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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
N0tionoI Business Women's Week.;
"Moking Democracy Work"

Thousands of American women are OBJ
serving National Business Women's Week
October 6-12. The week is sponsored by the
national federation of Business and Profess
sional Women's Clubs.
Throughout the nation 1904 members of
1,641. clubs are concentrating the part
women play in our national business life.
The study theme of these clubs throughout
this year is Making Democracy Work" In
a day and time when all the countries of
the world are questioning the merits of our
Democratic system of government it is en-
couraging to see a group of women banded
together, certain that Democracy is the right
answer to our needs here, determined that
a real effort be made to making that Dem
ocracy work.
In the past few months we have seen
peoples of other nations taken into bondage
and property confiscated to build up war
machines of destruction. We have seen the
life and culture of hundreds of years torn
down by the ambitions of one man, a man
who seems to have hypnotic a whole nation.
We need more groups of intelligent men
and women over this nation making an in
tensive study of Making Democracy Work"
Only by having our people intelligent and
informed can we hope to combat the system
employed by Adolph Hitler.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-10-10
LETTERS TO EDITOR
My dear Miss Brannon:

w aSai ViioH DIdIilOu-
As you are in the newspaper game
do o have to make any apology for
writing to you, as / too am in the
same business, and as | was afraid
through some unforeseen slippance that
you might not have come in contact
with the enclosed article, l am de-
LOCATING myself a committee of one
to also send it to you.
i was not particularly interested in
the article other than a general news
item until | read the paragraph l
have marked which touched me as
only too sentimentally true. Why the
South will go on year after year
voting the same old way is literally
unexplainable and ! call it just plain
Observation-Disclosures. Why do they
go to the trouble of holding cleo
tons in places like that where every
body knows beforehand how the re-
suits are going to be? | understand
there are two states in the south.
l think Mississippi and Georgia,
which has never changed their votes,
and / believe Maine is another up
here. Just imagine all the money
they would have saved if they had
never been an election? They have
been DISTINGUISHING themselves for
near four score years.
If Runyon quoted you correctly
you must be a brave little girl to have
dared say such a thing especially if
you saw it through your paper.
When ! came to New York around
the turn of the century, having
learned my trade on the Whining
ton, (N-C.) Messenger and having
brought along my handed down
southern Democracy ! chung to it
until around 1907 when Charles E..
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Farm Bureau
Elect Officer.

At a recent meeting, the Farm
Bureau of Coolidge elected the
following officers:
Earl E. Smith, president; Archie
l.. Bartlett, vice president; Ed
Lacey and Fred Wuertz, county
delegates; Robert Springfield,
program chairman; and Mrs. Ed.
Stringer. secretary. An address
was given at this meeting by H.
B. Gray, president of the Arizona
Farm Bureau Federation. The
Income Certificate Plan" was dis
cussed by K. K. Henness, county
agricultural agent. Fred Wuertz,
retiring president. conducted the
business meeting.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
jackson Day Dinner
At Hotel Features
Arizona Products

1t took none of the "fortitude"
President Roosevelt jokingly spoke
about to "eat the whole of the
Jackson Day dinner to which
Democrats of central and south
ern Arizona sat down Monday eve
ming in the Fiesta Room of the
Hot el Westward Ho, Phoenix.
Specially prepared for the oc-
casion by the Westward Hos
culinary staff, the menu consisted
entirely of Arizona products:
Arizona grapefruit stuffed, Con-
somme Celestine, Arizona ripe
olives, Arizona grain fed sirloin
steak, Arizona carrots saute, Ari-
zont broccoli, Arizona French fried
sweet potatoes, poppy seed rolls,
Arizona Iceberg lettuce, 1000 is
land dressing, Arizona apple p e
a la mode, coffee.
Enjoying the "All-Arizona" din
ner at the speakers table were
Mrs. Samuel White, national com
mittee woman; Gov. Bob Jones,
the principal speaker; Louis B,
Whitney. toastmaster; Dean Stan
ley, managing director of the Jack
son Day campaign; and Mrs. Jones
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Gov. Jones Starts
Dime March

Governor Jones started the
march-of-dimes phase of the 1910
campaign against infantile paraly-
sis yesterday by tossing an undis-
closed amount of money into the
wishing well'' in front of Hotel
Adams.
The wishing wells" are being
established by volunteer workers
under the direction of Mrs. Lon
Jor d n, county chairman OF
women's activities, and Mrs. L. l..
Clapp, city director of women par
ticipating in the campaign.
Impetus is being given the
march of-dimes campaign by John
D. Loper, superintendent of city
schools, and E. w. Montgomery,
Phoenix Union High School super
intendent, Louis L. Billar, county
chairman, said yesterday. The
school officials will direct the So
licitation of funds from the stu
dents.
Mr.. Billar also said Miss Ruth
Wendell, director of the crippled
children's division of the Arizona
Board of Social Security and Well
fare, is preparing an announce
ment which will show the number
of stricken persons provided with
funds from the local chapter OF
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis during the past
year.
The annual drive will be climax
ed with a dance January 80 in
honor of President Roosevelt. Half
of the funds collected in Arizona
will be used to combat the disease
in the state, the remainder going
to the national foundation. Arr
zona Repuglic.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Delightful Supper
Party

Mrs. R. L. Sewell and Mrs. C.
j. Moody entertained with a buf-
fet supper Saturday at the Sewell
home in West Coolidge, honoring
the birthdays in January of Mrs.
n. G. Murray, Mrs. Jack Stewart,
Relph Sewell of Coolidge and Mr..
Andrew Madison of Niles, Michi-
gan, who is a winter guest at the
home of his daughter Mrs. Ralph
Sewell.
The serving table was beautiful
with a color scheme of yellow and
green with calendulas and tall
tapers for decoration. Fortunes
were concealed in the birthday
cake, decorated with yellow can
dies; Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Stew
Grt drew the fortunes in their
portion of cake. The guests were
entertained with bridge a n d
prizes were awarded to Mrs. H.
Smith and Karl Fisher Guests
present were: Mrs. Harvey Smith,
Grand Coulee, Wash; Mrs. c. V.
Steward, Bolivar, Mo-; Mr.. Madi-
son, Niles, Mich; Mrs. Avis Hob
by, Messrs. and Mesdames J. A.
Kline, Martin Talla, Karl M. Fish
er, w. H. Sharpe, Murray, w. r.
Elliott, Stewart, Arthur V. Wynne
and Moody.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
G. w. Lewis Trans
ferred to Holbrook

The manager of Foxworth-G Gal
braith Lumber Company, c.. w.
Lewis will be transferred to HOl-
brook, where he will hold a like
position as manager in the comp
any at that place; his position
here will be filled by M. M. Cooper
of Mesa, who was assisting here
several months ago. Mr.. Lewis
was scheduled to leave this week
but business matters will postpone
his transfer about ten days. Mr..
Lewis and family will be missed
in social and fraternal activities of
Coolidge. Mr.. Lewis was elected
and installed president of the
Chamber of Commerce for 1910 at
their meeting on January 8; the
many friends of the family regret
to see them leave Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
ARIZONA IN
WASHINGTON
By Bob Merkley

If conditions were not so darned
serious, a fellow could get a lot
of chuckles out of what is going
On these days. For example, let's
consider that snow-covered line be-
tween Finland and Russia. When
the big ugly bear attempted to
swallow our little friend, we were
downright sick. There wasn't a
chance in the world that Finland
could escape the fate of Poland.
Oh sure, We were sorry for Poland
when she got such a rotten deal,
but it was nothing to the way we
felt about Finland. Every debt
paying time since as far back as
We can remember, we have been
reminded that the Firms are about
the most dependable people on
earth when they owe you some
thing.
Then, while we were wringing
our hands and weeping, the spun
ky Firms put on their skis and
scattered Bolshiviks all over the
snow-covered mountains. They
trapped them On frozen lakes and
shot holes in the ice, letting the
cold-blooded invaders sink harm
lessly down to the bottom of the
cold lake. Brrrrr If it were not
for the misery they are causing,
We could enjoy a good laugh at
Stain and his cutthroat gang.
We could laugh at Hitler, too,
because it appears that he could
have gone clear to the far side of
Russia if he had only known it
in time. He cast many a longing
look at those rich Russian wheat
fields, but he thought he would
have to conquer the world before
daring to tackle such a sizable op-
ponent as the u. S. S. r. And now
it is too late. The great fuehrer
is so tangled up he doesn't know
which way to turn.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Interesting Letter
From Former
Popular Citizen

Letter from w. G. Ketchersid.
Prescott, Arizona, former president
of the Coolidge Chamber of Com
merce. January 9, 1910.
To The Chamber and Mr.. Paul
w. Loucks, sec.
The notice of the election and
installation of officers and direct
ors came to my notice through the
Phoenix paper. 1t is my pleasure
to take this means of congratulate
ing the Chamber in the choice of
this splendid group of men as the
head of their chamber. Am sure
that you will have no reason ever
tc regret your choice in this mat
ter.
Well does the writer know with
what mingled feelings of relief
and regret does Kenyon leave his
position. Relief at knowing that
the responsibilities of office can
now be shed; regret, no doubt, for
thinking of the many things he
would have liked to have done
during his regime, but due to the
press of personal business and
other many calls for his time he
could not do. However, I am sure
that if he does feel such regrets,
Gas the writer did on a similar oc-
casion) Each chamber member
knows he certainly has no reason
for any self-castigation whatever.
4 more thorough job of "Presi-
Genting" one will look long and
far to find.
Well does the writer know also
with what mingled feelings Of
trepidation, enthusiasm and de-
termination your good man Lewis
is taking over the reins of office.
Trepidation at the thought of re-
SpOHSlDlllLy ne is LOW CdhiHS'
enthusiasm of the thought of the
fine and lofty ideals he is to put
into practice, and the many help
full ideals that he will direct; and
a feeling of determination to make
the year 1910 a worthwhile one
from the standpoint of the cham
Der and each individual member.
Here's hoping, and at the same
time realizing, that each member
of the chamber will do his or her
share toward making Lewis year
a pleasant one.
Again my congratulations and
good wishes to all of you.
Respectively,
Signed: w. c. Ketchersid,
"Ketch'
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Passed On
Sunday Afternoon

John w. Johnson died sud
denly of a heart attack Sunday
afternoon in his home on his
ranch west of Coolidge. He was a
long time resident of this district
and prominent citizen of the
valley, his m n friends were
shocked by his sudden demise.
Funeral services were held We'd
nesday from Cole & Maud Mortu-
ary Chapel in Coolidge at 2 o'clock
Rev. E. M. Ward, pastor of the
Community Church officiating. He
is survived by his wife and six
daughters and four sons. The
daughter in Coolidge is Mrs. ]. G.
Rose and the sons living here are
Lewis and Oda Johnson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
"Pop Concert" Held
At Union High School

The Coolidge Union High School
orchestra and Girls Glee Club pre-
sented Pop Concert Sunday
January IA, at 2:30 D. m. in the
high school gymnasium. This type
of concert was different from the
usual type in that the audience
We're seated around tables and
were served refreshments between
numbers.
The excellent program follows
and was greatly enjoyed:
Hymn to Diana, G. w. Won
Gluck, From Iphigenia in Taruris.
Arranged by Bruno Reibold
Light Cavalry, overture, FIR.
Won Suppe. Arranged by ]. S.
Zamecink.
Poem, Zdenko Fibich. Arrang-
ed by ]. S. Zamecink.
Saxophone sola, Ben Arnold, Jr.
"Andante Theme, P. Tschaikow-
sky. From Fifth Sympohny. Ar
ranged by E. De Lamster. (This is
the wrok from which the popular
Moon Love" was taken).
Selections by the Girls Glee Club
"Marche Fantastique", George
Bizet. Prelude from Suite L'Arles-
ienne (This number is taken from
tire 1910 J. S. Zamecink. National
High School Music Contest list.)
"Tales from the Vienna Woods"
waltz, Johann Strauss. Arranged
by J. S. Zamecink.
Londonderry Air" Arranged by
J. S. Zamecink.
Prayer, E. Humperdinck. From
"Haensel and Gretel." Arranged
by Bruno Reibold (Taken from the
1910 National High School Choral
contest list). (The audience will
join in singing the last chorus).
spirit of Youth, overture, For
tunato Sordillo. Arranged by julius
S. Seredy (Taken from the 1910
National High School contest list.)
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
More Travel Within
Arizona Aim of Val
lev National Bank

Promotion of travel in every
section of Arizona is the aim of
streamlined h h w Y bulletin
boards now being erected by the
Valley National Bank at five of the
states principal highway entrances
Tourists bound for Tucson will
be greeted by huge display show
ing one of northern Arizona's
wonders, the Grand Canyon. Those
whose destination is Prescott will
see a picture captioned "Supersti-
ton Mtns.-Near Phoenix Motor
lists whose route takes them to
Globe area will be told about
Tucson's San Xavier Mission; a
board on one of the highways lead
ing to Wickenburg will tempt them
to extend their Arizona trip to in
clude Douglas, where they may see
the Chiricahua National Monument
The snow-covered San Francisco
Peaks, near Flagstaff, decorate the
board erected on the Gila Bend
highway.
Tourists so often visit only one
part of Arizona declares Walter
Bimson, president of the Valley
National Bank, that we think it
will be a real help to the state-as
well as the tourists-to tell them
about the sights awaiting them in
other sections of the state. We
want our visitors to return to their
homes with a complete picture Of
Arizona, and the only way they
can do that is to see both the
mountains and the desert; our
historic buildings, as well as our
natural wonders.
eff the attractive pictures on
these highway bulletin board in
duce Arizonans to visit other Sec
tions of their native state, too
well, so much the better. The Val
ley National Bank is naturally
interested in promoting the vel
fare of all parts of Arizona, and in
knitting all sections more closely
together, since, with its 10 offices,
it is truly statewide institution" !"
Besides the five boards already
erected, several more are being
planned by tn Valley National
Bank. These, too, will be designed
to induce travellers to extend their
Arizona trip to t axe in more than
a single section of the state. The
bulletin boards are AZ TT. long and
Is ft. high. The scenic pictures,
which cover a fifth of the area of
the board, are in full color and
strikingly designed.
The Valley National Bank main
tains offices in Phoenix, Tucson,
Prescott, Stafford, Hayden, Clifton,
Ajo, Casa Grande, Globe, King
man, Miami, Glendale, Superior,
Coolidge, Mesa, Chandler, Morenci,
Wilcox, and Douglas.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Woodmen of The
World Holds Rousing
Meeting In Coolidge

A large delegation headed by
State Manager and Head Counsul
G. f. Mcdonald from Phoenix
motored to Coolidge last evening
where they were joined by several
Woodmen from Chandler, Casa
Grande and Florence for the pur-
pose of holding a large class
initiation in the Coolidge Camp,
elected officers and installed them.
Lieutenant Colonel James R.
Day of the Uniform Ranw of Ari-
zona directed the drill team ac-
tivities made up by the companies
of Phoenix and Chandler. J. M.
Horn delivered the principal ad.
dress of the evening.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Scottish Rite Club
Elect

Gerald w. Bryant was elected
president of the San Carlos Scot
tish Rite Club for the current year
at a meeting held at the American
Cafe in Florence Monday night.
Other officers elected were:
John Goree, 1st vice-president;
John A Roberts, End vice-presi-
dent; ]. Houston Allen, 3rd vice.
president; George Hayduke, secre-
tary-treasurer; e. w. Mcfarland,
sergeant-at-arms.
The outgoing president, H. G.
Richardson, was given a vote OF
thanks for his splendid services
during the past year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Chamber Members
Attend Casa
Grande Banquet

Those from Coolidge who attend
cd the annual Casa Grande Cham
her of Commerce banquet and
Southern Pacific Celebration last
Monday night, January Is were
Earl f. Hicks, a member of the
Board of Directors of the Coolidge
Chamber, who represented c. w.
Lewis. president, who was i'll and
unable TO attend; Paul w. Loucks,
secretary. and Mrs. Loucks; Mr..
and Mrs. Y. c. White, and Mr. and
Mrs Jack Stewart. They reported
an entertaining and excellent pro
gram.
Notable guests attending the
banquet were Governor r. T.
Jones, G.. B. Hanson, General Pas
senger Agent, Los Angeles; L. G.
Patterson. vice president, San
Francisco: A. A. Lowe, Supt. of
the Tucson Division; r. A Green
way. Phoenix; w. c. Pryor, train
master, Yuma; Jack Stewart, road
master, Coolidge; R. A. Rudder-
man. Travelling Freight Agent,
Phoenix, and other guests from
the Southern Pacific Railway who
more or less took part in the pro-
gram. All in all, it was probably
the most outstanding gathering
held in the valley during the cur
rent season.
All of the above named railroad
officials intimated that they saw a
great future for the State of Ari-
7ona and that they were well
pleased with the way this section
of the State is developing. They
also mentioned Coolidge several
times in connection with the Flor
ence-Casa Grande Valley develop
ment.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Legion Auxiliary
Unit Meeting

The Coolidge unit of American
Legion met at the home of Mrs.
w. R. Urton Monday, this being
their regular meeting night. An
interesting discussion was held on
welfare work and committees ap-
pointed to a according to in
structions. A motion to donate
$4,000 to the building project OF
the new Legion Hall was voted on
and carried. Refreshments were
served by the hostess, Mrs. w. R,
Urton, at the end of the meeting.
The next date to meet will be
February 5th at the home of Mrs.
C. w. Hooper.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Addition To
Post Office

R. ]. Jones is putting on a 25
feet addition to the postoffice
building which will soon be com
pleted.
When completed the office will
be rearranged with the boxes run.
ming the entire length of the build
ing making much needed room for
both the postal employees and the
public.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Desert Woman's
Club Meet

In Information Program, answer
ed by current events, was a novel
way of entertainment at the
Desert Woman's Club held Friday
afternoon at their club house south
west of Coolidge, with Mrs. How
ard Holland conducting the bust
ress session, and Mrs. ]. A.
Roberts program chairman. A new
member admitted was Mrs. Fred
Wuertz. Next meeting will be held
January 26 at the home of Mrs.
Roberts.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Recital To Be Given
At Florence Sunday

Georgiana Thum will present her
advanced pupils in a public recital
at the Florence Woman's Club
Sunday January %, at 2:30. Those
appearing on the program will be
Angie Arriola, Ella Mae Bamert,
Vera Mae Campbell, Rose Lee
Cohen, Natalie Dodge, Jenna Lee
Noy Myrna Graham, Mia Graham,
Lu Ella Odom, Enedina Rodriguez,
Eleanor SomOZa, Frances Short,
David Stonehocker and Della Lou
Ware.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Rain And Snow
In Many Sections

Billiards swept a wide area and
freezing rains covered highways
with ice in many eastern states
Snow and sleet in Oklahoma
Texas and New Mexico with
temperatures below freezing con.
tributing to some deaths and auto
wrecks. The Arizona mountains
are covered with snow and rains
in the valley. The days are
pleasantly warm but night are
quite cool in Arizona.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18
Coolidge Wins
Over Florence

Friday night the Coolidge Bears
won over the Hi School Gophers OF
Florence % to "a. The game was
hotly contested throughout. The
local team has not been defeated
this season.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18

Mrs. R. j. Jones received the
sad message of the death of an
aunt in Arkansas, but decided not
to go, as time was too short to
reach there for the funeral.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18

Mrs. Leah Moxley, mother OF
Tom Mokley is reported very ill
with heart trouble, however, she
is some better and we hope she
will entirely recover soon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18

Charles Cohen left Sunday for
the East stopping at Lewisville
Kentucky, and Detroit, Michigan
before returning home.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18

Paul Loucks and Earl Hicks
represented the Coolidge Chamber
of Commerce at Casa Grande Mon
day, at their celebration and ban
quet.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Shoeny and
son Mr.. Edward Ruppers of Phoe-
nix visited with Mrs. Laura
Roberts of Coolidge On Sunday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18

M. L. Talla is reported on the
sick list this week with a bad
cold.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-01-18

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-23
Meet Chiefs
Week Earlier

Tacoma,s home baseball season
will open on Tuesday night. April
80. with the Spokane Indians as
the first opponent of the Tigers
in revamped Athletic park. ae-
cordlng to a schedule Tentatively
adopted Sunday by directors OF
the Western International league
meeting at the Tacoma hotel here.
According to the league
chart outlined by the sched-
ule committee, the Tigers will
open the season on April Is
at Wenatchee.
After one series with the Chiefs,
the Bengals will move to Yakima
for four games before coming
home.
ONE ROOKIE
Directors adopted a rule requir-
ing that each club in the league
carry at least one rookie and at
least five additional limited serv-
ice men In the player limit Of 16.
A rookie is a player who at the
start of the season had less than
80 days professional experience,
while a limited service man Is one
who has had less than three years
of experience in pro baseball.
The other 10 players are not
limited as to previous profess
fessional service.
Meeting for the last time be-
fore the spring training season,
directors expressed themselves as
confident that 1910 will be the
best season of the w. /. league
since its organization three years
ago.
Biddy Bishop, business manager
of the Salem Senator'S, who re-
placed Bellingham, said that con-
struction of a $4,000 park will
be completed within the next 80
days.