The Taos News from Taos, New Mexico • Page 1

Cotmty Clerk scr THE WEEK'S WEATHER (Courtesy forest Service) High Low Thursday 63 25 Friday 64 23 Saturday 63 21 Sunday 63 28 Monday 63 22 Tuesday 60 24 Wednesday 22 The Taos News PUBLISHED EACH TUESDAY AND THURSDAY THE THURSDAY EDITION No, 333 TAPS, NEW MEXICO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1965 Deer Kills Cost By SANDRA KINCA1D Poachers have been having a night of it lately, but so have local fish and game officers; they have caught plenty of them in the past month. Carl Berghofer, in a tribute to local poachers, which probably reflects more credit to the 24-hour-day surveillance of the game officers, said he thinks "they are eating beef now." Most of the poachers caught recently have not been Taos County men, he said. "They haven't stopped, but they have sure slowed down," added game officer Lee Cordova. Among the spotlighters who have seen the light of the law recently are a father and son team, who after crashing into officer Gerald Gates' pick-up, which he had parked cross-wise In the road to block it, evading officer Berghofer, was stopped three hours later at Lee Cordova's road block. Cordova, using i truck across one road and a "Berghofer Special," a boulder in the middle of a road, stopped them.

The chase began when Berghofer spotted the team working a light about 10 p.m. on Oct. 31 and ended in Peace Justice C. F. Boyer's court at 6 o'clock the next morning.

Judge Boyer, holding court for Knox A. Patterson, a 42- year-old construction contractor from Los Alamos, and his two sons, Tommy, 19, and Eddie, 22, both Los Alamos construction workers, hit them for $500 in fines. The father paid $200 for spotlighting, $100 for hit and run and failing to stop for an accident, plus $7.50 court costs. His two sons each paid $100 plus the court costs for spotlighting. The field action took place on Pot Mountain in the Tres Piedras area.

A Ranches de Taos man, Manuel Romo, 46, paid $25 plus court costs for failure to tag a deer on Nov. 3. Romo and a companion were seen coming out of the Rio Grande Grant at 6:41 p.m. They claimed to have killed a deer at 4 p.m., but had to pack it out, according to Berghofer's report. The men had driven six miles from the point where the deer was killed, he said, but it was not tagged.

Another Taos man, Joe A. Sanchez, 37, who gave his occupation as a barber, was fined $75 plus court costs by Judge C. F. Boyer for unlawful possession of game after he was stopped by officers Charlie Cockrell and Artie Grant. The report showed that Sanchez came through a road block on Cebolla Mesa, and when blood was noticed in the car, he admitted he had killed a deer two days before and thrown the head away.

His deer tag was not detached, officers reported. The report added that he complained about the lousy hunting and no deer." A Santa Cruz mechanic, John King, 32, was fined $50 plus court cost by Judge Boyer for using a light in a game area with a loaded rifle in possession. Berghofer said King and his 17-year-old brother were working a spotlight in Commanche Canyon at about 9:30 p.m. on Nov. 2.

The men had a loaded .270 caliber rifle in the car. Two Talpa men were each fined $25 plus court costs by Judge Filemon Sanchez for failure to properly tag a deer and hunting in a closed area. Beneslado Maestas, 58, and Maximiliano Griego, 48, were stopped on Bear Wallow Rd. to the Pot Creek area by Berghol- er, Gates and Byron Donaldson after the two were seen coming from the closed area with a buck at £:47 p.m. The officers reported that no (See PfcEg, Page J) Veterans' Day, 1965 12 Pages Price 10 Head Start Class Doubtful: Otero 230.397 Given Schools Approval Brightens Picture for New High School Plant school superintendent, said.

Superintendent Otero was told "Now we're in business," said Orlando Ortiz, super- Monday it would be week that the total with the Taos Municipal Schools, Tuesday when for Taos to have a tjpriation for all CAP projects in he learned that the state had approved a $230,397 grant By GEORGE ANDREW ROTH "Disappointed and discouraged," with the sharply reduced appropriation for Taos Commu-JHead Start for the county was $93,000. Of this "upgrading the educational opportunity of the" di's- nity Action Project by the allocated. i amount, Otero estimated about advantaged." In practice, the eral Government, the superin- The Taos municipal school $30000 would be left to mr grant means tnat th system will be able to build another wing on a new high school plant to go up south of Taos just off Santa Fe Road. Ortiz said this grant, with other funds available, will make a total of more than $800,000 avail- 'able for the new school campus. citing Neighborhood Youth dial system went into operation Leonard DeLayo state sup- 'here last Sunday witn a mini- enntendem of ubllc lnstruc amount, Otero estimated about The Taos municipal school $30,000 would be left to tendcnt of Taos schools doubts system was appointed by the, school ted Head the town will have a executive board to admin- Start project at all.

ister the town Head Start pro-i He sald he was "discouraged Joe Otero, Taos gram, and applied for $214,4.35. a nd disappointed with the small LJlell 1101168 appropriation." Otero questioned the method of distribution of funds to gov-: Hurtado's Trial Opens ernment sponsored programs, new telephone i Torns allocations in N'ew Mex Corps allocations in New Mex- lt of equipment trouble, ac- llu announced that the re- ico. He said Albuquerque, cordjng (0 Moumajn States Tele quested funds had been approv- ICruces, and Las Vegas officials ed immediately following a $553 per enrollee during the past! Joe Montano. manager, said meeting of the State De Part- The daughter of a murdered said her mother fell to the summer DrORram Santa Fe Uhat exhaustive tests made on ment of Education's "approval Aflinn PniYim ittOo" TltOcH'JW Rodarte woman, Mrs. Pauline Medina, 16, testified in District Mrs.

Medina, fighting tears told thats he then two received $880 per enrollee, be-; fhp imriraip tne intnta(e equip- committee Tuesday afternoon. the conversion Tne 8 rant includes $206,249 Court Tuesday that she a wj more shots. She said she ran in- cause youths in the a parem pjjj ff. "Except for construction of facilities and Aurelio Hurtado shoot her to the next room and were high school drop- or a cw nor troubles, the 524,148 for equipment. It was iment prior to mother June 16 in their kitchen.

Under direct into another room beyond. Mrs. Medina said Hurtado en- When she to the tered their home without knock "No, No," and when Hurtado iouts or graduates able to work change-over went very smooth-' noted by Supt. Joe L. Otero, pointed the gun at her, she ran 32 hours a week ty-" wno was Santa Fe to seek I Taos was allocated onlv $381 II lak Mon- the grant, that the request was tano said, "for all of our cus- not for a new high school but kitchen a few minutes per en utero called tomcrs to get accustomed to for "improved nutrition, coming, walked into the room where she said she saw Hurtado grab tnis unfalr specially consid- the new num bers.

We've had a mumcations arts, library and she, her mother and a younger! the year-and-one-half old daugh- ering that Taos has "100 per certain a of dialing er- instructional services, and bas- brother were seated, and afterjter he I a i to be his and cent eligibility" for all govern- rors, but we expected this and ic mathematics." saying "Hello -Como leave the house. ment programs under the Eco- tne soon tapered off." The gran; was sought under fired one shot at Mrs. Elizida Contention between the de- nomic Opportunity Act. Taos. The volume of local calls also Title I of the Elementary and Sanchez.

(See HURTADO, Page 2) (See HEAD START, Page 2) is falling off to a a 1 Secondary Education Act of 1965 Mrs. Medina said in answer to: Many customers were (Public Law 89-10). This law is Asst. Dist. Atty.

John B. San- to try direct primarily toward assist- chez' question that she "IT) TJ (dialing (ODD) and the number ing children from low-income married Sept. 4, 1965, and still i I lillllT 3SS of long distance calls showed a families. 'marked increase for the first The Taos grant is the first. lives in Rodarte.

She is the former Pauline Lopez. The case was expected to go to the jury late Wednesday, Hurtado has been held pend-j ing trail on a first degree mur-J der charge in connection with' the fatal shooting. After taking nearly two days to select a jury, the trial be-i Newly Built Pass Road Near Opening" RFH fnr rnmnlptinn nf i gan Tuesday with an opening' opened to traffic. RED date for completion of the scenic Red Nest Forest Highway is set for the end of this month. The old switchback road will be obliterated by the Forest Service as soon as the new highway is What more appropriate on Veterans' thnn a gathering marking the occasion under a flag that has flown continuously, day and night, for more than a century? Taos Plaza Scene For 'Vietnam Day' which apparently struck Mrs.

Today is Veterans' Day in the at 10 a.m. at the National Guard Sanchez between two fingers of United States, but in Taos, as'Armory. The Taos High School! her hand which she had held in in many other cities across the Band and the Boy Scouts will'front of her when she saw Hur- tion, saying the road could be retained as a scenic lead the parade. Itado pull the gun, Mrs. Medina tour and tourist attraction.

twenty four hours, Montano approved in New Mexico which includes construction of facilities. The grant was approved without a cut; one administrator in Taos said it "took some sting" out of the announcement last week that Community Action Project funds for a proposed 7 i si lor Day In Taos Schools argument by Asst. Dis. John B. Sanchez, who said he wanted to present a "word-picture in a general way." Two other relatives of the' deceased, a son George, age 11, and Mrs.

Sanchez' father, Apolonio Sanchez, all of Rodarte testified to approximately same information as Mrs. Medina. Following the single shot, Dan Archuleta, project engineer for the 5465,000 blacktop highway, said the federal Bureau of Public Roads officially would "sell" the highway to the state and the Forest Service on Nov. 30. He said the "sale" was a technicality, as the road is federally funded, and built by the Bureau of Public Roads.

The state and the Forest Service have contributed a part of the money. The two-lane highway is six and two-tenths miles long, a half mile shorter than the old switchback road. Archuleta added that the Forest Service would obliterate the old road. Red River citizens have protested the oblitera- Refreshments will be served today to visitors at Taos High School, now celebrating Na- Project Head Start operation tional Education Week had been drastically curtailed. Nov.

7 to 13 comprises the Members of the state's ap- pedagogic week, and today is iproval committee, which have a "special during which Ithe final say-so on the grants visitors will" be shown the the act, include Callaway Taulbee, chief of instructional services; Robert Esparza, di- ectory of secondary education; id Mrs. George Fitzpatrick. of elementary educa- (See SCHOOLS, Page 2) high school. Tours and decorations revolve around the theme "Invest in Education Sponsors are the Future Teachers of America, supervised bv Willie Ana Weaver. country, it is also "Support Our jMen in Vietnam Day." Events are scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.

with a parade, music and speeches on the Plaza, i Business firms have en asked to close between 11 a.m. and noon for the occasion. i Major addresses to mark the, occasion will be by State Floyd Santistevan, Martinez-! Sisneros Post American Commander, and past state! commander of WWJ veterans, by Pete Sahd, New Mexico! i Department Legion commander! from Penasco. Others making shori addres- will be J. M.

Vigil, Monte-j Barracks No. 615, Veter-: of WW1; Joe A. Fernandez Post 3259, VFW; Ru- Vigil, Chapter 12, DAV and! Teddy Mondragon, VFW: Auxiliary. Mothers of war ad have! also been invited to speak. Master ol, ceremonies will be iJ.

M. Bernal, Ranches de Taos, 'who is active in several veter- Jan's groups. Ceremonies will open with the National Anthem, followed by a welcoming by Mayor Jesse i A musical highlight, a medley of WW1 and WWII songs, will be played by the Taos High School Band. Rev. J.

E. ham of the Taos Baptist Church will give a benediction, followed by a National Guard rifle salute and then "Taps" played by Carlos Trujllo. Veterans from throughout the county have been asked to Here's A Beneficial Business By KEITH GREEN It's a crushing, burning, destructive job, but Manuel A. (Manny) Trujillo makes it a business beneficial to Taos and Taos County. He's the man responsible in the past few weeks for cleaning up at least 400 wrecked or abandoned vehicles from along Taos County's and has hardly dented the supply.

Starting alone, Trujillo (in his mid-20s) got some much needed encouragement from people interested in keeping Taos beautiful, as well as a small economic opportunity loan from the Farmers Home Administration. A start was made when Trujillo got permission from the U.S. Forest Service and from Taos Timber, to haul away the junked and abandoned vehicles on those lands. That's where most of the 400 cleared so far came from. Trujillo uses a heavy crane acquired from Taos Timber to flatten the auto bodies into steel pancackes a few inches thick (after burning out the upholstery and rubber), then hauls them to Pueblo, where he receives about $15 per ton of steel for his efforts.

It's a job that wouldn't be worth the effort if he had to pay for the vehicles. But many people are seeking to clean up the area, and are quick to inform Trujillo of where old car bodies might be found. Before long he will be hauling from the Penasco area, where "50 or 60" bodies have been located. The crushing will take two or three hours, and will make four or five loads with his present truck. But he's thinking about a larger truck, and (See BENEFICIAL, I) Manuel Trujillo, man uith a crushing job.

Trash, Garish Signs Taos Group's Target Discovery joined information'torica! zone are restricted to a and action as prime objectives loa i area 0r a signs of 16 of the Friends of Taos Valley fee and 3 square feet at a meeting Monday nipm. The discovery for'the group, other zones. 3 last summer to pre- Collins said he believed they serve and improve the beauties were too small, and hence hurt of the Taos area, was in learn- business. Those present took thp ing that Taos has an ordinance attitude that one of the great- on the books which prohibits ost drawbacks of eas stations sweeping or throwing trash or in a community like Taos is dirt from private property into that they tend to create a "com- the streets mon denominator" appearance im ludi-s a pro- and destroy the uniqueness of vision for a tine 01 from $25 -o the community. $100.

The it-mis are The Friends said thev hoped means of publicizing the onii- -o encouiape refineries to pre- nance. perhaps with the pare regional signs that would ance of the City Cicrk and he more in character with Chamber of Commme. Communities This was a pan a discus- Collins suggested th sion of ami-Inter pioi edures. croup contact the NPA MMKU which gained impetus when Jim Petroleum Industries Commit- Grebe, New Mexico represents- tee for information in this area live of the U.S. Brewers As- The Friends also were told sociation.

showed a film Cliff Harmon. Chairman of sored by ''Keep America Beau- the sign committee of the Plan- tiful, a gioup formed by nine and Zoning CommisMon, container and bv Spud thai the This film, and another made committee is the by Walt Disney, will be made town's sign ordnance, including available for showing in the the fees evabii--hed According public schools It induced to Hammn run a Mnglt fee has that the hools would accept been collected by the town sime them happily. the otdmance was signed in The 35 or so present for the 196:1. session reserved most of The Friends, it was reported, questions for N. Collins, a planning a niemberihip cam(representative of the Standard paign sometime during the win- jOil Company who had lold them ter.

gasoline companies will go Another ami liner note was 'along with any local ordinances when it was reported restricting tht sizes of signs, ihat the town plans to provide Collins said that in Santa Fe. a cover for the truck used to jfor instance the his- haul trash 10 the tuwn dump..