Socorro Rewind

MARCH 18, 1965

DWIGHT JULIAN of Pie Town receives his auctioneering diploma from Richard W. Deewees, president of the Missouri Auction School in Kansas City, Mo. Julian has just returned from Kansas City where he completed the course in auctioneering and auction sales management. Whis his diploma, he received the honorary title of colonel along with men and women auctioneers throughout the United States and Canada. A native of Socorro, he attended Quemado High School, and moved to Pie Town 15 years ago. He specialized in cattle and horse auctions and hopes eventually to work only in registered quarterhorse sales.

MR. AND MRS. Carl Thompson were honored on their 25th wedding anniversary with a potluck supper in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin L. Kempton, Campus Hill. A traditional three-tiered cake marking the event was served, and silver gifts in a money tree were presented to the honored couple by the invited guests.

THREE LEMITAR JUVENILES have been ordered by Ed H. Baca, juvenile officer for the Seventh Judicial District, to write -word themes on why juveniles should not drink alcoholic liquors. The petitions filed against them charged drinking. The three were also restricted to their home between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. unless they were accompanied by their parents or adults approved by their parents.

MARCH 23, 1965

PUPILS IN TWO sixth grade rooms at Garfield Elementary School will bury a time capsule in the Place on April 14. One hundred years from that date the capsule of durable material is to be dug up. The City Council Friday night granted a permit to the pupils and their teachers, Mrs. B. A. Justice, Jr., and Mr. Roy Brown, after they explained what they wanted to do. David Moore, a pupil, was spokesman for the group. Mrs. Justice said the date was selected because it is the 100th anniversary of President Lincoln by the assassin John Wilkes Booth, and the date of the observance of Pan American Day. The capsule will contain a scrapbook, and a photograph of Socorro.

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Yolanda Gonzales, seventh-grade pupil in the Lemitar School, is the champion speller in Socorro County. She won the honor in the county spelling bee in the courthouse in a competition with 12 other pupils from nine schools. Ronnie Apodaca, 12, eighth-grade pupil in the Polvadera School and the 1964 championship, was the runner-up in this year’s contest. He misspelled the word “lenient.” The Socorro Electric Cooperative, Inc., awarded trophies to the county champion and runner-up, with the presentations being made by Udell Vigil, assistant co-op manager.

MARCH 30, 1965

MRS. HEILA SANCHEZ has been elected president of the Busy Bee Extension Club to succeed Mrs. Henrietta Hamilton who resigned because of ill health. Mrs. Cecelia Romero was also elected vice-president at the March 22 meeting to succeed Mrs. Sanchez. Mrs. Lela Reaves is secretary. Mrs. Sylvia Long was hostess at the meeting in the home of Mrs. Leslie Fallon, since she had to be absent. Refreshments were served. Five members and one visitor attended. Mrs. Emma Snodgrass led in prayer.