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Show death. I spent 20precious, priceless price-less minutes looking back through the tiles, finally asked him to come back in an hour. IN AN HOUR he returned, and by that time, the deadline dead-line met and relaxation time arriving, I had dug out the back copy for him. He took paper and pe.icil, sat down at my desk and copied the facts of the obituary. I'll bet that dime he didn't offer is the first one he ever begged. AND THEN, because it takes all kinds, there's always al-ways me. Friday evening I drove home in that heavy rain, and to be sure I didn't miss the driveway, I rolled down the window beside me. Then I locked the car and ran through the bucketing deluge into the house. Next morning the window was still open and the car's interior was thoroughly drenched. But oh, that door with the open window was firmly locked. As I said, it takes all kinds. Mac. ALMOST EVERY aspect of human nature . . . adorable, laughable, cruel, narrow, generous, lovable ... all of them come across the desk of a newspaperman from time to time. This week was unusual we had three all at once: News of the 4-H clubs are usually good reading, and we try not fo change the copy too much. Some of the reports re-ports are almost illegible, some are obviously doctored doctor-ed by parents, but Miss Janet Hall of Morgan actually types her news stories. HER DAD Carlos Hall suggested: sug-gested: 'Newspapers like to have their copy double-spaced. Janet." Anxious and most willing to comply Janet Jan-et double-spaced her copy. Like this. Everybody in the office agreed that's about the "cutest" "cut-est" true story we've ever experienced. THEN THERE'S the other extreme. Man is infamous for his inhumanity to man, and children chil-dren can break hearts with their cruelty, either conscious con-scious or unconscious, to other children. The small boy's mother asked: 'Aren't you going to Cub Scout meeting?" "I guess not, Mom," the lad sighed. "Some of 'em call me a son-of-a-pig." A thing like that, at the susceptible age, can be heart-breaking. THE FACT that this lad's father happens to be one of the most honest, humane, understanding, fearless and active lawmen in Utah should be a matter of pride to the youngster's friends, instead of a source of ridicule. It would be a fine thing if mothers of Cub Scouts in Morgan would impress this fact upon their sons. COMES NOW the unbelievably unbeliev-ably tight tight -wad. Thursday morning is a time of uptight tension in this office. I come to work at 4:30, others keep coming on schedule, all to meet a 10 a.m. deadline. Last Thursday morning a gentleman came in and asked about a recent obituary. He didn't know' when-lit- ran,-didn't ran,-didn't even know the date of |