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^ “au* “mw ®au*a. me worners are contented. There are (owri£^* mcn^W Svnd^/W)• _—LETTERS TO THE EDITORConvenient Courtesy?To The AMARILLO OLOBE TIMES:11 work out Jon . East TenthStreet and almost every day, I soe at least one or two groups of cars, parking lights on, heading out toward the cemetery to bury someone theyloved. |PFIf it is early in the day, theyproceed without incident and quite reverently and slowly in an unbroken line to jj their desti-nation. jj Ifa rnj PyRecently, at approximately 5; 10 pm., a funeral procession came by amid hurrying-scurrying home-goers with honkmg horns and impatient looks on their faces. For a full ten minutes. 1 saw cars with parking lights on that had. in the rush, got separated from their procession.It. was all very sad to me because when you lose a loved one there is enough turmoil without0 God, who art Thyself the truth and the light of all our seeing. we pray for the children and youth of our land and fortheir teachers Both are engaged in the great enterprise of learning. May theirs be the joy of expanding horizons of thought and t h e wholesome excitement o f seeking and finding truth. Maytheirs be the wisdom of humility. Grant that sharpness of intellectand skill of hands shall be used for human good. Thus may theyincrease in stature, in wisdom, and in favor with their fellowsand with Thee; in Jesus’ name. Amen. - Paul S. Wright, Portland, Ore., minister, First Presbyterian Church.£j 1961 by Jhe Nat onof Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.SA.having the extra added confusion of unthinking, discourteous, 5 p m. home-goers cutting in frontof you and blaring their horns at you.Are we only courteous and sympathetic when it is convenientor when we have nowhere to ^o and nothing to do?1813 AvondaleNot Forced To ReadTo Tht AMARILLO GLOBE-TiMES:In answer to Mrs. Bull Upchurch :I’m sure no one has held you at gun point and forced you to read the letters on the editorial page. You sound like a female who could get lost in the first-paragraph of anything except perhaps a Mother Goose nurseryrhyme.The editor of our fme newspaper has never been known to clutter up any page thereof with unfounded truths. Why don’t you just, subscribe to a Mickey Mouse or Bugs Bunny Publication?It is the ones who are patriotic and want to defend their country who write on the editorial pa^e, wishing to share any knowledge or information so that then-fellow Americans may be alerted to the many dangers that confront this America we love so dearly.When you speak of defending the man “we” chose to lead us,Amarillo on the count-down didn t vote at all for the man you speak of. The majrity voted for the other man.stomach Moscow's or East Germany's way of life better than ours. When you question whose side who is on, your attitude would put the Secret Service on the alert.If the editorial page is so dull,1 o n g*winded, a n d monotonous, you’d better get on your knees and pray that God will reveal to you the condition that our worldis in today. I promise I’ll prayfor you and also pray that our country not be blinded to the blessed freedom we have in ournewspapers today.I’m sure as it stands right now, you nor only will be classified as long-winded, monotonous, and dull but the most ungrateful citizen that the editor could have given space to.MRS. IVAN PRESCOrr Amarillo25 YEARS AGOBeth Miesse, Amarillo College student, has had poems selected by Avon House for the column of “American Voices—1936.” More than fi.000 submitted poems but the work of only five out ofevery 100 was accepted.Esther Johnsson, world-famous pianist, will be back in Amarillo in time to cast a vote for President. The artist has returned to the States after spending ihe summer in Finland. After concerts in New York and Chicago, Miss Johnsson will go to Denver, where she will appear as the featured artist in a symphony orchestraIf it takes belittling and criti* cizement of federal government, to hold America to our originalConstitution I say, ‘‘rh;ink ('°* C0nCert. While in Europe the pi an ifor the editor that lets us voice t yllv , . t. nivmnir*Ke same.” Perhaps you could ist attende -
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Amarillo Globe Times
Amarillo, Texas, US
Wed, Oct 25, 1961
Page 48
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