The Coolidge examiner., 1935-12-06
Southwestern Briefs


works progress administration, with
headquarters in Roswell, N. M. Tur-
ner is from CarriZozo.
Herman E. Hendrix, Arizona state
superintendent of public instruction,
has been appointed as member Of
the Horace Mann centennial celebra-
tion for 1886.
Woodland Saunders, New Mexico
state bank examiner, sadi recently
that the statement conditions of state
banks shows a large increase in beth
loans and deposits.
Official release in Washington, D.
c., of $750,000 for construction of the
Sabine canyon dam near Tucson has
been announced at the office of Repre-
sentative Isabella Greenway.
The Arizona State Public Welfare
Board has worked out a temporary
program to take up the slack in relief
matters until WPA projects get under
way, it has been announced.
Approval of plans for Arizona high
way projects involving $1,191, 900 in
Works Progress Administrator funds
has been announced by the United
States Bureau of Public Roads.
The Arizona State Health Depart
ment has announced that all birth rec
ords in Arizona the last four years
have been broken with 7,453 births
during the first ten months of 1885.
The University of Arizona has been
notified that the cactus garden en-
tered at the San Diego Exposition by
the Federated Garden Clubs of Ari-
zona, has won first prize for exhibits
in it's class.
The bonded Indebtedness of the
Buckeye water conservation and drain.
age district has been refinanced fol-
lowing receipt of 100000 loan from
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton, according to announcement.
Lumber manufacturers of the Ari-
zona-New Mexico district of the West
ern Pine Association in annual meet
ing at Albuquerque, reported an in
crease in the sale of lumber during
the current year of 200 per cent over
the 1884 volume.
The University of Arizona opened
its winter polo season against Stanford
University in Tucson Thanksgiving
Day. Arizona also has two games
scheduled with the New Mexico Mill
tary Academy, in Tucson on the week
end of Dec. IA.
The Arizona bureau of mines at the
University of Arizona has announced
it would issue new bulletin contain.
ing compilation of Arizonas produc-
tion in metallic and non-metallic min.
erals since the beginning of historic
times in the southwest.
The assessed valuation of New Mex
leo livestock for 1886 will show an ap.
proXimate increase of 20 per cent, ac.
cOrding to Chief State Tax Commits
sioner Byron o. Beall. Last year
Beall said, the average combination
valuation of cattle was $11.54 and
sheep $3.04.
L. E. Prudential. president of the
New Mexico Farm Bureau, has been
advised by Edward O'Neal, president
of the American Farm Bureau Fedora.
ton, of his appointment on the reso.
It1tinnC inh will -,
Chicago Dec. ST., preceding the annual
convention of the organization.
Gila county stood fifth among the
fourteen Arizona counties in produc.
tion of leading metals in 1884, includ
ing gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc
according to an advance summary pre-
pared by c. N. Gerry and Paul Luft
of the United States bureau of mines,
mineral resources, Salt Lake office.
Arizona poultry raisers were saved
$4,000 during the last year as result
Of control of pullorum disease by the
Arizona Improvement Association, ac
cording to Clyde F. Rowe. poultry spe.
cialist for the University of Arizona
agricultural extension service. Rowe
said the program saved $4,000 baby
chicks.
Adj, Gen. Russell Charlton reports
that a horse show stadium is being
constructed at Camp Luna, Las Vegas,
and upwards Of $50 men are being en-
ployed. The stadium will cost about
100000, and will include stables, pad.
docks, steeplechase course and horse
show ring. Gen. Charlton said there
would be no cost to the state of New
Mexico.
Bids on road projects involving ex.
penditure of $133,5 65 were opened
recently by the Arizona State Highway
Department. Low bidders were: Ari-
zona Sand and Rock Company, Phoe-
nix, for widening existing pavement
from Six Points, Phoenix, to Glendale,
and F. B. Shuffleberger, Albuquerque,
for repairing the present bridge over
SoPs Wash near Wickenburg and add
ing two spans.
Deposits in Arizonas state and ma
tional banks showed an increase of
$5, ,468,4 for the four month period
ending Nov l, it was announced by
Supt. of Banks Y. c. White. The rec