Show 1 there used to be a song about keeping the home fire burning it was popular in the days when that much of a job but it comes to our mind as we think of some of the battles that have been fought in the last four or five years particularly does it apply to small town business institutions we wonder how many persons have ever given consideration to the e reasons why this town Is still a good town what lias has kept it going maintained good churches and schools preserved it as a rood good place in which to live of course the business places and professional persons who ha have weathered the storm have not done it all but they have led the scrap against adverse conditions they have extended credit when credit meant something they have paid taxes when they were losing money so that we might continue to have good schools a clean and orderly town they have bought new merchandise for their shelves and kept up to td date when they were unable to collect much of the money due them for merchandise that had already gone out many of these business and professional fess ional people would have been in better financial condition today if they had shut their doors when the trouble started but they had a pride in their reputation a loyalty oy to their community an obligation to customers who aad had patronized them tor for years today as the future begins tol to look brighter all of us who live in the community should remember who has kept the home fires burning its a human weakness to overlook and forget these things its a tine fine thing to overcome that weak ness to be grateful and to show our appreciation stafford kan courier |