The Taos News from Taos, New Mexico • Page 1

TO.OE County Court House Thoughts ON THE BUSINESS OF LIFfc A thing is worth precisely it can do for you, not What you choose to pay fof it. Ruskln, Tao oomp. he laos INews Taos County of the Land of Enchantment The Weather Thursday 71 tf Friday 78 46 Saturday 78 47 Sunday 70 33 Monday 79 33 Tuesday .....82 38 Wednesday 44 No, 200 12 Pages TAPS, NEW MEXICO, THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1963 Price 10 Genii Sunday Is Commencement Day For Taos High Seniors Seniors are plenty busy around Taos High this week as the school year draws to a close. Commencement will be Sunday evening at the football field. Class pictures show graduating boys and girls.

In photo at left, front row, left to right, are Lloyd Romero, Tito Valerio, Toby Martinez, Fernando Romo, Michael Naranjo, Danny Archulela, Henry Vargas, John Brooks, Amos Martinez, Billy Belarde. Second row: Ernie Padilla, Demecio Arrelano, Fred A. Sanchez, Jim Maestas, Fred Mar- tincz, Stanley Espinoza. Steve Trujillo, Ruben Graham, Fred Peralta, Floriamio Varos. Third row: Fares Maestas, Louis Tafoya, Fred Varos, Mike Martinez, Gilbert Sanchez, Ralph Vigil, Robert Swanson.

Fourth row: Augustin Mnntoya, Felipe Romo, Leroy Martinez, Ted Gusdorf, Tommy Minton, Lee Archuleta, Phil Bernal, Bobby Archuleta, Jim Gowing. Top row: Reece Oakeley, Howard Rainer, Eloy Pacheco, Ray Gonza-les, Albert Medina. Eddie Smith, Rodger Beimer. In photo of the girls, first row: Mary Alice Montoya, Dolly Griego, Charlene Struck. Diana Cohn, Martha Baca, Mary Alice Valarde, Eleanor Mares, Louanna OaHegos, Bemice DesGeorges, Aurora LeDoux, Sadie Baca.

Hope Garcia, Gloria Garcia, Evelyn Romero. Susan Gonzales, Angela Torres, Lucy Abeyta, Florence Romero. Second row: Virginia Suazo, Marcella Cardenas, Leona Mares, Connie Castillo, Angie Trujillo. Prescilla Cortez, Jenny Vigil, Carmen Varos, Yolanda Trujillo, Juanita Mondragon, Dolores Varos, Evelyn Mares, Deena Duran, Margie Sanchez. Third row: Frances Cordova.

Prescilla Romern. Sylvia Romero, Anabella Ortega, Carmen Cardenas, Celia Trujillo, Christine Chavez, Florence Highway 64 A pproach Another Snag Ironed Out As Indians Agree To Negotiate Chief state highway engineer T. B. White said last week that highway department attorneys and legal advisors for the Taos Pueblo will work together next week on a resolution dealing with acquisition of right of way for the eastern approach to the Rio Grande Gorge bridge. White met last Thursday in Taos with Pueblo leaders to discuss the matter of right of way.

The proposed route for the eastern approach road passes partially through Taos Pueblo land. "It was agreed that our legal section and Pueblo legal advisors would get together and prepare a resolution that would be acceptable both to the Pueblo and the slate highway commission." White said the Indian people also asked that they be kept advised about the future routing of U. S. 64 in the Taos area. This routing has been a problem in the past, and was the occasion of such heated local debate a few years ago that the highway de- Trujillo, Sarajean Esquibel, Katherine Romero, Geneva Vigil.

Fourth row: Barbara Martin, Be mice F. Archuleta. Pablita R. Sandoval, Faustme Chavez. Jeanette Vigil, Concha Pairaz, Jamae Matheny, Margaret Miller, Bella Cohn, Cordy Quinto, Laura Gallegos, Bernice Pacheco, Bemice Vigil.

Top row: Manuelita Maestas, Emestina Trujillo, Betty Oakeley, Bernice Garcia, Gail Lambert. Barbara McGee, Carol Evelyn M. Sandoval, Maria B. Salazar. Donna M.

Wiley and Donna Montgomery. Taos Council Jim Gallegos Okays Bond Quits As Cop partment dropped 1 any immediate plans for survey or design of the routing through Taos. White said he hoped to have the resolution concerning the gorge bridge approach ready by next week. He said the meetings with the Pueblo Indians were very amiable. Fines And Costs Listed For April Filemon Sanchez, Justice of the Peace, reported the following amount of money turned in to the County Clerk's office for the month of April: The first report listed $207 in fines, and $48 as court costs making a total of $255.

The second report listed $176.50 in fines, and $102 as court costs making a total of $278. Both are for April. New Building C7 For Picuris Indian Pueblo Work is on schedule on the community building the Picuris Indian pueblo is building in their central plaza. The Picuris received recently a $30,000 accelerated public works decided to use the money 1 for a building that would serve' as a large meeting room. It will have a kitchen, a smaller room! for council meetings and a pueb-j lo office, and overnight detention! rooms for police use.

It's got elec-i tricity, indoor plumbing and is' being built of steel beams with dry-wall construction (but will have an adobish outside finish). All work Is being done by Pi- curis Indians, and the project will be finished by June 30. Taos Pueblo received $100,000 as its share of the accelerated public works program, is using the money on fence improvement, clearing land and repairing irrigation ditches. "There were no demands made," he said. Members of the Taos Chamber of Commerce also were present for the session, he said.

The Rio Grande Gorge bridge and approaches are being financed through issance of $.3 million in highway debentures. The department hopes to let the projects to contract in June, The state board of finance opened bids on purchase of the debentures last Tuesday and approved Quinn Co. of Albuquerque as the purchaser. Morning Judge C. F.

Boyer, Justice of Peace, reported the following cases for his docket for the week ending May 14: Jose D. Gonzales, Ranchos, permitting a minor to drive, fined $5 and $5 costs. Leroy Martinez, Taos, reckless driving, fined $50 and $5 costs. Candido Dominguez Chamisal, reckless driving, fined $100 and $5 costs. Willie Taylor, Creek, crossing a yellow line, fined $10 and $5 costs.

Fidel Martinez, Dixon. speeding fined $15 and $5 costs. Jose Ernest Tafoya, Santa Fe, careless driving, fined $15 and $5 costs, destroying state property, fined $10 and $5 costs. Leopollo Valencia, Valdez. fishing without a license, fined $20 and $5 costs.

Margaret Canon, illegal parking, fined $5 and $5 costs. Refunding Taos City Council last Thursday approved $405,000 sewer and water bond refunding. The issuing of 'new bonds to cover two previous bond issues, one for $155.000 passed in 1961 and one for jOOO passed in 1949, will result in a net saving to the town of during the repayment period which would end in "l987. Taos residents had been faced a possible sewer and water rate increase forced by the bond- i ing companies when the town was $2,500 of making their payment. The town will pay an average 4.112 per cent interest on the new bonds, which will extend over the same period as the old bonds bu! cost about $1,000 a year less, i The old bonds were sold at interest rates of four, five and per cent.

"Now," said City Depr. Manager Ernest "we be able to make (he pav- mem.s without raising the and water rases." Another Taos policeman has re-signed, the second resignation i in as many months. Sgi. Jimmy Gallegos, resigned last Thursday, after 10 months on the force. In a letter of resignation to the City Council, referring to Taos police officers, Gallegos said, "I hope you boys get a raise.

Let's hope that some day the police will get more backing." This was the only reason Gallegos gave for his resignation. Rodarte Youth Drowns In Pool Lot Sales Continue Seco, Ranchos Okay Bonds Two Taos County school districts approved bond issues Satur- jby lopsided votes. Ranchos. Dist. No.

2, voted $64,192 for a new elementary by a vote of 135-6. Arroyo Seco, Dist. approved a $21,502 Lssue by a 49-2 vote. Three new rooms are scheduled for the Arroyo Seco School. Both districts, with the bond issues, will be at max.mum debtedness.

and are thus for state participating funds for construction purposes. OFFICER LLCLRO Jack Elder of Highlands Estates, a lot development half a mile south of Tres said this week that sales were- piod and aboul 300 lots had bct-n sold so far. Elder also said his well there is still producing plenty of water. Concrete will be poured the 1 isl of this week for a ID-unit motel- office at the development, south of TP nn US 285. Judge Bags Pair The fishmp sea-im in Taos Carted off with a bang las; week Jhree Colo, men wore on May 11 for fishing without a license by Fish and Game Officer Lee Cordova.

'Die Colorado men were A. Mats, iaile-'. 1 red Aliecas who were lined each by Justice of the Peace C. Boyer. Toini Hires Officer A new policeman hat been hired fi-r Taos.

He is Alfredo I ucvrn. ho replaced one uf two men who resigned in the last two He was hired by Ma.or Santi- from a list of four who appiir-ii lives on Ranchi'nt. ii.s parents live in Canon. He's a Army veteran, worked for a construction company and as a semce sration attendant. Poston Threatened by Caller An official of the Peace Corps training program here said he has been threatened, and he blasted what he called a "small but determined" group of opponents in Taos.

Richard W. Poiton, a community development specialist at-i tached to the University Mexico, said he received a calli warning him not to make speech before joint meeting of Taos' three civic clubs Thursday evening. Poston delivered the speech and told of the threat while three Taos policemen stood by in thei event of heckling. But none de-i veloped. i Poston said he was "warned, not to come here" in a telephone! ttli received i p.m.

Tues- day in Albuquerque. "The guy i said he was warning me not to come to Taos." Asked if his life had been threatened, Poston said the word "life" was not used. Describing the telephone call, Poston continued, "this guy said that they didn't like that election (an election of a steering committee for a community develup- ent program here) and that they were "unhappy with our operations." Peace Corps trainees receive 30 days final training in Taos County prior to being shipped overseas (or two-year tours of duty. Postoo's job is to coordinate activities between communities forming development groups and with the Corps trainees act as observers and helpers. Poston also described a smear campaign against trainees, who, he said, have been accused of burglaries, rape and wild parties.

The first group of trainees ar- i rived here more than a month ago and Poston immediately started organizing a comunity de- jvelopmem program for Taos. Many meetings were held at one of which steering comm.ttue i was named and a meeting was called. But the mass meeting was later called off because of "lack uf interest." Discussing the cancellation of i the CD meeting, Poston declared "1 was aware of this determined from minority which I was afraid would damage the program in early stages that it would do Tans more harm than good." Poatun said a small group of "determined opponents really slopped" the program for the whole community. "1 do not regard as an attack or a threat against impersonally," POM on said "I do regard this as a threat ajja.i'M a program for in la.is." He added; "I'm onlj a of the program." The meeting, vshidi was quiet and orderly, was the annual joint session of the Kiwanis. Rotary Ind Lions Speaking uf the Peace Corps, Pooton tdid criticism of is "fall.ng into a pattern ee.s rx-en accused break and entering, of rape and LI parties.

I heard the wutil.s 'neo-Nazis' and 'lies- lan.i nv. hods' u.M.-it." he said uas referring 10 an ar- t.dt- Taos Spud loiin- son. who under the name "Sanu 1-e ti.ii':>. write-, a wevkly column to; The Santa Fe Ne-w Mexican. Ihe story appeared May 5 "I hat -tury is one of the worst distortions of fact Ise ever read in my hie, and 1 wish you would quote me on that," Poston said angrily.

I-'red Baca, Taos pharmacist and former mauir who was, head of the temporary steering com! (Continued On Page Five) Lasi Kites Held For Mrs. Knmlall R.ind.a!' lav of thr daughters of i irv Smith who -A "i -a fl.i.^ 1 Pm-blo 'r. it fl.e-s 'J4 hours a ed a 'ii last ThurMi.v. A 91 hum and what is now the Har- Kmndji.iin a 1 Ian- He: who ci! ago. the 1 cnar- "erixl bank in Taos.

tr.r f.r.st flour in 1W2. he ou ne.i a- one time the art-a and ihe suiiimer inrre include daughter. waido wnose husband LS a former Mate di-nio- cratic chairman; and a Henry Simpson of Durango. Colo three grandchildren; a niece. Margarite lierp in Services were hfM ai a -r i Saturday at Ouadilupe Church.

Five Slot Machines Turn Up Five slot machines that vanished and reappeared two months later ha 1 been demolished Here's the story: Two auo the Taos district school bought the present administration There were five "one-armed in the basement. Two years la'er in March of this year, school superintendent Otero he called Taos police and asked them come pet the machines Two offTerv Louie Durar. and Henry Varca- them up. Vargas has fin resigned from the polite for; Duran said he thoupht Varpss niad:" a report of the recovr" The machines had been stored in Duran's home since the seizure save Duran. The P.line chief.

Arthur I.earh luiin't nei'ii informed uf the rf- of the "I know about it," he said. But the wnrd pot out; the machines were taken out and smashed Saturda', itwo dim- and ope were and the a- d.tiona! was launched Tuesdav officer Duran gave a report of 'he to Chiff Leach- Duran said he pa-1 woiJd make report, hut Oura'i hr and Va Oiern 9 10 -n. March 11 and said thev pel the mat immediatelv. O'ero rt'i''' 'lifoi, and thiA the from the administration hasemerr The (wo r.tf-i-frt rook them to the sia- lion, IX.ran in rrpor; "but not enough rof 1 to x'ure (iir'M ihere and ais'i HM i that they would be the way we doc ded to lake them in my house for safe keeping until completion of our investigation." The whole matter is bons turned 'o the council, Leach. Death claimed a Penasco High senior during a class ssvimming party Wednesday noon.

Enos Rodarte drowned in the Kachina. pool as about a dozen of his classmates cavorted in the water. Artificial respiration was at- 'empted by other boys and the fire department rescue squad. Two doctors. Rcynaldo Deveaux and Ashley Pond, a'tempted to res'ive the boy.

All failed. His parent are Mr. and Mrs. Frumencio R.xiarte, of Rodarte. Enos was considered a good swimmer and no reason could be found for the accident.

A inquest ruled accidental drowning. A group of 35 Penascn High seniors, both and girls, came 10 faos as pan of their Senior trip Wednc-dav, planning to swim and ha-, lunch. The drown- occurred about The nnmp accompanied by Carlos Salazar. TV Sidv -s at Garcia Funeral arr pend.ng Rrd Rh-r, Blasts indilor i v-f Sa Chi-v mp; a- -ws a-c i I ar- aud-o- ed and n'inesi I I Wat ihe In f.i- a rnirpc TJH 'he -oun'V on anv raso w'i a I'Liriher. i publ.c or niy of- 1 1 1 from 'ne I a rre and 1 1 anv re- The New en Parole has Abran Truj.llo.

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