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Newspaper
Scottsdale Progress
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1948
Page
5
Central Arizona Light and Power announces curtailment ended after a 30,000 kilowatt generator was tested and approved on July 13. A second unit is planned by next year and a third by 1950 to boost supply. Farmers had reduced pump use by one fifth from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays since April.
The Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce board meets this evening for July with the executive committee joining in the Walker building chamber office. Secretary Cliff Carpenter urges all members to attend.
John M. Sanford of 302 West First Avenue completed the practical and theoretical course in radio and television at the National Radio Institute of Washington D C. He earned the diploma with creditable grades and is to be congratulated on the achievement.
An Oklahoma newspaper notes a humorous estimate that a cow moves its jaws about 41,000 times daily. The light item remarks the animal causes no harm while performing these actions silently.
Scottsdale Ice Co on July 20 began operating from a new storage box on First Street behind the Abney Texaco station. Built by Five Points Ice of Phoenix, it holds about 16,000 pounds of ice with its own refrigeration unit. Ownership remains Grant Schrieves with Allen Abney managing during deliveries. the West Citrus Drive box is retired. Hours are 6 am to 9 pm daily.
Harry B. Harrison former Shell station owner at Brown and Main is now a General Motors representative. He is in New York preparing an air voyage to Portugal Italy Greece and finally South Africa as a GM envoy. He plans to return to the United States about November 1. His home is 3039 East Willeta Street.
Mr and Mrs Paul Edwards and children Jacqueline and Sonny of Colorado Springs Cole visit the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Farlee. Mr and Mrs J B Sullivan spend the summer at Payson Arizona. Word has been received that their son Ellis is employed in Campbell California visiting his aunt Mrs W R Silberhaur.
Rapid progress on the new addition to the present high school building under Superintendent Wilburn Dick. Roof completed, cement floors poured, exterior walls finished save plastering, carpenters busy with partitions for four classrooms, a radio studio for student workshops, and storage for band uniforms and instruments included.
Local resident Mrs. Carl H. Gutmacher won a Ford sedan in the Molle My Closest Shave essay contest. Her prize essay recounted a near miss in the LaSalle hotel fire in Chicago last year and she called winning the car perfectly marvelous and her first contest win.
The Hopper Transfer company American Legion Junior baseball team of Phoenix will try to end Scottsdale Legion's seven game win streak in a Class B league game tonight at 6 o clock on the local high school diamond. Starting pitcher Steve Ferrier will be backed by LeRoy Reddell at catcher. Redell fanned 11 and allowed three hits in five innings as Scottsdale beat Madison Motors 10-3 Thursday.
The Scottsdale Garden club outlined a beautification project to plant trees along roads and place potted shrubs to brighten the town. Aimed at boosting tourism, the plan favors drought tolerant evergreens, with suggestions boxes at local stores and a committee led by Maurice Bradford, Ashby Halton, and Alexander Laird. The next meeting is August 17 at the grammar school cafeteria with aims to invite an outside speaker on fall planting.
Mr and Mrs Kirk Hunter and son Willard visit relatives in Texas and expect to be away about a month. Mrs Cliff Carpenter left July 20 for a three week visit with her parents Mr and Mrs George Pruitt at their Verde country ranch.
Tonight at 6:00 p m Legion baseball on the High school diamond. At 7:30 p m Chamber of Commerce Board meeting in the Walker building. At 8:00 p m Community Watermelon Feed on the Baptist church lawn. At 8:15 p m Summer program softball at the High school. Friday July 22 softball at the High school. Monday July 26 7:30 p m Kiwanis Ann pot luck supper at the High school.
The First Baptist Church of Scottsdale hosts a community watermelon feed on the church lawn tonight July 22 from until 9 o'clock. Watermelons are donated by C. B. Reddell. Pastor Marvin Anderson says there will be plenty and invites everyone in the Scottsdale area. no charge for all attendees.
Jack Bauer injured in an airplane crash east of Scottsdale on June 26 is recovering at Papago Park Veterans Hospital. A fractured spine left him paralyzed briefly, but doctors say he is regaining leg and foot use and will be casted when paralysis subsides. Full recovery cannot be promised, but no permanent disability is expected and he will remain in hospital for several weeks.
Mr and Mrs Clifford Shugars hosted a Saturday night gathering at their East Indian School Road home. Guests from Scottsdale Mesa Phoenix Paradise Valley and Buckeye enjoyed swimming at Sun Valley pool with sandwiches and coffee after meeting at the house on July 11.
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