Show t fhe flie Boys I I t Column BOYHOOD DAYS DAYSI T I LONG to go back to my boyhood days And fish by fhe he bank of the stream the suckers r bit once in a long Where long times long time And the chubs bit often between I long to roam wild oer o'er the hill by the fen Len I to knees knees- And wade In the tho mud my Where the turtles hide and the catfish glide glide glide- Out of sight in the shade of the trees I T long to surmount some eminence bold Which stands by by- bythe the valley there And look and look at the scenes so old But alas I my busy care I II I long climb tp-climb climb up to the top of a tree Andrew the landscape oer o'er oer o'er- count And And I count the fields where my feet have been In the far off ot days of yore I George Milton Shimer o o o 0 STILL HOLDS TRUE YOU CANNOT bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift You cannot strengthen the weans weak we by weakening the strong You cannot help the wage earner bv by pulling down the wage payer You cannot cannot help the brotherhood of men by byr r encouraging class hatred You cannot f help the poor by destroying the rich You cannot establish sound security on I borrowed money You cannot keep out outE of ot trouble by spending more than you t E earn cern You cannot build character and courage by taking away mans initiative i and Independence You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could do for themselves Abra Abra Abra Abraham I bam ham Lincoln O 00 O O JULY FOURTH THE FOURTH F of July Is based on conscience whether to give your con con- conscience conscience conscience science to right or wrong to oppression or freedom to power or your neighbors neighbor's good your own humility before God or orman man Oratory and firecrackers have long been the parable of July The automo automo- automobile automobile automobile bile has bas cut down on the oratory and the state laws have done likewise with the firecrackers The fulfillment of ot the Fourth has not been changed however Your conscience wont won't permit it to change Americans dont don't think of this date as aa the anniversary of declaring their Independence from England but rather as a time to thank their Maker for free free- freedom freedom freedom dom and Justice the same as Britons have bave fought for in more recent years than 1776 We two nations have been reconciled through brotherhood but this has bas not concluded our celebration of ot the Fourth We still continue to res res- respect respect res- res respect and cherish the pledged words The celebration will not be the last but continue as ag long as our conscience is for good There continues to be attacks against pur our defense of democracy un un- unconquerable unconquerable un- un unconquerable conquerable passions In men who would conquer tradition and privileges So Sove ve Vt reaffirm our faith resolve to preserve national Independence individual lib lib- liberties liberties lib lib- liberties this Fourth and every Fourth for forever forever forever ever and ever amen O O 0 O CONNECTICUT HAS lIAS A WAY WAYAN WAYAN AN A. A OPERATION is in progress in Connecticut that is being studied by byther other ther states It is a program for reducing reducIng ing long auto accidents a by weeding out un un- unsafe unsafe unsafe safe drivers The system is to provide a Scoreboard for every motorist in the z state who violates the law A grading of from fro one to td 10 SO points is marked on the thet card according to the gravity of the violation A police warning is one point t speeding gets three points a a. fatal acci acci- accident accident accident dent Involvement if 1 the driver Is held responsible carries 10 points Motorists who receive three points on their card within ln five years are mailed a warning Continued on Page Four The Boys Column Continued from Pace Pase One letter Those with five points are In Invited in- in invited invited In to a driver clinic conference where such problems are discussed In a D. friendly way and the motorist warned he may lose his license unless he Is more I 1 careful Six points and It means a hearing with the chance of having baving the license suspended Connecticut reaches I the percentage of drivers who are having more than usual number of accidents convictions warnings It Is working well there and has solved the accident repeater re repeater re- re repeater peater problem Summer finds many cars on the roads people In a a. hurry to go no place last fast Drunken drivers are adding to the ac accident ac- ac accident accident toll and especially the fellow tellow who feels he has perfect control because he only had a few tew Teenagers In hot hotrods hotrod hotrods rods rod are giving safety commissions a headache too We wouldn't mind the Connecticut plan here re In Utah If it It meant reducing accidents Such does not I take the place or regular court pro pro- procedure procedure but is based on the Idea that violations lead to accidents I o o o BEFORE YOU START ST T WHETHER YOU have two weeks with I I pay or months of summer vacation plan I ahead prepare for tor It by listing bills bUls to tobe toI toI I be paid services to be halted publications publications publications to be forwarded repairs around the house to complete lining up things for packing All of these can be irritations irritations later Last minute rushing might spoil your trip Figure how much money you can spend keep the vacation costs within this amount Dont Don't mar your holiday by worrying constantly over money matters Do what you please on your our vacation If possible If It you want to sleep read and relax Instead of at golf gol or fish relax 1 I Dont Don't expect the vaca vaca- vacation vacation vacation tion to be a n series of at perfect days But i take take It easy brother and return to your work day world renewed II refreshed renovated c WHAT COMES CO IES NATURALLY IT DIDN'T need a Gallup Gallop poll to determine whether men and women gamble People like to take chances ov a n if it bound by laws perhaps for far small sma stakes or for tor large sums It may be I I betting on the number of ot cards tossed into a a. hat or pennies thrown at a crack It may be a a. chance on a quilt at a church bazaar or winning the pot at bingo It may be race horses or the dogs slot slop machines or the numbers I game Folks who like to gamble wont won't be prohibited from doing so no more mom I than prohibition stopped drinking Where laws are needed arises when bribe government officers play with politics Liquor Interests made such Inroads Into politics became such sucha a powerful system that It led to the law Robbing citizens and degrading politics Is is' what has brought brough about the drive in Washington against gambling Private gambling the bingo bridge poker quilt sort of gambling la ie not time big-time syndicated gambling When the underworld moves In to tate tale over It becomes a national menace a public danger i v v Y V VI YA A COMELY young matron stepped on the drugstore scales after atter devouring a giant sundae and was shocked at what she beheld Promptly she slipped off oft her hu herI 1 I coat and tried It again The results were still unflattering so she slid sUa oH oU her shoes But then she discovered she was out of ot pennies Without a moments moment's s hesitation tho the lad behind the soda fountain stepped stepped forward Dont volunteered Tiow ston-Tiow stop ston snow now he Ive got a handful of ot pennies and they're all yours yo yours rs O O 0 O 0 I LONELY BABY BABY B BY chick taking a look Soul i around the electric Incubator full of I unhatched eggs eggs- Well It looks as If LI 1 I Ibe Ill I'll I ii I I a be an only child chUd Mothers Mother's blown I fuse ruse j I |