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Rescuers Face
The Orange Leader
Hawkins Given
Grim Task
All-State Honor
See Page 6
See Page 5
• Poges
ORANGE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH J, 1964
VOL LXI—NUMBER 52
Belli Protests
TRL Official Says Consolidation
Bench Shift
Due to Illness
DALLAS (AP) — A substitute judge, Frank Wilson,
crease
chief lawyer, Melvin Belli.
based upon research conducted Keith, attorney
I
4%
a result of voluntary
(Eddie) Cone.
between two or more
Contents
desirable.
be needed under the county unit
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board is not opposed to any con-
on record for enabling
tion than is now provided by to-
consolidation and
tion to
tal of local district funds.
uestioned Ivy as
thought Orange
state’s Democratic administra
ivy
Council Posts
U.S. Senate,
he should not be held in con-
after the 1964 elections.
Two incumbents have filed
belabor-
tempt of court on Monday at 3
out of a local
on the
for return to positio
p.m.
Monday with a Houston federal
true re-evaluation
LC Board
Will Study
the clouds for us and we
thr
the proposed county
Friday by Quentin Keith, at-
LITTLE CYPRESS (SpD)
erences were not read in court,
★
★
questioning.
solidated school system.
able
posed building program with
an
Severance
trict be created through legis-
■’s education study,
Phelps
regular
/
(See W. ORANGE, Page «)
meet-
Little Cypress trustees to dis- desirable.
to
county
Later, in
Case Asked
the suit
Fans will see six all-
Although Thompson and J. C.
Class AAAA and
Orange Planning Commission.
AAA.
Two incumbents seek reelec-
Michigan moves into rum-
ball poll . . What happened
today in 163rd District Court.
Browning personally.
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a summer recreation program
school
& Thom
representing
the possibility of con-
Orange Independent School Dis-
Orange attorneys ask that con-
ct neAc--Hince aoainet I
others.
P. H. Butler, school auditor.
The petition asked the court
A redistricting bill that would
The summons and subpoenas
Also taken into consideration
(See CONTEMPT, Page 6)
(See PLANNING, Page 3
tem:
WEATHER
DON’T COME BACK — A
young couple, leaving a restau-
districts
‘2
Is assisted
Bg
the committee report.
eight e
mittee
(See SCHOOL SUIT, Page 6)
A
t
1
conso
orfer
Bridge City Board Opposes
Countywide Consolidation
Members of the Little Cypress
School Board will discuss a pro-
Near 74
About 56
City Board
To Discuss
Road Issue
tor at the local
He is married
of Orange.
by West 0
Keith said just before the noon
recess that he had not fin-
afternoon,
cooler by
routine reports from Supt. W. E.
Martin, the school tax assessor-
collector and athletic director.
a process
Du Pont
them as raising assessments or
tax rates, Ivy mentioned,, the
end by
Clearing
High todi
Low toni
High tomorrow —.. 68
Outlook tomorrow: Showers to
tions.
Gov. John Connally, who has
insisted that such a thorny
cuss proposed building program
with architect today.
court will recognise our prob-
lem.”
Twelve congressional districts
Thompson testified that
Browning had not appeared in
the courtroom during the hear-
VOLUNTEER FIREMAN RESCUES BOY-
Held safely in the arms of George Jackson, a
District Heights, Md . volunteer fireman. Tommy
O’Connell, S, of North Forestville, Md., regis-
ters the tear that gripped him when ice cracked
under him as he tried to cross a frozen pond
near his home Tommy ires damped into 3H
It was filed by J. C. Hinsley,
Austin attorney. and the law
- firm of Stephenson. Stephenson
tax rate is presently $7,60 per
31,000 valuations, West Orange
ing was out of town Friday
night until Sunday afternoon.
of all county property.
Ivy was the defense witness
SPORTS
Nine games will open state
basketball tournament on
utes of. the last legislature
Dallas is a Republican strong:
1 and has been represented
court 1—---— --------
districts are improperlybal-
way ordinance causes great in-
convenience to citizens of the
area.
group.
The motion was entered
Leader editor be severed from can clinch title tonight
-aia, international
irly point out that Bridge
‘s taxes would be increased
Memew >111 am Pre
Comoist: NEA Snvicm
ing by Keith,
this meant I
given by Ivy
by Hinsley,
• V
speaking engagements st Baylor
University throughout the week-
On Redistricting
> Texas Officials Accept Court Order
r l
' Summary • Index --------
News of Today
v In Creating Countywide District
Study Committee Recommends Legislation
g. '
2
G
uui, he eon-
_______ I entirely possible
to give such a projected figure.
A
in certain respects were re-
W.'
Browning Kas been delayed un-
til next Monday.
=.
e."-
having their $1.5 milion bond from . .
issue of Jan 18 "kiled" by the ing districts, the
feet of icy water when the ice, warmed by the
sun, gave way under him. He clung to the re-
maining ice until rescued 13 minutes later by
Jackson. Tommy received hospital treatment
for exposure and was released Jackson went
home and took a warm bath. (AP Wirephoco).
sirability of a
cational system
M. H. Harris filed yesterday
She said Councilman Donald R.
Jones whose term also expires
has not filed.
Harris is seeking his first full
two-year term. He has been on
the council for the past year,
serving the unexpired termo
Leroy Conlin who moved from
West Orange.
Harris of 2303 Newton St. is
of the statement
County taxes would go up or
By TOMMY AYRES
If recommendations of the
Bridge City School Board is-
sues statement opposing county-
wide school consolidation, say-
ing it is neither feasible nor
E ‘ began presiding over the murder trial of Jack Ruby
eba today after a long argument from the bench with Ruby's
MOW* cLin T.vmar Nr-.. D.11:
' „Asardrexnab"nuzezsmse 8""; /
|is trying to solve its problems livhts were out and all waa quite
~ puss a-senezz=
— ------. - anything about these problems "Ob," breathed the fervently
ngreement Sr , and seconded by T. E,
districts.
Of Contempt S •L&sr'KSi’Ti
• - - naredasna“gaonspidattop-Panlenuntyprogramis ».•
take your seat ”
Belli sat down.
At another point Wilson told
agreement between two or more Agency concerning budgets, fis-
districts. cal audits, tax office informa-
W. Lormand
to Kentucky while berths were
offi- being filled?
BRIDGE CITY (SpD — The solidation that comes about as Trustee C.
Bridge‘City School Board today ---" •f -aluntar moreement Sr end secon
issued a ststement which
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1
pertaining to reports of the Marlin Thompson, one of two 0 ,
school consolidation study attorneys representing defend- tho
--- , ants Orange County School feel
last board and Orange Independent
r riuay uy xuguu neuu, at- school district in the declaratory
torney for the West Orange In- judgment suit now in progress
dependent School District, in the court was called to the
• dierm i • gingie county wehgol
e Fepum intaamh iiticai study group ’outlines’ a
Sui-ipasinTianamae sexensteP Plnasumumet 4
recommended by The committee.}
, who is ill with a cold.
Belli objected on several
: grounds:
j That he has a continuing mo- l
tion to transfer the trial away
from Dallas. He said this is .
• “cumulative with each juror,"
and that Judge Wilson could not
possibly hove knowledge of all
that has gone into the record in
the trial which is now in the
third week. Belli spoke of the
cumulative material piling up
as the “final straw that will
- break the camel’s back.”
At the same time, Belli ar-
gued. while Judge Brown is ab-
sent “he cannot act on mate-
rial presented in his absence."
Several times. Judge Wilson, s
overruled by Judge Eugene R.
Hoyt. Again quoting from fig-
gures determined in the study
based on 1958-59 figures, Ivy
said that Orange district tax-
payers would have a reduction
of 33.10 per 31,000 tax valua-
tions at current level of educa-
tion.
West Orange would increase
$1.60 per 31,000 valuation, at
current level, he said. Orange
___for Hustmyre Friday at Judge be administered
the Hoyt's request before 10 a.m.
Hustmyre later advised Keith.
In Class AA . Aggies Legal representatives for a
-- "1 *i citizen’s group are scheduled to
appeal to the commission for the
--ling of two-way traffic on
Five reasons were listed in the
petition. They are as follows I
l. The contempt proceedings
are not relevant to the issues
involved between the Orange
and West Orange School dis-
tricks and others.
2. The inclusion of contempt
proceedings “in this cause serve
to encumber the record herein
needlessly with matters not
pertinent to the determination of
thin cause,
1. “The inclusion of said con-
tempt proceedings in this cause
serves only to inject an ele-
ment of confusion into the mat-
(See SEVERANCE, Page 6
tall, big-bodied Texan, broke in
on Bei.
Judge Wilson cut Belli short
with a curt. “That’s enough.
Take your seat.”
"Could I ask..." Belli began
When be asked the same ques-
"Several years ago when we tion pertaining to Orange dis-
were forced to take our children trict, Hinsley objected but was
out of a local high school, con- overruled. When Keith asked if
Data from U.S. Weather Buream
Outlook: Increasing cloudiness
and windy with scattered
showers and a few thun-
dershowers beginning late
this afternoon.
- bench for Judge joe Brown,
search figures provided by the
Texas Tax Association, South-
western Bell Telephone Co., and
the Texas State Teachers Asso-
ciation.
Ivy described himself as a
factual compiler of data, while
naming Dr. Bascomb Hayes as
an evaluation expert on the TRL
staff
He named the Municipal Ad-
visory Committee of Texas as
Ivy specified that no public .
—- funds were utilized from Orange ducting such a program
"This board is not opposed to County. He also said that infor-
any consolidation that comes mation was compiled from re-
problem as redistricting cannot
.be handled in a 30-day special
Dirt nt session of the legislature, said
I taiU l v eeud “I am sure the district court
Cyprus is expected to apzjopening of two-way traffic on
________________ Contempt bearing before Dis-prove a new Security Council the soth Interstate 10 frontage
have given Dallas a second con-trict Judge Eugene R Hoyt in- proposal for a peace force and road between Jack's Island
gressman died in the final min- volving Leader Editor J. Cullen, a mediator. Road and Byron Simmons Drive
--------The frontage road currently
permits traffic to flow only one-
way east Property owners
along the above described sec-
tion of the road contend the one-
night.
Outlook for Thursday: Partly
cloudy and cool.
Sunset today ----- 6:17 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow ... 6:39 a.m.
winos--S-ol erom or aw-
played for southeasterly winds increasing
lo 20 to 30 and occosionally 9
tomorrow aOamoan and shying to north-
erly by tomorrow evening.
TIDES — Sabine: high, 8:49 only:
low, 11:56 a.m. only. Bollvar: high, 9:57
am. anSy; low, 1:52 ___________
YESTERDAY — Temperatures high
75, low M.
The Supreme Court agreed for a delay.
' w. • Mguetd tcderel The five Republicans who
that Texas congressional brought the suit, however, said
___' " ‘ " they will urge the court to order stalled
—-------h‘: Texas’ 23 congressmen to run st ears"
large this year unleea districts staling,
are redrawn before the elec- _
____. by a Republican in Congress for
be de- nearly a decade.
One of the Republicans who
“ - ’ Bush, now a
ve OI Texas Atty Gen. Waggoner
today Carr called the ruling "a good lative act.
decision for Texas. if the lower
The hearing was reset yester-
dsy by Judge Eugene R. Hoyt, —. —
after Browning and witnesses Browning asked that the hear-
appeared in court. Hoyt declined ing be set for Monday, as be has
to issue a restraining order st-----------• -
causing Browning to cease and Univer
desist in publishing of articles end.
pertaining to reports of the
School District and knowledgment that information and costs per student, accord-
— ____________._i was util- irg to statute. This, he con-
would nave meant ae-juon — izedin compiling the TRL re- tendedI nude it entirely pssible
of state funds of $81,000. Ivy’s testimony came after port.
_ will give careful consideration
to the circumstances (elections
3 s cource of Information pertain-
-~-e0 ing to issuance and sale of
m bonds.
J. Cullen Browning, editor of Browning did not receive the
The Leader, is now to appear summons until Sunday at 11:35
for hearing to show cause why p.m., according to Frank Hust-
.......myre, Browning's attorney.
to sever the contempt
ings and to docket the case un-
der another number and style.
pt of court on Monday at 3 Hustmyre said he did not re-
, after appearing yesterday, ceive 24-hour notice, as Brown-
Interstate 10 frontage road te- Thursday. Fi
sue to be discussed today by staters from
PlaIntier’s counselor Hinsley “mS Arangurrentiyt studying
County schoo and Aroordingda ndesemongw,“
ished cross-examination of Ivy joint Study C
Today was the fifth day of testi- tywide School
SrS.wB
jurors hearing the case do not tember-19e
reside within Orange or West
LOCAL
________ Joint Study Committee on
underway! in reaching an equit- Countywide Consolidation rec-
' ommends that countywide dis-
____.. Dallas' nearly one million tolci
Also in the discussion stage is 716,000>“'• npjgbboring dhstrict
------of Rep. Ray Roberts. Texas Research League
________Only four or five Texas dis- cial Glenn Ivy testifies in s
:ipants Trustees will tricts approach the average consolidation suit
population of 416,000. ------
mhua contempt of court and stated
proceedEkrespectfully that he could not
P stop publication at the articles
mentioned. >
“Neither does our community long interrogation by both Hins-
h expectgto benefit economically ley and Keith. M»ny of the ref-
witness stand for preliminary frm the proposed county con- '----— —* -
U.S. Dist. Judge John R. ---_----- .
Brown of Houston said the court tempt proceedings againstors
will bear arguments st the ear I e=----ad "romican
liest date asked by either the consolidation suit.
Republicans,
solidation would have been ad- there were only two bases for
yantageous and desirable for raising extra money, naming
both our students and our tax- •
The Bridge City trustee state-
ment follows:
. ,_________________ ___ . _____■ will be present to submit a quar
about as a result of voluntary ports to the Texas Education terly budget report. Other busi-
—t* .. ness transactions will include state or the
E Belli protested on several technical grounds against
I Wilson's sitting on the _ ..
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RETURNS FROM CUBA-Trevor Bums, a 43-year-old Syracuse,
N.Y., salesman. kisses the asphalt ramp at a Hollywood, Fla.,
airport after returning from Cuba. Burns had to ditch his plane
ia the Caribbean and was held to Cuba for two weeks. Burns said
he spent 28 hours ia the water before being rescued by a Cuban
Navy ship. Getting out of the plane is Ai Lefleur, who flew to
Havana to pick up Burns. (AP Wirephoto).
pportunity has b r o k e n He was questioned extensively
igh the clouds for us and we by Hinsley to establish sources
that the proposed county, of all information used by the
Keith questioned Ivy as to to-
tal additional funds that would
---25
A full agenda, including the
simmering Interstate 10 front-
age road controversy, faces the
Orange Planning Commission
Buna’s Jimmy Richardson when the group holds a regular
and Wert Orange’s Johnny meeting today at 5 p.m. in the
Hawkins capture all-state bon- council chamber at city ball.
M. H. HARRIS
,____ _ Two Seeking
“Take your seat,” the judge .
repeated When the court says Roturn to W4)
to take to your seat it means El Ul II WO TV •
pointed out that trustees , con- -
sider the proposed county con- were appr
solidation as neither feasible nor a special i
having Bancroft annexed to the
district.
When asked by West Orange
attorney Keith if he
thought Wert Orange minded
s-ez= =-a
didn’t thmk West Orange minded posed of representatives from'
payers. ___. ,
“Our high school facilities and possibility of
program have been built with a of all county
great deal of self-determination ' . _ - --------
and self-sacrifice. The sunlight throughout the morning session.
SB “ W SS? dor Bell. "There's no - _________
all the people of Texas as well ing the issue. .. for return to posi
as a personal victory." .When. Belli raised the question Wesi Orange ity Council, ac-
Bush said Democrats "have of additional peremptory chai- cording to Mrs. Melba Kelley,
___J on redtstricting for 25 lenges, by which lawyers can city secretary. There are three
----- and it is time to stop discharge prospective j u r o r s positions to be filled.
________________I (too RVY, Fags «) | Incumbents C. A. Dickey and
His figure he noted was strenuous objection bv Quentin However Orange attorney Later testimony
Ha 018 research conducted Keith, attorney for the defen- Hinsley stated to the court while drew objections
declined to endorse results of . .
the countywide study group. Keith 9u
I1 A • They also hit at news medias whetner he
Delaved by dourteantingndhaewreiuprt hdadown'under countywide consoit-
— J —5* distorted facts of the over- " de"e" ""—m-andende"
school picture.
Jr ihg
ige district coun-
____ ._______ _____ ___ redistricting b. :—
he did not know, tion congressional districts, layed until next year. The Hous-
“--------predicting that the painful re- ton court now must set an tiled suit, He
Shuffle wd! be. postponed until effective dateunn“kpordsoank candidat e5
. we____■"For Bridge City,, the pro- tionsandafilesfozndin local su-
tor Witnesses were hanged over posed county consolidation is perintendent s otLlces.
(See CONTEMPT, Page •) neither feasible nor desirable."
$ Cents FINAL EDITION
- aanan if optimum aandara. uti,
alizingnmaxmumpotentia called tically accepted the U.S. ----
for a projected extra 3900,000. preme Courts order to reappor- tion that
rpseopekanazastiant a hav
henfoumdano.chon 373.000’issue of the 1950 series, and the population shift toscities
‘ — David Hargis, school band di -has.created sthe most dispor
rector, is expected to meet with tionate districts in the United
“We feel that Bridge City has taken at request o a commit- the board to discuss band uni ates — i---
a potential of providing an edu-tee consisting of a number of in-
cational program to meet the dustrial leaders of the commu-
. . challenges of the future We fur-nity, most of whom contributed
Hestestified that, he had T” ‘her feel that this program can the league’s “out-of-pocket" ex---------------- -u----
, Hustmvme Fuidav .. Tuudea E admlad on a local level penses mostly related to travel to be financed by fees collected
more effectively than on a pro- to Orange County. *----t-s-- T-----m
posed county consolidated - — •
__- ___ _________ The Bridge City district with is presently $2 90
aprroved last night during Dr. E. E. Sims as superinten-
_ special session. It was passed dent is the second to take action
unanimously by all members of in opposition to countywide
« emphasized Sat the was irtro^
, Yidor trustees rofa»ed to go
Contempt Hearing"" “ -* "
Mr
x alloe,,te
"ae "—.s
but referred to by chapter or
“Facts brought' out in thepage numberao.the.report.m —--; p
a.t, nan+inm emA, Ivy said that he did not form architectural representative of
the opinion at the time of his re- pitts Mebane A * * -
1 oe ™ searchthat azcrisissituation ex- at 6:30 p.m. at a
facilities and Countyo the schools 0 o ing.
1 - -j , _ ;
Substitute Judge Presides Over Jack Ruby Trial
—Story Colt. 8, 9
I
-
propoSededvostoinereESegFine ^ri^i EhevurggPoco g78.000
present cost of the program of lapse navid
u- • Crn । He said the report was under. ■
has +akan at rorinat rj a enmmit. 1
Me WWM W • __ a I"U u-uILEH ovn l ~E- “-E"1* ‛‛T- "‘2 "2
forms which will be needed in They range in population from tion to West Orange City Coun- ner-up spot to nations! basket-
the near future. Dallas’ nearly one million tolcil. ’ " ----
Would -Bring Cut in State Funds
Rv norrr CONNER Ion 195859 conditions through- dant, the West Orange School jurors were recessed that the
GleM HOTIi O^iect director “ orange County. Ivy .was District Keith’s objection was proposed county unit system
»^t bed -
Sat ^id^^e^-'e^ the school consolida tremaevormdtinurek
the final in
«epitors noye-s mante. eg enactment route as the moot de- "4 Our state representative lure for trustees of a consoli- Other anticipated action to-
"".■■’y- x Coum sirabie method of achieving would be requested to introduce dated system - the committee night will include the appoint-
59Fim orongSnoFe o eme school consolidation. and actively promote the pas- recommends nine trustees, one ment of s commission chairman
i. .amnoM m. wne"• cogmty1.*229, j The committoe’s legs! snd po- sage of the local bill to the from each of the county school to replace John A. Woodside
1....... ...... — i Legislature in January, 1965. districts, including the Bancroft who resigned The board also
on r— —____! "s. Following enactment of district that was recently sn- will elect a secretary to replace
• obtaining a consolidated sys- the bill by the Legislature, a nexed to the West Orange Inde- Bud Forsberg, who has been
tem: ratification election would be pendent School District. - ---------
“1. The individual school called in September or October 3 The handling of the present
- boards should meet immedi-of 1963 ” bonded indebtedness of the — __
»t«ly to determine the method “« An electton for trustees present districts This totals OR ANGE JUICE
Committsaoncoun. for drafting the enabling act for tor the consolidated dis t r l c t 311,285,000. •nm-—
1 Consolidation are introduction in the State Legis- would be held early in 1966 To date, only two school dis-
Countyudo- iature. Legal and financial coun-; -I Operation of the sonsoli-ltricts have reached a decision on
acpnsollaatedeystem in se5miszrgasgpigayzraztangomhadatsdsntzstsmncnautdloircohzcenecmmptantgsgidpananidcqoupeugpugietrmaa-catca
•1 The bill draft would con- The committee report notes consolidation was feasible or de si that said. "Bring the chil-
tain detailed provisions answer-that many details and tyhnical sirable. dren. were proud to be known
srruurt auu w — all quart ions concerning the questions could be raised to the However. Vidor trustees said as a family restaurant," the fa-
^.mt. edu- consolidation of the school sys- discussion of a consolidated they would abide by the wishes ther said. "They’ll take that
tems of the county. This draft school system for the county of the citizens of the district, sign down the minute we leave."
could be submitted toitbe Texas "AHesch duestions. wouldtbe should voters approve consolida BONA FIDE - Shortly after
■cy, Texas Re- specifically answered in me tion in an election.
search League and other inter- draft of the bill for introduction
poeu "o‛representatives‛ from ested agenclesforthe I r com- to the legislature," according to
Orange Ctv»s existing eight ments and suggestions. _
sch0S"districtz, three chambers! “3 Our state representative .The committee lists four ms- and
of commerce, snd the former would be requested to obtain an jor questions that cold ad---
Bancroft district opinion from the Attorney Gen- versely affect .
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