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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-18
Bothers
PIoy First
Home Game

The Battling Bathers hopes
for their second basketball vic
tory of the season will be bright
tomorrow night when they meet
Birmingham in their first home
game of the present campaign
at 8:l5 p. m. The reserves will
play at 7 p. m. The Mount
Clemens Junior High team will
play here this afternoon at 4:30
y. m. when they meet Washing
ton Junior High team from Port
Huron.
Like Mount Clemens, Bir-
mingham has been able to cap
ture only one victory in the
games they have played so far
this season, and the Bathers
should have as good chance, II
not better, as they have had, to
bring home the bacon. The local
teams opponents will employ
the man to man defense with
the fast break, and Mount Glenn
ems will again rely on the pres
sure strategy.
Tuesday night it was Hazel
Park that gave the Bathers a
dunking and took the better end
of AZ to % score. Mount Glenn
ems attempted 48 field shots and
made 10. to Hazel Parks l6 out
of 40. The Bathers made nine
out of 10 foul shots, TO Hazel
Parks nine out of 20. Seventeen
fouls we're called on Coach Roy
Quinn s team, and Is on the
Hazel Park aggregation.
Mount Clemens: Forwards,
Manning, pts, Thoel, 0 pts.
Vickers, 2 pts, Sahrow, 2 pts;
center, Mas, 10 pts. guards,
Torrey, 3 pts, Ross, Z pts,
Schroeder, 3 pts.
Hazel Park: Forwards, Miller,
16 pts, Jennings, 4 PTS, Suther-
land, pts, Martin, pit; centers,
Doctor, 5 pts, Fleming, pit;
guards, Webster, pts, Eastland,
l pt., Boyd, 0 pts, Hill, l pit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-18
Silk Stockings, Straw Hats
Marked Baseball Beginning

trousers, white shirts, silk
stockings and straw hats which
created a sensation, the Knick-
erbockers absorbed a 23-l laclng
For the next five years they
resorted to practise games
among themselves and it was not
until 1880 that they met another
team, winning from the Wash
ington club.
BY 1887 there were 25 teams
in the New York and New Jer-
sey vicinity, including the Ex-
celsiors and Atlantics of Brook
Ign, the Gothams, Metropolitans
and Mutuals of Manhattan, the
Unions Of Morrisania, and the
Eagles OF New Jersey.
Despite its ignominious defeat
in its first competitive game, the
Knickerbocker club became the
most powerful body in baseball,
setting up the rules for all clubs.
Some Of the original regulations
are still in existence.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-18
All Sports
Enter Tough
Schedules
Wolverine Cogers
Facing Undefeoted
lowe Howkeyes

ANN ARBOR, Jan. 1872
Michigan's basketball squad,
tackling Iowa'S undefeated Big
Ten leaders here Friday in the
hope of further scrambling con-
ference standings, sees action
twice next week END in busy
Wolverine sports program.
The Wolverine Cagers, check
cd temporarily by Illinois last
week for their second defeat in
four Big Ten games, may find it
tough Shedding to get back into
the win column either in their
Friday collision with the Hawk
eyes or a Saturday return en-
gagement with Ohio State at Col
umbus.
Mlchigan's swimming and
hockey teams, smeared in initial
starts. return TO action before
Ann Arbor fans Saturday in
search Of their first victories of
the season. Wolverine Tank
men, beaten by Great Lakes in
their first dual meet, enter Big
Ten cmpetition against North
western. The Michigan hockey
team. drubbed twice straight, en-
cages London (Ont) A. c.
Wally Weber's Nj i c h i & a n
Wrestlers, defending Big Ten
champions, try TO make it two
straight wins when they tackle
Illinois. The Wolverine Mat
squad got away to winning
start last week by trimming
Northwestern % to 8.
The week $ major test, of
course, confronts the Cagers,
who face probably the two top
Big Ten title aspirants in Iowa
and Ohio.
Iowa, with eight victories and
scoring average or 6T5 points
a game, presents the best bal
anced offensive machine in the
conference. Dick Ives, All-Big
Ten forward and conference
scoring leader last season, aver
ages better than IA points a
game going into the Michigan
tilt, the HaWkeyes' first confer.
ence road game. Ives support
comes from all quarters of the
starting lineup. Center Clayton
Wilkinson Topped l6 points in
IoWa's 81 TO "a WalkaWay over
Purdue last week. while brother
Herbert Wilkinson at guard con-
tributed IS and Jack Spencer,
the other guard. 13. Ned Pos
tells pairs with Ives at the start
ing forward posts.
Michigan last previous bas-
ketbaIl meeting with Iowa was
in 1912 when Che Hawks swept
two games. Ohio State, Michi-
CANS Saturday foe, has recorded
SIX straight cage wins over the
Wolverines, the latest "A TO Al
overtime victory Dec. 30.
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Michigan Teams Face Plenty Of Action
Utico II. S. in Three-Woy Tie
for Bi-County League Lead

UTICA - Three teams are in
tie for first place in the BIZ
County Basketball League, the
unbcatcn, united Utica team
losing It's first game of the season
TO Busch High, of Center Line,
Tuesday night by score of 81
%.
The inability Of the Utica team
TO connect at the free throw line
was the chief cause Of the defeat
according TO Utica Coach Clinton
SWinchart. Utica connected only
nine times out of 26 attempts.
Busch, Utica and EaStland are
now tie for first place, each
winning three and losing one.
The standing is as follows:
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Shorts and Shells

The San Francisco Basebo Club has instituted series OF
weekly Iuncheons for the sports writer's they serve seok
Uncle Charlie Graham could for commissioner and get
plenty Of support Wisconsin athletic authorities soy
there's nothing to those stories OF tootbo comes WIN roe
and Penn State next fol- Seems negotiations fell through
Despite his reputation for comness on the bench Coach
Joe Lopchick of ST. Johns took blasting from Phodepha
popers for disturbing the at the convention ho lost
Saturday. Bobby Run the fighter who tried to become
an actor now has in tow Bobby his boy Tommy
Moran willing Snatro in tonsi contest any doy
Service Dept.
It. o) iced Schroeder o42 national tennis Champion is
lust another the jacksonville Fo naval air totIon
basketball squodHes undergoing aviation ironing after
months at SEQ on DESTROYER The coee squod at Hor-
vord Neb army field despite aveoee Of about r. has
beoten every the vicinity except the powerful Lincoln
Air Field club Among the folks encountered overseas by
Leo Duocher and his basebo troupe wos Shirley Cobb, ys
douohter Mho is Red Cross
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-18

Both crocodiles and alligators
are found in Florida.
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Sports Roundup
By HUGH FULLERTON. JR.

NEW YORK. Jon' Is - tAP) - There may be a greet
scorcv of nome athletes for the winter track season oil
Dodd sticks 70 his decision 10 retire if Gunder Hoeee tolls to
oppear which isn't unlikely and II Don Burnhonn doesn't get
far enough ohead OF his medical studies to do some framing
" BIZ, there won't be o7v snortooe OF the pro-
orom The Metropolitan Indoor Championships opening
the season Saturday. will have three notonaI champions -
RUDY Sn,n7s Jim Rafferty, and Owen Cassidy ond Tommy
Quinn former central collegiate champ now in the noy on
cambridge Nd And the entries are Just oomh o b m
bio meets The Met" entries include Lloyd Henry
Bourgeois Jr Of New Orleans whose foher member OF
the 1928 Olympic tcom. I'd Cos9rove a lutts CoIHe9e
tinouished Flying Cross the battle Of the Coral Seq
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-18
BowIine's
A;-Hitters
HARVEY BROCKMAN-

HARVEY BROCKMAN- $40
(255O. Defense League.
LES FREDERICK-609 (254).
Big IL League.
IDA RATZOW - All: IDA
PETERS - AL. Ladies Civilian
Defense League.
CAROLYN PAPAJOHN-441.
Ladies' Afternoon League.
GEO. MCCAIN - $40. Tex
AGO League.
SOPHIE JANKOWSKI - 488
(202). Ladies' Wednesday Night
League.
ED MILLER. SR.-575 (202).
X. of c. League.
CHARLOTTE BAKER - 463.
Ladies' Edison League.
GEORGE NOTEBOOK - SIS
(20O). Mems Edison League.
CURLY DERUE - $50. NIL
BE- League.
TONY PRINS - $50 (204).
Kings e. Queens League.
WILLARD STIEF-495. Bath
City League.
FLOYD FREDERICK - 627
1851. Minor League.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-18
AImont Trounees
New Haven High
and Reserve SIS

NEW HAVEN - New Haven
high school first and second
teams fell to defeat before strong
Almont quintets in their latest
games played this week, with
the first string five of New Ha-
ven losing 1916 and the reserve
quintet on the short end of a
24-l8 score.
Coach T.. F. Siefert now looks
on a season record of three
wins and two losses.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-18
Service Dept.

er. Mo is a Red Gloss MUSE,
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The Smart MoUe

Lefty Gomez likes to tell this on himself re-"
veors 600 Tonv Lozzer the middle OF hot tIedn9
streok and getting lot Of play in the newspapers IN
toht spot in one game the ball TO Gomez and Lefty 9
orno Tonv frontc directions where make the poy tossed
the ball 70 Lazze When the shortstop protested loer
Gomez replied g" didn't know who to do with It. Tony ard
I'D been reodno oil week tho you're the smortet fielder IN
the world 50 thought I'd let YOU do IT,
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played every team in the league
and on Friday night will meet
South Lake in the Utica school
gym, Friday night. There will
be a return game with Center
Line on Feb. 20.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-18

The average man thinks peo-
pie are all right in their way as
long as they don't get in his.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-20

On Monday, July 16, civic groups,
mining and farm representatives
and other interested persons dis
cussed with Pinal county's super
visors a tentative county budget
in a daylong session. This is the
third year that the supervisors
have invited such a conference
prior to drafting a proposed bud
get. Represented at the meeting
for the first time were delegates
from the Pinal Research committee.
The tentative budget was dis
cussed item by item and compari-
sons were made with the '44-'45
budget and 44-'45 expenditures.
For general county purposes last
years budget allotted 1863 200 90.
Suggested for the same purposes
for '45-'46 is $270.600.OO.
The board of supervisors point
out that Pinal county has lost ap-
proXimately a four million dollar
valuation in mines from reductions
by the state tax commission. How
ever, certain agricultural and pump
ing industry expansions have led to
valuation increases in that filed.
The '44-'45 county valuation was
$39, ,2S2, ,1S5.00. Abstracting of the
tax rolls gives a probable valuation
for '45-'46 of $37, ,953.0O, clerk
of the board, NJ. G. Mann said
Wednesday. He pointed out how
ever, that the state board of equal
ization may cause some shifting
of values. The figure given for AS
'46 is the net figure. Total exemp
tions are 5000, $4,000 making a total
valuation of $37, ,449, $500.
In Pinal county 140 veterans
and 179 widows claim exemption.
The only county tax levies for the
44-'45 year were for the general
road fund and for the teachers
retirement fund. These levies total
ed ten cents on every hundred dol
lars valuation with .0736 for roads
and .0264 for teachers retirement.
Considered for the '45'46 year is
a levy of .026 for teachers retire
ment and of .SS for the general
road fund, making a total of 11.4.
County receipts from sources
other than taxes for the year "A
As were S2S7,14S.12 for the Gener-
al Fund and S1O3, ,445.51 for the
Road Fund. The road sales tax al
lotted to the county was $27,701.8 .83
in excess of that anticipated.
After Mondays day long budget
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-20
Total PinaI County
Range And Farm
Is 1922 Acres

The number of farms in the
County of Pinal, State of Arizona,
as shown by the preliminary count
10 snsueO et6I sql 10 suInlsI 10
Agriculture was 1,067, as compared
with 1909 in 1910, and 1,400 in
1885. This was announced today
by Mrs. IrmA M. Good, supervisor
for the 1945 farm census in the
Second Arizona Census District
with headquarters at Scottsdale,
Arizona.
The total land in farms including
cattle range lands in Pinal County,
according to the preliminary 1945
census count was /, 879,221 acres,
as compared ,sith /. 542,913 acres
in 1910, and SS4,707 acres in 1885.
Average size of farms shown in the
preliminary 1945 census count for
Pinal County was 1,761 acres as
compared with 1,179 acres in 1910,
and 632 acres in 1885.
In announcing the 1945 census
totals of farms and land in farms
in Pinal County, Supervisor Good
pointed out that the figures are
preliminary and subject to correc-
ton. Final tabulations of Pinal
County farm census returns will be
made by the Bureau of the Census
and announced from Washington
when completed, Mrs. Good said.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-20

T/5 Raymond r. Davis returned
home Monday to resume civilian
life after three years combat SER
vice in the European, African and
Middle Eastern theaters of opera
tion. His service ribbons include
the Purple Heart, Good Conduct.
EAME bar with seven Bronze
Stars, and the Bronze Arrow Head,
signifying initial assault campaigns.
Battles in which he took part in
clude: Algerian, French, Morocco,
Tenesian, 'Sicillian, Naples-Foggia,
Rome-Arno, Fourth Apprentices, and
Po Valley. Davis has been a resi-
dent of Coolidge since 1889 and
during his time overseas saw only
two other men from Coolidge, John
D. Watkins and ]. A. (Nick) Mich
OILS. Davis is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Davis and received his
honorable discharge with lis
points.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-20
Ice Shortage Here
Caused By Demands
Of Arizona Packers

The present ice shortage felt by
Coolidge as we'll as the state as
a whole is partly caused by heavy
current demands of the vegetable
industries and partly by heavier
demands from population in
crease, by product of war, accord
ing to c. T. Dickson, local mana
ger of the Arizona Edison company.
The harvesting of Arizona's large
vegetable and melon crop will
be completed about August l,
Dickson says, which should tend to
make more ice available.
The local plant, with a capacity
of ten tons, is producing thirteen
tons of ice daily. In addition to
local production a carload of ice
is received each week from the
Douglas plant to relieve the situ-
alton. 1t is necessary to ration this
limited supply. Only fifty pounds of
ice is allowed to each car calling
at the receiving dock.
Deliveries of ice are also ration
ed. Rationing is based on the con-
sumers previous requirements.
After the peak demand of. the
vegetable growers is reached dur
ing the first of August it is expect
ed that the ice shortage may be
relieved.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-20
Fred j. Joyce
Guest Speaker
At Rotary Club

Fred j. Joyce, Arizona manager
of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York, was guest
speaker at Coolidge Rotary Club
Wednesday noon. His subject was
Insurance" and Joyce Brought
out strongly the fact how little
most people knew about the policies
they purchase.
1.-TWO main facts in insurance and
the first questions he asks man
are" Joyce said; "Why are you
taking insurance out-and what do
you want it to Govern" If there are
changes in a mans family or his
business, his insurance should be
changed to meet the new condf-
tions, Joyce pointed out. Most per-
sons do not understand clearly
the full uses to which insurance can
be put and the many ways in
which it can be made to meet both
present and future conditions. The
first requireme1t>Joyce said, is
for a man to know Nearly what he
wants his INSURANCE. Xo cover.
Harry Bland ofSPhSNpix was al
so a guest. " w
The clubs next mNetflM will be
at noon Wednesday,NuM25 M25, at
Coolidge Army Air FslS where
Rotarians will be guess oy the
officers at their club.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-20
War Department
Awards Given 20
Coolidge Citizens

Twenty Coolidge citizens were
among 83 civilian employees at
Prisoner of War Camp, Florence,
who received War Department
Awards on July 13, 1945. The award
known as the Civilian Service
Emblem, was presented in a short
ceremony by Colonel Verne c..
Smell, Commanding Officer, on be-
half of the War Department. The
emblem is a reward for faithful
and meritorious service.
Colonel Smell also presented a
money award to Homer Foster, who
as supervisor of maintenance at the
post laundry, proposed time-sav-
ing suggestion that was approved
by the War Department.
The following Coolidge residents
received the Civilian Service EN-
blem: Henry G. Adams, Mary B.
Griffin, H. Ruth Petit, Allen Nc
Kinnis, Albert G. Moore, Orval
O'Donnel, Mary Chacon, Mary
Cruz, Lagurda Espinosa, Carmen
Espinoza, Otilfa Espinoza, Flossie
Lettering, William Pew, Marion
Summers, Jack Waldrip, William
Wallace, Sara Jean Taylor, Betty
L. Paris, Christopher Bowen, and
Archie Thompson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-20

vicinity of Froidrichshene, Ger
many on April IL, 1945. Thomas
is the son of Mrs. Lucy Thomas
of Blackwater and has been over
seas since October of 1914.
His citation reads in part: "For
gallantry in action in the vicinity
of Froidrichshene, Germany, April
IL, 1945. During operations near
Froidrichshene. Captain Thomas,
then commanding officer of Com
pany L, 328th infantry regiment
drove forward with the members
of a small reconnaissance party in
two vehicles to screen a battle
route of advance. Coming upon a
road block, he and his men were
Immediately subjected to automatic
weapon and small arms fire from
enemy positions about the obstacle.
After crawling to the left flank of
the hostile emplacement and ap-
preaching them from the rear,
Captain Thomas realized that his
party was far outnumberer by the
enemy. He thereupOn signaled to
his men to withdraw and, at the
same time, opened covering fire on
the enemy to enable the party TO
get back to the vehicles safely. On
to his company, Cap
tain Thomas quickly organized an
assault team consisting of one pla-
toon of riflemen and two tanks
and personally leading the force
against the enemy, succeeded in
overrunning the road block and its
supporting positions, killing forty
of the foe and taking thirty of them
prisoner. His superior leadership
and unusual courage under fire re-
flected the highest credit upon
Captain Thomas and the armed
forces of the United States"
Captain Thomas has two brothers
in the service, Sgt. Arthur Thomas,
now at home after being a prisoner
of the Germans for many months,
and Roy Thomas, GIN &c, serving
in the South Pacific.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-20
William Storie
Is State Future
Farmer Officer
Three from Pinal county get
honors at annual meeting
convened in Prescott.

William Storie was elected treas
urer of the Arizona Association of
Future Farmers at the annual
meeting in Prescott on July II. At
the same meeting James Dunn OF
Florence was named the states
star farmer and was made one of
the five vice presidents of the or
ganization. Albert Singh was elect
ed to the state farmer degree.
At the convention in Prescott the
Coolidge chapter of the Future
Farmers of America was given
recognition as one of the outstand-
ing chapters in Arizona. They tied
for first place with the Yuma chap
ter for the states most active
group. The programs of these two
chapters will be placed in compe-
tition in a national contest.
Dunn's program, which enabled
him to win the title of states star
farmer, outlined cattle, hog and
cotton crop projects. The honor
carried with it gold badge and
a twenty dollar cash award.
Dunn will return to Florence
high school in the fall as a senior.
During the past year as a junior
he served as student body presi-
dent. He has been a Future Far
mer since his entrance at the high
school. During his school career
he has gone out for every major
sport but baseball.
William Storie, newly elected
treasurer of the Arizona Associa-
tion of Future Farmers, was student
body president at Coolidge Union
high school during the past year.
He was graduated this spring. He
was also president of the Future
Farmer group at Coolidge. During
his entire school career he has
been extremely active in student
affairs. He was especially promin-
ent as a member of the basket
ball squad.
Albert Singh with William Storie
were two of the ten boys to re-
ceive the degree of state farmer.
The Coolidge and Snowflake chap
ters were the only ones In the
state in which two awards were
received.
Storie and Dunn will be state re-
presentatives at the national
F. F. A. convention this fall.
Seventy delegates and instruct
ors were present at the Prescott
meeting. Bill Ware, president elect,
and Storie, past president of the
local group, represented Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-20
Local Farm Bureau
Drive For Members
Makes Good Progress

Tht Coolidge-Florence Farm Bu-
reau membership committee driv-
ing toward a goal of $50 members
by Saturday night when a state
wide campaign is scheduled to
close, states that farmer interest in
the bureau is widespread.
State bureau offices believe that
the state goal of 1000 will be reach
ed by Saturday night.
A. l.. Bartlett, president of the
county federation, states that Pi-
nails drive is progressing steadily.
The membership committee is still
working, he points out, and adds
that it is doing fine job.
Earl Smith heads the member
ship committee, and F. j. jamie
son, Juan Feliz, C. L. 'Skousen,
R. P. Sellers, Jr., and R. A. Faul,
president of the local, are COM
mittee workers.
Farm Bureau personnel are en-
phasizing the need for a strong
bureau organization in Arizona.
They point out that a widespread
membership will give Arizona an
association with the authority TO
speak for state agricultural inter-
Il
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-20
VFW John Watkins
Post Plans To Build
Veterans Hall Here

The Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Sgt. John Watkins Post, No. S713,
held a business meeting in the
basement of Coolidge Methodist
Church Thursday night to discuss
plans for permanent home for the
organization in Coolidge. A fund for
the purchase of land upon which
the VFW hall will be built has
been started. G. E. Lettering was
appointed chairman of the build
ing committee. The Rev. w. F.
Shell and J. B. are members OF
the committee. George Brewer,
commander, presided at the busi-
ness session.
The John Watkins Auxiliary also
held business meeting Thursday
night, following which the two
groups joined for a social hour
and refreshments. Members of the
Auxiliary were hostesses.