Senior News May 13, 2009

Nick and the Globe High Sports Heroes By Nick Rayes and Ed Kuehneman

Nick Rayes was in Globe High School at the end of the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II. He was "quiet and shy." He says Sturgeon Cromer was "a great coach," though he made Nick sit on the bench a lot. Cromer became a successful Superintendent of Schools in Flagstaff. The Ciochetti’s were outstandiing students, and good in sports. You’d always see Wallace Ciochetti running after school, and he wouldn't even touch coffee. He became a coach and teacher in Oregon. Rose Perica was a student leader and a fine athlete, says Nick. The State Treasurer invited her down to his Valley office because of her softball skills, but she was smart, and an excellent office worker, a young lady on her way up. She became Governor Rose Mofford. When they graduated, Nick and other boys would convoy back and forth to the U of A. Ted Loughran was always happy when they made it to Superior; he figured he could "walk home from there." The oldest car was a 1924 Star; it always made it fine. When the newest car stalled and stopped, all the amateur mechanics began to puzzle over it. Ted got a stick and put it down the gas tank. Empty! Ted was smart. He was also tall and good in basketball, and he became "probably the best-liked teacher in Globe High School," says Nick.

In 1929 Before the "Crash" Edited by Ted Lake

NEW GILA COUNTY GOLD STRIKE.. According to a report reaching Globe, a rich gold strike, dirt assaying $90 in the yellow metal and $32 in silver, has been made on the property of Charles Stewart in the "old town" of Roosevelt (June 11). GLOBE MAN HONORED BY U.S. PRESIDENT. Olney D. Ball, railway brakeman of Globe Arizona, was honored in Washington D.C. with a bronze medal presented to him by President Hoover. The award was in recognition of Ball's rescue of a young boy from probable death during the switching of a Southern Pacific freight train car. While in Miami, the youngster fell from his tricycle onto the tracks in front of a moving freight car. The railroad worker ran over to the boy lifting him from the tracks, barely in time to save him. However, Ball suffered injuries when he was struck by the train (January 11 ). TONTO BASIN WILL HAVE ANOTHER HOTEL. John Anderson, prominent Arizona Stockman has secured an option on land in picturesque Tonto Basin. Anderson has plans to construct a modern Hotel at the Natural Bridge. The price of the property is $175, dollars ( May 24 ). OIL STRIKE AT BOWIE, ARIZONA. Reports of discovering oil on leases held 17 miles north of Bowie by the Pinal Oil Company were carried to Tucson yesterday by William Crawford, a driller for the firm which is owned by a Tucson investment group. According to Crawford, oil began flowing at a depth of 1,533 feet. Preparations he said are now being made to cut the well flow and to allow only oil to enter. Crawford said the oil was struck Saturday . He went on to say bailing off water showed the oil increased in quality as the bailing progressed. Crawford was unable to estimate the amount of oil discovered in this new well (June 8th ). STUDEBAKER’S NEW DICTATOR EIGHT IS BUILT. This new car by Studebaker Corporation of America marks a new achievement in motor car value with prices ranging from $1,185 to $l,485. The company says this new model is a companion car to the World champion President 8 and the Commander 8 and it reflects Studebaker's full recognition of the trend of the fine car field towards the "eight." In 1923, only 10 percent of the makes of passenger car power plants were eights. Today, cars with eight cylinder engines represent 41 percent ( June 9 ). GOLD STRIKE AT MAMMOTH, ARIZONA. This latest strike is at Ed Brady's mine which is "said to be high grade stuff." It was taken out at the 400 foot level, where there has been a cross cut vein 30 feet wide. This gold strike is particularly significant, in that it has occurred within a half mile of properties that have yielded about $22,000,000 in Gold from the Mammoth Mining District ( May 22 ). FILM STAR " MIX " SUED. Western movie Actor Tom Mix is being sued by Miller Brothers who are the owners of the 101 Ranch Circus. The lawsuit alleges Mix broke a contract with 101 Ranch at a reported salary of $7,700 per week to join another circus for a weekly salary of $15,000 (June 12 ). COPPER DROPS TO 19 CENTS A POUND, WORKERS PAY REDUCED. Officials of Anaconda Copper Mining Company have announced a re adjustment of wages for day employees at its mines, smelter and refineries. It involves reducing pay by 25 cents a day effective June 1st. The decision, which lowers the total pay to $5.50 a day, was made after copper dropped to 19 cents a pound ( May 28 ). GLOBE MINER KILLED. Arthur Oates, 51, Shaft Repair Boss at the Old Dominion Mine was instantly killed in the underground mine when he fell from the 700 foot level where he was working to the 1,800 level. He and fellow worker Charles Reed had been repairing timbers in the shaft at the time ( May 29. Source for all reports, Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona, historical editions. )