The Coolidge examiner., 1934-12-14
Southwestern Briefs

Esther Brddock. OF Prescott. and chose
Globe as the 1885 convention city.
With actual construction work in
sight on the University of New Mex
ico's new s250.O00 administration
building. additional class room space.
now needed AZ that institution. is as
sured for next fall.
4 federal aid sewing project, which
VIII give employment to fifty women
/ from the relief rolls and furnish win
ter clothing for many needy families
in San Miguel county. has been inaug.
urated in Las Vegas. y. NJ.
Verne Hedge OF Lincoln. Neb., was
elected master builder OF Hiram In.
ternational al the annual convention
OF the organization in Mesa, Ariz. Sc
lection OF the 1885 convention city was
left TO the governing board.
Representatives OF wool growers
and cattle mems associations have
asked the New Mexico State Tax Com
mission 10 reduce livestock valuations.
The request was made at hearing
to determine the assessment
Governor-elect Clyde Tingley has
added the name OF A. W. Cameron OF
Cameron, n. NJ. president OF the New
Mexico Farm Holiday Association. to
the legallegislatiye boards sub-com-
mittee on livestock and agriculture.
brought into the New Mexico land Of
flee S1.064.2419s for the first ten
months this year. according to F. S.
Donnell. including Ss20.653.94 in ren.
tails and fees and s443. .5ss04 in royal.
ties.
Members OF tho University OF Arr
Eona College OF Mines faculty and the
entire senior class In civil engineer
ing went TO Phoenix recently TO at
tend the meeting OF the Arizona chap
ter. American Society OF Civil Engi.
neers.
Treatment with acid resulted In the
completion OF a forty-barrel flowing
wildcat well OF high gravity crude and
apparently opens up a shallow oil
field with production in the lime at
q point nine miles southeast OF Carls-
bad, ~ NJ
First cars of lettuce from the Ari-
zonA fall crop have been shipped from
Eloy. Cutting has been started and
cars have been ordered for the load
ing sheds in the various districts
There are 1.720 acres in lettuce in the
Eloy district
The work on the addition TO Miners
Hospital. in Ration. FERA project in
which approximately $4,000 viii be
spent. 10 rapidly nearing completion.
The building will be ready for occu-
pancy shortly after the first OF the
year.
CHASTITY tales OF an Apache raid on
a wagon train sixty.five years ago has
emerged from Arizona legend TO con-
front the Maricopa county attorneys
office in a claim against the United
States government for gss.000 and ac-
crued interest.
One record oil well completion was
scored IN the Jalco pool and a second
oil well was brought in in the Eunice
field. while nine tests started In the
Lea and Eddy county fields OF south.
eastern New Mexico. according to re-
ports from Loyington, N. NJ.
LAxity OF enforcement OF state
liquor laws has brought about de-
n0uncement OF the repeal effects on
Arizona and started concerted drive
throughout the state TO have local
option" bill presented In the next ses-
sion OF the Legislature.
Seventy carloads Of cattle purchased
In New Mexico by the government are
being branded In Lordsburg and
shipped through the port Of entry al
Nogales, Ariz.. TO Sonora. Mexico. for
feeding. The cattle will be returned
as needed for relief purposes.
At a meeting OF high school princi.
pals of Arizona, held in conjunction
with the annual meeting OF the Ari.
Zona Education Association in Phoe-
nix. it was decided to effect q perma-
nent organization OF high school prin-
cipals to be affiliated with the asso-
citation.
Lin B. Orme. president of the Salt
River Valley Water Users Associa-
don, has announced that the organi-
Iation's formal application for refi-
aancing $13, 3,351 900 of the associations
bonded debt has been filed with the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation in
Washington.
Business made strides in Arizona
during the past ten months. accord
ing to the report OF the banks show
ing their condition October II. AS
compared to reports from the institu-
tions. December 20, 1888, deposits In
the banks OF the state show an In
crease OF s5,533,944.5S.
George L. Hess. widely known en-
gineer, former Colorado educator. in
yentor and special Reconstruction Fl
nance Corporation representative for
five western states, died in Albuquer-
mia racenfly following uina xveoka of