Show Good Citizenship By John Edgar Hoover Director of FBI Fe I Citizenship according to the dictionary dictionary dictionary diction diction- ary means the duties rights and privileges privileges of being a citizen I think it Is significant to note that in the definition duties come first Unfortunately in practice many of our citizens not only place duties last but some ignore them then altogether Theodore Roosevelt once stated The first requisite of a good citizen in this republic of ours is that he shall be beable beable beable able and willing to pull his weight A noted author once wrote Tote Neither democracy democracy democracy de de- nor effective representation is possible until each participant in the group and this is true equally of a household or a nation devotes a measurable measurable measurable mea mea- part of his life to furthering his existence Much of the crime and violence In our society today occurs I am sure because not enough Americans pull their weight and not enough Americans devote devote de de- vote measurable parts of their lives to further the existence of their homes and their nation They need to break away from the In it for me syndrome syndrome syn syn- drome and help protect and preserve the freedoms which they take for granted grant grant- ed The full duty of a man as a free citizen extends beyond his own self- self interests Where selfishness prevails benevolence benevolence be be- and good will die Good citizenship Is much more than thana a classroom subject its it's a vital daily chore for all free people if they hope to remain free It Is a debt to the past and an obligation to the future Good citizenship like other worthy goals is the the fruit of personal commitment and involvement It is a solemn contract between en the individual and his government govern govern- mentIn ment In the United States a citizen is a apart apart apart part of his government a system founded found found- ed on the rule of law not men Its powers are derived from the consent of the governed It is established on the principles of freedom equality justice and humanity These represent the rights and privileges of citizenship But rights and privileges are inseparable from duties dut dut- ies Some basic duties of a citizen are areto areto areto to love his country respect and obey its laws participate in its affairs and operations and defend it against all enemies In America the rewards of citizenship citizenship citizenship citizen citizen- ship are priceless but the demands are high If we do not meet the demands there will be no rewards To my mind a real need in our country today is for all people to do their duty as citizens HAWAIIAN VACATION Mrs J J. J L L. L Staley of Vernal and daughter daugh daugh- ter Dorothy Jorgensen of Salt Lake City recently returned from a trip to Hawaii They enjoyed dinner and a show at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on the first evening of their stay in Hawaii THEY VISITED four Islands Kaul Kaui Maul Maui Kona and Hilo the Temple Pearl Harbor where they enjoyed a cruise sponsored by the Navy the black sand beach and volcano and the trainIng training training train train- ing ground for astronauts They returned to Salt Lake for Easter where Mrs Staley became better better bet bet- ter acquainted with her new great great- granddaughter daughter of the Dennis Dennis Den Den- nis J |