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Page Two July 6, 1953 ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL 1l j'Frir: tfTTar 'flfllilr- Auto Industry Journal Index Governor Feels Adams Case Bad for Party Gov. Edwin L. Mechem expressed the opinion Saturday that gifts given presidential aide Sherman Adams by millionaire Bernard Goldfine haven't done the Republican party in New Mexico any good. But he declined to say whether he believes President Eisen Has High Hopes For '59 Models DETROIT (JP) The na At City Hall 16 Business Bits 33 Business in N. M.

33 Classified 34-40 Editorials 6 Farm and Ranch 33 Financial S3 Home and Garden 32 In the Capital 6 Louella Tarsons 30 Movies 30-31 Obituaries 4 Oil and Gas 33 Our Slant 6 Racing: Entries 23 Scoreboard 21 tion's auto makers are coup hower should dismiss Adams, ling great hopes to their 1959 model cars. "I figure that's his business," the Republican governor said. The new cars will reach the Mechem who for some time Five Puff Flyers Complete Race CHARLESTON, S. C. 11 A yellow and white Beechcraft Bonanza flown by two Grabill, women was the first of five planes across the finish line here Saturday before thunderstorms ended the second day of the 1958 powder puff derby.

Mrs. Margaret Ringenbert, pilot, and Mrs. Lois Laymon, co-pilot, both of Grabill, clocked their finish for the 2178-mile flight at 12:10 p.m. The 12th annual All-Woman Transcontinental Air Race, sponsored by the Ninety-Nines, is a handicap race and the first plane to finish is not necessarily the winner. Winners will be announced Wednesday morning.

"The City of Charleston," also a Bonanza, piloted by Miss Sara Shonk of North market earlier than usual. Most of them will be on sale in October, with only a few hasn't had too much love for Adams said, "I don't think the people associate Adams with Case of Arson Suspect Given To Ms Office Police Saturday transferred their investigation of an ac makes to be introduced in early November. That will bring out most new models Sports 21-23 TV Previews 7 Weather Table 15 Woman's World 9-12 rius Parade and Two Bif Comic Sections the Republican party, just with President Eisenhower and the White House." Asked if he has had any direct dealings with Adams in the past, Mechem said, "I've two to three weeks earlier than they appeared a year ago. cused 20-year-old arsonist to the district attorney's office. No car maker is predicting a boom with 1959 introduc The young man, arrested tions.

But the producers, who here several days ago, has ad tried." "Did he turn you down," he was asked. "Nope. He always says thank you and, 'I'm glad to hear have spent something like $Hi mitted setting nine fires and a number of brush and trash billion to develop them, hope about it." they will start a healthy re turn. Change in Appearance The cars will not be drasti On other matters, in a telephone interview from Santa Fe, Mechem indicated he is watching closely State Highway Dept. handling of a road project near Lordsburg which fail cally different but many, will be entirely new.

There will be State Police Will Block 20 Roads Today SANTA FE (if) State police Saturday night were hoping for a death-free holiday period on the highway during the July 4 holiday weekend and gave motorists fair warning of what they can expect Sunday. enough change in appearance Warren Miller, right, who has taken four and one-half rounds out of five. The three-day tourney ends today when trophies are awarded to the winners at the YMCA. the manufacturers hope, to stimulate the interest needed CHESS CONTENDERS: Defending state chess champion Jack Shaw is presently in second place having won four out of five rounds at the New Mexico State Chess Tournament. Currently in first place is ed after a short time.

to eet at least a iVt million unit car year under way. fires, Sgt. Roy Beserra said Saturday. Beserra said the man said he set the fires for a variety of reasons ranging from revenge to "the fun of it." The officer said the man told him he has been setting fires around Albuquerque for about "four or five years." Most of the fires did minor damage, but one spree caused damage of about $6000, the officer added. That fire destroyed several piles of hay near the Santa Fe railway tracks south of Albuquerque.

Other fires destroyed railway ties, a bridge, an outhouse and minor buildings. Mechem refused to say that he will try to take any action in the matter, adding that "the information that I get" will determine any move he may That would be a million units more than the indicated Charleston with Miss Frances Miller of Columbia as navigator, was second to finish at 1:24 p.m. Third across the three weather balloons marking the finish line was a Piper Apache, flown solo with only two stops for the distance by blonde Miss Jerrie Cobb of Ponca City, Okla. She finished at 2:05 p. m.

Another Apache, piloted by Mrs. Gladys Muter of Chicago, clocked in at 2:46 p. m. Her copilot was Miss Doris Langher of Chicago. Mrs.

Faye Douthitt of El Centro, set her navion Tiny Victim of 1944 Circus Fire total for 1958. No auto maker has admitted 1958 model styling started the sales decline that has plagued Police headquarters here said make. The Highway Commission recently asked Atty. Gen. Fred Standley whether it could legally make a final payment Unidentified --Still Mourned by Detective they would set up at least 20 and undoubtedly more road the industry this year.

The de cline, the auto makers say, be blocks in all heavily traveled to Contractor Jack Adams for bined shows into near-collapse, gan in mid-1957, many months before the current models were work on the $1 million project and it left the survivors of Mechem said he approves of those 168 with memories that will never be erased. down at 4:10 p.m., last among HARTFORD, Conn, or Fourteen years ago today thousands of people filled Ringling Bros, huge tent to watch clowns and animals and hear the brassy music. A few minutes later, a hor rifying fire swept the tent. From the ashes, searchers picked the bodies of 168 men, women and children. It was the worst circus fire in history.

It threw Ringling Sc Bailey com Boys 'Get Tough areas. Officer John Duval said a motorist leaving El Paso Sunday morning intending to drive to Denver could expect to encounter at least seven roadblocks in New Mevico on his trip. The survivors will remember the anniversary today, and so When Captured offered. The industry, the manufacturers say, did not cause the recession, but rather has been the victim of it. But all producers count on the newness of the forthcoming cars to start sales rolling again.

Price Hike Uncertain Whether the industry will increase list prices for its 1959 a plank in the recently-approved Republican platform calling for legislation to provide "that commercial truck haulers will pay their proportionate share of highway maintenance and construction cost." Asked if he believes changes in the state truck licensing law will be needed to comply with this plank, he said, "I think The purpose, police said, is Two boys, 14 and 15, ran Texas Secessionists Vote from officers as they were be will a Hartford detective lieutenant. Thomas C. Barber was a sergeant on July 6, 1944. He and other policemen took part in the mammoth and miserable job of identifying the dead, of to take drunk, drowsy and in competent drivers off the high ways. ing questioned Saturday night.

The boys were stopped by City the Saturday finishers. Her copilot was Mrs. Betty Loomis of Fairbanks, Alaska. With rain and heavy thunderclouds closing in along the eastern half of the course, the rest of the 61-plane field was strung out from El Paso to Macon, a required stop on the Twenty-three of the planes were reported at sundown at' Tyler, Tex. No instrument or night flying is allowed in the derby, requiring planes to set down in bad weather or at nightfall.

To Form Separate State Policeman Chris Saiz, he said, Following is a list of areas where police said roadblocks would be set up starting early when he saw them walking so. Surveys have indicated a notifying the families, of 1955 change in the licensing south on the west side of Ting ley Field. ALPINE, Tex. i Part of i that this three-county area is soothini? survivors rs is at least uncertain at this time. Some speculation has been that the manufacturers may absorb higher production costs rather than invite sales resistance with a price ad- law placed more of the burden on small truckers, less of it on The boys ran from Saiz, the Texas "seceded" from the rest no longer part or parcel of the! of the state Saturday because state of Texas and that Texas' i omii ii; bdy that couldn be identified commercial haulers.

officer said. He chased the 15 Sunday and continuing through the day: US-54 north of El Paso; US-80-85 north of El Paso; all roads leading away from the Ruidoso Downs race track; US-85 north of Truth or Con ui iuc civAiinaoiuii ui aiasiva iujiiuuiu accuse tuncLLiiifi lciacs in, the state of Big Bend at the union and the "way things year-old who dropped and kicked a tin can and some rags doused in lighter fluid. The 14-year-old ran the other way of a little girl, a 6-year-old with brown curly hair. He and Detective Edward T. Lowe searched for someone, vance.

The industry tried to increase unit prices in somewhat similar circumstances in the are going in the rest of Texas." Dr. W. E. Lockhart, mayor and the federal government in Washington be notified that RltT HonH ic a eniar5tfl ctato Wife Released After Stabbing of Alpine, called the resolu and was chased and caught by v. 'they said after the fire, who late 1930's.

A buyers' strike de- tion passed by the Alpine City sequences; US-85 in the Socorro area; US-85 south of Albuquerque; US-66 east and west of Gallup; Officer Gene Christian. "poppH onnn rrVi -fnr 4Viq- littln 1 i-nlnnA1 i--irv4iQ oni ho Commission a gag" but said the roll of the list of states --t," After being caught, the boys Scout Visitors Arrive, Leave Boy Scouts from Van Nuys, arrived too late for the tho nmmiccinn Koiiori it rD; i iA Su io we nei io see me cir- increases were wunarawn. US-666 north of Gallup; the sentiments ofl Dr. Lockhart noted that the cus- used abusive language on the crowd that gathered and the at Grants; US-66 both sides of every person in the state" has less than onej "ltusy doesn seem Pos" settled Big Bend country oft person per square mile of the detectives, "a officers, police said. Albuquerque; US-66 at Moriar Held in the Detention Home, ty; US-60 at Encino; US-66 at far West Texas, bordering Mex-'ritory but that its area is cniia iixe mai one couia aisap reception and rocket display ico.

the boys were booked on charges of resisting arrest and planned for them by the Rocket Club of Monroe and Affiliated larger than Rhode Island, Ver-Pear from her own sma11 wrld mont, Delaware. wlthout somebody noticing Connecticut, that she had eone and never New Jersey or New Hampshire. come back." disorderly conduct. Certainly price schedules will be given careful study before the 1959 cars are ready for the market. Forecasting production and sales for a new model year always has been a hazardous undertaking.

Despite signs of an oncoming recession, several car makers said a year ago 5V2 to 6 million cars would be sold in 1958. The total will be close to 41,2 million. Schools, but spent Friday night An Albuquerque woman suspected of stabbing her husband early Saturday has been released from city jail, "pending investigation." Mrs. Gloria Grogan, 23, of 111 Iron SE, has been released pending further investigation and possible action by her husband, William T. Grogan, 23.

Grogan underwent surgery at Bernalillo County Indian hospital Saturday and is re- at Kirtland AFB before flying to Abilene. Child Struck by Car In Street Near Home The 36 scouts were to have heard a lecture and demonstra Alpine, Lockhart said, was the biggest city in the biggest county in the bigest state until Alaska barged into the Now, he said, Brewster, Presidio and Jeff Davis counties just want out. The resolution said in part: "Whereas the people in these three counties are getting a bellyful of the way things are going in the rest of Texas anyway, be it therefore resolved tion by the rocket club on fjui noooay noticea. The little girl, named "Miss 1565" for record purposes, was buried in a nearby cemetery. There was no family to mourn her only Barber and Lowe.

The years have passed. Lowe has retired and moved away, safety and science. A delay at An Albuquerque youngster was injured Saturday when hit hv a car in thi strppt neap hie Hawaii Gives 49-Star Flag To Alaskans But there are favorable signs as the industry starts tapering the Grand Canyon made them late in arriving and they left ported to be in "satisfactory" home. injured Saturday was off its'1958 model output. Deal- condition.

(Michael Converse. 5, son oflfor Abilene Saturday morning uuicers am union ana Har-jMr. and Mrs fnnvprcp but until he left, Barber and er inventories will be low for Lowe visited the cemetery each maker as he starts 1959 Clines Corners; US-66 at Tu-cumcari and Santa Rosa; all highways leading out of Santa Fe including US-64-84-285; north of Espanola on US-64-84-285; Northwest of Bernalillo on NM-44 and all highways in the Farmington area. State police also said exact sites had not been picked but motorists in the Hobbs, Carlsbad and Roswell areas also can expect to encounter roadblocks. "There may be a lot of people mad at us on Monday morning, but at least they'll be alive to be mad," state police spokesmen said.

About 50 roadblocks had been maintained from 6 p. m. Thursday, at the start of the holiday period through Saturday night. Crowd oi WO Hears Ink Spots a.A.N rn.uv,i3tu l-i; Christmas, every mem that the people of Brewster, model production. Scrappage is estimated at about 4 million Presidio and Jeff Davis coun- Hawaii's statehood leaders Sat- orial Day and every July 6 ties form the solemn and night presented Alaska! This morning, a few minutesjcars this year.

This years sales arate state of Big Bend, that! with the 49-star flat? thev the SLm comes UP over lag should create a substantial the state of Texas be t. Jthe cemetery, Barber will ar-i back log of unsatisfied demand. Found Dead in Home A coroner's jury Saturday night ruled that death of Leo Queir, 78, of 108 Arno SE, room was due to natural causes. Queir was found dead in his room by a friend, Frank Franchini, when he went to visit Queir, a former ry Kingsbury said they were summoned to the Grogan home Saturday morning and found the victim bleeding from a 34 inch stab wound in the stomach. They said the weapon apparently was a steak knife.

Mrs. Grogan said the stabbing followed a family argument. She summoned police from a neighbor's home. 212 Tulane SE. He was struck by an auto driven by Monis Hein, 35, of 300 Tulane SE, police reported.

The driver was not cited, officers added. The boy was taken by Albuquerque Ambulance to St. Joseph Hospital for treatment, of cuts and bruises. He was held for observation. nupcu wuuiu uc men uwu auu rive.

then prepared to fly on to He will place a bouquet qf Washington for a do-or-die ef fort to win a 50th star for the crisp, red carnations on the grave of little Miss 1565, pause a minute, then walk away. Pacific territory. Delay in Alaska Signing Denied WASHINGTON The The Hawaiian delegation, headed by Gov. William Fighting Quelled At Indian Rites ALAMOGORDO (JP) State police and Mescalero Apache tribal officers quelled a melee involving members of the tribe and about 30 "outsiders" who interferred with tribal rituals Saturday. Quinn, gave Alaska Gov.

Mike Stepovich the flag and a large star fashioned from white car- Thieves Steal Varied Loot White House Saturday denied nations in ceremonies at San Francisco International Airport. mm am Stepovich was visiting the The Ink Spots arrived latethere was any unusual delay in to the Civic Auditorium but (President Eisenhower's failure found 1000 people waiting tOjto sign immediately the Alaska San Francisco area on his way THIS MONTtfS DIVIDEND statehood bill, approved bylback to Alaska from Washing Announce Congress last Monday. ton, where he saw Congress Thieves stole about $1000 in property from two homes, a parked car and two lumber yards, City and Sheriff's officers reported. approve Alaska statehood. He met the Hawaiian contingent The fighting broke out after a public ceremonial had ended, and several youths remained, trying to interfere with the private ceremonial.

The Mescalero tribe annually holds a four-day celebration, starting two days before July 4. An estimated $600 worth of Tidy Tissue Paper Holder on its arrival here to encourage the territorial leaders. The island group was en route to Washington. Mrs. Anne Wheaton, associate press secretary to the President, said the bill is receiving a routine check by executive agencies and probably will receive Eisenhower's signature early this week.

"There's no delay, whatever," she told a reporter. However, Delegate E. L. (Bob) Bartlett (D-Alaska) said he and members of the all-Democratic unofficial statehood tools was stolen from a sand and gravel plant at 4429 Broadway SE, and J. B.

Crostwait, 8817 Shoshone NE, reported the loss of $200 in tools. Benny Moffett, 1544 Bonita Two men were arrested and were later fined and placed on probation by Mrs. Tom Charles, Primarily for th bathroom Adaptable for a towel holder in kitchen Shelf for ashtray Snap spring roller SW, said a portable typewriterJU. S. Commissioner, was taken from his car, parked in the Journal parking lot.

A nine-shot .22 revolver delegation from Alaska were puzzled by the lack of quick presidential approval. "We simply are unable to understand it," Bartlett said. He added there is no doubt Eisenhower finally will ap 249 dance and hear songs like "Maybe" and "If I Didn't Care" In the flesh Saturday night. Proceeds benefited the Lourdes Vocational School. The quartet, now led by Baritone Charlie Fuquar, one of the original spots, attained the height in popularity during and immediately following World War II when several of their records sold more than a million, a mark of note in the pre-Presley days.

Recorders of more than 300 discs now under contract with Verve, the Ink Spots are Fuquar; Charles Owens, second tenor; Jimmy Holmes, first tenor; and Adrial McDonald, narrator and bass. Herman Flintal is the group's pianist and arranger. Man Beaten by Trio After He Leaves Bar Three men jumped and beat William Dougherty of 1224 11th NW early Saturday after he left a bar at 213 First SW with a female companion. The men had made obscene remarks to Dougherty before leaving the bar, police said. When Dougherty came out, the men were waiting for him.

Police said the three men are owned by Maynard Hinchcliffe, 401 Vriginia NE, was reported The family had left the pistol on the table before leaving the house. When they returned, the pistol was missing, according to police. Hinchcliffe said nothing else was disturbed. Ten locks, 38 screen 20 hinges, 80 house numbers and five gallons of paint were Finds Things Changed, With Good Reason CORTINA, Italy (IPI) American tourist Lee Meri-werther, Columbia, marveled Saturday at how Europe has changed. In place of a foot path he used to reach Cortina during his previous visit to this winter Olympics area, he found "wonderful roads and modern buildings and higher standard of living." Merlwerther, 97, was here last in 1883.

prove the measure making Alaska the nation's 49th state. Car Theft Suspect HeIJ in Custody Here A 24-year-old Los Angeles man is being held in city jail for investigation of stolen car charges filed by another Los Angeles man, Ray P. Mayo, police said Saturday. William Arthur Gillis and his brother Larry, 15, were stopped while driving east on Cenral in a convertible owned by Mayo, police said. Gillis had a credit card and other identification belonging to Mayo, police said.

They added they found pornographic books and William Gillis' service discharge papers in the car. According to police, Gillis has been arrested here before. They said he has been employed six months by Mayo and claimed Mayo had lent him the car. Larry Gillis was turned over to juvenile Mrs. Wheaton said the state fill 1 4" i 1 IJ mi hood bill, like all other measures, "must run the gamut" of checks by White House law reported missing from the yers, the Budget Bureau and interested federal agencies.

Broadway Lumber 425 Broadway NE, by Manager L. B. Edmondson. The Interior, Defense and Justice Dept. have a direct interest in the bill, and the Commerce, Agriculture and State Depts.

reportedly also have been consulted. Mrs. Wheaton said the check normally requires at least three days. The President re For Zip and Zest Try "SUPERVITE," the Complete Vitamin with Minerals Salem maple finish 0 Peg and screw construction A possibly connected with the ceived the bill last Tuesday, following final congressional early Friday beating of a Man zano Base airman at Second action Monday night when the Senate approved the bill. Gov and Gold SW.

ernment agencies have been Mother Reports Girl, 15, closed since Thursday night because of the holiday If our tupply it depleted all orders placed within 30 days will be filled at SALE PRICES! Sorry, no phone orders. 1 QWsMS'iXp cyuua1 I 5211 Lomos Blvd. HE I ft (At Son Mar 9 55513 a A fl Bartlett, in a separate inter FOR SERVICE Dial AL 5-5575 City Wide Delivery Missing Since Friday A 15-year-old girl has been missing since Friday noon, police reported Saturday. view, expressed concern about a clause in the statehood bill Montana to Get New Forest Fire Laboratory WASHINGTON (JP) A government laboratory for study of forest fires and new and better ways of controlling them will be built at Missoula, Mont. The Agriculture Dept.

announced construction plans on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service. The laboratory will be built on federal land near the Missoula airport. This location will permit extensive use of aircraft and facilities which include fire equipment, dormitories and mess halL The girl, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 135 pounds, with short blond hair and light complexion, SHOP FRIDAY "TIL 9. P.M.

Friday told her mother she was calling for the President to notify the Alaskan territorial governor of passage by July 3. If Eisenhower had signed the bill by that date, Bartlett said, "it would have removed this shadow of doubt." Secretary of the Interior Seaton has said the July 3 provision in tha bill Is not binding. eoing on a picnic with an 18 year-old boy and some adult DOES MORE HARM THAW A WAWT Or KNOWLEDGE companions. The boy was driving a 1949 blue Ford..