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Evening star., 1946-11-29

The Fairfax Rotary Club will
meet at $50 pm. Monday, in the
dining rom OF the Fairfax Metho-
dist Church.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
Williams Field
Takes Charge OF
Coolidge Air Base

Command of Coolidge Air Base
changed hands this week when Ma
jor ]. A. Wilson of Williams Field
took over the base from Warrant
Office Fred Seykora who recently
relieved Captain Nick Taminich.
The base was activated May
18th, 1914 when it was taken over
by the ferrying division of the Air
Transport Command. Deactiva-
ton was started November 18th
CT last year after having served as
a service station for thousands of
war planes of both the army and
navy enroute to fighting bases of
the South Pacific.
Just what Williams Field in
tends to do with the base at
Coolidge no one in authority will
hazard a guess but it has been in
dicated the local base would make
a fine auxiliary field for gunnery
activities of the Williams Field
training program.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
Group From Local VIEW
And Auxiliary Attend
Casa Grande Meeting

Sixteen members OF Coolidge
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the
post Auxiliary attended a pot luck
supper and program held by Casa
Crande VFW Thursday night
Those making the trip were Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Lettering. Mr. and
Mrs. r. J. WILDER. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor
Shaw. Mrs. Sally Harmon. Mrs
Mary Barnett. Mrs. Leota Hersey.
Miss Charity Brewer. George Brew
or. Louis Cook. Douglas Hersey.
and James B. Long.
The VFW wishes 10 remind all
members that today and tomorrow
May 30 and 81. is the date for the
annual encampment department In
Tucson, and would like as many
as possible TO attend. Delegate
from Coolidge vFW Auxiliary is
Mrs. Florence Anderson; alternate.
Mrs. Catherine Baker Mrs. Flossie
Lettering. president. is also depart
ment historian and will attend the
entire session.
The next meeting of Coolidge
VFW Auxiliary will be June 6.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31

We of Pinal county who have been prone to
regard Memorial Day merely as day free from
work at our regular jobs-a day TO go fishing
or take the family a picnic cannot belp but
see May 30 this year with prayer of thank
fulness for those of our youth who spared
or sympathZe with those who lost sons broth
ers or fathers in the recent conflict
This May 80 could well have brought us back
TO the times when Memorial Day was really
patriotic holiday with flags flying from every
home and residents of every community inn
bued with the spirit of paying homage to those
veterans who lie in hallowed ground.
Pinal county set a fine example in the war
with its boys entraining for battle from farm
and ranch. from store and office. in fact from
every walk of life represented in our area.
Their records stand for themselves in the
annals Of the war department.
II hasn't seemed so many years since rifle
volleys were sent only over the graves of the
boys in Blue" Then came the First World
War the war to end war. as we remember it
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
Woman Injured When
Truck Backs Into Car
Here Saturday Morning

Mrs. Harry NJ. Mitchell of Val
ley Farms suffered serious arm
injuries Saturday morning when
q truck backed into the car in
which she was riding with her
husband. The accident occurred
on Main Street near Wilson Avenue
Believing the driver of the truck,
Charlie Jones of Chandler. could
see their car in the trucks side
mirror. Mrs. Mitchell motioned
him TO stop. She was drawing her
arm back into the car when the
tail gate of the truck struck the
car door frame and raked across
her arm. She was rushed to the
Coolidge Hospital where several
stitches were taken in the injured
arm. which was badly torn and
bruised.
Jones was cited for lack of due
caution in backing and fined IS in
local justice court Monday morn
ing. He is paying all medical ex-
penses incurred.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
Joint Memorial
Service Scheduled
By Legion Posts
Coolidge and Florence Legion
aires meet 10 honor war dead
in Memorial Day service.

Joint Memorial Day services viii
be held today MAY 3ol By Coolidge
and Florence American Legion
Posts.
A V. Vorheiu. OF Phoenix. de-
Partment national defense chair
man. Of the Arizona American Le-
gion Is scheduled 10 speak at the
services 10 be held in the san
Carlos Theater.
W x Urton. Coolidge American
Legion Post. is general chairman
OF the arrangements.
The shots OF a firing squad will
ring out over the graves OF service
men in Memorial Park IN military
rites which will be concluded by
sounding Of taps
The entire assemblage OF the
services In the theater were ex-
pected 10 join the trek 10 the GENE
terry In honor OF Coolidge warrior
dead
During the services. which viii
be dedicated TO "a Coolidge men
who gave their lives in the recent
conflict and TO the war dead OF the
eptlre nation. all Coolidge stores
and business places have been
asked TO close.
Members OF the Legion Auxiliary
win decorate the graves OF service
men in Memorial park for the
memorial service The services in
the theater are open to the public.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
Florence Prison
Camp Turns into
Deserted Village
Remaining prisoners OF war sent
TO Camp Hahn. Riverside. Cal;
military personnel leaves.

over this weekend the Prisoner
Of War Camp on the outskirts Of
Florence will turn into a deserted
village with more than half of the
enlisted men stationed there being
discharged and the remainder go
ing 10 Camp Rupert. Idaho
Colonel Howard Rion. command
ing officer OF the camp will take
charge Of the Idaho camp.
Remaining will be only Captain
Ralph Looze, the surplus property
officer who is scheduled To stay
for several months. The property
will be officially turned over 10
the L. S. District engineer on Fri
day.
A handful OF civilian employees
will remain under Captain Looze's
direction.
There are at present 130 prison
ers of war remaining at the camp
They will entrain by truck for
Camp Hahn at Riverside. Calf.
OF the 80 enlisted men and dozen
officers remaining. 80 of the en-
listed men will receive discharges.
The officers are being distributed
through army centers in the west.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
Phoenix Company
Awarded Eloy
School Bond Issue

The Pinal County Board of Su-
pervisors has awarded the Eloy
School District No. II bond issue
Of $4,000 to the Kenneth A. Ellis
Co. of Phoenix for sale.
The bond issue will be floated
in order to provide funds for a new
high school and equipment in Eloy
The bonds, issued in amounts of
$1,000 each will bear 212 per cent
interest annually until maturity
Under the issue, the bonds will be
retired at the rate of $4,000 year
after June /, 1947.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31

Citizens Of Coolidge and commun-
ity had their cars checked Sat
urday in the first road block held
here during the national drive to
assist In curbing the rapidly rising
toll OF traffic accident fatalities.
The traffic safety check program
Is being held In the United States
and Canada from May Is through
July :. under sponsorship OF the
National Safety Council and inter
national association OF chiefs of
police.
The first safety check here was
held on Arizona Boulevard between
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
SOME SORT OF

community orchid should be- given
o. President Bob Cannon and his
membership committee OF the
chamber of commerce for the 81
new members which have been
added 10 the membership rolls
during the past six weeks. Ger
tainly Il indicates an awakened in
trest In the civic body on the
part ~ business and professional
men Of Coolidge
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
Southern Pacific
Announces Change
In Train Schedules
Revised Timetable Eliminates Cool
idee as Stop for both Sunset
Limited" and Golden State
Limited.

A change In Southern Pacific
railroad schedules will affect all
trains through Coolidge. and will
eliminate Coolidge as stop for
both the Sunset Limited" and the
Golden State Limited. according
TO an announcement by Kruse Da-
Wis. Southern Pacific agent
The change OF schedule will pro-
vide faster cross-country travel
through elimination of many stops
at smaller communities between
Los Angeles and Chicago o.
Coolidge residents who wish TO
travel on either the Sunset" or
the Golden State" will be able to
board the trains at Phoenix or
Tucson.
However. another transconti-
mental train, the Californian" will
continue to make daily stops at
Coolidge, Davis said. Following is
a summary of the new schedule,
which goes into effect June 2:
Eastbound: Sunset Limited"
old time, 1852 p. IN. Eliminated.
Golden State Limited, old time
1920 a. m. Elimited. "Californ-
IAN, old time. S:20 a. m; new
time. $40 a. m Mail and FIX
press, new time 11:3O a. m "Ari-
zona Overnight" Overnight freight
service re-established, operates
daily except Sunday and Monday
SIS a. IN.
Westbound: Sunset Limited"
old time. SAB a. m. Eliminated.
Golden State Limited. old time.
1854 D. m. Eliminated. Cali
fornian". old time, 9:44 p. m, new
time. $50 p. m. Mail and Elk
press. new time, 1:10 p. IN.
Persons wishing to board either
the Sunset" or the Golden State
at Phoenix or Tucson. may do so
a. the following times:
Eastbound: Sunset" Phoenix,
11:4O p. m. Tucson, 2:40 a. m.
Golden State, Phoenix. 10 p. m
Tucson, 1926 a. m.
Westbound: Sunset. Phoenix,
1890 a. m, Tucson. 9:45 p. m.
Golden State. Phoenix, 1905 p
m; Tucson. 9:25 a. m.
While these two trains will not
stop here. Mr.. Davis announces
that reservations may still be made
through the Coolidge agent for
either of them, thus enabling pas
sengers to reserve their seats here
and board the trains at either
| Phoenix or Tucson.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
Council Receives
Petition To Amend
Zonine Ordinance

Petition filed recently with the
town council by property owners
living in blocks No. . and No. oil
the original Townsite of Coolidge.
requesting the council TO amend
Ordinance No. 12 so as TO classify
this property as residential rather
than business property The
Council considered the matter at
length and unanimously agreed
that since no hurt at this time was
manifest decided TO pass action
and notify petitioners that further
action would be taken up. at any
time at their request
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31

Coolidge and Harding Avenues
when approximately 100 cars were
checked Saturday by highway
patrolmen Roger Gates. Coolidge,
b. c. Kratzbery. Casa Grande. and
city marshal. Dan Kinser. One out
of five cars insepcted received an
o. X. sticker. according to the in
spectors. Others will receive their
stickers from garages when safety
drive requirements have been met
with. The public in general was
found to be very cooperative during
the car check, Gates said.
A second check was held Monday
hy Kinser and Gates on Central
Ave. east OF Main Street, when ap-
proximately 80 cars were checked.
Road blocks for safety checking
will be held any time, any where,
during the six weeks drive. and
drivers whose cars show obvious
defects will be admonished to have
necessary repairs made immediate
~.
Requirements for an o. X. safe
" sticker include the following:
brakes in good working order;
both headlights working; bright
and dim switch in good order; OF
outstanding Importance Is the cor
rect adjustment of headlights,
since numerous traffic accidents
are a direct cause of binding head
lights: at least one tail light to
left rear of car working; steering
gear in good condition so driver
NAV be in full control OF car at all
tunes; horn in working order; rear
view mirror: windshield clear ana
windshield wiper in working order;
tail light must be red; and or ut
most Importance is that rear IL
ccnse plate be illuminated. Com
bination tail and stop lights are
row on the market, inspectors
state. and those who have been un-
able to obtain red tail lights can
do so now.
The traffic problem is growing in
creasingly bad, according to police
officials. In 1945, 2S.500 persons
lost their lives in traffic accidents,
and nearly 100000 sustained IN
juries. This was a 17@S increase
over the previous year.
Statistics available for 1916 in
dicate even sleeper increases than
were seen last year. In January
1916. traffic fatalities were 49%
higher than the previous January
February's, increase over the pre-
ceeding year amounted to 45%.
And in March, 1916, there were 39%
more deaths than in March, 1945.
Traffic deaths for the first three
months of 1916 were nearly as
high as they were in a like period
of 1941, the year when the traffic
slaughter reached an all time high.
Robert f. Raleigh, associate di-
rector of the safety division OF the
international association OF chiefs
of police, who is in direct charge
of the program. says, eve strongly
urge drivers to. keep their cars in
the best possible mechanical con-
d:tion. We know that unsafe auto
mobiles are a major traffic hazard.
We also know that unsafe and care
less driving causes accidents that
are frequently fatal. And we are
sure that a combination of the two
"a car in dangerous mechanical
condition that is driven by care
less operator-makes lethal weap-
on of the automobile"
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
SEEKING MUNICIPAL

office may be likened to the play
ers ia the backfield OF a football
team. The candidates literally ask
90 carry the ball. And the elector-
ate Is In much the same position
as a quarterback. They passed the
BAH of civic welfare to the new
couucilmen In the belief they were
placing the destiny OF their home
town iu the best possible hands
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
LIBRARY & ARCHIVES
CAPITOL BLDG
OEA@ = VI DLIIH
wEERfMI n okR FEad.

served. NOW WEEukfel n AQkkkHad. MoSt OF
them sleeping not at Shiloh, not in the Argonne
nor Meuse, nor the poppy fields of Flanders,
but on lonely islands in the Pacific, on land
adjoining Anzio Beach, in Africa and China,
in fact in lands which a short five years ago
were known only names on maps to the ma
jority of us.
Can we do less for them than we did for
their older brothers in honorable battle death.
And can we fail to evidence our respect for
those boys fortunate enough to come back now
that the war is over and the hysteria of the
war years is wiped away.
Let us not forget the living as we honor the
dead. Let us remember the pride we felt in
those boys in uniform as they marched to war.
Let us continue to hold dear the principles for
which they fought and the ideals for which
they died
Let us continue to honor and respect the
days dedicated to warrior youth and not
forget that were it not for them, all of us might
today be facing the endless and chaotic hours
of those defeated peoples in other lands.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
One Councilman
Reelected In First
Municipal Vote
Paul B. Hannah polls highest
number Of votes; R. w. Chad
born only city father renamed.
Paul B. n

number OF votes; R. w. Chad
born only city father renamed.
Coolidge voters marched TO the
polls Monday and in the city's first
municipal election selected six new
councilmen, reelecting one of the
lncumbents and indicating that
something in the way of a new
deal in city administration is
wanted
Elected We're Paul b. Hannah.
automobile dealer who tailed the
highest number of votes. 332. of
any OF the contestants. Reelected
was X. w. Chadborn, who totaned
ESQ votes.
The other new councilmen are:
{ A. Anderson. 292; Ben Arnold.
292; Tom Edwards, 2S0; w. r.
Mckinney, 240 and DR.. G. b. Stew
ard. physician, 304.
The defeated candidates are:
Don M, Address, 121 votes: l.. ID.
ketchum, PIP; Mayor c. w. Lewis,
1856; S. c. Mcfarland, 10; Lester
l. Simmons, 103; G. w. Ware, 1S9:
Rr. r. V. Campbell, 149: r. l..
Carter, As and l.. o. Mcmillan. so.
The new council will meet with
IN 20 days of the election for its
first session and name a mayor.
1t has been the custom for city
councilmen in other communities
to choose the one of their members
who Tailed the highest number
OF votes in the election which
would mean Paul B. Hannah is
scheduled to succeed Mayor Lewis.
City officials and the Interested
public was extremely gratified at
the number of votes cast, total of
516 from a registration of GA
or S4 per cent which is unusually
high for a municipal election.
Precinct No. 1 voters cast 344
ballots while 172 were cast in
Precinct No. 9.
Paul B. Hannah polled 204 votes
in Precinct No. l and 11S in Pre-
cinct No. 2 for a total of 322 to
lead the field of 16 candidates.
DIR. Steward goth the highest
number of votes in Precinct 1,
totaling 206 with only 9S votes in
No. precinct to win the second
spot.
Other candidates and their votes
by precincts were: Il. w. Chadborn,
Precinct No. !, 100 and 80 in No.
precinct; w. T. Mckinney. 154 in
Precinct No. / and sc in Precinct
No. 2; Tom Edwards. 1S2 in Pre-
cinct No. and rs in Precinct No.
2; Ben Arnold. 1872 in Precinct No.
/ and 10 in Precinct No. 2; c. A.
Anderson, 1877 in Precinct No. /
and los in Precinct g Don M.
Address, Sc in Precinct l and SO
in Precinct 2: Dr. Campbell, 80
in Precinct l and So in Precinct 2;
r. l.. Carter. "a in Precinct and
IA in Precinct 2; L. ID. Ketchum,
148 in Precinct l and GA in Precinct
2. c. w. Lewis, 119 in Precinct l
and 81 in Precinct 2; S. CIMcFar-
land, 113 in Precinct / and 81 in
Precinct Q; L. o. Mcmillan. 81 in
Precinct l and 25 in Precinct 2;
Lester L. Simmons. 115 in Precinct
l and 48 in Precinct 2; G. w. Ware.
129 in Precinct l and so in Pre-
cinct 2.
None of the defeated candidates
with one exception polled more
than 200 votes. The exception was
L. D. Ketchum, who came closest
to w. II. Mckinney, who had
240 votes. McKetchum as noted
before had PIP.
Only six of the present city
council remained to run for re-
election after A. d. Tyler. resigned
as Mayor to become city clerk.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
Supreme Court
Decides For
Sun Valley
Opinion Written by Chief JUS
tice Reverses Maricopa Court
to Uphold Sun Valley Bus Route.

nee keVerseS Marlcopa Court
to Uphold Sun Valley Bus Route.
The fight between the Pacific
Greyhound Lines and the Sun Val
ley bus lines. as 10 whom should
have the certificated right to car
r. passengers between Tucson and
Florence over routeS0-S9 and east
ward OF Florence ended this week
when the Supreme Court of Ari-
zona handed down a decision in
favor OF Sun Valley. reversing the
decision OF the Maricopa County
Superior Court.
An opinion written by Chief
Justice Stanford and concurred in
by Justice Joseph Morgan states
that the Pacific Greyhound lines
had failed TO supply the proof that
II should be the lone agency Of
bus travel over those routes.
Justice Arthur r LaPrade dis
sented in the opinion.
Tom Fulbrigbt, Florence city
attorney, entering the case for
Florence and the Florence Cham
ber of Commerce stated that:
~. s. Highway S0-S9 is the only
feasible connecting link between
Florence. and the communities and
towns OF Oracle, Tiger, Mammoth,
Sombrero Butte, Copper Creek
Aravaipa and Feldman in Pinal
county: 1t is the only practical
means OF travel for citizens of
these communities and the com
munities of Winkleman. Hayden.
and Hayden Junction in Gila
county"
This route spoken of by Full
bright is the one over which L. A.
Tanner, operating as the Sun Val
ley bus lines runs buses by per-
mission of the Corporation com
mission.
Fulbright contended that these
communities cannot be served by
Pacific Greyhound Lines travers-
ing Highway 81 because there is
no connecting link between that
highway and Highway S01S9 af-
ter they diverge near Tucson.
It was on November 80, 1912
that L. A. Tanner made application
TO the Corporation Commission for
the certificate of convenience and
necessity TO operate motor We
bicles as a common carrier over
Highways S0-S9, between the Pris-
oper of War Camp and Florence
and Tucson. The certificate was
granted on January u, 1943, the
commission granted the certificate
but not including service to the
Prisoner of War Camp.
Greyhound lines asked for re-
hearing which was denied and upon
its denial brought an appeal to
the Superior Court. claiming the
Commissions order was unreas-
enable or unlawful.
At the time the right to operate
was granted Tanner, the only
means of travel between Florence
and Tucson, except by private con-
veyance. was by Greyhound route
from Florence to Coolidge then to
Tucson by way of Pichacho, Red
Rock and Mariana The Greyhound
line held no rights over the route
now occupied by Sun Valley lines.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
PERHAPS NO SINGLE

individual In the American politi-
cal scene garnered as much badly
needed prestige ever before from
a single radio talk as did President
Truman the other day. Even the
Republicans eheered when he told
the people what he thought of the
rsilroad strike and the strike lead
ers in particular. Just when most
folks were getting the idea that
riaybe the Republicans were right
when they kept saving the presi-
dent was inept and inefficient and
certain Of defeat Mr.. Truman sock
ec one over the fence and broke
up the ball game for the strikers
And socking EN- over the fence Is
an act dear 10 the heart of the
public in these United States.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
Truck Tires Stolen

Two practically new tires We're
stolen from a truck belonging to
A +. Gordon while it was parked
near his bedroom window on Ari-
zona Boulevard Thursday night.
Some tools were also taken from
the truck tool box The thief has
not been apprehended.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
E|oy Fire District
Election on July 80
Board Of Supervisors orders spec
ial election TO decide upon VOL
un+eer fire department district.

Acting upon petition presented
from Eloy, the Pinal Board of Su-
pervisors has set July 30 for an
election by the voters of that COM
munity upon the formation of a
volunteer fire department district.
The board this week issued the
order for the election and named
Harry Fabricant, w. A. Laage and
John r. Keeling, as judges of the
election.
Voters in the special election
must register for it between June
81 and July 20. Only taxpayers in
the district are eligible for regis
tration.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
WITH MEMORIAL DAY

each year comes the exodus OF fish
.rmen 60 the trout streams Of Ari-
zona And for those who can't get
away for few days OF their favor
ite sport we feel the deepest sym
psthy There is nothing more for
lorn in the kingdom Of the homo
sapien that a fisherman left behind
or whose fortune DEGREES he must
stay AT home. on the day when
the Law says the fishing season is
open.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
WHILE 1T WAS

generally conceded there would
be many new faces around the
council table during the next two
years most Informed folks who
keep their ear TO the ground poll
iically hardly expected there would
be but one lone survivor among
tie incumbent cOuncilmen.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
<ke CcA1ox4
Note Book
THE FIRST MUNICIPAL

election ever held IN Coolidge has
come and gone and within the next
couple OF weeks Coolidge will
have council composed OF six
rev men Just one OF the present
members Withstood the voting Mon
tly when II per cent ol the re-
Elatcrrd voters went 10 the polls.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31

O Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Jayne. and
her father. NJ. J. Reed, returned
Tuesday from Hot Springs. New
Mexico. where they spent ten days.
Douglas Dawson met them in Dem
ming and drove them home.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
National Traffic Safety Check
Gets Under Way Here Saturday

One Coolidge out Of five gets .. < Safety Stcker Road
Blocks will be held al unannounced intervals for checking
throughout six-~eeks saey drive.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
Son Receives Recognition

Harley Kelley of Phoenix. son of
Mrs. Bruno Valazza. was elected
wee president of the student body
of Phoenix Junior College this
week. He was also elected to the
13 Club as one of the 13 outstand-
ing men at the college. He has
resumed his education after re-
ceiving his army discharge.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31

Q Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Mortensen
have returned from San Diego,
California, where they spent d
week visiting relatives.
The Coolidge examiner., 1946-05-31
THERE SEEMS TO

Be- general satisfaction among
business men with the election re-
suits Each Of the newly elected
oouncilmen is widely and favor
ably known In Coolidge and com
mands the respect and friendliness
of the people