The Coolidge examiner., 1932-06-03
Southwest News Items

will be a large increase in the alfalfa
acreage in New Mexico during the
present year, both in the irrigated
and non-irrigated sections.
In passing through San Bernardino
county, California, and Coconino coun-
ty, Arizona, highway &c and the Ma
tional Old Trails cross the two larg
est counties in the United States.
Ruins of a remarkable prehistoric
cave, pueblo and cliff dwelling peo-
pies are interesting features in Nava-
jo National Monument, set aside by
presidential proclamation in 1912.
DR.. N. H. Dearborn, director of the
Institute of Education at New York
UNIVERSE, Will deliver the commence
ment address at the Northern Arizona
State Teachers college at Flagstaff,
May 80.
Henry A. Morgan, register of the
United States district land office at
Phoenix, announced that nearly 23,-
900 acres of government land in va
vapai county will be opened for home
stead entry July 20.
The Cactus Chronicle, Tucson Sc
nior high school newspaper, has been
awarded the all-American honor rat
ing, the highest possible, by the Ma
tional Scholastic Press Association of
the University of Minnesota.
To almost $4,000 Navajo, Ute, Zuni,
Hopi and Laguna tribesmen, Gallup,
n. NJ, is the trading center Here
they dispose of their arts and crafts
products and the less beautiful corn,
wool, melons, sheep, pinons and other
products.
Marathon runners of the South
vests Indian tribes have been invited
to compete in Flagstaff, July 2, by
Jack Fuss. director of the Pow Wow,
who believes material for the Olympic
games will be found among the win
ners.
| Governor Hunt, in a proclamation
| just issued in Phoenix, urges the citi-
zens of Arizona to purchase and wear
memorial or buddy poppies Satur-
day, May %, mot only to show our
! respect to our soldier, sailor and ma
rine dead, but to aid those who are
| disabled as a result Of the sacrifices
made in defense of this, our country"
Closed game refugees and other cir
cumstances have produced an over
population of deer in portions of va
vapai County, Arizona, for which rem
| edies must be found "if we expect
to perpetuate the deer herds that are
of such Importance to Yavapai coun-
ty." This is the opinion of M. E.
Musgrave of Albuquerque, N. NJ, game
specialist for the forest service.
In preparation for the largest con-
vention in the history of the New
Mexico department of the American
Legion, Vaughan-Moore post, Ration,
has appointed committees TO handle
various phases of the meeting and
outlined a membership drive in the
county. More than a thousand visit
ors are expected to come to the city
in August when the convention will
! be held.
! Assurance of a latent supply of
! potash for fertilizer that is sufficient
to carry the country through another
emergency such as the World War is
given by the geological survey. This
assurance is extended at the termina-
| tion of five years of exploration most
ly in the great Permian Basin of
the Southwest, which was authorized
by congress and for which $5OO,O0O
was provided.
Notice of shutdowns have been
tion Copper Company and the Interna-
tional smelter. Approximately 75O
men will be affected. The Inspira-
tion will cease operations completely
During normal times the Inspiration
employed 5000 men. The international
will close about May 30, when 25O
men will be let out.
A civic clubs committee composed
of representatives from the Lions, Ro
tary, Woman's, Business and Profes.
sional Womens clubs, American Le
gion, Chamber of Commerce and the
Grant County Teachers Association
of Silver City, N. NJ, took definite
stand against the recommendation OF
the state school budget auditor and
county school board that Grant county
teachers salaries be reduced 10 per
cent.
The number of irrigated farms in
New Mexico increased from 1880 in
1920 to 14,347 in 1890 The total val
ue of the irrigated farms, including
land, buildings, and implements, was
S9,310,485. All irrigation enterprises
in the state are reported to represent
a total investment of 1884, $3.50
Nearly 10000 acres are irrigated by
pumped or flowing wells. The exist