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39 Feared Dead In Crash Of Second French Airliner Story in Column Three THE WEATHER Scattered clouds and continued warm, with moderate- to fresh southerly winds. Serving The Rio Grande Valley For Over 50 Years THUMBNAIL EDITORIAL A chimpanzee learned to say Next thing it'll be asking for a buck. 27TH YEAR NO. 298 (ff) MEMBER BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1950 18 PAGES VALLEY FINAL PRICE 6c MEXICO PROBES IMPORTATION OF TRUCKS OKLAHOMA BAD-MAN ESCAPES AGAIN--Homer "The Eel" Cook, left, 27-year-old Oklahoma badman awaiting trial on 19 charges, escaped from his Dachau jail cell in Munich, Germany for the third time. Officials believe Anna Sporer, right, who works as a waitress in a U.

S. Army supper club, is Cook's "Achilles' Heel" and the destination of the guitar-strumming Oklahoman. Aircraft Plunges Into Persian Gulf Plane Falls lu Same Location As Ill-Fated Sisterslup; 12 Saved BAHREIN ISLAND, Persian A big Air France plane crashed in the Persian Gulf last night, and 39 of the 51 persons it'carried are feared dead. The craft plunged into the gulf at almost the same spot where another Air France plane crashed two days ago with a loss of 46 lives. Officials said 12 persons had been rescued by early afternoon, including four of the crew of eight.

Twelve infants were reported to have been! aboard the plane. Only one is 1 ax Slash Agreement Predicted McDonald Takes Fight To Court AUSTIN J. E. McDonald's suit to force printing of his name on the July 22 Democratic primary ballot went before the State Supreme Court today. His attorneys late yesterday sought to file a peremptory mandamus action against the State Democratic Executive Committee.

The committee Monday ordered the This plane and the sister C-54J Skymaster which crashed two days ago were enroute from Indochina to Paris. Officials have not discarded the possibility of sabotage by adherents of the Indo- chinese Communists who are fighting the French. AIR FRANCE officials in Paris saiii the plane carried 44 passengers and eigth crew members. The officials said the search of the) area was continuing- with morel than 100 small fishing boats scouring the area. American and British Air Force plans based in the gulf area joined the search, but a low ceiling Six New Vehicles Listed As Used Under Seizure By Matamoros Officials MATAMOROS--Seizure of six light pickup trucks by Matamoros Customs Patrol has touched off a full-scala investigation into alleged importation of new motor vehicles into this area.

An inspector general of the Mexican Customs Service, federal agents and the chief of the Matamoros Mounted Customs Patrol are participating in the probe. Guillermo Alarcon Najera, special customs inspector from Mexico City Secret Democrat Huddle Indicates Corporation Hike WASHINGTON Democratic tax law drafters! hampered their efforts. High reported today after a winds and choppy waters made it unlikely that life rafts from the' sur rise secret huddle, to be plane could stay afloat for long, in virtual agreement on ai The survivors all were excise tax CUt-i to be French citizens. i bill that could avoid al THE FOUR-engined a presidential veto. LOST BOY FOUND--Four-year-old Clarence Swope Altoona, shows the strain of spending the night in a densely wooded area near his home, while a search party beat through the brush and heavy rain to find him.

With the boy is his mongrel dog, Teddy, who remained with the boy during the night and was at his side when searchers found them. (NBA Telephoto). agriculture commissioner's name stricken from the ballot on grounds he has repeatedly supported Republicans for president. THE COURT was expected to act quickly on McDonald's motion for permission to file the mandamus action. If granted, the court then would proceed to consider the petition for mandamus.

In the mandamus petition, Mc-j Donald alleges the executive com-1 mittee has attempted to "usurp powers, rights and prerogatives which by the laws of this state have been committed to the voters." McDonald, elected ten times as a Democrat and seeking. an eleventh term of office, declared in the petition that he is now and has at all times in the past beenl r. member of the Democratic Party in good faith. He went further and said it his "good faith purpose and intent to support at the general election in 1950 and in future years all nominees of the Democratic Party! and stands ready and willing to' subscribe in good faith to the test' provided by law." FILING THF: suit for McDonald were former Governor Dan Moody and former State Senator Clint Talkative Bird To Receive More Coaching STRETTOX, Gladys Walker found a tame bird in her garden in this Staffordshire village. She asked it, "Who are you It said.

"Peter The bird, a talking budgeree- gah or zebra parakeet, finally was claimed by Mrs. Ada Mitchell of a nearby city- She's now teaching it to identify itself better--coaching to say, "I live at 68 Street, Burton-on-Trent." bound from Saigon, Indochina, to Paris, crashed only a half-mile to have been attended by Fired Dean Denied Hearing In Public Maintaining he wanted to present his case in open 1 meeting, John B. Hayes, ousted Texas Southmost College The huddle, understood! dean, as night refused to meet the college board in ex- Cliinese Reds Mass Troos Near Formosa HOXG KONG VP)-- Trained observers in this British crown colony say the Chinese Communists have moved 200.000 troops from the Indochina border to the East Coast opposite Formosa. The mass movement, they sav took place in the last month. Transfer of the Red troops eases Small, both of whom have been active in much Texas political litigation.

In their brief, they cited the Love versus Wilcox case as their principal argument It held that the invasion threat to wartorn the past party affiliations of a Indochina, recently bolstered by- candidate could not bnr him from promises of American aid. the primary ballot provided But it spirals the threat of an! would in good faith take a pledge i esrly invasion of Formosa. last to support current candidates. outpost of the Chinese National-i McDonald appeared before the lists under Chiang Kai-Shek. state executive committee Six weeks ago the Reds were; from the point where 46 persons were lost in the ditching two days ago of a sistership ing from Indochina.

(In Paris an Air France spokes- i man said nothing known I indicated either plane might have been sabotaged by Communist-led rebels in Indochina but that such a possibility would be investigated by an inquiry committee already at Bahrein. (The spokesman said from information in Paris, bad weather seemed to have been the probable cause of the crashes but that no official statement would be made until after a lengthy inquiry by the committee. (He added that special security precautions are taken, for all fiights from Indochina to guard against the possibility of sabotage. (AIR FRANCE said in Paris a dispatch from Karachi, Pakistan, the plane's last stop before last night's crash, reported that 43 I passengers and eight crewmen aboard the ship. First re- ports in Paris had said 45 persons were aboard.

Those rescued today included five crew members. The circumstances of both crashes were similar. Both planes went down as they were preparing to land at Bahrein, 20 miles off Saudi Arabia's east coast Each sent a last message announcing See CRASH, Page Two) ecutive session. House ways and means Mr. Hayes, who appeared before the board at its regu- Democrats and Speaker Rayburn, changed the whole outltfok for tax legislation which had been dark for this session.

THEY MADE no announcement, but there indications their minds were about made up to: 1. Ram through a bill slashing excise taxes by $1,100,000,000 on jewelry, furs, luggage, toilet preparations, movie tickets, travel tickets, baby bottle warmers and scores of other items. 2. Put into the bill a hike in the income tax rate for large corporations, perhaps from the present 38 per cent to 41 per cent--to collect about 5500,000,000 additional from these corporations annually. 3.

Meet a July 1 deadline for House passage of the measure, so that the Senate will have time lar meeting last night, said he wanted the meeting open to the public and press. He turned down the trustees' invitation to confer with them in executive session, with two reporters and several citizens excluded! from the closed meeting. HE TOLD reporters he felt his reputation was at stake and he wanted to make his statements inj open meeting. Mr. Hayes was discharged June City Top South Texas Entry Port Customs Reports Laredo Already Is Outdistanced Brownsville is THE gateway to Mexico from South Texas.

It's the busiest. It's the best. And this is not a publicity blurb from the chamber of commerce. It is a statement of cold facts by the U. S.

Customs. And there arc figures to back it up. Hugh T. Wood, deputy collector of customs here, reports that Brownsville has already out-distanced Laredo. And "it's growing and growing and growing," he Two Men Fined And Jailed For Pineapple nm 1IICJ.L to act before the present Congresses ia open meeting.

Two report- Shirley May Confident On Channel Swim SOMERSET, Mass. -Shirley May France is "quite confident" she will swim the English Channel on her second attempt. "I think I can do it, but I'l need a lot of said the rug- The college trustees Wednesday ged 17-year-old blonde as she night, on motion of James Pace, prepared to leave for New York went into executive session to dis-1 She sails tonight for England, cuss the Hayes' case, after disposing of some routine board mat- 3 by TSC President John F. Baron. the time, Mr.

Hayes stated the reason given him by Mr. Barren was "differences with him over policies which hurt and embarrassed Barron." Mr. Hayes has been at the local junior college three years. adjourns. The secret meeting developed the first strong indication that the 25-member ways and means committee will approve a boost in corporation, income taxes, to avoid President Truman's threat to veto the bill if it fails to offset the excise cut by larger taxes in other directions.

The President proposed a four- point increase in the corporation tax rate, to pickup 5675,000,000 annually, but the committee Democrats are leaning toward a three- point jump. Carrizo, Los Fresnos A Two men were fined" $25 each it banned his name from the bal-1 reported to have as many as and sentenced Wednesday to 10 the Indochinese' reliable observers president in 1940, 1944 and 194S. jput the number at 300.000, howev- but said he had always voted for er. That would leave 100,000 Reds state Democratic candidates. the border.

He admitted he had support-1000 troops on ed Republican candidates or border. Most NPfflR SPIVS i What caused the shift? Was muted stealing lit the new American interest in from Harlingen. days in cour.ty jail on a charge of theft. The men. Santiago Lopez and Elias Garza, pleaded guilty in county court-at-law.

The pair admitted stealing 655 pounds of S. S. Hensley of Or do the Reds I that Moscow-trained Ho Chin can handle the insurrection against the French-sponsored Vietnam state The experts here say they don't know. They were arrested by Deputy Constable Pablo Lopez of La Fer- WASHINGTON. June 15-- The Senate has approved 10 nomi- nations for postmasterships in Texas.

Included were: Charles V. Speer. Carrizo Springs; and Miriam S. Chatclle, Los Frcsr.os. TWO DESERT BERLIN--OP)--Six members of the Communist-controlled East German People's Police Force fied early today to West Berlin, raising to II.

ers and nine citizens who were at the open meeting were asked to leave the room. The nine included Mr. and Mrs. Hayes and their son, Bert Hayes. PRESIDENT JACK Wiech told Mr.

Hayes he would be given an opportunity to confer with the board after they discussed the matter among themselves and with President Barron. While the executive session was in progress, a trustee came out of the meeting room to inyite Mr. Hayes to come in. He refused unless the press be allowed to sit in on the meeting. The trustees then resumed their executive session.

Following the closed session. minutes of the executive session were handed to the press. The minutes read: "MOVED by Cleve Tandy, seconded by James Pace, and unanimously carried, that the policy of this board is that we have employed a president of Texas South- most College whose authority has been and will continue to be. to employ and discharge any and all Her father. J.

Walter France, broke in to say: "Shirley or anyone needs a lot of luck--you've got to be lucky." just as confident is in. command of the investigation. ALAKCON" XAJEKA, told an interviewer a discrepancy In the listing of the six vehicles as 194S models when in reality they are 1950 models led to the seizure. He- said there is a possibility that negligence during importation procedure is to blame. "I came here on a routine inspection trip and found this situa-' tion," Sr.

Alarcoa Najera said. He declared the matter will be handled by Customs authorities- and asserted, "I am making a full- scale and careful investigation; into the whole affair." Importation of used trucks is legal. HOWEVER, Alarcon Najera said he is informed the trucks in question were listed as used when mported but are actually new- vehicles. He confirmed that the ieizure had been made, complete investigation into the importation. Raul Cristo Lapierre, Matamo- customs chief is in Mexico City.

The inspector "pointed out that importation of new motor vehicles, radios, washing machines. "I'm as last year," Shirley said. "And I Don't have the fear of not knowing what it wil be like. I feel that if God wants me to, I'll win. Otherwise, I The 170-pound, five-foot-eight young woman was in the water 30 hours and 40 minutes last Scp-1 tember before she was pulled over her protests.

She plans to plunge into the icy channel in mid-July this year. If she completes the swim she will be the third woman to turn the trick. vouched. IT IS THE commercial phase of Brownsville's international activity that put her in the lead, Mr Wood said, explaining it's the most convenient point for shippers But he predicted that tourist entry through here would surge ahead soon. Duties collected here this fis cal year had already reached $1, 057,822 by May 31--more than any other port in the Brownsville Laredo-Corpus Christi district.

Mr. Wood predicted that wel over 100,000 more would be col lected before June 30, making this the biggest year in the history tRe port. BROWNSVILLE also has the heaviest traffic in vehicles in chiding trucks, buses, trains planes, and boats. Last year the port here lead the district with a total of 938,000. With a month let to go this year, the figure at the end of May had already reached 944,000 more than the entire number for last year.

Because of its zipped-up publicity campaign, Laredo is still high with tourists. "But Brownsville has the shortest paved highway to Mexico out. "And City," Mr. Wood pointed employees College. Harlingen Giu Processes First Bale For County HARLINGEN The first bale of cotton ginned in Cameron County was turned out of the Sandlin Gin in Harlingen early Wednesday.

The bale, grown on 10 acres of of Texas Southmost land by Ernest Spurrier of Pri- refrigerators luxery items and other such is banned under a. here," he conjectured. LAREDO ALSO leads in en trants, the customs man contin ued. "But that's because the border condition encourages people to walk across. have many pedestrians on the bridge here." Nevertheless, entries here are 1 increasing "year fav vear." At tho! end of June 30 last year.

4,378,000 persons had entered the United States through this port during that fiscal year. By May "31 this year had been through here. Mr. Wood I said well over 350,000 more would pass through here in the remaining month, setting another all-time high. presidential decree issued approximately, two years ago.

Alarcon Najera said that a special presidential decree, effective in the Matainoros area onlyj permits nationalization (payment of customs duties) for any 1948 or older motor vehicle, provided the owner can prove the automobile was in the country one year prior to the decree of two years ago. THE MEXICO City official also said he has information that quantities of kerosene are being brought; Into this border city daily. "We have ordere an investigation into this matter also. It is permissible for a Matamoros resident to bring in one gallon of kerosene, once a week on Saturdays only. We are taking the necessary steps to see that this provision is observed." Miguel Solis Aleman, Mata- mcros Customs Patrol chief, said that he had sent to Mexico City for information of an investigation he conducted in the Matamoros area in connection with the importation of the pickups.

"I sent a confidential report to the Director General of Customs on the matter," Solis Aleman said. "THE INFOR3L1TION I received on the pickups came from Mexican Consul Xavier Osornio in Brownsville. He sent word that he had information that there was a. (See TRUCKS, Page Two) The Herald mera, was donated to the Sunny Glen Orphanage. BOY BROWN'S 0 Burns, the total of this week's desertions "IT Is THE further policy of; An earlier bale was delivered to! age seven, drowned in a city board to hear at any time the Able Gin in Olmito Saturday, i operated swimming pool here yes- complaints or suggestions from But it was not ginned.

'terdav. Pedro tossed the news editor. "I am tired of all this palaver on a Harlingen radio station and in the newspapers about changing the court boose. Print that, he pointed to his story." "Boy," smiled the news editor, "if the boss okays it, Fll ran It. doubt you wrote it though "Hell okay it," snapped tne Don.

"it completely clears tha I Miggest it ran Sunday, weather win also he then," FORECAST LOWEK RIO VLLFT: Scattered deeds and coaUnued warm today, tonlsht, and Friday. High afternoon 90 dPSTera tuv coavt to rear decrees in the MlssJcc-Edlntrors toiri tonight 71 to 90. Moderate to fresh -winds the diy up to 24 per hocr. (Detailed Weather KegoiiX story at Coiiimissloiiers To Go To Corpus Causeway Fete Cameron County Commissioners are scheduled to leave Saturday for Corpus Christt to join the cele- i bration of causeway. the opening of the Happy Family Waiting Baby's Birth Decimated By Tragedy OAKLAND, Md.

was cheer a-plenty in the mountain cabin of Homer There little Ash. The waiting was just about over. 'Mrs. Ash was ready to go to the icspital to have her sixth child. ed to the floor by the blast, saw gasoline-fed flames spreading over the floor and up the walls.

Though badly burned, he managed to half-drag, half-carry his wife, his sister and the children from the blazing room. any taxpayer, patron of the dis-j trict, or anv employee of the trict. i "Upon motion by James seconded by Dr. Charles Calderoni and unanimously carried, the board went into executive session. "Mr.

John Hayes, having previously requested to be heard by the board, was invited to appear before the board in executive session and make any statement he desired to make, which invitation he refused. President Witnesses Marine Maneuvers At Quaiitico Base QUANTICO, Va. --fjP)-- Preai-, how the "Devil Dogs" reduce and dent Truman came to this Marine i capture a beach studded with coo- Herald sponsored mid- First Annual Independence Day Tournament. If you're a golfer or even a duffer--get in on the fun i this officially opens Saturday. Members of the court scheduled to make the trip include County Judge Oscar C.

Dancy, Fred Recio, Andy Bowie, Ted Hunt and A. A. There was the usual Joking andj Five-year-old Tommy was de I speculation to whether it would be a boy or girl among the Ash family and Ash's sister, Mr. Emerson Khox, and her 12-year-old daughter Wanda Lee, who had come over to help with the wash. that for the best fi OWer FOREIGN EXCHANGE NEW exchange: Pound S2.80 unchanged: French franc 1.98 U.

off of a. cent; Mexico 11.56 cents, un- Ther n. Mr. Knox prepared to start the gasoline-powered washing machine, a terrific explosion enveloped the group. The children "vJiu And 7, to determine whether or not any His wife, ready for childbirth.

I5 icauj iui complaint or suggestion be heard was severely burned His sister board in ec jtive or session minutes were signed jjy ack ecni president, South- most Union Junior College Dis- moaned in her scorched clothing. Somehow, he got out the car and headed them for the hospitals as the flames consumed the house. His child arrived a few minutes after they checked in- It was dead. trict, and Mrs. E.

C. Myres, secretary of the district. The meeting Wednesday night Corps base today to watch the! 0 illb utilizing a large assortment of weapons from flame! Marines show off their modern throwers to thanks and aircraft, i I 2. Demonstrate recently-develop- A 21-gun salute greeted the Jed helicopter technique. This President as he stepped ashore included simulated carrier take- from the presidential yacht 'Wil- offs with men and equipment to be landed subsequently in "combat It involved use helicopters to put down the troops liamsburg which brought him down the Potomac River from Washington.

The Marine base band played and move off again within 20 the Star Spangled Banner. Then the President reviewed a blue clad honor guard and left for the Combat training ranges to witness minutes. During the two demonstrations, Marine Corps combat aircraft were screamed, choked Last night, after long, agoniz-1 union junior college board, sep- fijgiit. Ash, hauis, Mrs. Ash died, i TSC, Page ordered to furnish close air sup- was the third one for the new i picked units: jport, in the form of pinpoint dive 1.

Assault a simulated enemy bombing, rocket runs, slrafing and fortified position, demonstratjijg uire bombing. summer event, July 2 and 4. It means fun recreation and plus a banner banquet for all participants. File your entry and fee at Brownsville Country Club before June 30. If you need further details, read the Herald sports section or tele- Ken Johnson, sports ditor, or Tony But- iier at the Country Club,.