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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Persistent
Rides $50 Miles Weekly
for Air Training

Owen Leslie Miller, 12-year-old
San Diego. Cal. junior high school
student. believes in the slogan.
Keep EN- Flying" even If ne has
to ride $50 miles weekly for 60
minutes flying instruction. Flight
training for Owen. one Of the ma
tons youngest student pilots,
came to an end soon after Decem-
here T. when army regulations
forced private fields inland, beyond
the 150-mile defense zone.
Owens father, L. r. Miller. now
drives the youngster to an airport
at Wellston, Ariz., Us miles dis
tant. for an hours instruction
each Saturday.
With n hours IS minutes flying
time to his credit already, Owen
will not be qualified to obtain a
private pilots license until he Is 16.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Jsps Have Poor Eyesieht

Nearly half Of Nippon's warriors
have weak eyes and must wear
glasses. Defective vision has long
been a major national problem in
Japan. In 1886, IL was found that
q large percentage Of the men ex-
smined In that country required
treatment for trachoma, com
monty called granulated eyelids.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
You Can Order
lOc u. S. War Savings
Stamps
From Detroit Times
Carriers
Delivered to
Your Home

The boys collect no money in advance for the stamps
You pay for stamps as they delivered. START NOW
Here is simple, convenient way to and oppor
tunity to help your nation in its hour of need.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Seek Firemen for India

Officers of the British Fire
Service have been invited 10 vol
unteer for instruction duty in
India TO organize the local fire
fighting agencies against fire-bomb
raids. A dozen of the most expe-
Tienced volunteers will be selected
by the Indian government which
will pay their salaries, travelling
expenses and allowances.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Everything Speeded Up

The nerve center" bombproof
and gasproof secret control center
for the Detroit Metropolitan de-
Tense area is as efficient as science
can make il. Even the automatic
dials on the control center tele-
phones have been adjusted so they
turn faster than usual.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Elaborate Net
Of Signals Set
To Warn Public

The average citizen has heard
little Of the new air raid warning
service. Observation booths are
set UP In each SO square miles OF
territory in the United States.
Each booth Is q part OF q filter
center. the place where all tips
are reported and evaluated. some
thing like the way q police force
handles clues to a murder. This
Is but q small unit of q still larger
section, q geographical fourth Of
the whole country.
The civilian may spend many
long hours In his booth before
excitement comes and perhaps 1t
never will.
No spotter would want to be
remiss In duty and become, In
turn, fully responsible for whole
sale tragedy.
MUST DO PART
II Is only when the spotter sees
something in the clouds that things
begin to happen. Long distance
telephone lines and radios crackle
with messages, the news travelling
outward into warning districts like
ripples when q stone Is cast into
water. The warning siren will
begin to blow. its noisy blast the
signal for each man. woman and
child to do his part, be II not more
than squatting on the floor OF his
refuge room.
About action Is In demand
when the alert" sounds its orriin-
ous warning meaning that the
enemy Is showing every sign Of
an attack. To the average citizen,
only the air raid warning red"
means any thing. In fact, IL means
everything; for the raid will &C.
cur in a very short time.
RAID PROBABLE
The air raid message yellow" Is
confidential information. the signal
for taking precautionary and un-
obtrusive measures by a few and
not alarming the entire citizenry.
This means at a raid is merely
probable.
Similarly the air raid message
blue" is also for a few and con-
tains the same warning, plus a
lights" warning. Welcome almost
as victory itself is the "all-clear."
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Teachers Become Drivers

When Makruski, driver of the
South Amherst, o., high school bus.
was indicted into the army, two
high school teachers jumped into
the breach. The teachers, Glenn
Slusser and Max Herbert. divided
the driving chores in the morning
and afternoon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
No Serious Accidents

Detroit's blackout was devoid Of
serious accidents or fires. And
there were no reports Of attempted
sabotage or robberies during the
15-minute period.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12

II you leave a light lit In your
home or store during q blackout.
authorized persons connected with
civilian defense have q legal right
to break I'm and turn out the light.
And they are not liable for dam
ages incurred.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12

A speed limit of 40 miles per
hour on New Mexico highways has
been fixed by the state highway
commission. The action was taken
following plea by President
Roosevelt for a voluntary 40-mile
limit as a means Of conserving
tires.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12

Even In a test blackout you
should hurry about your duties as
q citizen. You must hurry 10 turn
off your lights. You must hurry
TO leave the street. You must
hurry to park your car.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-12
Candy Goes Up

A box of chocolates brought
from America was sold at auction
in a town in Kent. Cost of the
chocolates in America, $1.50;
amount made by the auction. $1S5.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Odd Fellows Will
Hold Installation
Ceremonies Tuesday

Grand Master John l.. Myers OF
Peoria will be present for the in.
stallation ceremonies OF Coolidge
Odd Fellows Lodge at Masonic
Temple. Tuesday night. January
18th. The Grand Master will act
as installing officer, with Harry
Shelter as district deputy grand
marshall and A. A. Sowell as dis
trict deputy grand secretary.
A banquet for participants in a
membership attendance contest.
which was recently completed. will
be held preceding the meeting.
Losers will be forced to eat corn
bread and beans while the winners
feast on fried chicken. Other mem
bers wishing to attend the dinner
should contact chairman Harry
Shelter. before Saturday night.
The second degree was confer
red on one candidate at Tuesdays
meeting of lodge members.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Coolidge Students
Will Cooperate In
Scrap Metal Drive

A call has gone out to all school
children and high school students
in Coolidge TO bring old scrap met
al that may be gathered around
their homes with them TO school.
Iron. copper. brass. and other met
ais are desperately needed to help
America win the war and members
OF the American Legion OF Cool.
idge are collecting all scrap met
al.
Over 900 notices were sent out
TO school children by r. w. Tay-
lor. principal OF Coolidge Union
high school and w. ID. Kirby. su-
perintendent OF local grammar
schools. urging students to coop
crate In this drive. II there is old
metal or machinery at their homes.
too large for personal handling. a
truck will call for II IL they were
informed.
This is your chance to do some
thing for your country" students
were told by their instructors.
Rsna~h.r Pearl Harhar-
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Farm Loan Group
Meeting Called
For January Is

Farmers of the Coolidge and
Florence communities will meet
next Tuesday evening. January
18th. In the Coolidge Community
Church. at 1880 O'Clock. it was an
nounced today by A. l.. Bartlett,
President OF the Coolidge Farm
Bureau.
Cecil II. Miller, President of the
Arizona Farm Bureau Federation,
will be the speaker OF the evening.
Mr.. Miller has only recently re-
turned from the Annual Conven-
tion OF the American Farm Bureau
Federation in Chicago. where prob
lens of national import to Agricul-
ture were discussed. The program
OF the National Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton will be discussed in detail
by Mr.. Miller.
With the present war situation.
rising prices for agricultural COM
modities, and talk OF price fixing
higher labor and equipment costs,
II Is essential, Mr.. Miller advises,
that every means possible be TAX
en- to keep agricultural production
at an even keel, and a price rela-
tionship with costs In line.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Scouts Prepare
For Aid In Home
And Community

Coolidge Girl Scouts will start a
course in needle craft on Monday
Mrs. c. A. Clements. Coolidge
chairman OF Red Cross activities,
will instruct the scouts. who will
make garments for the Red Cross
during instruction.
Upon completion OF this course
the scouts will begin the study of
home nursing. This class will be
instructed by Mrs. G. II. Walker,
registered nurse.
Scouts will be taught nutrition
and food values by Mrs. Viola
Loucks. home economics teacher
at Coolidge Union High School.
Upon completion OF these cours-
es merit badges will be awarded
the scouts and they will go on a
well-deserved hike.
Mrs. Roger Gates. girl scout lead
er. has arranged for the scout pro-
gram and is ably guiding the acti-
vities of her young charges. so
they will be prepared to contribute
their part to the National Defense
Program both at home and in the
community.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
-Kemsmbsr PsarI HaTbor-
PINAL RED CROSS
DRIVE NETS HUGE
WAR RELIEF sum

With a total OF y5.0S1.51 remit.
ted TO state Red Cross headquar.
tiers, Pinal county leads all state
subdivisions in over-subscription OF
the initial Red Cross war relief
drive which has just recently been
completed throughout the county.
With the exception OF a $4,000
subscription OF Magma Copper
Company at Superior. added to the
Superior collection OF $433.30 for
a total OF s3.433.30 Coolidge led all
county towns with a total turned
into county headquarters OF $715.41
which was collected In a two-day
drive headed by Mrs. Clifford
Clements. city Red Cross chair
man. Mrs. Stanley Mathewes of
Florence is county Red Cross
chairman.
Amounts subscribed by other
areas include Sacaton, $125.00;
Ray. s6Ss.60: Florence. $507.14;
Casa Grande. s412.25; Oracle.
$500.
or the total subscribed, Is per
cent has been retained by the
county chairman for the purpose
OF purchasing materials used by To-
cal Red Cross sewing and first aid
grouDs
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Farm Bureau To
Meet Tuesday
Mite In Coolidge

Notices OF annual meetings to be
held next week are being mailed
to borrower members OF the Flor
ence and Casa Grande National
Farm Loan Associations. These
two associations serve local farm
ers with long term mortgage loans
operating through a joint office at
Coolidge. in charge OF A. L. Bart
lett as Secretary-Treasure
At these meetings elections oi
directors will be held and a gener
al review and report of Federal
Land Bank and Land Bank Com
missioner loan activities will be
given. Information as to present
loan policies and practices will be
available. AS these occasions will
commemorate the twenty-fiith an
niversary of the establishing of the
Land Bank system they should be
OF special interest and all mem
bers are urged to be present.
The Florence association will
meet at the Coolidge office at
1000 A. M. Thursday, January
18th. and the meeting of the Casa
Grande association will be held at
the same hour Friday. January 18th
at the City Hall In Casa Grande.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
San Carlos
Reservoir Sets
All Time Record

Stored water in San Carlos res
ervoir reached an all time high
Thursday morning of 786,505 acre
feet which Is 36.018 more than the
record last spring Is reported by
San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage
District In comparison with 182,50(
acre feet of stored water at this
time last year.
They also report that the major
portion of the watershed Is carry
ing a heavy blanket of snow and
that the possibilities are excellent
for the reservoir to be filled this
spring.
No water is being released FOL
irrigation purposes at this time
80 the gain in stored water repre-
sents the actual run off. Under
these conditions the hydro electric
plant does not operate and cleo
tricity for the district Is being
supplied by the local Diesel Eiec
trio Plant.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Defense Decisions
Made BY Members Of
| Kenilworth P. T. A.

Members OF Kenilworth Parent
Teachers Association made some
definite decisions In accordance
with the Defense program at a
business meeting Wednesday night
in Kenilworth School. following
pot luck supper in the school cafe
terra.
Among the decisions reached
were. first. to sponsor Red Cross
First Aid and Home Nursing class
es. Second, to sell savings stamps
to school children one day week
ly. This was decided. said Mrs.
Eli Anderson. president. because
many children are saving pennies
and dimes In home banks and the
sooner these small contributions
are turned to the aid OF Home De-
Tense. the better. Savings stamps
will also be offered for sale during
the social hour at all Keniiworth
p. r. A. meetings. In addition,
members voted to purchase a De-
fense Bond In the sum Of $3.50.
These activities were planned
said Mrs. Anderson. with a view
to keeping up a steady flow OF De-
fense Stamp sales in the Kenii-
worth district.
The Blood Doner's Project Will
be investigated so that members
may be ready to give aid In this
vital field should the necessity
arise.
The next meeting will be held
Wednesday afternoon February Atm
at 2.3O in Kenilworth School audi
torium.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Home Nursing Class
To Start Here For
High School Girls

A home nursing class for Junior
and senior girls will start at Cool
idge Union High School, Monday.
The class will meet from IL to 1
o'clock and will continue for "a
days.
Enrollees will be taught by Mrs.
Helen Hayduke, graduate nurse
and Red Cross instructor, whose
services have been arranged for
by Mrs. Clifford Clements, chair
man of local Red Cross activities.
At the conclusion of the course.
all who pass the examination VIII
receive Home Nursing certificates
from Red Cross headquarters.
The class was organized by K.
w. Taylor. principal of Coolidge
Union High School and Is sponsor
ed by Red Cross as part OF the
National Defense Program.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
.e the gravity OF her Illness.

ize the gravity OF her Illness.
When he was 12 she died. Life
was not the same after that. His
older brothers and sisters had mar
ried and moved away. and II
year old sister started keeping
house for her father and two
younger brothers. who were all
that were left at home. She did
her best. but the arrangement end
ed In three years when young Rit-
chey and his brother decided to
work their way through college.
They went to Monticello together
and entered the preparatory de-
partment OF A. and NJ. College.
Here. both boys took up a special
lied course in dairying and poultry
but the younger brothers health
would not stand the strain OF hard
work and long hours. He left col
lege and came to Arizona with his
father.
Young Ritchey stayed on alone
until 1929 when. due to glowing
letters. he too. left college to join
his father and brother. For a.
while they were at Phoenix. where
young Ritchey took what work he
could find. Soon, however, they
went to Casa Grande and Ritchey
obtained work in a service station
A year later he met Hazel Max
well, daughter of a Casa Grande
farmer. They were married Oc
tober 10th. 1881 and both their
children were born in Casa Grande
Ritchey saw a good business op
portunity in Coolidge. and LEASED
a service station here on MAR
Street in 1889. He has recently
bought a home in Coolidge and ;
year ago moved to his present bus
mess location on Arizona Boule
ward where he owns and operate!
Ritchey's Service Station = bu
still hopes. some day, to realize hi
dream Of becoming a farmer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Mrs. Davis Chosen
Noble Grand of
Coolidge Rebekahs

Mrs. d. s. Davis was installed
noble grand OF Coolidge Rebekah
Lodge at ceremonies Friday night
in Masonic Temple.
Others installed were Mrs. c. B.
Spooner, vice grand: Mrs. Jack
Nichols, secretary and Mrs. Anna
Humphries, treasurer.
Appointive officers installed were
Mrs. George Monk, warden; Mrs.
Belle Mccullough, conductress:
Mrs. J. G. Woody, chaplain; Mrs.
J. w. Beauchamp, inside guardian;
Mrs. Fred Elledge. outside guard
ian; Mrs. C. W.. Hooper. right sup
porter to the noble grand; Mrs.
w. A. Thompson. left supporter to
the noble grand; Mrs. l.. A. Con-
dit, right supporter to the vice
grand; Mrs. George A. Nowlin. left
supporter to the vice grand: Mrs.
j. B. Boone, musician.
Mrs. Jack Rimol of Casa Grande
district deputy president, was In
stalling officer assisted by Mrs. Z.
B. Franklin of Casa Grande. dep
uty marshall; Mrs. E. o. Devine
of Florence, deputy warden; Mrs.
Emma Foreman Of Florence. depu-
ty secretary and treasurer; Mrs.
M. M. Ware, deputy chaplain and
Mrs. Palmer Austrian OF Casa
Grande, inside marshall.
Those serving on the refresh
ment committee were Mrs. Paul
Madison, Mrs. ]. G. Woody. Mrs.
Fred Elledge and Mrs. Will Hodg-
es.
Twelve members Of the lodge
went to Florence Tuesday evening
to assist Florence Rebekah Lodge
with installation ceremonies.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Activity Brisk
In Real Estate
Here Since Xmas.

In spite OF prevailing conditions,
real estate activities have been
brisk in Coolidge during the past
week. Deals completed since
Christmas include the sale OF three
farm properties. four town lots and
two small homes.
The ]. ]. Jones sold so acres of
land mile and a half east OF town
10 j. c. Rose. who has moved on
TO the place and will make II his
home.
A ninety acre tract adjoining the
old Girls School near Randolph.
was sold by NJ. r. Dodd to Clar-
ence Lee. Mr.. Lee is building a
home there and will move in when
II is complete.
A small home on Florence Ave
nue. near Arizona Boulevard was
sold by c. v. Gillispie to William
Lee. who is now living there.
Lots In Stoeger Subdivision on
Coolidge Avenue were sold TO +.
c. Cordy. F. o. Cashinon. and two
lots to Jessie Reese. They all plan
to build small homes there soon.
The John ]. Hallmarks purchas-
ed a small home on Main Street
and Kennedy Avenue from the
Glen Myers. and are now living
there.
The above deals passed through
the office OF Arizona Land and In
vestment Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Alberty
bought two and a half acre tract
OF land near Martins Desert Beach
on Friday. They plan to build
there in the near future. The deal
passed through the office OF B. G.
Lettering.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Seven Local Men
Receive Prison
Sentences Monday

Six local men were sentenced Ia
the Arizona State Prison Monday
bv Judge II. G. Richardson on
charges OF grand theft. a felony,
and one was sentenced on Tues.
day morning on charges of forgery
which is also a felony.
Claude Foster. Clifford Lacefield
and Alfred Adams, all of Coolidge
were given sentences OF one to
two years. dating from January
5th. after pleading guilty to steal
ing calf and hog from Aman.
dus Peters. Casa Grande on De
cember cath.
j. W. Brown. Claude Sweeten
and James Davis. all OF Coolidge
were given sentences OF from 12
TO Is months. after pleading guilty
10 stealing a hog from Carl In
gram, Coolidge rancher. The six
were taken TO prison Monday.
On Tuesday morning. Judge Rich
ardson sentenced NJ. ID. Hall OF
Coolidge. TO from 3 to years in
the state prison for forgery. Hall
plead guilty TO the charges and
was taken to the prison by depu-
ties from the sheriffs office. with
his sentence beginning Tuesday.
Han forged several checks
drawn on "The Pinal Machine
Works" which he signed "R. E.
White"
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Women Urged To
Register For Home
Nursing Instruction

Enrolment for afternoon and
evening nursing classes is being
taken here by Mrs. c. A. Clements,
chairman of local Red Cross activ-
tiles and Mrs. Edythe Sasser. reg
istered nurse, who will teach the
evening class. Mrs. Sue Steward,
registered nurse, will teach the
afternoon class.
These classes are part of the
Red Cross National Defense Pro-
gram and all Coolidge women are
urged to register. Classes will be-
gin as soon as enrolment is COM
plete. For further information,
contact either Mrs. Clements or
Mrs. Sasser.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
CIVIC BANQUET
SLATED HERE ON
JANUARY 18TH

Plans for the greatest civic boos-
ter banquet ever held in Coolidge
were completed Tuesday night at
joint meeting of members of both
the incoming and outgoing board
of directors Of the chamber of
commerce.
The banquet will be held at Z
p. m. on the evening of January
18th in the American Legion hall
with the meal served by members
of the American Legion auiliary.
Earl Hicks, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, will pre-
side at the meeting which will
end with a brief summary of OBJ
jectives for the ensuing year by
Ben Arnold, incoming president,
who, with other Chamber of Com
merce officers, will be inducted in
to office by Kenyon Harris. immed-
late past president of the group.
Included among the officers who
will serve the community during
1912 other than the president are
Earl Hicks, past president: DIR. r.
v. Campbell. vice-president: Paul
Loucks who was reelected secre-
tary, Tuesday night; Nose Cooper.
treasurer; Sam Taylor. J. ]. Jones
and H. H. Wrenn. members Of the
board of directors.
At the banquet, business men
who attend will hear a report OF
past years activities by Secretary
Paul Loucks; financial report by
DIR. r. v. Campbell. treasurer;
short 3-minute talks by represen-
tatives OF Florence, Casa Grande,
Chandler, Ray and Superior Cham
bers of Commerce; 10-minute talks
by representatives of Phoenix and
Tucson Chambers of Commerce
and a civic address by a speaker
yet to be announced.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
ORGANIZATION OF
AIR RAID WARNING
SERVICE BEGINS

Immediate organization OF air
raid wardens into a working grour
To man four observation pos s with
In the Coolidge area got under way
here Wednesday night when John
ID. Goree. district organizer for
Pinal county charged Kenyon Har.
ris. Coolidge merchant with the
responsibility of the local area or
ganiZation.
Chief Observers for two OF the
four local observation posts have
been selected with w r. Urton In
charge OF one in Wheeler addition
southeast OF Coolidge and Ancil
Taylor In command OF an observa.
tion post TO be located within
Coolidge townsite.
Ancil Taylor has announced the
selection OF Mrs. Clark j. Wells as
one OF two assistant chief observ-
ers to have charge OF women vol
unteers and observers recruited
from boys OF high school age.
II Is believed all county areas
and observation posts within each
area will have been organized and
ready for operation within the next
ten days.
Upon completion OF final organi-
zation OF the air raid warning ser
vice. observers will begin 24-hour
duty at each post for the duration
OF the war.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Class To Start
In Farm Machinery
Repair Ate. u. H. S.

A class In tractor and farm ma
chinery repair will be started at
Coolidge Union High School as
part OF the National Defense Pro
gram as soon as necessary tools
and supplies are obtained. The
class will be instructed by local
mechanic familiar with tractors
and other farm machines.
The course will be Of eight
weeks duration at the end OF
which enrollees will be given GER
tificates for presentation to Ma
tional Defense Mechanics Shops,
where thousands of men are need
ed for work in the National De
fense Program.
Automobile tools and supplies
will be provided to carry on this
work.
Those wishing to enroll may
make arrangements at Coolidge
Union High School office.
Remember Pearl Hsrbor-
REGISTER
N o w (!
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-01-09
Stars To Meet

Members of Coolidge Chapter,
order of the Eastern Star, VIII
meet at 8 o'clock Wednesday eve
ming, January 14th, in Masonic
Temple.
Remember Pearl Harbor-
. Chester Thomas, son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. C. A. Thomas. is Ill with the
measels. Mr.. Thomas Is custodian
of Bandelier National Monument
and is serving as acting superin'
tendent of Southwestern National
Monuments, Casa Grande Ruins,
while superintendent and Mrs
Hugh Miller are in Washington.