The Coolidge examiner., 1935-10-04
Southwestern Briefs

Y A4 AAA444fAA NAH4AH&o iAAu. Nl4ll man.
The State Department OF Education
has announced there would be no
statewide achievement tests in Ari-
zona schools this year.
All records for enrolment al New
Mexico State College have been bro
ken with late registrations probably
bringing the total close TO $50 mark.
Dr. James F. Zimmerman. president
OF the University OF New Mexico. has
announced that be will not consider
any offer TO accept the presidency Of
the University ot Montana
August shipments OF cattle from
New Mexico totaled 1859 or about
1000 more than the previous month.
according 10 W A. Naylor. secretary
OF the state Cattle Sanitary Board.
a low bid OF S92.SS47S vas sub
mitled BY the Lee Moor Construction
Company 20 the Arizona State High.
way Department for oiling 23.6 miles
Of L. S. Highway Sc between Ashfork
and kinEmEn
Harman and Michaels OF Chicago
has been awarded the contract for
junking Of the Santa Re railroad line
from Ration 10 Des Moines, ~ NJ. The
Interstate Commerce Commission mp
proved abandonment OF the forty five.
mile line
With the New Mexico crop zone OF
the largest 10 years with an excep-
tICnRlly high percentage OF lambs.
Thomas Snen. secretary OF the State
Sheep Sanitary Board. predicted New
Mexico sheepmen have the first IA
vorable year since 1880 in prospect.
Assistant Attorney General f. +.
Chase OF New Mexico has ruled that
any unexpended balance in the dis.
trict health officers fund may be car
ried forward into the subsequent fis.
cal year for purposes OF the health act
and should not revert to the states
general fund
Another s3s4.o0 has been approved
BY the President for allotment to New
Mexico for works progress administra.
tion projects. To this sum has been
added S99.eSS pledged by the various
sponsors OF projects in the program
submitted by Lea Rowland. WPA di.
rector for New Mexico.
The federal emergency relief ad-
minlstration extended Sls.6i512S in
New Mexico between May %. 1888.
and Agg 81. 1885. It has been an
nounced by State WPA Director Lea
Rowland. Rowland said the report
showed this state among the lowest in
administrative costs.
Or " W Peter. medical director
FOR the Navajo area in New Mexico.
has been detailed for three months
work with health officers OF southern
states. BY arrangement between In.
dian Commissioner John Collier and
ne julius RoBenwald fund OF Chicago.
IL has been announced.
The federal government Is trans
terring four agents In the alcohol tax
unit Of the Internal Revenue Depart
msut tn Arizona 10 new posts They
are William A. Dean. TO New Orleans
Ben II. BuHer to Cincinnati. r. +
Lefors. 70 81. Paul. and Henry Hays
OF Tucson. 10 Louisville.
Special election for the separation
OF Cochise county. Ariz.. into two coun
gies appears likely with the obtain
ing OF the necessary 1000 signatures
for such balloiing Supporters OF the
move said. however. they would obtain
400 more names 10 forestall effects
Of any being stricken from the list
With the twofold object OF bringing
into northern New Mexico one OF the
greatest conventions OF the state and
10 emphasize the importance of the
livestock industry, especially in its
complete revival. every effort will be
made By the city OF Ration TO secure
the 1887 convention OF the New Mex
leo Cattle Growers Association.
For the first time in twenty-three
years hunters will be permitted to kill
elk IN Arizona this year The State
Fish and Game Commission has an
nounced fifteen-day open season be
tween Nov. and Nov. Is. Not since
statehood has such season on elk
been allowed. The state-conducted
hunt viii be held in Sitgreayes Ma
tional forest, in Coconino and Navajo
counties. where roam most OF Ari.
zona's 5000 elk.
DIR. Robert a. Greene, assistant pro
fessor OF bacteriology In the Univer.
sity OF Arizona. was appointed direc.
tor OF the state laboratory at q recent
meeting in Tucson OF the university
board OF regents. He succeeds Miss
Jane Rider. who has resigned to be-
come state director OF womens WORK
under the WPA. Greene holds de-
grees from the Universities OF Arkan-
sas and Oklahoma. and received doc
tors degree from the University OF
Arizona in 1893.
Discoveries which may allow Uni
yersity of Arizona archaeologists TO
carry the dates of the Kinishba ruin
near Fort Apache in northern Arizona
TO an earlier date than already estab
lished for the ruin as 1860 and pos
sibly TO pre-date the Hopi Indian
"kiya' or ceremonial chamber, have
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