Arizona republican., 1921-10-01
HIGHWAY BOOSTERS
 IF FLORENCE JOIN
 IN MESA MEETING

MESA, Sept. s0-More than half hundred good roads boosters from Florence, Mesa and other parts of the Salt River valley participated in an enthusiastic meeting held here Thursday night under the auspices of the Mesa Commercial club.- Dinner was served at the Rex hotel, marking the opening of the dining room there, and the banquet was followed with the informal business meeting and program of talking. The affair was given complimentary to the delega- tion of Florence business men who visited the city Thursday evening.
 State Engineer Thomas Maddock was the guest of honor at the dinner and spoke at length on the good roads movement throughout the state. He told of how every county is satisfied with the road improvement program that is going on-satisfied to the ex- tent that every other county is get ting the best of 1t. His remarks tended to explain the program of road building as carried out by the state highway department and he clarified the situation greatly in the minds of many who were possibly doubtful as to the advisability of certain projects. Mir. Maddock stated that the work of paving the three mile stretch be- tween Phoenix and Tempe will be started at once.
 L. H. Van Spanckeren presided at the meeting and introduced Mayor Dan Klienman as toastmaster. Among the speakers who were called on were Sidney J. Ross. president of the Arizona Automobile club; Harry Welch, secretary of the Phoenix chamber of commerce.: c. c. Jones of Tempe, Mayor ]. G. Keating and MT. Burns of Florence, C. Fred Bracket. M J. Dougherty, George A. Johnson and w. R. Stewart of Mesa.
 Play Indians Saturday
 Mesa high will start it's football season Saturday. game being sched- uled on Friday with the Salt River Indian team. Announcement of the contest was made by Superintendent Hendrix at the pep meeting held by the students of Mesa high Friday afternoon and some IS minutes were devoted to yell practice and other | means of arousing the necessary pep to back the team to victory. Lyceum | tickets were also distributed to stu dents who are to carry on the ticket selling campaign.
 The nucleus of this seasons team is built around those left over from l the squad of last year and while 1t is early in the season yet, Mesa High boosters are confident that they are going to have a ratfling good eleven. Among the old members of the team in uniform this year are Salisbury. Smith. Wallace, the Lewis brothers, 1 Pearce and Albert Guthrie. New l timber has filled in the holes and the | eleven is going onto the field Satur- | day with all expectations of putting | over a victory. The game will be | played on the high school field, play 1 being started at 3 o'clock.
 Date Set For lehi Far
 Committees working on the dis 1 trict fair for Lehi this year met at | the school house Thursday evening | and practically completed all of their | details for the big event. The fair win be held on Friday and Saturday, Nov. Il and 12. it was definitely de- I cided. The committees on arrange ments of the agricultural exhibit, the l sports program and the entertain ment program reported and indicated that they had their work we'll under | way. A decision was made to levy a tax of 1 cent per acre on all Of the land under the Lehi district to defray expenses of the fair. Payments may l be made to T. R. McClelland at the | Lehi store. it was said Friday.
 Surprise For Departing Teacher | Members of the chemistry class al l Mesa High sprung a surprise party on their teacher, Prof. A. z. Smith Friday afternoon. MT. Smith has re- signed his position on the teaching force at Mesa High and will depart soon for Nogales where he will bs engaged in agricultural work. Pro lessor Stone has been engaged to fil the vacancy on the high school staff
 Camp Fire Girls Meet
 Ner,hers of the Camp Fire Girl. will hold an important business meet ing at o'clock Saturday afternoor at the home of their guardian, Ars w. R. Stewart on West Second ave- nue.
 No Cantaloupe Meeting
 O. C, Jones stated Friday that tht proposed meeting of cantaloup' growers planned for Saturday after noon has been postponed. Severa me nexpected to attend the meeting are out of the valley, and conditions are such that he deemed 1t advise | able to postpone the meeting.
 No Lettuce This Year
 Lettuce will not be grown in tnt Mesa district this year. according tt an announcement made Friday whic' stated that the s. A. Gerard com pany had withdrawn its contract foi I50 acres in this field Lettuce grow CTS at a meeting several weeks agt voiced several objections to the pro posed contract with the commission l