The Coolidge examiner., 1935-03-29
Southwestern Briefs

NeH Mexico Relief Administration -
plan for statewide photography Of
relief work.
F Dudley Frank. Washington repre-
sentative OF the FERA. has been
named director Of the FERA in New
Mexico. The appointment vas made
BY the governor
New stables and repairs TO armories
al ever the state are planned with the
SO GOO appropriation made available
70 the national guard. according 10
Gen r C. Charlton. ad,utant general.
NJ r. Tillotsou. superintendent OF
Grand Canyon National PARK. said the
heretofore inaccessible Gear Greek 10
Grand Canyon wiil b. orsn 70 anglers
NJ the beginning OF tho :rnut season
June ].
+ MRrlcopa county. Arizona. merchants
paid sales taxes amounting 10 $50 .35s- ?
- on taxable sales in January. accord.
lng TO a statement issued by A. l..
Frees. director OF the Isles tax de.
( parimsni
A PWA grant OF si7.7ss for the
state hospital al Las veEAs hAs been
authorized by Administrator Harold l..
tckcs. according {. a telegram 10 Gov
ernor Clyde Tlngiey from Hiram Dow.
president Of the board.
The Las Vegas National Guard
Armory will be repaired extensively
with the use Of 81. 500 allotted from the
$50 600 appropriated for the New Mex
+ leo National Guard. according TO l. @.
Fran;E. captain Of Company r.
Frank J. wesnor. newly appointed
( postmaster for the Las Vegas office.
has received his commission and taken
office. according 20 announcement
made by posiofiice officials. Approval
OF bis appointment By Cngress was
made several weeks ago.
with summer months approaching
northern Arizona Is making prepara'
tlons 10 greet visitors who annually
come TO this land Of the great out
doors The winter season IN southern
Arizona saw a 100 per cent increase
IN summer visitors over last year.
Henry ] suder. supervisor Of the
agricultural census In the first dis
trlct Of Arizona. comprising five
northern counties. has announced that
the number of farms in Apache county
has increased i.i05 since April l.
1880. There now are 2.549 farms in
the county.
Prospects are good for obtaining
s7s. 0oo from the var department for
construction AZ Camp Maximlllanc
Luna. near las Vegas. IL has been an
nounced b. Gen r. {. Charlton. ad-I
jutant general The money is con
,egnpla,ed for new mess balls. storage
rooms and repairs.
with a number of the most vital
problems the livestock industry has
ever faced coming up FOR discussion
ai the annual joint convention of the
two state associations In Roswell
March % 2s. presidents OF both orEanE
zatlons are urging the filles, possible
attendance.
Two buildings. an FERA warehouse
and a pool hall owned by Abelino
Lacero. on the main street OF Ber
nallllo. New Mexico. were destroyed
b. recent fire which threatened an
entire business block before Il was.
brought under control b. the aid OF
the Albuquerque fire fighters.
The Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion to-day extended until Jan !. 1885.
the time IN which the Elkhart and
Santa Fe Railway Company shall
complete construction OF the lines OF
railroad il proposes TO build in cimar.
ron county. Okla. and Union and Col
fax counties in New Mexico.
Gov b. b Moeur has appointed a
commission on uniform government TO
study laws Of other states and formu
late similar statutes for Arizona. On
the committee are Mulford Wlnsor.
state Law and legislative librarian:
Sen. J. Hubert Smith. Kingman. and
Rep. James E. Babbitt. Flagstaff
Indian children who are wards OF
the government and who live on re-
seryations may be admitted TO Arizona
public schools al the discretion OF
school trustees OF the district. the at
:orney generals office has ruled in an
opinion requested by Guy Hobgood.
superintendent OF the Truxton Canyon
agency In Mohave county.
Vic Householder. general manager
OF Greenway Field Day in Phoenix. an
n0unces that the 10th annual Green
way Field Meets will be held April 20
and 27. Householder has been hand
ling this annual affair since its incep-
ton and II has grown TO the point
where last year more than 5000 ath.
letes. young aud old. compete in the
various contests
Arizona's tax exempt cotton allot.
ment. under the Bankhead act, has
been set at s5.252 bales for 1885. &C.
cording 10 word received here from
Washington All cotton grown, ginned
and sold in addition TO this, will have
10 pay federal tax amounting TO so
per cent OF the average central mar
ket price on cotton not covered by tax
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