The Coolidge examiner., 1935-08-09

n Z AfNAFsN was 'AFA NtAE ktff
other day and heard me grous-
Ing about our local government
Look a, that street" | was say
ing: torn up for the seventh time
this summer % pat some new kind
OF pipes or coBduits down.
Look at those Kids playing tag
among the tomato plants have just
set out Look at the paint on the
house. put on there only last week
It's all smudged up with SCOT from
the uclghbor's chimney. lie burns
soft soai. although there's a city or
Ilnance against lt. What's the use
~ paving taxes that keep going up
every year when you don't get any
Kind % government? / can't sleep
AZ night because Of hghung cats
and barking dogs put the ash
cans on the back stoop. and the
man who comes TO take them away
apparently runs them through n
rolling mill when they're emptled
ont. and brings them back hat as
pancakes. The other day an elec.
fric wire blew down on my front
yard fence and set II on ere. It's
wonder Il didA'i KIN somebody"
'"rhe trouble with you." said Iud-
son. is that you're not a good citl-
gen"
What DO you mean I'm not q
good cl,lxenf Dou't pay taxes.
aud exorhliant taxes AZ thatT"
'-nf course you pay taxes bu, 50
iocs everybody Bur you're too lazy
Ia Insist on getting some return
from them. You inst sit around and
grouse instead ~ doing your duty
by complaining. Why don't you step
nut and sst an example for other
people hy keeping your officials on
fhe JOIN
"CaU them up and Kick the next
time ANYTHING goes wrong n they
don't nay attention 70 YOU "a down
and see them. and assert your rights
~ taxpnyer Those fellows have
got 20 be- elected. and n fhey ind
aui you're In earnest and can't be
iurned aside hy promises they'll boz.
have themselves. Buf n yon lie
down and lei them walk over you
without leftlng our n squeal. you'll
get n bum deal and you'll deserve
a."
Having delivered this homily. lud
son departed. and left mo alone
with nv thoughts. rose next
morning determined man. hudson
was right. I would M longer he
suplne and helpless. wonld show
those fellows whom ms vote helped
elect that they would have 70 de-
liver something or hear from me.
would organize nv neighhors and
the force 81 our combined opinion
would make Itself felt.
The next morning I heard n dis
furhance In my hack yard and look
ing ont 81 the window observed
two ~ the nelghhor'S small hoys
engaged In = fight In the middle ~
nv asparagus he'd WIS ahont 70
reIl NJ them 70 get ont ~ there
when remembered my new deter
mination.
Those hoys were irespasslng on
nv property. II was the duty of the
police 10 nrntect me from them.
felephoned headquarters. giving my
name and address.
well. buddy" inquired n voice
nj the other end Of the line. "what
can we do for yout"
There's n couple of hoys fight
Ing In nv asparagus bed"
"FightIng. hey? The little devils.
Well boys viii he boys"
81 want You 70 send somebody up
here and nut them ont"
"why don't you pnt them ont
yourself7 Are We skeered of thim?'
"Rut It's vour business 70 do n.
not mIpe. That's what you're paid
for:"
whats the names Of the boys:"
Cassidy"
Cassidy. hey? what did you say
The address wasf"
told him.
well. you're out OF luck. Them
boys is the kids Of the chiefs
cousin Owyn. And I'd advise you
TO go down an watch the fight in
Std OF takin' up the time of men
that's got their duty to perform"
I hung up. Determined to see the
chief later on. | went downstairs 10
breakfast. had hardly opened the
paper when l heard the sound Of
pick axes and shovels In my front
yard. and going out discovered sew
eral men engaged In cutting down
my pet shade tree.