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The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Call First Women
For Trial Jury
In Pinal County

For the first time in the history
of Pinal county women have been
drawn for trial jury service and to
Mary Rojo of Florence went the
distinction of being the first woman
TO have her name drawn.
On Monday in the court room
of Hon. w. c. Truman, judge of
the Super ior Court of Pinal county,
at 1870 in the afternoon the draw
ing started for the jury list for the
spring term of court beginning May
%. Mary Rojo's name was the
first out of the box and the draw
ing continued until 200 names had
been called plus II names to sub
stitute for those deceased or other
wise unable to serve.
A total of 200 names of citizens
were drawn for trial jury service
and of that number AZ were resi-
dents of Coolidge and 80 were from
Florence. However, 50 names out
of the 200 drawn were women and
these tNust serve as trial jurors
unless they file necessary exemp-
tions showing reasons why they
should not serve.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
George Smith Guesses
Time Of Wars End
Within One Minute

Guessing within one minute OF
the time hostilities would cease
and the war in Europe come to a
successful close, George Smith OF
the Standard Oil Co.'S. district OF
flee at Glendale won the prize Oh
fered by William David Hood Post
No. 54 of the American Legion for
the most accurate guess, accord
ing to announcement today by
Commander Pierce Vensel.
Smith made the prize-winnlng
guess while visiting here when he
set 300 o'clock p. N. of May as
his forecast of the time the Euro
pean war would end.
United States Senator Ernest w.
Mcfarland of Florence checked
the official time of Germany's sur
render as 3:01 D. M, May s, 1945,
lust one minute off the forecast OF
Smith month prior to the Nazi
collapse.
An award of S215 was made to
the winner.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Mothers Illness
Brings Entire Family
Together First Time

Twelve of Mrs. Mary Ellen Bon
ner's children came to see her
when she was taken to a Phoenix
hospital with a serious throat in
fection recently. She makes her
home here with her son and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Bonner. The
gathering of her children marked
the first time in her life that they
had all been together at the same
time.
Those who were with her during
her illness were Mrs. J. L. Hayes
and daughter, Mrs. Florine Cover,
both of Oklahoma, Mr. and Mrs.
Hershel Bonner of Pomona, Cali
fornia, Mrs. Ruby Troutman of
Muleshoe, Texas, Mrs. Hazel Lane
and daughter Edna of Tracy, Cali
fornia, Malborne Bonner of Okla
homa City, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodrow
Bonner of San Diego, California,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. sgd
Lee, and Alpha Bonner, all of
Phoenix.
When Mrs. Ellen Bonner's con-
dition was known to be improved
the group held a family reunion
dinner at the home of the A. V.
Bonner's here, after which they
returned to their respective homes.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Club Honors Past
Presidents Friday
At Installation Tea

The Desert Womans Club hon
ored past presidents at the groups
annual installation tea held Friday
afternoon in the home of Mrs. Al
Christensen. Mrs. A. M. Clark,
Mrs. Glenn Carter, Mrs. Cecil Col
lerette and Mrs. E. D. Chandler
were co-hostesses. The tea table
was centered with a bowl of pink
roses and a pink and white color
scheme was used throughout. Mrs.
Warren Steele and Mrs. Carter
poured.
Corsages were presented to past
presidents, Mrs. Josephine Borree,
Mrs. H. A. Wolfe, Mrs. A. J. Chrit-
ensen, Mrs. William Ray, Mrs. ].
A Roberts, Mrs. ]. R. Walker, Mrs.
H. L. Holland, Mrs. Herbert Hanna,
Mrs. E. D. Chandler and Mrs. Earl
Smith. Corsages were also pre-
sented to incoming officers.
The program opened with the
pledge of allegience given in un-
ison, followed by a special prayer
by Mrs. Steele, who presided at
the business session. Annual re-
ports were given, Mrs. Steele read
an article on the United States
delegates to the San Francisco con-
ference and Mrs. H. L. Holland
gave a resume Of her recent trip
to Tennessee, where she spent six
weeks visiting relatives.
Mrs. William Ray was installing
officer. Those who assumed office
for the 1945-46 club year were:
Mrs. Katherine Christensen, pres
ident; Mrs. Rudolph Peters, 1st
vice president; Mrs. w. H. Farms
worth, End vice president; Mrs.
Cecil Collerette, secretary; Mrs.
Holland, treasurer; Mrs. George
Dell, auditor; Mrs. Chandler, GUS
todian; and Mrs. Steele, board
member. Mrs. Herbert Hanna was
appointed reporter, and Mrs. Bor-
rec was appointed cookie chairman
for Coolidge USO.
Mrs. Steele presented each of the
outgoing officers with gift, after
which she turned over the gavel
to the incoming president, Mrs.
Christensen, and was in turn pre-
sented with past presidents pin
from the group in appreciation of
her leadership and work for the
club during the past year.
Special guests were Mrs. R. H.
Pottebaum, Mrs. Dick Clark, Mrs.
H. A. Wolf and Mrs. Charles Tant-
linger of Seattle, Washington.
Over thirty members and guests
were present.
New officers viii meet at the
home of Mrs. Katherine Christen-
sen Friday, May %, to compile the
program for the 1945-46 year books.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Election Monday At
Legion Post No. 81
Regular Meeting
Full slate of nominees to be
voted on. Spruell, Short
and Taylor candidates for
Commander.

Monday is election night at Will
liam David Hood Post No. 54 of
the American Legion and Com
mander Pierce Vensel urges that
every member of the post make a
real effort to be present and take
part in the election of officers for
the next year.
The nominating committee has
submitted the following list of nom
inees for the various offices, as
well as a list of nominees for the
executive committee:
Commander: Leonard Spruell,
Bill Short, Ancil Taylor; first vice
commander: Frank Watson, Joe
Irvine; second vice commander:
w. S. Shipley, F. NJ Cummings; );
chaplain: A P. McGinnis, Major
Randolph Evjen, w. r. Urton
sergeant at arms: Freeman Hig-
genbotham, James Lee.
The prompt contracting of all re-
turned service men by members of
the post is recommended by Com
mander Vensel. In this way it will
be possible to be of real service
to many of the new veterans and at
the same time to interest them in
the work of the American Legion.
Post Adjutant Ben Arnold says
that the present membership, 125,
of Post No. 54, can be greatly in
creased if members are on their
toes in the matter of contracting
prospective members.
In addition to the annual election,
other business will come before
the post Monday night.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
70 Priorities For
New Housing Units
Granted COOLIDGE

FILA Office recognizes the
rapid growth of city by
allowing new construction
not restricted to special
classes of owners or rent
ers.
Recognizing the rapid growth Of
Coolidge and its acute need of ad-
ditional housing facilities, the Fed
eral Housing Administration has
awarded priorities for 20 new hous-
es for this community. Twelve of
the new units may be built for
sale and eight must be built to
rent. At the same time priorities
for Is units were granted to Casa
Grande.
This announcement was made
Wednesday by R. o. Barrett. state
manager of FILA, at his Phoenix
office. Manager Barrett stated that
the new housing program was for
privately built houses under the
recently inaugurated H-2 program
in which new housing is not re-
stricted to war workers, or other
special groups.
Houses to be built for sale will
have $4,000 ceiling and on the
rental construction the ceiling will
be $50 per month per unit.
The 20 houses now authorized
are open to all builders and proper
ty owners and priorities will be
issued in the order of approved ap-
plications. Those contemplating
building should make their appli-
cations for priorities at the FHA
office room 80 Luhr's Tower,
Phoenix.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Musicians Hold
Final Meeting
OF The Year

Coolidge Musicians Club held it's
final meeting of the year at the
home of Mrs. Sue Steward Thurs
day evening. Miss Mary Crandal
was co-hostess.
Mrs. Avis Hobby, presided at the
business session and conducted the
study hour on state Composers. !"
Vocal and instrumental numbers
by Arizona composers were pre-
sented by club members to illus
trate the theme.
Committees appointed for the
coming club year were: Mrs. Eliza
beth Smith, Mrs. Flora Dunaway
and Mrs. Mabelle Taylor, mem
bership committee; Mrs. Elene
Hicks. Mrs. Sue Steward and Miss
Ruth Miller, program committee
Mrs. Anne Rose and Mrs. Elizabeth
Nabors, members at large. The
executive board is comprised ol
officers and members at large.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Mothers Day Tea
Given By Brownies
At Womans Club

Coolidge Brownie Scouts honor
ed their mothers with a Mothers
Day Tea at Coolidge Womans club
building Tuesday, when the fly-up
ceremony was also observed. Girl
Scouts with their leader, Miss Dor
othy Johnson, were present to as
sist with the ceremony, which
raised all members of this years
Brownie troops to the rank of girl
scouts.
Approximately 25 mothers and
65 scouts were present. Miss Eva
Harris assisted Brownie leaders
with the serving. The three hos
tess troops were Canary, Bunny,
and Robin Brownies under the SUI
pervision of their respective lead
ers, Mrs. George Truitt, Mrs. Roy
Blahosky, and Mrs. Charles Reed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18

Graduation exercises will be held
for thirty-seven Coolidge Union
High School students on the lawn
of the school tonight beginning at
S:15 o'clock. The welcome address
will be given by John Knight, salu-
tatorian; Willie Storie, student
body president, will give a talk on
"The School," Mary Lou Lewis,
class valedictorian, will give the
farewell address.
The program follows: band con-
cert prelude under the direction of
Phil Farr; professional, "Pomp and
Circumstance, Elgar, piano duet
by Sue Kyser and Nadine Nc
Cleery; invocation, George O'Don-
nell; A Welcome, salutatory, John
knight; "Go Thou, Dear Music'
Arr. Goodell, and "Be the Best of
Whatever You Are" Arr. Macarthur,
High School Girls Chorus; The
School, Willie Storie; trumpet solo,
selected, John Knight; The Glass
of 1915, Betty Clark; "By the Bend
of the River" Arr Hemstreet, Sen
ior Girls Chorus;
Presentation of the Glass, R. w.
Taylor, superintendent of Coolidge
schools; presentation of diplomas,
Kenyon Harris, president of board
of education; narration, Mary Dow
die and Kenneth Trout; drum
duet, LaVerne Odom and Janelle
Kleinman; A Farewell, valedictory,
Mary Lou lewis; Perfect Day"
Bond, trio, Esma Langfnrd, Deon
Craig, Rosilind Tiffany; benedic-
ton, Esma Langford.
Those who will graduate are:
Willie storie *Mary Lou Lewis,
Kenneth Trout, *Mary Dowdle,
*John knight, %Betty Clark, George
O'Donnell, *Esma Langford, Ida
Mae Shafer, Jack Havens, Dorothy
Dossey, Christine Ford, Bill Irvine,
Elvera Nafarrate, Deon Craig,
Young Veazey, Jr.. LaVerne Odom,
Janelle Kleinman, Albert Singh,
Rosilind Tiffany, Georganna Ken
nedy, Charles Patterson, Mable
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Mrs. Richardson
To Present Piano
Students In Recital

Mrs. Fern M. Richardson will
present group of her piano pupils
in recital on Thursday evening,
May oath, at s O'Clock, in the audi
torium of the Coolidge Union High
School. The program, which is
open to the public, will be partici-
pated in by the following students:
Carol Sue Hamilton, Greg Nc
Cleery, Patsy Burke, Rheba 10
Higgenbotham, Oralie Stonehocker,
Onita Clark, Joyce Mcfarland,
Lenore Keith, Nancy Hamilton,
Eugenia Kirkland. Bill Maxwell,
Lenora Slater, Tommy lies, Gail
Mcintyre, Gertrude Keith, Mar
garet Kirkland, Billy Woods, 10
Anne Christensen, Bert Slater,
Ilene Kent, Earlene Hicks, Richard
Morris, Olga Valencia, Betty Tay-
lor, John lies, Evelyn Atkisson,
Wanda Revles, Elaine Kent, Diana
Mirkin, Jane Chapman, Mary Jean
Ford, Margaret Higgenbotham, Bon
nye Mcfarland, Elizabeth Turitt,
Kathleen McCleery, Jackie lies,
Patsy Johnson, Alice Loucks, Joyce
Holt, Elinor Clark, Nadine Nc
Cleery and Marilyn Elsberry of
Coolidge, and Mary Schultz, Stella
Aquilar, Virginia Clemans, JAG
queline Morrison and Billy Glenn
ans of Florence.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Double Program At
Lions Club Meeting

Vivid reminiscence of war
scenes, action and personalities in
Iceland, Scotland, England, North
Africa, Sicily, Italy and southern
France entertained members of the
Lions club and visitors Wednesday
evening at their dinner-meeting in
the basement of the Baptist church,
where 1t. Col. Herbert DesGeorges,
former active Lion, told informally
of his work with the Army Air
Force.
Preceding the talk by Col. Des
Georges, H. H. Wrenn spoke on
the journalism and policies of early
Arizona.
President M. H. Grossmiller
welded the gavel and Bob Cannon
served as program chairman and
introduced the speakers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Help Finish the Job
: Supply the Funds.
To Whip the Japs

With the job OF fighting a
global war only half done, resi-
dents of the city and valley are
tagging on their purchases of
bonds in the Seventh War Loan
Drive.
Men are bleeding and dying at
this very minute in the Western
Pacific battle area that we may
live in peace, happiness and
prosperity.
State Committman Y. C.
White and Chairman M. H.
Grossmiller join in urging that
you double and redouble your
War Bond purchases next week.
Our dollars on the home front
must back the boys on the bat
tie front.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Battle Action Will
Thrill Audience AT
Big Infantry Show

OaA AAAA ~
be presented at the high
school stadium May 31st
as Booster for 7th War
Loan Drive now under
way.
Martial music for the great war
time show, This Is Your Infantry"
will be furnished by the Mariana
Army Air Base band, according to
announcement by NH. .Grossmiller,
Seventh War Loan chairman. Ar
rangements for the big army band
to participate in a program at the
high school stadium on May 81
were completed this week.
People of Coolidge will get a
first-hand view of how their war
bond purchases are financing the
greatest war in history when the
dramatic army show, Here's Your
Infantry" is presented here Thurs
day, May 81, at the high school
stadium. it was revealed today by
Melvin Grossmiller, community
chairman of the War Finance Com
mittee. This will be the only show
ing of Here's Your Infantry" in
Pinal county.
This exciting two-hour long sim
ulation of actual warfare will be
held in the interests of the Seventh
War Loan drive, which opened
May IA, Mr.. Grossmiller said. at
will afford the people here the op-
portunity of seeing just where their
war bonds are going and what they
are accomplishing. 1t will demon
strate the need of continual bond
purchases if we as a nation are to
win the fight for freedom"
Thirty-nine men, all of them vet
Grams of fighting in some theater of
war. comprise the infantry team.
AS a grand finale to the perform
ance, the foot-soldiers will re-enact
an actual battle scene on Pacific
island. Through the use of flame
throwers, machine guns. mortars,
rockets, bazookas and rifles, they
will storm and destroy a Japanese
pillbox. The roar of battle" will
in every way be as real and grimly
earnest as anything on the battle
front.
In addition to the battle scene,
the soldiers will display the latest
in battle equipment, and demon
strate BOBBY traps and mines ana
how to combat them. The dough-
boys will tell the citizens of Cool
idge how the war bonds they have
bought-and will continue to buy
have put these weapons and many
more into their fighting hands.
Mr. Grossmiller has urged every
man, woman and child to see
Here's Your Infantry" "It is the
kind of warfare" he said, ''that
your husbands. your brothers, and
sons and friends are fighting in the
Pacific right now"
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
State Representative
VIM. Rugg Talks On
Activities At Capitol

State Representative VIM. Rugg
gave Rotarians and visitors keen
and humorous insight into proceed
ings of the state government as he
told of his experiences as a fresh
man representative in talk before
the clubs regular luncheon meet
ing Wednesday.
State Senator Charles Goff &C
companied the speaker to the Ro-
tary meeting, as the two men were
enroute to a hearing at Florence.
Other guests at the meeting were
1t. Col. and Mrs. Herbert Des
Georges, 1t. VIM. Merrill and
grandfather, DR.. VIM. Jackson, and
K. w. Alexander.
President r. w. Taylor presided
over the luncheon gathering and
ROLAND Fay served as program
chairman.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Entomologist To
Talk On Control
Of Household Pests

Kenilworth Homemakers Club
is sponsoring an open meeting
Wednesday, May %, at 2:30 in the
afternoon in Community House at
Valley Farms. DR.. Roney, ento-
mologist from the University of
Arizona, Tucson, will give talk
and demonstration on "The Control
of Household Pests" For those
who are interested DR.. Roney will
follow this with a special talk on
1.-The Control of Garden Pests"
There will be no May meeting
of the Homemakers Club.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
1t. Col. Des Georges
Here On Visit After
3 Years Overseas

Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs.
Herbert Des Georges arrived in
Coolidge Tuesday for few days
visit with the coloners many old
friends here. 1t is Mrs. Des Georges
first trip to Coolidge.
The colonel was a former en-
ployee of the Indian Irrigation Ser
vice and the first fire chief OF
Coolidge fire department. He has
just returned to the States after
approximately three years in the
European theater of operations. The
Des Georges will leave today for
the colonePs home in Gallup, New
Mexico.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Pfc. Lloyd Manuel
Receives The Combat
1nfantryman Badge

Pfc. Lloyd G. Manuel, whose
father, Jose l.. Manuel, lives in
'Sacaton. Arizona, has been cited
by the seth Mountain Regiment of
the 10th "Mountaineer" Division
and awarded the Combat Infantry
man Badge for actual participation
in combat against the enemy on
the Fifth Army front in Italy, ac-
cording to word received from Italy
this week.
Standards for the badge are high.
The decoration is awarded to the
infantry soldier who has proved
his fighting ability in combat and
consists of silver rifle set against
a background of infantry blue, en-
closed in a silver wreath.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Bible School To
Start Here Monday

A vacation Bible School will be-
gin Monday at Community Presby-
terian Church from a. m. to noon
Monday through Friday for the
next two weeks, occording to an
announcement of the Rev. j. Carl
Fritz, pastor.
Teachers who will conduct class
es are: Mrs. R. H. Alexander, Mrs.
Charles Reed, Mrs. Max Anderson
and Mrs. Margaret Beck.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18

1t. James D. Garrett left Monday
to report for duty in New York at
the conclusion of a 30-day leave
spent visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jack Garrett. He spent IA
months In the Pacific theater of
operations, where he completed 85
missions before returning to the
States from the Philippines. He
will serve for the next four months
with the ferry command.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Business Moves

Springer's Watch Repair Shop
is now open for business at its new
quarters in the San Carlos building
on Main Street, having moved
Monday from its former location
on North Main. ]. F. Springer is
owner and manager of the business.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18
Thirty-Seyen Students Will Graduate
From Coolidge High School Tonight
Mary Lou Lewis, class valedictorian will give farewell
address in graduation exercises held the high school
lawn. John Knight is class salutatorian.

Cherry, Evelyn Schell, Clint Skrla,
Betty June Yates, Louise Irwin,
Charles Magness, Lois Dobson,
Clara Harris, James D. Smith,
Catherine Waldrip, Betty Davis,
Alfred Ciwkowski, Tootsio Kirk,
Wayne Elledge and 10 Ann Kort-
sen Tin absentia).
+ Gold star diploma given for
students having average scholar
ship of or higher.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18

Q Mr.. and Mrs. D. B. Mauldin of
Eloy were dinner guests at the
home of their daughter and SON
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Smith,
on Mothers Day. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mauldin and family Joined
the group later for cards.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18

0 A Mothers Day dinner group
at the home of Mrs. Callie Thomas
included Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Thomp-
son, Sgt. J. C. Samples, Harry
Betchel and Tex Williams. Mrs.
Thompson is Mrs. Thomas daugn-
ter and Sgt. Samples is her son.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-05-18

Pfc. James c. Samples is here
on 45-day furIough to visit his
mother, Mrs. Callie Thomas, after
ID months overseas. Samples has
been serving with the air corps in
India and was flown from there to
the States in an ocean spanning
ATC plane. His arrival came as a
complete surprise to his mother.
He wears the Good Conduct Rib
bon and the Asiatic Pacific Bar
with four stars denoting partici-
patton in four major combats. Sam
plies has made his home in Coolidge
since 1884.
The Omaha guide., 1945-06-30
PACIFIC:
New Campaign

Under heavy attack in the north
ern portion of their empire, the
Japs face equally heavy pressure
in the south, with Allied forces un-
der command Of Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur moving into northern Borneo
in a drive to conquer the island that
easily could be the prelude to
a campaign against the Indies and
Malaga.
Rich in oil and rubber and pos
sessing good ports and airfelds for
a thrust to the west, Borneo was
overrrun by the Japs early in 1912
while the Allied cause in the Pacific
still remained paralyzed after
Pearl Harbor. With Jap shipping
coming under increasing u. S. air
and sea pressure, Borneo's value to
the enemy has been sharply re-
duced, and Allied invasion forces
met only meager opposition as they
moved inland in the mountain
Gus country.
Though only lightly defending the
comparatively communicable coast
al regions, the Japs did fire the ex-
tensive oil installations located
there in an effort to prevent their
use by the Allies for future opera
tons. Flames from the storage
tanks and wells could be seen for
40 miles.
The Omaha guide., 1945-06-30
VETS CARE:
Legion, V.F. W. Critical

Stung by the American Legion and
WINS ringing denunciation of
the veterans administration bureau,
congress moved to look into the
whole question and give ear to the
comprehensive program outlined by
both service organizations for eff
cient f%unctioning of the department.
With a spokesman declaring that
the bureau may eventually have to
handle the cases of Is, 600, 900 G.I.s,
the American Legion suggested the
creation Of a deputy administrator
under Gen. Omar Bradley and a
realignment Of authority under six
assistants to handle medical care,
insurance, finance, loan guarantees,
readjustment allowances, vocational
training, rehabilitation and educa-
ton, adjustment Of compensation.
pension and retirement claims, con-
struction supplies and contracts.
Though criticizing the overall OPP
erations of the bureau. the Ameri-
al Legion and VIEW. particularly
raped vet hospital care. charging
that AZ per cent of the institutions
nov give inadequate treatment and
citing instances Of abuse in some
centers. To relieve conditions, the
organizations proposed increasing
bed capacity; boosting wages; al
lowing authorities more leeway in
securing help and supplies; more
intelligent segregation of patients to
speed recovery, and replacing army
with civilian personnel.
The Omaha guide., 1945-06-30
Farm Employment

Total farm employment in the
United States in 1914 vas about 7
per cent less than the average Of
the period 1859, according to esti-
mates of the Bureau Of Agricul-
tural Economics. During 1943 the
farms of the nation were operated
with a total farm employment 5 per
cent below the five prewar years.
This means, therefore, that the total
employment was reduced in 1914
about 2 per cent below the average
employed during l943. In the 1885,
80 period about 10, 700, 900 people
were engaged in farm employment
on the average. Roughly three
fourths of these were family work.
ers, and about one-fourth was hired
labor. In Illinois. Indiana, Michi-
gan, Ohio and Wisconsin about
1,475, 900 yer employed on the aver
age during the same period, Of
whom " per cent we're family la
borers. For 1914 the proportion of
family labor was unchanged for
the nation, but for the foregoing
states the proportion represented by
family labor had increased to 80
per cent.