The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20
Southwestern Briefs

director William l. Austin OF the
Q. s. bureau OF census. announced
that Arizona Wholesale establishments
during 1888 had net sales OF s4s.7si.
600 and disseminated 81. 6sS 900 in pay
rolls.
fifty thousand men Will be added
10 the civilian conservation corps in
July as part of the governments
( 1926 100000 drought relief program.
Recruiting will take place In twenty.
two states in the drought areas.
Amount OF work TO be done on U. S.
Highway Sc. in New Mexico. during
the coming fiscal year. will depend
I entirely on federal rules and regula.
tions. according 10 G. d. Macy, high
way engineer.
( The Wheeler.Howard bill on Indian
rights. carrying an amendment rescind-
ing the withdrawal order on the Pa
pago Indian reservation west Of
/ Tuscon. issued in 1882. has been signed
by President Roosevelt.
7 Institutions. except the state penl-
T tentiary and Las Vegas. New Mexico.
insane asylum. will have another 10
/ per cent less the next fiscal year. the
state board OF finance decided as It
F forecast sharp falling off in tax col
E lections.
The attorney generals Office has
ruled that hides OF cattle purchased
and destroyed By the federal govern
ment in Arizona drought areas must be
examined by livestock sanitary board
F inspectors and an inspection fee paid
on them.
Gov. =. b. Moeur has announced
F that stockmen could move their cattle
+ by truck to slaughter houses instead
OF driving them In herds. The cattle
are being purchased by the govern.
mout to alleviate drouth conditions In
Arizona
The Ration American Legion drum
and bugle corps accepted the invita-
I ton Of the Colorado department OF
i the Disabled American Veterans OF the
World War and we're guests at the
F ID. A. V national convention in Colo
rado Springs July II.
The Fort Defiance road surfaclng
I project was let by the New Mexico
state highway department to Brown
Brothers Of FL Paso. Texas. for s22. .23e.
I Six other projects were also let. com
Z pleting the highway departments pro.
gram for this fiscal year.
Florence NJ. Warner. federal emer.
+ gency relief administrator for Arizona.
7 has announced that 100000 viii be
spent on relief work In Arizona during
+ July. or this amount. she said. S601.-
l25 viii be provided by the federal
government and about 100000 by the
state.
I The Arizona state highway commits
sion decided Il would seek approval Of
( It's entire budget by the bureau OF
+ public roads and build as much as
F possible Of the program outlined with
( funds available during the coming
fiscal year and carry over projects.
which cannot be built this year. into
+ the next budget.
+ Labor unions protested TO Washing
ton against a proposed CCC camp at
Albuquerque Of 10 men for nine
months. as asked by the city commits
sion. 10 work on conseryancy beach.
/ Asked that the project be under FERA
to employ local persons. ut the city
/ commission said only hope for project
was to have II CCC.
/ II Is unlikely Arizona viii have 10
pay any cotton tax. according to p II.
Rose. director OF the governments cot
ton reduction program In the state.
He explained there Wac some mlsun-
derstanding concerning the amount OF
cotton which win be tax exempt, but
he indicated this would not be less
than the total crop grown.
The Northern Arizona Republican
Club completed its organization at a
meeting in Flagstaff recently. which
was well attended. and elected the
I following officers: John Mcintyre,
Cottonwood. PRESIDENT W. s. Beard.
Flagstaff. first vice president: J. J..
Shannon, Ashfork. second vice presi-
dent; Fred W. Moore. Flagstaff, sec
retary
Governors Of eleven western states
were appointed as honorary members
OF the Western States Highway Patrol
and State Police Association. The
states represented are: Arizona, Wyo-
ming. Texas. Utah. Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho. Nevada. California. New
Mexico and Colorado. The appoint.
ments were made by Supt. C. r. Nc
Dowell OF the Arizona highway patrol,
who is president of the Western States
| Association.
The federal drouth relief program is
under way in New Mexico with the
buying Of cattle for shipment and kill
ing OF livestock unfit for human con-
sumption in several counties. Thirty
five veterinarians have been added
temporarily TO the inspectors staff OF
the United States Bureau of Animal
Industry in New Mexico and Arizona,
to help select cattle for condemnation,