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Evening star., 1945-04-06

Samuel T. Schwartz, owner OF
Charles Schwartz e. Son, jewelers.
of 708 Seventh street NV, re-
ported to police last night that a
glass display case containing watch
accessories valued at s1,386 was
stolen from the store Tuesday
afternoon.
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Rocket Bomb Plant Found

WITH THE UNITED STATES
9TH ARMY, April (P).-A rocket
bomb factory in the woods near
Bielefeld was captured yesterday by
9Th Army Doughboys.
Evening star., 1945-04-06

ACCEPT FOR FIGHTING MEN-Vce Admiral Charles Cooke
r Qef chief of staff and aide to the commander in chief of
the fleet Maj A. Uio Cight), Army adutant
general accept dedication to armed forces of $47SO00
subscription Fund campaign from Ran
doph Bishop (center campaign director at final report
of drive United States Chamber of Commerce
Building Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1945-04-06
Watch Display Case Stolen

Funeral services and burial will
in Corydon, Ind.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Collie Belonging To
Blind-Deaf Child
Believed Stolen

An eight months old thorough
bred Collie belonging to Jackie
Coker, blind and deaf child, has
not returned home since December
30 and is believed to have been
stolen. Jackie, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Coker, a student at
the school for deaf and blind at
Tucson, had just completed making
a hand-tooled leather collar bear
ing her pets name. Major" short
ly before he disappeared.
Major was a gift to Jackie when
he was puppy and has been with
her since, but at the conclusion of
this Christmas vacation spent with
her parents and grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Nowlin, Jackie
had to return to school without her
pet Anyone who may have any
information about the Collie, who is
black with a white collar, would
do real favor for very lonesome
child if they let her family know.
according to Jackie's friends.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
New Numbering
System When Car
Plates Arrive

Pinal county, like all other Ariz-
ona counties, will have a different
letter on automobile license plates
when they are finally made avail
able according to Lynn Early, Pinal
county assessor.
While license plates are not ex-
pected until February 1st and per-
haps even later than that date
motorists need not worry over vio-
lation of the states law and in
voking of double penalties because
the legislature Is sure to extend
the time limit for applying for new
plates shortly after it cpnvenes
next week.
Assessor Early has announced he
will name deputy assessors for the
distribution of license plates in
Coolidge, Casa Grande and Eloy
just as soon as it Is known when
the plates will be available.
The letter &c" presently carried
by cars licensed in Pinal county
has been discarded and all passeng-
er cars in Arizona will carry the
letter tx" followed by four num-
bers. Pinal county cars will be
numbered tx" 1901 to TX" 71O0
while trucks will carry the letters
"A" or "B."
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
War Prisoners
Pick 1,295,0OO
Pounds Of Cotton
Record made in five day. by
Germans working out of
Florence Prisoner of War
Camp.

In one of the shortest work weeks
yet recorded for German prisoner
of war cotton picking details work
ing out of Prisoner of War Camp,
Florence, and it's side camps
throughout Arizona, a total of more
than 1925, 900 pounds of cotton
were harvested in the past five-day
work week.
In observation of the Christmas
holiday no picking details were
taken into the fields on Monday the
25th. Heavy and continuous rains
kept most of the groups out of the
fields on Tuesday and Wednesday,
while resulting wet fields restricted
picking activity to few hours OF
each of the remaining work days.
Colonel Verne C. Smell. Com
manding Officer at the base camp
near Florence, reported that work
ing hours for the Florence branch
camps stood at the low average of
3.34 hours per day for the 5 day
period. The high total of cotton
harvested in spite of unfavorable
weather and field conditions, is at
tributed to the high average rate of
pick turned. in by the prisoners of
war.
One group of Germans working
on the s. c. Mcfarland cotton
ranch averaged 128 pounds per man
in a six hour work day last Satur-
day. On the same day, prisoners of
war stationed near Stafford in Gra-
ham County averaged S4.6 pounds
per man during six hours in the
fields. The Litchfield area was
particularly hard hit with rain and
prisoners of war located in that
area were unable to pick except ON
two days during which they brought
in more than 10000 pounds of cot
ton in tx hours. More favorable
conditions existed in the Queen
Greek area where the Germans av-
eraged 1876 pounds per hour per
man for the four day period.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Postpone Inquest
In Eloy Death
AS Arsenic Found

Inquest into the death Of Mrs.
Beulah Gravely, 37-year-old Pinal
county mother whose body was
found floating in an irrigation canal
near Efoy on December oath, was
postponed by ex-officio coroner j..
C. Garrett pending receipt of lab
oratory reports on chemists find
ings.
County attorney Tom Fullbright
ordered a post mortem examina-
tion, and submitted the viscera and
lungs for analysis after discovery
of quantities of arsenic poison con-
cealed in the Gravely home.
The deceased, victim of accident
al or homicidal death, came to the
Eloy district with her husband and
family from Scottsdale. She was
partially paralysed, causing her to
drag one foot in walking. Investi-
eating officers could find no signs
indicating she had walked to the
canal bank. leading to the belief
that she might have been carried
to the water after death.
Gravely, the husband. and his
sister, only persons present at the
time of tragedy. were released af-
ter questioning but held under sur
veillance by the prosecutors office
until after the coroner's inquest.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
3 From Coolidge
Receive State
Rainbow Honors
Betty Clark installed Grand
Outer Observer atRainbow
Girls Grand Assembly,
Phoenix. Betty June Yates
and Betty Ruth Moody re-
ceive honorary degrees.

Three Coolidge girls received out
standing honofs at the Arizona
Grand Assembly of the Order of the
Rainbow for Girls held in Phoenix
Thursday through Saturday at
Masonic Temple. Betty Clark was
installed grand outer observer of
the Grand Assembly Friday night.
Betty June Yates and Betty Ruth
Moody were among 35 Grand Cross
of Color designates to receive the
honorary degree for service. the
highest In the order.
Maxine Hancock. Casa Grande
girl, will head the order as grand
worthy advisor in 1945. Betty June
Hendrix, also of Casa Grande, was
Installed grand chaplain and Mrs.
Lena Fergus, Casa Grande, was
named for an honorary degree.
Serving as installing officers for
the occasion were Mary Louise
Jones, Tempe, retiring grand
worthy advisor; Della Asbury,
Phoenix. drill leader; Ruth Crum-
baker, Tempe, chaplain; Louise
Fitch, Mesa. a past grand worthy
adviser, recorder; Frances Gray.
Tempe, treasurer. and Geraldine
Gilley, Phoenix, musician.
A formal ball at the Shrine Au-
ditorium Friday night climaxed the
two-day meeting. largest in the
history of Arizona Grand Assembly.
Social events between sessions
Friday were a luncheon for wor-
thy advisers and past worthy ad-
visers at Miller's Cafeteria and an
advisory board and mother advis-
ers luncheon given at the Masonic
Temple.
Service reports given by the state
chapters revealed that all had de-
voted hundreds of hours to Red
Cross service, nurses aide, and war
work as their main projects during
the past year.
Special tribute was paid during
the sessions to the late Mrs. Eliza
beth Wingar, founder of the order
in Arizona and its supreme inspec-
tor for the state until her death
recently. A memorial service was
conducted by the Glendale assem-
bly, officers and state executive
board.
Those who attended the gather
ing from Coolidge were: Betty
Clark, Betty June Yates, Betty
Ruth Moody, Helen Anderson, Mar
jorie Neighbors. Marilyn Elsberry,
Sue Kyser, Alice Loueks. Frances
(Chula) Borree, Mrs. c. ]. Yates.
mother adviser of Coolidge Assem-
bly,, and Mrs. Rodney Elsberry.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Desert Wornans
Club To Meet On
Friday, January IL

The Desert Womans Club will
meet for a pot luck luncheon and
social afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. Cecil Collerette on Friday,
January IL, at 1880 p. m. All
members who can do SO are re-
quested by Mrs. w. H. Steele,
president, to meet at Thompson's
Service Station, Randolph, at IL
o'clock so the trip to Mrs. Collier
cites home near Casa Grande may
be made with as few cars as poss-
ible to accommodate club members.
The clubs Red Cross work con-
tinues weekly, with one social
meeting scheduled month. There
will also be a business meeting and
program Friday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Plan Rodeo In
Coolidge To Be
Held In February

Coolidge may have an annual
rodeo and "Cow Country Confab,"
with the first meet held sometime
in February, if plans now being
discussed are carried out, it was
learned today from leading local
cattle men and rodeo riders.
A temporary production commit
tee, composed of Earl McEuen, AS
bury Shell, H. Ramsey and others
is being formed to complete and
carry out arrangements for the
show
Definite dates for the roundup,
which is to be presented in two
daily sessions, will be set for some
time between the Tucson and Phoe-
nix contests, in order that partici-
pants in those meets may enter and
compete. Formal and complete an
nouncements will be made as soon
as possible, it was said.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Civic Program
To Be Outlined
Monday Night
New officers of chamber of
commerce to take office
and plans for 1945 pre-
sented at meeting.

Coolidge chamber of commerce
will formally inaugurate its 1945
program Monday night when pres
ident-elect Howard Gosa and his
board of directors will assume the
posts TO which they were elected at
the annual meeting OF the civic
group last month. Gosa Is expected
to present a comprehensive outline
of chamber of commerce activities
for the ensuing year which will
have the unanimous approval of all
members of the new board of d.
rectors.
Invited to address the group
Monday night are two men with
wide experience in chamber of
commerce affairs. II Is expected
the main address of the evening
will come from Gus Michaels, sec
retary of the chamber OF commerce
at Bisbee and who. for several
years. was secretary of the cham
80 Va at ANO6dlCS. A1oO
scheduled to appear on the pro-
gram Is Captain Samuel Maxcy,
public relations officer at Williams
Field who was secretary OF a Cal
ifornia chamber of commerce be-
fore entering the military service.
The meeting Monday night will
be a dinner meet In the basement
of the Presbyterian church at 7:3O.
To be placed in office Monday
night in addition to president-elect
Gosa are Robert Cannon, vice
president; Jack Pond. treasurer;
DR.. G. H. Walker. DIR. G. E. Max
well. DR.. r. v. Campbell. Fred
Hamilton and 8. C. Mcfarland,
board of directors.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05

Captain Lloyd p Humphries, 26.
has been awarded an Oak Leaf
Cluster to his Air Medal, equiva-
lent to another award of the same
medal. at the 38Sth Bomb Group,
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel
Chester C. Cox, according to word
received this week from an Air
Force Bomber Station, England
The award was for "meritorious
achievement" during bombing at
tacks on Nazi war industries and
military targets in support of Al
lied ground forces.
Capt. Humphrles is the son of
Mrs. Anna Humphries. His wife,
Mrs. Jane Humphries, makes her
home in Fort Worth, Texas Be-
fore entering service in June, 1899,
he was engaged in farming at
Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Rotarians Hear
Of Circus Life
From Sergeant

Sergeant Richard Brandon who is
currently stationed at Coolidge
Army Air Base and who spent 13
years with travelling circuses was
the speaker at Coolidge Rotary club
meeting Wednesday noon. The
sergeant told of his experiences
during that period with the "big
top"
Guests of the club were M. G.
Mann, member of the Florence club
and clerk of Pinal county board of
supervisors, his daughter, Wave
Margaret Mann. home on leave,
Sgt. Raymond Dunaway of the
Marine corps. also home on fur
Tough after long service in the
South Pacific and Jimmy Davis.
Coolidge high school football star.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Bears Book Two
Weekend Games

With two games booked for the
weekend the Coolidge Bears bas-
ketball teams resumed heavy prac-
tise this week after a layoff over
the holidays. The teams journey
to Superior tonight and entertain
the Mariana High School five on
Coolidge High School court Sat
urday.
Little is known of the strength
of these teams although the Super
ior Panthers are always hard to
handle on their home court and
Mariana is doped to have a stronger
team than usual.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Water Level In
PinaI County
In Slight Gain
While still lower than 1943
water level in Eloy pump
area gains nearly one
foot.

During 1914 the prolonged down.
ward trend of water levels in
Southern Arizona has continued;
during December the water levels
moved slightly upward in Pinal
county but were practically static
in Graham, Santa Cruz, and Pima
counties. according to U. S. Geo
logical Survey measurements.
During December in the Casa
Grande Eloy area ground water
levels rose 0.S6 of foot as the
result of partial recovery of the
water table after the heavy pump
ing season. However, the average
level was 1.80 feet lower than in
1943, 6.18 feet lower than in 1912,
8.89 feet lower than in 1941 and
9.49 feet lower than in 1910. Dur
ing the year the water levels in
the observation wells that are
measured monthly in Pinal county
dropped from l to feet except In
one well where the water level rose
0.70 foot.
During December in Pima and
Santa Cruz counties the water lev
els rose in some wells due to the
decreased pumping requirements.
but the average levels remained
practically constant. At the end
of December the water level was
1.38 feet lower than in 1943, 4.34
feet lower than in 1912, 7.04 feet
lower than in 1941, 8.26 feet lower
than in 1910 and 1868 feet lower
than in 1889. During the year the
water levels in the observation
wells that are measured monthly
in Pima and Santa Cruz counties
dropped from 0.50 feet to 7.50 feet
except in two wells where the
water levels rose 1.20 feet and 2.20
feet.
During the past month in the
Gila Valley near Stafford water
levels rose 0.30 foot but still were
LOS feet lower than in 1943, 2.55
feet lower than in 1912. 2.18 feet
lower than in 1941, but 0.22 feet
higher than in 1910. Decreased
pumping requirements during the
month was the explanation here al
so
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Eight Boy Scouts
Receive Tenderfoot
Badges Monday Mite

Eight members of the recently
organized Coolidge Boy Scout troop
IS. received tenderfoot badges at
an investiture service held in Com
munity Presbyterian Church Mon
day night. Martin Talla, chairman
of troop committees, presided.
Scout Master j. Carl Fritz present
ed the badges.
James Alexander is senior patrol
leader. Tommy Clark and Dick
Shafer are troop guides. Those
receiving badges were: Thurman
Giles, Floyd Raver, Dale Yeager,
Raymond Campbell, Charles Appel,
Charles lies, Lee Maudlin and
Wayne Clark.
p The troop, which numbers 18
members meets every Monday night
in the recreation hall of Community
Church.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05

FfC. OlLI0N u IOnIG
ing to word received this week by
his mother, Mrs. B. F. Storie, from
Commanding General G. B. Erskine
third marine division, Fleet Marine
Force.
The citation reads in part, "As
a lineman on an Infantry wire team
during the campaign of Guam,
Marianas Islands. from July 21 to
August IL. 1914, time and again
Pfc. Storie installed and repaired
communication lines through sni-
per infested jungles over most diff
cult terrain" The citation goes
on to state that Storie often work
ed during the hours of darkness.
thereby being subject to our own
and enemy fire, that his unending
energy and zeal contributed great
ly to outstanding success his team
had in carrying out unusually
difficult tasks. THE outstanding
efficiency of the regimental COM
munication sys4am througout the
operation was largely made possi-
BILE through the efforts of this
team. His actions were In keep
ing with the highest traditions of
the United States Naval Service.
Storie is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. F. Storie and made his home in
Coolidge district for ten years be-
fore he joined the service.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Excitement Visits
Valley Farms On
New Years Day

All the elements of Mark Twain
story were present when excite
ment visited Valley Farms on New
Years Day. A resident, early about
his work, believed he saw someone
peering from the hay in one of the
community's large barns. Radios
and newspapers were daily broad
casting news of the 25 German
prisoners recently escaped from
Papago Prison Camp near Phoenix,
15 of whom were reported still at
large. The resident Immediately
made for a phone and called Flor
ence POW Camp.
M. P.'s were on the scene in
record time and thorough search
of the barns and grounds began.
Bits of bread were found. then one
Of the M. P's. stumbled upon an
amazing thing-an old car, so clev-
erly hidden and camouflaged with
weeds and brush that its discovery
amounted almost to accident. AS
the excitement mounted, boys here
and there in the crowd began to
grow uncomfortable. Sharp eyes
detected. this and the youngsters
were subjected to thorough ques-
tioning. e
What had appeared at first as
a "hot clue" turned out to be q
secret "hide-out" constructed by
the boys. Their leader, 12-year-
old youngster, had selected the spot
and directed the camouflaging.
Here, unknown to the world of their
elders, the boys had lived through
times of danger and excitement
when the hideout represented g
machine gun nest. a submarine. q
fox hole. as their fancy directed.
THE enemy would sure have had
a hard time finding them." pro
nounced an M. p. That's the
best job of camouflaging / evel
saw"
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
ATC To Garry
High Priority
Business Men

Facilities of the globe-girdling
Army Air Forces Air Transport
Command. established to speed i'm
portant personnel and urgent cargo
to the far-flung war fronts, will
become available on a pay basis
on a limited scale January l. 1945,
to civilians bent on business deemed
by the State Department to be i'm
portant to this Nations interest,
the War Department announced to-
day.
Air travel abroad over the Army's
network of military routes by per-
sons within the national interest"
definition was announced October
"a. 1914, by an Executive Order
In which President Roosevelt di-
rected the Army, Navy and State
Department to cooperate to this
end.
1t was explained that such trans
portation will contribute to relief or
rehabilitation activities in areas af-
fected by the war. or to the re-
sumption of economic or other act
ivIties disrupted by the war that
are necessary for the prompt re-
establishment of peacetime condi-
lions.
State Department certification
as to the legitimacy of individual
cases of civilian air travel will be
submitted to the Air Transport
Command for consideration in es-
tablishing priorities for these pas
sengers. Civilians will not be car
ried in instances where their trans
portation would interfere with or
delay military personnel or cargo.
Those whom the State Depart
ment sanctions for overseas air
transportation will be transported
via the military system only when
United States commercial airline
facilities cannot fill the need. Fares
will be charged for such travel the
charge to be not less than the cur
rent United States commercial air.
line rate for transportation and ac-
commodatiops of a comparable ma
ture between corresponding points.
In extending its services to cer-
titled civilians. the Air Transport
Command will in no manner devi-
ate from its regular routes, which
were set up for military purposes.
These services will continue to be
primarily operated to meet military
requirements at all times.
The Air Transport Command at
present is operating over a system
OF more than 100000 miles of
rotues. cdss-crossing both the At
lantic and Pacific Oceans. 1t flies
a direct route to Paris from the
United States, transporting such
vitalities as whole blood for
wounded American troops, and e.
vacuating sick and wounded by way
of England, Iceland and Greenland.
The Commands Pacific airlanes, In
cluding the longest over-water hops
in tho world. recently were length
ened by an 8,000-mile route to the
Philippines. via Hawaii and Saipan
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Tryouts Held For
High School Play

Tryouts were held at Coolidge
Union High School on Wednesday
for the annual student body play
Drums of Death" to be presented
in the high school auditorium on
Friday, January 10Th.
Aspirants for parts in the mys-
terry drama, considered one of the
most interesting productions in
years, included eleven of the
schools leading actors, many of
whom have been acclaimed in pre-
vious junior and senior class stage
presentations.
Direction will be by Phil Farr,
of the music and English depart
ments, and Ann Evelyn Kline, Ian
gauge instructor.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05

Q Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Jones spent
the weekend in Tucson with his
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas H. Jones. While there,
they attended joint installation
ceremonies of Mariposa Chapter
No. 81 and Arizona Chapter No. 2,
Order of Eastern Star, to witness
the installation of Irene Brickmeyer
as worthy matron of Mariposa
chapter. Installing officers were
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Kanan,
Mrs. Brickmeyer's parents and long
time friends of the Jones.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Moving Picture
On Child Health
Shown AtPTA Meet

A moving picture on the i'm
provement of child health, "A
Passport to Health" was shown at
a meeting of Coolidge Parent
Teacher Association in Coolidge
high school auditorium Tuesday af-
ternoon. Mrs. Roger lies, presi-
dent, presided at the business meet
ing. Mrs. G.. H. Walker was pro-
gram chairman for the occasion.
The picture awarded for greatest
parent attendance at the PTA meet
ing, was won by the kindergarten
room.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
New Deputy Sheriff

c. H. (Chuck) Bomar, Pinal
county deputy sheriff in the Ray
area has been transferred to Cool
idge according to an announcement
made this week by Sheriff James
Heron, Jr. Bomar will be on full
time duty and succeeds e. e.
Stringer who maintains his office
as constable.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Receives Word of
Fathers Death

Mrs. G. B. Shafer received word
Saturday that her father, Daniel
E. Sparks. IS, had passed away
that morning at Pine City, Ohio.
after long illness. He will be
buried in the family plot at Forest
Grove, Pine City.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
DR.. c.. H. Walker
Of Coolidge Is
County Physician

Appointment OF Dr.. Glenn n.
Walker, Coolidge physician and sur
geon. as county physician was an
nounced Saturday following spe-
cial meeting of the board of super
visors of Pinal county.
DR.. Walker was given a tempor-
airy appointment to succeed DR..
Bruce Tucker, whose resignation
became effective December 1st. DR.
Walker will hold the post until q
resident surgeon who will make
his home in Florence is employed
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05

. Miss Jennie Lee Foy left Sunday
for La Sierra College, Riverside,
California, after spending the
Christmas holidays with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Foy.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05
Pfc. Dillon Storie
Cited For Valor
With u. S. Marines

Pfc. Dillon T. Storie. serving for
the past two years with the U. s..
marine corps in the South Pacific,
has been cited for meritorious serv-
ice under extreme hazards, accord
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05

OMr. and Mrs. C. j. Yates and
daughter, Betty June, returned
Sunday from a weekend in Phoe-
nix, where they visited relatives.
Mrs. Yates and Betty June went
there earlier in the week to attend
the Grand Assembly meeting of the
Order of Rainbow Girls.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05

. Conrad Garcia left Tuesday for
st. Edwards Academy, Austin,
Texas, after spending the Christ
mas holidays with his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Jim Garcia.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-01-05

. Mrs. Ida Mae Snyder began her
new duties as secretary and book
keeper for Loucks Insurance Agen-
cy and Lettering Real Estate Com
pany on Tuesday.