The Coolidge examiner., 1932-05-06
Southwest News Items

cattle from Arizona Will be in excess
of 41,000.
Governor Hunt has proclaimed May
as Child Health Day in Arizona. He
urged May Day exercises and support
of the various community child health
welfare programs.
With scholarship award of $1,000
awaiting the winner, twenty-five high
school students from Maricopa coun-
ty are taking the annual University
of Arizona examinations.
The State Supreme Court has is
sued a set of uniform rules for Su-
perior Courts of Arizona. They will
become effective May Is, land all at
torneys should familiarize themselves
Herewith and observe them careful
ly,' says the court.
Every specimen of Arizona wild life
that will live in the Phoenix area will
be placed in Papago park, near Phoe-
nix, according to w. G. Joyner, state
game warden. The specimens will
include pinto buffalo, javelina hogs
and gila monsters.
Arrangements were announced as
practically complete for the deporta-
tion to Mexico of fifty-nine Prescott
Mexicans, most of whom have been
supported the last few months by the
Red Cross, Yavapai county, and the
Catholic Relief Society.
The Arizona Tax Commission has
been petitioned by Maricopa county
taxpayers Ito make the same reduc-
tion In the assessed valuations on
farm lands, citrus lands. city and
town properties as is being made on
the mining property valuations"
j. M. Lujan, New Mexico state
comptroller, upon approval of the at
torney generals office, was proceed
ing with plans for making gasoline
tax refunds to farmers and other in
terests Immediately If the State Su-
preme Court holds the law valid.
Phoenix again was selected as the
convention city for the grand lodge,
Knights of Pythias session Just closed
at Phoenix. c. W. Cisney, Phoenix,
was elected delegate to the supreme
lodge. The grand lodge also went on
record in support of a copper tariff.
Mrs. E. B. Majors of Ration, N. M,
who has won local recognition for her
work in genealogical and historical
research, has been honored by being
included in the list of the leading ac-
tive genealogical researchers in the
United State in the handbook of
American genealogy, recently issued.
Maricopa county will have two
more members in the lower House of
the next Arizona Legislature. The
board of supervisors has created
new district, bringing the number of
representatives from this county to
twenty-five. Two large districts near
Mesa were drawn from for the new
area.
The University of Arizona College
OF Mines announces a gold discovery
of apparently wide proportions" near
Pickett Post mountain, six miles south
of Superior The strike was made by
Thomas Virgins, who said he had
been told of the existence of the ledge
by a Mexican in Phoenix two months
ago.
Governor Hunt has advised Repre-
sentative Lewis w. Douglas of Ari-
zona that the copper mining compa-
MES of the Globe-Miami district will
be employing approximately $50 men
within the near future, compared with
/, 300 in normal times. The executive
declared the unemployment situation
in the district was very serious since
there is no other line of work open to
the men,"
Judge Richard Lamson of the va
vapai Superior Court has been named
a member of the board of trustees for
the United States Society, an organi-
zation founded by public spirited citi-
zens to spread knowledge of govern
ment. The society has for its board
of advisers, Calvin Coolidge, Elihu
Root, Owen D. Young, DR.. John Crier
Hibben and Newton D. Baker. Judge
Lamson will assist in organizing the
society's work in Arizona.
Charles A. Mitten, editor of the
Chandler Arizonan, has been re-
by acclamation, president of
the Arizona Newspaper Association.
Other officers elected were William
R. Mathews, publisher of the Arizona
Daily Star, Tucson, first vice-presi-
dent; Columbus Giragi, publisher of
the Holbrook Tribune, second vice
and Sidney Myers, business
of the Arizona Republic,
secretary-treasurer.
During the week of June 13 to is
there will be held under the auspices
Of the Normal University a Rural |
Week. On this occasion it |
is expected that all the rural school