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Show Jtt' CLIFF MEMMOTT. Editor ith. : ,'! 5iffP0RT YOUR HOMETOWN S, fORA COMMON CAUSE .... ja A few months ago I made a statement similar to ,M A Good Hometown is the kind of place where the local It merchants and their customers know one another and share tj'! i common pride in making their community a wholesome, will' prosperous place in which to' bring up their families." Since that time it has been rather forcefully brought , ! (o my attention by some of the readers of my editorial , ) column, and by my own personal observation, that most mj!' of the men and women who share this common pride in aj;t their community are members of one or more organiza-itai; organiza-itai; tlons, such as Lions, Kiwanis, Chamber of Commerce, Busi-; Busi-; t- ness Men's League, women's clubs, parent-teacher associates; associa-tes; tion, religious and fraternal groups. - . I heartily agree. I know and I'm sure you will agree that in every hometown the most popular local groups ai: are those that have done the most for the community. !ne r; That's why I believe in them. de v I thoroughly believe in the people who make up tbii' the membership in these organizations, and if they will meet together regularly to discuss ways and means by jM which they can better serve their hometown, great things N can easily be predicted for their town. Such meetings would provide a wonderful opportunity for the local busi-m) busi-m) nessmen and women of the community to get better ac-dj ac-dj Quainted with each other. Jti For nearly eighteen years I have been affiliated with one of the prominent international service organizations and have seen hometown men join together to do things to their community. It was my experience to preside for I a year over ten of these local clubs, which gave me a . chance to see how busy men served their various home-fill home-fill towns. I found this group " of men are just , like themen s who make up the organizations in this area they want good schools, good city government, good churches, good ' i public relations among communities, and all the other ' attributes of a wholesome hometown community. They II want these things because they are good fathers and hus-I hus-I bands, and good citizens who are proud to live in a hometown that is progressive. Another observation I have made makes me a little ashamed that some of these fine hometown citizens, who namtain that they want all these fine things for their I , tMNKuMuty, aren't very consistent in their arguments. I'm " afraid they forget their enthusiasm at intervals when they leave their own community to trade with the big city mer-- mer-- ckant, who doesn't care if Roosevelt, or Duchesne, or My- ton, or any other hometown has better streets, better wa-iJ wa-iJ Ur, better police protection, etc., but is primarily in-J in-J terested in selling his merchandise and building his own hometown. , I wonder how many members of your service club, ji religious or fraternal organization, when he needs a new S, suit of clothes, a new car, a new livingroom suite, or a i down and one other items, goes to a hometown haber-I haber-I dasher, car dealer, or furniture store and makes , a deal I with his neighbor? v I Let's Think That One Over .... I've heard all- the ' arguments And I believe most of the answers. . . . which, i when summed up, are a definite challenge to the business-l business-l man and his customer to support each other and help work out the problems. By working together for the good of their own hometown, home-town, the businessman and his customer will learn to ap-J. ap-J. predate each other and work out .such problems as arise .i when one gets the idea that hometown merchants can't I supply the wants of the out-of-town shopper.- Then we -i will live together and grow together into a strong commun-i commun-i Ity that can and will meet every situation that means ' Progress and growth. v E v ' COMMUNITY MISSED A CHANCE , TOR A CULTURAL TREAT . . u . j Last Saturday night less than 100 people availed them-'vej them-'vej of an opportunity to participate in a cultural and ; classical program that was brought to Roosevelt primarily j s a means to grve balance to our social' activities. I As usual, those who heard the concert presented by Carl i'uerstner, internationally-known pianist, 1 composer, con-u-tor and teacher, were louden their acclaim of the skill d mastery of the piano he demonstrated as he performed " the LDS Stake Tabernacle. . . 11 mose regrettable that so few people in this area i i fail to aPPreciate such a fine artist as Carl Fuerstner, jjust didn't take the time to enjoy the beautiful music ! (Jonly an artist can render. ... The sponsors of the ac- h S Proximately $40 on the arrangement with Mr. ! timerStner and bv rights they should have made several ume8 that amount. . Despite the small crowd, the members of the 162nd rurn of Seventy of the Roosevelt Stake, who brought " . Uerstner here, and the loss they must sustain, HoospiP5r t0 have made sucn an artist available to the I 'ine rrf ar6a' They cornmend Mr- Fuerstner for his tho rmance, which was not diminished because of 1 L'e audience. f v E v kk Y'S LESSON 'I HeBlsb0rd . outside Southside Baptist Church, Green-V Green-V Dick lS'i "Salvation is free and tax-free. Tell Tom, n I not Han-y-" 'i lUi't4ellyache- Get out and work this country Wtt through. Bernard Baruch. KTt WORTH UTi I -so long as there is wrong to right. vi "st" V Wish, to ltW gentlemen," continued the congressman, "Good h y0Ur memory." j We thouVh a,vens" muttered a colleague, "why haven't J gnt of that before." w - 30 |