The Coolidge examiner., 1934-04-20
Southwestern Briefs

posing the Wheeler Howard bin which
would permit the Indians TO govern
themselves
One contract was tentatively award.
cd and nine others awarded to con.
tractors on the projects offered by the
New Mexico State Highway Commis-
sion at ITS March meeting.
Chief +. ]. House. Jr.. Of the New
Mexico motor patrol. recently received
the citation from the L. s. Flag As.
soclation for his work as The outstand.
ing peace officer in New Mexico.
The federal government has granted
New Mexico $l15.o00 to keep the
schools in communities Of 5000 and
less and In The rural areas. The state
viii probably obtain an additional
grant later. it vas learned
Before. amid and after much ora
tory. the Democrats OF Santa Fe
picked their candidates for mayor and
the four aldermanlc places Mayor
Dave Chavez. called by one speaker
the ABE Lincoln OF the Democrats. :"
was nominated again.
". c. Lcfcbvre VIII replace S. Men.
Johnston as Phoenix city manager as
result OF the latter's resignation. ef.
fecuye April /. Lefebyre was city
engineer. and his duties win be taken
by James Girand. Jr-. with Lefebyre
still acting as consultant
A Supreme Cour, decision in New
Mexico, defining offices and holders
thereof. has disclosed nearly every
employee OF the state Is regarded as
being within the exemptions recently
discovered in the state income tax law
except the man who wrote the opin.
ion
Ancient Indian religious rites
merged with celebration Of the Easter
holiday. found the Yaqui Indians dane.
INK to iom.tom rhythm and the music
OF primitive Indian instruments. in
obseryances that annually draw the
interest Of thousands Of tourists and
ArixOnians.
Gen. Pelham d Glassford. appointed
federal mediator In the labor contro-
yersy between fruit growers and
workers IA the Imperial valley in Ari.
Eona. viii take up his new duties i'm.
mediHtely after the election OF the
salt River Valley Water Users As
Sociation. April 3. be has announced.
Howard Scott. founder and director
OF Technocracy. Inc. spoke before q
large audience In the Union high
school auditorium in Phoenix recently.
using the theories Of tcchnocracy as
the subject for his speech. He
stressed the needs Of permanent re-
coyery system and the monetary pro
gram.
New Mexico win probably arrange
10 pay workmeu'a compensation pre-.
miums on insurance TO protect men en-
rolled In the Ccc camps engaged on
city projects. Governor Hockenhull
has announced. After March 81 these
camps became work relief camps and
the government will no longer pay the
premiums.
Paul Amberg. assistant manager OF
the Bank Of Arizona branch at Flag
staff. will be transferred to Williams
IN the near future. when the Bank OF
Arizona opens a branch there. Am.
berg will manage this bank and f. o.
Messimer. who was manager OF the
Arizona Central bank at Williams for
number OF years. win be assistant
manager.
a total OF $4,000 has already been
loaned 10 home owners In Taos, Union
and Colfax counties by the Home
Owners Loan Corporation. according
10 figures compiled By ". II. Blaine
OF Ration. who is in charge OF this dis
triet. A total of 25O applications for
loans have come into Mr. Blaine's Of
flee. asking for $450.OOO. or an aver
age OF nearly $4,000 for each loan.
An emergency crop loan office has
been opened at Gallup for farmers de-
string loans. According TO the regula-
tons under which the crop loans are
TO be made this year. any farmer who
secures loan must obtain a state
ment from the county production coun.
ell. where one exists. that ne does not
intend TO increase his acreage or pro-
duction in violation OF the agricultural
adjustment administration program.
Coehise county. Arizona. boasts one
OF the few remaining herds OF Texas
longhorn cattle in the southwest. This
is the herd on the Walker ranch in
Sulphur Springs valley. There are
few genuine longhorns remaining in
this country and so interested did the
Arizona Pioneers Historical Society
become in these animals that pictures
were secured to add TO its collection
OF relics at the University Of Arizona.
Arizona appeared a winner in air
mail service. according 10 a telegram
received in Phoenix from Senator Carl
Hayden, member of the postoffice
committee. Senator Hayden said he
had fought for return of the air mali
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