The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-12-05
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You Say It
Be Your Own CoIumniSt;
This Page Is Open for
Your Views.

IN answer to the letters written To
Il you concerning my so-called
"outburst," my answer is this: ]
haven't changed my mind a bit and
am proud to be an advocate Of the
unfortunate lad.
If you will read my letter care
fully, and not Jump at conclusions,
you will find that I am talking of
the unfortunate lad who has no
selected place to play and not the
destructive boy. You say that the
children in your neighborhood
destroy your flowers, your hedge,
and throw rubbish into your yard.
You ask for advice to the parents.
am not capable of giving advice. l
just can express my feeling: Try
using kindness and not force. I ber
lieve you will accomplish more n
the end.
Now in the other letter it asks
Why 1 do not try having those chill
dten come out and spend few
nights around my home. I want to
ask if you think that there are
restricted districts for children in
this city, which consist of about
100000 homes. 1 live in West In
dianapolis, which consists of the
working man and his family. But 1
believe that out here on the hill we
are pretty we'll on the level.
We have our children and their
noise, but there is I. love in most Of
our hearts for these children. We
take care of and overlook the small
things and let the Indianapolis po-
lice department take care of the
large.
Now I want TO adjust this one
statement. If a man or woman does
an honest days work and retires
with a clear conscience, he or she
will have no trouble sleeping, re-
CARELESS Of the noise made by the
children outside.
CASEY JONES.
Editor Times
WTHILE some of our prominent
w social welfare workers and
agencies fervently are attempting
to focus the rays of the old glory
light upon themselves and the good
they do with their self estimated
enlargement of philanthropic
hearts, right under their observa-
ton is a group of small boys en-
gagged in petty racket of panhan-
ding.
With whining voices, they front
the intended victim with a story of
some kind. Some of these boys are
coached by older boys, who stand by
for a cut if a hit is made. These
boys will become regulars and will
drift along the usual way of stem
mers. They are ripe for gang ideas
and petty thievery expeditions and
whatnot.
Why isn't there a welfare gymna-
Stun, with good baths and games,
and cup of hot chocolate after
wards? And maybe some giveaway
clothes for poor boys who can not
become boy scouts or join a Y. M.
c, A. 1t takes money for these or
CARNATIONS.
The city fund donates to these
organizations, whose officers assert
with undue emotion that they are
not charitable organizations, so why
help those who admit they are self
sustaining and charge you for what
you receive from them?
These street boys can not belong
to organizations, but roam around
thinking up new fronts to put over
for a coin or two Even our juvenile
department workers are sitting
around with closed eyes, waiting till
the next time for the eagle to
scream. EX-SAILOR.
Editor Times
TN really going to get lot of
Il kick out of writing this to the
people who always are bowling
about married women working. 1t
really gives me pain.
I've worked for eight years out
of my married ten and if it was
spent for luxury, we'll you be the
judge. If grandpa didn't break his
cane, grandma lost her teeth, or sis
ter Mary had a new baby or some
one fell off the back porch and
broke an arm.
In all seriousness, it was a con-
tinuous expense with some of our
relatives and what we were able to
save was lost in the bank, so I'm
starting out Monday for work.
I don't think I'm depriving any,
one of a job or children of their
food, when we help abou thirty or
forty people on both sides of our
family. Most married women of
today and yesterday are sending
weekly checks home to Nom and
Dad or they are living in with we
married women who work.
A TIMES READER, A TAXPAYER
AND A DEMOCRAT.
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Editor Times
GONE persons who say they have
~ butchered on their farms have
been selling the meat along city
streets. This meat carries a govern
ment inspection label. Is this pos
sible or is this meat bought from
some store here and sold for fresh
country meat? I always was of the
opinion that meat, to be govern
ment inspected, had to be butchered
in a packing house, but under
stand that a government inspector
inspected this meat at their farms.
How about it? Will somebody who
knows please inform me.
HARRY A. KOBEL.
900 Stillwell street, city.
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