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The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-08
Pioneer Ceremony
Presented During
Football Game

Cooperative efforts on behalf
OF the American Legion. Coolidge
Musicians club. and Coolidge high
school brought forth an impressive
and pictorial ceremony during the
half time at Fridays football
game. commemorating the Days
OF a.
After the field was thrown into
darkness. a group OF singers gath
cred around a campfire on the
opposite side from the grandstand
sang Wagon Wheels" as an old
prairie schooner moved slowly
around the field Singers around
the campfire were. Elizabeth Ma
bors. Hortense McCray. Opal
Moody. Mabelle Taylor. Alpha
Sheriff. Ruth Miller. and Elene
Hicks Isadore Shoore accompa-
MED the group on the accordian.
When the covered wagon
reached the grandstands. the par
" OF brave pioneers within sang
"Virginny." Singers within the
wagon were Gloria Kenworthy.
Bennie Boone. and Lyle Anderson.
iva Gammage accompanied this
group on the accordian. They were
dressed In authentic costumes.
and Joe Maraga handled the
horses which were furnished by
Chet kenworthy
Again a beautiful picture was
formed when a single spotlight
picked out Palomina fully sad
died in the center OF the field. and
Miss Della Lou Beauchamp sang
Empty Saddles" while the horse.
Liberty Nickle" performed for
the crowd. Liberty Nickle" is
owned by Son Ware.
The ceremony ended when the
group at the campfire sang Home
on the Range" The direction OF
the ceremony was by lsadore
Shoore. with Il. Taylor on the mi
crophone.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-08
Junior Woman's Club
Takes First Prize
In '4q Parade

Coolidge Junior Woman's club
carried of first prize In the pa
rade Saturday with an original
depletion Of a Sunday afternoon
buggy ride for a lady and her
gent B. d. Burns and Mrs. G.. H.
Walker were in the brightly paint
81 buggy in authentic costume and
collected their prize from chair
man Carl Anderson OF the Judging
committee Al south school
grounds
Second prize went 10 the AriZo-
ma Edison float plcturing a typicsl
desert scene. with burro and cac-
tus. Including a desert breakfast
being cooked.
Third prize money went 10 q
zone figure. "Sourdough Bill" who
was as authentic as the age he
represented. "Sourdough BIZ or
William n Hardness has lived
near Coolidge for many years
The cash awards for the prizes
~ere $40 for first. s. for second.
and So for third prize.
Honorable mention by the
judges went to Paul Loucks Insur-
ance agency for his float. the Fu-
ture Homemakers Of America. and
the Girl scouts.
Included in the long parade
we're high school bands from Cool
idge. Florence and Casa Grande.
long lines OF young and old horse
men and horsewomen. decorated
cars. and decorated bicycles.
Everyone in the parade bucked
a heavy wind. but spirits were
high. and everyone appeared to be
having a good time.
Judges for the affair were Mayor
Carl Anderson. chairman. r. w.
Chadborn. &. W. Stokes. Ray
Sroaf. and Mrs. Katherine Hup-
fel.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-08
VIEW Auxiliary Holds
lnifiafion Meeting
Thursday Evenino

Coolidge Auxiliary OF the Vet
erans OF Foreign Wars held an In
itiation meeting In the woman's ;
clubhouse Thursday evening. Mrs.
G. r. Lettering. president. presid-
ed
Hostesses for the social hour
were Mrs. Viola Davis. Mrs. Sally
Harmon and Mrs. II. NJ. MRgness.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-08
Last Rites Saturday
For Manuel Padilla

Last rites were held Saturday
morning for Manuel Padilla. a..
who passed away al his home here
on Friday lie was born October
"a al Alameda. Arizona. The
deceased is survived by his widow.
Interment was In Florence ceme-
tery.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-11-08
CARD OF THANKS

We gratefully acknowledge the
floral offerings and other express
sions OF sympathy received from
friends in our recent bereavement
Marvin l.. wisenhunt
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Shelton
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09

best to eliminate disharmosy ana
misunderstanding among groups
of American citizens, your COM
pany's advertisement is particu-
larly unintelligent, and tragic.
Negro veterans Of the recent
war who gained experience in
the Army Air Forces are now
looking to the air Uses systems
for plotting and technical jobs
for which their Army learned
skills have qualified them. Your
company's caricature places an
additional burden on this group,
and handicaps the efforts of such
organizations as the National
Urban League.
For these eason we have the
right to demand, and do demand
that your folder of announcement
be withdrawn in the interets Of
American decency.
Sincerely yours,
Lester 3. Granger,
Executive Secretary
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09

Lincoln-Charles E. Sandal, in
a letter to all Nebraska mayors
and councilmen, urges careful
scrutiny in beer retailers past
records in considering their app
locations for license renewals. AS
state director of the Nebraska
Committee, United States Brew
ers Foundation, Mr. Sandal heads
the brewing industry self regu-
lation program in the state.
The license year begins May /
and most hearings and other
council actions occur during the
month Of March. Mr.. Sandals
letter ii local officials is one ur
ging strict adherence to the pro-
visions of the Nebraska Liquor
Control Act. He calls attention n
that section Of the law defining
a license as a privilege, not 4
property right and i~nterprets it
10 mean that no applicant has a
right to demand a license. You
are sole judge as to whether or
not an applicant is worthy.
Mr.. Sandal suggests that in.
measuring the fitne SIS of the APP
plicant, two questions that might
be asked are these: Has the
retailer operated his place Of bus
iness within the law and rules Of
good conduct? Has he been COOP
erative and has he recognized his
responsibilities to the community
in which he lives and conducts
his business ?"
Commenting on his letter, and
particularly on the two questions,
Mr.. Sandal said, "a denial Of
licenses to ALA pplicants who are
unable to measure up affirmative
ely to both questions would Serve
the best interests of those chiefly
concerned-first, the public; Sc
cond, the great majority of beer
retailers who have proved them
selves willing and able to operate
tavrens in the right way.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09
3 to I
For Radio!

But the radio enthusiasts among
farmers vastly outnumber the grip
ers. It's radio three to n as they
say in a certain radio commercial.
Three out of every four rural radio
owners attach a great deal Of i'm
portance to their radios and
only one in eight wouldn't care if
Junior took the thing apart and
never got it together again.
1t appears, from this survey. that
radio performs a special service for
rural people who may live some
distance from town and amuse-
ments, or even from the cares
neighbor. and who may often be
without access to daily newspapers
or telephones.
Rural people have four very def
mite reasons to explain why radio
is important to them: 1. it's a
source Of news; 2. a source of in
formation, other than news; 3. it
provides entertainment; and 4. it's
become a habit to listen to the darn
thing.
Their comments are illustrative:
eve would feel terribly isOlat-
ed without the news"
wouldn't know how the Oc-
cupation in Germany is coming.
1 have a son over there, and l
want to know what's happen
ing"
"You get the news quicker on
the radio"
81 don't have much time to
read the papers or magazines"
Commentators, it appears, are
the apple of the farmers eye. Farm
audiences are proved by this survey
to be faithful to and enthusiastic
about news broadcasts and news
b~roadcasters. AS we mentioned
earlier, the radio announcement,
I'VE now bring you the news
makes farmers sit up and take no.
tice. Rural radio listeners rate
news tops as their favorite program,
and also say it's the type of pro-
gram they'd miss most.
Next comes religious music. Ru-
raj listeners, especially in the
South. could use more Of it, and
more radio sermons. too. The rea-
son may be that religious broad
casts provide a substitute for at
tending church for some inconveni-
emily located farmers,
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09
KE 51s2:SS
Radio Fills Economic,
Social Needs OF Farm
PROGRAMS Keep Listeners Up on Latest
Doinus and Aid Work, Marketing;
Music, Plays Welcome Diversion.
BY BAUKHAGE
NerUs Analyst md Commentator.

WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street. NV
Washington, ID. c.
When farm folk want to u a
rug. via the radio, they'll do 1t to
the strain of Turkey in the
Straw" not "Chickery Chick.
Farmers turn a cold shoulder on hot
live. However, both the musical
gobbler and the syncopated hen
play second fiddle as farm radio "a
vorites to the good old-fashioned
hymns, like Rock of Ages and
Onward, Christian Soldiers" But
down on the farm, the all-time top
favorite on the radio hit parade IS
NEWS. The farmer and his wife
prefer the news broadcast to any
other type of radio program.
These interesting preferences
were brought to light recently by a
survey published by the department
of agricultural survey undertake
en- at the request of the Federal
Communications commission to find
out if radio was important to rural
people, and why; and what pro-
grams rural people tuned in In hope,
and tuned out in despair.
Rural people are convinced radio
is here to stay. When asked If he
would miss his radio set, should
something happen to it. nearly ev-
cry rural radio owner said some
thing like this:
at would make an awful diff
ference. 1t would be just like
going back to old : fashioned
lights"
I'VE need the radio very
much-we have a mile of bad
road between the house and the
mailbOx, and sometimes get the
mail only once a week"
THAT would be terrible! It'd
be just like having a corpse in
the housed"
Of course there were disSenters.
There always are. And the dissent
ers weren't backward about ex-
pressing their u%nlattering opinions
of radio.
For example:
IF it weren't for my family, I'd
throw the radio out. 1t wouldn't
bother me a bit"
makes no difference whatsoev-
er. All you hear is junk and COM
mercials and murder mystery"
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09
My Dear Mr.. Damon:

The National Urban League, an
organization to equal economic
opportunity for our Negro popu-
lation, deeply ~resents the printed
announcement of the opening of
the opening Of the new Down
town American AirIines Ticket
office.
The folder cartoonizes a Negro
messenger in a fashion of ideas,
your prospective customers are
apt to consider this portrayal
of the Negro worker as typical of
the estimate which the American
Airlines System places upon the
qualifications Of the Negro wor-
ker.
1t has been a long time since
any important business or indu-
stry has had the effontery to por-
tray Negroes in this manner.
Coming at a time when intelligent
American leadership is doing its
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09
49,. by Baukhage

Is Germany really changing
heart? l don't know but I know
thew have had to change one thing,
their daily beer. There is no beer
for Germans today.
The Twentieth Century Fund says
II costs as much to raise a child and
him through college as 1t does
a house-but children are
these days.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09
TO THE MAYOR AND
MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCILS
Gentlemen:

GenClemen:
You will soon again have the
duty and responsibility Of pass,
ing upon the applications for the
licenses for the retailing of beer
and alcoholic LIQUORS other
beer for the period May 1, 1916
to May 1, 1947.
In most cases the applicant is
already a license. In such cases
the right to a renewal license
should depend upon the past re-
cord Of the applicant. Has he
operated his place of business
within the law and within the
rules of good conduct? Has he
been cooperative and has he been
cooperative and has he recogri-
zed his social responsibilities to
the community in which he lives
and conducts his business? Re
member that you, the licensing
authorities, are the sole judges as
to whether or not the applicant is
worthy of your continued conf
dence and respect. Nc applicant,
whether he be a present of a new
applicant, has a right to demand
a license, for a license is a pri-
vilege and not a property right.
May l call attention to some Of
the salient features of the Ne
braska Liquor Control Act:
/. Nc license shall be issued to
a non resident Of the community
where the business is to be con-
Quoted.
i, 2. No license shall be issued to
n who is not of good character
and reputation in the community
in which he resides Or to one who
shall have been convicted or plead
guilty to the violation of certain
designated laws.
g. Before local licensing author
tiles shall recommend to the Lii
quor Control Commission the is
suance of a license, they shall
satisfy themselves and shall GER
tify to the Commission as to the
moral character and financial re
sponsibility of the applicant, the
appropriateness of the location
taking into consideration the
number Of beer licenses already
issued, and generally as to the
applicants fitness for the trust
to be reposed.
I am sure that a strict adher-
ence to the foregoing and many
other provisions of the Liquor
Control Act and a strict enforce
ment of its provisions after the
issuance of licenses will give to
the people of this state the SCUM
dest and best possible method OF
handling the manufacture, dis
tribution and sale of alcoholic be-
verages and will aid in the pro-
motion of the health, safety and
welfare of the citizens of this
state.
To this end the Nebraska Com
mittee stands pledged to render
support and assistance.
Very sincerely yours,
Signed-Charles E. Sandal
State Director
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09

New York, NY, Soundphoto-
Julius A. Krug, of Madison, Wis,
38 yr. old former War Production
Board Chairman, who was named
by President Truman as the new
Secretary of the Interior, is shown
at the telephone in his Waldorf
Astoria suite after learning of
his appointment to the Presidents
Cabinet. Krug succeeds Harold
L. Ickes, who recently resigned.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09

The plight of many Americans
today is that they can't get a car
for their spare parts.
Congress seems ready to send
the homes-for-veterans bill to the
floor with no ceilings on the homes.
The administration thinks this will
mean veterans may have roofs to
stop precipitation, but net inha.
ton.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09
ARTHUR DIGGS

Funeral services for Arthur
Diggs,' who died Friday at a local
hospital. were held Friday at 2:3O
pm, at the Myers Funeral Home.
Burial was at Forest Lawn Gem
etery. Survivors Sister, Mrs. Anna
Simm, and brother Homer, both of
Kansas City.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09
IT. THOMAS

Funeral services for Amos T..
Thomas, IS. of 2211 Miami who died
Sunday, March 3, were held Thurs
day at the Myers Funeral Home in
charge Of the Elks Lodge. Burial
was at st. Joseph, Mo. Survivors:
brothers, James, Rock Springs,
Wyo-' Joseph, st. Joseph, Mo-, John
and Earl, of Omaha
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09
BARNES

Funeral services for Arthur
Barnes. Al of 4S13 IL South 26th
street, who died Friday, March J..
at q local hospital, were held
Thursday at 2 pm. from the Myers
Funeral Home. Burial at Grace
land Park Cemetery.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09

Old-time musical programs
are the farmers favOrite kind
of radio entertainment. He
eschews "lOng-hair" music.
opera and classical, saying
frankly in many cases that he
doesn't understand it. And he
turns thumbs down on swing
and-sway dance music, and the
current juke box favOrites. In
the South where this dislike OF
dance music is most pro-
nOunced, it doesn't matter
whether the person questioned
is a portly Kentucky colonel, or
a teen : age southern belle.
They'll take the old-time tunes
any day of the week.
The weather once again proves its
durability as a conversational topic
on the radio. Naturally
weather reports are must listen
ing on the farm.
It's the same way with farm
talks and market reports. Com
modify reports are about as fasci
mating to city folk as a lecture or
relatively, but the farmer says he
finds them a definite and practical
help in selling his products. In this
respect-by giving him weather re
ports. farm talks, and market data.
radio becomes a sort Of junior part
ner, advisory capacity. in the farm
er's business.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09

New York City-Wow v. Walk
er (right), national commander Of
the Disabled American Veterans,
presents citation to Perry Como,
radio singer. DAV commends
Como for his entertainment ef-
forts in behalf Of disabled veter-
ans.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09

Margaret Neel of Searcy, Ark, the Red Cross hospital
worker whose likeness appears on the official poster Of The
1916 American Red Gross Fund Campaign, will be in Om-
aha, Thursday, March a., it has been announced by Ford
Bates, general chairman Of the fund drive.
Miss Neel will be honored at a special luncheon to be
held at I2:I5 at the FOntenelle Hotel on that Gate. All
members of the Red Cross are invited to attenC. Tickets
and reservations can be obtained by calling the Campaign
headquarters at Ala So. 18th ST., AT-2723. Reservations
have been limited to us, first come, first served.
The picture appearing on the 1916 Campaign poster,
and shown above, was taken in New Caledonia.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09

Baptist Church with Rev. f. @.
Williams officiating. Burial was
at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09
COPY o LETTER TO THE
AMERICAN AIRLINES SYSTEM

Mr.. Ralph S. Damon, President
American Airlines System
100 E. 42nd Street
New York City
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09
There's Room
For Improvement

or Improvement
Having read this far in the sur
vey, radio executives might be in
clined to pat themselves on the back
and figure they've done a good days
work. They've sold" the farm
err. haven't they? He likes what
they've got to offer, doesn't he?
Seems to them the farmer has CIV
en- radio an A-plus, or in radio par
lance, "a Fibber MCGEE Hooper rat
ing"
We-ell, not exactly. There are
some radio programs some farm
ers don't like, and serial stories are
one Of them. 1t is surprising what
a hearty dislike Is per cent of the
farmers (AND their wives express
for some of the so-called soap op-
eras," which city folk seem to
adore.
There is no other type Of program
toward which there is such divided
feeling among rural radio owners
as the serial program or soap OPP
era. While one-fourth of the rural
listeners say they dislike serials,
calling them foolish" OF silly"
many Of these same people (par-
ticularly the women listeners) say
they'd miss the hero and his matri-
monial mishaps or the heroine and
her troubles. 1t seems that although,
in many instances, the listeners don't
enjoy or aren't entertained by these
programs. they've become used to
listening to one or another, and they
feel they just have to find out what's
going to happen next.
It's interesting to note, too, that
the people who dislike serials value
radio more for the specific informa-
ton they get from it, and depend
less on it for company or to
keep from getting lonely" Also,
the critical mes who turn up their
noses at the serial story tend to be
somewhat older and to have had
more education than those who like
soap opera.
Most farmers shy away from
the up-and-cOming radio mys-
terry meller-drammer. They dis
like finding corpses in their own
living rooms, so to speak, and
being forced to sit through har-
rowing screams, creaking doors,
hooting owls, and the spooky
collection of sound effects which
is apt to accompany micro
phOnic mayhem. Some farmers.
explaining why they dislike
such programs, say it's because
of moral, not morale. reasons.
AS is usually the case, the survey
revealed more likes and dislikes
than suggestions. Not even the ones
who don't care much for radio at
all had any ideas on how to i'm
prove the programs. More than half
the rural people who have radios
cannot think Of any type Of pro-
gram they'd like to hear more Of
than the ones they listen to . and
when suggestions are offered. they
are scattered over such a wide
field. it's hard to put a finger on any
n type Of program which is be-
ing neglected. In other words, there
don't seem to be any important
specific discrepancies between what
the rural listener wants and needs
and what he's getting.
The Omaha guide., 1946-03-09
. Deaths Funerals
MRS. THELMA GILKIE SYKES

MRS. THELMA GILKIE SYKES
Mrs. Thelma Gi1kie Sykes. age 40
years, 1927 Ohio Street. died Thurs
day, February 2Sth at a local nos
pital. She is survived by her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Kali GiIkie, two
brothers, Mr.. Earl Gilkie. Mr.. Will
liam Gilkie. two aunts. Mrs. Luc-
india Davis, Mrs. Eva Smith all Of
Omaha, uncle Rev. G. r. Wheeler,
Toledo, Ohio, and other relatives.
Funeral services were held Monday
afternoon from The Thomas Mort
uary with Rev. f. c. Williams. Of
ficiating. Burial was at Forest
Lawn Cemetery.
MIR. CALDWELL MCKINNEY
Mr.. Caldwell Mckinney. age s..
years. 2312 North 2Sth avenue, died
Sunday March Bird at a local hos
pital. Mr.. Mckinney had lived in
Omaha 20 years and was a member
of Zion Baptist Church. He is sur
vived by n daughter. Mrs. Thel-
ma Barry, Moorehead, Mississippi,
son. Mr.. Clifton Mckinney. Omaha.
stepson, Mr.. Leroy Boykins. Saint
Louis. Missouri, s grand children.
Miss Martha June Mckinney. Oma-
ha, Clarence Barry. Chicago, III.
Annette and Cora Ann Barry. WI
liam Cooper Jr., of Moorehead,
Mississippi. Funeral services were
held Friday afternoon from Zion
Laurel outlook., 1946-04-03
MIR. and Mrs. Phillips
Return From Trip East

Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.. Phillips re-
turned Monday from a vacation
trip of five weeks in eastern states.
They first went to New York
City where they were met by their
son, Lieut.. Clifford Phillips of the
navy air corps who is stationed at
Norfolk, Va. There they witnessed
the commissioning of the U. S. S..
Kearsage at the Brooklyn navy
yard. While in New York, Mr.. and
Mrs. Phillips were joined in a two
day visit at the hotel Pennsylvania
by Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Larson
of Hartford, Conn. Mrs. Larson is
a niece of Mr.. Phillips.
The remainder of the time Mr..
and Mrs. Phillips spent with rela-
tives. In Youngstown, Pa, they
were guests of Nh. Phillips sister,
Mrs. Homer Thomas and in Spring
River, Tenn, they visited MI. Phil
lips brother, Mitchell Phillips. They
were Joined there by Lieutenant
Phillips who spent a week in New
River before returning to Norfolk.
Laurel outlook., 1946-04-03
WOman's Club Members
Are Federated Guests

Entertaining for members of the
Laurel Woman's club, the Laurel
Federated club was hostess at a
party Friday evening at the L. L..
club. A short business meeting
preceded the serving of the dessert
lunch at s o'clock. Table decora-
tions were candles and tallies in the
spring motif. The event was in
charge of Mrs. W. H. Hatfield and
Mrs. Harold Richardson.
Bridge and hearts occupied the
evening. At the former game Mrs.
R. G. Brown and Mrs. Donald Seq
Ter won the awards. At the game
of hearts, prize winners were Mrs.
M. F. Crawford and Mrs. John
.rohaugh. Guests were Mrs. Craw-
ford, Mrs. H. A. Carlisle Mrs. Don
aid Nottingham, Mrs. T. C. Bundv.
Mrs. Segler, Mrs. H. R. Russell.
Mrs. Myron Erb, Mrs. l.. W. Hage-
nan, Mrs. Neil Baker, Mrs. B. L.
Price, Mrs. H. M. Larson, Mrs. Ken
leth Walker and Mrs. j. A. Lar
Laurel outlook., 1946-04-03
INSTALLATIONS Of
PHONES TOTAL 1888
Gain Is 3SS Since 193O-SOme
Orders Held Because Of Lack
OF Outside Facilities

Telephone installations now total
1913, with some orders still being
held, according to R. B. Packard.
Laurel manager for Mountain
States Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Packard compared the present num-
Der of those in use in 1880 when the
total vas sos. The gain in 16
years has been 1888.
He said 40 orders are being held
on account of shortage of outside
facilities. If cable can be placed
and spliced in the next 80 days the
40 held orders will be converted
into installations.
A severe storm in March pre-
vented earlier completion of the
work.
Laurel outlook., 1946-04-03
Evergreen Lodge Is
Served By Girls Club

Evergreen Rebekah lodge No. sc
met Monday evening, and at the
close of the meeting the Rebekah
members were served a lunch by
the Theta Rho girls, an ~organiza-
ton sponsored by Evergreen lodge.
Friday evening at $50 the Re
bekah lodge and the Theta Rho
girls will have a covered dish din
ner in honor of Ards Dixon, a
state officer who will be making
an official visit to the Theta Rho
girls.