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The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
Community Christmas
Tree Planned

At a meeting held Saturday at
the C. J. Preece home and AT.
tended by representatives of ten
civic organizations, plans were com
pleted for he Community Christ
mas tree. The plans are to place
a Christmas tree at the corner Of
Main street and Coolidge Avenue.
cne at the Valley Bank corner. and
to have a large Christmas tree in
the San Carlos Park, and a pro
gram there Christmas Eve, special
Christmas carols and community
singing. At this time and place
sacks of candy and nuts and or
anges will be distributed to all
children present. The committee in
charge, of which Rev. E. M. Ward
is chairman. has secured pledges
from various organizations to help
defray the expense. All organiza-
tions pledged to contributions are
urged to have their checks in not
later than Wednesday the 21st. to
the treasurer, Mr.. Runbeck at the
Coolidge Examiner, and individual
contributions will be welcome. The
committee is also placing boxes in
many stores, in which contributions
to this worthy cause may be made.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
Christmas Pageant to
Be Presented Dec. IL

1.-THE Sheperd's Staff" Christ
mas Pageant, by Marian Morris,
will be presented in Coolidge, De
cembel 1S, at o'clock in the High
School auditorium.
About 35 characters will take
part. The stage is set for typical
Christmas celebration. Candles are
cleaning everywhere. David the
shepherd appears, addressing his
staff, he regrets that the star and
song Of Bethlehem alone have
survived as symbols of Christmas
and prays that the shepherds staff,
as symbol of practical responsibility
in answer to the Christmas chal-
lenge, might too find it's rightfu
place there and again as Of old,
truly lead unto Bethlehem. In an
swer to his prayer that, to that END.
an interpreting angel might touch
eyes and ears of these goth cent
ury people, that angel appears and
promises that so it shall be. All
kinds of symbolic pilgrim groups
then appear having all kinds of
impediments which prevent them
from reaching Bethlehem. They are
all offered the sbeperd's staff but
refuse it, because it interferes with
their impediments, torches o.
wrong imbitions, bonds of selfish
ness. bandages Of ignorance, etc.
They finally see the light and dis
card their hinderances and accept
the staff that leads to Bethlehem.
The character of David will be
presented by Jay Hinton; Interpret
ing angel, Mrs. Vivian Fisher;
Leader, Miss Abbie Dee White
Shepherds, Fred Slater and Francis
Seagoe; five groups of Pilgrims,
chorus; group of Coolidge Carolers
and a chorus from the Kenilworth
school. Mrs. Karl M. Fisher is
directing the play rehearsals and
Mrs. Jay Hinton, has charge Of the
music.
This the 5th annual Community
Pageant presented in Coolidge
with members of the various
churches assisting. Those attend
ing bring their gifts to be used in
Gilling baskets for the needy FAM
lies OF the community. These
baskets are delivered the day be-
lore Christmas.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
New Rules for 1899
Crop Production

Five major steps are provided
by the Agricultural Adjustment Act
OF 1898 aimed at bringing the wheat
farmers of the United States fair
return, said Secretary of Agricult-
ure Henry A. Wallace when he
outlined the 1899 program before
meeting of farmers and farm lead
ers at Hutchinson, Kansas, recent
ly.
The five sections listed by Mr.
Wallace are:
First. soil conservation and acre
age allotments. BY staying within
their individual acreage allotments
for wheat, farmers can carry out
their part in the national soil con-
servation program.
Second, the wheat loan. In
accordance with the act, a commod-
ity loan on wheat is being offered
to farmers by the Commodity Credit
Corporation through the regional
agencies of the R. F. c. This year
when the wheat farmers have been
bit by a huge surplus, when the
speculators have stood waiting to
make a killing, the wheat loan In
spite of its faults will be of real
value if the loans can be gotten
out in volume to the farmers.
Third, marketing quotas. The
greater the degree of cooperation
bv wheat growers in the acreage
program. the less the chance that
wheat marketing quotas will be
needed.
Fourth. crop insurance. This
program. based on the records Of
yield and production we have OBJ
tanned through the Triple A pro-
grams, Is just getting under way.
II gives the wheat farmers an
opportunity to eliminate the risk
I'm their business that is due TO
fluctuations in yield from year to
year.
Fifth, Surplus removal and ex-
pansion of markets. Wheat ana
flour are being bought by the Fed
eral Surplus Commodities Corpora
ton for relief distribution in this
country. The purpose of the Gov
ernment's export sales program is
to see to it that American wheat
growers always have their fair
share of the export market for
wheat"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
Baby Boy Dies
After Weeks Illness

Clarence Norris, Jr., youngest son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Norris,
passed away at the Pinal Hospital
on Sunday December 18th, from
the effects of pneumonia. He was
born March 16, 1888. and leaves a
brother, Freddie. The funeral was
held Monday at Blackwater, with
Rev. Grouse Perkins of the res
byterian Church officiating and the
church choir singing a number of
beautiful songs.
I'VE wonder sometimes wonder
where those little faces go,
That come and smile, and stay a
while, then pass like flakes of
snow
I love to think that somewhere, in
the land that we call Heaven,
The place most fair of everywhere,
will unto them be given.
We known that we shall find them.
even them. the wee white dead,
At Thy right hand. in Thy bright
land, by the Living Waters led
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

well and the junior cast is working
hard to make the play a success.
The cast for the play is as follows:
Betty Preece, Helen Mccarthy,
Troy Lewis, Morley Kenwood Wal
ter Smith, Steve Wellington; June
Hammond, Jewel a friend of peg
gy's; Karl Dunaway, Pringle, the
butler; Patty Cochran, Topaz, the
colored maid; Bonnie Patterson,
Emma, the white maid; Loree
Collins, Julia Van Der Vert.
Thelon Kempton, Sigmund, Julias
son.
The admission will be 15c for
grammar school pupils, Csc for high
school students, and 35c for adults.
The public is cordially invited to
attend to make it big success
Betty Lee Ward.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
New Business Block
Under Construction

Construction work started this
week on a new building, located
on the Highway one block north
of the Coolidge Auto Supply. The
bl(lding will be so by 70, and built
for auto show room, and complete
one stop service for cars. Thad
Lynch is the owner of the lot and
building, and Grover Hall will use
It as his place of business Con-
-truction work is in charge Of Fred
Campbell and will be compile ed in
30 days.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
The Low Down
From Hickory Grove

Things, they have not been so
bad, here lately. Mr.. Ford and the
rest Of them have been turning out
cars pretty fast And they don't
make cars if they don't have custo-
mers; so it looks like good kind
Of sign for business
This country, she sure can stand
a reft of concoctions and sweet
medicine We got strong con-
stitution and good stomach. And
if this here Mr.. Bruce Barton ever
gets his way, down there is Con-
gress, we will get over our worst
ailments, in time
This Mr.. Barton, he got elected
on a platform to repeal and get
rid Of one law each and every day.
And if he succeeds, we can start
paying off the mortgage which we
been piling up-mile high-from
diving into everything the doctors
told us about.
And from the way people voted
not long ago, it kinda looks like
they are becoming less fond of some
Of the boys who been making these
extra laws, and running the she
bang
Yours, with the low down,
10 SE IRA
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
Coolidge Chamber of
Commerce to Reform

A mass meeting was called at the
local j. P. Hall Tuesday evening
for TIE purpose of reorganizing tie
Coolidge Chamber of Commerce,
which has held no meetings for
over one year.
The meeting was attended by
about 35 people, and was opened by
Francis Seagoe, who presided, w n
Mrs. James Luthy as secretary, al
nomiI atiOns for officers of the o.
ganizi zion for the coming ter
We're declared open.
Eleven names were proposed for
president, all eliminated except Il
two highest, which were Kenyo
Harris and w. G. Ketchersid. FIR
first vice president Ben Jarratt
and. Harry Bowles received the
highest number of votes. For seC-
ond vice president Francis SeagOe
and G Orge Irvine were the highest,
for third vice president Grover Hal
and G. w. Lewis, for Treasurer J.
]. Jor es and Karl Payne, for Board
members G. W. Lewis and Antol
Runbeck, B. G. Lettering and Geo.
Nowlin. Nominations will remain
open until Monday at 7:30 when a
meeting at the same place wa
called to make further nomination.,
if any, and to elect officers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
School Site
Selected Saturday

At the election called for Satur-
day December 10th to choose a site
Tor the proposed new grammar
jchool, a total of Ais votes were
cast. The site offered by R. j.
Jones proved the most popular and
vas selected by a vote of 1872.
Block 26 in North Coolidge receiv-
ID the next highest number of
votes, 155. The nine acres offered
by Mr. Kenworthy north of the
High School received a vote of SIS,
and Block IS in North Coolidge 4
vote of II. The bonds authorized
to be sold for the purpose of pur-
chasing a site and building a school
ere being advertised for sale by the
Board of County. Supervisors, and
bids will be opened on December
31st.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
High School News
SWIMMING pool AND NEW
BUILDING NAV BE IMPOSSIBLE

In recent letter received by Mr..
Mangun from Senator Hayden, IL
was learned our proposed swimm-
ing pool and new high school build
ing is practically impossible. The
letter stated that Arizona has al
ready over drawn its WPA appro-
priation quota by s1.200,731.
Due to this fact and that Coolidge
was late in getting in their appli-
cation for a loan, our swimming
pool and new hei'ding are gone
with the wind" unless some pro-
ject already given money has been
voted down and Coolidge could OBJ
tain some of this money. The let
ter stated that in all fairness to
other states no more projects will
be started in Arizona. H. Simpson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
Special Christmas
Meeting Thursday

The Coolidge Womans club viii
have Christmas meeting and
party at their clubhouse on Thurs
day, December 22nd, at 2:15 p. m.
Mrs. Matt N. Dodge. president of
the PTA will give the Christmas
Message. Mrs. B. L. Steward is in
charge of the musical program.
Members will bring their dona-
tions to the annual Christmas bask
cts. distributed by the club. Mrs
H. r. Moag is chairman of the re-
freshment committee, assisted by
Nesdames w. w. Slack, John Fra
ncis, c. N. Mangun, Jack Stewart
and r. E. Ellsberry.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
Miss Coolidge Makes
Her Debut
BY George A. Nowlin

Coolidge is the fastest growing town
anywhere to be seen
Young, husky and healthy; just
now in her teens.
She is just coming out to make her
first bow
And big business has begun to flirt
with her now
Come join the C of and help our
little Lady make her debut grand,
SO people will know she's not just
a speck between Florence and
Casa Grande.
Hurrah for Coolidgel Woe unto the
knockers that get in her way,
We are putting Coolidge on the
Country's map and it is going to
stay.
Come on, Young Lady, we are bet
ting that you win the cake.
AS you advance bear in mind you
must have purpose in every step
you take
Court big Business-it will be an
asset in the end,
And don't get mad and frown if you
don't see your name in the paper
now and then.
We are marching ahead-gaining
inevery line;
We can do something every day
if we would only take the time.
Give us boost-it never hurts
in the end it always pays.
Come, Young Lady, we will take a
ride and put Coolidge on the map
to stay.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER

CHOSEN ---------------. ------ .----- -----
Mr.. Verling Kersey has been
chosen by Mr.. Mangun as the COM
mencement speaker. Mr.. Kersey
was for eight years state super
intendent of public schools in Cali
fornia and is now city superinten-
dent of Los Angeles Schools. His
job as city superintendent puts him
in charge of a school system in
which there are 100000 children
and 5000 teachers.
Mr.. Mangun says: "Mr. Kersey is
very entertaining as well as A
evry EDUCATIONAL speaker. He is
among the leading educators of the
United States. The students of
CUHS are fortunate indeed in be-
ing able to have such a disting-
uished speaker to address them on
this occasion" H. Simpson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
The Coolidge Dam
By Hanna Hodapp


The Coolidge Dam is a useful place,
1t is over this dam that cars do
race,
They round the curves and climb
the HILL
But over the edge they seldom
spill.
It's waters come pouring down our
canals
And meet with water from govern
ment wells,
And so this water, when it is
combined,
Makes gardens and crops grow
green and fine.
1t is through your service we grow
our food,
We hope you'll always be loyal and
good,
Your cliffs are beautiful in the suns
golden ray,
We are depending on you, so don't
give us away.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

DR.. II. A. Call, who has practfced
in Arizona for more than 10 years
is conducting clinic in Coolidge
beginning Monday December 18th.
with offices at the San Carlos hotel
H is recently from Salt Lake City.
II will examine the patient on q
hi. hly sensitive instrument which
WI ks on the principle of radio,
tu5 ng on the vibrations of the body
instead of the ether waves, as radio
does. See the ad in this issue.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

Mrs. Y. G. White and Mrs. VIM.
Jackson entertained about 70
guests at a Dessert Bridge party
held at the WAIKIKI Inn on Satur-
dav of last week. The decorations
and prizes were emblematic of the
Yule Tide season. Prizes were aw-
arded to Mrs. E. E. Stringer, Mrs.
Robert Goff, and Mrs. r. M. Spring
field of Coolidge, and Mrs. S. l.
Martin of Sacaton.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

Mr.. James Heron, sheriff elect
announces that Coolidge will have
two deputies stationed here after
January 1st, Mr.. McFadden of Eloy
and Chub LaCroix of Coolidge. The
local merchants have requested
that Kye Mcmillan remain as night
watchman, and as in the past, ms
services are paid for by local mer-
chants.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
TOWN BASKETBALL TEAM
BEATS BEARS

Tuesday night the town basket
ball team gave the Bears a % to
IA defeat. AS early members of the
outsiders team was fairly good we
can't hold it against them for de-
feating our present team.
The two teams met again Friday
night December 18th. This is very
good practice for our boys to play
"Old Deamons" Of the court. Let's
everyone get behind them from the
start and follow them to a success
full year.-Herel 3ickford.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
BEARS WIN FIRST BASKET
BALL GAME FROM MARIANA

The Coolidge Bears won their first
basketball game Of the season from
Mariana Friday night December 8.
The score was 3S to Is. The Bears
played a fine defensive game as
they held the Mariana team to four
points in the first half. The score
was 20 to 4 at the half. Fielden
Weddle was high point man for
Coolidge with 13 points. Bob Sim
mons was high point man for the
seconds with Is points. The second
team also won their first game by
a score of As to 81.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
Prison Funds Show
Large Surplus

Arizona State Prison at Florence
Will be operated during the final
quarter of 1888 with a surplus of
more than $4,000, Guy L. Jackson,
Executive Secretary of the Board
of Directors of State Institutions.
said this week.
The business management of tho
prison was placed under steward
ship of the Board of Directors of
lice shortly after October 1st. when
Governor R. c. Stanford and State
treasurer Harry M. Moore author
lied Donald Mcqueen, Purchasing
Agent, and Jackson, to devote
their efforts to cleaning up the pri-
son situation"
AS a result, ten personnel chang
es and shifts of responsibility were
effected, establishing a new morale
among the personnel and more eff
ficient control of the Commissary,
Jackson said.
Mr. Mcqueen, working in close
cooperation with James V. Lavory
inow STANDARDIZATION, and Warden
John G.. Eager, was chiefly re-
sponsible for the savings" Jackson
said. For the three final months of
1888 the Prison had $23,875.00 for
expenditures. The amount was
broken down by months, and so
managed that for October approx
mately $1,000 was saved; for No
vember 1900 and December $1,000.
During the Special Session just
following the primaries, the Legis-
lature was asked for $1,S00 for ad-
ditional guards" Jackson said,
and it is my firm belief that the
recent break in which four men
went over the wall would not have
occurred had funds be provided for
these guards" Only two guards
were available to police 3,G00,000
square feet of space within the
walls at the time of the break, he
explained.
The $41,332.26 deficiency at the
Prison, accumulated under the ad-
ministration of A. ]. Barnes as War
den, still stands on the books, Jack
son said, the claims having been
cleared by the State Auditor,
awaiting availability of funds.
Governor Stanford and State
Treasurer Moore, at the Prison re-
Gently on an Official visit, comment
ed on the excellence of the prison
fare" which they ate within the pris-
on walls. The officials party OBJ
served the installation of drinking
faucets in the old territorial cell
block, which was most unsanitary
until the new plumbing was install
ed at material cost" only.
Following conference with War
den Eager, a work-recreation pro-
gram was inaugurated by Dick
Brenton, who was employed to
work a regular guard shift in addi-
ton to supervising the work-recrea-
tion," Jackson said. "The program
proved most beneficial in increas
ing prisoner morale he added
"and in my opinion he provided
much needed outlet for blowing
off steam.'"
The Prison population is now 10
with an average for the past g
months of TIA, who have been main
tanned at a per capita cost Of less
than 13c per day for food, Jackson
said.
OF this number 200 work outside
the prison walls, in the dairy,
poultry pens, pig pens, garage, gar
dens, and on the farm, and sleep
inside.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

Little Miss Mary Fleming, six
year old daughter of Mr.. and 7Irs
NJ L. Fleming who underwent q SER
;ous operation at the Pinal Hosp
ital on Dece -nber 9th, is repo ted
to be recovering nicely at her home
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

The Junior Women's Club will
meet Monday at 1880 p. m. in the
home Of Mrs. DR.. Steward for a
Christmas party, and each member
will bring a donation for the Com
munity Christmas tree. Mrs. Earl,
Hicks, president of the club, will
preside.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

DR.. and Mrs. V. G. Steward of
Bolivar, Mo-, arrived here Friday
for their annual winter visit to the
sunny south, and to look after local
real estate interests.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

For he convenience of custo-
mers, c oHdge stores will be open
until NJ. every day until Christ
mas, except Sunday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
"SHADOW OF TERROR" TO BE
G VEN JANUAR| 5

The junior pl y, Shadow Of
Terror" will be given January 5.
The rehearsals have been going
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15

izing q working unit. Arthur Vest,
fire chief, and the Board, urges
everyone to attend, especially
those Who may desire to volunteer
for service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-12-15
Directors Call Meet
Of Fire Department

J. c.. Jayne, Kenyon Harris AMI
Don Paul, as the Board of Direc.Gsa
ors of the Coolidge Volus4asE
department, haEaas
for Fri1sr
Evening star., 1938-01-27

Despite all that stuff you read in
history about the blue-eyed Vi
kings, ETC., Sonia Henie is a brown
eyed baby year ago, with the
firing of Hunk Anderson still boil
ing. only nine men reported for
spring practice at North Carolina
State -. Yesterday 81 turned out,
which may we'll be written in the
records as tribute to Coach Doc
Newton, who turned in one of the
best coaching jobs in the country
last year.
Marshall Goldberg, who still has
another year at Pitt, has had no
less than half a dozen coaching
offers >. His pepper, the more or
less illustrious Sol, doesn't know
whether to tell "Biggie" to take
one Of 'em or go into business
What do you say? =. Address Sol
Goldberg, Elkins, w. Va.
Evening star., 1938-01-27

First sign Of spring: Newsreel
shots showing Profs. Van Mungo
and Joe Tinker tutoring the boys
down at Joe Strips baseball school
at Orlando, Fla. If you ask
this corner, Joe Williams (who also
halls from Memphis) sort of poured
It back into Wiilum Terry in last
NIGHTS N. Y. World-Telegram.
Johnny Oliver of the Richmond
News-Leader and Jimmy Jones of
the Times-Dispatch are crusading
to have the cost of boxing licenses
reduced in Virginia -. This cor
'ner picked Braddock to win BY .
decision (and bet on him) but our
personal opinion is Farr should
have got no worse than q draw.
Down In Florida they expect to
see War Admiral in action before
the end Of the meetns.
Evening star., 1938-01-27
Odd Luck ''Charn,S" Fau0red
By Auto Racers, Held Most
Superstiti0us Lot IN Sport

a mechanic dare look under the hood
Of speed buggy.
limerick told OF Pete de Paolo,
nephew Of Ralph de Palma, who al
ways had his babys shoe wired to
the chassis of his car. The only time
De Paolo failed to finish in the money
in a big-time race was when he
forgot to take along his token.
Wild Bill Cummings, he continued,
won't allow his wife to eat peanuts at
the track on race day. One day Mrs.
Cummings. who has yen for them,
started munching and Bill cracked up.
Blue Is CampbelI's Color.
THE track Official, here for a win
ter visit, said Sir Malcolm Camp
bell made little headway until he
started painting his racing cars blue.
It was in the famed BLUE Bird" auto
mobiles that Campbell established the
world straight-away records. One
day, Limerick related. Campbell started
to hang lavendar window curtain.
He fell and broke an arm.
Limerick recalled the late Ray
Keech, one-time winner of the Indian
apolis classic and for a time holder
of the speed record at Daytona Beach.
Keech, he said, always insisted on
having his cars painted white. He
was killed on the Altoona track driv-
ing cream colored job.
Lou Myers, three-time winner at
Indianapolis, has six toes on his
right foot, limerick declared. He
claims it is lucky omen, and makes
him heavy footed"
And as far back as Limerick can
remember, he hasn't seen an A. A. A.
driver pushing the throttle on q racer
numbered 13.
Evening star., 1938-01-27

Such is fame A year ago
Sonia Henie, now the toast Of
Broadway, tried to beg her way on
the radio pragram just to plug her
show Last night she turned
down an offer of $500 to appear
five minutes on the Kate Smith
program =. Note to M. K. Hearne,
Charleston, w. Va: Just drop
postal to John Laucka, 90 Temple
street, North Arlington, Mass.
Bad news for seven American
League managers: Joe Mccarthy
says his 1888 Yanks will be strong
er than ever >. He thinks Cleve-
land and Detroit will furnish the
sternest opposition Mount
Pleasant High Of Schenectady, N.
Y, has won 165 Of it, last l74 bas-
ket ball genes And you can
tie that? T.
Evening star., 1938-01-27
BROWN AFTER TITLE
IN LEFTY GOLF MEET
Former Nat Hurler Beats Goslin
to Reach Final Against
Matthews. Printer.

By the Associated Press.
CORAL GABLES, Fla, Jan. 27.-
Lloyd Brown, Cleveland Indians
and former Washington pitcher, had
the task today Of upholding the pres
tige Of baseball players in the Miami
Biltmore left-handers' golf tourna-
ment.
Brown faced ]. L. Matthews, hard
hitting Miami printer, in the 18-hole
final Of the event, which was won in
1896 and 1887 by Paul Waner, Pitts
burgh Pirates outfielder.
Matthews shot ur-over-par IS
that included q 7 on the first hole to
upset Waner, 4 and 2. in the semi
finals, while Brown eliminated Leon
Goose" Goslin. former Detroit Tigers
and Washington outfielder, and S.