The Coolidge examiner., 1935-10-18
Southwestern Briefs

Day IN Arizona.
Arizona luxury tax revenue for
September totalcd SSS.65S.47. accord
ing TO Administrator Harry Boyer
The soil erosion work Of the Naco
CCC camp will begin in the city Of
B.sbee, Arlz.. very shortly. according
to Ralph Motz. city engineer.
Actual construction has started on
the new city water works water stor.
age reservoir at Pennington. ~ NJ. a
WPA project to cost s23.55e.50.
The United States Department OF
Health has transferred Guy IL Bishop.
assistant Arizona director OF the CON.
munity sanitation program. to Boise.
Idaho.
Playing TO an audience OF more
than 1000 braves and their families.
the annual Pennington. y. NJ. All.in.
dian Fair. Oct. 5. was hailed as the
best IN years.
Construction has begun on the Bar.
ncy Williams dam in Horse Thief la
sin. an area which will be developed
as recrcauonal site by the city OF
Phoenix. Ariz.
Ninetyseyen men Of Santa Re coun.
~ received $I.Sf764 for payment on
the TWO wPA projects begun in New
Mexico. according 10 }. c. Hester.
WPA finance director.
Appointment OF Fred Mcdonald. for.
mer principal OF schools at Jerome. as
Arizona director OF the emergency
educational program. 4 division OF the
works progress administration. was
announced recently.
September gasoline tax collections
in New Mexico set a new record. $685..
1906. compared with the former high
mark. $292.396.24 In August. septem-
Der sales tax collections were SlS9,.
232 a.. compared with SIS4.693.sl the
preceding month.
Dates for the last examinations to
be given in 1885 by the Arizona State
Board OF Beauty Culturists have been
changed to Nov IL in Phoenix and
Nov. in Tucson. The tests original
" were set for Oct. "a In Phoenix and
Oct. Fl In Tucson.
Final arrangements for expanding
CCC educational work in New Mexico
during the winter have been com
pleted Howard W. Oxley. CCC educa
tional director. has notified Robert
Fcchner, director of emergency con
seryalion work.
Cotton ginned in Arizona prior to
Sept l6 totaled s.075 bales. as com
pared 10 1852 bales on the same date
uf 1854. 1t was announced BY the De
partmcBt of Commerce. The decrease
in ginning figures was a result OF the
Arizona crops lnteness in reaching
maturity this year.
imateiy $50 persons in every
county Ia New Mexico viii be given
work in d WPA project for the con
atruction Of sanitary PIT type toilets
IL was announced by State WPA Ad
ministrator lea Rowland. The prof
cct has been approved for an alIot
meut OF Nlt3.9f3.
Competitive examinations will BE-
held throughout the state on October
26. through which Representative lsa
bella Greenway viii choose her ap
polntees 70 West Point. she has an
nounced. Those interested should
communicate with Mrs. Greenway al
her home In Williams. Ariz, immedi
ately.
II permission is obtained from
United States forest officials. the state
game department may stock some for
est lands n New Mexico with elk
George F. Ellis. assistant 20 State
Game Warden Elliott Barker. an
nounced. The elk may be purchased
al Gardiner. Mont. for about SO a
head
James Wayne. county extension
agent for the last two years OF Union
county. New Mexico. resigned and will
be appointed manager OF the soil ero
sion service for the county. officials
revealed at Clayton. The soil project
Is getting under way Immediately as
part OF the governments gigantic res
toration program.
Various stringent requirements OF
the public works administration re.
suited in the rejection OF many New
Mexico applications. although at that,
State PWA Director +. II. Oakley said.
New Mexico received far more lib.
eral treatment in the final allotment
OF money than some other states and
rather more liberal than many other
states"
Charles p. Mullen, Arizona state
land commissioner. has announced
that approximately 5000 acres of
state-owned lands in Maricopa coun-
ty will be put up for sale soon. The
lands previously have been under
leases TO private individuals. but now
are scheduled for outright sale. The
acreage includes dry farming and
grazing lands and desert.
Travelling into Grand Canyon Ma.
tional park by automobile. airplane.
and railway. 206.O1S persons visited
the mighty gorge during the season
just ended. IL was announced by NJ. K.
Tillotson, park superintendent. The