The Coolidge examiner., 1934-01-12
Southwestern Briefs

unemployed in the state, according to
the federal unemployment office in
Santa Fe.
Six grants of federal emergency re-
lief funds to five states, totaling ST.
527 900, have been announced by the
federal emergency relief administra-
ton, and includes Arizona, with $780,
900 for unemployment relief
Authentic architectural records of
such historic buildings as the Pueblos
of New Mexico and Arizona, the Span
ish missions of Texas and California
are among those to be sought under
the most recent civil works projects.
OF the United States total Indian
population of 32O,4 ,454 on June 80, 1888,
Colorado had S19, Montana 1888, New
Mexico 34,196 and Wyoming 2,115. The
figures are revealed in the annual re-
port of John Collier, commissioner of
Indian affairs.
Sixty-five teachers will be employed
on projects in New Mexico thus far
approved under the teachers relief
program, according to Mrs. Margaret
Abreu, assistant state superintendent.
The program in all provides for en-
ployment of 100 teachers at $50.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion authorized abandonment of ap-
proximately thirteen miles of railroad
in New Mexico. The Burro Mountain
Railroad Company, Southern Pacific
subsidiary, was permitted to abandon
its road from Burro Mountain Junction
to Tyrone, N. NJ.
The convention of the American Ma
tional Livestock Association in Albu-
QuerQue Jan. IL and IL probably will
bring out a record attendance, F. E.
Mollin of Denver, executive secretary
OF the association, declared in state
ment issued from the headquarters of
the New Mexico Cattle Growers Asso-
citation.
Establishment Of state department
OF publications, which will include the
state magazine, New Mexico, may be
included in call for a special session
of the Legislature, Gov. A. w. Hocken-
hull said recently. The highway de-
paftment has announced that 1t wishes
to be relieved of underwriting losses
of the magazine.
The New Mexico Veterans Council,
in state convention In Albuquerque re-
Gently, formed permanent organiza-
ton, elected Gen. Henry A. Ingalls, of
Roswell president and adopted a num-
Der of resolutions. including one ask
ing New Mexico's senators and con-
gressmen to fight for modification of
the economy act and liberalization OF
veterans compensation laws.
An eight-foot aerial beacon, visible
at distance of rs to 100 miles-the
highest light in Phoenix-has been IL
Illuminated atop the flagpole on the six
teen-story Hotel Westward Ho. The
beacon will serve as glowing land
mark for pilots and passengers on the
night airmail planes on the fair wealth
er route for the westbound ships reach
ing Phoenix at S:37 p. m. and 5 :16
q. N.
Six perfect" babies were abandoned
In Tucson by their coed mothers
Christmas Day, victims of slim bud
get. The University of Arizona's baby
home, where co-eds experimental with
course, was closed because the ex-
pense of milk, nursing bottles, cloth
ing and other laboratory accessories
was too much for the budget. The
co-eds lived with the babies, taking
care of them twenty-four hours a day.
An ordinance placing high taxes
and rigid restrictions on sale of spir-
itous liquors within the city limits,
and intended to prohibit the open bar,
was adopted recently by the Phoenix
city commission. AS an emergency
measure, the ordinance became effec-
tive Immediately. The ordinance for
bids sale of spurious liquors at any
bar or counter, by individual portion.
1t provides for sale of liquor by the
drink only when guests are seated at
tables Of specified height.
Gov. A. w. Hockenhull has named
the state fair board-a board provided
by law but non-existent for many
years To this board he named f. D.
Shufflebarger of Albuquerque (the law
requires one commissioner shall be
from Bernalillo county, but no more);
Coe Howard of Portales, Democratic
floor leader in the Eleventh Legisla-
ture and in charge of New Mexicos
World Fair exhibit and Tri-State Fair
exhibit at Amarillo, and Nathan Sal
mon, Santa Fe theater operator.
Word has been received by L. c.
White, president of the Ration Cham
Der of Commerce, regarding the Red
River postal route, in the form of
letter from the second assistant post
master-general to Senator Cutting.
The letter was forwarded to Mr.. White
by Senator Cuttings office. The let
ter reports that, in consideration of
the large number of protests received
recently against the nIan tn ro11te Red