Show 1 ItA i I Un AYlON CITIZEN Cili OPPOSED TO COURT COURTHOUSE NOOSE HOUSE FOR MEMORIAl The fc ng ng m-ng is from yesterdays yesterday's Reflex Opp Opposition to the course the county commISSIoners are taking in m to erect a nerv v court house as a me memorial morial to the service men of Dav Day So s county s-county county comes this week in m a letter to The Reflex from D II H Adams of L-iv- L ton sets forth his rca rea- reasons sons for preferring another form of o 1 to the soldier boys bos of Da- Da DaIS Daus DaMS us IS county In short Mr Adams be- be believes lIe es that a memorial should bea be a memorIal and aid a court house a court courthouse rouse house His letter follows If it 11 is permissible I would like lik to give my idea of a soldiers me- me memorial me memorial morial I rend read the article in m last weeks wee Issue of Tie Reflex about the C w memorIal court house the basement thereof a hill hall for the use of e e ex sod ars useI I I wa was a invited to attend the ex- ex service ox-service rat roans roan's is meeting at Farmington ton March 11 With much i- i ii interest i I r listened d to the discussions and d dif ferent different opinions of the memorial court cout house th th hall the basement in m is 13 about 40 90 by 50 feet I hive hwe learned that 1221 t Davis county men joined the color color As I b to the discussion SIOn my thou thoughts vent back to 1916 when we ive entered the th world w war When the thebo thebo boys bo s were we-e ee leaving their loved oneS and nd friers Is wes we is s c citizens Mere ere proud of them and we ire e are proud of thorn them now even thou though h we hi c not I notI d dore re an thin for or them as many counties combes and ind cities ClueS have throughout our country for their that soldiers that is 15 our fault I Now n it we e need a new ne court house i all TI right ht but let us keep our soldIers out of the tha basement hall It is ny riy opinion we should honor them with a beautiful bronze or metal statue of a soldier with his pack and andI I rIfle ready to gov over the top nn and andon andon I on that monument nt the names of every everyman everyman everyman man that served in m the thc world war ar an 1 I thi th Spanish war should The he place for the statute i 1 is m 11 front of the court house There th children and md everyone can read re the names of those that served our country To me this type C of statute is 13 wonderful wonderful-It wonderful it commin s san aan an inner mner respect 31 We uWe have seen een them on the battle battlegrounds battlegrounds battlegrounds grounds of the pioneers and Indiana IndIan of the generals of our country and ard ardI andi ardor I I or of many others but never ha have hate e I seen one that I did not admire with much I respect On uOn the other hand if a fine tour cour house b be erected as a memorial no matter how beautiful it may be wh t I IS there to command the attention or of orthe the public in m general to the fact that It is i a soldiers memorial I I ha have haie e gol given golen en my ld idea l HI in inn good I I faith and I sincerely sll hope I haven't offended anyone any one I Thanks to the commissioners co for st starting something D II ADA ADAMS IS |