The Coolidge examiner., 1933-04-07
Southwestern Briefs

Nearly $50 bills were passed by the
eleventh New Mexico legislature, and
of these more than $50 now are laws
on the statute books.
The American Legion of Hot
Springs. N. NJ, contemplates construc-
tion of Hut on Main street, and
land has been purchased therefor.
Volume shipments of lettuce and
peas from Mesa, Ariz., packing sheds
are en- route East, according to local
packers. Peas and lettuce are in good
condition and a substantial crop is
expected.
DR.. NJ. F. Smith has been reelected
president of the Colfax County New
Mexico) Game Protective As 'Gtion
DR.. John w. Farley was elected vice
president for Ration and w. H. Blaine
was named secretary-treasurer
The Arizona house of representa-
tives has accepted the joint conference
committee report recommending a gen.
eral appropriations bill for a levy of
S6,544,0S5. The senate had already
accepted the report
The eleventh New Mexico legisla-
ture whitfield 100000 a year from
state expense and enacted taxes which
on basis of 1882 would raise nearly
million dollars new revenue, accord
ing to State Senator C. F. Vogel
ho frrro AL
coal mines, 1t was learned this week,
with report released by ]. H. Daugh-
erty that property owned by himself,
Harry McKeen and ]. w. Bush, had
sold more than 12O tons of good coal
during the past winter
The Apache county, Arizona, board
Of supervisors have closed the st.
Johns and Round Valley High schools.
The reason for closing resulted from
disagreement between the board of
supervisors and board of trustees over
budgets for the two schools.
State Game Warden w. C. Joyner
announces that more than 1000 pounds
OF non-game fish have been seined
from the Salt and Gila rivers. and
given to unemployed of the valley
The Arizona r. F. c. commission is
getting the fish, jobless men doing the
work
Gen. John ]. Pershing, commander
of the American expeditionary forces
during the World War, is reported by
his physicians to be responding rapid.
ly to a sun and rest treatment. He has
been suffering for more than a year
from throat affliction. He came to
Tucson, Ariz., several weeks ago.
Governor Moeur has been advised
by Forest Rees. Tulsa, Okla, that a
two-month geological survey is to be
made Of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and
New Mexico beginning June Is. He
proposes to make the investigation
of the geological phases in these states
with a crew Of about thirty men.
Cotton brokers at Las Cruces, N. NJ.
have estimated the advance in cotton
prices of SO bale on the market
would mean S135,000 to Mesilla Valley
growers this season. A total of 81 ,OOC
bales were produced under the Ele
phant Butte project last season and
many farmers in the valley are still
holding last years crop.
Planting Of Pima, Ariz., cotton has
started in parts of the south side
Short staple cotton seed will be plant
ed next month. approximately the
same acreage in cotton will be planted
in Maricopa county this spring as last
year. Short staple planting of upland
cotton which was 46,300 acres last
year may be slightly lower.
The beautiful Apache Trail in Ari
zona has been filmed by the Southern
Pacific and Rock Island railroads and
the Chicago Daily News, the picture
all in sound and color, to be shown
at the Chicago Worlds Fair. Camera
men passed through Mesa Thursday
en- route to Roosevelt Dam. Thousands
of visitors at the Century of Progress
| Exposition will witness the picture
which will also include beauty spots
in Salt River valley.
Construction work on the short
route highway to Payson and the great
vacation land in Northern Arizona has
started. Word that Reconstruction
Finance Corporation funds have beer
appropriated for the purpose after
weeks OF delay came as welcome news
to Mesa good road boosters and mem
bers of the Maricopa board of super
visors who have been working tire
lessly to bring about construction oi
this important arterial.
Red River, N. M, the little settle
ment west of E-town, just over the line
in Taos county, is determined to keeI
the school bell ringing for at least
another month, to round out the seven
months of school necessary to give
the children attending credit for a
! years work. Like all other schools in
Taos county, there is no more money
to keep going. Last month, residents
of Red River took up a subscription
to pay the teachers salary. So school