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The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
J. PHIL CLARIDGE-- Attorney

the court room listening wideeye-
ed. and absorbed TO the cases be
ing tried. Without the boys re-
aliZing 1t. these hours shaped the
course of his life. To him, the
court room was fascinating.
His first job outside the family
fold was at Is in service station.
He had plans aside from his rid
ing and athletics with the home
town boys. despite the keen pleas
ure both afforded him. Life was
serious matter. for which one
needed money to carry out plans
He finished high school and
through junior college at Thatcher
then, having won a scholarship
went TO the University or Southern
California in 1890 Basketball and
football rounded out his career
and went hand in hand with study.
In 1882 he received his Bachelor
OF Arts degree from U. S. c. and
spent the following three years in
law school at the University of
Arizona.
At the completion of his studies
he had an offer to enter a law firm
at Phoenix, at Tucson, and an
equal opportunity at Clifton to
that which offered in Coolidge. He
thought the matter over and de-
cided to come here because he be-
lieved. and still does, that Cool
idge is town with future"
Shortly after his arrival October
10, 1885. he met Ellen Williams of
Deming, New Mexico, who was
teaching school here Three years
later they were married.
Today, Mr. Claridge is the faith
er of a daughter. with his law Of
flee, which was at first in a small
building on Main Street and Cool
idge Avenue. in the San Carlos
Theater building. Coolidge Cham
Der of Commerce office.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
CLUB LIBRARY
ENDS SUCCESSFUL
YEAR THIS MONTH

Seven hundred books have been
checked out of Coolidge Woman's s
Club library over the period OF a
year ending November 1. 1941, ae-
cording to account kept by mem
bers OF the library board. This is
better than 1000 turnover, and
Mrs. Matt N. Dodge. chairman of
the library board, speaks for It's
members in expressing gratifica-
tion that they have been able to
add to the public's pleasure
through the facilities OF the Club
library.
There are at present 555 books
on hand, of which approximately
100 are non-fiction. II has been
found that the number of club
members and non-members who
checked out books during the year
is about equal. Residents of Casa
Grande Valley Farms have been
especially active in availing them
selves of the reading opportunities
offered by the library, says Mrs.
Dodge, which is open to the pub
lie every Monday night from 7 to
$3.50 and at o'clock in the after
noon on the second and fourth
Thursdays for a short period be-
fore and after club meetings are
conducted.
Coolidge Woman's Club Library
was organized in 1890 by Mrs. r.
j. Jones, who was then club presi-
dent. A significant fact about the
date is that 100 years before, in
1880, the first unsupported IL
brary was started in America. and
200 years ago Benjamin Franklin
organized the first membership
library, such as that of the Wom-
ans Club. The library board is
headed by Mrs. Dodge, chairman.
Members are Mrs. Paul B. Hannah.
Mrs. ID. S. Davis, Mrs. Joseph Eas-
ter, Mrs. Charles Steen and Mrs.
Karl Fisher, ex-officio.
Members of Coolidge Woman's
Club have taken further develop-
ment of the club library as their
major project for the year. Mon
ey made at benefit card parties
VIII go toward buying new book
cases and books.
Library board members will
nave charge of December 18th club
meeting, at which time members
and guests are asked to donate
books.
A years reading membership
may be obtained to the library bv
non-club members for one dollar
Club members privileges are COW
cred by dues.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
MARKED INCREASE IN PLANTING
PURE SxP COTTON SEED INVALLEY
DESIGNED TO PRODUCE QUALITY SEED

McKeever. plant breeder employed
by that company, is cooperating
in the work.
With the present interest being
shown in SxP cotton, particularly
In the Rio Grande VALLEY. il is an
ticipated that there will be no
small demand for certified seed
of the SKIP variety in case any
surplus is produced.
Following are the six steps of
procedure which must be followed
by growers and ginners in the
handling and production of certi-
fled planting seed:
/. Land to qualify must have
never been planted to any other
variety of cotton and be at least
one mile from fields growing any
other variety.
2. Seed must be of either reg
istered or certified stock.
3. Fields must be rogued to
contain not more than one hybrid
plant per acre. To insure this
degree of purity periodical inspec-
tions are made by representatives
of The Arizona Pure Seed Associ
alton.
4. House used for storage OF
seed cotton before ginning must
be entirely free of any other cot
ton and be used exclusively for
that purpose.
s. Before cotton is ginned, ev-
cry cotton seed must be removed
from the gin, and the test shows
termination of about 1920 or bet
ter. Blue tags are issued bearing
the name and the variety and the
percentage of termination. These
tags are then attached, one to each
bag with a seal and the bag must
not be opened or the seal be brok-
en- until the seed is sold to a grow
er for planting purposes. The con-
veyors and delinting and reclean-
ing machinery and same is JIM
spected by a representative of the
Pure Seed Association r
6. Seed must be packed in new
bags and stored in a warehouse
that has been completely cleaned
and inspected. Samples from each
lot must be sent to the U. of A.
where a termination test is made.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
Death Takes Aged
Recluse In Lonely
ella River Shack

Death and an aged recluSe
held a lonely tryst in a rough
shack of discarded boards, can
vas and bits of tin on the south
bank of the Gila river near Flor
ence, Friday night and the So
cial security board of Pinal
county was permitted to write
"finis" across an application
for relief.
Ernest Bartholomew, 10, who
came to Arizona three years ago
from California In search Of a
climate not too rough on the
aching body Of an old man fore
ed to collect bottles and bags
with which to provide the ne
cessities Of life.
Irrigators in a nearby field
who had become accustomed to
watching the old man come and
go, realized shortly after noon
Tuesday that the recluse had
not been around for a few days
They found him, stretched out
on his simple iron bed, fully
clothed as he had been when
the final spark of life had left
his body.
The county physician declar-
ed bartholomew had died "three
or four days before" and a NOR
tician removed his body in
preparation for burial in an in
digent grave the next morning.
Papers found in the shack in
dicated Bartholomew had re-
ceived federal aid in California
during 1887 and inquiry in the
Florence welfare office brought
to light an application for
aid"
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
Pinal County NYA
Advisory Committee
Holds Meeting Here


The Pinal County NYA Advis-
ory Committee met I'm the Cool
idge Union High School at 1880
T. NJ. November 6. with Mrs. Matt
n. Dodge. chairman. r. w. Taylor
John J. Bugg and Charlie Fowler.
present.
Pictures recently taken OF the
NYA Pinal County resident pro-
ject at Eleven Mile Corner Migra-
tory Labor Camp. were shown by
Mr.. Fowler. He discussed the
progress made by the NYA groups
throughout the state. calling at
tention TO several problems which
need the particular attention of
the committee.
The resignation of Parma C.
Branscomb. Casa Grande. as sec
retary, of the committee was ac-
cepted and Richard F.. Fulton
Florence, was unanimously elect.
ed to succeed her.
New members named on the
committee were Mrs. Kathleen 7
Merrill. Eloy; Father Patrick J.
murphy. Casa Grande, and Mr..
Ancil Taylor, Coolidge.
Mrs. Lynn Farley was appointed
chairman of a subcommittee N
ald NYA trained girls who now
nave employment. to secure prop-
er resident quarters.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday. December 4th. at On
F'M. at the Eleven Mile Corner
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
Home "Ec" Girls
Have Conference

About 25 high school girls will
attend the state home econom-
les confertnce in Phoenix today
at the Y. w. c. A. Coolidge
girls made the badges worn at
the convention. Gloria Appel
will represent Coolidge at the
panel discussion this afternoon
when she will discuss dating
problems. Sarah Louise Arnold
will give a reading at the break
fast, Saturday morning.
Today's meeting is set for 1870
to 5 o'clock and tomorrow's ses-
sion will last from 8 to IL
O'Clock. A bus left today to
take the girls to Phoenix and
will return tonight.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
CHANDLER GAME
WILL DETERMINE
VALLEY CHAMPS

Two championships are al
stake when Coolidge Bears play
Chandler Wolves here Novem-
Der 10Th. II Coolidge wins this
final game. they will be Valley
Conference Champions and tie
with Chandler for the East Gen.
tral championship. II Chand-
Ter wins. they tie for the Valley
title and win the East Central
championship.
According to high school sta
tistics. Chandler has one of the
largest teams in the state this
season. The star, Reid Riggs.
all state candidate for fullback
position expects TO pulveriZe the
Bears. Riggs has a keen repu-
tation. weighs l95 pounds and
is a senior. Words of his rs
yard kick has spread. The whole
team is good. They run from a
tricky spread formation. Two
tackles weigh 205 and go
pounds. Skousen. former Cool
idge coach. is now coaching the
Chandler Wolves.
Arnold Kelm. also formerly
VIZ the Coolidge school, is band
instructor. He Is bringing
Chandler high school band TO
Wednesdays game Rivalry be-
tween the two teams should
bring about a coed game and
enthusiastic crowd Coach Ed
gar Ford has been giving t. e
Bears some heavv workouts. II
i7 still problematical whether
willard Perkins will get TO play
during this final game.
The following are the stand
ings in the East Central Confer
ence: Chandler, first with 2
wins and no losses: Coolidge,
second. with two wins and one
loss. Coolidge lost to Superior
IS TO 81; Superior. third with
one win, one loss and one tie
with Floence; Florence, fourth
with one tie and two losses;
Casa Grande, fifth with one
loss.
In the Valley Conference
there are eight teams In the
following order: Coolidge. first,
won six, lost none giving them
1000 percent: Chandler comes
second with four wins and one
game lost to Buckeye 20 to l9;
Buckeye is in third position,
having won three and lost two
games; Florence won two and
lost two: Ajo won two. lost three
and tied once: Casa Grande
won one game. lost two and tied
once; ScottSdale won one and
lost three; and Peoria lost six
times.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
Shriners Attend
Ceremonial All
Carlsbad Cayerns

Local shriners met at Ell Paso,
Texas. with over 1,700 Shriners
from Arizona, California, New
Mexico and Texas, to witness
the unique ceremonies held in
Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico,
Saturday at which 118 novices
were initiated
Those who attended from
here were, George Hayduke,
George A. Dell, John Goree and
j. A. Roberts; J. Houston Allen
and J. H. Zellweger from Flor
ence. G. w. Bryant of Coolidge
was among those who were ini-
tiated.
Chartered buses and several
hundred automobiles took
ShrinerS to the CavernS, where
they were conductd on six and
half mile sightseeing tour
through the Caverns.
Lunch was served Shriners in
the Cavern Lunch room 800
feet below the surface of the
earth and with a seating capac-
ity of $500 persons, after which
they continued to "The Rock OF
Ages" where the lights were ex-
tinguished for 80 seconds and
absolute silence and darkness
prevailed. Although there were
1,7O0 in the Cavern chamber,
each felt as If he were alone, &C
cording to one of their number.
The silence was broken softly
by the Los Angeles Shriner's
choir who sang 1.-THE Rock of
Ages" as the lights were gradu-
ally turned on in the distance.
Following this, the Shriners
returned to the Cavern lunch
room, which in the meantime
had been converted into a huge
Shrine Temple where the initi-
alton ceremonies were perform
ed.
This is the first time that
such a ceremonial was ever at
tempted in Carlsbad Caverns.
It's grandeur of conception and
impreSsiveneSS is something that
transcends words, say those
who attended.
The trip was ended by a bar
becue at nearby Circle K Ranch
and a short trip into JuareZ.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14

Eleven hundred sacks of SxP
certified cotton seed comprising
about one-third of the total to be
cleaned and handled by J. G.. Bos,
well cotton company of Coolidge
have been shipped to Phoenix for
storage and eventual distribution
according to w. d. Johnson, Casa
Grande Valley manager for the
cotton company.
All certified seed handled by
Boswell interests this season will
come from the ranches of o. w.
Baker, Jack Nichols and e. ].
Edwards comprising the majority
of approximately 1900 acres in
Casa Grande valley of SxP regis
tered seeded cotton which will
produce certified seed. All regis
tered seed is produced from pure
foundation stock produced on the
U. s. government seed farm at
Sacaton.
Nichols. Edwards and Baker are
putting their cotton thru the Bos-
well gin at Coolidge, and they
have approximately 1900 acres Of
SxP cotton. This cotton is grown
on land which has never had short
staple cotton planted on 1t, is iso-
lated from any short staple cotton
by at least one-half mile, and ev.
cry acre has been carefully
"rogued" by men trained by Rob-
ert PEBBLES of the Sacaton Sta
tion and X. X. Henness. County
Agricultural Agent. This rogue
ing consists of pulling up any
plants which are off type and not
true to the variety. AS the cot
ton Is picked 1t Is stored in bins
which are so arranged as to pre-
vent mixing with other cotton, and
then before ginning the entire gin
Is cleaned from top to bottom, in
cluding seed conveyors, so that
there is little II any chance of the
seed being mixed with other cot
ton. Then. as another safety fea-
ture. approximately a bale OF cot
ton is run thru the gin before seed
is saved. From every fifth sack
of seed a small sample is taken,
which is sent to the Agricultural
Experiment Station at the Univer-
sity OF Arizona for a termination
test. At the time the seed Is
sacked field tag" showing the
growers number and variety Is
sewed into the sack. Then. when
the seed Is Ceresan treated for
prevention of certain seed borne
diseases which may be present,
and re-sacked, blue-tag showing
the growers number. percentage
of termination and other informa-
! tion is placed on the mouth of the
bag being held by seal which If
opened can never be used again.
This assures the grower that he
Is getting pure seed of a known
termination.
The J. G. Boswell Company.
knowing the value OF good seed,
has gone to considerable expense
to carry on this project which Is
designed to produce the highest
quality SxP seed possible. Mr..
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
Quail Season
Opens Sunday

Guns are being polished and ex-
ira shells bought for the opening
of quail season. Sunday, Novem-
Der 10th. The season will contin-
ue open TO November both inclu-
sive. Bag limits have been set at
10 per day.
Elk season will open November
18th and continue to December
10th inclusive. A special permit
in addition to license must be OBJ
tained by all elk hunters.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
Heavy Rain

Ia inch Of rain fell at Cool
ioge dam over "a hour period
ending Thursday morning. Gen
eral rains all over the valley
raised precipitation records for
the month of November. Casa
Grande Ruins weather station
reported .98 inch rainfall in the
one storm late Wednesday af-
ternoon and night.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14

. Charles Reid, attorney for
San Carlos Irrigation and
Drainage District, returned from
Washington. D. c, Tuesday.
Reid had accompanied District
Engineer Carl Anderson to
Washington to transact bust
ness for the San Carlos District.
Anderson is expected to return
soon,
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
Roberts Elected

John A. tJackl Roberts was
elected director for district No.
2 of the San Carlos Irrigation
and Drainage district this week.
Roberts received 19 votes and
w. d. Johnson received one
write-in vote. The vote was
light this year. Election for
district No. 2 is held every third
year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14

The youngest OF nine children.
J. Phil Claridge was born on a
farm near Thatcher. Arizona. De-
cember 23rd. 1910. His father
owned goat ranches and as a child
young Phil used to go with him on
tours OF inspection. riding proudly
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14

. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Mckinney
spent the weekend at a roundup
OF Mr.. McKinney's cattle in the
mountains southwest OF Coolidge.
They cooked over a campfire. slept
in the open and enjoyed the out
ing thoroughly.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
Gets His Deer

In less than an hour and a halfs
hunting, w. ]. Wofford got a 1S5
pound deer Tuesday morning. Wof
ford and his hunting companion
Martin Payne, were Is miles out
OF Florence on the Ray Road when
Wofford sighed the big buck. II
has three point antlers that meas
ure 2S12 inches from tip to tip.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14

SMrs. c. " Steward, Mrs. Avis
Hobby, Mrs. B. L. Steward and
Mrs Marietta Logan of Los An
geleS, California, accompanied
Mrs. George Hanna to Phoenix.
Wednesday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14

in the family blackboard behind a
span of mules.
Fate cheated young Phil of
birthday parties. but made up for
II by the size and gaiety of the
family Christmas celebrations that
followed As hours later These are
things to remember as are his
visits TO the home of an older sis
ter in Stafford. who lived just be-
hind the courthouse. Here. young
Phil played with nieces and neph-
ews but a few years younger than
himself and he and his boy COM
panions would slip away to sit in
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14

. Mrs. Marietta Logan of Los
Angeles, California, is visiting
at the home of Mrs. Avis Hobby
for two weeks,
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14

Coolidge and
surrounding dis
trict. according
TO roll call com
mittee mem bers
who are carry
ing on this i'm
portant drive,
which opened
I'm
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14

= Mr.. and Mrs. Byrd lie Flore and
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Garrett had a
hamburger fry at the CARROTS
home on Sunday, after which the
four went for an outing in the
country.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14

. Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Mcintyre and
children from Higley were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Belle Mccullough.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14
NATIONAL RED
CROSS ROLL CALL
UNDER WAY HERE

A whole-hearted response Is be
ing evidenced TO National Red
Cross roll call by residents OF
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-11-14

md VIII continue
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06

Quoted Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday.
The induction in Detroit will
continue through Thursday and
then will be suspended until Janu-
airy II. when il will open at Fort
Wayne. said Capt. Henry r. Nc
Keown, in charge of the Detroit
station.
Those indicted here today will
leave by train at 1918 p. m. for
the new reception center at Fort
Custer.
The first 10 be sworn in today
were Earl T. Hayter. IS, 1861
Longfellow avenue: Henry +. jack
son. u, 9745 Quincy avenue; Les
lie l.. Chamberlain. q. 90l0 Prairie
avenue: John Paley. "a, New
Brunswick. N. j.: Lyman c. AID
rich, %. 9S49 Woodside avenue:
Donald Beck. q. 1897 Vancourt
avenue. and John Watt, 81, 10037
Holmur avenue.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06

and wound up in jail, a captive
of the SamaritanS
Last night Stewart TeeterS Of
Cadillac Apartments, Cadillac and
Oakland avenues. informed police
headquarters that his new car had
been stolen. The report had
scarcely been completed when po-
lice received a call that a car had
overshot a curve in Baldwin ave-
nue. at the northern city limits,
gone through a fence and rolled
over three times. 1t proved to be
TeeterS' car.
II. p. Sutton Of Lake Angeles,
Orlin Jones of 107 Auburn ave-
nue. and Lester Sickle of 1ii
North Merrimac street, stopped in
ear to lend aid TO the
driver of the wrecked car. Per-
kins craw4cd out. with minor cuts
and bruises, and allegedly made a
rush for Sutton's car TO drive on
in il. Sutton. Jones and Sickle
grabbed him and took him TO the
police. Alter emergency treatment
at General Hospital he went to a
jail cell to await arrangement on
the TeeterS' car theft charge.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06
Induction Station
To Be Moved 10
Fort Wayne

Detroit's draft induction station
will be moved January II from
the LighLGusrd AFmery,- British
and Larned streets. TO the gym
nasium at Fort Wayne. it was
announced today. as SO selectees
reported for induction into the
army.
The move is necessitated by the
formation of the Michigan state
troops (home guards) here under
Brig. Gen. Heinrich A. Pickert
retired. The troops will take over
the armory for a training center
and headquarters as soon as il
can be vacated.
The Fort Wayne location was
selected by Maj. Taylor w. Fore.
man. chief induction officer of the
Sixth Corps Area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06

about $500 pounds on a long haul.
In the event of actual war, it was
said, the C-39's could be used TO
transport the anti-tank units,
while regular transports could
move machine gun troops and reg
ular infantry.
Under the strateg being
worked out by the army experts
parachute troops would first be
sent to seize a landing field. Then
the battalions of infantry would
be moved in by air.
Each of the first four planes oil
the air battalions carries one &c
caliber machine gun section. The
fifth and sixth planes carry one
so caliber machine gun sector
each. The remaining equipment
planes carry 81 nm. mortars anC
the personnel TO man the machine
guns. and anti-tank guns. One
transport carries the battalion
headquarters personnel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06
Two Safes Smashed,
Third Resists Thieves

Safecrackers who opened two
safes and tried 10 smash a third
in the office building AT gZ25
Grand River avenue over The
weekend are sought TODAY hv
police The safes are being tested
for flngerprints
An undetermined amount Of
money was obtained by Tho thieves
from tho safes Of the John Han
cock Life Insurance Company and
tho kindly Optical Company, The
thieves, however. were unable 10
open the safe Of the Household
Finance Corporation
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06
Couple GET Fur Coats
In HoIdup Of Woman

Mrs. Anna barrow, As. of 999
Whitmore road, reported TO police
she was robbed of two fur coats
valued at S40o by a man and
woman who visited her apartment
in answer to an advertisement for
the sale of the coats.
The woman tried the coats on
and then the man drew a revolver
and said We'll take them both"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06
a Ex-First Ladies
Attend COP Meet

NEW YORK. Jan. GINS
The wives or widows of four
American presidents-Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge. Mrs. Herbert Hoover.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and Mrs.
William Howard Taft-will head
delegations from Al states, the
District of Columbia and the
Philippine Islands at the annual
luncheon of the Women's National
Republican Club January Is. it
was announced today.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-06
CRASHES IN RAINSToRM

Members of the naval board of
inquiry Lieut.. Commander Steph-
en- 3 Cooke. ~. commander Of
Patrol Squadron -; Harrison.
Ark: Lieut.. Victor S. Gaulin. 81
Lowell. Mass. and Lieut.. James
c. Fleming, 36. Reading. Pa.
Officials said Identification Of
the bodies will be by fingerprints
and dental work.
The tragedy occurred late Sat