The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08
Southwestern Briefs

conferred with Arizona authorities and
Gov. b. B. Moeur on betterment Of
conditions at the state school for boys
at Fort Grant.
The Arizona board OF Iardons and
paroles has formally accepted the res
ignation OF Lin b. Orme. Sr.. chairman
OF the board Mr.. Orme resigned 10
become president Of the Salt River
Valley Water Users Association.
Gallup coal miners have been ad-
vised b. operators OF the five mines
in this area OF wage increases OF 40
cents a day for inside men. 35 for out.
side men. 10 cents n ton for diggers
and per cent increase on dead work.
Resignation OF Mrs John D. W.
Veeder from the board OF regents for
the Las Vegas Normal University was
announced by A. W Hockenhull coin
cident with announcement he had ap.
pointed Charles W. G. Ward o. Las
Vegas TO succeed her.
Two Gallup students at the Univer.
sity OF Arizona have been elected re-
Gently TO important offices in the Ari-
roma chapter OF the Alpha Tau Omega
Fraternity. David J. Jones has been
named vice president OF the organiza-
ton. James Guy. sentinel.
II. L. Royden OF Phoenix. and Mat
tie Jacobsen OF Miami. were low bid
ders on two road projects. Royden
bid S9.506.06 for grading. draining and
olling roadway at the Sunshine under
pass on L. s. Highway 66. sixteen
miles west OF Winslow. Jacobsen bid
sis.s79 for the widening OF .07 OF a
mile OF pavement within the city limits
OF Globe on L. s Highway so and $50.
The Arizona highway commission is
considering the designation OF Nogales
as the southern terminus OF the pro
posed new L. S. highway ST. Since
the commission adopted a resolution
several weeks ago recommending that
the Coronado Trail and a road TO
Douglas from the trail be designated
as U. S. highway 81. there have been.
II was said al the highway department.
many protests.
Streams in New Mexico are all very
low for this time OF the year and
prospects for sufficient irrigation wa.
ter TO 20 through the season are not
good. In some sections there is a
shortage OF irrigation water. Irrigated
crops are In good condition. and be
cause Of the unusual warm spring
weather are far advanced for this
early in the season. Prospects for an
excellent fruit crop continues good
over the state.
Faced with the task OF administer
ing the sales tax for the state. retail
merchants formed the New Mexico
Merchants Association and unani'
mousiy adopted a schedule OF rates on
the tar now In effect at Albuquerque,
Roswell and other cities. Morris Oson.
chairman OF the organization. and c.
H. Restow. assistant secretary OF the
Albuquerque Chamber OF Commerce.
was named secretary.
II the plan OF allocating the 30 mills
tax money advocated by Byron o. Beal
state tar chairman. is followed. IL viii
seriously impair public health work
in New Mexico. according TO DR.. j. r.
carp. state director OF public health.
ALLEGATION advocated by Beali would
give the schools six mills, state five
mills. municipalities four mills and
would include all county levies within
the present five mill limit allowed for
general county purposes.
Fred McAlpin of Kingman was
elected governor OF the forty-third dis
trict Rotary International. comprising
Arizona and Needles. Calf. at the
closing session OF the annual district
conference at Flagstaff. The confer
ence adopted a resolution that the for
ty-third district nominate Karl Bar.
field. retiring district governor. for
election 10 the board OF directors OF
Rotary International at the convention
TO be held at Detroit in June.
A bronze tablet placed at Lookout
Point, Yarnell Hill. honoring the late
Charles C. Small. former deputy state
highway engineer and sometimes
called ''the father Of Arizona high
ways" has been stolen. according TO
Earl " Miller. president Of the Ari-
zona section, American Society OF Civil
Engineers. The IS by 24-inch tablet,
which carried bas-relief OF the late
engineer. was formally placed and
dedicated last November II by the
engineers group.
First copies of Arizona in Litera-
ture." by Mary G. Boyer, went on sale
at book stores and were received by
subscribers in Flagstaff recently. The
volume, according TO the publishers.
should enjoy wide sale. According
to Miss Boyer, the book is the only
compilation Of material restricted to
one state. Running to a little short
OF 600 pages. it includes fiction, biog-
raphy. humor. folklore. and criticism