Las Cruces Sun-News from Las Cruces, New Mexico • Page 1

OUR HOME TOWN The discovery of an ordinance forcing 1 peddlers to buy city license should mean the end of the hordes of magazine salesmen who constantly invade Las Cruces. jj US 'in AND Rio GJRANflE FARMER Jiff INOEPeNDEHTMM'UNO SUNDAY SEWMG SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO THE WEATHER IjfiS CIUJCES AREA: Fair today anil tomorrow, light winds tonight anil tomorrow; high today 72; losv tonight 36-40; high tomorrow 75. Yesterday's high and low: Stale College 76 and 35; Las Cruces 77 and 30. Vol. 69--No.

300 ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 21, 1950 CENTRAL PRESS PICTURES PRICE FIVE CERtt College First To Crack Quota In Red Cross Drive New Mexico A.M college is the first division to go over its goal in the Dona Ana county Red Cro drive, campaign co-chairman Jack Bowen announced this morning Under direction of Xr. Wayne Tretsven, chairman, the area Monday afternoon it part, of the $10,341 counfy goal. Total Now $5,376 The college report and turn-ins from other areas pushed the coun ty-wide drive total to $5,376. The college area took the lead in division solicitation after the drive was one week old.

It ha; maintained the lead since that time. The business, area, under direc- tion of Hugh Newman," holds second place in percentage of raised. That division has turned in $1,905 to date. Quota is Quotas for the various division; of the county campaign representj the exact figures raised in the i areas last year. The county goal is the.

amount raised by the 1949 Dona Ana Red Croa drive. Several Turn-Ins These turn-ins yesterday boosted the campaign total to $5,376: Glenn Bennett $40, Dean Roark S33, Pete Thornberry $33; and Billy Williams, Mrs. Matt Gammon, Louise Campbell, Mrs. McMahon and Mrs. Ira Farney turned in miscellaneous amounts.

A Catholic Daughters of America team has won the praise of Mrs. Dick Lopez, chairman of east Las Cruces solicitations-It is composed of Clara Melendres, Sally Melendres, Mary Jane Montcs, Cather, ine Salas, Rosa Lee Lucero, Dolores Lucero, Connie Palmer, Petronila Maese, Cecilia Viramontes i and Lillian Torres. Another group which has made nice 'with more to come, Mrs. saidj is" composed of Mrs. Margaret Paz, Beatrice Josephine Clara Martinez, Emma" Maynez, Jose-' phine Maynez and David Hcrcra.

Solon Collapses And Dies During 1 Hearing Today WASHINGTON, March 21 Rv'p. Ralph Edwin Church (R-I11), 66 years old, collapsed and died today at a congressional committee hearing. He pronounced dead by Rep. Miller of Nebraska, a physician. The hearing was being held by the House Committee on Executive Expenditures on proposed reorganizations in the National Labor Relations Board.

Chairman Dawson (D-I11) said Church was giving the group his views when he apparently' suffered a heart attack. Dawson said that in the midst of a sentence Church gasped for breath, then slumped in his chair. Church, a lawyer whose home was Evanston, 111., was elected to the House seven times to repre- sent the I3th Illinois district. He was chosen for three terms in a row beginning in 1934. In 1940 he broke his string to try unsuccessfully for the Senatorial nomination.

RED CROSS THERMOMETER GOAL $10,341 $9,306 $4,136 $3,102 $2.585 $2.068 $1,034 Colli-clcil lo I)n(c 85.370 FORMOSA-BOUND AFTER MISHAP LOADED FOR SECOND TIME after their first ship went aground, 75 tanks destined for Formosa are swung aboard the Canadian freighter Argovan at Terminal island, California. (International Soundphoto) FBI May Enter Investigation Of Youth's Strange Disappearance The Federal Bureau of Investigation may step into the search for Forest D. Pinhell, 20-year-old Navy veteran missing since Jan. '12. A Texas laboratory has announced that four of five checks cashed, including one at Mesilla Park, Jan.

14, were forgeries. Officers believe that the trail of forged checks indicates foul death somewhere between here and Globe, which handwriting experts say is the last place Pinriell cashed.oneof his said'-to be-forged f'were cashed at 'Silver City, Bayard, Park. Thg chccksJeading into two states and discovery the in El Paso i ma; constitute an apparent' inter-stati violation and summon the. FBI State police have' checked and re-checked all known places'where checks to' young Pinnell were cashed. Description's of the person cashed the checks vary, since recollections are hazy.

The checks were nearly all cashed cither Jan. 13 or 14, more than two months ago. Remembers His Companion Kickoff (Banquet Launches Drive Of Concert Group The 1950 membership drive ot Only one -person, a waitress in Bayard, can remember anyone being with the youth when he was in the place of business. She described the man she believes accompanied the young man as of Spanish descent, shabbily dressed, but who spoke perfect Spanish and exceptionally, good English. The young ex-sailor left San Diego in his 1937 Chevrolet with a sizeable amount of luggage, and a substantial sum of cash and travelers checks.

He was cnroute to his home in Illinois after discharge from the Navy. State Police who have worked on the case have theorized, that perhaps the man picked up a hitchhiker somewhere along U. S. 80 from the Pacific coast. Since the youth cashed the check in Globe, they have attempt- (Continuetl on page 5) Player-Manager Appointed For Local Ball Team Al Kavanaugh, former West Texas-New Mexico league pitcher, has been appointed player- manager of tho Las Cnicos Merchants, baseball team scheduled to be formed this year.

Appointment came last night at a meeting of prospective ball players and officers of the newly organized Las Cruces Baseball and Softball association. About 20 persons allended. Workouts will start at Wednesday afternoon at Lions Park. AH interested athletes arc urged to turn" out. A playcra' pool of 65 per cent of the net earnings from Las Cruces Merchant games will be- divided among players who make the squad.

Rest of the gate, receipts will go for equipment and lighUi for the Held. It was announced last night that light workouts will be held for the tirat two weeks. Heavy sessions arc In get underway little later. wilt not bo held in case of high windn, the Lfia Cruccs Community Concert association moved into its second day under full steam this morning as teams began canvassing the city for new members" and renewals. Getting their team assignments at last night's kickoff dinner at the Tortugas cafe, the workers Services ForVictinr Of Rare Skin Disease WillBeHeld Tonight 1 Rosary services for; Isable 22-year-old 'victim of rare skin, disease, will be held at p.m.

tonight at Nelson-Fulmer memorial chapel. Funeral services will be at 10 m. Wednesday at St- Genevieve's church, with Rev. D. J.

Kirgan officiating. Burial win be in San Jose cemetery. Miss Sanchez died early urday hi New York City, where jhe had been undergoing treatr- ments for the.diseaso whicli claimed her life. ToldTolayOff' EL PASO, March 21 --A warning; to halt the search for henchmen of Los Angeles mobster" Mickey Cohen was telephoned'" to Capt. Frank Manning of the sheriff's investigation division late yesterday.

The two Frank Niccoli, 38 and David M. Ogul, 29, wanted for trial in Los Angeles, are believed hiding out in El Paso vicinity. TXv-Off--Or Else" Captain Manning said, "I call at the department about 9:30 p.m. yesterday. A man told me, 'Lay off the Cohen Jnr vestigation, or else.

That's big league stuff." Manning said Uie man slammed down the receiver before he could ask who was speaking, The caller sounded like he had muffled his voice by putting his hand over his mouth, Manning related, adding that he does not believe the phone call was made by a prankster. A City bus driver told Lieut. Mike Sullivan of Uie sheriffs investigation division that ho saw Frank Nicedll riding in an automobile driven by an El Paso gambler in downtown Juarez Friday afternoon. In Back Seat The driver roported-'-Niccbli Was in the back seat of the Sullivan said; and an attractive 'haired woman was riding in the front seat with lhe gambler. The bus driver said he and his wife were returning to'121 Paso by car when he saw the trio.

He asked that-'his name not be published. because "if it were, my life wouldn't be worth 'a -plugged nickel." An El Faso hotel room, rented by the same gambler was watched by sheriff's deputies two days and a night recently--after Inspector J. G. Bowers of Uie detective division of Uie Los Angeles department telephoned sheriff Campbell and said Niccoli Ogul left Tucson in a black Cadillac sedan and were scheduled to meet Uie gambler in El Paso. launched the drive with instruc-1 A lower valley farm was also tions of "get at least 1,100 mem- watched, bers" from president W.

Earl Beem and "get two new members for every withdrawal" from membership co-chairman Millie Hayner. Report Promptly The 53 workers and captains were urged to report their progress regularly and promptly to Concert Headquarters at the Mesilla Valley Division of the El Paso Electric company, phone 1520. A large percentage of the renewals are expected tonight when Nickolai and Joanna Graudan, internationally famous husband- wife, cello-piano duo, close the 1949-50 concert season at the Junior high school. The concert will start at 8 p.m. Part of last nlghta dinner-meeting was devoted to the introduction of new officers of the association.

President Beem read a resolution adopted by the board of directors paying tribute to past officers Wallace Perry, former president, Mrs. Rex Laughlin, vice president and general chairman, and Mrs. Vivian Barton, treasurer. John Lynns Speaks John Lyons, representative of Community Concert Services, was introduced and spoke briefly. He said that more than 76,000 workers throughout the North American continent arc now on membership campaigns similar to the one here.

Tlio total membership of Community Concert goes well into the millions, he antd. Everyone was urged to bring in new members and thereby increase the number of concerts Law Cruces may have. Las Crucea fa unique in thnt a Community Concert member here can nttcnd similar programs in El Paso.and Juarez-a total of 12 concerto for Uie price of $8, or $3 If he Is a student. This includes tax. Small-Storage Shed Destroyed By Blaze Fire Monday afternoon destroy- eda small storage shed in the rear of the home of Joe Graham, G0.1 North Second street, but the damage was held to a minimum by efforts of the Las Cruces Volunteer Fire Department The shed was used for storage but most items of value were removed before serious damage resulted.

The fire occurred about 4:30 p. m. DIES AT GALLUP PUEBLO, March 21 F. Schribner, 77, prominent Colorado businessman, died early today at Gallup, N. while en- route to his home here folowing vacation.

Not Yel Purged; July Next Chance By BUD ROOSE check of registration affidavits in the county clerk's vault here reveals that names of Ihe dead, tho insane, and convicted felons who have lost their right to vote, have not been removed from the voters' rolls. Also on the list arc all voters who were registered last election, whether or not they were checked as void's by election judges In respective precincts, as provided by law. Won't BR Done 'Till July County Clerk B. G. Chavez said the Board or Registration had not met to purge, the list, so it will not be done now until July, when law provides that tho purge must be made prior to the general election in November.

Also included in the list of voters whose registration slips should have been cancelled arc those who have since moved from the county, or precinct and have not registered changes of address or have registered in other counties. Mrs. Thelma Zinn of the board of registration said no purge of the list was made because there was not time to notify voters that 'NEW GLORY' THIS IS HOW "New Glory" would look with stars added for Alaska and Hawaii as states, according to design suggested by Chester Allen of Chicago. Experts differ on the problem. (International) Jack Bowen's Mother McCarthy Says He Dies Tliis Morning In i TJ -n iu A D.L Handed Probers Top Red's Name Hospiial Ai El Paso Mrs.

Eugenia Bowen, 7t, mother of Jack Bowen or Las Cruces, died in El Paso'a Providence pital had been a resident of Kl Pn.so for the past four years, and was in health for tho last several! WASHINGTON', March 21 (A 1 this morning. She Senator Ak-Carthy said today he 1ms handed -Senate investigator; "the name of the a connected with the State Department--whom I consider tho lop espionage agent in this country." notification must be made at least! Paso Electric here left i The Wisconsin RepuK -an made ten days before Uie list is finally El Paso this morning. Tin; body tlm statement to new'sin vi. Reports checked and non-qualified voters wi! be Kent from Harding' und Orr circulated meanwhile that the registration affidavits were being months. cancelled.

The law provides that Mr. Bowen, employed bj the El removed. Will Enter Number In the primary election June 6. election officials will be Instructed to enter upon the registration slips jf rs of all voters the number of the ballot cast. number will act as a guide to qualified voters for the general election in November.

If numbers of ballots arc not entered, registration board members will have no way to determine whether tho voter is qualified to vote c.xcept by a check of the poll hooks. A disadvantage to candidates the, lack proper registration in a minute check of records of death, committment, and change ad- made by. the respective candidate, lie has no way of knowing, what the total vote will be in the County this year. Party challengers may challenge votes of registered voters whose regislratirm slips do not indicate that they are qualified voters. funerul home to Five, Points.

Mrs. Bowen's former home, for loyalty file; to the Senate committee? looking into burial. Time of will be there arc communists in nnncunced later. tho Department. member of One-Tlmo libs Bess College Music Group Will Tour Nearby Schools A New Mexico AM" music group leaves tomorrow morning for a two-day tour of nearby New Mexico high schools, the AM news bureau announced today: Seven students under direction of Prof.

Carl Jacobs, will present musical programs at Alamogordn, Capitan and Tulaiosa high school.t tomorrow, and at Roswcll, Arleti- ia and Carlsbad high schools Thursday. The tour ends with a program at the annual dinner meeting ol" the Carlsbad Aggie club Thursday night. The group is made up of Bob Brinegar, Ray Maclson, Fred Ewing and Frank Green comprising Ihe college male quartet; violin soloist Jim Bean; marimba soloist Bonnie Sullivan; and accompanist Rita Ann Calcote. It is the first time In several years that a music group from the college has toured hifjh schools in the state. At one time, KUcli tourfi were common practice but.

they were discontinued during the war. the Order of Kastern Star and "Uip Russian agent" prominent member of the Methodist church, El Paso. Surviving besides Mr. Bowcn are two other sons, Robert. Rl Paso, and Rayburn Calvcaton, and two brothers, Claude Page, Early, and Will Pajjc.

Rosebud, Tex. Laborites Frown Lash Despite Grime Outbreak i LONDON, Match! 21' ain's Labor Government flatly today to de.maml irin described by McCarthy Hiss 1 one-limn bo.ia "in the espionage ring in the department." Hiss, former Slato Department official, has been con.vtel.ed on el large thut Hod in denying lie Immfcd U. S. documents to a courier for Russia. McCarthy's statement was prompted another one made, at news conference Into yu.stt-.rday by Senator Tydings Tydinga is chiinrrmin of tho Senate Foreign, Sub-L'onmiittuo which is looking into McCarthy's contentions that there are 57 card-carrying communists in the State Department.

No Yet to thi! present time." Tyd- (iigs. declared, "neither Senator Brit- rcfusud tlje re- turn of flogging as 'punishment in crimes of violence. Lord Jnwill. the nation's chief law officer, told the House if Lords: No Intention "We have no intention of it --IIOIH; whalcH'rr." U.so crmimuntaL i of the cat nine tails on i was abolished in a revised chin- 10B nn ina! act passed by Parliament in 1913. Recently na outbreak of slugging and lobbi-iy, mainly by teenaged boys who elitist; defenseless women as thceir victims, has led to a rising chorus lor its return by widy of the press ami judiciary.

I3ritains of all clii.s:ifs--even some of the old-lime professional thugs ami burglars--arc getting more and more incensed at the. sickening violence of Britain's ponl war "Kill Gangs." Wor.se tt the average Briton, i.n the fact that more and more criminals nrc. carrying guns--'find thi.s in a land where ordinary policemen traditionally are not armed. McCarthy nor anyone else has given us tho name of a single person who is Jiccuned of being a communist or curd-carrying communist." Since tho inquiry started on March McCarthy has publicly urrurfed personH of being pro- otherwise bad so- He liaii turned over lies to Ihe eimiinlUec Spurred by public Indignation. Iwutlhno In the nation i More Than 100 Attend Meeting Of Alcoholics Anonymous Monday Night ti press und pressure from law bodies I throughout tho land, the of today discusses the growing UMI bv Jittery youngsters of the gun, the bottle, tin- load pipe and the razor.

LeyiilUt' UNH Of The Heading I he lint of suggested measures for curbing this) is the possibility of making legal once for study behind closed doors. School Concert To Be Offered On Friday Night Tin- public is be urged to purchase i now and lo attend the concert which i.s lo be. offered by the high school orchestra and bond ill ft o'clock Friday evening, Miirrh 2-1, in Uic i High auditorium. The musical groups have been plimnlng this concert for some weeks now ami plans for part of to bo given by UK: the remuiniler by the DO-Mlnute Director ('. T.

tliirri.son has nn- iiMUiwctl lh'-' program will approximately an hour and a hnlf in length. A of the prop-am numbers will by by either the Imnit 01 the ordicnLrc, No again the UHO of the InVli -men: are lo offered dur- Two talk: MAKKET (Courtesy Walker Cotton Co.) i May 32.04 motion pictures and two on alcoholism highlighted last night's open meeting of AJeo- holicH Anonymous at Branigan library auditorium. More than 100 AA members and interested guests attended. The movies were entitled "I Am An and "Problem Drinkers," They stressed the help an alcoholic receives from members of AA, and depicted the rc- hahlilation of drunks through the method. From El FIW.O.

The principal speaker, a member of AA from El Pnao, must remain anonymous, as arc fill AA's. He stated thnt tin hnd beon "dry" joining Alcoholics lAtionymouH nearly two years flgo, mention of which make.H the most iimk'neil British criminal wince. Britain aboliMied the nao of the TM ''cat" i prisons two years ngo, group. "I joined AA," he Hiiid. 1 when the government Us ter hiide become a i lawhonlc! (n i procedure.

diunluird. bad lost nearly everything I worked for, my family, and my friends. "Thanks In AA, I've recovered nearly all since 1 Joined May, He explained that there Is a certain levity underlying Ihe group's Chief Godilnrd tcncing twn leen-iiged boys last Felminry for nearly hilling an elderly woman with lef.d pipe bf'cniifu! they were junt looking for somebody lo slug, Merbireii: "The ninount of vloU-nce Unit going on la shocking. I be meetings and In their lalka, i it is Inrpuly duo to the fact "we nre deadlv HCiioua when we realize the task before us in the rehabilitation of tho.se alcoholics who have a dcniie to Htop drinking." 400.000 Aleuhnlk'H He Mild recent cHlimalM placed the lotnl number of or tlrinkera in tliw nation at about 500,000. "Of Ihcse," hi- that men know they can nu longer be whipped for it." Police nnllv-rllies blame the new vloknco in crimu the pnnly.

faced kid with the gun when he pulls a Job, (Jener- iilly iiii's product of Iho war either having tho thrill of wartime cumiunndo in bin ing the concert. The ticket wain in cringe of the rlub, which la fioring tho roneert. Tickets ran bo. purchased from any of the int'inberH the. Kiwiinw 'hih or they can be lironf.bt from the tho bund or the or- chontra.

To Hiiy MiiKlo, Kqulpmcnt The proct-eiln will be used by the bnin.1 I'or -purchase of music and equipment for the two muMiciil U'widt'K rnnrerl to ho given f)ii Kndfiy evening tho Uona plan to Rive for thn high school ntudenU on Weil- iH'fldny afternoon und for tho Junior high school on tcrnoon. July 32.14-.15and explained purposes' of tho IN JAIL ALHUQLIKIIQIIE, March 21 Ito.mle, ilted of heart declared, "75,000 are; beyond ul) adolrxcomvt by pnrentii were I rouble in the cily Jutl yojlerdny. overworking In the war i i Me was servln gn 15-day blood, or i boon neglected In I Meeting Monday Ordinances comprised chief business at last night's regular meeting: of the Las Cruces city com- sion. The session wound up shortly before 0 o'clock. The ordinances concerned: Barring gas trucks with more than lions capacity from unloading at retail gas stations and at residences (if the latter isn't already covered by Liquified Petroleum Commission regulations) 1'ihddlers Need License- Forcing any peddlers who get money in advance to buy licenses of S2fl a month if they solicit on foot and $30 if they use a vehicle, ami; Procedure is getting city plumbing or gas fitting licenses.

The board also voted to recommend to the state comptroller that Andy Williams get Uie 194950 city auditing contract, and checked over the February report on bond issue accounts. The ordinance on gas trucks covered currying gas, kerosene, motor oil, fuel oil or liqui- fied petroleum products. It was sed to guard and business areas from damage brought by possible explosion of: a large tanker. New Ordinance The law against peddlers is not Ji now one. City Clerk Ray Howell found it on the books after hearing several complaints about magazine peddlers, He showed it to the board, which voted to sec I hat it is enforced.

The plumbing license ordinance provided that an applicant must present proof he has taken anil passed examinations as journeyman or master plumber in seeking a city license. City license fee is $25. To get a gns fitter's license, the applicant must show tho city that he has passed exams as a journeyman or master plumber and' Ms-'ftVplumber's- license. Fee ia Fines and 1 jail terms can be given violators of tho two or- (Continued on pago four) City Dads Pass All mem tars of the Aggie Memorial Stadium committee are being urged by Prof. W.

Karl Beem. chairman, to be present for their meeting slntod for -1 o'clock tomorrow, WecinrsdHy, afternoon. Chairman Bccm pointed there are number of things to come before the committee for final decision besides working out ways and me'ans to collect tho balance needed for Mm committee to reach its quota of 550,000 cash. Knlsetl $43,000 Of The committee has raised approximately 515,000 of the 000. There is more, than sufficient in pledgOH and gifts to reach this sum, he explained.

BosMo.s a discussion of this the committee also has some final decision to reach regarding Uie plans for the Memorial room ns well n.s plans for dedication of the sta- i and lower when they arc completed. President J. W. Branson, a mem her of this committee as well the Hoani of RegenI stadium committee, platw lo be present for the nii-ellng. Work Will Start The contract, hm; now been let fur the Ktudimn with work wlatcd to get underway In the near future.

Although the contract for the stadium and tower Is for $137,000, it pointed out the tots! cost is expected lo exceed $155,000, The cxcuvation costs, architect's fco.H, inspector's fees, extending of utility lines are expected lo cost approximately $15,000. There is also costi for furnishing of the Memorial room and Ihe niiiltor of obtaining the ehlmcs for Uie Memorial tower. The commit loo la expected lo discuss all or theao matters nt tho meeting on Wednesday uHcr- noon. Car Speakers Siolen From Organ Drive-In Six cur-typo speakers, valued ut $X1 each, wero stolen from tho Orgim Drlvc-ln Theatre Monday, It WUH reported to the Dona Ana county Sheriffs department. The speakers urn) ono post wevp removed nornetlma during the nhow Monday night.

The ihanlre lirw of(ore(l $50 rowiml for appro- hunalon of the thief..