Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-05-15

policy and a 5000 life insurance
policy which he has through his
company will expire the day he
lretires. He's worried also-and
this is his big problem-about re-
firing to "a mere survival"
There are no Golden Years in
mere survival" he says. 80
what can my wife and do in
retirement that will make our
lives fruitful and happy. and that
will release US from the fear Of
getting Sick?"
Universal Problem
Here is the universal problem
OF retirement in 1857 America.
It's no longer food and shelter
because charity and government
take care of those. It's what to
do. It's what to do on a re-
lstricted income, and in the face
of all sorts of prejudices against
people past IS.
There is no pat answer. be-
cause the talents of each retired
person are different. But for
this businessman and for all Of
you fretting over his same prob
lem, here are some suggestions
l. Go to your insurance COM
pany and see II you can get a
$500 Deductible" disqualification
policy. like the collision policy on
your car. You can afford that.
2. Decide what productive work
you love best. Everybody loves
something - painting pictures.
carpentry, adding figures, max
ing clay ash trays, selling,
Itinkering with mechanical things,
making music, or something
Turn this thing. whatever it Is,
into a business. Don't mess
around with a hobby.
From the Department OF Com
Imerce. Washington IS. d. c., and
from your local library you can
get a million dollars worth Of
free advice on how to make
money from this thing you love.
1t may be q mail-order busi-
ness. 1t may be roadside stand.
1t may be the supplying Of q
product or a service to q BUSH
ness house. a garage, or apph-
ance store in town.
And II 1t is something you
really love. 1t may we'll bring
you fame and fortune that your
working career never gave you.
3. Don't expect a fruitful life
from committee work, civic af-
fairs. or any sort Of community
project. Eager beavers corner the
good jobs there because they're
trying to make a reputation.
You'll be left to take down the
decorations.
Sell Business Experience
4. Go out and sell your busi-
ness experience to a smaller Arm
than yours. If you have con-
tributed TO- your pension. and are
sure your company can't take 1t
away from you. 60 sell your ex-
Iperience to a competitor Of your
Arm. Why not? But not for 40
hours a week. Maybe four hours
a day.
5. Convince yourself, no mat
ter what. that. retirement is a
stupid word TO a human being.
Nobody can retire. No normal
man or woman can fish, or rock.
or walk their life away. Every
person must do something. So
even II it's wrong, do something
that has a promise and a tomor-
row to 1t.
8. Don't 60 back 10 hang
around the ONCE. Don't expect
anybody to do anything for you.
Don't hamper yourself by be-
lieving anybody back at the
company will care what you do
three weeks after you're gone.
IL you should become q railroad
crossing Waterman, and thereby
invent a crossing signal worth
$50. 900. few people you used 10
know would hear Of II. And even
fewer would care. 1t is this mag
nif1cent freedom-from duties.
from embarrassment, from peo-
pie who knew you when-that
holds the germ Of your Golden
Years.
You can grow famous after
s.. You can grow rich. Many
people before you have done
both.
Copyright 1857, General Features Corp
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