The Coolidge examiner., 1934-08-10
Southwestern Briefs

F limited By the Arizona corporation
( commission 10 $1,000 900
I State highway department officials
and representatives Of the federal bu.
reau Of public roads nc; IN los An
geles July g TO discuss Arirona's
F 1855 budget
Sup, C. r. Mcdowell reported TO
Gov. b r. Moeur that s72.2s3 persons
entered Arizona through highway "a
troll stations during the last fiscal
year ended June 90.
S. z DcBocr. Denver landscape
architect. has been selected b. the
state planning board ol New Mexico
70 prepare an outline of !mprot cmcnis
10 be undertaken 10 that state
The state motor vehicle division r.
ported that revenue from the scent
gasoline tar during the fiscal year
ended June 30 showed an incrcaAe Of
- per cent over the previous fiscal
year.
More than 10000 cattle have been
purchased b. the federal government
from livestock growers in AiiSonaE
druurhtstrickcn areas. according TO
c. e. Pickrcu. nel3 director of the
relief program.
Shallow wells and development oi
surfacs water Is Intended under the
department o. agriculture and Arizona
FERA program on Indian reservations.
Forrest s. Parker. Navajo ECW ad.
minls,raiog. has been advised
The national gusFd bureau az wash
inEioa has authorized the encampmcni
this year OF the Arizona national guard
at Fort Alexander II. Tuthill. The eu-
reau allocaied yso. 600 for the cncamp-
mcnt which vill be held from August
II 10 25.
Lester Hankius Of Greeley las been
appointed assistant state supervisor
81 tie Home owners Loan Corpora.
ton Ia New Mexico. he wss graduated
from Greeley high school in 1924 and
later attended Colorado State Teach
ers College
Uniform prices for the purchase Of
cattle under the drought relief pro-
gram ranging from s. to $50 depend
Ing upon the condition and class of
cattle were adopted AZ q conference
q state and federal relief officials IN
Z Albuquerque.
The NogAies. Arizona city council
plans 10 lower the 1884 city tax rate
By budgetlng for interest requirements
only on the city's bonded Indebtedness.
E According TO reports. the city tar rate
win drop from Si.s4 10 81 &C on each
hundred dollars Of assessed valuation.
Preparations are being made now
for the opening Of the annual eucamp-
ment Of the ilith cavalry. staff corps
and department heads. battery A l5sih
! field artillery and the staff quarter.
masters detachment Of the New Mex
/ ico national guard at Camp Luna near
7 Las Vegas.
Construction plans for the caballo
I hydro-elcciric dam IN the Rio Grande
river near Las Cruces are being de-
layed pending ALLEGATION OF an add
iionAl 81. 600 600 necessary for the com.
pIetion Of the high dam" project. ac-
cording to L. NJ. lawson. international
Z boundary commissioner.
The federal government silocated
1 $1,000 10 change the Yuma sewer line
T in an effort 10 prevent pollution Of
T the Colorado river and avert a pos
Y sIhle epidemic. Gov. II. b. Moeur was
advised by Col. Lawrence westbrook
I Of the FERA that droBth relief funds
would be used for the work.
surprise pay day came 20 Com
I pany ! Of the Arizona national guard
recently when checks arrived amount
ing TO s553.6o for services performed
I BY the guardsmen over a year ago IN
the search for the wrecked plane near
winsIow that caused the death OF
Carmel GIragi and Jack Irish.
Entry lists. prizes and rules for the
city and county wide flower show
which will be sponsored by the Ration
4 FEDERATION OF women's Clubs Satur.
/ Jay. August IL. have been announced.
/ Announcement last spring that such
show vas 20 be sponsored was greeted
with great interest by flower lovers Of
4 this locality. and a large number OF
I entries is expected.
+ Work and a warm summer have
4 brought peace to turbulent RIO Arriha
I county. When there Is work there are
no idle hands TO point deadly revolvcrs
and life and love moves smoothly
I Sheriff Carlos Manzanares. who GOV.
ers 5000 square miles OF territory. said
that since the people have state and
( federal Jobs there has been a deci'. 4
4 slackening In the passion killing,
that usually are so prevalent
W S. Patterson OF Santa F.. whose
scout service covers oil and gas de
E velopment in New Mexico, reports that
I San Miguel county is about 10 secure
Z the drilling OF another wild cat" as
the result Of a 200-foot water well in
/ Pecos having developed an oil show
Z ing when IL was cleaned ont. About