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Evening star., 1945-08-10
The Shadow

Sinister and sudden among the bothers
at the shore
The gray life jacket drifts and comes
to rest,
Salt-aDdshed, sea-stained, its inplicu.
ton definitely grim,
Freezing for the moment the sunlit
,odDes, the casual Jest.
And across the ronadn-striped umbrellas
and expensive oils,
Beyond cold ttnkle OF iced glasses and
the plock OF botUling balls,
Oper the chining t1altz time OF tbs
summer carrouSel,
The shado,o OF cddauerous chill life
jacket falls.
But In another moment the ,Dapes
remoDe their trophy
OF anonymous disaster from the
croipded summer shore,
And no,p the cnYrousel repolpes pith
brighter song,
The bathers sport again, the laughter
'Fs sounds once more.
FREDERICK EBRIdHT.
Evening star., 1945-08-10
Army Morale

Members of Congress who con-
tinue to criticize the War Depart
ment for falling to reduce the size
OF the Army more rapidly should
give more consideration to two
things which affect the morale of
the fighting men.
One is that the size of the Army
must be fixed far in advance and in
anticipation of every contingency in
winning the war, and that this size
of the Army was agreed to by Con-
gress after its appropriations COM
mittees had gone over the Army
estimates with a fine tooth comb.
When there is continued criticism of
the War Department by individual
members of Congress who have no
direct responsibility in fighting the
war and can talk as tall as they
please, the individual soldier, with
out knowledge of the background, is
apt to conclude that the War De-
partment does not know what it is
doing. This affects morale, as 1t
casts doubt on the competency of
Army leaders.
But even more damaging to morale
would be system under which the
Army reduced its size to some arbi-
trary figure by discharging first the
men whom it needs least AS a mat
ter of fact. the Army is doing just
the opposite. 1t is discharging first
the men whom it needs most-the
battle tried veterans of combat who
were the leaders of the victorious
combat teams, both in Europe and
in the Pacific. That is fair. But it
throws a terrific burden on the
Army. 1t means breaking up tested
divisions, depriving them of expert
enced leadership. 1t means keeping
a far larger service force available
than would be needed if divisions
were merely snatched out of Europe
intact and sent to the Pacific, with
out discharging the 85-point vet
Grams or giving others a thirty day
furlough at home. 1t means that
men in the service forces in the
United States, eligible for discharge,
must be retained until replacements
are available from Europe, where
the service forces will be the last
to leave.
The Army is fighting war and
conducting partial rehabilitation
program at the same time. If this
can be done under a policy that
promises something approaching a
Evening star., 1945-08-10
More on the Dog Problem

To the Editor of The Star:
should like to add my Endorsement
to the letters from l.. F. Caswell and
F. S., protesting the treatment OF our
dog population by the city authorities.
I recognize the fact that we have had
too many cases of rabies in Washing
ton Though the figures published by
the Health Department are, in my
opinion, suspect, and I am in favor
of intelligent and humane controls to
combat this dread disease, such controls
to be geared to real, rather than as
sumed, conditions.
Specifically, protest the short period
OF grace, viz. 48 hours, which Is given
owners to redeem their pets and the ban
on the adoption of dogs from the pound.
also protest the general all-around
fumbling on the part of the District
government in dealing with this sub
ject. Their day-to-day regulations"
remind me Of that old shell game, Now
you see it, now you don't" Such
fumbling has resulted in conditions in
which the dogs pay the penalty. also
pose the question whether the Commits
sioners intend to compel dogs to be kept
on leash after the wholesale vaccina-
tions, in the efficacy of which they ap-
parently, or at least publicly, place such
great hopes, take place.
w. A. NEACEY.
To the Editor OF The Star:
A lover Of dogs pities city dog. had
dogs when lived in the country. They
were happy and they lived long. Many
city dogs know in some way that I
sympathize with them. They tell me in
their way how terrible it Is to be con-
fined in city house or in an apartment.
They tell me the cruelty to dogs which
in for long periods when the weather is
bad
So, II I had my way I would forbid
the keeping of dogs in cities. I believe
1t Is form of sadism. J. L. SMITH.
To the Editor of The Star:
The Union of Fancy Felines and Just
Plain Cats met last night in solemn and
sonorous conclave on your backyard
fence and adopted a resolution thank
ing Congress for adopting the statute
requiring dogs to be kept on leash.
THE dog days in Washington are
severe enough without having to keep
being chased" the resolution said.
Another resolution adopted thanked
the Big Three (the District Commits
GonerS for having granted the city's
cats freedom of the alleys. This is a
deserved reward for the great contribu-
tions made by Washington cats to the
war effort" it said
However, the convention criticized the
press for having ignored in news and
cartoons one of the biggest stories Of
the year-the liberation of the city s
cats. PHILIP PEARL.
Evening star., 1945-08-10

WINSTON CHURCHILL.
The atomic bomb was not the product
Of British or American science, but the
result Of cooperative efforts of inter-
national scientists, the chiefs of whom
by the grace of Adolph Hitler came
into the world of the western democra-
cies. DR.. Lise Neither was a German,
associate of Prof. Otto Hahn, eminent
German physicist. She had to leave
Germany because she was of the Jewish
race. She carried with her knowledge
of the work of Prof. Hahn's laboratory
and received impetus to further re-
search. which found key to the mys-
terry, through a report in a German
scientific review.
Prof. Niels Bohr is a Dane. He also
had a personal reason for wishing to
use his brain in behalf of the democ-
racies resisting the oppression of his
countrymen. Prof. Enrico Fermi was
an Italian, who used the presentation
of the Nobel Prize to come from Stock
holm to America, and escape the fas-
cist world. So there is poetic justice
perhaps the justice of God-in the
the Jews and his neighbors helped de-
liver into the hands of the western
democracies the most terrible weapon
that ever existed
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But whether Gods mercy will be
associated with its invention, the future
will have to record. 1t is difficult to
justify in the name of God the first
use to which it was put. The atomic
bomb gave us such power that we might
have been able to refrain from its use.
We could have invited the Japanese
Premier and the Swedish and Swiss
Ambassadors to Toxic to witness its
demonstration in an unpopulated desert,
and seen to 1t that their report reached
the Japanese people. That would have
started the bomb on the right career
as liberator, not destroyer, of hu-
manity. If the japanese surrender now.
they would have surrendered from the
demonstration in the desert, and peace
would have started by an act of peace
and the salvation of thousands of chill
dren's lives.
can recall no other discovery de-
cisive for war which was invented pri-
marily and specifically for war and
thus found its first use. The two main
weapons of this war so far-the tank
and the bomber-are the outgrowth of
genius in the service of peaceful de-
velopment, for the conquest of distance
and the air
hope it is still up to us to decide
whether atomic disintegration shall
continue to be used for destruction, or
become with its development, mans
liberator from the very causes of war.
Nature is neutral, and perhaps has no
interest in man at all, or even in this
particular planet.
At any rate, what happened last
Evening star., 1945-08-10
People for Australia

Arthur Augustus Calwell, Minister
of immigration as well as Minister
Of Information in the present gov
ernment of Australia, is the author
of statement recently made in the
House Of Representatives at Can
berra which deserves the attention
OF students of population problems
wherever they may reside. He be-
gins his argument with a frank ad-
mission that seven million people
may not be able to defend three mil
lion square miles of the earth's sur
face in not yet impossible third
World War. The principle which he
then SETS forth as the basis of
national policy is expressed in these
words:
1t would be prudent for us 4" not
to ignore the possibility of further
formidable challenge, within the next
quarter century, to our right to hold
this land. We may have only those
next twenty-five years in which to
make the best possible use of our
second chance to survive. Our first
requirement is additional population.
We need it for defense and for the
fullest expansion of our economy.
But people cannot be dreamed
into existence. Mr.. Calwell finds
many difficulties in the way of in
creasing the, number of Australian
citizens. The prevailing birth-rate
is low, the average Australian couple
in 1945 having only two children as
against six in 1878. In order to en-
courage larger families, continuous
employment and adequate housing
must be provided. The same OBJ
servation applies to bringing men,
women and children from Great
Britain and from other European
countries. 1t is useless to import
workers when there is no work for
them.
Perhaps what most is wanted Is
the phenomenon commonly called a
boom. BY that may be meant
something equivalent to the intro
duction of fine wool sheep by Cap
tain John Macarthur in 1903, the dis
covery of gold at Anderson's Creek,
Ballarat and Bendigo in 1841 and
the development Of practical protec-
ton against drought in the years
following the disasters of 1902.
Evening star., 1945-08-10
Older Men Not Needed
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor Of The Star:
The large majority of the older men
in the Army today are assigned to
overhead positions, i. e., they perform a
low-grade administrative type of work.
II qualified to do so, or else perform
unskilled labor. This, of course, does
not include officers who are compara-
lively well paid The Army. in effect,
is using these Older men to perform jobs
for which civilians are available.
It Is unfair to the wives and families
of men over IS to be compelled to exist
on an extremely low scale Of living at a
time when the need for this has ceased
to exist. While the war is not yet over,
1t has progressed to point where the
Army easily can get &ioAg without the
services Of enlisted men over IS.
IA6ERSON I. BLACK.
Evening star., 1945-08-10

fair deal to the soldiers, the delay in
reduction of size is justified. More
important, the morale of the fight
ing forces is not impaired by unfair
treatment.
Evening star., 1945-08-10

by Gods mercy British and Amer
ican science outpaced all German
efforts. Possession OF these po,oers
by the Germans might hare
altered the results OF the nar 3
and profound anxiety was felt by
the informed"
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23
Annual Meeting
Slated Farm Loan
Association Members

Final plans are being made for
the annual meeting of Pinal Ma
tional Farm Loan Association which
will be held in the Methodist church
auditorium in Coolidge at 1000 a.
m. Wednesday, February 28th.
At this meeting many new devel-
opments and changes in the Federal
Land Bank lending program will be
explained, including the arrange
ment for payment of dividends to
stockholders. everal outside
speakers will be present including
H. C. Bailor, associate regional
manager from the Land Bank at
Berkeley, DR.. George w. Barr, head
of the department of economics,
University of Arizona, Louis G.
Galland, secretary-treasurer of the
Arizona Farmers Production Credit
Association, and K. X. Henness,
Pinal County agricultural agent.
Following the meeting a dinner
will be served to members and in
vited guests.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23
Five Games Added
ToGrammar School
Victories On Friday

Friday was a big day for Coo
lidge grammar school basket ball
tossers, who added four games to
their string of victories in the
afternoon and one Friday night. In
the afternoon games Coolidge de-
feated Casa Grande in class A and
class B girls and class A and class
B boys.
The B girls won by score OF
16 to 6 with Geraldine Barrios play
ing an outstanding offensive game
for Coolidge. The A girls won by q
score of 20 to with Ann Joyce
Simmons scoring Is of her teams
points.
The B boys won a close game II
to 12. Joe Ortiz led his team with
six points. The A boys completed
the program by winning a close 3;
to 27 game. The score was tied al
16 all during the third stanza. Their
Coolidge began to find the bucket
and went on to win. Charles Free
land scored 13 points for Coolidge
followed by Hinton Ellis with 8
and Oscar Bueno with 7. Sammy
Armenia scored II points to lead
Casa Grande tossers.
Friday night Coolidge grammar
school A boys won a hard Tough
game from senior scouts of Coo
lidge by the narrow margin OF
points at the high school gym pre-
ceeding the Coolidge-Casa Grand'
game. The final score was 27 to 25
Charles Freeland scored ten point
for the victors followed by Bill
Davis with and Bill Rogers with 8
George Dowdle led the scouts scor
ing with 8.
A re-match between the tw
teams is being planned for mex
week.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23
March Of Dimes
Clears 1892 For
Paralysis Fund

Coolidge drive for the annual
March of Dimes to aid the national
fight against infantile. paralysis
cleared $392.06 above all expenses,
according to announcement of c. G.
Weinhold, Coolidge chairman, who
sent a check for this amount to
Mrs. Mary J. Bryson, Pinal County
director of the drive.
Mr.. Weinhold especially COM
mended the school children for
their generous donations toward
the fund, which amounted to $38.49
collected in the March of Dime
boxes placed in the schools. Coo
lidge business men contributed
whole-heartedly, he said, Woodmen
of the World gave box supper that
cleared $25 which they donated to-
ward the fund. The largest single
contribution was $209.73 raised by
contributions taken at the San Car
los Theater. Other means used to
raise funds were the President S
Ball, which cleared $3.50, raffling
of bond and private contributions.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23
Tri-City Musicians
Meet To Be Held
Florence Feb. "a

The Musicians Clubs of Casa
Grande, Coolidge, and Florence will
hold one-day meeting at Florence,
Saturday, February oath. A lunch
con and reception is planned for
the noon hour, with Mrs. e. o. De-
vine, Mrs. N. E. King, and Mrs
Faye Scoggfns, committee on ar
rangements and decorations, with
Miss Aurelia Gonzales and Mrs
George Paugh in charge Of reserva-
tions.
The noon session will be honored
by the presence of Mrs. J. R. New
conner, president of the Arizona
Federation of Music Clubs and Mrs
C. H. Pascoe, president of the
Southern District National Fedora,
ton of Music Clubs. Mrs. Bruce
Moody, state choral chairman, will
direct the assembly singing.
At two-thirty in the afternoon,
concert will be held at the high
school auditorium with all clubs
participating, to which the public
is invited. The Saguaro Glee Cluf
with their councillor, Mrs. Faye
Scoggins, will hostess and usher al
the concert, with Mrs. B. F. Thun
in charge of the local club numbers
Mrs. Richard Miller is genera
chairman for Coolidge Musicians
Mrs. C. R. Nevins for Matinee Mu
sical Club and Mothers Singers Of
Casa Grande, and Mrs. J. R. Treat
for Florence.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23
Legion Acknowledges
w. Jackson's Gift To
Boy And Girl Scouts

A letter of appreciation was sent
from Coolidge Legion this week to
DR.. and Mrs. William Jackson for
their gift of lot on Pinkley Ave. in
West Coolidge as the site on which
members of the legion, William
David Hood Post No. 54, will build
a future permanent home for Coo
lidge boy and girl scouts. The let
ter, signed by Pierce Vensel, legion
commander, said in part; I'VE
know of your deep and sincere in
terest in the youth of our commun-
ity and trust that your generous
act in giving this property for the
benefit of the boys and girls of
Coolidge will give continually grow
ing satisfaction to you as the years
go by.
''It is the hope and plan of the
American Legion to construct upon
this property, as soon as conditions
warrant, Scout home which viii be
credit to and pride of the COM
munity as well as a monument to
your public spirited interest in the
better things of our community" "
A legion committee has been ap-
pointed to raise funds for the pro-
posed building of the new scout
home, SO means will be available
for the project when building con-
ditions permit it's undertaking.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23
43 Pinal County
Men Called For
Induction Feb. 26

Forty-three Pinal county men
have been ordered to report for in
duction into the armed forces on
February 26. They are:
Leo V. Crawford, Ramon A. San
chez, Salvador G. Ortiz, Lloyd c.
Cantrell, Robert D. Ballestro, Gill
bert o. Navarro, Richard P. AL
varez, Augustine G. Hernandez,
Woodrow w. Johnson, Chester N.
Palmer, Harold L. Pace, Elizar Sal
azar, Minos C. Huelster, Felix
Young, John r. Daniel, Barney A.
Burnett, Placido G. Garrillo, An
tonic S. Mercado, Gallardo Will
liams, Floyd Smith, John Raymond
Moffitt, Otis Stephens, Jr., James
w. Purdom, Adolf Howard, Joe Y.
Coronado.
Glenn E. Johnson, Louis A. Meri-
no, John R. Hager, Silas Pedro,
James P. Rankin, Joseph w. Sobey,
Calvin r. Kuykendall, Stanley E.
Ellis, Jimmie Lucero Garcia, Kirby
Hughes, Jack r. Blackwater, Frank
H. Ballesteros Raymond Earle
Haugh, Donald A. Brown, Earnest
w. Adkins, George G. Foote, Arbie
X. Warren, Charles E. Fairl.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23
Ration-Free Sales
On Odd-Lot Shoes
Extended March 10

The period during which retailers
may sell odd-lot shoes ration-free
has been extended week, through
March 10. it was announced today
by Harry w. Hill, district director
of the Office of Price Administra-
ton.
The period was originally sched-
uled from February 10 through
March 8. The extra week has been
allowed, Mr.. Hill explained, because
the recent freight embargo has de-
layed shipments of odd-lot shoes
from the wholesalers to the re-
tailers. During this period retailers
may sell odd-lot shoes from their
own stocks, as well as from stocks
bought ration-free from other es7
tablishments wi t h out collecting
shoe stamps from the customers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23
Last Rites Held
For M. L. Fleming
Tuesday Afternoon

Last rites were held for Marshall
Luther Fleming, "a, from Cole and
Maud Chapel, Coolidge, Tuesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. Services
were conducted by the Rev. Rey-
nolds, pastor of the Church of God
at Florence.
Mr.. Fleming was born in Cald-
well County, North Carolina, May
s, 1870, and had been a resident of
Florence for 2S years and of Ari-
zona for 43 years. He had been the
foreman of the Adamsville Ranch
of Clemans Cattle Company since
1872 and passed away at his home
in Adamsville Saturday after long
illness.
Survivors are his widow, Lucy;
three daughters. Mrs. Mae Miller
of Seagoe, Texas, Cleo Estelle and
Mary Catherine Fleming Of Adams
Vile; two sons. Cecil Fleming of
Adamsville, and Loren V. Fleming
of Joaquin, Texas; two brothers,
R. e. Fleming of Hickory, North
Carolina and j. G. Fleming of
Franklin, North Carolina; one sis
ter, Mrs. Mary Crouch of Hickory.
North Carolina: II grandchildren
and three great grandchildren.
Pail bearers were John Zellweger.
Twain Clemans, Lynn Farley, and
w. C. Truman all of Florence, Dave
Bryce and C. Ashcraft of Coolidge
Interment was in the family plot
at Florence Cemetery.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23

was born in Phoenix December IA,
1919, and is a graduate of Coolidge
Union High School, class of 1910.
He was outstanding in school ath-
letics, being a nine letter-man in a
field covering football, baseball and
basketball. He enlisted in the army
August II, 1941 and began his train
ing at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
In July of 1912 was married to
Miss Ann Eleanor Odd of ST. Louis,
Missouri. A son, whom they named
Dan John, was born to them the
following year. He saw his wife and
son briefly before being sent to
Brazil, where he was stationed for
some time He made several trips
of an undisclosed nature overseas
before being hand picked by army
air force experts as having the
qualities needed to become a com
mander of four-engined battle-craft
and was given special pilot tran
sition course in four-engine Liberia
tor bombers at Maxwell Field, Ala,
after which he was transferred tC
Davis-M Monthan Field, Tucson, fol-
the selection and training of his
crew During this period he was
able to spend several weekends
with his parents at their ranch
home.
He landed in England shortly be-
fore Christmas and since then has
been flying missions over enemy
territory. His mother received &
letter from him written on January
80, three days before his death.
His widow and son make theil
home in st. Louis with her parents
The lieutenant has two brothers II
the service, Pvt. Edgar Shoemaker
Jr., serving in France, and Cpl. LIE
roy Shoemaker, who is en- route
home from Ft. Myers, Florida.
younger brother, Tommy, is a
home with his parents.
d. G. helped his father ranch be
fore he entered service, and wa!
one of the most popular students a
high school. He possessed the quail
tiles of a leader and the ability ts
make friends, of whom he leave!
many who will long remember hin
in Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23
Kenilworth Girls
Awarded Ribbons
At School Program

Ribbons were awarded eighth
grade Kenilworth School girls who
had completed their sewing pro-
jects during special prize award
ing program held in the school
auditorium Friday night. First and
second year girls were also award
ed sewing project ribbons.
The program included numbers
by the Girls Glee Club, America the
Beautiful: 9Th and 7th Grade,
Memories of Lincoln; Gene Car
ter, "Johnny's History Lesson;
5th Grade, "This Is Worth Fighting
For"; All awards; Eileen McAdoo,
solo, 1.-THE Marine Hymn"
The following Sth grade girls,
under the direction of Mrs. Viola
Loucks, finished their sewing prof.
ects. and were awarded the follow
ing robbons.
Pauline Brewer, slip-blue ribbon,
dress-red ribbon; Chestine Carter,
dress-red ribbon, dress-red ribbon
Patsy Smith, dress red ribbon, slip
blue ribbon; Vernele Johnson, dress
blue ribon, slip blue ribbon, doilies
red ribbon, shoe pocket red ribbon
Ina Mae Moore, dress, blue ribbon
slip, white ribbon; laundry bag,
white ribbon; Sue England, dress,
red ribbon, slip, red ribbon, child's
garment, red ribbon.
Anita Westfall, jumper dress, blue
ribbon, slip. red ribbon, laundry
bag, blue ribbon, table cloth, red
ribbon; Wanda Yoakum, dress, red
ribbon, slip, blue ribbon, laundry
bag, red ribbon; Doris Harmon
dress, red ribbon; Billie Hadaway
child's garment, white ribbon.
The following first and second
year girls supervised by Mrs. Jaun-
ita Golson were given the following
ribbons: Patty Cunningham, dress
blue ribbon, shoe bag, blue ribbon
slip, blue ribbon; Betty Snelson
dress, blue ribbon; Elsie Moore
dress, red ribbon. slip, red ribbon
shoe bag, red ribbon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-02-23
Grammar School
Tossers Down CUHS
Freshmen 80 to 20

Coolidge grammar school basket
ball players defeated the high
school freshmen in a hard fought
game Saturday night, during which
the lead changed several times be-
fore the grammar school boys pull
ed ahead and went on to win by a
80 to 90 score.
Oscar Bueno turned in an out
standing performance by scoring "a
points for the victors. Elkins,
Rogers and Ellis played an out
standing defensive game. Jim vi
dano paced the freshmen with eight
points.
The game was played as part OF
double header preceding the
Coolidge-Ajo game.