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The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08
Walter Smith Works
For More Tourists

Walter c. Smith, democratic
candidate for Supervisor. District
No. 3, first came to this valley in
1919. and has lived and worked
here for IT years. Seven of these
years spent in the service of Pinal
county, first three years in field
work of locating and constructing
public highways, and four years
Is County Engineer. Mr.. Smith is
q graduate of Yale. a registered
Civil and Mining Engineer in Arl-
ona, and has had % years of actual
practicl experience in engineering
and contracting work. In 1881 Mr.
and Mrs. Smith built the Waikiki
Inn just south of tn eCasa Grande
Ruins, one of the best winter re-
sorts in southern Arizona, and have
recently added 40 acres to the
pace. for sub division purposes,
and also completed a fine swim
ming pool much in use by local
lovers of water sports. They belive
in spending their money here to
attract visitors and tourists.
Mr.. Smith is really helping to put
Coolidge and Pinal county on the
map by advertising the local ad-
vantages for winter residents in
many national and some foreign
magazines. He is interested in the
development and promotion of Pi-
nal county as a desirable and in
teresting place for those who de-
sire to spend the winter months
below the frost line and believes
that we have here just as many
interesting and attractive points of
interest as either Maricopa or Pima
counties, who get now the larger
share of winter residents and win
ter tourists, because of intense
promotion work He points out that
Pinal county has many points of
historic interest, and believes they
should be promoted and advertised
as tourist attractions
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08

A large number of Old Age AS
sistance recipients have made in
quiry as to why they are not re-
ceiying the full and maximum am
cunt of $50 per month. The answer
to such inquiries is as follows:
l. We must bear in mind that
we hae vno old age pension law in
Arizona under which we might pay
eevryone the same amount.
2. The federal government is
furnishing one-half of our old age
assistance funds, and under the
federal law, the amount to be paid
must be based upon the need of
the necessities of life, each case
being handled individually.
3. Our state law is also based
upon need; for instance, Section 5
of our old age assistance statute
reads as follows:
Section 5. Amount of Assistance.
The amount of assistance which
any person shall receive, shall be
determined with due regard to the
resources and necessary expendi
lures of the individual and the con.
ditiOns existing in each case. In
no event shall the amount of assist
ance paid under the provisions OF
this act to any recipient exceed the
sum of thirty dollars for any cal
andar month"
You can readily see that these
laws do not provide for the pay
ment of the same amount to al
recipients, and to do so would be
illegal. For your protection, these
old age assistance laws must be
strictly complied with.
The average amount of old age
assistance paid in Arizona is SPITE
per month, which is second highest
in amount of old age assistance
paid in the United States
Very. truly yours,
P. H. BROOKS,
Commissioner
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08
Time Out
FOR THOUGHT
Syndicated by the Rosicrucians
AMORC, San Jose, California

No matter how quiet your way
of life may be, there ar einnumer-
able opportunities for service. You
may not have the chance to do the
spectacular thing that depends on
wealth or skill-bui,d the greatest
bridge in the world. endow a coz
lege, or perform an unusual opera
ton. Yet, fortunately for most of
us, life affords innumerable occas-
ions to do little things that mean
much in the life of a friend or a
neighbor.
Perhaps you don't know where to
begin? The simplest way is to de-
velop a genuine interest in other
people and take the initiative in
contacts with them. Seek out the
lonely ones in your club-your
church-your neighborhood. If your
interest is sincere, you will soon
know what their problems are, and
often, after a few leading quest
ions, you can best serve as a
sympathetic listener. Experience
will teach you when to be silent
and when to say an encouraging
word.
Whether or not your efforts bring
tangible results you may compen-
safe for past mistakes and indif-
ferences by helping to dispel the
discouragment you see about you.
So many souls are bewildered,
crushed, and wherever you turn you
find unhappiness, illness, poverty.
Some day, of course, all men will
function in a harmonious society.
Some day illness and poverty will
be banished; but, meanwhile, let
us not stop our ears, close our eyes,
turn away saying: you brought it
on yourself" Rather, let us speak
gently, and act quickly to bind up
the wounds, support the stumbling,
and strengthen the weary-hearted.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08
The
Office of Supervisor
(by Interested Voter

The office that directly concerns
the peop'e of this district in the
coming primary election is the of
flee Of Supervisor. Few people rea
lie that the expenditure of tax
money in every County in the
State comes directly within the
jurisdiction of the members of their
respective Board. The budget for
the year is made up by the Super
visOrs, in fact, all expenses per-
tanning to the maintenance of ali
county institutions including road
maintenance and new projects, rest
entirely with the Supervisors. AS
all property owners know our cou
nty taxes are on the increase year
" The reason advanced by the
powers that be for the present in
crease is the fact that some one
severed that the penalties ald
interest COLLECTED on delinquent
taxes over period of years had
not been credited to the respective
districts within the county. In
addition. special tax levy was
granted by the State Tax Commits
sion for the purpose of building
new roads to and from the Green
Reservoir District and elsewhere
within the county which resulted
in the increase in taxes as stated
above.
1t is a recognized fact that Coo
lidge has received its just share of
recognition from the present Board
Of Supervisors in the way of per
manent improvements, such as paw
ed streets, well graded roads, and |
a combination Of police court and |
Jail building, and will undoubtedly |
participate in future appropriations |
if the present member from this
district is reelected; No one can
honestly deny the fact that Mr..
George Burgess, the present incum-
bent now seeking reelection, has
been very impartial in the distri- |
button of the tax payers money in
the district under his control. Mr.. !
Burgess has accomplished extra
ordinary good work for the district
u a who e. and is entitled to, and /
beyond any doubt will, receive the
whole-hearted endorsement of the
voters in Coolidge and the entire
district on September 18th. The /
voters CT this district may appro- /
priately adopt the slogan, THAT a
vote for George Burgess is vote
for progress at a minimum ex-
pense." Mr. Burgess himself is a
heavy taxpayer and naturally ap-
pIcci2tes the value of the tax pay
ers money
There are two members serving |
on the Board of Supervisors from
the mining district against one from
the val ey, therefore to secure for
this district a just and equitable
proportion from the County budget, !
requires a person with considerable |
diplomacy and convincing power
whica Mr.. Burgess possesses in a |
large measure.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08
ARIZONA
IN WASHINGTON
By Bob Merkley

Out home we have mountains
that vie with the best in the world.
We have the one-and-only Grand
Canyon. We have miles and miles
of scenery at which fasteners gaze
in open-mouthed wonder. And yet,
10 many people, government man
is more awe-inspiring than the high
est mountain in the state. He, need
not be a big one either Any old
government agent will do.
Here in Washington it is differ
ent Government men are more
common than other people. The
President lives here. EVERYBODY in
Congress lives here. Those who in
spect the inspectors live here. Why
even that fellow picking up papers
across the street is a government
man. But nobody cares. They are
more interested in mountains and
rivers and all outdoors. Mountains
are scarcer here than government
men in Arizona.
In a logging camp south of Flag
staff few years ago, a Saturday
night dance was under way. Cow
boys, miners and road workers
were there to share the fun with
the boys in the logging camp. In
the row of surplus men along the
wall, pair of woodmen were eag-
erly appraising the scant supply
of partners.
"That's a mighty pretty girl in
the blue dress, Bill" one of the
man remarked. Bill hastened to sot
him right. "YOU can't dance with
HER." he explained, That's a gov
eminent mans wife"
The government man was only a
forest service representative from
Washington who happened to be in
the vicinity on the night of the
dance. At a Washington dance he
would not cause the tiniest distur-
bance, but at the logging camp he
was a sensation. He was the only
government man at the party.
These easterners, who do not
even look a second time at gov
ernment inspector, will give lots of
attention to stories of cowboys,
miners and loggers. Someday we
ArizOnans are going to tell them
about such things, and Arizona will
have even better things after we
do it.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08
Sewing Room Should
Be Provided

w. d. Kirby, principal of the Coo
lidge Grammar Schools, has had
many inquiries as to what could
be done to get a sewing room for
Coolidge, under the WPA set-up.
and, and wrote Miss Louise Nor
ton of Tucson, in charge of the la
Dor division for this district, as
70 lows:
Dear Miss Norton:
Our community needs a sewing
room. Many of the women who are
deserving and need work for the
support of their families find 1T i'm
possible gg to Florence or Casa CIR
ande because there they would be
forced to rent home which makes
this procedure impossible.
Many people of this community
have approached me and asked
what could be done to secure
sewing room for our community.
would now like to pass the question
on to you. Will you advise me how
a sewing room can be established
her and what we would have to do
in order to secure it We know the
need is here-our people are de-
serving and we have sufficient nu-
mber to maintain such an organi-
zation, and we feel that this pro-
ject should be set up and do as
much for our community as you
have for our neighboring cities.
l shall appreciate a cooperative
reply.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08
The Low Down
From Hickory Grove

Once in a while l mosey out
there to the Coast, and when | do,
| always 90 to hear a young feller
there-he's from Alabama-and he
has a knack of wakin' you up, that
gets you.
Last Sunday he was tellin' about
science. and what might be work
ed out to increase our average life
of 40 years, as it is now, to 70.
And medicine and science, he
says, they are not buckin' religion
or vice versa. But while science, 1t
is findin' ways to prolong life, it
also is findin' ways of eliminating
the human race-like poison gas
and such.
So when you leave the church,
maybe you don't have the answer
to everything or anything, and are
even confused, but pardner, you are
liable to kinda halfway wonder TO
yourself, on the way home-what is
next, after 70.
And you will maybe a little un'
comfortable, and if you are, maybe
you will sit down and do some
ponderin'. And preacher who can
make a person ponder, he gettin
some place-lookin' at the way
stuff is goin' on, speed and every
thing-and the undertaken never
gettin' half a day off.
Yours, with the low down,
10 SIERRA
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08
Very truly yours,
WESLEY d. KIRBY"
To which Miss Norton replie

To which Miss Norton replied
as follows:
Dear Mr.. Kirby:
Referring to your letter of Au-
gust oath, the matter of a sewing
room in Coolidge has been dis
cussed before. There are not enough
certified workers from Coolidge in
the Casa Grande Sewing Room, at
present, OF certified workers await
ing assignment in Coolidge to war
rant the opening of a sewing room.
l have discussed this matter with
Mr. Brown, the county secretary of
the welfare board and been in
formed that there are not enough
certified workers at present.
If, at any time, there are enough
certified workers an dthe sponsor
is ready to provide quarters, we
shall be glad to discuss the opening
of a sewing room.
Very truly yours,
LOUISE r. NORTON,
Senior Supervisor Wo-
mems & Professional
Division"
Mr.. Brown, secretary of the Pi-
nal County Welfare Board, advises
that not less than six women must
be certified from Coolidge before q
sewing room can be opened here.
Every woman interested should
contact Mr.. Brown.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08
To Candidates
Commissioner

As a candidate for office, what
portion of your money do you
spend in Pinal County, for adver-
tising? Do you share with each
county or town according to the
votes cast? Or do you let work
ers in Maricopa county and Pima
county do all your printing and
sign work? 1t so, get your votes
there
GEO o. STRAND,
Sign Painter
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08

for seized land, attacking the posi-
ton of this country as an attempt
to impose the will of the strong on
the weak. Meanwhile in America a
fighting unit of the Navy was as
signed to patrol the Atlantic Ocean
for the first time since 1882 when
the Naval Scouting Force was tran
sferred to the Pacific.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08

The whole Sta tie of Arizona was
shocked Tuesday afternoon as the
news flashed over the radio and
wires that G. M. Zander, candidate
for Governor, and his pilot, were
killed when their plane fell near
Benson Tuesday afternoon, enroute
from Tucson to Douglas.
Mr. Zander was considered one
of the ablest men in Arizona, and
his untimely death is distinct loss
to the State. He was scheduled to
speak at Coolidge yesterday after
noon, and had many friends and
supporters here.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08

WASHINGTON-Officials here
continue optimistic over the busi-
ness outlook believing that more
definite statistical evidence of the
steady rise going On in many lines
will appear within a few weeks.
Whether business can be lifted
bodily into considerably higher
sales volume brackets before next
year, however, depends pretty much
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08

on three factors, economists point
out: 1. The buying response of the
public to the 1899 model automo-
biles. 2. Expansion in the capital
goods industries, iron and steel,
machinery, transportation equip
ment, nonferrous metals, lumber,
stone, clay, glass, and the like. 8.
The ability of the textile industry,
now booming, to maintain this
pace; observers don't overlook pos
sibility that present business may
represent merely stocking up in
anticipation of the new wage-hour
law as it did in anticipation Of
MIRA.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08

Miss Agnes Burton, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Burton of Coo
lidge, passed away in the st. Jose
phs hospital in Phoenix Tuesday of
this week. and funeral was held to-
day in Tempe. The sympathy of the
community goes out to the bereav-
ed family.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08

THINGS TO WATCH FOR
'Fuzz-less peaches" new, smooth
Continued on page Five)
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-08

B. G.. LETTERING
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-04
MCDOWELL GETS 1890 LBS.
ORANGES FOR RELIEF CLIENTS

Charleston, w. Va, Feb 28-
1890 pounds of Florida orang-
es for distribution among relief
Mcdowell county has received
clients, the State Department
of Public Assistance announced
today.
West Virginia has already
received 100000 pounds Of these
oranges, bought by the Federal
Surplus Commodities Corpora
ton for the purpose of stabiliz-
ing the price and promoting the
orderly marketing of this fruit.
The distribution of oranges
will serve a double purpose. in
thai, it viii not only help the
farmer, but will be of material
benefit to relief clients because
t h e r limited budgets do not
permit them to buy fresh fruit.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-04
REORGANIZATION OF ELK
HORN VALLEY LODGE OF
ELKS A DECIDED SUCCESS
Former M e NIB e s'Rushed In
Plentifully to Renew allegiance

Last Sunday afternoon there
was a very remarkable and en-
thuSiastic day occasion with
the former members of the cd
Elkhorn Valley Lodge of I'M
proved Benevolent, Protective
Order of Elks of the World in the
city of Keystone. For some
reason, unusual but with great
encouragement to those opti-
mistic and eagerly solicitous
to reorganize men from all over
the equity were seen coming in
early and continued to come
late in attestation of their APP
proval of the Orde r being re-
stored to it's former activities.
From three o'clock in the after
noon till after seven o'clock at
night the Bills" just continued
to full of interest - happy and
jolly. Refreshments were very
plentifully served to everybody.
Continued On Page Three)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-04
DR.. Brown Meets w it h Slight
Accident; Automobile Wreck

Wednesday morning of this
week while enroute to Mcdowell
to make some sick calls DR.. j. E.
Browns car slipped on some ice
in his attempt to get out of the
way or an approaching car n d
tn rned over-pinning the doc
tor inside-thus forcing him to
have to take his hand and break
the car window that he might
get out. In doing so he sustain
ed one or two slight cuts on his
hand. Other than these es-
capped with slightskeup and
a bruise on is hip: In the midst
of a | these he manifested no
or fear at all. The
car was considerably damaged.
The hoe of his many friends is
that the wounds are not worse
than the common layman m ay
think or know. Goes home to
redress a n d then to Mcdowell
where "catch baby"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-04
WHITTLE SERVICES HELD
AT WILCOE WEDNESDAY
w ell Known Negro Resident
OF WilcOe; Was Found iii In a
Bluefield Hotel Room; Was
An Ardent Republican

Funeral services were held
Wednesday morning at IL o'clock
for Squire j. E. Whittle. 80,
wetlknown Negro resident of
Wilcoe for many years, who died
at his home after a prolonged
illness. While attending feder-
al court Squire Whittle was
found unconscious in a room of
the Travellers hotel in Bluefe.d
six weeks ago suffering from
near asphayxiation by gas which
he had inhaled from an open jet
in the room. He never recovered
from the effects Of the gas.
Whittle was a native of Chat
ham, Va, having come to Nc
Dowell county "a years ago.
For 25 years he served as con
stable in Adkin district, and
upon the death of C.. G. Froe he
was appointed to fiji the unex-
pired term as justice of the
eace in WEcoe., Ini932 he was
elected for anothW 4 oHr year
term, and during these years
established a splendid record Of
service.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-04
NAACP SECRETARY THREATEN.
Ed With LYNCHING

New York, Feb 25 = AS a
"sure test" of whether or not
lynchings are dying out in the
south, one South Carolina Edit
or suggested that Walter White,
Secretary of the AACP go into
the deep south and make himself
known.
The editor declares that if
Secretary White did not wind
up at the end of a rope" he
could return to the north and
withdraw the anti-lynching bill
because he could be sure then
that lvnching was all but stop
ped. TIE complete editorial,
written by w. w. Bruner of the
BatesvilleLeesville Twin City
News IS. c., follows.
eff Walter White, Negro head
of the Association for the Adj
vancement of the Colored Race,
and unrelenting force back Of
the anti-lynching bill, wants to
make a test of whether or not
lynchings have all but stopped
in the south, he should drop
down in some section of the
deep south and m a k e himself
known. If he does not wind up
at the end of rope, he can go
back to New York, call off his
dogs and assure his organization
ard the Yankee Democrats in
congress pushing this act for
passage that the bill is not need
ed-that southerners have for
gotten how to lynch"
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-04
Continued from Last Week
Better Argument

We have made mention that
in the resent conflict, now hold
ing the spot light, between big
business and the Roosevelt
government, that in assessing
the responsibility for our pre-
sent economic slump, the govern
ment from all points of the com
better edge appertaining to the
better edge aapertaining to the
snarled situation. However,
there are many factors we do
well to keep in balance. The i'm
mediate five years just behind
us, have been fat years for big
business but for employment
and little business, these self
same years, have not only been
lean years, but years bordering
on starvation.
1t is at this stage in the con
troversy, that the president gets
his cue, and puts the blame on
big business for trying to "skim
all the cream off the five year
period of recovery for itself"
while saying to the govern
ment, even in defense of de
Ginning purchasing power, don
interfere with our business.
And again, in balance is an
other factor to be regarded in
| the accusations and assessment in
determining h G responsibility
/ for the situation in which + h {
country has been recessed, is
that nearly every one of the ad
| nfinistration's measures brought
forward during the Ia It five
years, for enactment into law
has been reached by deductions
which are based upon Senate
Investigations; or from public
disclosures as a result of fact
Bindings which inspired mis-
TRUST regarding industrial and
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-04
IS Inc REPUBLICAN on THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF TODAY
The N[GR0'S FRIENDS?
kNllN Millnl.

The apparent defeat ut the
Wagner Van NuVS Anti Lynch
Blll under Il Democratic ad
niniStrdtiuu is certain to r.NiV,
the question as to which side Of
the political fence the Negro
had better align himself. know
that my good friend, Perry How
ard. the arch NEGRO Krpubl can.
is already chidinr the NEGRO
Democrats who deserted the
COR standard. with I he taunt
Il told Won So.
Six wears apo. wrotn the
manifesto of the National NEGRO
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-04
BLUEFIELD STATE
TEACHERS COLLEGE

Dear Co worker
A recent editorial carried this
cation Summer is not far Il
way" This $ a me expression
may be paraphraScd: "Summrr
School is not Far Away.
Because ofyour profound i'm
tereSt in the growth and develop
ment of Our Profession the
profession to which YOU belong
it gives me pleasure to ad
dress YOU on the subject - In
Service Growth" or "Cum'inur
your Study While You Render
Service to the Youth.
Come to BIucticld for the
summer" Natures Air Condi
toned CITY," The climate is
simply adapted to "A natural
summer resort. 1t is cool al
the time during the day and al
night a blanket is needed. You
regain your health, as we'll as
refresh your nerves while you
study. Bueficld State Teachers
College Of fe rs oppur' unltl"S
found nowhere else in this
country.
|. The opportunity to study
toward Il degree in elementary
and secondary fields, as we'll as
the opportunity to study toward
Continued on page TwO)
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1938-03-04
KOPPERS COMPANY IS A
GOD-SENT BENEFACTOR

Without flattery, attested by
thousands of men and women
fed and given clothing as a direct
result of employment given by
the Koppers Kompany' what
would be the embarrassing and
depressing conditions if the
people of Keystone and its sur
roundings? This question and
statesment is byword. The
Norfolk and Western Railway
Company is helping to save
hundreds and thousands from
starvation as it were. Not so
badly either at that, because
there are but few people in the
Flat Top Coalfields you hear of
starving. Somebody will give
to the other helpless fellow a
little bread. But in the midst Of
hese unguarded party office
eekers perambulating the
country making false promises,
making it almost impossible TO
lonate the other fellows pastor
bread to live on, children books
o 90 to school with, and a
happy handshake with ores
friends, yet hardships abound.