Show IN THESE UNITED STATES thayes ID no limit to work 17 day dia D for mops oi of many interests tete rests features WOOD RIVER ILL the mayor of wood river lation 8 is a man of two titles five jobs bounded unbounded en thusia sm and a complete diar disregard gard for the limits of a 24 hour As mayor of the bustling midwest era ern town 35 year old lavier D humphrey puts on his executive bat hat and like mayors the country over del berates highway improve ments tax rates police affairs and garbage disposal 4 then he switches to dungarees and an oil worker workers s safety helmet for his eight hour a day job as operator in shell 0 1 company s re finery in neighboring roxana start ing with the company as a laborer in 1933 humphrey has worked 0 r up to his present job as an operator arp e katrun m the lubricating oil plant donning a worn but service able baseball cap symbolic of his intense interest in youth of the town humphrey turns to his third major interest that of providing suitable recreation fa cili ties for wood river young ile has established sup supervised ea r playgrounds for young of all ages and currently is sponsoring the conversion of a 15 acre corn field into a ball park and recreation center the mayor s fourth activity the one of which he secretly is most proud is his famed junior agman G man club first of its kind in the country humphrey and police chief frank starkey formed the club after youngsters caused damage to municipal property during hallow een night festivities in 1944 club members cooperate actively with police they report parking viola eions speeders red light crashers they unmasked ed a peeping torn tom al ways one look ahead of police and they aided in detecting a gang of vandals who were breaking into the local h gh school since the club was organized halloween damage has dropped to less than 25 humphrey admits however that his fifth job is the hardest the co ordination of all his activities within the limits of a 24 hour day under a shell policy encourage encouraging ng employees to participate in civic activities humphrey often finds himself wear ing the mantle of each of his jobs at once between sandwich bites dur ing lunch hour in the refinery he may hear a citizen citizens s corn plaint that bis his neighbor neighbors s chil dren get up too early study a report on speeders from a trusted G man lieutenant review the latest ball park plans and even even go over his own refinery reports enthusiasm is this young mid westerner s ma n trait a conta bious enthusiasm of rolled up sleeves hard work and the deep satisfaction that comes from ac |