Winslow Mail (Newspaper) - January 6, 1933, Winslow, Arizona Serving Northern Arizona the largest city In North is the division point the A. T. & S. F. Arize ' on the New York - Los airmail line; is on U. 8. ay 66, WINSLOW MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year Six Months Single STATE VOLUME 41 NAVAJO JANUARY 6,1933 NUMBER 23 COOLIDGE DIED GREAVES ELECTED BOARD CHAIRMAN FOR SECOND TIME Holbrook Member Tosses Bombshell At Road W. J. Hookway Meeting Was Lively One J. A. Greaves of Winslow was re-elected chairman of the Navajo county board of supervisors at the organization meeting held in Holbrook Tuesday and W. J. Hookway who has served for the past four years as clerk was reelected as Greaves was elected chairman over the protest vote of Lloyd C. newly elected Democratic member of the board from the Holbrook district who cast his vote for himself for J L. the other member of the placing Greaves in nomination and casting his ballot for The meeting Tuesday was a lively one and precipitated numerous arguments between board members and spectators when the newly elected member of the board from Holbrook centering his fire on the highway introduced several some of which were adopted and others The fireworks were loosed by Supervisor Henning when the matter of appointment of a head of the county highway department was brought With resolutions already Henning fired the first barrel by introducing a resolution providing for the appointment of a part time engineer only to head the highway in the interests of economy and asking that a road foreman be named instead at a salary of 150 per He supported the resolution with a written asking that both be spread upon the The resolution was lost for lack of a second and no sooner had this been when Henning came back with another barrel New Governor ing the appointment of Karl Hudson as county engineer on the grounds that he was not registered as an engineer but as a Hudson explained his position advising that he had purposely not taken the examination for reasons which he explained to There were four applicants for the place besides They were Nelson A. R. Harold Maryott and C. The argument ended in Chairman Greaves nominating Hudson as road foreman at a salary of a month and Henning naming Blount at a salary of Hudson was elected when Willis voted for Henning's next move was to introduce a resolution to place the county highway department on a cash The resolution adopted by unanimous vote after it was explained that the department now is practically on that basis and the move would not hinder operation of the The biggest bombshell exploded by the Holbrook however was a resolution aiming at retrenchment in the highway rotation of labor and practically abandoning the use of highway substituting men and The full text of the resolution it appears these are emergency times and a policy of retrenchment is necessary in every department of the county due in a great measure to the fact that the percentage of delinquent taxes and uncollected taxes is large and that the very on Page NEW STATE ADMINISTRATION STARTS SHAKEUP AS NEW APPOINTEES NAMED DR. B. B. MOEUR Dr. fi. B. Moeur Is Sworn In State's Executive Monday County Officers Ask Legislators To Support Bills At n. joint meeting Saturday of the hoard of and other county officers with the members of Navajo county's representatives to the Eleventh were adopted requesting the legislators to support any measures that may be introduced in the coming session to clarify various laws under C. the new member of the who attended the meeting of supervisors in Phoenix explained the various laws which the supervisors wish to Other county officers added to the Principal among the amendments to be requested will be one authorizing a reasonable travelling expense for county officers when travelling on official A recent supreme court decision has declared that the present law does not allow travelling expenses for members of the board of supervisors or assessors in all counties but those of fourth Amendments to the school budget law and other measures were discussed at Saturday's which was attended by Senator Frank Siegmund and Representative T. C. Representative C. J. McQuillan being unable to IS ENDORSED FOR CABINET POST Sen. Henry F. Ashurst has recommended that Col. C. H. be named assistant of war in Presidentelect Franklin D. Roosevelt's Cancelling Of Land Withdrawals Urged By Arizona Governor Members of the Arizona delegation in Congress were asked last week by Governor Hunt in a message to start a movement to have all land withdrawals in Arizona under the Hoover administration The message followed receipt of a copy of a letter from C. J. Indian to Sen. Henry F. respecting the withdrawals of lands in the Papago Indian reservation from mineral Some time ago the Arizona chief executive petitioned the Arizona delegation in Congress to obtain a cancellation of the order of the department of the interior withdrawing the lands from mineral entry in the The commissioner of Indian affairs advises the withdrawals are temporary only and was made to give congress an opportunity to determine whether they shall be He also states they were made because friends of the Indians had asserted the recognition of the Pueblo for them which they claimed antedated the Gadsden purchase of 1853. The the commissioner were made so that congress could go into the matter of the rights of the Move For New Court In Maricopa Denied Proposal for creation of a fith di vision of the Maricopa county superior sought in a petition filed with the county board of supervisors last was rejected by unanimous vote of the Denial of the petition was based on the grounds that it did not set forth sufficient facts showing a for a new court Dr. B. B. Tempe physician and amateur was inaugurated Arizona's 11th state governor at 10:01 o'clock Monday Approximately 5,000 persons stood on the capital lawn as Chief Justice Henry D. Ross of the supreme court administered the oath of office to the new chief executive on the balcony of the Standing near the new governor were his his children and several After he had delivered a brief Governor Moeur retired to the executive offices where he and Mrs. Moeur greeted the huge Speaking in a clear low Governor Moeur repeated the oath of office after Chief Justice As the cheering and shouting he turned to Chief Justice as camera's and I thank for the high honor you have bestowed on me in giving me this obligation and I thank you from the bottom of mv The new inaugural address was the people of Governor Moeur am not unmindful of the duties that rest upon my shoulders at this time and in taking this oath of office in the name of the people of this state and this I mean it will be no difference between creed or and I will administer the office of governor of this state in behalf of the whole so help me this I am looking to the great Jehovah for divine guidance and the help of the people of the state of Arizona to help me perform that function in your interest and not in my I want to say to you that I greatly appreciate this high honor vou have bestowed upon me on Page Scott White Enters State Pioneer Home Scott 77-year-old stepped from the office of secretary of state Monday and entered the Arizona Home in to be for the remainder of his life as a guest of the state he served in various ties for more than a quarter of a The aging pioneer completed his only term as an elected state although he served in a number of appointive state His record of public service in i Arizona is longer than that of i Governor who retires from j j his seventh term as governor j the It was two years ago j I that Mr. a long-time friend ' j of the began his first j j elected term while the ' beginning his 1 Gov. B. 3. late Monday the new personnel of the state livestock sanitary which will be composed of C. C. J. W. and Tom The board members will select a The new state a few hours fired its units today as Gov. B. B. Moeur and his took over control of the Excitement prevailed in all ( The first fired cleaned jout the state banking i Lloyd state superintendent of submitting his resignation to Governor Moeur shortly after 8:0 o'clock this Adj. Gen. Oscar of the Arizona national named by W. P. entered the chief executive's office a few hours after Mr. Thomas and The new governor accepted Mr. but declined the offer of General Temple until a new adjutant general is Away from the activities were at their height during the morning with elected state officials taking charge and making Atty. Gen. Arthur T. LaPrade announced the appointment of Berry whom he as assistant attorney after the legislature is Mr. Peterson will then it was to continue his efforts to gain the appointment as United States district attorney for Amid the confusion that followed Mr. the new administration had made a clean sweep of the banking department by Y. C. new superintendent of announced shortly after Mr. resignation that he had demanded and received the resignations of all attaches of the banking department with exception of Miss Minnie secretary to the Miss Seaman reported to be on was unaware of the sudden activities and the that swept through the department where she had been employed for will ask her to resign as soon as I can communicate with Mr. White Pearl Butler has been named to succeed Mrs. Pendleton assumed her duties this One by one the other attaches of the banking department submitted resignations to Mr. They were L. V. J. P. Connelly and A. G. deputy bank and A. T. inspector for the banking Thomas will be retained temporarily as assistant superintendent of Mr. White Although he emphasized the it was reported in capitol circles the appointment was The upset in the banking did not extend to the defunct banking headed by Clarence to consolidate a great deal of the work of the on Page Dead Ex President CALVIN COOLIDGE way Report Court Denies Halloran Plea In Judd Case Jan. 5-The motion to set aside the Maricopa county grand jury indictment charging John J. Hollaran with being an accessory to murder in the Winnie Ruth Judd case was denied Thursday by Judge Howard C. Speakman after prolonged and spirited arguments had been In the legality of the grand jury was If the effort to set aside had been the ruling would have applied to 16 other indictments involving former officers of the defunct Arizona bank and the three members of the state industrial Navajo County Gets In State Gasoline Tax Funds Jan. 5-Distribution of November gasoline tax monies was announced last week by E. M. superintendent of the motor vehicle was apportioned to the 14 counties of the The state collected a total of in taxes of which the state retained Maricopa as received the largest apportionment of The apportionment by counties 63C.88: Gila Santa STATE HISTORIAN'S FATHER DIES AT 76 Dec. 29-W. L. father of R. state died in late yesterday at the home of his D. I. Mr. Robinson is an Arizona first m the Former Governor Denies He Knew Bank Insolvent Jan. 5-Following the report of the Maricopa county grand jury made public here this ex-governor W. P. issued a denial that he had knowledge that the bank was insolvent long before it Mr. Hunt issued the following ( My attention has been called to 1 the following extract from the report of the Maricopa County Grand Jury as published in the report of the auditors submitted to your grand jury discloses that in the month of May bank closed June 23 it was known to the then state superintendent of banks as well as the governor of the state and his that the Arizona Bank was That a meeting in the governor's office early in the month of 1932, at which the his the superintendent of banks and Leo M. president of the Arizona were Mr. Meeker declared to them that the bank was insolvent that it was hopeless to make any effort to save the bank and that he refused to continue to further operate the saying to those is your take it and do what you with To the best of my I have never personally met Mr. Leo my secretary states also that he has never met no such interview as that described in the Maricopa county grand jury report ever took place in my The then Superintendent of Mr. Sid did report to me that such a statement had been made to him by Mr. My recollection is that he said his interview took place in the office of the State Superintendent of although it may have occurred in a downtown office of The closing of the Arizona Bank Mr. Ellery I me that Mr. Meeker strongly to the | 1 hope that the other tion supplied to the Maricopa county grand jury was mure According to the annual report of Chas member of the Arizona highway patrol in charge of Navajo and Coconino there was collected .in this district during the past eleven months a total of This amount added to previous collections since his August 11, 1931 makes a grand total of Osborne The period of the report released yesterday covers the eleven months ending November 30, 1932. The report shows that collections in revenues from foreign trucks and interstate trucks amounts to while collections from local vehicles amounted to Of the latter amount was collected from the Western Greyhound In a report issued by James patrol superintendent of the at the close of the first year's collections from foreign vehicles alone was which was more than the total cost of the department by Osborn said this week it was the intention of the department to extend their in cooperation with the county officials in each to include the collection of license and other from every vehicle operated over the state roads for As far as could be Osborn holds first place in amounts of revenue collected for the state to Burney Home Is Damaged By Fire The Winslow fire department was summoned to the home of Mrs. Burney shortly before three clock to guish a blaze that started in the attic of the j Fire Chief C. Jackson said j the fire started from an ed poorly and the actual damage at less i than He said quick response to the alarm saved the house from being a total Timbers built next to the chimney caught fire when they became overheated he FORMER PRESIDENT FOUND DEAD WHILE SECRETARY WAITS Heart Attack Reported As Cause Of Had Been Complaining Several Died Shortly After Noon - Calvin thirtieth president of the United died at his home at Beeches Estate here today shortly after in an upstairs as his secretary Harry sat in the living room Mrs. home from a morning spent found her husband's body on a bed in the upstairs Mr. Coolidge had been dead about 15 it was estimated by Ross said he had been talking with the former president for some time in the living room of his home during the following the return of Mr. Coolidge from a brief visit to his office early this He said his employer gave no indication of being indisposed although ho had complained for the past two weeks of being bothered with According to former chief executive left him sitting in the living room and went upstairs without offering any Ross said he hed remained awaiting Mr. return to dismiss him for as was his While he was still Mrs. Coolidge returned from a morning spent and found her husband dead a bed of an upstairs Physicians immediately said Mr. Coolidge had been dead approximately 15 I Calvin Coolidge was born in Windson i July 4, 1872. He attended the public Black River graduated from Amherst Massachusetts in 1895, admitted to the bar in 1897, and commenced his law practice in Northampton the same In 1899 he was ejected a member of the city and was city solicitor in 1900 and 1901; made clerk of the courts in 1904, and elected to the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1907, and served through 1908. Resuming his law practice in 1909, was elected mayor of the city in 1910,. serving until 1912, when he was elected to the state senate for a period cf three the last of which he was president of that He was made lieutenant governor of in 191*. ard served until he was ejected governor of the state in 1918. He was selected as the running mate of W. G. and was elected the United States in the fall of 1920, and was in this office March 4. 1921. On August 3, 192$ upon the death of President he became the thirtieth president of the United States of and was re-elected in 1924, serving until March 4, 1929, when Herbert Hoover was Since his retirement from the White he has engaged business life as member of the board of a large insurance company of New He nas contributed articles features and other articles o note since his retirement from presidential and has beer active in governmental and busi ness affairs of the Always of a stern reticent Coolidge has become better known over the entire world foi his writings of the past few years Funeral arrangements have noi County Assessor Will Be Here To Issue Auto Plates Jos. L. Navajo county will open cin office in the city Jan. 9, for one week to handle license plates applications for Winslow it was announced Since the budget or department has been Mr. Petersen said he would be unable to maintain officers longer than one and all automobile owners in the city are urged to make their applications during that He emphasized nis announcement that all applications for license must be accompanied by certificates of Winslow Is Free Of Says Health Of ficer Jarman Charged With Aggravated Reported Charles charged by county officials with aggravated assault will be given a preliminary hearing in the justice court of J. B. Drumm this it was said by County Don Udall The charge grew out of an attack upon Police Harp last the who was injured in the has made no it was Local B. Y. P. U. Is Host To Flagstaff Group For Weekend A banquet Monday afternoon in Vie recreation hall of the Baptist church brought to a close a pleasant week end of entertainment participated in by members of the Winslow and Flagstaff Young 35 members of the two groups watched the old year the new one in Saturday At a basket dinner served in the church basement the following Flagstaff was adjudged winners in a Bible Baseball Game contest that has been in progress for the past two Sunday the Flagstaff union took charge of the and furnished musical numbers for the h services as well as organization A chorus of 5 voices of both organizations was part of the evening Devotional services were held previous to departure of Despite unusually cold weather Winslow has but one case of communicable it was announced at the regular meeting of the Winslow City Council held Wednesday Thf city sanitary inspector said one case of measles was the single case reported to Police Justice A. L. Dunklin re ported in fines were col during the month of Decern and the city street depart ment reported collections of Other routine business wa transacted but no unusual busi ness was taken Airmail Business Here Is Reported Heavy In The increasing favor shown air i coupled with a heavy volum j of holiday was given as th reason for the heavy airmail busi ness out of Winslow during th month of in a repor made yesterday by officials of Transcontinental and Western Ai With total of 1.203 ounces of mail sent out on planes last the compares very favorably with month of the past it wa Officials of the company said ex press and during the closing days i i the made it necessary to ru several flights in more than or ] the Flagstaff members Monday a ter the
