Valley Morning Star from Harlingen, Texas • Page 1

YOUR FREEDOM 1 NEWSPAPER "AH truth it sofe and nothing is safe; and he who keeps back the truth or withholds it from men, from motives of expediency is either a coward or a criminal or both." Muller alley morning tar 46th Year No. 2565c 5c Sunday Your Freedom Newspaper Harlingen, Texas, Thursday, March 13, 1958 Dial GArfield 3-5511 16 Pages Construction Bill Approved Plan Proposes Work for Hall Million Men WASHINGTON (UP) The Senate passed its first major recession bill Wednesday a $1,850,000,000 emergency housing hill designed to stimulate construction of 200.000 new homes and put a half million men to work. The roll call vote was to 0. The action came after Vice President Richard M. Nixon cast a rare tie-breaking vote to kill a Democratic drive to block a provision in the bill authorizing a boost in interest rates on GI home loans.

As approved by the Senate, the measure would permit the administration to raise interest rates on government insured veterans home loans from 4Vs to per to bring them more in line 'with FH A-insured mortgages. To House The bill now goes to the House jwhere Speaker Sam Rayburn had declared in advance that it would be taken up as soon as possible. Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson (Tex.) called the bill of the most Some in premiums for 4-H Club and A could pass to combat EDCOUCH Petitions are be- members in the four-county area is expected to be award- the businoss He said it Ing circulated in the Edcouch-Elsa during the 19th annual Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show, which couifj result in jobs for more than school district for a special elec- here at 8 a.m. Thursday.

10 per cent of the 5,173,000 now tion to raise the tax rate The state No; 1 agricultural youth show will run for five days listpd as unpmployed. SHOW COVER GIRl-Miss Ann Watson, (right) 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E.

(Buddy) Watson of Mercedes, will add glamour to the 19th annual Rio Grande Valley livestock Show. She succeeds Miss Nancy Archer, also of Mercedes, shown with her. Miss Watson was selected for the honor from a field of 31 FFA and 4-H Club nominees Tuesday night. (Staff Photo) Petitions Urge Tax Hike for Edcouch-Elsa Valley Livestock Show Gates Open from $1.50 to $1.75. Necessity for the increase in taxes was discussed at a community-wide meeting Tuesday night w-ith John Schmalzried, president of the school board, presiding.

Schmalzried and Supt. A. L. Peay outlined the problem of increasing enrollment. Snell Quits In School Race Van C.

Snell, manager of the at the showgrounds here. housing bill would provide The grounds were humming with $1,500,000,000 for discretionary fed- activity Wednesday as exhibitors eral mortgage buying, $300,000,000 filled the bams and sifting of the for direct veterans housing loans animals and poultry in the three and $50,000,000 for governmenl big divisions fat steers, fat purchases of military housing hogs and pens of four fryers mortgages. got under way. only major fight was over Bob J. Griffin, assistant poultry lhp GI interest provision.

The BROWNSVILLE A 34-vear-old They noted that enrollment in Harlineen Canning Co "late Wed- husbandman with the Texas administration wanted to hike the the district is growing at the rate nesdav announCPd his'withdrawal extension service, will be in charge t0 of approximately 8 per cent a as a canfjidate for a position on judging, beginning at jf home at nrJsent rates year, necessitating the addition of the Harlingen board of education 8 m- Thursday. Judging fat hogs jl h0 JV fj two to three classrooms annual-in thp AnrT, PiPrtion at the same time will be T. D. lhp finally came on commomal was killed lv to handle the increase in pu- 5. Tankersley associate animal a r'l at 1:45 q.m.

Wednesday when pils. husbandman with the exb'nsion 22 In by a taxi on the Port road. to ill health. I talked with my kill the higher interest rate. The The school board is recommend- doctor today and decided the best first-round voting resulted in a 47 inrease per to d0 was t0 0Ut of the CalVPS' thP m0ney division- to 47 tie votp With a majority at the scpnp of fircidcnt 1100 valuation no other source he said.

will not be judged until Friday. nppfjpd to win. of income can be found." i got some classy SITE OF BOMB DROP is an aerial view of the Walter Gregg farmhouse near Florence, S.C. showing the crater made when a nuclear weapon was accidentally dropped from an Air Force 47 jet bomber Tuesday. The 35-foot deep crater is surrounded by pine trees leveled by the blast, (UP Telephoto).

Taxi Kills Man Mercedes School In Brownsville Head Is Dropped Senate Angry Outcries Arise Following Acddental Dropping of A-Bomb FLORENCE, S.C. An Air Force disaster team founrf only twisted bits of metal and a trace of harmless radioactivity Wednesday around a crater dug by a warward but unarmed atomio bomb. The main part of the bomb, containing uranium, apparently had been blown to without nuclear with the rest of the device. An Air Force spokesman said that "everything" dropped by mistake from a R47 jet bomber was destroyed when the A bomb trigger exploded on impact. But one thing was lacking in the bomb that might have laid waste a vast area of countryside and sent a deadly radio-active cloud several southern cities.

The bomb did not carry one key component, presumably a fuse, and the Air Force emphasized such weapons are never fully armed during transport. Meanwhile the Air Force an nounced at Savannah, the luckless hase. that the under the command of 5 Capt. Earl E. Koehler, a native of Mt.

Carmel, 111. Koehler, who has been in the Air Force since 1942. flew 35 R24 in Italy during World War II and holds the Distinguished Flying Cross. Angry Outcries Arise The other two crewmen were the pilot, Capt. Charles S.

Wood ruff, Van Wert, Ohio, who flew 19 combat missions in the Mediter- I ranean, and the observer, Capt. Bruce M. Kulka of New York Funeral Mrvlceg for Harry Ef Dav, 64, prominent Harlingen Angry outcries asalnst the an(ldvlc leader, will HARRY E. DAY Harry E. Day, Harlingen Civic ing and weapons conveyance of nuclear hpJd 1() at the First arose from Washington Methodist church with the Rev.

to western Europe as result of Richfm1son oHlcifttlng. Runal will he in Mont Meta Burial Park. Way Tuesday night's incident at the tinv settlement of Mars Bluff Mr. Day died unexpectedly at MERCEDES Contract of Supt. L.

W. St. Clair was not renewed lor hjs homp Monday morning. He in a unanimous vote of the Mercedes school board Wednesday night. P- wp moved to Harlingen from San St.

Clair, who has held the post January of 1951. said the called lor In 1931 and opened a drug m-K wy a on man came surprise." The contract had come up store here. He was a member of lose Delgado Rodart. of Port inus lhP ho.lrd, but decision waa deferred transport of nuclear bomb, over MPthodigt Church, past Acres waa pronounced dead -------------pnpulated pres.den, ol the Harlingen hopes are that the incoming Under present laws, a school board of education will work in Co1- general mana- district may raise its local main- harmony for the best interests of of the show, reported Wednes- tenance rate to the maximum thP School children and Harlin- da.v the biggest and $1.50 per $100 valuation and vote schools Snell added best hod yet." an additional levy to service bond- wiihdrawa, leavf5 (jeld Stein said the grotin.ls are in ed indebtedness a special elec- sjx spals good shape in spue of the "damp on the board. Incumbent outgoing weather The board is of the opinion board members who are seeking bls evPnts scheduled for in the event other funds are not reelection are Dr John Welty Da- are Valley-wide available that increasing the and Dr Hesiquio Kiwanis barliecue in the coliseum tax rate would prove more eco- Rodriguez.

Other candidates are at noon, a 4 p.m. parade and the nomical than voting a bond issue, pj Gibson, Lloyd Allen and iirst of rodeo performances The rate hike would save taxpay- otjs McNabb. at 8 p.m ers interest, it was stated. Cloudy Skies Still Linger Over Valley Justice of the Peace Paul R. Dvr of Brownsville after hp was hit by a taxi driven by Alfredo Sanchez Garza, 4fi, of Brownsville.

The taxi driver reported the accident to Patrolman George Acres of the Brownsville Police Depart State Patrolmen Joe Stone and Acres investigated. The accident was ruled unavoidable by Justice Dye. Rodarte is survived by his wife, motion that the contract not renewed and it was seconded by J. A. Fernandez.

against until Wednesday. populati Miss Elvira Hinojosa made the of past president use the incident as an argument the K.wanis Oub, past pre.t- United States nf Valley Rrihch In Pharmaceutical Association, a St. Clair was asked to leave the rector of the Texas rtiarraaceud- WASHINGTON (UP) -Richard meeting room during the discus- Germany point- ral Association, a 32nd degree A. Mack, who resigned under fire sion. President Joe Winston asked to Florence as a Scottish Rite Mason, member of from the Federal Communications the board if it wanted reporters what ran if the Alzafar Temple and president Commission, was unable to ac-present to leave also, I wo arms race continues.

United Fund, count Wednesday for $7,986 of the bers indicated they did, but Rjvprs and his C0UeaKue, Rep. Survivors are the wife, Mrs. Source of Funds Vague to Mack 1959 Cover Oirl months on the commission More cloudiness, more rain or Rodarte is survived by his wife, tolfl. a and continued cool is the R.amona Garcia Delgado and five weather offered the Valley Thurs- children. Miss Ann Watson, 16 year-old day by the U.

S. Bureau. The body was taken Dr. Welty, McElwrath and Al- Valuations would not he affected arf making the race under the The uewther bureau forecast the under the plan to up the tax rate. Parents-Citizens Mercedes High school A nom- and ooniinued A five-room addition to the cen- McNabb and mee was selected Tuesday night rain driz.

tral elementary school, built in nr in. the Annual Cover Girl Revue Thmsdav Moderate 1950. has been completed and is dppi.ndent candidates. expected to handle the student load at present, it was reported. Supt.

Peay said enrollment in Man Is Wounded the district currently is 2,427. A to reign over the five-day show. The preliminary event filled the showgrounds coliseum to capacity with no regard for the wet weather. to fresh northerly winds are pre dieted. Temperature $79,605) he received during his 32 ton failed to get a motion for an (p.s.C.) also Louise Day; a son, Leon Day, commission.

executive session and after a brief the government Harlingen; two nephews, Hal Jack- House Investigating silence he continued the meeting. and restitu- son and Lloyd E. Jackson, Tulsa, he was able to say When St. Clair was advised railroader Walter Gregg, and three grandchildren, only that the the decision, he said it came as first atomic bomb to Dclr were income and that he had "quite a shocking surprise to me a not reported them as such on his that Anyone thinks I have not fui- income tax returns. filled my administrative duties.

Mack, 48, explained that he did He said he would admit he might American Soldiers not have free access to his finan- have been lacking in a supervisory cial records. He seid some have capacity because of the press of race been seized by the subcommittee detail work. FRANKFURT, Germany (UP) forecast and some were before a federal He told the board the schools American soldiers loreeast Funeml home, where funeral ar--------------- u----------------- durinR his tenure face a general court-martial here Home. German Valley Traffic Death Toll 17 Pallbearers will be E. C.

Bennett, Paul Carruth, Cecil Carruth, Calhert Glenn, D. B. Dunkin, L. A. Westlake.

Dr. Troy Shafer, C. E. Burnett, Stanley Crockett, Ben Chambers. Jeff Bell, Austin Anson and C.

H. Hamilton Sr. Funeral services are being han- will riled by Kreidler-Ashcraft Funeral grand jury investigating his dpal- have grown and at .10 inch at Brownsville. re- Raymondville School ranges are 52 to 58 degrees along the are oendincr ij ri- coast 48 to 58 deerees in the mid- Mnvin'm ni- hoc with Miami attorney Thur- here, not because of growth of Thursday for robbing a greater percentage of attendance In Hunting Mishap Her picture will appear on the The Mexican Consulate has been A whUesjde the town or growth of the scholas- civilian of five U.S. cents.

is a major factor in the heavier SAN Ignacio Banda, 1959 show catalog cover and she advised of the accident, and is tic population, but as a result of U. S. Army officials said student load, he advised, citing 20-year-old resident of San Pedro, also received a cash prize. Miss VnK ,1 DEATH getting children in school." Privates William E. Richardson I i ale8 Tex.

I made no bone about Benh.m aiid James pQJ of tnose of school age were at-of Brownsville, shot himself in the was runner-up the contest and 1 Tov i ivmm iimihww tending while in 1956-57, 75.1 per foot Wednesday evening while Miss Mary Perez, Mission FFA, cent attended. hunting with a 22 rifle, according with third. The increased tax rate would to a report from the sheriff's of- A highlight of Friday's schedule High and low temperatures ir- corded at Harlingen were 59 end in Oklahoma permit the district to build two flce. bp judging of the 4-H and or three classrooms as nppded. Banda is in good condition it FFA fat steers big money divi- without voting bonds, members of Mercy hospital.

(Continued on Page Two) the board said. signed petitions will be turned over to the board for ac-j tion in calling the proposed special election. 51 degrees. One Is Killed In Hotel Fire ST. PAUL, Minn.

-Fire swept the top floor of the four- story Jackson hotel in downtown St. Paul Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least four more. Firemen rescued several hotel guests from fourth story windows and brought the blaze under control within an hour. Livestock Show Schedule Snow Blankets Wide Areas Over the State THURSDAY A.M. HASKINS DIES DALLAS (UP) Ben Haskins, 83-year-old father of well known Dallas photographer Squire Haskins, was killed Wednesday In a traffic accident, Opening of and viewing of exhibits Judging of fat fryers in fryer barn Judging of faf hogs In coliseum lft: SO A.M.

Judging of breeding hogs in coliseum 12: IS P.M. Kiwanin Valley-wide barbecue In coliseum P.M. Judging and reviewing breeding cattle in coliseum P.M. downtown and moving into showgrounds P.M. Official opening of show PM.

Championship Rodeo By UNITED PRESS Snow measuring up to inches fell over a wide Texas Wednesday. Most in Seven Years By UNITED PRESS A driving March storm swept Oklahoma with its heaviest snows in seven years Wednesday night and moved swiftly across four other plains states. The snows were products of a lowr pressure system which dumped rain, sleet and snow on practically all of the nation's seven south from California to Florida. 33 YEARS LATE area of Snow depths were already 10 inches or more along Oklahoma's RNS TO DEATH (UP) sie Anderson, 48, died in a fire he added. claim the R.

Frank of Dallas, took lover the Rosebud Cafe Tuesday. St. Clair pointed out that aver- 20 pfennigs (five U.S. cents) from RAYMONDVILLE Dr. T.

He was asleep in his room when age daily attendance in the Mer- Paul Pranscke in a Frankfurt Gifford, superintendent of sc oo the fire started. I (Continued on Page Two) park last February 16. at Raymondville, has I een director of the Texas 'Council of new department of religion and public education, effective July 1. The council in its meeting Tuesday night at Highland Park Presbyterian Church also presented its third annual Fair Award for Distinguished Churchmanship to Joe M. Evans, a retired El Paso rancher.

Evans, a member of the First lBaptist Church of El Paso, failed to pro- for a minor traffic violation on been an active lay evangelist Minor Traffic Violation Leads To Arrest of 'Missing' Parolee A 51-year-old man who failed to of police records The snow extended from the Hm-rW In ppturn tn npnitpntiarv duce information of any U. S. Highway 77 north of Har- since 1990. Abuene and Wichita Falls. to rescue marooned drivers and to which staited failing late sanfj rofJ(js anrj bridges.

Tuesday at El Paso measured seven inches by Wednesday. It brought the snowfall total! SCHOOL CLOSED to 13.2 inches, the most in any; RIO BRAVO The 20 de winter since weather records viembre grade school in Highway 119 near here has been closed due morning and the man wras then Churches. in custody at Lyford Wednesday, dom. State highway patrolmen said a The man was confined to the taken into custody, minor traffic violation committed Hidalgo County' jail et Edinburg The highway patrol said that ac- Hammarskjold Delays by the man, now classified as a after being taken into custody cording to state police records at parole violator, resulted in his ap-Wednesday to await arrival of Austin, the man was sent to prison prehension. prison authorities who are coming in 1924 from Dallas county to Since disappearing from the eyes to take him back to Huntsville, serve five to 15 years for rape, of the law- in 1925, the man had The Highway Patrol learned the He had served approximately 14 tnarskjold Wednesday postponed Visit to Moscow UNITED NATIONS, N.

Y. (UP) Secretary General Dag Ham- have been kept. Seven inches of snow was re- mu ui j)een jjvjng jn Orleans, La. man was wanted as a parole vio- months of the sentence at the for one week until March 23 ported at Plains, in the nn ef smallpox auth- amj was presently employed as a lator through a routine records time he was granted the furlough his visit to Moscow for private announced. tear salesman.

Police said a search check made after he waa stopped In 1925. with top Soviet leaders..