The Coolidge examiner., 1944-04-07
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SURE SIGNS OF
spring each biennial is tie ap-
pearance of candidates for state
and county offices, together with
their announcements of platform
and intent.
IN PINAL COUNTY
it appears most incumbents will be
reelected to office with neither prl-
mary nor general election opposi-
ton with stiff campaign wagered
for the post of sheriff between
incumbent Jimmy Heron, Jr., and
AL iSizemore, former state highway
patrolman.
WITH THE
retirement of Senator Lloyd Canfil
of Superior, State Representative
Charles Goff of Casa Grande seeks
to step up to the upper house after
several terms in his present post.
He will be opposed by Pete Ething-
ton, also of Casa Grande, former
state senator who was defeated in
the primary contest two years ago.
PINAL coUNTS
first woman justice of the peace,
Judge Lottie Devine of Florence,
who was appointed to the post to
succeed her husband at his death
this winter, has announced she will
be a candidate to succeed herself.
Rumors have it that two Florence
men may oppose her.
PERSONS IN THE
military service may register and
vote in all Arizona elections if
they are bonafide residents of the
state. Since it is impossible for
them to appear for registration
they may be registered upon appli-
cation of a spouse, parent or next
of kin. Immediately after the six
tieth day preceding primary and
general elections the county re-
corder will mail service ballots to
those in military service.
IN AN EFFORT
to hold up the city of Benson as
a horrible example" and as an
incorporated city with a high tax
rate at the mass meeting to dis
cuss incorporation held two months
ago In Coolidge, the statement was
made that Benson had "tax rate
Of $3.50 for every person in the
city" Now comes the mayor OF
Benson. V. M. Gibson, while seek
ing to redeem $13.5OO worth of
Town of Benson water bonds who
outlines the accomplishments OF
his community in municipal i'm
provements, and says:
six years ago we had a $3.50
tax rate. This year we have a
s9-cent tax rate, and we are plan
ming two more badly needed i'm
provements as part of our postwar
program. One is a sewer system
and the other paving and side
walks"
The water department, he said
was installed in 1926 after the town
voted $4,000 bond issue. To-
day, he said, only $4,000 wor;l
of those bonds are outstanding and
If the town council is successful in
redeeming those held by the in
dustrial commission, its total III
debtedness will amount to only
$12,5OO.
In addition, he said, the town
issued $4,000 worth of bonds IN
1889 to be used with $4,000 in
Public Works Administration funds
to install its own gas distribution
service. The last of those bonds,
he said, were paid off a year ago,
although they were issued to cover
a 20-year period.
NOT BAD FOR A TOWN OF
S62 INHABITANTS. Ell.
THE ABOVE is
just another example of the truth
of the ancient adage that murder
will out"
'TAINT SAFE TO
peddle black market tires these
days especially when there's a lot
OF folks patriotic enough to tip
officers there's load of tires be-
ing offered for SALE This was
learned tits week to the sorrow of
a swarthy citizen from Douglas and
rs passegenr car tires now rest in
the office of Coolidge war price
and rationing board.
THE NOTEBOOK is
indebted to some local reader for
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