Deming Headlight (Newspaper) - August 15, 1968, Deming, New Mexico Governments number five in Luna County For its does County have more or fewer governmental agencies than other How many such bodies are there out the county with power to pass rules and regulations affecting local A new report on the issues by the U. S. Census makes possible a com- parison of the local tal structure with that found in other The data was gathered from all parts of the country as part of the Census of It underscores the fact that community affairs are being directed less and less by municipal and township governments and more by auto- or To a growing extent the con- are being delegated to school districts and to special districts with responsibilities over public water toll flood con- fire protection and the In Luna the report there are now five units of government in four of them with property taxing They consist of two municipal one independent school one special dis- and the county government The number is exactly the same as was tabulated in 1962, when the previous Census of Governments was By way of there was a reduction of 12 percent in the number of local ments throughout the United States as a whole in the year The Mountain States had a drop of two percent while the number in the State of New Mexico went up one From the standpoint of Luna County is listed as having one agency of ment for every local The average elsewhere in the nation is one for every to most the figures the trend is toward a streamlining of the governmental process. The national total for all types of local governments declined from to in the last five Most of the cut was due to the consolidation of school dis- Jim heads Legion District Vice Commander Jim was elected as commander of American Legion Bataan Post No. 4 at its regular meeting held Aug. 6 at Moose Former Com- mander Jack was pointed as Plans for the district ing scheduled to be held in Dem ing in was the pal item on the Other topics taken up were the 50th anniversary of the American Legion and helping returning veterans to adjust to civilian Local members were urged to attend and march with the Legion in the State Fair Parade which will be held in on Sept. 14. All members are urged to attend the next meeting which will be held Sept. 3 at Moose starting at p.m. Mayfield coffee to be Saturday Gubernatorial candidate by Mayfield of Las Cruces will be guest of honor Saturday at a coffee at the El Rancho Motel 1000 West The public is invited to attend the which will be held between 8 and 11 a.m. Mayfield will be present for a question and answer Moore helps South to victory Deming's Moore scored 19 points to help pace the South to a 115-109 victory over the North in last Saturday's annual I high school All-Star basketball game in Moore connected on eight Held goals and added three points from the free-throw line to account for his A free barbecue will be given for the Century Club members of the Aggie Booster Club Aug. 16 at p.m. in Las Cruces at the corner of Alameda and McClure LOUIS A. JR. Louis Lucero cited by A rmy Louis A. son of Mr. and Mrs. Luis M. Lucero of 318 Klondike Street and signed to the 5th Special Forces was awarded last month with the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with a ver Star for bravery in the Army Commendation Medal with the for the Bronze Star and the Purple all for his part in action which took place Dec. 21, 1967. Lucero is due to return from Vietnam Sept. 10 for new assignment with 7th Special Forces Group at Fort N. C. where his and his three Luis Jr. and Roland await his His wife is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Gallegos of 515 South Platinum present mailing ad- dress is SFC Louis A. RA 18468147, FOB APO San Calif. 96308. Fred Maisel heads Runnels campaign Fred a 30-year dent of has been named as Luna County chairman for the Runnels for Congress a partner in auer's 110 East was the Luna ship by State Sen. Harold L. Lovington nomination as Representative for New second Congressional Maisel is a very active member of the Deming ness He is a member of the County Chamber of Commerce and is chairman of the ber's Merchants He is also a member of the Lion's Farmers to hold annual meeting Annual meeting of the holders of Mimbres Valley Assn. is scheduled for next Aug. 21. The meeting will be held at the court house and will begin at 10 a.m. Among other business to be transacted will be the election of two members of the board of Club and is known in Deming as man to tun to to get something The Runnels chairman in Luna County is a veteran of War He came to this country as a came to this country be- cause I wanted to be able to say what I Maisel have continued to do and I want tp see that right and other rights which make America wonderful Class reunion to be Saturday More than 205 former students of Deming High School and at least 23 former faculty members will be on hand for the 1950-55 class reunion scheduled for Saturday at Lulac Reunion Chairman K. L. Nabours reported this week that the registration of guests will begin at p.m. with dinner set for 7 p.m. He also took the occasion to remind class members that registration is still open and to contact him for Established in 1881 Volume 87-Number 31 New August 15, 1968 Ten Cents Preparations get underway for opening of school term School bells are just around the corner for Deming sters with classes scheduled to begin Aug. 26. In the details such as registration occupy the thoughts of students and parents Students who attended a ing school last spring do not have much to Elementary school students simply show up on the 26th. Junior and senior high school students will need to pick up schedules but do not need to be involved in any tration process. Junior high school students will pick up class schedules Motorcycle races draw 450 fans Nearly 450 people turned out Sunday at Puckett Track to watch the motorcycle races sponsored by the Deming Dust Although the number of was not as great as spectators were treated to plenty of thrills and spills as some 20 motorcycles traveled the newly conditioned Wildest spill on the track curred during the third heat race of the big ones Robert Null and Elias both of were in the lead going into the hairpin turn off the back straight with Chaves on the inside when ently locked handlebars and Null bone and Chavez broke a couple of toes in the Another injury occurred in the third heat of the 250 cc class when Dale Nevins dislocated a shoulder in a Although none of the injuries was Dust Devils ident Larry Nixon expressed concern over the number of accidents that occurred during the He attributed the cause to the fact that the majority of those participating Sunday had never raced before and were lacking in racing on Page 6) Kitten Band Band rehearsals for the 1968 Deming Junior High School Band will begin at 9 a.m. Director Richard zuela has urged all band dents to be on hand for the first practice in the junior high band Practices will continue daily throughout the with students re- porting to the school gymnasium Monday morning at 9, grade students reporting at 1 p.m. the same and grade students asked to show up at the gymnasium at 9 a.m. Deming High School students who attended school in Luna County last spring also report for class schedules on a similar Seniors should meet in the multipurpose room at the high school any time Monday after 9 a.m. Juniors will pick up schedules on and sophomores on Elementary school sters who were in school in Luna County last spring will come to school the first day of school for their even if they have moved from one elementary school zone to New students and children entering first grade who have not already registered may check by the school they will attend any time next week be- tween 9 and in the ing or to in the New students to the area should bring any records in their possession from the school attended last year and should have an immunization record for school If they do not possess some of this they should check with school officials and it can be Entering students must have a birth certificate and an immunization Both are essential and no tions can be They must be six years of age in 1968 to Parents of children interested in the special kindergarten programs being conducted at Bell and Martin Shown here is the Luna County delegation to the State 4-H Club Conference held at New Mexico State In from left are Patricia Mary Lutricia Kathleen Koenig and Mrs. Victor Jr. Nancy David Debbie Kostelnik and Leonard Tommy Richard Todd Samples and Jim James Mike McSherry and Marty Luna County ranks well in state 4-H contests In contests held on Aug. 1 at New Mexico State a Luna County 4-H land judging team placed fourth and a stock judging team placed sixth in competition against teams from throughout the The land judging team was made up of Mike Tommy Marty ser and Richard There were 10 teams in the land ing The livestock judging team was composed of Lutricia Nancy James Koenig and David This group competed against teams from 18 other and ranked second in beef cattle Contests were held in tion with the 1968 State 4-H Club Other 4-H members from Deming taking part in conference activities were Mary Kathleen Patricia Debbie Todd Samples and Jim The 4-H'ers were accompanied by Mrs. tor Jr. and County Agent Leonard mentary Schools will not have to go to the school to register their children but may telephone in- The teacher then will visit them if their Children have been chosen to If a child is chosen to attend it will be necessary for the parents to provide a birth certificate showing that the child will be five years of age some time in 1968. School officials point out that the kindergarten is a special program and is designed to help children who are expected to have a difficult ing first grade work when they enter first On this many are not Parents of in other elementary school zones besides the ones listed are ad- vised to call one that is ed to have their child ed for Students in the zones will receive first but some from outside the zones are chosen for Regular school work begins Aug. 26, but kindergarten will not begin until Sept. 3. The kindergarten teachers will use the first week of regular school to visit prospective Take-up and dismissal times for all schools have changed Parents are urged to clip the information for future Deming High School and Deming Junior and tary School for grades 1, 2, and 3 for grades 4, 5 and and for grades 1, 2, and 3 for grades 4, 5, and Columbus tary School dismissal and Elementary School for grades 1, 2, and 3 for grades 4, 5, and and Martin Elementary School for grades 1, 2, and 3 for grades 4, 5, and and for grades 1, 2 and 3 for grades 4, 5, and Smith Elementary School for grades 1, 2, and 3 for grades 4, 5, and and for grades 1, 2 and 3 for grades 4, 5, and and Sunshine Elementary School dis- missal and Memorial Elementary School for grades 1 and 2 for grades 3, 4, 5 and and for all School bus schedules are marily the same as for last Inquiries about bus ules should be addressed to the bus Ross May for on Page 6) Students report on European tour Fred a Deming has been named chairman of the Runnels for Congress organization in Luna Senator Harold L. who seeks the Democratic nomination as Representative for New Mexico's Second Congressional is at Maisel has been a resident of Deming for 30 years and is a co-owner of Inc. By DENNIS ALEXANDER And PHYLLIS MOSIER After being accepted as bers of the tra of the we reported to the Shenandoah Conservatory of Music the in bara traveling with the covered nearly the same route two days ahead of the After four days of rehearsals we de- parted for via Dulles Airport in Washington aboard Caledonian Boeing 707 Scottish International After landing at Prestwick very near to the home of Robert the group con- on to a small fairy-tale like village three and one half hours from i Upon their the touring musicians found that the village was celebrating the annual tane This enabled the students to enjoy the spirit of friendliness exemplified thru performances by the bagpipers and comical jug bands attired in native The group then continued on to Edinburgh were they formed their first concert of the The concert site was the famed Princes Street Gardens situated between the Edinburgh Castle and Princes St. In our we toured the and viewed such sights as Sir Walter Scott the Royal Scottish the National House official residence of the and last but not the Scottish Regalia or Crown Quite an unforgettable for the group was the trip to Denmark aboard the a Danish ocean Upon the students were met by DIS guides provided by the University of From the group went by train to where the second concert was While the groups were able to observe the Danish Mid- summer Nights Eve celebration from a boat trip around Lake For the duration of their stay in the Student groups visited such places as Old Town in 1914 a collection of old town reerected to form a unique town within a the Cathedral in the University of Memorial for the victims of the War of Independence and the beautifully modern town hall where they were honored with a reception given by the Mayor of After staying overnight at a Dutch youth the students traveled on to where they were guests in private homes for the next two The musicians were conducted on a tour of the harbor by but not the students were honored at a reception given by the Lord Mayor of where we were each presented with a commemorative silver spoon The concert proved to be one of the most outstanding and well received of the entire After an early morning de- the group arrived at where they went on an afternoon steamer trip down the Rhine Upon arrival in the musicians checked into their hotels and the next morning was reserved as leisure a very rare During the day many students chose to sightsee around the city while others went to the picture book village of complete with its own fairy tale The musicians played an out- door concert night at the beautiful Schloss Park in On route to the orchestra and chorus stopped to view the Rhine In Brunnen many members of the tour swam in the brisk waters of Lake The next morning was spent on an excursion up Mount where we could see some of the most breathtaking views of the Swiss country The on Page 6)
