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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1951
Page
8
Malcolm White开的 town's first mayor figure in budget report by county school superintendent John H Barry shows Scottsdale High School budget up $35 281 to $132 941 and Grammar School up to $260 700 about 33 per cent from 1950 51. Administration and instruction lead increases with a $504 raise per staffer. also new bus about 7500 and furniture for new classrooms.
The Tee Bar Tee American Legion Junior baseball team coached by W. W. Dick defeated House of Toys of Tempe 20 to 9 in Tempe Monday night. Valenzuela pitched and McDonald caught for Scottsdale. the D team has only one defeat in five games. Mr and Mrs Harold Arms and family moved from 411 East First Street to Park McDowell.
Notice explains a Tuesday edition due to the holiday and invites readers to call 5-8735 with news of births, parties, comings and goings. reporters welcome tips and corrections for next week.
Metropolitan telephone service for the entire Valley within the next couple of years was announced by Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company. The plan creates seven zones with uniform rates, toll-free calls, new central offices, and extensive cable work to serve Phoenix and suburbs including Scottsdale Mesa Tempe Chandler Glendale Sunnyslope and Litchfield Park. The Arizona Corporation Commission will hear the proposal as growth in Phoenix and surrounding towns drives rapid service expansion.
Malcolm White operates Tee Bar Tee theatre. Tuesday night the Town of Scottsdale named its first mayor at the inaugural council meeting held at Jack Sweeney’s home. Sweeney named clerk. William O. Glick swore in the council. Mort Kimsey E G Scott Bill Miller White and Sweeney named council members. The body aims to keep Scottsdale a Western town, avoid bonds, and pursue careful progress. The only concrete act was protesting a liquor license transfer into Scottsdale limits. A future meeting is scheduled for Friday night July 6 at 8 pm in the Central Arizona Light & Power Co office.
A crane operator from Richardson & Richardson narrowly avoided death when the crane boom struck a 12,000 volt Central Arizona Light & Power line while lifting a large sign onto posts at Blakely service station on South Scottsdale road. The other man moved away just before impact. tire insulation protected the crew. Power to the area was out about an hour. Mort Kimsey of Calapco reported a wire burned through dirt and gas piping, but no further damage occurred.
Rev. William Shortall, a ministerial student at Arizona State College, will be guest speaker at Scottsdale Methodist Church on Sunday July 8. He will soon leave the Valley to pursue training in a theological seminary. Rev Powell Green will attend the Methodist summer camp at Mingus Mountain as a faculty member.
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a business meeting at the Legion home on Tuesday night July 10 starting at 8 p m all members urged to attend.
The building and plans committee of the Scottsdale Methodist church will meet Thursday night in Wesley hall. All members are urged to attend to discuss plans for improving the church plant.
Thursday from 2:00 to 4:00 p m at H TA library features Thunderbird Housing Project. Friday July 6 at 8:00 p m Town Council meeting in Calapco office. Monday July 9 at 7:00 p m Kiwanis Club at Out Post.
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