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When Gene Tunney roundly condemn
ed the cigarette habit some time
ago, his remarks were discredited
by some on the grounds that he is. a
confirmed nonsmoker. How could he
fairly judge the issue, it was( ask
ed, if he himself did not smoke?
But now Tunney's testimony has been
confirmed by one who o,penly admits
that he is a slave to the weed.
In a recent syndicated article in
the daily press, Westbrook Pegler,
the well-known columnist, wrote as
follows: :
"The smoking habit is a nuisance,
and if you want to call it a plague
that will be all right with me, too.
Certainly nothing good can be said
in favor of the cigarette, because,
obviously, the human system was not
intended to breathe the smoke of
burning leaves and’ paper, and all
decent medical testimony condemns
the habit, but still the sales grow,
and total abolition by law, if it
could be accomplished, would cause
great exonomic commotion, so import;
ant to our well-being is our most
popular vice.
This business about tobacco sooth
ing the nerves or stimulating
thought is just nonsense, because a
nonsmoker is much less likely to
need soothing in the first place,
and there is no testimony that the
great thinkers of the world were
smokers or that smoking had anything
to do with the cerebration of those
who did smoke.
My personal experience is that
smoking irritates the nerves; but
my trouble, and I believe it the
trouble most smokers have when they
try to quit, is that the doing with
out after long and steady usage
causes irritation.”
In a crisis such as the world is
facing today, no nation, no individ
ual, can afford to indulge in a vice
which saps vitality and reduces
efficiency.
When a man like Pegler says that
”all decent medical testimony con
demns the habit," and that "nothing
good can be said in favor of the
cigarette," he is telling the truth,
and all who are tempted to indulge
in the use of tobacco would dc well
to heed his warning. He admits that
smoking is a plague, a nuisance, a
vice, a form of slavery. Why then
should others be ensnared?
To the Valley Settler:
All housing accomodations, meaning
any building, structure, or part
thereof, offered for rent for living
,or dwelling purposes, located in De
fense Areas, must be registered.
Blanks for such registration have
been distributed locally, but more
are obtainable at the local OPA of
fice. If you own an'3 are offering
for rent any dwelling place, secure
your blanks and register.
This registration is long overdue
now, as materials dir1 net reach here
Therefore you are requested to have
your blanks completed and handed in
by February 15.
WAR PRICE & RATIONING BD.
# 11.
Klaire E. Johnson.
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SELECTING A BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Since some new Directors must be
^h-'sen at th» Annual Meeting a few
words of advice on the qualifica
tions for these posts mieht be help
ful in their selection, we have cop
ied the following from the Farm
Credit Administration's hand book
on Cooperatives.
1, ttWhat is his business record?
Does he manage his own affairs well?
Does he possess sound business judg
ment?
2. Is he willing to work at the
job of being a Director or is he
more likely to be inactive? Has he
shown a capacity for working with
others or is he an individualist?
3. Does he possess a high degree
of loyalty to the Association and to
Cooperative principles? At the same
time does he possess a proper under
standing of the limitations as well
as the possibilities of what can be
accomplished through the Coopera
tive effort.
4. Do his neighbors regard him as
a leader? Does he enjoy their con
fidence for honesty and integrity?
RECLASSIFICATION REPORT FROM LOCAL
BOARD FOR MEETING HELD JANUARY 26.
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