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THURSDAY. JANUARY 24, 1957 WATCH on the POTOMAC (Continued from page 2) efor a Democratic congress to cut a Republican President's budget? “To be perfectly frank,” Hum phrey answered, “I am only thinking of the good of the country. I am not thinking of the political angle—what we want is to have a good country and that is what I am interested in.” Later Humphrey was asked if he favored government spend ing if business was on the down grade? “No I don’t think 50..™.” he replied. “I don’t think you can spend yourself rich. I think we went all through that for a good many years, and we kept spend- FOR RENT HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS PRIVATE ENTRANCE 207 South 23rd. Street SMITH MATTRESS Manufacturers Builders of High-Grade Mattresses and Box Springs 2044 E. 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I I 1927 South Central Avenue ■ 1 Phoenix, Arizona II am interested Please mail without obligation ■ an application. * I Name | I Address | ing and spending and spending, and we still didn’t help our em ployment or help our total posi tion.” Since their own quarrels have made so many headlines Democrats are delighted to see this GOP controversy out in the open. • BYE, BYE, SENIORITY—Sen ate Democratic Leader Lyndon Johnson, seems to be for “sen iority” on Mondays, Wednesdays and .Fridays, but apparently doesn’t think much of it on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat urdays—unless civil rights are involved. He’s now ready to pass over Sen. Kefauver of Tennes see for chairman of the Senate Anti-Trust Committee in favor of Wyoming’s Sen. O’Mahoney. O'Mahoney was defeated in 1952, but came back two years later. This would make him almost a freshman by “seniority” stand ards. Adolescence is a stage in file when the kids know more than Mom and Pop ever did or 1 will, and when they aren't bashful about telling the world about it. The men who do things with out being told seem to draw the biggest check. ARIZONA SUN Parks, Playgrounds, Recreation Board Gives City Program ■Eggr \ jSuHsssSttK mrr Supervising the expenditure of a budget of over three-quarters-of-a-million dollars to provide for the leisure and recreation of Phoenix residents the autonomous Parks Board, whose powers are written into the city charter, meet on the first Thursday in each month. Shown at the January meet ing are, left, Mrs. Placida G. Smith, Mrs. James C. Eikner, chairman, Mrs. Spencer Stewart and Mr. W. A. Robinson. The fifth member, Mr. Harold L. Divelbess, Phoenix attorney, is not shown. By Henry R. Kiel. L. Cedric Austin, Superintend ent of Parks and Recreation, City of Phoenix, had taken <fver an hour out of his evenning’s leisure to detail the fine work being accomplished by the Parks, Playgrounds and Recrea-' tional Board for this article. An impressive picture of work the responsibility for which falls up on the shoulders of some of our neighbors! who serve their city, you and me, gratuitously. When we sat down to recap the picture a paragraph from our currently favorite book literally jumped out at us. It said: “Wink at eternity, if you must, for winking is an involuntary human gesture—and you will* not find thie chance even in a lifetime to do much more than that about eternity—but what ever you do, keep both points of view firmly in mind; the eternal and the timely one. They both exist, and they exist simul taneously. Combine them, or else you will understand very little of anything that is going on.”—(Hervey Allen, in prelude to Bedford Village, Farrar and Rinehart.) The story behind this Board is one of human drama based on leisure, recreation and be havior patterns. It deals with the arts and sciences. The field of action is the past, the pres ent and the future. The past is exemplified by Pueblo Grande. The future by Sky Harbor Air port. Drama by the light shin ing in children’s eyes as they become intrigued with element ary dramatics. Leisure is spear headed by places like Horse Thief (Basin. Behavior patterns are best seen at 35 supervised school playgrounds 2V 2 months each year. RECREATION? What form do you prefer? There is a pro gram scientifically worked out by trained experts designed to fill in the needs of a growing city demanding the finest for the best, state and national. Take your pick from Arts, Crafts, Music, Drama, and Ath letics. Let’s be specific: There are eight city parks where one or more full-time leaders supplemented by part timp helpers offer classes in music appreciation, interpreta tion and other special interest groups. They have children’s elementary drama for group participation. Arts and crafts run the gauntlet from painting to clay modeling. Athletics in clude: League Soft Ball; Boys Hard Ball; Tennis, Golf, Swim ming, Volley Ball, Badminton, Horseshoes, Shuffleboard, Cro quet, Archery. “Genius often comes from the most unexpected places” quotes the National Industrial Com mittee’s Bulletin, “brilliant play wrights from the lower east side; successful inventors from among the men with hoe, shovel and wrench; opera stars from the slums . . . Genius, leader ship, ability may come from anyone, anywhere, anytime when the aspirant knows he or she has an equal chance.” PRIOR TO 1933 the aspirant didn’t have an equal chance in Phoenix. At least not where Recreational Parks and Play grounds were concerned. In that year, when the present Charter Amendment setting up the Parks Board was passed by the voters there were only three parks, University, Eastlake and Grant. The budget was between $20,000 and $25,000, and it was adminis tered by the Division of Streets and Sewers. A BULLETIN of the Nation •al Retail Credit Association con tained this provocative thought: “Did you ever think of God as a landlord? Well, he is, and we * are his tenants. He owns the earth and we occupy it: We can’t buy the space we take up, no matter how much money we may have. But we can and do rent it. The rent is paid in the service we render.” On the first Thursday in each , month five members, appointed for a five year term (one ap pointed each year) serve the City of Phoenix without pay in an unselfish effort to make Phoenix |more than a city—a way of life, on the Parks, Play grounds and Recreational Board* They are chosen for their fine array of talent and executive ability. A quick run-down on the membership reveals their unquestioned ability to fill the demands of this outstanding board: r Telephone ALpine 2-6471 1 EDDIES BEER and WINE _ 1614 East Washington EDDIE ROMLEY phoenix, ARIZONA PAGE THREE MRS. JAMES C. Eikner, Chair- * man, resides at 41 West Virginia. She is a housewife, has, in ad dition to Mr. Eikner, a son, daughter and seven grandchil dren. Educated in private school in Memphis, Tennessee, she came to Arizona 33 years ago. Harold L. Divelbess, Phoenix attorney with law firm of Gust, Rosenfeld, Divelbess and Robi nette, 328 Security Building, re sides at 855 West Edgemont ~ with his wife Veda and two daughters, Diane, a student at Scripps College, and Carolyn at West Phoenix High School. Bom in Holbrook, Arizona, a fourth generation Arizonan, he receiv ed his law degree from the Uni versity of Arizona. Mrs. Placida G. Smith of 111 West Granada, a graduate of the University of Utah, and di rector, Friendly House, came to Arizona in 1928, has one son Reginald G. Smith residing in Pasadena, California. MRS. SPENCER STEWART re siding at 145 North Country Club Drive, is a housewife with five children. A graduate of the Uni versity of Washington, she has resided in Phoenix for twenty three years. W. A. Robinson of 1314 East Jefferson is a retired Phoenix Union High School and Phoenix College System faculty member. Besides his wife Mabel he has % one son W. A. Jr., of Brooklyn, N. Y. He holds an A.B. degree from Atlanta University and a B.S. and M. A. from Columbia University. Coming to Arizona in 1945 from, a directorship of Secondary Schools Study for the General Education Board, he was principal of Carver High School from 1945 to 1954 and Administrative Counsel to Su perintendent from 1954 to 1956. moving ns OUR BUSINESS . • • We move trunks, household furnishings or anything 11*1 E. Jefferson AL S-4«74