The Taos News from Taos, New Mexico • Page 3

Bike derby slated in police program Nine golden winged victory trophies are to be given away, at the Second Annual Bicycle Derby this weekend by the Taos Police Department. After safety films in the Middle School auditorium on Don Fernando Street, the first through eighth grade students will participate in contests on the school's baseball field. The Derby begins at 8:30 a.m. September 28. First, second and third prizes will be given in three; age groups.

Trophies are donated by the Town of Taos. Donations of soda pop, cookies and ice are asked. The purpose of the Derby is "to teach young people the safe operation of a bicycle," said Sgt. Jose Lucero, organizer of the event. "Since we started this program last year, we have not had an accident involving bicycles," he continued.

Brior to last year's Derby, four bicycle accidents were reported, according to Lucero. year the bike safety contest is part of a new Police Assisting Youth Section (PAYS) a program of information operating within the Taos Municipal Schools. The $10,000 grant is funded 75 per cent through the federal Law, Enforcement Assistance Agency (LEAA)) with a 25 per cent 'match by the Town of Taos. The Police Department recently bought a 1974 Pontiac Ventura to facilitate the GOP rally set Saturday Taos County Republicans will have what probably will be their largest political rally of the current campaign Saturday night in Ranches de Taos, with former Gov. Tom Bolack presiding as master of ceremonies.

The event, a dance and supper, will raise funds for the party's campaign in the county, according to Winifred Rusk, in charge of special events. Tickets, will be $7,50 per person and $12.50 per couple for the combined dining, dancing and speech-making at El Cortez The top GOP figures in the state 1 are scheduled to be on including governor- candidate Joe Skeen, congressman reelection candidate Manuel Lujan virtually all state GOP candidates, and all county candidates. U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici is to be the main speaker.

The dancing is scheduled to start at 9 p.m., and supper at 11 p.m. The late hour was necessary because the visitors will be coming to Taos from an earlier engagement in Santa Fe. Past county chairmen will be guests of honor for the occasion. program by providing transportation to schools. The PAYS program is directed by Chief of Police Fernando Rivera.

School Resource Officer Lucero has been traveling to schools throughout the district giving talks on subjects ranging from police procedures to the dangers of drugs. if they're well informed they'll stay away from this stuff," said Lucero pointing to the display of various illegal drugs and paraphernalia in police headquarters. "1 teach them that some of the people in mental institutions got there by taking this stuff." Lucero will speak on any subject asked by the schools, recently giving a drivers' education class a demonstration of radar. Guest speakers from the fire department, the state penitentiary, and other places are also slated. "I think the response is real good," said Lucero.

"We're getting results. We have had people from Penasco asking for information about the program." The program also Includes the handing out of a questionnaire "to see how kids feel about having a police officer hi their Lucero. The questionnaire probes into the attitudes of juveniles to police. So far, too few responses have been collected to give any general impression, said Lucero. The officer said there is "not much juvenile delinquency" in Taos, the existing problem basically vandalism.

He agreed much of the cause might be boredom and pointed to the newly reinstalled Explorers Post as an example of a worthwhile project for youngsters. Another aspect of PAYS, the Explorers Post is a coeducational club associated with the Boy Scouts. The teenagers, from 15 to 21 years of age, arc search and rescue volunteers and much of the club's activity is directed toward training. Sept. W4 fNt TAW NCWt At Murder suspect Verquer being returned to Taos A Missouri man wanted here for the past five months on a murder charge will be returned this week to (ace a Taos County Grand Jury, according to a district attorney's spokesman.

Charles B. Verquer 26, wanted on a charge of first- degree murder in connection with the slaying of his bride last December, will be returned to Taos this weekend after a five- MARTIN TRUJILLO DAVID RIVERA Two new patrolmen join Taos department month legal battle against extradition proceedings which were initiated in early April. Verquer, a native of Martinsville, is charged with murdering his newlywed wife, the former Nancy Jane Veline of Council Bluffs, Iowa, by strangling her with her blouse less than two weeks after they were married in early December. am Town gets on gasoline prices Two patrolmen, David Rivera and Martin Trujillo, have been added to the Taos Police Force. Rivera, from Costilla, joins his brother here, Robert Rivera.

The new patrolman is 20 years old, single and was born in Jaroso, Colorado. Once a National Guardsman, Rivera has worked as a rancher and on the special police force in Taos during Fiestas. He said he has wanted to be a policeman since he was sixteen. Martin Trujillo is also Colorado in Denver, though coming to Taos from Santa Fe. An ex-Marine Corps member, Trujillo has had experience in the state penitentiary and as a narcotics officer.

Trujillo is twenty-two years old, has a wife Jo Ann and a two year old daughter. In October, he will attend the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy. Taos now center for illness probe I It it'll It lot '1 Li i i i 'It won't kill, it'll just make you feel like you wish you were dead." So commented a woman suffering from arthritis, a crippling disease of inflammation of the joints, to Patrick Kloster who, with Don Holden, is involved in a new Arthritis Project designed to identify and inform arthritis victims, and improve medical care. Though no cause or cure has been found for the disease, medical care can help, assert the two men, who hope to help arthritics who may have given up hope, while educating doctors as to possible treatments. "That's often the prognosis, that you're going to have to learn to live with it," said Kloster.

"This is not necessarily the case." illness was not treated early of two centers enough," said Holden. "If Taos is one for the state program, with Las Cruces the program base for the southern part of the state. Initiated by the New Mexico Regional Medical Program, the New Mexico Arthritis Foundation and the UNM School of Medicine, the program is funded until June of next year with a $163,000 grant from the Regional Medical Program. With only a year to work, project coordinators hope to boost community care for future years. Holden, as community resource worker, will make contacts with arthritis victims and encourage them to seek medical help.

"The crippling effects often occur because the diagnosed properly, many forms of the disease can be slowed or stopped." Holden's office in Holy Cross Hospital can be reached at 758-8214. A patient education meeting is called for October 9 in the hospital, while Kloster is organizing volunteers to make personal contacts. These will hold a general meeting once a month. Dr. Lawrence Barenholtz and Dr.

Michael Kaufman are also involved in the project, which expands the capabilities of the adult arthritis center at UNM. This center is one of 38 arthritis clinical research centers in the country. As part of the overall project, a traveling resource team of state physicians and other health professionals will be providing patient and professional education in Taos, Las Cruces and throughout New Mexico. Farmingtonions plan visit here Farmington Chamber of Commerce Energizers, a traveling goodwill group, will visit Taos next Thursday, Oct. 3.

The group will be coming to the area to "get better acquainted with people in the communities in our general area of New Mexico," Van Miller, executive director of the group explained. The trip has been made planned through the Taos Chamber of Commerce. It appears the Town of Taos will pay substantially less for gasoline for its vehicles than the general public is now paying. Colomex of Taos, handling Chevron products, appeared to be low bidder on types, and was recommended for the contract by Mayor Phil Cantu who instructed Town Administrator Nestor Gallegos to negotiate to bring all Colomex prices to equal or below the present supplier, Gulf, out of Albuquerque. Including seven cents federal tax on each gallon (the Town does not pay state gasoline tax), Colomex bid 42.9 cents per gallon on premium grade.

41.5 on unleaded, 39.4 on regular, and 54 cents on 100-octane aviation gas for the airport. Gulf bid 41.9 on regular gas, 45.4 on premium, and 52.9 on aviation. It did not bid unleaded gasoline required in new vehicles. Cantu and Gallegos pointed out Colomex could make deliveries immediately, while Gulf products were sometimes delayed in being trucked from Albuquerque. The council awarded to Friday Motors a bid for a non- emergency police vehicle.

The Friday bid on a 1974 Pontiac Ventura was $3,400. The onlv Indian Bureau officers regional honors winners A team of officers from the local Bureau of Indian Affairs Police has won regional honors in pistol competition among law enforcement agencies from throughout the Southwest. Sgt. Joe Mooney of Taos and his supervisor, Capt. Russell Spencer of Espanola, captured first place as a two-man team in the expert category in the match held last weekend in Los Alamos.

Other competitors in the National Rifle Association Regional Match included members of the U.S. Border Patrol, State Police officers, Obituaries PACHECO Alarid, Aurora Maria born 28th of May 1918, Cimarron, New Mexico. Died 18th of September, 1974, Taos, N.M. Holy Cross Hospital. Husband Jose C.

Pacheco. Daughters Margaret Pacheco, San Diego, CA, Rose Tafoya, San Diego, CA, i Josephine Martinez, Colorado Springs, Co. Sons Cipriano A. Pacheco, Denver, Lucario Pacheco, Taos, Roberto Pacheco, Taos. Mother- Mrs.

Rosita Abeyta Alarid, Raton. Sisters Mrs. Dora Rivera, Albuquerque, Mrs. Cora Castillo, Raton, Mrs. Ajice Horner, Raton, Mrs.

i Bertha Vigil, Albuquerque, Mrs. Helen Duran, Denver, Olivia Sanchez, Raton, and Miss Margaret Alarid, Raton. Brothers Mr. Sam Alarid, Raton, Mr. Alex Alarid, New York.

Six grandchildren. Pallbearers Eloy Abeyta, Henry Martinez, Teodoro Martinez, Jerry Pacheco, Geronimo Rivera, Rudy Velarde, Jr. Eulogis! Mr. Reynaldo Romero. Services were at the Ranchos Spanish Presbyterian Church.

Pastor was Rev. Porfirio Romero. by Rev. and Mrs. Tony T.

Luna and Mr. Eloy Salazar, soloist. Burial was at the Descanso Presbyterian Cemetery. WE WISH to extend a sincere "Thank You" to all our friends, neighbors, and relatives who traveled from out of town, for their rnjemariaJ cards and other expressions of sympathy of condolences of our beloved brother Estanislando Pacheco. We are truly grateful.

The Family. MARTINEZ, Ernesto T. 41 years, resident of Taos passed away September 17th. He had been an employee for the past 6 years at the Moly Mine Corp. Prior to that he worked 13 years for the Forest Service.

He is survived by his wife Cecelia, three daughter; Anna Marie, Diana and Dolores. Nine brothers; Frank, Juan, Eloy, Epifanio, Nicolas, Crjs, Ruben, Gilbert and Elias. Two sisters; Ernestina Pacheco and Rosaura Chacon. Rosary Wednesday and Thursday 7:30 St. 'Martin Funeral Mass Friday 9 am at the Guadaiupe Church.

Interment at the Sierra Vista Cemetery. Casket bearers: Henry Jeantette, Antonio A. Cordova, Moises Martinez, Phil Martinez, Ruben Martinez, Patrick Fernandez, Rafael T. Fernandez, and Rudy Pacheco. Funeral arrangements through Garcia Funeral Home.

and police teams from Arizona, California, Mississippi and cities throughout New Mexico. By winning first place trophies, the B1A men earned the right to participate in a National Championship match scheduled Oct. 5 in Roswell. Apodacanew County Agent LAS CRUCES-Roberto C. Apodaca, Sanla Fe, has been named Taos County Extension agent for New Mexico state University, according to Eugene Ross, associate director of the New Mexico State University Cooperative Extension Service.

Apodaca was first employed by the NMSL' Extension Service in July of as assistant county agent in Valencia County. He held that postion until July, before moving to Santa F'e as Extension agent with the Northern Pueblos Agency. Apodaca leaves that post to accept the Taos County agent's position A native New Mexican, Apodaca attended Hatch High School. He olds a bachelor of science degree in agricultural education from NMSU. Prior to employment with the NMSU Cooperative Extension Service, Apodaca worked with the Burpee Seed Company and the Soil Conservation Servie (SCSI.

He was employed as soil conservationist in Valencia County between 1957 and 1961. Apodaca and his wife, Teresa, are the parents of two sons, Hector, 15, and Robert, 9. Piglet, giant pumpkins feature farmers market A sleepy pig and giant pumpkins were featured at the Farmers Market last Friday, described as "the nicest market all year" by Bill Betz, manager. Margo Grainger of Taos won the drawing for the 50 pound, four month old pig, donated by the Mariposa Ranch, while the ready-for-butchering animal slept on, oblivious to its fate. Joshua Rigsby, Betz's four year old stepson, pulled Valdez resident Melissa Yee's name out of the basket for a prize winning pumpkin grown and donated to the market by Nora Herrera Ocst of Valdez.

This pumpkin won fourth prize in a recent Farmers Market contest for the heaviest pumpkin. Winning first pumpkin prize with a 49 pound pumpkin was Hoe H. Casados of the Kancho de Jose Maria Farm He won $3 for his mammoth vegetable. Second prize went to Gay Duncan of San Cristobal, while Jo Hanne Sapin of Rinconada received third prize for his pumpkin. Second, third and fourth place winners were awarded $2.

Names had been gathering in the wire basket since 8:30 that morning, with home delivery promised to those not present at the 11 a.m. drawing. Betz noted that 18 sellers were at the market though the corn season is through and the gardens are petering out. He said the Farmers Market will probably continue for three more weeks depending on the frost. PtUMBIHG Free Ettimatet IP Cat Natural Gat Pumps E.Kit Carton HJ.Ji.7l Decbrhoffs Printers 758-2422 Or.

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The Harper firm, however, was the successful bidder on a two-ton dump truck with snow plow attachment. The bid price was $9,568. Only other bidder was Robert Medina and Sons, which offered a used truck which councilmen said did not meet specifications. The most expensive item purchased was a motor grader for $18,998 from Tom Growney Equipment Albuquerque, the only bidder. Bids also had been called for on a street sweeper, new, but the only bid was on a one-year old sweeper repossessed from the City of Las Vegas, N.M..

by Border Machinery Co. of Albuquerque. Mrs. Verquer's decomposed body was found on April 12 in a ditch near a forest Service road in the Rio Chiquito valley above Talpa. State Police Officer P.I.

Martinez and Hidalgo "Chick" Trujillo, an investigator for the district attorney's office, were dispatched early this week to bring Verquer back to Taos after the accusmed man's last- ditch legal battle to evade extradition failed in Missouri courts. Assistant Dist. Atty. James M. Brandenburg said the case will be among several scheduled to be presented to the new Taos County Grand Jury when it convenes in early October.

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