The Redwood gazette., 1937-07-01
Fathers

Fathers
"A Dads Day Editorial in Baltimore SUM
FATHERS ARE USEFUL ADJUNCTS
to the household. Some of them are orna-
mental, but the majority are built along
simple lines looking to efficient and depend
able service. They may be had in sizes
varying from five to six feet, from 140 to
200 pounds in weight, and in quality hard,
soft and medium.
Given reasonable care, sound father
may be expected to last over long period
of years and, in many cases, the same father
may serve for lifetime. Equipped with
the proper attachments, fathers may be ap-
piled to great variety of domestic tasks. A
father may be used to freeze ice cream, NOW
the lawn, wash the dishes on Thursday
night, comb the dogs, clean the motor car,
button dresses up the back, and spank the
children.
For efficient work much depends upon
the way in which the father is handled.
Many households find that less is accom-
plished through rough treatment-leading
to stalling and balking-than through the
more artful pressure of coaxing, cajoling,
pleading, weeping and flattery.
Those who have had experience with
one, know that father is labor-saver. In
the long run-and the short one too, for that
matter-he may be said to pay for himself,
as well as for the other members of the
family. 'Let Father work for you" is the
slogan of many household. He prevents
tired backs, nervous strain, rough hands,
crows feet and other evidences of vanishing
youth.
An important factor in good father is
the low cost of upkeep. He needs no more
than a couple of suits of clothes year, an
overcoat every five years, and few shirts
and neckties to keep him in condition. Only
on rare occasions is he laid up for major re-
pairs and when faulty parts are removed
such as the appendix or tonsils-he may be
counted upon to keep on functioning without
need of requirements.
1t is true that an old father, after years
of service, is subject to rattles, knocks.
squeaks and bumps, and his finish loses it's
shine; but even at that he may be good for
factors, once a year, on Fathers Day, it
seems only a graceful gesture to forget his
faults and reward him with pat on the
back or lump Of sugar
IF YOU THINK THESE LADS WHO
work for the guv'ment don't earn their
dough, guess again. Maybe there is rea-
son for the proverbial leaning on the shovel
position of the WPA worker. Maybe he is
busy figuring out how to answer the next
QUESTIONABLE they send him.
Talked to guy the other day who had
held a ninth class new deal job for two
weeks. After he had filled out % pages of
dope about his health and that of his rela-
tives and stood on one leg and then the other
for week or two, he was told he might go
to work. 1t so happened that this guy got
better job and resigned short time after
he had gotten into the harness. A week af-
ter he had left for the new job letter from
Washington informed him that his applica-
tion papers were incorrectly made out and
he should do them over again. Two weeks
later they wanted some more information
about his in-laws or something like that.
Five weeks later an official letter in
formed him that he had neglected to take
his oath of office. Would he please arrange
the matter with notary public. Eight
weeks later they had heard about his resign
alton. Would he please write out three
copies, sign them and send them in so they
might be filed. Oh yes, we almost forgot,
six months later, his check arrived.-Worth-
ington Globe.
1T is CLAIMED THAT SOMEWHERE
there is hotel or cafe which has sign
posted: 'We pay our helpers living wages
and do not permit them to accept tips"
We're sure going to hunt up that place even
if the meal does cost dime more. Of all
chiselers we think the meanest are the ones
who pay their girls little or nothing, expect
ing them to vamp enough in tips from GUS
toners to keep body and soul together and
the former at least partially clothed. They
say that in this respect barmaids in the
swanky places are imposed on the worst.
There is added grief when the dame with the
most enticing '.it" garners most of the tips.
|-Fairmont Sentinel.
EVERY HOLIDAY IN SUMNER IN
this highly civilized age means heavy toll
of lives, lost in car mishaps, drownings and
innumerable other accidents. Fireworks
have made July particularly dangerous
period and any double holiday such as the
nation will observe Sunday and Monday en-
courages long trips, more celebration, more
funerals.
If you have premonition something
terrible is going to happen over the week
end, rest assured you are right. You'll read
about it in next weeks paper-if you are
still able to read.