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NEW YORK ACTIVITIES, DAY BY DAY Appeared July 25, 1950 NEW YORK—The mall, old and new, needs looking into. It's been piling up here for some time. Elgia Koontz, my most regu- Jar Wichita informant, sends me news of the passing of an old friend of the family, J. P. Weigand, real estate dealer, at the age of 76. This brings merm- ories. When f was a college student and newspaper carrier, the Weigand home, a small cottage on North Emporia avenue, was a customer. It was a humble place, owned by a couple of elderly maiden ladies, and rent- ed to Mr. Weigand. 1 threw the paper onto the front porch each morning, before daylight. co ONE SUNDAY morning, when the paper was particularly heavy and 1 felt vigorous, I threw the paper through the front window, large, square, plate glass. No, not quite through. The paper broke the By Charles 8. Driscoll window and dropped to the porch floor. I called the following eve- ning and expressed my regrets, as well as willingness to make restitution. Mr. Weigand said that he had not known what had broken the window, as it seemed hardly probable that a mere newspaper could do it, and the family had, slept through the incident. wo HE KNEW THAT I had no money and was working my way through school. But the old ladies who owned the place made him replace the window. Weigand, ouf of considera- tion for my financial condition, replaced the plate glass with double-strengih window glass, which cost half as much. Then he told me that I need pay no cash. I could deliver the paper free (that was 10 cents a week) until the bill was paid. It fig- ured out 160 weeks of free de- livery, but that was a bargain for me. If he had been tough, I would have been sunk. When I gave up my route toe take a job as reporter, I paid the balance in cash. Whenever I returned to the home town, in Jater years, Wel- gand was among the we)lcom- ers. He always told me how it hurt him to have to collect that ® a window damage from me. He was a just and gentle-hearted man, and may God give him rest. COMES A package of six hue tomatoes, in perfect condition, by air express, from Friend Rob Stough, Fort Smith, Ark. This is the ideal way to get ripe tomatoes, two days after picking, or terhaps some hours less than two days. These to- matoes weigh about two pounds apiece, and the flesh is juicy red, I'll have to ask Rob what kind of fertilizer. he uses to bring up such tremendous morsels. (Released by McNaurht Srnd. Jeet