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The Home Town TownI TownPaperThe TownPaper I Paper-The Paper The - The Greatest GreatestOf GreatestOf Of Public Servants ServantsBy Servantsfly By fly Hon non Ctrl Carl T Curtisof Curtisof Cnrtis Curtis Cnrtisof of Nebraska NebraskaIn In the House of Representatives RepresentativesIn In these trying days when weneed we weneed weneed need to cherish our right to express expressourselves expressourselves expressourselves ourselves I want to take this op opportunlty opportunlty opportunlty portunlty to pay tribute to thehome the thehome thehome home town newpapers They are arecontributing arecontributing arecontributing contributing n a very major part inthe in inthe Inthe the pre.serva preserva preservation . t10n of the American Americanway Americanway Americanway way of lifeThese UfeThese life Ufe lifeThese These home town editors keep on ona ona ona a consistently even keel In these thesetrying thesetrying thesetrying trying times Urnes never nevpr lending their theirIntluenre theirinfluence theirinfluence Intluenre influence to the tl1e jingolsts jingoists and warmongers warmongers war warmongers warI I mongers yet always praising praWng the theyoung theyoung theyoung young men who are called to the the'ierv1ce theservice theservice 'ierv1ce ierv1ce service ' They are contributing to tonur tonur topur nur preparedness program and andhave andhave andhave have helped to build up a spirit of ofpatriotism ofpatriotism ofpatriotism patriotism and a feeling f'el1ng fel1ng ( ' of security securitywhich securitywhich securitywhich which 1 Is < ; our American Amerkan heritage heritageThey heritageThey heritageThey They minimize the horrors of war as pictured plctured by the metropolitanpre metropolitan metropolitanpre&s metropolitanpreu pre&s pres & pre a yet they are building buDdlnl mote more moreAmericans morAmericans ' Americans than tny gny any other current currentmedium currentmedium currentmedium medium of the prtniea prtntea word-not word not word--nor nor wordnorexcluding word - - - noi ; ; excludinc excluding the Congressional Rec : Rec- Rec Reci Record Record Record - - i ord From readinf readinl reading the these * * paperregularly paJe1'8 paJe18 papers paJe1'8regularly papersregularly ) ' regularly I would not bow know bowthere knowthere knowthere there was a war In progreu progress in 1n Europe Eu- Eu Europe Eu Europe - rope nor who Ui II Is ! fighting ac.ross across . ac.rossthe acrossthe acrossthe the seas cea But ( they .hey hey . are sendinx sending a amessage amessage amessage message of patriotism Into the themillions themillions themllllo-- themllllo . . - - - ' - - - - * - - - - - " - millions of homes that receive them . a of country countrywhich countrywhich countrywhich which will win erve serve us In food good countryI stead steadif steadif leadIf I if and when thU this country Is to 1 called calledupon calledupon calledupon upon to defend Ita Its traditionsOver traditions traditionsOver " Over 100 home-town home town - - papen papers ar ax ar- ar arrive arrive . - rive on my desk each week I ant am ammore antmore anmore ) more and mor more more * Impreswd Impressed with the theimportant theimportant theImportant important part that these papers papersplay papersplay papenplay play In the lives of our citizens citizensThese citizensThese citizensThese These papers are a most welcomevisitor welcome welcomev1sltor welcomevisitor v1sltor visitor In my office and I know knowthat knowthat knowthat that the horn home ! ' town paper Is the themost themost th thmost most welcome and thoroughly read readpaper readpaper readpaper paper in any householdThe householdThe household householdThe The home-town home town homEtown homE- homE ' - town paper records the theheartthrobs theheartthrobs theheartthrobs heartthrobs of the community ItIs It Iti 18 Is in the pares pages of the home town townpaper townpaper townpaper paper where you read about theboy the theboy theboy boy or the gul gl1l ghl who haa has been suc- suc succe.slul succesful uc-cesful uc cesful - - ce.slul ceslul cesful . It Ij Is there that a written writtenrecord writtenrecord writtenrecord record Is Ls made of anniversaries andmilestones and andmnestones andmilestone mnestones milestones * which we love to re- re remember remember re remember - member It li Is the home town pa paper paper paper per that announce announces * the : arrival nr1val of ofthe ofthe ofthe the newborn babes babe * In the Amerie-an Amerie an Ameriran Ameriranhomes Amerieanhomes Americanhomes - homes It carries the story of thepassing the thepassing thepassing passing of our citizens when they theygo theygo theygo go to the great beyond tlvse th.5e th5e these " . sto stn storles stnrtes stories rles rtes that remind you of their vir virtues virtues virtues tues and force of character and andtheir andtheir andtheir their contribution contribut1on to society 80clety It 15 is 15the isthe Ithe * the hometown paper papers * that bringwelcome bring bringwelcome bringwelcome welcome news of fltends blends fi lends bac-k bac k back backhome backhome backhome - home to those who are away from fromtheir fromtheir fromtheir their home ome communities communitiesIt It has hag been my observation thatthe that thatthe thatthe the local editor Is a pretty good goodfellow goodfellow goodfellow fellow When you have a meeting meetingof meetingOf of the church board the chamber chamberof of commerce the town council the theboard theboard theboard board of education the f'rvlce frvlce service f'rvlceclubs serviceclubs < ; ' serviceclubs clubs the Parent Teacher Teachers * Associatlon As&Qc1ation & Asbocia As&Qc1a AsQc1a Associa tion tlon the weUare welfare organizaUon organization " and other public publ1c spirited .sp1r1fed sp1r1fed . gatherings gatheringsYOU gatheringsyou YOU will wlll . ' usually lJ'Jually lJJually find the editorthere editor editorthere editorthere there He Is playing his part as a acitizen acitizen acitizen citizen He Is lending his hand tothose to tothose tothose those things that make our com corn communlUes cornmunities cornmunltles munlUes munities better betterI I think that the home town paperis paper paperis paperIs is one of the greatest of public ser servants servano servants vants vano Its pages page.s . are open to our ourchurches ourchurches ourchurches churches our schools the Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross the Boy Scouts the Camp Oamp Campfire Oampfire Oampfire fire Olrls Girls and every other oth'r othr ! ' worth worthwhlle worthwhile worthwhile whlle while enterprise In fact the con contents content , tents * of the home town paper consists con consists consists sists of those things that build in ind1viduals individuats Indivlduals d1viduals dividuats and the community Theunwholesome The Theunwholesome Theunwholesome unwholesome and the sordid news newsitems newsitems newItems * items are never found thereThe thereThe there thereThe The home town paper Is 18 a great greatAmerican greatAmerican greatAmerican American Institution It Is an es as essential assential essentlal esI I sential part of our great grpat self gov governing governing governing erning Republic It Is a product ofAmerican of ofI ofAmerican ofAmerican I American Independence ihdept'odence ihdeptodence ' I saythank say saythank saythank thenpress thank Ood ODd God for the freedom of the then thepress I press and the American home townpapers town townpapers townpapers papers townI I |