Show 1 MY DEBT TO MY ROME HOME TOWN my home town owes me nothing it if accounts were balanced at this flate date I 1 would be the debtor 1 I all these years lived within the limits of my town and shared all its bene benefits I 1 had the benefit ot of its schools and churches 9 I 1 had bad thi the use of its library parks and public places I 1 had the protection ot of its tire fire police and health departments its people during all this time been gathering tor for me from the four our corners tit of the earth food for my plate clothing tor for my body and material for my home fais town furnished the patronage by which to ir succeeded in my profession or bu business i a it furnished the best friends in ift my life whose ideals have hake been my inspiration whose kind ind words have been my cheer aud and whose he has carried tae me over my greatest difficulties what shall igia F give in return not simply the taxes which cover so small a part of what whai I 1 have received I 1 want to give more I 1 want of my own tree free will to give enough so that i can rightfully say say this Is my home town so that I 1 can take pride in my home town so that I 1 can take pride in its prosperity in the honors which come to its citizens and all that makes it greater and better I 1 can do this only by becoming part of the town by giving to it generously of cyp myself air in this way only can I 1 even in a small part pay the great debt I 1 owe to my town american fork citizen PT |