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Nogales—The Natural Gateway to Mexico /Oh. 22—NO. 34 Nogales Postoffice Receipts Past Year Heaviest In History Os City, Says Mrs. Eva Wheeler, Postmaster Nogales postoffice receipts in 1946 were the heaviest in the his tory of this city, according to Mrs. Eva Wheeler, postmaster. Total for the year was $53,325.80, an increase of $3,495.82 over the pre vious year, when the total was $49,- 829.98. Other information released by the Rader To Marry Houston Girl LT. KARL C. RADER Ist Lt. Karl C. Rader of the Army Air Forces, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chet Rader, is to be married here the latter part of this month or early in February, to Miss Helen Robeson of Houston, Texas. Miss Robeson, who has been a civil service employee at Anchorage, Alas- i ka, is arriving in Los Angeles Janu ary 15 from Alaska. Lt. Rader became acquainted with the Houston girl when he went to Anchorage in July 1945 to attend an instrument school. The young couple will make their home in Nogales, the bridegroom to-be planning to take a position at the Nogales International Airport upon completion of an instructor’s course under the G-I Bill. Lt. Rader arrived home Friday following an 18-month stay in the Aleutian Islands. He is now on ter minal leave which will expire Feb. 28, exactly four years from the day he entered the Army Air Forces Feb. 28, 1943. He grew up in this city, graduated from Nogales High School, and is one of Nogales’ most popular young men. In the Aleutians he was stationed at Shemya and Attu and reports that enroute home in December the temperature was 70 below at Fair banks and 33 below at Anchorage. « Hambleton Leaving Today For Dominican Republic Accompanied by his wife and young son Enrique Rodolfo, Harry Hambleton who recently resigned as manager of the Santa Cruz County Chamber of Commerce, is leaving today for the Dominican Republic. Hambleton has accepted a position as Secretary-Vice Consul in the British Legation at Ciudad Trujillo. LOCAL RODEOS SF As Seen And Heard By RED MYRICK The rodeo at Kinsley’s on New Year’s day drew a large attendance even though the sky was overcast and it was very cold. I didn’t con test because Big Red is too fat and I haven’t had any practice for months. Lots of new cowboys con tested and it was a very good show. The old standbys, Bob Kane, John Wisdom and Bob Bergier, were the timers, and Chet McCarty and Pecos Whatley were judges. Lobe Morris and Bird Yoas were flag judges. Fred Darnell of Rodeo, N.M., won first money in calf roping with a 13.0 and Dave Stout and Cliff What ley tied for second and third with a 17.0. There were 23 ropers. Os the 14 steer riders 9 managed (Turn to Page Six? MANY HAPPY RETURNS Mrs. Charles S. Wise, Jan. 2. Mr. Charles S. Wise, Jan. 4. Dickie Fleischer, Jan. 5. NOGALES’ HOME NEWSPAPER . . . PUBLISHED WHERE TWO NATIONS MEET IRogales 11 nternatiqp'/. postmaster, showing the great growth, follows: Cancellations on first class mail for December 1946 _ $137,348 Cancellations on first class mail for December 1945 .. 116,629 Increase - $ 20,719 Postal receipts (stam sales and box rents) Dec. 1946.. $6,792.75 Postal receipts (stamp sales and box rents) Dec. 1945.. 5,856.67 Increase $ 936.08 Mails are not weighed as such in formation is not required to be kept. Apaches Play Tucson Here Tonight (By BILL TITCOMB) Coach Johnny Herrera’s Apache hoopsters will take the court here tonight at 8 o’clock against the powerful Tucson Badgers in what promises to be a very high scoring game for the Tucson team. Tucson has won nine straight games this season without dropping any. The Apaches have won two and lost four and will be playing a strictly defen sive game. The tribesmen face the Panthers of Amphitheatre High School to morrow night in an evenly matched game. The tipoffs for the games are slated for 8 p.m. with the High School reserves playing the prelim inaries at 7 p.m. Tucson boasts the high average of over fifty points per game and pre dictions for tonight’s game range anywhere from a 30 point loss for the Apaches to a repeat of last year’s score of 76-3. Sharman Douglas’ Picture In Life Magazine Miss Sharman Douglas, attractive young daughter of ex-U. S. Budget Director Lewis Douglas, is shown in a group picture on page 69 in the January 6th edition of Life maga zine. Among seven others in the group are the Duke and Duchess of Wind sor who stole the show at New York’s recent Debutante Cotillion. Miss Douglas’ father purchased, sometime ago, the R. C. Larimore ranch near Sonoita where the family make their home when not in New York, Mr. Douglas’ headquarters as president of the Mutual Life Insur ance Company. Work Well Under Way On New Rusby Residence Work is well under way on Mr. and Mrs. George Rusby’s new four room modernistic cottage just south of the Catholic academy on the Patagonia road. They expect to move in within the next 30 days although the house will not be entirely completed for some time. Ross On Trip To Furniture Mart Richard M. Ross of the Nogales Bazaar left Saturday night on a two-week buying trip and to attend the furniture mart in Chicago and Grand Rapids, Mich. —— ■ . "•7‘ rrm:.. ... i « ■ —- 1 -—• • J ~ - ~ 4 "' rr-' -V;, ; «, • ' ■ ♦ 1 * " | / k ■ , 'J, ? 4Sffc ~J • JS--*' ,i - - V <‘-’v '■ ■ ''? -aBB?^-. Jt ”rWj\Pjjal BASE CAMP OP TASK FORCE WILLIAWAW IN THE ALEUTIANS —In these bleak surroundings members of a training unit will spend six months testing Army; Ground Force equipment and tactics under wet and cold winter conditions existing in that area. EXPERIMENTS WITH V-2 ROCKET—Tests of the Nazi V-2 rocket at White Sands proving ground in New Mexico during the summer were a prelude to an era of long-range guided missiles capable of spanning oceans, and possibly the world, according to Maj. Gen. Everett S. Hughes, chief of the Army Ordnance Department. Rockets were flown 100 miles upward at a speed greater than sound. Left, rocket mounted on mobile platform arrives at the firing site. Right, rocket being placed in position for firing. (Official U. S. Army photographs.) Sid Osborn Sworn In As Governor Os Arizona For His Fourth Term; Oath Administered By Stanford Sidney P. Osborn was sworn in at Phoenix Monday as governor of Arizona for his fourth consecutive term. The oath was administered by Chief Justice R. C. Stanford of the state supreme court, a former gov ernor of Arizona. Only one other Arizona governor —the late George W. P. Hunt —was elected more times than Osborn. Hunt served seven terms, but Os born has the distinction of being the only man to be elected four times straight. The governor will be 63 years old next May 17. Among other state officials who took office Monday there were only three new ones—State Supreme Court Justice Levi S. Udall, State Treasurer Mit Simms, and Corpora tion Commissioner William T. Brooks—and two of these, Simms and Brooks, were not strangers at the capitol. Brooks simply moved over from the state treasurer’s office to the corporation commission. Simms has been treasurer three times before and served one term as secretary of Mass X-Ray Survey Set For Jan. 28-31 The following chairmen have been appointed by a representative c/f the State Department of Public Health to help conduct the mass x-ray sur vey at the Nogales High School gymnasium on January 28, 29, 30 and 31: A. J. Mitchell, General Chairman; Mrs. E. S. Edmonson, Chairman of Volunteer Workers; Del Mitchell, Chairman of Equipment; R. T. Fra zier, Transportation Chairman; Mrs. A. C. Reed, Publicity Chair man; and H. L. Stiles, Chairman Building Arrangements. The free chest x-ray will be of fered to every adult citizen in Santa Cruz County and will be available to the members of all families. Children under 15 years of age are to be x-rayed only in the presence of their parents who are also being x-rayed. The x-ray picture helps to find tuberculosis in its early stages when it is more easily cured. It is urged that all citizens take advantage of this public health ser vice which aims to protect the peo ple of our community from tuber culosis. NOGALES, ARIZ., FRIDAY, JAN. 10, 1947 state. A treasurer is prohibited by the constitution from serving two consecutive terms. Justice Udall succeeds Joseph H. Morgan, appointed to the bench by Osborn and defeated by Udall when he sought nomination at the Democratic primary last July. Two state officers took office New Year’s Day. They were Tax Com missioner Thad M. Moore and State Mine Inspector Clifford Murdock. 2236 Drivers Lose Licenses During Past Year PHOENIX, Jan. 9—A total of 2236 drivers, guilty of repeated or serious violations of traffic laws, had their operators’ licenses suspended or re voked in Arizona during 1946, it was announced this week by officials of the operators’ and chauffeur’s li cense department of the state motor vehicle division. “And during 1947,” according to H. J. Travis, department supervisor, “even greater vigilance will be ob served to keep the careless, reckless and dangerous driver off the high ways. The year 1946 proved the value of our program of automatic suspension of a drivers’ license upon the second reported traffic law vio lation. We feel that the results have been so successful and the program has contributed so much to the safety of our highways that the ‘one year trial’ will be indefi nitely prolonged.” The program calls for the auto matic suspension of a driver’s license upon first conviction on reckless driving charges, if the evidence and testimony in the case show the driver concerned to have been drinking—even though he was not actually found guilty of intoxicated driving. Motorists who are twice issued written warnings in connection with traffic vioaltions; who are twice convicted in any state court or courts or who twice during the cal endar year pay two fines in City of Phoenix police court for such of fenses, will in 1947 as in 1946 face loss of licenses for periods of time varying with the seriousness of the offense and the individual’s past driving records. 656 Cases Handled By Sheriff In 1946 A total of 656 cases were handled by Sheriff J. J. Lowe’s office in 1946. Os this total, 261 were county prisoners, 236 immigration and 159 federal department of justice. During the year eleven prisoners were taken to the Florence pepitn tiary, eleven to the state hospital at Phoenix, three to Ft. Grand Indus trial School and one to the Good Shepherd Home at Phoenix. Fines collected: $225 for reckless driving, $l5O disturbing the peaee, $750 attempted burglary and SIOO attempted theft. Maintenance collected from im migration, department of justice, and other sources $5004.80. 29-Year-Old Man Gets Prison Term Demetrio Ortega Diaz, 29-year-old resident of Nogales, Sonora, has been sentenced by Superior Judge Gordon Farley to serve not less than three years and not more than five years in the state penitentiary. He was arrested several days ago and charged with aggravated assault and battery upon a minor and mak ing improper advances toward youpg girls of the Nogales Public Schools. He pleaded guilty. State Gets $196,151 From Forest Fund PHOENII, Jan. 9—A warrant for $196,151 has been forwarded to the state treasurer by the U. S. secretary of the treasury, Gov. Sidney P. Os born has announced. Governor Osborn was advised of the amount due the state by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The money is provided under a federal act which makes 25 per cent of the receipts from each national forest during any fiscal year available for the public roads and schools of the counties in which the forest is lo cated. The letter said there is also avail able from national forests receipts $62,858. This money will be ex pended by the forest service for con struction and maintenance of roads and trails within the national for ests in the state. 6,350,000 Persons Cross International Line At Nogales In 1946; Ten Percent Increase Over 1945 During 1946 over 6,350,000 per sons entered or left the United States through the two garitas in Nogales. This is an average ex ceeding one-half million persons every month and is 560,000 more than passed through the gates the preceding year. The increase is approximately 10 percent. Four thousand, one hundred aliens were sent out of the United States at Nogales, Arizona, either as a result of deportation proceedings or by their own choice rather than to be deported. This is a 20 percent in crease over 1945 in which year 3,400 were sent out. The increase clearly shows better law enforcement, es pecially by the Border Patrol, and also indicates a probability that the number of aliens unlawfully in the United States has increased. In accordance with the Presiden tial directive that all possible econ omy be accomplished, there are four less immigrant inspectors in Nogales now than there were at the begin ning of 1946. Two clerks who have left the Service have not been re placed. This loss of six employees repre sents the maximum reduction in force which can be accomplished without seriously handicapping the work which must be performed by the Immigration Service at Nogales. As a result of the loss of person nel, it has been necessary to modern ize all immigration procedures and to eliminate everything which is not absolutely vital. Every effort is be ing made to avoid delay to legitimate travelers, especially those who are visiting the United States for busi- Funeral Services Today For Auto Victim The body of William H. Deyo, 29- year-old unmarried son of A. E. Deyo, general manager of Cia. Utah, who are building the Sonora river dam at Hermosillo, arrived here on a chartered plane from Los Mochis Wednesday night, accompanied by Lee Edge. Burial will take place in the Amer ican Legion plot at the Nogales cemetery at 11 a.m. today. The young man was a World War II vet eran and served with General Pat ton’s army three years. Deyo was killed at 7 p.m. Tuesday in an automobile accident on the Los Mochis-San Bias highway when he was blinded by lights of a truck. He was working out of the Cia. Utah’s Los Mochis office. His parents arrived here Wednes day in a company plane from Her mosillo. Violators Parking Ordinance To Be Given Citations * Chief J. M. Soto of the Nogales Police Department states that start ing Monday violators of the new parking ordinance will be given ci tations. “They have been given sufficient notice and warnings as signs have been posted to that effect and my officers have been, for the past week, distributing written pamph lets to all motorists parked in the downtown areas,” he said. Nogales Loses To St. David And Superior (By BILL TITCOMB) The Nogales High School Apaches dropped two hoop games over the weekend by taking a 39-20 drubbing from St. David Friday night and motoring to Superior Saturday even ing to drop p, slow moving game to Superior High School, 27-19. E. Tellez led the Saints in Friday night’s game by sinking 15 points for the St. David quintet. Octavio Salgado grabbed 8 points for the Indians. The half-time score found the Saints out in front, 18-10, and a 3rd and 4th period splurge of of fense strengthened their lead to enable them to glide on to a smooth victory, 39-20. Saturday evening found the Apa ches up against it again when they met Superior High School. On first looking at the score, one might think the tribesmen lost a football game but reports state that the locals lost another basketball game. G. Gonzalez led the scoring by ac counting for 9 points. Louie Alon zo squeezed in 5 markers for No gales. International Trade— he Lifeblood of Nogales FIVE CENTS A COPY ness reasons. Such delays as occur are kept to a minimum and every thing possible is being done to elim inate them. It is obvious, however, that reduced personnel cannot pro duce the same results as were for merly obtained with the larger force. Last Rites For Mrs. William Hatcher Last rites were held at St. An drew’s Episcopal Church Friday afternoon for Mrs. William E. Hatcher (Ruth Hudson), 52, who shot herself to death on New Year’s Eve at her home, 206 Plum street. Burial was in the Masonic Cemetery where the Order of Eastern Star conducted committal services. Mrs. Hatcher, who was described as having been despondent and in ill health, was found dead by her husband, well known assistant chief inspector of the U. S. Customs Ser vice, when he went home foi dinner about 6:30 p.m. She was in a chair in the living room and nearby was a .38-calibre pistol. The bullet entered the right temple. A coroner’s jury returned a verdict of “death caused by a self-inflicted bullet wound.” One of the last persons to see Mrs. Hatcher alive was Freddy Lemier, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Lemier, 128 Plum street. About 1:30 o’clock on the afternoon of December 31, he went to the Hatcher home and noticed the gas turned on. Mrs. Hatcher was in bed and when young Lemier turned off the gas she said to him, “If I should die, will you take care of Chips?” Chips was her dog. Besides her husband, Mrs. Hatch er is survived by a sister, Mrs. Sue Seguin, Rosses Point, N.Y., and a brother, Stuart Hudson, New York City. Mexican Meat Banned By United States The U. S. department of agricul ture Monday stopped the importa tion of Mexican meat products and poultry in a tightening of restric tions to prevent spread of foot and mouth disease. The embargo resulted from dis covery of foot and mouth disease among cattle in some states of Mex ico but not Sonora. The office of the U. S. collector of customs announced a ban on impor tation of the following foods: Fresh, chilled, frozen or dried beef; mutton, lamb or pork; hides and all garbage from meat. Poultry may be admitted only if the feet have been cut off at the spurs. The new order also shuts off the importation of venison. K. Os P. Lodge~ Installs New Officers Installation of officers for the en suing year was held by the Knights of Pythias Wednesday evening. Those installed were: Lloyd Kill mer, Chancellor Commander; Ralph Moery, Vice Chancellor; Lou Wof ford, Master of Work; Fred Allen, Prelate; Chester Rader, Master of Finance; Tom Mart, Master of Ex chequer; Art Valdez, Keeper of Records; Allen Wolf, Inner Guard, and Ossie Barkley, Outer Guard. A social followed for the Knights and their ladies, during which time refreshments were served and Wil liam Fink rendered several selections on his violin. Interior Os Courthouse To Be Painted Work is scheduled to commence next week on the painting of the interior of the Santa Cruz County Court House. The walls of the building have not been painted in several years and the new paint job will brighten the appearance of the interior of the structure a great deal. Dr. Millie Wilston Re-Locates Here Dr. Millie A. Wilston, chiroprac tor, has opened a suite of offices upstairs at 136 Grand. Dr. Wilston is a former resident of Nogales, having practiced here five years from 1928 to 1933. Re cently she has been practicing at Paradise, Calif.