was Hawarden, Iowa, on the border ofrnSouth Dakota. When a beef packer proposedrnto locate there, recalls Hawardenrnresident Richard Younie, it promised tornhire only local people. But within a fewrnyears, most of the workers were LatinrnAmerican immigrants.rnYounie is angry about the breach ofrntrust. He has a right to be. In 1995, twornillegal aliens murdered his son in an unprovokedrnattack. They had come to workrnat the plant. Younie recalls with ironyrnhow the local business establishmentsrnand churches tried to soothe local peoplerninto accepting multiculturalism with therntheme “We’re all the same.” Experiencerntaught him otherwise: “We just don’trnhave the same values.”rnFortunately, during the past couple ofrnyears, several small towns have risen torndefend their identity and way of life byrntelling meat processors to stay out ofrntown. Among them were Franklin, Kentucky,rnabout 80 miles from Albany;rnSulpher Springs, Texas; and Spencer,rnIowa. In Spencer, the city governmentrnhad to reverse its decision to welcome arnprocessor when 1,000 residents showedrnup at a town meeting to voice their opposition.rnThe effects of immigrationrnwere a primary concern. Their slogan:rn”Your Quality of Life Depends on SayingrnNo!”rnOne hopes that the “spirit ofrnSpencer” will grow into a general trend.rnSmall towns need jobs, but not at thernprice of selling their souls. Those soulsrnare important to the nation. A retiredrnmilitary officer once told me that ourrnsmall rural towns are indispensable because,rnfrom his experience, they providernour best citizens and soldiers.rnIn the cemeteries of these communitiesrnare the plots of some of those soldiers,rnlocal sons who gave their lives tornkeep disruptive values and foreign dominationrnfar from their homes and homeland.rnHow sad that some of their countrymenrntoday would sell out thosernsacrifices, and import alien bedlam, justrnfor the price of cheap profits. Perhapsrnthose fallen sons will continue to rest inrnpeace in places like Albany, Kentucky.rnMost likely, they won’t.rnJohn Vinson is president of the AmericanrnImmigration Control Foundation.rnLIBERAL ARTSrnTHE NEW BRITISH NAVYrnActual excerpts from the British Navy’s “206’s,” officer fitness reports:rn- When he joined my ship, this Officer was something of a granny; si:rice then he hasrnaged considerably.rn- She sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them.rn- He has the wisdom of youth, and the energy of old age.rn- This Officer should go far—and the sooner he starts, the better.rn- In my opinion this pilot should not be authorized to fly below 250 feet.rn- The only ship I would recommend this man for is citizenship.rn- Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap.rn- This man is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot.rnParenting andrnthe Staternby Mark G. MalvasirnIn my day, and my day was not so veryrnlong ago, boys respected and evenrnfeared the fathers of the girls whom theyrndated. Growing up, I went out with a lotrnof Italian girls. I knew that their fathersrnruled their households, their daughters,rnand me when I was with their daughters.rnIf I wanted a second date or, in some cases,rnif I wanted to survive to manhood, Irnalso knew that I had to behave myself.rnNow reports come from Stillwater, Oklahoma,rnabout the ordeal of policernsergeant John Jerkins, disciplined forrnslapping the boy he discovered havingrnsex on his living room sofa with his 17-rnyear-old daughter.rnJerkins believed that a state law gavernhim the right to punish a juvenile in hisrnhome. Actually, the law permits parentsrnto use “reasonable force” only againstrntheir own children. Nevertheless, DistrictrnAttorney Robert I ludson refused tornprosecute Jerkins, believing that he couldrnnot secure a conviction. “We know thernclimate in Oklahoma,” Hudson said.rn”People think that is conduct you mightrnexpect from a parent.” Police officialsrnwere neither so discerning nor so acquiescent.rnWith the support of the cityrnattorney, they demoted Jerkins tornpatrolman and docked him $705 in payrnand $350 in pension benefits everyrnmonth. He in turn appealed for reinstatement.rnOf course, there followed the inevitablernassault on Jerkins’ character. Arnveteran with 19 years of service to hisrncommunity. Jerkins has an unblemishedrnrecord and a reputation for poise andrnself-control. Those accomplishments,rnhowever, did nothing to prevent city administratorsrnfrom questioning aloudrnJerkins’ qualifications and temperamentrnfollowing the incident. The most asininerncommentary came from the CityrnAttorney Mary Ann Karns, who said: “Ifrnthis officer for some reason can no longerrnmaintain the control he is famous for,rnhe’s at risk on the street.”rn40/CHRONICLESrnrnrn