Mory Cbristmas

BY JACK DIONNE

authority than Mr. Coolidge on the subject of salesmanship. The fellow who sent then to me didn't know the author. But his words have plenty of kick. He says that a successful salesman should have the following qualities:

The curiosity of a cat.

The tenacity of a bulldog.

The determination of a taxi driver.

The diplomacy of a wayward husband.

The patience of a self-sacrificing wife.

The enthusiasm of a teenager.

The friendliness of a child.

The good humor of an idiot.

The simplicity of a jackass.

The assurance of a college boy.

The energy of a collector of pasrdue bills.

The indirect tax is the tax that catches the poor man. The poor man generally objects violently to the a8sessment of a sales tax, because it is a tax he pays directly, AND TIIEREFORE FEELS DIRECTLY, and he says-it is a tai on poverty. He buys a gallon of gasoline and pays the highest tax on earth and never grumbles. The price of so much a gallon seems fair. If the service station attendant said to him, "The gasoline is so many cents and the tax is so many cents," he would raise Hades. The indirect tax is the one that grinds, but the payer doesn't know it.

I heard about a little eight year old girl who wrote a play about early colonial days, which she named ooBetsy Ross." The play went like this: First colonial soldier said to second colonial soldier: "Say! This here country of ours ain't got no flag!" The other replied: 'oGee. Ain't that fierce? Let's go tell the Captain." So they went to the Captain and said: "Say! This here country of ours ain't got no flag!" And the Captain said: "Gee! Ain't that fierce? Let's go tell George Washington." So they went to George Washington and said: "Say! This here country of ours ain't got no flag!" And he said: 'oGee! Ain't it fierce?" Let's go and tell Betsy Ross." So ihey went to where Betsy Ross was doing her housework, and they said: "Say! This here country of ours ain't got no flag!" She said: "Gee! Ain't it fierce? HOLD THE BABY AND I'LL MAKE ONE."

Forest Service Ropidly Exponds Recreqtionql Focilities

The U.S. Department of Agricultureos Forest Service is rapidly expanding camping and picnicking facilities this winter using manpower and funds available under the Accelerated Public Works Program.

The Accelerated Public Works Program, signed into law by President Kennedy Sept. 14, is designed to help in the initiation and speed-up of State, local, and Federal public works projects that will help provide immediate useful work for the unemployed and under-employed in labor surplus areas.

About 5,000 people, previously without a job, have been put to work by the Forest Service since it got the go-ahead signal to start, projects which had been planned under its long-range development program. Many workers are clearing land for new family units for camping and picnicking installing campfire grates, and working on the tables and benches needed.