The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-15
Southwestern Briefs

all around band man OF the year in
the Ration high school band.
Miss Perrie Rae Ling OF Jerome.
Ariz.. high school won the title OF
champion high school orator OF Ari-
zona. II was the first time In the
history OF the competition first place
had been won by girl.
The Arizona Highway Department
has called for bids for oiIing OF 1877
miles OF U. s. Highway 60. beginning
near Salome and running east towaro
wiekenburg. and for grading. draining
and oiling the road at Sunshine un-
derpass on U. S. Highway &C. west of
Winslow.
Secretary OF Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace recently completed four.
day trip through New Mexico, with
visits TO the nearby Zuni Indian reser.
vation and Fl MORO National monu.
ment. The secretary was on field
station inspection tour through New
Mexico. Arizona and Texas.
A cabinet member who is close to
the reorganization plan OF the federal
government and who has been a lead.
er in President Roosevelts recovery
movement, secretary OF agriculture.
Henry Agard Wallace. delivered the
annual commencement address at the
University OF Arizona May 80.
Although a few scattered showers
were reported over New Mexico dur
ing the week ending May 22. they
were too local and light TO be OF any
general benefit in breaking drought
conditions. E. l.. Hardy of the govern.
ment weather bureau announced in
his weather and crop condition report.
Protest against the application OF
the Santa Fe railroad TO cease opera.
ton OF -four stub trains between Phoe-
nix and Wickenburg and 20 re-route
I transcontinentai trains Nos. 9 and %.
we're made by Prescott delegation at
T the opening Of the hearing before the
State Corporation Commission In
Phoenix
Approximately zoo students. inelud.
ing thirty OF the graduate school. re
ceiyed degrees at the annual com.
mencement exercises OF the University
OF New Mexico June T. Eleven states
and thirty five cities In New Mexico
we're represented by members OF the
graduating class. The large majority
OF graduates were from Albuquerque
Misses Ann Silva and Elizabeth
weltz. students In ST. Patricks Acad.
emy in Ration. have been awarded half
tuition scholarships for the Institute
Of High School Journalists. TO be held
at Northwestern University during
July High school journalists from
throughout the country win receive
one month OF instruction and training
In journalism.
/ A rich vein or gold ore was re-
ported uncovered recently on the old
Morning Glory mine claim, three and
half miles south OF Hillsboro. n.
NJ, and excitement reigned while
owners OF the vein kept their guns in
readiness. One Of the three prospec-
ltorsowners. Jim Freyler. said the
vein Is eighteen inches wide and will
run between $4,000 and 100000 a
I ton.
Sale OF the old Red Rock and Sill
yer Bell railroad TO the Southwestern
Supply and Equipment Company for
the purpose OF scrapping II and sell
/ ing the material. has been announced
The line runs from the Southern Pa
cific tracks at Red Rock, south OF
Casa Grande to the Silver Bell mine.
| fifteen miles southwest, and with the
mine. was the property OF the Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining Company.
Governor Moeur announced he has
been advised by Representative Isa-
bella Greenway that all OF Arizona
has been declared a drouth area for
the purpose OF feed loans by the farm
credit administration. Previously sew
eral counties had been designated
drouth areas. Mrs. Greenway re-
ported that the limit Of each stock.
man would be $3.50. An effort to get
Limitation OF $500 failed.
A 76-year-old Lordsburg, N. NJ. wom-
an and her three small grandchildren
were burned TO death recently when
their home was destroyed by fire be-
lieyed to have been caused by an oil
I lamp which was left burning in the
/ kitchen during the night. The dead,
their bodies burned beyond recogni-
/ ton, are Mrs. Nicolaso Morales, Jose
Morales, 6; Juanita Galindo, 10, and
the s-year-old daughter of Angel
Aguilar All are Spanish-Americans.
The attorney generals office re-
Gently ruled that the University OF
Arizona cannot legally pay portion
Of the premiums on group insurance
for its faculty members and other EN-.
! ployees. The opinion, written by p
H. Brooks, assistant attorney general.
and delivered to Herman E. Hendrix.
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton, held that such payment would
/ be n mere donation of public moneys
l authorized hxy Iox hin the