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The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
Additional Teachers
Added To Faculty Of
Elementary Schools

Three additional teachers have
been added to the faculty of Cool
idge elementary schools, accord
ing to w. d. Kirby, superintend-
ent. Mrs. Minor Simms, who has
been teaching in Duncan, secured
a release and is now teaching full
time at Coolidge North School,
Mrs. Margaret Johnson and Mrs.
Karl Fisher are teaching at South
School in the forenoon. Both are
instructing fifth grade students,
due to overcrowded conditions,
which made it necessary to dis
continue manual training so room
space could be used for fifth
graders. Mrs Simms is teaching
the third grade.
Coolidge elementary schools
closed for the Christmas holidays,
December 23rd, with an attend
ance of 685 and reopened January
3rd with an attendance of 1872.
Low attendance before the holi-
days was due to illness during the
recent influenza epidemic. Total
elementary school enrolment is
SIG.
During the holidays the kinder
garten room in North School was
redecorased,' dark woodwork be-
ing painted ivory and walls white.
The ceiling, formerely plaster in
bad repair, was replaced with cello
tex, Mr.. Kirby said, making the
completed room a light and more
pleasant place for the children.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
Examiner Needs
Copies Of Xmas
Greeting Edition

Coolidge service men want
extra copies of their Christmas
Greeting Edition. Their rela-
tives want extra copies. This
office needs copies for filing.
Every Coolidge citizen who has
a spare copy is requested to
return it to the Examiner.
The present demand for cop
les is due partly to national
publicity the edition received
recently in a newspaper trade
journal, the National Publish
err of December and several
requests from out of state pub
fishers for copies of the edition
have been received.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

An intensive salvage drive
throughout Pinal county was
started Wednesday, according to
John ]. Bugg, chairman, who Wis
tied various places in the county,
with Alma v. Tate of the salvage
division, war production board,
Phoenix.
Community committees have
been reorganized. In Coolidge
Earl Hicks has assumed duties of
local chairman and will call a
meeting within a week to appoint
committee helpers.
The new drive will lend 'empha-
sis to the collection Of paper and
fats. In Coolidge, Joe Irvine, boy
scout leader and A. K. Osborn,
scoutmaster, will conduct the
paper salvage drive with the boy
scouts doing the collecting. Final
details as to the time and method
of collecting paper as well as Its
disposal will be worked out and
announced next week, according
to Hicks.
Chairman Bugg is of the opin-
ion that carload of paper can be
collected between Florence and
Coolidge. Mixed paper in bales
and bundles has been quoted at
SIS a ton. Magazines in bales
and bundles has been quoted at
S14 a ton. Magazines in bales
es and will be paid by paper mills
throughout the country. The war
production board has contacted
the Alton Box Board company OF
Alton, Illinois, which states they
will buy in straight or mixed car
load lots at the above prices any
place in Arizona until February
Is or later.
Grease and fats are urgently
needed and Bugg states house
wives will be paid four cents pei
DOuIlu lOI SlSdoc at IAC oSOA W.
Renderers will pay the stores five
cents per pound in addition to
motor or freight charges on 25
pounds or more.
Some of the stores have stated
that they buy fats and grease but
that no agency collects what they
buy. Bugg states that Babbitt
Brothers at Flagstaff, Maricopa
County Tallow Works, P. o. box
GIG, Hunters Drive, Tempe; Phoe
nix Tallow Works, box 4131, Phoe
nix: and Tucson Tallow company
route 5, box 2, Tucson, are rem
derers who have indicated they
are in the market for fats and
grease.
Should butcher shops get a sup
ply of fats and grease on hand
and don't know what to do with it
they are advised to contact Chair
man Bugg at the county superin
tendent's office in Florence. He
will see to it that it is collected
and paid for.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

nea. Perkins is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Grouse E. Perkins, and
has two brothers in the service.
He was born at Blackwater and
his father Is pastor Of the Indian
church there.
Pfc. Perkins writes graphically
of what happened as he was sit
ting In his little private office"
his work done, slowly turning ov-
er the pages of a worn out maga-
zine he had read so many times
he practically knew the stories
by heart. His office" he tells us
is super deluxe" rain-proofed
tent, plus a raincoat thrown over
his portable cot, that sometimes
could be his "bath tub" Into this
scene, he writes, came his best
friend-the mail orderly. HE
had a stack of mail and packages,
of which I had my portion. There
was a large white envelope mark
ed Coolidge Examiner, and you
should have seen me dig for 1t.
l was so excited and happy that I
trembled like a leaf and shook
like q clothes line in a Kansas
cyclone.
81 enjoyed the Christmas Edi-
ton very much and am taking this
time to send you my congratula-
tory little message for the splen-
did paper. It practically shines
with the confidence of an editor
ial staff which knows it has ac-
complished something very splen-
did. l am convinced that it's the
best paper of its kind.
Perkins says there are several
Coolidge boys where he is and they
pass the paper to one another
when time permits. 1--WE seldom
get together. Raymond Wallace,
Charlie Wolaver, Tom Buck, Ran
dolph Chadborn, and others. Miss
ed Arnold Glenn by a half mile.
He is in the air corps and was sta
toned here a few weeks. From
what heard, he Is dishing it out
plenty.
"I happened to be one of the
first Coolidge boys to leave my
home town in Al and among the
first to leave the states shortly
after war was declared, so you
can imagine my pleasure In re-
ceiving the Examiner. You and l
have heard representations about
the war and many are in places
we never dreamed Of in our mex
haustible efforts to achieve that
freedom when the world will be-
come sane again. In our Struggle
to defeat our eneDa1es we have at
times forgotten that to become in
vincible and remain that way, we
must also develop resolute citizens
for tomorrow.
ITO Mr.. and Mrs. Grouse E..
Perkins, my nom and dad, thanks
a million for the paper, it's simply
great to hear and read of the
hometown. And to my many
friends-keep up the good work,
take it off the grill and we'll serve
it out read and hot to the stooges.
Well do the job in style, too.
Perkins says he Is well and
has a good job-all he lacks Is a
nrivatn ronrotnrv
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
Coolidge, Eloy
Men Inducted
Into Army, Navy

Inducted this week into the
army and granted furloughs were
Henry E. Turney, Sam Johnson
and Simpson Jordan of Coolidge
and Eugene Hughes of Eloy.
Inducted into the army and or
dered to immediate service was
Woodrow Ware of Coolidge.
The navy inducted Elvin Coulter
and Haller Burton Miller of Cool
idge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
Greyhound Buses
Still On War Time

Greyhound busses continue to
run on the same wartimes sched-
ule, according to Mrs. G. w. Ware,
in charge of the Greyhound sta
tion at Coolidge Hotel.
Since Arizona returned to Stand
ard Mountain Time, there has been
a good deal of confusion about the
bus schedule, Mrs. Ware said.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

. Miss Earveline Palmer and
S/Sgt. James Maxwell, Jr., were
guests at the ranch home of Mrs.
E. D. Chandler, Tuesday evening.
Maxwell, who is here on furlough
after serving IA months in the
South Pacific, saw the Chambers
son, 1t. q. g. Virgil Chandler,
just before leaving for home and
called to bring first hand word of
him to Mrs. Chandler.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
Tells What Xmas.
Message Means
To Overseas Men
Pfc. George Perkins well
comes arrival of Christ
mas edition in rainproof
tent in New Guinea.

Outstanding among the letters
received by the Examiner about
its Christmas Greeting Edition to
Coolidge service men, is one from
Pfc. George Perkins, that reached
this office Friday from New Gui-
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
Charles Elledge
Home After 8
Months Overseas

After s months of duty with the
Seabees in the Mediterranean war
zone, Charles d. Elledge, former
Coolidge justice of the peace and
building contractor, now Carpen-
ter's Mate First Glass is home for
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

Q Mrs. Virginia Lovett returned
Monday from Camp Adair, Oregon
where she visited with her hus-
band, Pvt. Charles Lovett, who is
stationed there. Mrs. Lovett and
her husband visited week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hall of Tempe,
while Private Lovett was on fur
Tough.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

o Jack Garrell of Eloy pleaded
guilty to reckless driving
charge Tuesday in justice court
and was fined $25. Garrell struck
a greyhound bus Monday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
Coolidge Man Is
Found Guilty Of
Evading Draft

Erfie Anderson Walters of
Coolidge was found guilty in fed
eral court in Phoenix Tuesday of
trying to evade the draft. He will
be sentenced Monday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
The CaIzoAI
Note Book
WE TOOK TWO

smart jabs on our editorial chin
this week from couple of civic
minded business men of Coolidge
One said. "You are a b of a
columnist. What happened to your
column last week." We ducked,
pleading the pressure of business
and extra curricular activities and
the ending of an old year but as
we backed away another blow
lashed out as our friend said,
you gotta be more consistent
. .. or quit writing"
THE SECOND JAB
came as we accosted an ardent
supporter for incorporation of
Coolidge on the street this morn
ing only to be greeted with. "Say,
if you have quit writing about in
corporation of Coolidge I'm going
to quit reading your d-nd
sheet"
AND JUST AS
we reached the office well
known lady stopped us to COM
plain about the dirt and filth
which litters Main street and end
ing with the remark, For Heav-
ems sakes, when ARE we going to
get this town incorporated"
WE'VE DONE A
great deal of writing about the
need for Incorporating Coolidge
and the attendant advantages to
every citizen and every property
owner because we honestly be-
lieve it is of prime necessity, not
only from an economic point of
view but because the very health
of every individual will be in
jeopardy until we who live and
make our homes in Coolidge actu-
ally administrate our own civic
affairs.
THE PEOPLE OF
Coolidge are ready for incorpora
tion and they look to the chamber
of commerce and it's officers for
leadership in this as well as 9TH
er things civic. By far the great
majority of chamber of commerce
members want Coolidge incorpor-
ated and they want the job done
now. We are sure this group will
not fail but =. please don't de-
lay. This should be at the top of
the agenda of chamber of COM
merce business.
PLANS FOR A
memorial of lasting nature to
those men and women of Coolidge
who now serve their country in
the armed forces have been COM
pleted by the American Legion
work on the forms has actu-
ally been started and members OF
the committee in charge promise
speedy action and a fitting dedi-
catory service upon completion.
FOR HEAVENS SAKES let's
incorporate NOW.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

Cd. L. Harguess started work
Monday at o. S. Stapley Company
as a clerk.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
Campaign To Get
Paper And Fats
Starts In County

Earl Hicks named chairman
in Coolidge. Paper will
probably be collected
through boy scouts at date
to be announced soon.
Butcher shops asked to
contact Chairman Bugg
on collection of fats and
grease.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

GA group from Coolidge Metho-
dist church will attend the mass
meeting of the crusade for
new world order in Phoenix, Mon
day, January 10. One group will
attend all day and another will
attend the evening session.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07

. Mrs. Bessie Edwards has been
absent from Coolidge Beauty Shop
for several days this week, due to
influenza.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-01-07
THE SECOND JAB
AND JUST AS

AND JUST AS
we reached the office well
known lady stopped us to COM
plain about the dirt and filth
which litters Main street and end
ing with the remark, For Heav-
ems sakes, when ARE we going to
get this town incorporated"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-03
CHAPTER XIII

AS he aimed, the officer was pass
ing Mr.. Tinker. To Mr.. Wrinkles
amazement, one Of Mr.. Tinker's legs
moved out and tripped the man,
sending him sprawling. Mr.. Tink-
er's jump at him was more of a
crawl, but he made it before the
Jap could fire his pistol.
The hairy hands Of Mr.. Tinker
found the officers throat. They held
on while the two rolled on the
ground. Gradually the Jap's con-
vulsive movements stopped and he
lay still. Mr.. Tinker continued to
retain his grasp on the others
throat, viselike, even when, in turn,
there was no more movement from
him.
Mr.. Wrinkle turned back to his
main business.
He felt no shock when he saw
more assault boats coming out of
the mist in addition to the two now
Bleaching themselves. He had only
the determined desire to kill and
kill again even when he knew he
must be overpowered.
He didn't hear, above the noise
Of his gun, the trucks grinding to a
stop in back of him with shrek Of
brakes. For some time he wasn't
aware that other men, live men,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-03

weepy Amy alone in the back seat,
they paraded through the town to
the blaring accompaniment of the
band and cheering people who threw
great many bits of paper from
the buildings. Mr.. Wrinkle waved
and waved his good arm, and it was
borne in upon him that it was most
mems dream come true, notably be-
cause this time no one called out
derisively.
Finally they were deposited In
front Of their house, where q num-
Der OF people were gathered. Among
them was Mr.. Wescott, who had evil
IDENTIFY come out to see for himself.
And having seen, he didn't find any
reason to laugh now. He couldn't
say anything at all when he opened
his mouth in that endeavor, but
simply stood there with his lips part
ed, gaping.
Mr.. Wrinkle greeted him warmly
and shook hands before going on
with Amy up their walk.
Mr.. Onward, the reportographer,
whom Mr.. Wrinkle had seen at the
station taking pictures, followed
them up the walk. Listen" Mr..
Onward asked rather humbly, chow
about an interview"
"No," said Mr.. Wrinkle, ''no inter-
view"
But" Mr.. Onward began to
plead.
"Use the same one you printed
BEFORE" Mr.. Wrinkle suggested.
''That was a good one."
Alone together in their house, Mrs.
Wrinkle dabbed at her eyes with her
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-03

The Colonel pinned the medal on
his tunic.
handkerchief, touched his medal
with one finger, dabbed some more,
and asked, whoever would have
thought"
SHOT me-" said Mr.. Wrinkle.
''Not l." she corrected. She spoke
little sharply, as il trying to hide
her emotions or expressing a desire
to bring him down peg in case his
popularity might have gone to his
head.
In trying to determine which It
was, Mr.. Wrinkle saw the answer to
his speculation on whether or not
Amy would continue in her new re-
gard for him, or revert to the old.
He found q number Of things to
support his belief that war had
changed her as permanently as It
had him.
She would not find it comfortable
to henpeck a national hero.
1.-THE ENID
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-03

NC WASN'T 3WSrc GuaG OGHef men,
live men, were I'm the fox hole with
him.
were in the fox hole with him and
that still more were firing from the
sand for some distance on either
side.
He didn't know when he left the
fox hole and with the others ran
upon the beach with a rifle in his
hands. He was astounded, once, to
note the bayonet on the end Of the
rifle, and that he had plunged it
into Jap soldier and was having
difficulty in getting 1t out. Twist, he
thought, that was it. He twisted,
and the blade came free. It was
true what they said.
He felt a sharp sting in his left
shoulder.
On top Of his head there was a
binding clang.
His helmet was knocked of.
Something crashed on his bare
head and after that he was aware Of
nothing.
Mr.. Wrinkle opened his eyes eau
tiously. He had been conscious for
few minutes, but he couldn't place
where he was.
The first thing he saw was the
face of Jack Pettigrew. Jack had
only a head, which f1oated in the
air all by itself. The mouth In the
head said, Hello. Pop"
$50 you made it, too" observed
Mr.. Wrinkle.
MADE it?'" Jacks head In
quired.
Were dead, aren't we?" asked
Mr.. Wrinkle. ''You were dead the
last time saw you. This is Heav-
en-. suppose. Or is it," In some
panic he demanded, (Which one?"
The head laughed. "We're in an
Army hospital just outside Of Los
Angeles"
The rest of Jack came into focus.
Clad in pajamas and q bathrobe, he
was sitting on the edge Of a white
bed. There were lines Of white
beds. Ast''s,
II don't understand" Mr.. Wrinkle
said. ''We're supposed to be on
Talizo. You-and the Japs :"
"The Japs," Jack grinned. "didn't
get anywhere. We've taken the
whole island since then. You saved
it. You're q hero. You're going to
get q medal. The President told
about you in one of his speeches"
''And look at these papers," Jack
rummaged in locker between the
beds and then held the front pages
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-03

Evening Standard. Mr.. Wrinkle took
it and saw big black letters which
said:
WRINKLE, HERO OF TALIZO
"I'm supposed to call the nurse
IL you wake up" Jack said. you've
been out for FIVE weeks. You're not
supposed to talk"
"You do the talking" Mr.. Wrinkle
ordered. "And lots Of IT,"
"You don't have to worry" Jack
said. "Mrs. Wrinkle knows. ] went
home to see my folks. I'm here
now only for a check-up before !
Join my new company. We're head
ed for the Philippines this time"
"You left out something" Mr..
Wrinkle said. 1.-THE most important
part. The Alphabet Freddie, and
the others :"
In a low voice, Jack said, 81 was
the only one"
It was a moment before he could
ask about Mr.. Tinker. Then he
spoke only his name.
'No," Jack told him.
At least, thought Mr.. Wrinkle, Mr..
Tinker had got his Jap himself.
He would always cherish thinking
Of the sight of Mr.. Tinker with his
hands around the Japanese officers
throat.
"That's why want to 60 back"
Jack said.
"I'm going, too" Mr.. Wrinkle told
him.
Mr.. Wrinkle enjoyed, instead Of
shying from, every moment of his
reception when he arrived In Spring
vile. He beamed at the huge crowd
waiting at the station. With salts
faction, he saw and heard the Amer
lean Legion band which had turned
out for him alone this time. He
read the banners and posters peo-
pie carried. He admired the deco
rations, one of which read unasham-
edly: "Our Hero"
There was Amy embracing him
and murmuring brokenly, "Wilbert
Wilbert :"
Look" he said. Right there be-
fore all the people he lifted his arm
to shoulder height, telling Amy,
''That's as far as it will CO."
Amy stared at him, embarrassed
and stricken. The crowd hushed.
cts good enough for holding
you," Mr.. Wrinkle told his wife, put
ting his arm around her.
The crowd roared it's approval,
while Amy, blushing, whispered to
him, "Wilbert, you're changed more
than ever"
The Mayor stepped up and gave
him the keys to the city, in the form
of large wooden key painted gold
and festooned with gay ribbons.
Then came the most important
part of the ceremony, the part that
made Mr.. Wrinkle most apprecia-
tive and brought a lump to his
throat.
His own commanding officer be.
ing some distance away, it had been
arranged for the Colonel who COM
manded the camp where Mr.. Win
kle was indicted into the Army to
present him with the Distinguished
Service Cross.
The Colonel read the citation from
a scroll. &c. awarded to Wilbert
George Wrinkle distinguished
himself by extraordinary heroism
in connection with military opera
tons against an armed enemy
beyond and above his duty (. -
The Colonel pinned the medal on
his tunic, stepped back and saluted
him. Mr.. Wrinkle was so surprised
at being saluted first by an officer,
and especially one Of such rank as
a Colonel, that he forgot to salute
back. Instead, he found himself
shaking hands with the Colonel.
In the Mayors car. with the May
or in front and Mr.. Wrinkle and q
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-03

THE STORY THUS FAR: Forty-four.
year-old Wilbert Wrinkle, who operates
the Fixit repair shop, is notified by his
draft board that he Is in la. He breaks
the bad news. to his domineering wife,
Amy, who suddenly becomes very tender.
Mr.. Wrinkle Is sent to Camp Squibb,
where he graduates from Motor Mechan.
les school, and then goes home on q fur.
Tough. After the furlough Mr.. Wrinkle
ands himself, with his friend, Mr.. Tinker,
In big convoy. They land on the island
Of Talizo, where they meet several old
pals. One day the Japs come. MIR. Win
kle dives under . command ear while
Mr.. Tinker shoots II out with Q plane.
Mr.. Tinker Is hit, Mr.. Wrinkle grabs
machine gum and mows down the laps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-03
ME- NZ/kAZE
1; :sSs, CO.'S W Z |.
W.M.u. RELEASE

of newspapers so Mr.. Wrinkle could
read them. One of them was The
Evening Standard. Mr.. Wrinkle took
it and saw big black letters which
said:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27
N Nary Post
Maybe Inherited
By Vdndenberg
Taft Supporters Unlikely
10 Offer Opposition
10 Michigan Senator

WASHINGTON. Feb - ms
son. Arthur IL. Nandenherg lR)
~ Michigan appeared tonight 10
have the inside track to succeed
the late Sen. Charles L. McNary
of Oregon as Republican leader of
the Senate when thc COP SolonS
get around 20 elccung "a perma-
mont successor.
There Was a gentlcmcn'S agree
meut among the Republican sem
atoIs tonight 20 Sott-pcdal talk on
election of a successor 90 MCNary
nor il Gays OF Two weeks lnuI
after funeral services for McNary
AT his Salem home next week.
probably Friday
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27
Wayne Marine Tells
OF SolomonS Insects

MARINE nc h.'l S .,ilS, VINO
KNOWS ms way dI"dilu mo solomon
ISldidS almost rs wen as ne uoes
around JUS nome Town OF wayne,
rs hoIne ON lIIIou-h To-Day con-
Nlnced mat lie rom ana insect
me ON l''.'-atiN'I4e are NVIse
man lil' 'aI'-
b'tpiE 'iI0'o .hlor an elEIt-
monlh Siluleh on bousaInNilie
ana 'uao.ut'..'' ana olheI lSidilaS
ll 80 Nl''.N'i..- '''illil'lA 'iidiii,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27
LiviingCoSt Index
Right, Labor Told

WASHINGTON. Feb 26 UPl
- The bureau of labor statistics
struck back at organized labor
tonight by describing as "abSo-
lutely wrong union complaints
about the bureaus official coSt-of-
living index.
Acting Commissioner Of Labor
Statistics A. +. HinrichS said the
claim of r. j Thomas, JAW prcSi-
dent and George Meany, AFL sec
retary-treaSurcr, that the cost of
living had advanced 43.4 per cent
since January, 1871, instead of
pa per cent as reported by the
bureau-was wrong and not sup
ported by the evidence they sub
mitted.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-27
ADVERTISEMENT
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