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Show Page 'i THE JOURNAL 4 M'it aUERES Look Upon tho Brighter Sidt A STORY with twin subjects that is ing the same theme. the SSKgrown in the world for a father he has tw peo$ thathZl says Butv56 : older, 3 taken more to fa?S is particularly worried after Hstenin0? to commentators on Mr. Campbell says that if he Ms uniform and gone back into I SL . every time his father form would have been worn ji.L has a cousin old enough to go il anotui came, and since his aunt had two bov,ta Csrneglo he b terrib,y worried mention of LS"' outb,tl he time the older Mr. Campbell ejery war, and went to seen,, left her in a disaster, One day when William Campbell went fofc) see his aunt and sister, he called his fathers attentfnS hehd?J unhappy the woman had become. The father Then said the son, You add to it every it repeat the miserable predictions you have heard! goov He says Ms father was surprised, but ponderint moment, he admitted that he believed this to be W After thinking it over, he said hereafter he would press only cheerful, happy thoughts when he went see Ms sister. It wasnt long before that sister was her cheerful, optimistic self, and she doesnt even ir mtion the war that hasn t yet come and may never tc The second case is that of a woman friend of mine wk m Paymg a call to a friend who is confined to her bed i1 weak heart, she had just realized that she kept that friend' witn fear and apprehension over the way the country wai run, while she herself doesnt even bother to go to the vote when the time comes. ., She says she was brought to a realization of whati tnrope she had become when another woman was with hr her invalid friend one day, and when she left, the two ic se ari kcr invalid friend, felt so happy. Si! s It a joy to have Gertrude around, isnt it? & invalid. ways so happy. J - The JOURNAL A weekly newspaper published in the interests of the residents of Davis County, at Layton. Utah. I AH AH AMERICAN DAY if Entered as second-clas- s matter at Layton, Utah, under the Act of There are many sections of the United States where the March 8, 1879. is or the children of foreign-bor- n percentage of foreign-bor- n Published By at a minimum. INLAND PRINTING CO. There are other areas in which a large percentage of the Phone: Kaysville 10 residents consist of persons who have come to the United States from another country, or their children. We call attention to this fact because some of the citizens UTAH STATE MSS ASSOCIATION who live in areas where few foreign-bor- n residents reside NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION do not understand the importance of I Am An American Day. The celebration is very important in connection with Natl. Advertising Representative teaching immigrants and some of their children the ideas arid Newspaper Advertising Service. ' 222 No. Michigan Ave. ideals yirhich are generally considered to be the American Chicago, 111. heritage. $1.00 Per Year ' I Am An American Iay is celebrated May 21st in ac- Subscription: in Payable Advance. cordance with a proclamation by the President of the United In combination with States and is particularly dedicated to citizens who have been The Weekly Reflex, $3.00 per year. naturalized in the past year. It is the occasion for much Albert W. Epperson speech-makinEditor Manager to create and in maintain faith designed Richard O. Anderson democracy and in the heritage of freedom. News Editor MEMBER g, J. V. Woolsey Display Advertising Manager Ernest R. Little Classified Advertising Manager NUMBERS ARE NOT ALL Personally, it has always seemed to us that the quality of the people in Davis county has been a bigger civic asset than the number. We would prefer to see 100 cultured, respecmen and women move into our commutable, nity than 1,000 people of doubtful purpose, morals and ; hard-worki- ng Layton M Men Win Volley-Ba- ll Trophy Naturally, the population determines, in a marked degree LAYTON Layton Second ward M Men took second place in the the business of the town, s but very often the Ogden division volley tournament that trades within a city or town is as important in the com- held Friday and Saturday at the mercial life as are those who live within the municipal limits. Fourth ward. The character of these citizens is an important factor in the Ogden' The Layton team will represent the of Davis stake and the Ogden North place. desirability Davis county has been blessed, we should say, with peo- division in the finals to held be at the Deseret gymnasium ple of fine characteristics. These traits should be appreciated 20 and 27. 25, May and our young people should emulate them. They should not This is the initial of the be led astray by the typically American insistence upon size. tournament and plans"year are being , back-count- ry all-chur- James Bruce, retiring director Mutual Defense Assistance Program: Defense weapons of many categories are steadily going forward to the North Atlantic Treaty nations. ch made for full competition in all stakes for the coming years. The tournament will fill in the time between the basketball and softball seasons. A trophy was presented the Lay-to- n Second ward team. Team mem- - The Low Down From Unit Auxiliary Hichory Grove You know folks, when this country was free, young and fancy, congress would meet, pass a law or 2, say how much the army and the navy could have, make a guess on how much the P. O. deficit might' be then go on home. Folks then could bieathe easier but now, look. Congress never goes home. Problems get bigger and gloomier also more wispy and congress falls for em, and makes a new law. To cook up a problems where there was no problem before, is childs play. Take telephones away out some place in the country it is the newest. If you should decide you would like more quiet less raucous than in the city and you up and move to the country to get same, what happens. Well the REA is not gonna stand for it you are to have a phone, regardless. And congress is fiddlin with a 25 million buck ante to put Sambo in the This REA, says . Henry, I dont savvy. I thought the REA was kind of tinkering with the not phone.' Quite so, I . lights says, but when there is a door or even a crack in any door ' the Govt, problem boys now cluttering Sambos payroll seeing a chance for even more jobs for their buddies, slip in a foot. If it is phones, or lights, more corn cribs, or more powdered eggs, they are there, Makes Plans At Regular Mej Regular meet; LAYTON American Legion Auxihj held a. 87, of Layton, was of evening at the home President lia Dawson. man was in charge. Guesr Mrs. Ruth Bott, state F, Mrs. Vera Paine, district F and Mrs. Marie Lucas, distr. J retary. Business of the evemngp 7 . of Completing plans a and for sending J U. S. A. L June 20. Ano at Davis State at the beginning junior' girl . M J also will be chosen and spons auxiliary. The auxiliary will Girl Scout troop, was appointed to take and, this. , . gave an J Mrs. Bott talk on the projects M. out this year. One c training program forna . auxiliary member to take their children , church uj and a child 'Every ( have faith in G1, the and realize ligion in our h'e said. Mrs. tnj Mrs. Paine and J spoke briefly. cofSeCOv? The sewing about fifty ster that thick as fleas. completed for the Congress is a sucker for .. Gtf3 and whippoorwill tal. 11. An May problems. Mrs. Elgie Yours with the low down, Grace Adams wH v ter II JO SERRA fee Hour. at the bers are Rulon Call, Robert Call, tal. dieted Dawson Mrs. Grant Flint, Rex Cunningham, Lynn Judkins, Ray Hailing, Dick Leone Knoblaugh served Stevenson, Wendell Neville, John beth Green, to a large group. Green and Raymond Moss. I will-o-the-w- isp E |