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"Friday January 28 1940
THE BARTLETT TRIBUNE
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Truman Answers Taft .
MTHEN members of the National
" labor relations' board dropped
bi to see President Trumdn tho
ether day they found lilm seated at
his desk writing a letter in long
band. Looking up he said:
"I'll bet you don't know whom I'm
writing to." Then without waiting
for an answer he added: "Senator
tfaft.'
Continuing Truman rend Toft's
letter which went somewhat as fol-
lows: "As I leave for Europe I want to
end you my best Wishes for your
new administration.
"You and I have differed on soma
things in the past and no doubt
will differ again in the future. But
I want you to know that in such
' eases where we agree I hope you
will call on mo for whatever help
I can give you In the senate of tho
United States."
Looking up from the Jotter Tru-
man winked at the labor board
members and sdld:
"You know I don't think that fel-
low wanted Dewey to win after
alL"
One-Man Lobby
Congressman George Bender of
Ohio Republican is the man who
gave his friends Christmas presents
of new brooms when the 80th con-
gress came into power exactly two
' years ago.
Teday Congressman Bender
finds himself swept ont of office
By papular reaction to the. Re-
publican broom; so this Christ-
mas Bender who has a real
mm ef humor has been send-
ing Ids friends a different kind
ef Christmas present. It con-
sists of Dewey campaign neck"
ties and sweatshirts featuring
a picture of tho G. O. P. presi-
dential candidate with the ad-
monition "do It with Dcwcy."
Furthermore tho resourceful
Bender has already found a job. Ho
has appointed himself a one-man
lobby for the American people and
plans to appear at all congressional
committee meetings to read soma
interesting literature to tho Demo-
crats.
Tho literature he intends to read
will be: the Democratic platform.
. . .
Mushrooming Maryland
During the last year of the Civil
War Gen. Jubnl Early came within
a few hours of capturing the capital
of the United States. His troops
arrived at a point on Wisconsin
Avenue where now stands the Scars
Roebuck store and if Jubal hadn't
stopped for a round of mint juleps
at the farm now occupied by Eu-
gene Casey of Gnithcrsburg Md.
the capital would ltavc fallen to the
Confederacy.
Immediately afterward the Mary-
land area which his troops occupied
just outside the city was captured
through peaceful politics by the
Democratic party and has re-
mained Democratic ever since.
In. thSttSuccccdlng years it also
has become the second largest city
KOf Maryland. Actually a suburb of
Washington D. C. the mushroom
(city of Silver Spring ranks second
only to Baltimore in tho size of
'Maryland cities.
Silver Spring and sprawling
? A II n I f nnmilntnrl Mnn4rtftmn-ir
county around it for a long time
were governed and rather well-
by a Democratic) boss E. Bro'ok
lie. Then tho Republicans hungry
for power two years ago persuaded
local -Maryland voters to install a
system of nonpolltical government
'by council and county manager.
" This has proved an important
experiment. One aspect also has
r proved amusing. For although
tne eounty supervisor has given
the area the best cheapest and
meet efficient government in
years the Republican commis-
sioners now want to get rid of
i the whole system.
Reason; Their brief taste of run-
ning the second largest city in
Maryland and its surrounding area
' has whetted their nppctlto for more.
Successful Experiment
This amusing aspect however
only helps to emphasize the effi-
ciency of tho experiment taking
placo under tho nose of tho city
Which governs the rest of the United
States It is an experiment which
already has grown to 812 other
cities of the U. S. A. and to 15 coun-
ties. Mat's happened in Maryland's
Montgomery county is that school
i teacners once woeiuiiy underpaid
now are better paid In some cases
than those in the District of Colum-
bia The measly sum of $12500 once
spent annually for school mainten-
ance has been increased to $128000.
The amount of new roads built every
year has bpen tripled. The police
system hasJ been revamped and
modernized. Nurses' salaries have
been raised. And the mushroom
area whlclj thrives on the edge of
the capita has become one of the
most progressively governed In the
East.
FICTION
C(wnev
Things have a way of working out for the best and giving you renewed
faith in people people like Marty Stone who fancied himself a pretty
hard-headed business man and Doc Howell who found that Marty's heart
was softer than his head but who couldn't cure the lump in his own throat.
.PROM my small office I can see
anyone who passes through tho
wide front doorway before ho can see
me. In that brief period I can size
up a prospective customer and that's
how it was with Fred Miller.
He was small and frail-appearing.
There was nothing spectacular about
him except his tie but it was an eye-
catcher. Like a nervous monkey he
batted his eyes rapidly to adjust them
to the semi-gloom of the garage. I
had time to catalog him as a cinch for
a lot of extras.
Seeing ma in the office he came
over hesitating at the door until I
said "Come on in." I stood to shake
his thin hand.
He had blue eyes that wcro deep-
set in their orbits; they hung on mine
like those of a dog that isn't sure of a
kick or a caress. The flesh beneath
them sagged into pouches and his
face was deeply lined. He had the
unwholesome pallor of a man who
spc.ids a great deal of time in-doors.
"What can I do for you?" I asked.
"Why" he said "I want to buy a
car."
"So do a thousand other people in
this town" I reminded him.
"I know. That's why I'm here now.
I want to get on your list for a future
delivery."
Even as I told him it would be at
least two years beforo he'd get his
car tho way thing were moving I
was rcrfcmberlng things that I had
heard about him how his home had
been broken how his wif o had taken
their boy and gono out to tho coast
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"Here's something Fred wanted you to have" I told him. His
eyes were so full he could hardly find the door handle.
It was said that Miller had agreed to
some fantastic alimony if only she
would let the boy come to him for at
least a part of the year. He had some
sort of minor post in one of the gov-
ernment agencies in town; I knew it
couldn't pay very much. I didn't see
how he would bo able to pay me the
prlco of a new auto but two years is
a long time and much could happen
in the interim. Anyway I could al-
ways sell a new car. So I felt around
in my desk and finally came up with
the list "What kind do you wont?
Coupe? Sedan?"
"A coupe please."
"With or without wheels?"
Fred smiled tentatively. He wasn't
sure whether or not he was supposed
to laugh.
"I'd like wheels of course" he an-
swered. "Want to put something down?"
"Yes. I'd like to. How much do you
require?"
"Suit yourself. Even if you give
me the full purchase price it won't
bring your car' any sooner."
He nodded. "Fair enough. I'll
leave you two hundred."
I took the bills nnd gave him a re-
ceipt Then I asked if he had a
trade-in.
Ho looked startled. "No Mr. Stone
I haven't. Is it necessary to have
one?"
"Oh no. Not absolutely neces-
sary." A trade-in is still nice to have
though for there is money in those
used cars. x -
"I don't really have a car at all"
he explained. "That's why I want
this one. My boy will be coming to
visit me every summer and he's get-
ting pretty big now" His eyes lit
up talkirig about the kid. "In two
years he'll be eighteen and he'll want
a car. This is no town for a boy if
he fros to walk everywhere or depend
on others lor transportation i p.un
to have a nice auto for him when he's
ready for It"
"Yeah yeah. That'll be fine." There
was something holding back in him
when he talked about that kid and
It made me uncomfortable. As though
he might talk about him the rest of
the day if ho had any encouragement
But I wasn't giving him any.
"We'll see what wo can do" I said
and stood up.
Hn nrnse Immediately. "You're
busy" he was apologetic "and I've
taken so much pf your time"
"Not at all" I said "come In and
see me again."
"Oh. I will." ho answered "you'll
get so tired of seeing me around you'll
want to tnrow me out. y tne way
The Gentle Extortionist
Sy CriAftltS STUART
Mr. Stone how much will the car
cost?"
"Hard to say Fred right now it
dells for eighteen hundred. But you
guess with me as to what it will cost
two years from now."
I'm sure he only half-heard me. He
said like ho was almost talking to
himself "Eighteen hundred. About
what I figured. I'll havo it."
Ho wasn't like most of my custom-
ers; ho didn't keep harping on mo for
the new car. Until summer came at
any rate. Then one day ho brought
tho boy in. Ho was lots toller than
the old man already and devoted to
him. From then on until the boy
went back to the coast they were in
the garage at least onco each day
poring over pictures of tho new auto
questioning my mechanics and dis-
cussing it between themselves. Even
after the boy had gone back to tho
coast Fred would come in and pjck
up any new llteraturo I might have
on the car. I knew what he'd do with
it too; make notes in the margins
wrlto letters about the auto and send
them all on to that boy.
Time went along. Tho wife and
my boys went off on a vacation. I
never liked going home to an empty
house so I would put it off to tho last
minute and hang around the club till
bedtime. That's how I found out that
Fred liked tho social life and late
hours. I sort of figured that account-
ed for the bags under his eyes.
But Doc Howell set me right He
and I got away for a few days hunt-
ing and somehow on tho way to the
mountains Fred Miller crept into our
conversation.
Doc thought it a shame the way his
wife treated him. "That woman milks
him for every cent he can get He
owes everyone including me."
I thought about all the times I had
seen Fred down at the club Now it
costs money to belong and if one gets
into the eame3 very often that's ex
pensive too. Fred didn't stock very
high with me right then because I
couldn't sec how he could be broke
and keep up the activities I had ob-
served. I guess Doc read my thoughts.
"Don't be too hard on Fred Marty"
ho said. "You may not know it but
he Isn't down there at that club every
night just for fun. He has a sort of
job; assistant to the steward. I rather
suspect he lives on what he makes
there and sends his regular salary
check out to the wife for that boy."
He watched the road for a few mo-
ments before continuing. "Fred Is
not at all well. If he would take it
easy get a lot of rest and stop drink-
ing he might last a long time but "
his voice trailed oft into silence. He
rarely talked about his patients I
figured ho thought he had said too
much already.
I forgot about Fred after that until
one fine summer day I found that the
next car on my list was for him. But
I was dubious about tho deal. After
all I was in business to make money;
there were a lot of names after his
that would be a great deal better
business. It looked like Fred Miller
was about to get the go-by at least
for a little while.
Then that same day I twisted my
knee and had to go to Doc's office to
get it wrapped. Climbing the well-
worn stairs I met Fred coming down.
He looked just about all in and very
sad. I thought to myself: "Oh well
what can I lose?" and told him about
the car.
His face broke into a million wrin-
kles as he smiled. "That's fine" ho
said "That's good. The boy will like
that" He went on down the steps
with a lot more life to his tread. I
went on up to Doc's.
Just to make conversation I asked
him what was wrong with Fred. His
answer wss vague as I might havo
known it would be.
"Can't understand the little fellow;
ho goes right on doing all tho things
I tell him are bad yet he keeps com-
ing in hero to havo nte check him
over. All I can do is shake my head
tell him to get moro rest and stop
burning the candlo from both ends."
He adjusted a couple of pads around
my leg plugged some wires into a
$ machine and flicked a switch.
'i-n ' . wr ape
"Doesn't seem to worry him. Can
you tell mo why?"
Neither of us knew then but wo
got tho answer later.
When his car was being unloaded
at tho railway dock I called him.
Most of my customers like to bo on
hand to get a first glimpse of tho car
for which they havo waited so long.
After awhile ho showed up and I
was shocked nt his appearance. Ho
was walking slow and easy liko tho
old man he looked to be. Hto checks
wcro hollow his sunken eyes deeper
than ever. Tho pouches below them
hung away down.
But he was surely haDny about tho
car. I told him it would take a couple
of days to get it into shape for
delivery.
"Good enough" ho sold "I expect
tho boy over about then."
I never saw Fred again.
Doc let me know. He called me.
"Come on over will you Marty?" I
know from his tono it was important
so I hung up nnd went .right away.
He was sitting in his private office.
When I came in he pushed a bulky
envelope across the desk to me. It
was addressed to me in tn unfamiliar
hand. Opening it I found a two-thousand-dollar
insurance policy with
me ns the beneficiary. Tho name of
tho policy holder?
Fred A. Miller!
I showed it to Doc. "Yeah" he
said "Fred died last night Natu-
ral causes yet ho could have lived
a lot longer. Only eventually ho
would become an invalid and his
son would want to take care of
him. On tho other hand ho could
duck out now and lcavo the lad
something. I guess he chose to have
the boy remember him as something
other than a sick old man."
I could sec the picture. But you
just don't know what to say in
such coses. So I guess I sounded
a little irrelevant when I said "Cars
have gone up Doc. This two thou-
sand won't cover it now."
Doc looked as though he were
disappointed in me. He pulled out
his check book and picked up a
pen. "Well I want that boy to havo
that car Martin. How much is the
difference?"
"Put that stuff back Doc" I said
"you don't have a corner on soft
hearts and softer heads."
Ho grinned then. "I want to share
it at least."
After old Fred had been decently
tucked away and it was amazing
how many friends the old boy had
I called the kid over to the garage.
Doc and I led him to tho car.
"Here's something Fred wanted
you to have" I told him. His eyes
were so full he could hardly find
the door handle. "And here's an-
other thing he told us to give you."
He took the slip of paper I handed
him and I was glad he couldn't
read it right then. He only nodded;
he couldn't talk although twice he
tried. He put the car in gear and
backed out
Doc and I stood on the sidewalk
to watch him drive down the street.
About a block away he pulled over
to the curb and stopped. My guess
was that he couldn't sec through
the tears that mast havo been
tumbling down his checks. After
all he was only a kid.
I shoved my hands into my
pockets and looked at my feet not
talking. For a minute Doc didn't
say anything either. Then: "What
was that you gave him?"
My tone was defensive. Hadn't
Doc treated Fred for nothing? "You
really didn't think I could keep that
policy did you?"
Doc's voice was sort of soft and
strange when he finally answered.
"Fred sure knew a soft-hearted
sucker when he saw one didn't he?"
He turned and started til. "Now I'm
going down to the office and seo if
modern medicine provides any-
thing for a lump in the throat."
l& bv NANCY PEPPER
CLASS CONSCIOUS
We like to report your kindness
to less fortunate teens in foreign
countries because it proves that
you teens think with your hearts as
well as your heads. Most of you
have been mak-
ing collections
for "Care" pack-
ages in your
home rooms but
as an extra ac-
tivity foreign
language classes
in lots of high
schools are send-
ing packages and
letters to teens in the countries
whose language they're studying.
Of course you must write tho let-
ters in the foreign language which
is good practice for you and good
reading for tho grateful teens who
receive and answer them in their
native tongues. It's lucky for you
that Latin is now a dead language
because after you'd written that
"all Gaul was divided into three
parts" there would bo nothing elso
to say. i
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5. What is the estimated rat
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8. In what year did the Johns-
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