Winslow Mail (Newspaper) - March 19, 1954, Winslow, Arizona State Library Arizona I THE WEATHER S. Weather High for week 65 degrees on March 16. low for week 13 degrees on March 12. for week 38 7 degrees below Precipitation for week for year inch below Volume Seventy-Three By The March 19, 1954 Single Copy 10 Cents NUMBER 35' To its Rejects Housing Need Resolution Asked By Businessmen by Mrs. Mabel J. NageU asking 1e federal government to remove housing units soon as possible was passed by the Council Tuesday ' The move was in to the request of many Winslow landlords who attended the meeting or who wrote letters to the urging that the units be removed as soon as possible of turned over to the city or private A L Also cn hand the meeting were several residents who have built homes on lots bordering A spokesman for the said units are in an unsanitary are but a transit They units not properly time arid should be removed -as soon as. Two weeks ago Cecil representing a group of Winslow asked 'the council that the units needed fcr housing or Allen s&d his group felt the units are still needed in Winslow they like to permitted to offer a bid their He said he been advised it be necessary to get the council before this be of the council ask the government to remove the as soon 1-e. announced council sirv said he thought the council's action was Siaris Easier Seal Drive gns The Old And The New or A. B. Kolomitz Elected Mayor By Council consider ii a great Governor Howard Pyle tells Rocky be the first person in Arizona to buy Easter Seals in the 21st annual campaign to raise funds for a cerebral palsy is one of scores of Arizona children who are helped to a more useful life through the cf the Arizona Society for Crippled Children arid The 1954 Easter drive will continue through April 18. * City Council Told New System Is Ba Is Officially Keeps 78th Anniversary Citizens of Joseph 22 miles east will celebrate the 78th anniversary of the founding of the community this evening and Invitations have been sent to descendants of the founding to attend the festivities which begin with a 3-act play tonight at 7:30 o'clock by the M Men and Gleaners of the I D. open has issued all friends of Joseph to them in their Tomorrow there will be a formal program at 10:30 a.m. at the public school A luncheon will be served at 12:30 o'clock and sports will be enjoyed The Founders Day Ball will be held in the Grandchildren of some of the On Page Winslow Merchants Will Give Away Seven Winslow merchant's have announced they will give away 1.200 silver dollars in prizes to their Winslow customers on June 26: The contest will start Tickets will be given Id for their Participating will be Clark's Douglas National Elite Union ' Whipples of Winslow and Sporting The Winslow City Council was officially told that the community needs a new garbage disposal system byt the state department Tuesday night's Heard State Health Department his official council in which he said that all three primary requisites of satisfactory refuse handling are very in The three requisites are refuse refuse collection and refuse recommended repeal of present ordinance and adoption of a master ordinance providing for more adequate control of all phases of refuse handling provisions for and financing a. universal collection service and sanitary disposal ordinance should also designate the administration and enforcement of the provisions related to refuse collection and Experience has shown that the master ordinance should be confined to establishment of policies to a foundation for the development of a refuse collection and disposal * Administrative details can left to annual responsible administrative and the council to changing economic and social conditions in the The sanitarian also said an adequate refuse collection service should be established to provide scheduled refuse collection for residential - and commercial areas cf the is recognized that collection and disposal system could not be adequately financed through general taxation due to constitutional limitations on annual budget The service charge method is recommended as both equitable and through ownership of its On School Students Will Take Over City Next Tuesday Elected Student representatives of Winslow High School will run the city for a day was announced at the city council meeting Tuesday Former Mayor Floyd C. Whipple will be in charge cf the student Chief administrative officer of tnV student government will be Keith who has appointed elected council members to city Sue Daniel is police commissioner Jackie fire street Betty For Local Election Still Less for the lew city election on May 24 rose tos 469 this Miss Hazelle city v Canady again emphasized that Winslow people MUST register fcr the city regardless of whether for state and federal Only the names of registered voters be on petitions for city council Miss These petitions must be filed no later than April 13. County's Spellers ete health and public safety commissioner and Charles Richards park Students selected by the council to help ia managing the affairs of Johnny police superintendent of Walter police John fire Robert city attorney and Patti city Tuesday morning city officials work with students holding the similar During the students will be taken on a conducted tour of all city County's spellers will in March 27 to choose - their The Navajo County of the Parent Teachers Association has agreed to sponsor the This Peyton Reavis of Winslow has been appointed Each school in the county will be entitled to at least one Larger schools can send a contestant for every 40 students enrolled in the seventh and eighth St. Josephs school enter the contest this year been Hospital Staff Ousted By Holbrook Council Climaxing months of the entire staff of Municipal Hospital was released by the Holbrook Town Council at its Tuesday evening The hospital board of directors resigned in a and their resignations were Thereafter the Council named Mrs. Don a registered as supervisor cf nurses and acting superintendent of the * Of the nine discharged four were Cither needed personnel will be hired as Councilman Kenneth DeWitt was named to supervise Floyd C. mayor of Winslow since 1950, resigned at a council meeting Tuesday evening with only 69'days of his term to Elected by the city council to fill the unexpired term was councilman A. B. Whipple said was resigning of health and business have carried the load long enough and I would like to be Whipple I was in hopes I could stay until the end of my term but I find it is best to resign I want to emphasize that I. have no ill fueling toward I simply want to get away from the he The move came as a complete surprise to the entire council although Whipple said he had been thinking about it for the past 4 Before granting the resignation with the council asked the former mayor a leave of Whipple is. impossible for me to relax as long as I have this city Mayor R. B. who is also a former said he that the the best four years in its history under Whipple's Recent announcement thai Santa Fe Railway now is completely brought from historical files the above on development Santa Fe locomotive Locomotive No. 1 the Col. Cyrus a 39-ton steam engine named after founder of was built-in Topeka shops in 1881. first passenger Diesel installed on hi 1936. Bottom makes the behind 6000 - - Floyd C. Whipple The during the Whipple was the acquisition of the Santa water system by the city and the bond election for to improve it. ments include city management of the municipal leasing of Santa Fe and one way through Whipple has also been active in of commerce work and is chairman of the Winslow Indian Affairs Series tit Burglaries Are Of Four Men And Hobart's Appointment North Arizona of Frank Hobart of Yuma to succeed Clarence Calhoun of Mesa on the Arizona Highway Commission was week by Gov. Howard Pyle in The word drew words of approval from communities along V. S. Highway 66 because it was believed that appointment of Hobart would shift control of the Commission from John M. who has used his influence to place money on U. S. 60 to the detriment of U. S. 66, boosters Hobart's name is before the State which must confirm him take on the Total For March Of Dimes Drive in County Is Navajo County's March of Dimes drive for 1954 totaled county announced This is approximately more than has ever been collected in the Cameron said nearly every community in the county topped previous Total expenses for the drive amounted to than four per cent of the drive The remaining has been split three One-third will to March of Dimes polio prevention to continue the elimination of this dread Another third will go the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis for patient care and the many other programs of the national The remaining will remain in the event of an This money is also used to provide wheel chairs and other equipment needed by I am extremely pleased with the wonderful cooperation I received from workers throughout the Everyone knows that is a lot cf money in Navajo County and I know that every community had to scrape tion of the hospital until a permanent organization can be the bottom of the barrel to make We have emphasized many times that this is of the most important years in the history of the National Foundation because of the development and of a polio This will take a tremendous of money as will continue to care for those who have been crippled by the Navajo County can rest assured it has done its Cameron The small communities of Joseph City and Show Low were the brightest spots * Cameron more than doubled last year's on tin it nd On Four Winslow men and * one juvenile are being by Navajo County officers at of which been committed in this vicinity during the past three Value of stolen merchandise from the of the five amounts to at least officers Taken into custody were Otis 24; Clifford 19; Walter 19; 21 the They are accused of breaking into buildings at the Lumber camp stealing a battery and Walt ty deputy said two admit ted stealing gas at the State High way Department yard They also admitted they were involved iri and Long Valley M. E. charge of the came to Winslow Tuesday to identify of the stolen Navajo County Ir. Ben Pearson and another of his dep Frank also worked on the case as did Jack A Coconino County Douglas also Otis and Clifford Spear were picked up at Navajo 40 miles north of Chambers in At pache by Deputy Sheriff Jim and County Deputy Jeff They were working for Southern Union Gas County's Portion Is Deposited For Clear Creek Timber Road Funds Furnished For County By Winslow Timber Nagel Lumber And Timber Total Cost For Projects Amounts To Construction of the Clear Creek timber access road between Winslow and the Coconino County line south of here seemed assured this week when it was announced by W. county supervisor for District 2, that the portion of the cost of the work had been deposited with the State Highway Department to match federal funds set up for the The county's share of the funds were furnished by the Winslow Timber Company and the Nagel Lumber and Timber This amounted to and will be matched on a percentage basis with from the federal Bureau of Public at a total cost of The State Highway Department is serving as county's agent in making arrangements the and is completing plans and specifications are financed by the is believed that bids will be called in about six weeks for the beginning Coconino some 20 miles to the and extending northeast toward the crossing at Clear Creek near The over which timber is hauled from the Sitgreaves National Forest to Winslow lumber has been in need of construction or repair for several years and has proved costly to especially in Plans were made as much as three years ago for realignment and surfacing of the but controversies arose regarding where the work would and so progress has been the county supervisor - The present project alignment and reconstruction of the and surfacing gravel but It is estimated that the available funds will be sufficient to construct about 16 miles of Court Rules To Be taxed the Accident Near Winslow Takes Life Of Woman Sweeney Attorneys Ask Reconsideration l such a Attorneys for John L. Swenney of Winslow are preparing a petition to submit to the Arizona Supreme Court for a re-examination of the evidence upon which Mr. Sweeney was disbarred from further practice of law in- N Part of the original testimony in the case was thrown out the and Mr. Sweeney said this week that and his attorneys feel confident that the order for disbarment will be reversed when the has been thoroughly Nominate Six For Board Of Local Chamber Six Winslow have been nominated fpr positions cn the board of directors of the Winslow Chamber of Election of four directors will at the annual meeting of the Chamber on March 29. Following the the new board will meet to choose a vice president and secretary for the new April 1954 through March 1955. Nominated by the committee this week L. Irv Bert Ralph George M. and Lee W. It is the custom of the On Page Sunday in to Mrs. 82, as the result of an automobile accident at 1:30 Saturday morning a mile and a half east of Now being held on manslaughter charges are 24, driver of a pickup truck which crashed Into the car in which Mrs. Candelaria was riding and Fred owner of the Both were Indians and were intoxicated at the of the Highway Patrolman Don Welker Taha was apparently driving on the wrong side of the road when the accident Driver of the passenger car was Joe 41, of The is owned by J. P. also of who was a Both received minor Other passengers were who suffered severe scalp lacerations and a ' On Page By court order Land dnd Cattle berlands in Navajo County be placed on tax Judge Don T. Udall announced the decision of the Navajo ty Superior Court of this week arid said the peremptory writ of mandate would follow formal judgment within a day or directing the defendants in the case to list and assess the Defendants iri the case are the Aztec Land and Cattle owners of the Arthur assessor c f Navajo i The land under to be covered by the - are those lands listed in tion of the plaintiffs consisting of a part of some 98,600 title to which was awarded to the Aztec company in federal court several months lands within Navajo County covered by specified in the directs that lands within these sections -are already on the tax be are the Navajo ty Olds Brothers ber Herman for the Winslow Drug Company and Bert Hawkins for kins Texaco They the case by P. H. Although the lands have been administered by the Forest Service for many * the Aztec On Page * Junior Play 1 To Be Held This Evening Margaret Rockwell Speaks To GOP Women Arizona's Republican National Mrs. Margaret told members of the Winslow Woman's Republican Club of progress the Eisenhower Administration has made during the past Mrs. Rockwell spoke to the group at a dinner meeting held at Hotel La Posada on March 11. Mrs. Ray Curry was junior class will be presented in the high school auditorium today at 2:30 and 8 p.m. Heading the cast of 13, including seven girls and six will be Emma Jean Barner as Angie Morrow and Drayton Mathews Jack Others in the production Jim Ann Jackie Wyla Theresa Huetta Dick BiU Ronnie and Dale The play concerns and heartbreak Angie starts dating for the Between Amy Parry wilt sing arid and Janice Tanner will play on the Sue chairman of the ticket is being assisted by Bonnie Dierks and All class On Page Council Calls For Bids On Airport Restaurant Building A call for bids has been issued by the Winslow City Council for fpr an airport restaurant Cost is net to exceed council members The new 12,000 square foot building will be leased to a private operator on a bid It will be attached to the present airport building and will extend to the airport The new wing will also include an operations and managers restaurant is being to patrons and was designed by Scholer Skaller and Tucson Furnishings will be provided by the This is the second time a call for bids on the airport has been Last time bids submitted were too high and the council requested the plans be
