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Wise and Otherwise
Too Many
The citizens of Monrovia,
Calif., put an end to their 9
p. m. curfew last weeK. It woke
too many of them up—Path
finder
Could Be
This is the month of clothes;
June moons, June brides, and
sweet girl graduates. Any con
nection? — Christian Science
Monitor
New Stuff
The possible plays in baseball
are set at 7,000, subject to addi
tions from year to year, as
young and unpredictable short
stops come up with new stuff.—
The Milwaukee Journal
Expert Advice
Bird - watching,says a noted
ornithologist, is an excellent an
tidote for neuroses. In other
words, a bird in the brush is
worth two bats in the belfry.—
Pittsburgh Press
Not Yet
A machine that is said to type
a letter and address an envelope
is being shown at an office
equipment exhibit in Chicago.
But can it also chew gum?—
Kansas City Star
We Do, Too!
“As a novel experiment, try
telling the exact truth, the
whole truth, and nothing but
the truth for a day,” suggests
a psychologist. No, thanks. We
bruise easily. — Cincinnati En
quirer.
Deathless
Out since 1929, vaudeville re
turns to the Palace, in New
York. And picks up where it
left off, presumably with Hoover
jokes.—Richmond Times- Dis
patch.
Dual Purpose
The Navy has perfected a de
vice which is being used to re
cord the groans and moans in
White House timbers. It will
also come in useful for record
ing these sounds in the armed
forces whenever the subject of
unification comes up.—St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Worse
People haven’t got the money
they had a year ago. a trades
man complains. Worse, they
haven’t got other money in its
place.—Punch
Get Together
The staff of the New York
Public Library held a gay party
to celebrate the hundredth an
niversary of the institution. The
bookworms thus had a chance
to get acquainted with the jit
terbugs.—Brubaker in The New
Yorner
An Opening
President Truman is asking
all Government departments to
measure thel r performance
against the Hoover plan. This
offers them a splendid oppor
tunity to report that any im
provement would be wasteful,
inefficient and overlapping. —
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Looking Ahead
Many eagerly scanned the
story which went with the
headline, "Economist Sees In
come of SIO,OOO per Family,”
only to find the economist's
binoculars were focused on the
year 1980 — Christian Moni
tor ’
Successful
A successful comedy program
results when the comedian has
an excellent memory and his
listeners don’t.—Cincinnati En
quirer
SAFETY FOR OLDER PERSONS
Safety needs particular con
sideration throughout the house
when families include older
members because they ofter do
not see as well and are not as
strong and steady as younger
people.
Newest insecticides recom
mended-for effective cotton in
sect control grams are Benzene
Hexachloride and Toxaphene,
or Chlorinated Camphene.
The 1948 pack of corn totaled
more than 34 million cases, ac
cording to the canning indus
try. and was the largest pack
of any vegetable.
LANHAM'S
WEEKLY
LETTER
YOUR CONGRESSMAN REPORTS
HOUSING BILL PASSES
In spite of the terriffic lobby
waged against it, the Housing
Bill of 1949 was passed by a ma
jority of some forty odd votes. It
provides aid to the cities for slum
clearance, loans for the building
of housing projects by local Hou
sing Authorities, as well as loans
to farmers for building farm
homes. In addition, Titles II and
VI of the F. H. A. act were con
tinued. These are the provisions
that provide for the guarantee
of loans made by private lend
ing institutions to persons de
siring to purchase or build their
own homes.
Altogether it it a well-round
ed bill, will cost the government
comparatively little in compari
son with the good it will do in
clearing the cities of slum areas
and in supplying housing at a
reasonable cost to those families
of low income who cannot other
wise secure decent living quar
ters.
IS
SENATOR TAFT A SOCIALIST?
The very suggestion is absurd.
He is one of the conservative Re
publican Senators. Yet he spon
sored the Housing Bill in the
Senate, and our own Senator
Russell voted for it. Certainly
these two conservative Senators
did not believe it socialistic.
Moreover, in the Senate there
were only 17 votes cast against
it. These facts, I believe, should
convince any one, whether he
has studied the bill or not, that
there is nothing socialistic about
public housing.
TAFT KEEPS INJUNCTION IN
EMERGENCY STRIKES
The administration met a set
back in the Senate in its efforts
to have the Taft-Hartley Law re
pealed. Senator Taft offered and
had adopted, an amendment to
the so-called Thomas Bill, which
provided that in the event of a
nation-wide strike that threat
ened the public health, welfare
or safety, the President could
seize the struck plant and op
erate it until a settlement was
reached, and in addition gave
the President the power to en
join the union or unions involv
ed. from striking.
When a similar bill was before
the House, I proposed to offer
an amendment giving the Presi
dent the right of injunction as is
now provided in the Taft-Hart
ley law in case of a critical
nation-wide strike. My proposal
was included in The Sims bill,
which was defeated by the radi
cal elements in the House, in
fluenced by John L. Lewis and
the radical elements in the labor
unions.
REPEAL OF TAFT-HARTLEY
DEAD FOR SESSION
As a consequence of Mr. Taft’s
success in the Senate, it is agreed
that there will be no further ef
fort this year to repeal the Taft-
Hartley act. And in my own
opinion, it will not be repealed
until a provision for injunction
against crippling nation-wide
strikes is included in the bill for
repeal.
HOUSE RENOVATION
When we re-convene on July
5, after a short week-end holi
day. we will meet in the Ways
and Means Committee Room of
the House Office Building, in
stead of in the House Chamber.
This is due to the fact that both
House and Senate rooms are
badly in need of repair and ren
ovation. In 1939 when the roof
of both chambers threatened to
fall upon Senators and Congress
men, huge beams of steel were
used as braces to support the ceil
ing. Congress was In session so
constantly during the war years
that the roofs could not be re
paired. The ugly steel beams
are still there. Now they are to
i be removed, the roof rebuilt, and
the entire chamber of each
branch of the Congress will be
renovated and repainted.
The Senate is meeting in the
meantime in the old Senate
chamber, later used by the Su
! preme Court, but now used mere
ly as a sort of museum.
Both Senate and House will
' be so crowded In their new quar
j ters that I feel sure it will be
difficult and trying for all of us.
' I hope that It will mean an ear
-1 Her adjournment that would
1 otherwise occur, so that we will
not have to stay here during the
hoi and humid Augusi wcallmr
I am anxious to get back to the
district and begin my annual vis
it to its various counties.
VISITORS
It was a pleasure to have Rab
bi Harold A. Friedman come by
the office to see me. Mr. Fried
man is not a native Roman, but
Is enthusiastic about the city
and its people because of warm
acceptance acorded him since he
became a Roman/
Was delighted to have Carter
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Pottman of Dalton, Tom Bryan
of Lafayette and Tom Clemmons
of Rome come by the House to
see me this week.
SEVEN KEYS TO ECONOMY
IN GOVERNMENT
When I was a somewhat
younger man, there was a pop
ular play entitled "The Seven
Keys to Baldpate.” I remember
nothing about the drama except
the name— possibly because I
have such a “baldpate” myself.
It was brought to mind by the
seven plans which the President
has sent to Congress for the re
organization of our government
along the lines suggested by the
Hoover Commission, about
which I have been reporting to
you at frequent intervals. May
bey I am stressing this report
too much; but I don’t think so.
For I believe it is our great op
portunity to integrate and make
workable and responsive, our ex
ecutive departments and bu
reaus of government that have
grown to fantastic size and be
wildering complexity. If our
government operates more effi
ciently and without duplication
of effort, it must of necessity
operate more economically.
Last week I reported to you
that Congress had passed the
ball to Mr. Truman by passing
at last the key bill giving the
President the right and duty of
drawing and submitting plans
for government re-organization
in line with the Hoover reports.
The President was all set,
caught the ball and promptly
carried it for a gain of seventy
yards.
PLANS MUST WAIT SIXTY
DAYS
Because the plans do not go
into effect until sixty days have
elapsed without objection by
either branch of the Congress
acting by a Constitutional ma
jority, this is, in foot-ball lan
guage.
INTERMISSION TIME
The plans were sent to us on
June 20th, which means that
we will in all probability be in
session unt i ’ approximately
September Ist, unless the House
and Senate, by joint resolution
provide that the plans go into
effect in less than sixty days.
THE SEVEN: Plans in Brief
No. 1. Give departmental rank
to the present Federal Security
Administration, the new depart
ment to be known as the De
partment of Welfare. Instead of
a mere bureau chief, the head
of the departm»nt would have
cabinet status.
Na. 2. Put under the Labor
Deparment the Government’s
job-finding and unemployment
compensation services. Included
would be the Veterans job place
ment serivce.
No. 3. Shape-up of the Post
Office Department, with more
power for the Postmaster Gen
eral. and the creation of a Dep
uty Postmaster General and a
seven man advisory board.
No. 4. Make the National Se
curity Council and the National
Security Resuorces Board a part
of the White House executive of
fice. The boards advise the Pres
ident on domestic and foreign
policies and on industrial, civil
ian and military mobilizatiion.
No. 5. Give chairman of the
Civel Service Commission more
administrative authority, while
leaving matters of policy to the
three man Commission.
No. 6, Give the chairman of
the Maritime Commission more
administrative authority, while
the full five man commission
would determine skip subsidies,
! regulations, and major policies.
No. 7. Put the Public Roads
Administration unde the De
partment of Colnmerce. It now
has semi-independent status in
| the Federal Work Agency. The
; Roads Administration handles
federal funds for highway aid to
the States and supervises road
construction in national forests
and parks.
LOW-COST HOUSING FUNDS
Before you get this report,
the House will have acted upon
tne Housing Bill which has
caused such a furor, and which
has drawn against the biggest
and most persistent lobby, spear
headed by the National orga
nization of Real Estate men,
the Building and Loan Associa
tions and the construction in
dustry generally.
The bill is intended to help
the cities wipe out the festering,
canceraus sores of the slums,
and slums, and to furnish aid
to farmers for the construction
of homes where they cannot get
aid elsewhere.
It is not "Socialistic” as has
been charged. No more so than
the Post Office, the. Insurance
of bank deposits, the extension
of rural electric lines to farm
homes when the private power
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industry failed to render this
service.
The existence of the need for
low cost housing is real, and
its continuation is proof of the
fact that private industry has
not and probably cannot sup
ply it at present building costs.
Surely it is not socialism, but a
legitimate government service,
to furnish services in an area
where private industry has fail
ed. Therefore, I shall vote for
the bill.
VISITORS
It was a pleasure to have Mr.
I and Mrs. W. O. Tarpley and
their daughter, Betty, of Rome,
as my luncheon guests while
they were in Washington for a
brief visit.
Mr. John R. Ellis, of Dalton,
was a guest in our office last
week.
The Senior Class of the Davis
High School of Dade County
came by the office while they
were in Washington for their
senior trip. They were accompa
jnied by their principal, Mr. M.
' A. Lawson.
By Henderson Lanham
Both House and Senate have
agreed finally on the confer
ence committee report on H. R.
2361. This is the bill about
which I have told you in former
reports. The bill makes no
changes in government organ
ization, but is the basic plan
which permits th President to
set up reorganization plans in
line with the Hoover Com
mission Report, and send them
to the Congress for approval or
disapproval. No agency would
be exempt, and either House or
Senate could veto the proposed
re-organization, not by a sim
ple majority of those voting
but by a majority of the au
thorized membership of the
House or Senate. A constitu
tional majority of the
Senate is 49, and of the House,
218. These votes would be nec
essary in either body to kill the
proposed re-organization plans.
As the bill passed the House
it would have required the veto
or disapproval of both bodies.
The Senate wanted either body
to have the right to veto the
plan or plans by a simple ma
jority. The final form of the bill
is a compromise, and is said to
be satisfactory to the President.
The plans submitted by the
President would go into effect
after sixty days unless either
the House or the Senate voted
the ^>lan within that period by
a constitutional majority.
The President is said to have
ready for submission seven or
eight plans in line with the
Hoover Commission Reports.
Encouraging Progress
The Hoover Commission pro
posals are tbe bright spot in the
present legislative and finan
cial picture. It is really encour
aging to know that the bill re
ferred to just above has been
passed. Moreover, the House
has passed H. R. 4754, a bill
that sets up a department or
Bureau of Federal Supply and
a General Service Adminstra
tion. This bill is in line with the
Hoover Commission recommen
dations, and it is hoped will
bring order out of the chaos
that now surrounds the pur
chase and disposition of sup
plies and government property.
It is here that much of the
savings predicted by the Hoover
Commission can be realized.
The bill now goes to the Sen
ate, and it is my hope that the
Senate will strengthen the bill
in some respects so as to carry
' out all of the recommendations
iof the Hoover Commission with
reference to the General Serv
ice Adminstration.
Legislation and Executive
Action
From my report on the two
bills I have just referred to, it
is clear that the efficiency and
| economy predicted by the Hoov
।er Commission can be realized
only by the joint action of the
President and Congress. Some
of the changes can.be made by
the President alone; some will
require joint action by the sub
mission of plans for considera
tion by Congress, and some re
quire basic changes in odr law
which can be made by Congress
alone.
Farm legislation
The farmers of the South are
very vitally concerned with pro
posed legislation affecting farm
commodity price supports. Un
der the Aiken bill passed last
year, farm price supports would
be at from 60% to 90% of parity
instead of 90% as at present,
unless action is taken by the
Congress before January 1,
19'0, The Brannan plan, which
would support prices of certain
perishable commodities, while
letting these commodities seek
their level in the market, would
then pay the farmers a subsidy
to maintain their receipts for
the products raised at the parity
support price.
90% of Parity
It appears now that the Con
gress may give the Brannan
plan a try-out on certain per
ishable products of the farm,
and will pass an act to retain
90% so parity as a support price
for staple non-perishable com
modities.
New Judgeship
This week the House passed a
i bill that creates several new
judgeships, among them one
Georgia. The load of work on
Judge Robert Russell has been
so heavy that the court calen
dar is crowded in spite of the
fact that Judge Underwood,
who has retired, has come back
to help with the docket.
Senator Richard B. Russell,
Jr. will make the recommen
dation for the new Judge. It is
not known whom the Senator
will choose for this important
post.
Visitors
Mr. W. A. DuPree of Rome
came by my office to se us, but
I was out and did not have the
privilege of seeing Bill, though
I did talk with him briefly by
phone. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hens
ley and their fine children, were
my guests fQr luncheon in the
House restaurant since my last
report. Unfortunately for me, I
was out of my office when Mr.
C. H. Hollingsworth, head of
the School for the Deaf at Cave
Spring, came by. Miss Lola
Trammell of Marietta came by
to see us at the office, as did
Miss Jewell E. McCauley of Tun
nel Hill. John Moss Harbour and
John Penn, Jr. were visitors
during the visit of the Rome
High School to Washington,
John McEachern School
The Seniors of the John Mc-
Eachern School of Cobb Coun
ty gave me the privilege of
speaking to each member of
the class and of having my
j photograph taken with the
group. Mr. M. W. Hall, the
Principal, with his and two
other teachrs, Miss Singley and
Miss Waller, were chaperones
I for the young people.
It was a pleasure to have as
my guests for luncheon Mrs.
Edward Fowler, formerly of
Rome, and her daughter, Mar
tha Loudermilk, one of my
secretaries, as well as Warren
Jacksons of Cartersville, with
their attractive children, and
Miss Mary Gemes.
WILL YOU SMILE
Who?
"Will you stop drinking for
me.”
"Who said I was drinking for
you?”
Working Again
Sister: “He’s so romantic.
Every time he speaks to me he
starts, ‘Fair lady.’ ”
Brother: Romantic, my eye!
He used to be a street-car con
ductor.”
Some Run
“They tell me that Jenkins
had to propose at least five
times to Miss Moneybags be
fore she accepted him.”
"Well, she certainly gave
him a run for her money.”
Different Words
"Just think of it” exclaimed
the romantic young newly-wed,
j"a few words mumbled oveJ
fyour head and you’re married.”
"Yes,” agreed the- old cynic,
। “and a few words mumbled in
your sleep and you’re divorced.”
Rather Fishy
Just after midnight the burg
: lar let himself into the city
; office. He was startled to find
the room brightly lit and a
clerk hard at work on some
account books.
"Here, what’s all this?” he
"What’s all what?” responded
"Wat’s all what?” responded
the startled clerk.
"Well, it’s a bit fishy, ain’t
it, workin’ on the books at this
time of night?”
Boy Wanted
This is an English story:
After watching the cross-eyed
butcher cutting up the carcass
es, the new boy assistant edged
towards the door.
“I say,” he asked the butch
er, "do you strike where you’re
looking?”
“Certainly, I do,” replied the
butcher.
“In that case you can hold
the beef yourself.” answered
the boy. “I’m off!”
Helpful Gal
A young lady stalled her car
at ft traffic light and couldn’t
get It started. She tried and
tried, while behind her an im
patient motorist bonked his
horn steadily. Finally she got
out and walked back.
“I'm awfully sorry, but I
can’t start my car,” she told
the driver of the other car
pleasantly. “If you’ll go and
start It for me. I’ll stay here
and lean on your horn.”
The Bright Side
Two Irishmen were using dy
namite In a stone quarry when
one was killed by an unexpect
ed explosion. His friend was
given the job of conveying the
news to the widow.
"Mrs. Flanagan,” he began,
"isn't it today the man will be
calling for your husband's life
Insurance?"
“Sure, it is that," replied Mrs.
Flanagan.
"Then 'tis yourself that can
be snapping your fingers at
him,” the friend responded
cheerfully.
REFUGEES
The International Refguee
Organization (IRO) expects to
resettle 342,500 people during
the twelve months between
July, 1949 and July 1950, 165,-
000 of them in the United
States. In the fifteen months
between July, 1947 and Decem
ber, 1948, the IRO helped re
settle nearly 355,000 refugees,
nearly 22,000 of them in the
United States.
INFANTILE PARALYSIS
The National Foundation for
Infantile .Paralysis reports the
trend toward a higher propor
tion of poliomyelitis cases
among adults continued during
last year’s widespread epi
demic. Os the 15,151 persons
stricken in 22 states and the
District of Columbia last year,
17.8 per cent were over 20‘years
of age. Children under 10 made
up 60.2 per cent of the total;
between 10 and 14, 14.3 per cent
and those in the 15-19-age
group, 7. per cent.
HOLIDAY DEATHS
Traffic accidents accounted
for 253 of the total of at least
413 persons who were killed in
the country over the Memorial
Day week end. There were 87
drownings, 73 died in fires,
falls, airplane mishaps and oth
er accidents. Last year’s unof
ficial overall accident toll was
404, in airplane mishaps and
other accidents. Last year’s un
official overall acident toll was
404, in 1947 it was 504 and in
1946 the total was 292.
U. S. SUES 14 FIRMS
The United States Govern
ment has filed a civil anti-trust
suit against fourteen building
। materials companies and one
individual in Cleveland, Ohio,
charging them with unlawful
price-fixing in such materials.
The suit alleges that the in
dividual published and dis
tributed a price list on “hard
building material” sold in the
Cleveland area and that this
list provided a means for fixing
and maintaining prices. “Hard
building” material includes
about 90 items, exclusive of
lumber and millwork, used in
home construction.
HANDICAPPED
More than 94.000 disabled
World War 11 veterans have
been fully trained to earn their
living, according to the Veter
ans Adminstration. These repre
setn about twenty per cent of
all handicapped veterans who
have entered training with Gov
ernment aid. On May 1, there
were 218,957 veterans in train
ing half of them in sc,hools and
colleges.
LUNCH CAUSES ARREST
Washington — Three safe
crackers, who entered the
Southern Venetian Blind Com
pany’s office to crack its safe,
decided to enjoy lunch first.
While they ate sandwiches and
drank beer, police surprised
them. Two were captured but
one got away.
About Mr. Dionne
Two fellows sat in a New York
restaurant. Each had a cup of
coffee in front of him, and a
single newspaper was spread
out on the table so that both
might read at the same time.
The first pointed to a picture
of the Dionne quintuplets.
"Look at those quints, he said,
"Aren’t they growing up to be
charming youngsters?
The second glanced at the
photo. “Yeah," he grunted.
"Sure—they are okay." He sip
ped his coffee and then spoke
suddenly: “By the way, has Mr.
Dionne begotten any more quin
tuplets?”
The first man put down his
cup. “More quintuplets?" he
echoed. “Os course not!"
The other lighted a cigarette.
“Just as I thought," he mur
mured. "I always imagined he
was just a flash in the pan!”
Profitable Offer
The widow was inconsolable,
weeping steadily for three days.
Everybody was talking about it.
Then, the insurance man came
with a check for $50,000
Bravely, she smiled through
her tears and said haltingly,
"I’d gladly give SIO,OOO of this
to have him back."
Makeup Cases
All the girls tote little cases
Designed for making up their
faces.
I wish they had some other
kinds
Designed for making up their
minds!
Practical Nursing
Nurse, showing a new patient
to her room: "Now I wont you
to enjoy yourself here. So If
there is anything you want that
we haven't got. let me know and
I'll show you how to do without
it!"
Thursday, 7, 1949
GOVERNMENT INCOME
During the first five months
of the present calender year, the
Government’s income declined
more than $3,000,000,000 com
pared with a yeas ago. From
$18,000,000 in the first five mon
ths of 1948, net receipts of the
Treasury dropped to $15,400,-
000,000,000 in the first five at
tributed to lower income taxes.
Withholding taxes, reduced
later, were at the old rate dur
ing the first five months of
1948.
MARRIAGES
As was to be expected, mar
riages are declining in number
for the third year in a row, fol
lowing the record - breaking
number of marriages from 1940
through 1947, with the peak of
2,291,000 in 1946. The estimated
total for 1949 is 1,600,000.
AIR LINE SUBSIDES
Air-Mail payments by the
Government to air lines have
jumped from $39,466,000 in 1946
to $61,004,000 in 1947 and $102,-
157,000 in 1948. In addition, the
Government spent an estimated
$180,000,000 in 1948 in indirect
subsides, for airports, naviga
tional aids, aviation weather
service, aeronautical charts, ac
cident investigations and other
activities connected with civil
aviation.
PAY ROLLS
Payrolls of manufacturing
firms were off 8.6 per cent by
March from the peak levels of
last autumn. Biggest declines
are in rubber products, textiles
and electrical machinery Auto
mobile and chemical pay rolls
have not declined as much.
INSTALLMENT BUYING
Installment .credit rose $207,-
000,000 in April, bringing the to
tal to $8,623,000,000, or 22 per
cent above April, 1948. Purchas
es of automobiles accounted for
almost three - fourths of the
April jump.
CATS TAKE NEST
Tydd St. Giles, England-
Puzzled why a family of hawks
left their nest twenty feet up
a tree in his neighborhood,
George Pentelow climbed up to
see and found the nest occupied
by a cat and three kittens.
AH-CHA-CHOO!
London — Michael Hippisley,
14, who has been sneezing for a
month, has entered a hospital
for “a combination of treat
ments” in a new effort to stop
tjiem.
FOREIGN AID
From July 1. through June
■3O, 1948. the United States
spent $33,614,000,000 on for
eign aid. This sum does not in
clude occupation costs It in
■ eludes dollars spent, credits,
loans and goods. The Bureau
of the Budget estimates that
an additional $7,106,000,000 will
be spent in fiscal 1949 and that
$6,535,000,000 more will be spent
in fiscal 1950.
Quite Clear
Having received from his
tailor a bill and note reading,
/‘Please remit by return—slst
notice. Stoney Broke repliedl:
। “Dear Sir:—l do not remem
ber ordering a suit such as you
mention. If I did order it you
certainly never made it for me.
If you did make it I never got
it. Furthermore, if I got it I
must have paid for it. And if
I didn’t I can’t.
No Sir
"Doctor," said the patient,
"I'm afraid my wife is going
crazy.”
“What seems wrong?” asked
the doctor.
“She wants to buy a goat."
“Let her buy a goat."
“But a goat smells ”
“Open the windows ”
“What! And let all my pigeons
out!"
Quicker Route
A drunk was last seen am
bling up to a subway excava
tion in New York City. He lean
ed over the rail and shouted
down to the workmen: "Shay,
how longzlt gonna take to fin
ish it?"
“Two years, bud.” someone
yelled back up.
"TWO YEARZSH!” the drunk
cried "Sh'too long—Hl take a
cab.”
Os Course, Hr Would
A parson had occasion to re
prove a small boy for swearing
"If you feel you must say
something just say ‘Brother!'
he said. "Your father doesn’t
swear, does he?
“Oh. no. sir!
"Well. then, if he were work
ing in the garden and suddenly
stepped backwards on to a rake
which flew up and hit him from
behind, what would he say’
He'd say: ‘You're back early,
dear'!”