My Favorite Stories
- ' Br CARL OOERCH
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Tommy Wofford is a resident ol
Norfqjk, Virginia. He is eleven
years old and delivers papers for
the Virginian-Pilot, the morning
newspaper in Norfolk. Tommy has
had the route for over a year.
He collects from his customers
once a week. Usually on Thursday.
Tommy had very good luck wlflt
his cottections until he came to .1
certain rather neighborly block on
his i-oute. On this 'block was a
large apartment house in which
several of his customers lived.
He called first on Mrs. Sander
son.
"Good morning, Mrs. Sander
ion."
"Oh, it's you. Tommy! 1 declare;
I forgot that this was Thursday and
haven't got a penny in my purse
ind won't have until Mr. Sanderson
?omes in at noon. But 1 tell you
vhat you do;-you collect from Mrs.
Edwards, too, don't you?"
"Yes'm."
"Tell her when she pays you to
live you a quarter for me. I'll re
urn it to her this afternoon."
"O.K."
Tommy went upstairs and rang
he bell on Mrs. Edwards' door.
?Jrs. Edwards answered it prompt
v.
"Oh. hello. Tommy."
"Good morning. Mrs. Edwards."
"I suppose you want to collect,
on't you?'\
"Yes'm."
"Come right in."
Tommy went right in and Mrs.
Idwards got out her purse. ?he
ulled out several coins, counted
hem carefully and then said: Good
racious; I've got only twenty-four
ents this morning."
"Oh that's all right," said Tom
vy magnanimously. "I'll take the
wenty-four cents and we'll call it
quare."
"But I don't want you to do
hat."
Just then the telephone rang.
Irs. Edwards answered it. When
he hung up. she said: "That was
Irs. Sanderson She wants me to
ive you a quarter for her."
"Yes'm." said Tommy, "1 was
ist fixin' to tell you about that."
"My. my! What ani 1 going to
o? I hated to fell her that 1
idn't have a quarter. 1 borrowed
fty cents from her day before yes
?rday."
Tommy didn't say anything. Mrs.
dwards went into a deep study
:ir a moment or two. and then her
ace brightened.
"Isn't Mrs. Jernigan one of your
ustomers?" she inquired.
"Yes'm." said Tommy.
"Have you collected from her?"
'No'm I'm going around there In
1st a minute though."
"Well. I'll iust keep this 24 cents,
'ou tell Mrs. Jernigan to let you
ave 50 cents for me. Tell her I'll
ay it back to her some time later
n in the day."
Tommy sighed wearily and said:
O. K "
So he went around to Mrs. Jerni
f gan's and rang her bell,
i Mrs. Jernigan answered and
?: greeted him with a bright smile.
?Come right in. Tommy," she
i said. .
"Ivp pome to collect, said Tom
my
"Let me set my purse.'*
Tommy eyed her somewhat dubi
ously as she began rummaging
through the miniature suitcase. In
a moment his worst fears were
realized.
"Oh." she exclaimed. "I remem
ber now that 1 spent my last cent
yesterday afternoon when Mrs.
Harris and 1 went to the movies.
I've only got three cents in my
pocketbook."
"Mrs. Edwards wants you to pay
a quarter for her. loo, and Tom
my.
"She does?"
"Yeah And Mrs Edwards said
for you to pay a quarter Tor Mrs.
S-u>derson."
"Mrs. Sanderson?*
' Yeah."
"But, my goodness; I can't even
paty for my own. 1 hate this terribly.
Let nie think a minute."
She thought a minute, and then
she said: "I've got the answer to
our problem. Tommy."
"Yeah-'" said Tommy.
"Yes. You go to Mrs. Culpep
per's. She's my cousin and she
won't mind doing me this favor.
Tell her to give you three quarters
for me."
Tommy opened his mouth. Then
i he thought better of it and main
tained silence. H put on his hat and
went to Mrs. Culpepper's house,
two doors up the street.
' "Good morning, Mrs. Culpep
per."
"Good morning. Tommy."
"Lilten. Mrs. Culpepper. Have
yon got a dollar?"
"I believe I have Why?"
"Because Mrs. Jernigan wants
you to pay for her paper, and, she
wants to pay for Mrs. Edwards' sub
scription. and Mrs. Edwards wants
you to pav for Mrs. Sanderson.
Mrs. Culpepper gasped. "Any
more " she inquired.
"That's all." said Tommy.
Mrs. Culpepper gave him the
dollar-bill and remarked, as she
handed it to Tommy. "Something
told me 1 should nevr have moved
into this block.
Tommy took the money and went |
out, firmly convinced now of a
former half-formed theory that all
women are more or less crazy.
Blind Lawmaker
LANSING, Mich (API?Robert
I) Mahoney. blind since he was 15.
is confident he'll keep pace with
his colleagues in the Michigan
House of Representatives.
Friends will read to him. His
dog will lead him He'll keep notes
in Braille
He has a wife, who also Is blind,
and six children, ncne of whom
1 is blind.
HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMP?Here is the heaviest sin
pie piece to go into the Louis V. Sutton power plant of
Carolina Power & Light Company near Wilmington.
It is the 319,420-pound stator of the second generator.
Scheduled for service this summer, the unit will bring
plant capacity to 300.000 horsepower. Here workmen
tediously jack it up to the 25-foot pedestal on which
it will rest.
U.S. Attorney General's
Daughter Makes Debut
By JANE EADS
WASHINGTON? From nine to
10" read the engraved invitations
the Attorney General and Mrs.
Herbert Brownell sent out to their
own friends to the debut they gave
for their pretty daughter. Joan.
This caused a flurry of comment
around town among the oldsters,
who don't usually like to be told
when they're expected to scram.
"It'll take us a full hour just to
get into our monkey suits and
about as long to go down the re
ceiving line," one man complained.
However, most of the hig-wigs
invited to this, the only debut of
a cabinet bud this season, under
stood the motive behind the in
vitation . . . the party was for
Joan and her friends, not for
friends of Papa and Mama. The
younger set had been invited for
after 10. While Morton Downey
came'cfoVvn from New York flT^lay
for the adults during' their brief
hour, a hot jazz band from Balti
more was scheduled to provide
the waltz and samba accompani
ment for the youngsters for the
rest of the night.
The Brownells took over fabu
lous Anderson House on Massa
chusetts Avenue, once the home of
the former U. S. ambassador to
Japan and Mrs. Larz Anderson, for
the shindig. Now the national
headquarters for the Society of
The CirfHnnati. whose members
are direct descendants of officers
of the Continental Army, Ander
son House is often loaned to high
government officials for high-jinks
entertainment.
The well-intentioned plans of
the elder Brownells didn't quite
come oil' When the younger crowd
began to arrive from earlier din
ner parties elsewhere they found
the old folks still hanging around.
What's more they were dancing to
Disappointingly Prompt
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. iAP) -
"Judge Edwin H. Satterthwaite ad
mitted he was disappointed when
Laurence H. Eldredge appeared
at the appointed time in court.
During a recess, the judge ex
plained '.hat Eldredge has been
his first professor at the University
of Pennsylvania law school. On
opening day. Judge Satterthwaite
recalled, his train was late and he
came in 30 minutes after class
started.
"And you." the judge reminded
Eldredge. "stopped your lecture
and dressed me down something
awful. You said a lawyer had to
learn to be on time. Yes, you gave
me quite a ride."
And, continued Judge Satterth
j waite, "'when I heard you were
' coming here today, I was waiting
to see what time you fame in. If
you had been late . . ."
their orchestra in the ballroom!
Some, like Sir Roger \1akins.
the British Ambassador, and Sen.
William Fulbrlght 'D-Ark.t, were
really taking over on the dance
floor, and. I must admit, could
show the younger generation a
thing or two. The ambassadors'
daughters. Sylvia and Mollie. and
Senator Fulbright's pretty Betsy,
also a deb this season, were among
those invited to stay on till the
Wee hours.
Even those who left shortly after
the 10 o'clock deadline had an
elegant evening. Champagne,
cocktails, highballs and wonderful
hers d'ouevres were served. The
youngsters, all sweet, sensible kids,
had cokes and other soft drinks
to go with their more hearty re
freshments.
want Ads bring qiAek results
PHREIIT PROBLEmS
The Green-Eyed Monster
Often Hits The Eldest
?y CARRY CLIVELAND MYERS, Ph.D.
NOT always, but often. It's the
eldest of two or three little chil
dren that's hardest to manage.
He may not have regained the
position he had lost to the added
children.
A lealous Sibling
A Wisconsin mother of three
children, 3, l'/a years and 7 weeks,
writes of frequent and violent
tantrums In the eldest: "This
morning he flew Into a rage be
cause he could not have two tea
ipoonsjif vitamin emulsiom If he
demands, say, a marshmallow
immediately and doesn't get It.
he flies Into a rage. He is apt to
seize the nearest object and hurl
It to the floor In his anger. Also
he will suck his thumb tor king
periods of time during the day
And he doesn't eat well. I
"When he starts a tantrum I
put him In his chair to sit for ten
minutes. He generally screams
the entire time."
Sharing Experiences
She relates ever ao many In
telligent ways she and the father
have of doing and making things
with him, going places with him.
reading to him and encouraging
hla play with other children. He
has been checked by the family
physleian.
Here la pert la how I answered
her: Go on. you parents. In your
many affectionate ways with this
chlkl. Cuddle and rock him when
all Is well. If be likes it. For his
good deeds praise him as your
ICwrriStt IMS. Kiwi I
"Big Boy." See that the younger
children do not unduly infringe
on his rights and possessions.
When you say No, say it Just
once. If it is a response to some
demand be sure you don't finally
succumb. Don't punish him for
crying and screaming in rage. Be
deaf to these performances. But
the moment he throws things and
threatens property or persons,
turn him over your knee, bare his
thighs and smack them soundly
with your bare flat hand. If you
assign him to sit in a chair, make
it for 15 or 20 minutes, with noth
ing to amuse him Don't punish
him for sucking his thumb. As the
other problems wane, this one
will, too. perhaps.
Saying No Firmly
Also, when you tell him to quit
dointr something, say No Just
once But try to have no end of
patience in winning him to do
something you ask him to do.
Don't tell him he must eat. Say
nothing about his eating except
that if he doesn't eat the very
small portion of the single food
you offer, he will get no more.
Try to let more things about
the home go undone so you may
be less tired and more relaxed
and have more fun with all these
little children.
J My bulletins "Tantrums" and
"Stubborness" may be had by
sendlnga self-addressed, stamped
envelope to me in care of this
newspaper.)
Tmtmrm Im.)
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