The border vidette., 1929-02-02

Byron S. Butcher, manager of
the Obregon Distributing Com.
pany, has gone to Ciudad Oore.
gon, Sonora, to attend a meeting
of stockholders of Cia. Distribui
dora del Yaqui, S. "A.
The appointment of John G..
Etchells of Tucson, as q member
Of the staff of state bank depart
ment examiners. has been an
nounced by James B. Button.
state superintendent OF banks,
subject to !he approval Of Gov
ernor Phillips. Mr.. Etchells is
we'll and favorably known in No
gales. He is q pioneer citizen OF
Tucson and a brother of Pete
Etchells, Patagonia mining man.
IL. Eight new members were in
itiated. into the mysteries of the
first rank of, Knights of Pythias
lodge. Wednesday night ct Castle
hall. A class Of five candidates
will be initiated at the meeting
to: be held next week. it has been
announced By w. 81. Walker.
chancellor commander. of the
sNogales lodge. which is constant
ly increasing its membership.
Co. w.. McRae, :. field worker for
the Arizona district, has been, in
the city. for the past two weeks
aiding 10 che work OF securing
new, members. :...s5
VIII. Walker who celebrated
his 10Th birthday recently, was
the main speaker at the Nogales,
Hiram Club luncheon held Wed.
nesday noon at the Masonic tenn
pie. Mr.. Walker told of coming
to Santa Cruz lthen. Pima )county
in 1889 where he. operated "a
ranch IL miles from Noeales lin
the canyon known as Walker
Canyon on the Bear Valley road
and his first experience with the
Indians. Around the table talks
we're made by various members
who expressed hope for the re-
covery of Brother Hiram Bracey
Curtis, .g .za Q ~.
The 6ne new 80 horsepower
Travelair biplane owned by Har.-
~ Narcotic, manager Of the
Montezuma hotel, was almost
totally wrecked Sunday after
noon when it fell from as.height
of about 50 feet just after taking,
offethe private aiEport,of Edward
Koehler located five miles north
of Nogales on the Tucson high.
way. The plane was being pi
loted by B. M. Cole. experienced
aviator. who has been flying the
trainingsplaneaof Koehler for the;
past nine months in this locality.
Neither Cole Z or the two boys
whom4he. had as passengers suf.,
fered more than aifew ,cutss and
bruises in the crash which cost
Harry Marcottef the eloss of his
shandaome ship, which landed
nose first on the ground in. some
brush and was demolished. 4
1. P. Frazier, appointed secre
tary Of state last Wednesday by
Governor Phillips, succeeding
the late ]. G. Calls9han, is here
arranging to remove. his family
to Phoenix where he expectseto
assume the duties of secretary
Of state Monday morning. The
appointment OF Mr.. Frazier to
the high Office of secretary Of
state, meets the approval OF
both Democrats and Republicans
throughout Santa Cruz county.
Governor Phillips could have
made no better selection than
Ike Frazier, who has lived in
Santa Cruz county about twenty
years. being at the present time
county engineer and part owner
of one of the largest service
stations in Nogales. He is a
graduate Of the University of
Illinois College of Mines. Dur
ing the campaign FRAZIER was
drafted by the Republican cen.
trail committee to make the race
against the late J.. c.: Callagban,
and lost. Ike will make good as
secretary of state.