Show 1 like the depression by HARRY ANSLEY news globe texas writer I 1 like the depress no more e prosperity tor for me I 1 have had more fun since the depression sion started than I 1 ever had I 1 in iny life I 1 had bad forgotten how to live what it meant to have real friends what it is like to eat common everyday food fact is I 1 was waa getting just a little high hat three years ago only one roan man of the news globe organization 11 i could be out of town at a time and he had bad to leave at the last minute and get back as soon as possible many times I 1 have driven mi miles to a banquet sat through three hours of bunk in order to make a I 1 five minute speech and then drive the miles back so as to be ready for work the next morning nowadays as many news globe employees are invited to make these trips and we stay as long as we want to the whole outfit could leave the office now and it would not make any difference I 1 like the depression I 1 have time to visit my friends and to make new ones two years ego when I 1 went to a neighboring town I 1 always stayed at a hotel now I 1 go home with my friends stay all night and enjoy home cooki aig ig I 1 have even spent the weekend with some ot of the boys who have been kind enough to invite me its great to drop into a store ana feel that you can spend an hour or two or three or halt half a day visiting and not feel that you are wasting valuable time I 1 like the depression I 1 am getting acquainted with my in the last six months I 1 have become acquainted with folks who have lived next door to me tor for the last three years I 1 am following the biblical admonition love your neighbors one of my neighbors has one of the best looking wives wires I 1 have ever seen she is a dandy I 1 am getting acquainted with my neighbors and learning to love them three years ago 1 ordered my clothes from a new york tailor two or three suits at a time I 1 waz uis always dressed up but now I 1 bought a suit in two years I 1 am mighty ni gaty proud of my sunday go to meeting clothes when I 1 dress up 1 I am dressed up and I 1 dont mean maybe 1 I like the depress i three years ago I 1 was so busy and my wife was so jo busy that we didat see much of ach other I 1 never went home to lunch about twice a week I 1 went horna hom tor far din rerat at I 1 never lever hac bad time lime to go anywhere with her if koe I 1 did go on a party I 1 couie nevar locate ate her tor for there it a bl blonde oade or a red head availably and I 1 worry much about it I 1 my wife belonged to all the clubs jin in town she even joined the young mothers club we dont have any all r children but she was studying and between playing bridge find and going to laubs she was never at home we got stuck up and high we even took down the old family bed and bought a set ortwin beds on the installment when I 1 would come home at night it if my wife was vas at home she would already be in her bed and I 1 crawl in mine rf I 1 came in first it was vice versa we like the depression we have come down oft off our ped fastal and are really living at my house now the twin beds are stored in the garage and the old family at lair Is ia being used we are enjoy lag life instead of taking a hot water bottle to bed these cold nights she sticks her heels in my back just as an she did before hoover was elected I 1 I 1 been out on a party I 1 in a IS 18 months I 1 have lost my book of 0 telephone numbers my wife has dropped most of the clubs I 1 believe wi we are falling in love all over again I 1 am pretty well satisfied with my wife think I 1 will keep her at least until she Is 40 and then it I 1 feel like I 1 do now I 1 may trade her tor for two twenties I 1 am feeling better since the depression I 1 like more exercise walk to town and a lot ot of folks who used to drive cadillacs are walking with me I 1 like the depression depre my digestion Is better I 1 been to see a doctor in a year I 1 can cat anything I 1 want to I 1 am getting real honest to good ness food three years ago we had filet mignon once a week now w we e have round steak with flour gravy j then we had roast breast of 0 guli gul gui i nea hen now we are glad to net get tow bosom with buttons on it I 1 like the depression three years ago aab I 1 never had time to go to church I 1 played golt golf all day sunday and besides I 1 was so darned smart that there a preacher in west texas who could tell me anything I 1 now I 1 am going to church regularly never miss a sunday and it if this depression keeps on I 1 will be going to prayer meeting before long I 1 like the depression |