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of our character and principle. Now don^t get me v;rong, it is a fine thing to make rill the nione7 you can and to obtain a reasonable ariiount of'matericil wealth, but 'kvith the distinct understaadin,^ in your heart and with your God^ thcit you are not going to do it at the expense of your character, Chara.cter is soraething tha.t is not bought in the xr.ai'ketplaces, but rather it is built throu^^h long hard'years of earnest endeavor. V/hen your neighbor is taking advantage of everybodj'- aroand_, and mking people live hard because of his keen eye for business, because he is sfluirt and knov.'s how to take' advcntage of the average person — "Character"^ "Principle", "Cliristianity", ’’Church", "Honesty", nor nnything else raoajas an^'thing to hin,'he is fired with the dangerous delusion that he must get rich. Scrae one might say, I ajn vrorth a rcillion dollars, cuiothor night say I own five hundred acres of land, dear friend did you ever stop to think, that someone had a title to all of that wealth before you, and in just a fcxv swiftly passing years, someone will hold a title to it after yru have passed on to the Supreme Judge, w'here men w ill not bo measured -by ;vliat they* think they own, but by the Piighteous Judgement of God.: v'Hofe'brother that is- whore character and'the vlrtures of ■.Christianity are really going.-td count, a man can-have not orib ddllar, and'j’xst have a irdlliDn dollar character, and th©! other way around - he can have- a million- dollars and no character, and in the judgement, be a pauper. Boys let the dominating desire of ' your life be, to build'a Christian character, ycu have our prayers and best wishes. So long till next time. 1/Vounded in Action Pfc. Jam Southard, son of Mr. and Hrs. "Buck" Southard was seriously wounded in action on Kay 29th in the battle of Biak Island, His family and friends have been hearing from him regularly during his stay in the hospital and the latest news was to the eff ect that he was being moved and not to write anymore until they heard further from him. They believe he is on his way to the States and all of Jim’s friends in Lawndale are anxiously awaiting hi.s arrival home, Jim entered service in January 1%1 and left for overseas duty ijn March 1942, Pfc, J. S. Lattimore, son of Mrs, J, S, Lattimore was slightly wounded on May 28th in the battle of Bialc Islrnd. His mother has heard from him recently and J. Sc says he’s now feeling fine and is back .'in action, J. S. entered service in Janaarj'' 19A1 and has been overseas since March 1942, Sgt, Hugh Morrison, son of Mr. and Mrs, Philip Morrison was slightly wounded on June ■ 18th, also in the battle of Biak Island. No further word has been received from Hugh^ or from the IfVar Department since the telegram, informing his family of his being woun ded,' Mr. and Mrs, Morrison formerly lived in Lawndale but are now living in Ne-wton, ’ N. C, Hugh entered service in January I94I and left for overseas duty in March 1942, Its a strange coincidence that those, three boys ehtored. service togetfier, received their training in the States -tojrotHer, ajid were shipped overseas together, and all were -tvounded vfithin three weeks time - Vfe sincerely hope that they vdll not be separ ated now and that they will come home together, the "Three Musketeei’s" from Lawtidale, The Hoover ifcil Staff has had mnj’- delightful letters from Jim, J. S. and Hugh during their service overseas, we have appreciated and enjoyed them ver^y much, and now we shall be looking forward to welcoming these fine boys homo again. The Staff w5..shes to join all the homefolks in saying. Best wishes for a quick recovery boys, and keep your chin upiJ,l DAFFrNITION - Ignorance: When you don’t know something and somebody finds it out
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