The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 212, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 29, 1931 Page: 4 of 6
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(ílmwhtr of Uíunmerri; volr-td ou opin-
pjatirfc wiw 9¡t<U> tu iiá'd-
rilj i' W iwmuhf i«iiriat,'camp; that tkét
I ^ ■ « 'PT" tt'iflint to ¡ufaiiik'Ii (i proj-
I iiiiívf ^ ''ptüoiVk interested in ttu«- yotifir
I i'í nvit people ■■OpHii*« hay voiced un
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: fbs-rijí «arti'taiw was badly* needed. Witfi
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nit these fact* before him and desir-
ous, ojf fertltwi'lBg a hi oil worthy work
4 uimdfe; .jjjjfc y^ung Utopia. Mr. tti'-kwr-
*6t!, Uiiectnr of the LutcH ^Btark'ii
Hi:'. ->i«itn ziition fonecivotj the-
¡den of "oiiihinlnjt these civic tuid
coniijiercinl;! iiceiin .¡int fl iReicnentfonal
Center to he i>jip«d, operated • and'
miiiiitnijied by the í.utch Btnrk'n Boya,,
Inc. «raaiilitailoii. Preliminary ] te| M.-
weif taken to «4éure an option on
the property detiifd. Th# matter of
pr.opej-ly «uifewmcdhiK the pool from
t dUeUMff''Ijii fOtií' llítd thoroughly by
ju^ent¡gifting the fonditionn under-
, wlich tW poda dV ^ieaüáioiit and
* Moiiaton wire belim operated, and .it
wu.« found that' by driiilna an' ar- •
tcaian welj some 600 to 700 f«ct a,
<*o«tinuoui('íílow of pure water, would
J* ,'j)vaJ|abi* for une. by • employunsnt
of the chlarfnation proces and use
of alum In Huitabie <juantitien, to-
gether with a I'ontluuoun flow of wat-
er augmented by a weekly draining
of the pool and at-rubbing same with
chenilcalH and rofiiling, the dan-'1
SW of eontuniihatiow would be re- •
-duced- to almóat, «ero.
"V%'itli' thla fact cMtahliMhed :tl e iiuei '-
tion of coat and dfttaila of the pro-
iioBed. pfojei t waa gone Into in de-
tfill «iid carefully checked to be cer-
tain of .the uceuruey of the figure*
atld it "Ínih fttund that with the roa-
terlala available at very low figures
¡■iid With ibo oitying need of oiuploy-
men for f.lioeoi who iiitvo Been forced,
'through no fault of thejr own to
tttk help ihrough tfie winter, that the
iitirifpivjtét could lie cart'led to a
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aiu'ceaa|ul coiiiplelion at a coat off
6,200 íexctuaive of the .'ceat oí tilie
property and equipment and fixtures
which are available, and can .be. hand-
• led from, time payment* payatáe front
the profjtn derived from the operat-
ion of'tho commercial íentureá. of the
project. Tiiia coat of 45.200 Include
. the labor and material required for
the construction and equipping of. a
modioli «wimniittg. Pool, concrete
throughout, protected fiy the 'proper
.«cum ' gutter ,' ctrculAtjon .proceau* '
chloriifalicm próceae! and with the
neceé ary life «giving equipment need-
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cd ttf «afeguard t* ll#í «f •« «-«-"--t «"
era; the erection of rnodarn tourist
camp of |f icabina. complete with ¿
running water, Individual toilet and
«bowers, gas range for cooking. and
properly landscaped and ground^
beautified ta make it one of the moat
...complete "rind . attractive tourist
wiujps In . the south, This camp u«
pfopoaed will have the designation of
"Offieal Camp" b^ the ^ Orange Chám-
' her of Commerce and the American
Aulo mobile aaáociation and will se-
cure advertisement from these agen-
cieit", the building . of a restaurant,
•simdwicb shop and soda fountain
with drlve^in curb sendee' that will
be mdtlern 'and which will be conduct-
ed in such. a? way that it will be
wiil bo muintalned and tho
foea *1 be conduot^d in auch a v
".W that it «lion be «¿ove reproach.
' The gKounds wUl be artistically
beautified, overflow of water from
tl(e pool «sed t? aogmetat the natur-
al stream now fl %}ng through the; 1
grounds and this, wjll be rooked, aiia 1
'j|qti y«ije<l and ma<le a thing of be'uiiw
thereby adding to the attraotWénéss
6f the -enterprise. Propei- bathhouse
facilities will be. provtde¡d Jind play-
grounds for the. yoongér boya and.
maintained aad 'the principal
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motivating |>ower being kept • ia.
that the youth of Orang<? maá' be
given d clean recreational center
where the physical features of their
development ahull be the primary
purpose. .
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have iw.-.iiió; tóuiiM. ciiiwft vi turning
pool tgiuj ;.oilicu uk-muie Jlyu *u>
>viii.uii.ihj. u..v. ii "oVciiis io' us you
nave l'uiuor un eiuuoratu piogiam,
\tiitcu iiolu' u luuiiicmi angle muy
iiccut to picsvut ousuu-los dillicult to
huMIIOUUt.
suca a • couccDtittiioti j|ua boon,
I. tin a ili is, 1M«II,< iieodcU, auu It
mem in un unit you uio on the prop- •
ir louiu' m inu-iesiing lac boys and
hi. Is, who iitivu uii gicatcst intlu*
,-cacCTúí*"iiítiigs1 il)ui ufe heiplul, boiu
in u noduy and spiniual wuy.
it you leaiitiu uU per cent o£ iEo . _
coutrinutions itsteU,. you will haVu
gone a long way , towards iiuanclng
, iue program cle/ir thropgh. ~
■; Today Vieru 1 an opptutunity of
¿uic basing. niaterluls at pronubiy
> lúei'r lowest iii'tce's. it tiinrettre' W-
niHiiis a questiun ot «nance. We cer-
'tmnly wish you wcJl in tho vary
luudiolc uuderiuKlng tor things thai
ttrtl perpetuate, lloy Hcouts. Camp
Vive Uirls, -wild the llahil.
Yours very truly,
- I*'. H. 1'AllWtóLL
Vlac-pres. «ad 'tl«n. Mgr.
The Lutelier and Moore Lumber Co. -
Jfljf. "W. K. H. l)i<'kei-Mon
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Bear Sir:
I have looked over yonr plaus for
building a tourist camp, establishing
a dining room, and lunch couuter.
und a swimming pool on the Old
Spanish Trail, and feel quite sure
that if the boysTHlnd girls enter 'into
the spirit ofthe ""Work und you are
able to get 'aud keep good manage-
ment foi* the project, it should 'work
out as you plan, particularly in view
of the inAteriuls and labor available
Your dining room. If it serves ex-
ceptional food, will draw patronage
from a distance, and will help very
much tó assure financial success.
Very truly yours,
It. 8. MAKIJ3Y
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Mr. W. K «. Uickei-suu,
Orange, Texas-
Hear Mr. Wickersou:-
I hrive looked over the plúüs und
spe .-if^ctttions of your proposed shim-
ming pool and * recreational center
and must suy that they look Very
practicul to me.
1 otu in hearty sympathy with your
project and believe it will bo very
beneficial to the noya and girls- of
Orange and its surrounding territory
as well as to the older people.
I understand that you propose - to
aell season tipkpts foe the swimming
pool and I wanWto be placed on your
list for a'season ticket wheu they
are ready for distribution.
With very best wishes, I remain,
"Yours very truly,
C. C. LEBDY
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Mr. AV. 12.' tí. Uickerson,
Orange, Texas. . "
My "'Dear Mr, Uickerson: "
1 have seen' your pluus and. exam-
ined the estlmutes submitted for tlie
proposed construction of recruu lion
grouuds und other conveniences tii
bo ostabiishéd on those grounds com-
monly referred to as Payne & tímith
plucé just west of the city, and I say-
with all sincerity that -the project
Is heartily approved by me.
. Your interest" and efforts in this
matter should, I think, he appreciated
by the entire community and Its en-
couragement advanced without the
'■feast stint. From a personal stand-
point you may rest asaureil that you
have my every support and kindly In-
fluence, and you> muy feel at liberty
te cali,jipon jpe a^, an£¡. tlia íor^anj;
assistance reasonably within my pow-
er to grant.
With, kindest, personal regards and
every well-wish- for the success of
your vonturo, aud ,endeavors, I am
Cordially yours, ' ,
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Is A List
Subscribed For During First
5. L. Brent $10.06
KE. Roach. 25.00
I S. Manley 25.00
H. THomason 25.00
McDcnough 25.00
Geo. S. Colburo ..
H. J. L. Stark
W. H. Stark e
Flavia Wignall ....
Malcolm Pcarce ..
25.00
25.00
25.00
5.00
10.00
J. H. David
J. D. Hughe
J. O. Sims .
W. E. S. Di
K. W. Stepl
25.00
10.00
10.00
25.00
25.00
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C. C. Leedy .....
D. A. Piiiter . ...
E. Harold Smith
James B. Quigley
Wm. H. Reid.
25.00
12.00
W. B. Simmons
E. E. McFarland
C. G. Keilis . ..
Hoyt B. Comeaux
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e Organization Sponso
.. 25.00
is Project
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... 25.00
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'f JlegiiiiiiK With lis iuce'pltou as a
fadly Heliool claps <fór hoys tSught
L. t*t rl« some ten-^i&itii ago
Ip the First Presbyterian church, and
"'ontinuiiifc through the ' sin-ccssiva^ *
les ' i|f sundlot Iniselmlh Hcout
ttni au<l Uugle corpc tliln work
uallji grew until a Hoys Hand
is finuMx: organised, to w hich, were
duii.tied members iif a, 11 fiiitlis and
inniilnallolis in Ornn# '. The organ-
tion was then . incorporated, under
the laws of the.Hinte o| Texas, under
rtumo of "ijiitrh HtaVk's Ho.vs
with tho following directors: •
H. ,f, L. Htavk, Haytnond Hill, Byron
Hlthm'oiis, ' S. B. Ayers, and D. M.
Ooers. in 1927 \v; K. e. iMckersoti as-
sumed ciiiirgc' of tlie work and began
gradual expansion of the activities,
seeking to tnchule as many boys of
Orange iu the uieiuherHblp of the or-
ganisation as possible. Hpcclul work
in c,\ innastieH was offered, a tumh-
ling team *vus organised, and nn of-
Ohestia' was* begun. More girl's were
added to the and the gynuslum
features .were evtendnd.
In tin- winter of 1929 nu unused
huitding at l-'lrst and Front was se-
cured, remodelled under tho direction
of Tom Howdl. and converted Into
u gymnasium, much of the work being
contributed by tho boys interested in
gymnastic «ports. A* basketball leaguo
consisting of Junior, intermediate
und Henlor divisions was orgtmiecd
under tho sfeonsorablp of Utlih
mark's Boys, inc., und ©lay was be-
xurt Inimcdtotcly. 'Approximately 3^"
boys of all ages participated in that
first city league. Puriug the wiuuer
just past the league was continued,
"playing two halves, with n grout num-
ber of boys and young men engaged
actively und regularly in systematic
play. In addition a girl's division was
success fu I completion of. this
■project Wjll witness also- the com-
flete, reorganisation of every depart-
"lit, tito oiilarpeitiuiit of. the aciivlt-
"¿lí each, iiii'i eltul; is■ more hssni-
pt uacb. anil whuf Is more e*sunl-„
|i various actlvl|le.s. Ill linter to ah- -
istratioii which will .ufegUard the
oi every hov un'd girl' unds
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parent cVititWtod in stly way with
the various uetivlties. In order abso-
lutely to Insure pijjpei' suiwrvislou
and protection to i lioije who may
Wish to pun luis-■ .r.lrkels for uOy of
t.}iy u«i¿ivUles of the Lutcli Slurk's
.> Hoys, .-life., a i iiiiiinlttee of local bus--
iness inen has been solecti;d to re-
ceive ally and sil funds raised for
the purpose of financing tills pro-
ject and earttyiug it to completion,
this committee to have entire fhargc
of thó accouutiug of theso funds, und
also of tho' a*Pei"IHure of same for
tlio pur posos for which raised.
The following have' bofln selected
and have consented to serve on this
committee. ' .
organised, with a successful season
experienced, many outside teams be-
ing brought here for games. Many of
the outstanding teams oí amateur
boy basketball players were brought
to Orange -for games with local teams
nml u very cupublo "All-Star" team
was soloctcd from • tlie corablncd
league playetf of Orange.
. Now that the liaskctball season
has euded, this organisation is spon-
soring u baseball league for boys und
girls of all ages, one "meeting already
„ having been held, and a second one
sit for Wednesday, April 1, at " 7
p. m. nt the Chamber of Commerce. .
V' ' " ~ ' • - J
Is To Be
William Bold, *secrcUly <4f th«
Chamber at Commorco, Chairman.
I). A. prutap,' Treasurer.
Leedy, Auditor.
All funds collected will be hold in
" escrow in tho First National Bank
until a sufficient amount lias bóon
ruisud to ¡usuro completion of tho
project.
Tho nucleus of the entire organi-
sation hgs always boon and shall al-
ways continue to be tho líoys Band,
which ha* travelel far and, wide over
tho southwost, and won acclaim for
the excellent conduct of Its members
us well as for the quality of enter-
tainment offered. With tho recent ad-
dition of tho Ó iris Brum and Bugle
corps, offering an avenUu for inter-
eqtlAg musical development among-
«the' younger girls of Orange as well
as profitable employment of their
leisure tlime, the organisation has be-
glin tp see the dawn of the realisat-
ion of its ambition to provide wJiole-
,.J$ ■ M . ¡ xnmit < ¡MZ
soma occupation for the mind aid .
hand of every boy and girl of Orange
who wttll meet the requirements of
membership. ■
The latest, development is one
which will fairly well complete an
adequate program o£ youth training
and leadership, including us it docs
the provision of an up-to-dute swim-
ming t pool aud recreational center,
theféby offering to the boys and girls,
of Orange a year-round cycle of jnod-
K| em, wKbtesome, propevrl#«upSir^l ed
training und entertainment.
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It is wllh mqdh dati'sfactiun that
I present «6 the ttóys and girls and
men and women of Orange Uils -#111
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for the enlargement of the effective
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I study, i and < if you • c US1.
plan iuirliorkjiii, lend^tiyoúr tiAjft
you may thus materially ussist iu thf
establishment of a, perihunout pr,o-
' gram for the - bottermont of the youtli
df our town, and make.©range un-
anco. It la my sincere opinion that
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The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 212, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 29, 1931, newspaper, March 29, 1931; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth183193/m1/4/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.