Show Who Is Max Moxley Ho He Is one of the most courageous men this newspaper ha hay bat heard beard of or during those past few months Come all ye e and gather around while we quote his February 7 1963 editorial editorial- and then then then- act FROM THE TIlE STERLING STERLL G KI KANSAS SAS u BULLETIN NOTHING G L IN twenty twenty eight eight years of or in the State of Kansas has shaken us quite as much as the tern term of or event evens in Rice County during the past twenty four months A strong prosperous and c economically sound county once proud to stand upon its it's own two feet reet and meet its it's own problems problems problems lems as they Uley come has been shockingly prostituted under the ever extending wing of the Welfare This has happened to a count county which stands near the top of or Kansas Kansas' counties in wheat livestock oil along with a helpful smattering of in in- UNEMPLOYMENT UNEl There is virtually none in hi Rice County today Young people leaving ng ea the UlO county This has been going on for Cor fifty CUty years and the Ule same is true of every county of the state where there is not a population center of at least WilY WHY WE IL HAVEN'T VENT spoken n out more strongly At least three such editorials from this battered old Royal have reached reach reach- ed the waste basket before they got gol to the linotype C. C And w why r The RURAL COMMUNITY CO AREA DEVELOPMENT will help Rice County Any pouring of or Federal funds into a county whether county whether needed or not not not-is is bound to give gi us a boost Then why are we concerned If Rice County which ranks well in the top lop 15 of or Kansas counties economically is eligible eligible eligi ble aid certainly all aU our neighbor counties merit the tho same consideration How lIow long will the Federal purse withstand such raids wily WHY ARE WE SO seared scared The guiding light and Major DOUG DO IG sent down to brain wash this old Mossback l stood in inthe inthe the thc front of or THE OLD HOME PAPER OFFICE and told us flatly More ore Socialism in these areas is When this building of or yours needs building re-building you will not nol have the money to do it and it will have to be done with Federal funds And so it is the simple verities of American town small life the rules the very moral fibre which was held the wonderfully complex system together are arc being shaken to the core town out Chamber of Commerce To an over zealous man and leader vc we stated slated This whole idea is a very serious threat to Home Rule In two ways Small towns vs the County seat scat and the Ule County as a whole vs Washington WE RECOGNIZE merit in some of or the grants for Cor larger facilities that are arc more directly related to the public welfare welfare- at least those that aro are fide bona bona fide revenue-producing revenue properties or are arc backed by local tax support We wish to emphasize that no way do we condemn those who arc are taking advantage antage of or the BOODLE The funds arc are available available so so GATHER YE WHILE WE MAY YOURS The Tho Voice in the Wilderness This newspaper in its humble way compliments Mr Moxley Mox Mox- ley for being a courageous EDITOR in these times cs of oC Socialistic Socialistic Socialistic Social Social- inroads on our American way of life Have we forgotten that wo we built U tins this S nation with our own two good hands without h any aid from anyone and but God and that's all we ever needed All 11 we had to do was ask humbly and aid was vas granted Is there any one who would state stale that we as Americans cannot continue our way of or life unaided by FEDERAL ENCROACHMENT ENCROACHMENT ENCROACH ENCROACH- MENT l OF THE TIlE STATES OWN |