The Phoenix index., 1941-01-11
SUNSHINE
OVER
ARIZONA
/. BY ADYL REYOH

AS we write this here in Phoenix,
Arizona, this fifth day of january
in the New Year of 194l, the sun
shine over Arizona has once again
given the glad fright of way to
the rain clouds and here at my
study window the rain is coming
down in torrents this Sunday
evening. s~'N y E
No greater gift could the Giver
of all gifts send 10 Arizona than the
blessed, precious liquids from the
skies, which is literally a silver
shower to Arizona and its farmers,
and, in an ever widening circle
from their good fortune, to all the
other people and business concerns
Of this dearly beloved state of ours.
When you read this our New
Governor, Sidney p Osborn, will
already have been inducted into Of
flee, as will all the other state Of
ficials. You will already have read
about the ceremony in the dailies
of Arizona, but this column wants
lay the charge o. y o r
hearts, your minds and your
tongues, that you withhold criti-
cisrn and condemnation and give
this man who is Arizona's own ma
tive son a chance to work out the
heavy problems of adjustment that
viii meet him.
Taking, as he must, into office
with him the same grim determi-
nation to succeed over all obstacles
placed in his way, just as he sur
mounted all obstacles and each
bitter defeat in his determination
to be elected Governor of Arizona.
finally to reach that goal only be-
cause he did not know the word
quit" or Misunderstanding, as he
must, say, all these qualities with
him, how can Sidney p Osborn be
anything else but a governor who
brings to his office in the state
house devotion to the principles
Of honor and justice for the state
of his birth! How ran he help but
give to his native state of Arizona
the best that is in him when the
years Of his life have been spent
absorbing the heritage of an Ari-
zora that breed manhood and
loyalty to principle. Let us give him
our confidence and then give him
time to prove that confidence is
not misplaced. & @
We hear so much of the man
who is to be governor Of Arizona,
but what of the wife, Mrs. Sidney
p. OSborn2
Arizona sunshine is seeking out
from her modest, retiring seclusion
small, dainty, blue eyes, titan
haired adopted daughter of Ari-
zor1a, Mrs. Sidney P, Osborn, wife
of Arizona's governor and ''Ari-
zona's First Lady"
Named Gladys Smiley by her
parents. she lives up to the Smile"
in her name, for her half-shy, al
ways friendly smile enlists a friend
1y warmth for her in return.
. Born in New York, Mrs. Osborn
came to the Valley of the Sun
when just a little girl and is as
ardently a lover of and booster for
Arizona, as is her native born hus-
band, Sidney p. Osborn.
Where women are concerned, she
should be a shining example of
competence and efficiency. Quietly
capably, cleverly, with friendship
and friendliness the pass words,
she has been the guiding light be-
hind the candidacy of her husband
for the Democratic election as
Governor of Arizona and it is to
her as the Little General and
Campaign Manager Extraordina-
1y" that a great deal of the credit
it of Mr.. Osborn's successful cam
didacy is due.
She has won this writer's heart
because of her warm friendlineS5
her never failing courtesy, and heI
ready and quick understanding aid
dn several situations where she
could have just failed to show these
qualitise and still be within her