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Show After World War II an man wrote to the Washington Post asking, "Is there an Uncle Sam? You know who I mean : the tall rugged, white-haire- d figure in red and white-stripe- d trousers, blue coat and hat. Is he still around or is he hiding out in the Green Mountains of Vermont or some other place?" The editor's reply read in part : "Of course there is an Uncle Sam ! He is a simple fellow who has built a great teers during the War of 1812. Later, in the Civil ex-Na- vy star-spangl- War, a Lincolnesque Uncle in Sam appeared newspaper cartoons and perhaps that is what influenced the artist who finally immortalized the patriotic figure. ed The 1916 of choice, campaigner 160 years ago. He appeared on recruiting posters asking for volun lhere was a time when "the Joneses" was only used in the phrase "keeping up with the Joneses," which meant to have the same things that your friends and neighbors had. Now "the Joneses" has a very different meaning, one that spells out a period of hardship for someone caught up in drugs, but one that can also mean the start of a new weekly the thrill of love, a life time of loneliness - these aren't exactly things to look forward to, either. "...Makes the World Go "Round" good, Love, feeling whatever you want to call the means mental and physical health. It means having the friendship of men and women, of a family, a healthy sex life, a sense of well-beinAnd that's the message of g. life. You've heard that phrase this story. "the Joneses." It means the Sensual drugs, of which heroin is the most powerful, titilate the brain so as to induce artificial sensations of feeling good. But each shot or snort of heroin lessens the ability of the mind to have pains of withdrawal from heroin. The Joneses aren't really something to look forward to. On the other hand, a lifetime of scrambling for bread to support the monkey, a lifetime of never knowing unless the such feelings, Basket battleground a !..! K.H'h 1:iy I , Th- t ;i! , t ! ; !:!' '.! ) t t J - t ' Ami'!-- ' ;i t . I i- it, th :,': - M Hy My r, H .'. A . i : ,j i K ;. a r,i. !.,.I i , V i - 'i ih: "It my .! '.' -- .f r.y !' "'I ! i. .fi. an 'I :til in. i' 4 ,., j. i m. " ' , -. ;" r j :. ,, " I . ;;y of 1812. well-know- deep artificial un changeable hands of nature in your skin are per chance white, while mine are black, or brown, or yellow. But, underneath, I am just like you. My muscles ripple in the same waves of ourselves." Crane Brinton, another Harvard historian says of Uncle Sam, "The figure of Uncle Sam is now no more than a symbol ... into which lover or hater can pour his feelings ... Uncle Sam is the kind of symbol that even a very determined pressure group in our culture cannot alter. It would probably take a revolution or a dictator to change him. I, for one, much prefer the old gentleman as he is, with his many good points intact; he is unassuming, clearly has a sense of humor and doesn't look at all like the organization man." Uncle Sam with his early Century clothing is 19th usually in desperate straits. He is not a happy man but he is a determined one. Although some foreign cartoonists may depict him in an unfavorable light, to Americans he represents the best traits of the American way of life. loneliness are no longer awakened feeling gctod and ready for the time they started taking heroin. An addict is usually unable to have any form of sexual arousal. If he's smart, he set's the liuht. stops the horse, and with some help, gets free of the Joneses. One Big Step The biggest step he can make is to remember always that he is. not was. an addict What is only skin deep? "I am the person who was born to live in a skin with a different color than yours. I could not choose my parents, nor you yours Thus, the color pigments stereotype rather than which prevents him from remembering about home or friends or relatives. He has trouble eating and sleeping, and he has sexual problems. Heroin users can usually trace a change in which they the greatly aided if these simple rules are remembered and followed : Good exercise is the best remedy for an With it he builds up his muscles again, eats better, sleeps better, takes a closer look at the friends around him and maybe is ready for sex d ex-use- unbroken withdrawal from once again. Patience is the next item in heroin. Recovery may take several months: it will be the program. It takes time to . imbedded by the for the U.S. Army. Wilson n was a figure re-creat- es absurd and hypocritical we are only escaping from reality if we hold accountable the cartoonist's dosage is increased. So an abuser smokes a little more more a little heroin he he If shoots, frequently. needs the fixings, and the needle leaves tracks. Usually within a matter of weeks a person smoking heroin has become addicted to compulsive repetitive usage. More and More When that happens, he takes heroin not to feel good, but to stop from feeling bad. A heroin addict is plagued by a and that he cannot, as a person who became addicted, take heroin on occasion as he perhaps did at the beginning. Any return to heroin carries the hazard of a return to dependency. But recovery is possible and highly probably with full and i t , r- I Anonymous Mitt:! j liiti. .f "(hit." ..! ;i .. f.r.-!- . - birth of the legend in Troy, New York. Who was Uncle Sam? Uncle Sam was actually Samuel Wilson, a government inspector in Troy, New York during the War Wilson would stamp the initials EA. for Elbert Anderson, the contractor, and U.S. for the United States, on each cask or chest of supplies destined afin Troy, known Sam. Uncle as fectionately It all started out as a joke when on Oct. 2, 1812 a fellow workmen of Wilson's facetiously remarked to the governor of New York, who was visiting E. & S. Wilson Meat Company, that the U.S. initials on barrels of meat stood for "our Uncle Sam Wilson who inspects the meat for the United States." Many of the plant workers later joined the U.S. Army and spread the joke that their former employer's initials stood for the United States. By 1813, newspapers of the period were referring to the men of the U.S. Army as "Uncle Sam's men." Cartoonists usually call upon Uncle Sam in times of crises. He is also a controversial figure in the foreign prsss, often times used as a butt of a political joke. Harvard historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. in speaking of Uncle Sam says, "Every generation of American life Uncle Sam in its own image. If Uncle Sam currently strikes others as love from ;,.! ;.,:.! - . Ma I - . ft.;' . . . i ".I " :n ly ,r,i- .,!.! .i v t i ' - a I The "it , civ hat .1 j i ;,, k...,. hi " -- - . ; . i , a vi . v. , Of !.., t., .:: Th.,i 't ,, 'Till t.' (Juir k h.tr !. .it,. I thr t'l !h' p.- v 1 vi r wir I" i - in i n ' hi.'- a ' - ii.it i cover of Leslie's Illustrated freedom to read and write and speak, and to give glory to it all." The editor may have captured the spirit of the legendary figure, but he obviously wasn't up on his Uncle Sam lore. The popular man in the striped pants first came to prominence as a military ThM war really t craggy-face- d newspaper. The War Department had been looking for a recruiting poster to spur enlistments and in 1917 received permission from Flagg to use his painting. They changed the words to "I Want You!" and printed 4,000,000 posters. So effective was Flagg's poster that it was revived during World War II. In 1962, the Army recalled Uncle Sam to active duty again in conjunction with the national observance of the sesquicentennial of the have found a free life here. Freedom famous there an... Is Uncle Sam with the accusing finger was the work of artist James Montgomery Flagg, who used himself as a model. Commissioned by the state of New York, the painting first appeared on the July country with his own hands. His ancestors crossed an ocean to find an alien shore here. More than 50 nationalities of men I May 4, 1973 HILL TOP TIMES 10 Page power, and thrill to the same throb of joyous action. My mind has the same functions as yours. I love and hate, hope and despair, rejoice and suffer, along with you. When my children lose their fair chance of life, and become aware of 'he bitter mood of prepare that they must Lread. then I know what color has cost me. I offer you my hand in rebuilding an unjust world that you and I can make better than we have found it. 1 am the person in a different color skin," The author, whoever he might be, has the right idea. We in the military have the most ideal en- vironment to cure this devastating disease that is plaguing our society, but first we must begin by communicating honestly with each other. jSj bring the brain up to speed again, but it has been done before and anyone with the will to do it can do it. Positive thinking is important. Getting back to the religion that he was brought up in. meeting new friends who are willing to take the time to help him see the light, these are important. Most chaplains today are not the "hell and brimstone fire M breathers" of old; they are men trained in understanding the pressures of youth and and are willing to help. Stay away from any type of substitute drugs. These life include marijuana, uppers -things that take the edge off the good life by clouding over reality Stay clean. Stay off drugs, don't start. But if you are involved, seek help today. Don't take it for granted John Brown went to the refrig for a couple of eggs, and maybe a piece of ham. An omelet would taste pretty good this morning. But only one small egg, and "Did you get your mail?" John asked. "Uh huh." answered the neighbor. "Was your check in it?" no "No" the neighbor replied. "I have mine today with the ol' pavola from Uncle Sam He went to the mailbox. It was empty "Hmmrn." he thought, "the mailman's late " But a neighltor was taking some mail from his box next door. deposited automatically at the bank." John went inside. He looked at his checkbook, frowned, and wondered if his boy's pig 2 bank had a buck or two for the price of a good, homemade omelet. 1L wondered if his check ham. No worry, thought he. the mailman is due would come tomorrow. He also wondered if it might have come today and... MORAL: Don't wonder if your check has wandered. Have it deposited in your bank automatically - with -- the guarantee that the money will always be there on pay day. Just pick DD Form IV) from up a your pay office or timekeeper, fill it in and return it fo that office. Then you're in busr.ess. ' AFLCNS |