Show I 1 The Column Boys I f MAP OF MY 1 COUNTRY EVERY NOW and then when the world grows dull And the edge Of bt sunshine or the song of ot a bird Frays away to the shadow of a 0 dream I take a map a a. map perhaps of ot my state One of ot my New states tates New York of ot the glorIous glorious glorious glor glor- ious hills Or Pennsylvania of ot the shaggy woods Or great shouldered high eyed blue-eyed Minnesota Or swart New Jersey the commuters' commuters pocket Or cramped and riddled memory-riddled Massachusetts Massa MaSsa- Or the enigmatic steppes of ot the Dakotas Or California of ot the laughing sunshine sunshine- They are all my states and I have loved them all nil Worked sweated hated and taken Joy JoyIn joyIn joyIn I In them I 1 know their streets their roads and the ways between I IThe The great green stretches south of ot the Great Lakes I The hills and dunes unes and plains and sunny crossroads I Remember the turns the heartfelt run of the land The weeds beside the road the meadow meadowlarks meadowlarks meadowlarks larks The waiting houses the whispering cry of rain Lakes In the sunlight and darkness over the land And I see roads I have not yet come to travel- travel But I know they Y too are good and I Ishall Ishall Ishan shall shan be there Some day all an in good time tune for this Is Ismy Ismy ismy my home This Is America my oW own country Allen Allen E E. E Woodall o o o oCLEAN CLEAN UP SEEMS to take money but there Is something that those who take pride In their town can do without a great expenditure of cash It is more morea a point of ot time than of ot cost to use energy and effort to clean up ones one's town Most every neighborhood works to improve Improve Improve Im Im- prove the appearance of homes yards and alleys up Clean-up drives are popular In every city Officials civic groups garden garden garden gar gar- den clubs health organizations sponsor campaigns to beautify their municipal municipal- it ity Tin cans cans- ashes refuse of ot all kinds seem teem to accumulate In spite of ot us Such detracts from the appearance of ot a community community community com com- Is also a fire tire hazard and costs in life me and property Housewives take care In keeping attics basements and garages free tree of ot waste for they know the danger of ot accumulating trash There is In working to tomake tomake tomake make houses lawns yards neat of ot clearing unsightly vacant lots of ot rub rube bish bsh Tree lined streets flower lower beds neat houses clean business blocks at attract attract attract at- at tract the attention of ot those who pass through our town But those who live here receive the most benefit Each Individual in individual individual In- In profits from his own civic pride O O O NOT CLEAR SAILING S. I AMERICAN FARMERS will meet In Increased Increased Increased In- In creased acreage demand but are keeping their lingers crossed Increasing pr production production pro pro- during the war then for the years ears following when food demands have been to so critical the farmers found a aready aready aready ready market and high prices But the farmer looks to the future and has questions questions questions ques ques- to ask Ho wonders 1 if we will wUl be beat beat beat at war when harvest comes whether the theland theland theland land is depleted beyond repair by planting plantIng plantIng plant- plant Ing such abundant crops whether there will wUl be a market for tor the Increased pro pro- It if there will be a price slump what risk there will be about weather As long as the world needs food tood this answers a a. part but distribution and currency are factors also When certain hungry countries are able to produce enough for tor themselves It means the American farmer must look for another market Some In Summit county suffered suffer suffer- ed a a. loss when markets and prices slumped after atter World War I and they want to avoid this happening to them again I Spring finds agriculturists cooperating to harvest about three million acres more ground this year than last and their chief concern right now Is the weather Theirs is a big task but not a thankless Job for tor their success In helpIng helping help help- Ing to keep the worlds world's cupboard sUPplied supplied supplied sup sUP- plied is acknowledged at home and cheered abroad O O O OHIE TILE HIE FAMILY I AT FAULT 1 OUR DUTY is to concern ourselves over ovel the Increasing crime among bOsand boys s and girls under 21 years of age Some parents blame the rise in n Juvenile crime upon the past war This does not account ac account account ac- ac count for tor the fact that there was a per cent increase in Juvenile crime cases this year over 1947 Society charges the greatest lack is in conditions conditions conditions condi condi- In the home This is backed by those who study crime as a 1 business j i o. o Edgar Hoover head of the FBI feels that homes are merely places of ot living rather than places of ot learning Since life lite is blamed It becomes a. a re responsibility responsibility re- re spon of ot every parent A serious crime was committed every seco seconds during last year In a country that boasts about its good life its educational educational educational system its wealth O O O TUB THE TilE SERIOUSNESS of the worlds world's temper Is stressed by the preparation of our medical profession to answer a national rational emergency by getting together with the military on matters of ot atomic biological and chemical warfare and Its effects cHecta on the civilian population It is wise to plan for tor the future but the real real- real real-I I that such action might be necessary necessary necessary essary is not a happy thought The 1 use of ot the latest weapons of at modern times will result In such disaster disaster- to humans that It calls caUs for tor new modern ways of ot combating the effects through medical aid and relief Well might we cry out for tor spiritual spiritual help and lind guidance when confronted by the prospects prospect of at that monster war |