The Ironwood Times from Ironwood, Michigan • Page 2

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iSSOCIATION First Prize Winner "Best in Job Printing" Third In Community Service. Michigan Press Association Awards Jan. 23, 1941. Wednesday, May 27, 1942 MEMORIAL DAY To Whom It May Concern: Memorial Day marks the "beginning of another period in my life which has had its full share of joy and sorrow. Mine has been a typical American life, at least, I believe so.

To me, Memorial Day is a day of memories. This morning while I was getting ready for the daily queer that I should say I never said that before with reference to yes, as I was about to say, this morning I noticed the gray in my hair. With thoughts of "grind" and "gray" ringing in my ears, I realized that I have the last half of a rather active and pleasant life's journey. It's true that life begins at forty, but far most of us it is the beginning of the home stretch. Men of my age are among those Who missed the thick of the fighting in the first world war, and now, with the forties and fifties not so far away, it seems that with our family obligations, and rather frail physique and stamina, we can't be of much use in the second world war, excepting on the home front as un air raid warden, or a volunteer in the drive for the much needed funds to knock the Jap right off the map, or hit the Hitler.

On Memorial Day I always take an accounting of my stewardship, and I thank God for the spiritual and temporal gifts He has so generously bestowed upon me and the members of my dear family. The Lord, has been good to us. We 'have no complaints (to make. We have had more than our share of blessings and the good things in life. It was just yesterday that my wife again said how thankful we should be for a happy home life, and for being blessed with our very fine youngsters.

That's something worth thinking about, isn't it, especially on Memorial Day? Take for instance our a chip off the old block so mother he's almost high school age. If he had been of high school age when the depression started, he would now be a voter, and serving his' country in the armed forces somewhere, yes, somewhere. I know he would have been flying a bomber in this war if he were old enough, because his hobby is making model airplanes. Our sou would make an ideal soldier or sailor. I just know he would be a hero for Uncle Sam.

He is a real American boy. Inside of him is a heart more precious than heart of a he is only twelve years old. You can never tell what the future might mean for our son, 'cause many a future Congressman is still doing the chores, and future presidents play in the streets. The hand that is busy with playthings now, one day the reigns of power will hold, and that's why we are proud of our son. I must not forget to mention our girls.

They are still so young. Their interest is in their dolls, music, and school. Their dog, and their bike, need so much attention. The girls are less interested in the worldly troubles, but on the other hand, they remind mother and dad about the weekly allowance for war savings stamps. The war to them is a band, a uniform, a bomber, and a battleship.

They seem too young to realize the bloodshed, the death and destruction, and the untold that are bound to come during the period of reconstruction after tha war, when there will be blue birds over those white cliffs. Memorial Day is a day of prayer. In our house mother and dad pray every day, and so do the children. We hope that in your home you follow the same practice. As to our we just don't talk about that to the children.

Mother and dad whisper those thoughts to each other, and we wonder what the future has in store for our children. The has it in store for us? What of our children? Think it over on this Me- Page Two THE IRONWOOD TIMES, IRONWOOD, MICHIGAN May 27, 1942 morial Day and make up your minds like we have, as parents, to consider this war an "all-out" affair, and that you are willing to sacrifice everything, even life itself, so that the future of your children may be secure in this free land of America. With the help of God we will be ready to live for our Country, as well as die for the- things that statesmen like Washington and Lincoln imlbued in our hearts with an indelible mark that can never be erased. On this Memorial Day I just cannot get off my mind the young aviator to whom I gave a ride a few nights ago. You see, he was hitch hiking from a small town in Lower Michigan to his army camp at Spokane, Washington, via Peninsula.

It was a miserable rainy night. He had just left the folk? on the farm, with the of never seeing them again. He was in his twenties, but he fell asleep, just as a baby would do. He was tired from travel, and perhaps from hunger. In his slum- berland In the back seat of my car, it seemed that ho was feeling for mother to tuck in the blanket.

He tad a terrific cold and I know that mother would have rubbed his chest and given him a hot bath, and maybe too, she would have tied his sock around his neck, just to make sure that his cold would be better in the morning. How well we old timers remember those remedies. I can't get this aviator off my mind because I am wondering if he his destination When he left me, I tucked some coins in his hand, and I almost embraced could have been my own son, but he is only twelve years old as I told you before. I could not pick up enough courage to, ask him his name as we parted, and he did not tell me his, because we were both choked up with a lump in our must know what I mean. As I write this Memorial Day message, that lump comes back again.

Maybe by now, my hitch hiking aviator is another Colin Kelly. I'll pray for the lad every night of my life, and I hope that some day, either here or in a heavenly abode, we two shall meet again. Friends and neighbors, as I conclude my little, message to you, I am wondering if the poppies still lilovv in Flanders field, between the crosses, row on row. And I am wondering too, if on a little farm ir. Lower Michigan, a mother and dad are hoping and praying that a hitch hiking aviator is safe and well on this Memorial Day.

Let us pray that in the fields of his humble Michigan home, the tulips grow, "and in the sky the larks still singing bravely with a message of cheer mingled with condolence and memories on this Memorial leave you with the thought, that someday not so many years away, the angel will again appear in the heavens with the tidings of is peace on toward men. FOR THE FIRST in several campaigns it appears as if the Republicans are going to monopolize on the number of Mr. Smiths who want to go to Washington. Lewis A. Keary, who practised law here for six months in 1920 and is now connected with the attorney general's office in Michigan, came here from Hancock, his home, this-week to contact influential Republicans and let them know he will seek the Republican nomination for congressman.

While in Ironwood he was informed by The Times that James Greenfield, an employee in the office of Auditor General Vernon J. Brown, had announced he will also seek the nomination. John Bennett of Ontonagon is an avowed candidate. There can be no denying the fact that Mr. Bennett will be a strong candidate, for in his previous campaigns he had made many contacts.

Rusnell Bath, former Newport payroll clerk, fol- of Iron Mountain basketball teams, is au avowcrl Republican candidate. Many other Republicans are planning on entering the campaign. On the Democratic side it is a 100 to 1 shot that Congressman Frank E. Hook will seek the post he no hold's. No official announcement has been made by Raymond E.

Garvey, Ironwood city commissioner, but it seems apparent that the Twelfth district congressman will have an opponent from his home town. Senator Benzie of Norway may decide that more people in his town will vote for him than for his fellow townsman on the Republican ticket. If that happens Norway will have two candidates, one on the Republican ticket and one on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Benzie has neither denied nor confirmed he will be a candidate for congress.

Andrew Askainen will again be a candidate. He has not definitely announced which ticket he will enter his name on. It is definite, however, that he will oppose Congressman Hook in either the primary or perhaps the final. Anything can happen in 1942 but from this stage it appears as if the number of candidates on the Republican ticket will be approximately two to oae as compared to the Smiths on the Democratic ticket who would go to Washington. Mrs.

Mark Alml! and daughter, Susan, are guests at the E. E. Miller home. Mr. Almli, who is the athletic director at Marshfield, will come here during the next weekend.

He Is at present umpiring in the State League and will next week take over his city playground recreatiori duties. Miss LaMese Albert, who Is a junior at the University of Michigan, is spending the summer vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Albert, 157 Michigan avenue. Military Ball Irondrome BESSEMER Chuck Foster's Music In the Foster Fashion Friday, June 5 9:30 to 2 A.

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