The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-03-03

Not so many days ago, the
Miami Metropolis had an edi-
torial on the success of Eddie
Rickenbacker, which has some
homely points in it not beneath
the notice of workers in any walk
of life. We remember very well
the case of boy employee, who
refused to carry bundle through
the street being, as he said, poor
but proud. That same boys en-
ployer carried the bundle
through the same street without
qualm, having neither poverty
nor false, pride to hold him back.
Read the editorial and see If
there is an element of false pride
or of laziness, which is holding
you back:
Once upon time, according to
prominent social welfare worker, the
| workman took pride in turning out
the best job he could do in the short
est possible time. Nowadays, how
ever, the worker has a certain pride
| that will not permit him to do tasks
that he feels are beneath him. This,
according to the same welfare work
err, is one of the things that is stand
| ing in the way of quick recovery to
normal conditions in this country.
That pride is all right in its place,
but that it should not be permitted
to interfere with the work to be
| done is the lesson gained from the
success story of Eddie Rickenbacker,
the American ace of aces, printed at
length in Success Magazine for
March. Rickenbacker says:
"Practically everything that |
have been able to accomplish is due
to nv willingness to work at any
kind of lob | could get until
could better myself. / am naturally
proud, but do not let pride get in
my way in the matter of making a
| living.
From my earliest boyhood | have
had a great deal of self-confidence
If this undertaking, my new motor
car company, should collapse, | would
take the first thing could find in
the way Of employment. My feeling
about the matter is that in case l
should have to start with spade or
a shovel, in short time should be
bossing the gang, and that would put
me in a position for further promo
ton. NV first objective would be to
get Job of some kind at any price,
and then fight my way up. :
'The trcuble with lot of people
is that they are not willing to begin
anywhere in order to get a fighting
chance. They are all dolled up with
a lot of fool pride which is constant
lv holding them back. Throw away
that false pride. No honest work is
beneath you Jump in and demon
strate your superiority. Once you
get on the payroll, make up your mind
to master everything about your own
lob, and get ready for the job at the
top. Your particular task is merely
one end of a trail that leads to the
presidents chair.
"This is my philosophy of success:
1t works. I have tried it out and
know whereof I speak"
Rickenbacker has followed his own
advice. Fate forced him to contribute
to the support of his family at the
successive steps were from working
twelve hours night for the Column
bus, Ohio. Glass Co. for $3.50 per
week to making cores in the Columbus
Foundry at dollar a day, to working
in shoe factory to carving tomb
stones, to work in an automobile
factory. Since them he has been busy
with automobiles and with aeroplanes.
Now he is the president of his own
motor car company and finds no work
too mental for him to do, II it adds
to the efficiency of his plant or makes
for better service to his customers.
It is of more than local inter
est that the historic battleship,
Oregon, will probably become a
stationary, floating memorial to
her great days as the bulldog
of the navy" The Oregon and
our own Capt. Charlie" Clark
are one and inseparable in our
hearts so we are glad and proud
that the old Oregon fares so well
IN the coming Scrapplng OF the
old navy.
About everybody who talks on
the subject agrees that the peak
of hard times is past. Where
there is much smoke there must
be some fire and what everybody
says must have elements OF
truth in it, so here is hoping for
the best.
Germany is being over-run by
uuack doctors-that's bad fix
for a sick nation with its circu
lation at a low mark.
ECHOES FROM THE SOUTHLAND.
753 S. w. 1st ST., Miami. Fla
Feb. %. 1922.
Dear Opinionites: