Radio mirror (Nov 1937-Apr 1938)

RADIO MIRROR And with that, Charlie did what the stick-up man had advised: He beat it. Out on the truck Charlie looked at his watch. He had lost five minutes of Uncle Sam's time. And there was a half a truck-load of mail that must, come what may, be delivered before noon. He told Herman to step on the gas. Herman, of course, was dying with curiosity. But all Charlie would say was thathe had caught his man. "I'll tell you about it when we get back to the station," he said. "Let's get the rest of this mail delivered first. We're about five minutes late." Well, boys and girls, maybe this gives you an idea why you so seldom complain about mail service in the good old U.S.A. You know, in the New York Post Office alone thirteen million pieces of mail are handled every day in the year. And also on every day some thirty-five thousand pieces of misdirected mail are given correct address. Wow! Is that a record? It shows you that when the post office boys say the mail must not be mislaid or delayed they are not talking pipe dreams. They are merely thinking in the terms of Charlie Heyler. who wouldn't let catching a criminal interfere with the delivery of his truckload of parcels. And speaking of the mail — which I have been doing at some length — I want you to read the letter Charlie Heyler wrote me about this exploit of his. Short and snappy, I calls it: ^\N May fifth, I jumped off a mail ^^ truck and helped the police capture a bandit, but I did it without delaying the mail more than four or five minutes. The man was subsequently convicted and sentenced to from three and one-half to seven years in Sing Sing. I thought maybe you'd like to use the story sometime." Of course I used it. You must have heard it on my Colgate True Adventure program. It's the kind of a story that gets right under my skin. And I guess Postmaster-General James A. Farley must have thought pretty well of it, too. For he raised Charlie Heyler's salary four hundred dollars a year and promoted him to mail foreman, besides telling the whole country what he thought of Charlie's bravery. Yes sir, old man Herodotus was right: "Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds." True adventures — possibly your next door neighbor's — but always someone's whose walk of life is the beaten path, whose courage is sudden and therefore braver. Next month, Floyd Gibbons brings to Radio Mirror another of these stories that have made such wonderful half hours of listening. Don't miss the January issue of Radio Mirror and a true adventure by America's best known reporter. WANT TO LAUGH? THEN GET THE JANUARY ISSUE OF RADIO MIRROR AND READ A HILARIOUS SHORT STORY— LUM AND ABNER IN AN ABANDONED QUANDARY WITHOUT COOKING ! # *» .,r LEfAON rAER»NGUE * Magic Mfflt, *AGlC Blend together £a* *« ^ or lemon lernon juice, *»«*££ thickens ,u* » ^ract andeggyo^sA; lorl0ns ;£& * *°d you'"— »* M't-* — »"-"«* *""■ remember \\A cups tag' y2 cup lemon l"-r Grated nnd 0" act l^ teaspoon ren 2 ;ggs, separate edsugar 2 tablespoon S h) Baked pie s"«u *> „ thats »» ' ■ the old way & t • -, Wmon tilling _,i.e lemon Plc . , • reCipe. i°u ien A Condensed MM -> ^^MMtMg— h&l use Sweetened Con FREE! Candy and Cookie Recipe Book ,i'iw><<-c"< 'Short-cut Candies, Cookies" gives 11 delicious candy recipes, 11 crunchy-crisp cookies. AH easy, quick, or failure-proof. Many so easy, a small child can make them! Also 4 other amazing recipes! Send today. Address: The Borden Company, DePt.MWG-127,350MadisonAve.,New York, N. Y. Name_ Streets City_ _State_ (Print name and address plainly) This coupon may be pasted on a penny post card. INFANT CARE Mothers, did you know that the United States Government has published for you a I 38-page book on the care of children? This official hand-book for mothers is the famous "Infant Care" that your doctor recommends. This book, edited by five of America's leading child specialists, was published by the Federal Children's Bureau experts. To make "Infant Care" available to all mothers the Government has made the price 10c, far below the actual cost of printing and sending the book to you. The "Infant Care" hand-book has a nine-page index of how and when to use the proper nursing for the care of the child. A quick daily reference in case of emergency. Radio Mirror has been authorized to accept orders from its readers. We make no profit, and retain no part of the purchase price. Send 10c in coin or stamps to: Reader .Service Bureau, Radio Mirror, 205 East 42nd Street, New York City. 71