The Coolidge examiner., 1935-05-17
Southwestern Briefs

American Association Tor the Advance
meat ot scisnc. will meet in the
spring Of 1885 in Flagstaff. Arir
Dr. D. D. Northrup. OF Phoenix. vas
elected president Of the AriEona Asso-
citation Of optometgists at the annual
convention OF the society held IN
Tucson.
Births to Arizona In March exceeded
tho deaths By thirty one. according to
report issued By the state board Of
health. which disclosed SO births and
SOS deaths for the month.
stockmen and governmental Off
cials of New Mexico and Colorado viii
meet At Albuquerque In the near fl-
tgre to consider the proposed exten-
sion % the Navajo reservation.
The fourth quarterly apportlonment
Of Arizona state school funds. amount
inE TO $3.50 o02 %. was made to the
fourteen counties recently BY the
state department o. education
Jack C. Norred Phoenix. Was elected
state department commander Of the
Veterans OF Foreign Wars at the or
EaniEaiion's annual convention in
Phoenix Ho succeeds David K. Bow.
man. Yuma.
a higher sales tax. covering u larger
number Ok items. became effective IN
Arizona May I. The increased sales
tax viii boost the amount paid annu-
ally by AriEonans 81 GOO 900 10 $1,000.
600. II was estimated
The Ncw Mexico state cattle sani-
iary board reelected Walter A. Naylor
as secretary and decided not 10 make
any changes in the present staff Of
twenty four inspectors NJ their recent
organization meeting ia Albuquerque.
The Arizona Lumber and Timber
Company has purchased l3.000.0 900 feet
% standing pine in the Woods Spring
district. twenty five miles Soutbeas, Of
Flagstaff. from the federal govern
ment. according to recent announce
ment
Miss Billie Tober OF Santa Re vas
elected president OF the New Mexico
Federation Of business and Profes-
sional womcns Clubs a, the twelfth
annual convention held in Las Cruces.
and Gallup will be the convention city
FOR 1885.
Under n.w plans for relief. the New
Mexico county examinations are pat
termed after the state relief Hetup. each
county having It's own administrator
and social worker and staff. II was
learned al FERA headquarters in
Santa Re.
Dr. j. ". Diefendorf. chairman Of
the North Central Association Com
mittoe of hlgh schools for Nsw Mex.
ico. has informed Superintendent =.
a. Lynn that the las Cruces Union
High School has again been approved
by the association.
Walter G. Atweli. assistant engineer
OF the national parks service. has an.
nounced that approximately $4,000
sin be- expended in Improvements. ex-
elusive OF roads al Sunset Crater.
Walnut Canyon and Wupatki National
Monuments. In Arizona
The state department of education
wants TO know where the frat high
school in Arizona vas established. The
department Is seeking histories OF all
high schools in Arizona in commem
Grafton Of ,he establishment OF high
schools In the nation. The fist high
school law In Arizona Was enacted In
1895.
The Pacific Student Presidents AS
sociation viii hold It's annual conyen-
ton in Tempe. Ariz.. May % TO 90.
Among the colleges TO be represented
are the University Of Southern Cali
fornia. the University OF California at
Berkeley and the University Of Cali.
fornia at Los Angeles. and the College
Of Puget Sound.
o. S. Greaser. Of Tucumcari. Quay
county state representative. was elect
I'd president OF the Highway 81 Asso-
citation formed recently at Tucumcari.
The annual spring sheep drive from
the salt River Valley to the summer
ranges Of northern Arizona is under
way. II IS estimate 100000 sheep are
included in the move.
Marking the fifth annual display of
It's kind. the Graphic Arts Exhibit OF
the Phoenix Club OF Printing House
Craftsmen was held recently in Phoe-
nix. Four-color process plates. half
tone cuts. line engrayings. linoleum
block work. special printing work, a
bookbinding display. photographs and
other displays related to printing and
the graphic arts are featured all the
products OF Arizona craftsmen.
Success will be the reward in fight
against heavy odds when Albert Con-
zales, blind student at the New Mex
leo State College. Las Cruces. is grant
ed a degree al the Commencement
Exercises this month. Handicapped by
loss Of his eyesight from an injury in
4 Citizens Military Training Camp.
Gonzales determined TO get a full col
lege education rather than merely at
tend a school for the blind His ef-
forts win be rewarded when he re-