The Coolidge examiner., 1942-11-20
Soldiers Weekly


To Coolidge Boys in Military Ser
vice.
I'm sure YOU enjoyed Coach
FOrd's news items last week con
cerning our high school. especial
ly those Of YOU who are former
students Mr Ford IS quite proud
of his football record al Coolidge
During his three years here he
has produced football teams that
won the Valley Conference Cham
pionship twice and Is in a position
20 claim e a third time this year.
However. there will be no official
championship this year since scv-
eral teams were unable TO play
their regular schedule because Of
transportation difficulties. Tne
State Rationing Director ruled
that school busses could not be
used for athletic transportation
4 recent tabulation revealed
that 20 former students of C1oi.
idge high school are now in
military service. This number Il
being increased every week.
Walter Smith and Cleatus Mar
tin have just been accepted by the
Air Corps as Cadets and are
awaiting call. Cleatus graduated
in 1910 and Walter i'm 1871.
Leroy Shoemaker has already
been inducted and is awaiting call.
Royce Wofford is home on fur
lough this week. He Is stationed
az Fort sam Houston. Texas, and
claims that his outfit is the best
In the service.
II is odd how there are so many
best outfits and best" branch
Is of service. II seems that each
returning soldier or sailor seems
10 feel that his branch and his
outfit should have that rank. We
like to see that kind OF pride.
That is morale.
Charles Moody is flying instruc-
tor al Williams Field and flies
over Coolidge frequently. be
Iieve that he takes particular de-
light in leading his flights in
circles over the high school Gre
ating a diversion for the students
i'm classes. He probably remem-
bers that not so many years ago
he would have welcomed such
diversion when he was in these
same classrooms.
Don Humphrey. who attended
school here in the fall OF 1889, has
the distinction of being the young
est Sergeant at Williams Field.
Bin Nelson recently was home
after seeing Service in the Philip
pines.
Charles Marlowe. who used TO
live at Dock. is with the para
chute troop in Georgia.
Mrs. II. B. Steward informed
me the other day that Arnold
Glenn is an aerial gunner in Pa
mama
Buster De Georges, whom many
OF YOU remember as a booster OF
high school athletics is with the
A. r. F. in England. May be in
Africa by now.
Robert Tang. our Chinese stud
ent who never did like Japs. Is IN
there now where he can do some
thing about H. He was inducted
last week.
Many of you know J. II. Harris,
who lived east OF Coolidge. He
is missing and is presumed TO be
a prisoner OF the Japs. Was last
heard from on Bataan.
Roger Gates, our former High
way Patrolman was back in town
Yesterday. He is in the Navy no"
and is doing recruitment work.
Roger was an efficient officer and
one that we all admired and re-
spected.
Bin Urton advises that his son
Jimmy is in England. Jim says
he likes the country and people
fine. but does not like the rain
and wearing of rubber overshoes
so much.
Marcus Vest just received a
card from his son Buddy" (some-
where in the Pacific) that he had
LANDED safely"
Our best wishes TO each of you
and above everything-Good lucR
to all.
r. w. TAYLOR.