The Coolidge examiner., 1934-05-04
Southwestern Briefs

on theiT reservation April 80. IL was
decided al n recent Navajo tribal
meeting at Crown Point.
Arthur " Kelley. secretary to the
board OF state Institutions. and W. w.
Lane. Phoenix engineer. became mem
bers of the Arizona Planning Board. a
government agency appointed by Gov.
b B. Moeur
The annual convention OF the Art
roma grand lodge OF the Independent
order OF Odd Fellows opened in Phoe-
nix April Is. Preconvention events
included a meeting OF the Department
Council of Pairiarchs Militant
The Arizona welfare board. in sub
mitting complete accounting Of civil
works administration expenditures to
April /. when the four-month program
ended. announced that s4.56i. .5Ol.76
was spent by the federal government.
Fire In the thick range grass near
Bear Valley. sixteen miles west OF
NoEales and north OF the Mexican
border. was reported recently and CT
william corps workers. headed by Ran
ger A. s. WinEo. were dispatched 10
the scene.
II. n. Hotchkiss. secretary OF Gov
ernor Moeur. has been named state
procurement officer for six OF the Ci.
william Conservation Corps camps in
the state. II was announced In Phoenix
by Conrad l.. Wirth. assistant director.
Washington. d. c.
a pageant depicting the states back
toprosperity strides during the first
year Of the new deal will be staged
in Phoenix May to 12. when the
second annual Arizona food and in
dustrial show and fair is held. A
cross-sectlon OF Arizonas industrial
life viii be displayed.
Robert W. Dickey Of Phoenix. heads
the California. Arizona Cotton Associa-
ton following the election OF officers
at the eleventh annual convention in
Los Angeles other officers chosen
we're william A. West. Los Angeles.
vice president. and d. +. Lowry. Los
Angeles. secrctary-treasurer
only three quarters OF million dol
lars. roughly. remains unexpended or
not obligated In the S6.1S913s allot-
men, TO New Mexico under the several
recovery programs Of highway work.
A set OF figures compiled by the high
way department reveals l02 projects
obligated or completed. with 4.15i men
employed.
Valencia county cattle wintered in
good condition and prospects are for
good calf crop. according 10 Claude
Neafus. formerly inspector for the
New Mexico state sanitary board.
Neafus said feed conditions on Mount
Taylor continued good. but water is
short anil rains are needed TO start
new grass.
Possibilities OF the federal govern
ment rcfinancing several Of the states
largest irrigation projects was seen
in Phoenix recently when Emil
schram. chief OF the irrigation. drain
age and ieyee division OF the Recon
siruction Finance Corporation in
Washington. stopped for an lnvestiga-
tion OF the projects
Twenty-four girl members OF the
home economies club OF the Burke
Navajo Vocational School at Fort Win
gate were thrilled at meeting Cover
nor Hockenhull recently in the COVER
nor's private office. The Navajo stu
dents on the first trip TO the state
capital. spent most OF the day in sight
seeing through the statehouse and
capital
A low bid OF S9.719.44 has been sub
mlited TO the Arizona state highway
department BY the william Pepper
Construction Company and Leo Frost.
Phoenix. for one mile OF work on the
Holbrook-St. Johns sector OF U. S.
Highway 26O. The work calls for
grading. draining and surfacing OF the
route. starting l6.5 miles south OF
holbrook.
Vacations with pay were restored
10 Arizona state highway department
employees at a special meeting OF the
state highway commission in Phoenix.
/ Under the new order employees who
have been with the department more
than one year viii be entitled TO TWEEN
ty-four days vacation and sick leave.
Highway department employees who
took vacations last year did so with
out pay
The finest program ever staged will
be the grand get-together OF the Gees
in the beautiful Verde Valley. at Camp
F39A. Cottonwood, Ariz.. the latter
part OF April, when Capt. Edward viii
liams. camp commander, will be host
TO all CCC enrollees in the five CCC
camps of the Prescott and Coconino
National Forests. 1t is expected that
no less than 1000 men will participate
| In this event.
A uniform traffic code for nine west
ern states was to be worked out in
Phoenix at meeting Of the highway
patrol officials on April 20 and q. ac-
cording TO announcement OF c. r. Nc