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The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
Electrical Wood Tester

The electric eye," a robot which
Is helping man to solve problems of
traffic, science and industry, has
now been joined by electric fingers. y
This apparatus works magic for the
lumber dealer who wishes to know
whether his wood is well seasoned
Inserted fraction of an inch into a
board, the electric fingers will an
nounce on a dial the moisture con-
tent of the wood; the process takes
only a few seconds, whereas older
methods require a week to obtain
the same information. The new in
strument was developed by DR.. c. G.
Suits of the General Electric re-
search laboratory. and NJ. E. Dunlap
of the United States forest products
laboratory at Madison, Wis.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
THROUGH A
Wmanss Eyes
BY JEAN NEWTON
A" NOT UNDERSTOOD"
AT HOME

600 MANY of the girls seem
- eager to explain at great
length why they are misunderstood
at home!"
That is the remark of a promi-
nent woman educator who sent to
a large number of girls ranging in
age from twelve to nineteen years
a QUESTIONABLE on their personal
problems and their attitude toward
their parents.
"Not understood" at home. That
seems an echo from a bygone age
when the picture of a cloistered
mother, stranger to her children's
problems, a. an irate father, hard,
narrow. and "old fashioned" indi-
Gated an impossible gap between
the older and younger generations
of the day.
But in the modern" age, with
mother studying adolescent psychol-
ogy before their children are out
of the cradles, with child study
NAOuFo anu par AGll dSSONldllOuS anu
magazines and books of parenthood
and the science of giving their chill
dred a square deal by learning to
understand" them-how strange
that a large number of girls from
intelligent homes should complain
of lack of understanding.
In foru,ar 1aroraf;o voxor,. -
pected their children to resemble
them. or at least to fulfill precon.
ceived notions of what they wanted
them to be. II they did not they
were BLACK sheep" to be discussed
only in hushed tones in the family
circle. Today's parents, prepared
for modern youth" expect nothing
more certain than surprises in their
offspring-and they are surprised
usually If their children do not sur
prise them They expect problems
they have been prepared to expect
them.
Therefore, why this lack of un-
derstanding? The answer is to be
found in the remarks of some girls
that their parents were very busy
with their own affairs.
What pity then, In an age which
offers to all parents the wherewith-
al in Information and training to be
companions and friends to their
children. in a world that is ready
and eager to equip those parents to
be experts at their most vital of
jobs, to equip them to earn their
children's confidence and so assure
their. greatest safeguard-that in
such an age all that should be
wasted by their being too busy with
other things
G. 1882. Bell Syndicate.-wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
CLAY
BY DOUGLAS MALLocH

THEY call us clay-and think
l. what clay may be!
A mudhole in highway or a
field
Rich with the harvest that the clay
will yield,
Even as we shall yield one pres
emily.
Glover or thistles, mudholes, or a
road,
Which shall we bear, and which to
bear a load?
They call us clay-and think what
clay may do!
Spatter humanity, or leave it
clean,
BE treacherous to travellers, or true.
They call us clay-think all that
clay may mean.
Make easier or rough the road that
Must journey in llfe's moving cara.
van.
They call us clay-and think what
clay has been
Some daubed it on their faces ;
Phidias
Took common clay and put such
beauty in
The name of Phidias shall never
pass.
So his own sculptor each shall
surely be.
What will you make of you, shall
| Of me?
g, 1892, Douglas Malloch.-WNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
CAPITAL PUT INTO
FARMS OF AMERICA
Fifty-Eight Billion Dollars Is
Investment.

Fifty-eight billion dollars of capt.
tai is invested in American agricul-
ture, according to Horace Bowker,
president of the American Agricul-
tural Chemical company, in an inter
view in New York city.
"This colossal sum is the largest
aggregation of capital in single in
dustry in the history of the world"
he asserted. 'The ability of this
capital to function in the creation
of income is measured primarily by
the productivity or fertility of the
soil. Upon this seldom-considered
factor rests the entire structure of
agricultural economics.
"Once ever ten weeks a man eats
his own weight in food, and most of
it comes from the soil and the air.
The true value of an acre of farm
land is primarily determined by how
much it can produce; the higher the
yield, the greater its true value. All
other elements in a definition of land
value are subsidiary to this basic
factor.
"At the risk of raising a question
of perspective-and merely as in
hypothesis, subject to definite proof
the assertion is made that Ameri-
cas- inability to solve The stubborn
problem of raising agricultural in
come to parity with industrial in
come can largely be explained by the
consistency with which this country
has ignored the various problems
which revolve around the sound use
of land.
Increased agricultural purchasing
power is n latent means whereby this
country can take up. at least in part,
the steadily growing industrial slack
which we vaguely term chronological
unemployment, a problem which re-
turning prosperity will Undoubtedly
throw into bolder relief" continued
Mr.. BOwker. at is estimated that
the margin of increased consumption
ing on the farm to a parity with the
living standards of Americas better
paid industries would absorb most of
the present excess capacity of the
major American industries. This gap
in agricultural purchasing power is
clearly defined by recently developed
facts; the gap can be filled by a
sounder use of land. This, / believe,
will accomplish what price stabiliza-
tion and other measures have proved
incapable of doing.
"The farmer is in reality a manu-
facturer, and the soil is his most es-
sential machine. Successful opera
tiOn of this plant rests upon the
richness or fertility of the soil-the
amount of available plant food which
the soil contains"
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02

heard him. You see II suddenly
popped into his foolish little head
that there was work for him to do
and had been for a long time. He
simply had been too lazy to do it,
Those sly brambles creeping across
the little path in front of him
should have been cut out long ago.
Some time he might have to use
that little path in a hurry, and one
of those sly brambles might trip
him up.
"Seeing that everybody else seems
to be working, | may as well do a
little myself" said he. "In just cut
those brambes out and get this path
clear"
So Peter went to work cutting out
those sly brambles which had
crept across his private little path.
There were more Of them than he
, had thought for. When he had
cleared that little path he went to
another In which he remembered
that the same thing had happened.
Now Peter has many little paths
through the dear Old Brier Patch,
and most of them had been sadly
neglected during the summer. Only
those little Mrs. Peter used had
been kept clear and open. As soon
as he had one path clear Peter
went to work on another. Present
ly he had forgotten all about his
hurt feelings. 1t was surprising
how fast time flew. Once more the
day was bright and beautiful. Pc
ter had made a great discovery. He
had discovered that one never Is
so happy as when busy. He was
no longer a loafer.
tG. 1882. by T. w Burgess )-wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
BEDTIME STORY
Bu THORNTON w. BURGESS
Y. B UR q T. s 3

all alone. No, sir, there was no
fun In playing all alone. He want
ed some one to play with, and that
was just why he had started out
that morning to call on his neigh
bors, only to find them all so busy.
Now it suddenly came over him that
each had been working all alone
and each had seemed perfectly
happy. Could it be that they found
happiness in their work? Peter
stared thoughtfully down one of
his private little paths through the
brambles of the Old Brier Patch.
Il haven't any work to do"
thought he. There Is no sense in
working unless one has to, and
don't have to. There isn't a thing
for me to do, so why shouldn't !
loaf all please?"
He continued to stare down the
private little path. Presently he
noticed that a sly old bramble had
crept across the private little path.
Every time he hoped along that
!. particular little path he had to hop
over those brambles, all because he
had been too lazy to cut them out.
mo. sir, there isn't a thing for
me to do" said he again. and then
with a funny feeling of guilt looked
around to see if anyone had over
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
BONERS are actual humorous
tidbits found in examination pa
pers, essays, etc., by teachers.

A prime minister is a leader of a
group sent out TO preach the gospel.
A swain is a country boy who
takes care of the swine.
The ships bottom is scraped as
1t comes into drydock 70 remove
shoals and other articles from the
sides.
In the Olympic games they ran
races, jumped, hurled the biscuits
and threw the java. The reward to
the victor was coral wreath.
Katrina Van Tassell was a coun-
try croquette-something like at
ghost.
The liver is an Internal organ Of
the body.
The stenographer atomized the
bill.
g. 1882, Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
Orange Tea Biscuits.

Take two cupfuls of flour. One-half
teaspOonful of salt. four tablespoon
fuls of shortening, four teaspoon
fuls of baking powder, three-fOurths
of a cupful of milk. Mix as usual,
roll out and cut with a small cut
ter. Meanwhile allow as many cubes
of sugar to soak in orange juice.
Press half a loaf into each biscuit
before putting into the oven. Some
may like the addition of a little of
the grated rind to the biscuit mix
ture. II adds flavor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02

spirits. But Peter didn't tingle
No, sir, he didn't tingle a single wee
bit as he sat there in the dear Old
Brier Patch. He had tingled early
that morning, but he didn't tingle
now. All the joy and brightness
had gone out of the beautiful day
for Peter. The fact is Peters feel
ings were hurt. That is what was
the matter. his feelings were hurt.
"Loafer." mumbled Peter to him
self. They called me a loafer
Well, perhaps am, but why
shouldn't loaf if | haven't any
thing to do? What harm is there
in loafing when you have no work
to do. I'd like to know! Striped
Chipmunk called me a loafer, Chat.
terer the Red Squirrel called me
loafer. Happy Jack called me loaf
er, Jerry Muskrat called me a loaf
er, and even little Danny Meadow
Mouse called me a loafer 1t
wasn't so much the name as the
way in which they said it. 1t
seemed to me that they sort of de-
spised me just because | wasn't
working. If they have to work, and
| suppose they do, it is all right /;
but | don't have to, and as long
as don't have to, why should
they look down on me because
don't work? | should think they
would envy me- It's great deal
nicer just TO sit around or play"
Then a new thought struck Pc
ter. There was no fun in playing
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02

Although he is one of the army's
most important gridiron mainstays,
Cadet Charles Broshous is in the
anomalous position of never having
played an official minute in an
army game, according to the ex-
perts. Broshous. whose skillful
toe is reserved to boost the pigskin
over the goal posts after army has
scored a touchdown, returns to his
place on the bench after he has
performed this duty; and since time
Is out while the attempt Is being
made to kick goal, Broshous cannot
be said to have played a single Off
cial minute, at least in a major
game.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
Bad Manners

Jimmie had watched with interest
the process of making strawberry
"sun preserves" at the next door
neighbor's. One afternoon the neigh
Dor found Jimmie in the act of dip
ping a chubby hand into her almost
finished preserves.
"Why, Jimmie b." she exclaimed,
''you know better than to do that
"Yes," Jimmie agreed, 81 ought TO
have q spoon, Oughtn't IL"
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
Fudge Shortcake.

Take two-thirds of a cupful of
shortening, two-thirds Of a cupful
of sugar, one egg, two-thirds of a
cupful of milk, one and two-third
cupfuls of flour, three and one-half
tablespoonfulS Of baking powder. one
half teaspoonful of salt, and one
teaspoonful of vanilla. Mix in the
order given and bake in muffin tins
twenty minutes. Serve with:
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
Fudge.

Take two cupfuls of sugar, four
teaspoonfuls of cocoa, one cupful of
milk, one-third of a cupful of sirup,
one tablespoonful of butter; cook TO
the soft ball stage, cool and stir.
Serve on the cake with a spoonful
of whipped cream on top.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
Developing" Antique

A simple method to give an an
tique look to a new gilt frame is to
apply the gilt with banana liquid
and to apply over 1t artist asphalt
um thinned with turpentine. In
the event that it is desirable to
show the high lights bright, the as
phaltum may be rubbed off in places
with cheesecloth before dry.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
Operating Rooms in Black
No RedeeminR Vice

Hospitals in Russia are to have op-
Grating rooms entirely in black. All
operating table linen and garments
worn bA tEe surgeon and his assist
ants are to be made of black cloth.
Soviet surgeons say that with careful
lighting delicate work can be done
with the minimum Of eye strain.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
Salmon Fritters.

Take three-fourths of a cupful Of
salmon, drained and faxed; to this
add one beaten egg, the juice of
half a lemon, one and one-half cup
fuls of flour sifted with one tea
spoonful of baking powder and one
half teaspoonful of salt. Add a
dash of cayenne. Fry by spoonfuls
in deep fat and serve with tartar
sauce.
@. 1892. Western Newspaper Union.
The world smiles on the smiler.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
Bacon Peanut Sandwich.

Fry crisp several slices of bacon.
Grind half pound of freshly roast
ed peanuts, mix with a good salad
dressing. Spread the bread with
butter or margarine, lay on the ba-
con and spread one slice with the
ground peanuts mixed with the
said dressing. Put together in pairs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02
PETER MAKES A GREAT
DISCOVERY

There's nothing like a little work
To make the moments fly.
The buster you keep yourself
The faster they slip by.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02

DETER RABBIT sat in his ia
vorite spot in the dear Old Brier
Patch wholly out of sorts. 1t was
a clear, cool, beautiful autumn day,
just such day as makes you tingle
all over with good feeling and high
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notherr5GooRBook
SEVERAL GOOD THINGS

a GOOD sandwich to give the
L n children for their luncheon is
the following:
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-12-02

The world smiles on the smiler.
The Alaska fisherman., 1932-06-15

Ten dollars per thousand is the price being offered for seine caught salmon and the canners don't care much whether they buy any salmon from the seir~ CTS. Most of the companies plan to operate their own traps.
 as A: *
 They never learned to love who never knew to weep.-LOrd Ten nySon,
The Alaska fisherman., 1932-06-15
Eskin,os Reported
 h Dire Distress

-X@
 Eskimos living in the district between the mouth of the Yukon River and Hooper Bay, where a t: dal wave last December des- troyed the natives food supplies, are desperately in need of sus- tenance, Pilot Art Woodley of Fairbanks, said upon his return to that town recently.
 Woodley had flown over the district with the Very Rev. Francis Menager, superior Of Jesuit missions in Alaska.
 The tidal wave carried ice blocks twenty miles inland and destroyed several native villages and food supplies over a vast territory.
 Father Menager said several hundred Eskimos in the region were virtually without food, as their winters supply of fish had been spoiled or carried away. Resources of the missionaries have been depleted, Father Men, ager said, and no more help was forthcoming from that source.
 He said sickness was appear ing among the natives and there was danger of floods from melt ing snow. The Eskimos in the stricken area probably are the most primitive people in North America.
 Reports said the National Red Cross had refused a request for $2,OO0 to aid the natives after the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D. C., had declared accounts of suffering in the area were exaggerated.
 Ten dollars per thousand is
The Alaska fisherman., 1932-06-15


 spending spree and we have a head ache coming whether we like it or not. The safe and sensi- hle thing to do is to put on the brakes and do it at once.
 "Sooner or later people must learn that it takes money to spend money, and the only means that has ever been dis covered for raising it is by taxa tion, and I question the wisdom Of placing any greater tax bur- dens upon the industries that now support the territory. Nor can communities expect that the territory, with it's limited funds that it has to spend for public work, can restore prosperity.
 "On account of the great re- duced funds for roads last year practically no money went into new construction, and in the face of our vanishing surplus, I doubt if we can undertake any, thing of the kind this year. We are rapidly reaching a standstill in our road building activities, with increased mileage that has to be maintained and with the ever increasing demand for re- lated projects such as aviation fields, hydoplane airports, har- Dor improvements, the control of flood waters, telephone lines and shelter cabins. It might interest you to know that it cost the Alaska Road Commission $636,- 000 last year to maintain the roads that we now have.
 we have condition this year where not only the terri tory is going to be hampered for the lack of road funds, but the federal road building agen- cies are likewise being restricted in their expenditures. The bu- reau of public roads which re- ceived about $934,000 last year will receive but $35O,00O this
The Alaska fisherman., 1932-06-15
Where is the Money Coming From?

Replying to the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce, which submitted to him petition ask ing for the construction of road from the Steese highway up Porcupine Creek, William II. Hesse, territorial highway en- gineer, draws a rather gloomy picture of the outlook for in. aagurating construction of that or any other new roads by the territory.
 The attention of the chamber was directed to the fact that the last legislature appropriated 2,433, ,897 which greatly exceeds the revenues for any period even when times were good and when the industries, particularly those that support the territory, were hourishing.
 It costs $70,000 a month out side of any consideration of roads to run the territory which means that it will take $84O,0Do during the next year of the biennium and that the road funds will have to be used to carry on the other activities Of the territory. will admit that it is mockery to appropriate money TOT roads and then use it fos: everything but roads, but these are the facts and hollering a. bout it isn't going to help mat ters any.
 'I spend the most of my time answering petitions for roads and trying to explain the dif11- culty of building or even main taining roads without money. If people would be kind enough to tell us how or where to get the money we would be only too pleased to put it on the roads, but this phase of the question does not interest them.
 "The prospects are at this time that we will not have a ni0llo,. fo,. r0odc thic 1zoor .axzarxz.
The Washington times., 1932-06-21

baseball coach and comedian of
the Griffmen, has most likely
learned that his better half has
gained the semifinals of the an
nual women's public parks golf
championship. Therefore, Nick,
upon arriving in town and grant
ing that his wife gets by her
Semifinal match with Mrs. Morris
Irwin, may rush out to Rock
Greek Park to lend encourage
ment in the finals.
Defeats 1880 Champion
Nevertheless, the presence of
ones family in tight sports con-
test generally serves as a handi-
cap, the player stressing too hard
which always leads to disaster
Mrs. Altrock sprung a surprise
in the second round yesterday
when she eliminated the 1880
champion, Mrs. Evelyn CLAWS,
5 and 8. Mrs. Irwin defeated
Mrs. Elizabeth Caviness, 5 and 4,
in the other upper half match.
In the lower half, Mrs. Mae Hill
won over Miss Helen O'DanielS,
5 and 4, and awaits the winner
of today's second-round duel be,
tween Mrs. Florence Godfrey and
Mrs. j M.-JeSters
The Washington times., 1932-06-21
ChansedLine-up
Griffmen
Down Indians
\ BY GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 81.
When managers begin changing
the lineup it's a sure sign that
something S the matter with their
team. Manager Johnson made
several changes yesterday in the
Griffs' opening game against the
Indians and wether it helps his
team out of the rut remains to be
seen.
Johnson hasn't failed to see, the
bad signs of late, but he has felt
that things would take a turn
for the better, both in a pitching
and hitting way.
i The GriffS' poor record on
this western trip tells the sorry
story of why Johnson finally de-
cided upon his wholesale change
Of yesterday.
None Benched
He did not bench any of those
who have been playing regularly
Of late, but he shifted his teams S
batting order in the hope that it
might possibly effect better
combination of hits-which have
been lacking terribly in recent
games.
The veteran Joe Judge leads
off, Myer follows, Heine Manush
is third: Cronin and Reynolds
are in their accustomed fourth
and fifth places; Sammy West is
sixth; Bluege is in his usual
seventh post while the catcher
and pitcher bring up the rear.
Moe Berg was behind the bat
in yesterdays game, but this was
because Roy Spencer had a slight
cold in his back. Roy will be
seen in action again today, as
his cold was not of the serious
nature.
The order was successful yes
terday, as it won a game, enabled
General Alvin Crowder to annex
his ninth pitching triumph Of
the season, and found Buddy
Myer following through with a
homer over the right field wall
after Judge had walked.
The Washington times., 1932-06-21
Muny Golf Pairings

500 Joseph Kamish. NJ. l.. Keough
and Henry NJ. Click; sos, Gordon E.
Berkheimer, Joseph Micker and John
j. Kelly; $40, c. c. Diller. Harold
Brown and George Molloy: Sis, Harry
Thompson, c. s. Clarv and f. s.
RCnswiCk; $40. Mayard HANNA. Arthur
Wilson and Donald G. Hess: S:2J.
Arthur l.. Carroll j. G. McAlwee and
]. A. Kinahan; $50, Gardner d.
Muese, Pat Axtell and Albert Wright !;
S'35, John D0wney. Charles NJ. Merrill
and James Faust: $40. John Hauser,
Wilbur Lines and Robert f. Lewis;
S:45. Harlan Will. Robert Burton and
William Lawrence: $50, John NJ. Baer.
ir.; William Rice and Mike Oliveri; ;
S:55. Craig Mckee. Ralph Bennis and
Bradley H. Burrows.
800, Louis Fuchs, Bill Mcclure and
Volney G. Burnett; 9:O5. Wesley Bill
ings. John Connolly and william L.
Moore; 9:10, Luther Florine. Walter
Barrett and James Robertson: els.
James Madison. Charles r. Parks and
J; L; Madden; $40. s; G; Wimsatt,
Frank w Beavers and J. II. Pearson:
9:25. James A. Gilbert. Bo Lamar and
A. w. Ketcham: $50 Tony Simmons,
Aron Sugar and Parley Eaton: 9:35.
r. B. Ley. Raymond Turner and Will
liam B Robinson; $40. w. H. Miller,
w c. EachO and Robert F. Mills;
9:45. Edward ]. Slotark, Joseph w.
Turner and Harold Hammll; $50,
Thomas w Cain and James Thornton.