The Coolidge examiner., 1932-08-26
Southwest News Items

heavier than the 1882 plates.
The Zuni Indians danced frequently
during July and are continuing their
ceremonials this month. The rains
prayed for came. That does not stop
the dances for the Indians have other
problems and are praying the gods to
smile upon them.
The Phoenix, Ariz., postoffice an
nounces that Miss Helen McNutt has
been commissioned postmaster at
Prescott. She has been acting post
master. 1t also was announced Will
liam Welcker had been commissioned
postmaster at Bowie.
Through c. L. Giragi member of the
Arizona state fair commission, it is
announced that ]. Morris Richards,
editor of the Winslow Daily Mail
since December, 1929, will become
publicity and advertising director for
the 1892 Arizona state fair.
Equalization of educational oppor-
tunities through a one-mill levy for a
state educational fund, is proposed by
the New Mexico Educational Associ-
alton. The state fund will be used
in communities where schools are
poor to better educational facilities.
Bids totalling nearly S1,0OOO0O have
been readvertised for by the state
highway department for road work,
Frank Butt, chairman of the highway
commission, said. Calling for new
bids was necessary to comply with re-
quirments for relief fund spending.
Head men of the Snake clan have
dispatched runners to the Hopi vii
lagos of Arizona designating Hote-
villa and either Shipaulovi or Shu-
mopovi as the pueblos at which the
snake dance will be held. The exact
date is now reported as August 25.
The average cost per pupil for edu.
cation in the Ration, N. NJ, schools
was lower last year than the year
previously, according to the report of
the auditors. which was recently pre-
sented to the board of education. The
average cost per pupil in the year just
ended was $100.27, while the year be-
fore it was $1O7.56.
Negotiations for money to build
roads in Indian country of northwest
ern New Mexico and northeastern
Arizona are progressing rapidly. Supt.
John G. Hunter of Fort Defiance was
in conference with Navajo county of
ficials at Holbrook, Ariz., to secure
approval of a project from the state
line to Orabi, Ariz.
Arizona is rich in semi-precious
stones, according to experts who have
estimated that at least 81 various
kinds of gems can be found in the
state. Many of the stones are of
quality sufficient to give them COM
mercial value. Perfect specimens of
turquoise. amethyst and other types
of semi-precious stones of consider
able value are available.
For the first time on record the
travel figures for the Arizona petri-
fled forest national monument for July
exceeded those of June. This is due
to the fact that always before the Rio
Puerco had been impossible for at
least part of the month, while for the
month of June the river bed has usu.
ally been dry. With the opening of
the new Rio Puerco bridge to all traf-
fic on July 10 an all year connection
is established with U. S. Highway
No. &c.
Additional hospital facilities for
New Mexico veterans are made avail.
able by the opening of the new ST.
250, 900 hospital at albuquerque. The
250-bed institution will be filled at an
early date, it is predicted, although
no more than 20 patients per day will
be received at the beginning. This
new veterans hospital has been
brought to New Mexico largely through
the activity of the American Legion
at Albuquerque, ably assisted by our
congressman in Washington.
Friday, September 80, and Satur-
day, October 1, are the new dates Sc
lected for holding the Union county,
N. M, free fair this fall, is the an.
nouncement of A. c. McElwain, presi.
dent of the free fair association The
change in dates was made after re-
ceiving an announcement from the
State College at Las Cruces to the
effect that the state All congress
would be held on October 21-22, and
that state extension folk would not be
available for judging, Mr.. McElwain
said.
The tentative entertainment pro-
gram for the New Mexico Game Pro-
tective Associations annual conven-
tion, to be held in Las Vegas on Sep
tember s, 6 and z, has been completed
at meeting of the committee of the
local Game Protective Association,
which was attended by State Game
Warden Elliot S. Barker. A fea-
ture number on the program will