El Paso Herald-Post from El Paso, Texas • 3

Section Page Three- EL PASO HERALD-POST Friday July 14 1972 STEPs Patrol Phase Under Way cooperation necessary to' complete and open the Gateway East and West drives near the railroad crossing Sun Carnival PR Director Is Appointed the MAYOR'S Mayor Bert Williams left plants two Spanish Dagger Yucca plants at die Point Beautification project of the Beautify El Paso Assn The plants were added to the park by the association in honor of the Mayor and his wife Barbara Shown with the Mayor are association president Andy Cohen and Mrs Charles Christensen The association hopes the plantings will serve to focus attention on the need for El Pasoans to beautify the sun city 3 EP Men Charged With Pot Smuggling Krigbaum Ortman STEP Project Director Ted Vogel announced the start of moving patrols along El Paso streets today in the second phase of traffic accident control by the task force of the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program Four major areas will be patrolled by STEP officers who wiM issue warnings citations for traffic violations THE PATROL areas are from the Trowbridge off-ramp to the Hawkins off-ramp on Interstate 10 in the eastside industrial area Memphis to McCombs on Dyer street in northeast El Paso the mid-town section of Mesa from Missouri to the Interstate 10 off-ramp near the Upper Valley and Alameda avenue between Old Pueblo drive and Cadwafiader drive in the Lower Valley In the first phase of the newly activated STEP program officers have been stationed at fixed-post sites Observation of critical traffic areas and violation counts were the major projects of the STEP 'first phase to supply basic information on the effectiveness of new accident-prevention countermeasures which go into effect today Major freeway violations are slow-moving traffic improper lasting Improper time changes failure to signal and toterfer-ring with traffic TRUCKING FIRMS and drivers are especially urged to use the Gateway East and West drives near Robert Lee Railroad Crossing newly-opened to traffic to help eliminate the hazard of sktw-mov fog vehicles on the eastside freeway The city of El Paso mayor's office Texas Highway Department and Southern Pacific Railroad are credited with the Three El Paso men were charged before US Magistrate Jamie Boyd with conspiracy to smuggle 700 pounds of marijuana Adolfo Duran 9401 Pavo road today was charged in connection with the conspiracy before US Magistrate Jamie Boyd Duran was at large on Wednesday the day two of the other suspects were charged UA CUSTOMS agents said undercover agents in a US-Metro Narcotic Squad investigation attempted to buy some 500 pounds of marijuana on June 2 in El Paso Another buy was attempted on July 12 involving 350 pounds of the weed when agents closed in for the arrest Charged Wednesday were: Asencion Alonzo 516 South Kansas street and Richard Douglas Gibson 1516 North Mesa street Bond for Alonzo was set at $100000 primarily because of a previous murder conviction Alonzo was among those held for questioning in connection with the April 1 shooting at Armijo Center Bond for Gibson was set at $75000 primarily because of a four year conviction for burglary Hugh Ortman sports information director at Villan-ova University has been appointed the director of promotions and public relations for the 1972 Sun Carnival according to (Jimmie) Krigbaum president of the annual event Ortman 24 will assume the newly created post on Aug 7 He will assist Harrison Kohl executive director of the Sun Carnival in all phases of the event including the football game parade coronation basketball and tennis tournaments and all special events The new public relations director has been at Villanova for three years and has participated in a number of the eastern athletic successes Ortman is a 1969 graduate of Villanova where he attained a degree in Business Administration are pleased to have found a young man of his quality and experience Due to the growth of the carnival we decided some time ago that we needed an experienced individual to take over many of the deatils involved in arranging this event which is one of the nation's largest and fastest growing festivals" Krigbaum said WELCOME DELEGATES TO THE CONVENTION OF THE AMERICAN GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY City Considers Buying School further reductions florshelm shoes Tiger Pelt To Co To High 90 KB90 2 II The city of El Paso is considering purchase of the grounds and buildings of Jesuit High School in the Lower Valley on a recommendation by Parks and Recreation Director Dale Tate The recommendation suggests using part of the property for public housing part for recreation and marketing the rest 4 TATE'S REPORT to Mayor Bert Williams filed July 10 says the property is now being appraised for Father Eisner principal of the school Eisner told Tate he would like the school which will not operate next year to be transferred to the city the Ysleta Independent School District or some other public entity The total Jesuit complex comprises 44 acres but Includes undeveloped acreage that the school could market as raw land Regular $2195 fo $3595 Many different slip on or tie styles fo choose from black or brown leather Broken sizes Great bargains in men's shoes for summer and fall Zoo director Ray Arras said today that plans are being formulated to call for bids of the pelt of Rajah the Zoo's Bengal Tiger that was killed in a fight with two lions late yesterday Arras said the City office has unofficially received inquiries from ex-students of El Paso High School about the availability of the pelt The mascot symbol is a tiger A board of inquiry will also be set up by Zoo and Park officials to probe the tiger-lion fight yesterday at feeding time when a door was opened between the two pits holding the animals The male and female lion attacked die tiger and the Bengal's neck was broken Men's Shoes: Bassett Northgate Second Floor Downtown Ruling Withheld Pending Autopsy Peace Justice Albert Mestan today was withholding a coroner's ruling pending results of an autopsy in the death late yesterday of Mrs Martha Stitt 33 10001 Fenway drive Her body was found by her nine year old son in a family car in the garage apparently dead of carbon monoxide poisoning from the motor She is also survived by her husband Stitt of the same address Don Geisert Insurance Man Dies in El Paso Don Geisert of 536 Marth-mont way died today He had been a resident of El Paso 12 years and was owner of Geisert General Insurance Co Survivors are his wife Mrs Kathryne Geisert and sons Scott Geisert and Brace Geisert all of El Paso He was a member of First Presbyterian Church Coronado Masonic Lodge No 1406 El Paso Scottish Rites Bodies and El Maida Shrine Arrangements were pending with Harding-Orr and McDaniel Montana avenue Funerals Held For 2 Victims Of B17 Accident Seaclal to TTm Herald-Post ALAMOGORDO Funeral services for two pilots who died in a crash of a B17 slurry bomber Wednesday near Socorro NM were scheduled today Services for Mark Brack Sloan Jr 22 a student at New Mexico State University will be held at 4 pm Saturday mt Grace United Methodist Church here Burial will be hr Monte Vista Cham Cemetery Services for the pilot Bobby Joe Holliday also of Alamogordo wiM be held at 9 am Monday at Hamilton Funeral Chapel with burial at Ft Bliss National Cemetery Warren Carson Funeral Pending Funeral arrangements' for Warren Carson who died yesterday were pending today with Harding-Orr and MdDaniel Montana avenue funeral home Mr Carson was the owner of Carson Real Estate Project Inc He had been a resident of El Paso 18 months and lived at 333 Windrose place Survivors are his daughters Mrs Lois Mungavine Mrs Camille Donohue and Mrs Lorraine Le Vienn all of El Paso and Mrs John Johnstone of Glastonberry Conn and a brother Quenton Car-son New York -rt cS fl1 "nrfIo A for Qt s65 sec00 w0 aVA coo' attP01 'r' se'e Vo3 O'0VCS lots- socVs a Self-Service Gas Station Operator Is Found Guilty WHERE THE SOUTHWEST SHOPS WITH CONFIDENCE the Sheppard Oil Co of Phoenix and operated by Bill Whitney The defendant was represented by Attorney Ed Hughes who filed notice of appeal of the convictions to County Court at Law Hughes said he and the Sheppard Co hope to get the ordinance changed to allow self-service stations which the Fire Department opposes on grounds of safety to the public Municipal Court Judge Armando Peralta today found the operator of a self-service gas station guilty of five counts of violating the city ordinance against such stations and fined him $50 on each count The Fire Department filed the charges last month on different days after firemen had observed the station in operation The station at 9400 McCombs road is owned by.