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jjfrHHl Morning!\Rise And Decline Of Army, Navy Task Force ‘Hurt*’By DOS D ED ERAMaster Sgt. Vestal Nunllst and Englneman First Class Wesley D. Wolfe set out on a small but intense campaign a, few days ago.Campaign may be the wrong word. Adven-ture, it was, and service above and beyond the call of duty. Congress should have a medal struck.The sarge is an army enllster In Flagstaff. The englneman ace Is a navy recruiter stationed in Prescott.COUPLE months ago we saw some pictures of the Indians in the bottom of Havasu Canyon,” recalled the sergeant. Some of the boys were pretty hefty-looking,Well, we thought, these sturdy boys must be told about the opportunities available to them In service.”So late last week Nunlist and Wolfe joined In a task force to Supai. Supai is a village in Havasu Canyon, at the far western end of Grand Canyon. It is 70 miles by dirt road and trail north of Highway 66. Sometimes described as-Arizona’s most beautiful corner, Havasu is the home of about 250 Indians.Our heroes telephoned the agent, A. V. Collins, who said he’d arrange a welcoming.I thought the road up from 66 would be • tire-buster,” said Wolfe. “But I wouldn’t be afraid to drive a family car on it.”Five hours out of Flagstaff they Cached Hilltop, described by Nunlist as a shed.” Stanley Manakaja, 23, was waiting with horses and a pack mule.Both Nunlist and Wolfe admit that they’ve •lipped from their hard-muscled combat days in World War n and Korea. Stated frankly, they suffered no end” on the ride to Supai.Really wasn’t too bad,” said Wolfe. But, man, I’ll never forget that football game.”Football is an afternoon custom in Supai. The young men play In a field covered with eight inches of sand. Theirs is a passing game, modified to include more courteiy than contact, and it demands almost continuous running.We wanted to be good sports,” said Nunllst- Much to our regret. The Indiana never called time out, and never sent in substitutes. Navy and I kept relieving each other, and we were hurting.”THE RECRUITERS disdained public lodgings, preferring to sleep in pup tents they pitched in the Indian agent’s back yard. The ride out next day was uneventful, just painful.Both men recommended the trip to any healthy person. Tourists, they said, are the only source of income for the tribe, and ate treated with enormous hospitality, A phone call to Collins will set up everything.Horses rent for $10, round-trip, Mules are $7.50. It costs $1 to take in a camera, and $3 to sleep at a lodge. For those who want to rough it, camp ground* are set aside near Supai. Visitors should take their own supplies.Although they swore In no recruits, Nunlist and Wolfe considered their trip worthwhile. They talked to a score of eligible men, tacked up “Sam Needs You” posters, and distributed self-addressed post cards.“But we told them that if they wanted to join, we’d meet ’em at the top of the canyon,” Nunlist said. 'T think I’m going to put in for a three-day pass, and spend all of it standing up.”Wednesday, March 21,1956The Arizona RefuiTNI ItATW OMATIir NtWIMM*pJ Eager Recruiters ?ausin8 *n agency. From left are fcngineman FirstP . ■ their whirl- Class Wesley Wolfe, Mrs. Laura Baker,public health nurse, Mrs. Arthur V. Collins, her husband, an Indian agent, and M.Sgt. Vestal Nunlist.y incir wiiu j*wind recruiting campaign to the bottom of Havasu Canyon, army and navy recruiters Dose with officials of IndianBuilding ]On LeaseiRoger Ernst, state land eommban on construction of building ments on leased state lands.Too much speculative activity 1 fering with the orderly sale of t Increases 10 a point warranting their disposal for the benefit of the state school fund, he said.In many instances, he added, speculators are leasing state lands and then, at a neat profit, assigning their leases to others for home sites.Their sales argument Is that the land can be obtained muchDA1RY-PROP SALES DROPWASHINGTON —The Agrlcul-ture Department reports that Government dalry-prlce • support purchases of butter, cheese, and nonfat dry-mllk solids dropped 35 per cent In 1955 compared with 1954 purchases.
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Phoenix Arizona Republic
Phoenix, Arizona, US
Wed, Mar 21, 1956
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