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SANTA FE The hujte New Mexico Education suffering its lowest status in decades, has put a double rein on Charlie the executive secretary. Hobbs Daily VOL. 35 NUMBER HOBBS. NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1M1 Armed Clashes SUNDAY 15 CENTS The executive committee of the organization of 9,000 school peo-j pie worked ail day and of the night here Saturday in an unannounced meeting picking up the wreckage from the recent I legislature. The NMEA lost its program for more money for schools; in the Segislature and then incurred the wrath of legislators and many others with invective' laden articles in the organization's school Review publication -following the close of the legislature.

Cop Accused Of Refusal to Give Oxygen NEW AUTHORITY rOR JIM GREEN The executive committee, which contained some sentiment for replacing Woods, renewed his safd" he did'n'Fknow contract but promoted rF thn neoole and My A Springer doctor and a Roy ambulance driver have accused a State Police officer of refusing to lend them a bottle of oxygen for a critically ill baby. This officer. Ingram 'B. Pickett son of the state corporation promo Green of the staff to associate secretary and made him jointly responsible with Wood on policy rnatters. executive committee creat- the identity of the people and didn't know why they wanted the oxygen or he would have it to them.

The complaint was made to State Police Chief K.K. Independents Ask Cut in Imports Of Foreign Crude NEW ORLEANS (AP)--Independent oil operators have asked that oil imports be reduced at least 130,000 barrels a day. have' called for continued joint efforts by all segments of the industry to have Congress exempt wellhead'prices'of natural gas from federal controls. Youth Faces FBI Charges Briton Given Interior Secretary 42 Year Term Embarrassed by As Russ Spy A resolution final session adopted at the of the midyear meeting of the Independent Pe' Association of America included a direct rejec- troleum I A A i LONDON (AP)--George Blake, a British government official, was sentenced to 42 years in prison today for spying; for the Soviet Union for nearly a decade. It was the stiffest sentence ever handed down in Britain in peacetime for spying.

Atomic spy Klaus Fuchs was sentenced to 14 years and was released, in 1959 after scrying nine years. I LU Kenneth Carl Halford, 20, of ed a sub-comrnHtee of i.s own Mnie by ambulance driver was being held in the tion of President Kennedy's suggestion Congress exempt small from price herd on the rsl and a is name not who county jail today be-used. transportation of a-, to ride 6 ms name uoi ue- useo. unuirsmLU iransporiauon 01 a a And the executive committee, i ambu i ance was taking 6-''stolen motor vehicle. Halford 0 a ordinarily meets a couple fTar HavtH Pwa from the mftrpri a ")e lesoiuuon -sam.

of times a year, voted to step day-old David Perea from the up its meetings to one every weeks of hvc months. TEACHERS' OUTFIT SERIOUSLY HURT NMEA lobby tactics and the wild swinging April issue the School Wood's Review coupled recommendation with that schools spend all the money available on the basis of what they think they should have and dose up shop when the money is exhausted, seriously damaged the prestige of the big organization for 20 years enjoyed greater influence in the state legislature than any-other group. The organization has a long way to climb back if it is to get a respectable hearing from the public and the next Legislature. NMEA SET-BACK CHANGES VIEW The NMEA set-back could operate to get the state into a proper perspective regarding the public For 20 years the Legislature has looked to NMEA," which has marry of. the aspects of a trade Union, to represent the schools and not" to the state department of-'education.

result has been an accelar- ating trend toward operating the schools for the benefit of the school: people rather than the school children note Wood's Springer Hospital to St. Joseph's Hospital in Oxygen was Floersheim said, because in Las Vegas it appeared the supply might run out aefore reaching Albuquerque. Las Vegas city police were notified to radio Santa Fe police to have a portable oxygen bottle on hand to give to the ambula'nce when Santa Fe outskirts. Policeman Rickett met the ambulance with a bottle he said was found at headquarters. Floersheim said the officer told- him he could use all the oxygen wanted.on the spot, but the bottle couldn't be taken in the ambulance.

The doctor, who riding in the ambulance to administer to thV baby, called the situation ridiculous. The child had developed a respiratory ailment of a still unde- (Continued on Pnze controls, producin select- to the and the mitted stealing a pickup here, driving it to Seinino e. Kenncay has suggest, and stealinl another auto there, state police and Federal Bureau! of investigation off said Ticket Sales Effort WASHINGTON (AP)--Political sheUbursls are popping around the closely cropped head of Secretary of Interior Stewart L. Udall, for producors who than bllh Halford was arrested a distance west of the New Mexico- Texas line by state. police.

He was placed under $1,000 bond by U.S. Commissioner Robert L. interstate rejection in line with similar action taken by the, organization two years. ago when similar proposals were before Congress. Blake.

38. pleaded guilty. The nature of his government job and of the information he passed was not disclosed for security reasons. The presiding lord chief justice. Lord Parker, said the information communicated, though not of a scientific nature, was clearly of the utmost importance to the Soviet Union and "rendered much of this country's efforts completely useless." The judge did not spell meaning of "this country's efforts." Court reports speculated that it concerned British security measures against Soviet espion- Bensing of Hobfis.

and is being! IPAA asked that preferential AUy. Gen. Reginald Manning- U.S. awaiting marshal. the arrival of a 1 treatment of overland imports ifrom Canada and Mexico continue 'investigators said Halford ut suggested a major change in 0 f.Vf.-in formula for determining total selting a in a spend money and close the doors.

the AN OPPORTUNITY FOR STATE BOARD The state has a potentially strong elective board of education which obviously should represent the schools before the Legislature and public. The board, only two years eld. hasn't been very effective, but it is the official state agency in school matters, and has the legal authority to guide the state pro-' gram if the members can be induced to use it. JURY WITNESS DIES SUDDENLY The Torrance County grand jury investigation of the conduct of Sheriff Eloy P. Gonzalez office may no amount to much.

The major witness, former deputy Sheriff Mac McCiuskey. died suddenly a few days before the jury was slated to convene. INVESTMENT OFFICER A HOBBY INVESTOR The new state investment ficer, of- Houston Sets Band Concert Houston Junior High will its 12th annual spring concert, featuring the Concert Band, Cadet Band and the combined bands of Edison. Washington and "Will Rogers. Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

in the Hobbs High Sqhool under the direction of Roy J. Showalter. Members of the Concert Band include: Andrew Adams. David Anderson, ArJene Archer. Judy Badger, Perry N.

Barham, Doro thy BenforcL Beverly Bennett Cynthia Blaine, Jimmy Brirton Gerald Blevins, Jimmy Burrows Linda Cbbb, Donald Craig, Doris Crosby, Kirby Douglas. Rita Elliott. Michael Fairchild. Ramona 'Fletcher. Benny Gardner, Derril Gleim, William Goodson, Cheril Gray, Stuar Graves, Quennie Griffin.

Pa Greenwood. Jimmie Jimmy Harris, Richard man. Connie Haschetts, Jane Henderson, Frankie Hernandez Nancy Hoover, Gary Hud gens Weldon Irvin. Ronnie Jeffcoat Steve King-, Bpbbye Lcatherman Kuranne Martin, and Linda Mor Linda Myers. Sharla Menefee.

Jp Najera, Wesley OTJell. Mark Newman. Lucia Osmonotson, Johnny Nbseff. Winnie Pearl James, Djckie Paul, Mike Peck, Bobby Reeves. David Russell, PJchard Pilon, Michael Sing-le- jiary, Johnny Stevens, Larry Gary Taylor, Cindy under construction here, but no! charges were filed Immediately; connection the incident.

The state and federal officials aid Halford gave this account. He had been living in Lovington about two months, and had been imployed three or four days as a textone worker when he started a fire yesterday in a nearly-completed lxme across from 129 Alto Drive here. After starting the fire, he took a Ford pickup owned by his employer, Floyd Diebel, and drove- to Semincile. There he parked at a cafe, next to a 1960 Pontiac sedan owned by J. R.

Ballew of Seminoie. The keys were in the vehicle, and Hal- took the back to ford lefc- the pickup, Pontiac and started Hcbbs. The Pontiac' owner discovered the theft of his car and reported it to Seminoie police. State police here, hearing a police broadcast describing the theft, then began the search that resulted in Halford's arrest. The arrested man readily admitted everything, and describee himself as a parolee from the Duel Vocational Institution in California where he served time for car theft, investigators said.

imports permissible for the area east of the Rocky Mountains. A changes were recommended for the West Coast. The independents. suggested total imports except residual fuel be limited to 10 per cent of total demand for crude oil. The current formula is 9 per cent of total demand 1 for petroleum products.

IPAA contends the' change would tie imports directly, to domestic crude output, with both rising or falling in line with crude'demand Under the proposed changes, exemption of overland imports would continue imports received by tanker from other areas would receive reductions comparable to the overland oil. IPA'A's imports policy statement an ordained Presbyterian minister, a Ph.D. from Princeton, an ex-college president, a former sf.udent of the University of Munich, Germany, a world traveler, has an honorary degree from Rider College, but has only experience in investments. The says the investment officer "shall be a person qualified, by training and investment experience, to direct the work of the investment Kase said he had studied economics and had been an interested and practicing investor since childhood. Associates of the School of Mines prof at Soccorro tell that ls 'Thompson.

Dicky Thomas, Mike in his Wylie, Word en. Jerry Webb, Bill Wood. Kay Williams, Charles Winslow, Cloyd Whitley, Linda Wallace, Linda Mae Wylie, Exer Williams. Janice Youn.sr, Ma ye Yoakum, Sue Young. Sylvia Young.

Franks Spencer. Dean Brown, Bill Cook. June King and Tommy Thompson. Cadet Band members are: Kitty Caldweil. Becky King.

Harriett Shanklin, Kay Coppedge, Marie Kuykendall. Sharon Lam, Si none McKiddy. Roy Moore, Camillia Nuttall. Glen da Joy. Roy Ford, Carol Greenwood.

Dale Russell, Mike Stanley. Mike Gerweck, Tommy Legs. Carroll Rogers, Lynn Shaw. Underwood, Lloyd Watts, Larnell Lipscomb, Gary Stevenson. Walter Surratt, pfaurice Wiyg-Je.

Karen Asher, Dean, Carolyn Franks, he was quite successful investing. It was learned that Kase was recommended to former Gov. (Barbara M'itcheL 7 or a John Burrpitghs by a member jGaume, Grey Perchard. Linda of the Legislature for a place on Wilson, Sandra Jones. Mary Dorthe first investment council in 1959, but the Republican didn't get it.

man. James Gregg, John Shorter. Guy PAJrrough. Donna Cbr- HARD TO ADMIT REPUBLICAN LABEL It took Kase about Three minutes to answer when reporters asked him his politics. His grandfather, it seemed, had been a Republican congressman.

That was in Philadelphia at a (Cnr.Mrruefl faze Sf rell, Janice Dulaney. Mike Wooten. Herbert ris. Hardy Bulletins HOUSTON, Tex. (AP)-Ixm Klein, former major league today was named manager of the American Association Houston Buffs.

Klein, currently managing the Carlsbad, N. Sophomore League farm club of the Chicago Cubs, will lake charge of the Buffs May 9. KEY WEST, Fla. (AP)--A 92 foot floating daxsroom, full rigged sailing vessel on a summer school cruise, sank during a violent storm in the Gulf of Mexico, trapping six persons he tow decks. -The brigantine Albatross carried 19 persons, most of them teen-age boys.

She went down in less than a minute during a wind squall. Owned by Ocean Academy, of Darien, the Albatross was sailing from El Progreso on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula to Nassau in the Bahamas when the storm struck, the Coast Guard said. ham-BulIer lokl the court, that Blake's crime was "even graver" than those of the Americans and a Russian convicted in March of passing British navy submarine and underwater defense secrets lo Moscow, Manningnam-Bnllcr saitl. how- iver, tliat Blake's job "fortunately did n.ot give him any access to information relating to secret weapons or atomic or nuc'car weapons, but he has nevertheless done most serious damage to the interests of this Justice Parker noted that Blake is subject, albeit let me add not by birth." He 'did not dis close the defendant's birthplace. "Your case is akin to treason," the judge declared.

the scrappiest member of tbe Kennedy Cabinet. Udall stood admittedly embarrassed today by exposure of an effort of a friend--as favor" to the to representatives to I he oil and gas industry tickets to a May 27 dinner honoring President Kennedy. Because his department a i islcrs industry programs. Udall said he was appalled, flabbergasted and embarrassed when a letter written by J. K.

Evans of he Asiatic Petroleum Co. came his attention. Evans said Udall was "a friend of long standing" had asked him lo help Cabinet member dispose of a "very sizable quota" of tickets for the dinner to raise party funds and to observe Kennedy's birthday, svhich comes two days later. Republicans who have been shooting at Udall almost since he office in generally were content to let the Cabinet member exlricatc himself as best he could from this situation. said the mandatory program to control imports wa designed to preserve a vigorous, healthy domestic-oil industry, "While the evidence is clear this has not happened, it be recognized that, without the program, conditions would have deteriorated a a greater extent," the statement said.

"In short, the facts show the oil-import level is too high and should be reduced substantially." Current unhealthy conditions, the report said, include low production allowables, decreases in exploration and drilling activity, and reduced oil revenues to state and local governments. Two Arrested For Fighting One man was charged with assault with a deadly weapon aim another with asault and battery last night following a fight 'in a cafe here. Arrested on as sault with a deadly weapon charge was Cecil Grant. 42, of East Llano. Lester Hughes, 48 of 122-1 North Green Acres, was taken into custody on the assaul and battery The complaints against Gran and Hughes were filed by P.

A Wardlaw, 44, of 1233 Parkwa. Drive, owner of the Polar Bea Drive-In Restaurant, Eas Main. Friends quoted Wardlaw as sa ing the fight started after Hughe and Grant entered the Polar Bea But Rep. William E. Miller ordered them to leave New York' chairman of the Re- refused to leave the cafe witnesses said, and Wardlaw an "Because of sell-outs a statement said.

these conditions, increasing, the "Hence, there is a reduction in the number of independents, who found most of gas reserves." historically have the new oil and Weather NORTHERN NEW MEXICO: Monument Bands Plan Concert Thursday Night Monument's Junior and Elementary Bands will oresent their soring concert Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Monument Auditorium, accordins to Jackson Reynolds, director. The junior high concert group will play: Moods by Grund- rnan; Sonatina by Carter; Fug- ietta, by Stainer: Larghetto by Plandel. featuring a clarinet quartet composed of Kyla Lewis, Marcia McCall, Linda Cnanlcy and Sharon Adams: Duo by Amsden Cindy Richards: Trombone and Rosie Harper, Alto Saxophone; Villa by Lehar: Lit- Junior Highs List Honors One hundred -forty-four high students fronvHeixer, Highland. Houston and Monument were listerl on the fifth six-weeks Honor Roll.

This number represents the top 8.2 percent of the 3,755 now enrolled in'the seventh, eighth, and ninth grades at the four schools. Students from Heizer are: Ronnie Clifton, Donna Copeland, Billy Armstrong, Tommy Gentry, Vic Hines. Beth'Hudspeth, Allan May. Ray Page, Cynthia Ripley, Sandy Scroggins, Gary White, Sharron Kaye Edwards. Dennis Patton, Mike Kilcoyne.

Dean Williams, Marilyn McNeill, Dixie Aldridge. Connie Augustine, Robert Booker, C. W. De-Witt. Jimmy Gardner.

Gayle Hedrick. Sandy Nave. Sandra Woodard. Joy Buhalts. Kenneth Cartwrit.

Sherry McMahan. Koenia Palmer, Charles Downey. Douglas Hamilton, Russell Lawrence, Linda Daniel, Chip Fenner, Lynn Naron, Danny Watkins. Bonnie Bradshaw, Kathryn Johnson, Beverly McGuyer. Kalh Schnaubert, Mary Jo Shearin, Bill R-ice.

Dotty Israel. Louis Storm, Barbara Wai- ace, Charles Jones, Donald Long. Listed from Highland: La Donna PJnehart. Pat Brooks, Melissa publican consrcssicnal campaign, demanded that Kennedy fire Udall. Miller said letter amounted Id Udall's "black-jacking" of the oil and gas industry.

Sen. Winston L. Prouty, put out- a statement under the title of "Oops" in he quoted from Kennedy's conflict of interest message 'snd reproduced Evans' letter. Uriall conceded had asketl Evans to sell a few dinner tickets but denied categorically that he had suggested his friend solicit oil and. gas industry officials, lie jsaid he told Evans to withdraw the letter.

I Assistant-White House news secretary Andrew T. Hatcher said he fell confident Kennedy had not 'been in touch with, Udall about- lit Hatcher' has made rt clear that anyone attenci- ng such functions will not benefit )y his attendance or be affected adversely by his absence." He said that as far as such dinners are concerned, "this is one way that political parties raise mon- Orren Beaty. Udall's assistant, meantime 'was busy explaining why he wrote a memo to Interior Department officials telling them to notify Lawrence O'Brien in the White House 48 hours ahead of any announcement of cbfUi'ct Generally fair little change in temperatures through Thursday. Moderate vdnds Thursday afternoon. Lows tonight from 35 to 50.

SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO: Lovelace. Kit Weaver, Susie Cook. Bruce Danne Collins. Judy Grant, David Guin- nec. Jim Lee, Louis Marck, Donna Robinson.

corgi anna Stout Jeanne McPheron, Nancy Durham. Jan EUerd, Janice Frenzel Joe Jacobs, Roxanna Mercer awards. O'Brien, one of President advisers, handles patronage matters. Beaty said it was a "routine practice to notify the White House and interested members of Congress" when the department had some news it thought was worth cheering about. In his memo.

Beaty said "the secretary has asked me to follow through on fighting. Friends said Wardlaw told Grant joining in the -fight added that it was at this pom he was struck en the head wit a blackjack. He also; suffered cut on the right' forearm whic later required six or' seVen stito es to close. Before the battle en ed, Wardlaw also received a Wo on the head, he told friends, whic was administered with a suga bowl, laying open his scalp an later i requiring several stitche to close. The fight, which started about 1.7:30 p.m.

lasted about 10 minutes, witnesses said, it ended, with Wardlaw, a husky oilfield worker weighing more than 200 pounds, throwing punches at both of his assailants simultaneously. It ended when Hughes amd Grant quit fighting and were ordered out of the restaurant by one witness said. The cafe interior was described as "pretty badly wrecked" by the fight. Wardlaw Later went to Lea General Hospital where, he received emergency treatment for his wounds and then was released. Today he showed signs of the battle, with a badly swollen and discolored right eye and other cuts and bruises on his face and head.

Grant was released after posting $500 Hughes was freeo on bond. Order lease Fire; Ask Parleys TOKYO (AP) The aotian pro Communist ebels today ordered their troops to cease fire at 8' a.m. 8 p.m. EST Tuesday; nd called on the Western- packed government of rince "Boun' Oum to join promptly in negotiations or an armistice. Rebel broadcasts over North Viet Nam's Radio Hanoi, quoted by Peiping Radio, said the ceas- ire order was issued to.

both the r'athet Lao forces fighting for 'ears to lake over nese kingdom for the Commu- nists'and the allied troops, loyal to paratroop Capt. Kong Le, whose coup last summer briefly put Prince Souvanna Phourria in power. 'The broadcasts made lion of cease-fire negotiations which reportedly began Tuesday in the no-man's land some 45 miles north of Vientiane between an officer of Boun Oum's army and military representatives of UKJ Pathet Lao. The Vientiane and Pathet Lao officers made contact Monday. Boun Oum's government announced Tuesday a provisional cease-fire was in effect in the front area astride the Luang.Pra? bang-Vientiane highway where they were meeting.

Maintaining the Cornmunisf stand that Souvanna Phouma still the "only legal premier of Laos and Kong Le his "supreme the rebel broadi casts said the captain had posed the cease-fire to the Lao as as ordered it for his own' troops, presumably the renv nant of the paratroop battalion that carried out his coup last gust. "Headquarters of -the 'patriotic Laos.fighting units has, acting OB the proposal supreme mander Captain Kong Le, ordered all: military units under command to cease firing as of. 8 a.m. Laos time," the Lao broadcast In its "Battle Line" publication 'ContlnurrJ on Pace -V 'Borrows' Cash To Win Freedom; He's Back Again Johnny Sanford got out of jail: Johnny Sanford got hack in jail. Kong Le called on the Vientiane government send delfr gates 'without delay to negotiate Scholarship Given To Hobbs Student HURLEY (AP) The Chino Mines Division of Kennecott Copper Corp.

awarded scholarships valued at $5,500 to 11 students in colleges in New Mexico and El Paso today. The S50Q scholarships were given to students who have completed at least one year of college and apply lo applicants majoring in 1 a wide variety of fields. Winners, their schools and home towns, include: Raymond Garde. New Mexico It started when Sanford, a 34- state University, Vaughn; Mar- year-old Negro of 904 East Midwest, while sefving the last days of a sentence imposed in lieu of a Penny Morgan, Cathy Oge. $50 falsc ca is ask anno weaver, L.yn_ nnn) nr i cnn inan nf Dicky Engbrecht, Ricky Gordon, Susie Freeze, Phillip Abshere, Royce Eadcs, Pauline Simpson.

John Swindle, Kathy Appleby Sandy Gordon, Trenna Hollingsworth, Willie LegKoU. Murphy. tie Suite for Band by Zrickson Stephen Terry, AJan Wilder. Marand Liza Jane by Ostlinp. elementary program includes; America.

Easy Steos March, Por Goes the Weasel. Listen to the Mocking Bird and Fair through Thursday. No Im- America Beautiful, portant temperature changes! Members of the high Lows tonight from 40 lo 50, HOBBS: Fair through Thursday. Little change in temperature. Low tonight 51, high Thursday S3.

Larry William Griffin. Ralph Neely, Tommy Woodard. and Ruby FIVE-DAY FORECAST Marvin MOT- SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO: Ronald Nor-j Temperatures will average from band are: Kyla Lewis, Linda Chanlcv. Kathye Hammer. Jero- Jyn Harden, Marcia McCalJ.

Sharon Adams, Rose Harper, Lorna Pate, Charles Smith. Jimmy White, Rosrer Bulman. Janene Graves. Thomas Wood. Hurt of School Alice Manners.

2-year-old dsugh-j ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hanners, 719 Ave. was reported doing fine in Lea General Hospital Blaze Damages Grocery Store near normal in the east to 2 to 6 degrees above normal elsewhere. Maximums near 80.

minimttms ron Horton, Beverly Stephens, Karolin Byrd. Angic Goates, Jerry Collins, Debrah Wheeler. Randy Norton, Randy Smith, and at Yesterday a.m Fire caused damage early today 2 Grocery. was doused before the loss became extensive, firemen) 7 near low 40s. No important Thomas Hart, perature changes except cooler byi end of week.

precipitation! expected. TEMPERATURE REPORT a From Oilfields 2 a.m 56 3 p.m 75 4 a.m 53 craret Johnson, John Kern an, Pam Oakes. Gayle Grant. Wanda Gushwa, DeJora Holladay, Rebecca Tlughes, Ann Jackson, Jackie Wilson. Houston students include: David Anderson.

Judv Badger. Ethel Becker. Cynthia Blaine, Guy Boroughs. Sherri Pat Brummcti. Juno Bryxn.

Linda Chapman, Debbie Charsha. Gail Cox, Dana Daniels, Judy Davidson. Terr' Norman M. Greenwood. University of Mexico.

Los Alamo.s. Gaumc, Tommy Harrison, Gary Hudjjcns, Norm a Jarboc, Becky Steve Kiner. Diane McAdams, SharJa IMonofcc. JucJv Morgan. Hardy Murphy.

Jean Ordway. Jarries Richard Plattsmier, Becky Rawls, Rand garita Ramos, University of New Mexico. Chamberino; Gilbert A Placencio. New Mexico Western Cily: Dudley M. Lynch cd another prisoner for loan crn New i Hobbs: enough money to buy a pack ofjTraugott New i cigareLs.

i State, a native of Czechoslovakia A prisoner, Walter F. BramleySp; mma j. Galindo, New Mexico of Andrews, serving Priscilla sentence for driving while New Mexico Western calcd. told Sanford he could havejsjj Travis L. Waters money to buy cigarets from his Ncw Mexico Western: and Charle; effects held in the police iepartment.

Police agreed to let Sanford have the money hut, according to a report of the incident, instead of taking just enough to buy cigarets. Sanford took a $101 bill and proceeded to pay the re-j rnaindor of his fine--for four days; left--and was released. Upon hearing that- Sanford had taken more than cigaret money. Bramlcy filed petty charges against his erstwhile jail companion and Sanford pleaded guilty to the charges yesterday before Judge Robert L. Bensing.

who sentenced him to 30 days in jail--this time in the county pokey at Lovington. Hobbsan to Speak At Medical Meet i- SANTA FE Alcoholism, tuberculosis, automobile accident pre- ention and disaster planning are irnong the subjects to be discussed icre at the 79th annual meeting of the New Mexico Medical Society, May 17-20. Speakers include: Dr. Marvin A. Block, Buffalo, assistant clinical professor of medicine at the University of Bufalo School of Medicine and chairman of the AMA's committee on alcoholism.

Mrs. Ruth Taylor, New York, representative of the National Tuberculosis Association. Dr. Harold Fenner. Hobbs, president of the American Association "or Automotive Medicine.

Gen. Albert Schwichtenberg. M. C. (retired).

Albuquerque, chairman of the society's disaster planning committee. The symposium on tuberculosis, sponsored jointly by the society and the New Mexico Public Health Department, will touch on tuberculosis in childhood, adult tuberculosis, and socio-economic aspects of. tuberculosis. Headquarters for the meeting will be in the La Fonda Hotel. Officers of the society are Dr.

Allan L. Waynes. Clovis, president; Dr. William Badger. Hobbs, president-elect; Dr.

R. C. Derbyshir, Santa Fe. vice-president; and Dr. Thomas L.

Carr. Albuquerque, secretary-treasurer. at Lovington today. The girl was-said. injured yesterday afternoon on Police were called in to h'gh school parking lot while playing with a motor scooter.

Witnesses caid the scooter apparently fall on top of the youngster. She was found lying beneath the ve- gate the cause of the blaze, which was reported at 12:47 a.m. Firemen also went into action yesterday to extinguish a car fire at Yeso and Jefferson. The auto, p.m.,..,, 6 a.m. a.m.

n.m. PRECIPITATION: none. Thomas, Kathv Thompson. West. Mona Tneft of mercurv from two morejley.

Reese, Rap Chell Roberts, A i Rodgers. Carrol! Rogers. Lynn ii Shaw, William Singleton. RonaldjlYlOre I nail JWU Slocum, Jackie Smith. Douglas; A Flora Sta fiord.

Dicky) At OHO All 061 i Academic Royalty Will Be Honored Hobbs High School will pay homage to its "Academic Royal ty" Thursday at the third annual Honors Banquet, at 7 p.m. in school cafeteria Seventy-three students, representing the top 73 percent of the student body, who have been listed 'on the Honor Roll four of uV five six-weeks reporting periods will be present, Guest speaker will be Dr. Claude C. Dove, professor of education and psychology at New Mexico State University, The invocation and benediction will be given by Rev. B.

A. Justice, minister education. First Methodist More than 300 persons attended 61 oilfield installations was reported ham. Danny Wilson, and Bill tll 0 yesterday in the Eunice area. Wood.

From Monument: Davey 58 10 a.m. 75: Sheriffs department officials Capps, Lyla LCWJS Graves, isaid 13 pounds of mercury was Terry Morrow, and Lorna Pate. Low taken from each of two wells op-i hicle. removed lo the high school a gvmnasium where Ross Black. 75 at 5 p.m.

Carlsbad Wink Otto 62 at midnight 78 1954. Oldsmobile, owned by Al- Tucumcar fred Henson. caught fire from a Las Vegas 53 60 33 53 76 crated by the Northern Natural Gas Co. Clocks on the wells showed one of them had been robbed 9 about 3 p.m., they said. 7 ws I i T4- A physical education instructor, ap-jshort circuit in the wiring, fire- artificial respiration.

She is men said. Only slight damage Similar in thefts were reported the Eunirc area, and i West Marcic Whit-' UU111 mu-nutu WillinR-iJc final performance of "Look Homeward, Angel, presented hero last Tiight by Community Players. Last night's audience brought total viewers of the comedy-drama to more than 500 in the two performances. Last night's audience gave the cast and its director a standing ovation at the end of the performance. The performance itself, many reported, brought the audi- HOBBvSAN'S BROTHER DIES L.

A. Hawkins, brother of Mrs. Irene McGarvey of 502 East Mesquite, died yesterday in Mexia, Tex. after a lengthy illness. Mrs.

McGarvey. a teacher at Hcizcr In the hospital for observation. was reported. Santa Fe 40 Highest wind speed (S) 13 mph at 5 a.m. jjabout 90 pounds of mercury'were! Junior High School here, left Ihisjoncc to tears several times, along Saturday night in an areaimorning for Mcxia where funeral i with occasional spontaneous bursts least of Jal in Texas.

'arrangements are pending. of laughter, the Church, and the Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Wayne Wylie, coordinator of activities. A choral group, directed by Marvin Frei- tr.g, comprised Kaye Lynn Cox, Marilyn Cannedy, Suzanne Frier, Donna Williams, Terry Bowman, Mac McAlister, Bill Neergaard, Bob Wride and accompanist J. C. Stewart will provide the musical entertainment.

Charles L. Mills, superintendent, wili recognize the Honor Students, and Dennis Moss, president of the National Honor Society, will give the response. Calvin Trice, assistant principal, will introduce the speaker, and Virgil Welch, principal will introduce the special guests. Organizations sponsoring the nquet in cooperation with u'gh school include the Woman's Civic Club, the Junior Service League, the two Lions clubs, the Rotary and Kiwanis club. Assisting these groups in the sale of ticket; have been Vandiver's, Jackson Drug.

Broadmoor Drug. New Mexico Bank and Trust, Mc- Lehan's and the Chamber of Commerce. Students to be honored include: Ann Roether, David Henry, Rosemary Slaughter, Mike Goison, Jo Ann Buford, Mary Campbell, Linda Arrington, Sharon Sudderth, Eddie Freeman, Margie Conover, Donna Murphy. Linda Moody, Janice Buhalts, Richard Beard, Freon.