90 there wouldn't be the opportunity
or our American aristocracy of bust
ess to occupy prominent place in
ne picture so that they and their
ives can return to America and tell
ther less fortunate society folks how
ney had cocktails with the Duke and
duchess Of Bilgewater and spent. a
leasant evening with the family of
ne Barrel-no / mean Baron-of Sew
ge.
And putting a golden crown on the
ueens head. Shucksl good crown
{ copper would be just as effective
nd a darn sight more substantial
ere in Montana we've found that a
upper collar is plenty effective in our
'glslature. No 1 can't get enthused
yer Queens even If they are beauti-
III women, nor Kings either G'm par
al to aces myself.
But our human race seems to go into
ctasies over every opportunity TO dress
p IN monkey suits" or as second
lolce TO watch a parade of notables
scked out in that fashion.
After thinking it over carefully 1
ave reached the conclusion that the
'lks who told me l was only half hu-
an were even little more than fifty
sr cent correct and If l continue 20
with the dumb 90 animals
re in the hills for a few more years
aybe can get rid of that remaining
III and exclaim with Oberon What
OILS these mortals be-"