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Show I 0 Page THE JOURNAL 4 NO PLACE TO HIDE b THE NEST EGG" OF ORGANIZED Cr Gambling has been termed the nest egg 0f orj crime, by J. Edgar Hoover, director of the D Federal of Investigation, and the extent of the practice by the declaration of the American Municipal that gambling costs Americans between four billion 5 billion dollars a year, besides providing the largest1 source of income in the underworld' Congress has been asked to grant additional po the Federal Government in order to crack down on 5 ized gambling throughout the nation. One proposal interstate communication on gambling information onf races and other sports events. The other would make' Federal offense to send slot machines into states whpr aS J are illegal. Undoubtedly, the underworld has always relied organized gambling for a' large part of its income. TV no reason why the American people should not take action to curb the influence and power of professional! biers. Of course, it will be impossible to banish gamblin' tirely from the human mind but some distinction canW between organized gambling on a large scale and the tt that attracts many individuals on an amateur t a-cha- nce COURTESY TO SAVE LIVES A traffic expert in a large city expresses the opinion most fatal traffic mishaps would not have occurred if drivers involved had not been heedless of the rights of ers. Consequently, Michael J. Ahearn, traffic chief of J cago, points out that every fatality involves not only air i the huge annual business of such organizations. On the Beam f i tion of traffic laws, but an act of discourtesy as well. 1 The observation of this expert emphasizes the nec for constant vigilance in the enforcement of all traffics lations. The habit of beating the lights or taking a char a corner may not produce an accident every time, but it duces a carelessness of mind which, in the end, will unr ' edly provide a traffic accident. It has long been our observation that individuals, they get behind an automobile steering wheel, forget manners. Everybody who drives a motor vehicle has witr ed numerous exhibitions of bad manners by motorists t' to get ahead of somebody else. At other times, it is apj that drivers do not prefer to await their turn, but taked ces in trying to get somewhere quicker than prevailing Announcement of the opening of permits. fi Homestead Land Opened To Vets MANTUA, OHIO,, RECORD: The voters of America are faced of individual opporIts a fact that mere man, in his with a orchoice welfare security. Given search for a wife, is always more tunity the whole truth, there is no doubt lands or less at the mercy of designing for homesteading by veterans that choice will be the right their females. of World War II has been made by For the' benefit of the male citi- one. the U.S. Department of Interior. zens of Davis county, but without One is the Yakima project in south-centrany knowledge as to the true state PARIS, TENN., PARISIAN: Washington, with 723 of affairs, we submit the revela- Neetjjss bureaus should be elimi- acres of irrigable land, and the tions of an unnamed Swiss savant, nated, and the overlapping divis- other the Riverton project in cenwho says that a man can always ions of our government should be tral Wyoming, with 6,940 acres of learn the character of the girl he merged. irrigable land. wants to marry if he will watch Any veteran interested may seher peeling, cleaning and cooking cure information from Darnell S. BERLIN, MARYLAND, EASTpotatoes. ERN SHORE TIMES: The pity of Robins, veterans affairs field repAccording to this wise man: If it is that under our He will be at the Lay-to- n present system resentative. she peels the potato, cutting thick of town hall the second and fourth government and big 'spendrinds, she is extravagant. If she ingbig each of month during the the average 'citizen seems to Tuesday leaves the eyes, she is lazy. If she and at Tbo Dlcc&blrd and tbo Thrush the morning Kaysville town uses a great deal of fat in cooking, utterly fail to realize that he is hall during the afternoon. she is greedy, and if she allows it picking up the check. VERB'S LAUGH for you. After youve laughed, teJ. A to burn, she is negligent. New. through the last sentence. I found this in Liveana undYouthful swains, after carefully MACKSVILLE, KANSAS, ENby Professor David G. Powers, a small book but submitting the young ladies to the TERPRISE: was It taxation one, chock full of good advice, subtly given. ,, above test and finding them blame-jes- s, without representation that JOURNAL One Christmas day in 1700, Pats wife Mary broagj are urged to marry, whether in a beautifuUy roasted chicken. As she placed her d she is rich or poor, ugly or pretty, brought on King Georges trouble back in 1776. And ever since A on the table, a blackbird alighted on the for she will prove a good friend way newspaper published in time, Americans have consid- theweekly and wife bringing prosperity and that window sill. Pat, she said, look at interests of the residents of ered it not only .their privilege, but that beautiful blackbird in the window. happiness. Maybe their duty to complain about Davis County, at Layton, Utah. HOW TO FIND A GOODr WIFE v . i al The J I The editor has no objection to readers disagreeing with his con elusions; may our readers be as tolerant. Nearly everybody in Davis county appreciates that Nature is putting on the grandest show of the year. r d i Young people, in schools and churches, should be encouraged to think about the meaning of the word success. Senator McCarthy should be given a medal of honor, if he is right, or expelled from the Senate, if he is wrong. f I LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANWe havent IA, SENTINEL: much sympathy with the fellow who is ready to be generous with our money. When politicians forget princi-- I pies of government in order to gain votes, representative government inevitably loses ground. ABILENE, KANSAS, DAILY tax-exem- pt March 8. 1879. Published By INLAND PRINTING CO. Phone: Kaysville said. 10 THP- - UTAH STATE l ASSOCIATION At NATIONAL EDITORIAL no time since the redemption of E ASSOCIATION bonds was started has the person who received $100 been able to buy Natl. Advertising Representative as much with his money as he Newspaper Advertising Service. could have bought 10 years before 222 No. Michigan Ave. with the $75 that he paid for the Chicago. 111. bond. Maybe the country can stand this fantastic financing if it canSubscription: $1.00 Per Year not it will be just too bad. Payable in Advance. In combination with TheWeekly Reflex, $3.00 per year. REPUBLIHUMBOLDT, IOWA, Albert W. Epperson CAN: We may just as well quit Editor Manager kidding ourselves. As long as we Richard O. Anderson demand the services from governNews Editor : ment that we are now demanding, THE COUNTRY PRESS SAYS we will have to pay the taxes. CLARKSDALE, MISSISSIPPI, There is no such thing as shifting keep the payment of taxes to the other PRESS REGISTER: Co-oprivileges despite fellow. their ps Just then the blackbird flew away, and as Pat Entered as second-clas- s matter at came within range of the window, a thrush alightLayton, Utah, under the Act of ed where the blackbird been. MEMBER REFLECTOR-CHRONICL- E f 4 taxes. J. V. Woolsey Display Advertising Manager Ernest R. Little Classified Advertising Manager said. had You mean a thrush, dont you, Mary? he Mary, busy at the table, didnt look toward the window again, until the thrush flew away. I mean the blackbird that was there, she Pat looked at his wife coolly and answered, It wasa Now Marys blood pressure rose. I know a blacK I see one, she said. j - snorted her angry husband. 1 Wisht, woman, know anything. And from that a real row ensued. ' The next Christmas as Mary placed her chic .1 the table, she said, Thank God, theres no blacks j the window sill this year. Said Pat, Are you referring to the thrush that j last year? And another fight was on. For 20 years this newed each Christmas day. . Now: do you ever, or have. you ever, followed Pats example, even though it might be, or might have j lesser degree? Most people arent free from such.?flTTl and no one ever gained from its practice any more tna or Pat. .J I |
