The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-06-18

these days. III my oPlii-
- ion, Dad is having the
worst time of any member OF
the family. The gallant boys
who go away are getting a ire
mendous lot of sympathy; moth
er and the girls are deep in new
and exciting activities. Dad is
in the same old grind.
No, not quite the same old
grind. With prices up, help
scarce, and taxes darkening the
sky like a flock of lowering
vultures ready to pounce, DADS
problem is considerably worse than
it has been in a long time.
This is not to depreciate the heart
aches and fears of Mother. But
Mother has work to do; she Is knit
ting, attending meetings, raising
money, arranging for camp enter
tainments, pouring coffee in can
teens, trying on her new uniform.
Her hatred and fear of war are not
lessened, but at least she has pres
ent activity. Not day goes by
but what she manages to send some
thing - cookies, sweaters, socks,
books, letters-to her own or some
other mothers boys.
AS for the boys themselves; well,
it is one of the unbelievable dispen-
sations of these mad times that they
are living at topmost pitch. / haven
met one yet, who, under his impor-
tant and businesslike and mysterl-
Gus manner, isn't thoroughly enjoy
ing himself. And what an unlocked
for blessing that is!
Pities Men Left Behind.
81 feel sorry for any kid that isn't
going," young naval lieutenant, OIL
for the south seas, said to me pity
ingly, just before he sailed. "That
guy that Just sold me these boots,
now" he added, che goes home to
a little house somewhere, couple OF
kids maybe, hamburger and short
cake for supper-gosh, what tough
Iuck!"
i I'm saving this remark to retail
to his mother, should the time come
when she will want to hear it. Mean.
while, he and she are living under
| high emotional tension; she is pray
ing, hoping, working, serving, cook
ing, knitting, planning, conferring
writing letters at rate never ever
dreamed in her life beforehand
those things sum up into a sort o:
| happiness, after all.
But Dad. In these days when we
ought to be doing most for him anc
thinking most of him, we are apt t
be ignoring him entirely, and Thu
is a good day to remember him
and put him back in his rightfu
place as head of the family.
Remember that Dads heart is a.
heavy as yours, these days. Da'
loves that big son of his, too.
He goes down to the office. Thing
there are far from gay. Every bust
ness that isn't directly concerne,
with defense is suffering now, an,
the chances are Dads business is il
that list. He takes it sturdily; h
isn't complaining. He and Molli
started in with nothing, and the
aren't afraid to go back to frs
principles.
But this shortage of materials an
supplies, this question of prioritie
and transportations, this stoppag
of European goods and eternal de
lay in deliveries of orders, is yer
trying, to say the least. There ar
million men in the country engage
in the little supply agencies thu
carry accessories or fuel for mote
: cars. They are having a quiet time
these days.
, Does the man of your fanily-th
man who has been so quietly carr.
ing the financial load for SO man
> years, come home these nights
/, peace, affection, comfort, goc
dinner served with laughter fl