The Coolidge examiner., 1935-08-02
Southwestern Briefs


school districts
NerI Osborn. Sr.. has been appoint.
ed ny the Arizona State Health De.
pariment as registrar Of vital stats.
tics for the city OF Phoenix, succeed.
ing DR.. o. W. Thoeny.
Airplane service between Grand
Canyon and Winsiow. Ariz. has beeu
inaugurated. The Grand Canyon plane
viii make connections with TWA
transcontinental lines at wlnslow.
An extensive plan for vocational
education for boys az the New Mexico
Industrial school for boys win be in
stituted in the near future. according
10 I. {. Florsheim. superintendent.
Two Gallup. n. NJ. scouts. Sidney
Danoff. troop IS. and Bob Sheppard.
troop -. will attend the national
scout jamboree in Washington as of.
fioial delegates, with expenses paid
Herman (. Hendrix. state superin.
tendent OF public instruction. an.
nounced recently that Arizonas' first
quarterly school apportionment for the
1885 fiscal year would amount to
S4S9,32l
Deposits In Arizona national banks
amounted 10 s36.425.34 at the close Of
business June %. II was announced by
the State Banking Department Dur.
ing the last year national bank de-
posiis increased sl5.75s.22l.s3.
An increase of $50 per cent in the
1884 tax collections for 1884 over the
year 1888 In Dona Ana county, was
revealed IN a recent report compiled
and released by the Taxpayers Asso
citation OF New Mexico.
The federal emergency relief ad.
ministraton in Arizona. II was dis
closed al recent meeting OF the
State Board OF Public Welfare. virtual.
ly viii be dissolved by September 1.
particularly as II Is constituted al
present
Nit Simms. Arizona state treasurer,
has announced the appointment OF
William II. MeConieo Of Tucson as In.
heritanee appraiser for Pima county.
he succeeds John W Buchanan. who
has held office since 1882 by recess
appointment
Two emergency educational pro
gram nursery schools have been ap.
proved for Gallup. ~ NJ. with Mrs.
John BeaBley and Mrs. II. r. DeBusk
as teachers. according to word re.
eelved by Mrs. Belle Swartz. county
school superintendent.
Governor Moeur appointed John
Doan. Yuma. former member OF the
State Legislature. as member OF the
Arizona Colorado river commission.
Doan succeeded A. r. Favour, Pres.
colt. who resigned. Doan IL a promi.
nsnt business man In Yuma.
Ben J. Luchlni. auditor OF the emer-
gency school tax division and officer
In charge OF the launching OF the New
Mexico sales tax toker plan. said that
it Is not probable the little one and
.five-mill disks may be declared Illegal
because OF possible resemblance TO
federal coins.
Possibility Of further developing the
mining industry in Arizona was seen
when S. A. Spear. state director Of
the national emergency council. an.
nouneed that the federal government,
would extend loans to small scale min.
ing operators for installation OF mills
and other facilities.
approximately 500 students viii be
able TO obtain employment through
the University OF Arizona this fall To
aid In defraying their college expenses.
About half the number will be paid
from federal funds. The university
student employment committee has
had applications from 1900 prospec,
tive students for part time work.
II may be possible to have the en-.
tire New Mexico National Guard in
camp at one time with the additional
construction which the public works
allotment committee has made avail
able. The amount set aside is slO,.
3s9. Heretofore the cavalry and en-
gineers have had TO occupy the camp
at Las Vegas successfully. More
mess halls and other installations will
enable them 10 train at one time
New building and increase in land
values and improvements contributed
the largest gain in the Dona Ana
county. y. NJ. assessed valuations for
1885. amounting to S72,96S. according
10 the assessed valuation figures Just
released. This was the largest single
gain in the county's valuation; IN
fact. nearly doubled the gains made
in both personal property accumu.
lated and rendered for taxation, and
farm and ranch properties, which to-
tailed S44414.
An increase OF about so per cent
over the 1894 harvested acreage in
New Mexicos important crops is noted
by Fred Daniels. agricultural statisti-
clan, who says that acreage increases
are noted for all crops except winter
wheat. The bean industry is said to
be one OF the largest on record, due
TO the fact that heavy rains during
the last month made II possible TO
plant near normal size crops this year
Tor the first time. A spring wheat
pron Of 40 0On hueba1o ys Foroo,r. =.