The Coolidge examiner., 1940-09-26
Rotary Club Has
Interesting Meeting

OoOiN5C loCdIy OluD met
In a regular session Thursday al
noon, September 10Th. NattD odge
president, presided over the meet
ing. Rotarian guests from out OF
town were w. w. Lockhart OF
Mesa; H. H. Wren, Glendale; F.
NJ. Ward, Florence; and NJ. c.
Jenson, Casa Grande. D. Martin
president of the Coolidge High
School Student Body was also a
guest at the meeting and was
made Junior Rotarian for a short
duration of time. He pledged
himself to see that the high school
students would present a program
for the Rotary Club in the near
future
The Club was glad to see Char.
ley Cohen, past president, back on
the job. Charley gave a short
history of his life, stating he was
born in Lomza, Poland, in 1906
and immigrated to this country a
short time after birth. His father.
being a Rabbi, caused him to do
considerable travelling about the
United States. After spending
some time in the East he moved
with his father to the State of
Washington, then back to the
East. Another move and they
were in Ell Paso. From there he
came to Tucson and worked in a
clothing store. In 1929 he came
to Coolidge and after working a
short time he bought the Popular
Department Store and since that
time he was been the owner OF
this clothing store
The club agreed to assist the
boy scouts and to aid in raising
funds for camp next summer. In
addition to this, the Board of
Directors are asking the State
Highway Patrolmen to assist at
the schools in controlling the
traffic.
Guest speaker of the day was
Mr.. A. L. Clark, assistant trust
officer of the Valley National
Banks. Mr. Clark began his ad-
dress: "The most amazing thing
on this earth is that of a man who
is not willing to trust his wife's
business sagacity in the handling
of $4,000 while he is alive, will
turn over all of his and his chill
drens' property to her to make
ducks and brakes of when he is
dead. Why he thinks his demise
will turn her from a financial
Dumb Dora" into a Heddy Green
is a mystery beyond all solving.
Yet it is done very day, and that
is one reason why we have so
many poor widows and orphans.
Many men make their wills like
this: 4 give, devise, and bequeath
all Of my property to my wife,
Mary. | nominate and appoint my
wife, Mary, executrix of this, my
Last Will and Testament Have
you ever stopped to consider
what such a will really means
Here's what it really means:
Item /. To my wife, May l be-
queath all of my property. l like
wise bequeath her the risks and
responsibilities of its manage
ment l bequeath her worry for the
remainder of her life. | bequeath
her financial insecurity, although
my estate is ample to care for
her.
Item 2. To my wife, Mary | be-
queath the importunties of all
those who will try to separate her
from the property 1 have left her.
bequeath to her the wiles and
stratagems of promoters, and OF
statesmen of questionable securit-
les. | bequeath to her the advise
of well meaning but uniformed
friends. | bequeath to her the
appeals of needy relatives. l be-
Gueath to her the loss of friend
ship which results when financial
assistance is requested and re-
fused.
Item 8. To my wife, Mary,
bequeath the technical and diff.
cult task of administering my es-
tate | bequeath to her the per