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The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
USO Hostess Pins
Are Awarded To
S Coolidge Girls

USO hostess pins for fifty hours
of volunteer hostess service were
awarded this week to Ann Hannah.
LaVerne Marcy, Chula Borree, Lu-
cille Briscoe, and Evelyn Trout.
Last Wednesday, USO soldiers
and hostesses were entertained at
the club by "Moxo, the Maritime
Magician" whose mystifying antics
are so good that TREY earned him
a three months stay at Fort Ord,
California. Service men who par
ticipated in some of the acts We'd
nesday night admit they were, and
still are completely baffled by this
superior magician. This fine piece
of entertainment was brought 70
USO by Coolidge Rotary Club. Ro-
tary members and their families
also attended the show.
A junior hostess meeting was
held at the club on Wednesday.
Special plans were made for the
st. Patrick's Day party to be held
on Friday, MarcE II.
Friday night continues as cor
chestra" dance night Music will
be furnished this Friday by Ted
Mcwayne's Florence Camp Orches-
ira.
Robert Wayne Burns, USO Re-
gional Executive, made survey Of
Arizona clubs during February. In
a special letter to the Coolidge
USO on his return to Los Angeles,
Mr.. Burns lauded the women of
this community for their splendid
cooperation and help, without
which no club can hope for sue
cess. Volunteer workers now num-
ber forty in the junior group, forty
five in tie senior group.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
"Words and Music"
In Rehearsal For
Early Presentation

RehearsaIe for words and Mus
ic," a two act operetta to be pre-
sented March 31st, are progressing
with enthusiasm at Coolidge high
school, according to Phil Farr, mu
sic director. The operetta is spon
sored by c. o. H. 8. music depart
ment and Is being directed by Mr.
Farr. The story Is based on col
lege life and all action takes place
in Bagley Hall. Book and lyrics
are by Bert Horswell and music Is
by Adele Boiling.
The cast of characters is as fol
lows: Fernando Fussbutton. Wayne
Ellege, president Of Barton college;
Samantha Highnote, Helen Bar
rington, dean of women; Mary AL
len, Bennie Boone, Ter secretary
Anastasius Longwood, Red Veasey
dean of men; John Warren, Freddie
Sprinkles, his secretary; Washing
ton, Leonard Burtcher, colored
handyman; faculty and trustees
Bernard Arros, Charles Patterson
Randall McKechnie, Charles Mag
ness and Bill Whitlock.
Students, members Of girls quar-
tette: Jane, Gloria Kenworthy;
June, Deon Craig; Joyce, Velds
Abbott.
Members of boys trio: Jerry
Walter Arros. cheer leader: Jack
Tony Lopez; Jim, Ray Hanks
CNoruses, students Of Barton col
lege.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Four Petitions Are
Filed for Election
At Florence April 3

Four persons have filed as can
didates In the election to be held
Monday, April %, in Florence.
They are Alvin A. Brunenkant for
mayor and Richard Fulton, ]. w.
Baker and C. A. Bowles for alder
men.
While the election Is for mayor
and four aldermen, there Is no can
didate for the fourth alderman
post. Someone will be appointed
for the position after the election
or it Is possible for a write-in can
, didate to be elected.
Holding the office of aldermen
at present, but absent from Flor
ence, are "Cap" Nolen, in the serv-
ice in England, and Robert Cook,
residing in Tucson.
Registration for voters closes
March %. Voters may register at
Dugald Stewards office.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Coolidge Concerns
Sold This Week

Two changes in ownership Of
Coolidge businesses we're made
this week when Mrs. Ruby Moore
purchased the Coolidge Grocery
and Auto Court on Arizona boul-
evard from Barney Williams, and
Ben Sweazea purchased tte res
taurant on Main street from Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Dulen.
Mrs. Moore formerly was employ
ed as finisher and cashier at Elite
Cleaners. Her husband Is night
watchman in Coolidge.
Mr.. Sweazea is employed at the
SP station. He plans to continue
working there, operating the res
taurant with hired help. Mrs.
Sweazea will continue to operate
Doris Beauty Shop.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Pioneer Coolidge
Resident Taken By
Death Saturday

Funeral services were held fol
Mrs. Mary Smith, S8, Tuesday
morning from Cole and Maud Cha
pei. A pioneer resident of Casa
Grande valley, she passed away al
Pinal County hospital, Florence
Saturday, as the result of pneu
monia.
The Reverend Leslie J. Ross Off
ciated at the Coolidge service
which was followed by a Christian
Science service in Phoenix, con.
Quoted by Mrs. c. C. Curry, Chris
tian Science practitioner.
Survivors are a grandson, Robert
Wheeler, and son-in-law, Mr.
Wheeler, of Los Angeles. Both
were present for the last rites.
Interment was in Greenwood Me
mortal Park, Phoenix.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Teen-Agers Will
Broadcast Over
KTAR March Is

A Coolidge teen-age program
will be broadcast over station
KTARC, Phoenix, at 9:45 a. m. on
Thursday, March 16, according to
Mrs. Charles Reed, Coolidge teen
age chairman.
Tie program is sponsored by
Federated Womens Clubs of Ari-
zona and will consist of a discus
sion Of the teen age project. Sue
Kyser, Helen Anderson, Red Yea
zey and Mrs. Wayne Hall, who has
contacted them, will present the
program. Coolidge teen ayers were
invited to make this broadcast be-
cause of the active lical teen age
program, which state officials of
Federated Womens Clubs felt
would be of interest to other clubs
throughout Arizona.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Rabid Dog Bites
Six Persons At
Valley Farms

Rabies made its first appearance
at Valley farms recently when six
members of the Sam Gay family
were bitten by their own dog.
Tie family did not at first real
ize the dog had gone mad. Those
bitten were Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Gay,
son Donald, Mrs. Sam Gay, son
Kenneth Gay, RM 2fc, home on
leave, and daugrter, Shirley 10.
The dog was killed and his head
sent to State Department of Health,
Phoenix, for examination, confirm
ing belief that he was rabid. Warn
ing has been given by medical
authority that all dogs with which
Gays dog came in contact must be
chained, and all cats shot.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Warden Weaver Of
Florence Prison Is
Rotary Club Speaker

Alva T. Weaver. warden of the
state prison at Florence. was guest
speaker at Coolidge Rotary club
Wednesday noon.
A somewhat different procedure
than usual was followed with the
speaker as he was presented with
a number of questions pertaining
to his work, which he answered.
One of TIE questions of particular
interest that called forth consider
able discussion was whether or
not it would be advisable to separ-
ate first offenders from hardened
criminals. Warden Weaver point.
ed out that to do this would take
a larger farm and prison set-up.
held Tuesday afternoon from 8 to
The matter of treatment of prison
tences was also discussed
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Helen Darlington
Is Second Place
Winner In Contest

Miss Helen harrington won Sec
ond place in the district contest for
Pima and Pinal students competing
In the 14tk oratorical contest on
the United States constitution, held
at Tucson last week. She spoke
on "a Worldwide Constitution"
Fred Snyder, Tucson senior high
school student, won first place and
so is entitled to compete in the
state finals in Phoenix Thursday,
March 80.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Coolidge Ration
Board To Move
On Main Street

The office of Coolidge War Price
and Rationing board will be moved
from it's present location on Ari-
zona Blvd. to the old post office
building on Main Street this week
end, according to R w. Taylor,
chairman. The change will add
greatly to tie convenience of Cool
idge citizens, Mr.. Taylor said.
The board may be ready for bust
ness at its new location by Satur-
day, according to Harold Moag,
secretary. Monday, however, has
been set definitely as the time to
begin operations in the boards new
home.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Coolidge Lions To
Have Box Supper
On Ladies Night

Lions club members in Coolidge
will hold box supper on Ladies
Night, which has been set for
March Is, according to Jack Pond
reporter.
At the regular meeting Wednes
day evening, c. G. Weinhold spoke
on the history and development oi
printing. There were 26 present
for the supper meeting and pro
gram. Miss Margaret Steadman
acted as pianist while Weinhold
led the singing.
Two new Lions members are Al
Korth and ]. B. Denniston.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Early Returns For
Red Cross Are
Reported Slow
Coolidge tally shows ST, ,295
thus far, Florence $500.
School children aid mater
tally in drive. County
quota is 50, 900.

Incomplete returns from Cool
idge and Florence for the first few
days of the National Red Cross
Drive show a total of $1.295 col
lected from Coolidge by Wednesday
and 5000 collected in Florence.
Total for the week will be tailed
Friday.
Of the $4,000 quota for Pinal
county, Coolidge must raise $4,000
and Florence $1,000. Mrs. M. M.
Ware is chairman of Coolidge
branch of the county Red Cross
chapter and Louis F'iscel of Flor
ence branch.
Special mention is due Coolidge
grammar school children for their
assistance in the drive, Mrs. Ware
said. From Monday to Wednes-
day of this week grammar school
children brought $9292 to their
teachers for the Red Cross. Many
of the individual sums that went
toward making this amount were
taken from the children's personal
allowances, according to their
teachers, and was not money given
to them by their parents for the
Red Cross Coolidge elementary
school teachers gave s143 toward
the drive. Coolidge high school
will begin its Red Cross drive next
week. Results will also be avail
able soon on the efforts of Flor
ence school children.
Chairman who are assisting Mrs.
Velma Urton in Kenilworth district
are Mrs. H. A. Nafziger, Mrs. H. d
Edge, and Mrs. l. c. Harris. No
district has completed its quota to
date, but returns from most show
a generous cooperation with the
Red Cross appeal for funds with
which to carry on its work of
mercy.
A house to house canvass was
started in Florence Wednesday and
will be carried on until every fam
lily has been reached. Coolidge also
plans a similar canvass.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Mrs. Vim. Mcconnell
Elected President
OF Junior Women

Mrs. VIM. Mcconnell, Jr., was e.
lected president Of Coolidge Junior
Womans club at a meeting held
Monday night at the home of Mrs
Allen Thum. Mrs. Ed Wildermuth
was elected vice president, Mrs
G. H. Walker was named recording
secretary, Mrs. Ethel Pertam, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Heller
Clemans treasurer: and Mrs. Arth
ur Wichern, reporter.
The club Is planning a roller
skating party in the near future
at which timephusbands will be in.
vited and pot-luck supper will be
served.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Italian Prisoners
Being Recalled
From Side Camps

italian prisoners of war working
on Pinal county farms are being
recalled to the PW camp at Flor
ence for further disposition, ac-
,cording to 1t. Col. Albert E. Will
fong, commanding officer. It is
expected that more than 1000 pris-
oners will be called back and that
they will be replaced with German
prisoners Of war.
Col. VIM. A. Holden initiated the
"side camp" method Of distribut-
ing the prisoners to farms last
summer. They have proved highly
satisfactory in meeting the labor
shortage.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Mrs. Knight Speaks
At WSCS Thursday

Mrs. w. G.. Knight was guest
speaker at meeting of the Wo-
mems Society Of Christian Service
held Tuesday afternoon from 8 to
5 o'clock at the Methodist church
Mrs. Robert Jenkins Is president
of the society, which meets the
second and fourth Thursdays of
each month. Between meetings,
members devote their time to Red
Gross work.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10
Bears In State Cage Tournament After
Winninq District Contest For First Time
Underdogs in state tourney Bears Phoenix high for
first Place Skrla Trout and Steele and
second district tournament teams.

team. Also on the first team was
Johnson, Florence forward Celaya
and Moraga of Florence made for
ward and guard positions respec-
lively on the second team.
Called by radio sport commenta-
tors the most under-rated team
in the state so far as poten-
tial strength is concerned, the
Bears entered the state tourney
last night seriously handicapped by
illness. Steele and John Martin,
mainstays in the Coolidge lineup,
were on the sick list with colds as
was Jack Havens, hard-playing sub
stitute, who has shown up remark
ably we'll this season.
Douglas high school played Toll
Lesson for the first game of the
state tourney while Wickenburg
played Miami, a team that is ex-
pected to be a powerful threat all
the way through; Jerome played
Thatcher, Mesa played Tucson,
which Is another strong contender
for state title; Stafford played Glen
dale, picked as the 18th team;
Kingman played Nogales and Flor
ence played Snowflake. Coolidge's
game with Phoenix was the last
of the evenings card.
Each team lost a game during
the season, Coolidge dropping one
to Florence, and the Coyotes being
defeated 1929 by North Phoenix
high school.
In the Mesa game Saturday night
Skrla. who is probably top man in
the state, took scoring honors with
IL points. Coolidge led all the way
in the Mesa tangle, out in front at
the end of the first quarter IL to 6,
at the end Of the half 21-10, and
1920 going into the final period.
Coolidge gained the finals with
1925 victory over Superior Sat-
urday afternoon while Mesa hand
ed Chandler a 1875 lacing. Skrla
.and Trout each scored seven
points for Coolidge in tie Superior
game.
Florence gained the consolation
finals with a 1924 victory over
Tempe and Gilbert defeated Casa
Grande 1928 in games Saturday
morning.
Biggest upset in the conference
tournament was the victory of
Chandler high school over Tempe
% to 26. Tempe had defeated the
Wolves twice during the season.
Coolidge routed Casa Grande 65
to 20 for their first conference win;
Superior edged Gilbert 20 to 81
and Mesa defeated Florence % to
16. Skrla was high man for Cool
idge In the Casa Grande game with
II points.
The lineup Of teams as they re-
present each conference in the
state tournament is as follow:
West Central-Phoenix Coyotes,
Wickenburg Wranglers and Tolle-
son wolverines.
East-Thatcher Eagles, Stafford
Bulldogs and Miami Vandals.
North-Jerome Muckers, King
man Bulldogs and Snowflake LobOs
South-Tucson Badgers, Nogales
Apaches and Douglas Bulldogs.
East Central - Coolidge Bears,
Mesa Jackrabbits and Florence
Gophers.
Consolation games opened at
9:30 a. m. Second-round games in
the championship bracket begin at
$3.50 p. m. today.
The four semifinal games will be
played Saturday morning while the
consolation final will go on at 7:30
D. m. Saturday, to be followed by
the championship game at 8:45.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10

. Mr.. and Mrs. L. J Guide and fam
lily arrived Saturday from Dinuba,
California, ON business. They re-
turned home Thursday. The Guides
moved to California last August.
He is employed in farm work there.
While here he worked at Mariana
doing defense work.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-10

o Mrs. G. B. Cook was operated
on at Good Samaritan Hospital,
Phoenix, Friday. She Is reported
to be doing well.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

The Navy, too, has equal right to these first new
typewrieers. Few realize how many tyPewriters it
takes to maintain efficiency aboard bauleship, let
alone operate the largest Navy the world has ever
seen The Navy needs many more typewriters.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

ting the finishing touches on their
acts. New York new ice show is get
ting in shape. Sitting in the orches-
ira Dit is an incendiary blonde shout
ing I'D instructions to the skaters.
With a paper cup of coffee in one
hand. a cigarette in the other. her
voice husky after a week of lS-hoW
days, she maintains steady flow OF
instructions. This dynamo is Cath
crime Littleheld, who. perhaps. has
done more to make Americans skat-
unconscious than any other person
- and yet she's skated only once in
her life!
Kate" was born in Philadelphia.
where her mother was a concert
pianist turned dancing teacher.
Catherine danced before she
could walk. At l6 she was work
ing for Zicgfeld. and at 30 she
had won the acclaim of Euro
pean devotees of the classical
ballet. Her ballet company, made
up exclusively of young American
dancers, was the first to prove that
you didn't have to be Russian to
pirouette.
Her company was wrecked when
the war broke out. The boys enlisted
and it looked as if Catherine would
have to quit the stage for the dura-
ton. She could have done so COM
fortably: for some years before she
had married Philip Leidy. wealthy
Philadelphia aristocrat.
Trouble Ahead
! HAD to be practically bludg-
eoned into doing this ice stuff,
she said. "They needed help in set
ting up the first ice show at the
Center Theater. and before knew 1t
they were using me. knew nothing
about ice, but that didn't faze them"
1t was the Sonia Henie show, 1T
Happens on Ice" Kate figured she
could bluff her way through until
she learned something of the skaters
technique. But she ran into trouble.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
THE SHOWS ON ICE!

AT the first rehearsal l nearly killed
my skaters" she says. Little did
know that skates have a double
edge, and that movements of the
arms can shift the balance from one
edge to the other.
1T wasn't long before group of
girls got together and approached
me with a stern look in their eyes.
One of them held skate toward me
and said: Look. Miss Littlefeld.
this is blade; here's what it can do
and what it can't do" After that,
she caught on quickly.
The show was a terrific success. 1t
ran 16 months and played to almost
1000. 900 persons. Next came Stars
on Ice," and that vowed them. too.
Soon Catherine Littlefeld became
one of the most sought-after directors
of ice ballets. Many of Sonia Henie's
routines were arranged by her.
She Cracks \ Whip
She is a master at handling people.
individually or in groups. She can
be as gentle as lamb or as tough as
nails. One of her former male dancers.
after a stint of training at an Army
base, wrote: Believe me, a top ser
Reant is like fugitive from a daisy
chain, compared with Kate"
She really gets excited when she
talks about the possibilities of ice.
Skaters can do things dancers never
dreamed Of" says Kate. Take
spins, for example. A girl dancer is
good if she can do eight; any
good skater can do fifty without
much trouble.
Good skaters know the value Of
ballet training, and most of the top
notchers have been schooled in it.
Keeping time with music is much
harder for a skater than a dancer.
The dancer can slow down If he
isn't just on the beat. A skater must
70 through with a jump. whether the
music is there or not.
Catherine's only personal skating
experience was after one of the shows
closed. The company had been kid
ding and teasing her to try. After the
final closing, she agreed, and group
skated her out to the middle OF the
huge rink and stranded her there.
Kate managed to fool them though
She got back under her own power,
and without a slip. But she made
that the first and last performance
on the rink by the gal who put ice
in the highball of American show
business. - n u. AlfAA"uI"
Evening star., 1944-03-05

Lend-Lease comes next on the list of those to re-
ceive share of these enewypewriters-withs several
thousand machines scheduled for delivery TO our
allies all over the globe. They, too, need machines
and must be supplied by American production.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

A small number of L C Smiths is being allotted
O. E. W. for export to oertain foreign countries.
America has always been the largest producer of
typewriters in the world and now almost every
friendly nation must look to us for this equipment
Evening star., 1944-03-05

''Who can buy them?" First comes the Army. So
few machines have been made since Pearl Harbor,
the armed forces still need thousands of them.
They get first call on the L Smith machines now
in production at our Syracuse Plant.
Evening star., 1944-03-05

Enough Smith Corona made rifles" said the
Army last November - you may have seen the
news releases with their comments on the fine job
done in making the Army Ml9o3-A3 rifle. So
Evening star., 1944-03-05

for essential activities, on application to and
approval from the War Production Board For COM
plete information see WP.B. Conversion Order
L-54-a, as amended Sept 20, 1913.
Evening star., 1944-03-05
And Kate Littlefield,
who directs il, cant
skate. But watch

~ THE cleaning
~ rink of the Gen.
ter Theater's ice
bound stage 100 Or
more skaters in color
full costumes are put
Evening star., 1944-03-05

This brings us to the normal user-the American
Secretary We know many of you need new ma
Chimes But it may still be some time before can
take care of your orders. Ratoning restrictions on
rental machines, however, are being relaxed
sSubec possible changes regulations subsequent going
Page Nineteen
Post script., 1944-10-13
MACs S WORSHIP
EACH SUNDAY

a familiar sight In the
VAC area is the hustle
and hustle Of PFC E. T.
Cox announcing that VAC
Devotional Services are
now being held each Sun
Gay morning at 900, in
the Day Room.
Last Sunday PFC Nellie
Albums Presented servi-
ces with a solo by Helen
Irwin and an instrumental
solo by Harriet Warfleld.
This Sunday, an inter
esting service with a
musical sett ing will be
conferred arounds The Cross:
Everyone is invited.
Post script., 1944-10-13
BAND ENTE RTAINS
DOUGLAS 0.l.s

The Swing Band No. l,
and the Entert aiming
Troupe from Post Special
Service Div, trekl1ed to
Douglas, Ariz., Tuesday
night to provide music
and fun FOR enlisted mil
itary personnel, Living
away from the Air Base.
The Groupxsntertained
at the Douglas High
School gym.
Post script., 1944-10-13

The Old Post Litr airy
has recently received
current book club selec-
tlons. The Literary
Guild selection, EARTH
AND HIGH HEAVEN, a novel
by Gwethalyn Graham, is
a Love story of two per-
sons whose worlds are
"separated by fanatics
and conventionsn but
they ndared earth and
high heaven to make
their vision real.n The
Book-of-the-iIonth Club
offers a dual selection:
THE BEARDiS BASIC HISTO-
RY OF THE U. S., by
Charles and Mary Beard
and the WORLD OF WASH
MGTCN IRVING, by Van
Wyck Brooks.
Why worry about the
magazines which you
can't buy at the local
NEWSSTAND? Try browsing
among the So magazines
which come regul arly to
our libr ary. There are
enough to p peal to most
reading tastes Of per-
sons from 6 to 60.
Post script., 1944-10-13
TROOPS PRAISED
BY CHAPLAIN

(CNS) There is no
ncolor line" at the
front where White and
Negro troops share the
democracy Of danger,
nRusse1l C. Str CUP, a
US. Army Chaplain serv
ing in the New Guinea
sector reports in the
August l6 issue Of the
nPresbyt erian Out look. !"
"A11 share a COMMON
peril, common hardships
and, I hope, a common
glory, Chaplain Stroup
declared, adding, +" No
group Of men ever more
richly deserved it than
the Negro troops WI tn
our command.
He expr essed the hope
that in the difficult
trace problemn Of the
South we may gain tin
spiration. from the rec.
ord Of the Negro in
this war ~
Chaplain Stroup is
Pastor-On-Leave fr on a
lynchburg, Va, Church.
Post script., 1944-10-13

POST SCRIPT accepts
WaNT ADS from Post per
sonel, military or civ
i1ian, free of charge.
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Imperial Valley press., 1944-05-02
Patrols Clash
On Italy Line
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Ma
Piles, May 2. CUP) Fierce patrol
fighting broke out all along the
main battlefrontS below Rome Mon
day, while Allied bombers main-
tanned their day and night offen-
sive against enemy supply ports and
rail lines in central and northern
Italy.
German skirmishers cut into the
9Th army forward positions on the
Anzio beachhead three miles south
west of Aprilia, and forced slight
Allied withdrawal, while Allied COM
bat patrols were attacking the right
flank of the beachhead.
One 5th army unit launched an
attack on Cerreto Alto with undis-
closed results, and another raiding
party probed the German lines two
miles west of Littoria, withdrawing
without casualties after brief
fight.
A formation of II to Is German
planes attempted a sneak raid on
Anzio harbor Sunday evening, but
the raiders were forced to jettison
their bombs before reaching the
port area. At least four and prob
ably six enemy planes we're shot
down by 5th army antiaircraft gun
nerS.