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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16

year ago he'd never thought Of a job
like this, for his brilliant record In
college had opened the road to q
teaching career through the high
schools right up to the Big State uni
versity where his record had been
made. But Just before graduation his
favorite professor there had said to
him one evening as they sat and
smoked their pipes:
I've an idea for you, Jimmy Gale.
Though we've made great Roadway in
public schools, a record to be proud
of, there are some lonely corners in
this state neglected still Why not try
a year or so in little country school
like that and get down to the bare
elementals of life? You'll find some
grand material there, the kind of stuff
Abe Lincoln came from And you'd be
surprised to know how many of our
leading men still come from country
schools like that"
IN think it over" Jimmy said. And
so he had come here in the fall. Get
ting down to elementals was right!
There'd been long drouth and crops
had failed and the neighboring farm
ers were sunk in gloom. And these
small kids of the north country, deep
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16

From those two long hikes he made,
Jimmy came back chilled to the bone.
Quickly he warmed himself at the
stove. Now for that magic he had
planned! From a shelf he took down
his old chemistry book and studied
once more formula there. Then he
brought out two small paper parcels
and a tiny bottle, bought on his last
trip to town.
On the hearth in front of the stove
he whitfield small pile of shavings.
In 1t he put pinch of powder from
each of the two parcels and then from
the bottle let fall few drops of acid
INTO the powder below. There was a
flash and the shavings caught fire.
and with chuckle he told himself:
"Abracadabra! o. K. James! The
magic of science never fails!"
by now the stove fire was very low.
he shoveled all the embers out and
eXtlnguished with water the last sparks
lett Then he laid a fresh fire there
ana next through the open draft be-
low ne laid train of shavings from
tnose beneath the wood inside to those
out on the iron hearth.
once more in the shavings outside
ne sprlnkIed the two kinds of powder,
shelf which he had built out from
me wall, he fastened the big school
hickory clock and by an ingenious LITTLE
device set it SO that the hour hand
heightened a bit to do the work. at
3 o'clock tomorrow would tip a tinv
thlmbleful of sulphuric acid down into
the chlorate of potash and sugar in
tne small pile of shavings below.
ne tried the experiment several
S enneS 70 make sure it would not fail.
90 slowly and carefully had he worked
tildt now IL was after at night and
the room was already freezing
1t won't be SO tomorrow be
tnought. Those kids will find this
SchoolhouSe warm!" '-A'-'
me thing was absolutely sure, for
even u by some little slip the fire
ne SHOULD ran TO start, he'd be watch
lug from the farmhouse where he
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16

icy road that led two miles to her
fathers farm.
Coming up that road this morning,
slipping, stumbling, dragging her
brother over high frozen drifts of
snow, when they reached the school
exhausted they'd shaken with chills
and their lips had been blue And
most of the other small children who
came-had been like that.
Jimmy Gale, their young teacher,
knew how they felt, for when he had
come at 7 this morning to get the
place warm before they arrived, this
room had been like an icy tomb and
his hands had been so stiff and numb,
it was all he could do to start a fire
in the old box stove by the wall.
Into 1t he'd piled small logs and
as the fire began to roar he'd gone
about the big square room stuffing
with burlap and old rags the chinks
and cracks in walls, windows and floor.
Even SO, it had taken till o'clock
to get the room even passably warm.
And most of the children had come
at g.
From their grim and lonely farms
they'd come. with the old instinct for
herding together when it is cold, hun
gry for the companionShip here and
still more because of the way they
were drawn to this amazing new teach
er and the fascinating things he told
about the big sparkling world outside.
Jimmy was only %. Until about a
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16
By ERNEST POOLE

BY ERNEST POOLE
Copyright 1889: BY News Syndicate Co.. Inc.
IN TWO PARTS-PART ONE
THE NEW COUNTRY
TEACHER PROFITS BY
THE SPELLBOUND INTER
EST AROUSED IN HIS
LITTLE PUPILS.
"I'll 60 with her." Jimmy
thought. For he'd seen the fear
that came into her eyes and the
way she tried to fight it down.
Lucy Blodgett was ten years old
and her brother, Pete, was seven.
As she buttoned his overcoat and
tied an old sweater about his neck,
then bundled up herself as we'll,
her round little jaws were set like
a vice and her hands trembled, for
she knew it was 20 below zero
outside, and past the country
schoolhouse out there in Dakota that
afternoon the wind howled down til
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16

weather before. If you've got EN- spell
bound. that's your business and not
ours"
1T is my business" Jimmy said. To
get them spellbound, that was his job,
by the old magic Of new ideas and
discoveries Of what life can be. And
he had kept right on with 1t since. All
through these long winter months he'd
made them forget the cold outside
And today, when it was time to go
home and those ominous yowls of wind
brought looks Of dread into their eyes,
a curious CLEAN came into his own
for he had more magic to spring to-
night, magic that would make this
room really warm tomorrow by 8
O'Clock. In the meantime he would
help them home.
wait, Lucy, I'll go with you," he
said. He caught the instant relief in
her face, but caught looks of jealousy,
too. from other small children stand
ing there. Careful now, no teachers
pets.
"All you who are going Lucy's way
come along with US" he said, land
I'll help you over the worst of the
road. The rest Of you wait here If you
like and I'll come back and go with
you, too"
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16

CTo Be Continued
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16
Change in Curriculum
at Montana UniDerSitu

Numerous changes IN the Montana
State university curriculum, affecting
every division of the college of arts
and sciences and all professional
schools. have been approved by the
faculty committee.
The changes will become effective
with the opening of the 1939-40 school
year. The changes principally concern
the School Of Forestry and the de-
science, English, Latin and German.
Other schools and departments will
not be affected as drastically.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16
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Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16
TlUO Are DrOlDned

Alex Tomaski, 20. Of Sand Coulee.
and Marie Mikkelsen, II, of Eden were
drowned in the Missouri river 10 miles
upstream from Great Falls when they
attempted to swim back from an island
to the shore where they and another
couple had gone for an outing.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16

It is impossible to depict the round
world accurately on. flat man. bIIt
these maps are valuable, since they are
the only type that enables travellers to
set their courses by compass in straight
lines.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-09-07
FIRE. PREVENTION WEEK

Calling all ci1izens-for Fire Prevention Week,
which Is lie obser.ed this year from October TO Ia
Fire Prevention Week marks definite intensive Ell
fort to your your property from the ravages
of fire 1t is Intensely personal thing, which comes
straight home to all of
Insurance organizations, fire departments, pubic
officials newspapers tie radio, civic clubs and organlza
tions-a! will comparatively together to make the
Week a success They working for you, and their
hope to enlist your support and interest hey Will o.
fer YOU every opportunity to learn about frelts causes
the magnitude of its destruction the means OF controlg
fighting and preventing it There nothing dull about
these te contrar9 they intensely dramatic
and interesting.
And thew are much than that When you learn
how to inspect your home for hazards, and apply Wnat
YOU learn if may the of saving that home from
ruin Vastly more important may be the means OF saw
ing the lives # your family from of the most horrible
of deaths Nothing pays greater dividends than fire pre-
vention.
So do your part when Fire Prevention Week comes
Observe it with an open nquiring mind And when the
Week is over remember what you have learned and keep
on using your knowledge One of the things this country
needs most is a nationally observed Fire prevention
Year"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-09-07
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CONGRESS

It il; a highly significant fact that the comparative
conservatism matters shown by the last Congress
has nvigorated business The refusal of Congress- es
peciay tie closing weeks to endorse more fiscal unacy
has, in the of various authorities become tangible
influence in the interest of industrial recovery.
That being true, think what would result from s.
genuine program based a realistic survey of the ma
ons great tax and deficit problem. Think what would
happen if lawmakers said flaty that additional
taxes will mposed-hat the day of unbalanced budgets
must land thft a real start will be made toward
orderly reduction of the debt and to balancing outgo
with income.
The consequence of such policy would be to open
up great of productive nvestmenand to put
an army of unemployed and women to work. For
nothing be dscouraging to industry and commerce
continuous policy of deficit financing by govern
ment Nothing do increase the ranks of
the obless
In few months Congress will meet again. And it
will face great opportunityan opportunity to adopt
policy of fiscal sanity that will dispel todays widespread
fears OF ental national bankruptcy. and will give the
industries of the country the chance to expand pro-
gress, to employ to build, that they seek Nothing could
be of greater permanent benefit to this troubled
nation
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-09-07

mobile clO1ing-every exhibit is a monument to the
American system-private enterprise
1t is fitting that the two fairs should be in operation
this time For to extent before known in our
history this American system of has been under
attack The greatest achievements of private industry
have been rinmized The very foundation stones of de-
mocracy have been undermined Indivduaism has been
held ptc ridcue. Business has been revled
Back of this campaign against the American system is
determined attempt to put in its place system based
upon some foreign ism
Well ore can hardly belve the American people
will fall this century and half ago among
the least of the the greatest power
earth That unprecedented progress has come from
private enterprefrom the work of free men, engaged
in free undertakings. 1t is all shown magnlficenty at the
fairs And is shown, too, all around you. wherever you
ve-n tho stores the industries the service companies
in your town city. Ali of America great and con-
fair exhibiting proudly the fruits of the Amer
can system.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-09-07
FAIR PRICES WANTED

The efforts OF the leading agricultural marketing
cooperative organizations better the wholesale prices
maid for farm products does not necessarily that
the ultimate selling price to the consumer must likewise
be increased
The farmers realize we'll anyone else that any
attempt 10 stick the public would be eventually suicidal
But thev .now that more efficient and economical
methods distribution make it possible TO give the
farmer falrer rern-and also give the consumer the
reasonable price he is entitled to-
AS ii result these marketing organizations are work.
ing constantly distribution problems, along with pro-
duction problems. They doing much to cut down M
between costs and 10 stabilize and balance markets This
work is directly in the of the we'll as
the producer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-09-07
THE WORLDS FAIR AND THE
AMERICAN SYSTEM

This year America is being treated to two magnfi-
cent woriis fairs at New York and San Francisco Mil
lions of citizens visiting them And to the thoughtful
visitor these fairs must appear great deal than
coorful and exciting shows-they living testimonials
traditional economic system the freest possible
play of individual initiative and enterprise.
At tho great industrial exhibits at the fairs you will
vividly presented the achievements which
sponsibe for American standard of living the highest
by far il the entire world Out of the work of millions of
hands and brain working in free society, has this
epochal progress. Electric power radio, railroad auto
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-09-07

The most remarkable thing about business recently
has been the lack of remarkable happenings For some
years have been accustomed to rapid fluctuations IN
the industrial cycle. with bewdering succession of ups
and dows holding the stage for their little hour Now it
seems that dramatic period at least temporarily
We ha apparently settled down, and the prospect is
that there will be lengthy period of calm on the COM
mercal front No anticipates major upturn in bust
ness-and anticipates major drop.
AS Business Week observes there has been interest
ing recent change n the character of the recovery
Activity today most marked in the durable goods in
dusres where yesterday it the most marked in the
field of nondurabe, consumers goods. Steel for in
stance recently touched its highest rate of production in
almost year. Production of the basic metals, copper
lead zinc has tended upward and prices have
held firm Ma for this of course. is the
ment race, 10th here and abroad. Nations which are
engaged in preparing for have nsatable
appettes And that has been stimulating factor to
long dormant heavy industries.
On top of that there is considerable amount ofl
industrial expansion going in many lines, and this
kinds 1t believed that this expansion will continue,
and that the index of industry this fall will reach level
materially better than was touched last year.
Some business briefs of interest follow:
MOTORS: Makers think that sales of new models
will be slightly better than last years Production isl
assembly lines in few months, but will be sharply in
creased soon.
ELECTRIC POWER: Output is at excellent levels.
The industry has been doing considerable purchasing of
equipment and expansion plans far ambit
ous tha in the recent past Action of Congress in limit
ng to certain extent, federal competition with the
private industry has had stimulating effect on morale
EMPLOY MENT: Is steadily increasing especially inI
the heavy industries It is probable that the unemployed
total is lower now than any time since 1888.
CONSTRUCTION: Is still we'll up Home building
continues to dominate the picture though prospects hold
that there will be sackening in this type of building
ere is significant amount of new industrial
construction.
AGRICULTURE: The picture here is spotty Look
ing at the country as whole income for the farmer will
be relatively good tls year.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26

Mr. c. A. Wieting left Tuesday
morning for Squalia, Wash, &C.
companied by his father and mother
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Wieting. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wieting are returning to their
home after an extended visit with
Mr.. c. A. Wieting and family at this
place We trust that they will not
encounter to much snow and ice on
their trip.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26

The Sixth grade had a party
Friday January 20, at the American
Legion Hall. The PTA gave the
party to the Sixth grade for hav-
ing the most fathers present at
their last meeting which was held
at the high school-Charles Run
beck.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Harper are
spending the week with the P. w.
Hamilton family, Mr.. Harper who
Is with the Government Conserva-
ton Corps will be here for a couple
of months testing the soil in
different parts of the country. They
arrived here from South Dakota
where Mr.. Harper was conducting
the same sort of experiment. They
expect to move into the Phillips
apartment next week.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Adams re-
turned from a hurried trip to San
Diego Cal, Monday evening where
Mr.. Adams was called by the
seriously illness of his brother,
Mr.. Adams brother is slowly gain
ing in his battle back to health.
Mr.. Adams is in charge Of the
local Southern Pacific station.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26

Mr.. and Mrs. Neal MCGOWAN,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shelter
spent Sunday in Phoenix. The trip
was for pleasure except that Harry
was in hopes that he would be able
to pick up cute little Boston Bull
for Mrs. Shelter. However he was
not fortunate enough to find the
type of Boston Bull he was looking
for.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26
Coolidge Boys Win

The Coolidge A team boys de-
feated the Florence A team Monday
night s to 4. The second team play
ed the third quarter but the scores
they made did not count. We hope
they defeat Casa Grande Wednes-
day-John Roche.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26

Mr.. Beeler Burns left Sunday
for LEVEL, Texas, where he
will visit for week at the old
family home. His mother Mrs. VIII
Burns will return with him. Mrs.
Burns was called to Dallas sometime
ago because Of the death OF her
father.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26
HONOR ROLL
.isa Snain's First Grade:

Miss SPANS First Grade:
First-Patty Cunningham, Pres
ton Suit. Second-Doris Hammons,
Douglas Hairless, Charles lies. Lois
Rogers, Mamie Lee Sewell.
Miss Harris First Grade:
First-Jack London, Ray Cuff.
Miss Elmore's Second Grade:
First-Evelyn Hamilton, Griffin
Dodge, Margaret Livingston, Billie
McMullen. Second-Helen Pew,
Nancy NOVEL;, Diana McCleery.
Buddy Kenworthy, Darr budding,
James Dixon, Lewis Collins.
Miss McDaniels' Grades:
First-Lillian Dodd. Second
Amy L. Wilson, Ruthell Club,
Dorothy Club.
Miss Edwards Second Grade:
First-Helen Rice, Mary Jean
Ford Bess Nassau, Pauline Appel,
Patsy Johnson, Creta Wofford, Ann
Jellison.
Miss Shiffer's Fourth Grade:
First-Nadien McCleery, Nedra
Jean Ray, Yvonne Wright. Second
Mary 10 Bales, Joan Elledge,
Gloria Kenworthy, Melvin Mirkin,
Bobby Morton.
Mr.. Spangehl's Grade:
Second-Leonard Butcher, Roy
Looper, Jack Overturf, Betty Lou
Pace, Jerry Ridgeway, Robert
Brown, Eugene Wright.
Miss Fulkerson's Fifth Grade:
First-Simone Chimits, Dean
Cox. Jacqueline Grade, Evelyn Nc
Euen. Second-Frankie Abbott,
zelda Abbott, Ruth Knox, Mack
McEuen, Charles Alfred Runbeck.
Miss Hicks Sixth Grade:
First-Mary Lou Lewis, Betty
Clark, Jane Kleiman, Royce Smith,
Mattel Wynne, Teresa Butcher,
Elsie Barrios. Second-Billy Irvine,
Betty Lee Blanton, Louise Irwin,
Mr.. Burrell's Seventh Grade:
First - Teresa Akers, Anna
Chimits. Rose Lee Cohen. Natalie
Dodge. June Runbeck, Pauline
Slade. Second-Lee Ella Odom,
Howard Preece. Elfreda Nassau
Glennes Mitchell. Nell McCleery.
Mr.. Osborn's Grades:
Tirst-Melvin Bower. Second
Kenneth Campbell, Barbara Hanks
Johnnie Dye. Joe Harmon, Robert
Hartdegen, Teddy Campbell. Elsie
Gross, Leon Lewis, Jack Ferguson
Lorene Crow, Betty June Yates.
Mr.. Hinton's Eighth Grade:
First Gloria Appel. Betty Rowe
Harold Livingston, Frances Short
Second-John Roche, Mozelle Tread
way, Ross Watson, Kate Conn, Vera
Mae Campbell, Francelle Julian
Earl Newcomb.
Mr.. Merrills Eighth Grade:
First-Inez Barnes, Frank Chap
man. Second-Syble Brown, Norma
Adams, Verne Wuertz, Jennie Mae
Carter, Julia Gomez, Marie Pergu
son.
| Miss Folsom's Grade:
First-John Hernandez. Second
Virginia Cardona, Frank Leon
Victor Fontes, Lena Chacon
Francis Olivas, Louisa Charuis.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26
q Bows and A Boys Play

Day before yesterday Mr.. Hinton's
A boys played basketball with Mr..
Burrelrs B boys at the Coolidge
Grammar School. Mr.. Hinton's
boys won with score of 24-O.
Mr. Hinton's A boys second team
plaved with Mr.. Burrells B boys
second team with score Of %.
Robert Tang.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26

Sunday afternoon Mrs. G. Thum
of Florence presented her classes
in music in a recital in the Coo
lidge Grammar School auditorium.
An appreciative audience was pres
ent to enjoy the efforts of the 35
young people who made a very
creditable showing, even though
the atmospheric temperature of the
auditorium was to chilly for COM
fort.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26
Rows TO Plav Casa Grande

The Coolidge boys will play Casa
Grande tonight. From the showing
the A boys showed against Flor
ence on Monday they should have
a good chance to win. The B boys
are also wished good luck,-Harold
Livingston.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26

Mrs. Billy Randolph, Mrs L. ].
Turnbough, and MIR. and Mrs. c..
Randolph left Tuesday morning for
their home at Eldorado. Oklahoma
Mrs. Billy Randolph was visiting her
father and mother Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Quick, Mrs. L. J. Turnbough
was visiting her daughter Mrs.
Blanche Moore, and Mr.. and Mrs.
C. Randolph, were visiting with
Mrs. ]. A. N. Moore. The visitors
all live at Eldorado and made the
trip to Coolidge and back together.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26
Play Given

A play, "The Shadow OF Terror"
was given last evening by the
Junior class in the auditorium Of
the Coolidge High School at s p. m.
Admission was Is, 25, IS. Miss
Miller. the Junior sponsor directed
this play.-Betty June McEuen.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26

Mrs. Lula A. Hughes who has
been visiting Their H G. Hill family
at Florence for sometime left
Wednesday morning for her home
in Buffalo, New York. Mrs.
Hughes who boarded the train at
Coolidge, was safely started on her
journey by Mr.. Jack Garrett who
is employed by the Pioneer Motor
Company, and commutes daily from
Florence.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26
Bus Drivers to Report

Mr.. Hinton, Mr.. Merrill, and Mr..
Cannon received orders on Mon
day to report the number Of pupils
they carry every day on their
buses. how many are absent each
day, and the condition of the roads.
They are also to give reports on
the conduct of these people.-Gloria
Appel.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26
Mr.. Kirby Substitutes

While Miss Hicks was gone with
her sixth grade class to their PTA
party which they won, Mr.. Kirby
taught her eighth grade Literature
classes-Frances Short.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26

The fifth grade Is now collecting
pictures OF instruments of the
orchestra and keeping them in
notebooks. We are also writing
songs In our notebooks.-Jimmie
Garcia.
The Coolidge examiner. [volume] (Coolidge, Ariz.) 1930-current, 1939-01-26

Mr. Karl Payne is anXiously
counting the days now that Mrs.
Payne and son will soon be able
to return home. Mrs. Payne has
been staying with Keith while he
is convalescing at the Good
Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix
after an operation for mastoid.
Keith is getting along fine and
hopes to be well enough to leave
for home next week.