The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1941-07-24
By K
H fact that thousand

'1E 1dcL LnaL thousands
of American women
were dragging their
households along in a contin-
ual state of debt and disor-
ganization was one of the
supporting causes of the long
depression.
Now, with the conditions
made by another great war
upon us; supplies costing
more than they did, money
worth less, it might be well
for every woman to get her
house in order. To shorten
sail and batten down the
matches before the storm.
If you are in debt. get out Of it.
Begin tomorrow to pay off long
standing bills by small degrees; two
dollars on this one. three on that.
Make a cheerful list Of everything
you owe, and show it to the children
when they demand dimes and quar-
tiers for movies and cones. Wear
it slowly down, and while you are
wearing it down cut out every pos
sible needless expense. Even if it
means following the experience of a
friend of mine years ago. Living
in a quiet. respectable New York
street he was once forced to hunt
in desperate pain and emergency
for a doctor. The family baby had
poked a firm little finger into Dad
dy's eye, and Daddy was mad with
pain and apprehension.
Reducing the Overhead.
The big eye specialist across the
street was lat the clinic" the but
Ter announced. So Daddy dashed
three blocks to the clinic. waited Is
minutes. had his free treatment,
paid five cents for a prescription.
and went home cured. The office
visit would have cost him just S25.
A wife l know had her third baby
in a hospital ward last year. For
the two earlier babies HOSPITAL eX-
penses had averaged 500 for hos
pital visit. $l00 for doctor. SEQ for
nurse. and about SIS for presents.
tips. telephone, taxis and SO IN.
This third baby's bills came TO less
than SlC0.
1T wasn't quite as comfortable"
she reported. But then a baby par
ty isn't a picnic. anyway. Jim didn't
know anything about it until he got
home from a trip. so he wasn't en-
barrassed or shamed. The ward
was amusing, really. and the nurses
nicer than any private nurse I ever
had. Meals are just the same all
over the hospital. And Jim's bewil-
dered face as he looked at my bills
was worth seeing! Doctor $S5. ward
ST a day, a~nesthetics and delivery
room $40"
If you cannot possibly lessen your
debts where you : COW. with rem
and schooling as high as they r
and the car. radio. telephone. gar
Cencr once a week too expensive.
then move. Move to some other
neighborhood. Put the children into
public schools. Let the maid go and
manage with a cleaning-wonan
once a week.
Put Domestic Vessel in ShiEshape.
For believe me. the time is COM
ing when you'll want your little
domestic vessel to be all ready for
heavy seas. If the whole family is
pulling together then, children I'M
Outstanding and helpful. Dad re-
assured as to solvcncv. Mother
explaining and managing every
thing. then you're going triumphant
~ to weather the storm. But if you
cant manage now to keep your
heads above water. you most GER
tainly won't be able to 90 it when
taxation ard higher prices and the
strains, demands. shortages, dcrre-
Citations of var days gather strength.
Mary Casrman is a Philadelphia
oma who had to face just these
problems IS years ago. The dcpres-
sion struck the Casemans early.
from a salary Of six thousand a year
John Caseman was reduced to no
salary at all. He struggled along