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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-22
ALLIES IN VICTORY IN
 BURMAAREA
Chinese Fiffieth Division Captures Rich Silver
 and Lead Mines

CALCUTTA, Feb 22-Troops of the Chinese Fifteenth Division under Ut. Gen. Sultan have cap tured the rich Baldwin silver and lead mines g miles north of La shio, scoring the greatest Allied victory in Burma since the cap ture of Myitkyina.
 The mines, described by American authorities as capable of producing enough lead to supply the entire Jap war machine, were left intact by the enemy. The Japs gave up the mines almost without fight.
 British troops. meanwhile, en- larged their bridgehead on the IT, rawaddy River at Singu, 40 miles north of Mandalay. capturing the village of zigon after an advance of several miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-22
RED TROOPS
 ENTER NAzI
 HINGET0WN
Germans Launch Surprise CounterbIow, Reopen
 Corridor

LONDON, Feb. 22.-Russian forces again have battered their way into Guben, German hinge point on the Neisse River, 51 miles southeast of Berlin. The German military com- mentator reported street fighting going on in the town. He said Guben had previously been bypass ed by the Russians.
 Russian advices announced gains up to the confluence of the Neisse and Oder rivers.
 In East Prussia, Col. Ernst von Hammer, Berlin commentator, re- ported Russian pressure has in creased to greatest ferocity,' With more than 2,OO0 Soviet planes join ing in the assault He said Zinten IT miles south of Koenigsberg and Is miles from the coast, had been evacuated by German forces.
 While Russians have scored new gains southeast of Berlin, other So- viet troops have been forced to give some ground in East Prussia, in the face of heavy German counterblows west of Koenigsberg. The Berlin radio said a surprise Nazi counter offensive has re-estabished the cor ridor between Koenigsberg and its port of Pillau, 20 miles to the south The Russians have acknowledged some German advances in that sec tor, but said the drive is costing the Germans enormously in men and equipment farther to the north.
 Continued on Page T1Co)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-22
NIp5 SEAL
 THEMSELVES
 IN TUNNELS
Blow lip Main Ammuni- lion Dump on Corregidor i
 -HoteI Is Captured
By c. YATES MCDANIEL Press War Correspondent

MANILA, Feb. 22.-The Japanese are hopelessly sealed in Corregidor's network of tunnels. They blew themselves up by touching off the main ammunition dump yesterday as the American forces frightened the squeeze on the remaining enemy garrison there
 The Tanks have captured the Manila Hotel, one of the luxury spots of the Orient. Gen. Douglas MacArthur said the enemy in Corregidor fortress, at the entrance of Manila Bay, has been destroyed, except for final mopping up, and declared a thorough comb ing of Bataan Peninsula showed not a single Jap left alive.
 The First Cavalry Division troops, fighting on the south Manila shore line of Manila Bay, found the big Manila Hotel battered but not be- yond salvage. The cavalrymen are thus within 50 feet of the southern wall of Intramuros, in which the Japanese are holed-up for bitter, final fight.
 American howitzers are pounding the walled city's thick eastern wall to make way for tanks and the Thirty-seventh Infantry Division. Meantime, they have captured the three-story Ermita Normal School, southeast of the Manila Hotel, and engaged the Japanese defenders of the City Hall, three blocks north of the school.
 There are still thousands of Japa- nese on Luzon but the bulk of the once strong enemy occupation forces has retired or been pushed back into the comparative safety of the noun tains and valleys of northeast Luzon
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-22
The W ashingt ion Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON Ut. Col. Robert s. Allen now on active service with the Army

GTON-Supreme Allied leaders are now in position where they expect the war with Germany to end any day; but they don't want to make the same over optimistic mistake they did last fall, when they were confident hos tilities would finish before Christ mas.
 At present, German prisoners are reported being taken on the Vest ern Front at the rate of about 1900 a day, but there seems to be no general breakdown of German Army morale. During three weeks in late January and early February, the American Seventh Army and French First Army took over 15,00O Nazi prisoners, which is a good haul. But it does not mean that large blocs of the German Army are surrendering en masse, as the Italians did in North Africa.
 Judging by all the standards of the last war, Germany should have capitulated long ago. It was on September 28, 1918, six weeks be- fore the Armistice, that Ludendorff and Hindenburg made up their minds that defeat was inevitable At that time, as now, it was the civilian government in Berlin which wanted to resist longer.
 One of the significant documents of the last war was Hindenburg's $ reply to Prince Max of Baden, who had formed a new German Govern ment and who appealed to Hinden- burg on October 2, 1918, to con- tinnue fighting.
 Hindenburg, replying next day, was brief and to the point. He wrote:
 "The Supreme Command insists on it's demand of Sunday, 29th Sep tember, that a peace offer to our enemies be issued at once"
 However, the civilian Government ill Berlin still held out, and it took until November II to arrange an armistice.
 BERLIN PEACE RUMORS
 Knowing just what is going on inside Germany today regarding an armistice is one of the Allied handicaps. A certain amount of in formation leaks out via the neutral countries. It is reported, for in- stance, that Ge m a II business leaders would like to use Hjalmar
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-22
WORK WILL BEGIN SOON
 AT H00NAH
Two Alaskan Firms Get in on Icy Straits Native
 Town Project

A half million dollar contract Tor the literal rebuilding of the Icy Straits native village of Hoonah was announced as let today by H. B. Foss Company, architect-engineers on the housing project.
 The Alaska Construction Com pany headed by Henrik Valle of Seattle, Washington, received the contract award for $586,000 figure.
 Jerry Mckinley, of Juneau, will do the wiring of home units and street wiring for $24,000.
 Art Hicks and John Gushing of Sitka, known as the Territory Con- struction Company, will do $1000o0 worth of site improvement work.
 The project calls for building of eighty new housing units to replace structures razed in last years dis astrous fire. Each home unit will have two bedrooms, large com bination living and dining room with stair access to the attic where further bedroom space can be had. The exteriors of the houses will be of cedar shakes, natural stain. Lots will average fifty by eighty feet to leave twenty feet space between units.
 The homes will rest on reinforced concrete footings and contrary to normal native practice, none will be placed on the beach.
 Contractor Valle is expected to ar struction will get under way as soon as possible. A Federal Public Hous- ing Authority engineer will supervise the job which will take all summer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-22
FIFTH ARMY MAKES GAIN,
 ITALY FRONT
Advance Thousand Yards Against Sfiffening
 Resistance

ROME, Feb. 22-American Fifth Army troops are exploiting the surprise assault which recaptured Mount Belvedere, 30 miles south west of Bologna. They have gained up to 1000 yards in a new local attack against stiffening German resistance. Elsewhere on the Italian front there were only minor clashes as patrol activities continued
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-22
FROM FAIRBANKS

Julius K. Peterson, Fairbanks. is a guest at Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-22
House Takes No Chances On Holiday Pay

Tie Senate of the Alaska Legisla- tlme is not as worried about it's paychecks as the House of Repre- sentatives.
 With today National holiday Senators are not convening at all Representatives are taking no chan ces on the legality of holiday pay days, and are calling the roll at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-22
BERLIN PEACE RUMORs

!tContinued or Page Four,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-10-09
Fourth DAIRY
Show Winners
Receive 500

The eight Vance county Ill
cluh members Who entered ani-
mats IN the eastern junior dairy
show held i'll FAYETTEVILLE last
TUESDAY won $50 i'm cash nrjlfS.
according 10 notice received by
Hugh ID. Bardcn assistant coun-
" AGENT and ia i,s@"r.
Winners with their amounts
are Is follows: Bill iicock blue
tihbon, SS.25; austin iv>cuc,
IS; Nice Jean Brewer, SIS;
Percy Spain, So: and Wallace
White, $50, each with red rib
bons; Melvin Erai2Alin, S..25;
Nellie Grey Williamson. $50,
each with White ribbons. These
prizes viii be awarded at the
October Al club MEETINGS, Nr.
BaydeG stated
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Loan Grants Now
May Be Speeded
Under New Law
National Farm Loan Asso-
citation gets powers under
terms of bill signed by
President Truman.

A. l.. Bartlett, secretary-treas-
urer of the Pinal National Farm
Loan Association, received word
that President Truman has signed
the bill passed by Congress which
increases the powers of the asso-
citation and speeds up the granting
of loans to farmers and stockmen.
Under the new law, the associa-
tion may lend up to $50 of the nor
NAL agricultural value of the farm.
In the past a loan was limited TO
500 of the appraised normal value
of the land plus 20To of the per-
manent improvements.
The authority to continue making
Commissioner loans is extended to
July 1, 1916. The contract interest
rate on these loans is $50 while the
contract rate for land bank loans
remains at the present all-time low
of 49c.
Secretary Treasurer Bartlett said
that many Commissioner loans have
been repaid and that others have
been reduced so that they can now
be refinanced with 4qo land bank
loans. This" he said, lis of bene-
fit to many borrowers for it re-
duces their interest rates and con-
solidates their loans"
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Fire Destroys Hay
Barn and Contents
At Cockrill Ranch

A loss of approximately $4,000
resulted from a fire of unknown
origin that burned a hay barn and
contents at the A. G. Cockrill ranch
six miles southwest of Coolidge
early Sunday morning. The fire
was discovered by Indian workers
on the ranch, but by the time the
Cockrills reached the scene there
was little that could be done but
stand by. A hay grinding machine,
25 tons of hay, cotton seed and
hegari stored in the barn, were
a total loss.
The fire continued smouldering
all day and it was feared large
stack of ground hay nearby might
catch fire. An appeal to Coolidge
Army Air Field brought their fire
equipment to the scene, where the
hay was given good wetting down.
The fire loss was only partially
covered by insurance.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Jack Pond Now
Heads Coolidge
Valley National
Appointment of new mama
ger announced following
meeting of bank directors
in Phoenix Monday.

Announcement of the appoint
ment of g. B. (Jack) Pond as man
ager of the Coolidge office of Val
ley National Bank was made this
week following a meeting of the
directors of the financial institu-
ton in Phoenix Monday.
Pond came to Coolidge in 1941
and was assistant manager under
the late Sam Langford. Larry
Holtzclaw, formerly with the Val
ley National Bank office in Stafford
is assistant manager.
Also at the meeting of the bank
directors in Phoenix payment OF
a regular semi-annual dividend OF
25 cents per share was authorized. d.
Walter r. Bimson, president, re-
ported the banks deposits at the
close of business June 80 as
$171, ,127. .299.71 and loans of $685.
468,929.84 Mr.. Bimson stated that
during the past twelve months
Valley Bank deposits had increased
$42,442,751. and that loans during
the same period had increased
7,403, 1859. He said that the
banks earnings during the first
six months of 1915 were most sat
isfactory.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Windstorm Howls
Through Coolidge
On Monday Night

The bowling wind storm of Mon
day night tore off tree branches
ripped tar paper roofs loose and
filled every house and office in
Coolidge and vicinity with an un-
welcome coating of dust-but nary
a drop of rain!
Linemen of the Salt River Valley
Water Users Association, and the
Indian Service were kept busy al
the following day clearing away
broken limbs and debris that
threatened company lines and
created a menace for those com
PEELED to be out during the storm
The only property damage re-
ported as a direct result of the
blow, occurred at the Wayne Hall
home northwest of Coolidge. The
Halls, who were out for the even
ing, returned to a house filled with
smoke and gas fumes, to find their
frigidaire burned out and the limo
leum and wall nearby charred. II
Is believed that considerable dam
age was averted because of cement
floors and plastered walls.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Oleo Point Value
Rises; Cheese Values
Lowered Says OPA

Point values for margarine and
canned fish have been increased,
points for cheese reduced, and the
point values of nearly all meats
are unchanged during the ration
ing period beginning July l and
ending July %, the district office
of Price Administration said. Point
value of butter remains unchanged.
A two point increase in the mar
garine point value, from II points
to IA points a pound was necessary
because of the decreased supply
and to improve distribution.
Processed foods point values for
July remain unchanged. Point val
ues for canned fruits, vegetables
and juices during the July rationing
period will be the same as those
in effect during June. Under pres
ent point values, the rate of move
ment is at a level that should per-
NIT supplies to last until new packs
reach retail stores, OPA said.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Farm Loan Groups
Now Own Berkeley
Federal Land Bank

With final payment of 81, 1850, 900
the Federal Land Bank of Berke-
ley has retired all funds of the
federal government invested in the
bank.
The bank is now owned entirely
by the SO national farm loan asso-
Citations in Arizona, Utah, Nevada
and California and, through the
associations, by the farmers and
stockmen who are users of the
system and members of the asso-
Citations, it was announced by Will
lard D. Ellis, the president of the
bank.
At one time the government had
more than $25, 100000 invested in
the banks capital and paid-in sur
plus.
This cooperative credit institu-
tion, now wholly owned by its
members, has capital stock of $4
400, 900; surplus and reserves OF
SIT, ,75O, 900; and total assets OF
over $68,000,000.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Two Navy Men Are
Hurt in Car Crash
During Dust Storm

To Monday nights dust storm
which Unexpectedly enveloped the
entire. valley is attributed several
near accidents involving motorists
and pedestrians and one serious ac-
cident which put two u. 8. Navy
sailors in the POW camp hospital
in Florence.
The sailors were walking west
ward on Coolidge avenue at the
heigth of the dust storm as Ben
Sweazea turned west on the same
street. Temporarily blinded by a
sudden gust of wind and moving
dirt Sweazea's car struck two of
the sailors hurting them to the
pavement and the car was ditched.
The two navy men are reported
recovering from impact of the car
and are expected to soon be per-
mitted to return to duty. The
sailors were staying overnight at
Coolidge Army Air Base while en-
route east in navy planes.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
1t. Martin, BIZ
Pilot, Home from
German Prison Camp

1t. Earl w. Martin arrived at the
ranch home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Martin, Friday as the
final goal of his journey after nber-
alton from a German prison camp.
The lieutenant, pilot of Bit, was
taken prisoner in April of 1914.
While a prisoner, he was awarded
the Air Medal by proxy for merit
orious achievement in eight mis-
sions over Germany. The award
was received by his father in cere-
monies held at Luke Field in June
of 1914.
1t. Martin is a graduate of Cool
idge high school, class of '39 and
has two brothers in the air corps,
1t. Cleatus Clare Martin, co-pilot
of a B-29, and Ralph j. Martin,
flight engineer on a B-29. The
Martins have made their home in
Coolidge district for many years.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Milk Cow Proves
Heroine of Near
Tragedy on Farm

There's a fine old milk cow on
the Ed Lacy ranch that'll have a
happy home as long as she lives
and will want for nothing if Mrs
Lacy has anything to say about ii
and Eds inclined to agree with
her.
Mrs. Lacy was closing the gate
leading to the cowshed when she
was attacked Saturday afternoon
by a yearling Guernsey bull be-
longing to neighbor Ruell Upton.
Bruised and partially dazed Mrs.
Lacy was lying on the ground
screaming for aid with the paving,
snorting Guernsey astride her when
help came from an unexpected
source.
While there are some who may
believe Bossy had no idea of saw
ing her mistress from the anger
of the bull there are none who'll
ever convince Mrs. Lacy the cow
wasn't responding to her cries for
help as she charged the bull and
butted and horned it away from
her PROSTATE form.
And it is for this that bossy will
always have a pleasant pasture and
complete security for her old age
because Mrs. Lacy is not one to
forget a favor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Legion Auxiliary
Chairmen Named
For Coming Year

Committee chairmen of Coolidge
American Legion Auxiliary were
named for the 1945-46 year by the
new president, Edith Hamilton, at
a business meeting held Monday
Night in Coolidge USO Club.
Those named to serve are: Gladys
Haley, Americanism; Lula Short,
child welfare; Helen 'Spruell, COM
munity service; Ila Rogers, con-
stitution and bylaws; Viola
loucks, membership; Mabelle
Taylor, music; Lillian Watson,
national defense; Leola Darlington,
Pan American; Ivy Vensel, poppy
chairman and publicity; Mabel
Jones, rehabilitation; Lois Cum
mings, war activities; Honey Ham
by, library; and Marie MUIR, For
get-me-not.
The auditing committee will be
comprised of: LA Rogers, chair
man; Hope Taylor, Marie MUIR
Ivy Vensel. and Edith Hamilton.
Mrs. Cummings and Mrs. Hamil-
ton were hostesses for the social
hour that followed. 1t is planned
to hold the Auxiliary's meetings
at Coolidge USO Club in the fu-
ture. Mondays meeting closed the
organizations activities until Sept
ember.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Billy Horton
Badly Burned

Thirteen-year-old Billy Wayne
Horton was badly burned on his
back and arms early Saturday
morning while he was servicing a
tractor at the Brooks ranch three
miles west of Coolidge. His par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Horton,
are making their home on the ranch
and the boy has been helping his
father with the work.
Billy left the tractor engine run
ming while he put in gas. There
was an explosion believed to have
been caused by a spark. The boys
shirt caught fire and he sustained
second degree burns before he was
able to tear it off. He was taken
Immediately to Florence Hospital,
where he will have to remain for
some time.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Increase Number
OF Tires Allotted
To Arizona to 11,O53

A total of II ,503 Grade One Pas
senger Tires have been allocated
to Arizona motorists for the month
of July, it was announced by. the
district office of price administra-
ton.
This allotment, according to OPA,
is about $500 more than the alloca-
tion for June. Despite the increase,
OPA explained the quota will not
be- sufficient to meet the needs of
essential drivers in the state. OPA
warns all motorists must conserve
tires in every way possible and ex-
planned that motorists whose tires
can be recapped or repaired will
not be eligible for new tires, re-
gardless of whether they hold "B''
or &c" gasoline cards. "a" card
drivers will not be eligible for new
tires.
According to OPA, the July in
crease is made possible through the
borrowing from inventories to meet
requirements during the hot
weather when a record number of
tire failures may be expected.
The allotments of other sized
tires for both trucks, tractors and
farm implements remains about the
same as in June, OPA said, and
strict conservation in these fields
will be necessary.
The small truck tire quota for
July is 1000 or about 200 more than
June, the large truck tire quota is
1,243, or 278 more than in June
while the quota of tractor-imple-
ment tires is 426 in comparison to
35S for June.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
State Releases Live
Beavers in Arizona

Live trapping of beaver for re-
lease in streams where they have
not been seen for the past fifty
years is in full progress. B. c.
Fox, director of fur conservation
reported recently.
Forty beaver have been trapped
from the Colorado river in the vi
cinity of Parker and released on
the Hassayampa above Wickenburg
and in the vicinity of Prescott. The
beaver are caught in large wire net
traps and are taken alive and un-
injured.
1t is anticipated the beaver will
play a very important part in the
curtailment of soil erosion and sta
bilizing the flow of flood waters.
Trout anglers visiting the Little
Colorado at Sleeps Crossing have
been noticing the constant increase
of trout water above the crossing
because of the construction OF
beaver dams.
With the constant increase and
heavier demands made of Arizona
trout water, trout fishermen are
watching with greater interest the
activity of beaver and their stream
improvement work on the Little
Colorado as well as other streams
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
|. M. CIausen TO
Speak to Farm
Group Monday
Need for organized agricul-
ture to be subject of state
secretary - Membership
plans to be discussed.

Sparkling a general statewide
membership drive as we'll as the
beginning of efforts to bring every
farmer in the district into the
Farm Bureau, l. M. Clausen, state
executive secretary will be in Cool
idge next Monday, July 9th.
Mr.. Clausen will meet with Of
ficers and members of Coolidge
Florence Farm Bureau in the Com
munity Church at o'clock accord
ing to an announcement made this
week by R. A. Faul, president Of
the local farm group.
Subject of Mr.. Clausen's talk to
the farmers will be NEED for an
Organized Agriculture.
Because organization and a
strong farm group to speak for the
farmer Is urgently needed every
memebr of the local organization
has been urged not only to attend
the meeting Monday night but to
bring a neighbor as well.
At the meeting plans will be
made for an intensive membership
drive scheduled to urge farm bu-
reau membership on the part of all
eligible farmers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Veterans Open
Craftsmans Shop

G. B. Griffin, veteran of World
War II, and G. B. Shafer veteran
of World War l, have opened
craftsman's wood shop in North
Coolidge. Both men, disabled In
service, are now doing cabinet
work, making furniture, and re-
pairing furniture. Their shop is
at 351 Hess Avenue near their
homes.
Both have lived In Coolidge for
some time Griffin, who joined the
navy in 1884, was overseas when
war was declared and it was many
months before he got back to the
States. He served as chief boats
wain's mate. Shafer served over
seas during World War I.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-07-06
Red Cross Canteen
Meeting Is Called
For Monday Night

A supervisors meeting of Red
Cross canteen workers has been
called for Monday night by Mrs
Earl Smith, chairman. The meet
ing will be held at the office OF
Mrs. Lottie Devine in Florence al
8 o'clock. transportation will be
provided for Coolidge workers, who
are requested to meet at Coolidge
high school at 7::30 to make the
trip. The meeting is open to al
canteen aids, Mrs. Smith said.