Show IT WAS NICE OF YOU Being a letter in reply pi to 10 letter leller from a famous I a m 0 us American merican corporation cor ion ora welcoming us as a new near neW a-neW stockholder EAR r CHARI MAN of the Board DEAR I didn't know you cared I And how it cheers me to open the mail mailand mailand mailand and find a letter from you saying We are very happy to welcome you as a new stockholder lder and as- as assuring as assuring suring me that you and all the boys are working every minute for little me mel Somebody told me it might not be a bad idea to buy a few shares in your company and I did so never dreaming it would make you personally happy Once I bought s 's some me Standard Oil of New Jersey but all I got was the stock with no note ote or r anything And when I bought a few shares of General Motors and American Can not even a postcard I came through But from fro you y u comes a warm epistle telling me all about the business how deep are your re responsibilities re- re responsibilities to me and all the things you have in mind to tomake tomake tomake make more money You cor cor- cordially cordially cordially invite me to the family of stockholders at the annual meetings Well I am glad to welcome you to my family too and I want you to feel that you youcan youcan youcan can drop in anytime you are in my neighborhood I hope you have not been spoken for forby forby forby by too many stockholders ahead of me We always have some some- something something something thing on ice and if it you will drop a card ahead of time the wile wife will bake a pie You say We invite you to an active interest in the company's affairs and your comments criticisms criticisms criticisms and suggestions will be most welcome any time Well if I do donot donot donot not make any comments suggestions suggestions suggestions or criticisms right away I hope you will excuse it as you caught me unprepared and also I Iam Iam Iam am busy around the house and gar gar- garden garden den I appreciate your offer and will try to have some squawks in six weeks or so Can you wait If not let me know and I will manage to work in a few kicks someway e eI I really cant can't tell teU you what your letter means When I bought the stock I hoped you were attending to business but butI I did not expect you would tell me so in writing So many cor cor- corporations corporations corporations take it for granted that a stockholder wants stock the big stiffs Even if you skip a dividend or the stock goes off offa a little now I wont won't mind so much as everything will seem more on a friendly basis be be- between between between tween us I dont don't even get such nice letters from relatives S e So thank you a thousand times or shall I just say bid 1000 asked for writing and I hope I will never do anything to make you re re- regret regret re- re regret gret it Your pal Elmer PS The The stock is a little weak but I feel stronger feel stronger anyhow YE GOTHAM BANNER BUGLE Margaret Truman may go on television On a video perform perform- performance ance of Life With Father Sam Lee and Jake Shubert got gotoff gotoff off oU a train from Syracuse to try their luck in Gotham 50 years ago this season My Line a new video program has Louis Louia a permanent panel member Hes He's a whiz at looking at ata a feller and telling what business he heis heis heis is in Walter Kierman has a cor corner corner corner ner in Milford Millord Conn Rudolf Bings Bing's plans are leading to reports that the Met may be shifted to the Palace and the Palace to the Met Whatever became of radios radio's code barring any program that blueprint blueprint- blueprinted ed crime Color television has been perfected but it wont won't know a areal areal areal real test until it tackles Harry Tru Tru- Truman Truman Truman man in tropical costume Re Re- Remember Remember Remember member away back when a song that made sense had a chance to be a hit Atomic Energy May Soon Run Autos Autos headline headline It is already running pedestrians John Kier- Kier Kieran an is out with a new bird book VANISHING AMERICANISMS AMERICANISMS- Lets get to the bottom of this The President seems deeply concerned I dont don't mind answering any question you ask Before Defore I join I want to know what its it's all about e Seeds of Treason by Ralph de Toledano and Victor Lasky points out that all the early attempts at at- attempts attempts tempts to get to the bottom of the Hiss case were met by almost the I same scoffing now encountered by Senator McCarthy and from many of the same people The book ends with In a warring world with the United States facing the greatest threat in its history they our lead lead- leaders leaders leaders ers refuse to see This is the trag- trag tragedy tragedy tragedy edy of ot history Before it the fate I of Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss fades into insignificance |