The Western news. [volume], January 01, 1948, Page PAGE TWO, Image 2

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NATIONAL CDITORIAI—
[MT^L ASSQO A-n O N
By Charles D. Rowe
Once upon a time, so the story
goes, a man oA a New York sub
way train got tip and gave his seat
to a woman. Whereupon she fainted. I
When she Was revived, She thanked
the man — and Re fainted
Which little anecdote caused us
to recall that stftnewftere we read
recently that 1947 is the 27th an
niversary of the right to vote hav
ing been won by Women. And With
it there has come a remarkable —
to use a mild term— "emancipation"
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27 Years
of Emancipated
Womankind
of women.
We were told in those dear, dead
days of so long ago that if women i
were only given the right to stand
on an equal footing with men and I
permitted to cast their ballots on
momentous questions, they would i f
very quickly clean up the awful
rottenness so sadly prevalent in
society, all of which was because !
politics did not have the softening |
and purifying touch of the fair sex.
of the mothers of the land. But
like many other dreams of better#
things to come, that dream lias
ended largely in disappointment.
Today we are constantly being
warned bv speakers and writers of
the disintegration of the American
home. The juvenile delinquency
problem in these troubled days is |
the most serious in the history of
the nation. Womankind, once stand
ing securely on a higli pedestal of
respect and affection, has chosen to
step down from that pedestal. To
day w'e find vast numuers of them
crowding men away from the liquor
bars, and they compete with men
in consumption of cigarettes, that
priceless little fag that has fastened
itself so tightly on the appetite of
the world that it is used as cur
rency in .some lands. Today we do
not respect womankind because she
is a wôman and the mothers of the
race. We respect only those who
have proven themselves worthy of j
respect. Gone forever are the good
old days and life that were with
us before women won their "eman
cipation."
Now we wouldn't for a moment
advocate taking away the franchise
from the women. We only voice j
the universal disappointment, <
this 27th anniversary of womans
so-called emancipation, that the re- :
suits have been so disappointing.
freedom there
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Despite her new
still a lot of good women.
We
are
need more of them.
readers of this column well
know, we have more than once ^
expressed disagreement with James:
C. Petri Ho, the music czar, for his
policies at the head of the great
musicians' union. However, we
freely concede that Jimmie has
something in one of his argu
ments. Todav Petrillo's edict goes,
into effect against his musicians xnak- j
ing any more records or transcrip -1
lions. His argument in support of I
such action is that no one with a
modicum of sense will continue the |
■ making of something that puts one |
out of work. Therein is Jimmies
best argument. It doesn't seem ;
reasonable to expect a man to do,
something that will eventually put i
him on the breadline. Nevertheless, i
there is an argument on the other j
side of the dispute.
Touching on this point, the Port
land (Ore.) Journal recently said:)
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It's our pleasure at this time
of the New Year to wish you
one and all the abundant joys
1948 will bring you.
very Happy, Healthy and Pros
perous New Year!
Have a
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UvVnnn musicians in the federation
d?ive automobiles, thus cutting
stagecoach drivers, stablemen and
blacksmiths out of jobs. It also is
reported a great majority live in
steam-he^ed apartments, cutting a
S Ä SwÄf worker!
Qut of pro fi ta ble work."
The Journal also says, regarding
Petrillo's edict: "First feeling is one
relief that tortuicd 1 s ma>
^ g holiday fro m brass and drums
whanging away from restaurant
iuke boxes and blatting through the
radios." And in that hope of re
lief we heartily unite.
During the past 10 years 30 thous
and lives and 60 million dollars
worth of property damage was the
approximate toll of fires caused by
cigarettes alone in the U. S., ac
cording to a press dispatch. -Ana
apparently no one is going to do
anything about it.
They sav something could easily
be done. It would involve making
a cigarette that goes out quickly
when laid down. But American
smokers do not like a smoke that
requires frequent lighting.
European cigarette goes out quickly,
thus causing fewer fires. So we.
will probably go blithely on burning
up people and property.
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"The only safeguard a free people
can have is a government of limitea
powers which is never permitted
to dominate the economic life of
nation," the San Francisco Daily
Commercial News declared in a
cent editorial on socialistic gpvei
ment. "Once government decides.
work and who shall not,
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once it controls all the purse strings ,..
once it becomes a mass employee
the end of individual freedom is in
sight. Most of Europe is now
tragic example of that tact.
IRRV voting MAN LIKES
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am not
"No Mom, as of yet. I am
sorrv that I am an An mam
So writes a Libby young man w u
recently enlisted in the U. S. an
corps. He is Darcy Schermerhorn,
who is now stationed at the T-ac*
'land Air Base, San Antonio, Texas.
a letter to his mother, in thi.
city, he further wrote :
"In fact when a fella gets up Sal
urday morning and starts out toi
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HAPPY
NEW
YEAR.
• Janus, the ancient Roman
deity who presided over all
beginnings, was represented
by a double head that looked
both ways.
• At this beginning of 1948
we voice the hope that good
fortune will come to you not
from two ways alone, but
from every direction!
• Pats
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the big parade with some 3,000 air
men in it you stand there at at
tention and salute about three Gen
erals as the flag comes up, well
you feel so proud in your chest
that it seems like its bursting and
t en t ® you^eyes* as they'play 3 the
Star Spangled Banner. I can't tell
you what kind of a feeling it gives
you. You tell yourself you could
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The New Year presents a chal
lenge. We accept that challenge,
pledging to do our utmost to
make this a better community in
1948. Your friendship has en
abled us to play an outstanding
role in the past—we look forward
to a continuation of your good
will in 1948.
LIBBY ^"MOTORS
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Time, the one monarch to whom the
whole world pays obeisance, poises
his scythe to sweep bock another
year into history's pages.
Few tears mark the death of the
old year, but there is gladness at
the advent of a new era, which man
feels is to prove better and mare
fruitful than the old one.
May new fedth and new courage
be your lot in 1S48.
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marc h for days to music like that,
Of course, basic is rough and Jan
oan- 1 this is going to be the rough-to
basic in the United States."
Private Schermerhorn also en
closed a clipping from a newspaper
hich tells of his outfit, Squadron
BP-4, having been highly
mended for its appearance in a par
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I have seen m a tongwhlle. tlianfc
your squadron. fqwidron Bl
received many congiatulations
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distance to his mother
that he will be in San Francisco
a couple of weeks before getting
David Schikora, Sl/c phoned long
last week
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this occasion to serve
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When the stork alights with that brand-new
year, he is bringing 525,600 minutes in that
precious package. May each of these passing
mutes of 1948 add its mite to your happiness
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and welfare, and may you have a moment, now
and then, to spare for old friends over here.
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• A New Year looms before us. Our wish
for it is that happiness will bless our '
homes and contentment reign among
our families — that friendship will con
tinue to grow in our community from
day to day and^in its afterglow come
the serenity of good will to each and all.
Geo. Wood Hardware
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David stated it
his final leave,
surely is good t0 be back on home
soil, that the sailing was very good
d' that the ship broke down once.
Dale Murray S-2/c sailed with
David on the same ship and they
hone to come home together. Both
boys were stationed at Guam.
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Carl Volkenand is spending the
Christmas holidays with his family.
Mr Volkenand works for the Hanlon
Oil' Co. in Cat Creek._