Arizona republican., 1918-04-11
SCOTTSDALE LIBERTY
 DRIVE |S ORGANIZED

SCOTSDALE, April 1.-The third Liberty loan drive started here with Charles Miller as district chairman and Mrs. Walter Smith acting in the same position for the women of the commit nity. Each chairman is appointing ten captains who will aid in carrying on the work. The work is greatly simpli- fled by using the boundaries of the school sections.
 Scottsdale and its district has been apportioned to raise s20,000, or two per cent of the tax valuation. The chair men of the committee are very anxious that all Scottsdale bond buyers secure them through the Scottsdale branch sj as to insure the fulfilling of the ap- portionment.
 Rev. MT. Richard Pope. accompanied by Mir. and Mrs. V. A. Vanderhoof and Hans Weaver, left Tuesday morning to attend the convention of Baptists of Arizona which is in progress this week at Stafford. During the absence of the party Mrs. Carlson of Phoenix, is stay ing with Mrs. Pope.
 J. r. Burleson has sold his ranch to R. L. Scott of Texas, who will take possession in two weeks.
 A great deal of Paradise valley prop erty has been changing hands recently. Mrs. Bertha Sistrunk Ainsley has sold a tract of five acres of her place to MT. Dunn and J. W. Smith has dis posed of the relinquishment of his sons claim for $1,S00.a
 Mrs. E. R. Ward has accepted po- sition in the E. o. Brown general store.
 MT. and Mrs. $. A. Allen returned Monday from a few days stay at their Paradise valley homestead.
 The first meeting of the new school board was held Saturday night with Charles Miller and J. r. Burleson in at tendance. E. Brown, the third mem- Der, was absent, being engaged in other business. BuNeson is the president of the board for the coming year, while Miller is clerk.
 The principle business of the evening was the request presented by the present corps of teachers that the usual eight months term of school be length ened to nine months. This was acted upon formally, and school will continue through May instead of ending the last of April, as formerly.
 Mrs. Emma Thomas and daughter, Mrs. Alexander Caldwell and Miss Marjorie Thomas, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mrs. Mary Washburn of Paradise valley. Sunday evening Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Washburn accom- panied E. O. Brown on a visit to Man Zanita range.
 Mrs. Edgar Robbins has sold her res l iidence property here to J. s. Allbriten. but will retain possession until the close of school.
 l Miss Helen Campbell went to Phoe- nix Monday night to hear the recital by ] Cecil Tanning. She will remain for a. several days stay at the home of her l friend, Mrs. Frank Blount. | The special services and the basket | dinner held at the Baptist church Sun | day called out quite number of per sons who found the day very pleasant one. Plans were discussed for the Sunday school picnic to be held April 20. The place will be announced later.
 s. A. Allen has received many in- | teresting pictures from his son, Cor
 poral Henry s. Allen, who is stationed
 at Camp Funston, but none more so than those showing the presentation
 of flag to the Arizona boys by Gov
 ernor Hunt on his recent visit to the
 camp. Corporal Allen said that the
 boys, regardless of their political be-
 liefs. were all very proud of theii
 states chief executive, who quite wor
 their hearts during his stay.