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The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Coolidge Woman's
Club Will Entertain

A program and card party will
be given by the Coolidge Woman's
Club at their club house on Fri
day March Sth beginning at s o.
clock. Admission of 25c viii be
charged, tickets are available from
any club member Contract, check
crs, and Chinese checkers will be
played during the evening after
the program. Motion picture of
the scuttling of the Admiral Graf
Spec, will be shown by R. j. Jones
which was taken by German
Sailor. Mrs. N. T. Olson will give
a reading as part of the program.
Russian Auction of cakes will be
a feature of interest at this party.
The committee in charge Of ar
rangements are Mrs. R. ]. Jones,
chairman, Mrs Arthur Kempton,
Mrs. VIM. Jackson and Mrs. d. S.
Davis.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Pinal To Change
Solon Districts

Pinal county's two legislative
districts which have become very
unequal since they were establish
ed, will be redistricted at the April
meeting of the board Of supervi-
sors.
Notice for the proposed change
have been posted according to
law. The law also requires that
such changes must be done no
less than six months before cleo
ton dates. Changes in the popula-
ton of the two districts is caused
by the development of farming
lands in the Florence-Coolidge-
Casa Grande valley due to the
building of the Coolidge Dam.-Ex
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
National Monument
News OF Interest

A change in guide fee policy at
Casa Grande National Monument
was announced this week by Gus
todian AL Bicknell upon permis-
sion of the office of the Secretary
of the Interior. Guide fees at Casa
Grande Ruins are now based on
guided trips thru the ruins; the
museum and picnic grounds are
open free to the public. Charges
will be made only for the trip
thru the Ruins.
The twenty-five cent guide fee
for trips thru the Ruins will be
charged all persons except chill
dren sixteen years of age or un-
der when accompanied by adults
assuming responsibility for their
safety and orderly conduct.
A fifty cent annual guide fee is
now established principally to re-
llSfE FOCdl IoSlucHCS lIOu LuC
necessity of paying the present
twenty-five cent trip fee each time
they visit the monument. Thus
with the fifty cent, annual guide
fee a person may visit the area
as many times as he chooses dur
ing the year. This will aid the
local resident who brings guests
out to see the Ruins.
Other monuments under the
new order are Chaco Canyon,
Tumacacori, and Montezuma Cas-
tie. At Ell MORO and Aztec Ruins
the twenty-five cent admission
charge to the area will continue
for the single visit or fifty cent
annual admission fee which will
allow as many trips as the holder
cares to take during the year. Car
fees of fifty cents car were es-
taHished last fall at White Sands
and Bandelier national monu
ments.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Coolidge PTA News

A panel discussion on "The Well
Managed Home" with Mrs. George
Dempster, chairman, and topic dis
cussions lead by the following:
Mrs. Paul Loucks, Training Home
makers. Mrs. R. w. Taylor,
Budget and Allowance; Mrs. C.
j. Moody, Living With Your Chill
dren in a Well Managed Home;
will be the program for a meeting
of the Coolidge Parent Teacher
Association, to be held March s..
Tuesday, at 2:30 in the Grammar
Schoo, Auditorium.
The fourth grade pupils of Mrs.
Ellen Claridge will present Folk
Dances" and Mr.. A. X. Osborn,
will direct boy Scout" number.
Several Negro spiritual numbers
will be directed by Mrs. ]. w.
Pettis. The first and second grade
room mothers will act as refresh
ment hostesses with Mrs. Bill
Keith, chairman.
Fourteen members of the ex-
ecutive board. met at the home
of Mrs. Taylor Tuesday afternoon
to complete arrangements for the
above meeting. Mrs. Matt N.
Dodge. president, directed the
meeting. Announcement was made
of the second meeting in a series
of six. of the personality Club"
to be held Saturday. March 2, at
the High School Gymnasium, from
to 4 p. m. Students of the seven
tn and eighth grades and high
school freshman may attend. A
talk has been scheduled by DR..
Glen H. Walker and the balance
of the time will be spent in teach
ing ball room dancing, with music
furnished by Mrs. Coy Hamilton.
Mrs. M. M. Ware, chairman, will
be assisted by Mrs. Earl Grabe
and Mrs. Leo Moore. The follow
ing were named to act on the
nominating committee: Mrs R.
D. Cochran, Mrs. G. L. Johnson
and Mrs. A. A. McEuen.
Mrs. j. B. Ulmer, magazine
chairman, who is leaving next
month with her family to make
her home in Blythe, California.
was given written notes of advice
from those present at the meeting,
as a Farewell Courtesy" on DOS
and Don'ts' of moving into new
town, to be opened after she
reaches her new home.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Coolidge Golf Club
News

The Coolidge Golf Club will hold
a Qualifying Tournament at its
solf course south of Coolidge on
Sunday March 8 at which four
club members will be selected to
represent the club in its defense
of the Boyd Cup Trophy which is
now in the possession of the Coo
lidge Club. ALI members Of the
club are urged to show up at the
course and play the Is holes that
are required in the qualifying con-
test. Those who are not able to
play on the 3rd may arrange with
club officials to play on the 4th.
On March 1sth the Annual
Tournament will be held by the
Coolidge Golf Club at which time
any and all amatuer golf addicts
are invited to enter and play for
the trophies that will be given to
the winners and runners up of
each flight.
The golf course is in very good
condition as the result of recent
rains. A large number of contest
ants are expected to compete at
the Coolidge Course on the 10th.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Ocotillo Club Party

A bridge party was given last
Wednesday night in the Masonic
Temple by the Ocotillo Club of
o. E. S. Chapter, directed by Mes
danes R. J. Jones, Chas Cohen,
j. Sheriff. and Gerald Bryant, with
Mrs. Jack Steward in charge Of
the card tables. Prizes for high
scores were awarded in contract
to Mrs. r. ]. Jones, auction Mrs.
Roger lies and Chinese checkers
to Mrs. Katie Harold. This party
was given to benefit financially
the organization of a Rainbow As
sembly for the young ladies of
Coolidge, sponsored by the East
ern Star Chapter of Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Calling All Cooks

On March 9Th Wednesday after
noon at 2 O'Clock, Mrs. Martha
Vickers of Tucson, Home Econo-
mist, will demonstrate how easily
work can be done on an electric
range, and new recipes to home
makers with other valuable in
formation will be available at this
time. This is a free demonstration
with an attractive door prize and
food prizes, on March 9Th.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Desert Woman's Club
Meeting

Mrs. V. w. Haven entertained
the club at her home southwest
of Coolidge last Friday afternoon.
The program in charge OF, Mrs. Il.
A. Sturgeon, included a talk on
"Our Children as Future Home
makers" by Mrs. w. B. Christy OF
Casa Grande. Mrs. J. R. Walker,
president conducted the meeting.
Mrs. Herbert Hanna reading the
club collect. An interesting fea-
ture was "plant exchange" which
will be carried on through the
next meeting On March Sth at the
Club House with Mrs. R. S. Fisher
program chairman. At this next
meeting officers will be elected.
Mrs. E. o. Thompson was CO.
hostess and Mrs. Leon Thompson
helped during serving hour.
Patriotic colors were used in
decorations.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
N. Coolidge Ladies
Club Hold Meeting

The club ladies held their semi
monthly meeting February 81 at
the home of Mrs. Viola Gross.
The day was spent cutting quilt
blocks and celebrating Mrs. Gross
birthday. A lovely covered dish
lunch was served at noon. A delici-
Gus birthday cake was presented
to Mrs. Gross from several of her
lady friends from Phoenix, and she
also received a number of lovely
and useful birthday presents. The
club was honored by some very
interesting lectures on club and
charity work also on fellowship
and union. Songs were sang and
pleasant and profitable day was
spent by all. Those present were:
Mesdames Bernice McEnamore,
Leota Curruth, Iona Price, Ethel
Ackers, Belle Fox, Hazel Patrick,
o. c. Yeaman, Allen Waggy and
Mary Howard all of Phoenix.
Mesdames Viola Gross, Grace Nix
on, Lena Hauk, Lola Way Ellis.
Ruth Minton, Lydia Wolaver, Pol
ly Hendrix, Leoda Kennedy, Irene
Gilkey, Matte Montgomery, Nettie
Shafer, Mable Stokes, Elizabeth
Treadway and the hostesses Lucy
and Elsie Gross.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Lydia Wolaver
March 6. Embroidering names and
addresses in their friendship quilt
block is the work set aside for
that day. Pot luck lunch will be
served at noon. Visitors welcome.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Chart Shows Plans
For March

The Coolidge Coordination Com
mittee has set up chart at the
Chamber of Commerce office show
ing dates of events planned for
the month of March. This chart
was worked out at a meeting held
by the committee last week. This
committee represents all civic and
fraternal organizations, with w.
R. Urton, chairman; DR.. R. v.
Campbell, vice chairman and Joe
Irvine, secretary.
Anyone wishing to check on
planned events, or for any other
information regarding this chart,
will please call at the Chamber
Of Commerce office, or telephone
200.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Scout Saves Fathers
Life

Scout Earl B. Newcomb. Jr.,
yesterday was credited with saw
ing the life of his father, Earl B.
Newcomb, Sr., a barber in Fred S
Place in Coolidge, he was entering
his home when he suffered a
heart attack and fell to the floor.
Son Earl happened to be present
and without a moments hesitation
remembered his Scout First Aid
training. He placed his father face
down and started to administer
artificial respiration. About twen-
ty minutes someone present said,
There is no use going any long
er, his eyes are set, he's dead -
but Scout Earl said, my Scout
master "a. X. Osborn) told me to
continue for two hours or more
and. This he did and to the
amazement of all present in a
little while Mr.. Newcomb began
to work his eyes and to move. The
doctor arrived shortly and said
Ear undoubtedly saved his
fathers life"
Scout Newcomb has been a
scout for two years in Coolidge
Troop Is, sponsored by the Coo
lidge American Legion and Scout
mastered by A. K Osborn Of Coo
lidge Grammar School. Earl is Is
years old. Scout Executive w. H.
Simms, who happened to be in
Coolidge was told of the incident
and went Immediately to personal
ly congratulate Earl.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Auction Sale

On Friday March 1st an auction
sale will be held at George Kin
ne's Place, 4 miles southwest of
Coolidge. first house east of the
Old Valley Church at 10 a. m.
Sandwiches and coffee will be
served at noon for a nominal fee.
All kinds of farm machinery and
buildings and household furnish
ings will be sold by Frank H.
Chapman. owner. Mr.. Chapman
expects to move to Aztec, New
Mexico. in the near future where
he has leased an alfalfa and fruit
farm, he thinks he and family will
enjoy that part of the country for
o change. We wish him success in
his undertaking.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Gary Cooper Leads
Parade At Tucson

The Coolidge High School Band
went to Tucson to participate in
the Rodeo Parade last week Fri
day and were elated when they
found out that the Tucson RodeO
Parade was being led by Gary Co.
oper. The local band, one of ten
participating, was second in the
line of march. After attending the
rodeo, La Fiesta de los Vaqueros,
thanks to the Coolidge Chamber
of Commerce, the band was
guest of the University Band at
their Friday evening broadcast
from the university auditorium.
Mr.. Wilson, university director, ex-
pressed his pleasure in seeing so
many interested musicians from
Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
First Baptist Church
News
By Pastor j. N. Campbell

Love, Courtship, and Marriage"
is the topic of the pastor for this
Sunday night at o'clock. At the
morning hour of IL O'Clock the
right hand of church fellowship
will be extended to the following
just baptized: Mary Margaret Mar
mon, David Wayne Clark, Jack
and Luther Burns, and Mary Edna
Roberts.
At 2:30 p. m. this Sunday the
Gila Valley Sunday School AS
sociational Meeting will be held
with the Coolidge Church. Mis-
sionary c. F. Frazier will be the
chief speaker.
Mrs. Lola Barker, Training
Union director, had 38 people at
her monthly business and social
meeting on Tuesday night. Mrs.
Lenora Nassau directed the games
of the social hour. March II to Is
is the time set for the annual
study course with five different
groups engaged at the same time
in the mastery Of certain books
prescribed. The books have al
ready been secured and it is
planned to have a great Church
School at that time.
Missionary C. F. Frazier and
Pastor J. N. Campbell will con-
duct a street service this Satur-
day afternoon at 5 o'clock at the
intersection of Main and Coolidge
streets, with everybody invited.
Messrs. Moxley and Graham put
II trees around the new church
building the past week. Progress
on the building is steadily going
forward.
Supt Robinson's Sunday School
at 10 o'clock had last Sunday 104
in attendance, with so of them
making 100 per cent grade. The
offering in the Sunday School was
$16.6S.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Ladies Night At
Lions Club

Last Wednesday night the Lions
Cub meeting was conducted by
ladies in the Community Church
recreation rooms. An address was
given by Baron ]. V. Auriemma of
Phoenix.
New members initiated were
Phillip Neese, Herman Libkind,
Jay Hinton. NJ. NJ. Cooper, A. K.
Osborn, C. K. Kennedy, George
McLain. A. P. Whitehead, N. T.
Olson and Louis d. Hall.
Guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Hendrix, Casa Grande;
Floyd G. Brown, Florence; Mrs.
Mynoma DETROIT and Mrs. Odessa
Powell. both of Los Angeles. and
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Gammage,
Coolidge
About Is attended this meeting
presided over by Mrs. Harold
Moag, who served as president,
aided by Mrs. w. r. Elliott, vice
president; Mrs. Robert Spring
field. secretary. Mrs. A. w. Span
ghel, treasurer; Mrs. Coy Hamil-
ton. tail twister; Mrs. c. K. Ken
nedy ion tanner. and Mrs. D. S.
Davis. district governess.
A covered dish supper was en-
joyed before the meeting.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Nursery Shower

In the Community Church rec
reation rooms Thursday afternoon
a nursery shower was given for
Mrs. Matt Dodge; hostesses were
Mesdames Wor,ey, Culbert, Demp-
ster and Cochran. Pink and blue
were the color decorations used in
refreshments of ice cream and
cake. An original poem written by
Mrs. Harry Culbert was an enter
tanning feature Mrs Harold Moag
received high score in games
played by the guests during the
afternoon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Two Great Gospel
Broadcast

All radio listeners will have the
opportunity of hearing the Gospel
Broadcast XERA, Del Rio, Texas,
twice daily at 4:45 a. m. and 9:15
D. m. $50 kilocycles and also over
KENT, Laredo, Texas, go kilo-
cycles at $50 p. m. and $50 p. m.
Central Standard time. Supported
by contributions from Christians
and Churches of Christ. Listen and
urge others to do so.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Personality Lecture
Lessons

Nynoma De Croft, of Los An
geles, Post Graduate of the N. w.
University, teacher eleven years
in schools on the coast and past
president, 1st district F.W.C. is
in Coolidge this week and will
give a series of lecture lessons,
each Monday and Thursday at the
Community Church, beginning
March 4 next Monday. See adver-
usement in this issue for informa-
ton on membership fee. Mrs. De
Croft was accompanied by Mrs.
Adessa Powell also from Los An
geles.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Tea Party Friday At
High School

Mrs. Viola Loucks, high school
teacher of economics, directed a
co-orful Washington Tea Party
last Friday afternoon at High
School. Patriotic colors were used
in decorations. The picture Of
George Washington and cherry
trees centered the tea table.
About 100 guests were served flag
colored sandwiches and cherry
tarts with tea. The girls in cos
tune who served were: Doris
Cockre.l, Katherine Hammond and
Harriet Kirkland.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Appreciation

The Coolidge Union High
School Band and their director,
take this means Of expressing
their sincere appreciation to
the Coolidge Chamber of Com.
merce for their financial as
sistance in enabling them to at
tend the La Fiesta de los Va
queros in Tucson Friday Febr-
uary %.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
Dam Increasing
Stored Water At

On January 1st 1910 there was
$50 acre feet of water stored at
the Coolidge Dam since that time
there has been a gain of 1880
acre feet making a total of 44,410
acre feet now stored.
There is expected to be a col
siderable run off from the SHOWS
in the mountains and with a few
more spring rains the outlook is
much brighter.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-02-29
AS 1T APPEARS TO
Your Congressman

It's the custom of the House Of
Representatives to have Washing
tons Farwell Address read by one
of its members on Washington
Birthday. Last week this remark
able message was read by Con-
gressman Crowther of New York.
The Gentleman is one of the old
est members in the House, both in
years and in point of service. He
is a fine looking man with a
magnificent voice, and his reading
cnchanced the majesty of the fare
well message itself. l could but
note the emphasis on certain p0r-
tions Of the message given by the
readers flexible voice and intona-
tiOns, and / had a suspicion that
New Dealers were expected to feel
as I did when, as a very small
boy, a revivalist preacher spoke in
Sinaitic tones, condeming the sins
of "omission' and commission,
and looked straight at me while
doing so.
Aside from the Washington
Birthday program, reciprocal
trade agreements have been debat-
ed in the House this week just
ended, and bill passed by the
House extending the law three
more years upon its expiration
next June 12. 1t was made very
largely a party issue, the Republi-
cans voting solidly for most of the
amendments which drew from
three to fifty Democratic votes.
favored the proposed amendment
which expressly exempted modi-
fication of excise duties by the
State Department. Of course, did
this in an effort to keep the four
cent duty on copper beyond the
power of the State Department to
lower. This proposed amednment
came nearer carrying than did any
other. also favored an amend
ment which would have required
Senate ratification of reciprocal
trade agreements before their be-
coming effective. Although favor
ing the program in general, can
see possibilities of some industries
being hurt through such agree
ments and I favored a proposed
amendment which offered means
for assessing such damage and
also a remedy.
The Younger members of my Of
ficial family are discussing our
evident need of Moral Re-Arament
and it's possibilities, which re-
minds me that patriotic re-arma
ment" for our minds and hearts
is also an imperative need for
these times. Accordingly, I have
called on my friend, Sol Bloom OF
New York, for all the materials
made available by the great cele-
brations which the New York
Congressman has sponsored, ana
I am distributing such as widely
as possible. From this Congress-
man I have received or purchased
(mostly purchased) several hum
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Canal Open 10 Axis
# Ships Can Reach
II, Suez Chief Says
Operations Independent
Of Viehy Government,
French Official Asserts
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Oct. 10
War or no war, the Suez Canal
still is open to international ship
ping, including Germany's and
Italys, the French director of OPP
erations said today, but added in
effect: Just let the axis powers
try to get their boats near it."
I'VE are acting with total indie
pendence of any suggestions emanat-
ing from Vichy," declared Baron
Louis de Benoist. general represent
tative of the canal company. We
will continue to afford all possible
facilities to ships flying any flag"
The baron was speaking in behalf
of the French dominated operating
company. He took into consideration,
however, that it is the British fleet,
standing guard at both ends, which
is exercising real control over the
1O4.5 mile-long "jugular vein" OF
the British Empire.
His big IF" concerning the chances
of axis shipping reaching the canal
was emphasized by British tabula-
ton of losses inflicted by the Brit
ish Mediterranean fleet in % weeks
of smashing at Italy's seapoWer.
Twenty-one of Mussolini's reported
= fleet of 100 submarines, at least 10
of his deStroyers and the world S
speediest cruiser the 5069-ton Bar
tolomeo Colleoni, have been sent to
the bottom since June II, the Brit
ish reported Moreover. they said,
seven Italian supply ships and one
depot vessel have been destroyed,
along with % bombing planes.
In addition, nine submarines
we're listed as probably sunk and
the tabulation showed three cruis-
ers and one battleship severely dam
aged.
The British declared the only rea-
son heavier ticks have not been de-
livered lies in the indisposition of
the Italians to risk battle.
The isolation of Italy's African
colonies continues virtually alright.
the British declared, although the
collapse of France modified the
situation somewhat SO that Italy
probably now is able to get some
supplies from Spain and French
West Africa.
: The British are protecting their
own supply and trade routes by
sending a majority of their vessels
on the long route around Cape of
Good Hope and the Red Sea.
Baron de Benoist emphasized
there is no possible way for Ger
many and Italy to gain control of
the Suez Canal while the British
remain masters of the Mediterran-
can situation"
Asked about suggestions by the
Egyptian press that Egypt take over
administration Of the canal, he said
mo such suggestion has ever been
formally advanced.
Control of the canal automatically
will revent to Egypt in 1868, at the
expiration of the 99-year lease
given the founding company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-20
Nv RORERT CASEY.


War Correspondent Of the Chicago Daily
News
LONDON, Oct. 19-If you'd like
to know how it feels to be an air
raid precautions warden, you might
consider the case of Mr.. Peter DON
aldson. His name. one must men,
ton for the benefit of the censor, is
not Peter Donaldson but that is
close enough for purposes of this
record. They'll get it right when,
and If, they give him the George
Cross.
Peter was out to late dinner last
night in honor of friend from the
Air Corps home on leave So were
other people who needn't be men
toned here. The proceedings got
somewhere beyond the soup when. as
so often happens nowadays, the
plaster fell down and the windows
came in.
The celebrants looked out through
the gaping easements and discov-
cred a pile of brick and similar
trash where there had been a large
apartment building The party
hastily went down into the street,
pulling their neck into their collars
to avoid the sporadic rain of broken
glass and shell fragments.
A. r. p. Post Nearby.
Apparently there was an A. R. P.
post close at hand for numerous
wardens we're already on the scene
and the trucks of the demolition