EDITORIALLY
THE GARDENER KNOWS THE PUBLIC
RELATIONS ANGLE
Nothing gives a gardener more satisfaction than to proudly present a
neighbor or friend with some foodstuffs that he grew. And the fortunate
recipient of such welcome vegetables is likewise pleased. Writing on this
subject, the Greensboro Daily News recently had this most timely editorial,
entitled 'The Generous Gardener”:
"We wonder if the generous gardener who works a far larger plot than
his family could ever make use of isn’t the pastmaster at public relations. That
anyway is the feeling of anyone who suddenly finds himself on the receiving
end of a few fine tomatoes, a mess of beans, or a selection of hard, firm
cucumbers, for free. The gardener who shares his produce with less enter
prising neighbors is nature’s real nobleman.
"What could be more indicative of generosity than to watch proudly one’s
tomatoes develop from green-pea size to red lusciousness, and then to give
them away? What if compliments are expected, along with detailed de
scription of how the delectable vegetable went with the beans or corn? The
donor is still a prince among fellows. Here is where it is both blessed to
give and to receive.
"No matter what differences with regard to politics or sports may have
arisen since last year, let a basket of okra or squash be passed over the back
fence and immediately peace and warmth and friendliness prevail again.
Hail to the man with the formula for peace and good will, the generous
gardener.”
THE BELOVED BABE WAS A SYMBOL OF DEMOCRACY
The life of Babe Ruth who passed away August 16 provides a good
example of how the American system of free enterprise works.
His was a story of an underprivileged youngster, roaming the streets of
Baltimore at an early age, possessing a talent that was to make his name one
of the most famous in sports history. That talent was his ability to hit a
baseball farther and more often than any player who ever lived. Instead of
growing up to be president as the familiar story goes, he achieved more
fame than most presidents achieved; in fact, his fabulous salary of $80,000
in 1930 was $5,000 more than the salary of the president of the United
States.
Through sheer drive and superior ability, the Bambino so dominated
his profession that his name has become a synonym for baseball. His life
will continue to be an inspiration to American youngsters as they train
their sights nothing short of the top of their chosen fields. The Babe did
it and they live in the same great country that gave the orphan kid from
Baltimore his golden opportunity.
WHAT GREAT MEN HAVE SAID ABOUT LABOR
Sophocles—"Without labor nothing prospers.”
Robert Collyer—"A man’s best friends are his ten fingers.”
Voltaire—"Labor rids us of three great evils—irksomeness, vice and
poverty.
Carlyle—"Blessed is the man who has found his work.”
Daniel Webster—"If you divorce capital from labor, capital is hoarded
and labor starves.”
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