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ORANGE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11,1965
5 Cents
By ANDREW JAFFE
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BILL B0YARK8Y
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Vio-
lence broke out again today in
the South Side riot zone as
police stormed the headquarters
ot a Black Muslim group and
arrested 52 Negroes.
Eight Negroes cut by flying
glass were found iniide "the
Black Muslim mosque. None had
been bit by a bullet, but blood
stained the floor.
The eight injured, and 44 oth-
ers, were booked on suspicion of
assault to commit murder and
on suspicion, of conspiracy.
The Black Muslims is a mili-
tant Negro group advocating su-
premacy of black races.
About 100 police officers
rushed to the mosque after an
unidentified citizen reported
weapons were being carried" in-
side. They opened fire when a
bullet from the mosque hit a po-
lice car.
Tax Rate Hike
Is Included In
School Budget
A new budget'of $2,785,196 and ¡costs. The budget shows $127,717
increased tax rate of $1.35 per estimated for administration ex■
$100 valuation were approved at
a public budget hearing of the
Orange School District last
night.
Fifteen taxpayers in addition
to board members attended the
Police said no weapons were
found in the building after ear-
lier reporting a number had
been confiscated. Officers said
the weapon fired at police must
have been Carried out through
the mosque's back door where
abandoned shoes and coats were
found.
The gunfire broke an uneasy
calm prevailing for two nights
in the Negro district where riot-
; erupted one week ago and
cost 34 fives.
The police sweep on .the
mosque came little more than
12 hours after a curfew was lift-
ed.
The Black Muslims advocate
total separation of white and
black races and supremacy of
the black.
Police said Muslims opened
fire as officers approached Mu-
hammad's mosque on Islam No.
27 in the Watts district. Patrol-
men returned the shots and
stormed inside.
hearing at the board conference
room.
Hie new tax rate is a 5-cent
Increase over last year's $1.30
per $(00 valuation rate. The tax
is based on 100 per cent of true
market value.
The increase was required be-
cause of recent pay raises for
teachers and ««instructional
approved by the
Tbe raises average about $400
per teacher with beginning
teachers receiving a $907 in-
crease. Auxiliary personnel pay
increases range from about $10
to $70 per month.
The only other noteworthy in-
crease in tbe budget is about a
$2,500 increase in administration
, , . . . . swering a call for help because
This is - a shjdv required Ufo mosque was under fire.
every 10 years, which will have ~ f- Kr^„
to be made by about 30 outside Sniper "Z bnke, ? ' Wock
pwle. Hie survey will b« fd'á1'p5K?h&5TZ?
ggrt Hlfb School," * -id bta&JÍSSEIS¿¿C
The administration increase gnjr*r escaped
a ,u- k a curfew was lifted in the riot
TU" !"•*«• the shooting outburst Tax Hike Included
Salk Pupils
Will Not Be
Transferred
Orange School Supt. Marlin
L. Brockette announced today
that no Salk Elementary stu-
dents will be transferred to
Curtis Elementary because of
croweded classroom this fall.
"We don't fed that there is
nmigh enrollment change to
have to move any students out
of Salk," Brockette said.
Last April the board took steps
to request bus service from tbe
Salk School attendance area to
Curtis.
Trustees had planned to
permission (rem the Orange
County School Board and the
Texas Education Agency for ap-
proval of the transfers.
"It has worked out where it
will not be necessary to move
any students, even though we
thought laat spring we might
have to make other arrange-
ments," Brockette said.
. The búa service would have
accommodated about «3 sixth
grade students who reside
than two
Curtis
School
An increase in enrollment had
been expected at Salk Elemen-
tary, which was operating at
capacity laat spring with
400 students. " ■*-
The Curtis School is located
at 100 S. College 8t. and Salk
at «33 W. Azalea Ave.
Iñ the past the overflow of
Salk students have-been trans-
ferred to Anderson Elementary
at 908 W. Park Ave.
WEATHER
Data from U.8.
Outlook .... Cloudy and warm
Hi^h today 94
LMr tonight 73
Tbe approximately 150 police
officers at the mosque asked for
penditures compared to $125,- a 50-man National Guard patrol
202 last year. to reinforce them.
Supt. Marlin L. Brockette said Among those arrested outside
Uje increase will cover costo y* bu3ding were three un-
of a survey which will have!armed Negroca who identified
to be made In the district next themselves to police is Black
Muslims. Sgt. R. S. Herrera
were an-
flNAL EDITION
MflH
Walt, _ the Marine com-
mander, said Viet Cong
casualties will run into the
hundreds.
"We're not through counting
yet," Walt told newsmen.
Of American losses—officially
described aa light—the general
said "75 per cent of our casual-
ties were people who got shot in
the bade. It is very
treacherous terrain."
Hie Leathernecks attacked in
full regimental
some
others from helicopters and
quickly established heavy con-
tact with the Red enemy. Offi-
cers said the Viet Cong foroe,
well-dug in, may number up to
2,000 men.
The battle site is on the South
BUNKER OIL FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE HAS FORMED SLICK ON SABINE IN ORANGE
River Bonk, Boots Now Coated With Thick Layer of Substance
Staff Photo
China Sea about 10 miles south! ^tempted manned space flight,
of the Marines' Chu Lai beach- " eight-day weightless whirl,
head, 52 miles south of Da Nang
spring under direction of the
Southern Association of Secon-
dary Schools.
said they told him they 1
help
Coast Guard On Scene
Sabine River Oil Slick Investigated
Inspection of the oil slick in to find the source of the oil. (dock at the Jack Tar. Tbe oil Hotel docks almost as far south
the Sabihe River began lata to- "From my * preliminary in- is visible as far as 50 feet out as the county port docks It
day as patrol boats from the spectkm, this does not constitute:into the river. ¡was first noted late last week
Sabine Pass Coast Guard Sta- a Are hazard. It would take a! "We are going to find out who When contacted yesterday,
tkm under tbe supervision of lot of heat, such as from a blow did this. It has to be taken out John E. Wheeler, sanitarian
Chief N. J.
vestigation.
Farrell, who will work from
.the Jack Tar Hotel here, said
toe boats will work up the river
torch, to aet this oil off. of the river even if it is not
It is a heavy bunker Grade a fire , hazard/' Farrell aaid.
The
C oil," Farrell said
Tbe oil has now spread far-
ther out from the bank and the
11 'from the unknown
has farmed the slick _
oa the river from the Jack Tar They
—i . i —'—* • oil on
vices, $4,060; health services.
ble
46-squa
district expert
$4 000* operation of plant $212 - ^ a of "the closei
563; maintenance of plant, $ ,- "{j11* P0*5^ to
742; fixed charges, $12750. ™£e was wen a football game
A1« Bt.ut*nt tvwtv ' T** riot de,Ul toll, however.
$>,000; S$£l ¡¡StayTwSttl ^ Wilh TW-
and debt service, $209,525 day nignt
A breakdown
revenue is as follows;
(See ORANGE. Page 14) roadblock.
By RICH BURK
hazard unless people
ir ski in the water,
be able tosoe the
•tor and knew net
to do anything like
Henry Stanfield, Orange fire
inspected the slick
early today aad said the oil is
not a fire hazard.
"We looked at the oil, but tbe
river Is not in our jurisdiction.
This la a matter far the U.S.
.proximately $110,000 over last last year's budgeted amount. Coast Guard or the Texas
with tbe Orange dfy • County
Health Unit said, "No, it ia not
West Orange School Budget Okayed
The 19664$ school budget for JSE** £ld*ot;, *"«*• Tommy The instructional portion
inge Independent i huff said earlier that 70 per the budget is *769,781. This i
- 01 V-W-o}*. Ne~,the West Orange Independent i—- ~ —
of estimated £ > r- VL School District was approved at wiu 8® upgradta
tews^o?.1 LsÍÍKmuídcr£ > budget feting of disteict; agfegfg
Di.. 1J4 igun^Saturday as She crashed a Khool night at West 'The budget includes 1
of ¡Game and Wildlife Depart
is 63 meat," he said
upgrading the; ger cert ofjhe budget _andjs m Farrell was sent to inspect
At Detveyville
Board Reports District
About $32,000 in DebtsS
By REBECCA MASON accountant* of
DEWEYVILLE (Spl) - Tbe which has
Deweyville School board and study of the
administration,
cent of the budget
Orange High
The total budget for next
year. Including the interest on
school bonds and sinking funds
and the athletic budget is
{$1,216,566.73.
The new budget calls for an
increase in the tax rate. The
rate will call for a 16-cent tax
$100 on 40 per cent of
value. This will tacrease
rate to 91.40 per $100 on
the 40 per cent value.
BeaumontJ Don Garrett, a member of the ^
a board, aaid 32 cents of the
a slight increase over
■am. 'tacrease over the $674,093 in'the slick after an early morning
$45,2S6 1ast year's budget. ■* phone call was made to Capt.
Ml Tie increase was caused by Charles S. Newcomb. acting ex-
TVre the statewide teacher pay in- — "
Road Work
Necessities
Are Studied
Specifications
ernini
superintendent announced to-
day that the district is about
$32.000 in debt and must find
$12,000 to pay overdue salaries.
Supt. Archie Miller said that
the board had just discovered some
that the district had no funds
to pay teacher salaries for July
"lilis must be paid by Sept.
records
' "In addition to the verifica-
tion that we need about $12,000
to pay teachers alone the audi-
tors found that there alao were
long past due bills." •
Miller said that the district
also owes $14,706 in miscel-
laneous bills, $4,016 for past due
notes on buses and a $1,311
amount will be used to pay in-
and principal due on
I which were sold
school bonds
last year. Hie remaiBder,;iT~Trrr™^'
Sis.h* *** i0f opera" Courthouse
1 or our state aid will be cut note on insurance.
off because A local district has
to pay its share of salaries,'
MiiW said.
Us duties a
July 1. He
Gray of Jasper,
this summer after
Deweyville superin-
" jfNgti,'
Miller said that June 30 the
board had received a monthly
Newton County
Supt D. 8. Gray, brother of
the former superintendent, that
the district had about $ ,900 to
be expended far instruction dur-
ing tbe summer.
"Yet 1$ days later on July 28
the board was informed there is
no money to pay teachers. I
have no explanation tor thla,"
miw said.
Ir a common school district,
Dewey ville's classification, tbe
"Tie auditors are still work-
(See DEWEYVnXJC, Page 14 >
water control districts on
county reads were today ap- "We
proved by the Orange County
commissioner* at a weekly
Orange County
crease, plus a $3,700 increase ia
the district's library budget.
More teaching aids were
added this year and $6,000 was
added far a special guidance
far the Junior high
school.
There was discussion in this
area about the poasibilitv of hir-
ing another counselor with anv
surplus fawa the budget and
A visitor. Bob Smith, IBM
ecutive officer at the Sabine
Paas station
Newcomb said, "No, filis is
the first I have heard of it.
We will have some of our peo-
ple there right away to ¿art
investigating the situation.
"We are usually told about
this kind of thing, but
bothered to tell us about this
at aH"
Meantime, assurances came
today that mothball ahipa
berthed in tbe Texas Groun fleet
West Orante, said, were not leaking bunker oil. The
to hire another coun- comment came from Cmdr.
Our counselors now are t'lena Poplin, grovp commander,
too thin."
Nles,
mem-
be too
Revenue far the coming year jtieg -
districts to
is estimated at $1,222,373. This
will include $1,067,069 from lo-
cal sources and $66.96 from
ty available funds. Reve-
from state sources i>
$155,216.
The budget will increase ap-
Summary •Index
News of
The resolution regains utfl-
tkm through a five-psge
permit to the commissioners
court for any work to bo dona
"along, across and up
and street right-of-way" in the
LOCAL
Wast Orange trustees approve
school budget, which includes
tax hike to upgrade curriculum.
Salem bosta 250
pastors, lay delegates to canfor.
left for US. Davis Cup
to pop from
camps .. . Wast
Orange will start set
of county's fines
; This might be Purdna'a
year in Big Ten and Roas Bowl.
Comity engineer Gua Foyle
«OH a recaní of the specifica-
tions will be on record to
County Chit Sadie Stephens
office.
Foyle said, "There is no
time element to tUs thing. If
there is work to
be dans a year, from now bo-
of
board
ber agreed, "we can't
strong on counseling."
Action on this matter will de-
an the surplus frMjiJW
and revenue sources, ac-
cording to Huff. Smith added,
"It there ia enough surplus,
than we should aae about hlr-
two counselors."
the past, only the Ugh
(See W. ORANGE, Page 14)
"Upon receipt of the news of
heavy deposits of oil in the
river below the station, I per-
sonally made an immediate
check. Our river patrol boats
ware (Hproatched Immediately to
cruise above, to tbe vicinity of
- M. fe *«.
us, it's a most serious
because it could have
meant a hun leak to one of our
(Sea <HL BJCK, Pegs 14)
Battle Is
In Viet
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By GEORGE ESPER
DA NANG, South Viet Nam (AP)-U.S. Marines
and 7th Fleet gunners hammered today at n reinforced
Viet Cong regiment on the Van Tuong peninsula, about
60 miles south of Da Nang, in a battle they called
biggest American ground engagement of the war.
!aj. Gen. . Lewis W.
the
fOf Gemini
and 330 miles northeast of Sat
gon. '
"The biggest thing we've evei-
had," a briefing officer said.
Unofficial sources said two
Marine tank corps tanks and
one antitank weapons carrier
were knocked out in the initial
Tbe action raged on
into the night.
I predict we'll have some
tough fighting tomorrow," Wilt
The Marine assault forces in-
cluded a special landing detach-,
raent from 7th fleet warships
standing off shore. These to
eluded file amphibious assault
ship Iowa Jima, which is a heli-
copter transport, a cruiser, an
attack transport and two ~
stroyors.
"We made maximum use of
the aoa/' the briefing officer
said. "We made great use of
naval gunfire." .
Walt reported guns of the cru-
iser Galveston wiped out two
Viet Cong companies trying to
flee from a village. He said he
personally counted 17 Viet Cong
bodies, all uniformed, in one
rice paddy.
"I have never seen a better
coordinated attack than I aaw
today," ti general aaid.
He added that the Viet Cong
were well-fortified and that they
had camouflaged positions com-
(See VIET NAM. Page M)
Pastors, Lay Delegates
Here Today for Session
Some 250 pastors and lay del-
egates arrived in Orange today
for the opening meeting of the
Beaumont district conference of
the Texas annual conference,
Southwestern Area, of file Meth-
. ,n -1 rtmonk
Ouist v-iiurcn.
The Salem Methodist Church,
402 John Ave., is serving aa host
church with Rev. W. H/B. Ti
pastor, over-all chairman
charge of arrangements. Some
30 churches from throughout the
JI ■ ■ 1 ■ i m ^ ^ m m S ■ g9
district in represented
A communion service at 9:30
a.m. conducted by Rev. L. B.
Folder, district
from Beaumont, opened tbe
three-day session.
One of file
convention will
Dr. Dennis R. Fletcher, direc-
tor of the national board of miv
Murder With Malice Charged
Cross Indicted in Death oí Coeds
By LEE JONES
IUS11N (AP)—James
, or the new state code of crim-
inal procedure takes effect Jan.
1. It requires prosecutors to let
defense lawyers see the evi-
1 dence aaainit an
1 including «
Blackwefi said ha win fight
any attempt to move the mal
: to another dty or to sot It after
; the flint of the year. -
taid he
to try
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ORANGE
very
CAPE KENNEDY (AP) -
landing craft and resolved and that "all systems
are in a ready condition" for
Thursday's scheduled blastoff of
the Gemini S spacecraft.
Astronauts L. Gordon Cooper
Jr. and Charles Conrad Jr. are
to rocket aloft on man's longest
a
Dr. George E. Mueller, NASA
associate administrator far
manned apace flight, aaid that
a spacecraft power supply prob-
mhad been resolved " "all
systems are in a ready condi-
tion and the créw is ready to
9 f ^
'We do expect to carry out
file flight on schedule."
The Titan 2 booster rocket is
slated to lift off at 9 aon. (EST)
Thursday.
"There have been theuaoal—
' unusual—aet of last minute
problema," Mueller said, "and
I'm pleased to report we have
been aMe to neom them."
Thia Included the power sys-
m which had kept engtoeers
up an night to an effort to re-
tt. . - v."' •
Charles Mithsti sakl the fuel
cell system was thoroughly test-
ed and "it did aot misbehave."
The problem developed late
Tuesday night, at a time
everything seemed to be
ressing smoothly toward
scheduled 9 a.m. (EST) launch-
ii
unofficial esfi-
matea of a delay of 6 to 10 days
if the trouble Is not corrected
and the system has to be replac-
ed.
The difficulty first aroae at
the McDonnell Aircraft Co.
plant in St. Louis during a fuel
cell test. .McDonnell makes the
(See GEMINI. Page M)
of the
by
of the Methodist Church,
from New York City. He
preached at noon and also will
give the sermon later today at
the 7:30 p.a< service.
The gaoaral public is invited
to the session tonight to hear
Dr. Fletcher. At the same time
brief welcoming ta&a wfll be
riven by a number af Orange of-
ficials to visiting dafagstos.
Included wfll be Orange Mayor
Neal Miller Jr. on behalf at
dty; Dr. Robert L. Black-
ir of Orange representing
rfalFeBow-
T. L. Ingb-
ram of North titoh School for
the Orange School District
a _|j_ * 1 ■ « « «
Aside from general district
(Sea MKTHODMTB, Page 14)
days before it
off B
that Justice of the Peace Frank
" hold ■ -
state, to lay Its evidence before
the
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to mercial
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