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Show Letter To The Editor Dear Friend Mr. Editor; I am writing to you about a few things I have noticed about our community after being away thirteen years and coming back here with my family to try and make this city my home. One of the first things I noticed no-ticed was the bad streets and mud holes we used to get stuck in when I was a boy here. I don't believe our city streets have improved im-proved a bit. However, I notice one improvement in the water system here. One glass of water, I believe, would be equivalent to a three course dinner, counting count-ing all the stuff there is in it. Another thing I have noticed most of all is the lack of community com-munity spirit and cleanliness. This is indeed the dirtiest little city I have ever lived in in my whole life. All the ditches and vacant lots are -covered with weeds, back yards and alleys are filled with tin cans, garbage, ashes and many other filthy and corruptible corrup-tible things. It just seems thati nobody cares whether our little city ever amounts to anyhing or not. ! I think this unhealthy condition condi-tion should be wiped out. I Another thhig I am very much concerned about is the lack of interest our people here' show toward youth. I believe there is more juvenile delinquency in te City of Roosevelt than any other city of its size in the state. About six months ago, when I first came back to Roosevelt, in the evenings I saw from 15 to 20 young boys roving the streets with nothing to do except tip over garbage cans and get into all sorts of mischief. Such non-constructive activity does not give our youth the proper foundation needed for development develop-ment during this vital period of their lives. I believe this condition can be blamed upon the older folks of this community, who could, with a little effort, provide suitable recreation for the youngsters. We need facilities, and a program of recreation for our young folks. Bv following the old arinp. "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" juvenile delinquency delin-quency can be curtailed in Roosevelt. Roose-velt. The city seems to be divided against itself, but I am sure that if we can overcome this condition condi-tion we can make the community commun-ity something to be proud of. I, for one, will be most happy to cooperate in making this city a desirable place in which to live, and in which tQ raise and educate edu-cate my family. A starting point, it would seem, would be an all-out effort to clean the town up the moment spring arrives. Clean it up for the Centennial and keep it clean thereafter as a matter. All of us are anxious to have our town looked upon as a clean, industrious indus-trious community. We .can do this and earn for ourselves an outstanding reputation repu-tation by uniting for the good of the town. Sincerely yours, Fred H. Gagon |