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Nogales international., 1946-02-01
"Peaciie" Smith With
Navy In Philippines
RS Navy 314
Samar, Philippines
Z January, 1916

z January, 1916
Dear Miss Palmer,
I guess I should start out by apol-
ogizing for not writing sooner but
it has been just about all I could
do to write my folks about once
every three days. I've really been
working hard and enjoy it. I
think I'm very lucky to get in a
place where like my work. CAT
least I'm not swabbing decks like I
was a few weeks ago.
The trip across the pond was
rather uneventful but it had it's ups
and downs. Mostly ups, if you know
what I mean. I'm quite satisfied to
walk on something that doesn't
have the tendency to come up and
hit me in the face every time take
"a step.
The island is very pretty, with all
its palm trees and matted jungle,
but of course all the interesting
places are out of bounds to Naval
personnel. The natives are rather
acolorfu1 people; they are small in
stature and most are handsome Tin
their own way-Ill take Grablel =.
The male natives are all named
'Joe" and the girls are usually
Maria" There is one thing 7
haven't found yet and that is a hula
girl with a grass skirt. Maybe I'd
better give up.
The weather around here is slight
Iy damp, and I do mean drenched!
Take me back to Arizona where I
don't have to get out the rowboat
to go to work in the morning. The
dampness brings out the mosquitoes
and those mosquitoes! The boys
used to clip the wings on the mos
quitoes and ride them instead of
horses.
Well, all kidding aside, I would
sure like to be back with all the
gang this year. going through all
the ordeals of exams, trying to put
one over on Mr.. Stiles, and all the
other things that make our school
a pleasant memory Even though I
didn't spend much of my "boot"
leave out of bed, what I did spend
was practically all at school and it
really was swell to be around the
place and see all my friends.
I haven't heard from any of the
fellows / went through "boot' with
so I'm not sure where they are, but
I imagine they'll be dropping in on
me before long.
Give my best to your home room,
the teachers, and everybody else.
Maybe if you left my address laying
around, someone would write me a
letter just out of curiosity.
Well, my typing is bad and work
is piling up on me so I'd better say
''Adios' for now.
Sincerely,
'PEACIE'
(N.H.S. Apache Warcry)
Nogales international., 1946-02-01
Be Quick To Treat
Bronchitis

Chronic bronchitis may develop "a
your cough, chest cold, or acute broI1-
chitiS is not treated and you cannot
afford to take chance with anymedi-
cine less potent than Creomulsion
which goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden ph1egm and aid nature to
soothe and heal raw, tender, inf1amed
bronchial mucous membranes.
Creomu1sion blends beechwood
creosote byspecial process with other
time tested medicines for coughs.
It contains no narcotics.
No matter how many medicines
you have tried, tell your druggist to
sell you bottle of Creomulsion with
the understanding you must like the
way it quickly allayS the cough, per-
mitting rest and sleep, or you are to
have your money back. (Adv.)
Nogales international., 1946-02-01
Members Added
To Honor Society

National Honor Society members
of 1916 were selected last week by
the faculty Of the High School. The
derson, Martha Anne Frazier, Tony
Suarez, and Evelyn Chernin. Juniors
were Karl Peterson, Ada Puchi, and
Socorro Felix.
Selection of fifteen per cent of
the Seniors and five per cent of the
Juniors is made on basis of the
pupils scholarship, service, leader
ship, and character.
(N.H.S. Apache Warcry)
Nogales international., 1946-02-01
Student Council
Plans Memorial

The Student Council has for on
of it's projects this year the donation
of a memorial plaque to the Nogale
High School, It will be in mencr
of the Nogales High School student
who gave their lives in World Wa
II. In order to raise money, tn"
organization will sell pop corn and
peanuts at the basketball games.
(N.H.S. Apache ~Warcry)
Nogales international., 1946-02-01

EDITORS NOTE: This newspaper,
through special arrangement ,Oith the
Washington Bureau OF Western Net0s.
paper Union at 1916 Eye Street, N. w.,
Washington, D. c., is able to bring
readers this weekly column on prob
lens OF the veteran and serUiceman
and his family. Questions may be I'D.
dressed to the above Bureau and they
tCiH be answered in subsequent COL
unn. No replies can be made direct BY
mail, but only in the column Chich tUill
appear in this newspaper regularly.
Nogales international., 1946-02-01

CHICAGO JLLHghest priced Guernsey bull in the world
the Ct Candy Company Farms Chicago and the Fanchester
Farms Cleveland Ohio to Charles Lang of Langvay Farm
paid Langwater Eastern King in 1929 by William H
Lyons Lyon Mountain N Y.
Left to right Delbert Kingston livestock the
Farms chnerng president of Curts Candy and
Mr.. Schnerngs son. Robert Schnering
Curts Franchester Levity Ace cved August
Crss Candy Company Farms was sired by Coronation King Of Pine
yard winnings His dam Green Meadow Lv considered by
Of the greatest Guernsey breed
duced and her dam Shuttlewk Levity
champion and producer of the worlds
old sold for $25500 the worlds record Guernsey
female.
Nogales international., 1946-02-01

(N.H.S. Apache Warcry)
Nogales international., 1946-02-01
Seniors Sponsoring
Hop Friday Night

Following the Tucson -Nogales bas-
ketbaI game on Friday, Feb. /, the
senior class plans to exhibit it's abili-
ty to entertain the student body by
putting on one Of the best dances
of the year, in the mis-. study hall.
Students will dance to the latest
song hits by their favorite orches-
tras.
Tickets are now on sale and can
be purchased from any senior for
the small sum of 35c.
us Chick, ask Estrella.
(N.H.S. Apache Warcry)
Nogales international., 1946-02-01
Questions and AnslUers

@. was inducted in the army
and served seven months when
was discharged on account of
age. Four of us asked officers
If they wished we would get out
and they answered, yes. So we
went to an employment Office in
Tacoma and received slip say
ing we were more vital to the
war industry than in the army
and on those grounds they gave
us a discharge. Now they tell
US we are not entitled to mus
tering-out pay. AT that time we
knew nothing about mastering
out pay. Also am I entitled to
serviceman's loan.-C. H..
Hammond ave-, Superior, Wis.
A. Probably you are not entitled
to mustering-out pay. 1t may be
that you were discharged before
mustering-out pay was adopted, and
if not, you were discharged for your
own convenience to take a job in
war industry, and without overseas
service, are not entitled to mus
tering-out pay. You are entitled to
benefits of the G.I. bill, however.
@. My husband Joined the ma
rine corps in June, 1912. He
spent Is months overseas, re-
ceived brcnze stars and the
presidential unit citation, but
, because his record book was
late in arriving at the islands,
he has not been credited with
the bronze stars. How can this
error be corrected? He has just
been sent back to the Pacific
with 81 points. 1 have been told
all marines with 40 points would
not be sent over again. He
should be credited with " or ~
points. How can this be cor
rected?-Mrs. l.. L., Carpenter
ST., Worthwhile, Mich.
A. Any superior officer who knows
your husbands record could cor
rect his record insofar as the bronze
stars are concerned, the marine
corps says. It is true that it is the
policy of the marine corps not to re-
ship men with 40 points overseas.
1t is also true that your husband has
more than enough points to make
him eligible for discharge. The ma
rine corps, however, says there are
many reasons why he may have
been shipped back for duty, one be-
ing, he may have requested over
seas service. Suggest you write di-
rect to the marine corps headQuar-
ters, Washington, D. c., and ask for
details concerning your husbands
record
@. Can a serviceman stop his
allotment to his wife and child?
A. If you mean his family allow
ance, which is made up of equal con-
tributions from the soldiers pay and
the army, no, he cannot stop that.
He can stop his allotment, which is
a voluntary contribution of the SOL
dier to his dependents over and
above his family allowance.
@. When they start discharg-
ing servicemen with two years
Of service will they include only
those already serving two years
or will it be effective for all
when their two years are up?
Wife, Chelsea, Kan.
A. Under the present ruling. men
in the army must be 35, 36 or 81
with two years service before they
are eligible unless they have the
necessary number of points. The
war department says a new ruling
may be in effect by midwinter to
release all men with two years serv-
ice, regardless of age.
Nogales international., 1946-02-01

raise such average straight-t1me pay to 81 20
an hour, placing such pay among the highest
today in all Of American industry.
Under our offer of Is cent increase, the
average weekly take-home pay of our steel
workers for fOrty-hour week would amount
to $51.6O, assuming that no overtime is in
volved. This figure is only $4.54 less than
the actual average weekly earnings of these
employees, including overtime, in the last
full war year of 1914, when the average
work week was 46.1 hours. The difference
is really less, because we will undoubtedly
continue to have overtime in the future, just
as we have at the present time. In Noven-
Der, 1945, overtime premiums to our steel
workers aggregated more than $13OO,OOO.
Such reduction Of $4.54 in weekly take-home
pay is the natural consequence of shorter
work week of forty hours, and therefore one
of lower production.
Much as we desire to avoid steel strike,
we cannot overlook the effect both on this
Corporation and on our customers and
American business in general, of the 1917
cent an hour wage increase, which you have
proposed. Oucn d wage Increase UluSI IGSl'It
in higher prices for steel than have pre-
viously been proposed to us by the Govern
ment. Great financial harm would soon fol-
low for all users of steel who would be obliged
to pay higher prices for their steel higher
wages to their employees, and still have the
prices for their own products subject to OPA
control. Such high and unjustifed wage
scale might we'll spell financial disaster for
many of the smaller steel companies and for
a large number of steel fabricators and
professors The nation needs the output of
these companies. Increased wages and in
creased prices which force companies out of
business can only result in irreparable dam.
age to the American people,
In our judgment, it is distinctly in the
public interest to take into account the in
furious effect upon American industry of an
unjustifed wage increase in the steel industry.
After full and careful consideration of
your proposal, we have reached the conclu
sion above stated.
Respectfully yours,
Benjamin f. Fairless,
President United States Steel Corporation
Nogales international., 1946-02-01
A Letter to the President
of the United States
January 18. 1916


Hon. Harry S. Truman
President of the United States
The White House
Washington. D. C.
Dear Mr.. President:
Your proposal to me in Washington last
evening that the wage demand of the United
Steelworkers of America-CIO be settled on
the basis of wage increase of 1872 cents
an hour, retroactive to January l, 1916, can
not, | regret to say, be accepted by the
United States Steel Corporation for the rea-
sons set forth below,
AS you must be aware, your proposal is
almost equivalent to granting in full the
Unions revised demand of a wage increase
of 1912 cents an hour, which was advanced
by Philip Murray, the President of the Union,
at our collective bargaining conference with
the Union in New York week ago today
In our opinion, there is no just basis from
any point of view for wage increase to our
steel workers of the large size you have pro-
posed, which, if put into effect, is certain
to result in great financial harm not only to
this Corporation but also to users of steel in
general.
AS / have tried to make clear to you and
other Government officials during our con-
ferences in Washington over the past few
days: there is limit in the extent to which
the Union wage demands can be met by us.
We reached that limit when we raised our
offer to the Union last Friday from wage
increase of 1919 cents an hour to one of Is
cents an hour. This would constitute the
highest single wage increase ever made by
our stee-making subsidiaries Our offer of
Is cents was equivalent to meeting 500 of
the Unions original excessive demand of
So a day general wage increase. Our offer
met 1870 Of the Unions final proposal of a
wage increase of 1919 cents an hour. wage
increase of Is cents an hour, such as we Of
fered, would Increase the direct labor costs
of our manufacturing subsidiaries by ap-
proximately $60,0O0,O0O year. That is
most substantial sum, and does not take into
account the higher costs we shall have to pay
for purchased goods and services, when large
wage increases generally become effective
throughout American industry, as is newt
able after a substantial increase in steel
wages.
Nogales international., 1946-02-01

AS you know, collective bargaining nego-
tiations with the Union broke down at the
White House yesterday afternoon, because
Mr.. Murray then refused to bulge from his
position that a countrywide steel strike
must take place, unless steel workers are
granted a general wage increase of 1912
cents an hour. Our offer of wage increase
of Is cents an hour was again rejected by
the Union.
The Union threatened to go ahead with
it's program for a national steel strike at
midnight next Sunday, although such
strike will be a clear violation Of the no.
strike provision contained in our labor con.
tracts with the Union, which continue by
their terms until October Is, 1916.
From the outset, we have recognized how
injurious steel strike will be to reconver-
sion and to the economy of this whole coun-
try. Most industries are dependent upon
supply of steel for their continued opera
tions. We have done everything reasonably
within our power to avert such strike. If
a strike occurs, the responsibility rests with
the Union,
When the Government at the eleventh
hour informed us about week ago of it's
willingness to sanction an increase in steel
ceiling prices. we at once resumed collective
bargaining negotiations with the Union. Such
price action by the Government was a rec.
ognition by it of the right of the steel in
dustry to receive price relief because of past
heavy increases in costs, something which
the steel industry for many months has un-
successfully sought to establish with OPA
should like again to point out some per-
tinent facts relative to the wages of our
steel workers.
Since January, 1941, the average straight
time hourly pay, without overtime, of our
steel workers has increased more than the
1870 increase in the cost of living during
that period, recently computed by Govern
ment authorities. Steel workers wages have
kept pace with increased living costs. Such
average straight-time pay in our steelpro-
ducing subsidiaries was $1.14 an hour in
each of the months of September. October
and November 1945, excluding any overtime
premium and any amount for correction of
possible wage inequities. An increase of Is
cents. in accordance with our offer. would
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-20
Valance That Pays

honest clean well conducted law abiding tavern does not
make headlines 1t only when something sensational takes place
n drinking establishment that it becomes newsworthy
III cleaning industry make credit for that
achievement be shared by the retailers OF alcoholic bever
ages under the leadership of the United States Brewers
Foundation The seregulaton program of the foundation
our state certainly worthy of public acclaim if TO
that have prohibition all
the alcoholic beverage industry fails Justify Its legal existence
Many little things of supreme Importance to all of US who
believe legal regulation of the liquor business happen the
oudaons program of sefreguaon 1t happened recently III
Arizona community that tavern advertised
highly unehcal language reflecng credit the
alcoholic beverage business The posters ordered burned
foundation the offender cited by the state liquor
and ms chassemcnt TO all IN
business that public relations Will not be
tolerated by the foundation the hquor authority.
program requires the highest standards of moral
the of the and the founda
ton be congratulated vgant policing and splendid
code of ethics.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-20

papers are misplaced, engage
ments forgotten, articles lost. 4.
All these things happened before,
but not TO the extent they are
happening today. nor to persons
who formerly prided themselves
on their excellent memories. =.
The wave OF forgetfulness we are
facing is natures way OF protest
ing the high tension OF life. 4.
With world leaders talking about
the possibility of another war,
columnists predicting an economic
crash, and scientists admitting
there is no defense against the
atomic bomb II is no wonder mans
mind occasionally goes blank.
Heck" said one Main Street cit
izen after a fIagrant instance OF
forgetfulness: my minds taking
a rest. Maybe it'll go back to
work and get something done aft
er its vacation" Hope
springs eternal in the human
breast.
See you next week, on Main
Street adois.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-20

be further coal strikes which will
slow up the rapidly expanding re-
conversion industrial machinery.
Faced with this fact, the
government called a confer
ence of the mine workers
committee and the owners
here at Washington to see II
they could get together. In
terror Secretary krug has
made an agreement with John
Lewis. The question is will
the mine owners take over
this agreement? If they do
will Lewis be satisfied, since
there is persistent rumor
that when the time comes he
will ask for additional conces-
slons.
The unions declare they want to
get rid of government operation
ls they are just as opposed to it
as the owners, all of it probably
rue. since the present set-up does
not fit in with John Lewis phil
)sophy of free enterprise.
The Russian situation continues
20 be grave and official Washing
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-20
HOW TO UNDERSTAND
A BULLY

Is there a bully in your neigh
borhood? There usually Isl You
look on him as a menace and a
headache-unless he happens TO
be your own child. when your
headache is OF a different sort.
But the chances are that you are
not the mother of this bully. He
is a threatening little stranger
who swaggers down the street
armed with a long stick: he's Oft
en- throwing stones or just throw
ing his able fists around. IL you
know he's coming. you do your
best TO get your children out OF
his path. You aren't going TO let
peaceable Bobby or worse still.
harmless Baby Sue, get beaten Up
or otherwise victimized by a pow
er-mad little despot Yet did you
ever stop TO think OF this Menace
as merely another child-one with
real difficulties? To you. he's
taken on alarming proportions.
but really. he's just a little boy
whose problems are so serious
that he has 10 take out an unusu-
ally large share OF hostility on
those around him. Ever think OF
befriending him? 1t might be
worth IL.
Were not saying that he's a
pleasant fellow 10 deal with,
when you have TO watch him
every minute TO make sure
he's not aouGins your ehild's
eyes out-but wait A
mother who befriended the
bully In her neiohborhood
tells how she went about IL.
Her son Tom had always
played happily with the other
neiehborhood children, and
she'd let him fight out his
small scraps on his own. He'd
had no major battles - until
Billy appeared on the scene.
Toms mother had noticed Bill
Iy before. Always he seemed
on the offensive, ready TO
start a fight. She knew that
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-20
2|ZIi[N|d1llKy

WASHINGTON -- The report oi
the Bureau OF Agricultural Eco
nomics. pointing out the tremen-
dous record of achievement made
by the nations farm population in
the war years. and predicting a
continuation of the factors which
contributed TO that record until
1850. was an interesting feature OF
this week in Washington.
With practically the same
acreage and with fewer men
employed, the farm industry
production scared to new
heights and the coming four
years should even raise this
goal by II per cent, the Bu-
reau reported. Although the
report indicated that increased
fertilization, development of
new disease resistant seeds
and such new seeds as hybrid
corn and mechanization of
farms were responsible, preb-
ably the most significant fac
tor was the turning of thou
sands of acres Of land from
production of food for animals
to food production for man.
On the labor front the question
of how and how soon the govern
ment can turn back the coal mines
to their owners occupied the at
tention of those agencies, labor
and interior, who are responsible.
Both government and John L.
Lewis, the mine boss would like
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-20
111lYM Rrpnthood
0 MRS. CATHERINE CONRAD EDWARDS
~ A.,oeiois edao, Moeozns
Assoeiois Editor. porsnh' Mooozins

he came from a quarrelsome
home. Also she had frequent
ly seen him teased by smaller
boys because he was 90 heavy
for his age. She decided that
most Of his aooressi"eness
might very we'll be a mistaken
way Of using the only defen-
sive weapon he owned - his
physical strength. So one day
when Billy stalked into the
yard and began ordering little
Tom around, instead Of send
ing him home, as other moth
ers In the nel9hborhood did,
Toms mother invited both
boys into the house for milk
and gingerbread. Billy was 90
surprised he dropped his arro-
CANT air at once. Tom proved
to be a good host and offered
TO let Billy run his electric
train. Soon the boys were
playing like old pals.
Billy wasn't won over in q day
But on later visits he was treated
as a welcome guest Toms moth
er didn't interfere with their play
but TO increase the atmosphere o.
friiendliness she sometimes tolC
the boys a story, or let them ad
mire Toms baby sister. Dad wal
called in and occasionally took tn,
two boys for a swim. The conf
dence Billy learned in making one
friend soon began TO show in hi
treatment of other boys besides
Tom. Before long he was actually
popular-and a far happier boy.
So perhaps all the bully needs
to make him a desirable compan'
ion is little understanding
There's still truth in the ole
Christian principle that the best
way TO overcome a supposed enc.
my is TO love him-for then he IL
no longer your enemy. He is your
friend
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-09-20

ton is not sanguine either about
the peace conference nor sue
cessful session of United Naions
at Lake Success, n. Y, now In
progress. Report OF congress
sional committee urging the es-
tablishment of huge naval bases
in Korea or in Alaska for fear OF
another Pearl Harbor attack
does not help matters, insofar as
enduring peace talk is concerned.
Officials, however. declare that
so long as there is the present
situation of suspicion and distrust
among nations, they would be der
elict in their duty not to point out
the dangers to this county and
TO prepare for any eventuality.