The Coconino sun., 1927-04-22

race on April %, 1927, among those
going from here being Ray Honkuku,
one of the winners in the A. A. u.
races at Colorado Springs last Oc-
tober. Ray made the five miles to the
top of Pixies Peak in 81 minutes.
Assistant Secretary Edwards of the
interior department accompanied by
Mr.. Shirley Of the transportation de-
partment of the Fred Harvey system
at Grand Canyon visited Tuba City
last week. They We're surveying the
Grand Canyons road and
while in Tuba made an inspection of
the auditorium curtain painted by a
localsHopi Indian boy. This curtain
is attracting quite lot of interest and
in fact is very excellent piece of
work.
The Prespeftian Mission church
here at Tuba City Is being painted and
oyerhauled by returned Indian stu
dents, under the direction of Supt. C.
L. Walker ana Mrs. Jess Smith.
Lorenzo Hawkins of Blanding, Utah
has taken over the place of school
dairyman at the Western Navajo
school here filling the vacancy created
ny bttC appointments Va w. Q4aLk 0LLl
of Cannonville, Utah, stockman on
the Western Navajo agency to fill
the vacancy created by the resignation
OF George Bancroft. Mr.. Mangum
has made very good dairyman and
his many friends at Tuba wish him
much success in his new work.
Luke Smith, wife and daughter of
Cow Springs journeyed to Tuba on
the 18th in their new Chevrolet sedan.
Business must be picking up, Luke.
Mr.. Womack Of the irrigation serv-
ice, stationed at Albuquerque, New
Mexico, has been on an official visit
to Tuba the past few days and dur
ing his visit here he journeyed to In
scription House ruins, Kaibito and
other points where water is being de-
being made by Jim Welch, in charge
of the development work and thinks
that the stock conditions will be much
improved with plenty of water avail
able.
C. L. Walker, superintendent Of
Western Navajo agency, Harry
Shorty, assistant auto mechanic,
Western Navajo school, accompanied
by Mrs. John Peasants journeyed to
the Marsh Pass school at Kayenta on
the 18th. Mrs. Peasants remained at
Kayenta and did quite large lot of
official work while there. The other
members of the party were joined at
Kayenta by Squire N. Mangum, gov
ernment stockman, and left for the
northern part of the reservation on a
general survey of conditions. They
visited the Monumental Valley district
and several points in Utah. Confer
ences were held both at Blanding and
Monticello, Utah, with state, county
and local representative relative to
the Bluff Cameron road project.
They were rendered an exceptionally
interesting reception at Blanding,
Utah, where Mr.. Walker and Mr..
Mangum addressed the local CONNER
cial club, all members of which were
very much interested in the PROPOSE
tion and proposed that meeting be
held at Tuba City, or any other desig-
mated point, with Flagstaff and other
Arizona representatives to organize a
road club TO promote this road pro-
ject. While at Blanding dairyman
was employed to take the place of J..
w. Mangum, who is now one Of the
Western Navajo stockmen. The
party returned on the 10th instant via
Kayenta.
The picture, "Chip of the Flying u, /"
from the book of the same name was
shown on the evening Of the 18th in
the new school auditorium and was
very much enjoyed by all.
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