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The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Rebekah Sew And
So Club Will Be
Teen-Age Hosts I

Members of the Sew and So
Club of Coolidge Rebekah Lodge,
will be hostesses for :. a teen-age
party at Coolidge Womans Club
building tonight. Mrs. Nora Boone,
general chairman, has arranged
for Cpl. and Mrs. Charles Ivy to
have charge of the music and
dancing.
The party is going to be in the
nature of a barn dance, with the
hall decorated accordingly. Young.
sters have been collecting bales
of hay and corn stalks for this
purpose. According to Red
Veazey, teen-age committee chair
man, the entrance will be piled
high with bales of hay, necessi
tating entering on ones hands
and knees. Boys and girls will be
dressed appropriately, Lewis being
the favored wearing apparel.
Those serving on the entertain.
ment committee are Mrs. Moro
Morris, Mrs. Margaret Morris and
Mrs. Vera Woods. The refresh
ment committee is in charge of
Mrs. Elizabeth Spooner, chairman.
She will be assisted by Mrs. Wood
man Moore, Mrs. Billy Nafziger
and Mrs Juanita OdOm
All Coolidge teen-age boys and
girls are invited to attend.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Gloomy Picture
Is Painted By
Rationing Official
Sees no lessening of re-
strictions on shoes, auto
mobiles, tires, gasoline.
Emphasizes Importance of
canning for home use.

A gloomy picture as far as ra-
tioning is concerned was painted
by Temple Penrod, district ration
ing executive, speaking at Coolidge
Lions club Wednesday evening.
In regard to automobiles, Pen
rod stated there will be no more
cars rationed after two months as
only 10000 remain to be rationed
and they are going at the rate of
10000 per month.
Referring to shoes, he said there
will be no lessening of restrictions
as the army has found it needs a
new type of shoe, which will come
up higher on the leg than the
kind now being used, and which
accordingly will use more leather.
He was bit more optimistic as
far as processed food is concerned,
saying that restrictions may be ia
ken off next fall if home Gamers
continue to put up food as they did
last year Sugar will be allowed
for canning, he said.
The meat outlook is bad, accord
ing to Penrod, and the tire situa-
tion worse than ever. He stated
the army has given up its crude
rubber for civilian use and is u.s.
ing synthetic rubber for it's tires,
life OF which in only one day at
the battle front. With regard to
gas, Penrod said Arizona is using
its allotment of $4,000 barrels a
week and that consumption is at
its lowest point. When farm de-
mands for gas increase, the matter
will be extremely critical. Another
reduction in gas allowance can be
expected in the spring, he stated.
~ Penrod was accompanied by E.
B. Tucker, assistant district ra-
tioning executive. The men were
guests of Coolidge Rotary club
Wednesday noon when Penrod also
spoke.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
PinaI County
Schools Slate
Tournament
Elementary schools to hold
basket and volley ball
contests here February 26.

Elementary schools of Pinal
county will stage another of their
annual basketball and volley ball
tournaments Saturday. February
&c, according to Wesley D. Kirby
superintendent of Coolidge gram
mar schools.
The tournament will get under
way at 9 o'clock, with the boys
playing basketball at the high
school gymnasium and the girls
playing volleyball at the south
grammar school.
Pinal county schools to be rep
resented at the tournament will be
Kenilworth, Mcdowell, Ray, Flor
ence, Eloy, Casa Grande and Cool
idge. Each school will be repre-
sented by both "a" and "B" boys
in the basketball tournament and
"a" and "B" girls in the volleyball
tournament. A child weighing 105
pounds or less is classified as a
"B" team member while those
weighing over 1O5 5pounds are in
the class "a" division.
Last year Florence won the
championship in the "a" team di-
vision and Coolidge won the 'B"
team championship
Coolidge grammar school will
enter two boys teams in the tour
nament Saturday.
Members of the Coolidge "B"
team are Oscar Bueno, Buddy Kis-
er, Charles Freeland. Billy Davis,
Billy, Rogers, Billy Steward, Rex
Kleinan, Donald Ferguson, Ray
Jackson, Douglas McEuen, Larry
Perkins and Lyle Rogers.
Members of the Coolidge GA
team are Jimmy Vidano, Nelson
Cannon, Kent McEuen, Hinton
Ellis, Yazbik Day, Carl Ferguson,
Robert Ferguson, O'Neal Adams,
Condido Barios, Tommy Clark and
Annie Elkins. Charles Lincoln,
manager. A. K. Osborn, Coach.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Bids For Leasing
Lands Of Valley
Farms Made Again

Bids for leasing various-sized
units of the Casa Grande Valley
Farms, Inc, land were opened fol
a second time Thursday after
several previously made bids had
been rejected on technical grounds
Farm Security Administration
officials stated last night that they
were "still working" on the bids
and could make no commitment
on them as yet. Robert Craig, state
FSA supervisor, stated that 1S
bids had come in.
Last Friday a number of bids
were disqualified because of late
ness and because checks were
not included. Craig stated that
six different parcels of land will
be leased, three of 1000 acres each
and the others relatively small
comprising the feed lots, corrals
and pasture lands.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Bears To Enter
District Tourney
With'1b Victories
Lose one game to Florence.
Tally Isl points to oppon-
ents'.478. Will play Casa
Grande Friday at a o'clock
for opening game.

Coolidge high school Bears no"
face the district tournament, TO
he held at Mesa, March 8 and a
after a season marked by 16 VIC
tories and one defeat, that 10
Florence by the close margin OF
1888.
Coolidge's opening game in the
district tourney will be agalns'
Casa Grande at 4 o'clock, March
Mesa and Florence will play
at s pm. of the same day while
Gilbert will play Superior at 5 p.
m. and Tempe will play Chandler
at pm, according to the present
schedule.
Winners of these four games
will then go on to play for the
district championship, to be de-
cided Saturday night, March 4,
at $3.50, while losers will play for
the consolation championship.
The state tournament will be
held the following weekend,
March 9, 10 and IL, at Phoenix.
There will be five districts rep
resente d, Northern, Southern,
Eastern. East Central and West
Central. Each district will send
three teams and the 10th team
will be chosen at large.
While it is unknown what the
Bears will do in the district tourn-
ament, they have piled up a rather
impressive array of figures this
year. totaling Isl points to their
opponents ATS. Clint Skrla has
probably one of the highest, II
not the highest, individual scor.
ing record in the state, with a
total of 1S9. Scores of some of the
other players: Steele 160, Trout
los, MacWare 81, Martin II, Ell
ledge 81, Havens 40, McEuen 10,
Dawson II and O'Donnell six.
Coolidge defeated Mesa high
school by 1926 score Friday
night at Mesa. The Bears gained
an early lead and kept in front
until the fourth quarter when
Mesa whipped out for time. Cool
idge led, z to 6, at the end of the
first quarter and 14-12 at the half.
Mesa knotted the score at the
start of the third, but Coolidge
led, 22-21, at the end of the pc
riod. Mesa stole a 1922 lead in
the fourth frame but the Bears
pulled together sufficiently to as
sure final victory.
Trout was high scorer with IL
points while Steele and Skrla each
scored six points.
Mesa won the preliminary game
from the Coolidge Cubs, 27 to 21.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25

Coolidge will join the nation in
raising funds to aid its service
men when the National Red Cross
drive opens Wednesday, March 1.
Five hundred and fifty men have
entered the armed forces from
here, according to the Coolidge
Honor Roll, to date.
The Red Cross quota set for
Coolidge in $4,000 which is the e.
quivalent of $727 for aid to each
local man in the armed forces.
The county quota is S20,600.
The Coolidge drive will be .di-
rected by Mrs. M. M. Ware, local
chairmon. The city has been di-
vided into districts, she says and a
chairman appointed for each. A
house to house canvas will be con-
Quoted and each Saturday morn
ing during the drive Red Cross
worker will be in front of the post
office to receive memberships.
Outlying districts will be can
yassed and each will also be in
charge of chairman.
"Your Red Cross Is at His Side"
is the slogan of this years Red
Cross drive. For each dollar that
is added to the Red Cross fund
there will be more medical sup
plies, clothing, food, for American
fighting men and 35,O00,000 civilian
war victims in 80 nations. Red
Cross aid includes 100000 First Aid
stations in operation, LOO First
Aid detachments, with 10000 vol
unteers, $4,000 in the nurses aid
corps, 10000 in the motor corps,
$4,000 in the hospital and recrea-
tion corps. From March 1st, 1943
to the closing of the Red Cross
year, March 1st, 1914, the sum of
$82,500,000 will be expended on SER
vices to the armed forces, accord
ing to official Red Cross records.
What the Red Cross means to
the men overseas is evidenced by
the sincere gratitude their letters
express toward this universal
mother, who binds up their wounds,
and brings cheer into their lives
whenever it is possible.
A letter from Norman H. Davis,
Washington, D. c., headquarters,
says in part, "This year February
9th is being observed by our
chapters as Red Cross Sunday. We
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
"Go-To.Church"
Program Starts
Sunday,Feb.H
Ten Coolidge churches unite
behind rallying call, "Ev-
cry family in church every
week of Mar. and Apr" !"

Led by laymen and laywomen,
united Protestant churches of
Coolidge will launch "Go-to-
Church" program starting Sunday,
February 27, according to the Rev,
Leslie Ross, pastor of the Coolidge
Methodist church.
Sunday afternoon representa-
tives of ten Coolidge churches will
meet at Community Presbyterian
church. The group will be divid-
ed and sent out two by two, with
each team being assigned certain
part of town. 1t is planned that
every home in Coolidge will be
visited.
Call Of the ministers of the town
in the campaign is as follows:
"The day of the Lord is at hand.
The destiny of the church is at
stake. Now is the time for the
people to rise up in the name of
God and cry out to the world, Pre-
pare ye the way Of the Lord"
Pointing out that Coolidge needs
churches badly, the Rev. Mr.. Ross
stated, "You would not want to
live in this community if there
were no churches. You know that
the church and its offering of sal
vation through the Lord Jesus
Christ has something that you
need. If you recognize that need
of the church then your church
needs you just as much as you
need the church. We are fighting
war to maintain our freedom OF
religion, but that will mean moth
ing if we do not practice that free
dom now.
"The Coolidge Council of Minis
ters issues this call to the people
of Coolidge, Every family in
church every week of March and
April, 1944.' Get behind your
church, pray for it, support it, and
above all, attend it."
Churches participating in the
movement are Church of Christ
Church of God in Christ, Com
munity Presbyterian, First Baptist
First Baptist Colored, Methodist
Nazarene, Pentecostal Church oi
God, Seventh Day Adventist and
Trinity Full Gospel Tabernacle.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Law Enforcement
Conference Meets
With Good Response

About 60 persons attended the
first county law enforcement con-
ference held in Florence, February
Is. The conference started at 10
o'clock in the moning with lunch
at noon after which sessions con-
tinued again until 4 p. N.
Various talks were given regard
ing the different phases of law
enforcement and round table
discussion ended the conference.
Among those present were:
Tom Fulbright, county attorney,
Florence; Chas. H. Reed, Coolidge,
attorney; w. E. Miller, F. B. l.,
Phoenix; Laurence White, deputy
sheriff, Florence; E. E. Stringer,
constable and deputy sheriff, Cool
idge; Walter B. Love, Jr., justice
of peace, Casa Grande; E. M. Pc
derson, magistrate, Casa Grande;
Guy j. Baker, police, Casa Grande;
Charles Rhodes, Winkelman; l.. E.
Saunders, Florence, deputy sher-
iff; C. H. Bomar, Ray and Ed
Goldberg, Ray; Bat Gays Superior.
Eddie ]. Maher, Arizona high
way patrol, Superior; Dan E. Kin
ser, Arizona highway patrol, Cool
idge; ]. E. Smith, Eloy, deputy
sheriff; o. R. Harding, Eloy, dep
uty sheriff; A. w. Sizemore, Ariz-
cna highway patrol, Casa Grande;
James Heron, Jr., Florence, sher-
iff; w. w. Cochran, Florence, dep
uty sheriff; Chas. A. Whitlow,
Florence, constable; Alvin A.
Bruenenkant, Florence, magistrate;
S/Sgt Leo Hockstatter, M. P. Sgt.
Florence.
Monroe Moore, Coolidge; Capt.
A. C. Coykendall, director security
G intelligence Div. P. o. w. camp;
William G. Roche, justice of peace,
Coolidge; Geo. w. Clay, justice of
peace, Superior; ]. c.. Garrett,
justice of peace, Eloy; G. E. Gar
denshire, Ray, deputy sheriff; T.
M. Wall, Ray, deputy sheriff; T. G.
Morton, justice of peace, Ray; J.
E. McFadden,, Florence, deputy
sheriff; Dick O'Brien, deputy
sheriff, Tiger.
H. o. Ramsay, justice of peace,
Oracle; Edw. Van Haren, deputy
sheriff, Florence; ]. ]. Haywood,
deputy sheriff, Coolidge; H. A.
Sorg, deputy marshal, Florence;
VIM. Fraley McCafferty, editor
Dispatch" Casa Grande; Bert
Kin ard, deputy sheriff, Casa
Grande; Louis Fiscel, county en-.
gineer, Florence; Robert Denton,
chairman board of supervisors,
Casa Grande; Joe Spray, member
board of supervisors, Casa Grande +;
Milton Backstein, member board
of supervisors, Casa Grande; Law,
renee White, deputy sheriff, Flor
ence; w. c. Truman, judge super
ior court, Florence, T. G. Kinsey
deputy sheriff, Mammoth.
Percy O'Neil, constable, Nam
moth;J. G. Willeford, justice ot
peace, Mammoth; Les Marks; E
L. Green, treasurer, Florence; R
E. Fulton, Deputy clerk, Florence;
H. H. Wrenn, editor Coolidge
Examiner" Coolidge; Lillian Ar
menta and Marie Anderson.
District Attorney Fulbright ex
pressed the hope that another con
! ference might be held next year.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Help Us To Keep
Up With Coolidge
Men In Service

We're anxious that our Cool
idge men in service get their pa
pers regularly. You can help us
in this respect by giving us any
changes of address that you re-
ceive from that serviceman of
yours. AS soon as he tells you
he's been transferred, send on
his new address so there will be
no waiting" for the paper TO
catch up with him.
1t might be a good time here
to remind you that we appreciate
getting any news that you have
on the Coolidge men in service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Will Offer Help On
Filling Out Of
Income Tax Blanks

Field Deputies Rex. E. Webb
S. B. Christian and ]. j. Sims
of the collectors office of the bu
reau of internal revenue, in Phoe
nix, will be in Coolidge from
March l to 8, inclusive, for the
purpose of assisting federal in
come taxpayers with the prepara
ton and filing of their income tax
returns for the year 1943. No
charge will be made for the assist
ance rendered by these represen-
tatives of the bureau.
While in Coolidge the deputy
collectors mentioned above will be
stationed at the city hall.
Most taxpayers have already
made substantial payments on
their 1913 income tax liability
through the victory and income
tax Withholding law, or by direct
payments made to the collector,
but nevertheless all taxpayers
must file their annual returns on
or before March Is, 1914.
Any single person whose total
income was $500 or more, every
husband or wife whose individual
income was $1,000 or more will be
required to file federal income
tax returns for 1943.. Also, every
individual who paid OF. owed a tax
for 1912 will be required to file
returns. All corporations and part
nerships, regardless of income or
loss, will likewise be required to
file federal income tax returns.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Junior WOmans
Club Holds Social
Meeting Monday

A social meeting was held by
members of Coolidge Junior Wo-
mans Club at the home of Mrs. Ed
Jory at Casa Grande Ruins on
Monday evening. Mrs. Leslie Ross
and Mrs. Phil Farr were cohost-
esses.
A guessing game that created
much merriment during the even
ing was Guess Who in which
members had to identify the baby
pictures of each other.
A short business meeting was
held. The clubs next meeting will
be Monday, March 9Th, at the
home of Mrs. Allan Thum.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Two-Fol Program
Is Announced For
Elementary Schools

A two-fold program that has as
its object full cooperation with the
paper salvage drive and the added
objective of aiding in making Cool
idge a neater town by lessening
the amount of waste paper blown
about its streets, was announced
for Coolidge elementary schools by
w D. Kirby, superintendent, this
week.
Cardboard boxes will be placed
in each class room for used school
paper to be saved in, he said. The
paper will be placed flat in the
boxes and at the end of each week
will be placed in large box for
collection by high school students.
Samples of pupils work will no
longer be sent home, Mr.. Kirby
said, but teachers will save all
samples of school work they con-
slider outstanding.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Coolidge Grammar
School Tossers
Defeat Kenilworth

Coolidge elementary school boys
basketball teams defeated Kenil-
worth boys in a pair of closely
contested games Friday afternoon.
The final score of the A team game
was 20-14. Oscar Bueno was high
point man for Coolidge with ten
points. Coolidge B boys edged out
the Kenilworth B boys 1910 in a
closely contested game. Joe Pot
ter of Kenilworth was high point
man for the B boys with eight
points. Bill steward was high
point man for the winners with
six points.
Coolidge A team evened the
score with the high school fresh
men Monday afternoon, defeating
them 31-15. The two teams had
met three times previously, with
the freshmen winning two of the
games. Jimmy Vidano of the grade
school was high man with 10
points to his credit.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Be Sure We Have
Right Address!

This is to remind you serv-
icemen that if you are leaving
for overseas, be sure to send
us a special request for the pa
per so that we may continue
sending it to you. And when
you do, be sure to give us your
new address.
It's a waste of time and pa
per to have a number of EX
aminers going to the wrong ad.
dresses, so please notify us i'm.
mediately of your change of ad'
dress if you wish to continue
getting the paper.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25

. The Red Cross surgical dress
ing room at Coolidge high school
will be open every Thursday eve
ming from Z to 10 O'Clock from
now on, according to Mrs. D. S.
Davis, Coolidge surgical dressing
chairman. Last Thursday night
eighteen volunteer workers were
present and folded 900 sponges
she said.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
Helen Darlington
Wins High School
Oratory Contest

Miss Helen harrington, Coolidge
high school senior, has been
named winner of the 14th ora
torical contest on the United
States constitution held recently
here, according to R. w. Taylor
superintendent. Second place was
won by Mary Lou Lewis, junior
and third place by Lee Ella Odom
senior.
Miss Barrington's topic was en-
titled Worldwide Constitution
She will participate in the district
contest to be held March 1 al
the University of Arizona in Tue
son. Pima and Pinal county will
be represented.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25

Q 1t. and Mrs. Albert Snitzer,
who planned to stop here over the
weekend to visit her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. G. Cockrill, at the
conclusion of their honeymoon in
Hollywood, were unable to arrange
for transportation stopover. The
lieutenant, formerly stationed at
Williams Field, went direct by
train to his new base at Talla
hasse, Florida. His bride, nee
Doris Cockrill, made the trip by
plane and stopped over at Dallas
Texas, to visit relatives.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25

Q Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Dixon are in
Texas on business that will take
them throughout the state. While
there they will visit relatives
briefly. They are expeced to re-
turn in two weeks.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25

. Cpl. George Cole, air corps, left
Wednesday for Miami to visit his
mother and family after spending
four days here with his brother
and sister in law, Mr. and Mrs.
Dalton Cole. Cpl. Cole is stationed
at Dalhart, Texas.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25

o T/Sgt. Willis McEuen, son o
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. McEuen, al
rived Thursday morning from Sc
attic on a 2G-day furlough. Ser
geant McEuen has seen consiG
cradle service during the twi
years he has been in the army
having been at Pearl Harbor an
also in the Aleutians.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25

Dams Cafe was closed several
days this week due to the illness
of Mrs. Dan Dulen.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-02-25
State President Of
PTA Will Address
Kenilworth Group

Mrs. Marion Lee, state PTA
president, will speak at a. meeting
of Kenilworth Parent-Teachers
association, starting at 8 O'Clock
Monday evening, March 7. Mrs
Poague, state office secretary
will accompany her. She is als(
state publication chairman. #
Sixth and seventh graders will
present a play called -Four Free
doms."
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Esquire 10 Defend
Varea Girl in Court

The Varga Girl was preparing
today to defend to the death her
fair name.
David Smart, publisher of Esquire
magazine in which the Varga Girl
and her sundry companions cavort
each month, said in Chicago his
attorneys would file action in Dis
trict Court some time this week in
an effort to nullify Postmaster Gen.
eral Walkers order of last week in
which the magazine was barred from
using the second-class mails.
The Walker order was issued after
the majority members of a three
man board appointed by the Post
master General had voted to dismiss
charges that the Varga maiden, Esky
the Sultan and assorted other char
acters appearing in the magazine
from time to time conducted them
selves in an unseemIy manner or
wore dearth of clothes.
The board reached its decision
after listening to dozens of witnesses
over a three-week period-and after
a close judicial scrutiny of the pert
Varga Girl herself.
Mr.. Smart said he felt confident
the second-class mailing privileges
of the magazine will be restored by
the court. He said more than 200,-
900 copies of the magazine were be-
ing sent to servicemen in combat
areas and that there was great
deal Of repercussions from those
bows"
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Steel Contracts Expire;
Unions Stay on Jobs
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 4.-Collective
bargaining contracts between the
CIO-United Steelworkers Of America
and six subsidiaries of United States
Steel Corp. employing 100000 per-
sons expired at midnight last night
With but one exception, all units
operated today as union members
.obeyed- CIO President Philip Muir
rays instructions to stay on the Job
while contract negotiations con-
tine.
At the Donora tPa) plant OF
America Steel & Wire Co. 800 men
were idle in protest over a ton
mage rate limitation. The dispute
was not related to contract nego-
tiations, United States Seel spokes-
man said
| When negotiations recessed last
Friday Mr.. Murray asked the work
ers not to interrupt production. The
contract conferences are scheduled
! to resume tomorrow.
Last month. expiration of similar
contracts Of 2l4 companies led tc
a three-day work stoppage of ITO, ,00C
workers in nine States.
Informed steel sources said a
hitch developed in the negotiations
over the wording of supplementary
agreement which Mr.. Murray want
ed signed, formally extending the
expiring contract.
Evening star., 1944-01-04
Current War Veterans
Announce Organization
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ORLANDO, Fla. Jan. 4-Or-
,ganization of the American Veterans
'of World War II was announced
here yesterday by Sergt. Henry M
Burch, jr., its first commander.
Other officers who will serve until
the first election are:
Corpl. Stephen E. Kompar. jr.,
South Bend, Ind. first vice COM
mander; Sergt. Emil M. Dunoskovic
Midvale, Utah, second vice COM
mander; Corpl Jean A. Martin
Decatur. Ga. third vice commander;
Corpl. Leroy c. Lingelbach, Pc
Waukee, Wis, fourth vice command
Ter; Pfc. Allen L. Tigrett, Riply, Miss,
chaplain; Sergt. Edward r. Fitz-
gerald, Des Moines, Iowa, adjutant:
Sergt. James S. Hartenstein, Akron
Ohio, assistant adjutant; Sergt
Ruthven E. Johnson, Minneapolis
Mimi, sergeant at arms.
One of the purposes of the or
ganization will be to obtain "justifi-
able recompense for veterans of
World War H."