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The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25
The Low Down
From Hickory Grove

A shoe salesman he is maybe
alright, viz, as a person. Most of
'em are nice to their wife, reckon,
and may go to church or loan their
lawnmower to their neighobr or do
lots of things which shows he is
O.K.-or fairly so.
But when it comes to giving you
shoe that fits, a shoe salesman,
he is a demon. 1t is the last thing
in the world he wil1' ever do. He
will even send to the factory to
get one that will not fit. The more
you say you want one big enough,
the harder he tries to give you
something else.
If you have big feet and know it
and don't care, you like to walk
and hobble or take off your shoe
soon as you get hom-like your wife
maybe does, sometimes-you will
not like shoe statesmen.
And a salesman who says, "that
makes your foot look trim" there
should be an open season on him.
And the Govt, it bungles around
and experiments with everything
ike farming, and the weather, and
etc.-and then it goes to work and
overlooks shoe statesmen.
Yours with the low down,
10 SIERRA
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25
Twenty Thousand
Vets In Arizona

Arizona has nearly 10000 veter-
ans of the world war living with
in the borders of the state, accord
ing to the state veterans service
officer, Harry Valentine of Phoe
nix.
In his annual report, Valentine
states that his office handled 7,245
cases last year-the $3.50 of the
living disabled veterans and 465
of deceased veterans.
Benefits received by Arizona
veterans amount to approximately
S5,3OO,OOO per year. Mr.. Valentine
added. including $94,512.59 which
the state office assisted in adding
in The form of disqualification aid.
Veterans benefits are new
money coming into the state every
80 days, uniformly distributed,
without depletion of Arizona's re
sources, and placed in the hands
of persons who are forced through
necessity to spend it Immediately
when received" Mr.. Valentine said
"These benefits keep thousands of
veterans off relief rolls"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25
Card Distribution
On Election Day Is
Prohibited BY Law

The old law that prevented can
didates from distributing cards or
political literature within $50 feet
of the polls was amended in 1887.
The new law eliminates the $50
foot area and prohibits the dis
tribution of cards and political
literature anywhere or to anyone
within the county on election day.
The measure was approved Feb
ruary 20, 1887, and provides a six
months maximum Imprisonment.
Gila county officials have announc-
ed that it will be enforced in that
county.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25
Rural Mail Route
Boxes Should
Be Improved

Last week myself and Post office
Inspector Kenny made an inspec
ton trip over Route l, Coolidge,
ard round that there could be
quite an Improvement to this
branch of the service. by having
most of the boxes painted. prefer
ably white or aluminium, with
name and number of box in black,
and flag in red Post and braces
same color as box. This improve
ment is very important at this
time, as it will have quite a bear
ing on extension to the route in
the future.
J. B. BOONE.
Postmaster.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25
Joe Dobson Goes
To Cleveland Indians

In a statement released last week
by Larry Gilbert, manager of the
New Orleans Pe,icans, it is reveal
ed that Joe Dobson of Coolidge
has been sold to the Cleveland In
dians, and will join that team at
the close of this season. Young
Dobson has pitched fine game
all summer, and a week ago pitch
ed a double header and beat the
Memphis Chicks both games. He
is vel, on the way up, in organized
baseball, and his Coolidge friends
are wishing him all the luck in the
world.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25
Coolidge Still
Has Lowest Tax

A comparison of the tax rates for
the principa, communities in Pinal
county shows a rate for Coolidge of
$4.0494, compared with a rate of
$7.3502 for Casa Grande and $6.8914
for Florence. This is the combined
state, county and school district
tax. and is an increase of 13 per-
cent over 1937-3S, caused by an in
crease in the state and county
levies. The school taxes are lower
ed a bit.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25
John r. Murdock's
Record on Peace

Raising the peace issue in every
Congressional district in the com
ing elections, the National Council
for Prevention of War today call
ed attention to the peace-and-war
record of John r. MurdOck, L. 5.
Representative large from Ari-
Zona
The summary, based on all of
the eight record votes on issues in
volving peace or war and the sign
ming of the discharge petition on
the war referendum amendment,
cover all three sessions of the 18TH
Congress. The record votes in the
analysis include the following is
sues: % Consideration of the war
referendum (2) amendment to the
supremacy bill eliminating battle
ships; 90 passage of the super
navy bill; (4 passage of neutrali-
y; 90 adoption of peac: time
arms embargo; 60 continuation of
trade agreements program; Cd the
Biermann resolution reducing ma
Wy appropriations; and (S- the CON
ference report increasing the au-
thOrized cost of six naval auxiliary
vessels.
Congressman Murdocks record
on these issues, from the standpoint
of the National Councils analysis
is nearly perfect one. He favor
ed the Administrations trade agree
ments program and voted for its
continuation for three years Al
though he voted for the supremacy
bill, he cast his ballot against bat
t eship construction; and last year,
he supported the Biermann motion
TO slice the total naval expendi-
ures from over $500, 100000 down
to $400O00,O0. During the same ses-
sion of Congress. he opposed increa-
sing funds for auxiliary vessels
The Arizona Representative vot-
ed for passage of a permanent ne
-ltrality law, and backed the idea
of placing an all-time embargo on
the shipment of munitions from
the United States to any country
outside the Western Hemisphere
Congressman Murdock, always a
champion of strengthening demo-
cracy at home, believes that the
question of declaring a foreign war
should be decided by the Ameri-
can people themselves He was
one of the first to sign the dis
charge petition to the Ludlow War
Referendum and, declaring that
consideration of this proposal may
be defeated today but it shall not
be for long he stood with the 18S
members who voted for Congress /
to discuss the Ludlow proposal.
81 am convinced that this gen
eral idea represents the will of a
sovereign nation" Representative
Murdock stated. "Our wholesale par
tiCipation in any future foreign war
will eventually be a matter for the
decision of the people"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter c. Smith of
the Vah-Ki Inn are entitled to the
praise of the community for their
newest enterprise in providing a
fine swimming pool. A visit to this
pool most any time of the day will
show a. bunch of local youngsters
enjoying the opportunity for water
sport in this pool, and it is amaz-
ing to see how proficient many of
our youngsters are in diving and
swimming, and it is puzzling to
understand where these young
desert rats" acquired the perfec-
ton in water sports that many of
them display. A health certificate is
required for all users of he pool,
and the many boys and girls who
use the facilities of the pool appear
perfect specimen of the genus ho-
mo. 1t is a sport that makes for
clean healthy minds in clean
healthy bodies, and its value to the
youngsters of the community can
not be estimated in dollars and
cents.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25
Coolidge To Have
New Physician
And Surgeon
POstnnas steI

Dr. Glen H. Walker, NJ. d.
graduate of the University of Ill.
CQl eye of Medicine, Pre- medical
work at the University of H., and
and University of Michigan, has
leased Mrs. Marhams home for his
office and will open here for prac-
tice about September 1st. He has
returned to Ill to bring his family
here.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

Senator Jones, who represented
Pinal county in the 10th and 11th
state legislature is taking his
message directly to the voters He
is telling them in plain, everyday
language where he stands on
every phase of state government
Evidence of the wide spread in
terest of Arizona voters and the
mounting acclaim with which he
is being greeted is shown by the
size of crowds who come to hear
him wherever he speaks. He has
just completed a speaking tour that
covered each of Arizona's north
ern counties where he addressed
unprecedented crowds.
Jones will tell his Coolidge
audience that he belives that
old age pensioners of Arizona
are getting a raw deal and he
lays this condition on the shou-
lders of Members of Arizona's
board of social security. Jones
is the father of Arizona's old
age pension bill which he in
troduced in the state senate.
Today he is beIigerantIy fight
Ing not only for an increased
pension for old people but for
a liberal Interpretation of exist
ing laws which will not force
she aged and needy 70. subsist
on paItry SO to SIS as is true
In many cases.
In his recent public addresses
Bob Jones has said:
"The sky-rocketing state tax rate
is perhaps the most glaring ex-
ample of the monumental folly of
allowing politicians to mismanage
the business of running a great
state like Arizona.
1t is high time that fundamental
ly sound business principles should
supplant political procedure in our
state capital. If that doesn't hap
pen soon, We will be lucky to have
shirts on our backs as individuals
and the foundation of the state
house as a memorial to political
plunder.
Il don't believe in pussyfooting,
straddling, or lodging single is
sue in this campaign. Ell leave that
kind of campaigning to the poll
ticians. l am a business man and |
believe in talking straight from the
shoulder
ARIZONA is a 100000 insti-
tuition. That's getting into class of
big business. So, doesn't it make
sense that a business man, instead
of a politician, srould be put in
charge of the states business?'
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25
The Schools To
Open September 18th

open thelr fall term for the school
year 1899 at 9 a. m, Monday,
September 18th, according to an an
nouncement by Wesley D. Kirby,
superintendent.
The buildings have been complete
ly renovated and disinfected. The
floors have been sanded and sealed.
The buildings east and west of the
main plant have been reconditioned
throughout. The walls and ceilings
have been painted and the floors
sealed. The book room has been
| completely modernized, making it
adequate to hold supplementary
text books. Approximately one-helf
of the main playground has been
placed in lawn. 1t is planned in
another year to place the entire
playground into grass.
Through a working agreement
with the Signal Peak School Dis
trict fine new bus has been add
ed to our transportation facilities.
The school libraray has been open
to the children of the community
the entire summer. Regular libr-
ary service will continue through
out the year as has been done in
the past
The faculty for the coming year,
according to Mr.. Wesley D. Kir-
by, is as follows:
Jay B. Hinton, Sth grade, depart
mental arithmetic, playground SUI
pervisor, and driver of Signal Peak
bus.
George A. Burrell, 7th grade, de-
partmental history, class room
music, boys glee club and boys ath-
letics.
Miss Christine Hicks, 9Th grade,
departmental English, girls play
ground
Miss Helen Fulkerson, 5th grade,
departmental art, playground SUI
pervision, B. division.
Miss May Shiffer, 4th grade,
playground supervision, B division.
Miss Helen Edwards. 3rd grade
primary library, and primary play
ground supervision
Miss Naomi Elmore, End grade,
girls glee clubs, primary playgrou-
nd supervision.
Miss Frances Spain, 1st grade,
sewing and orchestra
Miss Eva Harris, 1st grade, pri-
mary playground supervision.
Miss Dorothy McComb, Pre-pri-
mary.
East building.
Miss Christine McDaniels, 2nd
grade, sewing in Intermediate
grades, Glass A girls softball
Miss Abbie Dee White, 3rd and
4th grades.
West building, Borre Corner.
A. w. Spangehl, 5th grade and
9Th grades, supervision of boys
playground.
Miss Frances Folsom, American
ization and supervision of girls
playground.
Methodist Church building.
M E. Merrill, 7th and Sth grades,
boys playground supervision and
driver of Oldberg Bus.
Mrs. Mildred Kleinman, secreta-
ry and librarian.
Myrtle Yohn, School nurse.
Colored School.
Rogers w. Johnson, 1st to Sth
grades.
Bus driver and caretakers of
grounds, F. C. COndry.
The school board is as follows
Ann c. Christensen, president. c.
L. Kenworthy, clerk; NJ L. Talla,
member.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

The Mcintyre Service Station is
greatly enlarging it's facilities for
service to the public, by installing
. new underground gasoline tanks,
each with a capacity of 10000 gal
Ions. and new pumps to better serve
their trade.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

Pastor Terry L. Smith of the AS
semb,y of God in Casa Grande, and
Rev. Bill Mayer of Coolidge will
conduct a series of revival meet
ing beginning Thursday August 25,
and being held near the OK Garage
on Coolidge Avenue Instrumental
music, old time singing and preach
ing.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25
Bob Jones Will Speak
In Coolidge Saturday
Former Pinal County Senator wagng winning campaign
for States Highest Office - Huge Crowds Greet
Him in Every City of Arizona.

Senator R. T. (Bob) Jones whose campaign for the
gubernatoria nomination Arizona is taking the state
by storm will speak to Coolidge and Casa Grande valley
citizens here Saturday night Bob Jones will make his
address the square opposite the office of Justice
of the peace.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25
J. G.. Ewell of Bard & Co. is on
a business trip to Blythe, Calf.

Ace Gardner has spent the past
week in the eastern part of the
county campaigning and will work
in Coolidge this week. Ace says
that he is meeting with good sup
port everywhere.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

Charles Cohen left yesterday for
Louisville, KY, for visit with MS
mother. whose home is there.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

Virgil Chandler, candidate for re-
election as County Attorney, was
campaigning in Coolidge Tuesday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

The Coolidge Boosters journeyed
to Phoenix Tuesday evening and
cleaned up on the Owl Drug Co.
team to the tune of 1 to 0. Davis
struck out II men. The team will
20 to Phoenix Friday and play the
Penny Robertson team.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

Mrs. C. A. Gish of Riverside, Cal,
arrived here Tuesday for a visit
with her sister, Mrs. Nelson T.
Olson. Mrs. Olson plans to return
with her sister to California, for a
visit there.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

Miss Grace Knox was honored
with a surprize birthday party on
Thursday of last week, by a num-
Der of girl friends, and received
many fine gifts. The group of girls
enjoyed refreshments and a swim
ming party in the afternoon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

The political rallies held here
Saturday evening at the Broadway
Cafe and Tuesday at the Methodist
Church were well attended and a
large number of candidates made
their appearance. The rally Tuesday
evening was interrupted by an
electrical rain storm and trouble
with tn elights.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Moody, daugh-
ter, Margaret, and Mr.. Arthur
Wynne are in Los Angeles this
week on a business trip.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

Arthur KemptOn, manager of the
San Carlos Theatre, returned vest
erday from a business trip to the
Coast.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

Master Keith Payne celebrated
his 7th birthday Thursday by in
viting a number of his young
friends TO a swimming party at
the Waikiki Inn pool.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

A large group of Coolidge young
folks enjoyed a watermelon bust
and swimming party at the Yah
Ki Inn Thursday evening.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-08-25

Charles Brown, Jr., arrived home
Saturday after a visit with his
grandparents at Okemah, Oklaho-
mo.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
SeeIey Church
Elects Officers

SEELEY' oct. |. = Seeley Com
munity church members elected Of
ficers at their annual business
meeting this week under the di-
rection of DR.. Edward Gaylord of
Los Angeles, state superintendent of
Congregational churches
Cecil Huff was elected moderator;
Mrs. c. Allender. clerk: Mrs. S. T.
Robinson, treasurer; Mrs. A. H.
Sheldon. financial secretary; and
Mrs. P. j. Smith, pianist. The name
of Henry Floyd was added to the
list of trustees. that of Huff to
the deacons. and Mrs. Henry Floyd
was made a deaconness.
Mrs. Ben Robertson, Mrs. Huff
and Henry Floyd compose the COM
mittee to solicit funds for church
and pastors support.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
City to Catalogue All Homes with
Detailed Descriptions. Pictures.
To Aid in Assessment Duties

Careful cataloguing of each piece of improved prop
erty in Ell Centre well under way Saturday.
Detailed description of each piece will be filed at the
city clerks office for in arriving standardized valu
aons and City Clerk Roy Johnsone declared
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Flag Salute Case
Appeal Likely

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. UP)
Attorneys for Charlotte Gabrielli
u year old Sacramento girl ex-
PEELED from school because she re-
fused to salute the American flag,
today considered carrying their
case to the U. S. supreme court.
The California supreme court re-
fused to grant a rehearing of its
ruling in which it upheld the action
of the Sacramento county board of
education.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
President Voices
Faith in u. S. Press

President Roosevelt expressed his
faith in the nations press in the
following letter to Frank D. Schroth,
publisher of the Brooklyn Daily
Eagle:
September 2, 1898.
MY dear Mr.. Schroth:
Il congratulate you upon the
great opportunity for constructive
service which becomes yours as pub
Usher of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle
1t is an opportunity which carries
with it a grave responsibility for in
these fateful times there is vital
need for a strong. fearless and free
press.
by free press I mean a press
which is untrammeled by prejudice
and unfettered by selfish bias.
which will serve no cause but that
of truth and which will recognize
no master but justice. 1 think you
have in the Brooklyn Eagle happy
medium through which to exemplify
the highest ideals of American
journalism.
.Once the public realizes that its
newspaper serves no interest save
that of truth it will give that paper
an allegiance that neither depres-
sion nor ill-fortune can weaken. ]
have faith in the American press
just as / have faith in the Ameri-
can people. I venture the opinion
that the straightforward pursuit OF
truth and justice points one way
to prosperity and larger influence
of American newspapers.
ITO you falls the privilege of as
Stunning direction of a paper with e
great past, living tradition. Time:
change but the essentials of life
remain. Ours is the task of seek.
ing a new approach to the solution
of age old problems which present
new phases to changing generations
In all this be who serves the cause
of truth will best serve the nationa
interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Love Balm Suit
Filed in Valley

A demand for 100000 damages
for breach of promise was reiter-
ated in a second amended COM
plant filed by Clara Goss against
Edward Eldridge Friday.
She alleged Eldridge induced her
to leave her comfortable home in
san Diego in 1881 when she was
but Is years of age. When he
promised to marry her, she said,
she accompanied him to his home
in Imperial Valley.
He introduced her as his vile,
she declared, and she was known
as Dolly Eldridge. In 1897 he
married another woman, she al
legged.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Suspect Arrested
Here Faces Trial

PHOENIX, Oct. l. (UP)-The
case of James F. HicSs. 3S, Cali
fornia ex-convict. charged with
first-decree murder in connection
With the holdup-s Staying last April
II of Arthur H. Burton, tavern op-
orator. was scheduled for its first
public hearing today.
Hicks, arrested by an Ell Centre
officer on a tip, was not expected
tc testified at the preliminary hear
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02

Organization for city-wide cam
vass of homes was laid out Satur-
day by Fne chief Corn Reed OF III
Centre in anticipation of obServ-
ance of Fire Prevention week Oct
9 to Is.
Teams If firemen will call on
ao many homes in Ell Centre as
possible during the week to discuss
problems OF fire prevention. Chief
Reed said He emphasized that
the calls are not regular inspections
but designed wholly to acquaint
hcuseholders with fircmen and help
straighten cut any difficulties en-
ccuntered With fire hazards OF
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
PwA Applications
Meet DeadIine

WASHINGTON. Oct. !. (UP)-
Municipalities rEt:led applications
to Public Works administration re-
gional offices Friday to meet the
midnight deadl'ne Ior requesting
a share of unallotted PWA recov-
ery-construction funds.
In the 100 days since the pump
printing and relief bill revived PWA,
almost 10000 applications have been
received from communities. More
than 5740 have been approved, and
work has begun on nearly 1000
projects.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Mystery Gun May
Be HoIdup Loot

A report that one of the two
guns discovered in an Ell Centre
settling basin this week might have
been the weapon taken from a
merchant patrClman several years
ago was considered Saturday by
police.
Harold Stewart. the patrolman.
was held up near the water plant
and his gun taken from him. The
stlckup was never solved. Police
Saturday attempted to check the
guns numbers through the factor
les where they were built.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Pope Wee cps AS
Told of Accord

VATICAN CITY, Oct l. CUP)
Pope Plus wept for joy when his
secretary informed him at midnight
of the Munich agreement, it was re-
ported today from Castel Gandolfo
A prelate said "the Holy Father
then retired to his private apart
ment where he prayed some time,
thanking God for a miracle"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02

Two thirds of he homes and busi-
ness property in the city will prob
ably be catalogued for this assess
ment year, ending June 80, 1899,
Johnstone said, and the balance,
including homes in the outlying
districts, should be completed for
the following year.
One large sheet in the filing sys-
tenn will be devoted to each piece
of property and a description will
be given of the houses roofs, walls,
interior. insulation. bath room,
kitchen. heating or cooling systems,
rooms, floors. as well as the houses
dimensions in square and cubic
feet. Also, the homes will be listed
according to their class and age,
with picture of the home included.
Johnstone pointed out that the
system should serve to quiet COM
plants against any unfairness in
assessment, for taxpayers will be
able to look over the files and COM
pare their assessments With those
paid by other homeowners. and see
in black and white the reasons for
the high or low assessment
For two weeks a staff of two men
has been working from house to
house in Ell Centre making the sur
vey r. p Brown and Clyde She'll
strom have covered about ten blocks
already. Johnstone declared.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
School Buses Busy
Throughout Valley

More Imperial county children are
transported to and from school by
bus this year than has been the
case in the past.
Fifty more children are riding
Central Union High school buses
this fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Canvass of FL Centro Homes Slated
To Boost Fire Prevention Week

answer any questions.
Virtually the entire city, from
Fourth street west, Will be covered.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
Driver Ordered to
Fix School SIGN

Walter B. Clay. accused of reck-
less driving after his car hit a
schoolgirl sign at Wilson school,
Saturday in Ell Centro police court
was fined S25 by Police Judge Lee
Nuffer. $50 of the fine was sus-
pended on condition he repair the
sign.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
MARRIAGE ANNULLED
IN SUPERIOR COURT

Annulment of the marriage of
Jimmie E. Resendez to Anna Sea-
groves Resendez was granted in
superior court Friday because she
had failed to divorce a former hus-
band before she married Resendez.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-10-02
HAYWARD FUNERAL
HELD AT SANTA ANA

Funeral services for Mrs. Emma
Hayward, former Ell Centran, were
held in Santa Ana Saturday. She
is survived by her husband, William
Hayward; two daughters. Rosie and
Erma.