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GOOD MOEJKNG! i It may have been bit chilly but no one can deny that the Southwestern Sun, In all Its glory, shone out for the bit parade and football fame Thursday. It was really wonderful day, wasn't it? THK WKATHEK HOMS i EDITIOV Fata aa rtclDlty: Fair ant alicatlr u1 wuntr Friday. Prababl tcmpsratate 5 rants. ta atircet with a Taller Uw It. Wet Tens: Fair and ealJer Friaar.

ttrnc rUwcil wlBda. diminishing kr Nw Kcxiea: Gaaerallr fair Frtdar. 32 PAGES fan assail Wiz Report Ta Aasooatse ym The United Piiii (TJPI International Hews Centf CJ8) Maartx' of jwtfit Buraau of Orenlatton 73rd YEAR No. 2 EL PASO, TEXAS, FRIDAY JANUARY 2. 1 953 1 26 Pa outheni jssissidb: cine owns 9 nn Ore ins Sun Parade Sweepstakes us ram Alert Defense 1 St Thousands See Pageant Of Humor By AR LEIBSON Wit I argm Proves In Sun it 4 If I Bowl A splash flashy circus By CHUCK WHITLOCK Tiaaaa Sparta EdlUr A rugged and alert defensive platoon of College of Pa so-! a train, favored by most of the crowd as well the judges, took sweepstakes honors in the New Year's Day Pageant of Humor, colorful annaal Southwestern Sun Carnival parade.

The winning float, also cific Tigers proved the difference Thursday afternoon ai the California team clipped Mississippi Southern 26-7, to win the 18th annual Sun Bowl game before more than 10,000 wind-chilled spectators. wmmmmmmmmmmmM si Fumbles brought on by the bone-jarring tackling and named first in the commercial- 1 amateur class, was built and entered by Price's Creameries. It was a hilarious multiple-unit float com blocking of the Pacific defenders set up three of the four Tiger touchdowns, with Cowboy Tom McCormick punching through for three of the counters and Quarterback Roy Si plete with caged make-believe animals, a wailing calliope and kids is Ottoson passing to End Harland Berndt for the other. peeking under the big tent. In addition, the Tiger defense! -J- Botvl Scores Thursday's parade swung along halted the Southern attack at key the route between long solidly-packed lines of spectators under SUV BOWL points until tha last minute of the game, when the Hattiesburg, College of Pacific 26, Mississippi a bright blue sky.

The sun did its Southern 7. part for the carnival highlight but eleven marched 73 yards for their only score. Hugh Laurin Pepper sliced through from the on for the score. ROSE BOWL University of Southern California 7, Wisconsin 0. fv 4-.

if COTTON BOWL Texas 16, Tennessee 0. SUGAR BOWL Georgia Tech 24, Mississippi 7. ORANGE BOWL Alabama 61, Syracuse 6. GATOR BOWL Florida 14, Tulsa 13. SALAD BOWL Ottoson's passing to End Ken Buck was th most deadly weapon the Tigers revealed throughout th game.

The Paso Robles pair, with Ottoson rifling a bullet pass that almost drilled a hole through his hometown target, picked up 101 yards and produced first downs at timely intervals. Backing up the passing attack was the running of Art Leibscher at fullback and McCormick although the heralded halfback was the weather jinx that has haunted the parade in recent years brought biting winds. Thousands of spectators who assembled hours before parade time were chilled and longing for a cup of hot coffee. A cow that jumped over a gaudy moon, did a turnabout and jumped back agaim took first place for State National Bank in the commercial-professional cUss. Popular Dry Goods Co.

placed second with its mai on a flying trapeze and an old time mefodrama, stage for TV by members of Playhouse, took third honors for Dick-shire, In the commercial-amateur judging, won by the circus train, a comedy bullfight, entered by Peyton Packing Co- took second place. San Diego NTS 81, Camp Breck- Lowell Herbert (77) of College of Pacific, and L. T. Hermann (69) of Mississippi Southern. The Tigers won the contest, 26-7.

(Times Staff Photo) enridge 20. 1 MiZtOTi WTiife returns a punt for Mississippi Southern as a host of Pacific Tigers close in for the tackle in Thursday's Sun Bowl game. Dick Batten, who has just evaded Hamp Cook (on ground) dragged White down. Other players are Cecil Harp (64), Tom Fallon (42), and PEANUT BOWL Valdosta 28, West Springfield 26. PRAIRIE BOWL unable to really get loose in th game.

Leibscher's center-smashe in the early minutes of the game, off Pacific's unexpected spread-T, Texas Southern 13, Prairie View 12. TANGERINE BOWL East Texas State 33, Tennessee 3'-" vsWw ei.1- paced the first Tiger touchdown. The score, with McCormick driving I fL a Tech 0 Bullfights and matadors 'were the theme of several of the pageant entries. Circus clowns, by Fulwiler over from the two, climaxed a 74-yard march after seven minutes of play. McCormick got loose early 1 for a 22-yard dash around right end, but the remainder of the drive Motor was third.

A monkey cage, with live mon keys borrowed from the Washing- was the work of Leibscher and Ottoson. Trojans End Rose Bowl Jinx, 7-0 ten Park zoo, took first place ir The Southerners were unable to the civic-professidnal entries. Mark Twain theme, characterizing! JJ move the ball throurjjout the first some of his better-loved books and By I.OB MYERS If" I 4 eXT "4. Pasadena, Calif. (AP) traveling topped by a sculpture of the writer! fjv took 1 second place -EJ PasorJJL Rotary.

Swami Kiwani. a Bjfoot sul-1 tan sponsored by the Kiwanis Oub.ll" was third. I Another crowd favorite, Popeye I '-the Sailor Man, includina the can 73 yards on ml victory parade led by Second String Halfback Rudy Bu- period, and just befo.Vfe th opening stanza ended a fumble by Jim Davenport, which Jim Conover grabbed out of the air and pushed to th Southern SO, set up the second. Tiger counter. Leibhcher punched to th Mis-sisippi 25, but McCormick stumbled to lose three as the period ended.

On first play of the new period of spinach, villain and damsel inlrr 5 kich, tha Troj ns. of Southern California defeat ed' Wisconsin, 7-0, Thursday and finally, in the seventh year, ended the succession of Big 10 triumphs over the Coast Conference in the famed Rose Bowl. distress, took top civic amateur Leibscher aprinted to a first down honors for the City of El Paso. The attractive float was built by members of the Fire Department. A fish story, with any fisherman's on the 15 with a delayed buck, and two plays later, from the nine, Ottoson rifled a pass to Berndt in th end zone.

Ed Mendonca booted for a 13-0 lead. The magniScent march came midway in the third period and sank tha Badger hopes of making it seven in a row for the Big Ten in'thJs, their first appearance in the huge bowl. The white-clad Mississippi crew dream popping out of the water, took second place. Two nonorable mentions were awarded by the judge in the com 111 Jl'sV Mt a -a TTfA'Ji Bukich, a rangy senior from St. opened fire at this point and dominated the remainder of the period, driving to the Pacific 29 before they were halted.

The big gainer of th drive was a 32-yard pass from Billy Jarrell to Emil Lang, but th mercial professional group. They went to a circus clown band, playing old-time tircus music, entered Louis, sent the Trojans sailing by rar 65 of thos 73 yards in a near perfect demonstration of passing accuracy five out of six throws. ground game failed to operate and by Mountain States Telephone YjJi i Telegraph and to FerdmarKifefTT the bull who smelled daisies in-'tSS'1 stead corks as in the book, entered If Vr31 The touchdown, plus the conver (Continued on Page 14, Column 1) sion, was hardly safe from then on, and not a soul of the estimated 100,000 ferns in the arena left the place. Nor, it is safe to Man' Dies In Jump From Hotel Window Fort Smith, Ark. (AP) A 58- say, did many of the millions of television watchers around the na tion leave their seats.

year-old man identified by police Twice in the fading moments the as William E. Tezler died at 8:55 a. m. Thursday after plunging at uy muencan urniture UO. The judges had to disqualify (Continued on Page II, CoL 1) Winds Mar New Year's In El Paso Strong winds which reached rust gallant Badgers drove deep into 7 a.

m. from his second floor down Trojan territtry, Big Alan (The Horse) Ameche hammered through the SC line for a total of 133 yards town hotel window. Fezler, barefooted -and carrying and Quarterback Jim Haluska kept on his person a 1923 medical dis the Trojans it a flurry with his charge fom the Army, struck a parked car. throwing. But it was not to be.

The fourth quarter jinx in the series, which saw Californi i twice lose in the closing moments, and Stanford train, hauled by a bug-eyed engine included animal cars and calliope was followed by the entrance to the Big Top. Times Staff Photo) "Circus Train" the entry of Price's Creameries, won the sweepstakes award 'in the 18th annual Sun Carnival Parade. First in the Commercial-Amateur class it was also selected for top honors. The circus collapse entirely, did not prevail PIPER GETS RAISE Hollywood. (INS) Film star Piper Laurie Wednesday received court approval of a $250 a week raise.

The red-haired beauty now gets $750 a week under terms of her seven-year contract. today. Both teams encountered hard luck in the early minutes. USC velocities of 41 miles an hour made El Paso's New Year's Day unpleasant. The U.

S. Weather Bureau laid that Friday should produce slightly higher temperatures, but warned that nighttime readings would continue to be sub-freezing. A low of 18 in valley areas was forecast for Thursday night In the city the low was expected to be 23. Friday's high should be 50 degrees, the weather bureau said. (Continued on Page 24, CoL 5) Two KilledfFour Injuredln Neiv Year's Crash Mail Times Sun Carnival Edition Now Special to EL FASO TIMES NM.

Sergeant, Wife Meet Accidental Death In Juarez A New Year's visit to El Paso's Sun Carnival ended in death Thurs Las Cruces, N. M. Tragedy struck Thursday in a freak three-car accident 17 miles west of Las Cruces when two people were killed" instantly and four others were critically injured- 1 U. S. Weather Report day for a youag Air Force couple.

TSgt. Billy P. Pappas, 32, stationed at Walker Air Fore Base, Hot-well, N. end his wife, Mary, 26, died in Juarez as th result, au Previous 24 hours to 6 p. m.

Killed were Mrs. Kenneth J. Roll THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1953 thorities said, of gas poisoning from a hotel room stove. Sgt. Pappss and his wife were found overcome by gas fumes in Weatherstations V-' of Long Beach, Calif, and F.

Bullock of El Cajon, Calif. Boston 03 33 21 Hotel Geneva, by a friend I a who came to wake them Thursday morning in time to se th Sun Chicago 35 32 Chihuahua 60 27 Columbus 34 21 Del Rio 71 38 This gpecial edition The El Paso Times feature the gnu Carnival. It Include background on the festival, pictures of all participating members of the queen's court well a pictures of all tha winning floats in the big Sun Carnival Copies may be obtained at The Time circulation department or will be mailed for 1 cents each to any point in the United States, U. S. possessions, Canada or Mexico.

Use the coupon on page 15. Remember your friends. And dont forget that boy in service. Send your copies now. The accident occurred about noon on Highway 70.

The car in which Mrs. Roll, her husband. Bullock and his wife, were traveling, was tow Carnival parade. Denver 39 26 Detroit 35 29 Sgt. Pappa? already was dead, i Mrs.

Pappas, mother of two small Tort Worth 62 41 ing another vehicle. The towbar Galveston .06 63 53 Kansas City 45 26 children, was rushed to a Juarez loosened and caused the car being lios Angeles 60 42 hospital but died during the after Memphis 53 towed to collide head-on with a car occupied by Mr- and Mrs George noon. Orphaned by the tragedy ar th McLeon of Lexington, Ky, New Orleans 65 New York .01 41 Phoenix 58 Pittsburgh 04 45 Pappas' two children, Ron Lee, 4, All three automobiles piled into K7. and Renee Lt z. San Antonio ia a 6-foot culvert at the side of a newly constructed free-way high Sgt.

and Mis. Pappas were found Tucson 55 46 way. 66 36 Washington Yuma Precip. High. L-Low.

Index by A3C Frank Pizzute, also of Walker AFB, who checked into the Juarez hotel with his friends after a New Year's Eve party in Juarez. Southwest The auto pulling the towed car had been checked 5 miles east of the accident scene by State Patrolman Arnold W. Payne when he noted the loose towbar. One of the occupants of the car made repairs Sgt. Pappas was attached the 715th Bomb Squadron at Walker Air Base.

Weather Stations Acomito. N. M. Albuqueraue, N. Mi 38 42 44 The bodies of Sgt Pappas and his and the car continued on its west' Amanuo.

Texas BiS Spring. Texas $8 40 wife were taken to William Beau ward journey until the accident I 78 54 mont Army Hospital for autopsies 56 37 occurred. Brownsville, uexas Carisbad, N. M. Columbus, N.

M. A three-car freak accident took the lives of two people near Las Cruces Thursday in the accident pictured abovel ln the foreground is a car' driven by George McLeod, Lexington, Ky which collided head-on with an auto driven by Kenneth J. Roll, Long Beach, and a car. towed by the Roll car. Two were killed instantly and four critically injured.

50 29 T. All thre cars were demolished. 51 Condition of the four survivors was 48 52 described as critical in Memorial 22 Escape Death As Airliner Crashes 1 1 28 42 18 General Hospital in Las Cruces. Amusement -22 Classified Comics .27 Crossword Dr. Garry Cleveland My 27 Drew Pearson Editorials Emily Post 12 Everyday Event 4 Food News 20 It's the Law Kennel Corner 28, Obituaries 3 Patterns 13 Radio Log 22 Sokolsky Stars ....27 Tips for Teens .15 Vital Statistics A 11 Walter Wmchell 5 Women's News 64 SURVIVE PLANE CRASH 50 58 Birminrhanu Entland.

(AP) A Chinese Pirate Faces ftlurder Charge Douglas, Ariz. TL. PASO Garwood, N. M. Bobbs, N.

Xjui Vegas, N. M. Lubbock, Texas Marfa. Texas Midland, Texas Presidio. Texas Rodeo, N.

M. Hmwell, N. M. Salt Flat, Texas San Angelo, Texas Santa N. WISH COMES TRUE Memphis, Term.

(UP) The birth 62 32 two-engined airliner with- 25 per Birmingham, England. (UP) An Irish AER Lingus DC-3 -crash- 50 23 sons aboard hit an oak tree on a 54 35 day of Mrs. Mary Boyd of Memphis The sky pirate, Philip Ang, 25, has admitted to Chinese National 52 32 made on New Year Day, 1952, came crash landinf Thursday end broke in two. The 22 passengers and crew landed in a field outside Birmingham Thursday, but the 22 passenr Manila. (INS) A Chinese gunman who pirated an airliner and killed the pilot and purser will be formally accused of murder imme 60 43 57 15 ist authorities at the Formosan cap true Thursday.

Seriously ill last Jan. 1 on her birthday, the former 'of three, all in the forward section 51 SO aVV ital that he was making a desperate -51 32 of the plane that plummeted to a Truth or conseouences, rt. Tucumcart, Van Horn, Texas school teacher saia she would like diately after he is brought to Ma- effort to reach Red China to escape gers and three crewmen escaped without serious injury. The plane skidded across two fields, and was damaged badly. 52 34 60 38 SGT.

AND MRS. BILLY P. PAPPAS to live to, see 1953. Thursday Mrs.nila from Taipeh within the next arrest for the attempted murder of Wink. Texas belly landing, escaped serious- in' jury.

ia Paso relative nuimauy. 'Rovd was im two or three days. a girl mend. I' Precip. tilgn.

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