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The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
COMMITTEES CONFER
With COUNTY ST.
PERWSORS

Monday morning the fol-
lowing Coolidge citizens
went to Florence and inter-
viewed the county commits
sioners regarding the bad
conditions of our streets. R.
D. Cochran, T. E. Markham,
W. P. Hamilton, Judge
Thompson and w. G.. Ket-
chersid. The board took the
matter under advisement and
said they would do all in
their power to see that the
roads were fixed.
B. G. Lettering, Geo. A.
Nowlin, J. ]. Jones and Mrs.
McCrae of Coolidge was an
other Committee which met
with the supervisors regard
ing a road being graded
from one mile west and one
half mile south of Borree's
Corner for a distance of 312
miles west. This road would
require but little work to put
it in good condition and the
supervisors also felt favor
ably inclined on this matter.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
COOLIDGE new RESIDENTS

Mr., and Mrs. Paul H. Hobby
recent arrival from Salt Lake
CITY have definitely decided
TO locate here and have leaS-
ed the Stephenson home IN
West Coolidge.
They have also leased the
Sponer building on Main st.
near the corner of Coolidge
avenue where they will en-
gage in the Real Estate and
Insurance business.
Mr.. Hobby is we'll known
to many of the older resid-
ents of the Casa Grande val
ley having formerly resided
at Casa Grande where he
was associated with Mr.. Geo
Burgess, the pioneer real
estate man of that town, be
fore he enlisted in the World
war and after his return from
overseas service.
Mrs. Hobby is a sister OF
DR.. H. B. Steward.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
RED CROSS WILL
DISTRIBUTE WHEAT

President Hoover has sign
ed a bill making 4O,OOO,0OO
bushels of the farm boards
wheat holdings available for
humanitarian purposes. The
Red Gross has been given
100000 bushels.
From the boards elevators
at Omaha, Nebr., $4,000
bushels were Immediately
loaded into railroad cars and
started for destinatins in
South Dakota, where live
stock feed is insufficient.
When the initial Red Cross
request for 100000 bushels
is exhausted, application will
be made to Mr.. Hoover for
another allotment.
Red Cross representatives
were busy in Chicago today
arranging for speedy milling.
The wheat will be turned in
to flour at the point nearest
the needs for distribution to
the poor in cities and on
farms. Railroads are CO.
operating in moving the
grain.
The agriculture depart
ment is preparing a list O.
counties where crops failed
last year, mainly in the north
west, and wheat will be dis
tributed to livestock owners
there by the local Red Cross.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
WONAN'S
CLUB ELECT OFFICERS

The Coolidge Women's
Club met Thursday after
noon Mario; after a short
business meeting three candi-
dates were received into
membership, Mrs. c. j.
Preece, Mrs. McClain and
Mrs. Nicholson.
The balance of the after
noon was taken up with the
election of officers for the
ensuing year, which resulted
as follows:
President, Mrs. VIM. Jackson
1st. Vice-President, Mrs. Asa
Gardner.
End. Vice-President, Mrs. K.
T. Prather.
Recording Secretary, Mrs.
Muriel Slater.
Corresponding secretary MIS-
Mabel Moxley.
Treasurer, Mrs. Earl Weaver
Auditor, Mrs. Karl M. Fisher
Reporter, Mrs. C. w. Hooper
Board of Directors for two
years, Mrs. R. j. Jones, two
years, Mrs. T. T. Terrill.
The next meeting on Mar
"a, will be Of special interes
to members because of {
Flower Show at that time
with Mrs. Fred Elledg'
chairman of Wild Flower
and Mrs. Earl Weaver chair
man of garden flowers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
LEGION EMPLOY
NENT BUREAU

The local post of the
American Legion have es-
tablished a local Employ
ment Bureau or labor clear
ing house for the benefit of
those needing work and
those needing workers.
1t is the aim of this COM
mittee to handle as much as
possible the demands of
farmers wishing hands for
various kinds of labor and
other parties wishing skilled
or common labor.
There will be no charge
made for this service as it is .
the aim to get men located
on jobs with as little expense
as possible and they will
maintain a register of men
desiring work from which
an employer Will be able 10
select his particular kind of
labor to best suit his needs.
The register will be main
tanned in the office of DR..
F. P. Glover and a suitable
bulletin board will be main
tanned to advertise jobs
available as demands arise.
It is thought that such a
bureau will eliminate to
some extent the expense OF
locating work for men who
are in need of work and al
so assist the residents in this
community in getting labor
as they need it.
The assistance of the en-
tire community in this pro-
iect will be welcomed by the
Legion and the entire Legion
membership will be behind
this to help put it over.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11

RELIEF FUND

B. G.. Lettering director OF
the Governors unemploy--
ment relief fund for Pinal
county reports the following
amount spent in relief for the
unemployment for the month
of February. A subcommlt-
tee consisting of three mem
bers have been appointed in
each of the following towns
Superior, Florence, Coolidge
FIov and Casa Grande. These
committees investigate all
applications for relief and
if worthy a job is furnished
on some public work and an
order for provisions to the
amount of So per day, for
two days a week is issued
/ the worker.
About 400 has been paid
out for relief during the
month of February for Pinal
county besides the relief
given by other organizations
of the different towns.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
FAREWELL PARTY MONDAY

Last Monday Mrs. Geo.
Triutt gave a handkerchief
shower farewell party at her
home in Coolidge, honoring
Rev. and Mrs. Hoffman of
the Christian Church at Flor
ence. The pastor has been
transferred to Glendale and
will leave for that place
soon. Thirty-four were pre-
sent, each presenting a
pretty handkerchief for the
shower on the couple. Those
from Coolidge who were pre-
sent were Mrs. j. C. Jayne,
Mrs. J. ]. Jones, Mrs. VIM
Jackson, Mrs. w. H. Farms
worth, Mrs. R. T. Prather,
and Mrs. George Armstrong
Many guests from Florence
were also present.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
GRAND LODGE OF F. & A. N.
IN SESSION At TUCSON

The Arizona Grand Lodge
of Masons are in session at
Tucson this week. This is
the 50th Anniversary of the
Grand Lodge and they are
celebrating in connection
with the 2OOth Anniversary
of the birth of George Wash
ington, making it a patriotic
as we'll as emblematic meet
ing, which began March 9Th
and ends today, March 11th.
Artistic pamphlets with in
teresting desert scenes were
given out as souvenirs. The
program throughout t h e
week included receptions.
banquets, theatre parties,
musical programs, sight see
ing, and golf parties, besides
the interesting lodge assem-
bly,, confering of degrees, in
stallation of officers, eXem-
plification work and devo-
tional services.
Coolidge was we'll repre-
sented at the Grand Lodge in
Tucson this week. Those
who attended were Mr.. and
Mrs. r. ]. Jones, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. D. Cochran. D. S.
Davis, Mr.. Christensen, Mrs.
n. Pinkley, Mrs. Earl Wea-
yer, Mrs. Farnsworth, Mrs.
Mrs. Chas. Cohen and others.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
BIRTHDAY SURPRISE

Last Monday Mrs. James
Luthy honored her husband
with a surprise birthday
party. Inviting several
friends in to a 6 o'clock din
ner, given at her home on
Coolidge ave. After dinner
bridge was the diversion of
the evening. The guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. But
terfeld, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Ware, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Short, Mrs. Anna Clark, and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Luthy.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
LECTURE AT SCHOOL

Next Tuesday Dean Kali
stedt from Tempe College
will give an educational lee
ture at 8 o'clock p. m. Every
one is invited and urged to
come out, it will be interest
ing and instructive. Don't
forget the date, Tuesday
evening March 18th.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
PROJECT LANDS TO Be
ASSESSED FROM SIS
TO $50 PER ACRE

County Assessor Thad M.
Mort announces that he is
making sweeping reductions
in assessed values for taxa
ton purposes throughout the
county which will prove of
material benefit to the tax
payers. Project lands will
be assessed upon a taxable
value of $25 and 80 per acre
as against a tax value of $40
to $50 per acre heretofore
assessed. All other lands in
the county will be assessed in
the same ratio.
Due to the depression and
continued low earning power
of lands, under present con-
tiOns, Assessor Moore be-
lieves his action is warranted
and will meet with the en-
dorsement of the taxpayers.
County Treasurer Alva
Weaver reports a 50 per cent
delinquency on the first half
of the 1881 taxes on property
other than the railroads and
mining holdings. A long list
of property on which taxes
are due was offered at tax
sale following advertising
in October, and the result
was the sale of one parcel of
land. These conditions had
much to do with the decision
of County Assessor Moore to
lower taxation values on
lands throughout the county.
Farm and grazing lands
are not alone receiving the
benefit of the pruning by the
county assessor, but every
city or town lot is being fav-
ored by similar slashes for
taxation purposes.
Accentuating the demand
for lower values is the fact
that there is now due the
county in unpaid taxes more
than three-quarters of a mil
lion dollars. To be exact
there is now due and payable
the sum of 854,226.17
which is reflected in the de-
linQuent and unpaid taxes as
follows:
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
GREEN MOUNTAIN RANCH
MAKING BIG IMPROVEMENTS

The ranch purchased by
Capt. Woodruff last summer
from the B. G. Lettering Real
ty Company of Coolidge.
Has under the able manage
ment of Geo. A. Nowlin been
converted from the raw de-
sert to an ideal ranch.
In company with B. G..
Lettering and Mr.. Nowlin the
Coolidge Examiner editor
was shown over the ranch.
One of the greatest i'm
provements is a large we'll
with an abundance of water
with only a forty foot lift.
The we'll is equipped with
Layne & Bowles Electric 40
H. P. engine and pump with
a capacity of 2100 gallons
per minute, when the pump
was started the volume of
water which poured forth
looked like the Coolidge
dam had broken loose. A
large galvanized tank with
10000 gallons capacity has
been erected on a large
tower which furnishes water
to the houses and barns.
A stone 4-room house 26x
26 has been erected this win
ter and is modern through
out.
A stone barn has also been
finished 14x60 with a large
paddock leading from each
stall. This barn is also
equipped with running water
and electric lights. A feed
barn 24X50 has been erected
for the storage of feeds and
harness room.
Under the supervision of
ranch foreman Mr.. Hooker
60 acres of good alfalfa is
now growing and will soon
be ready to feed a large
number of stock.
The aim of the company
is to raise blood draft horses
and blooded hogs. They
have four large young brood
mares and seventy Duroc
and Hamshire hogs, weigh
ing from 90 to $50 pounds
for breeding.
Mr.. Nowlin informs us
that during the summer an
other large stone house will
be erected which will be oc-
cupied by some members of
the company for their win
ter home. Many thousand
dollars will be expended by
the company during the sum-
mer in addition to that al
ready spent in making
Rancho Iona Verde Cia"
one of the best ranches in the
Gila valley. i.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11

CHICAGO and the Middle West
- have double interest in the sue
cess of the gigantic Reconstruction
FINANCE Corporation which is now be-
ing organized in Washington follow
ing speedy action by Congress.
Charles G. Dawes, whose name is
almost synonymous for the business
community Of Chicago will sit in the
drivers seat as the active head of
the great $1,000 900, 900 Federal cor
po2ation just authorized by Congress.
Another Chicago banker, a Demo-
crat who is being repeatedly men
tioacd as a man of Presidential TIM
Der has the distinction of making u
wi contribution 20 the initial
6. agth ana success Of the Recon-
s section Corporatioa. That man is
J in A TrayIor president Of lhe
l.rt National xank III Chicago who
was tAc nrst To SIsGaiize and pr 2o.N
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
A STEEL WATER
TANK INSTALLED

The Girls School at Ran
dolph is having a steel water
tank installed this week. The
steel construction contrac-
tors, Jos. H. Gudon and c..
D. Murphy, with their help
ers w. w. Allison, l. M.
Smith, J. A. Wermuth, j.
VanDyke are stopping in
Coolidge at the San Carlos
hotel, while employed on
this project.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11

that the Reconstruction Corporation
render some service to thousands of
depositors of small banks which had
failed during the past two years. The
gist of Mr.. Traylor's proposal before
Senate Subcommittee was that the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
be authorized to make loans to closed
banks as well as to financial institu-
tions and others needing it's aid. Such
a step would release substantial
amounts of money to depositors
whose funds had been frozen" by
the failure of such banks.
Mr.. Traylors suggestion made such
an impres. .on that it was embodied
In the Bill as finally passed by Con-
gress. He, more than any other man,
is responsible for the timely assis-
tance that will now be possible for
many dcpositors Of small banks
throughout tie country
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
S854.568.17

Although due next Mon
day the last half of the 1881
taxes do not become delin-
quent until the first Monday
in May.-Florence Blade
Tribune.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11

FOR RENT-Modern five
room apartment partly fur
nished. See Mrs. j. ]. Butter
field.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
CASA GRANDE NATIONAL
MONUMENT NEWS

Mrs. Charles J. Smith,
wife of Custodian Smith of
Petrified Forest National
Monument is spending a few
days with Supt. Pinkley and
mother.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11

~A OlluIllCIIC 10 Sp6uuluS a lew
days with Supt. Pinkley and
mother.
DR.. Carl Russell, Field Ma
turalist, National Park Ser
vice, and Robert Rose, Park
Naturalist, Southwestern
Monuments, spent Monday
at the Gila Pueblo, n e a r
Globe, and Tuesday at the
Tumacacori National Monu-
ment.
Ansell F Hall, Senior Park
Naturalist, National Park
Service, visited for a couple
of hours at the Monument on
Sunday afternoon.
Supt. Pinkley made a trip
to Tumacacori on Tuesday to
inspect the new Sewerage
disposal plant being installed
there. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Charles Smith.
Mrs. James G.. Jayne and
father, Mr.. Reed, were din
ner guests with Custodian
Palmer and family Sunday.
Over 400 visitors were
counted at the Monument on
Sunday. This is the largest
on record this travel
year. With the new i'm
provements this crowd was
handled much more easily
and efficiently than formerly.
The supposed calendar of
the Ancients functioned per-
fectly last Sunday morning.
A small group of employees
and Mr.. w. B. Lance of
Seattle, Washington, who
visits the Monument each
March to check up on this
event, shivered and shook
waiting for the first rays of
the rising sun to hit the hole
in the wall which several
centuries ago was probably
the signal for the commence
of the annual spring
ceremony of the Ancient in
habitants.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11
SAN CARLOS RESERVOIR
March 8, 1882

March 8, 1882
Height of Coolidge Dam
linear feet from stream
bed $4,000
Elevation of Water above
sea level 2467.90
Capacity of Reservoir acre
feet 100000
Available Contents Reser-
voir 409,760
Gain in contents
acree feet 80. 1886
Discharge from Reservoir
in last "a hours None
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-03-11

Mrs. James C. Jayne and
father, Mr.. Reed, were din
ner guests with Custodian
Palmer and family Sunday.
Evening star., 1932-06-25
Washington Produce

Butter-One-pound prints, 80 score,
20; 90 score, 19; standards, 1S. Tub, SO
score, 19; 80 score, Is; standards, II.
Eggs-Hennery, IA; current receipts,
IL.
Poultry, alive-Turkey hens, IL; toms,
10; crooked breasts, 10; Spring broil-
ers, Plymouth Rocks, 21a pounds and
over, 18a20; 2l2 pounds and under, 16a
ID; Rhode Island Reds, l5al7; mixed
colors, 14a16; Leghorns, 14a16; hens,
colored, 13a15; Leghorns, IL; roosters, 8.
Poultry, Turkeys, hens, Is;
toms, 13; crooked breasts, l3; Spring
broilers. Plymouth Rocks, 2la pounds
and over, 2la23; 2I2 pounds and under,
I9a21; Rhode Island keds, 18a20; mixed
colors, 17a19; Leghorns, 17a19; Leg
horns, Is; roosters, IL; Long Island
ducks, Halls; hens. colored, 16a18
Meats-Beef. l3; veal, IL; lamb, IT;
pork loinS, IA; fresh hams, 13; smoked
hams, IA; strip bacon, IA; lard, z;
compound, ~.
Watermelons, Georgia, 30 to
40 pound average, 60a75; Florida, 28-
pound average, so; cantaloupes, jumbos,
O.zOdO.OOs SJdllSldIuS, Z.tOho.UU, money!
dews, 2.00a2.25; honeyballS, 250a4.00
apples, box stock, 1.50a2 90; peaches,
South Carolina, bushel baskets. 350a
AGO. apricots, 125al. so; plums. LISA
1.50; oranges, California 4OOa4. so;
lemons. 400a4.50; lines, per 100, 2OOa
$50; figs, l.00al.25 pineapples, LISA
200; alligator pears, l.50a1.75; cherries,
California, 200a2 SO; raspberries, red,
80; black, IS; blackberries, 225a2. so.
Vegetables-Potatoes, new, per barrel,
2.50a300; old, l00-pound sacks, 1.00a
1.25; sweets, 50a65; string beans, 50a
rs; homegrown, lbs; limas, ZOO: peas,
$50; squash. 1.00a1.25; kale, 50a60;
spinach, LOCALS; squash, 50a75;
cucumbers. 50a75; carrots, per 100
punches, 4.50; beets. per 100 punches,
4.50; corn. 1.50a2.00; cabbage, 25a1 90;
lettuce, Iceberg, 5.00a5.50; homegrown,
100: peppers, fancy, 4.50: choice, 200;
eggplant, $50; asparagus, 1.00a200;
cauliflower, 2.00a2 Is; tomatoes, lugs.
1.25al so; fats, s5a1oo; homegrown,
ponys, 200.
Evening star., 1932-06-25
STOCKS IRREGULAR
At SHORT SESSION
Price Changes Narrow, With
Volume of Trading at
Low Point.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 25.-While price
changes in the week end stock market
were in general narrow, the movement
itself betrayed nervousness on the part
Of operators for both accounts.
Early selling brought new lows in a
numoer OF pivotal stocks, mostly those
which had been under pressure Friday
but with no increase in volume and
with, in most cases, subsequent re-
covery.
The decline of Friday brought selling
orders into the list at the opening to-
day and new lows were recorded by
American Can, Allied Chemical, United
States Steel, Atchison and American
Telephone. In all of these the losses
we're only fractional. Thereafter rally
and reaction alternated, neither going
very far.
Besides dividend doubts, the market
had the Chicago banking situation to
sppraise Another bank was closed to-
day. the news coming out while trading
was in progress, but the announcement
had no perceptible affect on prices
With the averages flirting with the lows
of the bear movement. the real feature
was the resistance offered, and not the
pressure.
Auburn Auto broke rather sharply,
but that stock is law unto itself.
Under Al today it was down more than
II points from the high of yesterday
and rapidly approaching the level from
which it started its spectacular advance
at the expense of the short interest
early in the month. Among the stocks
which made better than the average
showing was Consolidated Gas, the
earnings statement of which was pub
lished today. For the quarter ending
March 81, 1882. net income was $22,-
493.506, against $25.250,8l5 in the
similar period Of 1881. South Porto
Rico Sugar was in demand again at
approximately the high of the move
ment, anticipating dividend resumption.
Food stocks held their position well and
low-priced oils were steady.
Preferred stocks were irregular. Gen
eral Motors preferred broke through so
for the first time and United States
Steel preferred sold scant fraction
above its old low On the other hand
Firestone Tire & Rubber preferred was
slightly higher The Firestone earn
ings statement for the six months end
ed April 30 showed preferred dividends
covered with cents a share for the
common.
Railroad stocks were unfavorably af-
fected by the weakness in Atchison
which sold today at the lowest since
1900. Great Northern preferred, d.
rectors of which yesterday took no ac-
tion on the dividend, was fractionally
lower but more in sympathy with the
general market than because of the
dividend omission, which had been ex-
pected
Evening star., 1932-06-25
MONEY BORROWING
RATES ARE REDUCED
Cut in Federal Reserve Rediscount
Charge Results in Lowering
of Interest Schedules.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 25.-Money bor-
rowing rates dipped in spots yesterday
in response to the action by the New
York Federal Reserve Bank in cutting
its rediscount rate to az per cent.
The Reserve Bank lowered its bank
erS' acceptance buying rate to l per
cent on maturities up to 120 DAYS and
to rs per cent on longer maturities
These quotations are the lowest since
late last Autumn. They compare with
previous rates of 212 and 8 per cent,
respectively.
This action reduced the Reserve
Bank rates to prevailing quotations in
the open market, but two leading deal
ers in bankers acceptanceS, a CONNER
cial credit used widely to finance in
ternational trade, shaded their previous
schedules by one-eighth of l per cent.
This action brought their charges to
seven-eighths of l per cent bid for
80 to 80 day maturities and 1 to IA
per cent bid for longer maturities.
The Official rate remained one
eighth of l per cent higher, as no
formal change was voted during the
day by the American Acceptance
Council.
Commercial paper quotations were
reduced one-quarter of l per cent,
bringing the bid and asked quotations
to 212 and 234 per cent, respectively.
More than 100000 tulips oloomed in
London parks this year.
Evening star., 1932-06-25
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, June rs up Omitted
States Department Of Agricultural -
Cattle-Receipts, 500 head; compared
week ago strictly granted steers and
yearlings 25a50 higher; grassy and
short-fed kinds unevenly steady to rs
or more lower; thin native and South
western stockers, 25a40 down; dry lot
she stock strong to rs higher, but grassy
kinds dull and weak to IS lower; cutters
steady; bulls IS higher and vealers
strong; extreme TOPPED yearlings, 8.25;
new high on recent advance; best
heavies $40; most strictly granted
steers, 750a8.00; l,534-pound averages
selling up to 500; yearling heifers up
to 6.85; part load, TOO, but grass heiters
down to 500 and below; most grass
steers, 40oa5.5 so; common to inferior
stockers selling down to 2.75, with choice
kinds as high as 6.l0.
Sheep, 5000 head: today's market
nominal; for week ending Friday %
doubles from feeding stations, $4,000
direct; choice lambs and yearlings, Is
lower; other grades and classes steady;
Evening star., 1932-06-25
TRADE GAINS NOTED
BY WEEKLY REVIEWS
Effort to Anticipate New Federal
Excise Taxes Results in Stim-
ulus to Business.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 25.-Business in
retail and wholesale branches and to
some extent in manufacturing lines
was stimulated last week by a fairly
general move on the part of the buy
ers to anticipate the new Federal
excise taxes. according to the weekly
mercantile reviews.
There was a noticeable increase in
business during the week. said Duns,
which was not confined to retail trade.
but favored industry as well, and there
appears to be a growing feeling that
conditions are showing a slight up
ward trend: that the Establishments
and liquidations which have been un-
der way for months now are giving
evidence of tangible results.
Bradstreet's expressed a more con-
Servative view, asserting that its re-
ports from leading centers reflect the
"between seasons" lull. But it is also
found that some branches of trade
were more active, largely due to the
efforts of business men to cover re-
quirements in advances of the new
taxes.