The Coolidge examiner., 1934-12-07
Southwestern Briefs

al Dub ApaCuea OF FOIl ApaChe. AflL.s
according to John Collier. u. S. Com.
missioner OF Indian affairs.
Padding OF freshmen students. "a
1894 adaptation OF the Joan OF Arc
whipping post" has been abandoned
at the University OF Arizona.
The Arizona Association Of CONNER
cial Secretaries held It's annual CON
ference in Phoenix. November &c. in
connection with the annual meeting OF
the Arizona State Chamber OF Com
mercc.
Arizona State Veterinarian c. T.
Guiltoyle announced recently that the
federal government has allocated
$7.T00 for expenses and indemnity pur-
poses in eradIcatiug Bangs disease in
dairy cattle.
With the closing OF it's twelfth an
nual convention in Roswell. the New
Mexico congress Of parents and teach
ers selected Ration for its 1885 con.
venuon center. and adopted number
OF resolutions
The greater portion OF New Mexico
is still urgently in need OF rain, &C.
cordlng 70 Erie L. Hardy, meteorol.
ogist, In his weather summary and
crop and range report for the week
ending November 13.
Arthur W. Brandt. commissioner of
highways OF New York. was elected
president OF the American Association
Of Highway Officials at the conclud-
ing session Of the twentieth annual
convention In Santa Fe.
The Arizona state highway depart
ment has called bids for widening OF
a concrete bridge within the limits OF
Miami. The bids win be opened Dec.
6. The project, for which $500 has
been budgeted. Is on the MlamiGlobe
highway.
A sharp increase in checking trans
actions over the state was shown dur
ing October compared to the preced-
ing month. according 10 the Arizona
Chamber Of Commerce. The October
total was s{s.049. 1923. against $685..
242.3s2.7s for September.
The Arizona tax commission adopted
a regulation making the sales tax rate
OF - per cent applicable to taxable
personal property shipped into the
state when tests are made OF the prop
erty within Arizona before final ac-
ceptance by the purchaser.
Phil NJ. Clark. for the past four
years a trustee OF the Tucson school
district has resigned and Prof. Harold
c. Schwalen. Of the University Of
Arizona faculty. vas appointed by Mrs.
Constance F. Smith. county school
superintendent. TO succeed him.
The Arizona department OF educa.
ton has announced that the Michigan
College OF Mining is offering scholar.
ship TO one Arizonan TO be selected
BY the department. The scholarship
provides for the marticulation and
tuition fees OF s75 for the four-year
course.
After a delay OF eighteen months.
four federal oil permits totaling 10000
acres have been issued TO c. ]. Dex-
ter and the Repollo oil Co, It was
announced In Artesia. n. NJ. recently
These permits are located between
the Grayburg and Jackson oil pools In
eastern Eddy county.
II. r. Walters. chief OF the U. s.
reclamation bureau at Denver. Colo,
advised the Salt River Valley Water
Users Association that two engineers
viii be sent 10 Phoenix soon to begin
preliminary surveys In connection
with the ASSOCIATIONS application for
a $6,000,00O PWA loan.
A total OF 22e sheep and goats were
butchered recently for needy families
in the Grant area. II was announced
al the FERA office in Grant. FERA
activity includes the placing OF twelve
to fifteen milk cows with relief fam
ilies in this vicinity. The cows will
be placed as capital goods.
The state OF New Mexico took con.
siderable OF stride forward recently
along tourist-bringing publicity lines
when John Murphy called to order the
meeting in Albuquerque of a group
Of thirty odd patriotic citizens from
all parts of the state for the purpose
Of organizing a New Mexico Develop
ment League.
Despite the fact that field crops in
New Mexico this year were the small
est on record. they had the advantage
Of excellent weather during October
for maturing. according to Fred Dan.
iels. agricultural statistician, in a re.
cent crop report The harvesting of
corn, grain sorghums. broomcorn and
feed crops has been completed.
Belen, New Mexico. celebrated the
dedication Of the Anna Becker park
with Armistice ceremonies. The new
park was made possible by the dona-
ton of the land by L. c. Becker, sup
plying Of labor by the FERA, and
participation by practically every or
ganization in Belen. 1t is named for
the late Mrs. Anna Becker. mother
Of the doner Of the ground. and well