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La Pinata PAGE 20, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 22, 1952 Looking Around FROM THIS POINT OF VIEW And to think it was only three days ago when they were referring to President-elect Eisenhower as "Old Mother. because his cabinet was bare. Mr. Eisenhower is rapidly tidying up his Washington affairs preparatory to taking a little trip somewhere or other. Real Estate Note: While in Washington, D.

this week on other business, D. D. Eisenhower, recently of Augusta, looked over the old Truman place on which he has taken a four-year lease starting in January. Just in passing, seems there are few important national figures of whom it is not possible for Tucson to say: "Although we are not what you consider old friends, we have shaken hands and become well acquainted." Current figure in point is John Foster Dulles, newly named secretary of state in the Eisenhower cabinet. After completing the Japanese treaty negotiations, Mr.

Dulles came to Tucson to relax. It was on the Citizen's news teletype that Mr. D.ulles read of the successful progress of the treaty through the senate. Rumors of that big burning the records-in Washington, brought an official comment this week from Rep. John Taber (R-NY).

He said they'd better not; anyone burning files is "trying to break into jail." The Community Chest campaign whipped past the $200,000 -mark yesterday but still fell $30,000 off the pace necessary to bring victory by Thanksgiving. Goal is $275,000. You can't do it all by yourself, but you can do your own part this week end if you haven't already. 4: Just for the record, Pima County's new champion vote getter is Sheriff Frank Eyman. At the recent election, the sheriff outpolled the perennial leader, County Recorder Anna Sullinger, as well as President-elect Eisenhower and Gov.

Howard Pyle. Such popularity must be deserved. It has now been established by General Electric engineers 'that the average person can see about 500,000 different colors. This merely gives scientific confirmation to a fact known all along to painters who have had to put at least 499,999 shades on a wall before satisfying the housewife redoing her living room. A Phoenix newspaper columnist reported this after the UA-Tempe game here.

He said two Phoenix veterinarians who had pre-game steak dinners in a Tucson restaurant were certain their steaks were right from Old Dobbin. The pair might have done better to tell the Pima county attorney. Progress report: Street Naming-- Report from city-county planning office now due before Dec. 15. That's a promise.

County Zoning Supervisors may set date for referendum election at next meeting Dec. 1. Referendum petitions still may be challenged. Flood Control Condemnation proceedings ordered on land needed for channels and detention basin. One-way Streets Partial one-way plan for downtown Tucson adopted; will be invoked Jan.

1. "Chinese No meeting of central district committee on calendar to consider railroad problem. Speedway Bottleneck Bids opened for widening project; work due to start before Christmas. Municipal Affairs-- Investigation of police depart-' ment continuing. Next hearing scheduled Wednesday.

Off-street Parking-- None. 1 Arizona Album Rangeland Recollections Of Joseph J. Roberts THE INDIAN KID'-- GERONIMO'S SUCCESSOR, After Geronimo was captured there was an Indian that took Geronimo's place. He just went by the name of "Indian Kid." The Indian Kid run for several years -and was finally killed in, the Mogollons on Silver Creek in' New Mexico. He done lots of murdering before he was killed in 1899.

We found his hold-out place. He had 15 Indians with him. Six got away, five was killed and four squaws was captured in the fight. There was nine of us took part in this fight. Part of our bunch wanted to kill the four squaws, but Foster said, "No, boys, that ain't right to kill them.

They didn't make any effort to get away from us." The squaws said they were glad we got them, as they wanted to go back to the reservation. The Indian. Kid had slipped in on the reservation one night and kidnaped all four of them. They was all sisters. He had told them if they made any attempt to get away he would kill them.

They were as afraid as death of him. They had been gone'two years and two of them had babies and the Indian Kid killed both babies as quick as they were born. When we returned them to Ft. Thomas, you should have seen their mother and father. They could hardly believe their daughters had got back.

The Indian Kid's place was under a big, hanging rock and they "would slip down in the valley of a night and steal corn and drive off eight or 10 head of cattle for meat. They would take several pack horses with them when they slipped down into the valley to pack their corn. I guess they had about 1,000 pounds of corn. It was about 35 miles from the valley to their hide-out and It was in awful rough mountain country. On one of their trips we got a line on them and put a stop to their murdering and robbing.

They called him the Indian Kid, but he was about 35 years old and he had plenty of nerve and was smart to go with it. But his worst trouble was, he couldn't get a big enongh. bunch of men to follow him. He was too mean to his If one made a crooked move, he would shoot him. Tiicsoniaiis Want School Vote Assured By Inquiring Reporter The Question: "Do you think school election laws should be strengthened?" The Location: Congress street between Sixth avenue and Scott street, and Stone avenue at Pennington street.

Tile Answers: Mrs. Ruby Clark, 2944 Oracle housewife: "Yes, I think they should be made more exact. "Apparently there is no system for registration during Mrs. Clark Mrs. Witcher school elections.

The judges don't look at' the voters, nor do they ask them questions." Mrs. Carl Witcher, 443 Mohave housewife: "They should be strengthened, and we should all work toward making them stronger. "I am a home owner and prop- 'erty owners should be concerned about school elections, especially bond issues. School election laws should be the same as other election laws for our protection." Sirs. Dorothy Koessler, 3655 S.

housewife: "School laws definitely should be strengthened." "Like any form of government, if there is no system or regulation, not much can be accomplished. Schooling is as important as government. "I am interested in schools because oil ray son, aged four. "I certainly would hate to see Mrs. Koessler Tate the things which are allowed to go on in school elections going on when he begins to attend." C.

G. Tate, 635 Fourth Phoenix, salesman: "Although I am from Phoenix, I read the Citizen's story about the reporter who voted six times in a school election. "The story made clear to me that the state needs its election laws revised. "Under present laws, it would be a simple thing for a faction to get their man elected to the school board." William Thompson, 4402 N. First assistant manager of a finance company: "Yes.

There should be stricter regulation of iBchool elections. "Those elections are as important as any other. I am inter- And therefore, William Bradford (By the Grace of God today, And the franchise of this good people), Governor of Plymouth, say-Through viri'ue of vested power--ye Shall.gather"with one accord, And hold in the month of November Thanksgiving unto the Lord. --Margaret Junkin Preston (About I860) We also have the story of that first Thanks- giving, Jule Cardella thought you might be interested in reading it just as the Pilgrims told the story of their first Thanksgiving festival in 1621: Our harvest being gotten in, our Governour sent foure men on fowling, that so we might after a more speciall manner rejoyce together, after we had gathered the fruit of our labours; they foure in this way killed as much fowls as with a little helpe beside served Company almost a weeke, at which time amongst other Recreations, we exercised our Armes, many of the Indians coming amongst us, and amongst the rest their greatest King Massascyt, with some ninetie men, whom for three days we entertained and feasted, and they went out and killed five Deere, which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governour, and iipon the Capitaine, and others. And although it be not alwayes so plentiful as it was at this time with us, yet by the goodnesse of GOD, we are so farre from want, that we often wish you partakers of our plentie.

And, in one way or another, we have been partakers of the Pilgrim Fathers' "plentie" ever since, haven't we? Here's something Bliss Carman had to say many years ago and something Mrs. V.H.F. hopes you will enjoy: A Thanksgiving I thank thee, Earth for water good, The sea's great bath of buoyant green Or the cold mountain torrent's flood, That I may keep this body clean. --Bliss" Carman. And an anonymous Pinata reader sends this in, simply, on a postcard with no explanation.

Perhaps none is needed. A little health, a little wealth A little house and freedom, With some few friends for certain ends And little cause to need 'em. --Anonymous. An Englishman who signs himself A.J.P. and says he is a frequent Pinata peruser, sends this in.

"I was in London at the time, a struggling young schoolmaster. I clipped it from an issue of Punch many years ago." carve me yet another slice! help me to more gravy still, There's naught so sure as something nice To conquer care, or grief to kill. With apologies to Clement Clark Moore, Les- well is back with us for this Thanksgiving Pinata and he entitles his contribution: Minor Thanksgiving Tragedy 'Twas Thanksgiving eve, and all through the house, Flitting hither and yon was my busy spouse. Stuffing the turkey, making the pies And other goodies for palates and eyes. When all of a sudden there was such a clatter I rushed to 'the kitchen to find whatsa' matter.

O. Donner and Blitzen! (And other too!) We broke the big platter; boo hoo! boo hoo! --Leswell This pinata is busted. How about sending in some stuffing for an extra-special Christmas Pinata? --Pinata Prop. WAY OUT WEST WITH ESTHER HENDERSON IJhey Pioneered JVit oCemmon "But "By Jiighway BUILDING A HOUSE isn't as hard, perhaps, as it Is exasperating. By the time you finish arguing with everyone from the architect to the gas company, you begin to feel your dream castle will turn out to be no better than a wigwam after all.

When the West- falls built their house they didn't have those little arguments and ex- asperations. All they had to do was cart a many-ton boiler up a mountain, plus the parts of a dismantled sawmill. They put them together, sawed down the trees, processed the lumber in their mill, and then built the house. Simple, really. The only difficulty was the location of the homesite.

It was at the foot elevation on Mt. Lemmon, and since there were no roads at the time (1906), the boiler, which was the key to the whole project, had to be rolled up the mountainside. This meant that big timber had to be cut, rocks had to be blasted out of the way, blocks and winches had to be used. It took nine months to roll the boiler home, and then enough labor and headaches had been expended to build a town. However, with the sawmill running, the house eventually took shape and became the original Mt.

Lemmon lodge which still stands, although it has been enlarged and modernized. THE ORIGINAL homesteaders, Jim and Barbara Westfall, led a self-sufficient pioneer life. Although they didn't enjoy the luxury of a home freezer, they never wanted fresh meat. As a young girl, Barbara shot a grizzly bear, and Jim accounted for more than 50 bear and hundreds of deer and mountain lion. Jim had only to step out on the front porch to bag a week full of dinners where the bears used to wallow in a slough near the site of the present Mt.

Lemmon store. Those were the days--or were they? It was a long haul to the nearest doctor if illness developed (as it often does) in the middle of the night. In 1932 the present highway up the south side of the mountain was started. Built by prison labor, it progressed slowly, and the parching citizens of the desert summer looked longingly at the road which inched up the blue ridge like a white angleworm travelling a snail's pace. When the road was completed in 1950, the'Mt.

Lemmon area with all its enjoyments came into its own. Now the mountain receives more visitors each year than our famous hole- in-the-ground to the north--the Grand Canyon. More than 32,000 persons have visited the mountain in one peak-period day. AVERAGE NOONDAY temperature In the summer is 69 degrees. Average winter snowfall is 110 inches (with 16 of this year's quota recorded on the mountain top just last week end).

The air is free of dust and pollen, offering a sinus and hay fever haven to those whose noses alternately refuse to stop leaking or block breathing completely. Two hundred forty square miles of magnificent forests crown the crests a finger their foliate way down the branching canyons to desert level. More than 300 homes and cabins (with many more being built) are scattered along the canyons and hills. The town of Summerhaven Itself offers lodge accommodations, rental cabins, store, post office, Saturday night entertainment and a nearby, ski run when the proper snowfall announces that skiing season has arrived. For a Thanksgiving day outing that will return you, if not in time, at least to a scene and season comparable to that which our Pilgrim fathers knew, drive up to Mt.

Lemmon on the all- paved, easy-grade highway. THE SUN IS WARM in the draw where the bears used to wallow. Its shafts of light pierce the forest chill. The headwaters of Sabino creek trickle silently through the russet shrouds of the dead weeds; aspen and maple leaves He deep on the forest trails, scenting the air with the smeli of the earth whose sweetness you may have forgotten. Or perhaps all is still covered with a white blanket of snow--the snow you'd all but forgotten could exist in the desert land.

Then the forest trails are lined with downy branches, and the sounds of the earth are muffled and remote. There will be a blazing log fire in the rock fireplace of the lodge. -And you can sit back and dream sweet dreams of Thanksgivings of yore, when corn cured on the rafters and pumpkin pies came steaming out of fragrant wood ovens. Total round trip: 80 miles, available at Summerhaven. Adios.

See you next week. Gas Today's Citizen: Brain Child Is A Radio Favorite Thompson Mrs. Brooks ested in the problem, though at present I do not have any children." Mrs. G. L.

Brooks, 4050 'E. Third housewife: "Yes, I think laws regulating schools should be as strong as any -other election law. "Electing school board members is as important as electing a' president. "I have two children in school. They are very important to me." Clarence Houston, 502 Valley National- Bank attorney: "Yes.

I feel that, a great service to the people has been rendered Joseph Roberts 1890 Houston Mrs. Davis by publicity showing how lax our school election laws are. "Schools are big business and should be conducted as big business." Mrs. Jefferson C. Davis, 3941 E.

Desmond lane, housewife: "I certainly am in favor of strengthening the school election laws. "I am past president of the Tucson Woman's club. For we have tried to get the legislature to pass revisions of the antiquated school election laws." This is about a man with a boy. The man is writer Clifford Goldsmith. The boy is a character named Henry Aldrich.

And if you aren't familiar with Henry, then where have you been during the past decade? Not since Tom Savryer has fictional youth become more endeared to American families or reached a wider audience than Henry. Already a perennial favorite on stage, screen, and radio, Henry has now aflded television to his ways and means of keeping the public amused and increasing the fortunes of Clifford Goldsmith. If it weren't for Henry, Goldsmith might still be writing publicity for the National Dairy council. Not that it wasn't a good job. But it didn't include a hilltop home in Tucson complete with swimming pool, a collie, a French poodle, two station wagons, a cook who fries the -best chicken in southern Arizona, a magnificent view, and the leisure to enjoy them.

Now by "leisure" we don't mean to infer Goldsmith does nothing but sit on the long ivy-framed screened porch on West Ina road in idle contemplation of all he possesses. Success isn't nourished that easily. But he now has Henry so organized that he can spend about half his time in Tucson. By next year he hopes to make it longer. He arranges it so that about two weeks of each month is spent in- New York, where the television Henry is produced, and the other two weeks in Tucson.

However, even when he is here, much of Goldsmith's day is occupied with reading Henry radio and television scripts, noting suggestions for possible changes, and checking production details. Goldsmith still seems, surprised by Henry's phenomenal success. For Henry got a slow start in life. He commenced as a stage play and was kicked about producers' offices for over a year before the manuscript finally reached George Abbott. A week later, "What a Life," the story of the Aldrich family, was in rehearsal.

That was in 1938, when Goldsmith was in his 16th year -with the National Dairy council. Goldsmith was born in East Aurora, N. just before the turn of the century. He had, he says, a kind of "hit and miss sort of education." He graduated from the Moses Brown school at Providence, B. I.

Then he attended the University Clifford Goldsmith of Pennsylvania for a year, and the following year tried the 'American Academy of Dramatic Art in New York City. He thought he wanted to be an actor, and for four years played bit parts on stage, screen and in Chautauqua. Then he decided he would have to choose between a career. and earning a living. He reached the conclusion he would rather be able to support a family than an emotion, and accepted a job in the advertising department' of the Dairy council.

He worked in 1 'their Chicago and Philadelphia offices from 1922" until 1938 when he struck pay dirt with Henry Had not Goldsmith, in 1933, met and married Kathryn Allen, a charming and gracious woman with two small sons, Henry Aldrich might never have happened, For the character of Henry grew out of Goldsmith's observations of the adolescent pangs of the two boys, Peter and Thayer White. Now the boys are both married and serving with- the armed forces. But are two young Goldsmiths Barclay, 15, and Kathie, 10 in 'that interesting adolescent stage that has been such a bonanza for their oto father. So anything Message From The Modern Bible One thing have I asked the Lord, that I will seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple. Psalms 27:4 (Revised Standard Version) BRIDGE happen.

Mrs. Goldsmith came to Tucson during the winter of 1945 for Barclay's health. That season in the sunshine convinced her she would like to remain here. The following year the family moved to Tucson, with Goldsmith determined to have nothing more to, do with Henry Aldrich. "I felt I had scraped the barrel clean," is the way Goldsmith puts it.

Mrs. Goldsmith says, "The boys had grown up and he had no more copy." He never has written another Henry Aldrich script. But in 1947 he returned tO'the show in an advisory, capacity and he still holds the lead rein for both the radio and television productions. This is no small job, for it takes over 50 people to put Henry on television each week. Today there are nine writers turning out the Aldrich "family scripts.

That may seem like a lot, but, of course, none of them have the White in their family. And just what is an "advisory capacity Well, the other "day a schoolmate asked. Kathie Gold. smith what her father did. She replied, "He walki -up down hit-office." --By Mlcheline Keatirif." MiSS.Siff.Hf I HtT i 75 DO AGM, t'0 LEAD TRUMPS Tucson Daily PUBLISHED Bit 1KB CmzKN PUBLISHING CO.

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