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The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Prof. c.. E. P. Smith
Is Rotary Speaker

Coolidge members of the ROTARY
club were taken on seml-techhi.
cal and geological word tour OF
the Hawaiian Islands yesterday
noon by Professor George T. r.
Smith of the University of Ari'
zona who told of his trip to the
Islands during the late spring
The professor presented an IN
teresting account of water prop
lens of the islanders.
Members of the club were 1nvlt
ed to attend a special Rotary
meeting in Phoenix next Tuesuay
night when the guest speaker VIII
be Tom Davis, newly elected pres
ident of Rotary international.
Guests of the club were Rotar
ians Harold Ryden and John ID
Welsh, Jr. of Phoenix and ii. .
Kollenborn. Los Angeles; Paul V
Hodges. Denver and Clark Wells
Coolidge, all of U. S. Indian Ser
vice.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Highway Will
Save All Old
License Plates

In cooperation with the national
defense program to conserve steel,
the motor vehicle division of the
state highway department is re-
quiring that all applicants for Ari-
Zona automobile license plates
must deliver their old plates at
the time of making application for
new ones.
In this way, it is the hope of
the state highway department to
be able to turn back to the gov
ernment for defense use, as much
or more steel, as it requires for
it's annual license plate needs.
B. H. McAhren, superintendent
OF the motor vehicle division, re-
quests that all Arizona auto own.
ers who may have old license
plates lying about their garages,
deliver them to the office of the
county assessor of their respec-
tive counties. The old plates will
be collected by the maintenance
forces of the state highway de
partment and delivered to the
central plant in Phoenix when two
hundred pounds or more have
been accumulated by the office OF
a county assessor.
The motor vehicle division re
quires about S5 tons annually OF
steel for making Arizona license
plates.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Demonstrates New
Philco Radio With
Own Made Records

Phil Fent, salesman for Valley
Hardware and Supply Company
is demonstrating a new nine tube
Philco radio playing records by a
floating jewel operated on a beam
of light, with records from Hal
Kemp's famous orchestra, OF
which Fent was a member for sew
en- wears. The records are from
Kemp's Memorial Album, released
after his recent death.
Fent, who came to Coolidge IN
1898 because of i'll health, toured
Europe with Kemp's orchestra and
during the II years he played
with orchestras, also the United
States and Sorth America. Mr..
Fent plays the MO.
The radio gives an illusion OF
actual presence as it automatlcai'
ly plays and changes the records
Those who remember the rendl-
ton of "Got A Date With An An
gel" which was an outstanding
number of Hal Kemp's orchestra,
will almost believe they are lis
tening to the maestro and his Or
chestra in person.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
ACCIDENTAL SHOT
RESULTS IN DEATH
OF BOY SATURDAY

Funeral services were held Tues
day morning for Howard Steen-
bergen, Ia, who was accidentally
shot and killed by Harvey Camp
bell, 20, Saturday at noon.
The two boys were listening to
a radio in the home of young
Campbell's other brother on Ari-
zona Boulevard, when Howard
asked to see a shot gun leaning
against a wall behind the bed.
Harvey, who was stretched out on
the bed with his arms above his
head, reached for the gun which
was accidently discharged in pass
ing. His eleven year old sister
Vera May warned him to be care
full, just as the gun fired. The
charge passed through Howard's S
chest who was sitting on the foot
of the bed and he was dead be-
fore friends could reach Coolidge
Hospital with him.
The gun was believed to have
been empty.
County attorney w. G. Truman
of Florence and Judge Charles ID.
Elledge, who made the investiga-
ton, found Howard's death to be
the result of an accident. No in
quest was necessary, according to
Judge Elledge.
Harvey is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. H. Campbell, owners OF
the Help Yourself Laundry.
Howard is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jess H. Steenbergen, who
live on Lindbergh Avenue in
North Coolidge.
Howard was born June 29th
1927, at Bexter, New Mexico. He
is survived by his parents, two
brothers, James II, William 8, and
sister Barbara Lou.
Funeral services were held from
Cole and Maud Chapel at 10 o.
clock Tuesday. The Reverend u
F. Frazier of Sacaton spoke final
words of comfort to the bereaved
family and friends.
Interment was in the family plot
at Glendale cemetery.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Army Convoy Passes
Through Here Friday

An army convoy of the 41st
Bombardment group en- route to
Wickenberg to its home base at
Tucson military airport, passed
through Coolidge Friday.
The convoy was proceeded and
followed by officers from the Ari-
zona State Highway Pateol, as
special escort. 1t was made up OF
80 trucks, hospital ambulances,
kitchen equipment and bomb car
riers, loaded with bombs from
800 to 1000 pounds.
The convoy skirted Phoenix,
stopped at Chandler at noon for
lunch, passed through Coolidge on
Arizona Boulevard about 2:30 p.
m. and bivouacked at Picacho for
the night.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Soil-Building
Payments To Be
Same AS 1941

"Soil-building allowance rates,
which will be the basis for deter
mining maximum payments to be
earned for carrying out soil-build-
ing practices under the 1912 farm
program. have been established
said ]. r. Storey, Chairman OF
Pinal county agricultural conser-
yation committee. "Rates OF pay
ment will be substantially the
same as in 1941."
Two types of payments may be
earned by Arizona farmers under
the 1912 A. A. A. farm program;
% Payments for carrying out ap-
proved soil-building practices; CD
payments for planting within spec
ial crop allotments.
Rates of payment for compii
ance with special crop allotments
will be announced later. Deduc
tions for excess special crops will
be ten times payment rates. Soil
building allowances will be the
sum of 20 cents per acre OF crop
land in excess of the sum OF the
special allotments; two dollars
per acre for commercial orchards;
one dollar per acre for CONNER
cial vegetables; so cents for re
storation of land; non crop pas
ture and range allowances COM
parable to the 1941 rates. AS III
preceding years payments to De
made under the 1912 program are
contingent on the annual approprl
alton authorized by congress 1oi
this purpose.
"Since the 1912 program yeal
begins in Arizona on next Januar!
l." points out Storey, Arizona
farmers can begin now to make
early preparations to carry ou
soil-building practices under the
new program"
Other provisions of the 194i
nrogram are that C) special pay
ments in western states will bt
conditioned on 20 per cent of the
farm crop land being devoted u
soil-conserving uses; CD there
will be no allotments for CONNER
cial vegetables in Arizona 1o'
1912.
While there are only minol
changes in the soil-building allow
ance rates. Storey indicated tha
provisions of the 1912 program
will increase emphasis on conser
vation and soil-building work OF
individual farms. Substantial!
the same amount of funds budget
ed for payments on special aiiot
ment crops in 1941 will be aVall
able in 1912.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Doctors To Leave
On Hunting Trip

DR.. B. L. Steward, DR.. G. B.
Steward of Florence, and DR.. H.
B. Stufflebaum of Salinas, Cali
fornia, will leave Sunday on
months hunting trip in Canada.
The Drs. Steward will drive to
Salt Lake City, Utah, where they
will be met by DR.. Stufflebaum
and continue by car to Edmonton,
Canada At Edmonton they will
fly to Fort st. John, where neces-
sary equipment and provisions
will be loaded for the final flight
into Deadmans Lake, trip that
heretofore had to be made by
packing in.
They plan to spend three weeks
at Deadman's Lake hunting for
grizzly bear and Rocky Mountain
sheep.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
u. s. Senator
McF Farland Home
For Short Stay

Maintaining a promise he made
during his campaign for office last
summer that he would make fire.
quent trips to Arizona in order to
keep in close touch with the wish
es of his constituents, U. S. San
ator Ernest w. Mcfarland is in
Arizona for the second time since
assuming office at the beginning
of this year.
Senator Mcfarland has filled
speaking engagements in Phoenix
and will attend the 22nd annual
convention of the American Le-
gion in Prescott next week.
Upon his arrival in Arizona
early this week the senator com
mented that america is commit
ted irrevocably to her policy OF
aid to Britain" and speaking OF
his vote to keep selectees in the
army longer than the original one
year of service said he could not
have been one of the group refus-
ing to vote for the extension OF
service since it would be unfair
to half train men, send them
home and then expect them to re-
enter the army for immediate
service in the event of a national
emergency.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
JUDGE E. 5. CLARK
RALLY SPEAKER
HERE FRIDAY

American Unity" was the sub
ject chosen by Judge E. S. Clark,
widely known Phoenix attorney,
for his address to those present at
the Patriotic Rally on the high
school lawn Friday night. H. T.
Cuthbert, also of Phoenix, spoke
on Attitude of British People I'm
der Present Conditions"
The 80 piece Sacaton Indian
Band that opened ceremonies is
said, by those who heard it, to be
justly renowned.
The Reverend j. ID. Easter gave
the invocation.
Committees on which each civic
organization of Coolidge had rep
resentative included: Mrs. c. j.
Wells, representing the Woman's
Club: Mrs. George Dempster, rep
resenting Parent Teachers Asso-
ciation; Mrs. Frank Watson, rep
resenting the Legion Auxiliary;
Fred Slater, representing the
Lions Club; ]. ]. Jones, Rotary
Club and Earl Hicks, Chamber OF
Commerce.
r. w. Taylor was master OF
ceremonies. Mrs. r. w. Taylor
led the community singing, ac
companied at the piano by Mrs. J
ID. Easter. Miss Gladys Roche
sang, 81 Am An American" anC
Mrs. Taylor and Mrs. Easter sans
duet, America The Beautiful
Carl Slater was in charge of the
sound equipment.
The crowd, due to Fridays cleo
trical storm and shower, was no
as large as had been hoped.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Tires Stolen
At Phoenix Are
Recovered Here

Six automobile tire castings and
rims stolen in Phoenix and sold
here were recovered this week by
local officers and returned to
Phoenix.
Four had been sold to Lloyd
Sanders, ranch worker, one to Guy
Sanders wrecking yard, and one
was exchanged at the Union Ser
vice Station for five gallons of gas
and so cents in cash.
All used car dealers and junk
buyers are requested by local Of
ficers, to send in a report on the
purchase of such goods. If they
fail to do so say the officers, and
are found in possession of such
property, they will be charged as
accomplices.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Doctors Plane
Is Flown Here
From Maryland

DR.. G. II. Walkers privately
owned air plane was flown here
from Maryland Tuesday by John
White, instructor at. Phoenix air
port and former Coolidge mechan-
ic.
DR.. Walker has had a landing
field made and a hangar built TO
house his plane south of town.
The doctor, who has private
flyers license, is now equipped,
should the necessity arise, to
beat the stork" anywhere. His
plane, however, is used for pure
ly .recreational purposes, before
and after business hours.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
COUNTY DADS
SET COUNTY TAX
RATE AT S.5082

Despite state tax rate soaring
from sc cents last year to $1.60
this year, Pinal county tax rate
will pay a combined state and
county rate about 3S cents less
than the 1940-41 levy according to
Pinal county officials following
adoption of the official county
budget, Monday.
The 1941 county tax rate to-
gether with individual school and
district rates will be officially set
by the board of supervisors in
Florence next Monday. The rate
is expected to be 50S2 per hun
dred dollars of assessed valuation.
OF this .50S2 the general county
fund will get 1917, the road fund
.311S and .O347 of the levy will be
used for the emergency road levy
of the last fiscal year.
When adopting the county bud
get Monday the board of supervis-
ors changed figures printed in the
tentative budget with a consequent
reduction of $4,000 reducing the
amount to be raised by direct tax
alton to $147, ,507.51.
Only items reduced were the
amounts for medical relief which
was reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000, and $1,000 set up for in
terest on registered warrants was
removed while anticipated reve-
nues were upped $4,000 to equal
the total reduction of $4,000.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Homing Pigeons
To Be Released
Here On Sunday

Homing pigeons from the Mile
High Racing Club of Prescott will
be released here by Warren Bar
rington from the high school
grounds Sunday, August II, at
a. m. and are expected to reach
Prescott at 1880 a. M; about two
and a half hours to make the $50
mile flight. This will be the first
of a series of three races, to be
held one each Sunday.
The pigeons will arrive by ex-
press Saturday morning and the
club, which is the largest in the
west, requests hunters to refrain
from shooting pigeons on specified
racing days, as several have been
lost in this manner.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
California Farm
Land Exchanged
For Property Here

Ed Lacy and V. w. Greer ex-
changed with Mr.. and Mrs. +. w.
Hamilton, in a real estate deal
closed Thursday, farm land al
Blythe, California, for property To-
Gated on Pinkley Avenue east OF
the telephone office, small home
on Pima Avenue in West Coolidge
and a corner lot on Main st. and
Roosevelt under lease to the Rich
field Service Station.
The deal was consumated
through the office of r. T. Prath-
er at Blythe and the Arizona Land
and Investment Company here.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Petition For
Post Office At
11-Mile Corner

Residents of II Mile Corner Mi
gratory Camp have petitioned
Washington for a post office to
be established at the camp.
Over 200 names were obtained
by F. F. Brooks, who circulated
the petition. 1t was returned
Saturday with instructions from
First Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral to select a name for the post
office. Some of those under con-
sideration are, Security" New
Deal" "Yoo Hoo" and Refuge"
If the petition is granted it is
believed, according to Mr.. Brooks,
that the Migratory Camp will be
made a star route out of Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Auxiliary Will
Sew For Red Cross

Members of Woman's Auxiliary
of Community Presbyterian churcn
will sew for the Red Cross at
their next meeting, scheduled for
August 21st in Community Recre-
ational Hall.
The Old Fashioned meeting
which was planned for this date
has been indefinitely postponed
Mrs. F. E. Stonehocker, Mrs
Karl Fisher, Mrs. James Luthy'
Mrs. Wilda Johnston and Mrs. j.
]. Jones all members of the exec
utive committee, will be hostesses
for the afternoon.
There will be no program.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
PROCLAIM 1912
WHEAT QUOTAS
2 MONTHS EARLY

Wheat marketing quotas have
been proclaimed by Claude X.
Wickard. Secretary of Agriculture
for the 1912 wheat crop" J. k.
Storey. chairman of the Pinal
County agricultural conservation
committee. announced recently.
Under the law, the proclamation
must be made prior to May 10 for
any marketing year in which 1t
appears the wheat supply VIII
exceed q normal years domestic
consumption and exports by more
than 80 percent The proclama-
ton for 1912 quotas has been
made at this early date in order
TO give growers every opportunity
to make plans for 1G42 paintings
before seeding time. The 1942
quotas proclamation has been
made nine months earlier than
the proclamation which preceded
the referendum putting marketing
quota restrictions on the l94l
crop.
The date for the 1912 referen-
dunn will be established next
spring when the condition OF the
cron can be forecast accurately
closely following the May crop
report and before June 10. TWO
thirds of the farmers voting Ill
the referendum must approve lhe
uuota before il can control the
marketing of the 1912 crop.
The quota now in effect on the
1e41 crop was approved by 81
r,er cent of the votes cast in the
referendum on last May 81.
THE wheat supply in slghl loi
1e42-43 leaves no doubt that
quota would have to be proclaim
cd next spring" r. M. Evans, ma
tional A. A. A. Administrators SAID
THE carry-over we will have Oh
hand July /, 1912, as result oi
our above-normal yields and re-
duced exports is going to be the
largest on record for the United
States. and the 1941 crop even
nc low as 35S,000,000 bushels
would bring the supply up 10
quota level.
The estimated production lor
uext wear with a $4,000, ,OOO-acre
allotment is 66O, 100000 bushels.
The purpose of a marketing
ouota is TO divide a limited mar
ket equitably among all growers
and To protect wheat prices anu
income by keeping part OF 'he
sunms off tthe market uhtii
needed. Since producers VINO
plant within their acreage aiio.-
ments have made their ADJUST
ments at seeding time they con-
tinue to market their entire pro-
duction in the normal haiiie,-
producers who overseed their ai
lotments are called upon unuei
,ba ouota to make an adjustment
in marketlnSS tHe SdAhc ,
operator is in seedlings. Only the
smaller of the normal or acluai
yield of their excess acreage IL
subject to penalty. However, .he
penalty may be postponed II the
excess wheat is kept OIL the MA.
ket and stored under bono, or IL
NAV be avoided if the wheat 10
taken out of market channels oy
delivery to the Government loi
relief use. Producers who s,ore
excess wheat in 1941 also nave
the privilege in 1912 of taxing ou.
of storage and marketing withou'
nenalty excess wheat equal 10 'he
amount by which 1912 seedlings
are reduced below the acreage al,
lotment, measured in terms Vi
normal yield. or equal 10 .ne
amount of the 1912 productio.
falls below the normal yield oi
the acreage allotment
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15

q Miss Stella Watson, who plans
to attend the Teachers Conven-
tion at Prescott, August 9th, will
20 on from there to Dawson,
where she will teach home eco
nomics in Dawson High School.
Miss Watson was graduated from
University of Arizona at Tucson
this spring.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15
Tom Smith Writes
Home To Parents

A letter from Tom Smith, serv
ing with the 45th division, Anti
Tank Company 15Sth Infantry,
Camp Barkeley, describes the
company's recent activities in such
a livey manner as to be of gen
eral interest. Not only Toms par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Boyd Smith
to whom the letter was written,
can visualize what their son is
doing but may other parents will
be able to follow their sons ac-
tivities through the clear word
pictures Tom presents.
August 5, 1941.
Dear Nom and Dad,
Well. here it is Wednesday
afternoon just about sundown and
VIC are camped about ten miles
east of Marshall (Texas) and about
thirty miles from Shreveport.
We left Abilene Saturday morn
ing about 1880 and got to Dallas
about 5:30-and boy! talk about
reception, we really got one
When we came through Fort
Worth the people lined the streets
all the way and threw everything
Won could think of to eat and drink
into the trucks as me went by
and of all the cheering, hollering'
and waving you never saw the
like. 1t looked more like Fourtn
of July parade than an army move
ment.
When we got to Dallas we went
out to White Rock Lake ana
camped. We couldn't hardly get
to our camping place for the peo-
ple and as soon as we stopped
they started asking the boys u
go out with them for supper ana
the show, and first one thing ana
then another. The company OIL
ficers just turned the boys loose
/ AS soon as camp was made. As
soon as a fellow could wash ul
and change clothes somebody
would grab him and take him ou'
for a good time. One OF the lei
lows folks live in Dallas and ne
invited me to go home with hlm
His folks live in one of the line
suburbs of Dallas, have very
n;ca home and seem pretty well
fixed. but not bit stuck up.
Well, this is Thursday morning
about 700 and it sure is pretty
morning. We are camped right al
the edge of a big lake and there
are several kinds of trees arouno
inst thick enough to make plenty
of shade. There are pines anu
oaks and I don't know what the
others are.
Some of the boys went to Town
last night, some to Marshall, anu
some to Shreveport. They SAID the
people treated them just ike they
did in Dallas.
If a soldier wants to go some
where all he has to do is step out
on the highway and there won
he over two cars pass before one
will pick him up.
guess we will be here until
Saturday morning, at least that Il
the last report.
guess l better close and ge'
this in the mail before it goes out
Lots of love,
Tom
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15

. Charles Steen, junior park ar
chaeologist, of Southwestern Ma
tional Monuments, will leave to-
day for Hovenweep, Colorado, on
special work in connection with
National Monument stabilization.
Mr.. Steen will be away two weeks.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15

. Mrs. S. C. Burt of Phoenix, for
merly of Coolidge, spent the week
end with her daughter and family,
Mr.. and Mrs. Pres Clounts. Mrs.
Burt and Mrs. Clounts were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Watson, Sunday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15

O Natalie Dodge, who has been
visiting her chum Amber Bradley
at Santa Fe, New Mexico, is ex-
pected to return Monday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15

OMrs. R. T. Prather of Blythe,
California, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Jones.
The Coolidge examiner., 1941-08-15

Coolidge Dam - 646,-
600 Acre Feet of Wa
ter Available, August
Is, 1941. Loss for week
1853 Acre Feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-27
Shower Honors
Mrs. Walker

Mrs. Grace Walker of Holtville,
retiring president of the Imperial
Valley Baptist Womens association,
was guest of honor at a handker-
chief shower ana party at the homa
of Mrs. E.. L. Bennett, $40 Olive
avenue, Ell Centre, Friday after
noon. Mrs. Bennett succeeds Mrs.
Walker.
Cohostesses with Mrs. Bennett
were Mrs. William Measures, presi-
dent of the El Centre Baptist Wo-
mems Union, and Mrs. L. A Dun
lap.
Guests were present from the var
ious unions in the valley: from
Brawley, Mesdames Clarence Price,
E. A. Anderson, A. j. Hudspeth,
Pistole, Ray Crawford; from Holt
vile: Mrs. Walker, Mesdames H. V.
Rowland, M. A. Kendall, o. r.
Stroh; from El Centre: Mesdames
H. R. Johnston, l.. w. Cope, E. L.
Lindsey, Lee Wood, L. Hobby; from
Imperial: Mrs. Edith Thomas and
Mrs. Maurice Cramer.
Calexico was unrepresented due
to a death in the membership.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-04-27
Talks on Program
Of I.V. alth
Department

Activities of the county health
department and the need for a
portable X-ray machine for use in
the tuberculosis control campaign
were topics discussed by Mrs. Shir-
ley Wells of the county health de-
partment for McCabe-Eucalyptus
farm center at its meeting Friday
night in the McCabe school.
Mrs. Wells, who is also school
nurse for McCabe, illustrated her
talk with charts and posters.
Wooda Blesy dancers were pre-
sented by Mrs. Blesy in two de-
lightful dances, each beautifully
costumed: in the French dance
were Mary Margaret Benson, Kay
Wallace, Pat and Peggy Ashley, and
in the Argentine tango, Nancy He'll
and Darrell Hampton. Mrs. John
A. Benson played their accompani-
ments.
H. Lee Landerman, assistant farm
a6visor, discussed current activities
of the agricultural extension SER
vice, emphasizing the success of
the flax field demonstration and
the poultry outlook as outlined by
w. Z. Newton, extension secretary
Virgil Corfman discussed the rabid
dog situation which has led to the
death of Y COWS and the need for
Pasteur treatment on the part of
several adults who have been bitten
Mrs. F.. o. Rosenbaum gave the
home department report.