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The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
Coolidge "B" Boys
Win County Trophy
For Third Time

Permanent possession of the
class "B" championship trophy of
Pinal county grade schools passed
to the permanent possession of
Coolidge last week as the local
boys won the trophy for the third
successive year.
In the recent tournament Cool
idge defeated Florence 25 to % in
the final round of the play and
the ''B" boys completed a perfect
season by winning 9 games with
no losses and rolling up a total Of
233 points while their opponents
garnered but So. High point
scorer of the season with 70 points
was Larry Perkins followed by
Joe Ortiz with As and Bill Stew
ard with 80.
John Rocker of the faculty staff
Is coach for this group.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
Red Cross Drive
Lags-in Coolidge;
Need Is Urgent
Collections to date slightly
over $500 with $6, 500
goal to be met; ''Keep the
Red Cross by his side" is
drive slogan.

Coolidge Red Cross drive, off to
a late start because of inclement
weather, has a $500 quota to meet
of which $500 has been collected
to date. according to Bruce Moo
dy, Coolidge chairman. So far
only east and west Colidge have
been covered with no reports from
rural districts. Moody suggests
that citizens do not wait until con-
tacted by their various district
chairman, but get in touch with
them when convenient, or bring
their donations to his office, or to
Mrs. A. P. McKinnis, who will
have a Red Cross collection booth
in front of the post office Satur-
day. In this way, he points out,
citizens will aid in the collecting
of funds, so desperately needed by
our overseas men.
The Red Cross operated in every
walk of life and in every country
brings help to those who need it.
Blitz, buzz-bombs, disease and
destruction have brought American
Red Cross civilian war aid to Al ma
tions throughout the world since
the start of the war, Chairman
Basil O'Connor revealed at nation
al headquarters.
More than s110,OO0,000 expend-
ed since 1899 has sent five million
garments to English people who
lost possessions during the hea-
Wy bombings of their nation, COM
pletely equipped for ten 500-bed
hospitals for liberated towns in the
USSR, and delivered As tons of
medicine each months into China
for people driven into the interior
by the on coming Japanese mill
tary, O'Connor said.
Of the nearly 30,000,000 gar
ments produced by American Red
Cross chapters during the first
five years of the war in Europe,
over 21,000,000 have been sent to
foreign countries for distribution
to civilians. Other millions are
en- route, and materials for many
more garments have been pur-
chased.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
Mrs. Christensen Is
Chosen President Of
Desert Womans Club

Mrs. Steve Christensen was e.
lected president of the Desert
Womans Club at a covered dish
luncheon meeting held in the home
of Mrs. H. L. Holland Friday.
Mrs. Warren Steele, president,
presided at the business meeting
following luncheon.
Those chosen to serve with Mrs.
Christensen for the coming club
year, which will start in May,
were: Mrs. Rudolph Peters, 1st
vice president; Mrs. w. H. Farms
worth, End vice president; Mrs.
Cecil Collerette, secretary, Mrs.
Holland treasurer; Mrs. George
Dell, auditor; Mrs. E. D. Chandler,
custodian and Mrs. Steele, board
member.
Mrs. Berniece Cannedy, coun-
ty home demonstration agent
spoke to the group, giving sug-
gestions On home making and
management. Announcement was
made that domestic well has been
completed on the grounds of the
Desert Womans Club and is now
equipped with a pump.
Guests for the day were Mrs.
Cannedy, of Casa Grande, Mrs.
Freeman Higginbotham of Cool
idge and Mrs. Howard Lanning Of
Michigan.
The clubs next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Herbert
Hanna on Friday, April 13.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
Receives Scholastic
Honor, California

Word was received this week by
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Gardner that
their granddaughter. Mary Lou
Gardner, of Compton, California,
a native daughter Of Coolidge, has
won a high scholastic honor at
Compton Junior High School. An
honor student since her attendance
there last year, she was one OF
several students who high aver
ages placed them in the Enter
prise Group, given special recog-
milton at a recent assembly held
there as outstanding students
whose scholastic records placed
them in the highest Honor Roll
bracket. She Is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Gardner.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
1t. Col. VIM. A. Tesch
Is New Commander
Coolidge Air Base

Now in command of Coolidge
Army Air Base is 1t. ColonN Wm.
A. Tesch succeeding Major GUbrge
w. Foster who had commanded the
Coolidge base since September of
last year. Major Foster is now on
leave pending an overseas assign
ment.
Colonel Tesch comes to Coolidge
from Long Beach, California, head
quarters of the 9Th Ferrying Group,
Ferrying Division of the Air Trans
port Command and served %
months overseas where he was a
squadron commander in the Gath
Troop Carrier Command of the
18th Air Force in southern France.
The new commanding officer of
the local base is resident of st.
Joseph, Missouri and has been in
military service for 5 years.
With his wife and one child he
lives in Coolidge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
Funeral Services
or Mrs. MCGEE
Held On Wednesday

Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Gertrude Annie McGee, &C,
at the Episcopal Church in Flor
ence Wednesday afternoon. The
Rev. Edward Weckworth officia-
ted.
Mrs. McGee was born in Liver
pool, England, September II, 1879
and had been a resident of Arizona
for the past 40 years.
Survivors are one sister, Mrs.
Edna ]. Clarkson, of Montreal,
Canada, brother, Fred S. Taylor,
of Glendale, California, and
niece, Millicent D. Dickinson of
Dorina, Oregon. They were all
present for the last rites.
Pail bearers were: Morris Mann,
Ben Thum, John Zellweger, w. C.
Truman, William Clemans and
Dugald Stewart.
Interment was in Adamsville
Cemetery beside her husband,
Chester McGee, who passed away
in 1888.
Coming to Arizona about the
turn of the century from her home
in Canada Mrs. McGee's husband
who was in i'll health, was Wells
Fargo agent at Naco and later oc-
cupied the same post at Globe mo-
wing to Florence when her hus-
band, Fred Pendelton became as
sociated with the Lake Superior
mining company.
Subsequent to Mr.. Pendelton's
death she married Sidney Bartel-
son of a pioneer Arizona family
who death occurred a few years af-
ter their marriage. In 1914 she
married Chester McGee, Florence
building contractor who passed a
way in 1888.
During the early 1920's Mrs. Nc
Gee was an active member of the
| Florence Woman's Club of which
she was secretary for many years
and was one of the most active
members in promoting the clubs
| building fund.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
Special Book Review
At WSCS Meeting

"The Rejected Crown" by Ar
chic J. Ingram will be reviewed
by Mrs. Jewel Ray at a meeting
of the Womans Society of Chris
tian Service at Coolidge Metho-
dist Church this afternoon, be-
ginning at 2:3O o'clock, according
to announcement of Mrs. E. B..
Baker, president. A brief busi-
ness meeting will precede the book
review, which will be followed by
social hour. Mrs. Glenn Carter
and Mrs. Joe Brakeman will be
hostesses for the occasion.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
Word Received Of
Griffin's Death In
Anchorage, Alaska

Word was received this week of
the death of Fred Griffin, in An
chorage, Alaska, by his brother,
Clifford Griffin of Randolph.
Prior to going to Alaska, where he
was in charge of large drug COM
pany, Griffin had made his home
in Florence for 81 years and in
Arizona for "a years. He was
born in Bangor, South Dakota,
May II, 1890 and came to Arizona
in 1911.
Two of his sons, Ned and Fred
Griffin were with him at the
time of his death, being employ
ed in Anchorage. A third brother
Ensign Charles A. Griffin, USNR,
was at Fallon Field, Fallon Neva-
da, when the news reached him.
Florence friends arranged through
the Red Cross for him to fly to
Anchorage to join his brothers
There are no other children.
Mr.. Griffin, who had suffered a
complete nervous breakdown pass
ed away Sunday morning at 6:44
a. M, according to the informa.
ton received by his brother. He
was graduate of Tempe Normal
School, Arizona, and of Creigh-
ton University, Omaha, Nebraska
a Legionnaire and a Mason. In
1926 he was elected to the state
legislature and served one term
For many years he owned and
managed a drug store in Florence
Besides his three sons, surviv'
ors are his mother, Mrs. Emms
Griffin of Camp Verde, Arizona
four brothers, Charlie of Venice
California; Arthur of st. Joseph
Missouri; Elton of Camp Verde
Clifford of Randolph and tive
grandchildren.
Interment was at Anchorage, A
laska.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
Casa Grande City
Officials Address
Coolidge Civic Group

Nearly every conceivable ques-
ton of municipal administration
was asked Monday night of city
clerk Ed Peterson and city at
torney Walter A. Love by business
men of Coolidge at the chamber
of commerce meeting Monday
night.
The two city officials from the
neighboring city discussed prob
lens of comparatively small in
corporated cities with especial
stress laid upon financial prob
lens and services rendered the
people.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
Steak Dinner Marks
Ladies Night At
Coolidge Lions Club

Ladies night was marked by
Coolidge Lions with a st. Patrick's
party and steak dinner at the GI
mess hall, Coolidge Army Air
Base, Wednesday night. The i'm
promptu program was one of Ir-
ish songs and stories in which
eveyone participated. Following
dinner, there was a dance at the
Officers Club.
C.. F. Hamilton was general
chairman of arrangements. Clair
Kennedy was master of ceremon-
les for the impromptu program
Approximately 70 persons were
present.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16

For "meritoHous achievement"
in aerial combat, Sgt. Carl p.
Wieting, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
A. Wieting, has been awarded an
Oak Leaf Cluster to his Air Med
aI,-- according to word received
from an Eighth Air Force Bomb
er Station, England, this week.
Sgt. Wieting, a BIZ Fortress en-
listed bombardier, has taken part
in 13 bombing attacks on German
targets as a member of the 381st
Bombardment Group, commanded
by It. Col. Conway S. Hall, Of
Little Rock, Ark.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
Receives Word
Brother Freed

F. M. Harmon received a letter
this week from his brother, Jimmy
Harmon of Wickenburg, telling of
his release from Santa Tomas
Prison Camp. He has been in the
Philippines since 1899 and. before
the war was employed as diesel
engineer in the mines there.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
Church Gathering
Is Slated Tuesday

The annual congregational meet
ing of Community Presbyterian
Church and election of officers
will be held in the church recre-
alton hall Tuesday night follow
ing a family night pot luck sup
per. Mrs. W. G. Knight will give
a review of the book From Vic
tory to Peace"
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16

Wheeler Holmes, MOMM3/c,
will leave tomorrow to report to
hospital in Oakland, California,
at the conclusion of a IL day Wis
it with his mother, Mrs. M. e.
Sweeper. He has necently re-
turned to the States from II
months in the South Pacific, where
he contracted jungle fever. Hol-
mes was a resident of Coolidge
district for II years until his mar
riage years ago, after which he
made his home in California. He
entered service in July of 1943
and went overseas in January of
1914. This is his first visit to
Coolidge In 5 years.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16

. Mrs. w. D. Kirby, of Rivers, a
former Coolidge resident, under
went a major operation at Flor
ence Hospital on Tuesday.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16

OMrs. George Dell and Miss Dali
sy Hartman left Monday for Gill
man Hot Springs, California, where
they plan to spend three weeks.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16

OMiss Betty Andrews, of Decau-
tar, Illinois is visiting her cous-
ins, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Brakeman.
The Coolidge examiner., 1945-03-16
PinaI Red Cross
Expense Costs
Given By Stewart
Financial report for 1914
indicates expenditure of
thousands of dollars To-
cally to aid service men.

Varying services of Pinal coun-
ty chapter of the American Red
Cross and their financial costs in
volving the expenditure of thous-
ands of dollars locally each year
are outlined in the annual report
of the chapter treasurer, Dugald
Stewart of Florence.
Of the total receipts paid into
Pinal county chapter during 1914
of $25, ,99734 together with a bal
ance on hand January 1st of that
year of S4,962.35 the chapter for
warded SIS, 1881 to the national
organization and ended the year
with a cash balance Of S2,321.53.
Other than the national remit
tance the largest single expendi-
ture of the county chapter was
$3,727 in loans to service men and
their dependents of which S1,777.20
were repaid during the year.
Other major expenditures of the
county chapter included $2,525.30
set up as revolving funds for 10
cal chapter branches throughout
the county; $1,000 for the salary
of an executive secretary; 81, ,456.-
68 for war production supplies;
$1,05745 advances to service men
of which $1,026.30 was repaid and
$1,239.S1 for supplies and equip
ment used at Coolidge Air Base
canteen.
The report follows:
RECEIPTS
Withholding Tax Collec-
tions 5 10000
Chapter Loans Repaid 1777.20
Refund Cable Charges 1909
Refund War Production
Supplies 14.70
Sale Kit supplies to Grid
ley Chapter 4.98
Sale Surgical Dressing Caps 2.70
Sale Service Pins 4.40
Jr. Red Cross Collections 322.90
Coolidge Branch Loans
Repaid 5000
War Fund Contributions,
1914 22,24S.18
War Fund Contributions,
1945 100
Contributions for Camp G
Hospital Service 1O6.16
reimbursement on Advan-
ces to Servicemen 1,026.30
reimbursement for trans
mitting funds 800
reimbursement expense
Gray Ladies 27.7s
Total Receipts $25, 5,997.34
Balance on hand
January 1, 1914 4,962.35
Total s3O,959. SO
EXPENDITURES
Loans made servicemen G
dependents 1927, 20
Loans made civilians 10000
Comfort loans 700
Executive Secretary Salary 1900 90
Travel Expense 1857
Office expense & equipment 170.28
War Production supplies 1,456.6S
Camp & Hospital expense 1907
Home Service expense
servicemen & dependents 539.04
Home Service expense
civilians $50
Revolving funds to
branches 2,525. 80
War Fund Remittance to
Area 15,159.61
Advances & expenses for
Gray Ladies 42.38
Advances to servicemen 1,O57.45
Jr. Red Cross Enrolment
expense $50
Jr. Red Cross production
expense 34.37
Water Safety expense 800
First Aid Expense 48.40
Canteen Supplies 94O.94
Canteen Equipment 298.87
Withholding Tax remitted $4,000
Total Expeditures $28,638.16
Balance on hand
December 81, 1914 2,321.53
Total $30,959. SO
Casa Crande Civ
Evening star., 1945-02-12
|Green Is Victim
IOf Seosickness
Ion Short
z the Associated Press.


MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 12.-Willliam
Green, 73-year -old president Of the
American Federation of Labor, went
on patrol with the navy Saturday
and became seasick.
Aboard patrol craft with II other
members of the AFLs Executive
Council as guests Of the navy, Mr..
Green was given a brief turn at the
wheel after watching the sea slant
up at him first from one side, then
the other.
Pink-cheeked from the sun, Mr..
Green joked about it today. The
other AFL leaders, including Daniel
]. Tobin, teamsters president, also
in his 70s, came through the patrol
duty" okay.
Mr. Tobin was enthusiastic about
his trip with the navy. but got cut
of step once as they marched into
mess. A chief petty officer, A years
lin the navy, bawled him out
Evening star., 1945-02-12

man, First Glass, Charles w. Kuster,
Seabee, in England.
Capt. James E. King, jr., whose
wife formerly lived at 1921 Lincoln
road NE, was wounded in the back
and chest during a night bombing
attack near st. Lo on August l, ac-
cording to dispatch from Asheville,
N. c., where he awaits reassien-
ment to duty.
Capt. King fought with the 1st
Armored Division in Tunisia and
with the 1st Infantry Division in
Sicily and Normandy. He is a grad
uate of Harvard College, class of
'36, and was a Rhodes Scholar at
oxford and in Germany in 1875.
Before enlisting early in 1912, he
taught government at Harvard. He
is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
King, Leesburg, Fla.
Capt. Thomas 3. Niekerson, son
Of Maj. Leslie A. Nickefson, 1l0e
Evening star., 1945-02-12
All German Women
Drafted for War Duty
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-Every woman
and girl in Germany has been made
liable for auxiliary service with the
Volkssturm peoples army under
decree broadcast by DNB, thus
bringing the entire German nation
within the grip of Gestapo Chief
Heinrich Himmler. commander of
the Home Army.
The Germans had jibed at con-
scription of women in Britain and
prided themselves previously on the
volunteer system" of their women's
service
DNB said the new decree was
signed by the chief of the Nazi
party"
The Berlin radio also announced
the innovation of marriage by tele-
graph" reporting that this was de-
signed particularly to help men of
the Atlantic strong points who have
no other means of communications. "
Under this plan, Nazi soldiers
trapped in Atlantic ports can be
married in absentia by merely sign
ing a declaration of intentions in
the presence of their commanding
officer
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Monetary
Continued From First Page)

the United States. Inquiries for nu-
merous materials and for all kinds
of equipment and machinery In con-
nection with such projects are
already being directed to our indus
tries and many more will come.
This business will be welcome just
as soon as the more urgent produc-
ton for the war itself ends.
THE main problem will be for
these countries to obtain the means
of payment In the long run we
can be paid for what we sell abroad
chiefly in goods and services. But
at the moment many Of the coun-
tries who want to be our customers
are PROSTATE. Other countries have
devoted their economies so COM
pletely to the war that they do not
have the resources for reconstruc-
tion and development.
Unless a means OF financing Is
found, such countries will be unable
to restore their economies and in
desperation, will be forced to carry
forward and ntesify existing sys-
TENS of discriminatory trade prac-
tices, restrictive exchange controls,
competitive depreciation of curren-
cies and other forms of economic
warfare. That would destroy all our
good hopes"
Does Not Create Single Money.
In explaining the Importance Of
the international monetary fund,
the President asserted that it would
put an end to monetary chaos"
adding:
THE fund is a financial institu-
ton to preserve stability and order
in the exchange rates between diff
ferent moneys. 1t does not create
single money for the world /;
neither we nor any one else is ready
to do that. There will still be a
different money in each country,
but with the fund in operation the
value of each currency in interr1a-
tional trade will remain compare
lively stable.
Changes in the value of foreign
currencies will be made only after
careful consideration by the fund
of the factors involved. Further
more, and equally important, the
fund establishes q code of agreed
principles for the conduct of, ex-
change and currency affairs. In q
nutshell, the fund agreement spells
the difference between q world
caught again in the maelstrom of
panic and economic warfare culmi-
mating in war-as the l930s-or
world in which the members strive
/ for a better life through mutual
trust. cooperation and assistance
! The choice is ours
The President said the other
Complementary proposals for build
ing international stability will bt
presented to Congress later on
These will include the establish.
ment of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
he explained, broadening ano
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Need for S Million
Postwar Jobs Found
In Legion Survey

A national goal of 5000, 900 Jobs
after victory will be necessary,
Lawrence J. Fenlon, National En-
ployment Committee chairman Of
the American Legion, said today.
He based his estimate on the surveys
conducted by the committee.
Mr.. Fenlon declared that while
the FIRST accent must be placed
upon jobs for returning fighting
men" the essential aim is to find
Jobs for all willing to work" He
said the Legion recognized we do
our fighting forces an i'll favor If in
finding jobs for them we leave other
millions out of work Mass unem-
ployment in the postwar era might
we'll mean the end OF our economic
and social pattern. There can be
no security and happiness in q col
lapsing economy"
Must Tap Service Fields.
Edward N. Scheiberling, national
commander of the Legion, asserted
that $4,000 900, or 40 per cent OF
the postwar job goal, must be found
"in the sales, service and distribu-
ton fields to maintain a sound
economy" He declared too much
emphasis had been placed on in
dustrial jobs, which will only ac-
count for Is per cent of the total
postwar positions.
In supporting Mr.. Scheiberling
thesis Mr.. Fenlon said the Legions
study shows only one worker out
of four is employed in manufac-
turing" in a healthy economy. The
others must find employment, he
added, lin service, distribution,
transportation, finance, government
and other myriad fields that make
up modern civilization"
The answer to the postwar need
for 100000 new jobs in service and
distribution and the 100000 new
self-employment positions is by
selling, by developing a market for
the goods we can produce" accord
ing to MIR. Fenlon. He said we have
never fully developed our selling
and distribution" and we have failed
to appreciate our strictly service
fields as an economic factor" be-
cause we have been bound to the
illusion Of production of commodi-
ties"
Grass Roots" Problem.
Mr.. Fenlon said the Legion report
points out that selling, distribu-
ton and services are a srass-roots
problem" and must be carried on
where the people live" The job
must be undertaken at the COM
munity level" with the logical
starting point lin community
postwar employment committee"
Ralph H. LAYERS, former depart
ment commander of Massachusetts,
was recently appointed director Of
the newly created National Employ
ment Section by Mr. Scheiberling.
The units headquarters are in
Washington.
Evening star., 1945-02-12
Allies See Taking
OF Deaths Of High
Officials by Nazis
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 12.-Increasing
skepticism over Berlin announce
ments of deaths of high Nazi off,
cials has led to the conviction here
that in the future Allied authorities
should check thoroughly before ac-
cepting such German claims
A fur, of synthetic death no.
tees of Nazis high on the war
criminal lists is anticipated as the
German position becomes more
acute.
Last week Berlin announced that
Roland Freisler, president of the
so-called Peoples Court, was killed
in an American air raid on the
German capital. Freisler sent hum
dreds of persons opposed to Hitler
ism to the gallows.
The possibility exists that in this
case, and other similar instances,
there may have been deliberate
death report. followed by a fake
funeral. to allow Freisler to start
new life outside of Germany.
The Nazi "hokum hookup" was on
the air again last night-this time
trying to make the Allies angry at
the Russians.
A German station, calling itself
the "BBC," flashed that the Red
Army drive had stalled because the
Russians were unable to organize
their supply lines and because of
disloyalty of Ukranians.
An earlier German commenta-
tor broadcast "BBC news" which, he
claimed, was right out" of the
Big Three conference, asserting
that Prime Minister Churchill and
Premier Stain had clashed seri-
ously and walked out, while Presi-
dent Roosevelt tried to arbitrate.
Still another Nazi faxed broad
cast announced the false news OF
an armistice between the Russians
and the Germans.