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The Coolidge examiner., 1939-07-20
PRIVATE INITIATIVE WILL PERSIST

1t has been said that if dropped
down in the middle of desert island, without food
sustenance he would contrve to dig his thumb into the
ground plant seeds and live This in itself is the most
primitive example of nitiavehe will to live Only the
ndoen who would rather sarve to death than work and
live would stand to have their initiative taken from them
Pungent of this recorded by Harold Denny able
correspondent of the New York Times in Moscow seat OF
Communism which would destroy initiative and private
enterprise and substitute therefor system of paternasm
by government through economic planning.
Said Mr. Denny in his most recent dispatch to the Times
Living in Russia is constantly struck by the remend
driving power of individual initiative the obstnacy of
the instinct to be ones boss to live by ones wits
and to turn profit whenever But the ex-
pertinent has worked thus far in Russia it has been
found possible to keep the individual profit motive
bay only the constant and vigorous exercise of police
power"
And in country the "fellow-traveers'' of
these same Communists and the cohorts of "pinks and
reformers wlo would remake America a pattern.
might we'll drink deeply of these words Like the expert
ence of the Soviet they will fall for they overlook
underestimate the largest factor and that human nature
itself.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-07-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of F. E. Kennedy, deceased,
Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, M. Blanche Kennedy Ex-
ecutrix Of the estate of F. e. Ken
nedy deceased, to the creditors of
and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to ex-
hibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice.
to the said Executrix, at the office
of ]. Phil Claridge, Attorney at
Law. Coolidge, Arizona, the same
being the place for the transaction
Of the business of said estate, in
said County of Pinal.
M. BLANCHE KENNEDY
Executrix of the Estate of F. e.
Kennedy, deceased. Dated this 27th
day Of June, 1899.
First publication July 6, 1889.
Last publication July 27, 1889.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-07-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

United States Department of the
Interior, General Land Office at
Phoenix, Arizona.
June II, 1889
NOTICE is hereby given that
Otis j. Baughn, of So w. Holly St.,
Phoenix, Ariz., who, on March l,
1920, made Desert Land Entry, No.
O425O7, for NkSWH, Section 8
Township S., Range E., G. &
S.R.B. & Meridian, has filed not CO
Of intention to complete the pur-
chase of said land under the pro-
visions of the Act of February Ia.
1884.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the above-described land
or desiring for any reason to object
to the completion of the purchase
and final eRtry thereof by the
applicant, should file their affi-
davits of protest in duplicate in
this office during the 30-day period
of publication Immediately follow
ing the first printed issue of this
notice, otherwise the application
may be allowed.
The latest date of protest will
be July %, 1889.
To be published for consecutive
weeks in "The Coolidge Examiner"
Coolidge, Arizona, 1st publication
June %, 1889.
P. J. KEOHANE,
Register.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-07-20
Municipalities News has the following to say

The tourist trade in Arizona is matter of atewide
interest The problem to bring tourists to Arizonanot
what city they shall visit nationwide effort should be
made bring tourists State After they here,
each town offer its attractions 1t not enough
TO bring the tourists to the State When they arrive prov
sion must bemade to entertain and keep them here.
The immediate necessity is to concentrate efforts
where they will do the most good With the San Francisco
Fair there will be heavy tourist travel the United
States Advertising should particularly be centered the
highways leading in to Denver and Cheyenne for the
pose of diverting that travel through Arizona
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-07-20
NOTICE OF SALE
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned WALTER f. MILLER,
doing business under the firm name
and style of THE BLUE FRONT,
a saloon and liquor store, Mammoth.
Arizona, intends to sell at single
transaction and not in the regular
course of business, the whole and
all of his stock and trade, including
good will, fixtures, equipment and
appurtenances on Friday, the 28th
day of July, 1899, at 1000 A. NJ,
in the forenoon of the said day.
All persons having claims against
Walter E. Miller, doing business
as The Blue Front, saloon and
liquor store, are requested to pre-
sent their claims on or before the
above date, at the office of
JOSEPH H. SHIFMAN, Ais Valley
Bank Building, Tucson, P / m
County, Arizona.
WALTER E. MILLER,
doing business under the
firm name and style of
The Blue Front, a saloon
and liquor store.
STATE OF ARIZONA)
COUNTY OF PINAL
THIS instrument was acknow
ledged before me this 18th day
of July, 1889, by WALTER E.
MILLER, doing business under the
firm name and style of The Blue
Front, a saloon and liquor store,
of Mammoth, Arizona
BLANCHE MOORE,
Notary Public.
My commission expires:
March %, 1943.
First publication July 13, 1899.
Last publication July q, 1889.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-07-20
The Low Down
From Hickory Grove

Once in while l will haul out
the encyclopedia. and when l do
so, always run into something
that is mighty interesting. And the
other night l run across this feller
CroeSus.
Mr.. Croesus, he was a Kind OF
Lydia down here in Asia not far
from Europe, and he was the first
duck to use coin. He used gold
and silver blended together, to
make his coins. Before the days
of Croesus, they used bars of gold
and silver. That was back there
around 600 B. c.
And the reason this piece in the
encyclopedia caught my eye, it
is because we are doing just the
opposite in the U. S. We are going
backwards. If you tried to use a
5 dollar gold piece today, you will
get locked up.
If we are headin' back to before
the time of Groesus and do away
with gold coin, I reckon about the
next thing on the docket, will be
wearing long, curly whiskers, and
night shirts to the office, and we
will have harems, and chariot
races, etc.
Yours. with the low down,
To CEyPRA
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-07-20
INTERESTS IN COMMON

The farmer and the urban businessman are often
represented having drastcay conflicting interests The
truth the that their basic interests ident
cal
AS Secretary Wallace recently said Underlying the
agricultural situation and seriously limiting the progress
of agriculture toward higher standard of living is the
low leve industrial activity and the large volume Of
city unemployment" And, looking at the other side Of
the medal the fact that bad conditions among farmers
mean limited profitless markets for manufacturers.
The wise farmer knows that prosperity among busi-
nessmen is essential agricultural prosperity. And the
wise businessman knows that good conditions the farm
essential to wide and growing consumption of manu-
factured products 1t this that representative
business is soidy behind sound farmbettermen activities
such the growing marketing cooperative movement.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-07-20
LARGEST DELEGATION

NEW YORK-The largest single
group to attend the New York
Worlds Fair since its opening was
a delegation of 5000 students from
New Utrecht High School in
Brooklyn. They got in free, too, in
accordance with the Fairs policy
of free admission for supervised
City school groups.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-07-20
Civil Service An
nouce Examinations

me united states civil Service
Commission has announced open
competitive examinations for the
positions listed below. Applications
must be on file in the Commission s
office. Washington, D. c., not later
than August IA if received from
States east of Colorado, and not
later than August II if received
from Colorado and States west
ward.
Inspector, ordance material, S2,-
300 a year; and senior, $500; as
sociate, $4,000; assistant, $500;
Junior, s1,620; Ordnance Depart
ment War Department Applicants
for the junior and assistant grades
must have reached their Goth, but
must not have passed their 4Sth,
birthday; applicants for the other
grades must have reached their
21st. but must not have passed
their 55th, birthday.
Educational and technical con-
sultant in curriculum problems, s5.-
600 a year, Office of Education.
Applicants must not have passed
their 53rd birthday.
Federal agent for home econ
omics education, $4,000 a year, Of.
flee of Education. Applicants must
not have passed their 53rd birth
day.
Principal extension agriculturist,
$4,000 year, senior extension agri-
culturist, -4,600 a year, and senior
extension home economist. $4,000
a year, Extension Service, Depart
ment of Agriculture. Applicants
must not have passed their 53rd
birthday.
Forest ecologist. $4,000 a year.
and principal $4,000, senior, $4,000,
associate, $4,000, assistant, $4,000,
a year, Forest Service. Applicants
for the three highest grades must
not have passed their 53rd, for the
associate grade they must not have
passed their 45th, and for the as
sistant grade they must not have
passed their 10th, birthday.
Forest economist. $4,000 a year,
and principal, $4,000, senior, $4,000,
associate, $4,000, assistant, $4,000.
a year, Forest Service. Applicants
for the three highest grade must
not have passed their 53rd, for the
associate grade they must not have
passed their 45th, and for the as
sistant grade they must not have
passed their 40th, birthday.
Assistant industrial counsellor,
$4,000 a year, Federal Prison In
dustires, Inc, Department of Just
ice. Applicants must have reached
their 25th, but must not have pass
ed their 53rd, birthday.
Engineer, $4,000 a year. and
senior, $4,000, associate, $4,000. as
sistant, $4,000, a year. Applicants
for the two highest grade must not
have passed their 53rd, for the as
sociate grade they must not have
passed their 45th, and for the as
sistant grade they must not have
passed their 40th, birthday.
Full information may be obtain
ed from the Secretary of the United
States Civil Service Board of Ex-
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AS 1T APPEARS TO
Your Congressman
BY John R. Murdoch

The House on July 14th passed
s. 2S1 containing more liberal
provisions for Federal employees
under Civil Service. 1t changed the
age Of retirement and the rates in
a way favorable to Federal en-
ployees and made it possible for
benefits to an employee to be
split so that portion would go to
the employees window, or another
beneficiary, without increasing the
total amount of money involved.
This bill was favored by many Fed
eral employees.
The Social Security Act of 1889
has had long and devious legis-
lative career which is not yet end
ed. Certain changes as proposed in
the House, and which l favored
were inserted in the bill in the
Senate. The bill now goes to con-
ference and | am today writing each
House conferee urging him and
them to concur in the Hayden
Senate Amendment, which would
release the State of Arizona IN
regard to Social Security on In
dians. The Senators and | think
that Arizonas As thousand Indians,
constituting a tenth part of our
population and living on 10 million
acres of tax free land as wards of
the United States Government,
should have Social Security like
everyone else, but entirely at the
cost of the Federal Government
Failing to get that, we want Ari-
zona freed from the responsibility
of any plan of Social Security for
the Indians. This Is matter which
| wrote to and talked to the House
Conferees today. The Senate made
other improvements in the Act
which | sincerely hope the House
will adopt, as well as the Hayden
Amendment. Another II a,y d e n
amendment in this conference re-
port No. 174, If concurred in, will
save Arizona the need of a special
session of the Legislature to act In
regard to the Railroad Retirement
Fund.
The Banking and Currency Com
mittee of the House has just begun
hearing on the so called Lending
and Spending Bill which no doubt
will take all of its time during the
remainder of the session. This
same committee has been in daily
session holding hearings on some
other important bills, one of which,
S. 591, has just been reported out
favorably. have a very important
bill for a Mines Finance Commits
sion, H. r. 6131 on which | would
like to have hearings before this
But of course there is
no chance for hearings on the min
ing bill until these very important
money bills have been disposed of
Congressman Starnes has rein
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-07-20

troduced his PWA Bill setting the
amount now at $50 millions instead
of 500 millions in his original bill
The Administration informed Star
mes that his bill had little chance,
because $50 millions for PWA were
included in the Lending Spending
Bill on which hearings have just
begun.
Arizona has faired pretty we'll
in this session of Congress. Space
here will permit mention of only
one field of our interests and we'll
mention mining. This session has
continued the cent duty per
pound on foreign copper. 1t con-
tinues the price of gold at 35 dol
lars per ounce and gives us an
assured price for silver at II cents
per ounce. 1t has looked in the
direction of opening up our
strategic war minerals and may go
further in improving the means for
obtaining money for mining de-
velopment. | see no reason why'
mining in general should not have
an upward swing under the in
fluence of measures passed by this
session. This statement is made
with the full recognition that much
more remains undone for mining
than has been done
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-07-20

aminers at the post office or
customhouse in any city which has
post office of the first or second
class, or from the United States
Civil Service Commission, Wash
ington, d. c.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
Methodist Camp
At Raven Rock

Rev. A. G. Lackey's group of
Methodist youth enjoyed a camp
meeting at Camp Raven Rock
last week.
The Board of Managers were
A. G. Lackey, manager, Moores-
vile: Mrs. A. C. Lackey. dean of
women; Rev. M. C. Tutle, In
structor, Charlotte; Sheriff. Big
gers, Counselor; Miss Ethel Sher-
rill, Counselor; Miss Geneva
BraWley, Counselor.
There were % campers from
Mooresville, Troutman, Salisbury
and Duke University.
This group climbed the high
peaks of Three Top Mountains.
visited White Top and Backbone
Rock in Virginia and swan in
New River.
An outstanding feature of the
camp was the course of instruc-
ton given by the Rev. NJ G. Tut
tie of Charlotte.
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Mrs. Johnson Is
Hostess To NJ. E..
Society Thurs

Mrs. Levern Johnson was hos
tess to the Woman's Missionary
Society of the West Jefferson
Methodist church at her home
last Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Carl GRAPHICAL, president,
presided over the meeting. The
topic of the month was, widen
ing Missionary Service in the
South" This subject was present
ed by Mrs. B. L. Hafer and Mrs.
w. ]. Huneycutt. Mrs. ]. F. John
son led the devotionals. One Wis
itor, Mrs. c. R. Watt, of Ronda,
was present.
The hostess served delicious
sweet course during the social
hour.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Carl Gray
beal on September 9th, beginning
at 2:3O in the afternoon. All
members of the Society are invit-
ed to attend.
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MRS. PIERCE ACQUITTED
IN WILKES COUNTY TRIAL

NORTH WILKESBORO, Aug.
15.-Mrs. Dovie Pierce, resident
of the Champion community. was
acquitted in Wilkes court TODAY
on a charge Of manslaughter
growing out of an auto accident
near Millers Creek a few months
ago when Evelyn, six-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
Riggs, was killed.
Mrs. Pierce commended that she
made every reasonable effort to
avoid hitting the child. who was
walking along the highway from
Sunday school. According to the
evidence, the child was running
after a piece Of Sunday school lit
erature which had blown cut of
her hand when she ran into the
path Of the car.
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WOman's Club
Sponsors Dance

The henpecked husband contest
sponsored by the Ashe County
woman's club was brought to a
climax Thursday evening with a
dance at Shatley Springs. Music
was furnished by Hess and his
orchestra and the event was well
offended.
Voting ceased at HOO o'clock
and a count showed A. B. Hurt
the winner. He was presented
with prize. Jim Hensley, run
ner-up was also the winner of a
prize. A. B. Hurt, followed by
Joe Neal and Sharpe Shoemaker,
runners-up in the contest led a
grand march beating on dish
pans with rolling pins.
Members declared the event
one of the most successful and
enjoyable ones held this year. AT
+ ter expenses were paid, $55 was
cleared for the library fund
: the clubs major project.
The voting which lasted for II
days, proved to be more or les'
a popularity contest for the higE
ranking candidates.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
MRS. WAGNER HONORED
DAUGHTER AND VISITOR

Mrs. J. H. Wagner was hostess
at her home near West Jefferson
Sunday, August 6, in honor of
her daughters birthday anniver-
sarv and her sister, Mrs. Carl S.
Cutshall of Gordon, Neb., who is
spending her vacation here. Mrs.
Cutshall will be remembered as
Miss Myra Warden, daughter of
the late Andrew jackson War
den. and Mrs. Choate as Miss
Ruth Jones, daughter of the late
Senator Allen Jones.
Those invited for the occasion
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Homer A..
Smith and children, Lois Genet
ia and Thomas Harrison Smith;
Mrs. Katherine Warden, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. C. Warden, Mrs. Donna
Warden and sons, George, Ralph
and B. B. Warden; Mr.. Wiley
Warden, Mrs. Morris Monkey, In
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
Will Preach In
County Churches

Rev. Claude Jones, a former
Ashe county boy and a graduate
of Healing Springs high school
who is now pastor of the Church
CT the Nazarene in Wilmington.
Delaware is visiting his parents
county will preach at number
near Crumpler and while in the
of churches.
The schedule is as follows:
Thursday night, Aug. 18th. at
Oak Hill Baptist Church near
PheniX Creek; Saturday night,
Aug. 10Th at 500 P. M. in Heal
ing Springs High School Audi
forum; Sunday night, Aug. 20 at
HOO A. M. in the Grassy Creek
Methodist Church; Monday night,
Aug. 81, Warrensville Methodist
church; Tuesday night, Aug. %
in the New River Baptist church
near Weavers Ford; Wednesday
night in the Valley Home Bap-
fist church near Toliver.
Special numbers in song will
be given by Miss Evely Basham
a SOIOiSt who is visiting with
Rev. and Mrs. Jones.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
MRS. PHILLIPS WAS HOSTESS
TO MISSIONARY SOCIETY

The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the West jefferson BaD-
fist church met at the home Of
Mrs. Charley Phillips with Is
members and several visitors
present.
The subject was The Great
CCmmission-Our Mission'. Mrs.
Coleman Paine had charge of the
Bible study. Every member took
part on the program.
Mrs. J. A. Weaver accompanied
the hymns on the piano and af-
ter a prayer the business was
turned over to the president, Mrs.
Guy Badger.
The hostess assisted by her two
daughters Mesdames Barr and
Paine served a delicious ice
course.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
SOCIALS

Mrs. Clara Davis of Grassy
Creek has returned home after
undergoing treatment at the Bap-
fist Hospital in Winston-Salem,
1t will be remembered that re-
latives of Mrs. Davis were on
their way to see her when the
recent disastrous wreck occur
red at Miller's Creek when Felix
Davis and others were killed.
Mr.. H. Reid Newland will con-
duct the morning and evening
worship service in the Jefferson
Presbyterian church. The public
is cordially invited.
Mr.. Paul Burkett and mother
are visiting relatives in the
county.
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occurred on Sunday at her home
at Warrensville. She was a native
of Ashe county and had many
friends and relatives in this Sec
ton.
She is survived by the follow
ing sons and daughters: Walter
Ashley, Bradford, Va, Arthur
Ashley, Warrensvi1le, Avery Ash
ley, West jefferson, Mrs. ]. M.
Stonley, Matewan, West Va.
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ming prizes.
Guests were invited into the
dining room where the birthday
cake with it's lighted candles
was the m ain attraction.
The children sang Happy Birth
day. to the hOnOree.
Ice cream, cake, and lemonade
were served and little baskets
filled with minis were given as
favors to honor guests, Jackie
Woodie, Edna Mae, Ruby and
Shelby Jean Pope, Ruth Barkley
Thomas, Carolyn Carmen, Freeda
Anderson, Katrina Vannoy, Lois
Lee Absher, 10 Ann Phillips,
Carol Jean Woodie, and Nancy
Kathrine GRAPHICAL.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
MRS. ASHLEY WAS
BURIED ON TUESDAY

Funeral service for Mrs. Wick
Ashley, wife of Levi Ashley was
held Tuesday at the Warrensville
Baptist church with the Revs.
Cicero Ashley, Mr.. Denny and G.
J. Cope in charge. Burial follow
ed in the family cemetery. A
large crowd of friends and rela-
tives attended the service.
The deceased was 68 years old
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17

dependence, Va, and daughter,
Katie Lee Monkey, Mr.. J. H. Wa
goner, and Mr.. Clete B. Choate,
Flint, Mich.
Other afternoon guests we're
Mrs. Steve Paisley of Detroit,
Michigan, Miss Mildred Cox of
Grassy Creek, Mr.. P. r. Cox,
Mrs. Kyle Phillips and Miss Imo-
gene Cox, of Galax, Va.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
HAVE NEW
AMBULANCE-HEARSE

Badgers Funeral Home has re-
Gently purchased a new complete
ly equipped modern ambulance
hearse. This makes a total of
three which this establishment
now has in use.
Mr.. Badger pointed out that the
new ambulance-hearse was pur-
chased in order to give more
complete service to this section.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
MRS. WRIGHT HOSTESS

Mrs. P. G. Wright was hostess
to the American Legion Auxil-
larry at her home here on We'd
nesday evening.
Following the business session
a social hour followed when re-
freshments were served by the
hostess.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
AUXILIARY TO MEET

The newly organized auxiliary
Of St. Mary's Episcopal church
will meet with Miss Elizabeth
Speers at her home at Beaver
Creek this afternoon.
Mrs. T. c. Bowie is the presi-
dent of the new organization. All
members are urged to be present
at the meeting this afternoon
when plans fer the future will
be discussed
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
BARLOW-WHSON

A wedding of interest to friends
and relatives was that of Miss
Jennie Barlow to Mr.. Russell
Wilson on July 9, 1889 at Mt. CT
ty, Tenn.
Mrs. Wilson is the attractive
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. M.
Barlow of Green Valley and Mr..
Wilson is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. M. Wilson of Sutherland, N. C..
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
LITTLE MARGARET COFFEY
HONORED ON BIRTHDAY

Mrs. Stuart Coffey entertain
ed at party at her home here in
honor of her daughter, Margaret
in celebration of her seventh
birthday anniversary.
Games and contests were en-
joyed with 10 Ann Phillips and
Nancy Katherine GRAPHICAL win
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-08-17
WOnlan's Club To
Meet Tomorrow

The West jefferson Woman's
club will meet Friday afternoon
at o'clock at the home of the
president, Mrs. A. B. Hurt, at
Nathan's Creek.
An interesting and entertaining
program has been arranged and
all members are urged to be pre-
sent.
A cordial invitation to all fed
Grated club members vacatiOning
or visiting in the county has been
extended. too.
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TO TEACH MUSIC

Mrs. L. H. Logan announces
that she will teach music in the
jefferson High School this year.
Mrs. Logan has taught music for
some time.