Goofballs & Tea

The Central Corps and Carpenthen, it is considered a city story. This is a misconception.

For parts of it frequently reach into small towns and villages. This is a story of a problem that knows no boundaries. It spreads beyond city limits and county lines. It crosses state borders without discrimination.

And parts of it stretch past the boundaries of our own nation into the vast intangible areas of other countries. Thus, part of the story is here. Sometimes seemingly disconnected, apparently having no relation to other parts of the story.

Another facet may show itself here, and another side may be here. Still another part as seemingly independent as each episode may be, they all lead toward the central theme.

Ford won in, a monkey on her back. No shortage of words in the jargon to identify her. They all add up to the same thing. And she knows better than anyone what they really mean.

A few grams of narcotics is the sole object and purpose in life. But this end must have a beginning. Somewhere between this room and here the stage is set. Beyond the ideas, the drives and the emotions that will lead toward the end are molded.

But in the beginning God created man in his own image. strong and sound in mind and body. And the body begins to grow, and the mind takes form and learn. And there are defects in the pattern of learning.

Errors, misunderstanding, and many times, negligence. Young minds and emotions are held firm by love and a picture of security. They cannot understand the complexities of life. It is the duty of the adult to introduce these complexities with a careful teaching hand. They must always remember that reason is the gift of adulthood, which youth has not yet learned. Youth feels life just as they see it, and they react to those feelings.