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PAGE TWO Wxv JBailg Jkrord DUNN, N. C. Published By RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY At 311 East Canary Street NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE • THOMAS F. CLARK CO., INC. 2*5-217 E. 42nd Sk, New York 17, N. Y. Bruch Office* In Ever; Major City SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY CARRIER. 20 cents per week; $8.50 per year In advance; *5 for six months; $3 for three months IN TOWNS NOT SERVED BY CARRIER AND ON RURAL ROUTES INSIDE NORTH CAROLINA: $6.00 per year; fXM for six months; $2 for three months OUT-OF-STATE: $8.50 per year in advance; $5 for six months. $S for three months Entered as second-class matter in the Post Office in Dunn, N. C., under the laws of Congress, Act of March 3, 1879 Every afternoon, Monday through Friday Party Bolt: Old Demo Florida Paper Finally Gets Enough After supporting the Democratic Party for 62 years the Orlando (Florida), Morning Sentinel has come out for Eisenhower for President. The switch is understandable. The Democratic Party, which the Orlando paper support - ed so loyally for so many years, has become a different kind of a party It has taken unto itself a bunch of wild-eyed galoots who have made capital in the slum-jungles of the North for almost twenty years by abusing the South and by advocat ing a set of repulsive laws which if enacted would reduce the South to a state of federal vasselage comparable to that which existed in the unspeakable terror of Recon struction Days. Th*re are those of us who have swallowed our pride and gone along tne the party for the memories of things that used to be. But there are others, like the Orlando people, who fin - ally have had enough, who just can t stomach any more. * The decision the normally Democratic voters in the l South must make in the approaching election is whether i or not there is the possibility of once again attaining the Democratic Party of decent policies toward the South. If after looking at the record and examining his con science he comes to the aecision that there is a hope that the Democratic Party one day will cease to use the South as a whipping boy, then said normally Democratic voter can cast ins vote for Mr. Stevenson with good conscience. But, if he decides that the party is irretrievably com mitted to a policy of federal dictation to the Southern States, then his best bet is to put a vote in the. box for Eisen hower. —From the Fayetteville Observer. Are Profits Sinful Writing in U. S. News & World Report, David Law rence said: ’‘Judging by some cf the statements recently broadcast by labor-union spokesmen . . . corporation pro fits are somehow an evidence of personal greed or illegiiti ,mate gain.” Mr. Lawrence briefly defined what profits are and what they do, and continued: “To assail profits as sinful, '-or tainted with some sort of wrongdoing, is to undermine the jobs of every American workingman and the future jobs of their children. “For jobs are created by enterprising individuals who put their own money, or borrow the savings of others, to create new enterprises. “If profits are destroyed—as the case under Commun ism, Fascism, or state socialism—then government takes charge of labor unions, too. Liberty disappears all around.” ■ Another fact we tend to overlook is that profits are 'what keep government itself going. Much of its huge re venues comes from taxing the money business has left after paying wages, material costs, and the other ex penses And, with most corporations, the money paid out in taxes is far greater than the money paid out to the shareholders who make the existance of the business pos sible. Profits are essential to a free nation. Frederick OTHMAN CONVENTION HALL. Chicago. July 25—1 am trying to write this in the middle of a mess of bare feet, with bunion plasters on ’em. and it is my belief that there must " be better ways to earn a living than r reporting about Democrats. Even pretty ones, who keep on their shoes, like Mrs. Estes Kefauver. She’s to blame for my troubles, anyhow. The boys were making Presidential nominating speeches for practically every Democrat able to stand up (and one, Brien McMa hon, Who wasn't). After each ora tion came a demonstration. Synthe tic it may have been, but the roar -.tingled a fellow’s ears. I- In the second row of the first <&fcalcony sat this Mrs. Kefauver, iKiooking beautiful in a white hat. green dress, and orchids t o 3match. In front of her was an el ♦ derly, white-haired gentleman with Hawaiian lei around his neck. were directly behind poor, old Sblistered-ear Othman. •K “Tennessee was never more *proud. . . “.wound up Gov. Gordon jSrowning. “I present a man who ” S- All I can say is, wow. The hall ex ploded in a melange of coon-skin ♦Saps, cheers, tootlings and busted jSeppermint candy sticks left over Xlrnm the Dick Russell demonstra 4j“ The photographers leaped onto Sbe plank that served as my desk; Jjfheir feet were big, but they’re ex fifcert at not stepping on fingers and «| didn't mind. They demanded that JSfoa. K. stand up. The elderly gent- ESjman. who turned out to be Sen. SjEefauver’s father, stood In ftont of Bg, with perhaps Ahe proudest, S&nile I ever saw on a human face, aglt down, Pop,” cried the picture MUters. “You’re in the way.” Jjj’m pleased to report he never Seard ’em. He thought the ovation Bh -part was lor him. His daugbter- Sri law squeezed down beside him . and the photo men did their stuff. ; Then they vanished. But they'd giv : en an idea to delegates on the . floor who were growing frightened ; over the almost riotous proportions i of the whoopla. They also began i to leap in with me. Two gents took -a small lady by arms and legs and tossed her way. She missed, but . she came so close I still smell of ; carnation cologne. 3 Came then similar whingeroos for ; a long succession of "men, who.” ■ Particularly did I like the nominat ing speech for Sen. Brien McMahon ■ by his pal. Sen. Bill Benton. Sen. r Bill nominated him for nearly half an hour, then announced that t since Sen. Brien was flat on his , back in the hospital, he wasn’t go , ing to run. The Democrats demon > strated for that, too. About then there strode into my i lair a large lady in a coonskin cap. . including tail, of purest white. She I said it was ermine, but I think she was exaggerating. : Things calmed down a little then i during the booms for the Messrs. ’ Kerr. Williams, Fulbright, and . Ewing, Presidential hopefuls every i one. I was examining my bruises 1 and popping my ears in hope of r being able to hear again, when two - different orators nominated the reluctant one, Adlai Stevenson. > Mrs. Kefauver was long gone, but ; those Democrats now were scramb . ling over me in their haste to es- I cape the eruption on the floor. The t word for the scene was frenzied. . One small man bravely carried a . large Sign saying “Organists are f for Kefauver.” A Stevenson man ; tore off the Kefauver part and one organist and one politician got in > a fist fight. At this juncture a lady in a black satin dress (the hem was • at my eye level) teetered to my t place In high-heeled shoes. I . thought she was going to f*U, but i no. she merely took of her shoes. These Days £ckehkif POLITICAL CONTRASTS Comparing the Republican and Democratic conventions, it is pos sible to reach the conclusion that a party out of power for a prolong ed period, in this country, loses the art of political management. The Democrats have had the same kind of a row as the Republi cans and it gave every appearance of being deeper and of greater per manence. The dismissal from his candidacy of Vice President Alben Barkley by Jack Kroll of the C. I. 0.-P. A. C.; the attempt of Frank lin D. Roosevelt, Jr., Senators Blair Moody and Hubert Humphrey to purge the Southern states: the fight on FEPC and states rights could have produced a bolt. But such po litical operators as Sam Rayburn, Leslie Biffle, Jim Farley. Chairman of the National Committee Frank E. McKinney, determined that the party would not be split. To an as tonishing degree, in view of the complex problems they faced, they succeeded. The Republicans had no such mature leadership. It is true that the ovation for Herbert Hoover brought tears of joy and sympathy to many an eye, but nothing that he or General MacArthur said made any difference at all. Every effort ■ that was initiated to keep the bit ter quarrels off the convention floor was vetoed by Tom Dewey and Henry Cabot Lodge. Jr., long be fore the Republican Convention opened, Herbert Hoover warned both sides of the dangers of frac tricidal warfare in front of televis ion cameras; yet. it was impossible to get the Eisenhower management to consider any form of compro mise. This is immature leadership, as, after all, the main business of a party is to elect its candidate and if events are permitted to occur on the convention floor which produce dissension and ill-will, the election is imperilled. The Republicans act ed as though nothing mattered but the nomination: the Democratic leadership fought to preserve the party as was evidenced by the bril linant tactics of keeping Virginia, Louisiana and South Carolina seat ed. Again. I contrast the two key note speeches. General MacAr thur’s speech was his own views. Governor Dever’s keypotp speech was a party document which laid ■down the line for the campaign. Again, I must contrast the posi tive presiding tactics of Speaker Sam Rayburn and his Republican counterpart, Joe Martin. Rayburn, in his very first words, assumed the full authority of his position and challenged ail recalcitrant elements in the convention to behave like gentlemen. He killed a fight on the platform with courage and skill. His was a swift, sharp handling of difficult situations. The Democrats had th» advantage of having watched the Republicans performance, and seeing how horrid it was. They tried to make improve ments. One improvement was to keep such characters as Governor Dewey of New York and Governor Fine of Pennsylvania— and the Democrats must have plenty of them too—from strutting and blus tering and becoming featured actors in a ham show. Thev limited the time of speakers and made them stick to the arrangements. The essential difference is that in the 20 years that the Democrats have been in office, their seniors have mastered the art of politics and political operations. And they want to stay in office. This was never mere obvious than in the par ade up to the rostrum, after Bark ley’s speech, of all the party lea ders. including those who instigat ed Jack Kroll’s disrespectful and ill -mannered nonsense about Barkley being too old. Incidenm’lv, how old is Phil Murray or William Green or John L. Lewis? Frankhn D. Roosevelt. Jr.. Blair Moody. Hubert Humphrey. Herbert Lehman and other rebels blatantly and vociferously marched to the rostrum to toe the mark of party unity. That did nor happen at any time in the Republican Convention. There was no joining of forces even to try to end factionalism. There was a chance for that after Hoov er’s speech; it was missed. Then Dirksen made his attack on Tom Dewey, the convention booed Dew ey. the bitterness bubbled over and is still bubbling. It could have been averted bv political know-how. Political maturity does not re quire subordination to the will of leadership. It does involve an un derstanding of goals and objectives. It does insist upon compromises and restraints in order that the goals and objectives may be achi eved. The senior leadership in the Dem ocratic party grasped these essen tials of party management: the Republicans ran awav from the Seniors and lost the advantages of experience. It will be interesting and even important to see how these con trasts affect the management and results of the forthcoming cam paign. and flexed her bare feet, with the plasters, on my notes. For this, as I say, the blame goes to Mrs. Kefauver. She could have sat some place else. Me, ITJ never forget those lest. THE DAILY RECORD, DUNN, N. C. “But, Mommy, you know Daddy always says Dr. Klotz rumble is the biggest robber in town . . . WASHINGTON Shortly before Evita Peron died. U. S. relations with Argentina had reached such an all-time low that eventual with drawal of the American Ambassa dor was under consideration. The low point occurred July 10, with the bombing of the Abraham Lin coln Library in Buenos Aires, an official U. S. Library operated by the State Department’s cultural di vision. The American public, engrossed in political conventions, knew al most nothing about this incident. And the Argentine police appeared to know and care even less. Though the explosion injured two U. S. em ployees and did $15,000 worth of damage, the Argentine government merely shrugged its shoulders over the official protest of Charge D'Af faires Lester Mallory. In fact, the Argentine Ministry of Foreign Af fairs did not even answer his pro test for a matter of three days. Even in Moscow, American of ficials get more courteous treat ment than the rude haughtiness handed out to U. S. diplomats in Argentina. Nor does the Moscow press go any further than the Ar gentine press in labeling Americans as *'W a' 1 Street Imperialists.” “Yanqui Barbarians,” and “War mongers.” Through all this, the State De partment has continued to smile, a''littie stiffly it’s true, and to maintain that the Peron regime was merely trying to divert domes tic attention away from the sad plight of Argentine economy by taking it out on the U. S. A. However, with the bombing of the Abraham Lincoln Library and the arrival of) new U. S. Ambassa dor Albert F. Nufer, a stiffer policy is being adopted. Three months will be given the new Ambassador to work out a mere reasonable Argentine attitude toward the U. S. A. If he does not succeed, it is more than likely that he will be recalled altogether. NOTE—The death of Evita Pe ron may change the Argentine sit uation radically. With the end of her tremendous hold over labor and with the Argentine economic situation worse than ever before, there is almost certain to be a clash between labor and the military. KANSAS CITY TAX COLLECTOR Sen. John Williams of Deleware. the man who keeps the Internal Revenue Bureau continually on the buzz saw, is going to probe fur ther into the interesting fact that Harold A. Lockhart, the Collector of Internal Revenue in President Truman’s home town and former attorney for the president, sud denly turned up with $39,400 in cash. Mr. Lockhart carried his large bundle of cash in 5. 10. 20. 50 and 100-dollar bills down to the Fed eral Reserve Bank in Kansas City on Nov. 8, 1951, just a few days “She’e mentioned indirectly in his will. It says if his son 1 ever marries her, he won’t receive one red £entT before, he had to fill out a Trea sury questionnaire regarding his assets and income. He explained to John Phillips, Jr., Vice President of the bank, that he had been keeping the money in a safe-deposit box for some years and further explained to Senator Williams on Jan. 13, 1952. that he had accumulated the cash over a period of 35 years be cause he had suffered a loss in a bank failure and had not trusted banks since. Vice President Phillips of the Federal Reserve Bank reported that Lockhart’s money "had the appear ance of having been packaged for some time, and some national banknotes were noted which have not been issuable for circulation since 1935.” QUIZZED BY SENATOR Senator Williams, who looked into the matter, found that the only bank failure in which Lock hart was involved occurred in 1931, about 15 years after he claimed he had started to accumulate a cash hoard. Furthermore, the fai’urt oc cured to the bank in whicn lisck-v hart claimed to have had a safe deposit box, which would have meant that he would have had to transfer his funds to another bank when the first bank closed. However, Lockhart, when ques tioned by Senator Williams, could not remember changing safe-de posit boxes. The Senator also ask ed him why none of the bills he turned in where large-size currency At the time the government chang ed the size of the bills he would have'had to turn in his currency, yet Lockhart could not remember doing so. Nor could he remember changing gold certificates when the government called them in. Later it was disclosed that Lock hart had an active bank account all during the time he claimed he was afraid to make bank deposits. Finally, Lockhart was chairman of a three-state war-bond drive in 1942, during which he was asking people to convert cash into govern ment bonds. Only on Nov. 8, 1951, just before he was called upon to fill out a government questionnnaire on his assets and his income did he bring in $39,400 in cash and convert it into $24,400 in series G bonds and $15,000 in series E bonds. The Internal Revenue Bureau has been asked for an explanation of the matter, but has made no re ply. 55)-. Lockhart was formerly President Truman’s attorney when the latter was Jackson County Judge, and was the first caller upon the president this week when he arrived in Kansas City from Chicago. PROFESSIONAL ISSUES The Democratic leaders who put Adlai Stevenson across at Chicago had a genuinely difficult time get- Walter Wlnehell *<u* In New York Stairway to the Stars: Patricia Wheel, one of the capables, has the starring role in the newest soapera, “The Dr’s Wife” (NBC). . . . It’s Quizmas in July for Peter Arnall. Just been named CBS consultant to all panel and audience-participation programs, poor feller. . . Ethel Smith played to standing room only most of the fortnight’s booking in Paree. They loved her songs, which she delivered in French. . . Bernice Park’s new record click, “Walking My Baby Back Home,” got her the Versailles booking starting Wed. . One of the networks has banned L. Hampton’s waffle of "Jelly Roll.” Claim the disque is too risque. . . . RCA’s Dave Kapp is on the coast to record Betty Hutton’s songs in “Somebody Loves You” her next film and her first album. ..Don Walsh’s “New Acts” essay on that Puerto Rican (at the convention) in Variety is good history. . . On “In fo Please” Mr. Fadiman reported that M. Twain said: "I see no use in spelling words correctly.” What Mr. Twain ackchelly said, my dear faylo was: “I have no respect for a man who can spell a word only one way.” ’ ’ (Wattami Getting Ex cited?) The Press-Fox: Colyumist Lipp mann wisely cautioned all White House aspirants "not to let his am bition destroy his judgment” He means — mare important than promising the voters the moon—is protecting the 48 stars. . . All the Democratic hopefuls seem to be dark horses. There’s a scarcity of Thoroughbreds. . . Ambass. O’Dwy er finally admitted (to the N. Y. Times) that our story was accurate: That he is considering staying in Mexico, etc. . . (A Herald Tribber fell for the denial. That makes three by the same denier-believer—which were confirmed anyhow). . . Aside to the Weather Man who predicted a cool wave: The heat got you, too, pal?. . . .Those 1948 Chicago Tri bunes which headlined "Dewey De feats Truman” are selling for $2.50 each. That’s what an advert in the July 12th, 1952, Editor & Publisher said. . . Harriet Van Horne report ed: "On Monday it was Gloria Gibbs who seems to be doomed to ■;» Mfetime of “Kiss* of Fire,” .... Harriet must mean Georgia Swan son. Headlines * Footnotes: “Tafties Now Blaming Everything on Dew ey” (’Member when they used to blame everything on Roosevelt?) . . “Truman Warns Party to Stick to Fair Deal.” (After all, looka what it did for Vaughan!) ..“Nazi Mar shal Kesseelring 111.” (Wuzzamatta Wouldn’t 20th Century-Fox film his life story?). . . . From Variety’s headline: “Jones New Pop Head In East.” (Hi, Pophead!). The Intelligentsia: Mrs. FDR has granted permission for the use of FDR’s voice, papers, etc. But won’t permit “any physical portrayal” while she lives. . . There’s abyliner at the H-T tagged Eunice Telfer Juckett. . . Irv Hoffman’s piece in Collier’s (on film stars -abroad) is short and swift. He resumes his H’wood Reporter dep’t about La bor Day Perma Bdoks (Double day’s reprint editions) paid Bob Sylvester $15,000 advance for the pocket book rights to his new no vel "Indian Summer”. Sign on the mailbox of a house near Smith town, 'L. I.: “Barn Yesterday” From B. Cerf’s “Sat. Review of Li terature” dept: "A press agent gravely informed the press that Hedy Lamarr was sought for the title role in Marcus Goodrich’s •Delilah.’ Wait till he finds out that Delilah Is a submarine!” Don’t be so smug. bub. Delilah (if yez read the book) ain’t no submarine, at all. It’s a Destroyer. Now, go kill y’sef. Quotation Marksmanship: j Alt- Imus: The Great Muddle Class Pinkie. Lee: Many a Hollywood wolf has been outfoxed by a 111 lamb I. Elinson: Lincoln the rail-split ter. Truman: The dollar-splitter .. Larry Storch: Good advice is what you get from someone who made the same mistake himself . Abel Green: So-welcomedy relief . R Quillen: The secret of happy mar riage is simple: Just keep on being as polite to one another as you are to your best friends. ting him to stand still. They liad to keep continually convincing him that he was being drafted After Stevenson made the open ing speech at the convention, he drove off in a car with Chicago boss Jake Arvey, who, noting the ovation given Stevenson, remarked "You still think it’s a jihony draft?” “I guess it’s the real thing,” Stevenson replied. "I guess Tm hooked." That night he came back to the convention, however, and sat a mong the Illinois delegates Where he saw various professional politi cians working to push the Steven son draft, among them ex-Sen. Francis Myers of Pennsylvania, who had been appointed Stevenson’s floor manager. Whereupon the Governor told Barney Hodes, law partner of Jake Arvey, that he was going to issue a’ statement taking himself out of the race. , Hodes immediately called Myers off the convention floor and warned him to desist or his candidate Wednesday Afternoon, july 30, m 2 1 ■ i** "~** The Worry Clinic |lPJ|| By Dk. GEORGE W. CRANE ENTER PRIZE -CONTESTS, FOR THEY TURN YOUR THOUGHTS TO THE FUTURE AND THIS KEEPS YOU YOUNG. THEY HELP WELD HUSBAND AND WIFE TOGETHER IN A HOBBY THAT IS GREAT FUN. AND YOU ALWAYS HAVE A CHANCE AT GOOD CASH AWARDS, TOO. THEY ARE DANDY TONIC FOR CONVALESCING SOLDIERS. CASE E-319: Mrs. Julia Hol combe reads this column in the famous Jacksonville Journal, in Florida. She lives nearby at Nep tune Beach. “Dr. Crane, I owe you a vote of thangs,” she graciously wrote me recently. “For you described how to win prize contests in your bulletin on "How to Write Salable Copy.’ “So I entered a Jingle Contest and was awarded 3rd prize! This was my first attempt! “And now I’d like to try some more. But I notice that many con tests require the use of an appli cation blank, to be obtained from the local store. “But I find that the stores don’t always handle these blanks, so what can one do?” CONTESTING IS FUN Mrs. Crane and I tried prize contesting the firkt year we were married and had a lot of fun. Besides, we won several prizes, including two of SI,OOO apiece. In fact, we paid the hospital and medi cal bill for our firstborn child with part of the SI,OOO prize we won in a Hearst newspaper contest. Contesting is mentally stimulat ing. It is also a dandy hobby t 6 help weld husband and wife together in mutual recreation. Even the children can help, too, if they are of school age. Don’t think you will win the big prizes at the very start, however, for some contests attract 1,000.000 entries. You must thus play the batting averages. At our best, Mrs. Orar.e and I never won more than one 'tittahi/ Maijftfttkb mHSHB For-mo* Personal Affairs Counselor WHEN LIEUTENANT SETTLED ON ARMY CAREER, FIANCEE BROKE ENGAGEMENT, AS SHE DISLIKED MILITARY LIFE. DEAR MARY HAWORTH: I am —or was—engaged to a young lieu tenant who has decided to make a career of Army life. Because of that I have broken my engagement, as I feel I would not be of value to a husband in the service. Steve says my idea is nonsense and we have decided to ask your opinion. As a child I was independent, headstrong and very lightly discip lined, so I did very much as I pleas ed. In college my professors were amused by my positive opinions and encouraged me to expound my sometimes unorthordox views. I was often on-the-cerpet with the hous» mother for by-passing re strictions; but when I graduated with honors, she assured my par ents that I had never done anything bad or wrong. She said I was just indiscreet and at times inconsider ate, but one of the most interesting and lovable persons she knew. I have been teaching a year. I love the Children, they seem to like me, and my classes made pro gress this year. But in renewing my contract for next year, my principal in tactful good natured words put me on notice to conform, or else. He said I am a good teacher and they want me back, but my innova tions rather put him on the spot; and there would be chaos if all tea chers disregarded the rules. See what I mean? Army men are regulated by purposeful useful dis cipline, and their wives must fall in line, of necessity. I feel I just don’t fit into the picture; but Steve says if I loved him enough I’d learn. I do love and respect him, and I’m sure that with the right helpmate he’d be another Eisenhower. But I don’t think mutual love is all that successful marriage requires. And CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all of our friends and neighbors for the many kindnesses shown to us at the time of the death of our baby last week. We appreciate your thoughtfulness. Mr. and Mrs. C. Autry. BICYCLE STOLEN James Vann Baker reported the theft «f Ms. bicycle to the Dnnn Police Department yesterday af ternoon. The bicycle was stolen from where the youngster had left It near. the Dunn Swimming FooL would issue a statement. Myers promised. However, other Pennsylvania del egates Bey- that both Myers and Mayor Dmrtd Lawrence of Pitts burgh used the most powerful pres sure tactics on «tl»e delegates all during the convention to whip them into line for Stevenson. * t prize per 8 to 10 entries. £ But the contests are honest ans ably judged. Ideas are what count most, so you don’t need a college education to win. Many of the top prizes are won by housewives who don’t even hold a high school dip loma. But your entry must abide by the rules. If these call for a 100-word letter, don’t run yours to 101 words, or yau are disqualified, re gardless of your brilliant ideas. And don’t mispell words. If the . rules demand “one sentence,” then* don’t have but one period. Use semi colons, commas or colons to punc tuate your 100 words. A little color as a background certainly adds eye-appeal to your entry, too, even if the rules say color and neatness do NOT count. MENTAL GYMNASTICS Contests are good for your mind as mental gymnastics. They stimu late you to read the encyclopedia and other source books for facts. ~ And they point your thinking forward, for after an entry has been submitted you keep looking „o the future. But work contests systematically and keep many entries in the mail. Then your morale is not so seriously deflated when the awards are pub lished and you don’t win. For you can console yourself by thinking. “Well, I have some more entries in another contest 10 be announced next week, so maybe I’ll win then.” % If your local stores do not carry the entry blanks, drop a request to the sponsor for some. Or use blank paper, since most contest rules permit you to use either the official entry blank or plain paper For further helpful advice, send for my bulletin "How to Write Sal able Copy,” enclosing a stamped, return envelope, plus a dime. A Columbus. Ohio, woman won a new automobile by using these Ideas, and another woman recently { wrote she had won a $2,000 cash prize, so try contesting both for its mental stimulation as well as pos sible cash awards. I don’t know whether I could change; or if I want to; or if life would seem worthwhile if I did. What kind of a wife should a mili tary man have? Do I sound like the type? F. D. WANT TO BE AN ECCENTRIC? DEAR F. D.: It is to be hoped’ that you aren’t looking forward to an ingrown life of being a lady ec -1 centric. This could be the logical sequence of your opinonated, self willed behavior in childhood and , adolescence, if you don’t embrace self-discipline in time. Yours is an anti-social performance thus far, whether motivated by ill humor or show off vanity; and even if you do shine by contrast with the crowd : in so doing, calling attention : such special abilities or graces as • you may possess. 1 The hallmark of civilized intelli gence, indeed the distinguishing character . Stic of mental health, is 1 the capacity to work smoothly with any aggregation or unit of indivi duals, abiding by -the ethic&l rules and customs that shape and direct the specific cooperative endeavor. 1 The person who assertively insists on being “different” from others, on claiming rights and that they’ve forfeited on behalf of ■ group synthesis, is really getting nowhere. He or she is advertising maladjustment that progressively interferes with the pursuit of hap piness. Therefore don’t bokst of noncon formity simply for the sake of be ! ing “independent.” Rather bear in mind St. Paul’s insight. “We are all members one of another,” and try ■ to fit your cranny of the human ; scene, without leaving any rough® edges. * OUR CONCEPT OF ARMY LIFE What kind of wife l should a mil : itery man have? Any good wife will 1 do. His needs are little (if any) dif ferent from those of men in other professions. She should be self-re liant, for handling responsibility in his absence; also an interesting self - -confident hostess, with a flair for i winning women’s liking —from the general’s lady down through the* . ranks to cook and laundress— be-" cause women will occupy much of her time. But as for helping ther soldier advance, she has at most only a slight Indirect influence there. In general, army men rise by their own bootstraps, by virtue of being “a . man amongst men”—dr stick in the mud for personal lack of “what it takes.” Do you sound like the successful army wife type? I think you’d do very well, If your heart were in the w i job; abd I believe the occupation affords enough change, challenge, risk and adventure to keep it mm 1 being dull, ever. m. H. Mary Haworth cooniflls onlv I through her column, not by mall » Personal Interview. Write her In care of The Dally Record.
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