The Coolidge examiner., 1933-03-31
Southwestern Briefs

named recently by Governor Moeur
held their organization meeting.
The state senate has confirmed
Governor Moeurs appointments to the
Arizona industrial commission. They
are ]. Ney Miles. Miami; Howard
Keener. Tucson. and Carl Holmes,
Phoenix
Elliott Roosevelt. son Of the presi-
dent, and his friend. Ralph Hitchcock,
are en- route to Tucson, Ariz, where
they will be guests of Mrs. John
Greenway, ranch owner The young
men said they plan to find work in
Arizona.
Twenty years of efforts by Kean St.
Charles. aged senator from Mohave
County. TO enact legislation providing
old age pension, materialized when
Gov. B. b. Mocur signed the venerable
solon's bill providing pensions for pio-
neer Arizonans.
Fear that the Arizona ChiIdren's
Home might be forced to close its
doors if funds for it's operation are
not obtained Immediately was ex-
pressed by the executive committee
of the board of directors at a meet
ing in Tucson.
During the month of February as
sistance totalling s26.576 was given
1928 persons in Gila County, Arizona,
by the ella County RFC committee,
according to report made public
by T. H. O'Brien, both state and coun-
ty chairman. This was at a rate of
approximately $3.50 per person.
Gov. B. B. Moeur offered medical
aid and nurses of Arizona to the
Southern California earthquake area.
In telegram to Mayor John c. Por-
ter, Los Angeles, the chief executive
extended to the citizens of that city
and surrounding territory Arizona s
sympathy in this hour of dire need"
campaign to eradicate coyotes in
Dona Ana County has been opened in
Las Cruces following the recent dis
covery of rabies on the Mossman
ranch near Mesquite. Cattlemen have
expressed the fear the disease IL given
a chance TO spread will result in seri-
Gus loss of livestock and possible dan
ger TO human beings.
Freight trains operated as local
freight. regardless of number OF cars
or class of equipment, and trains of
more than forty cars must be manned
by six-man crews after March 10,
1888, the Arizona corporation commits
sion has ordered The order was
handed down in an investigation of
train operating conditions in the state
begun by the commission on it's own
initiative.
The New Mexico state legislature
has passed an emergency banking act.
Senate Bill 245. granting Governor
Arthur Seligman the same author
ity over state banks that is held
by President Roosevelt over national
banks. The measure was introduced
by special message from the COVER
house and was passed under suspen-
sion of rules.
Chandler NJ. Wood director of the
Depositors' Protective Association of
the defunct Arizona Bank. has an
nounced that negotiations for the sale
of the institution, with the resultant
payment of so per cent to depositors,
viii be completed shortly. Passage of
the mortgage moratorium bill by the
eleventh legislature with an amend
ment. excepting loans of defunct
banks, made the tran I'm possible.
Apache County, Arizona, schools
will be kept open throughout the re-
mainder OF the year under plans
reached By the county commissioners
at St. Johns, this week, according to
word reaching Winslow. Expenses of
the Apache schools will be drastically
cut next year. 1t was said Full de-
tails of the program are not yet COM
pleted All schools where Indian pu-
pills attend will be aided by govern
ment funds, 1t was said.
Pinon nuts grown in the Gallup area
are more suitable for commercial
trade because they store better, ac-
cording to K. Pitschner, manager of
the Pinon Nut Co. of Albuquerque.
who is making detailed survey OF
the supply in the southwest. In the
survey he is being aided by the U S.
forest service. Nuts are found in
New Mexico, Arizona. Texas, Colo
rado, Utah, Nevada and California.
the survey has disclosed, but those
in New Mexico. Colorado and Arizona
are best suited to commercial use.
An Arizona wilderness has yielded
what archaeologists believe was the
birthplace of the Apache Indians, the
last tribe of red men in the United
States to be conquered. The ruins of
an ancient city, larger than Pueblo
Bonito, N. NJ, which up to now has
been classified as the most populated
prehistoric center. has been discovered
by DR.. Byron Cummings, dean of arch
eology at the University of Arizona.
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