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I iirHcii aiiu oincr minus*iaxtic mctnbem of the aMociatkon. halted them, and a rouKing wpI-come brought them into the Cafe for the banquetThe ahanghaing was the re;iult of ?»evrral empty aeats at the ban-quet, alnce many memberj^ had to leave after business seMions. It proved popular with the amazed tourists, all of whom agreed with the traveling salesman who said.‘ I've been on thr road for 14 year, but fhia is the first time I ever got such a welcome and with no-.Hirings attached!** One California i lawyer ran true to form and gave an after-dinner speech , . . it wasj IwtH and to the point; he gave hui address and said he would be glad to have any of the group visit him in California.IAt a business meeting Saturday morning. Hal Jackson, of Safford. was eh'Cted president, John Me Fee of Mi-sa. first vice president; Stanley Shaw of Glok^, second vice president; Claude Brooks of Globe, .’‘ceretary; and Watson Fritz of Miami. director. Mr. Fritz succeeds WV C Karr of Miami.Dave Hosack of Globe, retiringIThe reporter was Beth Black man, 11 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W. A Blackman, and the “accident** war the buckling of the concrete road surface in front of the Black man service station, 797 Li-Oak.Mr Blackman said the pavr menl buckled quite ?udtleislyand with a *'dull tinid,* aiid that the first person haptH«ti-ing along was a state highv^«*y patrolman. Shortly afh*r first break it bounccti up a little farther in a %rm*ller hump, and Mr. Blarkman^napped photogruphe of the places, after notifying authorities and helping set up warning signals.Both the city and state highway workers immediaUdy went to work repan^ng the damage, so that traftic was resumed within a few hours.Beth, ail business and with a scratch pad. commented on |Kipi*r, **A very Interesting sii:ht . . . which shows Mianu h hot.IIprtsident, presidelt;i at the M'ssion, -in which the bylaws were amend-1 VVCStCm AutO 4*d so that the president can select*Tm* eHvslt;CAN OS TooAv HAS tm« suepour oa yhc g«p.cPHAKMi^CKUTlCAC INOUSTRV THAT HAS -»TAH0A«0« r ^eaooucm wMtCH m. ^ 'Ano has cAmmiUo ha-SAOA4 TWC AACPtCAi. UAgOaATOAV iHTO V^ASS P«O0^ '»* * s is sal i i 19%. |#iwrijiitwlii 9^ I I 1 ^hi* ©wm .secretary-treasurer. The supply i!5tOrC iiew officers automatically take /'x l Iover July 1. 1 o Open HcreAfternoon activities, following a^inniheun at the Corral, includedfM'v bowling at the East Bowling .Alley and a tour of the mines and lnpiralion. After the evening banquet. a floor show was presented at tne Elks Club. Eddie Spaith and hi.s orehf'stra played for dancing, niul local entertainers included Angel BecerrU and Angie Martinez, who daneetl, and Louis Smith and hi three sons of Globe, who provided western music. Among towns repre.M-nted at the state-wide meeting were Wickenburg, Duncan. Siiffori Phoenix. Mesa, Clayptwl. Miami and Globe. Hoy Holland, highway engineer for this district, and John Egen of PhiHMUX, representing the Chamber of Cuinmercc, were present.The next meeting will be held in Wickenburg at an undecided time.Bailed Hay MakesSoft Landing SpotIt's one thing to slide down haystacks In one's youth, and quite another to make an upside down landing with a truck load of bailed hay . . . Ask Adolph Mendoza, 25, Chandler, He made the surprise landing Saturday morning near the Bullion Plaza School . . . and cs-c-apiKl with a slight scratch on his head.The cab of the big st'ml-irailer and trailer were demolished, but the two heh)crs, N. Mendiblcs and E Grantllo, both of Chandler, also rscapiHl injury. The brakes failed on the CasUe Dome intersection grade, the machine, heavily loaded. WHS unable to make the sluirp turn; and both cab and IrallcT over-turm^d.Fhe Western Auto Supply Store, bt'iiiK installed at 519 Sullivan, will bt* open for busine.^- uIhuI July 1, according to Nate Broking,authorized dealer for Miami, and owner of the sXnrv.Instaltation of fixtuie.- by local workmen wa:lt; clt;»mpllt;‘led Ihi: wt*ek ainl three truck luad.^i of merchan-die have arrivelt;i Guy Wheaton,iicdd representative of Wv-ileniAuto Supply Co , of Los Angi le^. obtnmdes d will lake atniut two weeks to arrang*' the merchandise and to set up the store for busine^^.s.Mr Broking has purcha.^cd a home on Keegan street and ha moved his tainily, consistuig ol Mrs. Broking and their siwen year old daughter, Gaila, here from Phoenix, where they have made their home for the past year They moved to Arizona (rum Florida where Mr. Broking was engaged m the publishing and printing business for 20 years.After investigiduig various towns throughout the state, Mr. Broking stated that he chost* Miami because of the climate and its future commercial pussibililuA. but the chief factor considered in locating his business here was the advantage of Miami having one of the best advertising mediunu, in **Thc Arizona Silver BeU/’ of any of the towns in the slate open lor a Western Aulo Supply StoreMr Hrokin,* is a veteran of World War I a memtn'r of IhtA ecsocT oe ths avaioa*'UTv ano sstsnSivs use or the SUCSAS AHO OTmC« Dftous, OCATh AATIS INOPCNT toCMICUaiaTH, SNCuMOHiA AHO ASPCNOICITIS HAVt IN T- L lO VCAA^, •iClM APUCCP AT LCAST 60%D()A'lw*o bales of hav \\\w bruklt;»n.Local Officials1 AV/fw/ifi1/ISon dors Hayden and \L1.- It ful and t';?ngr^?w*nvj .,;uru*Mr and Patten have taken action to the present vai|HT situation. They have spiu,si»refl bills to rtst - Uu' v rqMr tariff and arc actively and vigorously suppiu jn^ mine u ':-sidv bill. I^lh of these nieasures arir lua::cii:l U* th/• H -jmoblem and both should be enAvvcd It now r l«.r k; . utus to get behind our repiesentalives '-nd h'ip Ib-m fo?with all the -as^^ijtance and support at ::ur i unand.The depresHcd cup|ier condition haif a pir . ;*chinj? the entire w'estern United Slate.s There ar- ek ven sl^tv which produce copper and whose economy is very i l*v,*ly related to th ‘ cupper mining industry. At pre.senl each of ihi sv “tales is L .td with severe economic reverse's. Arir.una h jerhapM suflt-t=d the greatest with the Copper Quwn Mine being shut down and curtailment of smelting operations at Duu^lati, and with the Inspiration Consolidated Cop{er Company, .\Iiami Copper Company and Castle Dome Copper Company all Ixfing placed on a five-day work week basis. Thi^ not only is a .‘icvere blow to all the working men involved and the communities adjarenl to the mining o|erations. but affects the entire cxonomy of the stale through loss of purchasing power and loss of income in the form of sales lax, income tax and property tax from the mining industry. A similar condition exists in the other eleven western copper producing states.The present critical situation of copper came about in part by a decrease in demand, which is in keeping with the leveling off in demand for other commodities. This condition alone could undoubtedly be overcome by the industry. But the condition has beconu* desperate becausi' foreign copper produced by much V. F. W., Highlands Chapter of cheaper labor has been pcTmilled to enter the United States K A. M of Florida and the In- free of tariff. Last April the four cent tariff on coppt'r Wtt.-- siis-Urnutiunul Typographical Union, pended until June, 1950, on the theory that there won a great He is a cunfiinied golfer, an ardent jjhortage of copper in the country and a measure of this nature fisherman and always manages to would combat inflation. Now- the demand for cop|er in the go on at least one hunUng trip United States has fallen • , • the .shortage no lunger exists . .inflation is no longer imminent and our industry is in serious trouble due mainly to the Hooding of the market with foreign copper.It is impossible for our mines to operate under these circumstances until June, 1950, when the tariff will be automatically rnnstuted. The market i^: lo:;t to foreign cumpelition whoseAi\ t\ni i»nifiv niir hioh -.taedarcl of living, because theveach season.He slated in the interview Tues-daN that he con.sid4*rs himsell fortunate to be a citizen of 5liami and expects to do his share in helping to build the community, and in cooperating with other morch-«*. * • X i ftZ ft V%\ I ft t \ I ( V/ ia ^if ’fr.if 7 I )f ut• I • :Tnkoff ttt .tOf UTof p .r - s* ‘A? *r ^4ifft-.T ■(! : d■ Vr-dV.' ,1ife? L r1tl♦It'rv Iv.li V4irv-. - -2U^tt 'JY ••ri-1loiM. i drrr-.ffnrVIOt-' tXV • •■-.V. m.■•-.I g, —'i•.I. I K . ..t*^Ir rfr da ]e -hmn^*-hr oi l P- * lt;.•T^day •*TheIng bu•r* oflea. II fnent lt;freedoable t(tk4fCkHi(’oirIn Vviet.'lt;Childe iff MbrtiurlOlnbJ Vi:»- :ti tI i • *
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Arizona Silver Belt
Miami, Arizona, US
Thu, Jun 23, 1949
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