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Otirtfome Toibn Tliei seventh annual New Mexico Highway highway, conference is planned for thisAveek. The community extends a welcome to our visitors. in AND RIO fARMER UN IKDEMNteKr MILY fiND SUNMY.NeVtSPnPEASEWtNG NEW fflSXfCO Vol. 81--No. 27 ASSOCIATED PRESS LEASED WIRE The Weather LAS AREA Fair through Wednesday.

Little change in temperature through Wednesday. Gusty winds, some blowing dust tonight. Low tonight 52, high Wednesday 80. Last 24 hours: University Park, 90-56. LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 1961 CENTRAL PRESS PICTURES 16 PAGES-PRICE 5c City 289 Acres Larger As finger'Is Acquired Council Acts To'SetRiiles For'Election' The city-commission'Mon- day acquired 289 acres of new.

land, into city limits, look steps toward repair of a water piiizip, voted to send.representatives to a i Service Commission meeting "and skimmed over the urban renewal question, Mayor "Ed "Gutierrez appointed fellow commissioners Herculano Fejralez -and El Noble as a study group to a ke recommendations. on how the procedure of voting on the Villa Mora project will be undertaken. To Commlshm. Putierrcz ashed that.the recommendations be made to the entire commission no later than the first regular meeting in June. Representatives of a group called the fifth District Improvcmont Association objftcled to the commission not making definite commitments on the election last night.

By. resolution, the city acquired tha finger of land been bordered on three etdes by the city limits El 1 Pnseo Road. City Manager Fred Alvarez submitted a petition which had becn-slgneoVby nurnljer of property owners and tho 16'annex Ihe'land "by unanimous vote, Alvarez reported there arc 45 property owners Involved in Uie sectEon which includes 289 acres In the general, area of South Espltta, the high school and east and of El The area will iiuto- malically- receive flrej and protection. Also residents will now ha charged the normal in-city utility rates, which are double outside the city limits. Otlier Rusinrss In the commla- nlon voted' to send representatives to a--State Public Service Coni- 1 mission hearing to discuss the cently eVmclert utility revenue bond refunding program In Jas rcfunduiE' plan, worked out by Boettcner and Co.

of Denver, enables tho city to obtain (1 million "new bonding money" with which lo and expand Us utility system. Alvarez said PSC ratification of the plan is sought by "the city, The" city "voted to seeit permission to spend about $2,000 In emergency funds for the replacement of a pump at No. 12. The city was said to need the well In operation this summer during tho height of water usage in LAS Cni- ces. Appointed ty Giitwrrcz as the fifth member of a utility promo- lions committee was Jerry Apo- iiaca, a represcntalivo of State- Kami Insurance In the city.

Tho commission tabled a lengthy civil defense program outlined by Roy Torrancc, city director, which included a proposal to establish nn advfeory board for civil defuse matters. Cotton Maids Event May 26 Dona Ana County's Maid of Cotton will be selected at a "cookie a.nd punch" reception to be held al 7:30 p.m. May 25 in tho Milton Hnll on New Mexico Slate University campus. Previous plans to make le fc- Icclion at a name day were changed at a meeting of the committee Junior JInJJ, Toa A eaunly level contest to select a junior of Cotton will ho held til Ihe same time. The winner of tha senior maid contest will qualify for tha stale contest to be held June J3 in Albuquerque.

winner will compete In the national finals which re held.In Memphis, The county contest will be financed by ihe Farm Bureau, MwiJU Valley of Commerce and the cotton industry. Blanfes Contestants are asked lo possible. Entry 'may be.tKcurvd at the Farm 1 OoL 3) TRAFFIC TOLL By The'Associated New Mexico Traffic Toll to Date. "97 Last Year's Toll lo Date 132 Erben Accused In GE Probe WASHINGTON, Afay 2. UPJ--A former General Electric Co.

vice- president-- fined, Jailed "and out of his job as'a result of 5candala today named the late Henry Van Erben, once GE executive vice president, as the man who told him to meet ith competitors. Thu ousted GE Ginn, also swore to Senate Investigators that: Tolil Tivlce Ralph J. chairman "of the board of GB told Iiim twice, once.tn 1954 and again In 1957, to comply with antitruat Robert'Paxton, who.recently retired from the GE; presidency, "never ordered or cwidoned any meetings-with competitors." Ginn said that, to far as heiknew Pax- to did not know abouUthe meet- ForMrs. Aie Pendiiig 4 Funeral services nre pfmllng- for Mrs, Marshall Apperson, Graces Symphony Second Concert To Be Tonight Area residents are reminded of the Las Crucea Symphony concert at 8:15 o'clock tonight in the auditorium of Alamcrta 'junior High School. There is no admission charge.

Alt Interested arc "Invited to attend, in order of pre- two movements from by Custav Hoist with Hay Tross us jjucst conductor. movements are the Bringer.of Peace and Jupiter, the liringcr of Jollity. Piano Concerto No. 3, Opus 37 by BccLhoven, soloist Lorafne Merrill; and Symphony No. (Reformation), Opus IQ7, Mendelssohn'-- Oscar Butlefj Jobless Total In Decrease WASHINGTON, May 2, (rt 1 -Unemployment fell by 633,000 Jn April, ibc government reported tt- day, but'officials said ths decline was wholly The report showed that the'idle total dropped to 4,962,000 from 5,405,000 In March.

Kc'so Employment rose by 213,000, less than expected. It moved from 65,516,000 in March-Lo 65,734,000 in April. WASHINGTON, May 2, UO The United States today, declared Cuba" has becomo member ot the ComnvjnUt bloc, and accused Fidel Castro of a nils even more "Com- muntaV than other Iron Curtain countries, e.r Castro's proclamation that Cuba fa a "Socialist" slate. statement said, Castro Is using-, the same term tlinL tho Soviets and others USB to describe themselves. Goes Onu Flatter Furthermore Castro Is gotpjy the Communists "one better," the statement ftitd, by:" Putting an official end to elections in.

Cuba. 'The other Red countries normally at least go through the form of holding' elec- Lions even though the voters don't have a choice of candidates, ncliUlsl" 2. By using the ternf "Socialist 11 to describe Cuba under -his rule, Castro Is ffolng further than all the other Red countries because only the Soviet 'Union and Czechoslovakia term themselves "Socialist Republics" In'thls attig'e of their avowed drive towards' a Communist society, Not Even Chinese Since even Communist China does not consider itself have reached the ''Socialist" stage yet. the U.S. statement said.

would therefore appear that Castro considers Cuba along- the Communist rond than some other countries in the The statement was issued through the Stale Department by- press' officer Lincoln Cuba 'Inquiry' May Bp Held WASHINGTON, May 2 Democratic. Leader MIXe ager of the Mesllla Valley Chamber of Comrhercej who at her home this nVorning. Mrs. -Appcrson WRS 7xrn In EvanviUr, JrnV, and moved Cruces from Austin, upon the retirement of.her InjS' band from the Southern, ynlon GM Company. She was very active here In Andrew's Episcopal work.

She la survived by her husband; two daughters, 1 Louise James' of Austin, Mrs. Gwynne Lee eland of New Braunfels, a con, Marshall-S. Apperson of Houston; a sister, Mrs. Margaret-Compton of Dallas; and two brothers, Sid Kessler of Van Nuya, Calif, and Fred Kessler of Sherman Oaks, and eight grandchildren. Graham's Mortuary has charge of arrangements.

In; empJoyinent farce, Jmporiaftt factor in Uie April job report was that, whilp.Vion- tiic ntr- which ahjould have 1 atwat 00.000,'remained alntoit uhcimngedV due to a decision Presl dent Kennedy': labor-management adviseri to map out recommendations to increase productlon'arid consumer demand while curbing "Intolerable" unem- Armory Sale SANTA FE, May 2, Stale Finance Board today authorized Bsle of the Las Cruces National Guard Armory for $17,200 on the Installment plan. The prospective buyer In Battah of El Paso, who Is to pay $3000 down and a $1,420 annual payment, plus 6 per cent interest, I on the balance. Twelfth Annual Event Slated Friday, Saturday Annual'Living Art Show Set This Week The Iwelflh annual Living Pictures Show and Art Exhibit of the Las Cnices elementary schools is set for Friday and Saturday in the auditorium at Mesllla School. Living pictures will present authentic, life-size reproductions of world's great art masterpieces. Each elementary school building- In the system will enter on picture or stftlue, and costumed children from the.

will pose, is the MeslHa Park, old build figures of the original painting. Irfg, "Children of the Sea;" Mesllla. S'Ine- Knch. Evening Park, new building, Nino pictures will be.presented Gypay;" Mcsllla, new building 1 cdch evening, with a different show Chinese print, In the The Falracres, "The Angelus;" Grandvlew, "Madonna of the Chair;" and White Sands, The Seated Lincoln." Saturday Show The Salurday show will Include Lucero, "Song of Spring;" Central, 'Teddy Watches Television;" Dona Ana, "Uy The River; 1 Washington, "Mile. C.

Duvol;" Alameda, both nights There will be charge for admission and tho pub- Jic Is inviteil. Show lime Is set for p.m.. Jn connection i I Living Pictures will be the annual fie- mentary school art anew, wlUi rep- roaenative art ami work from each of the 213 elementary classrooms. On Hflfh The art rhcrv will be on display in the Mesllla auditorium from 2 p.m. to and from 7 p.m.

to p.Tn. Friday and Saturday. Schools reprtaenteed the Frl- shon- and their Living Pictures wiH be Conlee, "Portrait of a Young MAn;" MaeArthur, "Hope;" EwC Plcacho, Petrrdt;" Valley View, jBl Girl;" HdjrhU. Melon Herd uv old Snow;" and White Sandi. 4 repeat, 'Tho Seated Lincoln." Each school will provide rlent narrator for.lU entry.

Appropriate recorded background music wilt be used. MUs Lawler Welcoming will be Tom J. Myfleld, rupcrintendent 01 of schooU. Director of the produc tlon li Mlsa Gladys Lawler, elementary fechool supervisor. are Bertha LAvln and Ray VctUh, James Sharp and Joe SEpfco, lighting; Lavln, Philip Kietb and Veltch, bacicdropi; and ArlK Prater, music.

i 'Mayor MesilU, and other MeslUa offleiils wid Miljt with and "Wf- U.S. Labels CubaTure' Soviet State Vjcyolt if Cuban 'refugees anti other International Mansfield was ashed "t'tit a meeting, -of conferea- sional leaders with President Kennedy were any iplnhsO-to tha Cuban HiUmlfoh. No auch plans are contemplated, he "replied, ho added cbm- rnlttces are Into tt the nature ot an Inquiry." Mansfield jthla investigation you are scapegoats, In" nn Inc looKlnt' for fncts." TN'o Mansfield, in reply lo another question, said he knew of no Intention on the part of the Kenne(Seo Page 2, Col. 2) Lovelace Doctors 'Sweating Out' Mercury Flight ALBUQUERQUE. May 2, Wl-Doctors at the Lovelace- Foundation In Altjuqucrque-wltl sweat out America's first man In apace mission probably 03 a tho astronaut will.

"We feel very close to them and we'll sweat out the mission," Dr. A. H. Schwfctcnbcrg 1 of Lorelacc Foundation SHld yesterday when asked for comment on America's Project Mercury. Staff memlicr.i nt Lovelace have been concerned astronauts' health for the past two In J059.

32 space candldatex were brought to- Lovelace for a week of exhaustive medical' tests which explored ftvery nook and the human As the field dwindled to'seven, then to three, Lovelace'personnel had a. vital hand In the medical PoliccWurning Ticketed Drivers: Pay Up Nmv! City police are undertaking a drive to on delinquent parking: by tending out notlcei to persons Involved in about 2,000 citations. Police are affording the motor- to pay them at $2 each without "po- court. Ordinarily, tlckeU. It- paid- within 4 cojt thJ overparked driver 60 The bclnff mailed out warn that if the UckeU are not paid In three the nutter will bi referred lo polfcft court, where a Jarffe fine be levied.

Police Chief Hid the represent dellnquen- from March and AprlL He ttld come have fti any 23 UcfctU Itiucd to them In 'recent mitekj. Laos Cease-Fire Effective Today New 48-Hour Wait Faces Astronaut By HOWARD BENEDICT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fln, May 2 1 Bad weather forced postponement today of America's first man-fn-space shot and the chosen astronaut, Alan B. Shepard must wait at least 48 nours before he takes his rocket ride into the heavens and the history books. Announcement that Shep- arri, lean, muscular, 37-year- old Navy commimde'r, a been chosen for the daring adventure 'came siinulinncus- ly with a report that unfavorable weather had spoiled a try (his morning to launch him 11C miles Into space aboard ri Redstone rocket. Marine No, 2 The backup astronaut, lo take Shepard'ft place In the Project Mercury capsule If ha is unable to go when the time la John'H.

Glenn' 30, a i a I A hruigar at Ihe iiilssiio center, sweating 1 out moment he would called to- embark -on the most thrilling voyage'eyer. taken by an reported that he sat (See Paga 2, Col. 1) Business Send Staffer Here A Small Business Administration Agency represenative ho In Las Cruces Thursdny lo counsel with smtill business firms in Las Cnices nnd Dona Ana County, Haymon A. Melton, Albuquerque branch manager Mid today, The (In- anciat specialist, will be available for counseling with owners and managers of amn.ll business Ilrms In connection with types of business loans available through Any firm interested In schtti- nting Interviews with the ropre- icnatlvo hoi lid contact the Mc- aLlla Valley Chamber of Com-' mercc for an appointment. THE USE QF COMPUTEHS as applied to highways will be one of the subjects explored Thursday and Friday at the seventh annual Highway Engineering Conference on tho NMSU campus.

R. M. Conk I Ing, supervisor of the university's computing center, bo one of tho jppakcrs leading the discussion on using computers in highway work. a discussions, scheduled for Thursday afternoon, will bo followed by a lour of. the civil engineering Jabi in Jelt Hall demoTiitrallonj of soil and hydraulics experiments.

Board Rejects Plea of NMSU To Pay -ArcliilccL SANTA FE, May 2, Tho request of Ncsv Stale University (or reimbursement of $42,500 already paid In architect fees on Its new agricultural was rejected today by Ihc Sliitc Board of Finance, NMSU had gone alicjitl nnd paid Ihc architect firm, Wolgamoml and Milllngton, 142,500, which la halt of Ihe total architect fee on tlic ulg building. Tho school today asked tho board to It for the payment. The board refused, on the Rrouml that the construction contract has not yet bean let and tho policy is not to release any funds until thl.t has been done. receiving threo bids frqai the city, tho board, approved a.J^-ia Cnices city request to carry out repairs to the lighting facilities Baseball Park. The cost is not to exceed" 14,000.

Final Tribiite Paid Coriklin Final tribute, wan' paid Monday to Dr. Paul Salisbury ConVlin, 05, retired ajislatnt professor of English nt New Mexico Stale University who died at his home in Manilla Park last Friday froni a heart attack. Requiem THEUSS held at Im- maculato Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Father Edward Erzen. as. sialant paator, officiating; Father Blaio Schauer, Newman Center director, delivered eulogy.

Military mllitAry graveside rites were held at Fort nilas National Cemetery with an honor guard from Fort BlEns. Father Schr.iier and FAthf'r Erzun comlucUsl the gravcalUe rttca. Father described Doctor Conklin as "man who searched for truth In his iLotlme and found it." J'rrmi Indlnn.1 loctor Con kiln had been a member of the New Mexico Stale University faculty for 13 years and had retired last year. He hint come hero from Hanover College, Hanover, where he had been bead of the Engllih i for 10 He a noted Shnkespoar- ean ttudent artrl an authority on ooulhweit llleraliire. He wna of the New Mexico Folklore Society and served ax prcii- dent of the for one year.

Survivors He is survived by Ms wife, a son, a daughter, two and two grandchildren. Pallbearers Albert Bur- rlx, Krnento Lucero, Alec Hood, nichtrd St John, Dr. Raymond Pat and George PtU. Mortuary wax In charge of arrangements. KONALD REAGAN, movie and television star, who will bo the principal speaker nt the nnnual Mcsilln Valley Chamber of Commerce banquet May 18.

Tickets for.the affair nre now available to the general public nt $3,75 each and may bo secured at the chamber S. Water the chamhc.r;'r0t the coming year will bo Installed at the meeting. Band To Leave For Festival 1,03 High School's member concert Innd, direclor Orogg llnntTnll, BIK! rhaperpns start'lonillng buses at 5:30 p.m. for their trip lo Corpus Clirlati to Inke part In the Hucan- ecr MnsEc Kesllval which La sponsored by Del Mar College. 20 Knxlnrrm, Solos Friday the local band has entered 20 so na tind 11 In the con 1 pel 111 on nnd Saturday morning Vie cnllrc band will com- WcdnesUny night Iho group will slay In San Antonio, girls at Town and Country Motel and boya al Aloha Motel.

Txxlglng reservations have been, made for the entire trip, director told. Tnnr Sclirclukd Thursday morning the group will be tnkon on a lERht-jfcelng lour ol San historical sUcn, Including the Alnmo. "We nro combining the conipt-tlllon with further education, Randall said, Thursday nitcrnooit they will play a concert nt the high school In Alice, Tex. This will be gooil experience flfl the Alice High School Imrwl raleil one of the flne.it In Texas. Corpus Chrlnti jn the nllon that, night.

Alter lunch Saturday, the will return via Del Illo, to students different view of tlial part of the country. And then home by Sunday night. Tho Buccaneer Music Veal, la rated an one of Ihe In the country ami will be the itiflcat competition local band has with top Only four out of 21 I Hindu mtcj lop nttLng lant year In tha compctLUon, South Main Project Moves Step Closer To Reality Suit To Acquire Land For Street Project Filed The county baa moved ahfad wllh the process of acquiring land on South Main and South Watrr atneLs with the flllrfg of nation proceeding agalnat property owned by 10 persona. Named ax defeiulanti In Ihe suit are Loretlo Development JoMphlne Armljo Gal Ugh tr, Blllla Simpson, A. and Winifred and QTbrla Ikard, John M.

ahd Donna IJtard, Martin Campbell Annie Lori Campbell, Mortgage and Trust, Q'llf Oil Corp. Wilbort H. and The county which filed the suit, nai obtained ft pre llmlnary of entry permitting them to enler nnd occupy the premises, which Is, In effect, nn approval of a go-ahead for conitrucllon. The order WM ilgned by Lriit Jihlgo T. Stogfin and a xurcl; bond In the amount of wai submltled by the county to covci the pending With the notice of condemnation Ihe defendants were order to ap pear In court within 30 days anwer the- petition.

T. B. White, chief highway en (See Page CoL B) Word Cheers West As Move Is Announced VIANTIANE, Laos, P) A triico meet Iwcen a government officoc and a Patlict Lao rebe 1 major ins brought a provisional enc! fighting on the front tiiles north of hero, on. ni Nosnvan suld today. Ho reported that Ihc two officers met Monday icon nnd fighting hud halted 'provisionally and theoretically" by 5 p.m.

Foreign Minister satsann snid the Cnbinot was encouraged to hope that the contact could lend to tin overall ceasefire, first step to ond- inff civil wnr between Com- niunlst-backcit rcbela nnil the gcv- criinient forcca. Scrnnrt Attempt The emla- airy went to a point 1 north'of 1 Vtinp Ifliy. town on it wna his second attempt to make' conlncl. wllli the Uiollan goverimicnt American military Jolnrdi tbts mocttnp Monday nlghi, formed source aald. Prince 13onn CabliVet'M'fli In Vlenttnno toddy to rtlacuaa" fho ttuatlbii.

iruvo Dimbt Thcro wns atlll gravo ikHibt Irt in VletiUuio Uiat n. would result, Somo ob- ncrvcra aiiKgeatcd that the rebels have agreed to Iho battlefield meeting 1 for propaganda purposes. Thfro was a feeling tho PnlhcL Loo might lay down conditions for a cease-fire that Ibc Wcflorn-backed government would find uuacccptubU'. One HXely dcninml wnn for the immediate withdrawal of A i cana who have been serving na nillLtnry advJacrs to the royal regime. WASHINGTON, May 3 OT -President Kcnnaly And his top wcro reported cheered today by Indications thnt efforts to no- go I into a ccoae-flre In Iho tanttnn civil wnr were finally making Tho President scheduled another meeting of the National Security Council i In 11 to tnko a lonk at, the Southenst.

Asian crisis. Also up for consideration wan a cold wnr problem oven more directly Involved conflict between the United States ami tha Soviet Union tha problem of nuclear wenpons teatlnjf. Somo houra before the lima act for tha session of the lop strategy hoard, wortl cftmo through from Vientiane Ihrvt mllilar' representa- lives of tha Western -bucked and tho pro-Communist I'nlhct rebels had finally met In inik ahoul stopping I fighting. High officials snld Kennedy has (See- Pngo 2. Col.

3) 392 Jobs Am Filled Here Kmploymcnt In the Ma Cmfe.i urea continues to snU Irl M. (Flutl) man-iRtr of tho -Slnte Fjnployrr.enl Officij. "For the fourth utarteht month our plftccmcitli of people on rljcn. fure Fn April thc-io placements: wcro 302 compared to 352 In March. this figure iloej not seem Cnrcc, a comparison with Dccpm- bcr 1MO ihown an Increase or 165 or 73 per cent," Some of the Increa.to la Kcconlmc; to Mllea, but much of I can traced to th optlmlalEc outlook of local cmployera.

Upturn Thts feeling hns been bla for an earlier return to normal here than has been noted In other areas, he commented. Jobs filled during April ranged from cashiers (o window from clerks lo ctnwnt N'enled "We need well qualified typIiU And continued Miles, "ftUo an offKt prcas TOKO, wtll a.i all lypci of.