The Coconino sun., 1927-04-29
BETTER HOMES TOPIC
AT ROTARY TUESDAY

Rev. Fl. r. Softley had an unusually
interesting program at Tuesdays
Rotary meeting, of which he was
chairman
The speakers were himself, Ed
Haight, Tom Bellwood, Frank G. w.
Pooler. district forester from Albu-
querque, and G. f. Allen of Washing
ton, D. c., chairman Of the budget
committee Of the U. S. department of
agriculture.
Ruth, little daughter of Mr.. Soft
ley, delighted with recitation and a
piano solo.
Mr.. Haight spoke on financing a
home. Buying automobiles, he said,
is one reason not so many own their
own homes as should. There is no
better investment a young couple can
make than home of their own, and
it is a fortunate community in which
most of the families are in their own
homes. Buying homes makes the buy
ers better citizens, with greater in
terest in the community; it increases
the taxable valuations; it insures bet
ter appearance of the town or city as
whole. Also, in paying for home
one acquires the habit Of thrift.
Mr.. Haight spoke of the various
means of financing home building, the
most helpful the building and loan as
sociati0n He also spoke Of the dam
age done to lawns and trees by live
stock allowed to roam the streets.
Mr.. Bellwood spoke on the need for
/ music and art in the home, prefacing
the more serious part of his talk with
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members. Ones faculties, whether
muscular, mental or otherwise grow
through exercise and use; decay
through disuse and misuse. To grow
in mentality and character one must
exercise and cultivate various things,
such as ability to think, the will, etc.
Important in this process of growth is
the stimulation Of the higher emo
tions, and these find their expression
through music and art. Therefore
more music and more art are essential
in building up the aesthetic side of
home life
Mr.. Pooler spoke briefly Of the
need for forest conservation as re-
lated to homes, as our forests play
such an important part in the build
ing of homes.
Mr.. Aliens topic was the budget
system, especially in its national
meaning. Alexander Hamilton was
the first to suggest budget system
for national expenditures, but the
need for it was less than it became as
the governments interests became
more extensive and varied. Roosevelt
and Taft tried to get budget systems
into operation, but it was not until
1921 that congress adopted one. Eng
land has had budget system for
more than hundred years, the United
States being the last great country to
ADOPT one.
DR.. NJ. G. Fronske, chairman Red
Cross, announced the local drive for
flood relief.
The newly elected officers-Dr. A.
j. Mackey, president. Billy Switzer,
vice-president, Tom Mccullough, sec
retary-treasurer, and Grady Gammage
and Ray Simpson, directors we're
asked to stand and in burlesque were
voted out of their Jobs. They take
office the first Of May.
President Mackey announces the
following committee appointments:
Program Billy Switzer, ]. @.
Thomas, I. b. Koch.
Education-Mart Fronske, c. B.
Wilson, Earl Slipher, Sid Gassman.
Classifications-P Moran, Padre
Albouy, Art Riordan.
Business methods-Henry Albers,
Ed. Miller. Ray Simpson.
Boys Work-C. B. Wilson, Chas.
Ploussard, Gus Pearson, Spence DIM
gle.
Sixth Object Grady Gammage, Ed.
Haight, Henry Softley, Geo. Herring
ton.
Community Service-Bert Cameron,
Ray .Babbitt, Loren Cress, Rube Gass-
man.
Entertainmentl. B. Koch, Ed
Babbitt, Vic Watson.
Luncheon-M. ]. Pillzington, Vic
Watson.
Publicity-Fred Breen, Joe Schmidt,
Del Strong.
Resolutions-Del Strong, Gus Pear
SON. Ralph Davis.
Fellowship. @. Thomas. Joe Tis-
saw, Chas. Ploussard, M. |. Powers.
Song Leadel-Tom Bellwood.
Sergeant alarms Tommie Knoles.
Rotary correspondence-Tom Nc
Cullough.
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