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The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23
DR.. Arnold Tilden
Speaks To Coolidge
Lions Wednesday

At the opening of Coolidge
Lions Club dinner meeting Wed
nesday night minute of silence
was called in memory of r. j
Jones. who was a charter member
of the organization.
DR.. Arnold Tilden, professor Of
social science at Arizona State
Teachers College at Tempe, was
guest speaker. He chose for mis-
subject the fiscal and monetary
structure of Germany and Britain
compared to that of the United
States: and the change that was
necessary due to the present war
Miss Gladys Roche and Mrs
Richard Sturgeon presented
musical program that included
solos by both and group singing.
Special guests for the evening
were Waldo B. Christy. deputy
district governor, Lions Interna-
tional, district 81, Casa Grande;
Franklin d. Allhands, c. G. Nolan
and V. H. Hamilton, all of Flor
ence; William Berkenbosch and
L. A. Keith, Coolidge.
After adjournment of the meet
ing an informal round table dis
cussion was held dealing with the
present emergency and our Ma
tional Defense.
W. R. Elliott, president, arrang'
ed for the program. -....
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23

will sponsor an informal dance at
the Woman's Club.
A short concert of Coolidge high
school band will precede the grad
uation exercises.
Following is the commencement
program:
Professional, "Pomp and Chiv-
airy" Band; Invocation, Reverend
Joseph Easter; Salutatory, Narcis-
sus Monreal; Valedictory, Mia
Graham; "The Crusaders Over
ture," Band; Address, America
at the Crossroads" Samuel H.
Fowler; Presentation of Glass, R.
w. Taylor; Presentation of Di-
plomas, Mrs. William Ray; Bene-
diction, Reverend Joseph Easter;
"Star Spangled Banner" Band.
The graduates are:
Mary Lou Anderson, Irene At
kisson, Fay Boyce, Juanita Dob
son, Virginia Gleason, Mia Gra-
ham, katherine Harmon, Leora
Hanes, Wanda Lee, Esther Lewis,
Narcissus Monreal, ,Coralane Sew
ell, Irmalee Smith, Johnnie Sparks,
Ruby Sparks, Rose Titus, Virginia
Urton and Florence Wing.
Ben Arnold, Robert Coates,
Charles Gadbois, Roy Lee Garrett,
Arthur Irwin, Delaine Ketchum,
Heisel Martin, Lawrence McCul-
Tough, Arthur Mode, Albert Mich
OILS, Kellus Overturf, Everette Pet
ers, Raymond Robertson, John
Sellers, Bob Simmons, Weldon
Smith, w. T. Smothers, Clayton
Trout, Ray Wellborn, Frank
Woody, Wilbur Wuertz and Emory
Curtis. lElil
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23
Slate Golf Meet
For British Aid
In Coolidge Sunday

Golfers from Florence and Casa
Grande will compete Sunday with
Coolidge divot-diggers on the
Coolidge golf course in a one-day
tourney from which entrance fees
will be forwarded to the Maple
Leaf fund for aid to Great Britain.
The tournament will be an 49,
hole handicap affair with, medals
of gold, silver and bronze for play
ers of two age brackets, above
and below so years. All entrance
fees of S1.OO each will be sent to
the Maple Leaf fund for the pur-
chase of medical supplies for
Britain.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23
Coolidge and
Florence Slate
Joint Memorial

The annual exchange memor1a
services of Coolidge-Florence
American Legion and Auxiliary
will be held jointly at Florence
Friday, May 3Oth, 1O:45 a. m, In
Florence Union High school.
Judge A. C. Lockwood of Phoe-
nix, justice of the supreme court,
will be the principal speaker.
Services at the high school will
be followed by services in Flor,
ence cemetery at the grave OF a
veteran.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23
COOLIDGE PAYS final TRIBUTE TO
MEMORY OF RICHARD JAMES JONES,
CLAIMED BY DEATH SATURDAY NIGHT

Coolidge paid its last respects to the memory OF H. j..
Jones' Wednesday afternoon at funeral services held IN
San Carlos heaer accommodate the residents OF the
town Mr.. Jones founded Is years and in which ne
has made his home since 1927.
Mr. Jones died suddenly of heart failure Saturday
nipht and with his nassng the early pages of Coolidge
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23

Mr.. Jones died sudden
night and with his passing,
history are closed.
Born in LIandussyl. South Wales
in 1880. he came to the United
States in 1906.
Alone here, he met and married
at Phoenix in 1922, Miss Alma
Myrtle Wigs, who survives him
Three brothers, William and David
of Wales and Timothy of South
Africa, survive.
Owner of much property in
Coolidge, Mr.. Jones gave the land
on which Community Church.
Coolidge Woman's Club, and Ma,
sonic Temple are built. He also
gave the land for San Carlos park.
Mr.. Jones was a member of No.
2 Lodge, Phoenix and Pima Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons,
Coolidge. He was also a member
of the Scottish Rite, Shrine and
Royal Arch Masonic orders.
He served as president of the
San Carlos Scottish Rite Club IN
1886 and at his death was serving
as chairman of the advisory coun
Gil of DeMolay Chapter here.
A builder and one active in all
civic matters, Mr.. Jones was serv,
ing the town he founded as presi
dent of Coolidge Chamber of Com
merce at the time of his death.
All business places in Coolidge
were closed Wednesday afternoon
in memory of the towns founder
and that those employed in stores
and offices might also pay their
last respects.
Services were conducted by
Coolidge Order of the Eastern
Star and members of Masonic
Lodge. Past Grand Master, Bar
nett E. Marks was in charge, with
Grand Chaplain Reverend ]. r.
Jenkins assisting.
Musicians for the service were
Phil Claridge, Park Soule, A. L.
Bartlett, R. w. Taylor and Mrs,
B. L. Steward.
Active pail bearers were George
Dell. T. T. Terrell, Dugald Stewart
Nathan Zahalsky, John Goree, Neil
McCown, ]. H. Zellweger and c.
A. Clements.
Honorary pallbearers were Har
ry A. Drachman, P. w. Hamilton
d. S. Davis, George Conrad. DR.
William Jackson, H. G. Richard
son. Paul Loucks, ]. b. Boone, w
P. Clements, Y. c. White, ]. M
Hines, Ben owen, A. L. Bartlett
r. III. Morehouse, Marshall Moody
D. B. Hannah, Charles Cohen, J.
ID. Goree. G. w. Bryant, ]. A. Rob.
erts, r. w. Taylor, A. D. Tyler
J. c. Jayne, R. S. Langford, Ray
Lindemann, Sam Fisher, Dan Du
len, Asa Gardner, Phil Claridge
John Thomas and David Jones.
Three of Mrs. Jones' sisters, a
brother and brother-in-law, arriv
ed by plane from various points tc
be with their sister and attend
the funeral. Mrs. John D'Autre
mont and Miss Anna G. Wigs
came from Los Angeles; Mrs. Bes
sc Wierenga from Topeka, Kan
sas; ]. E. Wigs from Nevada
Missouri and DR.. John D'Autre
mont. Mrs. Jones' brother-in-law
from Los Angeles.
The remains will be sent tt
Forest Lawn, Glendale, California
this morning.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23
HIGH SCHOOL TO GRADUATE 4OAT
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES TUESDAY

Forty Coolidge high school students will receive
their diplomas Tuesday night when Samuel Fowler Ar
zona department commander of the American Legion
will deliver the commencement address in the high
school auditorium
Following the graduation exercises, Coolidge Wo-
mans Club and Coolidge Parent Teachers Association
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23

. Randolph Chadborn and Jimmy
Faul are here on furlough from
Camp Barkeley, Texas, visiting
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. W..
Chadborn and Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Faul respectively.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23

. Mrs. Jack Ferguson and baby
daughter left for California Fri
day. Mr.. Ferguson is staying at
the New San Carlos Hotel while
they are away.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23

Q Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Potte-
baum and son Ronald, who live
near Gila Bend, visited the Her
bert Hanna ranch, Thursday. Mr..
Pottebaum is Mrs. Hanna's broth
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23

= G. P. Gaskin, who is employed
as ranger at Boulder Dam, flew
here Tuesday for a three day Wis.
it with his family and friends.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23
IN MEMORIAM
To the Founder of Coolidge

Born in Llandussyl, South Wales,
R. J. Jones, carved, by sheer force of will,
place of Importance in land far from
his birth. He admitted no defeat, acknowl-
edged no failure and because he looked
ahead with far-seeing vision, Coolidge
evolved, through plans carried forward by
action, from barren stretch of desert to
thriving town of 5000 residents
town with splendid schools, churches,
clubs business concerns and recreational
centers. All this, "R. j. saw with inner
vision when he founded Coolidge.
He is no longer here to see the con-
tinued development of the town he started
- ''the fastest growing town in America"
according to the 1910 census, but it stands
today, his monument.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23

Q Mr.. and Mrs. George Hanna
and daughter Kerma left Saturday
for Long Beach, California, where
they will spend the summer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23

O Ernest Simmons is here from
the C. c. C. Camp at Springerville
for a 10 days visit with his par
ents MIR. and Mrs. A. J. Simmons.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-23

Q Reverend A. c. Valdey of Phoe'
nix was here on business Tues
day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

Bordeaux factory? No one has heard them speak, for their mouths are stopped.
 It is a year now since Petain received from the National Assembly the gro- tesque Shreds of power that the Germans suffered to remain to France. No one can interpret the mind of the French people at that ghastly moment, for it had no mind. The awfulneSs of the military disaster had robbed it of all power to think. Possibly many turned to the old soldier, Petain, in hope that he could save more fragments from the disaster than anyone else But that the French people ever, directly or indirectly, vested Petain with power to write new and permanent constitution for France can scarcely be suggested with a straight face.
 It is difficult to blame Petain for what he has done or not done during the past year of his power. After all, he has done what the Nazis directed and permitted him to do. But for the ancient marshal to attempt to clamp on the French people for all time some kind of totalitarian nightmare, which 1t is now clear he had been dreaming long before his country fell, is an arrogant assumption of power which will never stand, once the French people find their voice again. This is not to assume that the Third Republic must rise again. It is dead But whatever new government of free France shall come into being, it will be of the people and by the people, and not prescription for the people written by clique of old dotardS beneath Nazi bayonets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
Puppet Show in a Vacuum

The world has been treated to many sorry spectacles of late, but none more depressing than the puppet show in a vacuum now being staged in France by the aged but no longer venerable Marshal Petain. Though the French people are completely under the heel of the German conqueror, the ancient, 84-year-old mar shal solemnly goes about the business of having a constitution" written for France.
 A "constitution'l By whose right and authority, one wonders? Have the French people ever repudiated their existing con- Btitution? A few, yes, like Charles Maur- sras, who as a Monarchist leader has been fighting the republic for many years A few like Laval and Darlan, and the oth- CTS who leaped SO avidly at the German granted opportunity to reorganize France according to their own design, while the German occupation troops kept the peo- pie from speaking. But the French peo-' ple themselves? The farmer on the soil, the village shopkeepeF, the worker in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
Needs To Be Probed

The cave-in at Hartford yesterday morning which resulted in a great Sec- tion of the river-front dike being swept away demands an immediate investiga- ton. There has been so much in the press of the state about this dike of recent months and the project was such vitally important one to Hartford, as well as to the rest of the state, that no steps should be overlooked to find out what happened and why it should have occurred.
 When it is known that this dike was to have been the foundation for the great highway that was to link the present bridge across the Connecticut River and the one now under construction then you realize how important it is that the cave in be thoroughly investigated so that all danger of any future mishapS like this can be avoided or fear of them dissipated. It was fortunate in one respect that the accident came when the dike was being built and not when it was actually being utilized.
 On the other hand, of course there now is the task of rebuilding the damaged section of the dike. That will be long and tedious task and will probably pre- vent, completion by October as was or iginally planned. It may also hinder plans for opening the new Connecticut River bridge, work on which is moving very rapidly and is well ahead of schedule. Re- placement of the damaged dike is also going to be expensive, as first-day es- innate of the damage was officially put at $500,000
 The prime purpose of the dike was to hold back the Connecticut River in time of floods. That it would be sufficient for such purposes can be concluded when its top was designed for highway purposes. It begins to look as if flood control projects for this state are hoodooed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
Promptly and Efficiently

Governor Robert A. Hurley is taking cognizance of the fact that there are instances of rent gouging throughout the state. No drastic steps, though, are being taken by the governor. He is moving to prevent profiteering, but at the same time he is not subjecting landlords to any threats of governmental dictator ship. Rent control agencies are to be set up in the large cities and towns of the state. Working in conjunction with the State Defense Council these groups will endeavor to correct situations arising in their own localities.
 One of the recommendations made of creases were reported was special legis- lative session. The General Assembly was fairly we'll acquainted with the Sit- uation throughout the state in this respect while it was converting daily at Hartford the first six months of 1941. We don't think it could do much now to eliminate rent gouging or any other forms of profiteering, spawned by our high-speed national defense program. Certainly whatever it could do would have to be communicated to the com munites concerned. We'll have that now anyway.
 Where tenants have complaints they will be voiced to the control agencies and a fair hearing provided for both sides While we don't doubt but what there are many examples of rent gouging, on the other hand there may be cases which aren't in this class at all. It would be unfair to make public accusation if the That's why it's so necessary to have a deliberative body to hear each and every case and judge it on its own merits. No z general rule can be applied, we think, to the state. There must be hard common. sense used in this serious matter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

quest of Greece, are compelled to do without their Macedonian cigars cites. The black and powerful te bacco that used to delight the 6pans iard is now but a memory. At any time this enforced abstention from the solaee of tobacco would be Q trial, but m times, such as these, when there are so many other hard ships to bear, 1t is cAlamitous to lose the one thing that might make the suffering bearable.
 "When all things wera made, mona was made better than this" said Kingsley; Ito be . lone mans cons panion, 6 bachelors friend, 6 hungry mans food, 6 sad mans cordial, 6 wakeful mans sleep and c chilly mans iire.v Tn 1864, when the Civii War Wae at its darkest, Lincoln telegfaphed to Grant; sHold on with g bulldog grip. and chew and smoks ag much as possible" Tobacco t essential to the winning Of wars. bul also to the keeping of peace as cal red men, the weeds disc0vererg, @ well knew. 1t is undoubtedly heeause |that Austrian fellow doesn't auncks that be feels it imperative C eot tns laFch to elvllimti0n. E
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

According to reports from Hartford the new Connecticut River bridge construc- tion job is well ahead of schedule. The substructUre is now 95 per cel-t complet- ed and will be all finished by August 15 which is two weeks earlier than anticip- ated. Actual work on the steel superstruc- ture will start even before the substruc- ture is completed, August 10th being the date set for these operations. At this rate the bridge will be ready for use in ad- vance of whatever dates officials of city and state have already marked off on the calendar. However, the accident at the Hartford dike along the river-front Thursday morning may cause these same officials to issue some sharp demands to contractors about being careful that everything being done so rapidly on the bridge job is done thoroughly. Not that 1t can be claimed the dike job wasn't done yet. Only probe will show what was at fault. But haste without thoroughness isn't much good to anyone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
Waste

Which is the more wasteful? The spilling out of French lives by Vichy to defend something in Syria which was not French, from a power that has for many years been the devoted friend and ally of the French people? Or the sol- emn beginning of the work of com mission to frame a constitution for France? Both are a waste, the former of precious lives, the other of time, which is not worthless even in conquered France. The advisory commission which is to put in words the ideas for what Marshal Petain now calls ian authori- tartan hierarchial social state" will de- liberate solemnly, no doubt, framing a constitution for people without sov- ereignty, preparing to ask that people to tailor to it's own neck the collar de- signed by the conquering Nazis. It is a depressing and forbidding picture of what happens to peoples which succumb to Nazi domination.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

All sorts of warnings are being issued these days about careful driving. The idea is not to miss the telephone pole or the pedestrian, but to conserve our supplies of gasoline This country will still con- tinue to produce gasoline sufficient for our own needs and others, tco, but there are problems of transportation which must be faced So economy In gasoline consumption is the watchword. So as not to cause any hard feelings among gas oline dealers by curbing sales, officials now recommend practices designed to help the motorist conserve the supply in his tank and get more mileage out of 1t. We're all interested in that, so talk away men!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
FAREWELL TO TOBACCO
(NeW York Sunl

Any wife who has watched her husband in the throeS of giving up smoking can imagine what 1t must be like when a whole nations to- bacco ration is curtailed. France is the latest of the conqured countries to undergo this deprivation: sence- forth, instead of popping into the nearest debit de tabac for a packet Of blues" an ounce of ''gris" or a '.patte d'eleuphant," the French ad- dict must register with the tobacco mist nearest his home to receive, on certain days in the week and subject to availability Of supplies, Q measured quantity which some how must be made to last until next time,
 The same sort of thing has hap- pened wherever the shadow of war has fallen. Tn England it is nov Q breach Of etiquette lo accept a prof- fered cigarette. The Dutch no longer Est their fat Javnnese cigaf6. der- mans stuK their porcelain pipes with toasted hoy and other subsfitutes. Italians despite their aEdnous ecn-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
POLITICS IN THE COURTS
(Meriden Journal)

Once again, Connecticut minor court positions have been distri- buted under the familiar political spells system. The public has looked on, resignedly. What else to ex- pect? Nothing, nothing at all, not even if judgeship. appointments TOT these courts were vested in the gov- ernor instead of the Legislature, which has long been advocated by purists in politics as q needed re- form.
 Proof of that was amply demon- strated when the Assembly could not agree on some of the judgeships, It remained for Governor Hurley to act. He displayed such high de- gree of political detachment that evey such vacancy was filled by a party faithful, which is undoubted- ly what any official under the same political pressure and obligation would have done
 The court setilps fairly reek with politics and there Is no question now that the Assembly performed no disservice by killing the propos- ed constitutional amendment in the late session to vest in the governor the power of appointing minor judg- es. The same process, on political basis, was followed In the great dl- vide Of subordinate posts--the pro- secutorships. assistants. clerks, sten- ographers and probation officers.
 Political leaders met and divided the spells in the interests Of party welfare, ignoring. as usual. expeft- ence and aptitude, and thinking only Of taking and getting on the bnsls ok what the pEsFious political regime had taken.
 It is . system that produces a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

and Ball got a big hand from Democratic colleagues when they protested that despite his talk about national unity", the Presi- dents COP supporters were sel- dom invited to White House con- ferences on foreign policy.
 THANKED RACIAL
 PROPAGANDA
 The Eteuben Society of America, S69 Lexington avenue, Is sending out large quantities of propaganda in the franked (free mail) en- velopes of Senator Gerald P. Nye, vociferous North Dakota foe of Rcosevelt's anti-Axis policy
 The propaganda consists of a speech by Theodore H. Hoffman, national chairman of the society, which Nye inserted in the Con- gressional Record (at public ex- pense) as an extension of his remarks" The only way the franked envelopes could be ob- tained is from Nye himself.
 The society also is offering franked envelopes of Nye and Senator Burt Wheeler, containing attacks on the Aid-Britain pro- gram to its members for distri- button.
 Announcement of this interest ing U. S.-financed propaganda campaign is contained in a bul- letin issued by Unit No. 55 of the society calling a meeting to be addressed by Hoffman. This was the message:
 "At Ghis meeting copies of addresses by Senators Nye and Wheeler will be distributed to members SO that they may send them to their friends. Come and get your share of leaflets for distribution. These excerpts can be used to publlcize our Society to great advantage. They can be sent to those of our race and others to demonstrate in the first instance that our Society is doing something, and in the second instance, that those of our race have been an important part In the building up of our country"
 'These excerpts are in franked envelopes and require no post
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25
Selected Poem
THE YELLOW BIRD

(Peter van Ryn in the Christian Science Monitor) The yellow bird sits in the chinaberry tree Singing of beauty and the hot midday. The chinaberry tree is heavy with shade, Is thick with shade in the hot sunlight. And all heat-loving things take heart, The tiny red ants run free, run free, The little green lizards crawl with delight, But the yellow bird sits in the chinaberry tree. The shell of the sky is bright as brass, The sun in the sky Is harsh as hail, Is streaming and straining and red as flame. And the land below lies dry as hay, But sweet in the shade, insistently, Lies withered and weary and bright as the sky: But sweet in the shade, insistently
 Singing of beauty and the hot midday, The yellow bird sits in the chinaberry tree.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-25

which skirt the precipice. People take no chances there and so are safe. Any place in the world is a dangeruos place if 1t entices us in- to the dangerous policy of taking chances. Sometimes we have to stake all in Q great adventure. When we take a chance we may stake all on a silly little reward not worth the having. We want to get ahead of someone on the highway; we want to invest hundred dol- lars and make a thousand: we want to get away with some iniquiky.
 To stake ail is heroic. provided we stake it on something worthy of our best. To take a chance is to play with fire, to cross swords with folly.
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