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OFFICIAL PAPER of PINAL COUNTY VOLUME NINE Coolidge Boys Win In F. F. A. Contest The tw|o Coolidge Union high school entrants in the Southern Ari zona Future Farmers Oratorical contest, won first and second place in the try out held Friday, March 25, in the Tucson Senior high school. The Coolidge winners were John Sellers, first, who spoke on “The N'ew Era in Agriculture,” and Hu lan Fennell, second, whose topic was “Why Be Farmers.” Other t-chools of the Southern District, each entering one contestant, place as follows: Tucson, third; Willcox, fourth; St. David, fifth; and Ampitheatre Junior high Echool, sixth. Judges of the contest were Dr. Harry Embleton of the University of Arizona; Halbert Miller, memb er of the University board of Re gents; and Mr. Tatro, of the Tucs on Boosters club. Winning first place in the South ern District gives Sellers the right to enter State Future Farmers Ora torical contest to be held in Tucs on, April 23, at which time the six district winners of the State will compete for the honor of repre senting Arizona in the Western States Contest to be held in Estes Park, Colorado, during the summ er. The finals of the four United States District winners will be held \ in Kansas City, in October. Repre-1 sentatives from Haw’aii and Porto Rico will compete in the National contest. o Baha’i Meeting Os Much Interest The Baha’i Regional Teaching Committee of Arizona, California and Nevada sponsored a public meeting held Sunday afternoon at the Coolidge Woman’s club. The principal speaker was Mrs. G. C. Finks, whose subject was "The Golden Age of the Human Race.” Clinton H. Bugbee of Phoenix spoke on “God and His Creations.,, and in addition the following speakers and musicians took part in the program: Miss Gertrude Cottrell ,Mr. Paul Schoeny; Mr. Clarence Iverson and Mr. John Ei chenauer. Mrs. C. H. Bugbee, mem ber of the Regional Committee, presided. o Return From State Convention Postmaster and Mrs. J. B. Boone returned home Sunday from attend ing the Annual Convention of Ari zona Postmasters, held at Phoe nix Friday and Saturday of last week. Mr. Boone reports a very interesting and instructive conven-; :ion. An address of welcome was j aade by Governor R. C. Stanford, j Deputy Assistant Postmaster Gen-' ‘ s ral Jesse M. Donaldson spoke on “The Postmaster and the Public,” and Dr. Grady Gammage, president of Arizona State Teachers college, spoke on “The Public’s Apprecia tion of Postal Service.” A banquet was held at the Hotel Westward ; Ho on Saturday evening. o . Evangelistic Week At Methodist Church Beginning Sunday the Methodist church is launching a week of evangelistic endeavour under the leadership of Dr. O. L. Walker, presiding elder of the Tucson dis trict. The plan comprises visita-, tion during the day with evange listic services at the church each , evening. Any one knowing of un- j affiliated Methodist will doubtless render a double favor by reporting the names of such to any of the officials of the Methodist church, j Every individual trying to live the Christian life should be united with some religious organization and the ! methodist church seeks to render service to any w r ho may desire its aid. The public is cordially invit ed to attend these services. ©rolid^s^prdiier Coolidge Grammar Schools Set Date For Commencement According to Mr. W. D. Kirby, principal, Commencement Exercis es will be held in the Grammar School Auditorium on Thursday evening May 19th, at 8 o’clock. The speaker secured for the oc casion is Rev. C. Arlin Heydon, pastor of the First Baptist church of Phoenix, who is a well know and forcemul speaker. A detailed program will be announced later. o Parent Teachers To Elect New Officers A meeting of the Coolidge Par ent Teachers association will be held in the Grammar School, April 5, at 2:30 in the afternoon. Mrs. Hobart Ulmer will conduct the business meeting at which time the election of new officers will be held. Wesley D. Kirby, principal of the Grammar School will give a talk, using as his topic “How I would Handle Childe Problems and Child Guidance.” Rev. Earl M. Ward will talk on “What is Chara cter Education.” A summary of Parent Study Group Discussion will be given by the chairman, Mrs George Dempster; a vocal solo by Mrs. C. R. Winkler accompanied by Mrs. Harry Culbert; Orations from the Future Farmers of Am erica Oratorical contest winners, John Sellers and Hulan Fennell; A talk on art, by Phillip C. Custis, director of the Phoenix Federal Art Center. The fifth grade room mothers will act as refreshment hostesses with Mrs. Harold Moag, chairman, assisted by Mesdames C. R. Wink ler, Ray Lindeman and Arthur Wynne. o Club Plan Flower And Fashion Show “Drama” was the topic of a talk by Miss Eugenia Brandon, English teacher of the Coolidge high school, at a meeting of the Woman’s club, Thursday afternoon. Mrs. M. M. Ware was elected to take the office of first vice-presi dent for the balance of the year, that officer having resigned. Plans were presented for a Flow-j er and Fashion Show to be held in April. The club voted a donation to the School Milk Fund which is sponsored by the Parent Teachers organization. A social hour was en-, joyed the refreshment hostesses were Mesdames Isfbell Chandler, R. M. Springfield and Lyle Rogers. The business session was conduct ed by Mrs. D. S. Davis, president. o Prescott Guest Feted At Bridge Party Mrs. S. A. Anderson, of Prescott was the honored guest at a dessert bridge luncheon, Saturday at 1:30 given by her daughter, Mrs. Harry Culbert, in the beautiful new home of Mrs. Joe Sherrill. West of Coo lidge. The occasion was the thirty second wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson and a gift of silver was presented by Mrs. Cul bert. First prize was awarded Mr?. Karl M. Fisher and second was won by Mrs. Joe Sherrill and also a “Hostess” gift. A consolation gift was presented to Mrs. Clifford Cle ments. Spring flowers and cor sages were the decoration motif Other guests were Mesdames Mar shall Hodson, Bisbee; Virgil Chan dler, and H. C. Steffan, Florence; local guests: Mesdames Fred Sla ; ter, R. D. Cochran, W. H. Farns worth, Leon Smith, Paul Loucks. ; Charles Brown, B. L. Steward, J. : J. Jones, W. R. Elliott, C. J. Moody, j Natt Dodge, Bill Nowell, M L. Tal i la, C. W. Lewis, Karl Payne. C. J. Preece, Paul Hobby, Robert Spring field, George Dempster, Earl Hicks. William Carls, R. L. Sewall, Har vey Smith, Parke Soule, W. C. Ke tchersid, Don Paul, W. D. Johnson and N. G. Murray. “®lj t 33mtt£-®fOTteh tit (Eodltbge.” COOLIDGE, PINAL COUNTY, ARIZONA, THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1938 Rev. S. B. Hannah Speaks to Rotarians “The International Situation” was the topic ably discussed by the Rev. S. B. Hannah of Florence, at the Rotarian meeting in Coolidage, 1 held Thursday noon. Special entertainment was pro vided by M. Coyle "Harmonica Mike” Sullivan who provided har monica selecttions during the luncheon. The club voted to spon sor the Boy Scout Exploration Tours, naming George Dell, Chas. E. Cohen. William Urton, and Rev. Earl M. Ward as a committee to serve. Visiting Rotarians were E. J. Wa aieleswski of Phoenix, and Dugal Steward of Florence. Visitors were Carl Anderson, of the San Carlos Irrigation District, and Charles Reed, attorney for the San Carlos Project both from Florence, G. Humphreys. Chief Field Counsel, for the U. S. I. I. S. of Los Angeles: E. L. Swindell, Irrigation counsel for the same office, and C. A. Flet cher, Phoenix. Sixteen Rotarians and Rotary- Anns attended the joint meeting in Florence Wednesday night, a dinner being served at 7 o’clock and an interesting program ar ranged. o Coolidge Defeated Mesa Ball Team The Coolidge Cubs scored a vic tory over the Mesa Jackrabbits Friday in a score of 4 to 2 at Mesa. Battery for Coolidge—Tim Park er and Arnold Glenn. Battery for Mesa —Harris and Dayton. Griffen, Mesa, hit a home run on an error of Coolidge left fielder. Coolidge had 7 hits during the game with 3 in the 7th inning. Mesa had 2 hits, 1 in the fourth and 1 in the 7th ining. In the 7th inning Ches ley hit over third base, Shoemaker hit through third base, Glenn hit a three bagger scoring 2 men, Smothers brought in Glenn in a single, scoring 3 runs in the 7th inning. Glenn hit 2 out of 3 times at bat, making best record for the Cooli dge team. o Gladys Roche To Sing With College Choir Gladys Roche of Coolidge will be heard with a group of 46 stu dents, members of the famous A capella choir of Arizona State Teachers college at Flagstaff, when they broadcast from the rim of Grand Canyon at sunrise Easter Sunday, April 17. Miss Roche who sings first so prano is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Roche. The choir broadcast will began at six o’clock and will be heard for fifteen minutes. It will be a part of a one hour broadcast under the general supervision of the Nation al Park Service. KTAR, NBC station at Phoenix will have supervision of the tech nical details of the broadcast which will be heard over the Red and Blue network of the National Broadcasting company and short wave to foreign countries. o You Figure This One Out It came too late to influnece the f; rm bill one way or the other, but a telegram that a doctor in lowa sent one of the lowa brought considerable laughter in the Senate cloak rooms last week. Addressed to Senator Gillette, It reads: “Haven’t read farm control law in its entirely, but we can’t help wondering if farmer is allott ed one calf and his cow has twins, whether law specifies that the of ficials shoot a calf, the cow, the farmer or the bull.” After showing the telegram to several of his colleagues Senator Gilette wired back: “The proper course would be to shoot the farm er’s Senator.” Heads Named For County 4-H Fair Executives and leaders for the annual Pinal County 4-H clubs fair, set for Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16 announced are as follows: Fair commisiop, Harvey E. Ty son, Florence; Miss Christine Mc- Daniel, Kenilworth; J. Houston Allen, Florence; E. H. Boyd, Casa Grande; Paul W. Loucks, Coolidge, and A. C. Wrenn, Florence. Raymond Westerman, superin tendent of fair; Ruby Sparks, superintendent of records, and Loyd Dindinger, superintendent of grounds, all of Florence. Department superintendents, air craft, Hugh Crawford, Picacho; camping, Carey Bussell, Casa Grande; flowers, Mrs. Lynn Earley, Florence handicraft, Jacob Swee ney, Walker Butte; livestock, Paul Loucks, Coolidge; poultry. P. H. Hauskens, Kenilworth; baking. Mrs. J. J. Bugg, Florence; clothing Ha zel Sparks, Florence; meal prepara tion, Miss Beulah Murphy, Kenil worth; music, Miss McDaniel; gar den, Mrs. Jessie Brown, Florence. Club leaders, Mrs. Stella Base, Sacaton; Miss McDaniel, Miss Helen Hayduke, Miss Murphy, and Mrs. Hauskens, Kenilworth; Mrs. Pearl Freeman, Red Rock; Mrs. j Hugh Crawford, and Mrs. Jackie Brooks, Picacho; Mrs. Lois Kelt ing. Eloy; Mrs. Sweeney. Walker Butte; Mr. Tyson. Mrs. Ethel No well, Mrs. Ethel Griffin, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. M. A. Randell, Hugh Culbert, Miss Ruby Sparks, Mrs. : Melba Hendricks. Miss Margaret Spenser, Mrs. Bugg. and Mls 8 Haz el Sparks, Florence; Mrs. Ruth Floyd, Mrs. Carey Bussell, Mr. Bus sell. Mrs. Cyril Pate. Miss Evelyn Ethington and Mrs. R. A. Holy, Casa Grande; Mrs. Nellie Cope and Mrs. Mattie Myers, Coolidge. All events will be held at the Florence Union High School. Besides exhibits, there will be boy 8 and girls Judging and demon stration contests, dress revue, Pinal’B annual baby parade; par ent-teacher afternoon tea, rolling pin and milking contests. o 50 Year* With S. P. Celebrated by Dyer Fifty years ago this month, a husky youth left a farm near Col fax, California, to go to work on a railroad section gang. Today, as vice president of the Southern Pacific Company, in charge of operations, he oversees one of the greatest railroad em pires in the United States. He is Joseph H. Dyer, who at the age of 66 celebrated a half century of Bervice with Southern Pacific by personally directing the army of workmen engaged in restoring the company's flood damaged lines in Southern California. The 50 years, which took “Joe” Dyer to the top by sheer push in stead of “pull", have not changed the man. He is still a railroader to the very core of his bulky frame, and he thinks first in terms of get ting a job well done. That’s why, instead of cutting a cake, he and 1000 men were cutting their way through the Southern California storm debris on his birthday, March 13. Result: Southern Pacific's Coast lines was opened in two days; the line east, badly hit, was repaired in five days, and service on the San Joaquin Valley line, where 10 bridges washed away, was restored in 12 days. Today it is the boast of his as sociates (Dyer doesn’t boast) that he could drive a spike with the youngest of his employes. And it looks as though he will be able to do bo for many years to come. o In addition to local 4-H achieve ment clothing judging, Mrs. Mar garet Watson, state extension spec ialist in clothing has during the past week given also a lesson in color and design to the women of the homemaker club at the tract. Assistance was given in color pro blems in clothing. Church Educator Guest at Coolidge Rev. Walter D. Howell,, field di rector, Sunday week day and vaca tion church schools of the Presby terian board of Christian Educa tion, with national headquarters in Philadelphia, Pa., was the guest speaker Tuesday night, at a meet ing held in the basement dining room of the Community church of Coolidge. A pot-luck supper pro ceeded the talk and the speaker was introduced by the Rev. Earl M. Ward, the pastor in charge loc ally. Rev. Howell stressed the fundamental of Christian education. o Cotton Production Nearly Double According to a report just re leased by John D. Goree, special agent here for the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, it is Bhown that 67,858 bales of cot ton were ginned in Pinal county prior to March 1, 1938, from the 1937 crop, as compared with 36,385 bales for the crop of 1936 in the same county. Life Os Lincoln Film To Show In Coolidge The spectacular production "Abraham Lincoln” an all talking moving picture, will be shown in the Coolidge Union High School auditorium on Monday evening, April the 26th. In this famous pro duction of the D. W. Griffith Stud ios, Walter Huston gives a re markable performance as Lincoln. Ann Rutledge is played by Una Merkel, Mary Todd by Kay Ham mond and the production is stud ded with over 100 character parts of which special mention must be given to lan Keith, as John Wilkes Booth; Jason Roberts as Herndon; Hobart Boßworth as Robert E. Lee; Frank Campeau as Sheridan, and Lucille LaVerne who has an im pressive part at the birth of the Emancipator. It is hoped that many from this neighborhood will avail themselves of this oppor tunity to see and hear this great portrayal of the immortal Lincholn. H. D. A. New* Note* By ALBERTA HARRIS “Fireproofing articles around the house should interest every house holder,” says Mrs. Margaret Wat son, extension specialist in cloth ing at the University of Arizona, “because fires take more than 3,- 500 lives in farm homes each year.” Mrs. Watson pointa out that it is possible to fireproof curtains, drapes, children’s clothing, rugs, and other inflammable fabrics. Silk and wool do not burn as readi ly as cotton, so it is not as import ant to fireproof them. Fireproofing treatments are easy to apply, require no equipment not found in the ordinary home, and use materials which are easily ob tained and are inexpensive. All treatments consist of dissolving the fireproofing substance In water and saturating the fabric. If the fabric cannot be washed, the solu tion may be sprayed on. The sub stance does not harm the fabrics; in fact, it prevents the absorption of gases which result from the burning of coal and gas and so makes the fabric wear longer, Mrs. Watson says. Fireproofing does not mean that the article would be usable after being exposed to burning, but it does prevent the spread of flames ; and so reduces the fire hazard. A j few of the articles which should be fireproofed are Ironing board covers; cloth pot lifters; draperies or couch covers which are near a Btove or fireplace; and children’s | clothing. Information on methods and so j lutions may be obtained from Mrs. Watson at Tucson, and the U. S. Department of Agriculture has just issued a bulletin which gives de finite information about processes to use. Local Poetry Contest Closes With Program Poetry contest, sponsored by the Southern District of Woman’s club, with Mrs. C. L. Maben, chair man, will close with a program in the Coolidge High School auditori um, Thursday, March 31, at 8 o’- clock. Introductory remarks will be made by Mrs. N. N. Dodge; Read ing of prize poems by Miss Helen Edwards; Awarding of prizes by Mrs. C. L. Maben; Operetta by the fifth grade grammar school stu dents under the direction of Miss Ellen Williams and Miss Fulker son; Reading by Ruby Helen Rober son; Dance by six high school boys accompanied on the piano by Miss Mary Gardner; Song by the Regan sisters; Mrs. Jewell Ray will read the poem “I and Me” by the Poet Laurete of Arizona, Margaret Whe eler Rose. o To Show Electric Cooking Equipment The Arizona Edison Co., is stag ing a demonstration of the Auto matic Electric Roasters in The Wo man’s club on next Thursday, April 7th, at 2 p. m. An experienced home economist will conduct this demon stration and will show how easy it is to perform nearly every cook ing operation with this roaster. Every women is urged to be pre sent, and a DeLuxe Model Roaster will be given away free at this meeting. o No Change In Rates In Irrigation Project The following order fixing main tenance and operation charges for the Florence-Casa Grande Irriga tion Project was issued March 10, by the office of the Secretary cf the Interior: “In compliance with the provi sions of the Act of May 18, 1916, (39 Stat., 123-130) and acts sup plementary thereto and the agree ment with the landowners com monly called the Florence-Casa Grande laind owners’ Aglreqment. between the United States and the landowners in the Florence-Casa Grande Irrigation Project, the main tenance and operation charges as sessable against the privately own ed lands of the Florence-Casa Gra nde Irrigation Project which are not included within the San Carlos Project, are hereby fixed at $1.25 per acre for the calendar year 1938. The charge of $1.25 per acre for each assessable acre of privately owned land shall be paid on or be fore March 1, 1938, and shall en title each acre of such land to re ceive the quanity of water to which it is entitled in accordance with law, under the terms of the said Florence-Casa Grande land owners’ Agreement. The San Carlos Irrigation and Drainage District, operating the j distribution system for delivery of water to non-Indian landg will make ! delivery of water and shall collect • assessments due from Florence-Casa Grande Lands, and for said service and District shall be allowed 65 cents per acre on account of all lands of the Florence-Casa Grande | Project so served, and the Dlstirct shall pay the balance of said sum to the San Carlos Project Engineer or other proper officers. (Sgd.)' OSCAR . CHAPMAN Assistant Secretary of the Interior.” o Literary Organization Hear Book Review Mrs. R. J. Jones presented a Book Review on “Sunshine Pre ferred” by Ann Ellis, at the meet ing of the Literature Department of the Coolidge Woman’s club, Monday afternoon in the Club House. Mrs. Asa Gardner conduct ed a fifteen minute lesson in “Better Speech.” LOCAL PAPER for LOCAL PEOPLE NUMBER 5 Benefit Bridge Sponsored by PTA A successful benefit bride party was held in Coolidge, Friday night, being sponsored by the Parent Teachers organization for the “Milk Fund” to provide lunches for the needy school children. Various games w’ere played with high score awards in contract pre sented to Mrs. Ren Mirkin, first and Mrs. Charles E. Cohen, second for the ladies; first for men in Contract went to Nate Zahalsky and Joe Irvine, second. Auction high score for the ladies was won by Mrs. A. A. Sowell and Mrs. W. Jackson, second; for men, Howard Fisher won first place and Mancil Worley, second. First award in do minoes was won by Charles Brown and second to Mrs. Ida Etter. Oth er prizes were presented to Miss Beulah Murphy, Mrs. George Dell. Mrs. Gerald Bryant, Mrs. Ralph Sewell and Ernest McCleery. Merchants of the town donated the prizes and refreshments. There were one hundred and twenty two participated in the affair and were entertained in the homes of the following hostessess: Mesdames Harold Moag. James Luthy, Chas. E. Cohen, Mancil Worley, M. M. Ware, Robert Goff, Ralph Sewell, and Clifford Clements. The guests all met at the Woman’s club house, which was donated for; refresh ments and the distribution of priz es. The P.T. A. officers wish to thank Mrs. Tad Lynch for her as sistance with the refreshments and all the people who attended and the merchants who donated so generously to thi3 worthy cause; also the hostesses who so gracious ly used their homes. The merchants contributing were Mandcll & Harris. Federated Cloth ing Store, The Popular Depart ment Store, The Fair, Fisher Varie ty, A. W. Bard, Serrano’s Store, Tyler Hardware, The Valley Hard ware & Supply Co., Arizona Drug, Coolidce Drug, Hines Drug, Effie’s Beauty Shop, D & A Grocery, Geo. Y. Wah, Davis Grocery, Pay’n Takit. o Milk Must Be Tested Arizona dairy herd owners sell ing milk must test cows for tuber culosis and other diseases at least once a year Attorney General Joe Conway has advised State Dairy Inspector J. R. Bradshaw. The inspection is at the owner’s expense Conway said, and must be done by a licensed veterinari an. Milk used in manufacturing and processing dairy products is suo ject to the same tests as market milk, Conway ruled. o The Low Down From Hickory Grove f am kind of a half-way law-abid ing citizen and I am not against the Govt. But everything has its place And the Govt., if it would stick by the army and the navy, it would have its hands full —except maybe the postoffice. But even in the P. 0.. I have seen the blotter there, and I have tried the pen. But you take your own off-spring, and if they are 6 or 10 or 20, you are for ’em 100 per cent, but even they have their place. And their place, it is not showing you how to take out an appendix, if you happen to be a doctor —or tellin’ you how to make both ends meet, while they sit in the shade or use your credit card for gas. And our Govt., it is getting to act like a juvenile and is diving in where it don’t know how deep it is, like in this Tennessee electric shin dig, and will maybe need a life preserver —and we will get the hospital bill. If I happened to live down there around this here new TVA diggin s, I would feel safer if I had a few candles handy. Your, with the low down, JO SERRA.