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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-10

Fishermen's Luck
Believe it or not, but we have the
proof. At least Is bass were caught
at the Buckeye quarry last Sunday
morning. A huge school of shad
minnows had congregated around
the sunken tree at the lower end of
the quarry and a great number of
bass (twenty-one were counted al
one time) were making furious
dashes with wide open mouths, gulp-
ing down small fish in great num-
bers as the big fish would flash
through the school of minnows.
Those lucky fishermen present would
only have to toss in their lines with
a minnow on the end and yank out
a bass. Of the eighteen bass caught
a good many measured Ia inches
and not one of them contained a
band emitting the fisherman to a
prizel
Ray Mumma and Jess Manges
were two of the men who witnessed
the fantastic episode, ask them about
details.
At the last directors meeting Dan
Tripplehorn, club vice president in
charge of game reserves, presented
a plan for rotation of reserves in
the townships to keep a continuous
hunting program in operation and at
the same time always having an al
lotted acreage under management
by the club.
In the new setup, in which Dan
was given unanimous support by the
directors, before the five year lease
expires on a selected acreage a new
reserve will be set up in the same
township and be developed by the
club. The leases are arranged by
the State under the direction Of
Robert Winchell, PR man for our
district.
Winchell was in town the first of
the week and is much interested in
the proposition. Within a few weeks
efforts will be made to lease ad
ditional acreage in other areas near
Bluffton that do not now have a
refuge for protection of wild life.
The new refugees as in the past
will be developed as squirrel and
raccoon protection areas and artif-
cial dens erected under Winchell's
supervision.
The club has made plans to erect
a number of dens in the Howard
Rickly reserve. This program will
take place on September 10th, having
been postponed from August goth.
William Kellogg had an interest
ing experience the other day while
watering the lawn at the rear of
DR.. Travis office. A fox squirrel
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-08-10
Ton Graphic Order Placed

An order for two tank truck loads
of crappies has been placed with
the conservation department al
Sandusky, delivery to be made this
fall. In letter from Robert Short
lift, chief of the game and fish de.
partment of the Lake Erie division
he states that we may expect the
order to be filled in October. Earlier
Information indicated that approx
mately 1000 pounds of this particular
fish can be hauled with a good
degree of success in each truck load.
The order calls for large crappies
and the price will be from 3 to 4
cents each.
Edgar Root, club director in
charge of fish management, says the
fish will be seined by commercial
lake fishermen and hauled to Bluff
ton for release in local quarries in
conservation department tank trucks.
The recent drought has caused
Riley creek to dry up from the
reservoir under the railroad bridge
to the old Hoover's quarry in
Eaton's woods. The creek is bone
dry and all the water remaining at
Hoover's is contained in a puddle
about 15X8X1 feet. In this small
area scarcely a minnow could be
found, but the pool teemed with
life for the puddle was alive with
crawdads and catfish. Several dozen
catfish We're seined from the pool
by Albert and Bob Benroth and this
writer and placed in the reservoir
under the railroad bridge.
A small amount of excitement
was caused when a large black
snake was seined from the pool with
good ten inch catfish clutched in
its jaws. The fish was pried from
the snakes mouth, but the reptile
made repeated attempts to grab the
fish again. Needless to say that Bob
and Dutch kept their distance and
the snake was forced to crawl away
nnfed but unharmed.
Minnows For Sale
E111
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Democrats Attend
Convention; COP
Names Delegates

At their state convention In
Phoenix last week Arizona Demo
Gratis reelected Sam H. Morris,
Globe. national committeeman, and
elected Mrs. w. P. Stuart, Phoenix,
national committeewoman. Mrs.
Stuart won over Mrs. w. T. Webb
of Bonita.
J. j. Jones of Coolidge and Tom
Fulbright and Richard Fulton OF
Florence attended the meeting.
At a meeting held IN Florence
last week, Pinal county Republicans
reelected w. D. Moore and Dugald
Stewart as county chairman and
secretary treasurer respectively
Delegates elected to attend the
state Republican convention in
Phoenix were Moore and Stewart.
Florence: Gerald Craig, Superior;
A. M. Ward and Judge Peter D.
Overfield, Casa Graande; B. S. Dav'
is, Coolidge, and George S. Wilson,
Oracle. Alternates: Don Trekell
and A. M. Peck, Casa Grande, Geo.
Dell, Coolidge; Mrs. Jessie Brown,
Florence; Fred Gibson, Superior;
Max Shake, Ray and Jack Prefer
ElOy
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Wares Palomino
Wins Five Ribbons
Phoenix Horse Show

Liberty Nickel, three year old
Palomino owned by M. M. Ware,
won five ribbons against keen com
petition at Phoenix Horse Show
Sunday. Blue ribbons were won
in the Palomino stallion class, quar-
ter horse Palomino class, and work,
ing stock Eorse class.
Second and third places were won
by Liberty Nickel in the western
saddle horse class and trail horse
class respectively. Ware won two
ribbons with his Palomino at Camel
Back horse show the week before.
Liberty Nickel was sired by Clab-
Der, horse known throughout the
state and owned by Alb Nichols of
Gilbert. Liberty Nickel has been
owned and trained from colthood
by Ware.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Julian Woodruff
Severely Burned By
1900 Volt Contact
Exploding oil barrel causes
fire which snaps high
power line on ranch south
west of Coolidge. Acct
dent takes place early
Monday morning.

Julian Woodruff narrowly es.
capped death early Monday morning
when 1000 volts of electricity
coursed through his body. The ac-
cident occurred when a high power
line wire on his ranch southwest of
Coolidge was annealed by heat from
a fire starting among oil barrels
near the ranch diesel house.
How the fire started is not
known but one of the barrels ex-
ploded, throwing flame upward and
swapping the wire near the spot
where Woodruff was standing. Tie
wire whipped downward to his
shoulder
Quick thinking of Ed Ferguson,
owner of neighboring ranch, prob
ably saved Woodruff's life. Fer
guson attempted to pull Woodruff
free and was thrown 20 feet VIII IN
he did so. 1t was reported that
sparks were issuing from Wood
run s nandS and feet. ferguson
tried once more to free Woodruff.
this time grasping his trouser legs
and managing to pull him loose.
He then turned his attention toward
the extinguishing of the fire.
Woodruff's injuries were not suf
ficiently bad to warrant his going
to hospital, although he suffered
severe burns and shock.
The loss from the fire was not
fMge, being only to the diesel house
with some small damage to tie
engine. A 5000 gallon oil storage
tank nearby was unharmed. The
blaze was first discovered by q
ranch employee about 1:3O a. m.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Udall Considers
New Trial Motion
In Accident Case

Motion for new trial in the mat.
ter of the estates of Lewis v. Gran
dell and John Hyer against Kenneth
Scott and wife was heard in Super
ior court in Florence Wednesday.
Judge Levi S. Udall heard the
action and took the matter under
advisement. Motion for new trial
was made on grounds claimed by
the plaintiff that the defendant and
witnesses talked to the jurors about
the trial and also on the claim that
one instruction to the Jury request
ed by the plaintiff was omitted by
the court.
A jury returned a verdict last
fall in favor of the defendant. Hyer
and Crandell were killed in an ac-
cident which, occurred March 6,
1912, at the Coolidge Florence high
way intersection a mile north of
Coolidge. Hyer's car collided with
a flat bed truck driven by John
Welch Of Phoenix. Hyer was killed
instantly and Crandell died later
in Coolidge hospital Suit was
brought for s25.000 in the Hyer case
and for $4,000 in the Crandell case.
Representing the plaintiff. Dalton
Cole, administrator of the estates,
was Charles II. Reed. while Stock
ton and Karam of Phoenix repre-
sented the defendant.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Name ChairmenI In
Crippled Children
Drive In County
Y. c. White will serve in
Coolidge, Mrs. w. c. Tru-
man in Florence, Mrs.
VIM. jackson and James
Holt In Eloy. Campaign
to end Easter Sunday.

Additional community chairmen
were named this week in the cam
paign for funds of the Arizona So
ciety for Crippled Children, Of
which Mrs. Lynn Farley, Florence.
is county chairman.
Y. c. White will be chairman in
Coolidge. He has served on the
executive committee for a number
of years. Mrs. w. C. Truman will
assume the craftsmanship in Flor
ence while Mr.. Smith, member of
the high school faculty at Casa
Grande, will be chairman there.
In Eloy, Mrs. Kathleen Merrill.
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. VIM.
Jackson of Coolidge, and James
Holt, school principal, will assist
with the Craftsmanship duties. Mrs.
Richard Curiel, who was asked to
serve, has been forced because Of
illness, to turn her responsibilities
CLdll ONCl OlACAo'
In Ray, d. NJ. Hibner will be
chairman; in Oracle area, which
includes Mammoth and Tiger, Mrs.
r. c. Peterson will serve; in Super
ior, Mrs. Grace O'Donnell and at
Kenilworth school, VIM. Mcconnell,
principal.
Seals are being sold this year, as
formerly with rs per cent of all
contributions staying in the county
for use of crippled children.
Twenty-Five per cent goes toward
national and material use.
Mrs. Farley pointed out this week
that the term crippled children"
includes every form of ailment,
mental and physical, teeth. eyes,
limbs and is more inclusive than
tie infantile paralysis campaignAI
She stated that fine support has
been given the campaign by the diff
ferent towns in the past.
The drive ends Easter Sunday,
April 9.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Red, Blue Stamps
In Book w To Be
Good Indefinitely

Expiration dates for food ra-
tion stamps are out for the dura.
ton. Beginning Sunday, March
26, Red and Blue stamps in War
Book w will be good indefinite.
ly, the district Office of Price
Administration has announced.
There is no change in the rate
at which stamps become good.
Three Red stamps worth thirty
points become valid every second
Sunday and five Blue stamps
worth SO points the first of
every month.
The change made is in line
with similar changes in other
rationing programs. The expi-
ration date on shoe stamps was
removed last September. Sugar
stamp expiration dates were
done away with three weeks
ago.
All ration tokens are also
good indefinitely.
The following stamps have
been validated by OPA:
RED - Meats, fats - G8, H8
and J8-Sunday, March 26.
BLUE Processed' foods-F8,
G8, HIS, J8, and K8-April l..
RED-AS, BS, CS, DS, ES and
F8.
BLUE-A8, B8, C8, D8 and E8.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Miss Mary O'Brien
To Direct USO
Club At Florence

The USO of Florence will have a
change of directors and sponsor
ship April S, according to c. M
Vickland outgoing director. The
club has been under the operation
of the army and navy department Of
the Young Mems Christian associa
tion since it opened in 1s42, but
will be directed by the National
Catholic Community Service from
next week, when Mrs. Evelyn
Thompson of the N. c. c. s. and
Merle L. Piper of TIE Y. M. G.. A.
will meet to transfer responsibility.
Miss Mary O'Brien, who has been
directing the Coolidge USO will
take charge of the Florence club.
She was in Phoenix yesterday con-
ferring witE Mrs. Thompson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Operetta Student
Life Scheduled At
High School Tonight

Words and Music" two-act op-
eretta, will be presented at Coolidge
high school auditorium tonight by
the high school music department
under the direction of Phil Farr.
The performance will begin prompt
ly at S:11 o'clock.
Action of the story is based on
college life and takes place at Bag
ley 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
Elledge, president of Barton col
lege; Samantha Highnote, Helen
harrington, dean of women; Mary
Allen, Bennie Boone, her secretary:
Anastasius Longwood, Red Veasey,
dean of men; JoLn Warren. Freddie
Sprinkles, his secretary; Washing
ton, Leonard Burtcher. colore.l
handyman; faculty and trustees1
Bernard McKechnie, Charles Mag
ness and Bill Whitlock.
Students, members of girls quar-
tette: Jane, Gloria Kenworthy;
June, Deon Craig; Joyce, Velda
Abbott.
Members of boys trio: Jerry,
Walter Arros, cheer leader; Jack,
Tony Lopez; Jim, Ray Hanks.
Choruses, students of Barton col
lege.
Tickets may be bought at the
door.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Mrs. Warren Steele
Elected President
Desert Wonans Club

Mrs. Warren Steele was elected
president of the Desert Womans
Club at a meeting Friday in the
home of Mrs. George Dell. Officers
elected to serve with her for the
coming club year are: Mrs. Steve
Christensen, 1st vice president;
Mrs. Rudolph Peters, End vice pres
ident; Mrs. w. H. Farnsworth,
secretary; Mrs. H. L. Holland,
treasurer; Mrs. Dell, auditor; Mrs.
Earl Smith, custodian, and Mrs. E.
d. Chandler, director.
Club members met at noon for
a pot luck luncheon at which Mrs.
Dell's sister, Miss Daisy Hartman,
was co-hostess. Mrs. Smith, presi-
dent, presided at the brief business
meeting which followed. Announce
ment was made of the state con-
vention to be Eeld in Chandler
April IL and IL, at which Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Steve Christensen,
president and secretary respective
ly, will represent the Desert Club.
Following the business meeting.
club members went to the Red
Cross surgical dressing room at
Coolidge high school, where they
spent the remainder of the after
noon rolling bandages. Sixteen
members were present.
Their next meeting will be a pic
mic on April 10 at the clubhouse,
where the afternoon will be spent
in working on the grounds.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Mrs.. E. ]. Wilber
Elected President
OF Womans Club

Mrs. E. ]. Wilber was elected
president of Coolidge Womans
Club at a meeting Thursday after
noon in the clubhouse.
Officers elected to serve with her
for the coming club year are: Mrs.
Bruce Moody, 1st vice president;
Mrs. Dalton Cole, End vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Kruse Davis, recording
secretary; Mrs. C. A. Christensen,
corresponding secretary; Mrs. S.
C. MacFarland, treasurer, and Mrs.
A L. NOVEL;, auditor. New mem
bers elected to the board of direc-
tors are: Mrs. p B. Hannah, Mrs.
N. T. Olson, and Mrs. H. H. Wrenn.
Mrs. Wrenn, president. pre-
sided at the business session. The
clubs next meeting will be held
April 27. Installation is planned
for May 25.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Jenkins Will Be
Principal OF
Mcdowell School

Robert Jenkins, Coolidge high
school industrial arts instructor,
has been appointed principal of
Mcdowell school, according to A..
G.. Cockrill, president of the board
of directors. The appointment was
made at a meeting of the board
held last week.
Jenkins takes the place of John
Burke, who has resigned, and in
tends to farm.
Members of the board are Cock
rill, Clifford Hess and A. Y. Tiff
any. Mcdowell school is a three
teacher school with about so pupils.
The enrolment has decreased some
during the past year because of
people leaving this area to enter
defense work.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31

recalled happenings of his boyhood.
He came to Coolidge at the age of
ten with his father and his twin
brother. Thurman. The Wallace
twins are both serving overseas,
Thurston having enlisted in 1888.
How devoured those old Ex-
aminers when they finally reached
me-" he writes; especially the 10
Years Ago column. l saw names
in it that l had long ago forgotten.
Jesse Mutt, the first girl l ever
fought over. l won the fight-but
not tie girl. That was when l
attended Kenilworth School and
Mrs. Brown lent a hand, too well
remembered, to ever be forgotten!
Mrs. ]. ]. Jones and Mrs. w.
E. Mutt honored their daughters
Jesse Mutt and Martha Jones on
their 18th birthdays at the Womans
Club I read How well | re-
member the club house. Dan, Ray,
Guy, Tom, Steve and 1, with Yer
non Rawls, who was the inside
guy, would climb in one of tie win
dows, while Vernon held back the
curtain so we could see the picture
show free.
"It mentioned also when Mona
and Beatrice Brice entertained a
social by singing. Boy! they sure
could sing Western songs. Seems
l can remember the first wedding
in Coolidge. 1t was Bill Jackson
and a Miss Jones. Am l correct
There is one paragraph Of spe-
cial interest to those who follow
the sport activities Of Coolidge.
Don't know whether you remem-
Der this or not, but am tie guy
that caught for Joe Dobson in his
first pitching days at the first base
ball league of Coolidge's first
school. Mr.. Mutt built it and Mrs
White was the teacher. We took
every school around and won great
victories with Joe's pitching. Look
where he Is today, and l am not so
good because of my arm.
Sgt. Wallace enclosed a clipping
telling of slide rule, called a
graphic firing table, invented by
1t. Col. Abbott H. Burns, former
Florence resident. He is extremely
anxious to get in touch with the
colonel. If any reader knows where
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31

of Pinal County Chapter, who ex-
pressed confidence that Coolidge
would go over the top. Louis Fis-
eel, Florence chairman, is likewise
sure that Florence will make its
quota. Casa Grande is already over
the top. Superior is slow in send
ing in returns, being on a monthly
pay-check system. Results of the
drive will be reported from there
the last of tie month, according to
drive officials.
OF the $4,000 county quota $15,-
427.52 has been turned in 20 date.
Complete tabulation of all county
returns will take until April S.
A complete report of Red Cross
collections in Coolidge will be made
next week, Mrs. Ware said. The
general experience of chairmen of
the drive has been that people have
given literally and without urging.
Coolidge high school exceeded its
quota of 5000 by $53 with every
member of the senior class over
the top 100 per cent. Residents of
KenilwortE district made $152 for
the drive by holding a chicken din
ner at Kenilworth School Friday
night. In addition to this, members
of Kenilworth PTA donated $40 TO
the drive. Mrs. w. r. Urton il
chairman of the district. Kenil-
worth quota is $500 of which $500
has been turned in to date.
There are still some outlying dis
tricts to be heard from, Mrs. Ware
said, and officials of tie drive here
are expecting that collections in
front of the post office Saturday
will, without question, put Coolidge
over the top. Many persons who
live in the country are reached this
way, who might otherwise not have
an opportunity to contribute.
The American Red Cross hopes
to raise 100000 to carry on is
immense activities of aiding the
suffering, the wounded, and the
starving throughout the wor l..
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
r. w. Taylor Is
Rotary President
For Coming Year

R. w. Taylor, superintendent OF
Coolidge high school, was elected
president of Coolidge Rotary at the
regular meeting held Wednesday
noon. He succeeds Dalton Cole in
the office.
Ed Jory was elected secretary
for the coming year and the Rev.
Carl Fritz was named treasurer.
Cole Will fill the office of vice pres
fdent.
Board of directors will consist of
Cole, Jory, Taylor, M. L. Talla,
Bruce Moody, VIM. Urton and VIM.
Novel;
At the April 5 meeting of Rotary
the Rev. Leslie Ross will present a
program in keeping with the an
niversary of Bataan observation.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Representatives Of
County Schools To
Meet In Florence

.Pinal county school principals
and secretaries will attend a meet
ing today at the office of County
School Superintendent John j.
Bugg, to hear Miss Leota K. Davis
of tie state department of public
instruction speak. Miss Davis, who
is said to be an accounting expert
will discuss such problems as max
ing out final reports and statisticsI
The meeting will start at 10 O'Clock
this morning.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Will Report For
Pre-Induction On
Tuesday, April 4

Ordered for pre-induction on
April are the following:
Gerard M. Mark, Willie Berty
Thompson, James w. Mckinney
Eugene Bhonee, Manuela H. Zaba
la, Luther L. Hampton, Walter E
Burns, Albert A. Burnette, Raul ]
Elwood, Pete ]. Bellamak, J. @
Williams.
Edward M. Dugan, Refugio p
Reyes, Gregorio V. Granillo, Leon
ard Woodward, Jose E. Ortiz, Irwin
]. Wright, Ray M. M. MCGUIRE
Jose G. Valencia, Roland d. Hig
gins, James R. Atkison, Patrick j
Coleman, John w. Daniel, Bruce
G. Needham.
Arturo B. Jorquez, Paul Il. Win
dom, Roy Phillip White, Napoleon
M. Pisano, Alfredo R. Gomez
Archie r. Prock, Ralph G. Tucker
Htomas H. Bamrick, Jr., Victor B
Flores, Jesus Torres, Melvin F
Campbell, Everett o. Shw, PaskeI
Blackwelder.
Monte P. Fitzhugh, Woodrow
David, Fiburcio Basaldua, Clifford
T. Love, Pedro Esparza, Lenord
L. Needham, Chester L. McCleskey
Raymond H. Freeman, Robert L
Vanarsdel, Roland E. Enos.
James l.. SueIart, Lotie B. Schle
gel, Woodrow Bedford, Lenard l.
Cobb, Charles v. Felix, Fred E
Woods, Eagon H. Holland, James
E. Reed, Eddie R. Denogean, Enoct
Lewis, Jr., Frank F. Rabago, John
w. Martin, Felipe Gonzales.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
PTA Executive
Board Discusses
Recreation Program

A summer recreational program
was discussed by the executive
board of Coolidge Parent-Teachel
Association at a meeting in the
home of Mrs. George Truitt, presi
dent, on Tuesday.
Plans for the coming program
April 4, were announced by Mrs
Leon SmitE, program chairmalI
who has arranged for entertain
ment by the fifth and sixth grad
Girls Glee Club, and talk by Rev
erend Leslie ]. Ross.
1t was decided that the P. T. A
would donate toward the Red Cros
drive and purchase a flag for Coo
idge Brownie Scouts.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
PinaI County Red Cross Contributions
SIS, ,427; Coolidge, Florence Near Quotas
Drive officially ends today but will continue through
urday order communities of reaching quotas.
keniworth and Coolidge schools do well.

Coolidge and Florence are almost
over the top in the National Red
Cross drive that ends officially to-
day. At last report Coolidge had
$3.50 to go to make its $4,000 quota
and Florence was close with a re-
quired $3.50 to go to make its $4,000
quota.
The drive will continue through
out Saturday in Coolidge, accord
ing to. announcement of Mrs. M. M.
Ware, chairman of Coolidge branch
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
21 Club Has New
Floor, Paint Job

The 21 Club on Main street i
Coolidge, owned and operated b
Earl McEuen, has had a bit of fac
lifting this past week. A me-
cement floor has been put in an
considerable painting has bee
done both inside and out. A ne
sign has also been painted.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
State President
Of Auxiliary In
Visit Florence

Mrs. Gladys VanDerslice, Pre-
colt, state president of tie Anne
ican Legion auxiliary, paid her a
nual visit to Florence Wednesdi
evening. A pot-luck supper in b
honor was held at the M. G. Ma
home.
Mrs. Paul Loucks of Coolidge w
a guest.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Mortgage Of Local
Church Manse Is
Burned Tuesday

The mortgage on Community
Presbyterian Church manse was
burned Tuesday night at a pot luck
supper in the church recreation
hall. Rev. ]. Carl Fritz, pastor ad-
dressed the group after he struck
the match that spelled finis to the
mortgage.
The evening concluded with COM
munity singing led by Mrs. R. w.
Taylor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
SGT. DONALD cHEsLEY writ

SGT. DONALD cHESLEY writes
from Burma to tell his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Jake Chesley, that he "is
still o. k" although he has been
so close to Jap guns that he and
those with him were blinded by
their fire, and at one place (un-
named) where they camped after
dark, they had to move dead Japs
before they could eat breakfast.
Sgt. Chesley says he would surely
love to be back in the good old
U. s. A.
The Coolidge examiner., 1944-03-31
Sergeant Wallace
Recalls Good Old
Days In Coolidge

Sgt. Thurston w. Wallace, who
has been overseas for sometime,
sat down and really reminisced"
about the old days at home VIXEN
he received an Examiner recently
that chronicled names and events
in the 10 Years Ago column that