The Coolidge examiner., 1943-04-02

The Examiners 10-year ago col
umn this week contains a school
note of Coolidge vs.. Eloy base
ball game. Rightly enough it was
authored by Joe Dobson. former
Coolidge high school student who
has been doing some pretty swell
mound work in the big league for
several years. Joe will be seen
this year in the uniform of Bos
ton Americans.
Knowing Joe did the hurting fol
that school team of decade past
we checked up on the other team
members and their activities to
day Dan Wallace. Clarence Mox
ley. Herschel Holmes and Jack
Collins are in the army while ]. C.
Rose is navy fireman Freeman
Rose is farming and living in
Coolidge Louis Johnson is farm
ing near Casa Grande. Bill Lee is
employed by the L. S. Indian Ser
vice: Minor Chesley is In Coolidge
with the Indian Service. but due
10 enter the army soon: Tim Par
ker IS employed at an airport near
Oklahoma City. The whereabouts
of one other member of the team,
John Dewitt. is unknown.
Congressman John hurdock
in his weekly uubiicitV r"lease
SAYS, "Often when worried !
carry a sack OF peanut across
the capitol grounds and con-
suit the squirrels while feed
inu them" We kne" 80 We
knew II. Let's hope our Dick
Hairless doesn't start - com
mune with the squirrels too.
We've had quite a few names
sno~osted for the heading for this
column. Several have come by
mail. Mrs. r. II. Alexander SENDS
her suggestion from Pennsylvania
where her husband is serving IN
-fYa army. accompanying the sugs
gestion is the further suggestion
sbe she does not want the bon
net Rather she would like an
umbrella for. she writes. "if II
doesn't rain here today II will TO
~1orrow."
Thanks TO action bv the state
LEGISLATURE which adjourned IN
Phoenix early In March after 6o
hectic DAYS the board of supervis-
ors NAV now give underpaid depu-
ties and the clerk of the board OF
supervisors well deserved pay In
creases. with skyrocketing living
costs these employees who. in most
instance. carry a large hare of the
burden for both administrative
and detail tasks are paid less FOR
ubat they know and do than any
other class of public employee.
with the purchase Of 1900
pair OF dice by the war de-
partment for the "edification
and amusement" of men in
our military forces there's a
new slogan going the rounds
OF army camps. II is "Use G.
I. dice, They're on the square,"
And Coolidge veteran Of the
'f7y1s campaign against the
Kaiser says, "If the war de-
partment had issued dice in
World War I'D had little
money left after pay day. The
experts carried their own dice
and boy, they sure knew no"
TO make 'em behave"
The snirit of cooperation mani
fest in Coolidge regarding im"ed-
late formation of a sewage disDos-
al district that full advantage NAV
he taken of federal proposal tn
install the system is most grat'fv-
ing to officials of the chamber OF
commerce. Coolidge can go lohs
way in it's community ana h"S'-
ness life when the folks who live
here null together. And IT can
easily remain a country town win
the better business going to rhoe-
nix when cooperation is lacking.
All ARRANGEMENTS for a USO
room for soldiers in Coolidge nave
bon- oomnlntad and will be open a
few davs before the new Coolidge
- pose. eaet of town. is actlvat-
cd II is believed Coolidge uSo
will be open bv June 2Oth.
When we moved this column
css thA front page and onto
maze three last week. the last
thina we expected was COM
ment. Pro or con. But we
failed TO reckon correc''N'
Some were kind enough to
suggest this column should
forever stand forth boldly on