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IHsh Tuesday 32 I.ow Wednesday -11 Noon Wcdncsilaj- 21 ion. VOLUME 05 PT1IT TPACCTI WIHP QpnvTrp. Associated Press United Press 1-ULL LEASED WIRE SERVICL: New Mex ico Ncwscausrs, IDC. GALLUP, NEW MEXICO, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29, Ida-l PRICE 7 CENTS NUMBER 303 Gloom Clouds Cover France Arms Vole Awaited PAHIS, Dec. 23 deputies convened an atmosphere of crisis and gloom Wednesday to decide once and for all before the day is out whether to agree lo rearm Germany, France's ancient enemy.

The momentous final debate began shortly afier 8 B.m. MST and was to continue until the deputies had ballotted on two votes of confidence posed by Premier Pierre Mendrs-France who had staked on them not only Ihe life of hi government but the fate of the whole western alliance as U'eJl. The votes were on these two subjects: 1. To reverse Ihe stunning re- Exposure Victim's Funeral Tomorrow Funeral services for Hugh McDowell Miles will be held at Rollie at a.m, tomorrow with the Rev. George Diltcrline of the Methodist church officiating.

Mites, who was born in Oakland, on April 1. 100D, was em- poiywl by Hugh Lee at ih Nnzlini trading post. He is survived by his wife Betty Miles ar.d a son, Lynn Hcese Miles. Miles was frozen to death Monday morning six miles within the New Mexico si a line en ihe Window Rock road by John. lienal- Jy, a Navajo police officer.

No marks of violence were fount! on the body and a coroner's injection of German admission to the Western European Union, The assembly voted the rejection 280 to 259 on Christmas Eve and plunged the West ana the absembly jtself into frustrated gloom. 2. To pass for the second time Ihe whoJe ratification bill including the entry of Germany into NATO, ship in NV UI-night German membership in NATO was approved in early Tuesday by a vote of 2S9 to 251. Victory Is Seen The prediction was France would win on bolli, but by such a narrow margin that France would be marked as an unw partner in fln alliance only because she feared thi let natives more. Meanwhile, the Ilaliaa Christian Democratic party a a rt Recreation Meet Postponed Here Til Later Date Mr.

and Bernard M. Shiffman, Farmington representatives of the United Community Offense- Services, were unable to attend iho recreation meeting held this morning al ihc Gallup Chamber of Commerce bacausc of car trouble, A group of 115 representatives of service nnd civic organizations attended tlie mueimg and decided io invite Stiiffman. his wif 2 ditcc.or of UCDS Leo Friel of Dallas. Texas lo a lunch- con mneling on January 7 yt the Avalon cafe. Chamber Mnnager Lou 13cssemer said all service clubs and civic group chairmen of youth nnd rec- reaiiuu programs would be invited to a.tend the luncheon meeting.

During the January 1 meeting Fricl and ihc Shiffmans will discuss recreational development programs with ihc Gallup crganizniion representatives. quest relumed a verdict cf death) HartniUU To Elltnr Oil due to exposure at hearing on Mundav BllSlIIOSS 111 Monday. Burial will be at Hillcrest ceme- tory. Hobbs, Carlsbad Turf Fans Lose Bid For Tracks SANTA FE. N.M., Dec.

State Comptroller Edward M. Haltman said Wednesday he plans to enter the oil and gas business in Artcsia when lie retires from his vffice on Dec. 31. rlartmnn snid he would act as Sec HAKTMAN on page Catholic members of the French assembly to help Meiides-Francc win his historic fight. Informed sources said the predominantly Catholic Italian party inlervencd direcily with its sister parly in France, the Popular Hc- publicans.

whose 85 votes could decide whether West will rearmed within a western alliance. Vatican City sources denied meanwhile the Vatican had inler- vencd in ihe French political struggle, but the scurccs said members of the; clergy wore perfectly free lo anpeal to the deputies not lo -vote on the side of the Sfakes 'Enormous 1 In Moscow Uio official r.cwgca- ALBUQUEflQUE, K.M., Dec. 29 and Carlsbad sports fans lost the second round in their al- fight to build local race tracks, but mdit'atcd; Wednesday they may try again. three-man Mexico Rac- Snows Howl Out 01 State; New Blizzard Moving In Columnists Slap AEC For Ruling Ou Oppenheimer NEW YORK, Dec. 20 Columnists Joseph and Stewart AJ- sop charged Wednesday thai tlic Atomic Energy Commission "dishonored and disgraced the high name of American freedom" by Three Juveniles Charged With Grocery Breakin Three juveniles were arrested last night following a uveakin the and II Grocery at 412 North Second Street.

boys, all 16 years of ago. were confined to the MuKinley counly jail and will be turned over to Juvenile officer Billy Biava. Officer Al Oavaldon, driving by the grocery nbout 8:50 yesterday even in saw a young lioy sla in front "as if standing guard 11 and stepped and Questioned him. The boy is reported to have told the officer that he just standing around. Gavnlrt'n found the win broken mid went inside anc called the police department, Offi rcrs Don nr.d Merlin More- liouie joined him ar.d they found another boy Inside ihe store.

Later the third boy was found hiding near Uic store and all three were resled. Or.e of tli bays liad S3.C1 cunngc and bills, jnflstJy pennies that belonged to the store, aecord iiiti to iiie report. ing Commission unanimously turn- Jed tlie petitions down for the sec' od timo-on grounds neither group had offered new argumon.s in vor of lhc tracks, and thai addition- denying security clearance io Dr. al racing would benefit "neither Ihi? J- Robert Oppeheimer. Anderson Names NM iXeivsiiuui As Assistaal.

Phase Two Of Assault BuildingUp Arctic Wave Moves Down Over Rockies As Cold Prevails DF.NWER, Dec. 20 The weather bureau warned Wednesday that fresh winter storm moving down the spine of eastern Ilockies toward Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico. Skies were fair over moFt of Coloindo and New Mexico Wednesday morning but cloudiness was moving in. Eilcer coid still prevailed in some of the mountain sections of Colorado where Fraser recorded a low of 32-bclmv and Taylor Park dam -30. Some other Colorado lows in eluded -24 at Alamosa in the Sar Luis Valley, -IB at Salida In thi.

Upper Arkansas Valley, -15 al Sit vcrlon and -3 at Monlrose. It ii'a warmer Tuesday in northeastern Colorado where Denver had 8 above com pared with -4 Tm-sday, uul southeastern Colorado it got dnwt I'fit La Junta, the some reading Al.BUQUERqUL' N.M.. f)ec. 23 as reported by two-mile-high Lead Clinton P. Anderson D-N, a ppoinlcd A Ibuqucrque sport nor the But proponents of (ho now tracks in The brothers made the, charge Doyle Kline to succeed "We Accuse!" published Trigg as his administrative who received stiff opposition from by Simon and Schuster, Inc The assistant church officials and a few business- book is snUiUed: "The story of, Anderson suit! Kline's appoinl- meii, indicated ihey may bring tj'o miscarriage of American jus- ntt-ut will become effective nbout 1 their' proposal before the commis- lice in the cast- of J.

Hubert Oppeiv sicn again afler the first of Uio hcimer." vear. The AEC en June 29 voted 4 to 1 The commission had previously to deny access to rc- lurnd down Ihe bids as "not in slriuled data on grounds ho i a the best interests of New Mexico." security risk. The ruling meant But they granted a re-hearing on inslruction Mt-chem from- 'Gov Edwin pcrs Pravda and Irvestia said American and liiilish r-n' the N'atinnal Assonibly meant passage of the arms bills. However both Washington and London have remained silent. Supporters of the premier.were cautiously optimistic that he xvin and that the assembly would reverse its Christmas Eve vole against German rearmament, a vote that brought dismay lo West and joy lo Moscow.

The stakes were so enormous the whole world wailed with deep- goes Discussions at Uio meeting, however, thy commission actually turned down lhc applications on grounds that Raton and Huidoso both depend largely on mcnoy from in track there to I tlic townspeople. One to the proposed at bbs, 'Rev. James Hall of the First Pro.sby- Icriaii Church in Hobbs, charged mat "Raton is a dead town without the track." lip added (Isnt "Hobbs doesn't need it." On (he other hand, Carlsbnd at- loruj, 1 Jack McGarry, in jircsenl- ing his group's argument for a OpponhcimL'r, war-time dircc- of Use laboratory at N.M., that built the first atoriUc bomb, no longer could be employed by 1 fe'oi'crnmrnl or be Srusted with class! ficd in form ation. In addition to accusing the AEC Feb. senator's Wn: pr" resigned from the stuff to enter Kline, who has bccti working for the AlbuciVLcifiuo Tvibuc, moved It-cm Ucnviv to to work for the Clovls News-Journal.

He helped establish "the Hmdoso News hi iy4G, aril joined llie Tribujiu Jfiler Ihe sri id nuerlod assistant who he especially administrative ould help with Jits in particular ind the American work as chairman o( Ihc joint i gecral of a shotk-lCommUicc on Atomic Energy. cst anxiety, if either vote against Mendes-France his gov-j track, clawncd tltat Carlsbad crnmenl will fall and the entire i Uic track to keep tourists In that Weslerrn Kitrof.i defence iyskm 1 5ecticn of ihc state after they have wii! come crashing dow 1 (o see the caverns. miscarriage of justice" in the iipenhc Erner ease, the also ps charged ihc S. "insccuiily sys- is "inlireenlly repugnant in present ad prnrcd- res to every liigh tradition of Hie tnertcitn past." 'H is itisecnrity system lie- use, with ttiy laudable and ne- essnry aim of safeguarding our ovcrnment ftom subversion, we avc forflottwi our American Ira- i ons; we have bor rowed the iclhods wf tlio cm-my; we havu nadc inlelligencc and originality to (heir possi'ssnivs; and Gallup Child Succumbs To Mattress Smoke Cynthia Chavez, age two, died nnd is expected lo live. yesterday at 11:30 am n( Anthony Cj'nthia is survived by her par- Cynthia, ivvin sister to Ken- cnts, brother, jwrents Mr.

neth Chavez and daughter of and Mrs. Bias great grand- Eighth Street, was the vitcim of Biitfoc.iUon ifollowing a fire Monday night. After the fire had been reported the Iwo chil dren were moved tcom the house by cousin. Luciano Chavez, who ran to Ihc house from several rfoors away.ar.d was credited by police with saving their lives. A snio-jfdcring mattress had filled ihe room with smoke in which the twin babies were asleep.

Kenneth was reported by Anthony clinic io be beyond danger and Mrs. BJas Chavez, great grand parents, Mr. anti Mrs. Barney Montoya and Juanila Chavez. Kosary service will be held Rollie Mortuary Chapel tonight eight nnd funcrJl will be held al Sucred Heart Cathedral al a.m.

tomorrow morning with burial al Ilillcrest cemetery. Paper Sunday This newspaper will publish ils regular Sunday edition week, after giving Us employes a Christmas holiday by omitting publication last Sunday. not AL'iiUK Tnis not really a greased pig hc was rJmosl as elusive as one. Pig was one five that war.Jcrcd into xiicrfrtn mile rlktrifl in San rJmosl as elusive ag one. Pig was one five that war.Jcrcd the Mission Hills residential district in San Oiego, Su night disturbing the rest of residents.

look lh two-hour comb efforts of a city nan and Iwo police officers to round up adin serenading inday ibtncd to round up the Kline has covered several phases of tJie atomic energy the u-slb in Nevada. 'Must Face Up To Present In '55 Simms Says ville, ar.d I ntxive al Pueblo. 11 was cold in northeastern Mexico, loo, will) Clovj; Texas And Oklahoma Blasted Over Krsl Of iNiuion As iVU Wnniis Hricfly Hy I'MTKI) I'UHSS nt-inhbors to the TV a and Oklahoma of winter's worst blizzard Wednesday and the Land U'Eil relaxed a bit as to iiu'U hi's of sr.ow which had oi Jiitncs 22. Uus dying on Bnmx. N'.

street Sunday after was slut by nff-dnty iiatL-ti'iLiaii, Sydney Eisenberu, ICisenbng. drivinH home with his wife. Niculli's zig-zfigging car and became involved in msslo ti companion. yanked polk'eiLinn's frnm Imlsier figlit but gave wcapsm to oMiccr's wife af tr him for of the pde fired one into thr in an c'fforl to stop fight. took gun frnin wifi-.

ntckiul iho men to sbnrt back, thru sbol Nicolli when the suilor refiisud obey -of ihe hif fi'dlcci ui ai c.is. ttiu warned that I w.irmiun up trrnrt may be i. The fnttrn-'l ealled for sr.ow flurries Jin th norih Tlniibday aurl ninht. was ri'ixjrltt! ic ar ir.L_; Menlana and Just Huw it would be remained New Mexico levels Led was wi'Ji at this 3 above Wednesday morning. New Mexico's minus eleven this morning al Galluu.

New Mexico roads were clenriiif; bvit still dangerous in areas except the extreme southwestern part uf the state. Most Colorado highways were clear although illuc Mesa in western Colorado remained sn-jwpackcd in sjrats and.ciiainsi iffjuircd for crossing Ht'd Mountain Pnss in the' San Junns. Mission Loses Building In Fire A small three-room building tlwt by tu mrst lOiidinn was thy -4 al enrly Wcvlncidrty. at both Grants Ki'iMiiiofjtoo reported 'Hie dfgrei; fucrr JilMVe. Santa i'o i- iir.c) bu'h TiK'nmvaii and iis nine liiKn were nver thy state lulc ij 1 fair and ither llsv' Thy weather bureau said the new served as a dormitoo 1 fur sever- bcirititf that -still iLi luU- rlt-aring, ureas southwest cold air mass movEny in from tlie north dropped- temperatures at Great Fylls, Monll, from 35 degrees at ii.m.

MST to 4-afaovc Iwo hours latur. Cold wave wnrnines were issued for c.is northwestern and South U.iko.n. Colder wilh jwssiblo snow was forecast for Colorado And New Mexico SANTA N.M., Dec. 0 liu F. Shnnis said have placed the highest that the "worst coUcc- iiu on insipid cowardiec and feeble (ivc sin" of New Mexico cr Hammarsk jold To Leave Thursday To Parley With Cliovi a 1 "young Indian girls at ihe in-1 1'Unis by Mr.

ami Mv.s. Pine Trci' Mission 20 tn imiltl a nov elinic at the mis- miles suujh of Gallup burned to sicn will right tin, lie said, nnd, r-d-yuslciday abu-al nncn. linilri girls ar.d the nurse who lived with the of uur many fru in building wun: not there and all tlittii personal belongings uete destroyed. Tlie lour girls were i'ut- Floreiicc Drown, way away on a trip lo Ph'ien'X. Tho four girls who livcii in Uu? converted dnrrnilm-y t-t-hmil at Gamorcn nnd Die Ciiiliup Junior High school and wciv tn lie moved to newer quarters duy afternoon, according In Tile missionary, not by ihe a ic view of Ihe fire when he this mornir.u, "It's only material lobs atut we'll Unild to be damagig to Oppcnlietmer one way or anotlier." The Weather Koads Gallup cit IhaL ll nf Miuiii pointed cut that Lirubahly were more Hum befmv jil.icvN WLTU cleared 1 I iy winil ivsult in a tfrii- icy ee of ice but i.Kl:i limlh fl .111 led i'i be MUiwy lies MIOW lias Wolf Crn-k problems will arise lo take the place of those with which we.

cope. "Yet that, need not be a dis- prospect, for such is Uic nature of progress. "Our worst coUeelive sin would high lo fail to faro up lo our present they will not solve wrote. NEW MEXICO: Incve iloudiness Wednesday and Wcrlnos- lay night becoming mnstly cloudy and partly cloudy south I "The odds arc with us: we arc id west Thursday; r.ot quite so Wednesday colder with light snow northe.isl late Thursday; low Wednesday night 5- joloiv higher valleys, 5-15 north, 15-25 south; high Thursday 3D-40 lortJtwcst, 'f5-55 south ar.d west. Tlie mercury tirupped away below the zero m.irk to minus eleven sl night, and tottay's firctMsl looks for it to bo warmer tdnifilit.

Variable cloudiness lotlay, onight and TliuriJay. Low 5, high Friday 35. peace, our is growing and ith proper encouragement will grow faster. We arc united and determined. "Dut in our rlelorminalion to grow nnd wo musl not Jose sight of Ihe human vnUicg which sel o-jr United SUile apart "We must uiLfiiih'nsIy defend Ihc defenseless pvotcel the rights of every cilizcn.

provide for ISP unable lo pi'ovidc for ihcm selves, and preserve our and nalaral resources. Swedish diplomat will confer enronlc with Brilish Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in Ixindon and in New Delhi with India 1'rimc Minister Jawahnrlal Nehru. Bo.h| nations maintain diplomatic rdn- wilii Pciplng. lliimmarskjolrt will Py to Dboard a of the, S. Military Air Transport Serv- Britain wfll him plane for lhc flight to India; India will fly him to Canton.

He presumably will use a Chinese plane from there. UainmarskjaM Is exncclcd to lie- gin his talks with Chou about Jan. 5, seeking freedom for the American airmen jnllcd on spy charges and Uic release of all other cap- Conclusion: 'I'm-Had lured UN personnel still detained human'by Die Chinese in violation of lhc sonic 'Korean annlsllce, mile 'Fastest Human' Siapp Sees Man Breaking Sound Barrier On Land T.OS AMGELLCS, Dec. roplKd: ynu s.v ivd I.t. Col.

John I'. Slapp, who be-, In like il was at lh.it came "the i-nrtli" hlur wln-ji Hie imiiDrnl llu- IMIIIP lo by traveling C-12 mill's an hmir nn IcelvraLioii wjis taking IlipK-K 1 hull In- lifu-d out n( a Euckcl-powcmJ ylrd. prcdicl.s 1 mtl thr xvlricN- Air r'oree tTcivmat tlml man will exceed the speed was the rmr.rt on land hy ll ing miles Mark. I sn- (tn h'Jiir. Color Snisalinns K- The Air run-e olficerl "Hut whi-u tin- slut said he would try In break Uic: thru ihe bku-k Unus batrier at MM levol -HlO-ycllnw veiy During a futwc I a thf liki- a Lixihini; an open fise" Gallup Businessmen Shopping Volume Up Find Yule This Year Vo decUU- man's uderarivc tn inadi; by walrr hj the As I thai wind when icanopy is firctl in jet nlrcrnfl.

entis-t spoke Tnrsd.iy at conference. hi A M-nsa-1" lions in traveling nl lhc I Min mls th lC A survey of Gallup businessmen shows an increase in Cdristtnns i business for Ihis year of about seven and a half percent oven a year ago. Of a large number of Gallup merchants queried in all types of business, all Indicated an increase varying from fivu to len pcr-cenl over 1953. In many rases Ihe increase was not evident until about a week before the Chrisl- jfifis holiday nr.d many of those questioned fell lha i they were running behind until tatc as a few days before Christ mas. Sctcral of the mcrchand said thai llicy rihlnU cxpfcl business io be as good as a year ago and were surprised lo find an crease, 0.

M. Hale, manaerr of J. 0. I'emity, salil year's ran lakr utuaJ and he altrihulfrl lhc laic liliiff tn the Kdful Hcalfirr that prevailed nulll before tlic holidays. Ar.othcr that conlribut- led In tlic Increase In business was or.e additional shopping day.

One variety sUirc operator staled thai he sold numbtr of Hems and could have done another $1,000 if he Ihe Mock, U'. owner of Popular Dry (jowls president of the Gal hip t'linmbcr of Com- nscrcf, conl.icled a nimibtr of jiierctianl.s nnd said thai the general opinion was that (here had bee about ten pcr-ccnt Hc also said that those be talked io felt that Hie Saturday before ClirUtmas was "or.e ol Uic bcsl business days In a long, time," The busings week previous to bad it's uU downs. The Saturday at J)rc. 18 was frJt (o tic by many but the general opinion was (ha( huslncss fell off dur- In; the early jMrt of lhc following wflfi a Rratlual pickup hpfiinnlni; about Thursday. I'rl- tlay, Chrhtnug cvr, was con- KEilcrrd lo have Hern another day.

During Ihe Iwo or thrre weeks I thirled Ih nf Dcccjuber preccdinfi Clirislinas'1917," lip snid The record trsl, conducted fX-u. 10 al Hrillnninn Air Center, Alamogordo, N.M., wns lo dttermint die acceleration and do lion effects on a pilot in high speed iiircrafl, In Hr The 1.9ht I've t.iken 20 such riiU's since and the IUM Angrily Rap JL 'Excessive' Security HKITKKI.KY, C.ilif., dre. Ul'-- ui llic n-'i'ai'iiV pj-niiiirKMit j'luu-d Wi- day in uti.u'k n( ypjicrnl opinion nf ino.tt mrr-Jfan altcmj'l to exrocd tenants was lhai business would will my lust. I've a be off yt-nr TJio tern- had it!" po of buying increased iduaLly from about December 10 until the Friday before the holiday. As a rule the heavier I dollar business is in the weeks early In December volume of last mlimtc shoppers during tlic "Atcclvration and deccleralloa I Mr.

Warren are lhc problems of man. nut ihcithc reached," Col. St.ipp said-1 "We are findnif; mil that ihv limits ol man are vvry high, jnisslbly' higher than Uioiu of the aircraft hc Asked his own cautions to Uic ride 5lapp at of tr.idgrtli'." i llus is due'to on the r.i'Ju-i tli.ui i-niislruftive four- will) iv.s|u-rl 1.) Iho fiMure" bOvM.iduii for L-uinpeteiuH'. hi part is is the St-uiUT, K-tl ol iwliiical pressure, ievi'h before iH-i-swuit selfMitieis and of the powerful iiKvtiug p.ilhologicjl of licrc. fg witJi small aud nasty He snid scU'iice protossinji uiiud.f." juunol jffurd In disregard" the I Weaver m.ulo his blmgintf attack uf runiur uud aiuJcly, uu ccucjuoH fwr.

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