Imperial Valley press., 1935-11-12

ing to think what advice TO offer.
The other is from a girl who has
solved the problem for herself ana
her sweetheart.
BETTY is a young married woman
and her problem is a very dear girl
friend who is engaged but whose
fiance's salary will not, they think,
allow them to we'd They, however.
have taken the privileges of marriage
without its financial responsibilities.
Betty is very much worried and
has tried, in vain, to show her friend
that she is running grave risks and
hat her course is wrong. She also
has argued with the girls mother
and sister-who do not know OF the
seriousness of the affair-and urged
them to advise the couple to wed.
'etty's advice and warnings all have
1een disregarded so she wrote to me,
oping | could at least add my word
hers.
Correspondent Right
| agree with you absolutely, Betty.
that it would be much wiser for these
Young people to marry and manage
10 live on the young mans salary or
On their combined salaries. for time.
aIany people manage to get along on
what the boy makes. 1t can be done
il brains and the will to do are used.
vi their lives they may regret what
they now are doing. Self control and
strong wills are needed by young folk
today. They CAN tide themselves
over this most trying time. Thou
sands are doing it and when the
lime comes that they can marry
and it will-they will enjoy their
homes and the comradeShip happy
marriage brings with clear con-
sciences and no regrets. Such young
people are the hope Of the country,
and will make the finest type of
parents because they will have lived
the ideals which they preach to their
children
DEAR MISS LEE: 1 read the
letter of y Friend in Need. 1 would
ike to tell him Of my own case just
TO cheer him up. / am a girl IS
years old, a freshman at the uni
versity extension. 1 have a boy
friend who. like A Friend in Need is
% years old. has no money, no job.
no car. He comes to my house every
week, and one week we go to a cheap
show, and the next two or three
weeks we spend at home, talking and
entertaining each other.
Happy Without Money
1--WE are very happy without
money. l love him dearly and he
loves me. Ia rather spend an eve-
ming talking to him than go out and
spend a lot of money. / know it's
hard for us young people to 80
through this depression. Our family
has no money either. I'm having a
terrible struggle to 80 on to school.
But in a way I'm glad that things
haven't been too easy. Hardships
help to build strong characters. and
I'm sure that, judging from this
boys letter, he has a fine character.
think that any girl would be proud
to know a fellow like that.
"A FRIEND INDEED"
had met girl he admired, but hardly
dared go to see her as he had no job,
mo car. no money and, at that time,
no prospects. He also suggested that
another war would help matters, as
it would kill many people and those
that were left would find work. He
didn't mean that, says our sweet little
correspondent, wisely adding: when
one has had one tragic disappoint-
ment after another, he is likely to
wish for anything that will take him
away from il ALL"
Thank you, little friend. The boy
you honor with your love is certainly
to be congratulated for his loyal and
courageous girl friend. and may
brighter times soon come to you.