The Coolidge examiner., 1933-09-29
Southwestern Briefs


The New Mexico Corporation Com
mission, on Sept. 1S. held a field day
for persons wishing to obtain permits
to operate motor contract or common
carriers.
President Roosevelt's order Great
ing a market for newly mined gold
created renewed interest in low grade
gold properties north of Congress
Junction, Ariz.
A motorcade left Phoenix and pro-
ceeded to Parker on Sept. 16 to cele-
brate the commencement of work on
the Whipple tunnels of the Metropoli-
tan acqueduct.
Eighty men have begun work on
81 miles of road northwest Of Tomb
stone, Ariz., where an estimated $780,
900 will be spent Oh U. S. Highway so
in construction work.
John N. Bowers, 81 years old, re-
tired attorney, oldest man to pass the
Arizona bar examination, died in
Phoenix He passed the Arizona bar
examination when he was 76 years
old.
The All-Arizona Engineering and
Construction Company of Clifton is
low bidder for construction work on
the Payson-Colcord highway, at s4S,-
4S2.15. The project is 5.24 miles
long.
Ctota Troosrrar Wy NJ Cov ~ A ri
zona announced all state warrants
Registered in February will be paid
Sept 25. He estimated $330,000
worth of warrants were registered
during that month.
Al Miller, cotton statistician in
Arizona for the United States, re-
ported cotton ginning in Maricopa
county for this year prior to Sept. l
was twenty-five bales. There were no
figures available for other counties.
Swollen streams, filled to overflow
ing by hard rains in the Superstition
mountains, broke down retaining
walls in the Roosevelt conservation
district and flooded Gilbert, Ariz., and
10000 acres of the surrounding val
ley.
Three demands of the striking Gal
llup IN. M miners met sympathy
from Governor Arthur Seligman. The
three demands are less severe penalty
for dirty coal, paying for cleaning
rock and elimination of profit on
powder.
Farmers in New Mexico wishing re-
funds of the 6 per cent per gallon
excise tax on gasoline must not use
amy of the black gasoline in any ve-
hicle propelled on the highways, Earl
Irish. chief of the motor patrol, an
nounced.
Abandoning hope of saving the
eyes of Morris Addams, literally
burned out when he tainted on the
desert near Bisbee, AriZ., his physi,
clans concentrated on efforts to check
infection which threatened the scared
sockets and burned flesh Of his face
and body.
The merchants of Las Vegas held
a meeting recently, at the Chamber
of Commerce office, to discuss plans
for a Merchants Fall Festival. II
was decided to change the dates from
Sept. % and % to Oct and 7, be
cause the former dates conflicted
with a Jewish holiday.
Manifest showing where their gaso-
line was purchased, to whom con
signed, and that the gasoline tax has
been paid, must be carried by drivers
Of all gasoline trucks under penalty
of having their conveyance tied up,
Earl Irish, chief of the motor patrol
in New Mexico, announced.
Comptroller Juan Vigil of New
Mexico is writing all justices of the
peace and sheriffs asking them to
keep an accurate record of all fines
remitted to county treasurers. Fines
received by the state treasurer's Of
flee total $21,S two years ago, $40,
997 last year, and only 1854 this
year.
Two men were killed and girl was
severely burned when lightning struck
a wagon in which they were riding
near Mills, N. M. Eloy Gonzales, 21
and Pedro Maestas, 20, were killed
outright by the bolt, and Juanita Seis
18, was knocked unconscious and
badly burned on the head. The horses
pulling the wagon were killed.
The Arizona State Land Board has
voted to retain Land Commissioner
Howard Smith in office, and to rein
state, if he desires to be reinstated
Carroll Hudson as assistant land com
missioner. Hudson was discharged
by Smith several months ago, along
with several other employees. No &C
ton was taken regarding the others
Between the period Aug. Z to Aug
&c the New Mexico newly organized
motor patrol made SO arrests and is
sued 2,348 warnings to motorists. The
first ten days were spent issuing
warnings. The patrol collected, dur