The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-09-21
BEWARE!

Fishing. fishing. fishing! That's
all you ever do. and the porch
screens still out!
If this develops into a movement
few men will feel safe. This is the
time of year when piers, docks,
beaches, and seawalls are lined with
so-called anglers. For every fisher
man there is a little woma quietly
sitting at home nursing a suspicion
that he is ducking his homework.
She knows 1t is not mainly the
love Of fish. He seldom gets any.
He would not get up at daybreak,
spend It happily wet, hungry and
frustrated just for those bullheads,
blowfsh and eels.
He would not sit in the rain IL
hours at home and call it fun. A
loud NO" would be his reply to her
proposition. Look dearie, get into
some sopping clothes. hang around
home all day with a line in your
hand and I'll buy you a halibut."
She knows it is something else.
She is sure he is escaping some
thing.
She could swear he is getting
away from repainting the porch
chairs. putting up the screens, clip
ping the hedge, washing the dog and
helping her with the home-garden-
ting.
So far she has borne her sus-
picions with restraint, but this
Rhode Island incident may be the
shape Of things to come. 1t may be
necessary to throw guards around
those piers.
Elmer Twitchell, always playing
it safe. has already taken pre-
cautions. He now fishes only from
piers from which he can jump.
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And he is talking of organizing
the Fishermen's Protective asso-
citation. He doesn't think there is
much n in trying to get any
guaranty from wives that they will
not follow the precedent just estab-
lished.
"Once a thing like that is started,
It is pretty sure to 60 far" he said
today. Il look for a lot Of fishermen
to be showed off wharves by irate
wives. But I am for the establish
ment Of certain rules!"
Elmer thinks they should be
drawn up for the signatures of fish,
ermen's brides at once, and that
they should embrace the following
regulations:
mo wife should shove a hus-
band off a pier without first ascer-
tanning whether the water below Is
of rock or mud bottom.
Pin cas- of a rock bottom she
should first propose adjournment to
another pier.
3-No wife should assault a fish
erman without a preliminary warn
ing.
4-This warning must be in writ
ing.
Sin no case shall any wife
approach him by stealth and obtain
a running start before showing.
Il also think" said Mr.. Twit-
chell, that before showing me of
a dock my wife should agree to see
that my fishing rod is saved. 1t is
pretty hard to get tackle this year.
Donald Nelson has issued orders
permitting the manufacture of many
items cut off during the war. The
list includes bobby pins. electric
pads. garbage cans, e~scalators, BIZ
cycles, vacuum bottles and bottle
openers. Ho. for the open road
again!
The order also permits the manu-
facture Of wire coat hangers. This
depresses US no end. We had hoped
the postwar world would definitely
exclude them.
Factories may also reconvert to
making insecticide spray guns. too.
a sufficient supply to take care of
the Nazis having been assured to
the forces abroad.
The Japs have a new slogan: Xxi,
waki, konki. sookeeki." 1t makes
about as much sense as their war
effort.
Xxi, waki, konki sookeeki,
For the Japs the outlook's becky;
How they wish their hopes SO weakly,
They had never been SO sneaky!
six More Nazi Bases Taken by
misunderstanding.
Stain is hanging up a new record
for stolen bases.
The WPB is permitting the pro-
duction of some auto replacement