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The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

A,ahor Of 'T1oU to Win Friends
and Influence People"

few years ago q Aetbo6s4 preacAr AvsA a q farm
N Arkansas, farmed SIX days week and preached Sw
Day. Once year the church had a "xhoW 1Uc him and
gave him cast-o clothes and side meat whle ds
gave his wife their old clothes, dried apes and duck e
The preacher had a son who was large for A aGA He
drove span of mules for his father the field ate II
day flung himself down in t,e yard uur TIA
maple tree and slept till time TO 90 work again he boy
wanted an education but there TO help him,
at IL he went TO Magnolia Arkansas and entered high
sounding institution called the Magnolia Academy" His
name was Harvey Couch
BE miserable class he was six feet TAN and
u The other boys only IL 13 smaller.
They laughed the farm boy He was so sensitive that
when he had to to the blackboard he suffered terribly
- him
lxeer. ann going quit
Ihe teacher, who had been watching The boy knew hs
bad reached crisis In his life. So he said
Harvey why don't you turn their taunts into applasei
Why don't you do something they can't dor
The boy puzzled "
don't you undertake two grades once giving your work
and worrying?''
The boy appalled, the idea Two grades at once4
than ever.
BE made decision Eyes I'll do it. Two at once"
n what he doing than IN what the boys saying
was hard work He first had to learn how to studyhov
70 get the most out of every minute.
DE sailed m with his colors nailed to the masthead and
whipping IN the breeze The students who had been hec
my nun now began to praise He had accomplished
thing they had thought impossible They had to admire
N the class.
Today he president the City Southern and
louisiana Arkansas railroad and is considered the
influential citizen In the state of Arkansas.
his former teacher, Pat M. Nef, is president q
Baylor university In Texas
Instead of worrying about what people say of you v
wil admire Make good impression by accomplishing
something, just as Harvey Couch did.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
CONFIDENCE WITH RIGHT THINKING

and one other human weaknesses
These daily victories are forgot
but little by little they add up
the conquest OF an undesirable trait.
Then some fine day il suddenly
pops into your head that you no
longer need be afraid that you'll
ever cheat or take pleasure in hurt
ing someone's feelings, or whatever
the fault was you've been battling
with.
/ was reminded of this need for
constant parental guidance in form
ing a child's standards of conduct
by q conversation on a recent train
trip with a girl who was bitterly
disappointed because her fiance's
leave had suddenly been cut short
while she was on visit to him.
She had taken the next train home
and remarked that she hadn't even
cancelled an appointment to have
her hair done. "Oh, WE'LL" she
said, that won't matter, I'll never
see that girl again" 1t wasn't SO
much this particular discourtesy
WlllGA HldQC hlC 4CCA DOAl AOA ilGLs
but the excuse she gave herself.
For it showed she hadn't been
taught that the omissions or mis-
deeds you aren't apt to be caught
at are the very ones about which
you must be most strict with your
self II you are ever to merit your
own self esteem.
All this. Of course, IS part of
character education. But what we
are specifically trying to point out
Is. that it isn't what the world
thinks about your child but what
he comes to think about himself
that will form the basis for his hap
piness or lack of it. It is your
job to help him get not only true
picture of himself but a. favorable
q one as possible.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
TODAY AND TOMORROW

Washington. y. c. (NWNS)-The
rumor-factory Lere is working over
time these daLs to predict the col
lapse of the Office Of Price Ad-
ministration, uncontrolled black
markets, the failure of rationing, a
drastic shortage Of food next win
ter. partial paralysis Of war pro-
duction due to widespread strikes.
and a breakdown Of transportation
In the eastern states.
Most any minor official you talk
to In this facsimile of a madhouse
Is eager to warn anyone who will
listen Of impending tragedy Of one
kind or another on our civilian front
The interesting thing about all Of
these rumors Is that they all con-
tain ingredients Of truth-they are
all based on things which could
happen unless something was done
to prevent their happening
There Is no question that the OPA
is going through a crisis. but there
is every reason to think that it will
come out of ii with better system
for controlling pricel and ration
ing.
There Is no doubt mat black mar
kets are fourishing today, and it is
probable that they viii grow big
ger before they are st' mped out
but. even Il it requires punishment
of the most drastic sort. they will
undoubtedly be curbed before they
are able to get enough control to
cause starvation.
Rationing will have its ups and
downs, but the people are. in gen.
eral cooperating splendidly with
the rationing program and there is
no reason to suppose that it will be
allowed to get out of hand.
The possibility of a major food
shortage will be evident for a cou-
pie more months. until we can get
actual figures on farm production
probabilities. So far, poor weather.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

plus foods in the Middle West. en-
phasize the chances of a poor year.
but the department of agriculture
still hopes for record production in
l943 and believes the poor start in
some sections can be overcome.
The furry Of strikes in war pro-
duction industry has inspired all
kinds OF wild rumors and does indi-
cate a dangerous situation which
requires drastic treatment-but with
public opinion. including the opin-
ion of most war workers them
selves, so dead set against strikes.
any general revolt" Of workers is
apt to be against strike instigators
rather than against the govern
ment.
Our government has the power TO
control war workers, TO enforce ra-
tioning. and TO issue whatever or
ders are necessary to keep the war
program functioning. In some
cases its hesitancy to take action
which the people consider neces-
sary may be due to political con-
siderations-but more often il is
probably due to the hope Of avoid
ing Hitleristic, dictatorial methods
wherever possible. 1t may prove
necessary for the administration to
use the biggest club it can find to
control some war situationS and it
may be necessary for corS~ess to
construct a new set of clubs 18th
long, sharp spikes in them. But
so long as there continues tc be
possibility Of working opt oui prCo.
lens by democratic methods most
administrators and legislators here
will strive to keep those methods
operating for the duration. There
are. of course, some members of
the government Who are all for a
complete war dictatorship but
even they realize that the people
wouldn't stand for ii unless il be-
came the only way out.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

I cnee heard q psychologist say
hat the best gift parents could give
. child was the ability to take him
self for granted. That Is. to have
q true sense Of personal worth with
out q sense Of superiority about 1t.
Perhaps this Is what Jesus meant
when He said: blessed are the
meek: for they shall inherit the
earth" Certainly we know that He
did not mean cringing humbleness
by the word meek" but rather q
calm acceptance Of oneself as worth
the gifts Of Life.
Why then do not al human beings
gain this happy state? One reason
II that IL takes 80 many years to
learn from experience what really
constitutes . sense Of personal
worth. We begin by over-rating
achievement ~ q means to secur-
ing Il, only to discover that one
can have success and acclaim and
still lack an inner sense Of being
worthwhile as q human being. Nor
is II dependent on good works
Though the gift of taking oneself for
granted Il usually accompanied by
q generous spiriD for some cover up
their very sense Of inadequacy by
counting their meritorious deeds.
This of course Is undesirable.
Instead, personal worth is COM
pounded Of all the things you can
count on yourself for. A few chill
dren seem to be born with a natural
goodness which gives them this
sense from birth. But most chill
dren And 1t hard to live up to what
is expected Of them, and later even
harder to live up to what they ex-
pect Of themselves. Thus they need
constant help in experiencing small
daily victories over the temptation
10 shirk, to grab, to blame others
for their failures. and q thousand
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Airplane, Passenger and Freight

ed a program year ago for the
construction Of so great ocean Clip
pers which will carry 153 passengers
apiece from New York to London
In ten hours at cost Of $l00 per
passenger. When these-and even
larger ships are in the sky-who
will want to pay 5000 to $500 for a
cabin on luxury line steamship for
a five-day trip to Europe and may
be a little seasickness thrown in
for extra? Who will want to travel
overland by rail at a tenth the
speed and at greater expense?
But as the airplane takes these
passengers from rail and ship it
will likewise start new communities
In undreamed OF paradises in the
hinterlands of Africa and Of Brazil.
and the roads and rails will follow.
It was once believed that the
railroads would put an end to the
canal boat and even the coastwise
shipping along our shores. But all
they have done Is to increase the
business of these slower systems
Of transportation by always open.
ing up new countries. Man and
freight will always seek the most
economical means of transporta-
ton. Where the "old fashioned"
canal boat is available, and when
time is a small factor, the railroad
can't even compete.
And so with air travel as we
know it today or as we can visu.
alize 1t for the future: 1t will al.
ways cost many times more to haul
freight through the air than by rail
or by ship, and the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers doesn't have
to worry much about jobs for its
members during the lifetime of any
Of those at present living.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

the Great Pyramids. He labored
over his sextant to discover his ex-
act position and suddenly turned
to the pilot with: Take off your
hat," "Why?" asked the puzzled
pilot. Because" returned the
young officer, according to my
calculations, we are now inside st.
PauPs Cathedral"
JOKE 1--WE warned you) . .
Howard: know how you can
duck the draft. Joe: How? How
ard: Just before you take your
medical, get bowl of chop suey
and pour it over your head. I did
it an dthey classified me in 4-F.
Zone month passes). Joe: I fol-
lowed your instructions. But they
put me in la. (Tears). Howard:
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
AFTER THE WAR

There has been much talk lately about postwar plan
ming that subject has become boring Yet downto
EARTH practical scheme for continuing our present pros
perity after the to have been worked out
It may the of most of us to shy away from
rlch complicated subject but the solution is as mpor-
tant as the winning of the
Since postwar planning depends many unknown
quantities the average is apt to feel that there snt
much he do about it. But the final solution to postwar
problems probably will result from what each individual
does to keep business rolling The local business man. the
farmer factory worker and the housewife all will play
part in bringing about depression or record prosperity
For that even though of the theorec plans
may be hard follow, should all keep our interest
alive in postwar planning and watch for the little things
we can do to insure future prosperity.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

oh, guess / forgot 10 tell you.
With that, you've got TO have
heart trouble.
CIVILIAN KUDOS To the
Hollywood Palladium and band
leader Woody Herman for their
War Bond. sales idea with Anita
Colby and her Is famous cover
girls" dancing with any man who
bought a bond To Joe Il.
Brown for-well, just for Joe E
Brown To screen star Anna
Lee who abandoned her motion
picture career and gave up the
fattest role Of her dreams answer
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

The airplane Of the near future
viii certainly revolutionize passen-
ger traffic. Air travel to San Fran
cisco, or 70 London or Paris, will
become 80 reasonable In price and
20 short In time. that people will
actually fly to such places-from
New York for instance-just to
spend two or three days on busi-
ness or for q rest. Trips to the
Orient; trips even around the world
viii become as simple and inexpen-
sive as q present day rail run to
the health-giving shores OF Florida.
The airplanes Of q few years
hence will carry maybe three. four
or FIVE hundred passengers. They will
doubtless carry all through mail" :"
and any light or medium light ex-
press or freight which must be de-
lvered quickly. But for the air
plane to carry the great mass OF
heavy freight which today Is
shipped by rail or sea, or even by
truck, would never be economical
20 long az planes are run by gaSo-
line and moved by propellors. Some
day our present system Of aerody-
namics may be discarded for en-
tirely different methods Of heavier
than air flight; but until that time
comes the railroads are going to
carry the coal. the oil, the lurn-
Der, the bricks and the heavy ma
chinery. And railroads make their
big money" hauling heavy freight,
and this applies to the great portion
Of the shipping industry.
There Is little doubt but that the
airplane will eventually acquire
most OF the long distance passenger
raffic. Juan T. Trippe. president
Of Pan American Arways. has just
announced that his company start
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

blotter pad lay the telegram that
had come that morning just as she
was leaving for work.
With those long, well-shaped fn-
gers she reached for a sheet of
paper. She nibbled the end of her
pen for a bit, and then she wrin-
kled up her nose at the picture
of the soldier and began to write,
Dear Mr.. Morgenthau", but the
corr ais name was Jackson and
she called him Pete. Her round
handwriting spread across the
page. my boy friend is with
the A.E.F. in Ireland. He has
cabled me fifty dollars with which
to buy a diamond ring. I've been
thinking it over and decided to
buy a War Bond to help Uncle
Sam instead. This may help to
bring my boy friend home soon-
er, and then he can help me Sc
lect my ring"
Slowly she began to sign her
name. Irene -"
Letter from an actual commu-
nication in the files Of the Treas
ury Department.
Let's all sacrifice as Irene has
done. Bring final victory closer
with the money you put into War
Bonds. Make certain your family
budget tops 10 percent by Ne
Years. U. S. TrsasHry DaAsrsNI
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
BREAKING WAR RULES

Most Of the people who violate wartime regulations DO
Il without giving much thought to it.
When a woman buys couple of pounds OF meat at a
black market is difficult for her to believe that that small
purchase will seriously affect the rest of the nation But
every did the thing, 1t IS easy to see now
all efforts control food distribution and food prices would
be destroyed. ,
In the way, in gasoline rationed states family
drives few miles to the movies to make visit doesn
that the half gallon of gasoline used is going to AFFECT
operations forces in Europe Africa But
just clear that if all families used few extra gal
Ions week. millions of gallons of gasoline which might
have gone to our fighting forces would be lost.
With all regulations, the best way to think about
them, before considering violation, to picture wnat
would happen broke the rules in the way
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

sTwo dramatic events highlighted the ap-
pointnent of Lieut. Gen. Jacob L. DeverS to
commander of the United States forces in the
European theater of war. Preceding the ap-
pointInent was the plane crash in Iceland
which killed Lieut.. Gen. Frank Andrews,
Devers' predecessor. Following it was the
great Allied victory in Tlnisia.
sDevers is pioneer in tank warfare which
has been developed to a new high by the
blitz technique Of today. He was in charge
of the mechanization of the Panama Canal
defenses in $780, and in 1941 became COM
mander Of the armored forces at Fort
Knox, KY.
sThus, as the Allies fay the Axis with the
Nazis own mass raid methods, Devers stands
at the head of our European forces ready to
follow up the Tlnisian success with more
knockout blows.
oWhat will the Allies do next? Devers appar-
emily knows, for when he was appointed sec
retary OF war Henry L. Stimson said:
s"He has been especially prepared for this
assignment as a result of an extensive trip
which he made recently through the European.
African and middle eastern theaterA"
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
N2ZaI2Sz1:'',.


When Irene got home from the
airplane factory she was good
and tired. This was the hour,
after work and before dinner. that
she always looked forward to.
Her private name for it was my
sissy hour" Into it, these days,
she packed all the lazy, luxurious
little things she loved-things that
used to take up a lot more than
an hour Of her peace-time days.
She sat down at the little desk
in her room. You could tell quite
a lot about Irene from that desk.
The water-glass filed with the
small bouquet of flowers she
sometimes bought on the way
home. The paper-weight Of pink
marble. The thin, crackly blue
air-mail stationery. And the big,
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

ing: I'm in this war now. I'd
like to go to Guadalcanal. North
Africa or wherever they want to
send me-"
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
BARNEY
GLAzER
SAYS:
BY Barney GIazer

CHOICE CHUCKLES At the
siegfeld Follies, Sut Ryan told L.
'na Massey this one making the
'unisian rounds-about the young
lying officer. stationed somewhere
ear Egypt He was a bit new at
Is Job and was practieing his nav
cation exercises while flying over
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

framed photo
ph of a
young man in a
corporal's uni
formaS good
looking a man
as Irene w as
pretty. On the
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
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Zach week in this win be presented picture
and portrait whose Is newsJ
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

An Office boy like me doesn't make
much money. but I'm putting 1929
into War Bonds every payday
cause it's my duty"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-05
The Detroit Bank
War Bond Sales and Deliveries:

$47.567.3OO of War Savings Bonds
I.857. 1896 of War Savings Stamps
2j.869. 325 of Tax Anticipation Notes
of
Savings Bonds War Savings and Tax Anticipation Notes This
8O983l0 procd handled delivered all without
from the Government
THIS BANK in IA months has purchased 1921 900 Of United
Bonds In the 900 has added
holdings o help the
THIS BANK institution for nearly century, has
all its facilities the demands branch
banking district the city Correspondent banks extend these
facilities throughout the daily
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-20

more important than ever.
Here's just one example OF what mean.
The beverage distilling industry alone will
use 100000 bushels of this surplus to
make alcohol seriously needed by the gov
eminent for gunpowder, synthetic rubber,
chemicals and medical supplies.
80, keep it CROWN Henry you're doing
a great job"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-20
Speed Boat
Blast Injuries
Two Operators

ST. CLAIR SHORES - An
explosion that destroyed a Is
foot Spcedboat IN a jefferson
Beach concession owned by VII
lage President Adrian A Linge-
mann injured TWO men Monday.
the only two occupants Of the
boat.
Treated for minor burns al ST.
JoSeph's hospital, Mount Glen
ems. and released were Gordon
LAYERS. %. of 22425 Martin, and
Jack Nermuellen, ~, OF 221l8
Maxine, both Q m y o ~ @ q by
Lingemann who also operates a
second boat in connection with
his concession
ST Clair Shores police said
the blast occurred when the boat
was leaving the dock at las D..
m A spark from the boats back
FIRE apparently TETuted gasoline
10 cause the explosion police
said The two men were hurled
into the water. but swan to
shore unaidcd
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-20
Say Compulsory Savings
Can't Do Financing JOB
Low Requiring Everybody TO Buy
Bonds Won't Work, Experts Soy

whose income has increased con-
siderably in recent years, and
the workers on fixed salary
whose income has increased lit
tie if at all;
"(2) B @ { W @ en- individuals
whose ability 10 invest in war
bonds is affected by prior obi
cations, such as life insurance
and the repayment of mortgage
debt, and individuals whose abil-
ity is not affected by such con-
tractual obligations;
CD Between individuals who
are members OF families in which
some or all are working and
earning incomes and individuals
who are the sole breadWinnerS
of their families"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-20
Reception to Fete
Service officer

Lieut.. II f. Durrenberger,
special service officer Of the u.
S Army air corps. will be guests
OF honor al a reception 10 be
held Wednesday at 3 p m at
the Cherry street USO. Director
Daniel OWings, announced to-
day.
Among the guests will be
Mayor Donald r. Westendorf;
Charles V. Titus, chairman of
the Mount Clemens USO coun-
Gil: Lieut. Bennett II Toay.
special service officer; Envoy
and Mrs. Harry Carroll. of the
USO Hostess house on Cass ave
nue.. Bernard + Monaghan, di-
rector of the Broadway street
USO.
Refreshments will be served
by the following people on the
Victory committee
Mrs Lille NJ. Irby; Mrs. EN-
ma Payton. Mrs Pauline Tyson;
Mrs Catherine Harris. Mrs Lu-
venia Jones, and Mrs. Otto
Smith.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-20
Claim halis Sent
Supplies 10 Turkey

LONDON, July 20 - up -
The German-controlled Paris ra-
dio reported today that Germany
recently had delivered to Turkey
Is railway locomotives and $50
trucks under terms of a trade
agreement between the two
countries.
A similar delivery will be
made within few days. said the
broadcast, which was recorded
by the Associated Press. 1t also
reported that 1000 tons Of ma
chinery and 10000 tons of other
products - including chemicals
- recently had been shipped to
Turkey from Germany.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-07-20
BY JAMES MARROW and
GEORGE ZIELKE

WASHINGTON, July 20 -
up - Regardless of whether
Congress decides 10 inaugurate
compulsory savings the treas
ury will continue its campaign
for voluntary purchase OF war
bonds and stamps.
Why? Because the treasury
says a compulsory savings Cor -
10 call il by its right name -
compulsory lendingl program
can't do the job of financing il
needs.
A law requiring everybody TO
buy so many war bonds would
necessarily have TO be scaled
down 10 fiji the pocketbookS of
the persons least able TO put a
flat percentage of their earnings
into bonds.
And that. the treasury says,
wouldn't fill the bill. In fact,
Ted r Gamble, national direc
tor of the treasury's war finance
division, said in a speech the
other day
1t is tantamount 10 sabotage
Of the war effort 10 speak Of
compulsory lending as SubSl-
tute for the job We have to do
So here's the present score on
the idea of compulsory savings
/ President Roosevelt asked
l8 billion dollars OF new reve-
nue. from taxes and compulsory
savings.
2. Some congressional leaders,
including Chairman George ID
Ca of the Senate finance COM
mittee, say individuals can /
stand any more direct taxes.
3. But Senator George and
other leaders say any move aim
ed primarily at cutting down
consumer purchasing power -
one of the big arguments often
advanced in favor of higher war
time taxes - should be IN the
form Of compulsory savings so
the individual would get his
money back after the war.
4 The treasury opposes com
pulsory savings.
The treasury's opposition is
stated this way by Gamble
Because forced lending OPP
crates like a tax, the amount Of
forced levies that can be applied
TO any income group is limited
by the capacity 10 pay OF those
in the group who are least able,
not most able 10 pay.
The voluntary program, and
the voluntary program alone, Is
able 10 differentiate.
I'D Between the war worker