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The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Legion Commander
Visits Florence
And Coolidge Posts

Department Commander of the
American Legion. Steve Tormey
of Tucson. paid his official visit
to Coolidge and Florence Ameri-
can Legionb posts Wednesday
night when members of the two
veterans posts gathered in Cool
idge for buffet supper.
Commander Tormey was intro
duced to the veterans of World
War /. by Paul Swaney, district
commander.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

= Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Armistead's
older son Billy Joe left Wednesday
for San Diego to see the Armi-
stead's older son, J. r. Armistead.
seaman second class, who is at
tending radio school on the coast.
They plan to be there two weeks,
during which time they will also
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Thomas
in Los Angeles. Mrs. Thomas Is
Mr. Armistead's niece
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Coolidge Eagles
Defeat Methodists

Coolidge Eagles defeated Metho-
dists 9 to 6 in a hotly contested
soft ball game Tuesday night.
The teams plan to play again
this Tuesday at Z p. m. at South
Grammar School.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Receives Word
Sons Overseas
Mothers s Day

Mrs. A. Y. Tiffany was made
happy on Mothers Day by mes
sages from two of her three sons
who are serving overseas. Pfc.
Leslie Tiffany, marine, sent
cablegram from 'Toto's back door
and from Corporal Harold G. Tiff
fany somewhere in China) came
belated letter.
The Tiffnays' other two sons in
the service are still in the United
States.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Hanna at
tended a Mothers Day dinner at
the home of Mrs. Hanna's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. X. H. Pottebaum, in
Casa Grande Sundey. Others pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Plumb and Sherman Pottebaum of
Casa Grande and Mrs. Beryle Pot
tebaum of Phoenix.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

9 Miss Marion Beal will leave to-
day for Hunter College, New York
City. to begin training as an ap-
prentice seaman in the Womens
Naval Reserves. She taught at
North Grammar School for the past
year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Funeral Services For
Residents Mother
Held On Mondey

Mrs. Floyd Cisney received word
Saturday that her mother, Mrs.
John Howell OF Glendale, died sud-
denly that morning from heart
attack.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at O'Clock. Inter
ment was in Glendale Cemetery.
Mrs. Cisney remained in Glendale
with the family for several days.
Sardinia, Crete and the Dodecanese
Islands must be cleaned up to as
sure cleared Mediterranean and
complete control of Mussolini's
private lake.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

Can't you just close your eyes
and imagine this scene? An army
officer has seated himself on a log
before a movie screen In q small
jungle clearing on an island in the
south Pacific. On a log In front
OF him is seated a naval officer
with a familiar bearing. For a
puzzsled moment questing eyes
bore into the back of the navy
man. Memory clears. 1t could be
no other than a man from his
home town.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

In an effort TO "roll back retail
grocery and meat prices" the oPA
has announced top prices effective
in the Phoenix area much higher.
In most instances greater than
Coolidge groceries are now selling
the same items.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

Said Hairless. ~ Wish 20 state
that when labor 10 right, In
my belief. am 100 percent
for u, but when labor 10 wrong,
am sssinst n 500 psg.en..-
And them's our sentiments, too.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

And so two men from Coolidge
meet on a far flung battle line of
this global war. The men were
Lieutenant Carl Stubblefield who
pilots a BIZ for the army and
Lieutenant Virgil Chandler who
now serves his country in the
navy.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

Certainly we know a great many
OF our lawmakers are downright
afraid Of labor threats. So much
so that it's refreshing when a law.
maker stands up and slugs his an.
swer right back as Congressman
Dick Hairless did last week In a
letter TO n Phoenix labor leader.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

This week we are less one
group Of digger" macechInes.
They vanished over theweek-
end for some reason not az vet
made public.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

Our Navy has occupied the is.
lands OF Amchitka and Adak in
The Aleutian group Just ss nautical
miles from Kiska. Just one more
step and the Japs will be driven
into the sea and the way cleared
for American occupation Of this
stragetic outpost.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

COOLIDGE DAM
498, ,946 Acre Feet of
Water available May
IA, 1943, 10,550 Acre
Feet Loss for Week.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

There are some labor leaders
who are agin everybody who fails
TO become Historically In favor OF
everything labor leaders ask.
They've threatened public office
holders with the loss of huge
blocks OF votes. And votes" is
the one thing public office holders
don't want TO lose.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

1t Chandler writes "Ilvina
conditions are tough as hell
here due primarily to rain and
black mud-nevertheless I am
feeling fine and Will try to do
my small part" Neither we
nor his country could ask
more.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

SIGN OFF: Here's the latest
forecast from the European front.
1T is still not at all certain that
Western Europe viii be the scene
of the major 1943 war operations.
Rather. British argument that the
Mediterranean area offers the best
opportunities for this years op.
porations may prevail. II this
argument does prevail then Sicily
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

We have a letter from Lieuten-
ant Chandler which arrived today
telling OF the meeting and a lot
Off praise for Lieutenant Stubble-
field who. Chandler says. has done
exceptionally well and now Is the
chief pilot in a Bit heavy duty
bombing squadron"
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14
Ne CdizaAl
Note Book

"If you feed 'em they wont eat
your Victory garden. So spake an
expert on Victory gardens rhe
other day as he explained the
rapid growth of his vegetable plot.
II seems sparrows were favoring
the green shoots put forth by let
tuce. spinach. corn and other
vegetable plants and completely
disregarding native greenery of
non-edible plants.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-05-14

Remembering how his father
had fed the birds molesting the
family garden in the east when
he was boy our informant de-
clared he purchased some crack
ed corn and a few handfuls Of
wheat. scattered them around.
This proved to be a service highly
satisfactory to the birds and they
showed their appreciation by leav-
ing the succulent young vegetable
shoots strictly alone.
Evening star., 1943-12-29
W. K. Cookley Heads
Alexandra Chamber

William K. Coakley, president Of
the Southern Dry Cleaning Co., was
elected president. Of the Alexandra
Chamber Of Commerce yesterday at
a meeting Of the board Of directors
Mr.. Coakley, who will succeed Robert
G. Whitton.. was vice chairman of
the Alexandria Ration Board until
his resignation last week.
Other officers chosen include O..
Ashby Reardon. vice president; Mar
tin E. Greene, secretary and business
manager; Mrs.. Lillian Z. Fillmore,
treasurer and assistant secretary,
and st. Clair D. Shelton, director at
large.
The annual meeting Of the cham
Der will be held January II.
Evening star., 1943-12-29
8 Lectures Scheduled
On Victory Gardening
Series Will Be Given
In Montgomery Towns

A series of eight lectures on vege-
table gardening, designed to aid Vic
tory gardeners in lower Montgomery
County, will begin next week in
Bethesda and Silver Spring.
d.. G.. H. Mahoney. head Of the
horticulture department at the Uni
versity of Maryland, will deliver the
first lecture at pm. Tuesday at the
Bethesda Elementary School. He
will speak on varieties of vegetables
recommended for this area.
Other lectures will be held at the
Bethesda school as follows:
Soils and Fertilizers" by w. H.
Youngman. garden editor of The
Star, January IL; General Care of
the Garden by DR.. Roy Magruder,
Agriculture Department, January
20. Insects and Diseases" by DR.
Ernest N. Corey, University of Mary
land, January Is, and Harvesting
and Storing" by Dr. E. P. Walls,
University of Maryland, Febru-
ary l.
: Fhe series will be concluded with
an open forum on February 8, when
general garden problems will be dis
cussed. All lectures will be open tc
the public
The same series will be held at the
Silver Spring county building at 3
pm on January +. l3. 20 and q and
February 3 and 10. At Silver Spring.
however, DR. Victor c. Boswell will
speak instead of DR. Mahoney. DR..
Castillo j. Graham will substitute
for DR.. Corey and DR.. H. A. Hunter
will substitute for DR.. Magruder.
Evening star., 1943-12-29
Alexandra War Fund
Collects S78,010

A report that $78,0l043 was COL
lected in the Alexandra Community
War Fund campaign was made yes
terday to the directors OF the Com
munity Chest by J. Paul Tribes.
Chest executive secretary.
David c. Book, budget chairman,
reported final adjustment of the
participating agencies 1914 budgets
will be made when the revised allot-
ment to the National War Fund is
decided on
He reported the cash position OF
the fund is 50 good that agencies
will rot be forced to take any sub
stantial budget cuts.
c. Luckest Watkins. Nominating
Committee chairman, presented a
slate Of l8 names for directors at
large. to be voted on at the annual
meeting next month.
The following directors at large
were presented for reelection: Law
renee Corbett. j. c. Crump, Luther
Dudley. Francis H. Fannon. Mrs.
Edward Hubert. Mrs. Albert Miller
William G. Illich, Beverly May, John
Schafe and Mrs. Glenn Richard.
In addition, the committee pre-
sented the names of Mrs. Harry B.
Cation, Gardner L. Boothe. R. C.
Brehaut, Charles Henry Mason. the
Rev. John O1Shea, Robert G. Whit
ton. Mrs. H. B. Weaver, jr., and
Capt. Robert B. Simons.
Evening star., 1943-12-29

took II persons of the car at Fort
Myer Staten and brought them
alone up the hill to the Jail A gun
in his POCKET and blackjack in one
hand cid it.
i"as in ,IarshaFs Office.
In 1911. t. sheriff was sworn iII
IS .cc..1t:::;,e and in 1915 was elected
sheriff With the exception OF the
years. from 1919 to 1923 he has been
reelected to that office until the
present term From 1919 to 1928 he
was in the United States marshal's
ONCE here. .,...
The duties of the sheriff's Office
grew until in 194l he turned the "a
special officers under him over te
the Circuit Court for reappointment
under a chief of police. The present
chief. Harry K. woodward, was
named at that time.
Although he has no children Of
his own, Sheriff and Mrs Fields
raised three foster children. Edna
and Charlotte Kerns and Francis
D. Griffth. Edna later became Mrs
woodward and Charlotte married
Iceland Gaines. Arlington County
jailer. The foster son is now q
yeoman, first class. Navy.
Nothing very exciting has hap
pened to me, the sheriff said yester-
day. but you can say that l never
went out after man that l didn't
get him"
Evening star., 1943-12-29
Snowstorm Delays Rites
For Mrs. Amos ChiIcott

Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza
beth Huddleston Chilcott, so, wife of
Amos A. Chilcott, Fairfax County
orchardist, who died Christmas
Day in Phoenix. Ariz., after long
illness, have been postponed until
3 pm. tomorrow because a snow
storm has delayed transportation
in the Midwest. it was announced
today. The services had been sched-
uled at 3 pm. today at the home
Of James E. Nickel, Fairfax.
Mrs. Chilcott was we'll known
throughout Fairfax County. where
she took an active interest in civic
affairs. She was a former president
of the Fairfax Garden Club and one
Of the original members of the Fair
fax County Planning Commission.
She was the daughter of the late
DR.. F. M. Huddleson, former coun-
ty treasurer, and for a number of
years served as deputy county treas
urer. resigning in 1887.
Active pallbearers will include
James NJ King, Ralph Chilcott, Mai.
Roger Ellis, E. Mack Wiley. Fred
erick D. Richardson and Mr.. Nickel.
Evening star., 1943-12-29
Alexandria Washington
Masonic lodqe Elects

Charles Cecil Wall, superintend-
ent of the Mount Vernon estate
was elected worshipful master OF
Alexandria Washington Masonic
Lodge. No. %. at the annual meeting
Monday night in the Masonic Tenn
pie on Cameron street.
Robert L. Goods, jr., retiring wor-
shipful master. presided, and Dr.
Robert South Barrett, past grand
master Of the Masons in Virginia,
installed the officerS He was az
sisted by James Sherier, district
deputy grand master of District
No. l, and Erdman T. Stultz, past
master Of the Alexandria Washing
ton Lodge. -.
Other officers installed include
Marvin S. Wilson. senior warden;
Judge Harry F. Kennedy, Junior
warden; C. Philip Heishley, treas
urer; G. Page Waller. secretary:
Ivan F. Vannoy, senior deacon, and
Roger c. Sullivan, Junior deacon
Appointments announced by Mr..
Wall for the coming term were:
Charles A. Cornell, senior steward; !;
the Rev. Percy Foster Hall, chap
lain; Alvin Powell, assistant chap
lain; Charles B. swan. tiler, and
Clyde c. LAmond, jr., historian.
Evening star., 1943-12-29
Prince Georges Officer
To Attend Academy

Prince Georges County Policeman
Charles Thomson, As, Takoma Park.
has been ordered by Police Chief
Ralph Brown to attend l4-week
course at the National Police Acad-
emy here. Mr.. Thomson, a member
Of the force since 1887. is scheduled
to report to the academy January 10.
oficer Thomson, who has been in
charge Of the identification bureau
at the Hyattsville substation since
its inception in 1889, is the second
member of the county police force to
attend the academy. The first was
Corpl. John F. Dent. now stationed
at the Upper Marlboro police station.
Evening star., 1943-12-29
lsWRshoniinq
&Remmidery@)

Canned and Frozen Foods, Etc
Book No. 4, green stamps D. E and
F valid through January 20.
Meats, Fats, Etc. u Book No. 8,
stamps L, M, N, P and @ valid
through January /. Stamp r good
through January 49,
Stamp No. /. in Book 4. good for
five points in pork through Janu-
airy /.
Sugar-Stamp % in Book No. 4 good
for S pounds through January Is.
Shoes-Stamp No. 1S in Book No. l
and stamp on the "airplane"
sheet of Book No. 3 valid now for
an indefinite period
Gasoline-No. 8 A coupons good for
3 gallons each until February 8.
B and C coupons good for 2 gall
Ions each. b. and CO coupons
in books issued after December
are good for gallons each.
Tire Inspection Deadlines-For A
coupon holders, March 81.
Fuel Oil-Period No. coupons, good
for 10 gallons unit. valid now,
expire January 3. Period No. 2
coupons, valid now. expire Febru-
airy 8. Period No. 3 coupons be-
come valid January 4, remain valid
through March IA. According to
the District OPA, consumers in
this area should not have used
more than 80 per cent OF their
total yearly fuel oil ration as Of
December a.
Evening star., 1943-12-29
County Group Offers
To Advise Inductees

Paul H. Kea, member OF a three
man committee established last
week by the Hyattsville Lions Club
to aid families. Of men who have
been or are about to be drafted
today urged fathers living in Prince
Georges County, but who are reg
istered with out t-of-county draft
boards, to get in touch with him at
his ofnce, Room ZIG, Professional
Building. Hyattsville. His telephone
number Is Warfeld 100.
Other members Of the committee
which is assisting inductees' fami-
lies with such problems as home
payments, housing and fuel oil ra-
tioning, are John L. Clark. Metro
politan 400. and-W. Carroll Beatty.
Hyattsville O4O4. .'- -
While the group has already rem
dered service to the families of many
servicemen, Mr.. Kea explained that
the committee is somewhat handi-
capped" by not having a record Of
fathers registered outside the coun-
ty.
Mr.. Kea said the committee was
set up in response to requests by
many young wives whose husbands
are about to be or already have
been inducted and who are unable
to handle the various problems fac
ing them.
Evening star., 1943-12-29
Mrs. Bessie c. Mooney
Funeral Rites Held

Funeral services for Mrs. Bessie
c. Mooney. 81, Of Kensington. Md,
who died Sunday. were held yester-
day at the funeral home Of w.
Reuben Humphrey, Bethesda. Serv-
ices were conducted by the Rev. Ed
ward Clark, pastor of the Baptist
Church at Chevy Chase, and the
Rev. Newton NJ. Simmonds. pastor
OF Highland Baptist Church, here.
Mrs Mooney was a daughter of
the late Rev. Addison Clark, founder
of Texas Christian University. She
was native of Texas. Surviving
are a daughter, Miss s. Elizabeth
Mooney, Kensington; two sons,
Pvt. Winston c. Mooney. now over
seas, and Mark W. Mooney, Ken
sington; two sisters, a brother and
two grandchildren
Evening star., 1943-12-29
Martin Renominuted
By Tukomu Firemen

Joseph Martin. who is completing
his fourth term as president of the
Takoma Park Md Volunteer Fire
Department. has been nominated
for reelection and H. Dewey Hayes
has been nominated for chief The
annual election of the department
will be held January g.
Others nominated are Herman c.
Heffner, vice president; William
Hardy, financial secretary; Roland
Shorter. secretary; Herman Paul.
treasurer: Herald w. Hirst. assistant
chief, and Robert c. Roseman. SER
geant at arms.
Named to serve on the Standing
COMMITTEES are Norman Jones, Mel
vim Mcbride, J. Roger Hodges, Frank
Fowler and Martin Iverson and on
the Fire Tax Committee Mayor Oil
yer W.. Youngblood. Mr.. Heffner.
Charles Thomas, Phil w. Huck and
E. Brooke Fetty
Evening star., 1943-12-29
Baltimore Store PIons
Delivery by HeIicopter
the Associated Preas

Ey the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 29.-An ap-
plication was on file today with the
Civil Aeronautics Administration in
Washington for establishment of a
postwar helicopter delivery service
between a Baltimore department
store and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland.
Moses H. Goodman, vice presi-
dent and general manager of the
Hub. said lack of convenient trans
portation facilities had diverted
business to other cities which other
wise would have come to Baltimore.
Application was made about two
months ago for starting a similar
service from the Hecht Co. store in
Washington for patrons from the
Washington area = The Hecht in
terests of Baltimore control both the
Hub and the Hecht stores.
Evening star., 1943-12-29
0'Conor ProcIaims I DAYS
OF Prayer in MARYLAND
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 29.-Saturday
and Sunday will be observed as days
of prayer in Maryland by official
proclamation Of Gov. O'Conor.
Asking for unity now in the war
effort and wisdom once victory is
won to establish a peace that shall
endure" the Governor said:
The souls OF men and women all
over the world are torn with con-
flicting emotions as the greatest war
in all mankind's history. with its re-
sultant sorrows and miseries, enters
another year.
I'VE have abundant reason for
hope that those blessings of Divine
Providence which have directed our
progress in the past are accessible
through the goodness of our Lord
for our needs in this hour of strug-
gle for the preservation OF the
sacred rights of all people"
Evening star., 1943-12-29
Arlington County Sheriff Fields
Retiring Friday After 44 Years
Presided y Years
Over Bottles on
Yirainio Trolley :.

After ~ years Of public service,
which included II years Of Saturday
night fights from Rosslyn to Fair
fax trying to keep order on 4 now
extinct trolley line, Sheriff Howard
B. Fields OF Arlington County will
retire at midnight Friday. The
newly elected sheriff. Homer g.
Bauserman, win assume Once At
that hour. =.
The, 7o-year- -old sheriff last. sum-
mer refused to run for the ON e
he has held for - years. Giving
hts age, his physical condition and
the increasing work of the ONCE as
reasons, Sheriff Fields said he was
going home to do nothing"
He admitted, however, that he
was not averse to continuing to
raise and fight game chickens, q
hobby that has launched several
warm arguments on election plat
forms since. he fifst was elected
constable in 1911. ~, -
They've asked me n fought
chickens. and I've told them yes
They've asked. me II Eve travelled
to California and Florida to see
chickens fight and I've told them
yes, Fighting chickens and play
ing poker are. my fayorite exercise.
and I've been elected right along
in spite Of them" he said.
~. Born In 1873. i:
: Born. in Ballston in 1873 when
that community was a crossroads
With q store and blacksmith, shop
the sheriff went through county
schools and was sworn In as deputy
sheriff In 1899.
His pay was 50 cents for every
paper served and 81 a day for At
tending court.
It was to augment this slender
source OF income that he took the
Job Of riding the trolley line-the
Washington Virginia Railway-on
Saturday nights, keeping the
peace rs. he puts it.
Sometimes We pulled out OF the
station fghting and, fought all the
way to the Fairfax Courthouse. >
the sheriff said Il never guaran-
teed to- stop the fighting, said
there would be either more or less
than before"
For these. wild rides. the sheriff
received IS 4 night, pass ano
plenty Of excitement. One night he
Evening star., 1943-12-29
5hare-Home Phase
.0f Draft Aid Center
Service Is Mapped

Details OF the share-the -home
phase OF the Draft Aid Center
service to the families OF drafted
fathers were announced by the
Steering Committee OF the service
today.
At the center, two lists will be
posted. One will contain the names
addresses, telephone numbers and
available rooms OF wives who have
home or apartment they want to
share after the head Of their family
goes to war.
The other list will contain similar
information about the families who
want to move in with other families
"for the duration"
Wives OF servicemen can consult
the two lists choose the likely pros
poets and visit them themselves
doing their own interviewing" md
making their own financial arrange
ments. with the Draft Aid, Center
operating as the clearing house.
+ Subcommittee Appointed.
That was one of the arrangements
worked out yesterday at the first
meeting Of the Steering Committee
on the assistance the Draft Aid
Center can give to families.
The committee also appointed a
subcommittee to interview the care
fully selected group OF volunteer
aides who will staff the center. 1t
was expected that about 50 aides
will be selected with three aides for
each tour OF duty at the center
Other details decided at the meet
ing were the time and place for the
institute at which the volunteers
will be trained for the task ahead OF
them. The institute meetings will
be held January II, 10 and II from
"a to 4:30 pm at the United States
Chamber Of Commerce The sessions
will be repeated from Z to $50 pm.
for those who cannot attend the
afternoon meetings.
Will Be Instructed in Techniaues.
At the institute the aides not only
will get factual information on the
services available here for the fami-
lies Of drafted fathers. but will be
instructed in the techniques of in
terviewing the families to md out In
what ways the Draft Aid Center
can assist them. Another subcom-
mittee is working out the details OF
the institute and preparing written
material to guide the volunteers.
1t was anticipated that the mass
meeting for prospective servicemen
and their wives, at which the details
Of the service to drafted fathers will
be explained, can be held during the
last week in January. Immediately
before the opening Of the center.
Civilian War Services and the Dis
trict's Selective Service System are
sponsoring the service to families OF
drafted fathers. Miss Josephine
Brown. chairman of the CWS Family
Security Committee. and Mrs. Henry
p. Chandler, chairman Of the CWS
Child Care and Protection Commit
tee, presided at the meeting yester-
day. -. -.
Evening star., 1943-12-29
Suburban Bank Elects
w. H. Reynolds Director

William H. Reynolds. Silver
Spring. has been elected a director
of the Suburban National Bank
there to succeed the late J. H Cissel,
it was announced today
A partner in the American Instru-
ment Co.. Mr.. Reynolds is a men,
Der of Selective Service Board No. 3
of Montgomery County. He has
been active in civic work in the
county and is a member of the Sill
yer Spring Board of Trade.
Mr.. Reynolds is graduate of the
Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology and has been a resident Of
Silver Spring since 1928 He is
married and has two daughters. one
WAC, and two sons. one enrolled
in the Army specialized training
program at the University of Maine.