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Appear In The Star Daily AP and UP alley orning tar FINAL EDITION FIVE CENTS grgxHi. No. 319 Leased Wire of Associated HARLINGEN, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1943 Wirt Twelve Pages Today Nine Killed In Bomber Crash I Want Volunteers In Tomato Sheds Crisis Seen Soon Unless Every Available Person Helps Pack Record Volley Crop labor emergency the history of the and every available person may have to pitch and 9 iiler to this eight million dollar tomato Austin faer-T ssorutive manager of Texas Citmt and Alpjicn and Lit, tew night. "Hurfe has been said field labor but there if going to be a Anaon "i -and it may ppy for everyone who possibly can to A atttSAe ftt the latter part of next meek or the early part of the foil owing tomato mMUM is expected to gam a tremendou? Showdown In Americans And French Push Strike Near Deeper Into Axis Defenses Nazi Offense AFL Miners Will Not Join CIO In Strikes WASHINGTON- William Green, president of the American Federal km of late Thurs- dav informed President Roosevelt that the International I ion ef revive an AFL affiliate, mould abide by labor no strike pledge and not join the I niled Mine Workers union members In their work stoppages. Gains Ground In One Area Growing Resistance Of Germans Reported Along Entire Defense 'There to be a terrific flood of tomatoes." Anstm said BHH feiirres expen daily shipments to run in the neighborhood of between President Roosevelt and John Lewis was the plants run at full capacity I doubt if they can pack 5 all the have available" Amors said, The pefs organisation alone obtained mr Mr.

Rooaevelt priorities for 27 new machines for Thursday ALLIED HEADQUARTERS In North and French troops have sliced deeper into the tough Axis mountain defenses in Tunisia, but desperate German counter attacks 20 miles went, of Tunis temporarily staved off a British First Army morning, through into the plain leading to that he would use all his pom capital, an Allied communique miMk gat; iiMSfc ASHIN istori With more than 77,000 soft cool miners, idle and a nationwide shut- sorting and packing tomatoes in um the Valley this spring but even so commander -in-chief "to pro- disclosed Thursday. AWift a wt-aii Dispatches emphasized the growing resistance of the cornered Axis every facility will be take care of the crop strained to ten the national if work is not resumed by 10 a.m. Saturday. Pays Geed Wages Anson said that Lewis, the United Mine Workers- I Borroeks And Hangars Are Damaged In Roid nairr headquarters in UJSTtAllA, Pnday Lib- trstnw soeeutedl a strong morning llwestiv on the Japtsnine pi ip Ians or the liand of mm Ind Unir bomb started! fires ani among the bar- and hangars at Halong, inland chief port of lait fiTHi IWopile strong anti fire and attempted inter if it Jopomeae ISeeoo, oil ftw iston retamed of 9mm Mei pmhab- AfstrrM ed and a third as of the ohnerving sewne Shipping in harbor, mm a vsl The shi.pi mmiSmmm and all along the 140-miie arc of ridges, while American mb for pr gained important ground' th, nor.h Frenrh com- MV nw et told of th, nt ITZ 1 mrre h.lU north and south of to b.rk without contrwt Brltiih Firs, Armv Mllem in 1 My, up t0 thf hlU and girls of echool age w'hat the President would do if rmg the way to the Tunis plain, should be able to earn consider- the strikers continue beyond the able money packing only a few Saturday deadline was not stated hours daily and they will at the but informed officials said many some time be doing their duty to couraes are open to him. They in- thetr country since tomatoes are elude needed in the food Martial law in the coal fields.

gram, Anson stated They should -ee local at once. the CROP IfMff Tji wamrt fini i since Aprii VT Mitr-hellf rt sa me of Duldl re resulted fnem fttm by hamherv In a rald ot in Hai Off I ler fi' A teaar-engined aliicd honwwr r.y**c 1 Modwiw. New I -Be-- bambed woo bombed A iaoty' alto attacked ot Hidolgo County Clerk Records Large Sales Urge peolty Most bave rop don believe the home Ail! stand by and see the crop lost Anson said in many place? they have even closed schools in order to save and we may be fnrced to do it here whether we like it nr not woollier imer re thtr i -mate crop in the Valles and fate of dallar industry hang In the balance tutes- sufficient packing house help can be obtained. with suftpemion of the writ of habeas corptta and jury trial; ase of troops to protect miners wiling ta work alignment of troops work in the mines; ation of under erviee to make them liable for "be draft; an order dem ing them work in any war industry ome a further appeal to public inion, or to 'he miners thera- head- of German resistance savage in the center where the British First Army had attained the crest of Djebel Bou Aenkai. onlv to be pushed back slightly by German shock supported by Is Second Fatal Crash This Year Medium Bomber Was Returning From Routine Training Flight Over Gulf When It Crashed HARUNGEN-The Harlingen Army Gunnery School which a month ago enjoyed one of the best safety records of any air base la the United States.

Thursday had its second major tragedy when medium bomber crashed killing all nine members of its crew. Late in March, the field safety record was marred by the crash of bomber in which fen died, Thursday a medium bomber which had just returned from a routine gunnery-training flight over the Golf of Mexico approached the ate base for a landing. It crashed unexplainably in a field about a mile northwest of the air base and burned about Among those killed was Sgt. Arthur Markley, a gunnery instructor whose wife lived here and. who listed Harlingen aa his home town.

It was believed to be a temporary address, however, and Port Wayne. Indiana inquired as to a Sgt. Arthur Markey of that city but it could not be immediately deter-. mined as to whether they were one and the same. The other dead and their home towns are Staff Sgt Meldon A'Noah.

Winner, S. D. pilot Sgt Harold Gorman, Pontiac, Michigan, engineer, PFC Keith Hill Dysart. lowr PFC Leroy Johnson. Long Beach.

Calif. PFC LaVeme Barkley. Jr. Pitts- ni I WASHINGTON. Secretary Pvt Clifford Jackson.

Laurel, of the Treasury Morgenthau en- Montana. dorsed the pay-as-you-go income Pvt. Morse Pigg, Weather- bill nf the House ways and ford. Okla. Morgenthau Has Tax Plan Withholding Tax And Deferred Paying Urged 'mm John I.

Seattle. and gnVei nment. STRIKING MINERS PLAY of the 1,400 strikers at the Jones and Laughlin Steel Vesta No. 4 mine at California, play cards as they await strike developments. Pv: Wash Hill Johnson.

Barkley, Jackson. Pigg and O'Neill were students who tc have graduated week from tf.e gunnery school. me committe Thursday as a great help for both the taxpayer Neff Is To Succeed Safford With Mopac The lit-ion is demanding a contract providing for 2 wage with an minimum The present contract expires at midnight Friday and 'Lewis OJ has said that none of the miners will on the of fen five had been definitely con eluded without the expected property mJC(jr sland in the USI bombers attack- Uieeer and left it contract is reached, Wednesday the War Labor mi ch Lewli had ignored, turned the over to Mr, Roosevelt Thursday the chief executive sent Axis mortar fire alao deadly in this struggle on the heights before Tunis The area had produced some of the fiercest fighting ef the African campaign. The Kenned? UMW secretary-treasurer German troops had been thrown appealing In the striking hack onto the eastern slope of a resume and Djebel Boa Aoukat, where they let the WLB handle the case re-formed and then flooded back ItrclirliHt dirrrlH mint) thr HM-lf flatly pro- dartivn roll military controvcnjr wanwd PJTV on C.p.tol wl11 Util Senator Conn.ll» Afr.c. at dock Osles it? Tw with the county mvolvmg wer i 1 Ungere traci, McAilen Idir.burg the La ocftiinnoo uas ooM by id A Stahly for HMwrt -ract and heme on.

JNgRiftt Like south of Weslaco pi by Frani Wayne Countv. Michigan, fr 4 Mix of Brnif for BMUt Aiwrber was the sale tMgelflsan by Ct Petersiin of Mar- to Frank Gilliara of loffie Charges Filed Hidolgo County ST Neff, fermer Texan, has boon naaned senior -f Mi to 'Ihaam Gulf Coast Lines and the Interna- jonal Great Northern Railroad, aiid as executive assistant of the Missouri Pacific Ratlnoad succeeding the late Safford who died Apnl 10 Announcement of the appointment was made by Baldwin chief executfvo of the Miasoun Pacific Lines. Neff will make hn headquarters raused the cry of in. Houston. against Lewis.

The Senate agreed Fern railroad officers have had to consider Monday bill re iivwoifiod experience than: authorising government aeixure of Mr Neff who has held many strikebound mines and industrial pnrtant paoitions the plants mg, operating, traffsc and execu- may be necessary tut departments of the railroad said, "for the President For the post several years he has the mines and afford protection to traits 'beer: in St Louis as head of the those who want to return to work" Missouri passenger traffic department and as vice press- (U general of the AurOmODlle UvertumS In First Street Conol Also here Thursday as selection of Harry Schaeffer Randolph Paul, generi counsel, told a press conference that if Congress enacts the bill by May 15, the treasury would do its ut- a most to put the pay-as-you-go plan A Into by July I. The committee bill would reduce the tax to 1941 levels of pointed to determine the cause of the accident Staff sr. Noah wa, ratf, lnd cently and lived with his wife, the former Charlene Jones, in. San Benito The only other married member of the crew Private Jackson. taxpayer three years to pay It off while disposing of his current tax bills The launched two heavy counter-attacks Thursday after 11 I I 1 British had attained the summit of HI lit 5 til IT)G this key hill The first was re IXUUjCrCf I fill IJ fl WIIIIIIW leaving many enemy dead I and some wrecked German tanks MCiy be LOminUeU Ison.

Plan Withholding To. Then the Germans called up 500 These current bills would bo men and of re- a I kjnw OvPr Grnwinn PninS And r. I lit care oi hy aervg Of tanks and succeded in fo; JQyS Army IS iNOW UVer V3wOwing TO 0 aknr DalllAC of 20 per cent, after Nation's Industry Is Aided By Women Workers iSI Meeting With Success thst the first chase of ments ought to be used is hen peace returns for training young people, i tf Sir Hsrr.ld of- chtif a special presa tivo hours after The House if to begin on Str Harold of fnrtnorm arnvJ which left Apnl 13 Thu en bl" eh- was Riven over largely to the coat strike, but major impressions from can workers trip, as outlined briefly at the and more detail spmuorini the Une of the modified Ruml aboard-tram talks with who accompanied him. were dfriared Wednesday. skTP a 1.

The Army is now over the rowing pains incident to it, vai ex- Weslaco pansion and is grown-up demonstrated not only in excellence whlch Cap1 Proctor o( on worS that Secretarr of Its training but in its improved he use keeping practices such as its Mrore was the principal Morgenthau who is in food conservation measures A reporter noted his remark about the speaker over 500 were in attend- supports the com- Army being grown-up and asked if that meant it is as big as it needs ance mlttoo plan. Paul it would to be. Mr. Roosevelt said, no, that there has been no dssnge in plans At La Grulla in Starr county, a supply about erf the throng of 300 gathered to hear the $ig OOO.OOO 000 additional revenue 2 He was struck by the achievement of women in industry. In music and Lieut, Joseph Ley- President Roosevelt has asked aviation plants, he said, from 30 to ba of Moore Field 50 per cent of all employes are At McAllen Wednesday night, a women and in one plant the num- large crowd jammed Archer Park ber of women is well above 50 to hear Lieut.

Leyba per cent. 3 The camps and industrial Singer Frozen In Job plants ought to be put to good use Cameron County Near Its War Loan Goal It is apparent, too. that Axis sup- HARLINGEN Confidence that in post-war era. perhaps by As $25 Per Waitress pl.es still are getting trough to roumj. will meet its quota requiring that the youth of a year's service to their.

War Fund coumry He he had no specific whose warbling won her a sev- OT they themselves, have the besieged troops despite Allied aerial supremacy and staggering Makes Taxes urrent A treasury statement said that il the bill law, taxpayers will be paying their income taxes currently before the end of Rep. Knutson took exception to this, saying that deliberately the Second are either trying deliberately to Sil- mislead the public and the Axis losses in planes, ship- materiel A further toll of and Drive before the end of the week program and that any developed film contract which ulti- 5 grossly misinformed mavci.ir* if purchases continue arthe pres-; pro 5 abiy would be only partly mately may bring her $750 a week, Knutson told that not shipping taken Thursday, and ent rate was expressed by C. but he wal impressed by frofen her even Chairman Doughton r. Connally bootbers atucked Breedlove. Cameron county chau-- in a-week waitws by'te War Man- o( the committee that hia to take over and MfM1na across man.

Thursday. and mOTlta, men and power Commtoaion. lob wiu get any one current by women in service and war-worker HARLINGEN An automobile overturned in the irrigation canal to as general pawergcr trai tic Famous Fortress Is Wrecked And Burned A great sales job already been done in 311 counties the uniforms have realised Eleventh Federal Reserve District, according to information received by Breedlove from R. Gilbert of Dallas, chairman of the war finance committee for the district, 4 He found the country as a whole has a better perspective on war, a better sense of respon i Persali of ned 1100 and costs todUy on a charge of driving car Msd his imi sus Haff of McAllen, who 1 te -in ring while tried at the next of cowl the election, of Roy MrDrmwtt to the position of vice pnesidem and general manager of the Mias un Pacific Transportation Company and the promotion of George Marriott to assistant general manager of the company Srhaeffe mho hat been assistant p. ssrtigov traffic manager since 1941 will be succeeded by Moss assistant general passenger agent at Little Rock.

Ark. Son Antonio Mon Mode Texas War Chest Heod block of North First Street near midnight Thursday but identity of the occupants was not learned of their number to an Army truck but 'ne appeared seriously in jured. a witness said City mere still investigat mg early Friday morning Morgenthau Visiting In Texas Thursday We must do our part and take our place in the ranks of the coun -1 ties that have met their quota," Breedlove said its goal of sales of ar bonds. DALLAS- Flying Fortress "Suiie made a crash landing and partially burned at Hampton Airport here Thursday as it pifpiiliHMHHg- whbmpbp was flying to Waco. Texas, m-ith Fifth Ferrying Group Flying baseball team None of the plane 20 occupants suffered more than minor injuries Six remained in the hospital after And MeXlCO 1 0 treatment The crash occurred shortly after the plane took-off for Waco The public relations office said a motor caught fire as the craft leveled off at 3.000 feet the flames sibility, is soberer in and hir more intelligent in its altitude than good pan of Washington.

Higher Prices Received By Farmers In April Roosevelts conclusions After leav- it was revealed the en(j 0f th.i year, except per- day while Republic Studio execu- mm who never paid taxes until tives, her present employer and the local comminsion head, cogitated her problem. She mas caught in the freeze by Stephens 10 Buy A. Y. Baker Home WASHINGTON The Agri- county to still cf.ing Washington, his fim stop cui.ure Department Thun- of non-bank the Parris Island. C.

Marine day that the general level of prices Form Joint Committee fie Weather mu DALLAS Secretary of the Treasury urgewthau, in Texas in the wake of President Roosevelt. HOUSTON Wayland stepped off a plane here Thursday Tomner directing head of the fnfh. have a San Antonio Community Chest has dinner general manager of: WASHINGTON Agreement between Mexico and the United States to creat a joint committee to formulate a program EDINBURG The Edinburg school district has signed a contract with T. Stephens, well known Edinburg shipper and Oil man. to purchase the A.

Baker palatial home for $20 000 The home mhich was built by the base From mere the initial phase received by farmers advanced former Hidalgo county sheriff for a of his swing took him through three points between mid-March reputed $49,000, has beer, owned by Georgia, Arkansas. Ok- mid-April to 185 per cent of the school district for 10 as lahoma. and Texas, with stops at the 1909-1914 i a result of a judgment against the various war centers to Monterrey. for all of farm Baker estate Mexico, for meeting with. products, except truck meat Under the terms of the contract, ident Avila Camacho of the sister animals and dairy moved Stephens 10 in which to republic.

That much of the trip higher. Truck crop dropped examine the title before eomplet- mas made known after the Monter- 11 points, livestock held steady, mg the contract rey meeting when the two and dairy retained their were but caught again dents issued their of mid March levels and the pilot armenti solidarity in the war. All farm prices averaged about 114 per cent of parity. The general a study of international payments betm-eer the two countries m-as motor tore loose and broke nounced Thursday night by 'he out again. State Department, Alexander, brought the craft in to a belly landing.

As it landed Vegetable Prices Crr. 0 ni, mnnT 0 I Owiw, mmm I ir ss aotaiS kwwwi rnwtim St is 0 it been, names genera? manager United War Chest of Texas disclosed Kburoiay. George A Butler, president of the who made the announcemetil, said that mould begin wgamtation at ooce of regional committees for the for drn of $4 000 000 to $5 000 000 Everything Depends Upon Gunners When Japanese Zeros Get After Big Bombers Tfeoradar VaSaf Ojr MM a Market im a teiepnoMd te Vatey ICeeemg Ota.r,, 3M 0 ata mes f.o.a sftipvwas potet crates fair Si I fig eatra. II SS SS 1 -il ts ss -SS ss Si S4 SI 1 tt Department Stores Sales Increase Over 1942 4 as reported on Reserve Wa ty Me Oeieaait mu pssftMOss saces was 75 per cent. sc si SI pMiptaiiae WASHINGTON ment store sales Thursday by the Federal Board increased ft oser the corresponding 1042 federal reserve districts except Minneapolis, available.

mi cr1.s.er sales week ftwr a vear ago The percentage increase A BOMBER BASE Somewhere In India Whan an American bomber plane is lumped by the Japanese fighters that prowl the ever Burma the instantly be eocne the most important men aboard The lives of all aboard depend on them They must shoot domu the enemy, k-ee-p him out of range. or else. Because of 'the skill of the gunners aboard these bombers there have been very fern- else" occasions over Burma Ameriear ire at recently a 55-minute air battle that started aver I ad on Airdrome in the heavily- defended Rangoon area Four heavy bombers on two of the three runmavt Shortly after they headed for they mere jumped by 14 enemy fighters Three of the enemy planes mere destroyed four probably destroyed and damaged No one on the American planes mere mounded. Only one of the bombers was damaged slightly. some of the take off a fem Mcond before se reac.n- efc Sift Wsaaoc.

Snapka They mere on us five later. The next 55 minutes the I ve ever put in made pass after at us, one plane right after another. Sometimes, they came at us in Sgt WilLam Steinkeliner spoke up. came in so close I could count the rivets in his plane I have hit some of the others with my you can imagine what I did to them mith my Their plane as the one slightly Four shots went through the rear, missing Snapka ere credited with destroying one of the enemy and damaging some of the others. 1 mam conf The President called time out on of pnces paid by farmers ad- his trip to rest Apnl 22 at the Vanced two to 165 per cent Dutch Branch ranch near Fort 0f the 1909-1014 level.

Worth. Texas omned by his 0 Eliott, a colonel in the Army Air rees He and Mrs Roosevelt spent Directors Return From day m-ith family at kA i i ranch enjoying the fresh sir Meeting MeXlCO sopping up sunshine. 1(tOTf McALJUEN RE McDonald of San Antonio, director of the pink Anglo American Group bollworm project of the depart- men: ef agriculture, and iOS KeOChed Agreement Cocbem, Valley have returned from a trip to Torreon. HAMILTON. Jf Mexico, mhere they met with Mex- Anglo-American refugee conference agricultural officials, announced Thursday It had agreed a number of concrete for relief a Oklahomo Has PaSSed substantial number of refugees of all races and nationalities in Axis- jtote War DOnd QllOtO dominated countries A conference communique, re- OKLAHOMA CITY The leased after the joint report was administrator of the Oklahoma War i mm riwii signed in a closing ceremony at Staff, C.

Thurs- MUtag Dauews mim noon, said the day night predicted that nw wum Trompe delegates will make to their re- homa's war in aavaOlas st.sss. ipective governments re- April would be to $50 than the goal mOOG.Xi. 4 asarkat Sat Salat a ppiRg pntm 011 ears L. a erataa SS 9 i. eaaOaS mmUf aMaUy i laffer le-pxtatf TOMA TOSS Derr, Oaiftt pmnt Mg ioxaa wrapped occasionai cala Sxt tw gnsmera at paeaiag graso, na le bgtwr, mmm se lee extern Sacas ta Um amad arJp-.