Show l llA lA LAl l l lOM OM CITIZEN OPPOSED TO COURT 9 COURTHOUSE COURTHOUSE HOUSE FOR MEMORIAL ME The mg clo is from Reflex Opposition tIon to the thc couise COUlse the count commissioners are taking tak-mg- in m planning to erect i now new no court house as a n e morial monal to the service men of Divi Vl county comes this week leek in m a letter tc t The Rene Reflex from D H Adams of Lay Lay- Lavton Layton ton Lav-ton ton Mr l Adams sets forth his rea-I rea rea reason's sons son's for preferring another form of memorial 1 to the thc soldier boys of Da- Da Das Davis Da Dans ns vis county In short Mr Adams be- be believes be believes I that a memorial should be n a memorial 1 and a court house a l court courthouse courthouse house his letter follows s If it is permissible I i would to give e my ny idea of a soldiers me- me memorial me memorial morial I r red rc the art de dc in last I Issue of Tile Tie Reflex Reile about thea the a new w I memorial court house the basement ent thereof curtaining a hill ll for the use of et ex e sold sod ers era useI I Ivia I a was to attend the ex- ex exer service ex-service cers er erIce Ice n ii 05 ns is i's it t March 11 With much interest I listened to the dl discussions and dIf dIf- dIfferent different dif different ferent opinions onions of the memorial count cout hoU house ln t e-t e Inc 0 hill ll in m the basement b IS about 40 by 50 feet I have l learned that 1221 Davis county men joined the colors color As I to the tho dIScus discussion lon my thoughts went ent v back to 1916 when we Vc entered the th world war w When the thebo thebo s bo boys s neo eo leaving their loved ones and e we is s citizens were proud of them and we ye are proud of them now even though we hive have not I notI done an am thin for them as many counties aunties and cities have throughout our country for then that soldiers that is 15 our huH fault Now if we ire need a now court house all right but let us keep our soldiers out of the basement hall It is my ny opinion we shouts them with a beautiful ul bronze or me metal 1 statue of a soldier with his pack and rIfle ready to gov over o the top and andI andon andon andon I on that monument the names of even every man that served in m the world war w ni iii in niI I t war should The pace for the statute is in front of the court hou house There the soldiers soldier's rs r's children and ever everyone everyone one can read the names of those that serve I 1 our country To me this type of statute tute is wonderful wonderful-it wonderful onder ul-It ul it commands command an inner respect We hive hi seen them on the battle battlegrounds battlegrounds battlegrounds grounds of the pioneers and Indian Indian of of the generous generalIs of our country and of many others but never have I see sec sec-i sec sec-ione respect one that I did not admire with much I On the other hand if a fine court courthouse courthouse house hou-e b ba be erected as a memorial no matte h how beautiful it may be what IS there to command the attention of oftie tie the public in m general to the fact ct that It is a soldiers memorial I have ve given my mj idea In in good faIth and I sincerely hope I haven't offended anyone any one s s to the commissioners for starting something D H II ADAMS |