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The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Will Dedicate
Florence USO
Next Sunday

June will mark the dedication
of the remodeled Florence USO
center, in the Womans Club build
ing. The all day open house will
be highlighted by the dedication
services at 2:30 p. m.
All civilians are invited to be
present at the dedication ceremony
and to stop in at the USO center
during the week, Glenn Dean Bur
CESS, sponsor said today. Civilians
and service men will join together
in a social hour which follows the
official dedication when refresh
ments will be served.
The program for Sunday after
noon Is as follows:
Call to Order by the Internment
Camp Drum and Bugle Corps; In
vocation by Chaplain Evjen; Pre-
sentation of the USO to soldiers
by Rev. s. B. Hannah on behalf OF
the community of Florence and
recreation council; Acceptance of
the USO club by Pvt. McCann on
behalf of enlisted men serving at
the Florence Internment Camp;
The dedication speech will be CIV
en- by Col. w. A. Holden. The camp
band will present two numbers.
Benediction by Rev. Father Jac-
ques.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Coach E. c. Ford
Leaves Coolidge
For New Post

Five faculty vacancies remain
untitled at Coolidge Union High
school this week as Coach Edgar
c. Ford was granted his contract
release TO accept the post of head
coach for Glendale high school
succeeding Coach Bob Crouch.
Other vacancies were caused by
the resignation OF assistant coach
Glenn Wilson. Bob Sprin gfield,
Ruth Sherwood and Anna June
Pottorff.
Members OF the high school
board have announced pay increas-
es averaging $500 per teacher
bringing the minimum pay sched-
ule TO $500.
Because of the absence from
Coolidge of Superintendent r. w.
Taylor. the proposed high school
budget for 1894 will not be avail.
able until next week following the
annual budget hearing which will
be held at the high school next
Thursday evening. The proposed
budget is said TO approximate
$4,000.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Florence-Coolidge
Joint Memorial
Honors War Dead

Memorial services were held Sun
day at the Florence High School
by the Florence and Coolidge Am
erican Legions. The feature of
the program honoring the war dead
was the address given by Capt.
Robert Taylor.
The ceremony was begun with
the Florence Internment Camp
bugle and firing squad. Mrs. Ethel
Griffin sang special selections.
Rev. s. B. Hannah and Rev. Wick
ard gave the invocation and bene-
diction.
Coolidge had charge of the grave
ceremony which Mrs. L. E. San
ders was in charge Of decorating
the graves.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
PRISONERS0F.
WAR EMPLOYED
IN FARM WORK
First Casa Grande Valley
camp established on Joe
Rhinehart ranch near
Eloy-Total employables
may reach into thousands

Italian prisoners of war captur-
ed in North Africa are now engag.
ed in farm labor in Pinal county
according to officials of Florence
Internment camp.
Initial prisoners to be allocated
for farm labor are now housed on.
the Rhinehart ranch one mile north
of Eloy although they are employ
ed by several different farm op-
orators.
All buildings housing the pris-
oners of war have been renovated
to acceptable standards of housing
conditions guaranteed prisoners of
war by terms of the Geneva con-
ference and adequate sanitary IA
cilities have been provided.
While no announcement of the
number of prisoners so employed
has or will be made the first group
to leave confinement at the Flor
ence camp for farm work will be
used to determine methods and
numbers to be released later.
While prisoners of war will not
at any time be substituted for free
labor it is believed needs of farm,
ers both in Casa Grande and Salt
River valleys will assimilate pracI
tically all of the workable prison
ers of war, figure which may
reach several thousands.
These former soldiers of the Itall
ian government in keeping with InI
ternational law which the United
States is observing to the letter
are contributing to the American
way which the Axis governments
set out to destroy. Their pay is sc
cents per day plus daily canteer
credit of 10 cents.
Farmers employing the prisoners
of war must pay the United States
government SO per day per mar
and the difference between the
mans earnings and his allowance
is credited toward his general up
keep expense. Each man employ
ed on farms works days of {
hours each week.
Vigilance of the guards is nevej
relaxed. In the fields guards are
assigned on the basis of one ID
each eight prisoners. The guard
must keep Is feet from thei
groups and are not permitted t
talk with the prisoners.
All arrangements for usini
prisoners of war for farm labor i
Casa Grande valley were mad
through county agricultural ageni
Kelvin Henness and Colonel w. 4
Holden, commander of Florenc
Internment Camp.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
GRADE TEACHERS
GRANTED $500
ANNUAL RAISE
Minimum salary paid teach
ers increased to $3.50 for
10 months with maximum
set at $1S75

Salary raises OF $500 for the
school term were granted every
Coolidge elementary school teach
er this week following a budget
meeting OF the school board Tues.
day night.
The blanket pay raise increases
the minimum salary for teaching
in School District from s1O50 TO
1880 and the maximum salary
from sI575 to s1s75 according TO
wesley b. Kirby. school superin-
tendent.
Since all grade school salaries
are paid on a ten months basis the
pay raise granted teachers amounts
to $40 monthly.
Hearing on the school district
budget will be held next Thursday
evening In Mr.. Kirby's office when
fiscal arrangements for the ensu-
ing term will be explained TO all
interested taxpayers and school
pdAlOHS.
The proposed grade school bud
get totals s54.093 of which but
$4.2ss.72 will be raised by special
levy.
OF the total proposed budget,
$3.50 will be used for administra-
tion expense including salary OF
the superintendent and secretary;
$36. .490 for teachers salaries and
school supplies; $4,000 for janitor
fuel, light. heat, water and care OF
grounds;'s1. .275 for repair of build
ings and other maintenance items;
s2.930 for transportation OF stud
ents and operation OF school buss
es and s1025 for insurance and
other fixed charges.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
American Legion
And Auxiliary
Install Monday

The American Legion and Amer.
ican Legion Auxiliary will hold a
Joint installation ceremony Mon
day evening at p. IN. in the
American Legion Hall. Mrs. w
r. Urton, social chairman said a
social hour and refreshments viii
follow.
The American Legion will in
stall W. r. Urton as Commander
Tom Culver as 1st vice command
er; Arthur Burtcher, End vice
commander: Kenyon Harris. Adju
tant; Karl Sprinkles. Sergeant a
Arms: and A. X. McKinnis. Chap
lain.
The executive committee win be
made up of Ben Arnold, Don Paul
Bill Short, A. f. Taylor. George
MUIR, Jack Garrett, Frank Watson
NJ. NJ. Ware and p. w. Vinsel.
Officers being installed for the
American Legion Auxiliary are:
President, velma Urton; 1st vice
president. Ivy Vinsel; End vice
president, Merle Culver; treasurer
Marie MUIR. historian, Lillian
Watson; Sergeant at Arms, Sue
Steward: Chaplain, Mabel Johns
Executive board members are Lula
Short, Hope Taylor and Avis Paul
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Mrs. Clark Wells
Again To Head
Coolidge Club

Mrs. Krlse Davis has resigned
as president of Coolidge Womans
Club and Mrs. Clark J. Wells was
elected to remain president until
fall. Mrs R. V. Campbell, who re-
signed as recording secretary was
replaced by Mrs. Kruse Davis.
The elections were held at the
annual breakfast Thursday morn
ing which closed the years work OF
Coolidge womans Club. They will
hold their first fall meeting on
October 90.
The Library Board was given
authority to discontinue library
service if public demand was too
small during summer months.
The following officers were in
stalled by Mrs. A. L. NOVEL;, past
president who also presented each
with a gardenia corsage: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Clark ]. Wells, (present
incumbent); 1st Vice President,
Mrs. Harold Wrenn; End Vice
President, Mrs. G. H. walker; Re-
cording Secretary, Mrs. Kruse Dav-
is (present incumbenD; Core
spending Secretary, Mrs. c. c.
Christensen; Treasurer, Mrs. Bruce
Moody; Board of Directors, Mrs.
C. ]. Moody; Auditor, Mrs. Karl
Fisher; Reporter, Mrs. D. S. Davis.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Mrs. Maud Ellis
Funeral Services
Held In Coolidge

Funeral services were held Jun
9 for Mrs. Maude Ellis who die
suddenly in her Coolidge home c
Monday morning.
Mrs. Ellis came to Florence !
1913 from Oklahoma and has bee
a resident in Coolidge for a year
She died at the age of SO. Servi
es were conducted at Cole al
Maud Mortuary, Rev. Ward pr
sided over the services and MI
F. H. Rose sang two number
Many relatives and friends we
present. The burial took place /
the Coolidge cemetery.
Mrs. Ellis is survived by b
husband, William Ellis, siste
Matte Ellis and Mary Jane Harsl
of Coolidge; three sons, Ralph J
lis, living at the Friendly Corne
Rufus Ellis of Coolidge and Clio
Ellis of Florence.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
PLAN COMPLETE
REORGANIZATION
AREA DEFENSE
Heads Of civic groups to be
asked to form defense
council with appoint
ment stemming from
county chairman

Plans for complete reorganization
of Coolidge civilian defense group
were made Saturday at a confer
ence attended by w. r. Urton, area
defense commander. n. G. Murray,
assistant area commander and
Clayton Smith OF Tombstone. field
director for southern Arizona.
Judge w. c. Truman. county de-
fense chairman, will be asked to
name a defense council composed
OF heads OF Coolidge civic organi-
cations who win be ratified by Pin
al county board OF supervisors.
This latter action being necessary
because Coolidge is unincorporat-
ed.
Following appointment and rati-
fication the new council will name
an area commander and an assist
ant to comply with requirements of
the state organization.
Following the final selection and
appointment OF an area command
er new appointments of all defense
personnel will be made since all
original appointments are no long
er valid.
1t has been stressed that need
for a complete organization is not
so much because OF danger OF
bombings during the war but as a
means of combating sabotage.
1t was also pointed out that all
trained personnel such as auxiliary
firemen and police will be reap
pointed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
kenilworth New
Budget Provides
Total S16,765

Kenilworth school board OF trus-
tees has adopted fiscal budget of
s16,765 for the 1894 school year
after granting pay increases of $40
monthly to all staff teachers, who
win be paid $40 monthly for 8
months school work.
The Kenilworth budget provides
for the expenditure of $11,750 for
salaries and administration; s1,700
for janitorial services, fuel. light,
power, water. heat and janitor sup
plies; 5000 for building repair, up
keep of grounds, etc; 5000 for
health services, transportation and
upkeep of equipment and 1875 for
insurance and interest of which
$4,000 will be raised by special
levy.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

he can do little writing himself,
because of the censor, but that
1.-The folks at home" don't realize
what their letters mean to fell
low when he's so far away and
lonesome.
This is just about all that was
in the letter young Jordan's par
ents waited so long to get, but
many of the letters from our fight
ing men are, necessarily, like this
at present.
Jordan was brought to Coolidge
by his parents when he was two
years old and made his home here
until he enlisted in the Navy, Aug
ust 11th, 1912. He received his
preliminary training at San Diego,
California. and for a number of
months has been on the high seas
in one of Uncle Sans big battle
ships.
Jordan was born in Finley, Ok
lahoma, three days after Christmas
in December, 1924. Coolidge, how
ever, is the only home he knows.
He attended grammar school here
and went through two years high
school before enlisting. Just 10
now, he has assumed a mans re-
sponsibility for his country, but
there are times all such boys feel
lonely, and long for letters from
home.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Twenty-Eight Are
Named On Final
CUHS Honor Roll

Twenty-eight students have their
names on the final six weeks per
iod Honor Roll of the year from
Coolidge Union High School, ac'
cording to announcement of r. w
Taylor, principal. Freshmen and
seniors divided honors equally with
eight students from each class on
the Honor Roll. Juniors came
next with seven honor students,
and the sophomore class had five
honor students.
The honor roll follows:
Freshmen: Margie Ruth Neigh
bors, |; Simone Chimits, l; Eu-
gene Anderson, 1.20; Helen Ander-
son. 1.25; Martha Brown, 1.50;
Velda Abbott, 2; Marilyn Elsberry,
2; Betty Ruth Moody.
Sophomores: Esma Langford, L;
Mary Dowdle, 1.5O; Mary Lou Lew
is, 1.SO; William Storie, 2; Ken
meth Trout, 2.
Juniors: Lee Ella Odom, 1.20;
Elfreda Nassau, 1.50; Helen Bar
rington, Its; Anna Chimits, 1.SO;
Joyce Ellis, LIS; Bo Brown, q;
Mac Ware, 2.
Seniors: Johnnie Jean Dixon,
1.25; Francelle Julian, 1.25; Letha
Hodges, LAO; Frances Short, 1.5O;
Gloria Appel, LIS; Ruth Lucille
Fattig, 2; Helen Sanderson, 2;
Verne WuertZ, 2.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Deputy Stabbed;
Stays Assailant
Wednesday Night

Sam Blackwell, Coolidge deputy
sheriff and nightwatchman lies
dangerously i'll in Coolidge hospi.
tai with a knife wound which pen
etrated his plural cavity while his
assailant is dead with a bullet
hole through his heart as the re-
suit OF an affair Wednesday eve
ming.
other local officers piecing to-
gether what little evidence could
be gathered yesterday without
talking to Blackwell say a negro
quested Blackwell to protect her
from the attentions of MARVEL
Walker. 81 year old negro from
whom she had escaped after he
had forced his way into her home.
With the woman Blackwell ap-
parently made his way to south
0OOhuSc nhcAc AS dSCoSbSu TIC
negro who answered with a lunge
at his questioner with his pocket
knife which plunged into Black
wells chest to the hilt cutting a
deep cash fully seven inches long.
Seemingly. as officers recon
structed the scene, Blackwell drew
his gun firing almost as he was
struck. The negro is said to have
died instantly.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

ton hospital in the African The
atre according to letter received
this week from the doctor by his
mother. Mrs. Rose Steward OF
Coolidge.
A portion OF the letter telling of
his experience and conditions fol
lows:
Our trip over was nice. Good
boat. food and quarters. AS cen
sorship is rather close. my letters
haven't contained much about my
activities but can say ] am In
North Africa. OF course that Gov
ers quite a lot of territory know.
In fact got lost the other night
with two trucks loaded with nurs-
as. We lad 20 reach a given des-
tination and say did sweat II
out? Two negro drivers who
didn't know anything and they
speak only French and Arabic here.
was in a pickle but finally made
IL though.
will really be able to appreci'
ate the things | had once l get
home. | viii never gripe again.
Even the most trivial things are
important here =. a string
a nail bar of soap.
We are living in pup tents and
II is rather crowded. The country
Is stripped as the Germans took IL
all when they were here. You can
still bu cognac and wine. ! am
developing quite a taste for the
wine as il is better than the medi
Gated water we have TO drink.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Pay Increase
Granted Pinal
Employees

That appointive Pinal county
employees might better combat ris-
ing living costs pay raises have
been granted by Pinal county board
of supervisors of $50 and s25 per
month.
All chief deputies were raised
from $50 to s175 monthly while
stenographers and others were in
creased to s145 from s125.
Salary of the clerk Of the board
of supervisors was increased from
SITS to 5000.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
National w. O. w.
Leader Coming
Here Next Week

Headed by Farrar Newberry, ma
tional president of the Woodmen of
the World and G. E. Mcdonald,
Arizona manager more than 600
members of the order from all sec
tions of Arizona will gather in
Coolidge next Friday to initiate a
huge class of more than 100 can
didates in the largest fraternal
gathering ever held in Pinal coun-
ty.
Complete plans for the affair will
be announced next week according
to Floyd Cisney, consul command
er of the Coolidge camp.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Coolidge Boys Leav.
For Service In Navy

Leaving Phoenix tomorrow
members of the United Stat
Navy boot camp at San Diego 6
Warren Darlington, II year old 6
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Barringt
of Coolidge and Edgar Bollin,
year-old son of Mrs. Virginia B.,
in of Coolidge.
The two boys are both this yea
graduates of Coolidge high sche
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Restaurant Fire
Damage Slight

The Coolidge fire department. I
called to Dams Cafe at II a.
Wednesday when grease undei
stove caught fire in the restaur
kitchen. The proprietor, Paul r
reported very little damage dc
The cafe was open for busirl
during and after the fire.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
1t B. l.. Steward
Now Stationed
In North Africa

Being lost somewhere in North
Africa with two trucks loaded with
army nurses, two negro drivers
was the experience recently OF
Lieutenant B. L. Steward of Cool
idge currently assigned to a sta
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Seaman Jordan
Is Lonely For
Letters From Home

George Raymond Jordan, seaman
second class, breaks a long silence
to request his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman Jordan, to write
him-and to ask his friends to
write. Seaman Jordan says that
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

Q Mrs. Avis Hobby entertained
Wednesday in her home. Guests
were Mrs. Ruby Elliott and sister,
Mrs. Clidean Carol, Mrs. G. B.
Stewart and Mrs. Edward Everett.
Mrs. George Dempster, Mrs. N. G.
Murray and Mrs. Karl Fisher.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
Incarcerate Two

The sheriff's office released two
prisoners to the Arizona State Pen
itentiary, Sheriff James Heron
announced. Raymond Polerso was
given one or two years charged
with forgery. Walter Krupa was
given one or two years on bur
glary charge. Both plead guilty.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

OR. c. Morris received painful
injuries while working this week.
The extent Of the injury is not yet
known.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

OMrs. Bruce Moody and children
spent the weekend visiting friends
in Phoenix
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

. Miss Sue Chadborn and Mrs.
George Hamrick spent two days
this last week in Phoenix.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04
The CaIzaA4
Note Book

Next Thursday night school
houses OF Pinal county will be
lighted. School board members
and school leaders will be in their
offices ready and willing TO explain
their 1894 school budgets to the
residents Of their school districts.
And We cannot help but wonder
how many folks will be present
We have talked 10 school men
about this open budget meeting
vas created by the state legislature
and many OF them contend II Is
simply a waste Of time because in
most instances no one attends
these meetings.
Perhaps the most widely unap-
preciated task in any community
Is that OF service upon a school
board Members rarely hear
word of commendation for their
work. Even the gripers do little
more than growl and most OF that
seldom Is done in the presence OF
n school board member or the
school superintendent.
Nothing could be more
healthy than IL large group
OF interested school patrons
would attend the budget hear
ings and ask intelligent ques-
tions about the fiscal affairs
OF the school attended by their
own children.
II has been suggested that lead
ers OF Coolidge civic organizations
be selected TO form a civilian de-
fense council by the county civilian
defense leader and then have his
action ratified by the Pinal county
board of supervisors so that the
Coolidge council would have com
plete authority TO select its area
commander.
All OF which we believe Is a fine
idea but we can't help decry the
necessity OF a city as large as
Coolidge being forced to have its
actions ratified by a board OF SUI
pervisors. members OF which live.
respectively in Casa Grande. Su-
perior and Sonora. And all be
cause we haven't the gumption TO
incorporate our body polite and
do our community business in our
own right.
Coolidge school district board of
trustees Tuesday evening ratified
a pay raise of $500 per year for
every teacher on its payroll. This
is an action that should meet with
the unqualified approval OF every
citizen and taxpayer. Certainly
there are few IL any occupations
as underpaid as that OF school
teaching.
Now that the minimum pay
schedule OF Coolidge grade
school Is $3.50 per year, our
elementary teachers are def
initeIy out Of the "charN~oman"
class because our federal gov
ernment has a minimum pay
for charwomen Of 5000.
SIGN OFF-With the daily ton
average OF bombs dropping on Ak
is holdings increasingg each "a
hours this aerial war may reach
the point quite soon when Italy
will be knocked out of the war. We
made a slight wager the other day
that Italy will not be knocked out
and suing for peace within 90 days
and that is one wager we fervently
hope we lose +. England's cas-
ualty rate from bombings averaged
one dead every two hours and 40
minutes II that's England's
death rate from bombings, what
must be Germany's -.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

Q Friday night the Odd Fellows
will pay a visit to the Rebekah
lodge at the Masonic Temple join
ing them following their regular
regular meeting to help celebrate
their fourth anniversary in Cool
idge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

Now that the minimum pay
schedule OF Coolidge grade
school is $3.50 per year, our
elementary teachers are def
initeIy out Of the "charN~oman"
class because our federal gov
ernment has a minimum pay
for charwomen Of 5000.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

Coolidge school district board of
trustees Tuesday evening ratified
a pay raise of $500 per year for
every teacher on its payroll. This
is an action that should meet with
the unqualified approval OF every
citizen and taxpayer. Certainly
there are few IL any occupations
as underpaid as that OF school
teaching.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

II has been suggested that lead
ers OF Coolidge civic organizations
be selected TO form a civilian de-
fense council by the county civilian
defense leader and then have his
action ratified by the Pinal county
board of supervisors so that the
Coolidge council would have com
plete authority to select its area
commander.
The Coolidge examiner., 1943-06-04

COOLIDGE DAM
468,837 Acre Feet of
w ater available June
4, 1943, 10,243 Acre
Feet Loss for Week.
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Detroit evening times., 1943-04-30
I Mail Carriers
Jailed in Thefts

Two letter carriers charged
with tampering with the mail re-
celved Jail terms from Federal
Judge Picard today. while third
was given a suspended sentence.
Frank Sapari, 81, of 2675 Illi-
nois, was sentenced TO two years
for stealing Sl,500 from letters
sent TO a novelty company on his
route. He had been in the postal
service four years.
James r. Ellison, 81, Of $50
Mack pleaded guilty TO taking 5000
from letters and was sentenced to
four months in the federal prison
at Milan and fined 5000.
William d. Williams. 63 OF $3.50
Ohio with % years service to his
credit, admitted he had taken en-
velopes containing March OF Dimes
money. He was given a suspended
sentence and placed on a two-year
probation.