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Newspaper
Phoenix Gazette
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1949
Page
6
Analysts predict Arizona may see a peak tourist season with a 50 million dollar annual spend and about 240000 visitors in the Valley, driven by favorable business conditions, local elections, and milder climate. Officials urge more attractions, events, and speedier golf and hospitality developments to sustain growth.
The Phoenix Community Chest notes a recurring shortfall between needed funds and campaign results. With a 1950 goal of 365 497 dollars, up from 351 000, last year raised 302 000. Officials promise to publicize agency work and the impact of cutbacks while urging slightly higher pledges to close the gap.
A social survey of Phoenix's Whittier School District shows a typical residential area with 1500 American families, mostly homeowners and newcomers from the Midwest and New England. Residents are mainly young couples with children, few social problems, and only four of 500 surveyed dislike Phoenix due to dust, library gaps, playground supervision, and limited parks. The district lies between 12th and 16th Streets, extending toward 20th Street, with homes costing 6000 to 16000 dollars.
In Guatemala's highlands archaeologists reconstruct Zaculeu as it stood before the sixteenth century conquest. Two large pyramids, a massive temple, and the red ball court are restored while other structures are excavated. Descendants aid the rebuilding, hammering and hauling stones to recreate the Mam Maya capital, though not all mounds will be restored.
Editorial notes that plcs will be rebuilt and the stone surfaced ball court may host revivals of the ancient Mayan ball game. Zaculeu lies about fifty miles from Guatemala City, reflecting distant cultural interest and historical curiosity.
Three women patients urged rimless frames defying an authorized rimmed design. An optician was investigated and reported to the national health tribunal. He apologized, saying he erred by pandering to patient wishes, amid debate on socialized medicine and medical authority.
A columnist condemns U S military exercises in Germany as a harmful Cold War tactic. The piece argues the mock war inflames European fears, aids Soviet propaganda, and risks undermining German reconciliation with the West by presenting Germany as a battleground. The author questions who authorized the decision and urges calmer Western unity.
A rookie pitcher learns to face Rogers Hornsby with inside pitches after Dodger Jack Fournier suggests it. The column also mocks overhyped publicity stunts like a fake elephant wedding and Dorothy Parker’s quip. Kronenberger’s joke about buying pictures ends with a joke about being painted.
Capitol Dome insiders see a break between the Arizona Industrial Commission and adviser H S McCluskey as dissent grows over proposed fund safeguards. Gov Garvey faces warnings from commissioners ONeill and Edwards that without law amendments the workers compensation fund could insolvency risk. The dispute centers on proposed spending limits and actuarial cautions, with calls for a special legislative session.
The piece chronicles internal dissension in the Arizona Racing Commission and a disputed fund surplus claim. It notes Oregon and Washington state politics with Democrats seeking a comeback and Arizona Republicans attempting a return to influence. It mentions Governor Garvey and potential 1950 Democratic candidates and a note on Doug las McKay’s Arizona visit.
The piece argues that presidents face trouble finding capable men to head defense and war agencies at small salaries. It cites Baruch, Baruch under Wilson, Roosevelts aid by wealthy appointees, and notes tax burdens, high rents, life insurance, pension costs, and family needs as barriers for top executives to serve at government pay scales.
By George E. Sokolsky the piece argues top government posts avoid Washington entanglements as the capital wastes time and money. It defends Louis Johnson’s aim to appoint Carl Ilgenfritz of United States Steel to chair the Army Navy Munitions Board, noting the need for industry experience and sacrifice, and that steel remains crucial to munitions.
Washington dispatch notes Selden Chapin will replace Bernard Baruch as ambassador to the Netherlands after Baruch’s feud with President Truman. The piece links the move to Baruch’s birthday and recalls Baruch’s earlier rejection of a re-election committee.
A reflective note on the joy of giving simple, heartfelt gifts beyond price. It honors birthdays, kindness, and Thoreau's idea that the richest gifts are the least marketable, stressing that true inheritance comes from character, family, and unselfish acts.
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