Winslow Mail (Newspaper) - October 22, 1943, Winslow, Arizona 7 LOCA L CAMPAIGN STARTED FOR NURSE'S PAY DAT WAR DAT of to each other our our fortunes and our leered VOL. 63 Single Copy 5 Cents NAVAJO v 7\* OCTOBER 22. 1943 % Fear Number 11 Prescott Woman To Head Clubs District Convention Ends Sessions Here Wednesday Afternoon At the Twenty-Seventh Annual of the Northern District of the Arizona Federation of Women's held in Tuesday and October 19th and 20th, the following officers were elected to serve the district for the coming two Mrs. H. C. Smoot of 1st vice Mrs. W. J. Crowley of 2nd vice Mrs. C. G. Montgomery of Mrs. Wilbur Hensley of Mrs. Henry Albers of and Mrs. Grace Andrews of The delegates started registering at the Woman's Club hall at four o'clock Tuesday Several distinguished guests were present including Mrs. Clement state and Mrs. Powell northern district At 6:30 that evening a delicious dinner was served by the Winslow members with Mrs. A. R. Mrs. John Embry and Mrs. Gill serving on the dinner Mrs. G. T. Stevens led the group in community and the was given over to informal discussion led by the presidents of the represented Mrs. Powell district Wednesday morning the called to order by The Rev. Noel G. LeRoque gave the Mrs. J. M. president of the Winslow gave the Mrs. Dick Martin of Prescott the response and Mrs. Powell president of the Northern District declared the convention formally An interesting Forum on was presented by Mrs. Sophia Mrs. J. H. Mrs. D. W. Martin and Mrs. C. W. all of The Rev. Father Clement on Page Seven wholly disapprove of what you say but will defend to the death your right to Buffalo In House Rock Threatened C. of C. President Seeks To Save 43,000 Acre Tract For Them An appeal to Arizona's and to protect House Rock Valley from an invasion by Utah cattle growers has been sent by J. president of the chamber of It has been learned that a movement has been started by certain Utah interests to have the entire 44,000 acres of land in that area set aside - for grazing The House Rock Valley tract originally was set aside by President Hoover in 1930 future classification and as an aid to with the intention that all or part would be established as a permanent home for the buffalo Mr. Hale informed the After considerable the Arizona Fish and Game Commission has decided that 23,000 acres are sufficient to take care of the herd if they are annually thinned and it is desired that this acreage be separated from the 44,000 acres withdrawn by President Hoover's administration and be set up under the jurisdiction of the Federal Fish and Wild Life Service for administration by Arizona as a permanent home for these believe that we are voicing the sentiment of practically every citizen of in making this appeal to you to take such action as necessary to the end that this 23,000 acre tract desired be set aside as a breeding ground in order to prevent the extinction of this fine and to give Arizona continuance of this rare tourist President Hale wrote Senator Carl LABOR AND POLITICS Arizona's politicians are viewing with keen interest and concern the determination of labor in this state to make itself felt in political as was indicated last week-end Phoenix when Arizona's Committee met to mass its forces with the view as expressed by Wade president of the Arizona Federation of Labor when he would so big that no power can possibly withstand Labor has not fared too well in Arizona politics because it has never presented a Next year its primary motive will be an effort to unseat Senator Carl and Representatives John R. Murdock and Richard all of whom voted to override President Roosevelt's veto of the wherein incurred the wrath of labor leaders and many of ' In this despite to the political grapevine information Gov. Sidney P. will be to oppose Close Associates of Gov. Osborn insist that he will not enter the senatorial race in 1944, but re-election and then oppose Senator Ernest W. McFarland in 194(5. t Senator who voted to sustain of bor's dog and information from reliable sources is to the effect labor will insist on the Governor opposing Hayden next In the midst of the preliminary gathering of political forces by organized labor in W. B. publisher of the Clifton Copper ex-state expresses a doubt that labor leaders can control the votes of their respective and suggests that labor organize its own with its own candidates and its own platform for the campaign of Labor did not take kindly to Kelly's and will confine their political Continued on Page Four Wac Recruiter Will Visit Winslow Area Between Oct. 25-28 It was announced today at the Army Recruiting Headquarters by Lt. Elizabeth WAC Liaison Officer for the WAC that various officers from the WAC Recruiting Staff are now on tour throughout Arizona contacting all committee chairmen in connection with the forming of sponsored units in the exclusive Arizona WAC Company which is in process of The senior WAC Lt. Helen has just arrived from Tucson with enthusiastic reports of the progress of the From October 14 to the 18th, Lt. Ernestine Stephens will be in and and from October 18 to October 23, Lt. Whitbeck will be in Flagstaff and Lt. Attick will be in Yuma and Florence between the 20th and the 22nd. From October 25 to 28, Lt. Elizabeth Holman will travel to St. and On these Lt. Margaret Mason will visit Clifton and In announcing these personal visits throughout the State by WAC Lt. Elizabeth Holman so to the new idea of sponsoring units under historical club names or those of famous Arizona heroes of the present has been most Our daily correspondence is filled with requests for information and statements from citizens endorsing the I am sure that long before this campaign Arizona will have filled it's quota and be one of the first states in the to march its company off to camp as an exclusive unit of Arizona War Book IV Closes Tomorrow School Authorities To Conclude Work At Noon On October 23 Registration for War Book IV began in the Winslow Public Schools at eight o'clock Wednesday 20, and will continue until o'clock on October 23. Registration hours are from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. People who live south of the tracks registering at the Roosevelt people who live north of the tracks and east of Kinsley obtain their books at the high school and those who reside north of the tracks and west of Kinsley are registering at the Washington People have not obtained their ration books are urged to do so today but if it impossible to register for the book they must to the proper registration site before noon No books will be issued Saturday As in the past a large number of capable volunteers and about one-third of the members of the senior class are assisting with the registrar administrator at Roosevelt and L. F. head of the high school mathematics is school site administrator at the high Sisters In Red Cross Representatives of the British arid French these girls are allies in service to Allied in a ean war Perched in a command are the Sally N. Margaret and Renee FBI Diploma Won By Chief A. T. Hartley Exercises Will Be Held In Washington On Saturday Morning A. T. Chief of will be among the thirty-eight law enforcement officers who will graduate from the Twenty-third Session of the FBI National Police Academy on October 23, 1943, Director J. Edgar Hoover of the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced The graduation exercises will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 at D. when diplomas will be awarded to the police officers who have successfully completed the 14-week training course at the Senator Homer Ferguson of and Charles E. Vice Chairman of the War Production will address the graduates and their assembled relatives and county and state law enforcement agencies in twenty-seven states are represented in the graduating Upon completion of their course the Academy graduates will establish training schools in their local communities making the training available to local sheriffs and state This twenty-third graduating class will bring to 816, the number of officers trained in the Academy since its foundation by Director Hoover in 1935. It is estimated that through these National Police Academy graduates over 100,000 local officers have been instructed in the latest developments in the techniques of crime The Academy furnishes instruction by a staff of experts drawn from officials of the FBI and from leading authorities in various enforcement and educational WEATHER Maximum temperature 81 on 16th and 17th. Lowest 30, on 20th. with on 13th and on 19th. Hosier Makes Fast Trip In A. Plane Returns From Victory Labor Meeting In 52 Minutes Despite Wind E. Hosier really made a flying trip to Winslow last after attending the labor victory committee meeting called by the By a stroke of good luck he walked into T. W. offices 30 minutes before Flight 2 was scheduled to leave and just as the agent informed him no Fifty-two minutes later he was at the local T. W. It of the worst winds and the had circle the Salt River Valley several times to gain altitude or the trip would have been made in 40 Hosier Hosier and Claud Matz attended the meeting from Winslow and reported that the took several important One of them was a resolution urging law making bodies to keep polls open from 6 a. m. to in the belief that - many ' laborers were denied their franchise because the voting places closed at 6 o'clock in the Several proposals were made to speed up war production by various including more labor - management elimination of discrimination against workers on basis of creed or encouragement of replacement of potential fighting meh by women war effective control of power combatting absenteeism by removing the use of all natural such as farm Hosier and Matz took an active part in the discussions and reported it one of the most successful and productive Bob Yup To Be Sent To College As In Aviation School The aviation cadet examining board at Amarillo Army Air near has announced the acceptance of Pvt. Robert Fe Yen Yup of this city for air crew training in the Army Air He is at present awaiting transfer to one of several hundred colleges and universities in the country which undertaking the academic schooling of future navigators and bombardiers of the Army Air After completion of his academic work he will be sent to basic and advanced flying schools where he will round out his air crew The one and a half years ahead of him as an aviation cadet represent a reputed investment of the Government of over including his education and his The future cadet is the son of Mrs. Soo Soon Yup of After finishing he became associated with Standard Food Entering the Air Forces in August 29th of 1943, he has been stationed at Amarillo Army Air Field for one John Santa Fe To Play Sania Claus To Men In Service Sania will become John Santa Claus next 26, when checks will be in the hands of every er employe of the vast transportation system who is wearing of Sam's where the the check will be in. time for his Christmas Decision to checks was made because 4he lack of send air of not taming a - In the transportation on the Albuquerque system it is estimated that 325 men will receive the From the shop 237 are known in the The latest figures for the entire Fe system are ' not is known that several thousand men volunteered or been drafted since Pearl Elmer Or Ray Hits A Streak Of Bad Luck Brother Of Local Women Killed Over Europe October 10 Staff Sergeant Flavio A. 20, brother of Victor Candelaria and Mrs. Sam Vigil of and son of Mr. and Mrs. Remijio Mirabal of has been reported killed in action over Europe on October 10. The sad news was received in a telegram Saturday from the War Department in Sgt. Mirabal was an aerial gunner and in August received the air medal after the completion of several trips over enemy The last word his family received from a telegram on September 25 saying that he was Sgt. Mirabal graduated from high school in Gallup in 1941 and in September 1942, his father signed permission for to join the He then enlisted in the Air Corps and in March 1943, was sent to England as a gunner on a big 0. W. Morrison Sent Here As Inspector Of Transportation Announcement was made today by E. E. General Manager of Santa Fe's Coast of appointment of O. W. Morrison as transportation inspector of the Albuquerque with headquarters effective date 15). Morrison entered Santa Fe service in 1929 as secretary to trainmaster at Texas on the company's Panhandle and Santa Fe In 1940 he was appointed Chief Clerk to Trainmaster at remaining in that position until 1942, when he became Secretary to Superintendent of the Colorado Division at Later that year he served as secretary to Assistant General Manager F. A. Baker at Los which post he held until his present When Elmer Ray or Ray Elmer Jeffries or Corporal R. E. Jeffries finds out for certain who he he'll never step inside the city limits of Winslow he Having walked into the police station and told the police to lock him up for intoxication was what really started the mix The police started investigating to determine if he was a draft His registration was made out to Ray Elmer but he had given the name of Elmer That looked sort of bad for but worse was yet to The police found his birth certificate in his wallet which gave his name as Ray E. Then they were informed by the army that a Corporal E. Jeffries was a That really was bad news to or or whatever his name might But two more blows were to Police discovered that he was carrying from Fort Worth to California for He sold his car to a local man and when the court fined him he presented the check and learned that there was insufficient funds to cover that man who gave II wm in and be - The only note that wasn't ar discord in his blue was a telegram EV was classed 3-A. and was not If seems that either the vital statistics official got mixed up when birth was tered or Elmer got mixed up somewhere along the because he declares that all his life he thought his name was Elmer The draft board took his name birth said as he walked info jail to await the return of the check this jail doesn't burn down or fall in I'll think my luck has Red Cross To Classes Nightly First Aid Instruction Frost Caught Up With Tomatoes Wow They'll Ketchup With This isn't a fish a Victory Garden one and though Lee Wilson doesn't like to the spirit moves him to let the rest of Winslow know what wonders he has accomplished in that small 15 foot tomato patch of his at 604 Believe it or in patch are 31'hardy some reaper ing a height of 6, and they are just laden with delectable looking Lee has counted from 21 to tomatoes on several of his Wednesday he loaded up his trusty camera snapshots of his tomato so that any doubters could see for themselves that this was not another of those vegetable the tomatoes will have to be picked before the frost gets but Mrs. Wilson will see that they are not What's it going to Mrs. tomato pickles or just plain canned Billy Curtis Starts Navy Recruit Training Oct. 21 - Billy John son of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. 818 has begun his recruit at this U. S. Naval Training the largest in the For the next several weeks he will be busy learning military the fundamentals of and undergoing intensive physical Upon graduation from recruit he will be given an opportunity to qualify for enrollment in one of the many Navy Service Schools for specialized or will report immediately for duty with the U. S. fleet for action against our Proclamation WAC CAMPAIGN at the express request of General George C. Chief of United States Arizona has been invited to form an exclusive WAC company of Arizona women who will train together as a stale unit and who will fill the places of Arizona soldiers who have given their lives for their and J. R. of Navajo for the WAC Recruiting has urged the cooperation 6t community and organizations throughout the in making this county's parr of the drive a and Sidney P. has and set aside of September 27 to December 7. for the i THEREFORE J. A. City of the observance of to inland that our community m&y do its share in- presenting the nation ja this 21st day of Nine teen Hundred and J. A. Hazelle Slog Of Jap Asserts Sipries Of Treatment Mostly All Are Not True Facts A factual story on the Japanese relocation centers in the U. S. was given by Rev. Noel C. LeRoque to members of Rotary Glub at their regular meeting at La Posada Rev. LeRoque had as his Paul head of the Japanese center at who added a few remarks to those of the Rev. talk was in a sense a rebuttal to Judge W. E. Ferguson's talk on Jap relocation centers given a few weeks ago before the Holbrook The gist of the speaker's remarks was that the government knows what it is doing about the and that fully 90 per cent of the stories told about how they are being run is pure As an he t cited the story that Japs from the Leupp center were seen at the Hopi snake dance when in reality not a single member of that camp is permitted to leave at any time without an armed Rev. LeRoque said that only a few of the Japs placed in on Page Four Local Lumber Workers Join Flagstaff Union Granting of a charter to local lumber handlers and loggers working in this vicinity was announced by William R. business manager of the Coconino District Council of Lumber and Sawmill of A meeting was held last Wednesday when preliminary arrangements were with Kirtland and Ralph president of Local No. 2772, in attendance from A meeting will be held October 24, at which time employes of Whiting Griff en Brothers and the Nag el loggers and truck drivers will j officially become affiliated with this r 200,000 More Women To Assist In Hospitals In U. S. in the national campaign to recruit 200,000 more nurses aides in the United and 1,000;000 more home the local chapter of Red Cross met Wednesday night to outline and inaugurate a comprehensive program to bring every able man and into the national ing Monday classes will be held in four different sections in aid which must be before the more advanced aides and home nursing courses can be Classes will be held four nights in the week and classes for women who desire to take the nurse's aides With Mrs. R. C. Kaufman hv the assisted by Glenn first aid the local chapter arranged for immediate inauguration of the ' Fred will teach esin first aid to women who con- template the but every one George MBaker will start classes hv the La 1$"*' class ft struct a exited on days at Apprentice Hall vat the It. was stressed that men and and girls come to attend any of these The full Red Gross course on first aid will be means upon completion willy be competent to take emergency care in any accident until a physician * A large class of nurse's was graduated several weeks ago and many of these women have given invaluable assistance to the over nurses in local It is admitted by local physicians that without their many would have as the few in Winslow could not have Continued on Page mm Former Local Man Tells Of Convoy Fight Lt. Stuppi Once Was Secretary To Of Winslow * The Lt. Stuppi quoted in this story is well known in having been secretary to Superintendent and for a time to Supt. His ' later was secretary to Supt. Vance Wilson and is now trainmaster at one of the fc Lt. Stuppi later became an attorney and in After a hectic 20-minute by German aircraft on an Allied convoy jn the shadow of American naval officers laughed at Nazi reports of the sinking of 30 Lt. Floyd J. son of Mrs. Margaret Benane 1285 Browning Los shattered this piece of contorted Berlin propaganda last week when he returned to the east coast after eleven months in the European 7 theater of Eleventh Naval District officials revealed - As officer in charge of a Navy gun crew aboard an American Liberty helped protect destined for ' Close fifty enemy torpedo planes attacked the such a hot re- Continued on Page Six
