The Coolidge examiner., 1941-07-04
A RIZoNA OF
IA AIR
FOURTH OF JULY
by TEX HANCOCK

be the order of the day. Also a
lot OF flag waving and parading
But most OF the folk who have the
day off will want to enjoy a little
relaxation. The Declaration of In
dependence was a great thing but
it's upkeep is getting to be an ex
pensive responsibility. 1t may
cost until ii hurts but we still will
refuse to part with it.
SALUTE TO THE FLAG
About two weeks ago a news
picture was widely circulated show
ing what was called the Hitler OF
Nazi salute being made to the
United States Flag by Lindbergh
Wheeler. Thomas and Kathleen
Norris. Why jump on them? The
next time you are in crowd
where the flag is saluted just take
a sqoint at the people and get an
eye full.
You will see the Nazi, Facism
Commonism and a few other ism
salutes-and all of the good folk
will be 100 per cent Americans
too. Our people have neyes both
esed much about saluting the flag
except on special occasions or
when war is near and there is not
one out OF ten people who know
how TO do 1t properly.
Ignorance of the proper way is
not confined to the ignorant. A
Wheeler or a Linnbergh should
know the right way but you can
snap a picture of many an ardent
high-up New Dealer who will be
giving a Nazi salute and not even
too. Our people have never both
cred much about saluting the flag
generally felt that if their heart
Is in il the position OF the hand
or arm doesn't matter a great deal.
Until the government officially
educates the population on the
proper method OF saluting the flag
there will still be salutes, made In
oil seriousness. that will be Nazi
or some other ism. We have al
ways been sloppy about such
things.
In addition to the improper sa'
lutte Is the fact that there are a
lot OF OF our citizens who do not
even know the pledge of allegiance
10 the flag. Recently. in a meet
ing sponsored by a Women's Dem.
ocratic Club of a certain county
the Lord Mayor tan ardent New
Dealer) OF the community who
had been asked to lead the pledge
of allegiance to the flag. stood
before the crowd and not only
didn't face the flag and salute 1t.
but had to read the pledge of al
legiance Your hot-heads will ov-
erlook that and turn and call
Lindbergh a Nazi sympathizer SIM
ply because they do not agree
with him.
OLD MEXICO
This is written down in Old
Mexico. Friday l came along with
a bunch OF Scouts on a camping
trip down the coast from San Di-
ego. We are about so miles be-
low, or South of the Border"
The camp is located at a rocky
point against which the waves are
breaking day and night, causing a
continuous roar. Ii Is good for
sleeping at night, even when your
bed is the hard ground.
There are fifteen boys. And
the problem. or program, or enter
tainment for the Scoutmaster is
mill. The boys are just taking
care of themselves. Some fishing,
some bathing. some hiking. some
poking around the rocks when the
tide is out, for star fish. and a
lot of other sea life that l do not
know much about All my Scout
camps, until now, have been in the
mountains.
We are twenty miles from the
nearest town and ten miles of
the main road. The only inhabi'
tants in miles are three Mexican
families living In some shacks
made out of this and that-mostiy
that.
No electric lights. no telephone,
no radio, no MISUNDERSTANDING
except what the Creator put mere
And IL seems good. An old flsn'
erman down the coast a short way
asked how the war was going on
He had not heard anything IN
weeks. And he hadn't worried
about II either. So long as MS
corn patch continues to produce
corn and the ocean give him fish
and lobster he should worry.
We sort of envy him, his con-
tentment and unconcern ABOUT
what happens across the ocean
lust now he can tell US that our
civilization is the bunk. He mas
NO scrap with anyone and he has
nothing that anybody wants. NO
one would consider starting war
TO take anything from him.
The chances are, however, that