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The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
Statement by Thos. P.
Henry, Pres. American
Automobile Association

More than $8OO,00O,O0O of road
mosey contributed by motor vehi-
Gle owners in the form of gasoline
taxes and registration fees have
been side-tracked from highway
use by politicians. officeholders,
and tax-spender5 in the last twelve
years.
For years we have used every
argument to convince legislators
and others that while motor own
ers are ready and willing to pay
special assessments for road con-
structiOn and maintenance, it is
unethical, unjust, and uneconOmlc
to use one cent of these assess
ments for general governmental
purposes, be it education, unem-
ployment relief, or whatnot. That
all these pleas to reason and fair
play have failed is proven by the
fact that diversion inroads on
motor tax funds have increased
from year to year.
The practice is indefensible and
reprehensible for many reasons.
Through it the motorists are sub
iected to double taxation which
imposes on them as a class a dis
prOpOrtiOnate share of the cost OF
Government. 1t has endangered
the motor tax structure itself be-
cause it has in some instances, at
lease, encouraged motor taxes out
of ratio to properly ascertained
road costs and motorist obligation
for these costs.
| am thoroughly convinced that
the only hope of stopping this
fragrant abuse lies in political
action. There are more drivers
of motor vehicles than there we're
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
Cardinals Open
Season Sunday

The Coolidge Cardinals will
open the 1886 season against
Buckeye, Sunday, May 3rd, at the
High School diamond. The game
will be called promptly at 2.3o p.
m.
The Cardinals have been work
ing out under the management of
Joe Sheriff. and are getting in
good shape. Everyone that can
should be out Sunday and see
them perform. They have some
good talent and should make quite
a creditable showing this season.
The following prizes are offered
to the Cardinal players participat-
ing in this game by the Coolidge
merchants:
1st Single, / pair socks.
1st double, $1.O0 in trade.
1st triple, l tie.
list home run, 1 shirt.
Best batting average, 1 belt.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
TIME NEARS FOR BOY
SCOUT CAMPING TRIP

The Boy Scouts of Coolidge, troop
25, have already to look forward
with pleasant anticipation to their
annual summer outing at Camp
Lawton on Mt. Lemmons. Troop
25, have begun to look forward
Council, made up of troops from
Coolidge, Florence, Casa Grande,
Tucson, Nogales and Haydena
Harry Culbert, local scoutmaster
has done very valuable work with
the boys here and will begin pre-
paratiOns for this annual event,
which opens on une 80. There will
be two periods of eieven days
each
Camp Lawton is an ideal sum-
mer resort and a great deal of
construction work has been done
there to make the place attractive
and comfortable One of the lead
ing factors Iof this improvement
is A. j. Christensen of Coolidge
who takes a great interest in scout
work and has spent considerable
effort and money for their ad-
vancement and entertainment.
The chief executive of the Cata-
lima Council pays Mr.. Christensen
the following compliment:
"Old timers at Camp Lawton
will be happy to know that A. J.
(Uncle AID Christensen will again
be with us this year. Mr. Christ
ensen is a great favorite with
Scout Campers. Yes, he is more
than that-Uncle Al is a "tradi-
ton" of Camp Lawton. He has
done more than any other single
man to secure, develop and main
tain Camp LaWton for Scouts of
The Catalina Council. Not only
has he spent many hundreds of
dollars Of his own money in the
development of the Camp, but he
has put in many hours of labor,
skilled and common Camp Lawton
is proud of Uncle Al and Uncle AL
IS proud of Camp Lawton."
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
Coolidge Girl Dies
In Phoenix Hospital

The sad news reached Coolidge
early Wednesday morning of the
death of Miss Odessa Ball, age 21,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
J. Ball, residing in North Cool
idge.
Miss Ball left home in company
of friends on the 21st to visit with
friend in Buckeye, and her par
ents and friends here were shock
ed to learn Wednesday that she was
in Phoenix hospital in dying
condition from internal hemorrh-
age.
The deceased was stenographer
and had worked in Coolidge and in
Phoenix. She was popular with
the younger people here and had
many friends with whom the Elk
aminer joins in deep sympathy
for the sorrowing family.
AS we go to press the funeral
and burial arrangements have not
been annnunced.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
Local p. T. A. Wins
1st on Scrap Book

In the state convention of the
P. T. A. at Prescott the Coolidge
association was honored with first
prize for having the best scrap
book submitted This book con-
tanned a record of the work done
by the club and press clippings
during the past year, and was very
neatly and attractively arranged
under the supervision Of Miss Lii
lian O'Connor, ably assisted by
other members. In consideration
of the competition, this is a dis
tinction to be appreciated. Mrs.
Max Anderson and Mrs. M. M.
Ware represented the Coolidge P.
T. A. at the convention.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
S. P. Makes Change
In Train Schedules

Effective Sunday, May 3, the
Southern Pacific Railway Co. will
put on a new schedule of train
service which serves Coolidge.
Under the new schedule, one may
go from Coolidge to either Phoenix
or Tucson in the morning and re-
turn in the evening of the same
day. The following schedule will
be in effect on and after Sunday:
Westbound-Train No. 1 departs
sos a. m. for passengers Yuma
and West: Thain No. II departs
9:44 a. M. Train No. departs
1908 p. m.
Eastbound-Train No. departs
9:44 a. M; Train No. departs
1899 p. m.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
Coolidge D. S. Club
Installs Officers

The Coolidge Domestic Science
club met at the home of Mrs. Jack
Allister at 2:30 p. m. Tuesday.
After the regular business session
in which the annual reports of the
officers were received and ap-
proved. the newly elected officers
were installed by Mrs. Anna
Christensen. The officers INSTALL
ed were: Mrs. L. S. Craig, presi-
dent; Mrs. Maud Boone, 1st vice
president; Mrs. Margaret Hall, End
vice-president; Miss Wilda John
son, recording secretary; Mrs.
Jack McAIlister, corresponding
secretary; Mrs. Anna Christen-
sen, treasurer. (Mrs. Christensen
installed by Mrs. Butterfield, past
president.)
After the installation, Mrs. l.. 5:
Craig presented Mrs. j. j. Butter
field with the past president S
pin. Dainty refreshments were
served.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
MAY DAY AT SACATON

Sacaton has announced pro-
gram of entertainment to be given
there Friday, May 1, which prom
ises to be quite an interesting
affair. The program will include
music by the Sacaton Indian band,
track and athletic events and
dancing. Free barbecue will be
served on the ground. The par
ade starts at 10 o'clock, led by the
Casa Grande bugle corps and the
band. At 7.30 an amateur Major
Bowes program will be given in
the patio of the new school, after
which a dance will be given in
the dining hall. Everyone has a
cordial invitation.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

B. G. The captain of the armies,
the high priest of Rimmon, the
captains faithless wife, and a
Hebrew girl play the leading roles.
The stirring music of martial
numbers will be sung by the
pageant chorus of $50. The mighty
strains of with Courage and
Faith" set to Myerbeer's Corona
ton March," will send the armies
forth to war, and their victory will
be cheered by the citizens as they
sing with Sheathed Sword"
from the oratorio Damascus" by
Costa. One of the high points of
the pageant occurs in the second
act when the singers crash into
Mendelssohn's magnificent "Baal,
We Cry to Thee" from the ora.
torio elijah"
High on the mountain side
chariots and a score of horses will
be driven along roads winding far
above the floor of the theater.
The chariots are authentic in de-
sign.
The dance of the Worshipers'
is a featured part of "The Leper."
Performed by so girls draped in
sheer black costumes to the mel.
ancholy music of an ancient Pin.
daric ode, the dance honors a
heather god, Rimmon. The Dance
of the Rioters" interprets the
hilarity of the court revelers.
The weird and lovely strains OF
ancient Grecian music, composed
in 474, B. c., will be played by the
SO-piece orchestra. The overture
selected by Walter w. Bond, dir.
ector, is the expressively beauti
full "Iphigenia in Aulis" by Chris,
toph w. Gluck. Among the musi
cal interludes are "Crucifix," by
Faure, and the dramatic Nile Suite
by Hilse.
Costumes, typical of the East in
rich color and design, have been
rented for 300 members of the
cast from Goldstein Company OF
San Francisco.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
Junior Senior Play
To Be Thursday, z

The Junior and Senior classes
of C. U. H. S. Will present a three
act play, "It Looks Like RAIN" at
the Grammar School auditorium
on Thursday, May 7, under the
direction of Miss Dorothy White.
The plot centers around an in
heritance which will pass from
one heir to another under certain
conditions-mainly bet based
upon the probability of rain. A
great deal of suspense prevails
throughout the action. and a wide
variety of characters furnishes
much amusement.
The cast is as follows: Monty
Mansfield, the proprietor, Jack Col
Inns; Reggie. Van Vert, an ambi-
tious author, Paul Morgan; Elmo
Monty's cousin, Jack
Mccullough; Jerry I. Watson, his
daughter, Gladys Roche; Martha
Watson, his better half, Ruby
Knoy; Vi'lut Hickey, a neighbor,
Ruth Rich.
Admission is 35 cents for adults;
25 cents for high school students;
and Is cents for grammar school
students.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
Pinal Texans Have
Program; Picnic

The third annual picnic of the
Pinal county Texans was held at
the Ruins park Sunday with the
usual success. There were 176
registered from &C different coun-
ties. Some did not register and,
with the children, there were over
200 in attendance. Quite a few
were from the same counties and
enjoyed discussing familiar people
and places. All felt that they
were acquainted formalities were
dispensed with and old time Tex
as hospitality prevailed.
Sam Hinton of Coolidge, still
holds the Texan record for the
longest residence in Arizona, which
is "A years, and he has had quite
an interesting experience during
that period.
Shortly after twelve the good
ladies began to unload boxes and
baskets an6 covered the tables
with such a variety Of good eats
that would require a vnlumnious
catalogue to list. One looking up
on this scene could not imagine
that a depression had ever visited
this country.
After luncheon was over, DR..
Jackson, president of the organi-
zation called the assembly to
order, and informed them that the
terms of the officers had expired
and that it would be necessary to
elect officers for the ensuing year.
Upon nominations, DR.. Jackson
was reelected president; John j.
Bugg, vice president; and Max
Williams, secretary. Y. G. White,
state bank superintendent of Phoe-
nix, a former Texan and Pinal
rounty man, responded to a request
for a speech The crowd was fur
ther entertained by reading. songs
and instrumental music as follows:
Reading by Miss Nellie Sparks.
Miss Mary Cox read Texas poem
of her own composition. Miss
Eva Witten read a Texas poem
written by Geo. A Nowlin. Music
by Michael Gregor, violin and
Jack Todd, guitar, accompanied by
concert singing. These young
men rendered excellent music and
are fine singers.
An attractive feature of the pro-
gram was music rendered by A. L.
Wood, his two daughters Misses
Wilma and Frances of Sacaton and
Miss Ethel Sipe of Chandler. Mr..
Wood played the guitar, accom-
panied in songs by the young
ladies. The entire quartet were
musical artists.
After a pleasant day the crowd
adjourned to meet again in April,
1887.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
Dear
fellow
Citizens:-

The formal opening of the Cool
idge Methodist Church Sunday
marks the climax in ten years of
tears and disappoinaments, hero
SIN and prayer. Started seven
months ago at it's splendid loca-
zion north Of the Grammar school,
It now stands capable of serving
4 large number Of people with the
opportunity of worship. To all
who labor, who sorrow, who need
the comforts and solace of wor-
ship, this Church stands with open
doors. To all who rejoice and
make glad, it stands to aid and re-
oice with.
The main auditorium is capable
If seating $50 people and the
basement is equally as large.
Gradually modern equipment will
De added to take care of the re-
;igiOus needs of children and
adults as well. The spacious social
Dom stands ready to minister to
he social needs of young people
and adults and its use is encour-
aged by the trustees of the church.
Competent teachers lead growing
minds in their spiritual develop
ment from week to week. All in
all. we feel proud to offer the new
Methodist Church to the Coolidge
community to serve it in the capa-
city that it is best suited. May
Gods blessings be upon it and may
It never stoOp below its high office
Of spiritual ministry to the hearts
Of people who long to see a better
community and world.
Sincerely and prayerfully yours,
Glenn E. Smiley, pastor
and members OF the MethO-
dist Church.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
COOLIDGE POSTAL BUSINESS
SHOWS BIG INCREASE

]. B. BooHe, Coolidge post
master, has completed the report
of the postal business transacted
at this postoffice for the past
fiscal year which closed March
81 which shows a very substantial
increase of business over the pre-
vious year. This would naturally
indicate a corresponding increase
in other business and population.
This increased postal business has
made additional clerk help neces-
sray and additional room is needed
very badly to handle the volume
of business now being done
through this office. The post Of
flee force agree with the rest of us
that the large number of patrons of
this office deserve better facilities
for service, yet they are making
every effort to give us the best
service that conditions will per-
nit and we hope the congested
condition of our post office will
come up for attention in the near
future and extensions provided.
The report of the year ending
March 81 shows the following in
crease over report of March 1885:
Money order business, 12.7 per
cent; C. o. D. outgoing, 227kS;
registered mail, outgoing, 10.9
per cent; insured mail, 1879 per
cent. The c. o. DIS received are
about 13 per cent increase.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
Woman's Club
Program Tonight

The Coolidge Woman's club
have an excellent music and dance
program prepared which will be
presented this evening at o'clock
in the Grammar School auditor
ium. Those on the program have
had careful and efficient training,
and a very entertaining program
is in prospect. The club extends
a cordial welcome to all members
and their families to attend. The
following program will be given:
Reading-"My Rival, Loree Col
Inns.
Dance-Dorothy Williams.
Piano-Ruth Spruell.
Reading-Leon Hembree.
Dance-Nadine McCleery.
Piano-Caralane Sewell.
Song-Dorothy Williams.
Maypole Dance-Glenn Appel,
Myrna Graham, Betty Clark,
Jean Hutson, Dan Craig, Helen
Holliefield, Barbara Newcomb,
Betty Rowe and Nettie Lee
Collins.
Reading-Della Lu Ware, Betty
Preece, Harriet Kirkland and
Jean Hutson.
Dance-Bennie Boone.
Piano-Betty Lu Ware.
Dance-Margaret Worley.
Musical Reading.
Dance-Coralane Sewell.
Piano-Norma Jean Durham.
Dance-Dorothy Wilborn, Mad
inc McCleery, Bennie Boone,
Coralane Sewell AMI Jean
Ulmer.
Piano-Ann Hannah.
Dance-Adalylee Hibben.
Piano-Mrs. Smiley.
Reading-Mrs. Winifred Clemans
Piano-Mrs. Ellis.
The following ladies will have
charge of the program for the
evening. Mrs. Paul Hobby, music;
Mrs. Otis Sasser, drama; Mrs.
Elizabeth Smith, dance.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
TOWNSEND CLUB MEETS

The Coolidge Townsend club
held their regular meeting in the
Justice of the peace office Tues
day night and voted to send dele
gates tn the state convention
which meets at Phoenix May 81.
An interesting feature of the
meeting was the reading of a let
ter from national headquarters ad-
vising that the clubs would not be
permitted to become involved in
politics.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

votors in the national election Of
1892. Only organization is neces-
sary to mobilize the drivers and
owners of cars in large force to
secure pledges from office-seekers
that they will in the future obtain
from abuses and political adven-
lures at their expense.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
Tucson Ball Team
Comes To Coolidge

The fastest ball game that has
been played this season in which
the Coolidge Cubs have been in
volved is scheduled for 2:30 this
afternoon at the San Carlos park
in Coolidge with the Tucson high
an opportunity to see some real
ball playing as the teams are
pretty evenly matched. In a
former game between these two
teams at Tucson, the Cubs lost to-
Tucson, through two errors, but
otherwise put out fine work. Since
that time Ciach Carls has been
working diligently with the team
putting them through the PAGES
and is quite confident of a victory
today. In the game last Friday
with the Florence team at Cool
idge the Cubs won a hard fought
victory, with fast hard playing on
both sides. Florence has a team
of real good players and the team
that gets it it over them has to put
out. Dobson, Cub pitcher, was in
good form and had good support;
the team work was interesting.
In 80 outs secured against Flor
ence, % of them were credited to
Dobson's fast and mysterious ball.
The game was played into the 18th
inning before the decision came.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
1t Was A Fez

There was some confusion in
naming the band that furnished
music for the Shriners here on the
10Th which may be pardoned when
conditions are generously consid
cred. 1t was the regular Shriner
band, all right, but with so much
hospitality and good cheer bub-
bling everywhere one might be
forgiven if he could not tell a fez
from a feather.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
PAGEANTS OF THE
SUPERSTITIONS

In the Theater of the Hills, 8
miles east of Mesa on highway 80,
the night of May s, Mesa Union
high school will present Henry
Van Dykes great poetic drama,
"The Leper," under the direction
of Harvey l.. Taylor. 1t is the
third annual Pageant of the Sup
erstitions.
A cast of 500 students will de-
pict the splendor and color of the
court and of heather religious
celebrations of Damascus in $50,
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

When you walk into Dams Cafe
the welcome is very warm, but the
air is quite different. They have
lust installed a new cooling system
which makes one forget what the
thermometer outside said. 1t is
really delightful these warm days
The installation was made by
Archie Boring.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
Grammar School
-: Notes s.

The Coolidge Grammar School
will take part in a soft ball torua-
ment which will be held in Flor
ence today. The teams have been
selected and have been practicing
for this occasion. This is the last
tournament to be sponsored by the
Pinal county Athletic League for
this year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
JR. WOMAN'S CLUB
ANNOUNCE MEETING

The junior department of the
Woman's club will meet at the
home of Mrs. c. w. Lewis Monday
May 4, at 500 p. m.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01
EXPRESS TRUCK BURNS

A loaded express truck and
traitor belonging to the Merchants
Express Co., coming from Phoenix
caught fire from the wiring and
were burned up about o'clock
Sunday morning just beyond
SacatOn.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

The winners in the fourth grade
flower book contest sponsored by
the P. T. A. were announced. The
girl was Myrna Graham and the
two boys who tied for first place
were Jimmy Newton and Dave
Craig. Each boy will receive a
reward.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

The boys 3rd team of the Cool
idge Grammar School played Nc
Dowell Grammar School last Fri
day. April goth. At the end of five
innings the score was two to one
in favor of Mcdowell.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

The schools start in Monday
observing the daylight savings by
beginning work at 820.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

Mrs. Chris Solberg left Thurs
day for her home in Merrill, Wis,
after a six weeks visit with her
sister, Mrs. Clark j. Wells, in
Coolidge. Mrs. Solberg made
many warm friends while here
who were very sorry to see her
leave.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

Poppy posters are being made
in the art classes of the 9Th, 7th
and Sth grades. This is a yearly
contest sponsored by the American
Legion Auxiliary. The winning
posters of the local contest will
be entered in the State Contest.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

R. w. and R. A. Grabe and
families and E. F. Dolin and fami-
ly spent Sunday in Coolidge as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Grabe. They had luncheon at the
Ruins park.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

C. Harve Kester, federal engi-
neer in charge of the high school
construction work here, is absent
this week in Tucson on account OF
illness. Geo. T. Grove, travelling
engineer, is in charge during his
absence.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

M. Varona, who has been with
the Hines Drug Co. is leaving to-
day for Nogales, his former home,
He expressed himself as liking
Coolidge and her people very
much.
The Coolidge examiner., 1936-05-01

We do not know if everybody is
broke or the local officers have
thrown an effective scare, as the
jail was unoccupied Saturday night
for the first weekend since last
fall, it is reported.
Washington Journal., 1936-12-25
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