The Coconino sun., 1927-11-04
FRrDaYs NOVEMBER 4, 1927
KAYENTA

Alice NJ. Powers has taken the posi-
ton as cook at the government school.
George Herman of Hollywood,
with his wife and daughter, Bobbie,
spent two months at Kayenta last
summer and intended to have vaca-
ton out here again this year. Their
plans have gone astray and Clyde Col
vile has received the following self
explanatory letter from the originator
of beloved "Krazy Kat" The effu-
sion is on one of his regular cartoon
strips and came in huge roll. "Ha-
ar-ya HYDE: Bobbie and / are up
here in the 'Kookoo's Knest' feeling
mighty sorry for ourselves, wishing
we were where we amt. And being
as how we're both wishing we were
both in the same place, we take our
pen in hand and scamper across bit
of parchment to somebody who is
where we wish we were. Tammie is
wishing, too, but / just asked him
about it, and as far as | can make
out he is wishing he had more bones
and less fleas, a fair good Scotch wish.
Act II, Scene l, 2 & s, Time, day after
yesterday Bob has Ed Ketchum's old
red sweater on. 1t still has the aroma
of the border lingering in its seams.
That spiritual fragrance which can
only emanate from the environs of
mesquite. There is bit of cholo, bit
of teuuila, a dash of meundo and con-
siderable mule about it. Altogether it
is a real border shirt. She gets senti-
mental about it and laves it with
tears ever and anon. Old Georges
.moccasins set her a-dripping occasion
ally. Bob has a large wet heart,
ready to shed its aqueous phenomena
on the slightest breeze of sentiment
talia. Right now her mind and most
of her face is occupied with a rather
munificent outbreak of poison ivy.
"A little seed of the scurvy stuff
planted itself right under her bed
room window and grew with JUNCTION
and modest urbanity. She, with lg-
norance of botany, plucked 1t, think
ing it was a peony or begonla. Inc
result is awful. There is only one
pleasing note to it all-on the boule-
ward folks look at her, and nod wisely,
and whisper, 'Oh-ho-Lon CLANCY
we know In spite of it all, HYDE,
she smiles through her tears and poi
son ivy and wishes she were pulling
somebody's shirt out in Kayenta. Me,
I'm full of arthritis, noble form OF
rheumatism. Lime and chalk and cal
cium and other precious metals get
wedged in between your bones. Both
feet are loaded, HYDE, and | feel that
I have two fine reasons for doing a
lot of cussing-a right and left reason
both good. The boys and girls of
HOLLYWOOD are still shooting one an
other. Aimee is looking for another
good convenient desert to get lost In
and a nice new ocean to drown IN.
jacobson still insists he was framed
like a picture. Sid Grammar has run
out of nationalities to build theaters
to and has taken up Christian Science
with a Jewish flavor We've got a
new house and big mortgage
it's for sale. Toodles still sleeps till
noon. Lii is up and down, fat one
week, fatter the next-once IN a while
she hits 140, and has moment OF JOY.
Tammie's eczema is still itching
strong. Well, it's time for the oats,
so we'll shimmy down and put on the
nose bag. A heap of love and devo-
ton to everybody-don't skip nobody.
Thine in the torment of retrospection.
Geo."
]. P. Van Zandt, president of the
Scenic Always, Inc, whose plane was
the first to fly over these parts, was
very enthusiastic over the scenic
beauty of the country. His plane is
a Stinson-D etroiter No. 1917, in charge
of Alger Graham, pilot; Lou krentz,
mechanic; A. r. Stevenson and ID. ).
Richards. It accommodates six peo-
pie. This machine, however, is used
only for survey work and mapping OF
new routes. The one to be used on
the proposed air highway from Grand
Canyon to Mesa Verde will be large
three-engine affair which may carry
twelve to fifteen passengers. Ii the
scheme works out as planned daily
trips will be made when occasion de-
mands and Kayenta will figure as the
halfway stopping point. The orig
inaI plan as given in these items last
week was a flight over Rainbow
Bridge and Betatakin but this route
was changed and included only view
of the latter. However, while here
Mr.. Van Zandt; accompanied by John
Wetherill as guide, Ventress Wade
and Mr.. Kluder, international News
Reel man, made a trip to the Natural
Bridge. the junction of the San Juan
and Colorado rivers, c1rcllng the
bridge four times, and taking NUM-
erous air views for publication. The
entire trip from Church Rock and re-
turn required but one hour and forty
minutes. Some speed in comparison
to the usual method, whereby trip
over this route would require two or