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The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02
SUCKERS in
REVIEW
BY Harry N. Shelter

The season has about passed in
Coolidge when we will be free of
the moochers and beggars that visit
our midst each winter, escaping as
they do the rigors of winter in the
east and at the same time use the
business men and residents of the
smaller towns for a comfortable
living during that period.
l can not help but think of the
old girl friend in Texas Guianan
OF the prohibition era, and her con-
nection with her night club, and
how each night she would wait at
the door and in all honesty as the
patrons arrived she would greet
them with HELLO SUCKER.
What do you suppose the party
who solicits a Coolidgian for aims
or some other aid says when he
leaves your presence? | have often
thought of that, and have tried
hard 70 keep from being the last
or next sucker. For l admit that
too am trapped even with years OF
experience in Coolidge.
This past year | decided to keep
a sort of diary or check on the
propositions that were offered me
daily, and have found the experience
so interesting l thought l would
pass it along, hoping it would be
of interest to all, and perhaps save
others from the wi'es of moocher.
Why such ideas as some OF
these people have to exc out an
existence are not put to more
profitable use is beyond me, for
surely some of them could be put
to a decided financial gain. Who
originates them is a mystery, but
again a great many are of real
value and prove big money makers
know, and no doubt you will
agree with me.
If every business man was
solicited as often as | was the past
season, and if he aided all of them
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that his breath was strong of liquor
for a supposedly safe distance and
he felt no doubt it was time for
another drink.
The old one they have, of we
have the meat, and potatoes, and
all we need is the price of a loaf
of bread is an old one and a good
one.
Speaking of the so called
tramps, | have always noticed that
they seldom show on the scene
until ten or better in the morning
always after the side walk is swept
and the windows washed.
They became so pesty last year
that l tried to think up way to
put them to work any time of the
day. So l placed by car at the side
of the building and when was to be
the sucker l politely informed the
fellow that my car was at the side
of the building and on the running
board was a cloth and to dust the
car would bring aid to the weary
one. And if he didn't return for
further instructions-bec the
cloth wasn't there would dispose
of his kind in a hurry. May l say
that by fall 1 had very little
trouble with the moochers, and only
with a couple exceptions did l have
to pay off
Continued Next Week.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02
Factory and Farm
Seek Understanding
In Meeting

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS
QPS)-A common desire for
better understanding between farm
and factory win bring a large
group OF industrialists from the
East, West and South here early
next month for a two-day, heart
to-heart talk with a. half hundred
or more Texas dirt" farmers.
The business men comprise the
Agricultural Committe of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers
and include some of the leading cor
poratioH heads from a score Of
different states. They were invited
to meet here on February 8 and
10 under the auspices of Texas
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege by DR.. T. o. Walton, president
OF the college.
The meeting is one of a series of
farmer manufacturer meetings
staged in different sections of the
country to give the manufacturers
a better picture of farm problems
and farm conditions throughout the
nation. 1t is. however, the first
meeting of its kind to be held In
the South. The committee of bust
ness men previously has met at
Iowa. at the University of Mime
sofa, ST. Paul. Mimi. and at Cornell
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02
COOLIDGE METHODIST CHURCH
J. T. Redmon, Pastor

J. T. Redmon, Pastor
Regular services on the End and
4th Sunday of each month:
Sunday school 10 A. M.
Preaching service IL A. M.
Evening Worship 1880 P. M.
Sunday school at 10 A. M. Will
Church. at 2:30 P. M.
DR.. J. T. Redman will preach at
the Methodist Church, Sunday.
Subject: IL a. m. God and the
Discouraged" 1880 p. m. Looking
Forward"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02
University, Ithaca, New York.

University, Ithaca, New York.
Warren w. Shoemaker, of Chicago,
vice president of Armour C Co.
and chairman of the committee of
manufacturers, called the scheduled
meeting a "step in the self educa-
ton" of industry.
1--WE are going to Texas to listen
and learn" Mr.. Shoemaker said.
Our committee does not have any
farm pan and we never expect to
have any farm plan. We have
nothing to teach the farmer. 1t is
our sincere hope that out of the
series of meetings our group is
holding over the country we can
gather and transmit to industry
the facts upon which a better un-
derstanding between our two groups
can be built. Some of our members
are travelling thousands of miles
for this meeting solely to learn
what the farmers in the Southwest
can tell us and for one am looking
forward to that occasion with the
keenest anticipation"
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02
CHURCH NOTICES

Walton ave; at Msin ST. N Coolidge
Regular Service
Sunday School $50 a. m. Wor-
ship IL a. m. Sunday.
preaching, Tuesday, Friday and
Sunday p. m.
Childrens' meeting, p. N. Fri
day.
Young Peoples Meeting, p. N.
Sunday.
We visit the sick and have meet
ings in their home when requested.
All are cordially invited to at
tend our services. Charles Gross
Pastor.
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or should | say aid, | am afraid he
would be on the short side of the
ledger this January first.
We are constantly faced with
the word racket, and it is my
opinion that these people have
decided to make it a LIES work.
have dated day to day those
who have solicited me and listened
to their stories. Have been
astonished at some of the requests,
have wondered how this one is
profitable, whether the other really
needed aid, and with it all have
tried to avoid being the other
sucker.
How quickly we forget. To
memory returns the one who hal
the pure maple syrup. If you don't
believe it just taste it, and cant
you catch that twang that signifies
its purity, and how grand it will
taste on those morning hot cakes
When you know that Mapeline ex
tract will make gallons from simple
syrup, and can be made for few
cents in quantities. Still you try
quart after his insistence that you
should buy gallon? Then those
hot cakes prove to you that some
thing is wrong. That after all you
were a sucker and that good old
Vermont flavor is still in Vermont,
and we put it down to experience
and swear never to buy again.
l remember the lady who one day
was telling me of her experience.
She was solicited by a very at
tractive lady with a very prosper
Gus appearance, and inquired if the
Madam would be interested in an
entirely new hair lotion, that would
soften and improve the condition
of her hair in such way that you
will admit it is just as soft and
shiny as the time when mama
used to comb it and tell you how
soft and wonderful your hair was?
Then you purchase bottle and
I decide that the next time you
washed your hair you would surely
I try it. Time marches on, and that
+ day arrives. The hair is washed
and you reach for the bottle. What
is that peculiar film l noticed in
this bottle Well sir if that don't
look like mother of vinegar to me.
| pull the cork and take a Whit,
and | guess | haven't missed my
guess but to be sure l better taste
it. Yes that's what it is, and for
one dollar have purchased a short
quart of cider vinegar.
The latest thing to contend with
is the training of small children to
beg. They enter with that shy and
hungry look pleading with you to
either give them dime or perhaps
you would have a little article OF
some kind. Usually they are trying
to get back home for the reason
their parent is sick and unable tc
work, or they are out of gasoline
tire has blown, or for what ap
pears a very logical excuse fol
wishing aid. An offer of food vii
be apt to bring the answer that
amt hungry now, or something IL
the way of an excuse for receiving
!, cash only A couple of cases have
been investigated to my knowl
edge only to find the parents are
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02

lolling in luxury while the chill
dren are using the public for
suckers. 1 have failed yet to find
a really sincere and needy case
of this kind.
A lack Of judgment or fore
thought on the part or the sucker
would deter a great many of these
people in obtaining a good living
with little effort | rersmber a case
of years back, when a man well
known in the community rushed i'll
to my store with supposedly
large gold nugget. May l say that
this good citizen claimed to have
some knowledge Of ores, and should
have known better, but at any rate
he was very anxious that | appraise
the said nugget, which l did in
short order to the amount Of
probably for so much brass and
labor of manufacture. Well the only
remark of the sucker was that he
had only paid fifty cents for it. May
II add that the same nugget in
solid god would have brought at
least fifty dollars.
Then some times we all are
fooled This is one on myself. An
aged man with the appearance of
being an cd prospector called on
me and after carefully removing
an old dirty cloth from a tin box
that appeared to have been in use
for tobacco years before. l beheld
among some dirty cotton number
of Indian heads, apparently having
been used by the Indians at some
time or other for the tipping of
their arrows. Or were they? Now
as a boy | was raised in part of
Ohio where the Indians population
had been heavy at one time, and
no doubt a battle or two had been
fought for we children had very
little difficulty in finding arrow
heads when we wished. In fact that
was a sport we followed regularly
and brought us little compensa-
ton. At any rate l thought | knew
my arrow heads.
After listening to this old
gentleman's tale of woe, how
hungry he was and how hard he
had tried to interest some one in
/ one of them, | selected what ap-
peared to be nice one, small and
suitable for a watch charm or
scarf pin, paid him his price and
we parted as bosom friends. The
very next day in a chat with one
of my friends he related a story
about an old man he had noticed
the day before sitting on the rail
road track and with small chisel
and hammer was making arrow
heads from likely appearing rocks
he would select from those alOne
the rail bed. Please don't ask uC
see the arrow head for it is again
reposing l think along the tracks
and l too having joined the list Of
suckers.
Of course the usual buns arc
common. | was impressed the othel
day by one with bunch of turnips
under his arm which l believe ha(
not seen the garden even a month
before from their wilted condition
and he was endeavoring to promote
some fat to cook them in. The
, only mistake he made was the fac
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST
CHURCH
Al Methodist Church
J. Lyle Pettls, Pastor
Sabbath School at 9:45 a. m.
Church Service at IL each Satur'
day.
Nid-wsek prayer service every
Wednesday -nght. ~r,r r~.-.~
You are always welcome to wor-
ship with NJ.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02

NEW YORK-An aerial pho
tographer recently obtained this
remarkable picture showing the
skyline of New York with its re-
lation to the grounds of the New
York Worlds Fair 1899. An artist
has painted on lines Indicating
distances from certain points in
Manhattan to the Fair grounds.
These distances, and other facts,
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02

concerning road and bridge ap-
proaches to the exposition which
is preparing to handle 60,000,O00
visitors, are:
Cd From Empire State at Fifth
Avenue and 34th Street, in the
heart of the retail shopping dis
trict, to the Fair grounds, 7 miles.
~ From Wall Street, in lower
Manhattan, to the Fair grounds,
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02
ANNOUNCING

A special Revival campaign at
the Church Of the Nazarene be-
ginning Sunday February 5th with
Mrs. Florence Weathers as the
Evangelist Services each evening
at 1880. Special music and special
singing. Every one is welcome.
w. L. DICUS, Pastor
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02
BAPTIST CHURCH
c. F. Frazier, Pastor

Sunday School, 1000 A. M.
Sermon, 1900 A. M.
Training Union, $3.50 P. M.
Sermon, 1880 P. M.
Y. w. A. Tuesday, $3.50 P. M.
Junior G. A. Tuesday, AIS PM.
Teachers Meeting. and Prayer
Meeting Wednesday, 1880 P. M.
w. II. 8. Thursday, 2:30 P. III.
Sunbeams, Thursday, 400 P. M.
Junior r. A. Thursday, $50
p. M.
Intermediate G. A. Friday, 400
p. M.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02
COMMUNITY CHURCH
&. M. Ward, Pastor

e. M. Ward, Pastor
Sunday school. s:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11:00 O'Clock.
Junior Endeavor, intermediate
Endeavor, 7:00 D. m.
Evening worship, 500 o'clock.
Woman's Auxiliary, LIST and Gro
Thursdays of each month.
Teachers study hour. Wednes-
day. rs p. m.
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02

CHURCH OF THE NAZAhENE
w. L. Dicus, Pastor
Sunday School .....-.---.-.S:45 AM.
Morning Worship ..--------------11 AM
Evangelist Services ....---7:45 Pm.
Midwsek Prayer Meeting
Wednesday eve at ..--...-----7: 40
The Coolidge examiner., 1939-02-02
CHURCH OF CHRIST

The church of Christ meets every
Sunday at 1o:46 a. m at Legion
Hall. You are cordially invited.
Evening star., 1939-08-29

against their ordinary income. To
minimize tax liabilities, corporations
were inclined to time the sale of
their good investments In years
when they were also experiencing
capital losses. The effect of this
practice was reflected in the capital
markets. The 1889 provisions re-
move this disturbing element by al
lowing corporations to deduct their
net long-term capital losses from
the years ordinary income. Net
losses from the sale of capital assets
he'd for short periods can be de-
Quoted in the succeeding year from
net gains on short-term assets.
The interrelated capital stock
and excess profits taxes also con-
tanned deterring provisions. The
liability under the capital stock tax
is based on a declared capital stock
value which taxpayer may revise
every three years. The excess
profits tax is based upon this de-
clared valuation rather than upon
invested capital. The taxpayer is
free to choose a capital stock value,
knowing that the lower his valua-
ton the lower his capital stock tax
and the higher his excess profits
tax. This provision made for un-
certainty and inequity. 1t imposed
on every corporation the task of
forecasting business profits for three
years in advance. That task was
particularly burdensome in the case
OF new businesses, the capital goods
industries and others with unstable
income. Taxes imposed on such
businesses were at times excessive.
To mitigate this situation, corpora
tions are authorized under the new
law to revise upward their capital
stock tax valuation during each of
the next two fiscal years. On the
basis Of the old law, they will be
permitted to make an entirely new
valuation the year following, viz:
1941. Some are of the opinion that
a declaration of value for capital
stock tax should be made each year.
Some years ago the Supreme
Court decided that where a tax
payer retires debt by payment of
less than the face value of the debt,
Evening star., 1939-08-29

the difference might be subject to
an income tax. The wide applica-
ton of this decision had serious
effects upon debt-burdened CORPORA
tlons. A great many corporations
that were in an unsound financial
condition and were burdened by
heavy indebtedness hesitated to
buy in their bonds at a time when
their bonds were selling at consid-
erably less than par-even hesi-
tated to make arrangements with
their creditors to scale down their
corporate Indebtedness -fo fear
that heavy income tax liability
might result. They feared that a
reduction in their indebtedness re-
sulting from such operations might
be as taxable as other income.
Under the new provisions OF the
Revenue Act of 1889 such debt-rid-
den corporations are given SUBJ
stantial relief. The law now per-
mits corporations in an unsound fl
nancial condition and burdened
by debt to make arrangements
whereby such debts will be scaleu
down so that the corporation may
continue In business without the
fear OF bankruptcy and this may
be done without the incurrence of
any present tax liability.
Effective income taxation requires
not only fair and equitable legis-
lation but good tax administra-
ton as well. The collection of
taxes due under the law should be
accomplished as cheaply and ef-
flciently as possible with a mini
mum of inconvenience to the tax
payer. Almost seven million tax
returns are now filed annually
under the Federal income tax law.
Many of these returns were for
merly examined. audited and re-
viewed in Washington. The result
was top-heavy and highly GEN.
tralized administration which was
so busy closing out returns that
little attention could be devoted to
devising means for promoting
promptness, efficiency and fairness
in collection. Whenever the amount
of tax liability was in dispute, the
taxpayer, his attorneys and ac-
Evening star., 1939-08-29

countants were constantly harassed
by the necessity of bringing their
books and records on innumerablc
trips to Washington tax conferences.
Administration Decentralized.
For the past year, Secretary
Morgenthau has been putting into
effect q program Of decentraliza-
ton in tax administration. It is no
longer necessary to settle disputes
in Washington.
A taxpayer living in San Fran
cisco and having all his books and
records there will henceforth be able
to settle his case at home. Field
offices are established in most of
the larger cities and they are now
completely equipped for the final
handling and disposition of tax
cases. I believe that this program
Of decentralization should materi-
ally cut dwon the expense and in
convenience experienced by tax
payers and the Government alike in
the administration Of our tax laws.
I can report progress in still an
other tax field. have reference to
Evening star., 1939-08-29

intergovernmental tax immunities.
As you know, the Federal income
tax has always applied to the COM
pensation Of Federal employees, but
IN general did not apply to the COM
pensation Of State and local en-
ployes. State governments with In
come taxes, on the other hand,
usually taxed the salaries of State
and local oficers and employees, but
did not tax those of Federal en-
ployes.
This reciprocal exemption ac-
corded one another's employees by
the Federal and State governments
has resulted in individuals with
Identical incomes being subjected to
unequal tax burdens. Some paid
only Federal taxes, some paid only
State taxes, and some paid both
Federal and State taxes. The
anomaly has now been rectifled. The
Public Salary Tax Act passed this
year authorizes Federal taxation Of
the wages and salaries of State and
local employees and consents to re-
ciprocal non-discriminatory taxa
Evening star., 1939-08-29

Continued on Page B-9.)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14

Among those who left Monday for
Miss State College were John Dinas,
Curtis Tariff. James Odom, Wiley
and Maury Humphries, Sidney Herrin
and Robert Bowie.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14

ter of Goodman spent Monday in
Durant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14

DIR. J. w. May and wife. of the
Rio Grande Valley are visiting his
mother. Mrs. 10 May, and grand
mother, Mrs. Sallie Glass, this week.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Present Day Club Opens
New Club Year

The Present Day Club had their
first meeting September 70 in the
Blue Room at the California Cafe.
Two new members. Mrs. Weaver
and Mrs. Albert Brown Jr. were
welcomed into membership in the club.
Ine president, Mrs. R. B. Jenkins,
gave a brief and effective address.
The years book was read and ex-
planned by Mrs. Leon Maxwell.
MISS Maxine Cathey rendered sew
eral piano solos which were enjoy
ed by all. After the program sand
w1ches and ~coca-colas were served
In n cafe. The next meeting will
he held with Mrs. B. o. Beisel Sep
TENDER 18th.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold E. Wood OF
Lordburg, New Mexico, have return
ed home after spending last week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. w.
Cathey and family.
Mrs. Willis Gunner of Canton and
Mrs. Jack Holmes Of Jackson spent
Thursday with friends here.
Miss Adelaide Howard left Thurs
day for Moorhead where she will be
a member Of the school faculty.
The many little friends Of Joy
Willis of Lexington wsre very sssd
to learn that she u going TO attend
school here this year. She ID stay
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. wickham
Winborn.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14

Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Hudson left
Sunday for Chicago for a few days
where Mr.. Hudson will go through
a clinic.
MIR. Malcolm Richardson of Jack
son. Tenn. spent the weekend here
with friends.
passed through here Monday on her
way to Birmingham, Alabama to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Gwinner. FL
more, little son of Mrs. Povall stop.
ped here to spend the week with
his grandparents, DR.. and Mrs. Il
C. Elmore. q
Mrs. =. ". rweH OF Dyes, Tenl
spent Thursday here.
Lewis Kenbrew of Ittabena spen;
the weekend here visiting friends.
MISS Elise HudSO le1t InufSua3
for Webb where she will teach this
year.
Miss Lois Comfort and Miss Eliz-
abeth left Friday for Starkville where
they will teach.
Mrs. Madison Taylor has returned
home after spending the summer in
Texas and West Point Miss. The child
rem remained in West Point with
their grandmother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Van Keuren
and Miss Dorothy Van Keuren of
Greenvine are visiting their sister
Mrs. Morris Phillips, at Freeny.
Mrs. J. J.. Ross returned Sunday
after a two weeks visit with relatives
in Memphis.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14
Comma Club Holds First
Meeting Of Yeor

~ EL.".
The first meeting of the Gamma
Literary Club was held with Mrs.
J. W. Howell, seventeen members an
swering roll call. We were delighted
TO have two former members, Mrs
Blankenship and Miss vickers.
Two new members were welcomed
into the club, Mrs. J. G. Everett and
Miss Pauline Carter.
Mrs. Steen presided over the bus
mess.
"A very interesting report on he
Finger Printing Project the club
sponsored was given. The ~yearbooks
were given out.
The following program on "ChaI-
Longing Questions of the Day" was
led by Mrs. Harrington.
Roll GALA Pledge ito My Club.
Presidents Greeting Mrs. Steen.
Introduction to Years Programmes.
Comfort, substituting for Mrs. Hud-
son. Reading-"My Task Mrs.
Comfort. The Child's Challenge to
Every Member-Mrs. Rhyme. Miss
Vickers delighted the club with a
reading. Mrs. Howell, assisted by
Mrs. Van Keuren, served delicious
cream and cake during the social
hour.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-09-14

Mrs. Steve Walter Weems and son
James, spent Friday in Jackson in
the home Of her brother and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Ellard.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. A. Howard of
Dallas, Texas spent last week as the
guest Of Hotel Durant.
Miss Elizabeth Brown visited rela-
tives in Starlville last week
Mrs. George Ragsdale OF Memphis
spent several days Of last week here
with friends.
Mrs. Graham Field is a patient in
Community Hospital in Lexington
where she underwent a ~tonsilectomy.
She is doing nicely.