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Casa Grande Dispatch from Casa Grande, Arizona • Page 8

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At First Baptist Church $17,500 Building Program Planned Plans for $17,500,00 building program for the First Baptist Church of Casa Grande (Conservative), have. been announced by the pastor, T. E. Ull-. man." Plans call for the addition of: a second floor to the educational.

busiding and the extension of the ground floor to provide eight new classrooms; They will also remodel and repair, their existing sanctuary, The new addition will be of masonry and frame construction: in contemporary design, The new educational facilities will accommodate four Mrs. Getha Benedict, Arizona Pioneer Dies Graveside services will be 'held Wednesday afternoon at 2 pi.ni. at the Cottonwood? Cemetery for Mrs, Getha Munds Benedict; 83, who died yester. day in Pliocuix: Friends. may caittomorrow.at the Carr Morhurs in Tempe from 4 p.m.

p.m!. A member of a prominent Arizona pioneer family, Mrs. Benedict was bora Nov. 18, 1843. near' Camp.

Verde. Her Brother, Harriet 1.by, came to the Verde Valley from Mis- Vandals Tour On Highway Equipment different means of trans. portation was employed ny vandais, who toured a section of Pil County cast of Casa Grande. late Wednesday night, The sandals rode a countyowner road grader stolen from construction site near. Battaglia Road.

thieir travels, the pissed through an abandoned farm house, then crossed the desert to Mauser Road, knock-. ring down several saguaros enroute, While driving our Hauser. Road, the grader took out huge Sections of the roadway. leaving: the road again, the grader op-, erators becanie stuck Ina creek died pear Casa Grande Mountain, and abandoned. their vehicle.

The Pinal County Sheriff's Department is Investigating sourl in a. covered wagon when she was 12. Her. father, James Thomas Munds, homesteaded the site. that.

is now Munds. Park near Flagstaff. Mrs. Benedict was a memof the 1904 graduating class. of Tempe Normal School, forerunner of Arizona State University.

She was a teacher for many year's in the Verde Valley and an active member of the Verde Methodist In 1906, she married Oliver A. Benedict well-known farmer in the Verde Valley. The: Benedicts moved to Tempeten years ago. airs. Benedict was preceded in death by her husband six years ago.

She is survived by her Sons, James: T. and Sam', both of Casa Grande; Franklin and Dr. Joel Benedict, both of Tempe; her daughter, Mrs. L.ois Thompson of Eloy, sister, Mrs. Jenny.

Wingfield of Phoenix, 11 grandchildren and one greatgrandchild. Weather Report MAX. Wednesday 73. Thursday: 71. Friday: Saturday 66.

Sunday 75. MIN. PRE. 47. .00 41 :00 .00: 37 :00 33 .00 Water Report At a.m, today there were -feet available water storage behind Coo-.

lidge Dam. This represents a decrease of 454. acre-feet from Wednesday's total. MORE LOCAL TIGERNI WINNERS 20 WON $1,000 Charles E. Steele of Phoenix won $1,000 in cash at Tony Guido's Enco with his Tigerino ticket.

Carl Van Hartesvelt of Sedona won $549 instant cash by playing Tigerino at Duriscoe's Enco in North: Phoenix. WON $111.20 Jeanette Flores of Phoenix won $111.20 for her winning. Tigerino ticket she received at Art Dunkin's Enco in Phoenix. OTHER WINNERS DARRELL: WILLIAMSON of shire's Enco Station in RAYMOND EDWARDS Shetzer's Enco in Phoenix. LELA- CESENA of.

Phoenix station WON $549 Phoenix won. $50 at Brook Phoenix. HUGHES won $1,000 at Bud won $111.20 at an Erico Play Tigerino ENCO at your local HUMBLE ENCO Station! REF LEADING NING COMPANY Truck Hits, Kills Casa Grande Youth Sunday School departments and will give the church 16,000 square. feet: of educational wilt accommodate 80. The present, sanctuary The building program will be financed through the sale of per cent First.

Mortgage Real Estate Bonds. Sale of the bonds to members and friends: of the church will get underway immediately; under the: direction of Gene representative for ABC; Ralph Rivers Last Rites Set Tuesday services -will be held tomorrow at. 10 a.m. at Cole and Maud Chapel for Ralph Rivers, 523 W. 10th who died Saturday at Hoemako Hos-: Rev.

T. E. Ullman, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will officiate. Mr. Rivers was born March 4, 1890 in Sioux Falls, A mason, and building tor, he had resided in: Casa Grande for 47 years.

His wife, Liberty, preceded him fir death February 3. of this year. He is survived by his stepsons, Archie Ryan of Phoenix; Rev. John Ryan of Salem, two cousins, six grandchildren and seven great -grandchildren, will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Ethel Hansen Dies at 65 of. Stanfield who died Sunday YOU AND YOUR INSURANCE By Charlie Binford.

Do you that: every .37 seconds a fire breaks out In some city in: the United States, endangering lives and damaging or destroying Do. you know that every 46. minutes someone dies as a result. of ilre in. this Do you know that care CAN prevent fires? The National Board of Fire Underwriters reminds that nearly -fourth of all 'fires (24.4 per cent) are caused by matches and smoking.

Another 20.4 per cent are the result of misuse of electrical equipment. And three- of fires are the result of human carelessness, and forget. When New York City in the winter of 1947 was crippled by one of the most severe snow, storms in history, the Fire via radio warned the population. that fire trucks might have difficulty responding to alarms: He urged people to be careful of fire. Result: In the eight days that followed the Commis-: sioner's warning there were less than one-raif the number of fires, as: in the same eight: days a year earlier: there should be no need for a crisis -to arouse Interest But, in keeping Ares from happening.

By simply using care you can prevent: fire, and help keep insurance premiums low, This column will be: glad: to answer any questions you may hove: about property and casualty insurance; Send them to vs of the Don. Mahoney Agency, Box 130, Casa Grande, Funeral services were held today at: 4 p.m.: at Cole and Maud Chapel for Mfrs. Ethel L. Hansen, .65, who died yesterday. at her home at .900 N.

Center. Ave. Rev. J. G.

Frey. officiated. Mrs. Hansen was June 3, 1901; in Clinton, Iowa. She: had lived.

In Casa Grande for the past 18 years. Her late. husband, Harold. A. Hansen, of the Arizona Engine and -Pump Company, died in of 1963.

is survived by her: daughter, Mrs. Lots Jones, of Clinton, The body: will be shipped to Cape Funeral Home in Clinton for services and burial. Donald Franklin: Roach 11, 16, of 1611 N. Pinal, was killed about 3 a.m. Thursday when he was run over by a large truck "as he was changing a tire four miles southeast of on Interstate 10.

Investigators said that the car's owner, David Cook, 17, also of Casa Grande, was Jacking the car hom the rear while. Roach attempted to: remove the left rear wheei. APS Names Manager For Plan Services Cecil R. Herren, .617 West 17th: Place, Tempe, has been appointed manager of planning and promotion services for the marketing department of Arizona Public Service Company, according, to Don Wills, vice president in charge of marketIng for the utility. Previous tohis appointment, Herren" held the position of commercial promotion specialist with the company.

An employee of APS since 1952 when he joined the firm as a residential salesman, Her-: new. responsibllities will: include formulating and implementing sales plans in cooperation with the utility's operating divisions, other positions held by Her-. ren with. the company were commercial cooking specialist and tood: service consultant, A native. Californian, Herr.en came to Arizona in 1945 after serving in the U.S.

Army. during World War Il. He also served during the Korean connict. Previous to his employment with the utility, Herren attended: Arizona State. University.

His professional affiliations include. membership In the He. was struck. by a large tractor -trailer. rig.

carrying. Illuminating Engineering Soclety, Pacific Coast Association and the Valley of the Sun Electric League. Active in civic work, Herren has Served on the board of directors of the Club. and is presently a member of the board of Golden Gate Settlement: He also has been associated with the March of Dimes. He is a member.

of the Broadway Church of Christ In Tempe. Herren. and his wife, Wilma, are the parents of two. daughters, NEW BUREAU In Montana, the draft of a bill providing for the creation of a separate motor vehicle department in the State Government is being considered by the State Motor Vehicle Research Association, a study. organiza.

tion appointed by the governor. The bill, prepared for the 1967 Legislature, would create three divisions, within the new department covering vehicle registration, driver licensing and traffe. safety, and superviston of Highway Patrol activities. CATERING HOLIDAY EACH PARTY GIVEN INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION CALL 424-9985 3-H TAVERN CLUB ROOM STANFIELD, "ARIZONA N. S.

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explosives driven by a dale man. Two. other Denice and Lulu Siaxim, it and. 15, both of Casa Grande, arid Cook untajured in die atcident. Young Roach came to Case Grande from.

Kansas six years a go, He is survived ty. his jar-. ents, Mr. and Sirs. Conal: i Roach, and a.

brother, all.of Casa Grande. Services were at Trinity. B.ptist Chure: Casa Grande, with mirial: Mountain- View Cemetery. N. S.

Hopkins In Colorado Hospital A Junior Parada Action TEN YEAR OLD cowboy Chuck: Addy of Phoenix takes a spill Sunday in the wrapup' round of the Florence Junior Parada. Youngsters from all over the state come Cornie Barber, 75, Last Rites Set Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Johnson. Mortuary. In Yuma.

for Cornle Lawrence 75, peted for prizes in this 34th annual affair. See Wednesday's Dispatch: for the low. down on this famous event. (Dispatch Photo): at Hoemako Hospital, Mr. Barber was born.

Feb. 27, 1891. 10 Missouri. He had been. a resident of Arizona for 24 years; for the past 15 years he resided in Stanfield.

He was a butcher by trade. He was a Veteran of World War He is: survived by his wife, Margie, Stanfield; his daugh-: ters, Mrs. Hazel Roden, Yuma; Mrs. Edith James, Imperial, his sons, Buddy Joe Barber, Casa Grande; Leonard and Danny. Stielton of Yuma; Wert Shelton, Oroville, Callt, and Benny.

Shelton, Loveland, Tex, Other. survivors are his brothers, Garner Reese, El Centro, Nickols Reese, Yuma, George Reese, Horatto, two sisters, Myrtle. and Lily; 25 grandchildren: and seven great- -grandchildren, TRIBUTE TO THE MASONS By Loren Croft All over the world, from Singapore to Savannah, Masons, Shriners a and Templar are one noble clan. The pages of American his-: tory. are illumined with the.

deeds and leadership of memorable Masons, Indeed, many of. our Presidents, from George. Washington down to present times, have worn the Insignia that proclaims them of this age-old fraternal organization. It tias been said that 'a Invariably a fine. man.

With sincerest conviction we beeve every. word of that; We number them among our closest friends and. business associates, We. salute. the "integrity and sincerity ofthe Masonic Order! Fashion Furniture WE SALUTE OUR.

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