Winslow Mail (Newspaper) - September 19, 1924, Winslow, Arizona ESTABLISHED in 1887 Single Copies 10 Cents Per Year OFFICIAL ORG AN OF NAVAJO CITY OF WINSLOW AND THE ARIZONA LIVESTOCK SANITARY BOARD LATEST NEWS A Clean Wholesome Newspaper Published For the Home Volume 33 NAVAJO SEPTEMBER 19,1924 No. 32 UNION BANK & Registration in This IS TO BE MADE City Was Much in Excess of Quota One of the momentous announcements in the business world of and one of far-reaching consequence and Is that the Union Bank & Trust under the presidency of R. C. Kaufman is soon to be converted into a national and to have membership in the federal reserve system of operating under the laws and rules of the national bank act and to have the protection and assurance afforded to financial institutions conducted under the federal Early this month the officers of the local bank were notified by wire that the comptroller of the currency at Washington had approved their application for and that as soon as certain essential matters of detail and routine had been complied with the charter be The last details have been attended to and Mr. Kaufman is hourly expecting receipt of word from the advising of the issuance of a national bank charter to the and the right to adopt the name of The First National Bank of The new plan puts the bank and the community in touch with the federal reserve a system proved by years of experience to be and membership in the federal provides practically unlimited resources for the bank and For some months the Union Bank & Trust company has been conducting Its business in with the ojf national of the expected and to make easier the transaction from a state to a national After the application been the comptroller of the currency about the first of this the comptroller detailed an Mr. I. I. to make an which was completed in That this examination resulted in the approval by the department and the authorization of the change to a national speaks volumes for the management of the Union Bank & Trust and the business life of the Among the many matters considered lay the examiner and submitted to the comptroller the general Character and experience of the organizers and of the proposed officers of the new the adequacy of existing banking facilities and the need of further banking the outlook for the growth and development of the methods and banking practices of the existing the interest which they charge to and the character of the service which as quasi-public institutions they are rendering to their the reasonable prospects for success of the new bank if efficiently Under national banking laws any association may make on personal and any national banking association not situated in a central city is authorised by the federal reserve act to make loans secured by improved and unincumbered farm land situated within its federal reserve district or within a radius of 100 miles of the place in which the bank is irrespective of district and may also loans secured by improved and unincumbered real estate located within 100 miles of the place in which the bank is National bunks are prohibited from investing in. real estate other than that necessary to the conduct of the business of the and are restricted in the volume of to any one or The Union Bank & Trust company was organized in 1921, the following J. H. O. B. R. C. J. H. and J. L. Sweeney as a member of the board of On June 23 of that in response to a call from the banking the bank's first statement of condition was In that statement deposits totaled The statement of condition for June 30,-this shows total deposits to the amount of an increase of or more than 200 per cent in the three Total resources in the 1921 statement were shown to be compared with in the last an crease of almost 150 per cent in resources during the three years the Union Bank & Trust company has been A number of changes have been made in the personnel of the bank's officers and board of directors since its Several employes have been added to the bank's force Winslow again went over the top last Friday when it registered for national defense a total of 187 men ready to civilian occupation and life and enter the service of the government against aggression or Winslow's quota was 150 The mass meeting last Friday evening at city hall was well attended and was a demonstration ably manifesting the spirit of this town on matters of national defense and preparation for the enforcement of The meeting was opened with a patriotic prayer by Rev. T. E. who made a strong plea for peace and Grady superintendent of the city made a brief address explaining the work the school systems of the country are in preparing the young men and women for the defense of their Rev. W. L. Martin spoke along the lines that while the churches of America deplore and oppose yet they have always stood for a strong defense of the always espoused righteous warfare for human liberties and Joe captain in the officers reserve corp. and under auspices the demonstration was explained the plans of in cases of danger or and again assured the people that this was hot a but a peace time Governor George W. P. whose arrival to the city was unexpected until a late Was met at the station by a committee and an invitation to make an Gov. Hunt's was the principal address of the He was very emphatic in his endorsement of Defense that it was highly and that he was greatly elated over that we such a line He closed with the remark that was good for and he knew this was was also good for the state and nation as The meeting closed with the singing of America by the and the signing of the enlistment EMPLOYMENT ARIZONA AND BRIGHT ANGEL TRAIL IS TO BE PUT ON THE MARKET GYMNASIUM CLASS FOR EVERYBODY AT WASHINGTON BLDG. Under the direction of Gib master of the local Scout a gymnasium which every man in town is invited to has been Meetings are held each Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 7:45 Mr. Hunter was asked to take charge of an athletic club of high school and upon his gestion the club was thrown open to wishing to indulge in healthful athletic sports and There are no membership and no dues of any The requirements are that those taking part first submit to an examination to show they are physically fit to undertake the and that each one provide himself with gymnasium or tennis but it is suggested that each also secure suitable athletic clothes before entering the apparatus and gymnastic notably volley will compose a large part of the Contests of skill and strength will .be staged later after the members become hardened to the Mr. Hunter is an experienced athletic A few years ago he had charge of the Division street Y. M. C. A. in and was later head of the Y. M. C. A. athletic work at During the war Mr. Hunter was a leader in physical training work in the SHAVER CONFIDENT THAT DAVIS WILL WIN AT THE POLLS D. WILL RUN FOR STATE SENATOR THIS FALL Charles D. well-known Winslow will make the race for state senator on a nonpartisan were circulated and filed with the board of supervisors this week to place Mr. McCauley's name on the Charles D. McCauley has lived in for 23 He was born in but before his school days removed to this He is a graduate of thet Winslow high and the University of holding two degrees from the state bachelor's degree in commerce and a similar degree in He has been practicing law here for a little more than a McCauley served during the World and now holds the rank of lieutenant in the reserve He is a prominent being secretary of the local and in more ways than one enters into the public and civic life of the Forger From East Caught In Flagstaff Joseph T. sought as an alleged forger of a trail of checks through western was arrested by police officers at Flagstaff last Arresting officers announced that Clancey was wanted by authorities of Kansas Dodge Los and several Illinois Confidence that the presidential election will be decided in favor of John W. Davis in the electorial college and will not be thrown into was expressed in a recent statement by Clem L. chairman of the democratic national is just as he get rid at once of the nonsensical notion being spread by that Coolidge is the leading candidate and that it is necessary to vote for him to keep the election out of Just the reverse is 1 Claiming 204 for the democratic candidate and conceding only 138 in that category for the Mr. Shaver the voter were to cast his ballot from the sole motive of keeping the election j out of the house he would vote for the candidate who had the largest number of sure and that candidate would be John W. No candidate even approaches him in the number of sure has not been a single estimate by those engaged in carrying the election now with their pads and pencils ' which has not conceded the vote of the southern states to That means that Davis with 139 votes in the are other states that Davis will although they are hot listed in the Davis column of They represent a total of 65 votes in the electoral giving Davis a total of sure without counting the doubtful and normally republican of friends of Senator LaFollette gives him 35 electoral college Adding these to the Davis vote of 204, makes a total of 239 votes that Coolidge cannot If this is subtracted from the total number of 531 in the electoral it leaves 292 out of which Coolidge must get 266, which gives him a safety margin of only 26. so-called solid republican which can be listed as reasonably sure for have a representation of 138 in the electoral Coolidge therefore needs 128 more to get the necessary 266. Subtracting his reasonably sure 138 from 292 votes not certain for either Davis or leaves 154 from which bis additional 128 will have to other words Davis will have to get only 62 votes out of the doubtful states group having 154 whereas Coolidge will have to get 128." High School Classes Elect New Officers of operatives to care for the greatly increased volume of The present officers R. C. George G. T. The board of directors is composed of J. H. L. O. George J. L. J. H. G. T. and R. C. accompanying review of industrial employment made by the U. S. department of is the result of personal surveys and The receives regular and systematic reports each month from numerous authentic sources and the information contained in the report may be considered quite A report is made by the department covering every state and large city in the United Following is the general report for Arizona and New Arizona Indications are that which has slowly but steadily improved during past two will show a decided improvement in when the harvesting of the large cotton crop will and last until about January 1925. Approximately 6,000 cotton workers are employed in the Salt River valley but with the beginning of cotton picking early in about 8,000 more workers will be for the Salt River including the Buckeye and 1,000 for the Casa Grande and Florence district in the middle Gila Resident labor is sufficient except cotton -a few and the mines and smelters of state is practically unchanging at present but there are indications of increased activity in near future in copper Experienced copper miners are in demand with common mine labor Building activities continue Lumbering in the Flagstaff and McNary districts continues labor at the latter district a little short at present Saw mills are all Highway construction steadily increasing with labor for this kind of work A new leaching plant at Miami now under started on a road to the Horse Mesa Dam which project will be under construction in near and when completed will cost approximately including power Construction on the Mormon Flats dam will be completed within a few released workers on the latter project will transferred to work on the Horse Mesa Improvements costing on a large hotel at Chandler are under labor for this work available New Mexico Industrial and employment conditions on the are slightly improved over especially in horticulture and highway Railway shop employment continues on slightly reduced The apple now under is affording employment to several hundred additional About September 15th, approximately 2,000 additional cotton field workers will be in demand in the Roswell and adjacent districts for a period of about three Metal mining continues fairly mine labor Industrial plants running at normal capacity with labor in connection sufficient Building shows a tendency to slacken local building mechanics ample to meet immediate Considerable municipal paving and a large program of highway construction is under tire prospect within 30 days of contracts for several additional federal aid highway A shortage of highway labor is reported in southern section of The existing small surplus of resident common labor will have immediate opportunity for employment in connection with the cotton Unemployed transient labor not so pronounced as thirty to days Meeting of the classes of the high school were held this Officers were elected as Evelyn Eugene Junior Frank Hubert John Adelaide Elsie Pauline Virginia Virginia Billy BORN A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jenkins September 18th. the little ladys name is Genevieve Weight 7 lbs. The controversy whether Bright Angel Trail shall be sold to the government or ownership retained by Coconino seems to be searing The trail will be offered for sale to the highest bidder at public auction on October 25, in line with resolutions last Friday afternoon at a special meetings of the Coconino board of The through forest and national park officials and members of congressional it is will put in a bid for The question has been under heated discussion more than a sentiment being about equally divided between those advocating the sale and those favoring county A little more year ago the house committee on national headed by Representative Cramton of Canyon national and the result of the which was followed by numerous discussions with Coconino was a decision have the government buy the and pax for it the sum of provided the county would agree to expend the sum realized from the government on the building of a road from some point on the National Old Trails highway to the south rim of the canyon at the of Grand of the road from the highway to the canyon seems to have been the stumbling the way of a settlement of the Many people also considered the price too and therefore the sale the government could be induced to pay for the trail what they ered it The question of the sale of the trail played a large part in the politics of the primary election of last and influenced the nomination of supervisors on both The Coconino Sun of Flagstaff has strongly supported the and the Williams the only other paper In the county has bitterly fought the proposition of transfer of title to the Mexican Variety Show Entertains People Here WINSLOW TEACHERS AT RECEPTION AND PICNIC ON MONDAY On Monday from 4 to 8 the together the Winslow A. tendered the teachers of the city schools a most enjoyable reception and picnic dinner at Jacks More than 250-persons were present on the which proved to be one of most enjoyable affairs of the kind ever at and indicated an interest patrons of the schools in the fine done by ty under the direction of Superintend Grady the refreshments were served Superintendent Gammage introduced the to Most of the teachers were well known to those for the 35 members of the had taught here An enormous dinner was served cafeteria The eats consisted of deviled fruit and vegetable ice cream and coffee Everybody had a fine Something doing just every minute in This following the appearance of aerial Galvin Players and the Clark's Greater Shows each showing for several the Olguin show arrived with actos de primera y bonitas sin if you know what that and also a few mimicos de berso y These all means some form of headline attractions on a vaudeville and the entertainment by the Olguin show was as varied as the attractions and enjoyed very much by tne Spanish-speaking portion of Winslow's especially in connection with the Independence day celebration the first of the Joe Carduff And Mrs. Lillie Brady Married Much to the of their many friends in Joe Carduff and Mrs. Lillie both long time residents slipped away to Hoi brook Monday and were quietly married by Judge E. Crosby of the superior v The happy couple were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. H. H. who acted as George county also was present at the Mr. Carduff has for a number of years been engaged in the transfer business and is well known in business and social Mrs. has lived here and counts her friends by the They returned to Winslow Wednesday evening and were the recipients of best wishes and congratulations from the entire The Mail joins the j community in wishing them all and the hope that they will continue to make their home Establishes Beauty Parlor At Dramm Shop Mrs. Louise who arrived in last week to join her John L. Betts of the local Harvey House has in connection with the Drumm barber shop on Second an up-to-date beauty Mrs. Betts began operating her establishment Monday although she had not yet received all the equipment necessary for her to handle the and this week is adding to her She will do give and do hair dyeing ' and AT FLAGSTAFF WILL OPEN ON The fall the Northern Arizona Normal School at Flagstaff will open on September 29. A great many young men and women from Navajo county will be in attendance at the northern Arizona school this a greater number than ever and a larger proportion of. men will represented this than in Dr. F. acting president of the normal during the year's leave of granted to Dr. was in Winslow the first of the making a the possibilities of registering students from this city and becoming with the 3m>ung people who expect or schools of higher and getting in touch with educators here and the parents of children may in the next year or two become students at Dr. Cotton has been and will continue to until the opening of cities in northern Arizona on a and reports from places where he has already indicate greater interest than ever before in the work offered by the normal - to young men is Dr. Cotton presenting the desirability of doing normal work with the ambition to become as there is a growing demand for men to serve as principals of smaller systems of schools and to be of manual subjects and coaches of and to make the school days of the young men students more the normal is arranging a strong athletic program for this The school has secured the of two coaches who will be able not only to strong athletic teams but to train the young men to be coaches in the high schools of the course should be popular with the young men who interested in Dr. in mentioning to a of The Mail the classes of. students by the s ed: Normal those students who desire to to high school students who have completed at least two years of high school work and find it or inconvenient to go further in their home those students who have graduated high school and do not care to desire to the two years of college work at or near their * l numbers of those in courses to prepare for teaching are increasing Our best young men and women should be sent to a good normal school in order that they may serve the state in the of the Their insurance guaranteeing them self-support at good salaries in case of family - A new department at Normal this year is the junior high a department that Dr. Cotton will be of great benefit to the to its student and patrons In speaking of the proposed junior high Dr. Cotton school graduates who j complete this course will be admitted to the university of Arizona practically as Students in this department may take years of work in in in in history and in the junior college courses should be popular with students living ia Arizona along the line of the Santa Fe It should also appeal to those who are not financially able to go long distances to large Many young men and women who are not financially able to go away to school should attend here for two When they have finished the freshman and sophomore they find the way to complete the junior and senior college work in some other as thousands of students similarly situated have done other junior college course should also be popular with As a students entering college leave home After they get enter or other kinds of work that takes them away from So it would seem that parents should be glad to have their children at home while completing the first two years of their college establish a strong junior college in our midst which students in Flagstaff may attend for the small incidental while on page 6) 11
