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Show t Page r MVt THE SHOUTING MOUNTAIN you were a kid, a place looking tor the highest mountain in the world from which you could shout, at the top of your changing voice, your defiance at attempts to standardize you . . . to make you just like every other boy or girl? Sameness is a condition which seems to be increasing in popularity throughout the world, in spite of the fact that no two people are exactly alike. The arts and sciences are constantly striving to perfect objects that contain individual beauty, tilings that, by their very contrast to the world around them, make them outDo you remember way back when ... standing. Hut politics seems bent on travelling in the opposite direction for, the ideologies of the past few decades have been portrait of three men who wish they were back in school, for the beautiful R. C. A. Victor Radio nograph they are admiring is the First Grand Prize Award in the local Teenager contest being spon-(- d school-goer- s of Davis County. Left to right in the lobby of the by The Reflex and The Journal for the sville Theatre, from the stage of which all THIRTEEN fine prizes will be presented on April 1st are: ert Epperson, editor of the two Davis County newspapers, Stanley A. Jones, contest editor and (stand Bill Parker of Parker Radio and Appliance, from whom the set was purchased. Each of the trio (just slightly over the school age. s "MAKE ME A BOY 4 V ft is a AGAIN .. 7 doteir By STANLEY A. M JONES Contest Editor A lot of things have been happening around my office since the Jcirnal announced the news about big, local Teenager contest. hTor instance, the other day a F ftty, young high school girl call-- e Ion me. After switching her bub-- l I gum from the left cheek to the t jht and tucking her o into t yo-y- of her bobby socks she said, Jones, whats the REAL in-- f e dope on this big contest. Is it lly a swell opportunity for kids me ; hke your ads say it . . or is it just another old con- some junk to give aVay ? ell, a question like that is all lEed Yu know, when you are lly sold on something it isnt 7 hard to sell someone else same thing, , everyone in the world is selling nethmg . . . a man sells his vices or his time, a missionary is his and so religion forth. Me 1 sell newspapers and I think niuch of the product I represent 1 'vill go out of my way to k to anyone who is the slightest s check and win a prize. And, incidentally, miss, the prizes are not just a lot of junk to give away. Each prize has been picked for its its practicability. beauty and Whether it be a bicycle, a radio, a camera or a fine watch, any prize we are offering is a fine, quality award that any kid will enjoy and be proud of, I added, ending a sentence with a preposition. A Country Lass The pretty little lass leaned forward in her chair. Her eyes reflected the interest she was beginning to show and she said, Well, now youve REALLY got me interested. Theres only one trouble. I live out in the country, altho I go to school right here at Davis County High in Kaysville. I couldnt possibly report to you here three times a week as your contest rules require. That kinda lets me out, doesnt it? I hastened to correct her. By no means, I almost yelled. If you live out in one of the communities like Farmington, Syracuse, Sunset, Clinton or West Point, or in one of the housing centers interested. like Sahara Village, Verdeland or Anchorage, I will make arrangeI Start Talking ments for' you to make your reI started talking. ports near your home. Or, if necYoung lady, I said, I cant essary. I am so anxious to cooperwith the kids in every way that Yu to much the ate t fv.S finaVhls Teenager deal is I will come to your home three genuine opportu- - times a week to get the subscripv offered.to kids like you. tions you have sold. So, you see, e arent let out at all. lv vS you mention tell you ex-- s you ! m.ucb of an opportunity Sign Me Up 1 y ils without necessitat-looV- ;. anv Miss Davis High nearly jumped ,dlng between the lines out of her chair. ht nntgi?r SPa11 Print Its a11 Well, what are we waiting for, there in front of every- Where do I 3 t0 see A real P- - then? Sign me up. Who can I need? tunity!r go? What do I ? get to help me? What begn- - J'ust how does Hold it, hold it, I interrupted. Arent there One question at a time please. 0e mmick?8f attached or some First, lets as you say, sign you watch for? v Here is a little entry blank. m,M .rePed- - There are up. Take it home and ask. Mom or Dad strings The con- - to sign it, indicating that they apt glmiicks. in prove of your participation. You vis Cniir,1! to any school-goe- r reSardless of age wont have any trouble there, for SradeVh! Y1? Peans that no mat-fe- h what parent will object to a proScho'?hT01 you ?o to . . . gram that will give you a chance to lunior High or Ele- - earn some real money, win a prize pitary you can enter and you a chance to show contest, earn a weekly pay- - what offer can do? you r. E I I I I I f I I nr ' 1 ... r The JOURNAL A weekly newspaper published in the interests of the residents of Davis County, Utah. matter at Entered as second-clas- s Layton, Utah, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Published By INLAND PRINTING CO. Phone: Kaysville 10 OR THE- - MEMBER. (ITAH STAT PWv AccnriATION NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION Natl. Advertising Representative Newspaper Advertising Service. 222 No. Michigan Ave. Chicago, 111. Subscription: In combination with THE WEEKLY REFLEX $3.00 per year, payable in advance. Albert W. Epperson Editor Manager Richard O. Anderson News Editor J. V. Woolsey Display Advertising Manager Ernest R. Little Classified Advertising Manager of my job is Furthermore, part to provide you kids with publicity. I am going to publish the in photograph of every the contest, each week. This group of pictures will appear in both The Reflex and The Journal every week while the contest is underway. There will be columns and columns of type devoted to YOU and to the kids with whom you are competing. This will not only please the folks at home, but will advertise to the people of Davis County the fact that you are an unusual young person with initiative, ability and a will to win. Could anything better assure you of recognition and success in your future lHe? I didnt Gee, she stammered, (Continued on page 13.) go-gett- er introduced to the masses on the mistaken premise that all men are, not only, created equal but that they REMAIN alike throughout their entire lives. Nothing could be farther from the truth! No plan or policy will ever be a successful one until its exponents awaken to the fact that the world is made up of millions of INDIVIDUALS . . . that no government or group will ever be able to change that fortunate fact. How distasteful life would be if we were all the same! If you were one of those freckle faced kids who looked for a shouting mountain, years ago, you were a very normal American boy or girl. For it is a tribute to American children that they live in a country which ENCOURAGES the development and display of individual traits, rather than in one of the many nations that seem bent on destroying individual initiative. You may have sons and daughters of your own now. Life has been made a little easier for them than it was for you. But even if all the kids in the country were given a roadster, a big allowance and a free rein they would still remain, underneath, individuals. Only their false prosperity would hide their talent, for, with prosperity we are all inclined to let our industry hibernate. Your kids are just as anxious to climb to the top of the shouting mountain as you were when you were their age. Even if they arent, as yet, worldly enough to realize the value of standing out above the crowd, the desire to stand out is there. The Journal has moved a shouting mountain right into the middle of Davis county and we are urging you to encourage your youngsters to make use of it. The big Teenager contest is not a Molehill made to look like a mountain. It is a childrens program that has been developed for and endorsed by the publishers of community newspapers throughout Utah and the Pacific northwest. It is a program which has been praised by religious and educational leaders and law enforcement agencies, alike. For it is a program which offers all the kids (who were created equal) a chance to climb to the top of the mountain and shout out the fact that he or she is no longer just one of the bunch, but a distinct individual. In this big childrens contest we are inviting ALL school-goer- s to participate. We are going to publish photographs, each week, of those who show the real desire to stand above the crowd by displaying unusual effort. This, in itself is one of the most valuable parts of the whole program, for if a man (or boy or girl) would sell HIMSELF he must advertise himself. Return, again, to the days when you were a youth. How much would you give to be able to go back in retrospect and take advantage of an event that offered you a chance to meet many, many people, some of whom might be employing you today, to earn a weekly paycheck just like your Dad, to trade a couple of weeks of your spare time for the knowledge that if you climb high enough and shout loud enough you will be rewarded with a beautiful, practical gift a radio, a bicycle, a camera or some other useful article which you would value the more highly because you EARNED it yourself? Wouldn't you get a tingle out of doing something Mom and Dad could help you with, bringing the whole family closer all-too-sh- ort ... together? And finally, on April first, some five hundred Davis County folks are gathered in the Kaysville Theatre and YOU step out onto the stage. The lights are too bright. There are millions of faces out there all looking at YOU! Your heart is in your mouth, of course. But youre proud. ... Awful proud. Youve climbed to the top of your shouting mountain and now youre too scared to shout. But you dont have to. For the whole world sees you. What would you have given for that, Dad ? Well, here it is for your son or your daughter. Are you going to let them pass it up ? MB WH J |