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Show Juvenile Delinquency Many leading minds are troubled because of the youthful delinquince in the land. The si (nation is becoming dosperate and in some places law-enforcement, agencies are hardly able to cope with the situation. There are n any causes. Some give one cause and s.iine ivii another. There is one cause that stands out. in our minds and that is, lack of. attention and instruction in-struction and comradeship on the part of fathers. After the notorious John Dillinger ha I been shot down in the path ol bis many crimes, his sorrowing faiher remarked: "I was too busy at the store to look after, Johnny." "Too busy!" Yes, that's the trouble in tliis competitive world where greed and lust are rampant Men must get those dollars no matter what the cost. How happy and even blessed is the state of the home where the father is able to employ h i 3 boys, be with them in companionship and comradeship. Of course, the mothers try to do their part, and oftentimesdo most of the work in leading sons arid daughters in the paths of rectitude. |