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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 9 Feb 1939, p. 30

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y Tuesaq imon. marne, requirea! for Publication., February 9, 1939 Eimrgienciy, Beiéir The average. specimen, of the genus homo, .mey be a bit liard to get, along with when the ordinary processes of lite are runming srnoothlY. He is apt to be jealous, of his rights, and to roent what he may.look upon as unwarranted intrusion into his personal. business, If one accidentally steps upon his toes his ire is aroused, and if bumped1 into, even in a crowd, May retaliate with vigor. But let an emergency corne along, like the stcirm of last week, and what a trans- lérmation his nature undergoes! Heie l at once osse of klndly consideration for others. A fellow whose car is stuck i a drift has hiasymffpathy. Hie will in good nature do anythlng he can to help. Even though, another motorist rnay unavoidably corne into collison with his car, he wifl hold his ternper and put all the blame upon the Congressrnan Everett M. Dirksen of llinoîs, i a weekly letter froin Washing-' ton, frequently gives interesting informa- tion outside the realrn of politics. That is why we like to quote hlm now and tIen. Under the above caption lie presents the It la, of course, too early to expect a definite decision. Mattèrs of such im- Portance are not decided quickly, -and tirne is required, to reacli conclusions and arrang 1e details. ùut the committee feels that the. finiancial aid which they souglit to rehabili-. tate and improve the road and:keep îitin operation will be forthcomning after there- quest has been given full consideration. "I1 Want a Job"I9 A radio program ,now being heard over a loal taton's unqu in that the sponsor, in'addition' to advertising his wares, is evidently trying to do his bit toward re- lieving the unemployment situation-and succreeding to a remarkable dere, if re- ports are'fo Le given crýedence. A selected group of job hunters la put on the air to' tell why they want a job, wliat kind of job they, want, what tlieir qualifications are, and other information which an employer would tiaturally require before offeririg a job. It is said that prac- tically every person appearig on tlie pro- gamwIhno *,È%i...A i.y..--à. past two years to secure employment, and his qualifications, for the kind of work le was seeking. It la said that. before the program closed lie received five.offers for his services. The incident is of interest, not so much because of the fact that this man found ernpl oyrent, but because lie received *the everybody out: of stëeexcept oui' Long have we watched rèports of discc>verles by. scientists in many fields, confident that one day one *of themi would make a pronouncement with which ýwe could. heartily agree., It fias corne atlast. Some of the feliows at the Uni- veirsity ot Southern California (Where they play football> have discovered that nicotine. from smoking is practic.ally harmless Thanks', Thanks a lot! A Pittsburgh man who almost four years ago, killed his wffe and, 4-year-olc son, then fled te Florida and married an innocent girl, returned to the Pennsylvania city and gave himself up to the police. "I'm glad that nightmare la over," lie said. "The thouglit of my wife and cbild haunted me. I. haven't had a minute's peace.- I he kfe1nowlédgè thit muirder resfed «n tifs seul, conscience became a pitilesi taskmaster. He was afrald of the dark. Hie was afraid of the law. Hie was aira id of himself. Try asSle would, it kept him frorn forgetting. Struggle as he would, the ghosts of wife and child Plagued hlm by day and drove sleep from hlm eyes, at night. But at last conscience put cour- age into his coward heart-courage to seek re- lief in expiation of his crime. It drove him Womnen are coftstantly emplissizing their- equality with man in unwusual fashion. An Alabama womain sheriff decided that her three negro prisoners 'should not be lynched-and they were not Iynched., 1viî,ana rnay containi liglits on the Great 'Er nit side- 1 pring will June 1. ý e, as usual, on or, abi Kelly? Green? Courtney? Take your pick. THE PHANrOM REpoiritER. m maffieal ma& r1eC>* .ariblrnsosah.. W beur roerence ani net ne

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