Show j H I 1111 ii The Boys i I Column i iI I J I J J Tj 1 Ti iTi I J T J I I fr t I I I 1 1 I 1 T 1 SCALE what lofty plateau mind-plateau TO language use to show what pliant Se white facets of the snow The IM cold and anvil take And to what a forge unyielding consonants nants to wake Se The molten drop to crystal flake- flake Each flake a 0 sculptured air all and d ice SIX sided intricate precise Each with its own pristine device what cunning vowels must be found To mute a mind tuned to the sound Of or raindrops furrowing the ground And show it how snow falling light And noiseless tones the earth to white And blots all color from the sight 1 that show Oh Ob none can muster words The me cold white miracle of snow Each Path mind must scale its own plateau Sylvia Auxier o o o I IN BUILT COSTS I THERE SEEMS to be a mote more or less I Iby widespread idea that the profits earned by middlemen and retailers are largely I responsible for the spread between the the wholesale costs of commodities and the I price charged the ultimate consumer i I Anyone who believes that would do dowell dowell dowell well to read a leaflet Just Issued by a atop atop I top authority the authority the U U. S. S Department of Agriculture It clearly discusses the in built-in fixed costs that are Involved In processing and marketing farm pro pro- ducts It describes the many services that are provided nowadays enumerates such basic and unavoidable charges as wages transportation rent and taxes taxes taxes- and makes It plain that distribution profits are low and do not account for high prices This particular discussion dealt with food rood only But much the same situation exists In irr all other fields of retailing Most of us would be astounded 1 If we could walk Into a typical retail store of the vintage of 30 years or so ago Stocks would seem unattractive and primitive There would be little or none of the attractive packing and processing that we take as standard today Such things as frozen and to ready-to-eat foods would be non Standards of service display and handling would be inferior all aU along the line To come back to the question of profit profit pro pro- fit many food outlets such uch as the chains earn a profit proUt of as little as one cent on each dollar of sales Variety and department stores commonly earn about three cents and often less All the rest of or the money they take In goes to buy goods and pay the other bills o o o I INVESTIGATE FIRST HERES HERE'S ONE of the best pieces of advice anyone can be given Investigate before you invest No one can truthfully truthfully truthfully truth truth- fully guarantee that the market v value of or any stock will rise Stock values sometimes go up and sometimes go godown down just down Just as do the values of real es estate estate tate and most other kinds of property But you jou can protect yourself against sucker bait securities This is especially important now High pressure salesmen skilled in the arts of separating the fool from his money have been pushing Canadian mineral stocks which are totally worthless in virtually every case Fantastic profits are promised prom prom- These gyp artists think nothing of telling you that your investment will soon multiply or 1000 times A similar situation exists this of the border with uranium shares Luckily there are honest and authoritative authoritative authoritative auth auth- agencies both private and governmental governmental governmental gov gov- which will advise you as to contemplated investments and without ch charge rge These Include the established stock exchanges the Securities and Exchange Exchange Exchange Ex Ex- Ex- Ex change Commission state securities supervisors and better business bureaus Investigate before you invest BRIEF RIEF QUOTES QUOTES S ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY WE NEED a modified modern return to the woodpile and the axe and the woodshed B. B. B R R. R Matteson Albion Ind Noble County American HOW CAN we possibly place the blame on the younger generation I think they're wonderful In spite of their parents Richard parents Richard J. J Leiser Mendota Ill Reporter I WHAT GUIDANCE can an Insecure 0 parent give an anxious child Bruce child Bruce Winters Glen Burnle Burnie Md News I I I I IP YOU dont don't learn to work before youre you're 15 you never will learn How How Howard ard Grossman Salem Ind Republican Leader I I I TOO MANY parents are afraid for their Johnny or Mary to get corns on their palms J J. J T. T Daniel Ryan Okla IP IF CHILDREN are allowed to dress dressIn In a sloppy manner their characters will soon take on that trait ville m. m Independent BETTER TO do things with young People than for them Paul Paul Smith Newtown Conn Bee TOO MANY homes today are merely filling ruling stations for serving three meals a aday day Byron E. E Guise Marysville Kans Advocate A HOME which has peace cooperation tion fear of God plus love is seldom v visited by a delinquent child Somers Somersworth Somers- Somers worth N. N H. H Free Press PARENTS DERIVE their thel authority from frOIn God the correct application of this authority can consequently only be properly properly properly pro pro- perly administered by parents who have their roots in churches and religious training herald fining Gerald erald F F. F Sexton W W. St. St Paul Minn Booster |