The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-01
Southwestern Briefs


time In New Mexico.
The first projects under the FERA
program for San Miguel county. New
Mexico. have been started The two
projects. the airport and Normal ath-
letic field, were started under the
CWA and will be completed with
FERA funds.
Two Ration students were among
the tweuty-three students recently
honored at Denver University for high
scholarship. They are Charles F. Di
Ilsio. son OF Mr. and Mrs. Joe Di
IIsio. and Alvin NJ Stockton. son OF
Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Stockton.
Arthur r. LaPrade. attorney gen
eral OF Arizona. will deliver the com
mencement address at the Northern
Arizona State Teachers College. Presi-
dent T. J. Tormey has announced on
May IS. Attorney General LaPrade is
an alumnus OF the institution.
Mrs. Estelle Hayes. dean OF girls at
the Carlsbad high school. has been
named director Of social and recre-
ational activities on the summer
faculty OF the Eastern New Mexico
Normal Junior College. She succeeds
Theima Brumett. who resigned.
Gallup's Inter-Tribal Ceremonial
Association has been assured finan-
cial support OF the new city admins
tration. In a motion carried unani
mously. the Ceremonial was voted 81
500 for 1884 from the city gas tax. the
same amount as the city has given the
last two years.
J. r. Waterman OF Captain. y. NJ,
has been selected by the State Tax
Commission TO be director of the state
sales tax. Chief Tax Commissioner
Byron o. Beall. making the announce
ment. said other employees would be
added later when money became avail
able-as yet there is no money for
administration of the sales tax.
DR.. Arthur Olaf Anderson OF Chi
cago has been named TO succeed Prof
otto Luening. resigned. Dean Charles
Fletcher Rogers announced recently,
as head OF the composition department
OF the University OF Arizona school OF
music. Dr. Anderson for many years
was head Of the composition depart
ment Of the American Conservatory
in Chicago.
A United States forest service off.
eial. who would not permit his name
to be used. announced recently in
Flagstaff that the kalbab national for
est and the Tusayan national forest
viii be merged July /. The combined
forests will be known as the Kaibab.
and headquarters will be at Williams.
Headquarters Of the Kaibab are now
at kanab. Utah.
Approval OF a ST $4,000 Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation loan for the
Roosevelt irrigation district. officials
OF the district have announced. viii
permit refinancing OF the project. w.
]. Burns. president. said the govern
ment is taking over the bonds OF the
district on the basis OF 40 cents on
the dollar. with an eventual saving Of
$1,000 600 expected TO result
one Of Tucson's historic buildings,
a small structure of a peculiar pyra-
midlike form. was destroyed by fire
recently. The building was erected in
1871, while Tucson was but a small
adobe village and before the railroad
came. II had at various times housed
the city fire department, the munich
pal government offices. the county
highway department and the first tele-
phone exchange.
Lee S. Evans. president of the New
Mexico Cattle Growers Association.
recently telegraphed New Mexicos
congressional delegation. asking for
their opposition TO House resolution
SlC0, an amendment to the interstate
commerce act. The cattlemen contend
the measure would permit the rail-
roads TO discriminate against shippers
by charging higher rates for short
hauls than for long hauls.
The membership committee OF the
Border intercollegiate conference
turned down applications for confer
ence membership presented by the
Texas School of Mines. West Texas
Teachers College and New Mexico
Normal. The committee indicated II
would look with favor on membership
for the Texas School OF Mines in the
fall of 1895, provided new applica-
tion is presented next spring. and the
school meantime observes fully the
rules and regulations of the confer
ence regarding eligibility.
Considerable concern has been ex-
pressed by middle Rio Grande conserv-
ancy district engineers as to whether
the Rio Grande will supply sufficient
water for irrigation this year in the
middle Rio Grande valley. This sea
son the area must depend on only the
normal flow of the river At this time
Of the year the usual spring rise of the
river is scheduled to start, but as yet
there is no indication of any flood
flow The situation they said emDha.