Las Vegas Daily Optic (Newspaper) - August 4, 1956, Las Vegas, New Mexico Eisenhower IB Named Colonel In Rough Riders Regiment Ol fl 11 f mill the fir M y i the n fri i j It eon l not Ie on hini i i irad m Hi Ilie MiM tl j cf in at the in but he MJ Hairy lieu fr l c p tl t y I to at arm ove Die eii of Die Aimy nl oui nation and your UM with headquarters at Fort Sam devotion to the prin to receive the honor of freedom for which we him am our acles fought on San the commission to Mill the surviving was United Frunk Roberts of R reck e n Stales Volunteer Cavalry proud tl Knr I on if In the p were Introduc Heifer t h j of hi party San iu member of thr Hitlers acted a idas ter of ceremonies Thf program followed the tra Presided commission wore the following Billy McGinty lifetime president of the Rough An firM vif ff Flu vlf in rft Calif In a to the Hitlers Association Ei salri I warm on this occasion of the annual reunion All of you have my congratulations on your serv ice to this nation and my best wishes for a meeting rich in memories of the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt Mi iiy noon ai ty i The i lai ir f Ir I i i hi Of Vill served by T h i of the lute Cin at t h home iif V Kief fer A chock showed the following Rough on hand Billy his wife and daughter Okla Dr George P fuy M lirk nd hi lltk a Iliff and hn Hea h f aif larue Calif Kd K Oklahoma ity Okia Hoyal N M O A Roland St Peters burg Fla A wife arid two Frank S Roberts Breck Tex Krank Brito Las Cruces N M Peter son and Carbondale in th i Hilly Iove Ia H M in for th of the Mrs Daisy K Phoenix Ariz Mrs Maud McFie Bloom and Mrs Noll DeLong Mullen Albuquerque Also are Mrs Alice Brooks sister of de ceased Rough Rider Farrell Ca of A r Jtf Although She no other honorary It Of members This E rn m e 11 honorary James Arrott O W McGinty son of the president of the organs nation Edwin L Meehem Cot William Salman Virgil Hamby Lewis Schiele B A Col Tom Trumbull Andrew Marshall E C Leon Ivan J Hilton Bob Ray Gilbert and Col James Conner Onr Foith New LAS VEGAS DAILY OPTIC Las Veraa Fridays M Thursdays 71 Year No 214 mil Wire Service Las Vegas Dally Optic Las Vegas New Mexico Saturday August 4 1956 SINGLE COPY Reunion Events To End Sunday J Tragedy Strikes Child Killed On Grand Ave To State Road Toll Tragedy struck on Grand nue Friday afternoon as a truck struck a girl tf slie was darting across the street to join her mother I Susan Fav Albin of I Mr and Mrs Allen Albin 807 was pronounced dead on arrival at a local hospital The child vas hit by the I front wheel of a dual transport j truck headed south at Grand and University A corners Jvy today returned a verdict that the child died of a fractured skull and ruled the death as accidental Driver of the truck was Frank Bennington of Colo i Besides her parents the cirl is j survived by two David arid Douglas and her grand ents Mr and Mrs Albin p and Mr and Mrs i John of Las Vegas Rogers Mortuary is in i of funeral arrangements i Prayer services will be held j this evening and Sunday evening at oclock in Fii Chape to which all friends are invited Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 101 oclock from the Rogers Chanel to Ml Cavalry Cemetery where i Rt Rev George V i will offer the committal j prayers By PRESS Two traffic Friday sent New Mexicos traffic toll to 220 for the year extending the figure to 13 more than for a comparably period in 1955 This was the highest margin of difference between the two years recorded to date and came as new moves were made to try and re duce the high toll One of the deaths occured at Las Vegas at almost the same time that Gov John F Simms was pre that city an award for hav ing passed 1955 without a traffic fatality The victim was old Susan Fay Albin the of Mr and Mrs Allen Albin Las Vegas police said the liny girl darted across the street in front of her home to join her mother oh the side At that instant a heavy truck trailer driven by Frank Manford 45 of Colo drove down the street and crushed the small child Police said the driver had no opportunity to stop thy heavy freight lines vehicle Another traffic death occurred near Prewitt east of Gallup when a station wagon travelling at high speed went out of control on US Highway 66 travelled some 200 foct on one shoulder then over turned four times The driver Dan a Na Marine Is Given Stiff Sentence Bv Court Martial BULLETIN PARRIS ISLAND SC SUff Sirt Matthew C McKeon was sentenced to a bad conduct from the Ma rine Corps forfeit of month pay for prison terra of months was broken to the rank of pri vate j STRUCK ON Avenue yesterday afternoon when Susan Albin of Mr and Mrs Alien Albin was struck by a truck while cross ing in front of the family home Shown shortly after the accident are Susans shoes and the truck Photo by Gordon W Terrilll Sought In Missing Man Case ALBUQUERQUE N M UP president cf the First Thrift and Police Saturday they had I Loan Assn here Wilson missed catching two wanted for in the mysterious disappearance of Felix M Montoya 32yearold vice Detective Sgt Jot officers had converged on a place where we knew they had continued on page six By H D Press Staff Correspondent PARRIS ISLAND SC SSgt Matthew C McKeon await ed today the decision of a officer court of vet j trans as to whether he is a good enough Marine to be kept in the The court found him guilty Fri day night of two of the five counts against him and innocent of the other three for the drowning of six recruits during the April 8th death march It convenes today to hear arguments of the defense counsel that sentence should be Then it goes back into closed session and returns with a single sentence As to that sentence chief defense counsel Zola Herman said Im not appealing anything if this boy is kept in the corps Hes a good Marine Stiff Sentence Possible j McKeon could get a maximum in prison j at hard labor reduction in rank i to private dishonorable discharge i ater the confinement and ture of ail pay and allowances He convicted of drinking in of regulations Two of the sergeants who drank vodka with him that tragic clay have been convicted and sentenced to rank reduction of one stripe In the other guilty finding the court reduced the charge of man laughter to negligent homicide This meant that the court though he caused the deaths by simple m without exercise of due can rather than by culpa continued on page six TWELVE OF THE FIFTEEN Roosevelt Rough that are here far the animal jAy EarHer ibe rroop bad to at UM riven by the LULAC Staff Production Held Success During the afternoon sessions nf the C i mm unity Production clinic held or the Highlands Uni versity earn pus yesterday gov procurement officers ml manufacturers enabled to establish contact Included among the displays attracted considerable at entiun were the Com parachute display and the of electronic equipment by Ratons A R F Products Inc Several national ers most of whom hold defense contracts exhibited vajo man age unknown w a s thrown from the and crushed to death A passenger Dave Chcc 46 was injured I C BAZAAR TONIGHT A SUNDAY SCHOOL GROUNDS Games Contests Fun For Everyone RODEO DINNERS RECTORY LAWN PM SATURDAY SUNDAY Food a hi t mf of samples of materials they need which they believe could be pro in New Mexico Procurement officers closely checked products offered by the New Mexico businessmen most of them making notes for further reference EDC officers characterized the Clinic as one cf the most success ful undertaking of the state Eco nomic Development Commission James Elliott assistant High lands registrar and secretary of the Northeastern New Mexico Economic Development Action Committee reported what he considered the prize accomplish ment of the day one company officer reported that he was able to sce i procurement officer he had never been able to got an appointment with in Washington All in il it was n pretty suc meeting Elliott said Weather Along tbe Banks Of WaUw T There just isnt enough time to go around during the Cowboys Reunion and Rough Riders en even if we moved as fast as those running down the rope Yesterdays arena events were right good and despite the fast action the rodeo went along until after 5 oclock For some reason or other the crowd was on the side Which is the way it goes Some j days the stands are andj other days the folks just sit and j watch the events unfolding I We ponder why the bull riders j dont leave their hats on the i ground before getting aboard j i because the hats sail off usually I at the first twist Man were those horses plenty salty j j Dont forget the dances tonight r nt the Castaneda and Elks I boy style and square Now lets all go tothe rodeo Rough Riders are having a day in the country and getting a little rest for the grand windup Sunday NEW MEXICO Partly cloudy Each year we not there arc and eastern border art a more cowboys entered in the late afternoon arena is good fair mony that the Vegas rodeo is lik oay and Sunday little change in cd by performers They agree temperatures Saturday 8095 that they get a fair deal in Vegas Finals In Rodeo Set Tomorrow Fast Times Are Made In Opening Day 2nd Go Around Saturday Sunday events will wind up the 18th annual Cowboys Reunion rodeo and annual encamp ment of Teddy Rough Riders Today the Rough Riders were at the Arrott ranch west of Sa pello for a barbecue while the second day of rodeo events were unwinding at Legion Sundays rodeo will start at 2 oclock with a large crowd ex to attend As part of the program last night beards were judged with aH beard growers receiving prizes Frank Montenegro won the beard award Mat Martinez best looking Bob Reg enaberg next best looking Fred Ned interesting George Fram hard est effort Facundo Garcia best fuzz George Maloof longest beard in shortest time Fridays opening rodeo was although a capa city crowd was not on hand Good rides were turned in and there were no serious injuries of contestants entered bull rid ers were awarded only one bull for the three days of contesting Bronc riding will be decided on a Fastest time in calf roping was turned in by two Las Vegas ro deo hands Jim Young tossed and tied his calf in 146 just one sec ond better than Ernesto Tapias 147 Casey Darnell of que had 151 and Sonny Davis Kenna N M had 155 also turned in some fast times although one tenacious hand took 35 seconds to down his animal Several had no time missing the rangy steers or giving up as seconds ticked away Monroe Vaughn wrestled his steer down in 54 for top honors followed closely by Art Tadolini of Sterling Colo in 58 Third went to Alsbaugh AJa mosa Colo with 101 which often is good enough fo place Marie Mass Pueblo Colo cap the girls barrel race with professional skill in the good time of 186 Judy Burrows of Vaughn took second in 192 and Pueblo third in 196 Mrs fact rttf den by Jack Me Kinley took first in the cutting horse contest Fred continued on page six Seven May Seek Vice Presidential THIS WAS PRESENTED to President br the Rough Risers MM an Colonel in the WM President Major General Hatry Array Commander Tex B JOHN A GOLDSMITH United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON Pi poj strategists said privately toi day that the Democratic National Convention may feature the unus al sight of a contest among sev eral avowed vice presidential can It has been axiomatic in no one runs for vice and caprice us cally attend the selection of a sec Mot students j that the can and his advisers have the say in choosing the vice presidential nominee But political experts con Hint aic reasons j why tin Democratic nominee es if it is Adlai want hands off i In vice presidential choice tills tune Slassen Other political developments E moved New York to push his campaign i to Guv Massachusetts for tho GOP vico presidency Stassen said he is confident if the party and the President wish Gov ernor Hortor as the nominee he can be drafted national H Bonnell said in Winches ter Mass there is no plan among Massachusetts delegates to place name in nomina tion for vice president However he said some of the Republican convention delegates feel strong ly about Herler and there is a chance one of them may put up his name Tubby press represent ative for Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson said in Niw York the Stevenson camp was astounded when Sen Es tes threw his support to the former governor Tubby said We though vcr was going to New York Gov Harriman Chicago head quarters said Democratic state chairmen from kat New York governor was picking up delegates released by Kefauver I in those states Axiom Already Broken The political strategists pointed out that Sen Hubert H Humphrey DMinn has already broken with the old axiom and announced that he is after the nomination They said they believe Sen Es tcs Kefauver in ating himself from the presiden tial picture put himself in the I foreground for the vice cy And they said Sens John P Kennedy Mass and Albert Gore New York Mayor Robert K Wagner Jr and are something close to for the job although none have Humphrey is saying they are available Under th said the well try to ing a candidate mw If aU relatively Mt That
