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The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02
VOTE OF THANKS

And again we feel that we owe
the Wheelers and Lindbergh and
their kind a vote of thanks for Of
fering up strong enough opposf-
tion to demand that we all go
slow and not rush into things
without due deliberation. We
may not agree with them, but we
must admit that we are better off
with their opposition than without
it. We will be less apt to make a
mistake. ."
THE LAST LETTER
We have been moved no little
by the contents of a British Air
mans last letter to his mother
published in a current magazine.
Especially so in the face of spread
ing strikes, exhorbant rents, in
creased food prices and other In.
dications that some people want
to use the present crisis as an OPP
portunity to take the country for
a cleaning.
Said the boy Those who serve
England must expect nothing
from her; We debade ourselves IL
we regard our country as merely
a place in which to eat and sleep.
According to that there is lot
OF debasing going on.
1t is dicouraging to note the
numbers OF persons who look upon
the government as something to
get something out of, not to put
anything into. If the howl for in
creased wages was coming from
the men who have given up good
jobs to work for $2100 a month
in the service of the country we
would not be really surprised. Our
surprise is that these fine fellows
have accepted the situation and
have gone in accomplishing.
The grabbing for more Is being
done by those who are already do
ing we'll "Others are making
money out of this, am going to
get my share" So much en-
couragement has been given these
folk in the past decade that pres
ent day authority hesitates to step
in and put a stop to 1t.
But before we get out OF the
present muddle we will all be on
the giving, instead of the receiv
ing, end. 1t won't be long now.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02
MOVIE POLLS

Each year the big time metropolitan movie critics get
together to pick the best ten pictures of the year.
After the last poll of critics, Dr. George Gallup of
the Institute of Public Opinion made poll of movie
and found the publcs First Ten choice included
only picture that in the critics First Ten
1t would be interesting if the moive houses in all
communities would take annual poll of their audiences
each year to determine which picture liked best by
the people in their town. Those opinions could then be
gathered together by national group and the best
pictures chosen by combined popular opinion. 4
IF the moving picture industry had such nation
wide poll to judge by it would be in better position to
determine what kind of pictures want in the future.
Now they apt to judge by the critics opinion rather
than by the opinion of the peoplefor whom movies
made. - " s''sfN f'.
Movies the leading form of entertainment in this
country, getting about onethrd of all the money which
Americans spend for entertainment Since they such
an important part of most peoples leisure e should
be given opportunity to have say about the types
Of pictures which have the greatest appeal to
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02
NOW IT'S UNANIMOUS

One day last week Governor Osborn addressed men,
bers of the State Bar association in Phoenix Among
other things, he said: "When make speech, am
amazed at some of the things say" .rasc
His audience roared with laughter. The governor
grnned his approval of the spontaneous outburst His
utterance duly chronicled in the newspapers.
Evidently thinking the crack was good laugh-pro-
voker the chief executive repeated it in address
Stafford Saturday night, which heard by crowd
of 5000 via radio at the fair grounds
Phoenix
The Phoenix crowd roared with laughter. They
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02
MUSIC INSTEAD OF BOMBS

We of the North Americas and particularly we of
these United States have in for all sorts of weeks
ranging from extreme of human endeavor 9TH
In fact there many weeks observed through
out the nation must resort to seconaism to get them
all in aeas.-
However, National Music Week, May Ali, this year
will be dedicated to particular kind of music. In keep
ing with the trend of times musicians throughout the
ton will be stressng folk music of Latin-American
neghbors. toet 'rsaf
Folks of the North Americas beginning to learn
It much more pleasant to amarize ourselves with the
music of neighbors than to anticipate the doubt
full music which accompanies the bursting of bombs,
the whine of bullets the of air armadas and the
rumble of approaching tanks and other implements of
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

vice is fast nearing completion.
The walls will be completed by the
last of the week ready for the
carpenters to begin work:
This is a fine structure and will
make another big improvement for
our fast growing little city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Dunnaway,
manager and cashier of the local
Pay'n Takit store and Mr.. and
Mrs. S. w. Bates, market
managers, attended the banquet
at Phoenix Wednesday night given
by the Safeway Pay'n Takit
Stores.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02
IA AIR
bv TEX HANCOCK
MAYBE NOT so DUMB
by TEX HANCOCl

Charles A. Lindbergh was up
for another panning last weekend.
He had made another speech in
which he again expressed the
opinion that the British could not
win the war against Germany. AT
the time the speech was being de-
livered the British and Greek
forces were in retreat toward
Athens and the sea. being crowd
ed heavily by the German forces
and in Lydia the English forces
were giving ground to Italian
German forces. In fact they had
lost all they had taken from Italy
over there except around Tripoli.
There are angles to everything
even to speech making and com
ments on the making. The Presi-
dent, in commenting on the Lind
bergh address said that such
opinions as held by him were
dumb. In the face of the inn
mediate reverses of the Greeks
and English it doubtless seemed
justifiable to call Lindbergh dumb,
or anybody dumb. who took a
discouraged attitude toward the
situation.
TWO WAY TALK
The President was quoted as
having said that some folk ex-
pressed ideas that had not thought
thru and therefore talked: "out OF
one corner Of their mouths they
say they do not like relationships.
and out of the other that dictator
ships are going to defeat demo
cracy and that they might as well
be accepted"
So far as we recall Lindbergh
has never said the dictatOrships
would defeat democracy in the
world. He does believe that they
win defeat British unit Of demo
cracy. People should not be
braided bumb for expressing an
honest opinion. even in a crisis
in democracy.
This two-way talking out OF one
mouth is not confined to Lind
bergh. The administration is gift
ed along that line. 1t tells us in
one corner of the mouth that
England will win the war. In the
other corner of the mouth 1t has
scramed to US that We must get
ready for the invasion by Ger
many. This administration has
said I'VE will not send our men
to take part in European wars
president Roosevelt, Sept. IL,
1940) and now conveying ships to
England is being talked and seri
ously considered.
LETS STAY DEMOCRATIC
So the two-way talking from one
mouth isn't confined to those who
are asking that We stay out.
We are not here criticising our
participation in European affairs.
We feel that we cannot stay out,
that we are already in. Thus far
we simply haven't had the heart
to announce out loud that we are
in. Another type of two-way talk
ing. There Is nothing like breaking
the news gently. s
But in or out, If we are going to
fight for democracy, or give aid
abroad to save it, in the name
of heaven lets practice it here at
home and not try to brand an
honest man unpatriotic because he
has an opinion about the war that
differs with those who are doing
their best to see that we get into
1t is dumb for anybody, from
the President down, to call any
one else dumb because he says
something that is opposed to ones
own opinion. This Is still a de-
mocracy-we hope.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

could hear the Stafford crowds laughter through the loud
speaker when the governor confessed: Il amazed at
some of the things l say.
The governor hasn't yet awakened to the fact the
crowds were laughing, not with him, but AT him!
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

ft =
Governor Osborn is being chided
for his repeated statement that he
Ifs amazed" at himself over some
Of the things he says in his public
appearances >. 3. The governor so
Informed meeting of the State
Bar association and again made
the confession in talk at Saf-.
ford. = Only one member of the:
Arizona house of representatives
showed up at Rep. Nellie T.
Bush's fishing party near Parker
The supreme court this
week upheld the, industrial COM
mission in the Paul Tussawt
5000 damage case =. .Tussaw
was represented by Lem Mathews,
Phoenix attorney and new editor.
of Dunbar's Weekly. who devoted.
most of the first issue under his
editorship to a lengthy attack up
on the Industrial commission. :.
Personal journalism? ...as., The
name of U. S. Dist Atty Frank
Flynn has been added to the list
of potential candidates for the
Democratic nomination for repre-
sentative to congress 81. Some
Democratic leaders are citing the
governors failure Ito cooperate
with the national committee In
wiping out the campaign deficit as
reason why man of his choice
shouldn't be selected to replace
Dan Mckinney, who resigned the
state craftsmanship +. Addition
al reports from Washington con
firm earlier messages that the gov
ernor is in dutch" with .the pow.
ers that be on the Democratic ma
tional committee :. Reports are
current that William A. Sullivan,
free of his. duties as mayor OF
Globe through resignation. may
seek the. Democratic gubernator-
ial nomination next year
Some folk are wondering what
might happen. should the new fair
commission If and when named,
should attempt to stage a race
meet. ~. 4. ue .at
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

PHOENIX, May 2-Gov. Sidney
P. Osborn is in a quandary over a
special session call.
After four months OF following
his personal political formula, the
chief executive is beginning to put
his ear to the ground.
Opinions are being sought on
probable public reaction to spec
ial session involving three points:
taxation, home defense and pow
er and water authority.
Conversations with at least two
representatives of the so-called
"big interests" indicate the gov
ernor is desirous of obtaining a
cross-section slant on public opin-
ion.
Observers were quick to detect
a noticeable change in the COVER
nor's procedure. Heretofore, he
has been acting entirely on his
own lunches and ideas. In sew
eral instances members of his Of
ficial family have. confided to
friends their displeasure over Ger
tain gubernatorial acts which they
were powerless to prevent.
1t is suspected that repercus-
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02
TEN YEARS AGO

The past week was busy week
for Phoenix club women who en-
tertained the National Convention
at that place. @: :
Mrs. r. ]. Jones, president of
the Coolidge club, Mrs. r. T.
Prather,, Mrs. Karl Fisher and
Mrs. T. .Terrill attended the con-
vention at Phoenix several days.
- Mrs. ]. ]. Jones. left for Ell Paso,
Texas, to attend the wedding of a
nephew. a. I.
Robert Lewis is having new
house built on his farm seven
miles northwest of Coolidge.
A baby girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs.. H. L. Williams at the
Steward Hospital Monday morn
ing. @
Y. C. White was called to Ell
Paso the first of the week be-
cause of the serious illness of his
mother who resides there. He
was accompanied by Mrs. White.
The Examiner office turned out
an 8 page advertising circular
last, week. for Appel and Sons,
located at Borree's Corner. They
believe in advertising and are en-
joying good business in conse-
quence.
Those who attended the Lions
State convention at Stafford Fri
day and Saturday from Coolidge
are Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Ketcher-
sid, Mrs. Al Wilkie, Mrs. Bessie
Wright. D. S. Davis and B.. G.
Lettering. ..
The new brick and cement
building being erected on 'Roose
welt Ave. for the Irrigation Ser
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

. Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Johnston re-
turned from weeks vacation trip
to California Wednesday.
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. Miss Address . Burkett spent
Saturday night camping on the
desert with her sister and brother
in-law the C. L.. Dudleys from
Phoenix. Sunday they were join
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Vance
and sons Richard and Bud" also
from Phoenix, for a day of pic
nicking. ...,.~
Or. L, Johnston made business
trip to Phoenix Friday u
. Miss Melba, Simmons spent the
weekend in Tucson with Miss
MarVelle Long.
. Mrs. Dollie Wilborn and daugh-
ter Dorothy, who. have been visit
ing the j, M. Hines, left for their
home in Nenver, Colorado, Sunday.
. Harvey Rogers of Honey Grove,
Texas, Is. visiting his aunt and
uncle the w. H. Simmons. Mr..
Rogers was dismissed from the
army because of asthma and will
be here indefinitely.
. oOtis .Sasser spent Thursday in
Phoenix on business.
olThe w. R. Elliotts were. IN
Chandler Saturday on business.
oM. B. Beveridge, council repre-
sentative of Mountain States Tel.
and Tel. Company from Denver.
was business visitor in Coolidge
the; early part of the. week.
oW. H. Simmons received a wire
Friday that his mother Mrs. J. d.
Simmons had passed away at her
home in Saparta, Tennessee.
CIV. R. Elliott and N. G. Murray
have been in Phoenix on an In
dian Irrigation Service conference
all week.
. Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Lindamann
and. son Gary spent Sunday pic
nicking on the, desert and return
ed with bouquets of bright, yell
low,gold wild flowers for their
friends. .e
. Mr.. and Mrs. DOC" beavers and
son John spent the weekend in
Hayden and Globe visiting friends.
. b.. E. Wood of Los Angeles, who
cooked at Pat Diners Cafe there.
arrived Sunday to take. over the
job of cooking for his sister Mrs.
Dora. Mae Tindall, owner of the
San Carlos Cafe.
. Mrs. c. ]. Yates and Miss Will
da johnson were welcomed into
Coolidge Womanfs Club Thursday
as new members.
~. e or-..:
. Matt N. Dodge has an article In
this months ARIZONA Highways"
that is a, wide departure from the
magazines usual style. Mr.. Dodge's
article. Godfather of The Organ
Pipes, tells the story of Organ
Pipe National Monument in a
conversational style that includes
the reader. with the men who sit
talking at, their campfire.
. D.. S. Davis was in Tucson On
business. Monday.
"a, new paint job was completed
Wednesday at Tyler Hardware
Company. The store Wlndows afe
encased in spotless white frames
that set off the merchandise to
advantage. !"
Q Mr.. and Mrs. william Kent and
daughters Carolyn and Mary Ann
of Los Angeles visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Haby over the weekend.
Mrs, Kent is the Habys daughter
and when the Kents returned to
Los Angeles, they left the children
to continue the visit with their
grandparents. The children will
remain for month.
Q Mrs. C. L. Skousen and son Bob
by were in Phoenix on business.
Monday.
Q Mrs. C. A. Clements accompan-
led Mrs. Stanley R. Mathews of
Florence to Superior, Monday on
business pertaining to local Red
Cross work. t.-....}
si s.Si ,....E
. Mrs. c. A. Wfeting, whose arm
has been in a sling for several
weeks as the result of an automo-
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

. Mrs. c. A. Wfeting. whose arm
has been in sling for several
weeks as the result of an automo-
bile accident, is now, able. to use
it again.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

At long last vigorous editorial
opposition has arisen against the
energetic campaign to build a
new highway through the Verde
River canyon to connect Phoenix
and Flagstaff.
If a direct" highway between
Flagstaff and Phoenix is neces-
sary, the Coolidge Examiner and
Florence Blade-Tribune pointed
out, the Black Canyon road would
serve more people, is shorter, will
cost considerably less money, and
is preferred by highway engineers.
Along comes the Prescott Cour-
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02
Local Items

oMr. and Mrs. Charles Cohen
and children and Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Mirkin and daughter spent
the day picnicking at Oak Flats
Sunday. -
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

The new brick and cement
building being erected on 'Roose-
welt Ave. for the Irrigation Ser
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

ier with a virile editorial which
includes letter from us. Sen.
Carl Hayden, which the Courier
says is IAN enlightening commun-
ication} presenting facts which
have been ignored by annual crit
les Of those in charge Of the
states road work"
The Courier says: "In their
fanatical advocacy of the propos-
ed Verde River highway the two
Phoenix newspapers E. again are
resorting wilfully. to misrepresen-
tation.
"In the first place the. PROPOSE
tion has nothing to do with ma
tional defense and is a scheme in
which the war department Is. not
interested; the department only is
concerned with the betterment of
Highway 49, between Wickenburg
and Ash Fork. Secondly, this sug-
.gested road, which would cost be-
tween eight and ten million dol'
lars, is not the shortest route be-
tween Phoenix and Flagstaff,
but is, a. few miles longer between
the two points than the Black
Canyon highway.
"If the Phoenix newspapers
must. harass the highway commits
sion into building road around
Prescott, they should be content
to urge completion of the latter
highway at one-third the expendi-
ture of the Verde project"
With Arizona electing two rep
.resentatiyes to, congress in 1912,
it appears Congressman John K.
Murdock is. confident he will be
one of those chosen. The repre-
sentative and. Mrs. Murdoch have
put. their Tempe home up for
SALE, which might indicate they
plan continued residence in the
national capital.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

sions from some of these acts
have about convinced his excell-
ency that he should lend an at
tentive ear to good advice. r
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

O Mrs. C. A. Clements accompan-
led Mrs. Stanley R. Mathews of
Florence to Superior, Monday on
business pertaining to local Red
Cross work. -t.-....}
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

. Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Johnston re-
turned from weeks vacation trip
to California Wednesday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

. Miss Address Burkett spent
Saturday: night camping on the
desert. with her sister and brother
in-law the c. L. Dudleys from
Phoenix, Sunday they were join
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Vance
and sons Richard and bud" also
from Phoenix, for a day of pic
nicking.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

Or. L, Johnston made business
trip to Phoenix Friday. n.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

Osbornites are hopeful Uncle
Sam will pay the state 81 ,2OO,oOO
due in June for Arizona's share OF
excess power revenues from Boul'
der dam. This sum, which ex,
Governor Jones once planned 10
earmark for old-age pensions
would be dumped into the general
fund to pare the property. tax rate
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

. Miss Melba Simmons spent the
weekend in Tucson with Miss
MarVelle Long. ~
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-05-02

. Mrs. Dollie Wilborn and daugh-
ter Dorothy, who have been visit
ing the j. M. Hines, left for their
home in Nenver Colorado, Sunday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-08
MARINES GOING
INTO TRAINING

DUNEDIN, May 8 tFNS).-The
first contingent of us. Marines
is scheduled to arrive at Dunedin
this week wnere they will re-
ceive training and instruction in
the operation of Roebling am
phibian tanks under construction
at the plant of the Food Machin-
cry Corporation for the us.
Corps.
The marines will be carefully
schooled in the building and
construction of the new type
fighting machines as well as
taught how to operate them.
The local Food Machinery
plant is given over entirely TO
the manufacture of the tanks.
Packing house machinery and
equipment will be moved to
Lakeland where a new plant is
nearing completion.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-08
EXPRESSION FROM
CAPTAIN JACOBS
EXTENDS THANKS FOR FARE.
WELL PARTY GIVEN IN
HIS HONOR

Captain w. F. Jacobs, COM
mandant of the Key West Naval
Station, has sent a letter of appre-
citation to Mayor Willard M. AL
bury for the farewell party given
in his honor on Tuesday night at
La Concha Rainbow Room. A
copy of the letter follows:
MY dear Mr.. Mayor:
May / at this time express to
you, and through you express to
the city councillors and the citi-
zens of Key West, the deep APP
probation felt by my wife and by
me for the farewell party given
by the city last night.
"When we came here fifteen
months ago we knew of the stra-
tegic value to the United States of
the geographical position of Key
West. We had heard of the golden
sunlight. Now we know of the
third great asset of Key West
the large number of amiable kind
hearted citizens.
I'VE are sorry to leave and shall
look forward to return visit.
Very sincerely,
wv. F. JACOBS.
Captain, u. S. Navy, Command
ing, Naval Station, Key West"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-08
UNUSUAL DEMANDS
ON WITHDRAWALS

DELRAY BEACH, May 8
FNS). - Wednesday afternoon
and Thursday morning of last
week were busy times at the
Postal Savings window of the
local post office. Postmaster Le-
Roy E. Diggans was unexpected
" beseiged for unusual demands
for Withdrawals of sums that
totalled in the vicinity of $4,000
all by colored depositors.
The run was finally stopped
when Clint Moore, ST., called a
meeting of employees on his farm
and announced that he would
personally be responsible for the
deposits. II was decided that if
Mr.. Clint was backing the gov
eminent. everything was all
right. and the money might as
well be left in the post office.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-08
CHILD HEALTH
DAY OBSERVED
PROGRAMS PUT ON IN CON
NEcTIoN WITH EVENT AT
HARRIS SCHOOL

Child Health Day was observed
at Harris School during the reg
ular chapel periods when the fol-
lowing programs were presented.
Programs follow:
Primary Department
Song, Sing a Song of Tooth
paste"-boys and girls, &c.
Song and Drill, Milk for Little
Children"-two boys and two
girls, &c.
Recitation, Early to Bed
girls from 1B.
Recitation, Jack Spratt" -
boys from 1B.
Health playlet in rhyme and
song-1A.
Recitation, Five Little Pigs
five boys from 1B.
Song. "The Friendly Dentist"
2B.
Recitation, Children, Use Your
Brushes" three boys from 2B.
Playlet, Health. Cast in
cluded entire "a.
Recitation, Town of Health
Barbara Delgado, 3B.
Recitation, Girl With a Curl
Diane Dickens. 3B.
Mother Goose Health Rhymes
-3A.
intermediate Grades
Song. Our Own School"-as-
sembly.
"The Crusade Creeda-Marvin
Creel. "A. Ssh iio.l fs7
Play. THE Land of Health"
Cast included pupils from ga, "A,
Alb.
Recitation. Clean Hands" -
Harry Carey, "A
Reading, Health Rules and
Slogan" -5A,
Health song-4A.
Reading. The Child's Bill OF
Right" Sweeting, 6B.
Safety and Health Slogan"
boys and girls from 6B.
Playlet, Friends from Health
land"-5B.
Flag salute.
Star Spangled Banner.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-08
New Planes From United
States Played Important
Part In Battle Over Eng
lish City
tny Associated Pressl

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LONDON. May s.-The broken
remains of 20 German bombers
dotted the Liverpool section of
England today as residents of the
battered city cheered the Royal
Air Forces most successful sin
gle defense effort.
Under a brilliant moon that
made the battle visible to thou
sands of Liverpool residents,
Raj fighters last night shattered
squadrons of German bombers as
they attempted to bomb the great
English port for the seventh con-
secutive night.
King George, who had come to
Liverpool to inspect the damage
caused in the previous raids,
stood on a roof top and kept
score as the Raj fighters whirl-
ed into action.
New fighters from the United
States played a conspicuous part
in the battle and air ministry of
ficials said the German loss had
been far heavier than in any pre-
vious attack. Although more
planes were shot down during
the great bombing attacks of
September, the Germans at that
time were using far more planes
than in recent attacks and the
percentage of loss was lower.
The air ministery said last
nights success brought to 10 the
total of German bombers shot
down so far this week.
Royal Air Force bombers.
meanwhile. pounded German
docks and warehouses at Brest in
a night-long bombardment.
Bremen also was given a severe
bombing and returning flyers
said an oil refinery had been
destroyed.