The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-18
Lettering Announces
For Representative

Mr.. Lettering has resided in Coo
lidge over 10 years, and has been
very active in the development of
Coolidge and surrounding farm
lands, both under the San Carlos
and individual pump projects, and
has located over 800 farmers and
towns people in their present
homes, through his real estate of
flee in Coolidge He has been sue
cessful in his own business venture,
owns his home and other property
here, and knows the problems of
the people of Pinal County. His
statement follows:
% If the voters of District No.
/, Pinal County, want represen-
tative from home with the courage
to stand for honest convictions for
the upbuilding and improvement
in state and county government,
then | am at your service to discuss
with you the main vital problems
to come before the next Legisla-
ture with the view of honest, ef-
fective. and economic state govern
ment.
(2) | am a firm believer in and
will support and vote for reason
able, workable Civil Service Law,
for many substantial reasons too
numerous to mention here, but will
discuss them with you, and | do
not contemplate replacing all state
employees with those who pass an
examination, but propose to pro-
tect by qualifying those who are
now employed by the state, and who
are giving loyal, efficient, and sat
isfactory service.
CD | pledge myself to cooper
ate for the development and avail
ability of cheap electric power for
farmers and al.
(4 l believe in and will work
for a $4,000 per month pension for
old age, without the present red
tape
90 [ do not believe in the tax
exemption of $5OOO.0O homes. l am,
however, for a tax exemption on
homes of lesser value, if owned
and occupied by the citizens of
sixty years old and over, if the
home is the only property owned.
CO Protect home industries. The
Cotton and Copper producing State
that Arizona is needs protection.
Although it is hard for State
alone to make control a world in
dustry, yet the State can work in
conjunction with other States and
the Federal Government with pro-
per legislation on a protective tar
riff and protect the miners as well
as the outstanding industry of our
State.
(O | pledge myself to work and
cooperate for change in the sales
tax, placing the tax on wholesale
purchases, and eliminating the red
tape, expense and uncertainty of
the stamp system.
(8) l will not sell my community
out. Nor will l trade my efforts TO
the disadvantage of our community.
(9) am in favor of better and
fairer distribution of Taxes as well
as better eQualizing the burden on
those who benefit and are able to
pay taxes.
QO) do not favor our present
system of law enforcement with
reference to gambling. 1t should Ell
ther be legalized and our state de-
rive the tax benefits therefrom, or
revise such laws that can and must
be enforced to abolish gambling.
40 am placing myself at your
service if elected, upon my expert
ence and knowledge of our needs,
without soliciting financial assist
ance from anyone.
(12) To these and many other
problems 1 pledge my most sincere
efforts and respectfully solicit your
vote and cooperation at the Prim-
ary Election on September 13, 1888.
B. G. LETTERING
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Mr.. Carl Anderson of the san
Carlos Irrigation Office, addressed
the Rotary meet last Thursday on
the service a Rotary Club can do
in community. Mr.. Anderson list
re- q nitU