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The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
Sampler-Making Pioneer
Art for American Women

Samplers, examples of needle art,
are part of our country's history. In
the past young and old women alike
made at least one sampler, and
often more, during their lifetimes.
Making these was a requirement in
schools as well as at home. That
object over which the girls had
toiled and groaned in early days
assumed more value later and SAM
piers were carefully taken along to
new homes on marrying or moving
to new localities.
Actually, sampler making is not
indigenous to America, for it first
appeared in England, but while ref
erences to samplers were made in
literature as early as 1902. the
first known was made in 1910 by
Ann Cover who later moved to this
country. There are, so far as l
know, writes Rae Lewis in the
Washington Post, scarcely more
than half a dozen samplers of the
Seventeenth century left in this
country.
In the beginning, sampler" was
literally the name. There were no
needlework books and every time a
new stitch was learned from an old
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
HOW To- , SEW
by Ruth Wyeth Spears o&D

make a chain the length of your
bag, then chain more, turn. and
make a double crochet in the 9th
stitch from the hook. Chain 2,
skip 2 and make a double crochet
in next stitch. Repeat to and of
row. then chain and turn. MAKE
double crochet in the top of the
last double crochet. Chain 2. Con-
tinue across the row, then chain 5
and turn. Repeat from until you
have enough of the fillet mesh to
make your bag or purse. The
weaving is done with double
thread and a large blunt needle.
Work across and then back
through each row of the fllet mesh
as shown. When a new weaving
thread is started, hide the ends in
the edge of the crochet.
NOTE: Mrs. Spears latest book
gives complete directions for max
ing many other things for your
self and to use as gifts. 1t also
fully illustrates ninety embroidery
stitches with interesting varia-
tions. You will use these again
and again for reference. Ask for
Book 2, enclosing 25 cents (coins
preferred). Address Mrs. Spears,
210 S. Desplaines St, Chicago, III.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16

er member Of the family, or perhaps
from a visitor or neighbor, it was
recorded" so to speak. for future
use on the individual sampler.
Early ones included much open
and cutwork. as well as lace They
were long and narrow, possibly be.
cause of widths the English looms
were able to produce. On wider con.
tinent-woven materials. the narrow.
ness was probably because it was
unnecessary to show more Of each
stitch. Lengths extended to three
feet, sometimes. part being rolled
up while it was not being worked.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
A Quiz With Answers
Offering Lnformotion
on Various Subjects

no hits. and nobody reaching
first base.
4. Land of the Sky Blue Wa
ter"
5. The Navy department says
that there are about 80 planes on
each of the United States navy air
craft carriers.
6. When Japanese officers are
wounded and unable to carry on,
they either shoot themselves or
commit hari-kari, according to a
spokesman for the japanese army.
Z. Virginia.
8. The King ranch in southern
Texas consists of more than 500
square miles, while the area Of
Rhode Island is l,248 square miles.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
ASK NE
ANOTHER
The Questions

!. What continent is known as
"the land astride the equator
2. How did the United States ac-
quire Minnesota?
3. What ball player pitched the
first perfect game?
4. Minnesota" means what?
5. How many planes are there
on the U. S. aircraft carriers?
6. Is hari-kiri practiced by the
japanese in battle?
7. OF what state was Kentucky
originally a part?
8. Where is the ranch that is
bigger than the state of Rhode Is
land?
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
S5f{s5 e e
Any Excuse

One day a neighbor came over
and wanted to borrow Grandpa S
new rope. Said Grandpa: "No,
I've got to use that rope today to
tie up some sand"
After the neighbor had left a
friend said: Grandpa, you know
you can't tie sand with a rope!"
Remember. my boy" replied
the cid man, ''you can do pretty
near anything with a piece of
rope if you don't want to lend it. P"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
A King and His Statue

A little over hundred years age
old King Ferdina 'd Of Naples, who
died in 1925 after ruling for Sc years,
set up a colossal statue Of himself
on the main highway, with soldier:
standing by day and night, anc
every one who passed had to doff the
hat to the great stone statue of the
king.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16

sketch is white fllet with navy
blue threads woven through, as
shown. The Upper purse and van
ity pouch are ecru with carmine
and Delft blue woven stripes. The
plain spaces between the stripes
are made by weaving through the
fllet mesh with matching thread.
To start the fllet foundation,
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
An Operators Dream

I'm sorry | gave you the wrong
number" said the operator.
Don't mention it," replied the
caller. "Tm sure the number you
gave me was much better than
the number l asked for, only it
just happened I wasn't able to use
it,"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
Gone Forever

They were both writing letters,
but suddenly hubby stopped and
looked worried.
Whats the matter, dear?"
asked his wife.
"Why-er-I had it on the tip Of
my tongue and now it's gone" f."
Never mind" she said, "just
think hard and it's bound to come
back"
Thinking won't bring this back.
1t was a stamp" said hubby.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
Going Down

Two cronies met at lunch.
"How's things?" one asked.
How are they? Rotten, old boy.
Honestly. if they keep on like this
it looks as though my last income
tax return will be just about cor
rect!" said the other, gloomily.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
''The Chinese Horde"
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter
IELLO EVERYBODY:

i ELDO EVERY BODY:
Step up here boys and girls and meet Distinguished
Adventurer Thomas E. Bowling of WOodside ~ Y Tommy
started his adventurng at early age and 1t
wasn't his fault that he didn't earlier than that
He born in England and, in 1915 when he was only
thirteen years DID, he tried to enlist in the army They
turned him down, but still he kept trying.
He the forces of his country but he did
fourteen
himself taken the captain
a than sol
dier's The North submarines Tom
collisions Halifax big explosion that
time he afraid his life not when his
ship Germans chucked torpedo
into another been aboard
Cargo of Chinese Coolies.
That happened of February Tommy working
the s Tunisan Ordinarily Tunisan carried Canadian
England sailed of Halifax with
load Of thousand Chinese coolies being shipped to
build railroads Halifax the Tunisan joined
with of u vessels and nothing important occurred until they
rounding Ireland making
the But then things did begin happen
A few hundred of the Tunan the $
all through
Maybe the
Well Tommy it About six O'Clock
a a sudden
a
hell broke
the s. S. Tuni
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
The Answers

l. Africa.
2. Part of it by the Revolution,
and the remainder by the Louisi-
ana Purchase.
3. Under the modern rules, Cy
Young on May 5, 1904, pitched
the first perfect game-no runs,
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16

EITHER crochet cotton or wool
l. yarn in two or more colors
may be used for knitting bag or
nurses of woven fillet crochet. The
foundation is made in the lightest
color. The knitting bag in the
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
Correcting Mistakes

Every man makes mistakes,
said Hi Ho, the sage of Chinatown
but he must be prepared to make
worse blunders when he tries 70 cor
rect the old ones
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
Madness? g?

Kulper-What reason have you
for marrying my daughter, young
man?
Fogmore-No reason at all, sir;
I'm in love with her.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
WHY CHANGE?

Don - Don't you ever change
your mind about anything?
Joe-Very seldom. have found
l was just as wrong the second af-
ter l had changed it as | was be-
fore.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
Spring DaZe

Mrs. Easley-Three moves are
as bad as a fire.
Mrs. Harder-Yes, and one visit
of the paper hangers beats a cy-
clone.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16

The following appeared some
years ago in a wedding report:
among the gifts of the bride to
the bridegroom was a gorgeous
dressing down."
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16

When she thinks he's perfect,
she's in love. When she makes up
her mind to improve him, she
means marriage.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
Fighting the Panic-Stricken Mob.

As struck the Tuscana Tunisan embed from stem
TO
wild for the feboa And Tommy the midst that
stampede,
minute Tommy
captains boat He wasn't there before
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
Ill. A Veil Rent-That We Might
Enter wv 37-3Q)

Enter wv. 3739.
The death of Jesus was not the
pitiful weakening of human mar
tyr. Here was the Son of God, cry
ing with loud voice " 3O, giving
up His spirit to the Father uuke
27:46). declaring that the work of
redemption was finished"
AS a visible indication of that part
and as a declaration that the old
dispensation of law had given place
to the dispensation of grace, God
tore the temple veil in twain Only
He could have done it. No man
could have torn this sixty-foot long,
twenty-foot wide, and inch-thick
curtain from top to bottom. 1t had
hung in the temple to keep all but
the High Priest out Of the Holy of
Holes, and he entered with fear and
trembling but once year as the
representative of the people. Now
all this is changed. We have now,
brethren. boldness to enter into
the holiest by the blood of Jesus.
by a new and living way, which he
hath consecrated for US, through the
veil" Therefore, ''let US draw
near with a true heart and full as
surance of faith" CHeb. 1O:l9-22).
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16
How Tommy Saved Himself.

Tommy life
seethng Another
Of lives depending her speed Thered
o anybody fell overheard.
A Tommy grabbed it,
sgig eboat He kicked fought
solid
behind struggled couple
Chinese
showing oehanded fellows their doom.
Only hold the fall the fate
While there wondering how long he could hold he
feboat yards
thing happening watched he
sailors scramble safety by climbing the falls of their boats
davits
THAT out" he land took IL. My
arms Verea aching l
looked
to a Chinese pushed
a worked
bridge deck"
over, of the
landed Liverpool They
they
and
Copyrgh ght-Wr Sc
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16


from the davts Tommy jumped
Chinese might well
boat
yelled them that nothing
on
could voice that seemed
I the the boat"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-06-16

LESSON TEXT-Mark l5:22-39.
GOLDEN TEXT-For even the Son Of
man came not to be mnistered unto,
but to minister, and to give his life
ransom for many. Mark 10:45.
PRIMARY TOPIC-God's Wonderful
Love
JUNIOR TOPIC-On Calvary.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR
TOPIC-Self.Sacrif for Others.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT
Supreme Sacrifice.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
THE SUNS SHINING
ALONG THE COAST

Paclficus, writing "A Window on the
West in the Christian Science Monitor.
recently filled two columns of that just
ly famous newspaper with an account
of business, employment and economics
on the Pacific Coast-an account every
business man in the west should read.
Boiled down to the bare facts the repor-
ter's findings were:
Business is good"
The stringent depressionS that hit the
eastern seaboard, Pacificus explained.
shrivel to mere economic waveletS before
they reach the west coast.
The Monitors account was not as op-
timistic as it sounds here, but the theme
was the same. A depression on the east
coast is a recession in the west. A recess
sion in the east is scarcely felt in the
west. Observers who have watched ma
tional trends know the truth of this OBJ
servation.
The west, comparatively new child
in the industrial home of the nation, is
growing too rapidly to feel the full force
of business recesSons that strike the
eastern areas. In other words, a recess
sion in the east is Just mOmentary halt
in progress of the west. In the east it is
a backward movement in the west it is
only brief pause in the advance.
Business men in the west who are alive
to their opportunities realize the truth
of this statement, and firms doing busi-
ness on a national scale are realizing it
more keenly every day. When times are
bad in the east, they concentrate in the
west.
We who live and do business in the
west should be grateful for the good eco
nomic fortune our country's youth has
brought us.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
THINGS THE PERFECT
MOTORIST DOESN'T DO

Courtesy in motoring would cure
major part of this countrys fatal traf-
fic illness. Discourtesy is to blame for
more accidents than any other one cause.
A partial list of the things lot of motor
lists do. but shouldn't, would include:
Backing out of parking place without
looking back.
Hurrying to an intersection to beat
another driver there.
Turning without the proper signal, or
without any signal.
Passing another car on a turn or at
an intersection.
Driving in the middle of the road when
another driver wants to pass.
Failing to dim lights courteously when
another machine approaches at night.
Speeding up when someone wants to
pass.
Stopping in the street to discharge pas
sengers, or to talk to pedestrian ac-
quaintance or another mOtorist.
Driving at 10 miles an hour in such
a way as to block traffic.
Failure to know and respect the rules
of right way at all times.
Motoring would be a lot more pleas
ant. and accidents lot fewer, if all
motorists refrained from doing these
tbinUc
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02

Hitler has grabbed all the Jewish
wealth in Germany, estimated at $1,000
100000, to finance four-year economic
plan. Just a different kind of pump
printing" we presume. But the method
being adopted in this country still has
its advantages. It spreads the burden and
does not put it all on one class We in
sist that whatever we do shall be done
democraticallY. = Nisalia Times-Delta.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
Bruce Cation Says
Army Of Pavement Boys Challenge to DEMOCRACY

Say what sou please about the
dictators. YOU cannot accuse them
of neglcct.ns tho problem Of IDLE
youth
Their solution for tho problem
may look weird and mno.s from
any civilized point Of gIrW. bat a.
least they realize that the prob
lem exists. and thcg try - do
something about o. which. very OIL
ten, is more than IA can say for
our enlightened demCeracF
Herbert Hoover touched on tins
point in an address before spon
sors Of the Boys Club OF MIlwau-
kce the other daV
The boy problem OF America a
the pavement boy the bog oi thc
cOngested area. with uO adequate
occupation between school hour
and bed tme't he remarked
There are 100000 boys ln this
class who are completely lacking in
opportunity for constructive JOS
They are chiefly N need 81 Oe-
cupational direction an intelligent
effort TO find their bent and help
direct them into the line of work
for which they are fitted
And then he remarked on the
contrast between the Way cur de-
mocracy lets this problem 81 de- and
the way the relationships tackle o.
The authoritarianA governments
Of Europe start with the children
OF 7 TO 8 years, 20 make Fascists OF
Communists OF them be said
IF we are going 10 make them
able citizens OF a democracy. We
must start as early. building their
individual characters and their
sense OF responsibility"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
Well | II
Tell You
says
Bob Burns

/ belIeve whtn you study any
thing too closely you take all the
mystery and interest out Of It,
Aunt Duty usc'ta get prct near
ANYTHING she wanted out of Uncle
Hod-iest by cryin', but her lie
has been Spelled since he took up
science.
The other day when She burst
into tears again, he said, DUTY,
them tears don't affect mo any
morc-my chemistry book tells
me that tears arc made up of a
small percentage of phosphorus
salt a little sodium chloride and
all the rest, wafer
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
The KIND WE NEED

IF Imperial county receives any share
of the huge lending-spending appropria
ton now considered by congress, we de-
voutely hope it is part Of that share ap-
portioned for farm-to-market road con-
struction. These are the roads most sad
ly neglected in Imperial county-and
the roads most badly needed.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02
News Behind
the News
More Wrangling
Familiar Issues

WASHINGTON, inc CLOSING
days of the 18th Congress have
been filled with wrangling over
familiar issues and it's many
long month since the administra-
tion proposed any new legislation
which could be considered likely
to disturb business.
Nevertheless. reiteration con-
tinues that lack of confidence as
a result of government policies is
a prime factor in the depression
of the last year.
This stem from the fact that so
many politicians and business men
believe President Roosevelt will go
lust as far to the left in reforms
and experimentation as he is able.
How far he might have gone had
he not virtually lost command OF
Congress by attempting to put over
his daring Supreme Court plan Is
any business mans nightmare,
The only important things TINS
session of Congress has done
which were not part of the Roose-
welt porgram a year ago are the
passage of a business relief tax
bill and pending enactment OF an
expanded Spending-lending pro
gram.
Possibly it will contribute a bit
to the mental tranquility OF some
readers if one lists a few OF the
proposals which have not been
made or supported by the admin
istraiton and yet, nevertheless,
have seriously been considered and
discussed at the White House or
among the White House advisers
within the last year or so.
Most notable of all has been the
administration failure to try to
achieve further reforms by taxa
ton, although many a WondrouS
dream has reached the bud stage
on this front the administration
has been thrown for a large loss,
through drastic modification OF the
capital gains tax and virtual re
peal of the undistributed corporate
surplus tax
Selective taxation of "profiteer-
ing" corporations, taxes on all
diversified" corporations in pro
portion to their size, increases in
the inter- corporate dividend tax
taxes to eliminate Delaware cor
porations" by levying punitivelJ
on companies in states where they
do no great percentage of theil
business-these and many other
20 /, hnntO
Deal bonnets and yet failed to see
the light of day.
Not long ago the President was
talking about "apolishing all hold.
ing companies. But no concrete
proposals have been made to Con
gress. Similarly, after some hot
hard attacks by New Dealers OF
monopoly which were supposed t
be a prelude to a demand for an
ti-monopoly legislation at this ses-
sion, Roosevelt came through only
with a recommendation for an in
yestigation.
No longer do the New Dealers
speak ecstatically of plans t
blanket the country with cheaI
power. The "SevenTVA's" bill
has been sunk with very LITTLE
trace and power magnates have
been told that the governmen
doesn't expect to expand beyonC
the area of its present projects.
All these and many other idea
have been among the things vari
ous groups of business men hav'
feared. Often they have been re
vealed as trial balloons or through
leaks from brain trusterS an,
high officials. Perhaps more vii
be- heard from some of them il
time. But none of them seems t
be- IN the cards for the near fu
turc.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02

AAA AAAaH #AAAFAAA - q
He had been
called TO Charles
Frollmans S office
about his first
play A few min
utes later he
stood. hat in
hand. before the
desk OF Charles
Klein author of
The Lion and
the Mouse" and
play reader for
lCharlcS Frollman.
This your
W. ? asked the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-02

man 90 The desk. taking up a
neatly bound shc1f OF typewritten
plses
~Ye ir Il ts." was the eager
answer
You did II an alone. without
ans assistance. did you?'
r sure did every word 70 it,.
Vel. I'll tell you what to do
with II. said the unctuous critic.
Take 10 away. burn il. Its rot
ten And don't attempt To write
another play. You haven't got the
germ.
Thanks. said the young play
write huskilv. New let me tell
YOU something You've had one
success and you think YOU know
II all Well III have ten plays TO
your enc running IN this town
within the next ten years. and I'll
still be writing successes when you
are forgotten
He walked cut of that office
with his heart IN his boots, but
his head held high He was fright
fully discouraged, but he was like
wise furiouSly enraged
The man who said that is owen
Davis. one of the best known play
wrightS in this country. Starting
with Bertha the Sewing Machine
Girl ne has turned off drama az
ter drama year after year He rar
the gamut from Through the
Breakers TO his Pulitzer prize play
lCcbound. and on TO the dramati
zation of The Good Earth and Eth
an Fromc. He has written and pro
duced over 800 plays, more thar
any other man who has ever lived
and ne has made a fortune. Sev.
Cral fortunes
That IS thc kind of stuff over
Davis is made Of and nc declares
that what he needed most to firt
him with energy and determine.
tion TO succeed, was the jolt Jha
Charles Klein gave him that day
year ago, when he was told h,
never could succeed.
A IeW days ago I wrote abou
Tony WCns. radio entertainer. II,
has sent me Six Golden Rules fol
Success. They are so sensible tina
I'm passing them on 20 YOU:
l. People usually Get aheaC
through occupying their leisur'
hours
Q Don't bc afraid To tackl,
problems you fear you cant han
die Bic men go after be things
3 Keep vour plans 20 yourself
The more yen talk about a thing
the lea yoH arc HDf % buckle
down and accomplish o.
3 Play - much as tou can
Euf duu play when vuu don
feel hkc b. ~ Or VII become Worl
end defeat If.rlf
g. Ia1m % be self dependent
IT, TIE eel running man whi
gets ahead
O. Take care of Four health !
hOW s 0nls a. STRONG a. d.. sfrins
Hsyerford COLLEGE offer freI
instruction 10 ianitars on IN
campus; they've already got iabs
A Wild deer ran into a small
town barber shop IN PcunsFIgsniI
tho other dav and died TIE neW
rt0rF about the incident doesn
Cxp.an tsa sudden deuI9e. 1nf thl
ae.UHaUfIpn t. fUr H4rnrr faIErf