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Saw this while digging for some pictures of the house itself. It's from the Tri-City Herald, which is based in Southern Washington, along the Columbia River.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1951&dat=19800415&id=iHsuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=r4cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3114,4685314
The United States will be slightly poorer in the heritage department if Woody Guthrie’s birthplace in Okemah, Okla., is torn down, as now seems imminent. The foundation was destroyed in early April.
(snip)
Not enough time has yet passed to make Woody Guthrie a truly historical American figure in his home town.
Inevitably, such a time will come. But by the, Guthrie’s small birthplace will have been obliterated for many years, and we’ll each be just a slight bit poorer for it.
Few people refuse to listen to Beethoven symphonies because Beethoven was outrageous in the conduct of the affairs of his personal life. The time will come when we will all appreciate Woody Guthrie no matter what the neighbors thought of his depression-era politics
The United States will be slightly poorer in the heritage department if Woody Guthrie’s birthplace in Okemah, Okla., is torn down, as now seems imminent. The foundation was destroyed in early April.
(snip)
Not enough time has yet passed to make Woody Guthrie a truly historical American figure in his home town.
Inevitably, such a time will come. But by the, Guthrie’s small birthplace will have been obliterated for many years, and we’ll each be just a slight bit poorer for it.
Few people refuse to listen to Beethoven symphonies because Beethoven was outrageous in the conduct of the affairs of his personal life. The time will come when we will all appreciate Woody Guthrie no matter what the neighbors thought of his depression-era politics
I thought the editorial was particularly interesting in light of the fact that the editorial page isn't exactly left-leaning. Above "Save the Birthplace" is an editorial attacking a federal domestic violence law as "Big Brotherism" and below it is an editorial insisting that state workers have no right to strike and should be jailed for doing so. (Can't imagine Woody would be too happy about that
)
I wonder if the newspaper's attachment to Guthrie stems from his involvement in promoting Columbia River hydroelectric projects by commission from the Bonneville Power Administration. There's some great work in those Columbia River Ballads.
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