the coolidge examiner. (coolidge, ariz. ) 1944-05-26 [p ]leave pw camp soon for overseas duty. b-2...

Local RecreationalProgram To StartFirst Os MonthPlan community league in

softball. Young peopledemonstrate keen interestin tennis.

Plans for the community sum-mer recreational program, whichis being sponsored by the high

school, are going forward rapidly.According to Coach Glenn Wilson,bleachers are being erected closeto the softball diamond for theconvenience of spectators attend-ing the various contests. The dia-mond wist be laid out at the eastend of the football field and lightsadjusted for evening play.

The program will start June 1.

Considerable interest has beenshown in the various activitiesplanned, with softball and tennisreceiving the most attention. Acommunity league is planned insoftball, in which all who desireto play, regardless of ability, cando so. A team of the best playerswill be picked later to representthe community and games will bescheduled with outside teams as aspecial feature, Wilson states.

Interest in tennis has been large-ly among the younggr set, withsuch names as Ina Reed, Bonny

McFarland, Joyce McFarland andEarline Hicks already on the ros-ter to play.

A morning recreational programis being planned for the young-sters with play and game activitiesand handicraft work in the high

school shop, Wilson said. He urgedthat anyone, regardless of age, whois interested in participating in thesummer program, sign up as soonas possible, either with him orwith R. W. Taylor, principal of thehigh school.

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Funds From ChurchSupper To Be UsedTo Remodel Building

Approximately 150 persons wereserved at a turkey, rabbit andchicken dinner at Cpolidge Meth-odist church Tuesday evening. Thedinner was sponsored by the Wom-ans Society of Christian Service.

One hundred dollars was raisedby the supper and will be used inremodeling the church. Mrs. GlenCarter and Mrs. Arthur Wicherncomprised the food committeewhile Mrs. Elmo Jensen hadcharge of the tables; Mrs. Free-man Higgenbotham, waitresses;

Mrs. Ted Kent, entertainment;

Mrs. A. M. Clark, clean-up; andMrs. Wm. C. McKechnie, ticketsand publicity.

Sixteen rabbits were donated by,

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jenkins, twoturkeys by Mrs. Clark and Mrs.Sam Wynn, and seven chickens byE. G. Attaway, Melvin Gammage,,J. H. England and J. A.

During the course of the eveningmembers of the Methodist YouthFellowship presented their leader,

Cpl. Charles Ivy, with a scrapbook.Miss Elinor Clark, prsident of theFellowship group, made the pres-entation. Corporal Ivy expects toleave PW camp soon for overseasduty.

B-2 And B-3 GasCoupons InvalidAfter May 31

All B-2 and C-2 gasoline ration-ing coupons wT ill become invalidfor motorists Thursday, June 1,

the district Office of Price Admin-istration has announced.

These are the coupons withoutserial numbers, and rationing of-ficials believe there aie many ofthem still in use throughout thestate. Motorists may exchange

them at their local OPA boards forB-2 or C-3 coupons having thesame expiration date or earliestrenewal date. However, no looseor unendorsed coupons can be ac-cepted by the board for exchange,it was emphasized.

Dealers will cease accepting B-2and C-3 coupons at the close ofbusiness May 31, OPA said. June10 is the deadline for dealers togive these coupons to distributorsfor gasoline, or to exchange themfor inventory coupons at their lo-cal boards.

Motorists and dealers who fail toexchange B-2 or C-2 coupons be-

fore the deadlines set will lose thegallonage value of them.

o• Mrs. E. D. Chandler attendedgraduation exercises at Douglasthis week with Mr. and Mrs. W. O.

Jennings of Phoenix, to see theirson, Billy, Jr., to receive his silver

wings and the rank of lieutenant.The Jennings are former Coolidgeresidents and were house guestsof Mr. and Mrs. George Sheerer,also former Coolidge residents,while in Douglas. Mrs. Chandlerwas a house guest of Mrs. TonyPerez, also formerly of Coolidge.On their return trip the Jenningsremained overnight with Mrs.

Chandler before returning to

Phoenix 'Wednesday.

Coollifi^^^^xammcrVOLUME FIFTEEN

“IN THE CENTER OF PINAL COUNTY AGRICULTURE"

COOLIDGE, PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA FRIDAY, MAY 26, 1944

156 Awards Presented to CUHSStudents At Honor Assembly FridayCitizenship awards go to Mac Ware and Helen Barrington.

Four star honor certificate presented to Elfreda Massan,three star honor certificates go to Esma Langford andHelen Barrington.

One hundred and fifty-six awardswere presented to Coolidge UnionHigh School students at an honor

assembly held in the high schoolauditorium Friday morning, ac-cording to R. W. Taylor, principal.Mac Ware and Helen Barringtonwere winners of the American Le-

gion Citizenship awards, whichwere presented by W. R. Urton,

commander of William David Hoodpost, Coolidge. Elfreda Massan

was outstanding with a four star

honor certificate.

James Steele led the athleticgroup with a nine-letter award.During his four years of high

school, Steele won three letters in

baseball, two in football, three inbasketball, and also a letter asa freshman in tennis. He waspresented a medal and a life pass

to all Coolidge high school ath-

letic events. Seventeen first team

Coolidge Bears received their foot-ball letters, 10 first team men re-

ceived basketball letters, and 13letters were awarded for baseball.

The assembly opened with mu-sic by the CUHS band. The pledgeof allegiance was led by Mac Ware.

Awards were presented as fol-lows:

Athletic letters, presentation byCoach Glenn Wilson and Clarence

Lanier. Football lettermen, first

team: John Martin, Howard Wu-ertz, Jimmie Steele, Warren Steele,

Harvey Davison, Clint Skrla, Ken-

neth Troutt, Wayne Elledge, MackMcEuen, Jimmy Davis, George

O’Donnell, Walter Afos, JuniorVeazey, Albert Singh, LeonardBurtcher, Junior “Carter, Alfrtru

Ciskowski.Second team: Jack Havens,, Mar-

lin Wing, Richard Waller, FloydHammon, Jack Pretzer, FreddieSprinkles, Kenneth Tiffany, Earl

Three Cases EndSuperior CourtTerm This WeekJury excused subject to call.

Alex Rodriguez awardedSSOO in auto accident caseMonday. Decisions to de-fendants in other actions.

In superior court Monday, Alex

Rodriguez was granted SSOO dam-ages in an auto accident case, inwhich he appeared as plaintiff.Defendant was Jose Amparo

Ochoa. Rodriguez was represent-ed by Greg Garcia of Phoenix andOchoa by L. E. Canfil of SuperiorThe accident in question occurredlast October. The case was a jury

case.Wednesday, the case of Igniclo

Villaverde vs. George Mariscalw*as heard. Damages fpr personalinjury amounting to $15,800 wereasked by the plaintiff. The jury’sdecision was in favor of the de-fendant who was represented by

F. Preston Suit. Plaintiff was rep-

resented by Wm. P. Lutfy of Phoe-nix.

Tuesday in Superior court, thecase of Joe King vs. Steve Karo-glan was heard. This was a $lO,-000 damage suit with the decisiongoing to the defendant representedby Charles Reed of Coolidge.Plaintiff was represented by Jen-nings and Tenney of Phoenix.

The three cases completed thepresent term of court and the jurywas excused subject to call. Thecases were heard by Judge W. C.Truman.

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Officers Os FlorenceLegion .AuxiliaryAre Reelected

All officers of Florence Ameri-

can Legion Auxiliary were reelect-ed at a meeting held Monday night.Mrs. Mark L. Gattinger againheads the organization, as presi-dent with Mrs. Ben Arny, firstvice president; Mrs. Paul Diffin,

second vice president, and Mrs.W. S. Branaman, secretary.

Mrs. Gattinger will name theappointive officers in the near fu-

ture. The meeting was held at

the Gattinger home and refresh-ments and social hour followed the

election.

Watson, Eddie Schell, and Mgrs.

Bill Irvine and Melvin Mirkin.Basketball lettermen, first team:

John Martin, Mac Ware, JimmieSteele, Harvey Davison, ClintSkrla, Kenneth Troutt,, WayneElledge, Jack Havens, George

O’Donnell, Mack McEuen, Mana-ger, Alfred Ciskow'ski.

’Second team: Sam Cogburn,Floyd Hammon, Alfred Ciskowski,

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Corporal WritesHome After 48Days Combat

Cpl. Hugo J. Peters, servingwith a medical detachment in theAdmiralty Islands, writes his par-

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ents, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Peters,on returning to camp after 48days combat that they “are moreor less relaxing now and it surefeels good to sleep m a cot agaiDand eat regular meals.” He faredwell during the campaign, Peterssays, and did not contract any ofthe jungle diseases. They werevery tired at times, and hungry,“but that all goes with it."

Peters received three packagesfrom his parents in a single week’,and they came just when a fellowwould appreciate them most. “Igot the first two when we werestill on one of the islands. Weheard some mail come in for usand as I was hungry, as usual, Ithought it sure would be nice toget those packages I had been ex-pecting for so long, but neverthe-

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Base Commanderi •

Major 1 C. H. Wilkin*, commanderof the ferrying division, AirTransport Command now occu-

pying Coolidge Air Base. MajorWilkins was speaker at CoolidgeRotary club Wednesday noon.

Flyer Loses CabAs Plane SeversArea Power Line *

Part of the cab of a U. S. armyair forces training plane today re-poses in the office of C. J. Moody,

project engineer. United States In-

dian Service, mute evidence thatlady luck rode with some lucky

airman as he tried to dive below a

district power line.

This is the latest evidence of

power line trouble as the result oflow altitude flying near wherethree wires, each nearly % inchin diameter and carrying 66,000

volts, were severed above Don-

nally Wash, 15 miles east of Flor-ence Monday morning. Shatteredglass, pieces of plastic board andother debris were found beneaththe wires.

Power from Coolidge Dam was

shut off from 8:15 a. m. Mondayuntil 6 p. m. that evening as a re-

sult. A report of the violation ofarmy air forces flying safety reg-

ulations has been sent to Col.Herbert L. Grills, commanding of-ficer of Williams Field, Mr. Moodysaid.

• Ray Snider left Thursday morn-

ing for Missouri on a trip that willcombine busines and visiting rela-tives. He will be there two weeks.

A formal spring dance at Cool-idge Womans Club tonight willclose the weekly teen age parties,for which club members have beenresponsible. After tonight, theboys and girls will take over man-agement of their own entertain-ment program.

The club house will be arranged

for the spring formal to represent

a night club. There will be a floorshow and refreshments will be

Pierce Home FromSouth Pacific ForWell-Earned Rest

Waiting, tense, silent, for end-less minutes that drag themselvesinto hours, even days, when eachsplit second may be the last, ismore trying on a man’s nerves

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BILL PIERCE, F 1/C

than action. “Once,” said BillPierce, fireman first class on the

submarine Growler, “we were sub-merged 48 hours while the Japs

dropped depth charges around us.”They had to keep the engines shutoff and remain as quiet as possible,so the enemy’s sound gear wouldn’tpick up their location. The nervestrain is so great, Pierce says, thatthe submarine crews have to bechanged after every third run.

Under the tension, he lost 20pounds in four months.

Pierce is home after 19 months

in the South Pacific to spend awell-earned 15-day leave with hisparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D.

Pierce of North Coolidge.The submarine on which he

served worked out of New Guineaand Australia the greater part of

the time. “There was plenty ofaction,” he said,, “but us fellowsdown under don’t see much of it—

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Lions Complete SixWeeks AttendanceContest Wednesday

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Lions club teams captained by

Wayne Hall and Charles DeMundwill provide a picnic for other clubmembers next Wednesday evening

as a result of having lost a six-

week attendance contest.

The team of J. B. Dennistonwon the contest with only six ab-

sentees during the six-week pe-

riod. Hall’s team bad 13 absentand DeMund had eight. Dennis-ton’s team had a perfect attend-ance Wednesday evening.

Clair Kennedy, M. H. Gross-

miller and Claude G. Weinholdwon pins for perfect attendance at

32 consecutive Lions club meet-

ings. The contest was sponsoredby Lions International.

Wednesday evening a new mem-ber, Adolph Tribolet, was taken in-to the club. He is manager of the

San Carlos Club, formerly Bob’splace.

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• Larry Perkins and Carolyn Per-kins, cousins, have been invitedto represent the Indian group ofthis district at a Southern ArizonaMethodist youth institute as guess

of the First Methodist Church ofTucson next week.

• Mrs. C. C. Wellborn returnedSunday from Yuba City, Califor-nia, where she spent three weeksat the home of her son, CecilWellborn and family, to help takecare of the children while their

mother recovered from a recentappndectomy.

Kersey Tells Coolidge Union HighSchool Graduates Os Things To ComeSuperintendent of Los Angeles city schools points out fu-

ture responsibility of youth in address given at CUHSgraduation exercises Friday night.

A real sense of future responsi-

bility was brought to members ofthe graduating class of Coolidge

Union High-* School by Vlerllng

Kersey, superintendent of Los

Angeles city schools, who ad-dressed the gathering on “Things

to Come” at graduation exercises

held on the high school lawn Fri-day night. Mr. Kersey stressedthe fact that the men who are do-

ing our fighting have every right

to expect those at home to keep

faith with them, and that eachhigh school graduate has his or

her Bhare in maintaining thatfaith. ,

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Grave problems, engendered by

the present generation, will fallupon the shoulders of youth to

settle and obviously they must

begin preparing themselves now

with knowledge and understandingof the responsibilities that will betheirs, he said. They must learn

to spend money inteligently, sothat inflation may be avoided, tney

must learn to apply discipline to

labor problems, they must learn,

in other words, not to be drivenby circumstances, but how to con-

trol them. The greatest factor in

aiding the youth of today towardsetlement of the grave problems

that lie in wait is Teaming to de-pend upon spiritual guidance, Mr.

Kersey said. This was the out-

standing thought be left with the

graduates, their families and

friends.Members of the 1944 graduating

class were presented by R. W.Taylor, principal. Helen Barring-

ton was valedictorian and ElfredaMassan gave the salutatory ad-dress. Diplomas were presentedby C.* L. Skousen.

The program follows:Band concert under direction of

Phil Farr —The Narrator, overture

(Buchtel); Pan American, Spanish

march (King); *Youth Os America,

march (Yoder); *AII Out ForAmerica, marching song of U.S.A.(Lake); *The Crusaders, overture

(Buchtel); Anchors Aweigh, march(Zimmerman); Stars and Stripes

Forever (Sousa); Westward Ho,

overture (Thomas). (*—-Chorusessung by high school mixed* cho-

rus.)Processional, “Pomp and Chiv-

alry” (Roberts), high school band;Invocation, Bishop William Ray;

“The Spacious Firmament”(Haydn); “The Glory of God in

Nature” (Arr. Goodell), mixed cho-rus; Salutatory, Elfreda Massan;

Valedictory, Helen Barrington;“Hymn of Love” (Arr, Goodell).

mixed chorus; graduation address,

“Things to Come,” eVirling Ker-sey, superintendent of Schools, LosAngeles, California; presentationof class, R. W. Taylor; presenta-

tion of diplomas, C. L.* Skousen;

benediction, Mr. Ray.Members of the graduating class

were: Vesta Adams, Bernard Aros,

Jean Baker, *Helen Barrington,Frances Borree, Mary Brittain,

Betty Cartwright, *Anna Chimits,Roselee Cohen,, Harvey Davison,

Betty Elkins, Joyce Elkins, Bar-

bara Hanks, John Martin, *ElfredaMassan, Lola Belle McMillin, *Lee

Ella Odom, Ruth Pettit, MonettRobberson, Ramona Singh, LucilleSteele, Mrs. May Tiffany, Ruth

Slater, Jimmie Steele, WarrenTiffany, Sue Titus, Richard Waller,

?Mac Ware, Velva Wilkins, RubyWolaver, Howard Wuertz. (? —

Gold seal diplomas for those stu-

dents having a scholarship average

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Election OfficersTo Be Held AtLegion Meeting

Election of officers for the com-ing year will take place at a joint

meeting Monday evening of Amer-

ican Legion Wm. David Hood post

54 and Auxiliary.At the same meeting, Paul Mil-

ler, publicity representative ofStandard Oil Company of Califor-nia, will show news reels depictingthe Marshal Islands Invasion andscenes from the Russian and Ital-

ian battlefronts.

Don't Neglect Red Cross Work; LetterFrom Soldier Shows AppreciationT-Cpl. Don Gregg sends $25 to be given to Red Cross

and tells how much sweaters are appreciated. Yet,

number of volunteer workers here diminishes.

Only by contrast are we able to place a true value on the

things we have, and those we have not. Such a contrast, clear-cut and sharp, came to the Examiner in the form of a letter

sending aid to the Red Cross and of an appeal seeking workers

for its ranks.The letter was from T/Cpl. Don Gregg, serving In the thick

of the blood and sweat and tears of the South Pacific. Cpl. Gregg

sent $25 to his mother, Mrs. Roy Gregg, requesting her to give

it to the Red Cross in Coolidge to be used for the benefit of

prisoners of war, “because we believe the Germans are letting

the Red Cross feed the prisoners.” He also requested his motherto thank the members of Pinal County Red Cross chapters (with

headquarters in Florence) for the sweaters their volunteer work-ers had knit, some of which found their way to the men ofGregg’s unit. “Tell them,” he wrote, “that the sweaters aredeeply appreciated.”

Byway of contrast, an urgent appeal for Red Cross workers

to roll surgical dressings came to the Examiner shortly after-wards.* As time goes on, and the need for Red Cross dressingsgrows greater and greater, the number of volunteer workerswho appear at Coolidge surgical dressing room grows less. “Our

quota has not nearly been filled,” said Mrs, D. S. Davis, RedCross surgical dressing chairman for Coolidge, “and there seemsto be an utter lack of interest among most of our women who

have time for such work.” Members of Desert Woman’s Cluband W. S. C. S. have been very faithful in attendance, Mrs.

Davis said. Other workers have fallen away with the coming ofwarm days, as if the Red Cross work of mercy could be set

aside for comfort and convenience!

Coolidge surgical dressing room is open each Monday andThursday morning from 9 to 1 o’clock and on Tuesday eveningsonly, from 7 to 10 o’clock.

COOLIDGE DAM

217,961 Acre Feet of

Water available

May 25, 1944; 14,829

Acre Feet Loss for

Week.

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Coolidge Young Folks Will AssumeResponsibility For Own EntertainmentFormal spring dance tonight marks close of weekly pal

ties under sponsorship of various civic organization!

served at the tables. Music wlbe furnished by Aros orchestra.

Mrs. Nelson Olson is chairmaof the refreshment committee anwill be assisted by *Mrs. Max Aiderson, Mrs. George Dempste

Mrs. Paul Loucks, and Mrs. C. .

Yates.

Mrs. Wayne Hall will be icharge of entertainment and deioration. She will be assisted bMrs. C. A. Christensen. Decorating will be done by the student;under Mrs. Hall’s supervision.

Those taking part in the flooshow will be: Velda Abbott anBernard Aros, presenting a sui

prise dance; there will be a vocosolo by Gloria Kenworthy; a dueby Helen Anderson and Velda At]bott; and two vocal numbers bWalter Aros. Mrs. B. E. Aros wilaccompany the performers at thpiano.

During the evening there wilbe election of officers to fill tw

vacancies in the student management grou£. John Knight, viepresident, will be leaving in th*near future, for the summer, an*Bernard Aros, treasurer, will alsc

be absent this summer.Girls will attend the dance to

night in formal dresses and boyiwill dress accordingly.

Fifth War LoanQuota For PinalCounty $1,000,000Drive commences June 12

and will extend to July 8Arizona’s quota is $32,000,000 while nationalquota is 16 billion.

Pinal county will undertake thi

task of meeting a war bond quotiof $1,000,000 starting June 12 wheithe fifth war loan drive will b*launched. The drive wfll extern

to July 8, with a nation-wid(

quota of $16,000,000,000.In the fourth drive, Pinal count;

had a quota of $900,000 and raisec$999,457.

The state’s quota is $32,000,000the same as in the third loan drive

The county faces the gigantltask of meeting its quota withoua county chairman, Carl Andersoihaving resigned last week. None has been named to succeet

him.Y. C. White of Coolidge will con.

tinue as state committeeman whilN. G. Murray will succeed Kenyoi

Harris as chairman of the Cool

idge community, embracing Cool]idge, Bapchule and Randolph.

Other community chairmen ar<as follows:

R. A. Curiel, Eloy area; M. GMann, Florence area; R. WThomas, Ray area; E. T. W. Coulter, Superior area; T. M. Clarland L. F. Delgado, Oracle areaembracing Oracle, Oracle Junetion, Mammoth, Tiger, Coppe;Creek, Sombrero Butte and Feldman.

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German PrisonersOs War AvailableFor Cotton Picking

German prisoners of war may b<

available for cotton picking in Arizona, according to B. M. Gardneof the farm labor office in Cas;

Grande, but orders for their us>must be received immediatelyGardner said that the demand sofarm labor is very strong in othestates and laborers will be senelsewhere unless farmers indicat*they need them here.

Gardner said orders will be take)at the farm labor office in Cas;

Grande or at the justice of peacoffice in Coolidge Thursday mornings from 9 to 12.

He stated that a few of the Italian prisoners of war from thStanfield camp, located 15 milewest of Casa Grande, are alread.at work and are giving satisfactor;service.

o• Clemans Cattle Company move<1,250 head of cattle from deserrange near Gila Bend to Coolidgdistrict Monday, for fattening

! They are in charge of Joe am' Asbury Schell. A. P. Day movei

, 700 head of Mexican cattle intthe valley last week.