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Show tiro '"f Cs-' ideas from ether editors From the South Pasadena Review, Re-view, South Pasadena, California: The penny piggy bank isn't in demand de-mand as it once was, because, say toy producers, "the penny has lost its appeal to children." Since the penny buys so very little, they explain, ex-plain, most children have no appreciation ap-preciation for anything less than a dime. Well, the kids can't be blamed for their waning interest in coppers, but they shouldn't be allowed al-lowed to believe that they have no value at all Pennies can pack quite financial wallop. There was a California minister, for Instance, who started a penny campaign cam-paign to buy a new organ for his church. Three hundred thousand pennies were needed. The little coins started to roll In, not only from members of his church but from other townspeople who became be-came intrigued with the idea. In a few months there were 300,000 pennies piled In a heap, and the hoped-for organ quickly became a reality. There's saying that It's the little lit-tle things In life that count. Many a man has made a big success because he gave attention to the little things: many another has failed because he didn't So with the kids. The penny saved can be their first step toward self-dependence self-dependence and a true sense of value From the CatsklU Mountain Star, Saugertles, New York: Much has been said and much more has been written about newspaper boys. Closely associated has been the slogan "Busy Boys Are Better Boys." To that can be added "Newspaper Boys Have Better Advantages." Ad-vantages." There is a sound reason for this fact. Never before in the experience experi-ence of business has there been a greater need for men who can accept ac-cept responsibility and for men who are willing to work hard. Newspaper boys cannot help but acquire experience and training of a vital nature. Their day to day work teaches them the value of public contacts, good-will, reliability, relia-bility, accounting, selling, and the results that follow enterprise and effort There is evident in this country a trend to make life easier. Employers Em-ployers are constantly faced with the fact that people are seeking jobs and are more concerned in the benefits than they are in the opportunities. Therefore, the newspaper news-paper boy who has learned how to work and who has learned how to accept responsibility will stand out and is just bound to succeed so, today's newspaper boy la just certain to be tomorrow's successful suc-cessful business or professional man |