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WJ«y, July I, |97o THI SOUTH BIN ISRAKUTI PANORAMA One or Two Things About The Fourth By David Schwartz Everyone has talked the so- called generation gap into exis tence these days. This is the day of youth, so we did a little probing the other day into the ages of the men who back in 1776, gathering in a fairly well known Pennsylvania town, did their “thing.” We found that most of the founding fathers were young men. Ben Franklin at the time / of the Declaration of Indepen dence was a young man of sev- — enty. The delegate from Geor gia, Pierce, who jotted down little notes about each of the delegates, wrote of Franklin that he had the mental vigor of a young fellow of twenty-five, that is young enough to suit modern tastes. George Washing ton was forty-five. John Adams who did most of the speaking was 41. His cousin Sam Adams, famous for the little tea parties and other social functions he gave in Boston, was 52. Mason, the man who probably repres ented the most radical democra tic point of view was in his fifties. We haven’t looked up his age, but if recollection is right, one of the delegates, Pinckney, was twenty-nine. He was the only one under thirty. The men who founded the country were mostly middle- aged young men. They faced a tremendous problem. They had no army to speak about, little arms and ammunition and they faced Eng land, the greatest of the mili tary powers then. And England had sent over an army of Ger man soldiers, the Hessian merce naries—trained soldiers, to fight them. As they were meeting, they knew that the town of Nor folk in Virginia was burning. The British had set fire to it. They knew their own persons were in danger, that if the Bri tish caught any one of them, he might be hung. But they boldly declared for independence and signed their names, so if the British caught them, they would have no de fense. And right after that, they did another bold thing. They went and made a good lechayim. Or as John Adams put it, they drank toasts until morning. The next day, naturally, they were full of the spirit of Seven ty-Six and they got busy. Frank lin took a ship to France and got help there. John Adams went off to Holland and got a little help. Robert Morris sent for a Jew, Chayim Salomon and they launched a Bond campaign, like Israel Bonds. How about Russia? It was very sympathetic and it helped too—helped itself. Rus sia saw an opportunity to grab like it is doing in the Middle East today. England, it realized, had her hands full with the American problem, so it could , not interfere. Russia went and annexed Crimea. So without Russia’s help, there was created in the west, a new nation. It was to make mistakes, but there was one thing Tyorth noting about it. Never before in the world's history, were so many poor and suffering people so attracted by a country. During the nineteenth century, forty million people immigrated to America! Russia professes to be a land dedicated to the common man, but we never heard of any com mon people trying to immigrate to Russia. Maybe of course it’s because they haven’t got a Statue of Liberty in the harbor there. It looks so nice. Copyright 1970, JTA Is Your Wardrobe Being Limited Due To The Skyrocketing Cost Of Good Clothing Today? WOULD YOU LIKE A CONVENIENT SOURCE FOR EXPERTLY TAILORED SUITS - SLACKS - SPORTS COATS AT DISCOUNT PRICES! IF YOUR ANSWER IS YES, YOU NEED TO VISIT THE CLOTHES OUTLET The Clothes Outlet is for men who prefer quality clothing, current fashions and good looks ... at DISCOUNT prices! We’re in a gigantic warehouse where you can do your own shopping from a selection of more than 5,000 suits and sport coats and more than 6,000 pair of slacks and men’s walk shorts. The shopping is easy and pleasant, and the savings are great! > " WE'RE ON 1-20 EAST 20 MINUTES FROM DOWN TOWN ATLANTA [!rrf ; * ' ^ - USE PANOLA OR EVANS MILL R0. EXIT AMD FOLLOW THE SIGNS WE’RE ON HILLANDALE. IMAGINE QUALITY DACRON AND WOOL MEN’S SUITS AT ONLY $38.00 —MEN’S SLACKS 25% TO 50% OFF .... GREAT SELECTIONS OF MEN’S SPORTS COATS - KNIT SHIRTS, WALK SHORTS AND SPORT SHIRTS. OVER 2000 PETITE-JUNIOR AND MISSES DRESSES. A GREAT SELECTION, MANY ONE OF A KIND. The Clothes Outlet is for ladies who prefer quality clothing, current fashions and good looks ... at DISCOUNT prices! The OPEN MONDAY THRU SATURDAY 9 A.M. to 9 P.M. LOCATED ON HILLANDALE RD. BESIDE 1-20 BETWEEN PANOLA RD. & EVANS MILL RD.