The Coolidge examiner., 1935-10-25
Southwestern Briefs

New Mexico and Arizona recently
received $4,000 ALLEGATIONS from the
WORKS Progress Administration.
Application for PWA funds to con
struci four new rooms as an addition
20 the Hot Springs high school has
been filed. according 20 C.. Y. Laudcrs.
superintendent
Technical Sergeant Isaac p. McIn.
ney. sergeant instructor for the New
Mexico National Guard. has been ad.
vauced 10 master sergeant. the highest
rating given an enlisted man
Arjzona's road program passed the
$1,000 600 mark when the highway
commission awarded contracts total.
ing S64G.252.S3 for five projects in
northern. southern and eastern sec
ii0ns OF the state
Lonnie Van SAINT. James Hussey and
Leonard Hazelbaker. all OF Cartwright.
and Gail Horne and Keith Mile. both
OF Mesa. were Arizona's 4-H Club rep
resentatiyes at the National Dairy TX.
position in ST. Louis
The state highway commission has
announced that a highway patrolman
will be assigned TO each OF Arizona +
fourteen counties to act as chief ex-
aminer Of applicants for new automo
bile drivers licenses
-Four vacancies out OF the eight open
in Pine Knots. literary organization at
Arizona State Teachers College. have
been filled. according to DR. Mary a.
I'm. head OF the English department
and sponsor OF the club.
Preliminary work on the conchxs
Dam in eastern San Miguel county
is now employing 423 men. including
engineering crews. it is reported la.
borers al work have been drawn from
Quay. Guadalupe. san Miguel. Mora.
Harding and Union counties in New
Mexico and from Texas.
State Game Warden Elliott Barker
has warned deputies in southwestern
New Mexico TO watch closely the re-
suits OF rodent poisoning campaigns
being carried on By CCC workers. A
spcrtsmen's association at Lordsburg
had written in protest. saying the poi
son might harm the quail
The New Mexico state Works Prog
rcss Administration. Director Lea
Rowland has announced. must find
work for 52i3 persons by Nov. I. the
date on which the government will 60
out of the relief business. New Mex.
leo has quota OF $4,000 TO be EN-.
ployed n that time. Rowland said.
Twenty one home economics gradu.
ates of New Mexico State College are
now employed IN the state. statistics
from Miss Margaret OLOughlin's de.
parlmont OF state College. reveal
This is an average OF almost 25 per
cent Of the teachers In this particular
field who are former students OF the
college
George S. Briggs. one Of the men
who helped bring the herd Of elk to
northern Arizona. arrived in Winslow
from bis present home in Santa Ana
Calf. for a visit on his ranch Briggs
elk into this section about twenty-five
years ago AL present Il is estimated
that the herd numbers $500.
The State Game and Fish Depart
ment has announced the filling OF the
quota OF loo applications for elk-hunt.
ing permits. AT the time set for draw.
ing. Sept 30 the 100 mark had not
been reached. and the drawing there
fore was not required. The elk may
be hunted after Oct. 20 10 the upper
Pecos basin. north OF the town OF
Pecos.
With nine counties expected TO be
of relief In the near future. State
WPA Director Lea Rowland has an
nounced that 5.257 persons are now
employed on works progress projects
In New Mexico. The counties leading
in the proportion OF project applica.
tions approved are De Baca. Dona
Ana. Lea. Luna. Mckinley. Rio Arriba.
Sandoyal. San Juan and Sierra.
approximately Ss5.OO0 has been ap
propriated from the old public works
fund for a new heating and lighting
system at {. S. Indian School in Al.
buquerque. according 10 recent
United Press dispatch. The money is
part OF Sf.S56.500 allotted the office
OF Indian Affairs. The dispatch also
said that part of a 81 100000 fund for
hospitals will be spent in New Mexico
The largest collection Of mineral
specimens ever given the University
OF Arizona has been presented the col
lege of mines by Frank Brophy OF
Phoenix. ii has been announced by
Dean G. NJ. Butler The / 500 TO 1000
specimens, many Of them rare and
valuable examples OF Arizona min
erals, were collected by the late Mrs
Helen A. Brophy and have been giyer
the university as a memorial
Official notification OF the Pres
dents approval of the project spon
sored by La Plata Public Irrigation
District has been received by Cover
nor Clyde Tingley from NJ. H. McIn
tyre. assistant secretary to the Presi
dent. La Plata reservoir will be con
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