The Coolidge examiner., 1935-01-11
Southwestern Briefs

/ J. +. Hinman. pioneer resident and
/ business man. died at his home in
Estancia. y. NJ. short time ago.
I Mayor Joseph S. Jenckes proclaimed
March 2 as primary election day and
April , as general election day in
I Phoenix
Work for at least forty-nye men viii
be provided by three new FERA prof.
ects including two for flood control
in Gallup. n. NJ.
Two large oil wen competitions were
made and five tests started in Lea
county. New Mexico. incl easing the
active operations in that booming oil
territory to slxty.four drilling webs.
New Mexico's oil production allot-
ment for January has been raised to
1880 barrels daily for the month OF
January. the highest figure for more
than a year.
Postmaster George A. Todd OF
Phoenix said postal receipts for the
first twenty-one days Of December
amounted TO S45.952s5. a gain OF lis
per cent over the same period last
year.
For the first time in the history OF
the New Mexico land office all tracts
OF land offered at the monthly public
auction sale OF oil and gas leases were
sold. The twenty-five tracts offered
brought a total OF s3S sos.
/ Depositors OF the closed First Ma
tional bank of Gallup. y. NJ. appear
assured OF FUN payment OF the remain
ing 100000 stiIl frozen" in the insti-
tuition which was suspended during
the banking holiday OF 1882.
Word has Just been received OF the
appointment OF G.. l.. Martin OF Cam.
eron. New Mexico. as supervisor. sec.
ond district OF New Mexico. 1885 cen
sus Of agriculture. Mr.. Martin viii
have offices In the postoffice building
at Clovis.
Arthur Il. Tillman. 4s. safety super.
visor for the western lines OF the
Santa Fe railroad for the last ten
years. died az his home in Albuquer.
que following several months illness.
Tillman was completing twenty-four
years Of service with the Santa Fc
In New Mexico.
City officials OF Carlsbad. n. NJ.
launched an investigation Of fire
which gutted the Carlsbad Inn. a two
story frame structure. and took the
lives OF four persons. Six other per
sons are in a hospital with serious
burns. The fire is believed to have
started from a cigaret
Henry F. AshurBt. veteran United
States senator from Arizona. says h.
has declined the offer OF Preslden
Roosevelt to name him Judge OF the
Ninth Circuit Court OF Appeals, Sar
Francisco. to succeed William II. Saw
teile. who fell to his death on the
stairs Of his home last week
r. L. Barrows OF Santa Fe was
elected president OF the New Mexico
section OF the American Society OF
Civil Engineers at the society's an
ceeded II. c. Neuffer OF Albuquerque
Federal Circuit Judge Sam G. Brattor
was the principal speaker at the ban
quet
The United Verde Copper Company
in Arizona has filed q suit in Federal
Court in which II seeks a so per cent
reduction In assessed valuations and
a further decrease in the 1884 taxes.
The action is against the state tax
commission which valued the mining
company properties for taxation pur.
poses at 3ls.Oo0.o0O.
The United States market news sery.
ice reported the Arizona lettuce busi-
ness this year shows a marked i'm.
proyement over the last two years.
The price level for the first ten days
OF heavy shipping ranged from $3.50
10 s2.75. compared TO 80 cents to s110
crate in 1882 and s1.25 to s1.35
last year.
Sheep forage prospects are the best
IN five years, according TO Jerrie w.
Lee. secretary OF the Arizona Wool
Growers Association. Consequently
he said. comparatively few flocks will
be wintered In the cultivated areas
Of the Salt River and other valleys
but will browse In the desert foothills.
Recent rains were responsible for the
good grass stands.
The Arizona state highway depart
ment will open bids January Is for
construction Of an underpass near
Casa Grande and for the replacing of
three dips with concrete box culverts
in the Mohawk-Wellton area. The de-
partment has budgeted $4,000 for
the work. or this s115.000 will be
spent on the Casa Grande project and
$4,000 on the Mohawk-Wellton Job.
Taxes collected under the intangi-
bles tax law OF 1888 In Arizona, with
out protest on the part of the taxpayer
at the time payment was made can
not be refunded by the state tax COM
mission, that body was advised by the
attorney generals office. Taxes paid
under protest may be refunded, the
ruling stated, but the taxpayer must
| file claim with the state treasurer
for the amount he paid in.