The Coolidge examiner., 1935-07-05
Southwestern Briefs


ton. D. C.. recently. with postal au.
thorities on improvements to the fed
eral building
State gasoline tax collections in New
Mexico showed a considerable in
crease. totalliug s230.o25 for May.
representing sales IN April. us against
S2l0.S30 for May OF 1884.
Jerrie w Lee. secretary OF the Ari-
zona Wool Growers Association. an.
nounced recently that $4,000 lambs
we're shipped from Arizona ranges and
pastures during the season
Two ATizonaus we're among the 433
promoted b. the junior selection board
10 the grade OF lieutenant, IN the navy.
It was announced recently. They were
T. Il Kobey. Bisbee. and J. Shoe.
maker. Phoenix
The annual rural school conference.
conducted by State College at Las
Cruces y NJ for those interested in
rural school education IN the southern
section o: the state. was held June
90 p and g
In the first Of three elections to be
held in as many Erazing districts in
the state under the Taylor grazing act
some 500 ranchers named a niue-man
advisory board for the White Sands
grazing district at Carrizozo, n VI
The government has shipped more
than 900 fawus from the Kaibab ua.
tionai forest in Arizona. 10 thirty-four
different states and 20 Canada during
the last eight years The animals are
used 10 restock public parks and
ranges.
Completion OF the first phase Of the
81 $500 improvement program on
the Beardsley irrigation project. west
OF Phoenix. Ariz. has been announced
By officials after three months work.
Il included rehabilitation Of the main
canal system.
The first quarterly executive board
meeting OF the New Mexico Cattle
Growers Association since the CON
veutlon at Roswell was held at Albu.
querque state land problems. as well
as many other problems OF vital in
ierest to farmer residents OF New Mex.
leo. were discussed
Sixteen delinquent mining proper.
ties sold by Yavapai (Arizonal coun-
ty's supervisors brought a total OF
S3.123.6s in cash. IL was announced at
the supervisors office. The return
amounted to 1903 cents on the dollar.
since the total amount OF taxes. pen
alties. and lnteres, WIS S23.s7fS3.
Millions OF tiny chlnch bugs. swarm.
tng on the rails. halted street car
service IN two sections Of Phoenix re-
Gently The pests. covering the rails
Tor a stretch almost a block long.
caused the tram wheels 10 spin. and
il was necessary for motormen to
sweep the bsgs from the tracks before
tho cars could gain enough traction TO
travel.
stockmen In San Miguel county.
New Mexico. are suffering heavy
losses OF range cattle from an epi-
demic which local veterinarians have
been unable to diagnose. according TO
L. = Jones. county agent. Mr.. Jones
said the disease Is similar TO hemor
rhagic septicemia and oak poisoning.
but is believed TO be caused by some
type OF germ
approximately fifty men Of the
Amarillo Post OF the Veterans OF For
eign Wars viii meet In Clovis for the
state VFW second annual convention,
which viii be held July q. 2S and %.
Other groups making plans to be pres.
ent during the convention include a
thirty-one- piece drum and bugle corps
and eight members OF the Heinie band
OF Albuquerque
Under the expanded CCC program.
the government will spend approx
mately S2.700.O 900 for maintenance OF
forty-four camps in Arizona next win
ter. II has been announced. This does
not include money 10 be spent for
materials used in carrying out CCC
projects. Arizona's allotment OF camps
will be increased from eighteen TO
forty-four by the end of August. ac-
cording TO Captain l.. J. Hitlock.
Visitors from every state in the
union and thirteen foreign countries
registered at the Carlsbad Caverns
during the month OF May. There were
a total OF 1858 sightseers. which was
the largest number during May since
the opening. Foreign countries repre-
sented were Argentine. Australia. Can
ada, Canal Zone Columbia, South
America, France. Germany. Hawaii.
Holland. Japan. Mexico and Palestine.
Those who insist on fresh eggs are
not hard to convince when they trade
with Mrs. Harold Brown, storekeeper
at the foot OF Oxbow hill in the Tonto
Basin country in Arizona. famed in
western novels. Mrs. Browns eggs
aren't fresh from the country" like
most grocers sell. but fresh from the
nests inside her store. II a customer
Is too particular he can hang around
and watch the biddies do their work
Il didn't train them, they just got into
that habit" Mrs. Brown said