The Coolidge examiner., 1934-09-28
Southwestern Briefs

an end to the most disastrous fire sea
son in the history OF the regional
forest office.
Joe Chavez. member OF the Grant.
n. NJ, Union high school faculty. has
resigned to accept position with the
Spanish department OF the University
OF New Mexico.
Arizona state tax commission Off
cials announced that sales tax collec-
tlons during August decreased. while
collections OF the luxury tax increased.
as compared to the previous month.
A party OF eleven men is stationed
in Las Vegas. n. NJ. making "a nation
al geodetic survey OF the vicinity TO
determine precise levels for records
for the United States Department OF
| Commerce
Gallup. New Mexico, taxpayers viii
pay $S9.72S a thousand dollars valua-
tion on their property next year under
the mill levies set down by the state
tax commission. according to County
Assessor Abel Ortega.
Electric lights have been turned on
for the first time at Red River, New
Mexico. Camps have been wired for
electrical service, but the broadcast.
| ing OF electricity by radio will probab,
/ ly not be tried until spring.
Edgar knight Of Albuquerque. execu
! tive secretary OF the New Mexico Fed
Grafton OF Taxpayers Associations. in
a recent address. declared the opening
OF the schools OF the state this fall
had been made possible by enactment
Of the sales tax.
/ Paul y. Murphy, director OF federal
/ transient activities In Arizona, will
organize an S.G00-acre transient camp
at Fort Eustic. Va. Carl Fossette
win take over the duties In Phoenix
during Murphy's absence. which is
TO be three months.
A total Of 431 students enrolled dur.
ing the first two days OF registration
At the New Mexico State College al
Las Cruces. according TO college Off
cIals. OF this number 17s were fresh
men and 255 upper classmen. repre-
senting a large increase over the regis
tratlon last year.
Ten new state highway project,
scheduled for letting in September BY
the New Mexico highway commission
include work which will aggregate
several hundred thousand dollars IN
Curry. Quay. Bernalillo. Colfax. Union
Dona Ana. Valencia. San Juan. Socorro
Harding and Sandoval counties.
More than $4,000 will be spent IL
Arizona In the next few months OF
construction OF new Civilian Conser
walton Corps fourth period camps ant
the conversion OF summer camps intC
barracks. according 10 advices re
ceived in Phoenix from Eighth corps
army area headquarters. Fort San
Houston. Texas.
The J. II. McClintock library. one o.
the most valued records OF Arizona
history, has become a permanent par
OF the Phoenix library department
Through official action OF the city
commission the books. manuscript
and records OF the pioneer Arizoniar
have become a part OF the Phoeni,
public library.
Petrus Cornelius Jacobus Oberholtzel
is making a strong bid this year fol
the honor OF being the student WHIT
has come the farthest distance to Ari
zona University. He arrived from
Pretoria. South Africa. and plans t
continue post graduate studies in agri
culture. majoring in soil chemistry anC
minoring in agronomy.
State and federal entomologisti
have mapped a program for con
certed drive in search of grasshoppel
eggs in the Salt River valley in Ari
zona. The officials seek to determin,
IL possible the number OF egg podi
that have been deposited and from tina
survey make an estimate of the grass
hopper infestation here next year.
Arizona University officials hav,
announced that Lew ID. Oliver, o.
Phoenix, has been named instructor
In social sciences for the coming year
Oliver has brilliant record as stu
dent at the university and after study
ing advanced work in Germany las
year returned to continue studies here
in political science and internationa
law.
Gov. b. 3. Moeur invited the Ma
tional Wool Growers Association L
hold its 1885 convention in Phoenix
He sent letter to F. r. Marshall a.
Salt Lake City. rendering the invita-
tion. Arizona is noted for her hos
pitality and We would very much like
TO entertain your association here mex
year." the governor wrote Marshall
secretary of the association.
i Between $4,000 and 100000 trout
will be placed in Groham mountain
streams this fall. Henry Connolly
representative of the New Mexico
state game department, is making &
survey OF the streams in the mountain
district He is connected with the
Indian Garden hatchery near Paysor
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