Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1958-07-11
by hazel
underwood

ful horn and marvel az The music
that came from u When Il was
FIRST placed IN the parior you were
told not 70 touch IL Mother and
DADDY had to work hard to buy
it and we had 10 take care Of It
50 Il would last a long time and
provide entertainment for all OF
the family
~ never occurred 20 you To
touch IL When no one adult was
there 70 play Il, IL wasn't played
Today your parents bring In a
beautiful tcleyiaion set, have It
put in the living room and the
flrst week II Is there they have
ali the family over 20 see II, II
they care 10 come
After Il - there a few days
you decide you would like 70 see
a certain program 80 you turn Il
on and as you and your friends
are enjoying a good play, along
comes junior, age eight and when
he gets through twtrling the diais
you are dumbfounded that any
thing AZ swift an his fingers could
change the diaIs 10 quickly
Tie sits down. crosses his legs
and when you tell him you were
watching your show be tells you
to 20 get your knitting or get
hep You hear MS mother coming
and think you viii get to see your
show, but Nom tells him. that
isn't nice to turn the dial when
some one Is looking al a program
fie gives her a look that would kin
II II could strike. and continues
looking at his show. She says no
more
DO you remember when you
were told TO be In at certain
hour In this evenings You were In
because II you didn't the next time
you wanted 20 20 out you couldn't
60 Now Jr goes out and doesn't
even take the trouble 70 tell you
he IL going and II you dare ask
whore he Is going he viii look az
you and almost yell OUT
Remember when a young man
asked the father for his daughters
hand2 Now, usually the parents
are The last ones 10 know son or
daughter Is getting married. They
tell everyone BUT their families
And the family carl Unless Dad
puts bis foot down and tells the
youngsters he IL taking the car
on a certain day or night. he viii
find himself walking Sometimes
the child win offer 20 take him
% hia lodge or meeting place but
more often the ear will be filled
with the gang and Pop and Nom
just wouldn't "at In" anyway, 20
You take the care and let him
walk
Young people, you had better
wake up and realize your par
ent- are tho best friends you
win ever have In this world.
They want nothing more than
to see you happy and healthy.
They are NOT trying 10 keep
you from having good time,
but they ARE trying 10 show
YOU the way 60 have good time
aud how You can have Il woth-
cut getting hurt
Friends seem 20 have more
power over the youngsters today
than their families but when
trouble comes Mother and Dad viii
stick hy you no matter what the
trouble IL Sometimes sou cannot
say that about your friends when
trouble comes TO you. they win
say he should have known bet.
ter and with a shulE they let
sou sicne
Have you ever stopped 90 think
Tint ~ one can give you a good
name Not even your parents You
have 70 earn g No amount OF
money can buy you a good name
and poverty cannot keep you from
having a good name n you want
90 have it n Ia up % yoa'
Rnber, Williams n was nice
mcetiug you ard hearing you say
vou arr interested In the youth
% today Thank you telling me
YOU rcad thIs column while you
san iivcd in Seattle
You nunt know Mr. Williams ts
the executive director q thc MIN
neapohs Urban League
"Bal' Ridley Congratulations
On being gentleman Of Retire
ment You have Joined quite
group pt rrierds who are gentle
mon II leisure