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By proclamation of President Harry S.
Truman, and affirmation of the governor of
Alaska, tomorrow is designated as "I hin An
American Day" within the United States and
its territories*
On this day, according to the presiden
tial plan, states, cities and local civic
and patriotic organizations will hold spec
ial observances in recognition of new Ameri
cans who have come of voting ag3 during the
past year, either through naturalization or
attainment of their majority,
The idea, no doubt, is worthy,- but it
would seem to be directed toward the wrong
class of voters. Probably there is no per
son more thoroughly conscious of the fact
that he is an ..merican than those who have
just received the legal right to cast a bal
lot. Those among us who would seem to need
a little jogging into a realization of our
privileges as an ..merican are those of us
who were born within these United States,
and who have held, but have failed to exer
cise, legal voting rights since our twenty
first birthday.
■*'hy not an nI .mi ..n ..merican Day" for all
of those worthy citizens who have not dark
ened the doors of an election booth, either
municipal, state or Federal, during the past
five years. They need it far more than
those who have 'worked and struggled through
rudiments of a foreign tongue to master
facts which will make them good citizens of
our country.
The V3ry need for such a day among our
people is one of the biggest blots on our
national conscience. Too many of us Ameri
cans lack the vision to see themselves as a
small part among millions of other like
parts which make up the unified whole that
muzt be the United States, if we are to con
tinue to do our part in guiding the world
toward peace and right thinking.
I doubt that there was ever a need for an
"I Am a Gsrman or I aH a Japanese Day5' in
AT THE CHURCHES
Gospel Center
Sunday School 11:00
Church 7:30
Sermon: Studies
in the book of
Colossians
Motherfs class 1:30
(Thursday)
Services held in
Union Hall,
Methodist Church
Sunday School 10:00
adventists
Sabbath School 10:00
Church 11:00
Services held in
Methodist Church.
THREE GO
TO HOMER
Mrs. Emma Car
lou^h, Miss Lillian
Josefsen and Mrs.
Grace Tobelmann were
Homer passengers on
Steve Mawistowski1s
mail run last Thurs
day.
the nations of our
late enemies. Nor
has there ever seemed
much need for "I ijn a
Texan or I ijn ^ Cali- *
fornian Lay’" in the
states at home. Then
why, when the whole
is so much more imp
ortant than any of
its parts, an "I ijn
s.n ;liner lean Lay?'’’