The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-27
Southwestern Briefs

luClQQeA S@t .-L~sU Tor June, the frSt
month It was in effect. Il was an
nounced by Mrs Anne Thorpe. in
charge
Railroad properties in Arizona were
valued at SS4.1I2.621 by the state tax
commission for 1884 taxation purposes.
The figure. II was said. was decrease
over last year The valuation covers
2.397.9 miles in the states fourteen
counties.
Prescott. Ariz.. will get 1923. 600 in
PWA money with which 70 build a
check dam on the Hassayampa river
and install a new sewage disposal
plant at the earliest date possible. ac-
cording to communication just re-
ceived
Taos county. New Mexico, has been
added 10 the secondary drouth area
and thus ls eligible to apply for farm
credit corporation loans. but does not
come within the primary or emergency
list and does not receive the cattle
drouth aid.
Statistics released by the state tax
commission disclosed a decrease OF
$685. .254 in the assessed valuation
OF producing mines In Arizona. Values
OF producing mines this year were
placed at 81. 2.2sG.33l. as compared with
s75.24I.5s5 year ago.
The forty-eighth annual convention
OF the Arizona Wool Growers Associa.
ton was held In Flagstaff July 10 and
IL. Harry A. Petrie. chief OF the cat.
tie and sheep section. agricultural ad.
justment administration. Washington.
d. C.. was the principal speaker.
Frank A. Roy. pioneer resident in
that community. now has the distinc-
ton OF being founder OF the village OF
Roy. New Mexico. it's treasurer and
marshal Roy. who founded the vii.
lage OF Roy forty-five years ago. has
been named marshal by the village
board.
State veterinarian c. T. Guilfoyle
has announced that the federal gov.
eminent has allotted Arizona $4,000
for bruelliasis disease work for swine
and cattle. II Is expected that a fur.
ther allotment win be made later 10
be used in elimination OF tubercular
cattle.
Five or six packing plants and can
neries may be built in New Mexico
by the FERA TO handle stock and
crop surpluses. II was announced re-
Gently in Santa Fe II is contemplated
TO build a Joint packing plant and
fruit and vegetable cannery at Aibu.
querQue
The Arizona corporation commits.
sion has issued an order ruling that
road contractors in the future may
lease trucks for use in their work
only from owners or lessons OF trucks
who hold an individual permit from
the commission TO operate as motor
carriers.
Bids will be called for one penetra-
tion oiling OF twenty-six miles Of High.
way Sc in Mckinley county. New Mex.
leo. the state road commission an.
nounesd. The contract calls for oil
surfaeing from Guam. end Of the pres.
ent oiled road through Thoreau to the
Valencia county line.
Consolidation OF the regional office
in Phoenix OF the veterans bureau
with the veterans administration hos
piial at Tucson. is not anticipated at
any early date, Reports were received
recently that such consolidation with
transfer Of the regional office TO
Tucson. was contemplated.
Arizona counties will receive ap
proximately 21,5ls,ss5 from the state
for educational purposes during the
l93435 school year, II was announced
by the department OF education. The
money viii come from state leyies
based on $50 per capita school tar
as passed last year by tie state legis.
lature.
New Mexico State Treasurer Clinton
p. Anderson. recently returned from
the Rotary International convention
- 0NN41+Nf nA1 hoS
while there is black balance In the
appropriations account for the first
time since 1926. he does not think
much IL any OF 1t will 90 to institu.
tions whose appropriations were re-
duced.
Appointed by Secretary OF the Inte
rior Ickes on approval OF the national
planning board. his salary and that
OF his immediate staff paid for federal
funds. H. r. DeBoer OF Denver has
been named state planner for New
Mexico and will commence his work
at once. De Boer is in charge OF
similar work in the state of Utah and
will alternate his time. a week here
and week in Salt Lake City.
Construction Of a diversion dam at
Parker, development Of the $40 900 900
Parker-Gila project and the acreage
which should be put into cultivation
in the Paradise-Verde district were
subjects discussed by DR.. ElYood
Mead. United States reclamation com
Hr