cflIJZiWZ Pena Official Organ Of the Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State Of Texas, Founded 1897. BENEVOLENCE
VOLUME 57 — NO: 29
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JULY 6„ 1969
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK fidence and understanding! - THE NEIGHBORS' KIDS Have you thought about this or what Friends Don't "Happen" They Must "Our neighbors haVe some neighbor,/,
your needs really are? When we speak of a thoughtful person reviewing his or her life insurance program, have you tried yours to see how it fits your family's needs recently? Maybe you haven't done this for five, or even more years, and at that time it seemed to fit nicely. But what was considered adequate then for a clean-up fund with enough left over for your dependents' needs, will likely fall far short of that goal now, when viewed in the light of the increased cost of living, at this present time.
Aside from the higher cost, of living, perhaps your needs for insurance coverage have changed in other ways. Perhaps your income has increased, bringing about a higher standard of living for your family ---- perhaps there have been changes in the family itself. This coupled with a number of ether factors can make a sorry misfit out of that life insurance program that looked so good a few years back. Have there not been additions to the family? The chances are, that it's high time to try your life insurance program on for size again. Life insurance proceeds form the principal part of most estates, particularly in the middle income bracket, so it is important that the total is Enough to fit correctly to our needs.
too," I always tell our boys When they complain, "The neighbor kids have taken home our toys!" "It isn't long ago," I say, "that someone from our block Broke the wheel off Jill Jones' wagon riding over a rock . . . "And once there was a neighbor's cat chased by boys up a tree, Someone from our place did that . . It couldn't have been me! And . who do you suppose borrowed Brown's rake to fix our yatd And then forgot to take it back until it snowed so hard? "When Mr. Blake fotatd broken glass, who was it that he blessed? These are just a few things that you've forgotten with the rest!" So when you make your nuisance list, with your unbiased bids, Just stop and think a couple of times' Who arc the neighbor's kids? —Marjorie Zoe Behind every man . . . No need to finish the statement; it's one of the oldest, and most familiar. in existence. What's more, it often rings true, and in today's increasingly competitive society, the woman "behind the man" can play an important role in helping her husband up the ladder of success. To succeed a man needs his wife's con-
Be Cultivated . . . The way to have friends is to be a friend. And, according to the dictionary, a friend is "one who cherishes kind regard for." And cherish means "to care for kindly; foster; nurture." In other words, you have to work at being a friend. You cannot be a fairweather friend who withdraws at the first sign of a. storm. If someone says something untrue about your friend or something unkind without the basis of fact, you will come to his or her defense. You won't agree with your friend's enemies or keep quiet just to remain popular with those in whose company you find yourself. Men have and are . iniebw;eiowly searching for security. Security means many things to many people. To one it might be symbolized by a large bank account, to another, the prettiest wife in the block. To another,. a wife just like mother, and perhaps to still another, a wife not at all like his mother. Security is intangible, it's the thing that makes people more comfortable. Feelings are not always logical, but once you begin to look at them, honestly you can sometimes apply logic in handling them. You can gain insight into reasons for your own behavior, but most people are so rigid they won't look.