The Coolidge examiner., 1934-11-09

aFt FuToileQ lot Classes IN the UNI
versity.
The population of the Arizona state
penitentiary was reduced seventy four
during the first fifteen days OF Sep
,ember. il was disclosed in report
filed with State Criminologist ]. F.
Mcdonald
Mckinley county. New Mexico. win
receive St4.Ts7.56 in the first distribu.
tion OF the state sales tax. according
10 the state apportionment. San Juan
county received S10.0o2l4 and Yalen-
eia S2O.527.s5.
The Arizona state highway depart.
ment announced that gasoline tax re-
ceIpts during September showed
gain OF sfI.992ss over September.
1888. The September collections this
year amounted to {254.129.0s.
Regular monthly sale OF oil and gas
leases on staie-owned lands at
Santa Re. n. NJ. held on Oct. 10. en-
rlched the state treasury by 3.223.4s.
There were eighteen tracts offered for
sale and every tract was sold.
Because OF increased work. employ.
ces OF the locomotive department OF
the Santa Re railway shops at Albu-
querque have been put on a five-day
week. They have been working four
days n week for more than year.
New Mexico gasoline tax collections
Tor September broke al records when
{3S5.i36.gs was collected. beating the
next highest record month By S7.s63.
according TO figures released by Mrs.
Adolph 7. Hni. gasoline tax collector.
Miss Elizabeth English. who was
graduated from the Gallup. ~ NJ. high
school In May and IL now a freshman
az the University OF New Mexico. is
employed In doing research work for
Dr. Bloom. who is writing a history
OF New Mexico.
Gov b. Il. Moeur. members Of the
Arizona highway department and other
state officials attended a celebration
marking the completion OF the Thomp-
son contract on Z. S. 60. The cere-
monies were held al che Salt River
bridge near Globe. Ariz
About SlI4654.00o has been added
10 farm income as a result OF the
coyn-hog adjustment program Checks
nailed up to Oct. 10 went TO i.249 500
anticipating corn hog raisers and ay.
ragged more than 500 apiece. New
Mexico residents received S1f3.759.
Roy II. Bradley. superintendent OF
construction for the Indian bureau. has
announced that work would start at
once on the construction OF four more
indian day schools in New Mexico and
Arizona at an approximate cost OF
100000.
Construction contract for the third
Of the Phoenix. Ariz.. Public Works
Administration improvement projects.
the city sanitary sewage system extern
sion job. has been awarded by the city
commission TO the Drainage Construc-
tion Company Of California.
Half a million dollars has been dis
tributed TO counties in New Mexico
for schools from the sales tax, accord.
ing 10 Clinton p. Anderson. state treas
urer He explained this was not the
entire income from the tax. but was
The distribution provided by the law.
c. Warren Peterson. widely known
Maricopa county. Arizona. cattleman,
heads the county board OF supervisors
as chairman. following his election by
his two fellow members of the board
He succeeds II. c. Gilbert. who viii
continue as a board member until
January !. 1885.
Contracts for two bridges near Sol
omonYille and grading, draining and
oiling Of 4.2 miles of the Prescott-Je-
rome route have been awarded by the
Arizona state highway commission TO
the William Peper Construction Com
pany. Phoenix. and the Lee Moor Con
struction Company Of FL Paso.
Approximately 300. 1000 New Mexico
sheep and goats have been killed or
shipped under the federal govern
ment's relief program, according toI
Tom Smell. sheep sanitary board sec
retary OF this number 100000 sheep
have been shipped and the remainder
as unfit for use
The Federal Relief Administration
has aided the W.nslow, Ariz.. school
system to the extent OF $6.02S.25 to-
date. T. G. Grieder. superintendent.
announced. Under the direction of
Harcld Maryott and J P Clark. who |
are in charge Of the local office. the /
ERA organization has done much to I
the buildings of the
schools and to put the grounds in
good condition Since May. the ERA
has given the schools 1878 hours OF |
labor. This labo: was paid out of
federal money and the total amounted |
IN ze00C o.