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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1941
Page
4
Roswell strides with new homes and public buildings while Artesia votes $62000 for expanded high school facilities. Carlsbad flourishes from oil and potash, with statewide debates on militia organization, farm prices and utilities regulation amid a rising economy.
The column weighs the likelihood of a five percent tax on government salaries, outlining how a $30 weekly check would lose $1.50, and notes the tax could raise $3.5 billion annually. It also discusses Karakul sheep popularity, origin tales, and the failure of dreams to yield pelts in the Southwest. It ends with a note on New Mexico’s infant mortality rate, 108,846 deaths in 1939 and the slow progress in health efforts.
Col Bill Clark of Hobbs cites a Petroleum Industries linked claim that New Mexico car owners pay 1.70 for each dollar of gasoline as tax opposition spreads. Las Cruces reports possible constitutional amendments next year including regents tenure at A and M College. With twenty amendments on ballots, voters may skip many measures.
Major R E Hoover of Carlsbad assumed today his duties as Albuquerque military district instructor for 354 reserve officers at Roswell Carlsbad Hobbs Clovis Tucumcari Santa Fe Gallup and Albuquerque. He succeeds Major Harold Booth as district executive officer. Hoover previously ran six CCC camps in the Carlsbad sub district and headed the Albuquerque CCC district. Gasoline taxes add about a dime to price, with questions on efficiency to curb rising motor fuel burden.
A columnist cites a national basketball authority noting Roswell’s elimination shows titles don’t always go to the best teams. He argues luck or “breaks” decide outcomes, while skilled squads win with perseverance, as crowds cheer for underdogs when luck favors them.
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