Giving Child His Rights (+2)

Hello Folks — A five-year old boy in a candy store was in tears.

"What's the matter, Sonny?" the proprietor asked.

"I had a quarter, but I lost it here somewhere."

Welling over with sympathy, the storekeeper handed the boy a popsicle. "Here" he consoled,  "you can have this one free."

The youngster brightened a bit, but tears still fell. "What about my change?"

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"Since I have my new automobile I don't have to walk to the bank with my deposits."

"Drive over now, eh?"

"No I just don't make any."

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I think that one of the greatest weaknesses we have in life is taking our friends and loved ones for granted; also any of our blessings. We forget to use tact, and talk out of turn; we get to expecting too much of those around us or else we neglect kind words and compliments.

We can easily get to treating our children as though we owned them, and we are likely to neglect their proper training until we discover that it is too late. Perhaps the greatest mistake we make is to be too lax with the children when they are very young and then try to dominate them when they are old enough to mind their own business.

Too often we raise our voices at the children instead of teaching them in advance the things they should know. I know it is my weakness, how about yours?

Let's try to be as kind and courteous to our loved ones as we should be. Let's plan in advance the teachings and trainings and the things we should do.

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Many a small boy is the kind of kid his Mother tells him not to play with.

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I used to think that insurance men were sort of a nuisance; necessary of course, but less vital than a lot of other people.

Since I have made a study of economics and have come to realize what it takes to make our capitalistic system work, and which gives us such a high standard of living, I have developed a real respect for the men that go around and encourage people to prepare for the future of themselves and their loved ones.

Take life insurance for instance; a man takes out a policy to cover the cost of the funeral and give himself and his wife a comfortable living when the active days are on the wane. That very act of taking out that policy does more than provide for himself and give the insurance man a meal ticket; it helps every citizen in the U.S.A. because it is money put into creating jobs and wealth.

The premiums paid are reinvested where they will draw interest and help provide capital so necessary to keep industry going and encourage the demand for an ever increasing standard of living.

I do have one gripe. Why don't you insurance men go further than just trying to sell a policy? Why don't you put on a big educational program to teach the public what insurance does for the nation as a whole; we need to know those facts and I know of no one who could do it better than You, and it certainly is to your own benefit as much as ours. I wish I had learned those facts years ago.

E. B. Peterson Speaks at Club

Edwin B. Peterson, president of the Freeborn County Farm Bureau, spoke at the March meeting of the Freeborn County Women's Republican Club Thursday afternoon in the Spanish Dining Room. A questions and answer period followed after which Joan Schneider played two organ solos.

Mrs. O. C. Hammond presided at the committee meeting. A nominating committee was selected with Mrs. Alfred Berglund as chairman. Other members include Mrs. Robert Green and Mrs. J. P. Miller. A letter was read from Congressman Al Quie.

A social hour follower the meeting.

31 in County In Who's Who In Minnesota

"WHO'S WHO IN MINNESOTA" has included in its 1958 centennial edition the biographical sketches of 31 Freeborn Count citizens. They include:

... Edwin Peterson, Oakland; ...

Qualifications for this recognition were based on standards of good citizenship and community service. Over 500 persons acted as selectors in determining which persons' biographical data should be included.