Show FOURTH OF JULY I NOW AND THEN Fourth of ot July Len lan n t l v what shat hal Is used use to to outwardly bo-outwardly bo outwardly WllIe Willie sated aed sa cd his pennies for tor months to got get enough explosive and red tire Ire to burn his fingers god and endanger his life The blacksmith fired ore off potash and nut sulphur ul on his anvil Cannons boom boomed boomed Id I'd Politicians spouted red white and blue oratory to the picnic crowds at the fair grounds Mont Mo t of ot that thal Is burled buried with the past rho The politician may talk by radio But Dut the blacKsmith now owns a garage or fIlling tilling station and puts In the day selling gas to patriots pa on motor trips As for tor Ire fire fireworks works Ire works few cities permit their Sale The be glorious Fourth has been made safe and sane eano But Dut nothing can change the spir spirit it ot of the tho Fourth of July It Is Uncle Sams Sam's birthday anniversary birthday of our political Independence That Independence Is net yet completely achieved When w t e have real free free- freedom freedom dom of o the press and individual ox- ox expression ex expression within rational limits the Fourth will sill be what it was meant to be by the signers ot of the Dec of ot Independence and the poorly equipped heroes who give their blood for tor the cause |