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AUTO TAGS
Bought your 1N1 license
ates yet? if you haven't you'd
ter hurry. The office of
Ida Faye Arnold, tax ac-
wsor-collector, will be open
day and until noon tomorrow
expedite the sale of tags to
ounty residents.
VOL LVIH—NUMBER 76
•ComplcU NEA Strvlces
Mcrntxr Associated PrtU
ORANGE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, MARCH *1, 1961
16 Pages
5 Cents
FINAL EDITION
EASTER PRIZE
Orangeflekl gets early East-
er prize by winning Chief Re-
lays; Orange trackmen score
14 points la Lake Charles meet;
Durociter may manage Houston
team. See sports roundup on
pages 8-11.
ailed 'Hotbed
j *. «
'f War Danger'
By PRESTON GP.OVER "major hotbed of war danger" in
K MOSCOW (AP)—The Scviet-ted a declaration that skinimed over
TVarsaw Pact powers today said strife-ridden Laos and the .Congo,
me West is continuing to wage While making the usual plea for
In .arms race and announced {"peaceful coexistence" and cam-J
jhey are strengthening their deplete disarmament, the Commu-j
(Snses. •' nist natipds announced they had'
rThe eight-nation Communist 'agreed, on measures which they
military counterpart of NATO)find, it. necessary to t&ke in the
Singled rout West Germany as a interests of further consolidation
" jOt their defense potential
ictronuthontno n.>i >
U.S. Firm
On Laotion
Conference
County Voters Will Choose
Of their defense potential and
strengthening peace throughout
the. "world."
Coming after three days of talks
in the Kremlin amid the usual
complete secrecy, the communi-
que- was surprisingly mild in tone
but appeared tb pinpoint Germany
as the next pressure point in the
East-West test of nerves.
Some Western diplomats be-
jlieved the miid tone indicated So-
viet Premier Khrushchev still
wants to pick up coexistence re-
lations with the Kennedy admin-
istration. While the Unitedj States
| was , mentioned as one of the
f-
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By BILLIE JUNE MURPHY (county. Out of the 50 candidates,
flntnoft' rOllrttV ^fvfprfi will on tflltfi JIPH inntmKnnfe <nn cnhu-ri
Orange" County, voters will go to! 16 are incumbents,seeking return
the polls tomorrow to elect 22 j to their "respective offices.
school trustees from a record field Qualified voters must hold a cur-
of 50 candidates seeking places on rent poll receipt and have resided
10 different school boards in the in the state of Teitas one year and
county. 1 j the district in which, they vote for
This record number of candidates'six months.
is indicative of the mounting inter-1
est in education in the county and
the qualify of curriculum pr6
] county trustees:
All other voters will vote only
for the trustee candidates of their
WASHINGTON (AP) - The'Wes?ern Big Three, behind the re- _
United States is standing firm on arn>inp of west Germany, it was an({ <je)1 William A* Blakley discuss plans in the congressman';
£ condition that the shooting firs'not singled out for the sort of - - - -
grams being made available to
students;
it also insures contests for trjas-
tee posts on every board in/the
8 th Naval
/
District
To Close
Texas Research League Survey,
Harlan L. Knox of Pinehurst Who
is challenging Cecil R. Nantz, in-
cumbent for the position of trus-
tee-at-large on the Orange County
Schoolyard, is an open proponent
of the countywide school system;
He has raised the question as to
why the county board has not
taken steps to implement recom-
mendations by the Orange County
O-l I. ~
sapec
the districts in which they reside.
Some of the key issues which
will figure heavily in the election
include a proposed cotintywide
Every eligible voter may cast a!school system, quality of adminis-
ballot in the Orange County School jtration and differences of opinion
Board trustee-at large race for the;over administrative policies*. ov ..... ..ran„„ . „
candidate of his choice. Only those Several of the candidates have Schools Studv Committee thit im
residents In Precincts i and 4 will openly endorsed the countywide!mediate action' be taken whi?h
be eligible to vote for candidates school unit system and various ?wou)d ultimately- result in a coun-
from their respective areas for merger possibilities contained in a tywide school system
W. E. Murphy, a trustee of the
Orangefield Consolidated School
Board Who did not seek re-election
to his post, but filed for county
jtrustee-at-large has said he is in
favor of consolidation, only if it is
WASHINGTON (Spl) — Dissolu-
tion of the 8th Naval .District with.;
headquarters at New Orleans, and;
—L«oder Photo bv Bob Axtlson
LET'S DO W—Nea! Miller Jr. (left), county campaign official,/
man'r
,u.. ui swing through Orange County last night. The Dallas man was hofi-
Sional 'conference fcan RjftS ^ at 8 dinner in his honor .at the Jack Tar Orange Hous,/ by headqu
Cd to nSX thf w^rSd- ministration. .. j 'ocal supporters. He went from the hotel to the Orange Community transfer of its functions to Charles-
foneu iu ntuirai.ze me warria The conference communique Center for a short conference with campaign workers and a radio iton, s, C., is creating a wave of
" this mentioned Laos onlv as one site. talk.-.He is waging his campaign for election to the U.S; Senate post i protest from the South,
.own today and said "a 'good of what it called "bloodv outrages; today in sever?! East Texas towns. .
jud look" would be given any|of colonialism" in Africa, Asia
proposal by the Soviet Union to ,a"d Latin America. ' _ , , . .
!lay a ceasefire until after a *4-1 TM was expected, since the T0fa/c AhOUt S60 000
on Laos is Warsaw Pact -covers only the;* r+u\ju i fvv,vuv
stion conference
ailed.
Pact -covers only the j
[Communist nations of Eastern
Secretary of State Dean Rusk'Europe and Communist China and
vas due to return at noon from]Other Asian natiens attend only
Jjis talks at New Delhi with In->s observers. But it was assumed
fflia's Prime Minister Nehru andrthat during the discussions in the
ikqkd' Bangkok conference of foreign ;Kremlin, Khrushchev outlined the
ministers of the eight-nation j Soviet reply expected this week-
jb Southeast Asia Treaty Organiza-jend to the British proposal for ai
a'-lt'tion. .(cease-fire- in the Indochinese king-
Rusk will give President Ken-'dom as the firift step in neutral-
I aeriy a first hand report of hissing the strategic jungle buffer
ffjMpJI' i with Nehru- and the SEATO state. N
; ,|Btinisters over the Laos crisis. ! Informed sources said the So
protest
I The district includes Texas, Loii- j
' isiana, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
I At the same time, the naval sta-
: tion at New Orleans is being
[closed. These details were includ-
ed in an Associated Press report
J today.;
i Also affecting Texas is reduc-
jt'on of maintenance operations at
jtlie reserve fleet stationed at Or-
' ange. Work there is being reduced
by consolidating ships witji low
mobilization priority and i long-
jterm potential projects. .j;
Words of dismay arose | from
Utility payments are budgeted for forne cities today after the De-
The West Orange City Council at j $1,278 and fees at $2,000. The gen-1 fi^r curtailment of
was figflred[activities at a number of Texas
niilitary bases.
West Orange Plans
Hearing on Budget
12 Voting Boxes
There will be 12 voting boxes operating tomorrow when 22 trus-
tees are elected collectively in the county's 9 school districts and
for the county board. * x;
Most of the voting will be done at the respective schools, Coun-
ty School Supt. J. B. Peddy said. Balloting will be from 8 a.m. to
7 p.m.
, School districts, box location and judges are as follows:
BANCROFT—School, Mrs. Lucille Hare.
■ BRIDGE CITY—School, Julian Sartin. „
COVE—School, Mrs. Lawrence Parkhurst.
LrTTLE CYPRESS—School, Mrs Walter McDonald
Brownwood voting box, Mrs. Fred Haley.
MAURICEVILLE—School, Mrs. J. W. Arledge.
ORANGE—Carr Junior High School, Mrs! Edna Hare.
ORANGEFIELD—Orangefield and McLewls schools,
C. H. Wilson and Albert S. Stanton.
VIDOR—Vidor School and Pine Forest Elementary school,
Royce D. Sargent and O. E. Oldbury.
WEST ORANGE—High school, Mrs. T. W. Rowe Jr.
By MARY AL|CE LAKF.Y
The Laotian government report-jvieft art; hkdy to cpme up with an April J(j meeting is expected eral 0Deratins total
i a new outbreak of fighting a counterplan insisting that ai t0 call ^ hearing on a proposed
tursday but said the situation)cease-fire be worked out oniy aft- ic)6i-g2 budget Which totals about-1 aDOUt
(as not grave enough to warrant er an international conference on $60,000. •*' I The proposed budget is a'XMit
iking SEATO intervention. 'Laos gets under way.' • | rti rnc«irm .mba tn<r ''liwfr'5'®0® more than the current one,
There is speculation that New East Germany's Walter Ulbricht: nipht r0nn>ilmf n irriveH it tenta ' 'n keeping with anticipated raises
elhl or Rangoon, Jhe_ coital of jpresided^at^tb^ Kremlin^ronfer-. t>, f'i&ures and a definite decision!™ ^
! to pay a $6,480 grader note from'
(See LAOS, Page 13)
(See NATO, Page 13)
Fair and Mild
Ideal Weather Conditions
Forecast for faster Sunday
I the city's-bond hind.,
j The council was told by. Mayor
Jack Etheridge and the prospec-
tive new mayor, Marvin" Perkins,
! that $26,501 remains In the bond _ , . ,
fund. Perkins had been studyirif;lc fines, street rental anil
in an orientation Da- R* P' mo.ng and electrical
25 per cent of its true value and
the tax rate is $,1 per $100 valua-
tion. • '. ►
In addition, revenue is derived
Sen, Ralph Yarbrough said he
has urged President Kennedy to
act immediately to avert unem-
ployment and bu.-ii.ness setbacks
Where the closings or curtailments
take effect.
At Orange. Tex., the Atlantic-
Reserve Fleet site will be cut ba,ck
militarily, but will continue In op-
from garbage collections, c i t y! eration. It will become a central
ilcf.!storage point for reserve ships of
j city finances in an orientation pe-
riod. He is unopposed for the may-j
mits.
buil
per- specific types.
This'will mean that the 592 rfilli-
ors office in tomorrow's election.I After receiving the fire depart-!ta^ perAonnel transferred >.av^
Councitmen agreed that garbage ment s budget, councilmen lvere'0ranR«
workers' wages will be raised from brought to a virtual standstill .when 1 a scant ^
- :r hour to $1.25 per-hour.U department representative toldj «rf'cers and meri-Theres w.H h«
boost the garbage depart- them that a pumper was need d an increase of 145 civilians skillM
udget allotment bv $1 000 immediately and would cost abouti'n ship maintenance to bo st^ tfta
•• -• " •«[present force of pome 2P0. Area
Once a Year-No Limit on Goodies
Kldeal weather is forecast today today and diminish to a gentle [ment budget - ., .
trough Easter Sunday enabling [breeze from 8 to !«' m.p.h. late .for an approximate f g u r e .of ^ ■ appeared to sta?,-' shipyard^"wi'rk was also, expected
lo: A total of $!.4«5 1, e.rm.rfedUr their i„.aS;nP P.io„, .„d tl.Vto rW I0, transfer ot n,v.l VM-
jr anenaing sunrise services, vis iimt( a. t\. a e\p i nolice department and representative was told that it els to Orange.
latlon and Easter egg hunts dur- be cool and refreshing-early Sdh- e PO « salaries and oner- would.be impossible to obtain such' All of these changes are expect-
fe custorpary p.cnics. /rfeTf"Inring Wlth Warm'ng ,rends55^ t^a,|an amount unless taxes wereUd. tp begin as of July 1, start of
'The outlook for Easter Sunday inereaiter. i§ set tentatively at $2 767 and the raised. The tax ••c-'est'On quick a new fiscal vear. Jobs now held
i fair and mild with little oi'no pM^nwhi e The Associated ^rSeft d^rtment at aC jzf.W l See BUDGET, Page 13) | « (See NAVY, Page 13)
Irecipitation indicated except for i *^ress reportea. i ■ ' _______
slight chance of showers on1 More than a foot of show blank-
londay according to the M'dcoun-|eted parts of the Texas Panhandle
ft office of the U.S. Weather and the fa'l continued faster than
Jreau. plows could clear the roads eauly
ILocal normal temperatures for j Fr'^ay; . . . . , _ „
L; i' _/ _ jij- _ .vj i I hp he3\ icst -$no A M3S 3t } 3m*
jis tyne of year include a maxi-1 . . „ ,,
t.._ „« ia „.i,K pa. covered by 12 to 13 inches.
Km low of f I State police7 reported 8 to 10
[The skies are to remain gener-^nch™ °"
r fair with cool temperatures,..' - '? ' fin\. , .'
ough tomorrow with a high -of ligA" 2-!,
today ana 74 tomorrow. Cooler
Bight with the lowest in the
Drnirjg near 43 degrees.
Northwesterly winds are expect-
to range from 16 to 24 m.p.h.
Meet
Carpenters
1 Reach Pact
A bitter north wind, blowing 10
to 15 ' miles per h ur. caused
drifts to start piling up around
I-Vnnn ,-n;1 newsman Ri~';v Ran-
dall of. Radio Station KHHH said
"tree limbs are broken off all
over town." *
The State Highway Department
said ail roads in the snow belt
were open but travel was hazard-
ous. -
Snow continued in the north
part of the Texas Panhandle even
as the Weather Bureau said show-
. ers, thunderstorms ar'd torriado-s
A tentative agreement on con- pigm^r, other sectidhs of the state
let terms and wages has been an weei( were finally at an end.
*ched by the Sabuie District, latest forecasts called for
uncjl of Carpenters and re.pre- c]car (0 partly cloudy skies and
Statives of the Sabine Area Con- n0 further moisture , in all part
iiction Committee. . 0f statg 5y late Friday and
e only action remaining is s f dav
fication of the agreement bv. atu ay'
membership of the . various
Bis of the district council, ac>
Jing to a" release by L. B.
ugh, chairman of the construc-
committee and Auvie Whee-
district council chairman.
La coot
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Special Easter
Services Slated
Several hundred Orange County
residfnts are expected to attend
Easter Sunrise services sponsored
by the Orange Ministerial Alliance
; in cooperation with the youth of
'Orange Sunday at 6 a.m. in Tiger
Stadium. •' . '
Last year over 800 youth and
adults turned out for the service
and an even larger crowd of wor-
shipers is expected this ye£r
The Rev. W. W. .Kennedy, pas-
tor of Cove Baptist Church, will
1 address. Ap-
- - „ nropriate music for the occasion
y ntor 67, ond lh«" high tomorrow. l,w farr limtor
rt 74, Coo «r tonight with tht lowsst in will be. sung • b> the- Carr iu tor
morning ntar 43. Northwesterly winds i High and West Qrange JuaiOr
fJmiUaiL?r°wtnmXhToiH Wish Choirs. ;
and tomorrow P The congregation will be seated
[S — sobino: high. S:i •.m., S:jn tj,c east. tands of the stadium.
A f-igrai arrangements donated byt
florists of the city and a hu^e
decorated cross will provide a
„ Data From U.I. Weottwr Bureau
Uttlook
Mgh tomorrow,
U.S. Warner Bureau i -- ~~ . '. . ,.
Generally tofr ond coot deliver the principal ado
w. Highest temperature. Dr0priate music for the
LOUiS E. THROGMORTON
Addresses City Officials
Hosts TML
Held Here
A talk by a Dallas insurance of-
ficial on "My City Pleases Me"
and passage qjf a resolution urging
the creation of a statewide build-
ing inspection department high-
lighted a district Texas Municipal
League session here last night.
Some 117 city officials, their
wives and guests attended the
meeting here at the Jack Tar Or-
ange House with the City of Or-
ange serving as host. Mayor Jim
Waters of Lufkin, district presi-
dent, presided.
An address of welcome was
given by Mayor Martin K. Thomen
Sr. of Orange. The featured ad-
dress of the night was given by
Louie Throgmorton of Dallas, vice
president of the Republic National
Life Insurance Co. , v (
He cited the importance of "a
sense of humor for today's resi-
dents of a tension-troubled world
and stressed it was especially
true for municipal employes. He
pointed out that God made the
country but man made the city.
Throgmorton also pointed out
that "we get more from our city
tax dollars than any other spent."
As he put it, "Sometimes it em-
barrasses me."
City Mgr. Archie N. Walker in-
troduced a resolution at the request
(See TML, Page 13)
the will expressed by the voters.
Other proponents of the county-
wide school system who have open-
ly stated their views are Elliott
Ramsey, a production foreman at
[the Du Pont plant who is opposing
Valton Landrum, county trustee
from Precinct 2, and Mrs. "Eva D.
B ready who is opposing inclum-
bent Herman Nies lor a position
on the Bancroft Common School
District Board.
The only uncontested position, on
the county school board is that of
trustee of Precinct 4 held by B. V.
Stephenson who is seeking . re-
election.
Much interest will be focused on
the Bridge City trustee election
where a faction including a mem-
ber of the board seeking re-elec-
tion has pressed for the ouster of
Supt. Grover Die. Controversy has
arisen over school spending and
scholastic progress.
Seven candidates Including one
incumbent, T. E. (Eddie) Cone,
are seeking two places oh the
board. Cone seeks removal of the
superintendent.
There are two slates among the
seven candidates at Bridge City.
One such slate which ha$ backed
Supt. Die in the past includes Har-
vey C. R. Gunter, and John Mag-.
ness, a former board president.'
A second slate is composed of
Cone and Jess R. Thames, a Du
Pont accountant, who has re-
ceived public support from sever-
al* present and past trustees.
Others seeking a place on the
Bridge City board are Don Clay-
ton, Lee Alford and Williard Cobb.
Cecil P. Bryant, a former Bridge
City teacher, filed for election but
has withdrawn from the race. '
Renewed interest in school af-
fairs at Little Cypress has drawn
a near record field of seven candid-
dates. Administrative policies and
curriculum Improvements were
cited as prime reasons for keen
interest in the race.
The seven candidates including
incumbent Ed Stephenson seeking
two places on the board are Mrs.
Lawrence Hulsey, a housewife;
James W Branch, a Du Pont fore-
man; Joe F. Caldwell, a chemist
at Texas Portland Cement Co.;
Travis C. Hudson, a Du Pont Dhnt
process operator; Cecil C. Lewis
and W. C, McCall Jr.
In Orange five candidates 'in-
cluding one incumbent are seeking
two places on the Orange Inde-
pendent School District Board.
They are Jim Ramsey, incumbent,
who is president of Ramsey-'fantz,
(Sec ELECTION, Page IS)
No Date Set for Talks To Resume
Crown Zellerbach Contact Negotiations Fold
Contract negotiations collapsed either side. After. Individual talks
today between members of Locall with both groups, it was agreed
4-23 of the Oil,' Chemical and that further negotiations now would
Atomic Workers Union (AFL-CfO). not be fruitful and it was a waste
and Crown Zellerbach plant offi- of time to continue further today,
ciais. I Bargaining talks were broken
At the same time, both groups off at 10:45 a.m. with the under-
recessed indefinitely subject to a standing that mediation would be
call from Ray Ma jure, field repre-
sentative from the Houston re-
gional office of the Federal Me-
diation and Conciliation Service.
M a j u r e commented, "Both
groups have juR't recessud'and we
postponed indefinitely subject to a
call from Majure for a future date
Bargaining opened yesterday and
continued throughout the day end-
ing at 6:05 p.m. Company officials
said there are three basic issues
did not reach an agreement. Thei which have proved impossible to
two parties will meet again at settle to date.
some future date which has not yet
been determined."
New contract talks opened yes-
terday after a lapse of more than
a month. Both members of the
OCAW local and plant manage-
ment went into -session- today at 9
a,m. at the Jack Tar Orange
House,
Majure asked if there had been
any change in individual positions
overnight. There were none on
These were listed as seniority,
irrevocaotevfiheck-off of union dues
and a 20-mimite shutdown of ma-
chines on each shift for a lunch
period.
Company officials said that West
Coast operating procedures have
of necessity been established here
in that shift employes are paid on
an eight-hour basis and are expect-
ed to eat during that period,
Myron Ellison, CZ legal counsel
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Light T urnout Expected
In West Orange Election
A bumper vote from the 1.220 Glenn F. Seale, Glenn Sandlin and
eligiblcs is not expected in tomor-
row's municipal election for the
City of West Orange, political ob-
servers said today.
There arc no controversial is-
sues in the race and tit,) opponents
* " v —tootfw Photo w BHiie...tw M'irehy vying for the top spot of mayor.
MAGIC -00 EASTER CHANGES EGGS—'This bis buddy to Inspect the goodies in his basket ; Marvin Perkins is unopposed for
first grader at Curtis School munches an Easter while the little girl smiles happily a!wit her that office.
Eee as if it were the most delicious candy he had collection: .Excited youngsters everywhere are | • There are three candidates seek-
t"™. fniintvino Mn poo hunt At the school .' Im'atlefttlv awaiting the arrival of Easter morn- i jng the two aldermen posts open
aPA? ~°T«^otwa«< tor the •crvlc^Xi<le yesterday. Another curious' classmate leans ou ibg and the surprises left by the Easter bunny, this year. Ihey are the uicumbeiii,
Lloyd LaGrOne. ,
Voting will,, be done at city hall]
between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. with
tow. t:2t p.m., :32 O.rn. Bolivar
{ 4:77 a.m., 4:27 p.m.; tow, 10:73 p.m.
o.m. '-
RIMt 4:97 o.m.. WtJ 4i34 p'.m,
from Kansas City, commented. "It
is impossible to shut down the ex-
truders for 20 minutes on each shift
because of the great operational
problems and expense, ft takes a
considerable amount of time to
secure* and then start up the ma-
chines. Considerable production
V/ould be lost."
It has been agreed by both the
OCAW local and plant manage-
ment that all side issues must be
resolved before the question of
wages is discussed. To date, non9
of the bargaining has centered
around wage hikes.
Yesterday's session was the first
between the OCAW and plant oti-
cials since Feb. 24 when contract
talks ended in a stalemate. Thd
local Chcmical Row plant has been'
struck by the OCAW'since Feb. 9.
Operations at the plastic film
processing plant have been con-
tinuous since the day of the
strike.
The OCAW won bargaining rights
for some 45 production and main-
tenance workers in an election late
last year. Current -talks are cen-
tered around the < first contract
which remains to be.executed.
Picket lines have been up since
Feb, 9 and numerous charges and
countercharges have been issued
by both the company and the local.
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ORANGE JUICE J
BELATED - Precinct 3's new
. immisSioner, Asa Mansfield, aft-
er taking oath of office yesterday
jnorning, politely asked the assist-
ant county auditor: "Well just
Mrs. Joyce Pevey as presiding'commissioner Asa Mansfield, aft-
ju'dge. Election box .workers, ye * * **' ~ """ *"
Mrs. Walter Crew. Mrs. Douglas
Outlaw and Mrs. Miric Carter. ant county^
Prediction of a small vote isjwhat is the commissioners sal-
based upon the fact that few per-j ary?" r
sons voted absentee, at City Lall. j FROM K LAWYER_ ^ Comet
Bv the deadline Tuesday night,j the observation that, the deal ths
only li persons had cast absentee: little nations get from the big ones
ballots. ' is from the bottom of the pact.
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