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The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-20
Pack Meet Slated

A Cub pack meeting will be held
on Friday, April 27 at south school
auditorium beginning at 1880 p. m,
according to announcement of H.
A. Unger, cubmaster. All Cubs
and parents are invited to attend.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-20

dance given by Coolidge high
school freshmen Friday night.
Guests were Patsy Johnson, Vel
ma Trout, Jackie lies, Alice
Loucks, Margaret Dawson, Dor
othy Nafziger and Leola Barring
ton.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-20

o Luncheon guests at the home
of Mrs. Avis Hobby Monday in
cluded Mrs N. G. Murray, Mrs. A.
t. Bicknell, Mrs. G. B. Steward
and Mrs. G.. V. Steward.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-20

Ga. T. Bicknell returned Monday
from Big Bend National Park,
Texas, where he attended a 10 day
meeting of national park service
officials.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-20
tentiveIy, then asked with
childish curiosity, "Wene you
asleep, Mikey"
KATHERINE HUPFEL

tentiveIy, then asked with
childish curiosity, "Wene you
asleep, Mikey?"
For three days Main Street, with
the rest of the nation, and much
of the world, has listened with an
inexpressible sense of loss, to pray
ers and sacred music dedicated to
the nations leader Over every
radio in the land, into every home,
large and small, the prayers and
sacred music flooded in unbI0ken
unison Even those who had
not agreed with Franklin Roose-
welt politically could not remain en-
tirely unmoved The torch had
dropped from the leaders hand in
time of crisis No other man
in all the world has called forth
SO many prayers at his death
1t was not alone for the man they
were said, but for his ideals, and
his vision of the future The
volume of prayer that swept the
nation for Roosevelt was like the
cry of humanity for a better world
and who can doubt that this
cry reached to Him, who knows
even when a sparrow falleth
After long and intensive re-
search, virtually "dust-proof"
google has been developed for
army use, it was announced
recently by army officials -.
That's one war time invention
Main Street can put to good
peace time use.
which require a secret pass word
before one is allowed to enter-no
fOolin' There was such a
meeting of woman's group re-
Gently, to which a newcomer went
somewhat timidly . 1t was dark
when she arrived at the appointed
place i. Unfamiliar with her sur
roundings. she was trying to de-
eide which door to approach when
her hostess suddenly appeared and
wishing to make her feel at home,
advanced with outstretched arms
"Oh, dear" thought the new
conner in confusion, what am l
supposed to do-kiss her!" :. The
situation was saved by the timely
arrival of another member, who
Kissed in the novice's ear, "Give
the pass word" Golly, for
minute there, it looked as if they
might have to call out the firing
squad!
See you next week, on Main
Street - adios.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-20
Birthday Marked
By Party Sunday

A group of young people gather
ed in Community Presbyterian
church recreation hall Sunday
night after the Christian Endeavor
meeting to celebrate James Alex
ander's 18th birthday. Contest
games furnished the evenings en-
tertainment. Refreshments which
included the traditional birthday
cake with candles, were served by
James mother, Mrs. R. H. Alex
ander.
. Mrs. Glenn Wilson will leave
today for Phoenix to be with her
mother, Mrs. Mabel Mccormack,
who has been ill.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-20

A couple, we'll known on
Main Street for regular church
attendance and sincere, adher-
ance to its tenets, have two
Iusty sons four and five years
old, who don't always appre-
ciate the Sunday morning hour
they must sit quietly in. church
At dinner the mother was
praising her eldest son. "You
were so good in church this
morning. Mother is really
proud of you," she said
The younger boy listened at
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-20
Slumber Party
At Kline Home

Miss Ann Evelyn Kline was hos
tess for a slumber party at her
home after the sophomore return
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-04-20

A group of Main Street picnick-
ers on the desert west of Coolidge
Sunday, found numerous bits of
broken pottery and shell ornaments
that had been exposed to the ele-
ments by an old excavation To
those of imagination it was not
hard to resurrect a scene that
might have taken place here on
similar spring day, many hundreds
of years ago brown-skinned
warriors at ease, while their wo-
men tended fires over which
strange mixtures cooked . naked
children playing in the sun :.
potters at work on some of these
very jars that now lay broken and
scattered over the ground &.
while bits of broken shells were
bracelets that adorned the arms of
some warriors beloved Today,
an occasional picnic party disturbs
this habitat of the coyote and jack
rabbit and tomorrow who can
tell what feet will trod this ground?
1.-The worldly hope men set
their hearts upon turns to ashes
or it propers; and anon, like snow
upon the deserts dusty face :.
lighting a little hour or two-is
gone"
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-18
LOOK WHO'S TALKING
Cincinnati Enquirer)


 It is either amusing or infuriating, de- banding upon what mood you happen to be in, to read John l.. Lewis discoursing on how everybody else is wrong and he is right. The dictator of mine labor is au- thor of some observations in Golfers magazine on the present state of labor and the union.
 If other labor groups followed the principles of his mine workers, Lewis says, everything would be lovely. He mentions elimination of recketeering, full financial statements, the right of union members to free ballot, and pro- lection for the individual against abuse of power by officials"
 For the benefit of those who may have come in late, perhaps we should explain that the districts of the United Mine Workers are so organized that many of them cannot even elect their own off cials-Lewis himself appoints the Chair men and, of course, the treasurers-and the last member of the union who dared question this ,setup at the UNIV conven- ton here had his meeting disrupted by Lewis henchmen and was beaten up by strong-ar squad and finally, as we re- call, was expelled from the union. This one illustration, we think, about covers all of the points Lewis enumerated in the paragraph above.
 Lewis also planes the government and other labor groups for labor strife. It is Lewis, of course, who has divided every labor movement he has been member of up to the present. It is Lewis, with the UNIV votes in his pocket who caused the most serious war production stoppages
 It is Lewis who-oh, why go on?
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-18
Burma Pilots Snatch Wounded Out Of Jungle
AP NeWsfeatureS

IMPHAL, India-British-Indian ground forces and American air men have devised system for snatching gliders loaded with wounded out of the Burma jun gles. Now instead of being carried painfully out of the jungle, wounded troops are brought back to base hospitals inside of an hour. The trick was made possible by gliders left over from the opera ton last spring in which the late Gen. Wingate's soldiers were land ed in central Burma.
 Landing strips in the jungle are rarely available, so airplanes can not land. However, American transport planes pull gliders over cleared spaces where the wounded have been assembled. The gliders are then cut loose and landed in cleared space. While the airplane' circles overhead the wounded are hurriedly placed in the glider, their stretchers strapped down tightly. Then a tow rope with a loop is held up so that the airplane can hook on to it on a low pass.
 Part of the jar of the snatch, takeoff is absorbed in the tow rope, but by no means all. The first snap gives the patients quite a jar. From then on, however, the ride back to base where the glider is again landed, is smooth.
 The American pilots in good weather make two trips or more daily to this central Burma front. During peak periods they have evacuated as many as 70 casualties in a day.
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-18
ICKES' ACRES

To paraphrase one of our noted com edians, i've got million of 'em," would certainly suit our "good and kind" friend Mister" Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, ''to a tee"
 What could be the reason for his talk ing out of circulation, several million acres of Alaska, which for many years past, has been prospected and home Steaded by white men and women.
 Are we to understand that the mere whim or fancy of the 'big mogul" can be accomplished?
 It now seems entirely likely, that the white man will have to fight for ''equal rights but first it will be necessary to find out just what "equal rights" means. At present we are at loss to know.
 If man has staked some ground, or homesteaded piece of land, in Alaska, he should have the right to continue ownership under the general coverage of the law and not be forced to give it up because a dictator" in a democratic garb chooses to annihilate his interests.
 He who thinks all he says, may be wise, but he who says all he thinks, is foolish.
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-18

better. I hope to see the day when self-respecting poor man can af- ford to represent his state in cost ly and wealthy Washington. These are details however. It is wrong in principle that government em- ployees wait 20 years for a raise.
 Dangerous Bureaucracy
 The important thing is that ev- cry workman who quits a job in private industry to enter govern men employ gets his wage scale frozen. He may get raise in pay but that's temporary. Whoever works at that job generation from now will probably be earn ing the same amount and spending lot more to live. Remember that the laborer. of today is earning senatorial pay for 1865.
 These facts are understood well by men of industry and leaders in labor movements. It is encourag- ing to observe how the Labor Management Charter, signed in Washington last March by laoor union executives and prominent men of business, deals with the subject. In brief it states: Private enterprise is the necessary foun. dation for the welfare O. labor as well as management.
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-18

He who thinks all he says, may be wise, but he who says all he thinks, is foolish.
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-18
Throughout Government

There are politics in it, of course. Revenue measures never are popular. Congressmen who vote for dip out of MT. Taxpay- CTS pocket come to regret it on election day sometimes, even when the expenditure was wise one. That's exactly why employees in the Post Office Department haven't had a boost in pay since the congressman did, matter of 20 years ago.
 Wage rates in private industry have advanced from 42c to $l an hour in the last 20 years. They have more than duobled. Informed authorities say that living costs have gone up 306 or more during that time. Doubled pay for work CTS in private industry offsets the living costs that are about 1-3 higher, but what above govern ment people from mail clerks to senators?
 Ask For Consideration
 One fo the biggest newspapers in my state published an adver- tisement recently, calling the at- tention of the people of Arkansas to the unhappy plight of the postal employees who serve them. The display advertisement was bought and paid for by the postal work CTS themselves. In a diplomatic way they are asking their neigh bors to help them ask Congress for better wages.
 want to see the postal people earning more money. I favor the passage of currently proposed leg islation to boost the pay of sen ators and representatives 25qS or
The Nome nugget., 1945-06-18
ECONOMIC SECURITY

Back in 1865 senators and rep resentatives in tte Congress of the United States began drawing s5,OOO year; $lOO week. That was good pay 80 years ago but a first-class welder can do better now. Congressman have had two raises in salary since then. The last one was 20 years ago when they started earning $10,000 a year which was, at the time, comfortable living for them.
 A great many executives in pri- vate enterprise earn more money than senators although, they do not claim superior ability. Why do our legislators not earn more? Because their salaries are fixed by law and they themselves are the gentlemen who make the laws. They could vote themselves a raise in pay but there is always reluctance to in troduce such a bill.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-21
Pointing The Way

The message from nineteen prominent Will
mingtonians to the Senate Military AT.
fairs Committee urging that no decision be
reached on the proposal for merging the Army
and Navy until Congress and the people know
more about it and have had time to weigh it
pro and con is in the national interest.
1t may be that one department of defense
is desirable, or that the Nays plan for re-
organization contains the elements of most
successful operation of the military establish
ment. 1t may even be that some other plan,
yet to be drafted, is better than either.
The point is that while there has been much
discussion of the merger, and President Tru-
man has sent message to Congress strongly
urging its ADOPTION the talk in congressional
circles and on the street has been mostly of
the ap-judgment Sort If final action were
taken, soon, it would not reflect seasoned
thinking.
Wilmington is but one city in vast coun-
try. Its voice alone cannot carry far or eff.
the war;
They would do well for themselves and their
families if they considered that by refusing
work whensit is offered they are jeopardizing
the two industries and as time goes on il
will become more and more difficult for them
to find work of any kind at any rate of pay
True, the great labor unions are putting ur
stiff fight for higher wages and may ulti
mately secure some increase but whatever
they get will be but tempt rary. Wages will &C
way down after the initiation they have helped
to create collapses
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-21
Weather Discomforts

Everybody is talking about the weather, and
assuredly nobody is doing anything about it.
Left to itself, the temperature is going down
and there seems no end to its cussedness.
But, disagreeable as it is, and however bit
ter the wind, Wilmington is not having forty
inches Of snow, like the blanket over Buffalo
a few days ago, or even the intermittant snow
falls that persist in the Piedmont and even
southward to within fifty miles of here.
And the sun shone brightly yesterday, if you
remember, drying the atmosphere after the
preceding rain, and making life little more
bearable for persons with colds. So there is
a lot 10 be thankful for, after all. But we'd
like to know what has become Of the prophets
who forecast mild winter.
Even though we are not on their payrolls,
it is pertinent to note that Wilmington homes
would be more comfortable if insulation were
more general. 1t is taking long time to per-
suade many that the Sunny South is not al
ways warm and that to dwell in comfort,
homes must be cold-resistent.
The custom of the plantation days of having
crates in every room and huge fireplaces in
halls, is dying hard. The sooner some form of
central heating is generally adopted the sooner
will Sunny southerners suffer less during cold
spells.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-21
Laborer's Folly

1t is time that laborers generally recognized
that the money they received in war indus
tries during the conflict connot be perpetuated
Indefinitely and returned to essential jobs for
nav within the reasonable bounds of peace
time.
The specific reference is to farm and forest
labor.
Unless native labor takes up where pris-
oners of war leave off, both industries will
suffer heavy loss. Prisoners of war are al
ready off the FARMS and Star readers recent
" had chance to learn what their with
drawal means to farmers of the area who
face the winter planting season without
necessary workers. Not So far ahead the
pulpwood industry is to have a similar
experience War prisoners are to be withdrawn
here too. and native labor refuses in general
to take their place.
The United States Employment Service re-
ports that a representative interviewed thir.
teen men in one day. and all said they would
take on the work, but only four showed up
This, Notwithstanding that one large pulpwood
company is paying Sc to So day and furnish
ing transportation to and from the job. The
laborers say they we're mixing too big money
during the war to consider such paltry wages
Vet the fact probably is that nine out of ter
counted fifty cents an hour good pay before
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-21
Smoke

During recent shivering days, when the at
rnosphere was heavy and damp, Wilmington
ians have had exceptional opportunity to OBJ
serve the smoke nuisance. Clouds OF heavy
black smoke have spread over downtown
areas beneath the low ceiling, creating
fair imitation of the Pittsburgh of old days,
before smoke consumers were ordered by law
installed in all factory snokestacks and Chin
neys.
From time to time there has been some
agitation for doing away with this nuisance,
but nothing effective has resulted, and it is
obvious that nothing will be done to abate 1t
until the City Council takes action. No amount
Of public complaint so long as it Is not Or
sanized, can bring needed Improvement.
One thought that might help the Council is
that while we generally boast Of Wilmngton's
beauty, the boast cannot be justified so long
rs stacks pour forth such quantities OF smoke
as they do now every time fires are renewed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-21
Macarthur Is Right

General MacArthur's difference with Russia
over the latter's proposals for sharing occu-
patton of Japan and the final decision that
they shall have no part in it is significant OF
many things, but particularly on two counts.
In the first place the Supreme Commander
advised the State Department that if he is
not left alone to perform the difficult task as
signed to him, ne will resign, and, secondly
that Russia has massed sixty divisions on the
Manchurian border where she had but thirty
eight at the end of the war.
General Macarthur has been heckled and
browbeaten from many sources since VI Day,
largely from Allied quarters, though his ap-
pointment as Supreme Commander was
agreed to by all the nations directly interest
ed in restoring peace in the Orient. 1t was
understood at the start that, while he wss not
to be completely free agent, the decision
of the United States should take precedence
over all others.
His threat, therefore, obviously is not sud-
den decision. The assumption is that the State
Department may have been among the heck
ling agencies that have increased his Difficult
ties, no less than criticism in other quarters
and being unable to carry out the definite
program in Japan. he is ready to step aside.
It is a strange circumstance that the man
who fought the Japanese to a standstill over
an island area stretching clear from Austria
liza to the Philippines, upon whom the credit
for Japan's defeat is as much due IS to the
Nh, 1r,ho
better than any other non-Japanese person in
the world, should not be given the green light
in its full power, but must devote time needed
for his administrative duties to disputes with
agencies, departments and governments which
lack both his knowledge and ability.
AS for Russia's demand to make her own
selection Of areas to occupy, it is difficult to
understand what right she has to a voice in
the settlement Of any question concerning the
future of Japan. Coming into the Pacific war
(. few days before it ended and claiming as her
press has done, that the victory was the result
OF her operations in Manchuria, does not
square with the facts. General Macarthur is
right in saying the Russians shall have no
place on the home islands.
1t would be wise for the other Allies, and
particularly for this nation, to learn why the
Russians have SO largely increased their mill
tary forces along the Manchurian frontier,
which obviously is more an unfriendly than
helpful operation. But, whatever it means and
whatever eventuates from General Mac
Arthurs threat to come home unless left
alone, there can be no reasonable doubt that
he has the right Of the dispute with the Rus
SLAMS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-21
BOOSTER STATION
BEING INSTALLED
BY RADIO PATR0I

Il new booster station lo SA;c,,
state highway radio patfoi Corn rorn.
is being installed at WaIa VT in
er and is expected to De po ~,
operation by Jan. l5' l94O, Eve a. VET.
ing to an announcement nl'0'
terday. ,.ooe con.
The station, whose voltage :. NJ #.
troll was not disclosed, altnous nov.
'ficials said it will ellmlna'e ,aprrni,
.ious radio inefficiency, wiz ~ ne
clear and audible repoIIS .4atioas
received by all cars an all S'D
in the area. 4he condi-
Officials reported that ihe 1ocsl
ton has been so bad lHn nick up
offices were not able 10 =; p her 20
calls as close as Fort l'D'
miles away.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-21
QUOTATIONS

There arises more persistently than ever the
tragic question whether our civilization will
rise to heights of supreme achievement, or
destroy itself.-Belleville, Ill., Advocate.
1t is only common everyday horse sense for
us to retain the known, proved naval advan.
tage we SO laboriously constructed until q
better substitute has been demonstrated
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz.
The Philippines are Americas opportunity
to demonstrate democracy in. action to all the
peoples of the Orient-Paul V. McNutt, High
Commissioners to the Philippines
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-12-21
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BOX
FOR A QUIET CHRISTMAS.


1t is cause for rejoicing that the
fireworks plague is much lighter
in Wilmington atsthis season. than
it has been in late years. though
it is worse during Christmas week
than at any other time. =
/ Fireworks are symbols ( of the
barharous implements OF warfare;
equently they, are totally out
'ot place during the christmas sea-
son: Anyone can ina CINE how ter,
ribly sacreig ious it would have
been had the Shepherd used: them
around the Manager il Bethlehem;
yet, in effect, The users Of fire.
works at Christmas are SO greet
ing the Babe Of HethleheIi. -
s There are many sick, nervous
aud afflicted people to whom TIE
explosion Of fireworks is a form
;;of' torture. sChristmas is thereby
nHde a time OF dread for them;
instead of "a season for rejoicing.
f At IS contrary to--the eiay's ordi-
,sfhnees to use fireworks inside the
city limits. but the users apparent.
lyspay little attention To- it. During
sthe war the Police Department
suffered from the manpower
Shortage along with all other
groups, but now that the pressure
is over, It: would seem that at least
a few plainc1othesznen could, be
put on during Christmas week. II
necessary. so that, the, citizens
could enjoy one quiet Christmas.
Many would be deeply grateful Tor
holiday season entirely free
from the discordant noise of fire
works. y =. - ,-,, r-lS
i Wilmington, N. q.
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