The Coolidge examiner., 1934-12-21
Southwestern Briefs

was - years old.
Fire December 5 destroyed an entire
block uf business buildings in Las
Cruces. New Mexico. Damage was estl-
mated al more than 100000.
Development in the san Juan Basin
OH field. which has been taking q nap
Tor the past two months. is once again
showing signs OF activity.
John Bingham. state bank examiner.
has resigned. 20 take a place In the
field division OF the federal housing ad-
minlstratlon. with headquarters in
Santa Re.
New Mexico uniysrslty's new admin
lstration building. 10 cost s175.497.
largest project in history OF the IN
stluHon. wlll be completed before
next winter.
To make the building more conven-
TENT and modern. plumbing works are
being installed In the Grenvllle. New
Mexico. high school building. with
FERA workers doing the work.
Concluding a tonyear campaign by
Ration. New Mexico. business men.
bids have been opened for remodolllng
tho Ration postoffice 10 include space
FOR federal court rooms and offices.
The federal emergency relief admin.
istration has allotted Sef5..65 TO New
Mexico for December relief Officials
said the state probably would receive
another 100000 for cattle purchases.
As the resul, % steadily rising mar
ket prices. bean growers in Coconlno
county. Arizona. viii profit 90 the ex-
tent Of Sii5.o0o from the sale Of this
years crop. 81; was estimated by C. O.
Tucker. agricultural agent
Although there have bccn over 800
fires during the past summer n the
Coconlno forest, quick action by rang.
ers prevented any extensive losses. ac.
cording 20 r. c. Miller. forest super
visor. Probably not more than 1000
acres were burned. he said
The federal emergency educational
program in Arizona has employed eos
teachers drawing federal funds Of Sc
s0TIs monthly. State superintendent
Edward o'Reilly reported recently 10
Herman T. Hendrix. state superintend-
eni OF public instruction.
Major General Leon b. KRONER.
chief OF cavalry Of the United States
army. recently inspected the troops Of
the University OF Arizona Il. o. r. G.
corps as they drilled under tho dlrec-
ton Of Colonel A. ". Holderness and
Cadet Colonel Charles NJ. Cochran.
II was announced in Tucson recent.
iy that publication Of the Arizona His
torieal Review" a quarterly magazine
dedicated 20 the preservation OF Ari.
Kona'a history. would be resumed Janu.
AIRY 1. In tho future. the magazine viii
be an official publication OF the Uni.
versity OF Arizona.
Alfredo r. Martinez. county treas
urer's office. Las Vegas. New Mexico.
IL the authorized representative in san
Miguel county for the new cooperative
farm credit organization. the Springer
Production Credi, Association. and Is
assisting farmers and stockmen ia pre-
pairing the necessary papers 70 apply
for loans.
Goyernor-eleet Clyde Tingiey OF
New Mexico urges the establishment
Of federal emergency relief administra-
tion schools for farmers. lie suggest
ed the establishment Of night schools
In farming communities 10 give in
struction in farming methods. rural
economies. cooperative marketing and
similar problems.
The last OF the sheep trailed down
TO their desert winter ranges when
the Sawyer and Otondo sheep Com
pany moved $500 sheep from south
west to Winslow approximately 2O0.-
600 sheep are moved semiannually
from their summer ranges 10 the win
ter ones. according 10 f. G. Miller.
Coconino national forest supervisor.
Opportunity Is being offered by the
Normal University in New Mexico.
through the FERA. to two groups OF
students. those who have not finished
high school and those who wish 20
make college entrance credit by cor
respondence and those who have
graduated from high school but are
unable 10 attend college.
The University OF Arizona's Gold
Placer Course. which opened at the
Prescott transient camp November /,
has been brought 10 a close, when
members OF the class had an oppor-
tunity TO have their gold cleaned for
sale or souvenir purposes. The total
enrolment for the thirty-day period
included 1872 transients and number
OF residents Of Prescott and vicinity.
The eastbound mail plane is again
stopping at Douglas. Ariz. The new
schedule calls for shorter stops at
Phoenix, Tucson. FL Paso and Big
Springs. Texas. by the ships and in
stead of being on the ground eight or
ten minutes they are scheduled to land
and take off within the period of five
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