Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-24

The Inquiring Reporter appeared
on the streets last night with "a
question designed to probe the minds
Of FL Centre s citizens and find
out what they really thought of
Life in general The question was:
what dc you think really makes
successful man CT woman?'
State traffic officer Frank Smyer
walked right into an inteview by
being the first to inquire what the
evenings question was.
"Neyer having had any expert
lnce along that line | III not sure
that m qualified to say, he
eNaded, but when he saw that he
was fairly caught he came through
| ike an officer and Il genl4cu..,.l.
- don t think real success Is 50
| much a question Of money as o.:
ether things he said. "Of course
one usually refers to the rich man
or woman az the successful one,
but | think real success belongs to
the person who makes the best OF
whatever opportunities comes his
way. The man who lives has life to
the fullest is the most successful
to my way Of thinking.
The reporter took Judge J.-S.Larew
Dy surprise, and over the telephone.
"I'd have to think ever that lit
| tie TO give you a real interview on
lhe sub jcct,' he said. "Just at the
present moment my theory is that
Z successful person is one who can
keep cheerful this kind of weather!
II. r. Berger, of the Berger Jewel
rv Company was putting his diam
,nds and watches in the safe. He
SMILED pleasantly, and gave his
opinion Of Il successful man in !,
we're few words-but words which
the reporter suspects are from his
own book of business principles.
II think II successful man is one
who minds his own buslnsss, ht
said positively. - believe that is
the basis Of all successes.
Harry Pecker, who is also part Of
the Berger establishment had +
different idea Il believe the man
or woman who can smile under any
and all conditions is success in
this life, he said.
'Then YOU don think none
has much to do with it: the re
porter asked.
No, . Becker declared l think
lis a question Of disposition.
j. W. Shaffer, of the Fifth Street
Service station had quite a lot t,
say Oh the subject of success. -
think two outstanding requirement:
of successful career are personal
ity and service he said. II don't
| know Just how To express what j.:
IN my mind, but | believe that the
person who puts all he's got into
| whatever he does IS the one whC
will make good. OF course there
are q good many kinds of successes
Some have to do with money, and
some have nothing to do with it
but from business standpoint,
think that a man with limited cap
| ltal who does his best, and is always
eager to please those with whom ht
comes into contact has just as mucl
chance, OF even more, than the man
with plenty of money who ism t SC
careful about what he says anC
does. 1t is my theory that bust
ness success depends about 90 per
cent on meeting the public and try
ing to get along with it. -
"Pat - who works at Steve ;:
restaurant was enjoying the breeze
and viewing the landscape from
some church steps. Don't know
much about it, he declared "bul
think anybody who is successful
is awfully lucky!''
Walter Cowan, who also works al
Steve s and was enjoying the breez'
and the church steps with Pat
seemed to have thought about the
question before.
II think anybody who is happy is
successful, - he said positively. 1T
doesn't matter whether man is
rich or poor, or where he is OF
what he is doing. If he is happy
| should call his life success. !"
Mrs. Carrie M2stbaum, who lives
ON a ranch and is mother of five,
smiled knowingly. 81 don't know