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The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21
Coolidge Junior
g. E. Group Host

Coolidge Christian Endeavor
Junior group, under the leadership
of Mrs. F. E. Stonehocker, were
hosts TO the C. E. Intermediate
group Friday night at Communi-
ty Presbyterian church.
Mothers and guests who remain
ed for the evening of fun, games
and refreshments were: Mrs.
Charles Yates, Mrs. r. V. Camp
bell, George Dempster, ]. D. East
er, Roger Gates and F. E. Stone
hooker.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21

Q Mr.. and Mrs. r. ]. Jones had
planned to leave for the east this
week, but rain has delayed the
paving Mr.. Jones is having done
around Sideways corner in conse-
quence of which he and Mrs.
Jones have postponed their trip.
since he must be here for compile
ton of the work
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21
LOCAL NEWS

. The E. E. Stringers, M. M
Wares and C. L. Skousens went
picnicing above Diversion Dam
Sunday and report that the
country is beautiful and the day
was ideal for their trip.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21
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Physical Ind zEz37z1!zz12tzl<Z y

It's enough to endure an
illness or injury without
adding to the suffering by
worrying over money to pay
for the emergency. And
that's why it's grand to
know the Valley Bank pro-
vides quick and thrifty
financial assistance to
credit worthy men and
women for these and all
ether useful purposes j
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21

Q Ray Thompson, Dave Yeager,
ufus Johnson, and Bill Odom
went wild hog hunting in the
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21

o Mrs. Nettie Lane, who slipped
when she stepped on a spot of
caliche while hanging out clothes
after a recent rain, broke her hip
as a result of the fall is still con-
fined to her bed, but slowly i'm
proving. Mrs. Lane, who is seven
ty years old, is the mother of Mrs.
S. p. Soule.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21

There was a time when the
American farmer was forced to de-
pend entirely upon the strength OF
his mule and his strong right arm
to conquer the earth, the sky, and
the grasshoopppers.
Today, however, the Aemircan
farmer can depend upon resources
far greater than his own-the re.
sources of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.
The farmer has always faced
hazards of sun and frost, and flood
end drought but today he is con
fronted with new dangers from
pests and diseases, and from the
wearing away and the blowing
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21

Editors Note: Below is
printed in full the winning ad-
dress of Wilbur Wuertz, Coo
lidge High School student,
delivered in the high school
auditorium in Coolidge Tues
day night in competition with
youthful farm orators from
Chandler, Florence, Gilbert
and Mesa:
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21

Through similar chemical acrobat
les, the University Of Petroleum"
has found a potentially unlimited
supply Of glycerine. synthetic rub
Der, and T. N. T.
This vneonny knowledge OF pc
troIevm Is what you buy, "by the
soIIon, st Shell Pvmpsi
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21

o Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Kane of Eloy
and Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil England
were guests of the J. B. Strick
lands Friday for an evening of
hearts" Mr.. Strickland won high
score.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21

Your eyes don't deceive you. For
that lustrous lingerie the lady can
thank an oil well!
First, at the University of Petro-
leum" (Shell's $3,500,000 research
laboratories) they performed mir
acle with petroleum molecules :.
and got a product used in making
filaments for artificial silk.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-03-21

country south of the Chuck Wagon
Sunday, but report that the only
hog they saw was an old red SOW
on the way homei
. Mrs. George Odom and Mrs.
Effice Johnston went to Picacho
Peak to see the wild poppy dis
play Sunday.
. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Strickland
made business trip to Phoenix
Wednesday.
Evening star., 1941-05-02

GUS pursuit and bombardment units
to get a different slant on things.
It is desired to obtain the advice
and reactions of the type of officer
who forms the bulk of the combat
units, officials said. A further pur-
pose is information concerning the
performance of British and United
States aircraft.
On their return, the experiences
of these junior officers will be pooled
and used in the training of the
combat squadrons in the Army's
rapidly expanding air force.
The War Department did not dis
close the number of Junior officers
being sent to England. Most of
them are going by commercial ships
and airlines but some of the ex-
perienced ones are taking advantage
of British planes being delivered. In
this way they would gain ex-
perience not available to the aver
age Air Corps officer.
Evening star., 1941-05-02
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. c., FRIDAY, MAY 19H

British government could come into
power which was prepared to make
peace with Germany.
Men at a Premium.
The Harvard president said the
British have realized this Is a tech
nical war in which physicists and
engineers are at a premium. He
indicated that British universities
were postponing academic training
until after the war in favor of meet
ing the immediate emergency.
Creation of a class of reserved
occupations" whose members could
volunteer for military service or be
drafted only under certain condi-
tions, has assured for the British
the use of scientists, engineers,
chemists and even doctors in the
work in which they are most needed,
he said.
"One wonders whether we in the
United States will be far-sighted
Evening star., 1941-05-02

enough to profit by the example, "
he added. IF men in these pro-
fessions had been allowed to VOL
unteer at the start or had been
drafted, the shortage today would
be very serious indeed"
Other speakers on the afternoon
program, in addition to DR.. Conant,
were Karl w. Bigelow, director of
the commission on teacher educa-
ton, and Floyd w. Reeves. director
of the American Youth Commission.
Use of Films Described.
Motion pictures used in education
serve to stimulate interest of stu
dents, but do not replace the
teacher, DR.. Charles F. Hoban, jr.,
director of the educational motion
picture project, told the delegates
at the morning session.
younger students are fascinated
by what the pictures show" he said,
Evening star., 1941-05-02
Conant Says Britain
Never Will Make
Peace With Hitler
Head Of Harvard Hopes
U. S. Will Profit by
EnqIond's Example

The British never will make peace
with Hitler, DR.. James B. Conant,
president of Harvard University,
recently returned from a White
House-sponsored scientific mission
to England, predicted today to the
annual convention of the American
Council on Education at the May
flower Hotel.
Since his return here April IS,
DR.. Conant said he was amazed to
hear intelligent Americans discuss
ing the possibility of a negotiated
peace between Britain and the Axis.
"Of one thing I am more sure
than ever before" he told the dele
gates, "the English people will not
make peace with Hitler"
He added he did not believe any
Evening star., 1941-05-02

the council. He announced a coun-
Gil budget estimate for the next
fiscal year of SGT ,O0O-less by $4,000
than the estimate for the present
year.
Emphasizing the need for edu-
Gators to push ahead with their
regular jobs along with extra de-
mands of the current emergency,
he declared "the hour has come for
us to have the courage of our con-
victions."
A banquet will be held tonight
Evening star., 1941-05-02
Some u. ). Air CORPS
Men Flying TO England
On Ferried Bombers
Junior Officers Get<
Experience Available
In No Other Way

Combining Atlantic flight training
with military observation, a num-
Der of junior Air Corps officers are
being flown to England, the War
Department said today. on British
planes being delivered from Ameri-
can factories.
Whether the American officers
actually are plotting the planes or
crossing as passengers was not dis
closed.
The Army has sent scores of
higher ranking officers in all
branches to England as observers,
Mai. Henry H. Arnold, chief of the
Air Corps, having returned from
an observation mission only yester-
day. The Army is now sending
Junior Air Corps officers from vari-
Evening star., 1941-05-02

"and the older students by what it
means"
Use of films does much. he said
to eliminate the problem of the
teacher of finding different ma
terials of education as the child
progresses through each grade. Tests,
he said, indicate that a film has a
range of seven grades within which
1t is appreciated.
Reporting on cooperative study
undertaken by 81 colleges and still
in progress, William P Tolley, presi-
dent of Allegheny College, outlined
some of the fields of investigation,
mostly relating to freshman and
sophomore students.
The student is still the forgotten
man in many institutions" he OBJ
served.
Budget Estimate S97, 1900.
DR.. George F. Zook delivered an
annual report on the activities of
Evening star., 1941-05-02
Will Lecture in Spanish

DR.. Enrique de Gambia, Argentine
historian who is one of 80 Latin
American leaders invited by the
Division of Cultural Relations to
visit the United States, will give
lecture in Spanish on THE Birth,
Death and Resurrection of Euenos
Aires" at the Pan-American Union
tonight at O'Clock.
Evening star., 1941-05-02

with Noel F. Hall of the British
Embassy as principal speaker.
Tomorrow's sessions will be de-
voted mainly to national defense
/ issues.
Evening star., 1941-05-02

The annual cost of education in
the Argentine Republic is about
S242,OOO,000, or 24.5 per cent Of the
national budget.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
Stocks Move Up
Fra(tiona||yi in
Slow Dealings

NEW YORK. Feb. 10. - T c
stock market was a shade higher
today. Volume was small and most
of the important gains were con.
fined to a handful of the big is
sues.
Heavy dealings in Packard fea.
tured the motor division. Several
blocks running to 5000 shares sold
at unchanged prices. Chrysler adj
vanced a small fraction. as die
General Motors.
Eastman Kodak gained a full
point to 131. the first sale since
Friday. Rails were firm while cop.
pers were irregular.
A block of 800 United States
Steel common changed hands early
for a gain of Is. Bethlehem Steel
ex-dividend. today moved up = as
Republic held at the previous clos.
ing level.
Few laggards included People,
Gas which slipped more than a
point and DUPONT converted its
initial squirt of 1ls into a loss
of q. Elsewhere changes were
meaningless.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
Earnings. Up

Enlarged gross earnings by
automotive companies, thanks 10
their resourcefulness in con-
tributing invaluably to national
defense-this gard ess of
whether or not sales of passen-
ger cars exceed or fall somewhat
below last years.
Power consumption is headed
for new records. Our long
distressed railroads are at last
perking up: 1941 should prove
more profitable than any recent
year. Oil consumption promises
to increase
Construction totals can hardly
fail TO eclipse the best in a de-
cade, Contributing factors will
be building of cantonments and
other governmental require
ments. low-priced dwellings in
communities where huge plants
are being located to fill war or
ders, the erection of gigantic
factories for turning out army
and navy and air equipment, also
brisker BODYBUILDING because of
improvement in our general
economic conditions.
That retail trade will broaden
cannot be doubted.
In short, the handwriting is
that 1871 will bring quickened
activity in practically every
direction.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
New Auto Sales
Up in January

Retail sales OF new passenger
cars in los principal cities for the
first "a days of January show an
increase of 1478 per cent over the
same period last year. r. L. Polk
and Company reported today.
Largest gains are reported from
cities in the East South Central
area where sales are 1894 per
cent ahead of the same period
last year. The second largest gain
is in the West North Central re-
gion where the increase is 1892
per cent. and the Pacific Coast
section is third with a gain of 81. 40
per cent.
Only three sections show slight
decreases from last year. These
are the New England. Middle
Atlantic and Rocky Mountain
regions. with the largest decrease
a III per cent loss in the New
England area.
Polk reported registrations are
up 24.63 percent in the cities in
the South Atlantic region. 1887
per cent in the East North Central
and 1851 per cent in the West
South Central cities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
Steel Sales Gain
Further as Rate
Holds at 81 PIT.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 10. - Bulk
of steel sales are now for late
second quarter delivery. with some
for early third quarter. though
prices for second quarter will
probably not be named for at least
three weeks. Sales volume con-
tinues to increase though not as
rapidly as previously. Typical is a
well-rounded company whose JAM
uary sales were 3 per cent greater
than December and whose sales so
far in February are running
slightly ahead of the same Janu-
airy period, says magazine Steel.
A few instances where orders
have leveled off are still the ex-
ception. Additional orders fire.
quently come from consumers who
had been considered as we'll sup
piled. Other surprises are further
plant expansions by companies
whose extensions presumably mad
been completed.
An increasing proportion OF or
ders are received bearing an Il
priority rating from Washington,
though civilian needs so far are
much in the ascendancy. Though
an administrative organization on
priorities has been set up at Wash
ington. rationing would be under
taken only as A last resort, ii has
been said officially.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
But Not Probable

For example, it is barely pos
sible that a day of sharp re-
action and heavy volume may
yet come. This. however. is not
probable enough to warrant
waiting for. If it should come,
1t would probably be a selling
climax that would mark the
end OF the current reaction, and
would prepare the way for q
good recovery.
The moderate weakness in
railway stocks is certainly moth
ing to be surprised at. In these
lnflationary times, "the rails"
will always be subject to severe
limitation. Anyhow, the recent
Improvement IN bonds and in
utilities should fully offset any
disappointment concerning rail-
way issues.
incidentally, theS better per-
Torrance of oil stocks shows
that the market is not dead to
good news.
For the rest, ! would empha-
size two points: % the low
level to which volume has fallen,
reminding one of the last Sep
TENDER low. gu The good earn
lngs and high yields of stocks.
Many good issues are showing
1910 earnings per share. after
taxes. that run 30 to 40 per
cent over 1889. Yields approach
ing 6 per cent are common
enough. comparing with bond
yields under 3 per cent.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
Audit Precisely in Line

The professional business bait
ers will doubtless attempt to
explain away the significance of
the Du Pont showing by seeking
TO cast aspersions on the S10.-
100000 contingency reserve
which the corporation has set
up. If no such reserve had been
made. then the corporation last
year would have disclosed net
income more than three and a
half million dollars above the
1889 showing. instead of the
present figure. which revealed a
decline of more than seven mill
lion dollars in net income.
This writer. however. is not
disposed to question the legiti-
macy of the S10,000.0O0 contin-
Igeucy reserve which the Du
Pont Company has set up to
provide for possible shrinkage of
inventory va lues. additional
taxes. and contingencies. because
such accounting policy is pre-
ciSely in line with recon-
mendations which sc made TO
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
England Stronger

Be that as II may. IL is hard
to see why the market should
need to react much if any fur
Their now. The decline that came
last May proved to be ample to
discount the fears that England
would be overrun, following the
collapse of France. Now. it must
be admitted. England is much
stronger, both absolutely and
relatively. Why. then, should
the market 60 so low?
At that time Italy was re-
garded as a menace. and the
British stood at Dunkirk. Now
they are reorganized, and have
their second wind. Now they are
smashing back rather effec-
lively. l fail to see why there
should be so much pessimism.
The average of 100 stocks,
after falling from LOG to about
ga in June last year, recovered
to about the SO level in August.
This level seems to have repre-
sented the judgment of the
market place as to the value of
stocks in view of England's pre-
carious position.
Now the same average has
again fallen back to about 80,
after having risen to about
1031a. Are the days of Bengazi
any darker than those of Dun
kirk?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
Supply
Of Zinc Left
In j. S.

NEW YORK. Feb. 10.-Acute-
ness of the zinc supply situation
received additional emphasis with
the publication of the January
statistics of the American Zinc
Institute. Inc.
These figures revealed stocks OF
slab zinc. "all grades" at the low
est recorded level with a total of
8,768 tons on hand at the end Of
January, against 1884 tons at
the end of December. a drop of
Ais tons. On the basis of ship
ments during the last few months.
current supply in producers hands
are equivalent only to about four
days needs. Previous low record
was reported for the month of
August, 1897. when slab zinc
stocks aggregated 11,227 tons.
Deliveries of zinc last month
aggregated 1922 tons. against
IS, 1886 tons shipped during Decem-
Der a decrease of 2,113 tons.
Production of zinc in the United
States during January amounted
to 59,156 tons, against 1888 tons
in December. drop of TT tons.
Daily average rate of production
was placed at ,908 tons for Janu-
airy. against 1882 tons daily for
December, off "a tons.
Unified orders on hand at the
end OF January tota1ed III OPS
tons, against 125. 1872 tons at the
end of December, a decrease of
Jog tons.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
Du Pont Report Throws Light
on L. S. Economic Change

industrialists in a series OF adj
dresses beginning in the Autumn
of 1889 shortly after war had
been declared and also later, in
his book, Financial Security in
a Changing World"
1t is sheer stupidity to assume
that the armament boom will
last forever, and that the level
of business activity and of indus
trial prices will remain pegged
on a new high plateau after the
cessation of war. Accordingly.
the seeming windfall profits of
this period which come from a
rise in the market price of in
ventory on hand and from ability
to reduce costs through operat-
ing at full capacity are in reality
not permanent gains. but offsets
TO prospective losses when the
postwar correcting comes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
Fears for u. S.

This level. too. ought to be
about low enough to discount
any fears concerning the estab-
lishment of a war economy" in
our country.
In the first place. If I am
right about England's position,
there is likely to be less ground
for the extreme measures of
reorganization that otherwise
might be adopted here.
In the second place, signs are
not lacking that even if Mr..
Roosevelt wanted to become our
dictator he could not do so.
On the war issue, he parts
company with many of the radi-
Gals who have previously backed
him. And. as have pointed out
during the last few days, the
movement to give organized
labor" more power is never 60
ing to result in radical dicta-
torship.
On the whole, therefore, l can
see no conclusive reason for not
buying good stocks at this level.
Much uncertainty exists. Buy
ing should probably be cautious,
and leave plenty of cash in re-
serve, so that one can average
down" if lower prices should
become available later.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
Du Points
Net Near
81 Million

WILMINGTON, Del, Feb 10.
Consolidated net income of +. /.
du Pont de Nemours and Company
for 1910 was $50, 945. 173. as COM
pared with $93,218664 in 1899, it
was shown in the annual report
today.
The 1910 figure was after de-
duction of a charge against earn
ings of $4,000, 900 for creation of
a special contingency reserve to
provide for possible shrinkage in
inventory values. additional taxes,
and other contingencies.
After provisions for dividends of
$3.50 per share of preferred stock,
amounting to S7,599.825, and in
Guiding the company's equity in
undivided profits of controlled
companies not wholly owned, earn
ings on the common stock we're
S79. 829. 293. or S7.23 a share. in
1910 as compared with S85, 119,-
400. or $40 share, in 1899
There were II ,040,087 shares of
common stock outstanding during
the year, exclusive of the average
number of shares held-in the
treasury. Dividends totaling 81 a
share were paid on the common
stock. the same figure as for the
year 1899.
At the end of the year there
were 1854 different stockholders.
compared with 1888 at the end
of 1889.
Operating income in 1910
amounted to S99. 944,674, compared
with SGT .252. 271 in 1889. Sales and
other operating revenues were
1923, S33. 238.
Pointing TO the fact that despite
the approximately 20 per cent in
crease in volume of business. net
income was about Z per cent less
than in 1889. the report states
that the decrease was due princi-
pally to increased taxation, the
special S10,000,000 contingency re-
serve. and to increased labor and
raw material costs.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
Nj. s. RukeySer:


The current annual report Of
E. /. Du Pont de Nemours e. Co.
throws light on social and
economic change in the United
States.
1t reveals the modern COR
poration in the light of being
primarily a vehicle for collecting
receipts from customers in pay
ment for goods and services and
for redistributing the revenue
mainly, directly and indirectly,
to labor in wages and TO gov
eminent in taxes.
Although the Du Pont COM
pany is notable as a profit
maker. it nevertheless failed TO
convert into added net income
available for dividends to stock
holders the fruits of a 20 per
cent rise in volume of sales. On
the contrary. despite the expan-
sion in activity in 1910 as COM
pared with 1889, the company
actually revealed a decrease in
net income.
This nom " reflected the
fact that, while material. labor
and tax costs were rising in
1910, sales prices were slightly
below the 1889 level. Total taxes
in 1910 amounted to SIS per cent
of net earnings available for
dividends. compared with "a per
cent in 1929 and 9 per cent
in 1908
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
Watch Washington

The financial world is keeping
and will keep IFS eyes on WASH
ington.
Disquieting rumors come un-
comfortably often. They range
from intimations that the ad-
ministration plans to protect
itself more and more agrees
sively into both industry and
banking, to intimations that a
scheme is brewing to usurp die
torial powers over our insurance
companies and their colossal re-
sources, a move which would
affect 100000 owners of life
insurance policies, a group far
more numerous than any other
wage earners. security inves-
tors. farmers. labor union men,
berS. automobile or telephone
owners.
Washington will have to be
watched. yes.
But despite every uncertainty,
I feel hopeful.
Copyright. 1871. by c. Forbes
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-10
Forbes
Predicts That
Economic Tide
Will Soon Rise
BY b. c. FORBES

After sinking and sinking. the
stock market has been general
ing some semblance of steadi-
ness. Does this signify that it is
getting ready to register more
or less substantial recovery?
This writer has felt that pessi-
mism has been overdone, both
sentimentally and in stock mar
ket movements.
Excluding the remote, posi-
bility Of the subjugation Of
Britain by invasion within the
next month or two. and the
danger of our being shortly en-
broiled in war. l cannot read our
nearby economic outlook other
wise than optimistically.