Winslow Mail (Newspaper) - July 4, 1974, Winslow, Arizona ARIZONA UNIVERSITY 1894 Volume 81 Number 20 WINSLOW Class Postage Paid At Arizona 86047 July 4,1974 4th Festivities Sponsored By Beta Tau members have prepared a rousing display of fireworks to celebrate the 198th birthday of the United States of sorority reports that the exciting July Fourth festivities will begin when the high school stadium gates open at 6:30 p.m. concession stand will be open at that to serve cotton soft dogs and hot summer with high school and junior high school bands will provide music for the fireworks displays will begin at 8:10 p.m. with Jim Nottingham announcing the show i Both aerial and will be from the sale of food and snacks will go toward financing the philanthropic projects throughout the 13th Annual Art Show Opens July 13 AND MRS. GEORGE Sutherland Retires From Santa Santa Fe reading room this after more than 44 years with the Santa A reception was given in his honor by fellow employees of the Winslow district offices on June 28. began his railroad career as an office boy in Los Angeles on Apr. 21, 1930. 1938 he transferred to as reading room and in May 1949, came to and his have built a new home in Pay They hope to find now for his hobbies which include photography and woodworking and has a special interest in making kachina Democrats are having a potluck barbecue on July 4 from 4 to 6:30 at the Girl Scout with a reception honoring Boyd who recently announced his candidacy House of District Leon also a candidate for State and Jonathan candidate for United States will be in Winslow for the The meal will be catered for the Those attending are asked to bring pot of beans or Winslow Connie Mack League is on its way to play ball this Managers are Jasper Duran and Mel There are 17 in the The team played Holbrook last and with a score of 12-11. Exciting games in the managers Roxanne Whipple Memorial Library will be closed the The Winslow Mail office will be closed for the as will city and the At the Post Office the lobby will be open but the service windows will be you know what children are Are they out with their BB practicing on live These questions were asked by humane society officers last week when they found two kittens in the at the animal The kittens had had their eyes shot apparently with BB and had to be put to Winslow Mail has a limited supply of the new 5 percent sales tax schedules which are available at no one to a as long as the supply are invited to visit the Washington School Title I summer school during this the fifth week of the Visitation days will be July 3 and July 5... There will be no school on the On July 12 there will be a short assembly and certificates will be awarded at 9 a.m. to the students who have completed their six week's This Paul it it I don't mean the It doesn't appear that we are ever going to get any rain I'm talking the troubles we have had with our newspaper composing equipment this the machine that sets our news stories went It finally got back in business on Then yesterday morning the machine which sets the large display type for the headlines and advertising decided to take a this edition may appear to be somewhat different than We have had to use other equipment to get the paper new modern equipment is great when it functions But when it wants to take a it really gives us a big 1 more often than it's all because of some nickle or dime little item in the rather complex we apologize for the way the paper may and we appreciate your We hope that everything will be back in 100 per cent working order in the next few WORKING ON talked with an official of the Salt River Project this and he told me the company is still conducting its studies on both the proposed Snowflake and St. Johns said that studies regarding the underground water supply are company still hopes to announce its choice for a site for the million project later this he but right now officials have riot set a for such an PUBLICITY FOR received national attention on the Democratic telethon last on Page 15) for Winslow's 13th annual art show are well with only 1 week remaining artists to prepare for the Winslow Arts will conduct this year's show July 13-21 in the Old Winslow Drug 100 West Second the thousands of viewers have visited the and a growing number of out-of-town artists have entered their photographs and sculpture in competition with local and art recently completed and not previously shown in will be received at the show building July 10-11, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Judging will be done on July 12. members of the Arts Association board of Joe Oliver Robinson and Anne Sutherland request that all paintings to be be framed or and ready for Fees are per entry for members and per entry for There are no entry fees for children up to 16 years of Every artist is limited to three times for No work will Expire For 2 School Board voters casting ballots in the general Nov. 5 will be given the opportunity to fill two expired vacancies on the local school members whose terms are expiring Dec. 31 are Dr. Harry Simmons and Wayne Dr. Simmons advised The Winslow Mail that he intends to run for office It is not known at this time if Metzger intends to file a bearing a required 74 must be filed in the office of the County Superintendent of Schools by Sept. 14, according to Dahlen superintendent of Petitions may be picked up at his are being circulated at the present board members whose terms do not expire this year are Lucio Ceballos and Walter before the end of the awards for first and second place winners and honorable mention ribbons for third place winners will be The work in judging will be given a special This competition is confined to original work in any medium it may not be a copy of another artist's work or categories include including charcoal and pastel sculpture and both color and black Helen chairman of the children's says that the show will include 10 best works of art from each school with a best in show award three honorable mentions for each school and cash There will also be a children's division sculpture Ogdon is the show and serving with him are Susan Stella Pitts and Deon complete information on the art interested persons may contact one of the above named committee FIRE the danger of forest fire at record levels in Arizona and New Forest Service officials are preparing for the traditional Fourth of July rush to the mountains by thousands of are a particular said Regional Forester William D. even are banned from the National Forests by law at all times but this is the time of year they are most likely to be he quarterly meeting of the executive council of the Little Colorado River Plateau Project will be held at 1 p.m. July 10, at the Holbrook city Earl will the state There will be a discussion on current fundable and associated The public is cordially invited to County supervisors will hold a meeting on the tentative 1974-75 county budget at 9 a.m. July 11, at the hearing room at the courthouse ' in All interested citizens are cordially invited to Class of Will Have Winslow High School Class of 1964 will hold its 10 year reunion this Friday and July 5-6. social at the Country Club Friday evening will begin at 8:00. Plans include music and steak dinner for the class and at the Elks is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. A program is and presentations will be Monday On General public hearing is scheduled at 7:30 p.m. July 8, to consider the adoption of the Navajo County 1990 Comprehensive Plan and zoning hearing will be held by the County Planning Commission in the heping room at the county courthouse in some time county officials and consultants have worked on the comprehensive general plan and the accompanying zoning public is cordially invited to attend next Monday evening's session to learn more about the general plan and also to express views regarding the plan and of the proposed general plan and zoning ordinance are on file at the office of the clerk of the Board of Supervisors at this and interested citizens are invited to stop by and inspect the documents prior to Monday's recommendations will be forwarded to the Board of The supervisors will then consider the matter and make the final decision on the general plan and zoning Wilhelm Selected Who High Winslow High School 1974, has been chosen for listing in American High School 1973-74." son of Mrs. Carol a grandson of Mrs. Hazel both of was selected for his outstanding accomplishments in the areas of school activities and his four years in Gary received recognition for the honor four member of the Verla Oare Chapter of the National Honor four school musical scout and was recipient Duty to God member of the WHS Student participated in ' three four three physics student outstanding chemistry student science trip to Los state mathematics two academic scholarship to Arizona State with honors at Gary has been employed at the Vic's Dairy Queen for three and has been active in the work of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day with music by will follow the public is invited to the with admission at per Officials Make Water Rates extremely dry weather continues unchecked in Northern the Winslow City Department has been great deal of negative comment over the water rates which are now in comparing Winslow water rates with neighboring cities and towns has been prepared by city rates are computed as For the first 2,000 gallons of water the cost amounts to the next 8,000 at 72 cents per brings the charges for 10,000 gallons to An additional 5,000 gallons is billed at bringing the cost for 15,000 gallons to Another 5,-000 gallons used amounts to charges of for a total consumption of 20,000 the water amounts to citizens pay for the first 4,000 the next 6,000 at 94 amounts to or for 10,000 an additional 5,000 15,000 gallons amounts to additional 5,000 bringing a total of for 20,000. amounts plus water soon to be according to reveal these For the first 9,000gallons at 75 an additional 5,000 for a total of and 15,000 an additional 5,000 amounting to for 20,000 charges for the first 1,000 gallons 9,000 at amounts to bringing the cost of 10,000 gallons to An additional 5,000 gallons cost or a total of for 15,000 An additional 5,000 gallons costs another bringing to a total of for consumption of 20,000 gallons of water supply in Northern Arizona communities is reported to be in short with customers warned to use water Local city officials report that the water supply is more than with no restrictions made on the amount officials remind consumers that the recent on Page 15) OF a butane tank explosion at Ames Ford is examined by Ames employees Billy Mendoza and Billy and an unidentified Tank Rooks East chunks of metal as far as a quarter of a a 25 gallon butane tank exploded Saturday at 11:50 a.m. near Ames Ford in containing approximately 20 gallons of was sitting in the bed of a truck belonging to the Santa Fe according to Winslow Police and Fire Department of exploding container damaged a vehicle belonging to the Arizona Department of Public which was parked for Damage also occurred to a second parked A piece of the tank blew across the street to Larry Baker's service where it struck and damaged a horse police damaged the Ames storage yard Still another bit of the tank flew with tremendous force from the area to Charlie Wilson's where it bounded off the roof and landed in the back nearly four blocks from the blast there were no had a little right here in incident occurred just four days longer than one year after a fuel storage tank in Kingman blew into a ball of killing 12 and injuring 108 incident is under according to Fire Chief Paul G. 61 Retires From Santa 37 years in engine A.G. Freeby has decided to take advantage of lower age retirement which went into effect July 1. He hired out as a locomotive fireman in 1937 and was promoted to locomotive engineer in 1942, a position he has maintained since that his Freeby has been a member of the B. of and now as the Local 126. He is a 29 year member of the Elks and a member of St. Paul's Episcopal will always be Winslow for him and his wife plans are to visit many places in the First they is Begin Painting of Troop No. 41 will be painting the evergreen planters in downtown Winslow decorating of the yellow containers is part of Winslow Woman's Club's continuing beautification and is the specific project of John Hancock's community service work for his Eagle on Page 15) 27 28 29 2 gusty afternoon gusty afternoon PLASTERING and refurbishing projects continue at the high school as Leroy assistant supervisor of maintenance for the Winslow Schools puts a finishing touch of plaster to the exterior brick of the When painting and touch up is will be put down in the main halls and stairways at the high and new drapes stage curtails will be installed in the
