Carlsbad Current-Argus from Carlsbad, New Mexico • 24

Fred Buckles' State Report From Augie's Angle Tanks Tricks And Trouble Carlsbad School Chief 's Pay Hiked $1000 (Editor's note: Joe Bradley, former Current-Argus staffer now employed by the Lewistown (Pa.) Sentinel, wrote this column for that newspaper. Bradley will soon join the Pecos (Texas) Enterprise as Advertising Manager.) By Joseph Augustine Bradley There was a story in the paper the other day about an American G.I. in Gerrnany, who tried to pick up a girl in a bar and was turned down. The young man evidently a little miffed about the refusal because he returned to the bar a few minutes later driving a tank and aimed the muzzle of the gun on it right at the door of the dive. Luckily, he was stopped before he could level the joint, but I wonder what the scene was like when the police officer arrived to make the arrest.

I imagine it went a little bit like this.T-" "7 "Excuse me, the police officer to the unseen figure inside the tank, "but could I see your operators license?" "Get out of here before you get blown to smithereens," came the muffled reply from the tank. "Now, there's no reason to get violent about it," said the officer, "I just want to be sure you're licensed to drive one of these. And while you'are at it, let me see the registration for this thing." "I told you to get lost," said the voice inside the armor Frank Davila at Encino was raised $300 to $12,000. Stanley Newton at Estancia was raised $600 to $14,400. Louis Floras at Santa Rosa was boosted $758 to $14,548.

Tom Tenorio at Vaughn was increased $438 to $12,938. H.L. WiUoughby at Aztec was raised $180 to $15,430. Ellis B. Scott at Bloomfield was hiked nearly $1,000 from $16,790 to $17,713.

R.E. Karlin. at Central Consolidated, San Juan County, was raised $1,075 to $20,675. Central Consoli dated Js among the wealthiest in the state. Isaac Garcia at Espanola was raised $500 to $18,000.

Mel-vin Cordova was increased $770 at Cuba to $16,170. Cuba is well-financed, especially with federal money. Don R. Wood at Jemez Springs was raised $500 to $14,000. Leek Jones at Grady was raised $200 to $11,900.

Texico Supt. A.D. McDonald was boosted $600 to $13,600, Willard Moon left the Melrose superintendent's job. Moon's 1 pay was $14,000. His replacement is Daniel Younger at $12,800.

James Fincke at Fort Sumner waslaised $500 16" $13,700. Guy Luscombe at Dora was raised $650 to $12,900. Floyd Supt. Gerry Washburn was increased $500 to $12,500. Elida Supt.

Jerry Shaw was boosted $500 to $11,000. Bill Darnell at Lordsburg was reduced slightly from $13,836 to $13,685. Bernard Baca was raised $713 to $18,538 at Los Lunas. John S. Aragon was increased substantially to $18,850 at Belen, a $1,035 boost.

At Penasco Supt. Felix L7 Duran was raised from $13,480 to $14,000. Questa Supt. Horace Martinez was hiked frqrn $13,230 to $13,958. Ojo Caliente Supt.

Benito Duran was raised $300 to $12,800. The superintendent's pay at Luna Area Vocational School was raised from $14,625 to $15,000. Albert Sanchez replaced Acting Supt. Don Rea. at East Las Vegas.

Ray Leger was boosted from $15,900 to at West Las Vegas. C.E. Williams was replaced by Russell Knudson at Raton. Williams' salary was $17,500. Knudson's pay is $16,500.

Knudson was in the Portales district previously. Rex Bell retired as Gadsden superintendent after more than 23 years. His pay was $19,500. Milton Shelton, Gadsden Schools personnel director, became superintendent at 1 J.Q.. Barnes was raised $500 to $14,000 at Hatch.

Ferrell Caster moved up $644 to $16,300 at Tatum, one of New Mexico's wealthiest school districts. Larry Byous moved from Eunice to Clovis. His salary as Eunice superintendent was $15,806. The new Eunice salary was pegged at $16,000, up $194. Carl Martin was raised $761 to $15,986 at Jal.

Duane Darling was increased $500 to $12,250 at Loving. Wesley H. Lane was hiked $600 to $12,700 at Cloudcroft. Glenn D. Daves was ed $750 to $16,050 at Tularosa.

In Lincoln County -superintendent salaries were set at these levels: Carrizozo, James Steinepreis, $13,000, up $640; Corona, Lewis Stratton, $12,000, up $500; Ruidoso, Pat T. Val-liant, $13,860, up $660; Hondo, Ernest J. Booky, $12,400, up $400, and-Capitan, Ira Caster, $12,238. up $638. Ferrell and.

Ira Caster are brothers. Louis Saavedra, vice president of Albuquerque Techni- -cal-Vocational Institute, was raised a thumping $4,074 to $22,011. Orlando G. Ortiz was unchanged at Taos at $18,000. Pete Sam tistevan at Bernalillo was increased $1,000 to $19,400.

David L. Walker at Cobre Consolidated was raised $378 to $19,278. Emmett Shockley at Deming was boosted $935 to $17,935. Basil F. Burks at Truth or Consequences was raised $581 to $15,116.

SANTA FE Public school enrollment is going down but Nptrintendenti' pay is still gaining. SupirErnesl SQpIelonHAlbuquerquePublic Schools was unchanged at $30,000 for the new fiscal year. But Staple-" ton's salary compares favorably with top public payroll salaries in New Mexico. Earl Nunn retired at Las Cruces after IVi years. His final annual salary was $22,030.

John Stablein replaced Nunn at $23,153, up $1,103. Nunn had worked 40 years in New Mexico public schools. He will become executive director of New Mexico School Administrators Association. Tom Hansen at Carlsbad was boosted $1,000 to $20,500. Warren Nell at Artesia was raised from $18,000 to $20,000 but pay was pegged at $19,260 pending Internal Revenue Service approval of the $20,000 level.

R.N. Tydings at Hobbs was raised $1,000 to $21,500. Larry Crouse at Lovington was hiked $500 to $19,000, Bebo at Santa Fe was unchanged at $20,600. L.C,v. Cczzens at Portales was raised $800 to $17,800.

Roger L. Lugijnt bill at Roswellwasincreased $1,000 to $21,000. John Gaines at Silver City was boosted $340 to $7,340. Dr. Travis Stovall at Alamogordo was raised $475 to $21,095.

J.W. McCormack left the superintendent's job at Farmington. His salary was $19,788. Al Aliota replaced McCormack at up $2,212. A.C.

Woodburn was raised $500 to $24,500 at Gallup. B. McRride, who was Grants superintendent, died last Decern- Ivr Hi salary was $17,419 a year. E.V. Arvizu replaced McBride Mvi.m Vernon Mills retired at Clovis.

His salary was $19,000. Mills fas replaced by Larry Byous, superintendent at Eunice, with no change in pay. Dr. H. Fred Pomeroy was raised from $16,800 to $17,640 "Don't Worry, It's Only for Six Months!" Twice Told Tales ed vehicle, "Oh, come now," reasoned the policeman, "we don't want to cite you for resisting a police officer when for all I know it may beperfectly legal for you to be operating this vehicle." "Then why don't you just assume it's legal and leave me alone," said the voice from inside.

"Oh, I can't do that," replied the officer, "we don't see many of these babies on the road here and I was just wondering who was driving it." "She is a beauty, isn't she," said the voice inside the tank, softening up a bit now. "She certainly is," answered the policemanr'such lines, such grace. I sure would like to meet the man that handles her so skillfully." "Are you trying to trick me?" asked the voice suspiciously. "No, no, certainly not," the officer quickly reassured the man, "it's just that I've always admired tanks. By the way, do you own this "No," replied the voice, "it belongs to a rich uncle of mine.

But he lets me drive, it quite a bit." "Well, you have nothing to worry about," said the policeman, "so why don't you just come out so we can talk aboutit." "Okay," said the voice after a pause of a few seconds, "but only for a couple of minutes. I'm waiting for a girl who should be coming.out of that bar any time now." The young man; climbed out of the tank and is surprised when the police officer pulls his pistol and arrests him. "You tricked me," said the young soldier. "Yes," admitted the officer, "I did." "By the way, what am I under arrest for?" asked the G.I. "That's a good question," replied the policeman.

"It definitely was a weapon, but you weren't carrying it and it certainly wasn't concealed. I guess in your case we're going to have to bend the law a little bit. "You're under arrest for being ty an unconceal-r ed weapon." Today's Editorial Trade Deals Blossoming Soviet Russia will buy $750 million dollars worth of surplus grain from the United States over the next three years beginning August 1 as a result of President Nixon's mission to Moscow. This is good news for the American farmer as it will increase exports of wheat, corn, barley, sorghum, rye and oats by an average of 17 per cent and, according to agricultural experts, will mean between 22,500 and 37,500 jobs for Americans. Henry Kissinger, Presidential adviser, said the agreement paves the way for progress on other economic is-sues, including settlement of Russia's lendlease debt from Worjd War Two.

Moscow agreed to payment ia three years with interest at six and one-eighth per cent. Russia's credit no doubt Is good but more than a few Americans would prefer cash in view of the long outstanding lendlease debt. If Russia wants to, continue further trade expansion, prompt payment will advance the prospect. The White House sees the export agreement as providing more income for farmers, jobs for transportation, workers, and lower cost to taxpayer for surplus grain slor-age. Agriculture Secretary Earl Bute predicted the Russians would buy more than the $750 million dollars worth because of the need for more feed grains to meet their five year program for a 25 per cent increase in meat production.

Those few Americans who profess to admire communism should note that Russia, with more land and more people and a string of five year plans, has not been able to meet its need for feed grains and comes to us for them. Stalin's liquidation of the Kulaks or peasant farmers may be partly to blame. Lack of adequate incentives for greater productivity certainly is one reason. Red China also is in fine for American products. The Commerce Department has granted an export license to Boeing for the possible sale of $150 million dollars worth of 707 jets and parts.

Now all Boeing has to do is return to the Peking negotiations with a firm proposal to make the sale. David Poling Church Assembly As Health Hazard FIVE YEARS AGO Mrs. William Robison will be installed president of Bryan Mud-gett Unit No. 7, American Legion Auxiliary. TEN YEARS AGO Mrs.

Jewell Crow, president of the Pilot Club of Carlsbad, has been named official delegate to the 41st annual convention of Pilot Club International in Washington, D.C. TWENTY FIVE YEARS AGO-A family reunion was held recently in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Andrews with 35 guests present. Today In History By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Sunday July 16, the 198th day of 1972.

There are 168 (lays Jeft in the year. Today's highlight in history On this date in 1945, the first atomic bomb was exploded over the desert in New Mexico. It was the beginning of the atomic age. On this date: In 1790, the District of Columbia was established as the seat of the U.S. In 1862.

David Glasgow Far-ragut became the first, admiral in the U.S. Navy. In 1882, the widow of President Abraham Lincoln. Mary Todd -Lincoln, died in Springfield, 111. In 1918, Russia's Czar Nicholas II, his empress and their five children were executed by the Bosheviks.

In 1951, King Leopold III of Belgium abdicated and was succeeded on the throne by his son Baudouin. In 1957, Marine Maj. John Glenn established a transcontinental speed record when he flew a jet plane from California to New York in 3 hours, 23 minutes, 8 seconds. Ten years ago: A coroner in Northern Rhodesia handed down a verdict that the death of U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in a plane crash was accidental.

Five years ago: Twenty-four deaths were counted in rioting in Newark, N.J. One year ago: Chinese officials in Peking expressed pleasure over the announced visit of President Nixon to Communist China. FUNNY BUSINESS Ralph Novak Go, Boris, Go! LM. Boyd Women Wore Flea Collars Did you know tome high-born ladies used to wear flea collars? Quite right. Fur bands around their necks.

Girls here and now think of them merely as chokers. But their original purpose was to shortstop peripatetic fleas with ambitions of altitude. We have seen over the past few days the creation of something new in chess, the Fischer gambit. This is where you threaten to hold your breath until you turn blue and-or pick up your chess board and go home unless you can have your own way. A true inspiration to the youth of America, Bobby Fischer has shown us that these tactics work in this greed-smudged real world.

Fischer's performance, the prelude to the world chess championship match in Iceland, should not have surprised us. He has, after all, never said he was sensitive, poised, considerate, modest, generous, admirable or intelligent. He has said only (though many, many times) that he is the best chess player around, in Brooklyn, the United States, the world and, presumably, the universe. Let us assume that 'he is right. The next question is, so what? Fischer seems to be 'operating the belief that because we pay our athletes and entertainers Outrageously large sums of money, we should do the same for chess players.

From point of view this is reasonable, of course. But from everybody else's it is super-arrogant nonsense. That we are foolish enough to sanction paying Tom Seaver $125,000 a year to throw baseballs is no justification for our being foolish enough to sanction paying Bobby Fischer for shoving a bunch of toys around for a month. For one thing, there is the two-wrongs don't make a -right theory. For another, there is the fact that chess is not, either historically or intrinsically, an interesting spectator sport.

Such vicarious enjoyment as chess games provide comes from leisurely study of the move-by-move account, not from watching Fischer knit his brow in thought or lick his chops in fiendish anticipation crushing an opponent's ego. Maybe at some future time there will be enough fans around to support chess in the fashion to which Fischer would like to be accustomed. But right now there are not. And no exploiting capitalist, is getting rich on Fischer's talent. This makes it doubly unfor- 'tunate that London investment banker James D.

Slater saw fit to add $125,000 to the world championship purse. For Fischer's threats to quit the match bordered on extortion and his bluff should have been called. This would have been painful for Iceland-whose costly preparations for the match Fischer held hostage. But it would have puWFischer, a fatuous, graceless man, in his proper place, that of someone who happens to be a genius at a trivial pastime. Now, though, we have the confrontation.

Fischer has at times tried to make his match with defending world champion Boris Spassky a Cold War kind of crusade, good old American versus godless Russian Communist. But he was hot so dedicated to the crusade that he was willing to wage it for a He was not so proud that be would not apologize to the Russians to save the match and his money. And he was not smart enough to realize that if he had just quietly won the championship, he would have earned the respect and, probably, the financial rewards he demanded so prematurely. During the past four or five years, church conventions took a sharp turn from an experience of inspiration and fellowship to an ordeal of pain and physical suffering. Much of the social conflict and disruption of the decade have been absorbed by the churches.

When national church assemblies meet, these issues come into week-long focift, with hot debate and deliberation. Confrontation tactics, employed by dissident groups, have added more tension and uncertainty. The fun and fellowship of other years has been overcome by the heartache and perplexity of modern difficulties and alarms. It is not being argued that the religious community should be spared the grief and anxiety of the world. Indeed, of all organizations it should be the company that is involved in the affairs of men and nations, offering help, comfort and understanding.

The crunch that is hurting the church now and surfaces at the large church conventionsis the exhausting schedule and elaborate program that all but engulfs those delegates who attend. For some time, this was an occupational, hazard expected of politicians and diplomats who struggled with time-zone change and grinding dockets. But now the churches have vast national and international gatherings and their participants are subject to the same pressures and liabilities. In Dallas last month, the African Methodist Episcopal Church convention, representing some two million members, went through a grinding week-long convention. On the final night, Bishop John Douglas Bright, 56, of Philadelphia, fell from the stage and was pronounced dead moments later, victim of a heart attack An earlier session lasted more than seven hours as delegates argued into the dawn over whether or not to suspend one of their leaders charged with malfeasance and misad-ministration.

In Denver during May, at the United Presbyterian General Assembly, this writer observed several evening sessions that lasted beyond midnight and beyond the "capacity of many delegates that had begun their day with 7 a.m. breakfast meetings in the hotels. At the close of one late adjournment, a clergyman from California collapsed while waiting for the elevator. By the time the emergency squad arrived, he was dead. In New Mexico last year, a noted elder attending a church convention in Rochester, N.Y., died upon his return.

Few people, young or old, are. prepared for the exhaustion and emotional upheaval that accompanies these national meetings. There are many sources of tension and uneasiness resting upon the churches today and one fresh injection is a massive amount of business that must be conducted on the national level. Twenty and 30 years ago the churches did not have the money or membership or strategy to weigh what is now set before them. Furthermore, the grass roots movement has demanded complete and, at times, absurd accounting of all boards, agencies and committees that function for the denominations.

An enormous amount of time is spend reviewing the actions and policies of top officials. As a result, conventions are choked with reports, speeches and surveys. Budgets descend like autumn leaves. Parliamentary floor fights and docket hassles flourish. The people on the platform scold the delegates and each other.

Always carry something. I learned that in Seattle's Hungerford Hotel coffee shop at age 13. "Little argument here. My mom insists President Franklin D. Roosevelt once was a practicing lawyer in New York State.

But my dad says he never even got a law degree." A. Congratulations to them both. They're right. He failed by one course to get his degree at Columbia, but passed the New York State bar xam anyway. GOOD FOR Golda Meir.

What with all her problems in Israel, she still looks rested, usually. "With me," she says, "a change of trouble is as good as a vacation." IT'S FROM age 83 to age 64 that a man is needed most by his family, it's said. And he has 88 chances in 100 of Jiving that long. Not bad odds, Only three days out of every two years can a lady lobster mate. That's, sad.

But even sadder, only one lady lobster In every 25 can find a gentleman lobster of the right age. height, weight, social standing, so on. There's a house in Rock-port, made out of 100,000 newspapers, a house In Cleveland, Ohio, made out of 6,000 wine casks, and a house In Petersburg, made out of 8,000 marble tombstones. TRUCKS Exactly 83 per cent of the trucks you see driving around town are empty. That's bad.

Not yet have the truckers executed the busboy principle with complete success. Maybe you've never heard of the busboy principle. That's the rule that says you ought not go from the dining room to the kitchen or vice; versa empty-handed. -MB OKW. BOT FfcQW HERE BteAHOWEOluCEBMJ.1 Carlsbad Current-Argus EDITORIAL PAGE Ned Cantwell, Editor Publisher Keith Hesketh, Advertising Director Ed Swenson, News Editor Sunday, July 16, 1972.