The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-10
Southwestern Briefs

of the Pinal board of supervisors.
The Arizona house passed a bill
granting a two-year moratorium on
mortgages and foreclosures after 200
angry farmers stormed the chamber
demanding relief.
At Flagstaff. Ariz., Governor B. B.
MOeur's support of a proposed bill to
allow taxpayers to work out their
taxes on the highways was asked in
petition signed by 300 residents.
At Mesa. Ariz.. white leghorn hen
owned by Mrs. Clara Robinson laid an
egg measuring six and one-fourth
inches by eight and one-fourth inches
and weighed four and one-fourth
ounces.
Arizona federal'agents led the tenth
prohibition enforcement district in
number of cases during January, it
was reported. New Mexico, Utah,
Colorado and Wyoming are other
states in the district.
Joint complaints of farmers in the
Verde district of Arizona seeking $21,-
451.30 for alleged damages to farm
crops by smoke from the stacks of the
United Verde Extension Mining Com
pany and the United Verde Copper
Company were settled out of court.
An antelope can run at the rate of
thirty-five miles an hour for at least
six miles. NJ. A. MusgTove, game spe-
81 let hn
has determined by airplane and auto
mobile tests in New Mexico. Mus
grove said he raced several of the
animals while making pictures.
The regular examination for county
teachers in New Mexico history and
civics will be held at the office of the
county superintendent of schools on
March %, it is announced. Anyone
interested in taking the examination
is asked to get in touch with the
superintendent office Immediately.
Lion hunts are all in the days work
for w. A. Mullens. New Mexico spe-
cial game warden. He returned after
killing six lions in the Guadalupe
mountains and Immediately was called
to the Shelton ranch to capture lions
that have been stalking deer. The
six he killed in the Guadalupe noun
tains were killing mountain sheep.
Property valued at close to $1,000
600 is placed on the tax rolls of Lea
and Eddy counties by a decision of
Judge NJ. A Otero in District Court
at Santa Fe, N. NJ The decision made
permanent a temporary writ of man
damus obtained by George L. Reese.
Jr.. district attorney of the fifth ju-
dicial district LEA, Eddy and Chaves
counties) against the state tax COM
mission.
Rejecting the interior departments
contract proposing delivery to the
state of Arizona of $500, 900 acre feet
Of water annually from the main
stream of the Colorado river, the Ari-
zona Colorado river commission has
announced it will oppose construction
of diversion dams and the All-Ameri-
can canal until the states rights are
satisfactorily determined and safe
guarded
The New Mexico Tribune, a Scripps-
Howard newspaper. and the Albu-
querque Journal, published by Thomas
NJ. Pepperday, will be published from
the same point, the managements an
nounced. The newly-formed, jointly
owned Albuquerque Publishing Com
pany will have business control of
both newspapers with separate circu-
lation and editorial departments. The
Journal will discontinue its evening
edition.
Several nationally known speakers
have been invited to address the an
Cattle Growers Association to be held
at Tucumcari March 10, 20 and o..
Albert Mitchell, president, announced
The program will be announced as
soon as all details are completed
Many reservations already have been
made and Mitchell predicted a great
number of west Texas cattlemen as
well as New Mexico members will at
tend.
The advisability of using scrip for
currency in Aztec. n. NJ. has been
considered by the Chamber of Com
merce. The proposal was suggested
as a means of stimulating business in
Aztec and in San Juan county. A. G.
Ramsower. president of the Citizens
Bank. was appointed chairman of
committee to investigate the proposal
and report at the next meeting.
Businessmen. townspeople and ranch
ers have been invited 10 attend the
next conference.
H. L. Binnings of Dallas, Tex, has
arrived at Hot Springs, n. NJ, to
make survey determining the feasi-
bility of constructing a municipal
power and light plant. Binnings will
decide whether a municipal plant
could operate at a profit and still sell
electricity for less than the present
private company. Hot Springs al