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BANK NOTES
by Malcolm
DID YOU KNOW...
So HIGHLY REGARDED WAS THE INTEGRITY
OF THE ISTH CENTURY BANK OF THE MEDICI
THAT WHEN FRANCE AGREED TO PA> ENGLAND
A YEARLY INDEMNITY OF 50000 CROWNS FOR
FULL 100 YEARS, THE MEDICI WERE MADE
SURETY FOR THE CONTINUED PAYMENT OF THE
INDEMNITY. , . ,
Members of the Pony and Prep League
baseball teams were honored ata hot dog
supper at the Speers Street Recreation
center Friday night, during which awards
Werts, sportsmanship trophy, Prep
League; Dale Brewington, sportsmanship
trophy; Pony League; Bart Cotchcroft,
most valuable player, Pony League; and
In ADDITION TO A GAELIC GREETING."CAED MILE
FAILTF" (A HUNDRED THOUSAND WELCOMES"), A
FLORIDA BANK DISTRIBUTED IRISH HALF PENNIES
OBTAINED FROM A BANK IN CORK IN HONOR OF
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
and trophies for the season were present-' George Yarborough, most valuable play
ed. Holding trophies are, from left, Arthur er, Prep League, and team captain for
Cotchcroft, coach and player of the the Mets, season champions. (Sunphoto.
championship Giantburger team; Dana
r
for whatever office, who can
not measure up to these basic
requirements should not be
chosen.
Lure of Promises
Dr. George S. Benson
President
NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
. Searcy, Arkansas
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LEADERSHIP AND
OUR NATION’S FATE
The destiny of a free nation
is shaped by the calibre of
leadership placed in govern
mental offices by the elec
torate. Today America is neck-
deep in the worst mess in his
tory. This fact spotlights a
failure of leadership. But the
basic failure is in the elec
torate, the citizenry of our
nation. Since the mess began
to accumulate at the end of
World War II, the electorate
has chosen four Presidents and
eleven Congresses. All have
failed somehow to measure up
to the challenges, and so has
the electorate.
Now what? The 1968 Presi
dential election is wide open. A
new House of Representatives
and a substantial number of
the Senate seats are to be
chosen. Will the electorate fail
again to choose leadership
capable of effectively turning
the tide now running toward
disaster for America? Will
men be elected who have the
attributes of true leadership,
or is our nation to continue
down the Western slope toward
oblivion as all civilizations be
fore us have ultimately done.
As the world has turned
more and more, under either
weak or evil leadership, to
ward the governmental “Wel
fare State” (which can only
spawn dictatorship), the dema
gogue has played an ever-more
prominent role in politics, and
government. Webster gives this
definition: “Demagogue: a
leader who makes use of popu
lar prejudices and false claims
and promises — to gain
power.” Winston Churchill was
a genuine leader at the
moment he arose to declare
to the people of Great Britain,
as Hitler’s panzer divisions
ravaged the whole of Europe:
“I can promise you only
blood, sweat and tears.”
But the British people follow
ing a great Churchill victory in
war, succumbed to demago
guery as they forsook the
Churchill government for the
false promises of Socialism.
And Britain, one of the two
great powers of the world at
that time, has been on a
toboggan slide ever since. To
day she is a weak, third-rate
power among the nations of
the world.
cem from now until November
5 and vote on the basis of
true leadership qualifications?
Each of us must answer these
paramount questions for him
self. The answer of the ma
jority of the more than 100-
million potential voters will
certainly decide the fate of our
nation.
Youth learns
from adults
From Pickens Sentinel
How is it that rebellious
young offenders manage to
create so much trouble in a
world supposedly in the hands
of adults?
The answer, of course, is
that Junior and Junior Miss
learn from us: not the guy next
door. They tend to perform ac
cording to the guidance of
their elders, their parents. If
the guidance is faulty, or
lacking, then the performance
But if parents don’t know the
whertabouts of the kids, who
should ?
In passing, we might note
that teenagers do not sell the
mini-skirts to the teenyboop-
ers, adults do. Teenagers don’t
sell pants two sizes too small
to overdeveloped and under
aged Delilahs, adults do. Teen
agers don’t operate drive- in
theaters which allow youngs
ters to watch movies based on
every sex deviation known to
man, adults do.
It is fascinating, if revolt
ing, to watch the shallow at
tempts of these sex merchants
to feign morality. The adver
tisements are usually of a
scantily clad wf ’an in some
jose denoting dram*, -of high
emotional pitch, either seduc
tion or dire peril.
It would be useless to debate
lere whether or not these
novies are pornographic. The
lebate has gone to the. high-
:st court in the land, and the
ssue is still as unclear as
vhen the first “underground”
novie was made. In the con-
f used legal atmosphere, the
lucksters have worked fever
ishly to mill out the spectacles
as fast as possible while the
money can be made.
If you think the words on
ULTS ONLY” make a big dif
ference, take a few minutes
some evening to watch a box
office and see how many of
the peach fuzz set with the
price of admission are turned
away.
If you think Junior’s allow
ance isn’t welcome in payment
for some of the most disgust
ing picture magazines in cir
culation, take a few minutes to
watch the magazine rack in
some large store.
And then take half-an-hour
sometime to listen attentively
to the lyrics of some of the
records teenagers are being
offered.
Then act like an adult.
is pretty certain to be faulty.
The la * r 0 ^i t ^ a L Par “ t .l“. those ^posters,"or' in the “adver
tirements “FOR MATURE AD-
responsible for their offspring.
Casting the Die
Challenge is Real
This is not an abstract or
fanciful question. The situation
in America and in the world
poses just such a challenge to
the citizens of America. And
we had better believe it!
Where are the yardsticks for
measuring leadership capacity
for the Presidency, for the
House of Representatives, for
the Senate? Some requirements
are basic. If they are to meet
the challenges of our greatest
crisis, Congress and the Presi
dency demand the very highest
human attributes — spiritual
and moral integrity, extraordi
nary intelligence and wisdom,
an inspirational capacity to
lead; honor, patriotism, love of
country. The Presidency de
mands the greatest mea
sure of all these. Candidates,
There is no easy way out of
the catastrophe looming dark
ly over America, either for the
leaders or for the American
people. The entire nation has
got to begin to make sacrifices
if we are to overcome the
threats to our survival. We
need to be unified as a people
behind sober, dedicated, in
spirational leadership — which
can only promise, for the im
mediate future, blood, sweat,
and tears.
On the other hand, demago
gues today are moving
America toward a slightly dis
guised Welfare State and a
thinly-veil surrender to World
Communism. All history shows
that Socialism never has lived
up to its promises; and ap
peasement of Communism,
from 1917 until today, has only
fed the appetite of conquest of
this monstrous evil force,
which aims at total world
domination.
Will Americans this summer
and fall default on their citi
zenship responsibilities and be
beguiled into gradual slavery
and extinction by accepting
the promises of demagogues?
Or will they make politics and
politicians their greatest con-
Trends
LEFT ALONE, THRIPS,
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CAUSE YOUNG COTTON PLANTS
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SEEDLINGS WITH AERIAL OR GROUND
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MALATHION ULV CONCENTRATE INSECTICIDE
THUS, THEIR COTTON
GETS OFF TO A FAST START,
FRUITS SOONER, AND
PRODUCES A LARGER,
HIGHER QUALITY,
EARLY YIELD.
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