Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 26, 1964 Page: 11 of 32
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OFFICIAL ORGAN OF SLAVONIO
BENEVOLENT QRDEB
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
FOUNDED 1897
VĚSTNÍK
— HERALD —
Reports from our Lodges, oř any
other Reading Materiál to be pub-
lished should reach the Editor,
Saturday before the dáte of issue.
Address all matters to the Editor:
P. O. Box 85, West, Texas.
rosím aster: Plěasc Send Fonn ÍÍ579 Wiih TJnctelivcraMe Cop les to SUTREMF LOĎCE SFJST, P.O. Box 100, TEMPLE, TEX.
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EESPONSIBlLTTíES FOR CHILDREN
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A juvenile judge, with genuine sad-
ness, gave an .eighteen-yeay-old. youth
a ten-year sentence to a státe reform-
átory. Then he addressed the parents:
“If youi had macle this- boy assume a
little responsibility when he was grow-
ing up, the statě wo-uld not háve to
make him pay heav-iiy for his lack of
respohsibilitřy today when he is a
young adult.”
It is so easy for parents to teach
a little child to shoulder responsibility.
■Moťners háve it in their power to drive
this lesson Ironie by teaching chilelren
the very earliest rule of good living:
putting away their toys. This can be
doně by taking tinie to show the child
how toys, niter being played with, go
into a box or basket; ihstead of be-
ing ullowed to remain on the living-
roorn or kitchen floor until an ex-
hansted and eross mother is íorced to
do the task herself This simple clean-
up Work teaehes the yoirngster that
his toys are his responsibility. Smáli
as he is he realizes that he ean clo
his part . in keeping liis. home neat
and clean.
Children in every home should háve
little. duties to perform, raáging from
helping with the. dishes, to keeping
their rooms in ? oř,der,- as they grow
older and also . assisting with outside
Work. Many people like to say that in
today’s m oderu. homes, there is nothing
for children to cío. This isrťt trne.
There. are, alwáys.chairs to he dusted;
little repairs to be made;, drawers to
he kept tidy; toys to be put avvay;
Windows to be washed; soeks to be
mended; outside premises to .be kept
in order. The housework is there. Chil-
dren ■■should be taught to do their share
of it. When all members of a family
share the work, there is plenty of třmě
for family recreation, fun, and out-
•ings.
MESSAGE FOR PARENTS
If we use television for our chief
baby sitter, at the cost of other human
ccntacts, we are remiss.
If we don’t introduce our children to
books simply beeause television is easi-
ly available and has been palci for,
we are foolish. If we doiťt help our
children. build up healthy contacts
with other humans their own age
simply beeause TV keeps them at
home, we are truly doing them an
unkindners. — Dr, Wilbur Sehraním
It is ridiculous for a mother to be
in the kitchen, doing the evening’s
dishes, while the children are look-
ing at television, or outdoors with
£ $
“the gang.” Some mothers complain
that children don’t wash dishes. Here
is plam failure to tram the youngsters
in responsibility. One way for a fam-
ily to solve this problém is for parents
to háve the children do their share of
work so that everyone can enjoy the
evening.
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WIFE INSURANCE
“Did you ever wonder what becomes
of widows and Widowers? I mean men
and wo-men with smáli children. Is
there any orgamzation or anyone who
really cares and tries to do anything
to help them get bacíc to a normál way
of liie?
“I am a widower with two smáli girls
who were eight and four when their
mother died this past year. I háve a
little home, and in trying to keep tlie
girls together, I háve advertised in the
papers, talked with welfare people,
Red Gross, employment agencies, the
church, etc., but what a job trying to
get a housekeeper i I can swing the
house, pay the bills, give some woman
a good home, comfort, etc., in retům
for cooking and washing, and pay her
. . . but not $50 a week.”
This letter, addressed to the editor,
appeared in a Boston newspaper re-
cently. The man who wrote it had, un-
fortunately, learned the “why” of wife
insurance much too latě to be able to
do anything about it. But he has pro-
vided the best of answers for pros-
pects who telí us, “My wife has a $1.000
or a $2,000 policy. I think thaťs enough
for any wife.” Also, for those who say,
“I own sufficient lite insurance to pro-
téct my family. Why should I insure
my wife?”
Apparently the letter’s author is a
man in his early thirties, judging by
the ages of his daughters. His home
ownership and statement about hav-
ing no trouble paying the bills indi-
cates steady employment at a reason-
ably good salary
♦ ♦
If we triecl to reconstruct this man’s
life for the years after his wife’s death,
we would undouibtedly find that it íol-
lowecl a familiar pattern. For the first
few weeks, close relatives, if he had
any nearby, would také care of the
Cihildrten., Otherwjise, kind - hearted
neighbors would do what they could to
help, give the girls lunch, and keep an
eye on them until their íather carae
home from work. When the emotional
shock o.f losing his wife had abated
somewhat, the father would recognize
this arrangement for what it is — a
temporary affair and one by no means
in the best interests of his daughters.
He’d háve to face up to the fact that it
was imperative to háve a full-time
housekeeper if his children were to re-
gato their former, and so necessary,
feeling of security.
With the average man’s lack of
knowledge about things, he’d start
looking for what experienced employ-
ers would refer to as a “jewel,” a per-
son of flawless character who would be
a substitute mother .for his girls. Ad-
ditionally, she’d cook excellent meals;
keep the houise shiningly clean; shop
economically; give the girls religious
training; teach them high moral ethtes
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Morris, Nick. Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 34, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 26, 1964, newspaper, August 26, 1964; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth626111/m1/11/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.