Arizona republican., 1920-07-16
BIC PATRIOTIC UNION
 CHURCH SERVICE ID
 BE HELD IN SUNDAY

MESA, July 15.-No more important gathering has been held in Mesa this year than that which is to occur the coming Sunday evening when the churches of the town will meet in a union service at the request of the local post of the American legion, and at which time war certificates from the French government will be presented to parents or next of kin of American soldiers from this district who lost their lives in the great war.
 Col. Francis c. Marshall command ing the Tenth United States cavalry at Fort Huachuca, Ariz., yesterday wired his acceptance of the invitation from the local post commander to ap pear on the program at the union service. He will present the certifi- cates of appreciation from the French government Col Marshall was brigadier general during the American army's duty overseas and during the ten months of occupation duty on the Rhine of the First United States di- vision was commanding officer of one of the infantry brigades. He returned to the United States in September with the division, and since the forepart of this year has been in command of the cavalry stationed on the border in this state.
 Judge H. D. Ross of the supreme court of the state has also accepted
  gram. Governor Campbell in a letter received yesterday expressed his regret at being unable to attend owing to a meeting of the state board of educa- ton that he must attend in Flagstaff on Monday.
 The service Sunday night is to be held in the l.. D. s. auditorium on West Main street. All of the churches of the town are emitting their Sunday even ing meetings and will join in the union service, representatives from each church participating on the program. Preparations are being made for the attendance of from 1900 to 2OO0 people
 Back From Coast
 George A. Johnson of the Toggery Dry Goods company returned Wednes- day from California, where he spent the past month with his family. The family is domiciled at Santa Monica for the summer.
 Road Finished This Week
 Announcement was made yesterday that the final bit of pavement on the Tempe Mesa highway will be laid by tonight or tomorrow and that the road will be opened for traffic not later than Saturday, July 31. The one car of cement needed to complete the last stretch a half mile east of the Pacific Creamery plant has been secured and the big mixer will be kept on the job until the connecting link is made with the pavement already finished. four and a half miles west of Mesa. Mean while the contractors have a force of men and teams at work on the pave ment completed, establishing the four foot borders on either side of the road. With their finishing of that work over the entire stretch their contract will be concluded and the Tempe Mesa highway will be open for traffic the en- tire distance.
 SayIors Buys Service Station
 J. R. Saylors, since the first of the year manager of the WeyIand Service station at the corner of Main and Cris- mon streets, has recently closed a deal for its purchase and now controls the exclusive ownership in the concern MT. Saylors expects to move today from his residence in Vineyard addi- ton into his own property just south of the station.
 Departs for Coast
 Jack Long of the purchasing depart ment of the O. s. Stapley company left last evening for Los Angeles where he will join his family who arc summering there for two weeks va cation.
 Visit in South
 F. F. Quick of the Mesa Seed and Feed company left yesterday afternoon by automobile for a turn around his territory in the southern part of the state. Tucson, Benson, Florence and other points on that route will be vis- ited.
 Gasoline Short on Coast
 Irwin Stapley of the O. $. Stapley company store at Chandler returned yesterday morning after 2 10 days visit in Southern California. He made
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