The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1960 Page: 3 of 8
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THE GROOM NEWS, GROOM, CARSON COUNTY, TEXAS
THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1960
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Walter Rogers, member of Con- do" and a strange inability to find
gress from the -18th District of it: nd to paint universally rosy
S , . c 1 • . • pictures of life in the metropolis is
Texas, has the following to say in particularly deceptive, for the in-
is wee Y.news etter: , dividua tragedies that can some-
"The national figures tor he Occur are as old as 0.
1960 census will tell a story that writings.
most of us have known for some , ; = .
1. T , I 1, 41. Old men whittling in front of a
time In what may well be the country store
are as much a part
greatest and most significant Am- of America as high pressure
erican migration.in recent history, brokers on Wall Street. We should
millions of people are forsaking , • . . .. , . 11 1,
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the farm and crossroads to stream . .. .... J cb.1
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toward the great urban centers of . • , .A
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our nation. And, at least, by the 1. . .. .11
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time children of these restless mo- tractor much in
tale Americans reach high school, the American experiment as does
a map of the United States will be. , .. c 1
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-covered with huge welt-like mark- .. . :
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mgs to denote he most complex smooth limousine.
and awesome cities the world has "we have, I committed a
ever known Many of these city fundamental error in emphasizing
dwellers will work and play in a certain brand of success all out
"towns - which range across hun- proportion to its true worth, we
dreds of miles without interrup- have too often dwelt upon
ton., ,,, , . slick, the super-sophisticated, the
“The trend has been obvious in «gee-whiz» type of endeavor. We
many ways. The mos casual have sometimes been willing to ex-
glance at wedding announcements change quick, easy fame and suc-
in Panhandle newspapers will re- cess for Slow difficult, but pro-
veal that many young couples fond satisfaction. This attitude
choose to abandon their home has not been without effect.
towns in favor of larger cities. An We are now beginning to pay
hour in the bus and railroad sta- the price, and the amazing rush
tions of a large metropolis will un- of so many of our people to urban
cover a portion of the millions who areas is perhaps not the only toll,
set out for the big city each year The source of many of our worries,
with their high hopes and often such as conformity or trend toward
their every possession — carried bureaucracy, can also be traced to
with them. Just a short ride along a shift in values. We would do
the outskirts of even a moderately wel to remember that American
large community will uncover row strength lies to a great extent in
upon row of mass produced, EHA its diversity and depth. The 1960
financed homes the hallmark of census, in revealing a partial loss
sprawling suburbia. of this vibrant quality, might well
. These are the hard facts of an remind us of our duty to keep
important feature in American life faith With ALL facets of our life.
Since World War H. In some ways, _______0Oo____
the massive “urge to move” is Judge: your wife claims you
perhaps inspiring insofar as it haven’t spoken to her in five years,
demonstrates that we have not lost Why is that?”
the pioneering spirit which made Man: II didn't think I ought to
America great. Our people still interrupt.
have the courage to venture into _O_
new environments and test new Renew your News subscription!
ways. Many of them, I am sure,
are hopeful of benefiting their
countrymen as well as themselves.
We 'are not, as our enemies would
have us believe, such an entirely
contented and declining nation at,
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“Nevertheless, the uncomfort-’
able feeling remains that much of-
this surging movement toward our
urban complexes is inspired by
rather grandiose propaganda. To
say that our smaller communities
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offer no opportunities is, in most
cases, sheer fiction. To complain,
that the more rural areas of our'
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Wade, Max & Wade, Helen. The Groom News (Groom, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 21, 1960, newspaper, July 21, 1960; Groom, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1511479/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.