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The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Coolidge Soft
Ball Nine In
Straight Wins

Coolidge Boosters, softball nine
without even a home ground, has
been showing other teams how to
get around under the lights in a
three game winning streak which
started last Saturday night when
they defeated Ajo Miners IL.
The local boys journeyed to
Phoenix, Tuesday night where they
whipped John Henry Lewis Aces
fast colored aggregation 6-3.
Then to cap it all off the soft
ballers from Coolidge repeated
their wins by blanking Mesa Fire
stones 40 in the first game of a
five-state tournament made up of
80 teams from Utah, California,
Arizona, Texas and Nevada.
Sparkling the winning streak of
the boosters has been the heavy
hickory welding of Jimmie Gar
rett, Tempe State Teachers Col
lege student home for the summer
and the fire-ball pitching of Davie
Davis.
Team members include Gerald
Hammond, Jack Howe, Jimmie
Garrett, Fielding Weddle, d. G.
Shoemaker, Clayton Trout, Louie
Gastellum, Ray Wilburn, Bob Sim
mons, Davie Davis, Willard Per
kins, Tom White and Don Cross.
Ray Lindemann is team manag-
er.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Coolidge One
Of Four Arizona
Fast Freight Stops

From the humble beginning of a
box car station, before which one
sat on milk cans to await the
trains, in 1928, the Southern Pa
cific depot at Coolidge has be-
come not only a modern structure,
but one OF the four stations in the
state which is a stop On the Ari-
zona overnight fast freight. This
freight starts at Los Angeles,
makes its first stop at Yuma, then
Phoenix, and Coolidge, where the
freight for Casa Grande, Eloy, Mi
ami, Globe, Florence, and other
surrounding towns is loaded on
Southern Pacific trucks for desti-
nation delivery. The last Arizona
fast freight stop is Tucson, after
which the train returns via the
loop to Los Angeles.
The average makeup OF the fast
freight runs from s to 10 cars
daily. Freight loaded at night in
Noo Ah6CiCo dlllfco III NOoliu5c III
8 a. m. the next morning.
Only meager records of the ear
ly business of Southern Pacific
station at Coolidge are available,
according to G. w. Adams, station
master, who states, however, that
during the stations first month of
operation there were approximate
ly so passengers, Al cars forward
ed and 35~cars received, of var
ious kinds of freight.
In March, there were 1876 out
bound passengers, AZ freight cars
forwarded and 72 cars received.
The office here operates with
three telephones, one for dispatch
ing trains, one for railroad talking
circuit and the third, city phone.
One telegraph wire services both
the Western Union and railroad
telegraphing. Mr.. Adams. until
recently, took care of the three
telephones, the telegraph, and 9TH
er station business alone. 1t was,
he says, "quite a busy job
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Treasurer and
Assessor Now
In New Quarters

Pinal County's treasurer and as
SCISSOR are installed in new offices
in a recently completed annex to
the court house, in Florence. The
annex, occupying the north west
corner of the courthouse, was
planned by Louis o. Fiscel, county
engineer and built by Charles d.
Elledge. Coolidge contractor, for a
coast of about $S,00000.
The office farthest to the east
is occupied by the treasurer, Ethel
Griffin, and assessor Lynn Farley
and his staff adjoin the recorders
office. The new arrangement is
especially efficient for the work
of the three offices is very close
ly associated.
At the present the assessor is
not entirely settled as the tax
rolls for 194142 must be complet-
ed as soon as possible, allowing
little time for the office force to
straighten up.
Concrete vaults, measuring by
"a feet separate the two offices.
They have the newest type of roll
er shelves for heavy books. The
treasurer's office measures 22h
feet by 25 feet and the assessors
office is % by 25 feet.
The space formerly occupied by
the assessor, on the second floor
of the courthouse will be remodel
ed into a jury room and two rest
rooms.
The county engineer will move
into the space vacated by Mrs
Griffin as soon as it is ready
which will be within ten days. The
county nurses office will later oc
cupy the space where the county
engineer is at the present.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20

water to supply necessary power
for the system, which has made il
possible for engines at the diesel
plant to be simultaneously freed
from duty.
Overhauling on number l engine
which required the work of five
men for approximately six weeks
has been completed and work is
in progress on engine number g.
largest at the plant.
These diesel giants, which work
on the same principle as an auto
mobile motor, generate electric
power for Coolidge, Casa Grande,
Florence, the Indian town of Rice,
mines at Mammoth, Oracle and
community, Tiger, Chui Chu and
valley pumps within the limits of
San Carlos Irrigation district.
Engine number carries a rated
load of 1850 kilowatts, sufficient
to run 40 pumps. 1t weighs ap-
proximately 400 tons and required
II carloads to bring in the various
parts.
So precisely fitted are certain
important pieces of the diesel ma
chinery that ordinary air, which
is used for burning with fuel, has
first to be cleaned. Air for this
purpose is drawn into a specially
built compartment in the basement
through air ducts, passes through
filters packed with bronze wool
which continuously revolve through
a bath of Viscosene oil. This re-
moves dust and other particles
which settle to the bottom of an
oil tank. To use air from which
dust has not been removed would
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Summer Sees
Cattle Moved
From Valley

Over 5000 head of cattle have
been moved from Casa Grande
Valley during the past 40 days.
The livestock situation in Pinal
County, according to Billy Knight,
district cattle inspector, is react
ing to the approach of summer.
Spring feed is practically gone, he
says, and cattlemen who have
made recent deliveries on contract
ed stock are waiting to see if
summer rains will bring back the
pastures before restocking.
Cowmen took advantage of spring
range pasture to buy Mexican cat
tie and have all, according to
Knight, made nice profit" Pas
ture cattle are not yet ready for
sale.
Recent deliveries of range stock
include 1000 head of Mexican
steers that brought cents a
pound from Tovrea Packing Co.
These cattle, owned by Ernesto
Elias, have been in the valley
since February on desert pasture
and were delivered in fine shape.
The majority of valley cattlemen
are delivering stock to Phoenix
butchers. or pasture feed pens to
finish out" Only ten percent of
the stock in the valley now are
native cattle, since cowmen who
have sold found prices too high to
'estock with these.
The cattle market is slightly off
1t present, because so many con-
tracts have been delivered at the
same time. AS soon as the mar
ket absorbs the present supply,
however, says Knight, it will re-
urn to normal.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Rev. Nance To.
Give Farewell
Message Sunday

The Reverend B. L. Nance, evan
gelist, who for the past two
months has filled the unexpired
term of the former Methodist
pastor here, will give his farewell
message to the congregation, Sun
day.
The Methodist conference year
closes June 22nd, with annual
meeting of Arizona California held
at Long Beach. At this time
Methodist pastors for the two
states will be reappointed to their
old pastOrates, or assigned to new
ones.
Reverend Nance says he believes
he will not be returned to Cool
idge. He is 72 and his age, he
says, will automatically superan-
nuate him for replacement by a
younger man.
Since Reverend Nance has had
charge here, Sunday school at
tendance has increased over 3O0%,
attendance at adult service has
increased in like proportion, with
the addition of so new names to
church membership.
All members are urged to be
present Sunday, by Reverend
Nance, so they may personally
hear his farewell message. Should
events bring him back to Cool
idge, he and Mrs. Nance would be
q fn hn
like Coolidge and appreciate the
friendship extended to them by it's
people.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Coolidge Boys
Leave For Service

Many familiar faces are disap-
pearing from Coolidge as home
town boys leave for military SER
vice at various points.
Bob Sweeper, who joined the
navy. is among the latest to go.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ E. Sweeper.
Mickey and Miss Freida Cooper
drove to Phoenix with Bob Wed.
nesday. where he left for San Di-
ego. California, to report for duty,
Ray Willburn and Mackinley
Magness, who have also joined the
navy, left Thursday for San Di
ego.
Bill Bergun and Harold Bick
ford who will serve with the army
air corps, left Thursday for Kelly
Field near San Antonio, Texas.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Hammons Turns
States Evidences;
duplicates Two

Clarence Hammons, one of three
defendants who give Coolidge as
their addresses, pleaded guilty to
1obbinb and entering the Southern
Pacific Depot at Tempe April 9th
and, turning states evidence, i'm
plicated his two co-defendants al
their trial opened in Phoenix this
week.
The other defendants, Herbert
Bechtel and Donald Peters, assert
they were not in Tempe at the
time of the crime. Bechtel states
he was near Eloy gathering bees
and Peters says he was home in
bed at the time of the crime.
Superior Judge Dudley Windes
is hearing the case.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Rev. S. B. Hannah
Is Appointed
Prison Chaplain

Reverend S. B. Hannah, minister
of the First Presbyterian Church
of Florence, has been appointed
protestant chaplain at the Arizona
State Prison, it was announced in
Florence yesterday, effective
July 1.
Hannah will replace Reverend
Lambreth E. Hancock, formerly
of the First Christian Church of
the Flowers, of Florence. Hannah
was prison chaplain during the
years 1881 and 1892 under warden
Billy Delbridge, during the admin
istration of Governor John C.
Phillips, and also under Warden
A. G. Walker in 1888, "a and part
Of 35 when he became teacher at
the prison and Hancock became
chaplain.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Thieves Loot
Valley Hardware
Wednesday Night

Thieves who, undeniably. were
of the sporting instinct, robbed
Valley Hardware and Supply Com
pany late Wednesday night taking
one 5000 rifle, all ammunition to
fit the gun in stock, one tennis
racket, a quantity of pocket knives
and the finest radio in the store
according to the proprietor, Y. c.
White.
Access was gained by raising a
window in the rear of the store
which, it is believed, had been un-
locked surreptiously the day be
fore by "cagers" since the window
has been locked for many years.
Officers called to the store ear
ly yesterday morning. found two
rear doors unlocked, fingerprints
and tracks which, it is believed,
will lead to early apprehension of
the maurauders.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Rev. j. D. Easter
Rotary Speaker

There is little if any difference
between the Pacifist of a few
years ago and the non-interven-
zionist Of today according to the
Reverend ]. d. Easter who ad-
dressed members of Coolidge Ro-
tary Club yesterday noon.
The speaker finished his ad-
dress, which was received with a
great deal of enthusiasm, by ex-
pressing his belief the people of
the United States should follow
the leadership of President Roose-
welt and take their cue from him
in world affairs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Coolidge Men
Win Honors At
Picacho Rodeo

For the second time in two
weeks, Sam Mckinney, with diff
ferent partners, has brought home
first money from Picacho rodeo in
the team roping and tying event.
Sunday he and H. Ramsey captur-
ed the honors against a stiff field
of competitors by roping and ty-
ing their steer in 22.2 seconds.
H. Ramsey and Clarence Balcom
won second place in the same
event by the close margin of 22.3
seconds.
Mckinney won third place in the
calf roping event with 20 seconds
flat.
Two weeks ago Mckinney and
Balcolm won first team roping and
tying event with a record of 1874
seconds.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
DENY NATURAL
GAS FOR VALLEY
WATER PUMPS

Gas to run water pumps which
a number of Casa Grande Valley
farmers believed they needed as
insurance against future electri
cal energy shortage, was denied
this week by Arizona Corporation
Commission, in a ruling upon a
petition presented by officials of
electrical districts Nos. 2 and 4
with offices in Casa Grande and
Eloy.
In its ruling, however, the com
mission ordered that the proceed
ings in the case be held open un-
til Boulder Dam power is made
available without limit, and prom
ised. that if future experience
proves beyond doubt that natural
gas is. substantially more econom-
ical than electricity I'VE will open
wide the gates to its general use
Xxx K"
The petitioners asked for the
right to contract with the gas com
pany during the drought period of
little more than a year ago, as the
gas firm refused to serve them on
grounds that a previous contract
with the Salt River Valley Water
Users Association had stipulated it
would not infringe on the territory
which that association serves in
Pinal county.
Setting forth that the territory
involved has contracted with the
Water Users for stipulated
amount of power, the corporation
commission cited an investment by
the association of $750,00O to fur
nish that electrical energy.
To the assertion of the petition
ers that the Water Users had fail
ed to supply all the power neces-
sary to operate irrigating pumps,
the commission admitted drought
| conditions X throughout the
state X X are said to have been
one of the longest and most Sc
we're dry periods within the mem
ory of the present generation"
| Representative of the Salt Riv.
er Valley Water Users Associa
tion," the ruling read, however
testified that they did everything
human possible to assist the pc
tjtioners, by the purchase of pow
er from the Central Arizona Light
and Power Company, the Arizona
Edison, the Inspiration and Miami
Copper Companies and finally
from Boulder or Parker Dam x"
But it pointed out that ex-
cessive rains during the winter
had filled the dams serving
the valley and "it is believed
that there will not again be
water shortage for several
years, if ever"
| "The greatest assurance, how
ever, upon which they base future
predictions (that there will be nc
future water or power shortage)
is the fact that by March 1, 1912
it is expected that they will be
able to obtain unlimited power
from Boulder DAM
Asserting that it has the wei
fare of farming interests constant
ly before it, the commission ask
ed the question whether invest
ment of large sums of money il
costly new equipment for gas pow
er and pumps would be wise, whe1
such equipment might possibly bt
abandoned in the future
This it answered negatively.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
Rainbow Girls
Plan Parties

A pot luck swimming party is
planned for Thursday evening at
Waikiki Inn, by members of Cool
idge Rainbow Girls, who met in
Masonic Temple, wednesday
night.
The Rainbow Girls also plan to
commemorate Founders Day with
a party and program on the lawn
OF Mrs. J.. ]. Jones home, July Sth
Earvaline Palmer will be re
freshment chairman for the occas
ion and Gloria Elsberry, program
chairman.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20
ENGINES AT DIESEL PLANT SHUT DOWN
SINFUL LTAkE0USLY FOR FIRST TIME IN
; YEARS AS COOLIDGE PLANT OPERATES

For the first time since 1886 the three mammoth
gnes at United States Indian Irrigation Service diesel
plant northwest of Coolidge shut down for extensive
overhauing Because of previous water conditions this
important work had to be done heretofore one
other of the engines could temporarily be released from
community Coolidge Dam is discharging enough
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20

Q Miss Lessie Cothran, cousin of
Y. C. White, chief of personnel of
Oklahoma State Highway Depart
ment, arrived in Coolidge Wednes-
day evening from Oklahoma City
for a brief visit. Miss Gotham
will continue on to California
where she expects to visit indef-
initely.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-06-20

o Mrs. Eddie Her was a business
visitor in Phoenix, Saturday. She
was accompanied upon her return
to Coolidge by her daughter,
Jackie Lee Her, student at ST
Mary's School, who will spend the
Evening star., 1941-09-09

Axis, holding that government de-
crees did not constitute an effective
blockade.
Mr.. Roosevelt also pointed out
that the freedom of the seas was
necessarily involved, and in a mean
ingful way he reminded a press
conference once that the Navy had
been used to protct American ship
ping against the Barbary pirates
early in the last century when those
marauders tried a blockade to close
the Mediterranean to this country's
commerce.
From May onward the chances Of
an incident like that OF the Steel
Seafarer increased, for q steady
procession of lease-lend cargoes
from the United States began to
move through the Red Sea. BY
early July the ships were arriving
at Egyptian ports at the rate Of
almost one a day, laden with tanks,
artillery, warplanes. ammunition
and other supplies for the British
Middle East command.
First Attack of Its Kind.
Although Axis planes have bombed
Egyptian ports number of times
and have made occasional raids
over the Red Sea, the lease-lend
ships went through unscathed until
the Steel Seafarer was destroyed.
Records here showed the ship was
owned by the Isthmian Steamship
Co.
Lacking any anti-aircraft or other
armament, it was pointed out here,
she must have made a helpless prey
for an attacking bomber.
Evening star., 1941-09-09

there need be no investigation.
The motion picture industry and its
executives are opposed to the Hitler
regime in Germany; they have
watch with horror the destruction
of a free life within Germany and
the ruthless inyaSions Of other
countries by NaIs"
In questioning the legal authority
Of the committee, Mr.. Willkie added
that "the manner Of the commit
tees creation does not establish the
impression of impartiality."
The subcommittee was chosen by
Chairman Wheeler of the full Inter-
state Commerce Commission. The
Montanan has been a leading SEN
ate foe of administration foreign
policies. Besides Senator Clark,
members are Senators Mcfarland,
Bone, Democrat, of Washington
Tobey, Republican, of New Hamp-
shire and Brooks, Republican, OF
Illinois.
Evening star., 1941-09-09
Judge Orders Two Held
For Mental Observation

Judge Walter j. Casey of Police
Court yesterday ordered mental OBJ
servation of two men following their
trials on charges Of indecent ex-
posure. The jurist continued the
cases and withheld judgment. pend
ing report on the mems mental
condition.
The men are James A. Nickens, %,
colored, Of Falls Church, Va, who
was arrested Thursday night in West
Potomac Park by Park Policemen H.
w. Brown and A. D. Cook, after they
had become suspicious of him when
they allegedly saw him standing
near the back window of a parked
automobile.
The other man, Henry D. Cass, So,
was said to have gone in the hall
ways without clothing in a build
ing in which he lives in the 800
block of Twenty second street NV.
Evening star., 1941-09-09
Freiqhter
Continued From First Page)

the American destroyer, and, II
found, the attacker would be
eliminated.
This gave rise to speculation as
to how widespread was the search
for submarines by the American
Navy, and how general was the
order to eliminate any that might
be found Submarines are very
difficult Of Identification, and it is
not likely that a Navy ship could be
sure which particular underwater
craft she was shooting at if one were
sighted.
News Received Gravely.
The fact that all the 20-odd men
Of the Steel Seafarer's crew were
saved did not diminish the gravity
with which news of the sinking was
received here.
AS continuance of the attacks on
American vessels made a showdown
appear inevitable, the general ex-
pectation here was that President
Roosevelt would use his address tc
the Nation Thursday night for 9
forceful declaration of policy, pos
sibly declaring that henceforth the
United States would meet force with
force to protect its shipping
There was lively conjecture, too
as to whether the administration
would act to arm American mer.
chant ships on dangerous routes sc
they could defend themselves. Tht
Evening star., 1941-09-09

decision, Senator Mcfarland said he
wanted to respectfully ask" that
Mr.. Willkie be permitted to ask
questions.
You say this is an investigation
and we want to get the truth, and
any one who can be of help should
be permitted to do So" said Senator
Mcfarland.
Overrules Request.
Senator Clark complimented Sem
ator Mcfarland on his legal and
judicial experience, but said he
must respectfully overrule" the re-
quest until a majority of the COM
mittee reverses the decision"
In his statement, Senator Nye
said that several films already
have been released which have
served to drive some Americans un-
der their very beds for fear of Hitler
and his minions."
You can't take the American peo-
pie to war until you can make them
hateful toward something" Senator
Nye declared. These alleged prop
aganda pictures do promote a larger
will and larger reason for going to
war"
The North Dakota Senator did
not name the -four or five men"
who he said control more than half
of the Nations movie theater ca
pacity. He said that while he be-
lieVed each of the men was an
American citizen, the majority were
born abroad, in lands that have
been saturated with hate. with fear,
with prejudice and with persecu-
ton"
Conflict Over Procedure.
"The power is theirs" Senator
Nye declared, "if they want to exer-
else it, to make the great majority
of theatergoers in the United States
feed upon propaganda, propaganda
which might readily be the natural
consequence of the individual likes
and dislikes of causes the producers
would portray in their pictures"
In his letter to the chairman yes
terday, Mr.. Willkie contended the
subcommittee was proceeding with
doubtful legal authority" and said
witnesses for the industry would
testify under protest"
Mr.. Willkie said he had concluded
that the subcommittee intends to
inquire whether or not the motion
picture industry, as whole, and its
leading executives, as individuals,
are opposed to Nazi dictatorship in
Germany"
Frankly Abhors Hitler.
IF this is the case" he observed