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The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
FSA CAMP AT
II MILE CORNER
S0WN GARDEN

The Eleven Mile Corner Com.
munity Center has gotten on the
band wagon of the national De
Tense Home Garden, through the
patriotic efforts OF William Burken.
bosch. camp manager. George De,
shield. farm manager. and l.. n
George. principal of the IL Mile
Corner school and instructor oi
agriculture.
The latter part of November six
acres were set aside to develop a
Home Defense Garden. This was
sub-divided to give the All Club
boys and the vocational agriculture
class plots to plant vegetables un
der the direction and supervision
of expert gardening advice.
The undertaking is operated ex
clusively by the boys and each boy
is instructed to plant scientifically
in his own plot while record Is
kept OF the hours he devotes tc
the task and an account of the re
suits of his labor in the produc
tion he achieves for all which he
receives credit.
Thus far all seasonable vege
tables have been planted and divi
dends in the form of radishes
mustard. and lettuce have been
collected by the boys for their own
home table, as the season pro
crosses with more equitable grow
ing weather it is anticipated the
garden will furnish additional divi
dends to supply the school cafe
terra and later it is planned tc
establish a canning plant on the
grounds to preserve the surplus
crop, which seems to be a foregone
conclusion to carry through the
food conservation program for I'll
is amazing what six acres will
produce" said Mr.. George, agricul
ture instructor.
For those taking on the patriotic
duty of a Home Defense Garden il
will interest them to know thai
the paintings have come through
the heavy frost and some floods
in the early winter with practically
no damage to the vegetables.
Remember Pearl Harbor-
. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mccullough
daughter Martha Elizabeth, and Mr.
and Mrs. Chet Rainbow, all Of
Tucson, Lawrence Mccullough and
Tony Judd, students at State
Teachers College, Tempe, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Belle McCul
Tough. Jack and Lawrence McCul
Tough are Mrs. McCullough's sons
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
TENTATIVE PLAN
TOPROvIDE MINE
WATER PROPOSED

Assurance OF water supply for
defense purposes In the huge ex
pansion program of Phelps Dodge
Corporations Morenci-Clifton cop.
per operations became a proba.
bility this week as announcement
was made by San Carlos Irriga-
ton and Drainage District officials
that basic set of principles re-
gardng the use OF the water and
plans for repayment is being
negotiated with government Off
cials in Washington.
1t is understood that there Is
now under preparation in Wash
ton an order by the secretary of
war which would give to the
Phelps Dodge Corporation and the
Defense Plant Corporation the
necessary water as a war measure
and permit the construction of a
storage dam on the San Francisco
river to impound 10000 acre feet
of water for use by the mining
corporation.
San Carlos Irrigation and Drain
age district officials have been In
constant touch with Washington
officials and expect to have an
agreement regarding additional
storage for repayment of the water
used by the mine within the next
few weeks.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
NATIONAL DEFENSE
CONCERT SLATED
HERE FOR FEB. d

Coolidge viii hear Gene Redewin
OF Phoenix, state music defense
chairman. and a number of artists
well known throughout the state
in National Defense Concert to
be given here Tuesday, February
Z4th at SIS pm. in Coolidge
Union High School Auditorium.
Mrs. r. w. Taylor, Coolidge
music defense chairman. is In
charge of arrangements and will be
assisted by members of Coolidge
Musicians Club.
Defense in music is an important
part now being assumed by the
individuals in every community of
the United States, according to M.
K. Redewill. The morale and good
spirits of the many boys in train
ing is conceded of high import
ance in defense. In aviation train
ing quarters there are now over
1000 boys in Arizona, besides the
vast number of men in the army
at Fort Huachuca. and it Is highly
important good entertainment be
provided for them, says Mr.. Rede-
will.
The movement to provide this
entertainment is headed by Mrs.
Vincent Hilles Ober, past presi-
dent of the National Federation of
Music Clubs, and now National
Defense chairman of music In the
United States.
The present Defense program
calls for fine concerts to be given
in every community of Importance
in the state, and the total proceeds
to apply on entertainment equip
ment necessary for the welfare of
the boys in training in Arizona.
Artists to appear here will be
selected from the following list:
Vocalists; Bertha Holman, Blanche
Korrick, Twilda Kress, Mary Lar
kin, Marie Merrifield, o. d. Miller,
Blythe Miller, Marie Sperry, and
Lucille Wallace.
Dancers; Dorothy Hamilton, and
Forest Thornburg. Pianists; Arnold
Bullock, Lucille Bullock, Henrietts
Lundqust, Louis Malone, Marjorie
Miller, Gel Wallen, and Carmelita
Ward. Whistlers; Marian Doyle.
Readers; Olga Rogere anf<Sylgia
Polling.
Violinists; DIR. Kenneth Wright.
Annette Gold and Gene Redewill.
Cellists; Robert Atwood, and Mon
tague Machell. Organists; Marjorie
Miller and Gel Wallen.'
Tickets for adults are so cents
and tickets for children under IL
years are 25 cents. All the artists
give their services gratis and the
entire proceeds will go toward fur
nishing music and entertainment
for men in training camps through
out the state, and elsewhere.
n n L.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
Coolidge Scouts
Attend Kenilworth
Court OF Honor

Fourteen Coolidge Boy Scouts. of
Troop %. received second class
badges at a Court OF Honor held
In Kenilworth School Saturday
night. Edgar Bollin received life
badge and Ray Hanks received a
star badge. These two boys were
also awarded merit badges In
athletics and public health.
Boys who received second class
badges were Harry Baker, Morty
Waldman. Cozhik Dow. Conrad
Garcia, Hinton Ellis. Walter Aros.
Bill Ware Bobby Skousen. Ferrel
Johns. Mack Ware. Ralph Veazey.
arA Harold Kelnman.
After the meeting scoutmasters
and committeeman OF the valley
met and organized scout district
to be known as the Casa Grande
valley district. Martin Talla was
elected chairman. The district con-
sists OF troops OF Coolidge. Eloy.
Casa Grande and Florence.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
2,42O REGISTER
FOR SERVICE IN
PINAL COUNTY

AS in the original selective ser
vice registration October 18th
1910 Eloy again led Pinal county
in registration of man power for
federal service Monday with a
total listing of 4O2 men in the
age groups called with 90 year
minimum and ~ year maximum.
Coolidge closely followed Eloy
with 40l while Casa Grande was
third with 3s9: Superior $40; Ray
PA and other small districts
bought the total for the county to
2s20.
Those who completed their
registration Monday will be allot-
cd serial numbers soon after
March eth and within two months
should receive questionaires list
ing more detailed information for
governmental files.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
LEE FOSTER IS
FORD TRACTOR
VALLEY DEALER

Coolidge's newest business Is an.
nounced this week by Lee Foster,
former Flagstaff Western Auto
Supply dealer who has accepted
the Casa Grande valley agency for
Ford tractors and Ferguson -Sher-
man implements.
Foster. who also spent much OF
his life in the Upper ella valley at
Stafford. has leased the building on
Coolidge avenue formerly occupied
by Grover Halls Ford agency.
Speaking OF the new Ford
Tractor which has been in pro-
duction but slightly more than two
years Mr.. Foster said, Last year
Ferguson-Sherman Ford Tractors
took 90 per cent OF the total farm
tractor business and nearly
100000 Ford tractors are already
churning the earth of the United
States.
Harry Ferguson. sEgertor OF the
new Ford tractor is said to be
Henry Ford's only partner he
worked for many years on the idea
that much weight could be elimi-
mated from the modern tractor with
a consequent lessening OF operat-
ing costs.
THE tractor unit we are now
marketing and demonstrating in
the Casa Grande valley is small.
light and compact . with light,
shortened wheelless plow. The new
principal involved is a simple. flexi-
BILE. three point supension for the
plow and other changeable imple-
ments. Two couplings at the end
OF a leteral bar form an axis over
which the plow freely revolyes.
Most important of all is a hy-
draulic device invented by Fergu-
son that raises or lowers the plow
at a fingers touch of lever and
controls it's predetermined depth In
the ground to an accuracy never
before achieved.
The new Ford tractor and plow
is so simple anyone can learn to
operate il in 80 minutes and chill
dren have operated it with no more
trouble than pushing scooter"
Foster has been giving demon
strations of the Ford tractor
throughout the valley.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
-kemember FeaFI darboT-
Survey Completed
For Emergency
Housing Here

Survey for emergency housing In
event OF coastal evacuation was
completed here this week. accord
ing to Mrs. Charlie Steen. disaster
relief chairman.
Findings OF the survey. which
provides for shelter only. was ac
commodation for 1873 persons, 95
of whom can be cared for in Coo
lidge homes. and 3s in surrounding
ranch homes.
Those who assisted Mrs. Steen
in the canvas were Mrs. Goger
Gates, Mrs. p. b. Hannah, Mrs
Matt n. Dodge. Mrs. w. r. Urton
and Mrs. c. A. Thomas.
Remember Pearl Harbor-
. George Shipley traded in his old
bike on a new one Tuesday and is
now prepared to keep rolling" for
the duration.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
Coolidge Rotarians
Mark Anniversary
Of Founding Here

Coolidge Rotarians marked the
fifth anniversary of the forming of
Coolidge Rotary Club yesterday
with a commemorative program in
charge of Casa Grande Rotary club,
the original sponsoring club for
the Coolidge group.
John Boyer, musical instructor OF
Casa Grande schools presented two
of his students in a series of num-
bers climaxing with Sousa's STARS
and Stripes Forever"
Former district governor of
Rotary. Fred Joyce of Tempe was
introduced entertaining the group
with a selection of stories and a
couple directed at his good Irisher
friend, Charlie"
Special guests OF the club yester-
day were Joe Kuhel, Mrs. Kuhel
and their small son. Kuhel is the
flashy first baseman of the Chicago
White Sox who is visiting in Ari-
zona for a brief time before re-
porting to his team when it goes
into spring training at Pasadena,
California next month.
Guests of the club yesterday in
cluded: r. A. Holly, superintendent
of schools, Casa Grande; D. L. Cis-
ney. Florence; Johnnie Encinas,
Florence; Andy Martin, Casa Gran
de- Cliff Clements, Coolidge: Fred
Clark, Washington, DC, U. S. In
dian Service; John w. Rains, Ven
tura, Calf; Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Kuhel and son Joe, Kansas City;
John Boyer, Casa Grande; Mrs. ],
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
DAN Mckinney
TO BE CANDIDATE.
FOR GOVERNOR

Dan c. Mckinney, widely known
Pima county cattleman this week
made known his intention to seek
the democratic nomination for gov
ernor of Arizona His formal an.
nouncement will be made at a
later date.
Mckinney was campaign mana.
ger for Governor Osborn during the
1910 campaign and is generally
credited with swinging enough sup
port to Osborn to wrest the nomi-
nation from Bob Jones in the last
primary.
Unable to agree with policies OF
the present administration McKin.
ney resigned a state position to
which he had been appointed
several weeks ago.
In writing of his proposed candi
dacy In a letter to Arizona papers
Mckinney says: (
After mature deliberation, |
have decided to become candi.
Date for the Democratic nomination
for Governor.
II am aware OF the effort being
made. mainly by those now in of
flee, to create feeling that
Politics should be adjourned dur
ing the War. | do not subscribe to
such an un-American idea. Our
experience during and following
the last World War clearly demon
strates that insofar as our State
and local government particularly
are concerned. it is not only inn
portant, but imperative that we
take an active interest in political
affairs.
1T appears doubtful that l among
many others shall again see armed
service, but | think it is generally
agreed that at this time there is
an equally patriotic service to be
performed here at home. Those
who are absent In defense of this
country have every right to de-
mand that we who remain shall
preserve for them the American
principles. ideals and way of life
for which they are offering their
lives and that we practice at home
the economies so necessary to
make their sacrifices effective"
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
Reed Leaves For
New Mexico To
Attend Hearing

Charles Reed. attorney for San
Carlos Irrigation and Drainage Dis
trict left Coolidge wednesday
morning for Albuquerque. New
Mexico. where he will represent
the valley irrigation district at the
initial hearing OF suit instituted
by the state OF New Mexico con.
testing the ella River water decree
under which district water rights
were adjudicated.
Accompanying Reed to the New
Mexico city was Geraint Hump
herys. United States Indian Service
attorney OF Los Angeles. represent.
ing Indian interests which are ef.
fected by any suit aimed at dis
rupting existing ella water DEGREES.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
PINAL RED CROSS
LEADS IN QUOTA
THROUGHOUT AREA

Pinal county Red Cross chair
man, Mrs. S. r. Mathews of Flor
ence. has received a message from
the state representative OF the
American Red Cross which SAYS
that Pinal county chapter has the
highest percent over the quota OF
war relief funds raised of any
chapter in the seven Western
states and Hawaii.
Mrs. Mathews has announced
that the war relief fund quota has
been increased 30 percent. Al
though the Pinal county chapter is
over the quota at the present,
volunteer contributions are very
welcome in order TO maintain this
high average.
Mrs. Mathews and Mrs. Norman
X. Freeman will attend a meeting
of hospital service and home ser
vice workers in Phoenix, to be held
on February "a.
The canteen class, which meets
in the Coolidge high school will
meet on Saturday. Feb. 21st at 1870
pm. and the final meeting will be
on Thursday. Feb 26. at 1880 pm.
and will be a dinner meet. Those
attending from Florence are Mes
danes J. II. Zellweger. A. L. Bart
lett, A. G.. Walker and S. r. Math-
ews.
A total OF ten Red Cross first
aid classes have been completed
in the county and another ten are
now starting.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
Over 1000 Books
Collected For Men
In Armed Forces

Over 1909 books for distribution
among men in the armed forces OF
the United States have been col
lected here during the past three
weeks campaign conducted by the
Safeway Store and members OF
Coolidge Rainbow Girls, according
to announcement of Gene Scudder
manger of the local store.
Sarah Louise Arnold, worthy ad
visor of the Rainbow Girls, has
been in charge OF that organiza
tion's activities in the campaign.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
Minor 0. Sinms
Replaces Hayduke
At District Office

New assistant secretary and
bookkeeper for San Carlos Irriga
ton and Drainage District is Minor
o. Simms who for the past 2 years
has been employed as bookkeepel
for the federal resettlement pro
ject east of Coolidge. Simms sue
ceeds George Hayduke who has
joined the air corps of the United
States army after more than four
years employment with the irriga
ton district.
Remember Pearl Harbor-
. Everett Jacks of San Diego, Cali
fornia, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Chambers. Mr.. Jacks is Mrs
Chambers brother.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
DR.. James O'Neil
Will Instruct Fifth
Class In First Aid

Doctor James T. O'Neil will be-
gin instruction of fifth class in
First Aid on Thursday, February
26th, at Northside Grammar
School. The class will meet on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings
from to 10 o'clock.
A few more registrations are
open to those who desire to take
the course, according to Mrs. Cliff
ford Clements, local chairman of
Red Cross activities.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
r. w. TAYLOR-Educator

Born in Hastings. Nebraska. May
10. 1899, X. w. Taylor was destin-
ed to face, at an early age. the
hardships that nature can impose.
Soon after young Roberts birth
his father. urged by the pioneer
spirit, took his family to western
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20

Nebraska. where he homesteaded.
For a year things went well. then
a raging blizzard swept over the
country and left 10 head of cat
tie strewn in frozen carcasses over
the Taylor fields. Debt loomed
ahead The years that followed
were hard. Young Taylor and his
sister were the only children and
began sharing, as soon as possible,
their part of the family load.
Taylor liked farming. however. al.
most as much as he liked playing
baseball and basketball.
World War / brought drastic
changes to the family. Young
Taylor enlisted and his father
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
Tax Experts Will
Aid Citizens Here

Deputy Collectors L. A. Racey.
and Jack M. Stanford, Internal
Revenue Service, Phoenix, will be
at the justice of the peace office
here on Tuesday and Wednesday.
February oath and 25th, to assist
tax payers in filing their 1941
federal income tax returns.
There will be no charge for this
service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1942-02-20
New Class To
Start In Home
Nursing Here

The next class in home nursing
under the sponsorship of the
American Red Cross will start here
on Monday Mrs. Sue Steward,
school nurse, will be the instructor
The class will meet on Monday
and Thursday afternoons from to
6 o'clock at Coolidge Union High
School.
Ten more registrations can be
taken before class enrolment is
complete. Those desiring to take
the course may register with Mrs.
Clifford Clements. local chairman
of Red Cross activities.
-IoqIsH IIssd IsqwsuIsH-
OF.F.A. boys who went to Tucson
Tuesday to see the judging Of cat
tie in the stock show were Howard
wuertz, Verne Wuertz, Leroy Shoe
maker, Freeman Higginbotham
Bill Higginbotham, Carl Wieting
Bill Wynn, and Robert Cockrell
They were accompanied by. ther
instructor Robert Springfield
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d. Easter, Coolidge; Fred Joyce.
Tempe; Joe Armenia and Dorothy
Garrett, Casa Grande high school
students.
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Remember Pearl Harbor
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-Rememher Pearl Har
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--Rrmrrnhrr Prarl Hnrhor.
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-R,member PearI Harbor-
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Remember Pearl Harbor-
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-05
Ashe Allotted 6
Rationed. Autos

Ashe county's new car allot-
ment for the three months period
of March, April and May is 6 cars.
Persons eligible to purchase
cars are about the same as those
eligible to buy new tires a n d
tubes. In addition to that, the
condition of the old car is a
significant factor which will pre-
vent many eligible persons from
being able to buy.
II doubt if there will be six
persons in the county during the
next three months who can quail
fly for car purchases" Lem Hafer,
local Chevrolet dealer stated.
No regulations concerning the
sale of trucks have been announc-
ed, but will be within the next
few days.
There are no restrictions upon
the sales of used cars or trucks.
Watauga county's car quota is
6; Avery, 8; Wilkes, II; Allegha-
ny, 4. The states quota is 2,077.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-05
Roads In County
Now Being Opened
Highways To North Wilkes
bOrO, Trade And Lansing
Open Thursday.

The highways from West JET
ferson to North Wilkesboro, West
Jefferson to Lansing and to Trade,
Tenn, were open Thursday morn
ing, Mr.. Bivens, of the State High
way department.. announced a few
minutes before this paper went to
press.
The roads to Boone and to
Sparta are expected to be open
Friday. Work on both of them
is now underway.
Due to deep drifts, ranging in
depth from 3 to IL feet, this work
requires good deal of time. The
worse drifts around here are out
near the county home where snow
plowS plunged for several hours
Thursday before breaking
through.
The highway crew worked all
night Monday and had the roads
clear when the high winds started
raging. Tuesday all activity was
paralyzed and since Wednesday
morning crews have been work.
ing day and night.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-05
SsBlackOut'a Here
A Real Success!

The county's first practic G
''blackout," scheduled to be held
last Tuesday night was "real
success" B. B. GRAPHICAL announc-
ed.
SIN fact it was one hundred
percent success" he said. "There
were not lights on here at all
around II o'clock, according to
my observation"
The reason for this, of course
was due to the fact that the power
went off because of damages to
the line by the snowstorm. Actu-
ally plans for the blackout were
postponed.
eve regret the Interruptions in
power service, but appreciate the
fine spirit of cooperation from
our patrons" he stated.
The power interruption was
caused by trees falling on the
transmission line in Watauga
county.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-05
AAA Checks Be
Sent Thru Mail
Move Made to Conserve
Gasoline And
"'''s Tires.

Checks from the AAA in Wash
ington for agriculture and parity
payments will be mailed from the
capitol city direct to the persons
who are to receive the payments,
instead of to offices of county
agents, beginning today.
This will be done to help con-
serve gasoline and tires, County
Agent r. E. Black said. Farmers
obtaining the checks have been
calling at the county agent office
here, and there are now 525 such
checks being delivered, Mr.. Black
said.
There will be approximately
1000 checks to be sent through
the mails instead of being called
for, according to the county agent.
Parity payments are small in
Allegheny county, as only parity
here is for tobacco. Most of the
checks are for soil building.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-05
Three Ashe Girls
Complete Nurses
Training Course

Miss Wana harrington, Wag-
oner, Miss Ruth Shepherd, Lam
sing, and Miss Pearl Dolinger,
Husk, returned to their homes
Feb. %, after completing three
years and six months nursing
course.
They spent three years at Grace
Hospital Training School, Banner
Elk, and affiliated three months
each at the Children's Free Hos
pital and the City Hospital, Louis
vile, KY.
They will take the State Board
Examination the first of April at
Raleigh. Miss Shepherd plans to
work at Ashe County Memorial
Hospital. Miss Harrington and
Miss Dolinger plan to work at
City Memorial Hospital, Char
lotte
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-03-05
Ralph Campbell
Clerk OF Tire
Rationing Board

Ralph Campbell, of West JEFF
ferson, has been appointed full
time clerk for the Ashe county
tire rationing board and he will
be in the office at the town hall
every day to accept applications
Ralph is the son of Charlie
Campbell and has been working
for the Belk's Dept. store here fo1
about a year. He succeeds Tom
Duncan as board clerk. In tender.
ing his resignation, Mr.. Duncan
said he could not devote 40 hours
per week to the rationing board
work and look after his own bust
ness too.
Due to severe weather, the
board did not meet yesterday.