Show Theres There's nothing your it about the people at our house My Lady Fair Louise charges that I cant can't even change a light bulb I refuse to believe this but then Ive I've never tried S So things that need doing just dont don't get done And that brings up the subject of a great need in this area A I firmly believe a guy with a small truck-full truck of all kinds of tools and a knack for fixing things could establish a route from Park City to the Highlands and make a good living If he loved to tinker The experts in the various trade-lines trade dont don't have time apparently They are far too busy on their regular jobs to take time off for a small pro pro- even if the cash is in sight For instance at our house for months even years we have had hada a cash offer out for these little projects Run a cold-air cold duct through one wall in the basement Run an extension of the tee vee aerial wire under the floor to another room Straighten a sliding door on a closet so it will slide Paint the front door outside Put legs on a small desk Maybe the voodoo sign is out at our house Maybe they're afraid will lock them in her vault in the basement And come cornejo to think of it if somebody ody asked me to drop around some sometime sometime time any time and help with a writing job chances are Id I'd just keep putting it off Arent Aren't there things at your house that have needed doing for years Wouldn't you love to have havea a show up and start tinkering Lets Let's import one Way back duri depression depres- depres sion in the Thirties a piece showed up which was grabbed by all the newspapers as a masterpiece of fun It has kicked around ever since with a few changes to bring it up to date and darned if it isn't here again better than ever in the column of my goodfriend goodfriend good goodfriend friend Jay Parr Godfrey the Midvale Sentinel May it never die Applications for subsistence can be hilarious welfare workers say It doesn't sound like a situ situation at ion that would produce m much u c h comedy but they claim these sentences are taken from actual letters re received received received re- re by the welfare department department department depart depart- ment I am forwarding my marriage marriage marriage mar mar- certificate and six chil chil- dren I have seven but one died which was baptized on a half sheet of paper I I am writing the welfare department to say that my baby was born two year old Whew do I get my money Mrs Jones has not had any clothes for a year and has been visited regularly by the clergy I cannot get sick pay I have six children Can you tell me why I am glad to report that my husband who is missing is dead This is my eight child What are you going to do about it Please find for certain if my husband is dead The man manI I am now living with cant can't eat or do anything until he knows I I am very much annoyed to find you have branded my myson myson myson son illiterate This is a dirty lie as I was mArried a week before he was born In answer to your letter I have given birth to a boy weighting ten pounds I hope this is satisfactory I am forwarding my certificate certificate certificate of marriage and my three children one of which is a mistake as you can see My husband got his project cut off two weeks ago and I haven't had any relief since You have changed my little lit little little lit lit- tle boy to a girl Will this make a difference I have no children as yet yetas yetas yetas as my h husband and is a truck driver and w works 0 r k s day and night In In a accordance c cor d a n c e with your instructions I have given birth to twins in the enclosed enve enve- lope I want my money as quick as I can get it I have been in bed wit with h the doctor for two weeks and couldn't do me any good If things dont don't improve improve improve im im- im- im prove I will have to send for another doctor |