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100 years ago

1924: The first case of smallpox Flagstaff has had in a long time has been rigidly quarantined by Dr. Felix Manning, county health officer, who is keeping two guards on the place to see that the quarantine is enforced. Mrs. Frank Gabaldon, rooming housekeeper, is the patient. She is improving rapidly. Her case was well-developed before any knowledge of it came to anyone responsible. There are six roomers in the house and cottages belonging to it, which are near the (African American) church on East Railroad Avenue, and they are being kept there. It is not believed there will be any spread of the disease.

A consignment of new National Park-to-Park Highway maps have been turned in at The Sun office by Father Alboy for distribution among the garages and others interested in tourist travel. The new booklet constitutes an official guide to all national parks in the West and is issued by the National Park-to-Park Highway Association. They are for free distribution as long as they last, so get your share now.

City Marshall J.R. Cooper picked up a man Tuesday morning who was on his way to a second-hand store to pawn a garden hose. He quizzed the fellow and found out he had the day before pawned a lawn mower, the property of David Babbitt. The man doesn’t know just where he stole the hose, as it was after dark and he isn’t well-acquainted here. His name is Max Bauer.

75 years ago

1949: Full compliance with city regulations regarding garbage disposal will be expected this summer as always, Art Kennedy, city street and garbage superintendent, said today. Particular attention is paid to garbage disposal during the summer months because of the fly menace, which has already started in this vicinity. City Ordinance No. 200 provides that all refuse shall be segregated into two classes. Wet garbage and organic matter is to be placed in tightly covered metal containers, water tight, with handles, and of 5- to 16-gallon capacity. Dry refuse, cooled ashes, cans, trash, etc., shall be placed in portable, covered containers with handles not exceeding 8 cubic feet in capacity. The providing of covers that fit tight is of top importance in eliminating fly danger, officials point out. All householders were urged to check their garbage cans in that regard and replace equipment that does not provide adequate safeguards.

The city health department asked cooperation of dog-owning citizens today in seeing that all dogs, whether allowed to roam the streets or not, are vaccinated for rabies. A city ordinance requires all dogs be vaccinated and that those allowed to run at large be licensed. While no case of rabies in dogs has been reported recently in Flagstaff itself, two rabid animals were found near here last summer.

50 years ago

1974: Although he would be the last to take credit for himself, many of the advances the Flagstaff School District has made over the past 20 years are due to Sturgeon Cromer. Cromer, a Northern Arizona University graduate, came to Flagstaff in 1947 as superintendent of education, when the district had 1,700 students. When he retired in 1971, the district had more than 7,000 students. In 1947, Emerson, South Beaver and Dunbar schools were the only schools in the district. “All the buildings presently occupied,� Cromer said proudly, “were built during my tenure.� A school superintendent in Globe, Cromer was well-prepared for the myriad tasks that would face him in Flagstaff. After moving here Cromer said, “I was disturbed by the building plant and the fact every class was college preparatory.� Shop and home economics were the only vocational classes, Cromer said, “but youngsters shouldn’t all be collegebound.� Cromer emphasized programs “where youngsters could have a salable skill when they leave high school � something to be proud of.� And although he never got to implement one of his favorite ideas, he still holds it as a dream for the school system � a vocational high school for all of northern Arizona located in Flagstaff.

A record high of 92 degrees was set Thursday in Flagstaff, surpassing the old mark of 90 set in 1930. 365betÌåÓýÔÚÏßÊÀ½ç±­â€™s expected high of 93 also is shooting for a record against the high of 91 from 1936.

25 years ago

1999: Researchers are questioning the practice promoted in recent years of allowing many wildfires to burn, saying it makes a big difference whether the fire is in mountain woods, a deep rainforest or brushland. In the past few decades forest managers have come to the conclusion that suppressing naturally occurring fires can lead to a buildup of dry wood and leaves in forests, providing fuel for bigger fires in the long run. This was violently illustrated in 1988 when blazes roared out of control through Yellowstone National Park after years of being held in check. “Until 1968 the Park Service followed a policy of suppressing all fires,� said (NPS) spokeswoman Elaine Sevy. But scientists began to realize that fire is a natural process that can keep an ecosystem healthy. Some plants, such as lodgepole pines, need fire to open their cones and allow seeds to plant. Denny Truesdale of the U.S. Forest Service said the same general policy applies to all federal land management agencies and was reaffirmed in 1995. “Many of those ecosystems require periodic fire to maintain their natural historic state,� he said. Allowing smaller fires to burn eliminated the fuel that could cause bigger blazes later. However, Truesdale added, the need to prevent danger to people and property means that many fires are still suppressed. A policy that works for the forests does not fare so well in Brazil’s rainforest or California’s brushland.