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The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Health Educator
Speaks At PTA
Meeting Tuesday

Miss Bertha I. Parkhurst. director
OF health activities for the Arizona
nti-Tuberculosis Association, ad-
dressed members of Coolidge Par
ent-Teacher Association at a meet
ing Tuesday night In the audito-
rum of Coolidge high school. A
mobile unit for free tuberculosis ex-
animation and confidential making
of x-rays of persons over IL years
OF age will be in Coolidge from De-
cember 18th through goth.
No other city In Pinal county will
receive this service and those from
elsewhere In the county are urged
to come here for the x-rays. accord
ing TO Mrs. II. A. Unger. PTA presi-
dent The project will be PTA
sponsored and 1t is hoped that at
least 1000 persons will take ad-
vantage OF the service II offers.
A large group attended Tuesdays
meeting The program based on
History OF American Education. was
under the direction OF Mrs. c. A.
Lanier, Two sextette numbers were
presented by: Elizabeth Truitt.
Margaret Higginbotham. Elaine
Kent. Caroline Perkins. Marylyn
Carrel and Bonnye Mcfarland. Mrs.
Earl Hicks directed. Miss McCray's
seventh grade presented two play
lettes. tom Sawyer" and "Huckle-
berry Finn" Talks were given by
several Sth grade students covering
school days from colonial times to
the present Each student present
ing a different phase In the pano-
rama of education.
The next PTA program meeting
will be held Tuesday. November g..
at s p. m. In Coolidge high school
auditorium.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09

Coolidge city council made news
last Thursday night as 1t accepted
the resignation of its mayor whom
they appointed city clerk; selected a
new mayor and a chief of police
and made effective six ordinances
for town government.
c. w. Lewis was selected to fill
the position as mayor of Coolidge
following the selection of former
Mayor A. d. Tyler as city clerk.
Dan Kinser. former state high
way patrolman was appointed as
chief Of police of Coolidge and as
sumed his new duties Saturday
morning. |
Tyler. who also became city mag
istrate, occupied the municipal
bench Monday morning when Is
drunk and disorderly cases appear
ed before him or forfeited bonds
which resulted In the accummula-
ton of the first $3.50 in the city
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09

Fighting has ceased but the war
won't be over for those who have
TO pay it, costs and care for the
wounded. seeing 10 their rehabillta-
tion. the budget bureau has an
nOunced via a pile OF staggering
War costs and veteran aid will
total s344. .000. .000. 900 by next sum
mer. the bureau estimates. Educa-
ti0nal costs for returning veterans
and their Teadjustment will take
$4,000. 600 900 the bureau has an
nounced on top OF this the yearly
cost TO provide adequate veterans
aids viii total in the vicinity OF
$4,000 600 900 each year for 10
years. IL was said. There win be
a gradual decline each year.
II is still too early for eompre-
hensive reports from either Pinal
county or Coolidge In the Victory
War Loan. according TO Carl An
derson. county chairman. Plans TO
meet the quotas OF $500 900 for Pr
nal county and si25. 900 for Coo
lidge are well under way and IL is
expected that the drive viii meet
with fun support.
Continued need for huge bond
sales and the holding of those now
owned until maturity was seen with
the release OF the figures. More
than ever. II was said. ITO have
and 10 hold applies 10 Victory Loan
and War Bonds. More than ever II
l. necessary TO give all-out support
10 the Victory Loan officials said.
The budget bureau estimates that
war costs-actual and prospective
will amount 20 S340 900 900 900 by
next June 80. and the public debt
will approximate s273 600. 900 900.
as compared TO the statutory limit
OF 1896 Add the veteran cost TO
the war cost and the estimated
total is s344.000 600 600.
Mr.. Smith said that recasting the
figures that went TO Congress In
the annual Presidential budget mes
sage in January show that the or
iginal estimate OF SIC. 900, 600 900
for the war this year alone has
been reduced TO $50 500 900. 900 due
10 the wars end
When this year ends there VIII
remain unobligated authorizations
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09

treasury.
All ordinances passed at Thurs
day nights special meeting of the
council carried the emergency
clauses and became Immediately
operative and were ordered pub
lished in the Coolidge Examiner
where they appear this week on
page 5, section /.
The council Is now working on an
occupational tax ordinance which
will become effective January 1st
in which the minimum occupation
tax VII probably be set at SIS quar-
terly.
When this ordinance becomes eff
fective receipt Number l will be
given to G.. c. Holden who has
already given the city his check for
800 to cover his 1916 tax with in
structions that if his payment is
more than sufficient the balance
is to be gift to the city.
OF the six ordinances passed at
the special meeting Thursday night
Ordinance Number l which pro-
vides for necessary town officers;
sets the date of the regular monthly
meeting of the council as the sec
ond Monday in each month; pro-
vides maximum salaries of $500
monthly for the police chief and
1925 monthly for the city clerk with
an additional maximum of SIS
monthly for hs duties as police
Judge.
Following passage of this ordi-.
nance the council set the salary of
the police chief at 1925 plus $50
monthly for his automobile expense
and set the salary of the city clerk
and police judge at $3.50.
Ordinance No. 2 makes gambling
and obscene language unlawful as
well as a host of other common
misdemeanors.
Ordinance No. provides for IL
censing circuses and carnivals; Or
dinance No. 4 provides for the pre-
vention of fire hazards; Ordinance
No. provides a penalty for i'm
moral practices while Ordinance
No. 6 is a curfew law.
The next regular meeting of the
town council will be held Tuesday
night instead of Monday which is
Armistice Day and a legal holiday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Touch Football
Under Ligths At
Hi.SchooI Tonife
c Coolidge And Kenilworth
Grade Schools To Clash In
Two Games At Stadium
Tonight--lst Game At 1880

Coolidge gridiron fans who have
become more or less expert In IL
man football tactics will get a
chance to brush up on the 6-man
game of touch football under the
lights at high school stadium to-
night.
With Coach A. K. Osborn coach
Ing his team of grade school husk-
les they will meet a fast team of
boys from Kenilworth school di-
rected by their principal. w. c. Nc
Connell.
There will be no charge for either
OF the two games.
Charley Cohen has volunteered to
put up trophy to be awarded the
winner of the Coolidge-Kenilworth
A team game. II Is being planned
as an annual presentation. with the
winning team being given posses
sion of the trophy for the year fol-
lowing its winning. Each year the
name of the winning team will be
engraved on 1t.
The preliminary game, to start
at seven thirty, will be a c Team
game featuring players in the 80
pound class. The Kenilworth c
teamers hold a perfect. record so
far this season with victories over
Eloy, Florence and an earlier seven
to zero victory over Coolidge.
The main event will start at 8:15.
This game will feature the A Team
players of both schools, boys over
a hundred pounds. These teams
are fairly evenly matched. having
played a scorless tie a month ago.
In other season games Kenilworth
lost to Florence and defeated Eloy
last week by a score of twelve to
eight. The Coolidge boys have to
their credit an eighteen to zero
victory over Eloy and nine to
zero victory over Casa Grande.
Leon Cable, fast Kenilworth
back, will be the chief threat to the
Coolidge team. Other members of
the Kenilworth main team are:
Harley Upton. C. ]. Campbell,
Johnny Rhodes. Earl Good, Billy
Ferguson. Eddy Cunningham. Gene
Carter, Wayne Ritchey, Harold
Tate, Charley Turley, Doll Storie
and Robert Veazey.
The Coolidge team is fairly well
balanced with no outstanding stars,
though Perkins and Adams, backs;
Shoemaker, end; and Walker, guard
have shown up well in the last two
games. Other probable Coolidge
starters are: Rex Kleinman, Ken
meth Hayes, Harold Cashion,
Charles Wright, Paul Kirkland.
Dave Gam, and Joe Ortiz.
Players comprising the Coolidge
C Team squad are: Dalton Cole,
James Dalton, Ed Layn, Tony Will
son, George Ortiz, Drikey Carlson,
Richard Trip, Bill Holland. Junior
Osborn, Louis Davis, Joe Morris,
Ed Nottingham, Gus Holmes,
Dwight Adams, Jackie Cooper and
Gerald Chesley.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Sears Held in
Connection with
Hardware Burglary
Accused man is one of crew
with Midwest Shows play
ing Coolidge

Ralph Sears. accused OF burg
larry In the first degree in connsc-
ton with the rifling of the Valley
Hardware owned by Y. C.. White
early on the morning OF November
2. is being held by county author
tiles on $500 bail
Sears. who admitted TO county
attorney Tom Fulbright that he had
served time in Indiana. is reported
10 have travelled TO Coolidge with
Midwest Shows. a carnival which
played three days In Coolidge.
The Valley Hardware was ap-
parently entered early the morning
of November 2. The screen at the
back OF the store was cut. The
cash register was rifled. and S4.s4
including four nickels was missing.
The accused man later confessed
TO undersheriff Travis Wall that he
did the job after Wall confronted
Sears with fingerprints obtained
from an axe handle found near the
safe In the hardware store. The
knob had been knocked from the
safe dial with the axe. Entry to
the safe had not been effected.
Sears was picked up by John
Haywood OF Coolidge only a few
hours after the robbery. Haywood
suspected the man because OF the
large amount of small change In
his possession.
Ben Arnolds Standard OIL office
was entered the same night. There
the thief rifled the files and all
papers but obtained no money.
November 10 has been set as the
date on which Sears win appear
before Judge w. c. Truman in
Superior Court. Undersheriff Wall
swore out the complaint against
sears in Justice Court No. / under
Lottie Devine on November 2.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Pin2on Sentenced
On Morals Charge

Coley E. Pinson from the Casa
Grand district was sentenced this
week in Superior court on charges
of attempted rape. He received a
sentence of four to fourteen years
on one count and a sentence of
four to fifteen years on the second
count, the sentences to run consecu-
lively.
Pinson pied gully to the two
counts of attempted rape after five
other counts against him had been
dismissed. Pinson had been charged
with cunnilingus on three counts
and attempted incest on two counts.
The charges which involved two
of Pinson's daughters grew out
of reports made to county officials
by another daughter.
Pinson lived with his family near
the Stanfield store west of Casa
Grande.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Coolidge Bears
0utIasf Buckeye
In Fridays Game
Final score in contest played
on Hawks home grounds
is 46 to 81. Win due to
brilliant running of Davis
and Schell.

Coolidge Bears outlasted the
Buckeye Hawks In a high-scoring
duel at Buckeye Friday. The final
score was 46-3i. Each team drove
10 score almost every time II had
the ball with defensive play prac-
tically non-existent. The Coolidge
boys couldn't settle down on de-
Tense and only the brilliant run
ming OF Jimmie Davis and Eddie
Schell kept them In the ball game
Buckeye received and after run
ming the kickoff back TO their own
35-yard line went 65 yards on a
sustained drive for their first
touchdown. The Hawks kicked off
to Coolidge and on the second play
from scrimmage Davis raced so
yards for the Bears first score.
Schell converted.
The next two touchdowns were
practically a repitition OF the first
two. Buckeye drove so yards for its
second marker and then kicked off
TO Coolidge. On the second play
Davis again ran for a touchdown.
this time for IS yards. Jimmie also
converted.
Davis ran over two more In the
first half with Schell converting
once to make the half time score
q TO i2.
This was the margin OF the game
as each team scored 10 points In
the second half Eddie Schell ram
bled over for the Bears three touch
downs one on a s0-yard jaunt
through the entire Buckeye team.
Besides Schell and Davis. Oscar
Bueno and Marlin Wing played
good ball in the Coolidge backfield.
while Bill Ware and Jim vidano
made some nice catches of Wings
passes.
The Hawks 220 pound fullback.
Sims, was their offensive star, rip
ping off repeated gains through the
line. Each team was minus the
services OF a star player. The
Hawks captain Baxter was side
lined with an infected tooth while
Mack McEuen. Bear halfback and
signal caller. has been unable TO
play while taking anti-rabies shots.
He was bitten about two weeks ago
The Bear varsity has on open
date this week. but the reserves
will play the Sacaton eleven at $3.50
p. m. today on the local field.
Friday. November 16. the Bears
take on the rampaging Casa Grande
Cougars. The Casa Grande team
started slowly this year after los
ing TO Bisbee and North Phoenix
and has Just begun to roll against
strong opposition. The Cougars
last two victims were Nogales and
Miami. The Bears will have to snap
out of their defensive slump or the
Cougars may be the team to upset
them.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Grammar Schools
Ball Teams Tangle

Coolidge Grammar school touch
football teams played Casa Grande
a doubleheader Friday. The first
game between the b teams OF the
two schools resulted in a score
less tie. Coolidge was victorious
in the second game between the A
teams winning by a score of nine
TO zero. The first score was a
safety for Casa Grande after they
recovered a blocked kick behind
their own goal line. The other
score came as a result of a for
ward pass from Larry Perkins TO
Tommy Shoemaker. Dave Gam
carried the ball through the line
TO score the extra point.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Rotary Members
Hear Two Speakers
Wednesday Noon

Rotary Club speakers Wednesday
noon were Miss Bertha Parkhurst
and Roy Hersey. Miss Parkhurst
told the club members of plans to
bring X-ray service in a Health
mobile unit to Coolidge during mid
December when 1t Is hoped at least
1000 Coolidge residents upwards
from age IA will take advantage Of
free X-ray pictures in an anti
tuberculosis campaign.
Hersey talked to the club on mine
safety requirements as outlined by
Arizona state statutes.
Introduced to the club as a new
member was Harold Fulton whose
classification deals with erosion
control.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Veteran Rehabilitation Will
Cost 344 Billion By July 194b
Need For Huge Sales Of Victory Bonds Between October
29th And December 9Th Pointed Out. Greater Stress
Put On Holding Bonds Now Owned.

OF nearly $4,000. 900 900. and un.
liquidated obligations of nearly
$60. 900 900 approximately. Even
with victory some OF these authori-
cations will be needed for meeting
expenses incident to the liquidation
OF the war effort.
Not only war" Mr. Smith re-
minded. but also demohilization OF
the war machine is costly" Thus
IL is seen the holding OF Victory
and War Bonds by their owners
and the sale of more Victory Bonds
becomes the first duty OF the home
front In its fight to maintain a
stable economy and TO defeat de-
structiye initiation. II was pointed
out.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Hotel Is Leased
From Mrs. Jones

The old saying that accidents
will happen in the best Of regulated
families" applies likewise to news
publications. In last weeks Exami-
ner news story stated that Mr..
and Mrs. A. z. Lacy of Tucson had
purchased the New San Carlos
Hotel from Mrs. Helen Hohmann.
The hotel is owned by Mrs. r. j.
Jones and has been leased from
her by the Lacys, who purchased
the hotel furniture from Mrs. Hoh-
mann, former lessee.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Kenilworth Box
Supper Is Success

approximately 100 persons were
present at the Halloween box sup
per held at Kenilworth School
Thursday evening. Prizes for the
best Halloween costumes worn by
boys and girls were won by Shirley
Ann England, Reba 10 Glenn, Billy
Felix and Clarence Cable.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09

OSgt. Don Parker was discharged
from the army Thursday at Flor
ence POW Camp and will leave
Tuesday with Mrs. Parker nee
Earveline Palmer. and their young
son for st. Anthony, Idaho. where
they will make their home Parker
will be associated with his father
and brother in the newspaper busi-
ness there.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Sew And SO Club
To Hold Food Sale

The Sew and So Club of Coolidge
Rebekah Lodge will join with the
local Odd Fellows Lodge in an all
day food sale to be held Saturday
on Main Street. Sew and So Club
members will sell pie and ice cream
and sponsor a bazar featuring arti-
cles of fancy-work.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09

OMr. and Mrs. George Cullumber
and son. Kent, OF Phoenix were
week end guests at the home OF
Mrs. Cullumber's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Skrla. On Sunday eve
ming the party celebrated the
Skrla's 35th wedding anniversary
with a Spanish dinner. Special con-
gratulatioRs were sent them by
their daughter and .son-in-law. Mr..
and Mrs. Phil Neese and family of
Miami, former Coolidge residents.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Fourth Birthday
Marked By Party

David Thum was honored on his
fourth birthday with a party Satur-
day afternoon at the home Of his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Thum.
Favors were glass planes and boats
filled with candy A large birth
day cake with candles climaxed the
party.
Guests were Johnny Wildermuth.
Bobby Burns. Jody Scharnberg,
Gene Anderson, Marilyn Mcconnell,
Sandra Blahosky. Buster Sweazea,
Nancy Hauskins, Cecil Kinser and
Mary Anne Sutterlee. Several OF
the mothers were present.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09

OMrs. Flo Shelton was here for a
few days this week taking care of
business interests. For the past
seven weeks she has been in
Tombstone with her aunt, Mrs. F.
M. Patrick, who is i'll. Mrs. Shelton
will return to Tombstone when her
business Is completed.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09
Mayor Tyler Resigns And Is
Appointed City Clerk: {. W.
Lewis Selected As New Mavor

Dan knser Appointed Chief OF Police As Council Passes
Six Ordinances AS Basic Governing Laws OF Civ
Councilmen Work On Occupation License Tax
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09


Cpl. Dennet Barnett returned
home Saturday with a point
discharge from the army after
nineteen months service In the
European theater. Barnett en-
tered service In te4f and went
overseas in 1913. He has been
awarded the pre-Pesrl Harbor
ribbon. the European Theater
ribbon with four bronze stars,
the American Tbeater ribbon
and the Good Conduct Medal.
His brother. pfc. Clifford Bar
nett, gave his life for his coun-
try while serving In the South
Pacific. Dennet Barnett has
been a resident Of Coolidge for
the past ten years. His wife,
Mary, 10 an employee OF Coo
lidoe Post office.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09

Added the dead World Wan the
ii who fought and fell that justice and
might world this
Victory forget these brave who
sacrifice ourselves
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-11-09

finishing the job bequeahed
everlasting Peace The price of winning Victory
BY Victory Bonds
dead you speed the return of those still to
secure the future of America Buy Victory Bond today
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26
Entertainers Delight USO
Crowds On French Night


Although The rapid progress Of
ire war and the scarcity % the
number OF service men stationed
in and near Detroit he John r
$50 committee continues on the
100 OF proridinc amusement iof
nc fcw men home on leave and
those stationed ~ Selfridge field
and crosse lle Nayal base
Las Friday nirht WAS French
night AZ the John r NIB To
add the proper Latin aimos
rhere 20 ne month"; cabaret
party French entertainment was
featured Claude Matsor "ThN
Unknown Frenchmsr" O, radio
station ckLW Mary Fn1paires.
hlues singer and Miss Rose
Marie Brown SWEEP singer we're
presented
The huts and The $50 hostess
cs endowed The versatile floor snow
and esrecial'y MI Nlsrson who
worked very hard 20 keep ihers
wcll entertained RI played he
saw read and answered requests
FOR pointer. on lovc-maklne and
save several demonstrations He
was assisted by Mss Helen Rush
ing Nr Marson made his act
interesting hy using many o. the
servicemen in The performance
The dance music was furn-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26
RAZAF SONGS
PEP WAR
BOND DRIVE

NEW YORK fANpl- Along
Tin-pau alley Andy Razaf IS
winning new acclaim Tor tho UNI
usual record which his SONGS
have made during the treasury
bond dives The treasury depart
menf selected ana used three
different SONGS By he popular
composer
The lates' bond song which
Rszaf has had accepted for he
music for millions series is
sing for The seventh II Dav-
ia Levy special radio consult
ant for the treasury writes that
- 70 be hcare oyor 500 radio
stations
In the meantime Andy has fin
ishea the lyri,s on now num-
Der when The River Den Runs
Dry dedicated 10 me great
fighting hcari Of Russia AZ the
request 81 tho Russian cove rn-
mcnt 10 was sent VIA diploma ic
channels to he i'sSR Tori Jose
fcvits did The mu~i, for il and
for another which Benny Good
man Regent Music Co Is pub
fishing called Welcome Love
With Razaf doinr nc lyrics again
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26
Student Musicians
In Final Concert

ATLANTA. Ca A festival was
provided last night by talented
socalisis and nstrumentalists Of
the University system at the final
concert OF the year by the students
q Atlanta University, Morehouse
college and Spelman college. The
program presented the finest works
Of both Negro and white compos-
ers and Vas heard by large aud
fence in Sisters Chapel on the
campus OF Spelman college. The
entire Offering was under the di-
recuon Of Professor Kemper Har-
rold. Mr. Willis Laurence James
directed the Spelman Glee club,
and serving as accompanies were
Mrs Sara Owsley Stives. Miss
Poria Jenkins and Mr.. Cleophus
Lumpkin.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1945-05-26

Claude is quite writer He has contributed articles
70 the army papers Coronet magazine and many letters
- his friends In his letters he the need for
nned about support for victory Japan that he
n oct home sooner Harvard entered the Army Janu-
airy. 1914.
We Day celebrants who threw all the waste paper
a. enthusiastically to the streets not the
Who have been helping out in the salvage collections Is
that right?
THE MARTINS. welI-known dealers in chickens
purchased the John Roxborough home on Hobrook, we
are told
THE EAST SIDE TAVERN owners of which Ben
Okium IS president and the PARADISE VALLEY Bust
ness Mems association of which Fred Allen president
came through with flying colors for the 194l United Ne
gro College Fund The owners contributed 5000
and the business men $500
Lieut. Willis F. Ward former Ford motor personnel
man spent five days with us last week Ward came home
n see his wife, Alma who is on the mend Good for her
The lights again at-Beacon and st. Antoine.
lis the CLUB OWENS, formerly the G. Larry Owens
( the king pin The of mixers including john
mic Retton holds down the bar
Jesse Owens. the former Olympia star. is now mem
her Of OPA board a. Chairman of the board is Cecil Rowe
Iete well-known Detroit attorney.
George Brunette. former boxer, is making Tine rec
ord as member of Inspector Miles Furong S police
One of the five all-colored league games at brlgp
stadium Viii be for the benefit of the Eks boys ana girls
camp Andrew Smith, exalted ruler of Motor City lodge
is head Of the camp project