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The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12

fecting women. was the guest
speaker at the joint meeting of the
Lions and Rotary clubs Wednesday
evening
Colonel McKernan has been a
Salvation Army officer for more
than 20 years and is well known
as a public speaker having appear
cd before many clubs and organiza-
tions ~ this country and abroad.
For the past % years the Colonel
has held the post of Women's Pri-
son Secretary with headquarters
al New York City During that
time more than $4,000 women pa
rolees have passed through her
hands. with 90 per cent making
good She is a constant visitor to
womeu's prisons. interviewing in
mates and holding services and has
an extensive acquaintance among
warde1s and staffs OF those institu-
tions.
For two years Colonel McKernan
served az president of the National
Prisoners Aid Society and IN 1885
vas nominated as an American del
egate by Cordell Hull to the Inter
national Prison Congress held in
Berlin She Is frequently consulted
by judges when a woman's problem
comes before them and often sits on
the bench when such cases are be-
Ing tried. She also finds time to
serve on many national organiza-
tions dealing with penology as
effecting women.
a rative of Northern Ireland.
Colonel McKernan is endowed with
goodly share OF Irish humor
which proves invaluable in main
tanning a proper perspective in
dealing with the unfortuates who
pass through her hands. A ready
speaker. her bouyant optimism per-
meates her talks with constant
flashes of humor and she has many
stories, grave and gay. to tell of
this phase Of Salvation Army work.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
Genes Steak House
Will Have Formal
Opening Tomorrow

Genes Steak House. in the newly
completed cement block building
on the corner of Arizona Boulevard
and Seagoe Avenue. will open form
ally tomorrow under the manage
ment OF Gene Scudder.
The main dining room is 30 by
~ feet with a high ceiling lending
an additional air of space. Walls
and ceiling are in white, the main
counter in blue with red leather
upholstered swivel chairs with
white trim Tables and chairs are
in red with white trim and chrome
finish. In the rear there is a ban
auet room that will accommodate
40. this also carries out the red and
white color scheme.
Gene Scudder has been a resi-
dent of Coolidge for approximately
10 years and was formerly owner
and operator of the Sunset Cafe on
Arizona Boulevard.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
Farmers Warned
Against Use Of
Arsenic Spray
Thousands Of Bees Destroy
ed Will Cause Grave Sit
uation, Says u. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture

Fifteen thousand hives OF bees
were killed in Arizona during the
past year by busting cotton with
arsenic. which amounts. al a fair
value OF $40 a hive. TO a loss OF
si50.0O0. according 10 Paul Grant
Arizona bee inspector.
This would be a heavy loss for
any industry but IL is no compari-
son 10 the loss suffered by cotton
and alfalfa farmers each year be
cause OF inadequate polarization
According 10 the department OF
agriculture honey and bees wax
represents only one twentieth OF
the value OF the bees when their
other duty. as poIlinating agents
for alfalfa blossoms is taken into
consideration Without this pol
limitation there would be no al
falfa seed IL Ia estimated that this
process exceeds by 90 times the
value OF honey and bees wax. This
is so important that farmers should
consider carefully further busting
Of cotton with arsenic. Grant says
Many other pollinating insects are
also destroyed due to arsenic spray
II is estimated by Grant that a
hive has a population OF approx
mately $4,000 bees and when l5.-
600 hives are destroyed. as was the
case in Arizona the past year. 900.-
900 900 bees were killed.
Grant states emphatically that
unless dusting of cotton with ar
senic stops. bees will be completely
wiped out and so will alfalfa
seed"
Many farmers have already no
ticed the falling off in the yield oi
alfalfa seed and have requested
bee men to place their hives or
their ranches. with marvellous re
suits.
AS a final warning Grant stated
that unless farmers use a spray
that will destroy harmful bugs
without destroying bees, these val
liable pollinating agents will die
out. with the result that unpollin
ated alfalfa blossoms will produce
no seed harvest. Sprays not harm
fuf 10 bees are available.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
Ernest KeIIner
County Pioneer
Taken By Death
Last Rites Held For Vice
President Of Natural Gas
Service Company At Coo
lidge Tuesday Morning

A pioneer son OF pioneer fam
ily was taken by death with the
passing of Ernest F. Kellner. Sc. in
his home at Coolidge Sunday morn
ing after a lingering illness. Mr..
Kellner's father had wide cattle in
terests in ella County in the SOS
and 90's. after which the Kellners
operated a general store In Supe-
rior for many years
In 1918 Kellner was elected TO
the board of supervisors of Pinal
county. taking office January >.
1919. and was the only one OF three
men TO complete his term. c. +.
Schilling. elected with him. passed
awaN before taking office. c. How
ard Davis died the following year.
After the Kellner's store at Supe-
rior was closed in 1926 Ernest
Kellner became associated with the
Natural Gas Service Company OF
Arizona. OF which he was vice pres
ident and general manager at the
time OF his death Mr. Kellner
was born at Globe July l3. 1850. He
has been a resident Of Pinal county
for 80 years and OF Coolidge for
eight years.
Services We're conducted from
Cole and Maud funeral chapel at
Coolidge Tuesday morning at 10
o'clock. with the Reverend Olin f.
Lehman Of Coolidge Methodist
church officiating
The deceased is survived by
three sons. Don OF Huntington
Park. California Fisk OF Los An
geles. California. and Kenneth X
Of Anchorage. Alaska and two sis
ters. Mrs Wyloeme Pearson. Flor
ence and Mrs. frankie X. Lewis.
Of Laws. California All of the
survivors were present for the
last rites. except Kenneth. who was
called % Coolidge a few weeks ago
because OF his fathers illness.
When Mr. Kellner's condition inn
proved his son returned 10 Alaska.
and could not Teaiu make the trip
10 Coolidge at this time
Cremation was az Greenwood
Memorial Park In Phoenix
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
Property Offered
To Town For Use
As Landing Field
Dollar-a-Year Lease On Air
Park Strips Awaits Coun-
ciPs Action

Inc town council received this
week an offer from the Coolidge
Air Park Corporation to lease to
the town a portion of the park
property located about a mile
south of town. for use as a muni-
cipal landing field
The property is being offered vir-
tually as gift to the town. with
the annual rental fee set at one
dollar per year. According to its
terms the lease would run five
years.
There are two graded strips on
the property. one running east and
west a mile and one-half in length
and 200 feet wide. and the other
running northwest and southeast,
three-quarters of a mile long and
200 feet wide.
The council at its meeting Mon
day evening withheld action on the
lease pending further discussion.
The problem of excess trash and
waste paper on the streets of the
town was considered by the council
and ii was decided to have trash
and rubbish cont tanners placed
throughout the business section. An
offer has been received from a To-
cal merchant to furnish the con-
tainers at no cost to the town.
A contract for garbage pickup
service was let TO Luther Mayfield
Rounds will be made in the resi-
Dental sections once a week, pick
ing up wet and dry garbage. Pick
ups will be made daily in the down
town section.
The council authorized the plac-
ing OF 9 tile culvert drain at the in
tersection of Coolidge avenue and
Fourth street.
An application for a wholesale
liquor license. sought by Murray j.
Berman. Tucson. was refused by
the council.
The council received an answer
to its letter to Attorney Tom Full
bright, OF Florence, seeking reduc-
ton of the $3.50 bill which Full
bright had presented for legal serv-
ices rendered for the town. In his
answer Fulbright maintained that
his bill. far from being excessive,
was actually smaller than ii should
have been. and that by rights the
amount should have been between
81 1000 and $1,000.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
Suspended Sentence
For Frank Eaves
Revoked Saturday

The three year suspended SEN
tence given Frank Eaves in Judge
w. c. Truman's superior court on
February 25 was revoked Saturday
morning. Eaves will serve not more
than three years and not less than
cne year in the Arizona State Pri-
son on a charge of open and no
torious cohabitation.
When sentence was originally
passed on Eaves in February it was
suspended on the condition that he
leave the state and stay out OF
Arizona. According to evidence
presented to the court Saturday
Eaves refused to leave the state
and went to Mesa where he OBJ
tanned employment.
The notorious cohabitation charge
was based on evidence presented
to the court by Dan E. Kinser,
Coolidge city marshal.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
Youth. Arrested In
Tucson Confesses
Coolidge Robberies
Loot Taken From Hardware
Store Here Found In Car.
Faces Federal Charges

The mystery surrounding the
robbery OF four Coolidge business
concerns on March % was cleared
up this week with the apprehension
OF Lucio Martinez. IS. in Tucson.
Martinez. a resident OF Coolidge.
was picked up by Tucson officials
on suspicion in a burglary case in
that city. and was found 10 be In
possession OF some loot removed
from Valley Hardware. one OF the
business houses robbed here. I'm
der questioning. he confessed TO
breaking inc and ransacking the
Coolidge concerns. one OF which
was the post office.
At the time OF his arrest in
Tucson. Martinez car contained
two electric clocks and wood chis-
els which he later admitted he had
taken from the hardware store
here. Other places robbed were
Thompson's Cafe and the Coolidge
Examiner office.
Martinez is being held in Tucson
awaiting prosecution by federal
authorities in connection with the
robbery OF the post office.
The youth was involved several
months ago in the robbery OF Bor-
ree's grocery store here Tried In
Judge W c. Truman's Superior
Court. he received fiye-year sus-
pended sentence. A companion in
the robbery is at present serving
term in the state prison at Flor
eucp
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
Senator McF arland
Strong Supporter
OF Postal Pay Hike

Sen Ernest ". Mcfarland has
come forward as a strong support
er OF increased pay for postal en-
ployees. The House passed a bill
which will give a four hundred
dollar yearly increase 10 annual
employees and a twenty cent an
hour increase 10 those employed
on an hourly basis TO become effec-
tive as OF January /. 1916 The bill
Is now before the Senate commit
tee on post Offices and post roads
This committee is expected TO fav-
orably report the bill in the near
future.
In commenting upon his support
OF the bill. Senator Mcfarland
said:
"Oue OF the fundamentals OF the
American concept of democracy is
fair play. Since the rising cost Of
living makes IL necessary to in
crease the take-home pay OF one
group OF workers. ii is certainly
fair to give the additional income
10 the other workers in the same
income group. AS OF last October,
the take-home pay OF postal en-
ployees was substantially reduced
by a return TO peace time hours.
This eliminated the overtime pay.
which had increased the income of
postal employees TO the same level
as other government employees.
Since that time this large group
of loyal employees has had to get
along as best they could.
81 am particularly in favor of the
retroactive aspect Of the proposed
bill. Increased cost of living is not
a recent development. II has con-
tinued during the months since
the postal employees returned to
peace time hours and pay. 1t is
certainly just that the anticipated
increase be given for period that
would. TO some extent, reimburse
these people for the added expendi-
lures during the time in which
their pay has been substantially
| lower.
I'm view of these facts | wish to
go on record as favoring the pend
ing bill in its entirety"
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
Coolidge Invited
To Join Caravan
To Puerto Pendsco
Goodwill Motorcade To Pass
Through Sunday En- Route
To Rocky Point Port

Residents of Coolidge have been
invited to participate in a goodwill
motorcade Sunday to Puerto Pen
asco, Sonora, Mexico, organized by
the Inter-American Council of
Arizona, in observation of Pan
American Week.
Puerto Penasco, better known TO
many as "RJeky Point" has been
recently designated as a sea port,
and many Arizona communities are
interested in intercOastal water
freight service and the reduced
rates such. a service will afford.
Two steamship lines have already
agreed to make Puerto Penasco a
port 1f call.
Through the Coolidge Chamber
of Commerce the council has in
vited all interested citizens to join
the motorcade. which will make the
trip dc,-n and back on Sunday. The
trip will afford Arizonans the
chance to inspect the new. port and
at the same time to increase good
will with neighboring Mexico.
Considerable interest has also
been shown throughout Arizona in
trade with the west coast of Mexi-
co, Central and South America.
Such commerce would create new
markets for Arizona products, pro-
viding outlets heretofore untapped.
The trip from Coolidge to the
Mexican town may now be made
completely on paved roads. A
stretch of unpaved road was re-
Gently hard-surfaced, providing an
unbroken paved route between Arl-
zona points and Rocky Point.
In addition the port is ndw
served by telegraph lines, rail-
road. airport and other facilities.
Sundays motorcade has attract
ed statewide as well as national
interest. Besides the scores OF Arl-
zona citizens who are planning to
make the trip, the press will be
represented, and a Time and Lille
magazine photographer will accom-
pany the group.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
INDUSTRIAL STRIKES

are contagious. And because they
inevitably result in Increase
wages and better working condi-
tions they spread. Throughout the
country comes word that school
teachers. the most seriously under
paid talent in the country. are
striking. Lord. bless 'em. We'd
like TO see every teacher in the
country sit down and howl until
school board members agree TO pay
salaries commensurate with the de-
gree OF knowledge we demand OF
the teacher. Those of the profess
sion in Coolidge are known to have
discussed wage demands recently
but so far no formal demand has
been made OF the school board. Let
US hope none viii be necessary
School board members should know
that children are entitled 10 the
finest teaching talent available.
And pay accordingly.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
New Stanfield Soil
District Receives
Unanimous Vote

Sixty per cent OF the owners Of
agricultural land. representing rs
per cent OF the acreage within the
proposed boundaries. voted unani-
mously in favor OF the creation OF
the proposed Stanfield Soil Conser-
walton District. eight miles west OF
Casa Grande. this district en-
braces a total OF 22.274 acres of
agricultural land and is in the flood
plain OF the Santa Rosa. Santa
Cruz. and Quajote drainage area.
Rex Anderson was elected for
the six year term Of supervisor
Allen Rodgers for the four year
term. and y. S. Cooper for the two
year term.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
800 Children
Vaccinated Here
Against Small Pox

Three hundred and twenty chill
dren at Coolidge South Elementary
School were yaccinated against
small pox this week by Mrs. Sue
Steward school nurse. Vaccina-
tions were given the first two days
of the week. 1t was planned to
follow the same course at Coolidge
North Elementary School and Bor-
ree's Corner School the following
day, had not the small pox vaccin
given out Vaccinations will be
resumed as soon as additional vac
cine arrives.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
Tri-City Spring
Formal For Teen
Ayers At Coolidge

A Spring Formal dance for Coo
lidge. Florence and Casa Grande
high school teenagers will be held
at Coolidge Womans Club tomor-
row night beginning at o'clock.
Music will be furnished by Flor
ence Union High School orchestra
under the direction of Garland
Hampton.
Judge and Mrs. w. c. Truman OF
Florence, guests Of honor for the
evening. will lead the grand march.
A cordial invitation is issued by
Mrs. Roger Gates, general chair
man of arrangements. and those in
charge. to all high school teenagers
of the three towns to attend.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
THE REFUSAL OF

Dave O'Neil and Ana Frohmiller TO
appoint a surplus property agent
for Arizona Is having a genuine ef-
feet on O'Neil's chances for re-
election to the state tax commits
sion. School men OF all sections OF
Arizona are irked with him. They
feel they have lost much good
equipment. badly needed for over
crowded schools that the federal
government has declared surplus
II ever a coordinaiing agency was
needed this is one
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12

NGeorge Hayduke has resumed his
office as secretary-treasurer Of the
San Carlos Scottish Rite Club after
al absence of four years in the
army. Over 70 members and guests
attended a recent Ladies Night din
ner of the club held at Montezuma
Inn. The party proved to be such
a success that it was decided to
hold another in the near future.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
THE PASSING OF

Ernest Kellner Sunday morning re-
moves another old-timer from the
rolls. A native of Arizona, he saw
this country change from desert to
an irrigated empire. He saw
cha,yes OF such magnitude future
generations may only read OF. And
he was part OF IT, He served his
county as a member of the board OF
supervisors. And he served IL well.
lie was a merchant of the old
school who was both banker and
father confessor TO many. IL comes
TO few men TO play the part in the
life OF a new country as Ernest
Kellner did.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
NOW THAT THE

NO" THAT HE
federal government has declared
sen sen TO BE- a luxury and clapped
a twenty per cent tax on II we can
expect most anything from the so
called experts who determine what
Is and what is not a luxury item.
Just how much sen sen is sold
these days and how much revenue
will result from imposition OF the
tax We don't know. But back in
the days of the 9O's and early teens
quite a siEeable amount would have
been raised. Youth OF America
used IL TO kin the odor OF every
thing from hoocTto onions and the
blend produced quite an aroma.
Those with greying hair whose
memory is still active probably
can recall ill concealed shudders as
the estacy OF a pillored kiss was
marred by the almost ether like
impact OF the aroma OF onions and
sen sen IL may have been
luxury item in the sos but the
gals Of the last generation didn't
think so
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
ATTAWAY LEvELING 80 ACRES

E. G. Attaway is leveling so
acres of land in the Florence-Coo-
lidge Soil Conservation District.
When completed this 80 acres will
have g fall in the direction OF
the irrigation run and a 2 side
fall.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12

OMr. and Mrs Sam Fisher of Phoe-
nix. former Coolidge residents.
were visiting friends here on
Thursday They were accompanied
by Mrs. r. II. Bradford of ANA
rillo. Texas, Mrs. Fishers aunt.
who is spending several weeks in
Phoenix.
OMr. and Mrs. Wayne Hall and
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Pond are in
Mesa for the two-day Lions con-
vention today and tomorrow.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
Irrigation Meeting
Slated Tuesday
At Casa Grande

A meeting sponsored by the
state land department for the dis
cussion OF ground water investi-
cations will be held at Casa Gran
de Tuesday evening at O'Clock at
the city hall auditorium.
The Investigations are being
made by the u. s. Geological Sur
vey. under cooperative agreement
between the U,S.G.S. and the state
OF Arizona. Also up for discussion
will be legislature recently en-
acted relative TO registration OF
irrigation wells. and other matters
relative TO ground water conditions
which may arise during the meet
ing. Slides will be shown.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12

ORobert G. Stewart of Coolidge
has been employed as salesman by
the Arizona Land and Investment
Company. according to Raymond
Sroaf, owner. Stewart and his
family lived at Los Banos, Cali
fornia, before coming to Coolidge
some time ago.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
ONE OF THE BEST

stories OF the week concerns two
Coolidge professional men who re-
Gently made a quick dash TO No
gales. Mexico. 10 see the Cinco de
Mayo celebration and did II on
April 5th. They discovered the date
when they saw the city inordinate-
~ quiet for a great Mexican holi-
dav
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
Woman Authority
On Prisons Talks
Before Local Clubs

1t. Col Agnes McKernan. form
er delegate to the International
Prison Congress and one of the
foremost authorities in the country
on the problems of penology as eff
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12

OMr. and Mrs. Harry Hamilton
and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Morrison.
all of Los Angeles, California,
were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. F.
Hamilton and Mrs. Honey Handy
Tuesday while en- route to FL Paso.
The men are brothers and Mrs
Morrison is Mrs. c. F. Hamilton's
sister.
OMr. and Mrs. John Daskam Of La
Fayette. Indiana. have sold their
property in La Fayette, Indiana,
and are looking for a location in
Coolidge with a view TO making
Arizona their home. They will be
in Coolidge two weeks.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
BARTLETT LEVELS 90 ACRES

A. L. Bartlett has completed
leveling so acres of land in the
Flornece-Coolidge Soil Conserva-
ton District. One 40 acre field was
leyeled with a Is fall in the direc-
ton of the irrigation run and 1
side fall. The other 40 acre field
has g fall in the direction of the
irrigation run without any side fall.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12

OJoyce England, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. ]. H. England underwent
a tonsilsctomy at Coolidge Hospital
ON Wednesday She is reported to
be doing well.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-04-12
<ke CA1o1I
Note Book
THERE MAY BE

three candidates for sheriff In
Pinal county this year. John Nit
chell OF Superior was In the valley
this last weekend. He visite d
friends and talked about his pos
sibie entry into the race declaring
he would be a candidate II things"
shaped up. Well known In Superior
Mitchell Is politically unknow n
throughout the county and would
be pitting himself against two men
each with a wide circle OF friends
and acquaintances
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06

lima beans. and other things too
numclNus To mention including
SlirCr peaches and cinnamon buns
and plenty of hearty laughs as only
4 crowd of good friends can enjoy.
Mrs. George P Townsend is en-
iOying few days visit with friends
and relatives in Philadelphia and
Wilmington
Mr., and Mrs. John Williams have
announced the marriage of their
daughter. Linda Williams, on Satur-
day afternoon. August "a.
Mr.. John r. Townsend has accept
ed a position with Buntings' Nur-
series at Selbyville
There were many visitors at ST,
Georges NJ. f. Church on Sunday
morning. from many cities. Mr.
SandOw prayed IA beautiful prayer
He came from New York, Pa. We
are glad to welcome visitors every
Sunday. They are always welcome.