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The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
Coolidge Bears
Open Gridiron
Season Tonight
Buckeye Hawks to provide
opposition as two elevens
set to fight for opening
honors.

Coolidge high school football
team "Opens it's 1914 gridiron sea-
son on the home field tonight when
they clash with the Buckeye
Hawks.
While little is known of the
strength of the opposing eleven
it is known the Hawks will field a
group of veterans headed by Wade
Oliver, smashing fullback and Ray
Baxter, a powerful high school
tackle.
Coach Bill Olsen's Hawks fin
ished fast last year after dropping
some early season games and may
be expected to throw everything IN
the book at the Bears tonight to
get off to a flying start for the
year.
The Coolidge eleven will be ham
pered by training injuries to sew
eral key players who may or may
not see action tonight, according
TO Coach Glen wilson.
Defense work of the Coolidge ag-
gregation has been so spotty dur
ing the past week it seems now,
according to observers, the games
outcome may depend on which
team can supply the fastest step
ping backfield.
Coach Wilson has announced his
tentative starting lineup as Skrla
at left end; Burtcher, tackle; Ha-
vens, guard; Patterson or Irvine
at center; Ciskowski, right end;
Montgomery or Ellis, tackle;
Singh, guard; Elledge or Trout,
quarterback; McEuen and Trout
or 'Schell, halfbacks; Davis, full
back.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
Search Party
Finds Lost Child
Wednesday Night
Scores join hunt for 20
months-old boy missing
from early afternoon until
midnight after wandering
from home southwest Of
Coolidge.

Earl Wellman, the small son of
Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Wellman, was
restored to his distracted parents
shortly before midnight Wednes-
day after more than a six-hour
search by scores of Coolidge resi-
dents The child had been follow
ing his father about the Wellman
ranch as the latter attended his
irrigation. 1t is believed he lost
sight of his father near the house
and when Wellman took a sudden
turn into the cotton fields the boy
wandered straight ahead.
Discovery of his absence was
made about five o'clock. When
thorough search failed to reveal
his whereabouts a frantic call was
sent to neighbors and Coolidge au-
thorities. In a short time a search
ing party was formed and the sur
rounding country secured.
The boys tracks were found lead
ing into the desert and all passers-
by stopped to join the search.
Darkness overlook the searchers
and an appeal was sent to Coolidge
Air Base for a flood light. A truck
with a strong floodlight and ap-
proxlmately fifty soldiers arrived.
They were joined by members Of
Coolidge Lions Club who were hold
ing their weekly meeting when the
appeal for searcherS reached them.
Many volunteers from Coolidge
joined the searching party.
When the floodlight was set in
operation it was found that the
boys tracks led to a desert water
hole but no trace of them could be
found coming out The strong
light Illuminated the scene for
considerable distance and at about
11:30 small figure appeared upon
it's edge, walking slowly toward
searchers with a white kitten in
his arms. The boys father was
the first to reach him.
The child uttered no sound, but
his face showed traces of tears and
he was thirsty. 1t is believed that
he cried himself to sleep and was
awakened by the powerful flood
light.
mo one will know what the wait
ing was like" Mrs. Wellman said,
"but we have our boy now and we
are so grateful to all those who
helped us find him."
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
Coolidge Womans
Club Schedules
Membership Tea

All women of Coolidge, both new
corners and residents of long stand
ing who are interested in joining
Coolidge Womans Club, are ex-
tended an invitation to attend the
clubs membership tea at Coolidge
Womans clubhouse Thursday, Sep
tember 2S, at 2:30 in the afternoon.
Mrs. C.. H. Morrin is general
chairman of arrangements. She
will be assisted by Mrs. E. ]. Will
ber, president Mrs. Kruse Davis,
Mrs. Bruce Moody and Mrs. A. L.
NOVEL;.
All who wish to join the club and
would like additional information
before the tea may get in touch
with Mrs. Novel;, Mrs. Kruse Da-
Wis, or Mrs. Bruce Moody.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
Xmas Greetings
For Service Men

Wednesday was "picture TAX
ing day" for the Christmas
Greeting Edition, which is to be
filled with as much of a home
town message as it is possible
for us to make it. There will
be pictures of familiar scenes
and places included in the edi-
tion this year, so the boys
long way from home will feel
a little nearer when they see
reproductions of "the place
where the gang used to 90 for
malts, the picture show, the
high school, the church on the
corner"
Have you brought US your
sons or husbands picture for
the edition yet? Don't fail to
do so, for all his friends will be
there and he will want to be
with them. We hope this will
be our final Christmas Greeting
issue, for home is the place for
our men on Christmas, but since
most of them will be miles away
this year we will do our best to
send what we can of home to
them. If you wish to include a
Greeting to your boy, bring it
to us as soon as possible so it
can be placed beneath his pic
ture and the edition completed
by the final Christmas mailing
date.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
New "A Gas
Book Valid On
September 22nd

The new "a" gasoline ration
book becomes valid Friday, Sep
tember %, with the first row of
Alb coupons good through Decem-
ber 81, the district Office of Price
Administration announced today
The new "a" book will provide
the same monthly ration of eight
gallons, or approximately 120 miles
month, as the current book.
However, coupons in the new book
will be worth four gallons instead
of three. and six coupons will be-
come valid every three months, in
stead of eight stamps every three
months.
That is why there are only six
coupons in each row of the new
book (six Abs, six Alas, etc. J
OPA pointed out.
In addition. the new book has
two new safety features, OPA said.
"a" coupons will now have serial
numbers useful in spotting stolen
coupons. When issuing the new
/ books War Price and Rationing
boards record the serial numbers
of the coupons along with the name
OF the person to whom they are is
sued. Secondly, the new coupons
are printed on a special kind of
safety paper which responds to a
secret test known only to govern
ment Identification experts. Coun-
terfeit coupons on imitation paper
may look the same to the untrain-
ed eye, but will show up the min
ute this secret test is applied.
A third safety feature, not new
Is the endorsement of the motor
ist. The cover of the ga" book
reminds motorists to write or
stamp the car license number and
state of registration Immediately
on the face of each coupon-other-
wise the coupons are invalid and
may be revoked.
AS long as it is necessary to
ration gasoline, it is important to
guard against the misuse or coun-
terfeiting of the currency that as
sures each citizen a fair share,
OPA said.
OPA also announced the follow
ing counpons will expire at mid
night, September 80: "B-3". "C-3",
and 1T" coupons marked "3rd otr."
Most "B-3" and "C-3" coupons were
issued before May 80 and were re-
newable before September 1. How
ever, holders of "B-3" and "C-3"
coupons issued for use beyond Sep
temDer 80 may exchange them for
valid coupons numbered a" or "5'
at their local board.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
Receives Sons
Purple Heart

Mrs. Effie Graham has received
the Purple Heart awarded to her
son, Pvt. Tennin Graham, in recog-
milton of wounds received in
France while fighting with the in
vasion troops in August The latest
word Mrs. Graham has received
from her son came from a hospital
in England and assured her that he
was getting along o. k.
She has two other sons in serv-
ice, Pvt. Frank w. Graham, serv-
ing with an armored reinforcement
division, and Pvt. George P. Gra-
ham. attending an A.S.F. training
center at North Ft. Lewis, Wash
ington.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
Rationing Board To
Move To Community
Church Basement

Coolidge Rationing Board office
will move from its present Main
street quarters to the recreation
hall of Community Presbyterian
Church today, according to an
nouncement of the board. No gov
ernment funds are set aside as
rent for a rationing board office
and since Coolidge boards present
quarters have been rented, the
move became necessary.
The east end of Community rec
reation hall has been set aside by
the church for the boards use. The
office will be closed today due to
moving, according to Mrs. M. M.
Ware, chief clerk.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
Marine Sergeant
T ellis Rotary Of
Boot Experience

Experiences while taking "boot
camp" training at the huge Marine
base near San Diego were related
to members of Coolidge Rotary
club Wednesday noon by Staff Ser
geant Jerry McLain, presently as
signed to Marine Corps recruiting
office in Phoenix.
Sergeant McLain, for many years
a newspaper man on the staff of a
Phoenix daily newspaper. told of
Marine Corps activities in the
South Pacific and work of women
Marines who have freed thousands
of men for battle operations.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
Car Stolen On
Saturday Night

A Ford coupe belonging to Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Jackson was stolen
from the yard of their home on
Arizona Boulevard Saturday night.
The car had been left locked when
the Jacksons went to Phoenix that
morning and door had to be
broken open before the thief made
away with it.
Report was made to Coolidge
district highway patrolman, but no
trace of the car had been found at
last report.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

. Major and Mrs. Matt Halpern
and Mrs. Irvine Landy of Phoenix
were dinner guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Mirkin Sunday.
The Halperns left Monday for the
east where Mrs. Halpern and their
baby daughter will remain with
her parents in New York while the
major takes a special training
course at Mayo Brothers Clinic,
Rochester, Minnesota.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
IT. Gas Stamp
Issuance Starts
September Is

Issuance of "T" gasoline ration
coupons for the fourth quarter for
trucks will begin on Monday. Sep
tember 25. The stamps must be
called for, according to Mrs. M. M.
Ware, chief clerk of Coolidge ra-
tioning board. The coupons will
be mailed only upon request, she
said.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
County Prepares
For 1914 United
War Fund Campaign

With goal of $4,000, the Pinal
County United War Fund commit
tee prepared itself for action this
week as October 16, opening date
for the 1914 campaign, draws near
Paul Loucks of Coolidge will again
serve as chairman for the county
with Leslie ]. Ross, secretary, and
A. L. Bartlett, treasurer.
Chairmen have been selected
for the various local communities
of the county and preliminary
plans are now underway in all
towns.
The drive in Coolidge will be
headed by D. S. Davis. The quota
for Coolidge is $3,1O0, an increase
of 800 over last year. The drive
in Florence will be headed by
George Grossmiller and the Flor
ence quota is $1,000, a reduction
of 5000 from the 1943 quota.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
Kempton Moves To
Phoenix, aries Now
Movie Manager Here

Arthur Kempton, division mana
ger of Long moving picture the
aters in Casa Grande, Valley, will
make his future headquarters in
Phoenix. Vernon FAIRIES of Stafford
arrived Friday to take over man
agement of Coolidge theaters.
FAIRIES came here from Stafford
where he has been manager of
Long theaters for eight months.
He, Mrs. FAIRIES and their small
son came to Arizona from Missouri
where he was also engaged in the
theater business. His family and
his wife's mother, who makes her
home with them, are now settled
in Coolidge. Kempton will con
tinue as division manager for Long
Theaters, of which there are two
in Phoenix and a third under con
struction. Headquarters office i
being moved there as a matter o
convenience and to expedite man
agement from central point.
Kempton, who has made hi
home in Coolidge for over 81
years, is selling his interests her
and plans to leave for Los Al
geles for a months rest before as
Stunning his duties at his new hea(
quarters office. Among the prof.
critics he has sold is the residenC
on Central avenue, leased by M
and Mrs. R. w. Taylor, who pu
chased it this week, also a res
dence across from Kempton
home on Central avenue, which h;
been purchased by Long Theat
interests for occupation by the
new manager and his family.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

o Bert PLY and Roy Johns, both
of Phoenix, were here on business
Saturday, following which they
went on a dove hunt east of Cool
idge with ]. w. Beauchamp, Sr.
They report good luck"
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

. Cpl. Charles Ivy, who has be
stationed at Camp Ellis, is yisitii
his wife in Oakland, California, |
fore going overseas, according
word received by Coolidge frien(
Cpl. and Mrs. Ivy made tn
home here while he was station
at POW camp.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

. George Soneff will return this
weekend from Los Angeles where
he bought a home. The Soneffs
have lived in Coolidge since 1910,
but will leave October 1st for Los
Angeles to make their home. Mr.
Soneff was former co-owner of
Pinal Machine Works.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

S/Sgt. Calvin M. Ashcraft, ma
chine gunner serving with inVa-
sion troops in the Southwest Pa
cific, has been awarded the
Combat Infantryman Badge for
meritorious service under enemy
fire, according to word received
from there this week. S/Sgt.
Ashcraft is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clinton Ashcraft of Valley
Farms, Arizona. Calvin gradu-
ated from Kenilworth School in
1885. In 1910 he entered the
army and went overseas in 1e43.
His brother, Curtis, is In the
Field Artillery.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

= Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Boone met
their daughter, Mrs. Esley Gray,
and family at Picacho Sunday,
while the latter were en- route
from Tucson to FL Centre to make
their home. The two families had
a brief visit.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

S/Sgt. Lloyd kIeinman, 27, pre-
viously reported missing in ac-
ton in France, is now reported
killed in action August 8, accord
Ing to telegram received from
the War Department Monday by
his father, David r. kleinman.
The sergeant was serving with
a machine gun company. He en-
listed in the army in August of
1889 and was sent overseas in
June, 1914. His brother, E. T.
kleinman, has made his home in
Coolidge for many years. Mrs.
kleinman is secretary at Cool
idge high school, where Sgt.
kleinman was a student. He was
born in Mesa, September 9, 1917.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

. Mrs. E. V. Miller and daughter
LYNDA Sue of Phoenix were over
night guests at the homo of Mrs.
Miller's sister, Mrs. w. d. Kirby.
and family.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

. Rev Leslie Ross of Coolidge
Methodist Church attended spe-
cial laboratory school on Christian
education at the First Methodist
Church in Phoenix Thursday after
noon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

1T. WAYNE w. WUERTZ
1t. Wayne w. Wuertz left Sat-
urday for a redistribution center
in Santa Monica, California, aft
err spending a three-week leave
at the ranch home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wuertz. 1t.
Wuertz has served 13 months as
navigator of a Liberator bomber
in the South Pacific. His bomb
er crew received three presiden-
tiaI citations and Wuertz has
been awarded the Air Medal, the
bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu
of an additional Air Medal, and
other Oak Leaf clusters. His Eu-
ropean theater of operations bar
bears five stars denoting partici-
patton in five major campaigns.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

o Mrs. Betty Jane Meissner
Cincinnati, Ohio, arrived Thursc
to visit her aunt and uncle,
and Mrs, Albert Houk.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

. Roy Kirkpatrick of st. Louis ar
rived Saturday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Noll Wilson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD
WHEN THE WAR

ends this nation will have a fed
eral debt around $3.50, 900, ,000, 900.
This debt and the interest will have
to be paid out of new wealth Gre
ated. Until this debt is paid there
can be no hope of reducing taxes
because it is through taxes the
money will be collected by which
it will be paid. The debt at that
may serve some useful purpose.
Each year when the coming gen.
Grafton walks up and lays its heavy
tax on the counter at the income
tax collectors office it will be re-
membered that it is paying for
war its fathers and grandfathers
fought. 1t may serve to strengthen
the resolve that there shall be no
more such wars.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
THE FOLLOWING LETTER

received from an English women
by the editor of one of our dailies
gives an interesting view of condi-
tions in England and the reaction
country. She says: Everyone who
of the English people toward this
knows is truly grateful to the
U.S..A. for all their help, and to
a housekeeper that means food.
You can't have any conception Of
what the lend-lease food means to
us. The first time l had a tin of
SPAN | was so delighted that l
could hardly dare to eat it; also
the dried eggs and milk, please be-
lieve we appreciate them all. Amer
lea has always stood for sort of
fairy godmother to me, ever since
l was first taken to the movies and
told they were all made in Amer
ica."
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

. Mrs. Mary Gardner Miller and
children, Barbara and Asa, return
ed Saturday from Chicago where
they spent two months with her
parents-ln-law. Richard Miller
graduated from officers training
school in July and is now a lieu
tenant in the quartermaster corps.
Camp Lee, Virginia. He spent a
two-week furlough with his family
and parents in Chicago. Mrs. Mil
Ter will remain here with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Gardner.
until her husbands plans for the
future are more definite.
---O-
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
The Ca1o14
Note Book
1T is AROMATIC


in things political that "he who
howls longest and loudest gets the
most" and it is equally true that
those who suffer in silence con-
tinue to suffer and, for the
want of work on our streets we
who live in Coolidge get the devil
shaken out of us every day as we
drive over the worst corrugated
driveways in the county.
WE HAVE BEEN TOLD
there would be no street grading
until the rains came. We were
told that some Coolidge housewives
complained of the dust raised by
graders. But the rains came
every streetway in Coolidge was
soaked to the point where grading
conditions were admirable . and
we still did not get any grading
done. Yes. it seems about time
for the entire populace to do bit
of sustained bowling.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22

. Mrs. Ed Stringer and Mrs. C.L.
Skousen spent Tuesday in Phoenix
on business.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
REPRESENTATIVE

William Lemke of North Dakota
has figured it out that there are
seventy-three hidden taxes in
sandwich. This may account for the
reason the purveyors of sandwiches
are not able to put little meat in
them.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-09-22
BECAUSE OF

81 AOb AOiC " put a AALllC AAOoI III
them.
BECAUSE OF
the difference of the rate of .un-
employment benefits paid by the
several states the question has
been asked what happens when an
individual moves from the state in
which he has been working and is
unemployed in another state? The
answer: Every state has entered
into a reciprocal agreement, under
which individuals may move from
state to state and continue to get
the benefits of unemployment. The
benefits are all chargeable against
the state where the individual was
previously employed. For example,
If an Arizona resident has gone to
California to work in a war plant,
and if he returns to Arizona when
unemployed at the end Of the war,
all he has to do is to register at
an Arizona employment office. His
benefits will be computed at the
rate of California where his wages
were earned. The benefits will be
paid him by ihs local Arizona office
but the cost will be borne by Cali
fornia, where the tax was collected.
SOMEONE WHO
has given some study to monkeys
says that when monkeys examine
closely the fur of companion they
are not looking for fleas. They
are just trying to discover if the
fur coat of the companion is as
good or better than their own. HUI
man beings make the same inspec-
tiOn of their companions fur coats
for the same reason, though a little
less conspicuously and less OBJ
viously.
MORE THAN BUGLES
There is nothing very exciting
ABOUT a foXn0le full or Ice water OF
even high explosive from shells OIL
bombs. The only exciting things
in the world are matters of high
meaning. There have beer
some exciting moments in the mill.
tary history of the United States
but the long social history of the
United States IS nuca more excit.
ing and meaningful. In that socia
history the progress of the Ameri
can system of public education still
remains for me the most dramatic
story. The public school of thu
United States in it's origin and de
velopment has been the creates
practical instrument of free mel
in this hemisphere. In the futur,
the public school system will be
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-08
Bill Bendix
In New Role

WILLIAM BENDIX has already
been seen as a masquerading
Bohemian and shipwrecked
sailor and. adding to these char
acterizations he has now become a
soulful reader Of Shelley.
This apparently preposterous
bit of casting makes up most OF
the humor of Abroad With Two
Yanks," at the Palms-State. The
antics Of Bendix. for that matter,
give a lighter touch to an over
exaggerated comedy sequence,
which finds the weighty Bill and
Dennis O'Keefe AWOL an women's
clothes with half a dozen Of the
tougher members of the marines
chasing them through a formal
ball.
Abroad With Two Yanks" is
the story of two marines who,
upon landing in Australia, think
they fall in love with the same
girl. The better of the two, in
this case Dennis O'Keefe, comes
out ahead. only to find that an
old friend of the girl, played by
John Loder, has captured her
heart. Helen Walker is the girl.
As slapstick comedy, Abroad
With Two Yanks" starts out on
a promising note but, as things
go, the comedy is overdone and
the film loses its flavor.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-08

THE NEW OPERA COM
PANY'S production OF The
Merry Widow" which opened at
the Wilson Theater last night,
thoroughly convinces one that it
isn't necessary to modernize a
40-year-old operetta.
With the intent purpose OF pre-
senting Franz Lehar's Widow"
as il was first seen in Europe, this
organization has succeeded in
capturing much Of the charm and
gaiety of the original Viennese
score and a great deal of sauci-
ness and sparkle as we'll,
Much of the European atmos-
phere can. of course, be contrib
uted to Jan Kiepura's singing OF
Prince Danilo. for the Polish
tenor sings and acts the part
with continental graciouSness and
boyish delight. So much does he
seem TO enjoy becoming the
prince that his enthusiasm grows
as he sings, and so when last
nights audience called for third
singing Of THE Pavilion" the
second was more joyous than the
first and the third even more so.
SINGS IN POLISH
Kiepura sings with a dramatic
fervor which sometimes carries
him away into vocal force which
tends to destroy the emotion OF a
tender love lyric. but this force
is magnificent and brings him a
quantity of both vocal and man.
ual applause. His singing OF
"Kuiawiak" in Polish was an in
novation in the customary presen-
tation of the widow" and a
decidedly excellent one.
The Sonia of this presentation
is Wilma Spence. whose voice is
of a lovely texture and whose
amer captivates completely.
She plays the widow with GER
tain nobility and grace which Is
most pleasing, and she sings
villa" so that you would like to
hear il many more times than
twice. which happened to be her
call last night.
Supporting these two stars in
the New Opera Companys pro-
duction is an equally fine and
varied cast. Karl Farkas as Pop
off doesn't do a great deal OF sing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-08

SELENA ROYLE, whose role
in Paddy Rollers" is that of a
shrewd, scheming female Fagin
encouraging her own brood in the
robbery of servicemen, is actually
one of the founders of the Stage
Door Canteen. an organizer of the
Russian War Relief drive. and, as
a prominent member of the Radio
Women's War Relief of Los An
geles, provides entertainment for
nearby veterans hospitals.