The Coolidge examiner., 1935-11-29
Southwestern Briefs

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Harold G.. Smith, superintendent of
Glendale schools, was elected presi-
| dent Of the Arizona Education Associ-
ation at the convention in Phoenix
Under the national youth administra-
tion grants, New Mexico has four can
didates for masters degree and thirty
one undergraduates for total Of S4,-
555.
A $685. 900 program of Indian irriga-
tion service work in New Mexico, Ari-
zona and Colorado with the use of
public works funds will be started
soon.
| A. B. Montgomery of Santa Fe has
been named acting director in New
Mexico of the Unemployment Service
to succeed Thomas Plunkett, who was
fatally injured in an automobile acci-
dent.
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 its class.
| Preparation Of Federal Guide
Book Of the United States" and other
work relief activities are reported to
be giving employment to 1900 writer's
from relief rolls. Twenty are reported
at work in New Mexico.
A federal grant of $54,S18 was as
sured as a result of Tucsons school
district voters approval of a $4,000
bond issue for the enlargement of five
crowded schools. School officials said
the bids probably will be let by mid
December.
Prizes for home canning were
awarded Arizona women and girls at
a two-day meeting Of home demonstra-
tion agents at the University of Ari-
Zona. Money prizes were awarded, and
Mrs. George Anderson, Cochise coun-
ty, won first prize.
The Arizona bureau of mines at the
University of Arizona has announced
it would issue a new bulletin contain
ing compilation of AriZona's produc-
tiOn in metallic and non-metallic min
erals since the beginning of historic
times in the southwest.
Walter H. Simms, field executive of
the Los Angeles metropolitan council
of the Boy Scouts, has been named ex-
ecutive of the southern Arizona Scout
council. He will succeed Hazen Show
er, recently appointed executor of the
Sacramento, Calf, council.
Erasmus Williams of Hope, N M,
led New Mexico State College students
in scholastic standing the second Sc
mester of 1934-35, with a grade point
average of 1888, according to statis-
tics released from the office of the
registrar, Miss Era Rentfrow, at Las
Cruces.
Arizona farmers received $91 ,492.S2
in rental and benefit payments during
July and August, it was announced by
the federal farm administration. The
bulk of the amount, S1,5S5.66, was
paid to cotton growers. Payments I'M
der the corn-hog program amounted to
$1O,352.S3.
The United States Indian bureau has
asked aid of the Arizona State Educa-
tional Department in drafting plans
for $4,000 school building in the
Parker valley. The site of the new
Parker on the Colorado River Indian
reservation.
Arizona poultry raisers were saved
$4,000 during the last year as a result
of control of pullorum disease by the
Arizona Improvement Association, ac-
eording to Clyde F. Rowe, poultry spe-
cialist for the University of Arizona
agricultural extension service. Rowe
said the program saved $4,000 baby
chicks
Four educators and administrators
of the University of Arizona attended
a meeting of the Land Grant Colleges
Association in Washington Nov. IS to
%. They were DR.. H. L. Shantz, pres
ident of the university; DR.. G. NJ. But
Ter, dean of the college of mines and
engineering; DR.. P. S. Burgess, dean
of the college of agriculture, and Dr.
2. H. Ross, director of the university
agricultural extension service.
After hunting sll over the noun
tains of southwestern New Mexico
without any lusk, Charles Braden of
the Albuquerque police department fl
nally got his deer, right at Albuquer-
que's front door. Deciding to make
one more attempt, Braden spent the
day in Cedro Canyon, twenty-five
miles east of the city. The result was
that he brought down a beautiful 176-
pound buck after only few hours of
hunting.
Aubrey w. Williams, executive di-
rector Of the national youth admins
tration, has announced appointment
of members of the Arizona advisory
committee of the NYA. The members
are: Vic Householder, Phoenix, COM
mittee chairman; Daniel T. Romero
of the Tucson high school, Harvey
Taylor, superintendent of Me
schools; Lawrence Fuller, Stafford; F.
E. Redmond Tucson; Miss Anne Ten
ny, senior at the University of Ari-