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The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Germans Pick
20 Million Pounds
Cotton In 80 Days

During the last quarter of 1914,
German prisoners of war stationed
at Prisoner of War Camp, Florence,
together with it's branch camps
throughout Arizona, picked in ex-
cess of 20 million pounds of cotton.
More than half of the 20 million
pound quarterly total was picked
in the month of December.
Outstanding figure for an individ-
ual camp was reported from the
branch camp in the Cortaro area
where prisoners of war picked al
most million pounds of cotton
during October and November Of
last year. AS of the 18th of the
current month, approximately 65%
of Arizona's cotton harvest had
been picked.
OF the total state cotton acreage,
almost $50 was under contract to
be picked by German prisoners OF
war stationed at the Florence camp
and the side camps under the COM
mand of Colonel Verne c. Smell
Commanding Officer at the main
camp near Florence.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Former Coolidge
Resident Is Now
Lieutenant Colonel

Herbert (Buster) Des Georges.
former employee of San Carlos
Indian Irrigation Service and first
Chief of Coolidge Fire Department,
was promoted on December II from
Major to Lieutenant Colonel. &C
cording to word received by Cool
idge friends. 81 hope to be get
ting home by about the end OF
February" he writes; so far
it is only a pipe dream | plan
to spend a week of my 20-day leave
visiting old friends in Coolidge
and Phoenix"
Des Georges has been married
three years. about five months OF
which he has spent with his wife.
There will be quite program OF
re-acquainting ahead when l re-
turn" he writes.
Speaking of service men being
given their old positions in civilian
life at the conclusion of the war
Des Georges says; There may be
quite a time to wait for that. Our
recent reverses in France and Bel
gium are a good example Of what
little over-confidence can do tc
an army-so think what it can dc
to a nation who depends on that
army. /, like everyone else in the
army, am sure we will win eventu-
ally, but there is a lot Of fighting
between where we are and the two
cities, Berlin and Tokyo" He has
not given up hope that this yeal
may yet end the mess. Des Georges
says.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
USO To Hold
Weekly Picnics

Beginning Sunday weekly picnics
will be held by Coolidge USO Club
at Canyon Lake. Transportation
and lunches will be furnished by
Coolidge Army Air Field. Those
wishing further information may
contact Mrs. Josephine Borree or
Mrs. H. G. Richardson. who will
be in charge of arrangements. Jun
ior hostesses and service men from
the air base will meet at Coolidge
USO Club at 11:00 a. m. Sunday
from where they will start for the
first in the series of weekly out
ings.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Pinal Law Officer
Makes Record In
Catching POW's

A record, probably unequalled in
the whole United States, was made
on Monday night in Pinal county
when Bert Kinard. deputy sheriff at
Casa Grande. captured his third
German prisoner of war before any
of the three escapes were reported
by guards.
Kinard saw man get out OF a
car on the outskirts of Casa Grande,
and start walking into town. He
questioned the man and asked for
his draft registration card. Not
satisfied with the lack of card
and the explanation given by the
man that he was French seaman
on his way to the Pacific coast.
Kinard brought him to the police
station.
In a few minutes, Edward West
moreland of Casa Grande came in
and reported that he had picked
up hitch hiker near Eloy and had
let him out close TO casa Grande.
He said that he was suspicious of
the man. When the prisoner was
brought in. Westmoreland identi-
fled him as the hitch hiker. Calling
the prisoner of war camp at Eloy.
the Casa Grande officials were in
formed that no prisoner was report
ed as missing. A check-up. how
ever, revealed that Kinard's captive
did escape from that camp and his
absence had not then been noted.
This made the third prisoner of
war the vigilant Kinard has picked
up so soon after the escape that
the men had not yet been missed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Red Cross Regional
Conference Slated
Florence January "a

A regional Red Cross War Fund
conference will be held in Florence.
Wednesday, January "a. which rep
resentatives of Gila County, Mari
copa, Tucson, Douglas, Stafford and
Warren Mining District Chapters
of the American Red Cross have
been invited to attend. Verne Sim
mons, manager of Pacific Area
Headquarters, stated that the meet
ing would be a three-hour working
conference on mutual plans and
concerns in connection with the
1945 fund raising to be conducted
in. March. 1t will be one of series
of such conferences held through
out the Pacific Area. Representa-
tives Of the Red Cross Area office
will be on hand to explain how the
national organization can be of help
to war fund chairmen and public
information chairmen. E. c. Ber-
geson and Mrs. Ralph E. Hoyt will
represent Pacific Area.
Mrs. Stanley Mathews, chapter
chairman says, ut Is important
that all key workers for the COM
ing war fund campaign attend this
meeting. We are acutely conscious
that the Pacific War is an expand
ing war and will be for some time
to come. Red Cross services in
that theater will expand proper.
tionately, and the American people
must provide the funds for the
continuance and extension of those
services"
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Last Rites Held For
Casa Grande Valley
Pioneer On Tuesday

Last rites were held for Joseph
r. Colloerette 72, Casa Grande
Valley pioneer. from Cole and Maud
Chapel in Casa Grande Tuesday
afternoon. Services were conduct
ed by the Rev. A. E. Hinton of Casa
Grande Baptist Church.
The deceased was born in Mont
real, Canada, and came to Casa
Grande Valley over 20 years ago to
make his home. He is survived
by two sons, Bruno of the Royal
British Navy, who flew home to at
tend his fathers last rites, Cecil
of Casa Grande. sister in Cana
da, and a granddaughter, Jeanette
Collerette of Casa Grande.
Interment was in Mountain View
Cemetery, Casa Grande.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Old Wild West
Flares Up Briefly
In Casa Grande

A gun-totin gentleman from Tex
as and his wife armed with knife
gave the bartenders and customers
of a Casa Grande tavern an excit-
ing few minutes Monday night
During the brief period Of wild ac-
ton. James E. Bilbrey of Coolidge
was hit over the head with a pistol
John Lucas and his wife Patsy.
living in a trailer house in Casa
Grande, are the Texas couple. AT
ter a period of refreshments, Lucas
is alleged to have pulled his pistol,
a 1920 Colt Frontier model, and
to have issued sundry challenges
and threats. In the ensuing few
thrilling moments, Bilbrey came In
painful contact with the heavy
pistol, but no shots were fired be-
fore Deputy Sheriff Bert Knard
and Constable Homer Ward ran
through the doors and took
command OF the situation . and
the pistol. When searched at the
police station by a matron, the
lady from Texas was found to be
carrying two knives. One had a
blade 81 inches long.
At a preliminary hearing before
Justice of the Peace Walter B.
Love, Jr., the couple was bound
over to appear before Superior
Court. Both are being held on
three charges of assault with a
deadly weapon and with intent to
commit murder.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Rebekahs Will
Install Officers
At Temple Tonight

Installation ceremonies will be
held by Coolidge Rebekah Lodge
tonight. beginning at 8 p. m. In
Masonic Temple. Elizabeth Spoon
er, district deputy president, will
be in charge of the installation
She will be assisted by the follow
ing officers: deputy marshall Lillian
Hodges, deputy warden Nora Boone,
deputy secretary Elizabeth Davis,
deputy treasurer May Wilber and
deputy chaplain Flora Hooper.
Officers to be installed are Juan
ita Odom, noble grand; Moro Nor
ris, vice grand; Lillian Hodges.
secretary; and Lorraine McWher-
ter, treasurer. Appointive officers
will be announced later.
A social hour will follow the in
stallation. Margaret Morris will
serve as chairman of the refresh
ment committee. She will be as
sisted by Maud Condit. Vera Woods
and May WILDER.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
ICrammar School
Tossers Win 3
Games In Week

Coolidge grammar school basket
ball players marked up big week
with three victories, which began
with the winning Of double head
er from Eloy last Wednesday. Cool
idge tossers won the first contest by
81 to in a Class B game. Cool
idge Glass A boys won their game
20 to 8. On Friday Coolidge Class
A boys defeated Casa Grande tos-
sers II to 9.
Larry Perkins was outstanding
B team player for Coolidge, ac-
counting for Is of his teams 81
points Wednesday. Bill Davis was
high point man for Coolidge A boys
against Eloy with 8 points, while
Oscar Bueno starred against Casa
Grande with 9.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
March Of Dimes
Campaign Starts;
Leaders Chosen
To climax annual January
drive for infantile paraly-
sis fund with Presidents
Ball, January 27.

The 1945 Embarrassing appeal for
the National Foundation for in
fantile paralysis in celebration of
the Presidents birthday opened Of
ficially throughout the nation this
week. Claude G. Weinhold has
been appointed chairman of the
March of Dimes" drive in Coolidge,
which will be climaxed by the Pres
ident's Ball at Coolidge Legion Hall
on Saturday, January 81.
Those who will serve on drive
committees are Ben Sweazea and
Melvin Grossmiller, dance commit
tee; Jack Pond, chairman of the
finance committee; Mitchell Cagalj,
Wayne Hall, Earl Morris and Allen
Thum, comprise the publicity COM
mittee.
Weinhold pointed out that were
it not for the dimes and dollars
contributed by the people to pga-
vious appeals of the national fou
dation thousands of children W,
are now recovered from infant
paralysis might still be disable.
Treatment of infantile paralysi
cases is expensive" Weinhold said,
"but it is the duty and privilege
of all of us to join in insuring every
aid for the afflicted.
While our men and women are
engaged in winning the war abroad
it is up to us at home to win the
home-front fight against the Grip
pier. Activities held in connection
with the celebration of the Presi-
dents Birthday speed the day of
victory over infantile paralysis.
Every participant in the March of
Dimes will be helping today's child
rem to go forward in strength and
health to fulfill their destiny in
tomorrow's America.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

Perrys have had frum their son in
a long time He is their only child.
at doesn't seem possible" he
writes; that three years ago today
was home, a free man, now I'm
a soldier in a foreign land involved
in a war which seems to have no
end. l hope next year finds the
world at peace and can be with
you-there is still hope left. I'm
now in England in hospital, but
don't get excited, there isn't any
thing seriously wrong, so don't wor-
ry. It's like being in the States
of course not like the States, but
you know what mean-away from
those bullets and shells screaming
over your head all the time.
81 wish some of those people
who say they are making money off
the wal collld be forced to stay
one day in combat-then their wild
desire for money would turn to a
wild desire to see the war ended.
Well, that's about all there Is to
write for news. So long and good
luck. | love you"
Perry was born in FL Paso. Tex
as, December Is, 1919. and entered
service in February of 1912. He
has lived most of his life in Doug
las, Arizona. His parents moved
to Coolidge to make their home
soon after he entered service. AL
though Perry has never lived in
Coolidge he has spent two fur
loughs here with his parents.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Former Florence
POW Officer
Reports On PW WLabor

Prisoner of war labor employed
in agricultural fields of the western
states earned the government ST.
719, ,176.48 during a six months per-
iod, it was announced today at the
Fort Douglas, Utah, headquarters
of the Ninth Service Command.
In a report to Major General
William E. Shedd, commanding
general, submitted by the prisoner
OF war divisions works project
branch, 1t was disclosed that sever
al thousand interned enemy SOL
diers earned that amount by work
in 626,616 man-days harvesting
crops.
Major R. R. Taylor. head of the
PW works project and until few
months ago Post Exchange Officer
at Florence POW Camp, reported
that in several instances prisoner
of war labor was responsible for
saving important harvests, includ-
ing sugar beet, potatoes, tomatoes
and cotton crops in Montana, Idaho,
California, and Arizona, respective
ly.
Prisoner of war labor, he en-
phasized, is furnished only if free
labor is not available in an area
and only under the provisions of
the Geneva convention.
In addition to working in agri-
culture, valuable work is performed
by prisoners in various non-war in
dustries and at military installa-
tions.
The report is based on prisoner
of war labor activities in the COM
mand from May through November
of 1914.
At present, Major Taylor declar-
ed, there are more PW assigned in
agriculture labor in the eight west
ern states than at the peak Of the
1914 harvest season. Approximate
ly $4,000 were working then.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Coolidge Bears
Win Two; Meet
Florence Soon
Casa Grande and ATC fall
victim to local casaba toss
ers - Superior, Florence,
Glendale games coming.

The Coolidge Bears added two
more victories in the last few days,
defeating Casa Grande Friday 81
to II. and the Air Transport Com
mand. Wednesday As to 81.
Wayne Elledge was high in the
Casa Grande game with 18 points
followed by Mack McEuen with 10.
Eddie Schell led the Junior Varsity
to So to IA victory by scoring Is
points.
In the ATC game Clint Skrla set
the pace with ii points with Wayne
Elledge, Kenny Trout and Willie
Storie also scoring we'll Wayne
bagged 9 points and Kenny and
Willie each scored s.
The Junior Varsity defeated the
Sacaton High School five 81 to 70
in one preliminary while the Var
sity reserves beat the POW Camp
AZ to II. "Ozzie" Osborn's Cool
idge Grade School five whipped the
freshmen in the curtain raiser 21
to 16.
Next Wednesday the Bears meet
Florence on the Coolidge floor.
1t is too early. according to Coach
Glenn Wilson. to predict how the
Coolidge Bears will stack up in
district and state competition this
year. Kenny Trout, Clint Skrla
and Wayne Elledge. holdover start
ers from last years basketball five,
have looked good In practice ses-
sions. Kenny plays either guard
or forward, Wayne center and
guard, and Clint plays forward.
Battling for the other two posi-
tions are Jack Havens, Willie Stor-
lie, with John Knight and Al
Singh forwards. George O'Donnell
and Tony Ciskowski. centers. and
Mack McEuen and Charlie Patter-
son, guards. Havens, 'Storie, Nc
Euen and CisRowski have the edge
at present but the starting five is
still a toss up. Marlin Wing and
Roland Freeland, out Of school last
spring, will be eligible the second
semester after January Is and both
look like good prospects.
Coach C. A. Lanier is working
with 81 boys on the Junior Varsity
squad, 13 of whom are freshmen.
Some of these, Jimmie Vidano,
Kent McEuen, YaZbik Daw, Delmer
Upton, Buddy Kyser and Efwood
Wing. look like future material for
the first team. Coach Lanier has
been starting the following boys.
Vidano and Eddie Schell, forwards,
Melvin Mirkin, center and Jack
prefer and Oscar Montgomery, or
Daw, guards.
Jimmie Davis, all-state back In
football, has checked out a suit
and looks like a possible starter.
He is especially valuable under the
basket where he can use his height
If Jimmie develops the same skill
in basketball that he has in foot
ball he will probably make the first
squad before the season Is over.
The Junior Varsity plays prelim-
inaries to all of the first team
games
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
PEG Will Sponsor
Teen-Age Dance At
Womans Club T onite

Tonight's teen-age dance will be
sponsored by members of Coolidge
branch of the PEG at Coolidge Wo-
mans Club building. Mrs. Karl
Fisher is chairman of the refresh
ment committee. She will be as
sisted by Mrs. Don Paul. Mrs. r.
]. Jones, Mrs. Y. C. White, Mrs
]. NJ. Hines and Mrs. Charles Reed
Prizes at last Fridays teen-age
party for contest games went te
Joe Baker for high score. and in
ping pong, Harold Kleinman anC
Don Turney as team champions OF
the evening.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Evangelist Will
Give Sermon Series
Trinity Tabernacle

Evangelist Pleas Ritcher of Mid
land, Texas, arrived here Wednes-
day and will give the first in a
series of sermons at Trinity Taber-
nacle on West Wilson Ave-, Sun
day evening at 7:45. He was ex-
pected last week, but was delayed
because of travelling conditions.
Evangelist Ritcher will give a
sermon at the Tabernacle each
evening at 7:45 for the next two
weeks. The public is issued a
cordial invitation to attend by the
Rev. Lima O'Donnell, pastor of the
Tabernacle.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Two Local Men With
Regiment That Takes
3OOO-Ft. Peak, Italy

Pfc. JimmyEnriquez. Coolidge and
Pvt. Raymond c. Dixon. Eloy, with
the Fifth Army in Italy, are mem
bers of the 337th Wolverine" Reg
iment which recently took 5000
foot Mount Pratono in the Gothic
Line, digging German soldiers out
of elaborte concrete pillboxes and
earthworks on its forested slopes,
according to word received from
the European theater today.
The 337th Infantry Regiments
first battle was it's toughest. The
regiment won all its detectives
when 1t struck out for Tremensouli
in the Gustav Line last May II,
but in this battle lost quarter OF
all the casualties it has suffered
in seven months of warfare in
Italy. At this time, one company
captured a hill and held it against
desperate German counterattacks
for three days and nights. its nu-
emrical strength dwindling in this
period to Is.
The 337th fought and won a
bloody 72-hour battle before Ter.
racina. playing a key role in rup-
ture of the Hitler Line. They
moved on through Rome. across
the Tiber River and up to viterbo
The wolverines" went back into
the line to pierce the Gothic Line
at one of its most formidable points
They have been In combat steadily
since. struggling forward through
the towering mountains that sepa
rate Florence from Bologna. over
coming great obstacles made o
mud. rain. wind and cold and livinl
and fighting on the meagre supplies
mules and men can carry up Il
them on their backs. Colonel Olive
w. Hughes. Memphis. Tennessee
commands the 337th Regiment.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

1t. James Merrill, navigator on
a B-24 Liberator Bomber, has been
reported missing in action over
Germany since December %, ac-
cording to word received from the
War Department Tuesday by his
mother, Mrs. Katherine Merrill of
Eloy. Merrill entered service in
August of 1943, was commissioned
in July, 1914 and has been overseas
approximately three months. He is
the grandson of Or. and Mrs. Will
lam Jackson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Methodist Youth
Group Attends Two
Sunday Gatherings

Nine members of the Methodist
Youth Fellowship attended a sub
district rally of the Fellowship at
Scottsdale Sunday afternoon, after
which they went to Central Metho-
dist church in Phoenix for an even
ing meeting of the MYF there.
Those who made the trip were
Madge Dixon, Elionr Clark, Mary
10 Bates, Betty Clark, Betty Har-
old, Mary Jean Ford, Bill Ware,
Eugene Anderson and Bob Skou-
sen. Rev. and Mrs. Ross accom-
panied the group.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

Q Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Preece Of
Reno. Nevada, arrived Sunday to
visit Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Loucks and
other Coolidge friends. The Freezes
are former residents of Florence
and Coolidge, where Mr.. Preece was
employed with the U. S. Indian Ir-
rigation Service This is their first
visit to Coolidge since leaving it
five years ago.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

9 Rev. ]. Carl Fritz and his moth
er, Mrs. J. C. Fritz, attended a
dinner and reception at Phoenix
Wednesday for DR.. Ewing Vale of
Cincinatti, Ohio, moderator of the
general assembly of Presbyterian
churches in the United States.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

. Mrs. Joe Golden and daughter
left Saturday for Los Angeles to
make their home after weeks 8
visit with Coolidge friends. Mr..
Golden was formerly employed by
Southwestern National Monuments,
when headquarters were at Casa
Grande Ruins. He has been for
some time with a large aeroplane
production concern in Washington,
which has recently transferred him
to California.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19
Sgt. Writes Mother
Views Of War From
English Hospital

Sgt Jack T. Perry, leader of a
machine gun squad and sharp
shooter, writes his mother, Mrs. T.
G.. Perry, from a hospital in Eng
land, to let her know he Is still
alive and all right. The letter. re-
ceived this week, is the first the
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

Q Mrs. Margaret Moody Quinn has
resigned her position in Clifton
and joined her husband, Bernard
Quinn, MN &c. stationed at Phila-
delphia Navy Yard. Mrs. Quinn is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. c..
J. Moody.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

. Mrs. Avis Hobby and Mrs. Sue
Steward were co-hostesses at a
dinner in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. ]. Preece of Reno, Nevada,
Tuesday evening at Mrs. Hobby's 8
home. Guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Loucks, Martin Talla and
Mrs. Stewards son, Bill
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

Q Mrs. Mildred Alberty of Inspira-
ton, a former Coolidge resident,
returned home Monday with her
mother, Mrs. Frank Fairchilds, af-
ter spending several days here Wis
iting friends and preparing her
Coolidge house to rent.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

. A group that went to the Span
ish Kitchen Saturday for dinner
included Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Skou-
sen, Mr.. and Mrs. E. e. Stringer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Elsberry and
M. M. Ware.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

Q Mrs. David White of Antlers,
Oklahoma, arrived Friday by plane
to visit her son Y. c. White and
family. She will spend the remain
der of the winter in Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

. Mr.. and Mrs. Don Kellner re-
turned to their home in Hollywood,
California, Wednesday after a few
days visit with his father, E. F.
Kellner.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-19

Q Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Shafer and
J. B. Blaylock spent Saturday in
Phoenix on business.
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-11
Local 12 Veterans Fund Night Planned
Attention
Golf Players

There are many golf players
among the membership of Lo-
cal IL who wish to play COM
petitive games this summer. Any
golfer who is so interested should
give his name, address, phone
number and Unit name to his
Executive Shop Chairman, who
will turn it in to the golf COM
mittee.
The express purpose in form
ing a golf league is to afford the
membership healthy recreation,
and not primarily to determine
the best golfer SO no matter
what kind of a game you play,
as long as you are interested in
playing, signify your intention
known to your chairman.
A golf league manager will be
appointed by Local IL, and he
in turn, will have a committee
to assist him in operating and
controlling the league play. A
tournament, probably a handi-
cap tourney, will be held at the
end of the season.
Members of Local IL may
send a card directly to the Sport
Editor of the TOLEDO UNION
JOURNAL containing the above
information. DO THIS TODAY!
Toledo union journal. [volume] (Toledo, Ohio) 1942-current, 1945-05-11
Games Next
Week

The opening games of the
Local IL Softball League, sche-
duled for last Monday, were
postponed on account of rain.
They will be played later in the
season. The following is the
schedule for two games next
week, Monday, May IA, Cham
pion Spark Plug VS.. Auto-Lite,
at Highland No. 2; Packard VS..
Acklin Stamping, at Wilson No.
l; WHY'S Overland VS.. American
Propeller, at Highland No. l;
Gordon Mather VS.. National
Supply, at Wilson No. a; and
Spicer VS.. DeVilbiss, at WHY'S
No. l.
Thursday, May II, National
Supply VS.. Auto-Lite, at Wilson
No. /; American Propeller VS..
Acklin Stamping, at WHY'S No.
3; DeVilbiss VS.. Gordon-Mather,
at WHY'S No. /; Packard VS..
Willys-Overland, at Wilson No.
4; and Spicer VS.. Champion
Spark Plug, at Highland No. q.
When Detroit bowed to st:
st. Louis on opening day, it
marked the sixth straight year
that they lost their opening game.