The Coolidge examiner., 1940-05-16
Coolidge Chamber of
Commerce News


merce met in the Community
Church basement last Monday noon
with 81 members present Among
the items discussed at this meet
ing was the matter of the cooper
ative sign erected at Picacho last
spring. Considerable complaint
was registered by some of the
Board members about the made
quate lighting facilities of the sign
and also that the sign had too
much lettering on it which in turn
rendered it almost impossible to
read by the motorist as he passed
the sign. The sign matter was re-
fered to the committee to be coz
rected at the proper time before
a new contract was to be let for
the new years lease.
The Chamber was informed in a
letter from Congressman Murdock.
that to date no money had been
appropriated in the present Con-
gress for new Federal Post Office
Buildings. but that he was hopeful
that funds might be provided for
at least a few such projects. He
assured the Chamber of Commerce
that Coolidge wou'd be given seri-
Gus consideration should such funds
be forth coming.
Secretary Loucks then reported
that the farmers in the vicinity Of
Coolidge had petitioned the Post
Office Department at Washington
for an extension of Rural mail
services from the Coolidge Post
Office.
A committee consisting of J. G.
Jayne II. r. Moag, Charles d.
Elledge. Ed. Stringer. James Luthv,
Kenyon Harris. Fred Slater
Arthur Kempton, and c. j. Moody
was then appointed by President
K. j. Jones to undertake the sign
ing of the Coolidge streets and to
solicit funds for the same. Mr.. Jas.
Luthy reported that such signs
could be purchased and installed
for approximately $500 per street
intersection. This is a very worth
while project and it is hoped that
the citizens of the community will
cooperate and show as much en-l
thusiasm as all the Chember mem
bers who were at the meeting did
in the matter.
Secretary Loucks reported that
Mrs. Katherine MacRae had receiv-
ed letter from Clinton P. Ander-,
son, managing director, United
States Coronado Exposition Com
mission. of Albuquerque, New
Mexico, who offered his service in
assisting the local communities inl
putting on a pageant sometime in
October, IL the local people show
any interest in such a project. vi
is anticipated that a pageant some
thing on the order of those put or
at the Casa Grande Ruins several
years ago might be worked outl
with Casa Grande, Florence and
Coolidge communities participat-
ing. If such a project could be
worked out it would be of tremend-
Gus advertising value to our valley.
Due to the fact that the Arizona
Chamber of Commerce Secretaries"
are meeting in an executive se.;-
sion at Williams, Arizona, June IA.
Is and 16 the Chamber voted to
send Secretary Loucks to the con-
ference in order that, Coolidge
might profit from state wide pro-
b'ems to be discussed at that time.
After considerable discussion
concerning the discrimination OF
the publication of the Arizona
State Highway Magazine by the
Highway Commission. R. j. Jones
appointed Ray Lindemann and P.
w. Loucks to draw up resolution
requesting the State Highway Com
mission to try to find some means
of continuation of the publication
of the same, and forward to the
Highway Commission at once.