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The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24
IRRIGATION ENGINEERS
VISIT PINAL COUNTY

Following a tWo-day
meeting of the Western Irri-
CATION and Drainage asso-
cation at the University of
Arizona in Tucson, the visit
ing delegates spent Saturday,
July 18, in a field tour of
the irrigated areas of Pinal
County.
Led by DR.. G. E. P. Smith,
Irrigation Engineer of the
University of Arizona, the
group met County Agricul-
tural Agent K. K. Henness
at Eloy, and visited the We
getable land there, making
inspections of several of the
pumping plants. They then
drove to Casa Grande, thru
the Fig Farms, then thru the
valley, inspecting Electrical
District No. 2 sub-station.
Lunch was had at Coolidge,
the party then going to
Blackwater and inspecting
the new Salt River Valley
Water Users Sub-station.
The party then drove thru
the newly developed lands
of the Indian Reservation to
Sacaton, where they were
met by Mr.. c. J. King, in
charge of the station, who
escorted them thru many of
the experimental plots, dis
cussing the work b e n g
done by the Station. The
party left late in the after
noon for Chandler, where
they were met by represen-
tatives of the Salt River
Valley Water Users Asso-
citation.
The following men were
on the tour:
DR.. A. H. HendricksOn,
University of California.
DR.. F. J. Veihmeyer, Uni
versity of California.
DR.. G.. f. P. Smith, Uni
versity of Arizona.
Prof. Steenbergen, Uni
versity of Arizona.
Prof. H. c. Schwalen Uni
versity of Arizona.
DR.. O. w. Israelsen, Utah
Agricultural Expt. Station.
Prof. Wells A. Hutchins,
University of California.
Mr.. H. P. Blaney Los
Angeles.
Prof. NJ. R. Lewis, Oregon
Agricultural COLLEGE.
Prof. IT Z. Nurdock. Uni
versity of Montana.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24
DRINKING CUPS FOR
COW IS URGED BY
AN IOWA EXPERT

Providing dairy COWS with
free access to water in
drinking cups in the barn in
creases the milk and butter
fat production, according to
results of an experiment at
Iowa State College. DR.. c..
Y. Cannon, head Of the dairy
husbandry department, in an
nouncing the results states
that cows given free access
to drinking cups produced
GA per cent more milk and
1912 per cent more butter
fat than those offered water
twice a day at outside drink
ing troughs. The cows get
ting water from the cups
drank 1887 per cent more
water when watered out
side.
It is also reported that
COWS having free access to
water in the cups cleaned
up their food better than
those watered outside. Cows
having access to the Guns
drank an average Of 1913
times during the 24-hour
period. Exchange.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24
BOULDER DAM WORK
ERS KEEP DRS. BUSY

Las Vegas, New, July 20.
(UP)-Two cases of sum
stroke among workers on
the Boulder Dam project
and an automobile accident
in which four persons were
hurt kept ambulances and
physicians busy Monday.
The changing ambulances
led to a telephone report
from the dam that there had
been another landslide, but
this later was disproved.
Several men have been kill
ed at tn dam site in land
slides and premature eXplo-
sions.-Ex.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24
-O--
ENJOYABLE OUTING

A picnic dinner and
white wing hunt" was en-
joyed at G.. l.. Skousen ranch
last Sunday by the follow
ing parties: Mr.. and Mrs.
R. Elsberry and family; the
L. S. Craig family; M. M.
Ware and family; the T. w.
Moxley family and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Eddy and son of Gil
bert, it was a pleasant out
ing and a successful hunt it
is reported.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24
SPENDING A HOT TIME
IN THE MOUNTAINS

Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Jones
and Miss Anna Wigs, sis
ter Of Mrs. Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. T. Terrill, Misses
Elizebeth and Frances Ter
rill, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. J..
Christensen left last Satur-
day for an outing some
where in the White noun
tains, it is reported they
are at Hannigan's Meadows
where they will enjoy camp
ing and fishing for two
weeks.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24
LETTUCE ACREAGE OF
CO. TO BE ALMOST
DOUBLED THIS YEAR

Pinal County's acreage Of
fall lettuce will be approx
mately doubled this year,
according to an estimate
made by County Agricul-
tural Agent X. K. Henness.
ElOy is the principal lettuce
area down there and will
have 100 to 1000 acres
as against 900 in $3.50. The
Coolidge-Florence country
will have about 100 acres.
Spring lettuce is not produc-
ed in the Casa Grande val
ley, but the fall crop is of
the highest quality. Several
growers whose fields ma
tured early made big money
last fall.
1t is plann e d to plant
about 800 acres of that
black Eloy soil to EARLY
peas. Seed will go into the
ground in August and, if all
goes we'll, the peas will be
ready in November.-Casa
Grande Dispatch.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24
ALLEGRO CARD CLUB
MET LAST FRIDAY

Mrs. Ernest McClerry en-
tertained the Allegro Card
Club last Friday at her
home; Mrs. O. Boone was
assistant hostess. High score
prize went to Mesdames
Hines and Elsberry. The
guest of the Club for the
morning bridge were Mes
DANES Prather and Fisher.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24

The hot weather of the
past week has driven many
residents to cooler climates
and our local social news
column is hard to fill. Many
Coolidge people are enjoy
ing a vacation in the noun
tain region and on the coast.
coast.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24
BRIDGE CLUB ENTER
TAINED

Mrs. G.. W. Ware enter
tanned the Wednesday
bridge club at her home
this week, three tables were
in play. Mrs. J. J. Butter
field received the high score
prize and Mrs S. C. Burt was
awarded the special honor
prize. Delicious refresh
ments were served at the
close of the afternoon
games.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24
BIRTHDAY DINNER
PARTY

A birthday dinner was Civ
en- in honor of little Betty
Clark's fourth birthday
Tuesday by her aunt Mrs.
A. L, Lodders. The little
lady was much pleased
with the birthday festivi-
ties given in her honor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24
MILITARY
TRAINING CAMP OPEN

The Citizens Military
Training Camp will open at
Camp Stephen D. Little, No
gales Arizona, on the oath
inst. with 300 Arizon a
young men in attendance.
according to Colonel Charles
H. Rutherford, Civilian Aide
to the Secretary of War,
who has charge of procure
ment for the past two years.
Colonel RutherfOd stated
that he had secured 80 addi-
tiOnal boys to be trained
over the fixed quota and
that the enrolment this year
had broken all records, over
500 young men having ap-
piled for admiss. son.
That ella County was the
banner county in percentage
of enrolment, the quota be-
ing 25 and the number of en-
rollments 81. Navajo coun-
ty is second with a quota
of 25 and an enrolment of
sc. The total enrolment of
MaricOpa county is 108.
Ten large silver cups, a
number of medals and mer-
chandising prizes have been
secured by Colonel Ruther-
ford for essays and athletic
events which will be COM
peted. These will be on dis
play at the Office Of the Ari-
zona Republic and later at
the Chamber of Commerce,
Nogales.
Colonel Rutherford has
also secured from the South
ern Pacific and Santa Fe
Lines, greatly reduced fares
from all h e important
points in the state. He fur
ther stated that the interest
she by parents and citi-
zens generally has been
greater than ever before.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24

GROWN IN tht, country some
Of the trees are above the
bearing age and producing
fruit.
The University has two
cooperative paintings, one at
the Arnold-Napzinger ranch
between Coolidge and Flor
ence and one al Evergreen
Gardens in Casa Grande un-
der the direction Of Mrs. F.
T. Gilbert. Under the su-
pervision of the Department
Of Agriculture opratihg
from the Sacaton station,
three paintings are being
conducted and observed;
one at the Casa Grande Fig
farms near Casa Grande and
one on Frank Williams
farms near the Ariz n a
mountains and one on the
P. H. Brown ranch. Excel
lent and encouraging re-
ports are being received
from each of these stations
and high hopes are enter
tanned for the ''ten-year ex-
pertinent"
In the Imperial valley
date culture has passed the
experimental stage and in a
lesser degree the same may
be said of the Salt river val
ley in Arizona; in the eX-
pertinent station at Tempe
are the oldest and tallest
Date Palms in the United
States. some Of the trees be-
ing 80 feet high.
The dates grown in this
country amount to about
100000 pounds annually
importations are about TO-
100000 pounds showing the
vast commercial possibilities
of date culture in the ella
valley. where experiment
shows the soil and climate
are such that selected vari-
ties will thrive and produce
here better than i n other
Continued on Editorial page
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24
DATE PALMS MAY
PROVE TO BE ONE OF
STATES BEST CROPS

Inc landscape effect of
the Date Palm gives an old
world color to part of Ari-
] zona that is recognized as
an appealing lure to the
traveller from the east, or
colder localities. T h e
sight-seer may easily visua-
lize the valley of the Nile or
the Holy Land as he rolls
over Arizona roads bordered
by these majestic trees.
Memory Of these fringed
lanes will linger when other
experiences will have been
forgotten.
The Palm trees of the
southwest are the concrete
evidence that this part of
Arizona may be likened to
the most fertile and produc-
tive valleys tributary to the
Mediterranean and the
Black sea. One who has
seen the Palms of Arizona
has something to remember;
he who has plucked and
tasted the lucious fruit has
something of Importance to
write home about.
The Date Palm was one
Of the first plants to be un-
der cultivation in the world.
Camel caravans, vending
their wayacross the burning
sands of northern Africa
carrying with them supplies
Of dates fo r food and trade.
Desert riders have been
known to subsist for weeks
on a handful of dates per
day. Scientists have found
that dates have a high nu-
tritive content, and cam
paigns have been started to
increase the American use
of the fruit.
Due to its value frof the
landscape angle the Date
Palm was frs t intro
duced in Arizona as a shade
tree and for strictly orna-
mental purposes. Trees
planted at the Yuma expert
ment station were found to
be prolific bearers, when
the experimentor b G a n
to select a varity of tree
which would thrive in the
climates of the Sat and ella
river valleys.
First planted in Casa
Grande for ornamental pur-
poses. Palm trees have thrl-
we'd and borne fruit and are
now being considered and
experimental with as COM
n1ercial proposition.
1t seems that what is true
of the Nile valley is true OF
Arizona. that is each variety
of trees has its favorite eli
mate and while some varle-
lies will trive in one locall-
ty, will perish or fail to pro
duce in another. Thus while
there are some old trees IN
this valley, experiment with
different varieties from a
commercial angle, has only
fairly starte d and it IS
thought that a period of ten
years is necessary from the
first planting in order to
correctly select the proper
variety of Palms which will
do the best in any given To-
cality
With this objective in
view, the Departmnt of
/ Agriculture and University
of Arizona have been con-
Quoting experiments at diff
ferent points in Pinal coun-
ty since 1925. Either the fed
eral department or the Uni
versity furnish the parent
stock, which is imported
and through the co-opera-
ton of land owners the trees
are propagated and grown
on a $3.50 basis, each party
concerned taking half of the
new shoots, which are plant
ed in turn and thus some
considerable groves are now
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-07-24

There win be an enter
tainment at the Coolidge
Woman's Club tomorrow,
Saturday evening at 7:3O
Showing "The Girl from
Rocky Point" /" Admission
10 and 25 cents.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-17
Former Democrat Editor Writes

Editor Democrat:-My son Ed
win and are operating -four mill
putting out more flour than any
year until this. Thousands upon
thousands of bushels of most excel
lent wheat within an hours truck
drive of mill door, in the finest ag-
ricultural region in Ohio-land al
most as level as the floor. No
swamps-the second highest point
in Ohio, on level ground, one mile
west of st. Paris. Paying AZ cents
for wheat delivered at the mill,
corn same price. Hundreds OF
farmers here that never saw a corn
borer, except in bottles on exhibi-
ton. Biggest corn crop ever in
county. Corn borers not half SO
injurious as 1eas and bed bugs. Am
rs years old-can outrun or out
wrestle any man of my age in Nor
gan county. Want to retire-will
sell half interest to any young
man who has the capital and is not
afraid to work-or sell two-thirds to
two young mem. B. TaAnehill.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-17
NEW PRODUCE CONCERN
ESTABLISHED IN MALTA

Mr.. John Beckwith, who since the
death of his father, Charles Beck
with, had been local manager for
the M. & M. Produce Co., Malta, re-
signed his position last week, and
Monday he and Dwight McInturf
who had also been working for the
M. & M. Produce Co., leased TIE
building of Mrs. C. S. Martin in
Malta, and have gone into the pro.
duce business The owners of the
M. & M. Produce Co. have business
es at three other places, and Mr.. D..
Brumbach, president of the concern,
has been here in charge of the bust
ness. James Harris, son of Clark
Harris, near Malta, who was for
merly employed with the M. & M.
Produce Co., has been employed as
manager. Since his graduation last
spring from o. S. u, Mr.. Harris has
been employed with the agriculture
department at Columbus. He will
assume his new duties Saturday of
this week.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-17

All club boys and girls in the
county have over 1000 articles on
exhibition at the county fair this
week, not including livestock. There
are close to 100 sheep and 100 head
of poultry and four dairy calves ex-
hibited in the livestock division of
the All display.
The other All exhibits consist of
vegetables, carpentry work and food
and clothing. There are over 700
articles exhibited by girls enrolled
in the clothing projects alone. Each
girl understands that what she ex-
hibits is to be the product of her
own handiwork. With few excep-
tlons this will be the case. If any
parent, grandmother or aunt is so
short-sighted as to actually do the
sewing for the girl and let her ex-
hibit it as her own, of course the
girl involved is the only one who is
hurt, and she is to be pitied for hav-
ing older folks for guidance with
such twisted ideals of sportsman
ship.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-17
Bus Leaves ROad-NObody Hurt

Sunday afternoon as L. D. Walk
er, MariettaZanesville bus driver,
was nearing the five mile bridge,
the steering wheel buckled, and the
bus went head first over the bank
distance of about so feet. The
fact that it was held by underbrush
and small trees kept it from over
turning and going into the river.
But two passengers were in the bus,
besides Mr.. Walker, and no one was
injured. One of the passengers
was Miss Leona Left who directed
"Henry's Wedding" here Thursday
and Friday nights. On top OF the
taxi was the trunk which contained
the costumes worn here at "Hen-
ry's Wedding" and trunk and all
rolled into the river, but was res
cued, not however until after the
wedding togs" were soaked.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-17

John Slay, mention of whose ill.
ness was made in last weeks Demo
crat, died Friday evening at 6
O'Clock. AS was noted, Mr.. SAy
who resided alone, was taken i'll and
was found outside his home Tuesday
evening by Mr.. Malcolm Daniel who
resides near, on the Barnesville
pike, just out of McConnelsville.
Death which came SO soon after
Mr. Slay was found to be ill, was
the result of something of the ma
ture of paralysis. He was removed
to the county home, and there his
death occurred. He had been prac-
tically a lifelong resident of Nor
gan county, and earlier in his life,
before locating near McConnelsville,
he made his home in Bristol town
ship. He was IA years of age at the
time of his death. He was never
married. He leaves no nearer rela-
tives than cousins, one of whom is
L. w. Williams of Ringgold vicin-
ity, and another George Slay of
Glouster route. The deceased was a
good, industrious man, had worked
in various places in the county, and
was held in high regard by all who
knew him.
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon at Mt. Zion church in
Bristol township, conducted by
Elder S. p Moody. and burial was
made in Mt. Zion cemetery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-17
Bidders Were Lacking

Saturday three different pieces of
real estate were offered for sale, and
not bid was received on any of
them. The Parsons property of IS
acres, in Union township, was offer
ed at sheriff's sale in partition. IT.
was appraised at s1,250. The real
estate of the late R. C. McNabb, in
Reinersville, containing residence
and about three acres, was up at
administrators sale. 1t was ap-
praised at $500. The real estate
of the late Mary Updike, situated in
Windsor township. was offered at
administrators sale. The farm con-
tains 219 acres, and was appraised
at $5,470. 1t was also offered in
separate tracts, and not a bid was
received on it, either as whole, or
separately. All of this real estate
was appraised at figures low enough
to be worth the price, even in the
present depression. These places
represent the different sections of
the county, which shows that con-
ditions are very similar in all parts
of the county, so far as real estate
sales are taken into consideration.
The McNabb property referred to
above was bid in by The First Ma
tional Bank, McConnelsville, which
holds mortgages on the property, in
the sum of $1,000.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-17

AS was announced, the Democrat
comes out day sooner this week,
in order that the whole force may
attend the Morgan county fair,
Thursday, which is the last day. All
it will take Thursday to make the
fair the huge success it should, and
deserves to be, is the crowd, and
with good weather we can count on
the crowd. Never was there such a
fine display, with exhibits along all
lines, as there is this year. If you
doubt that statement, be present
Thursday and get first hand infor-
nation, and see if you are not of the
same opinion. The cattle entries
cannot be we'll cared for in the cat.
tie barns. Entries of sheep, poul-
try, hogs, and horses, are also in
about the same fix. And never has
there been such a display of fruits
and farm products. A half dozen
oranges are out with their dis
plays; also clubs, and schools. The
racing entries are also the best in a
number of years, and there is moth
ing. unless it should happen to be
the weather, interfering, to make
the Morgan county fair this season
the best county fair in this section
of the state.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-17
Death Claims Mrs. f.. Ewing Jones

Elizabeth S. Garretson, daughter
OF Joseph w. and Jane N. Poor Gar
retson, was born Nov. 81, 1897,
near Smithfield, Jefferson county,
Ohio; at an early age settled with
her parents near Pennsville, Morgan
county, Ohio, attending and teach
ing in the school district known as
White Pigeon, until in her 10Th
year, when her parents moved back
to Jefferson county. She was united
in marriage to Thomas Ewing in
March, 1868, and in 1865 they NOV
ed to Rushville, Schuyler county,
Illinois, where they taught school
for number of years. Mrs. Ewing's
only son j, H. Ewing, now resi-
dent of Malta, Ohio, was born July
8, 1871. In 1876 they returned to
Ohio. Thomas Ewing died in 1897.
In 1912 Mrs. Ewing was united in
marriage to John N. Jones, Smith
field, O., who died in 1915. In Oc
tober, 1923, she visited the Meth
odist Home for the Aged, College
Hill, Cincinnati, and was so Impress
ed with the location and comforts of
this home, that she turned over to
the home all her property interests
in Smithfield, and entered the home
where she remained to the end
which came Sept. IS, 1881. She
would have been "a years of age
had she lived to see her next birth
day, Nov. 21.
The deceased taught school in
Smithfield, Rayland, Warrenton and
Tiltonville, Ohio; and was post
master during the Mckinley ad-
ministration. She was a member of
the M. E. church.
Burial, by request, was made in
Spring Grove cemetery at Cincin-
natl.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-17
Morgan County Wins Second Prize
At State Wool Show

The county exhibit of wool sent In
to the state fair this year, was a Sc
lection of the tsp f1eeces from the
wool consigned through the Ohio
Wool Growers association at the
time these woods were graded at
Malta and Stockport. The woods
were selected by Mr. Jaquay the
grader, and taken in charge by
County Director j. T. Bowman who
ret1ed them in cases where neces-
sary and entered them as a county
show at the state fair, in the name
of the Morgan County Wool Grow
ers' association.
That these woods from our coun-
ty should win second place in coun-
ty exhibits at the large and high
class wool exhibit at our state fair,
reflects the quality of the wool we
produce down here, and is just one
more effort made which keeps the
county and its sheep industry in the
news and helps it to be known out
side the county boundaries. This
effort is to be commended, and it is
to be hoped that each year will see
the county represented in the wool
shOW.-XX.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-17
Death OF Mrs. Miranda Wright

Mrs. Miranda Wright of ROsseau
died last Thursday morning, after
about weeks illness with periton-
tits. She would have been 80 years
of age the 20th of this month, and
had been a lifelong resident of the
locality in which she died She is
survived by her husband William
Wright, and two sons, Emmett
Wright of Rosseau and Albert of
Malta. Her three daughters are de-
ceased. One of them was Mrs. Re-
becca Earich. The other two die
in infancy. Mrs. Wright's maiden
name was Vanhorn Henry Van
horn of Deavertown and Thomas
Vanhorn of Rosseau locality are. her
brothers. Besides those mentioned
as surviving, she leaves seven
grandchildren and nine great grand
children. Mrs. Wright was a mem
ber of the Wolf Greek Church of
Christ
Funeral services were held Satur-
day from the Wright residence, con-
Quoted by Rev. G.. G. Parsons. and
burial was made in the Rosseau
cemetery.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-09-17
A Fine Musical Program

The choir of the Methodist Prot
estant church at Stockport of which
Rev. L. B. Douglas is pastor, gave a
splendid sacred concert here at the
M. P. church Sunday evening. Mr..
Ivan Ball is the leader, and the
choir is composed of quite number
of young people. The program in
cluded anthems, quartet, duets, and
solo numbers. The pastor of the
church, Rev. w. J. Mccarthy, made
a brief address in which he express
ed his appreciation of the services
of the Stockport singers. He also
emphasized the Importance of a
good choir; and the help and in
spiration it gives the minister A
good crowd was present, the church
auditorium being we'll filled.