Arizona state miner., 1926-08-21
WEEKLY
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NEWS ITEMS.


80, according to a condensed state
ment of reports from Arizona banking
institutions issued by A. T. Ham
mons, state superintendent of banks.
The Continental Oil Company's re-
finery at Artesia, N. M, was destroyed
by fire few days ago. After hard
fight, the large storage tanks were
saved. Small gasoline tanks near the
main building exploded. Officials of
the company have not estimated the
loss.
Albuquerque laid the foundation
stone for the raising of $37,000,000 for
the War Mothers National Hospital
recently when money was raised
through the sale of bonds mortgaging
vast tracts of real estate given to the
hospital Association by Albuquerque
citizens.
The Las Vegas IN, NJ Municipal
Play Ground Association was formed
recently and an executive committee
Of five representative business men
and women was appointed by Mayor
T. V. Truder to bring this matter be-
fore the various civic organizations
for their opinions.
A few more years of sheep and
wool conditions similar to those ex-
listing at the present time would pull
every sheep and wool man in New
Mexico out of debt, according to
Charles Chadwick, Albuquerque rep
resentative Of the jeremiah Williams
Wool Company of Boston.
The New Mexico Normal University
closed one of the most successful sum-
mer sessions ever conducted at the To-
cal institution, the college department
showing an increased enrolment of
forty-seven students. Many calls are
now being received for extension work
during the regular school term and
prospects tend to predict large mat
REGULATION this fall, according to Pres
ident Frank Carroon. During the past
several years extension classes have
been conducted by. various instructors
and large enrolment has been Sc
cured in this phase of the curriculum.
1t is the opinion of school authorities
that this work is adding materially to
the interest of the school throughout
the state and that the enrolment in
the regular school work is increasing
as a result.
The employment of five new fac
ulty members occupied most of the
time at the meeting of the board Of
regents of the Normal University at
Las Vegas recently. Mrs. Mabel Mu-
inert, who has an ABB. degree from
Western State Teachers College at
Gunnison, Colo, will replace More
land Preston, primary critic, during
her years leave of absence Miss
Preston will study at Columbia Uni
versity for her master of arts degree
Marianne Keller has an MA degree
from the University Of Colorado and
comes to the Normal University as
critic in the junior high school depart
ment, replacing Miss Mary Ella
Hughes, who has resigned to accept
position in Indiana Kathryn Murphy,
who has BIS. degree from the Nor
be critic teacher of the fifth and sixth
grades. Olive B. Woodward will head
the department of home economics
during the years leave Of absence of
Ella Hathaway. Miss Woodward has
a B.S degree from the University of
Missouri. Victor Young, who has been
employed as the athletic coach, has an
ALB. degree from Drury College at
Springfield, Mo-, and has done consid-
cradle post graduate work at the Uni
Fersity Of Colorado.
The Las Vegas Produce Association
voted to pay laborers thinning lettuce
SIS per acre, $1.50 per day or Is cents
per hour. 1t is estimated by the grow
ers that quick laborers will be able to
thin approximately one-half acre per
day, making daily wage of $3.50.
The farmers also voted to conduct an
intensive campaign against birds,
which are doing extensive damage to
the lettuce and pea crops. The birds
not only eat the little plants as they
come through the ground but pick the
seed out Of the soil. Strychnine will
be mixed with wheat to form poison
This wheat will be scattered about
through the fields and at the edge Of
the fields. The growers also reported
that the early paintings of lettuce were
in fine shape, while that planted later
in the season was being eaten by the
birds after it had come through or
was prevented from coming through
the soil as it should as recent rains
had formed a crust over the plowed
fields, which the tender plants can on.
ly penetrate with difficulty. Growers
from the Watrous district, who are
handling the pea and lettuce crops on
the R. R. Oevine and W. R. Upton
property, report that all of the plant
ing on approximately 200 acres has
been done and that the tiny plants
rre beginning to grow rapidly.
1t will be possible to prosecute a