Milford chronicle., 1932-08-19
81 LIKE THE DEPRESSION"

Henry AnSley, editor OF the Amaf
lilo (Texas) Globe-News, prints as
an editorial the following depres
sion-cOnfession, which reveals tha
he does not suffer from repression:
II like the depression. No more
prosperity for me.
II have had more fun since the
depression started than lever haC
in my life. l had forgotten how tC
live, what. it meant to have rea
friends, what it was like to eat COM
mon everyday food. Fact is, 1 was
getting just a little high-hat.
"Three years ago, only one man of
the News-Globe organization could
be out of town at time, and he had
to leave at the last minute and get
back as soon as possible. Many
times l have driven one hundred
miles to a banquet, sat through
three hours of bunk in order to
make five-mnute speech, and then
driven the hundred miles back so as
to be ready for work the next NOR
ming.
Nowadays, as many News-Globe
employees as are invited make those
trips and we stay as long as we
the office now and it wouldn't make
any difference.
81 like the depression. have time
to visit my friends, to make new
ones. Two years ago when l went to
a neighbOring town, always stayed
at a hotel. Now, go home with my
friends, stay all night and enjoy
home cooking. l have even spent
the weekend with some of the boys
who have been kind enough to in
Vite me.
Its great to drop into a store and
feel that you can spend an hour or
two or three or half day Just visit
ing and not feel that you are vast
ing valuable time. l like the depres-
sion.
81 am just getting acquainted with
my neighbors. In the last six
months l have become acquainted
with folks who have been living
next door to me for three years. l
am following the Biblical admOni-
ton, Love your neighbours One of
my neighbOrs has one of the best
looking wives have ever seen. She
is a dandy. l am getting acquainted
with my neighbOrs and learning to
love them.
"Three years ago, l ordered my
clothes from a merchant tailor, two
and three suits at a time. All my
clothes were good ones. 1 was al
ways dressed up. But now, haven't
bought a suit of clothes in two
years. 1 am mighty proud Of my
Sunday-go-tO-meeting clothes. When
I dress up, 1 am dressed up, and 1
don't mean maybe. 1 like the de-
preston.
"Three years ago, I was so busy
and my wife was so busy that we
didn't have much time to see each
other. Consequently we sort of lost
interest in each other. l never went |
home to lunch. About twice a week
l went home for dinner, at 6:30
o'clock. 1 never had time to- go any
where with her. If l did go on |
party l could never locate her, and |
since there was always a blond or
a red head available, 1 didn't wor-
ry much about it. My wife belonged |
to all the clubs in town. She even
Joined the Young Mothers Club. We .
don't have any children, but she was |
and between playing I
bridge and going to the clubs, she
was never at home.
1--WE got stuck up and hifalutin!
We even took down the old family
bed and bought a set of twin beds
on the installment plan. When 1
would come home at night, if my
wife was at home, she would al
ready be in her bed and l would
crawl into mine. If 1 came in first,
it was vice versa.
1--WE like the depression. We have
come down off our pedestal and are
really living at my house now. The
twin beds are stored in the garage
and the old family affair is being
used. We are enjoying life. Instead
Of taking hot water bottle to bed
.hese cold nights, she sticks her
heels into my back just like she did
before Hoover was elected.
81 haven't been out ON a party in
Is months. l have lost my book of
telephone numbers. My wife has
lrOpped all the clubs. l believe we
ire falling in love all over again. 1
I'm pretty well satisfied with my
wife. Think l will keep her, at least
Until she is 40, and then if | feel
ike l do now l may trade her for
wo twenties.
81 am feeling better since the de-
PRESTON. 1 take more exercise. 1
walk to town and lot of folks who
lsed to drive Cadillacs are walking
With me. l like the depression. My
DIGESTION is better. haven't been to
zee a doctor in a year. l can eat
nything l want.
81 am getting real hOnest-to-good-
less food. Three years ago, we had :
filet mignOn once a week, and
low we have round steak and -four
ravy. Then we had roast of guinea
ZEN, and now we are glad to get
ow-bosom with the buttons on it.
81 like the depression. My salary :
as been cut to where I can't afford :
o buy lettuce and spinach and
arsley, and we can't afford to have :
and frozen desserts and !;
II the damfOolishness which has !;
illed more coed men than the i
World War.
81 like the depression. Three !
ears ago, never had the time to >
o to church. 1 played golf all day ?
unday, and besides I was so darn ,
4 smart that there WASN'T q nreach- I