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ORANGE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1948
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ICITY POLITICS WARM UP AGAIN AS ELECTION
^CITY DOCKS AT ORANGE ARE BUSY THESE DAYS—The
photo above, taken ■ last week, gives evidence of increasing ac-
tivity at the port of Orange. In the foreground sacked cement
is being loaded for a South American destination while Port
Director J. P. Kerr (left, background), Mayor Raymond Sanders
and the skipper of the vessel look on. Next ship down the
wharves also is taking on cement. Far down the docks are three
vessels of the Pure Oil Co. at the warehouse and space leased by
that firm for extensive drilling operations in the Qilf.
(Photo by T. L. Gunn)
J, M. Morgan Offers for Sheriff's Post
J. M. Morgan Saturday announ-
ced his candidacy for, the post of
gheriff of Orange county, subject
the action of the Democratic
primaries. He listed his qualifi-
"teations as being the oldest mem-
i. M. Morgan
bar of the city police department
from the standpoint of service and
as having served a two year term
"
MORE TRAFFIC FACILITIES
it; being provided by the city will
mean better protection against ac-
cidents that have proven so cost-
. ^"iy in every respect in the past.
Ssix or seven more traffic
with the proper changes in
e signals without doubt
will mean some decrease In the
number of car collisions which
nearly always result In injuries to
f ear occupants, as well as to en
occasional bystander.
GREAT HOME-COMING DAY
« should be made of the pccasion of
I the annual picnic and get-togeth-
#r affair that will be staged by
the Orange County Oldtimers as-
sociation on Monday, May 31.
• which also will be celebrated as
annual Memorial day. Orange peo-
ple should begin now extending
Invitations to former residents
and neighbors who have moved
* away and would enjoy beyond
1 description the opportunity of
attending the Oldtimers picnic at
the Oldtimers pavilion. Let's Do
♦ Something About It
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LEADERSHIP IS IMPORT-
ANT at this time piore than ever
~ fore In,the Orange area as the
test ^developments program
r ever undertaken is bejng carried
While there are many, who
>ire doing leadership work verjr r
effectively, there should be gtlll *
4 others who would join the ranks
of group leaders to forward the
B' of • jMCMMpment and ex-
ffno nave uww*
oped leadership should receive
the unstinted I encouragement of
laity to thf end that the very
as constable of Precinct 1.
Morgan began his service with
the Orange city police department
during June, 1935, and has been
with that job continuously ex-
cept for his term as constable. He
has been a resident of Orange for
the-past 28 years, but the 56 year
old candidate is a native of Pol-
lock, La.
He was employed by the Orange
Car and Steel company, the Lut-
cher Moore Lumber company and
the Orange Casket company be-
fore he took hip present post with
the police department. Most of his
work with that department has
been in tjie downtown district of
Orange, where traffic has been
heaviest, and the need for-an ex-
perienced .Officer very essential.
Morgan has attended two Fed-
eral E'Jreau of Investigation of-
ficer training schools here, and is
a veteran of World War 1 with 22
months of overseas duty. Today he
Is an active member of the Vet-
erans of Foreign Wars and the
American Legion. He serves as a
member of the VFW board of
trustees.
Promisee Good Job
The husky officer resides at 101
Ninth street with his wife and
three children.
"If the people of this county
see fit to let me enforce their
laws for them, and my experien-
ce makes me feel that I'm quali-
fied," he said, "I promise to make
them as good a sheriff as any
we've ever had here.*'
Offers Pouring in
For Old $10 Bill
H. A. Nies, Orange businessman
who made news services, radio
and fron| page headlines in big
dailies l 3t. week when he prof-
fered ah ancient over-sized $10
bill to 80 people with 50 turning
it down before he got an accept-
ance, is being flooded wirh letters
from throughout the nation ask-
ing for the'privilege of accepting
the offer.
One man giving his name as
Herman Nies of Waukegan, III,
offered to take one thousand of
ten dollar bills and added, "Why
can't we keep that money in the
family, because it is quite likely
that your dad and mine were cou-
sins and came over on the same
boat."
B. E Kenney, writing from
Dana, Ohio, saw a report on the
Orange $10 bill episode- and want-
ed a supply to be displayed in his
rumpus room.
John P. Ceaser, of Chicago,
made inquiries as to how he could
get hold of a few of the btg tan
dollar bills, and offered to maka
the purchase through an Orange
bank.
J. D. Tobker, of Winston Salani,
N. C., requested a few dollar bills
ft be sent him COD to include
cost of postage.
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a rormer uranupitc now
InginSt Louis sent Nies the front
page 01 last Sunday's 8t Louis
Post-Dispatch that gave promin-
ence to the Orange news report
on the $10.00 Mil.
These are only a part ofr the
mail that Nies has received in re-
Schools Here Sot
"Stark Night" For
Tuesday Evening
Annual "Stark night" will be
held In the Carr Junior High Au-
ditorium Tuesday at 8:00 P. M.
Fiv e girl readers and five boy de-
claimed from Stark high school
will compete in the Miriam Lut-
cher Stark contest in reading and
declamation for valuable prizes
and the honor* associated with
the best' reader and the best de-
:laimer in the school.
For over forty years this con-
test has held an important place
in the school program. The con-
test was started by Mrs. Miriam
Lutcher Stark at the beginhing
of the century to put a premium
on reading and speaking ability.
After Mrs. Stark's death the con-
test was continued by H. J. L.
Stark.
Two Divisions
There are two divisions — the
junior division for junior high
school students and the senior di-
vision for senior high school
students. •
The girls from whom the win-
ner will be lelected are Beverly
Fife, Josephine Fitchett, Evange-
line Hinnant, Virgina Jones, and
Jettie Schmidt. Two of the girls
are seniors and three are juniors.
The five boys competing for
tne final victory are Stave Kem-
ble. Jack Merritt, Charles M. Pe-
veto, J. C. Trahan, and Skipper
Weaver. Two are seniors; two
are juniors; and one is a sopho-
more. One of hte five is a veter-
an and this is the first time that
a veteran has competed in the
finals.
Gifts Named
A beautiful watch goes to the
winning boy and to the winning
girl. The value of the watch
will be *1*0. To the junior high
school boy and .girls will.be pre-
sented a fountain pen and pencil
•set.
The contest this year has had
greater porticlpation and interest
than for the past five years.' From
nearly three hundred pupils Com-
peting in senior High, fifty-four
girls and twenty-nine boys went
into the quarter - finals. From
there twelve girls and nine boys
made their way into the semi-fi-
nals. Now after three months of
competition five girls and five
boys remain in the finals.
> still has
Lamar to Present
May Music Event
The Lamar "May Music Festi-
val" will be presented on Wed-
nesday evening, May 5, by the
music department of Lamar col-
lege as a contribution to Music
Week activities on the campus.
The concert will be in the new
college auditorium and will be
open to the public. <,
A feature of the event will be
the performance of the las)
movement of 'Grand Symphony
for Band" by Berliez. This is
in form of a choral hymn and
will be presented |ointly by the
Lamar choir and Concert band
under the tile "Glory and Trl-
umph'Mn the English translation.
The complete program will in-
clude a well - balanced variety
of musical selections ranging
from the nineteenth century works
of Beethoven yid Wagner to the
modern Rlngwald arrangements
used by the Fred Waring choral
aggregation. . There will be no
admission charge'for this event,
and special invitation to attend is
extended to high school music
students of the Sabine-Neches
area.
WHEN GIRLS' HAVEN OPEN-
ED -These pictures, taken last
Sunday at the formal opening
ceremonies for the Orange Girls'
Haven, show a few of the dlgnltar
ies present and a few of the per-
sons most intimately connected
with the home. In top photo, Dr.
John Grey, president of Lamar
college and principal speaker at
the opening ceremonies, shakes
hands with Mrs. L. C, Shipman,
house mother, while Mr. Shipman
looks on approvingly. Girls in
the foreground around the punch
table are the six young ladies who
at present complete the Girls'
Haven family. In the photo at
right. District Judge F. W. Hust-
myre, who was mast.ef of cere-
monies, drapes himself in a rain-
coat in defiance of the heavy
downpour which fell during the
program and carries on With his
duties. Others in the photo, left
to right, are' Dr. Grey, Fred Hans«
com. Girls' Haven president, Dr.
E. T. Drake, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Orange,
and L. W: Bird, member of the
board of directors. Photos by
T. L. Gunn).
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Oil Test Slated
Near Brown-Air
A new oil test for Orange coun-
ty is getting under way on the
Aaron Nelson survey just south
of Highway 87 near the Brown-
V
Abandoned Car Found
Near Bridge City
Deputy Sheriff Percy Hstton
discovered an abandoned auto-
mobile Friday morning at Bridge
City which had been reported
stolen fr<«m Port Arthur Thurs-
day night.
The auto belonged to Frances
Phillips of ?I20 Drydeu avenue.
Hatton was assisted in the inves-
tigation by Zack Kirkland, finger
print expert of the city police de-
partment, who reported that sev-
eral good prints were available and
taken from the stolen vehicle.
reeid- Air field. Depth to which the test Christian church officiating. The
is to be run was not learned but
a. large rig le being eat up on the
site.
Drilling is to be done by the
Parker Construction Co. uMhr *
contract with the leaseholder, the
t'£MH
Suicide Ruled hr
Man's Death Here
James Luther Stuart. 45. died
almost immediately Friday night
from a self inflicted gunshot
wound in the right temple region
and was found in his bed by oth-
er members of the family who
heard the shot while they were
in the dining room, according to
Justice of the Peace Wil^ Fount-
ain, who conducted the inquest.
Stuart was discovered lyings ip
his bed with a .22 caliber rifle
lying across his body. He was liv-
ing in the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Npreen Cook, in*'an apart-
ment hot)# behind Curtis school.
He was rushed to Francess Ann
Lutcher hospital in a Nogtiess am-
bulance, but wa* dead on arrival.
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Funeral see- ices were schedul-
ed to be held In the Noguess fun-
eral home Saturday at 1:30 p. m
with C. D. Poston or the Writ
body wes taken overland to Z*
valla, Texas, for burial
t
Besides the daughter with whom
he lived, Stuart is aurvivgd by a around
son, J. D. Stuart of Port Arthur;
two sisters, Mrs. Annie
Mrs. Minnie Colwell, both of
Cow Bayou Philosopher Learns of Italian
Elections and Offers Pointed Comments
Editor's note: The Cow Ba-
you Philosopher on his swamp
grass farm on that stream has
found Out about the Italian e~
lections, his letter this week re-
veals.)
Dear editar:
It's a long way. from out here
to Italy but I been keepin up with
the votin over there the same as
you and everybody else, as a sort
of warmin-up period for the corn-
in summer attractions over here,
and while ai first in the pre-elec-
tion turmoil it looked bad( I notice
from a copy of a paper which
turned up out here Monday morn-
in a litle limp and soggy with
dew that the Democrat* has won.
Now I ain'tdefindin Italy's past,
as them folks has picked, if they
did the pickin, some queer lead-
ers in times past and has allow-
ed them a peculiar amount of pow.
er, and I'm mighty glad to see the
Communists whipped as I under-
stand among hundreds' of other
objecticnal things they make a
man work whether he feels like
It or not, but I personrtally ain't
willin to condem a man just for
votin wrong. < „
JTiet is to say, I don't like to
adnritt tbh and wouldn't except
that figured everybody else has
been In the same boat with me
at One time or another, but in a
life-time of'votin I've voted for
some strange fish myjel/.
It's a ifunny thing. Gettin burn-
ed once don't seem to make any
difference. When election* year
rolls around and you read alter a
candidate and he reads good and
you hear him on the radio and
he sounds good and yoi . go into
town when he comes throughjour-*
in the state and he looks good,
eepeeiirlly when he puts a' timet
of sob In his voice whtn he gets
«t fe the plight of the old
promises to gMT
t of the capital Without
" • the grafter*
too busy gettin oq. w#l|
and he seems the only man in the
state who can do it, and you vote
fot; him and denounced anybody
who ain't got sense enough, to do
likewise, and after ho gets in
things ain't no ctlfcrent and the
oil folks is till old and if there
was any graftln goin on it still la
as ain't nobody stopped nothln
and ain't nobody been run out
oi any place.
Now 1 ain't call In no names,
Inil I can recall a whole string of
candidates I', e voted for in years
past that I'd Just as soon forget
ab$ui, and 1 image you and all
yoUr readers is in the same shape.
Kcvju^bpdy is entitled to vote
wrong once in a while, but only
the difference is that Over here
you can overcome your error and
vote for somebody else next time,
which' may not be any improve
rnenf but it's refresh in, while in
some countries if you vote wrong
snd the Communists win, it's all
over and you're stuck from then
on I'll take the system we got
here. There never Was a set of
politicians I'd like to put up with
the rest of my life.
Yours faithfully.
J. A.
Rites Conducted for
Teenage Girl Here
Last rites fdr Glenda Mae Wit-
llngham. 18, who died Tuesday
night, were held Saturday at 10
ajn., at the Gospel Lighthouse on
Border St., church with Rev. J. H.
Stanton, pastor, and Rev. Hanry
L. Steven®, officiating. Burial wAs.
in. Evergreen cemetery under dir-
ection of the Claybar funeral
home.
Annual Lions Club
CnrnWul Is Sot
To Open Thursdny
lite annual Lions club carnival,,
one of the biggest entertainment
events of the year in Orgnge, will
open u three-day stand in Stark
park, Sixth and Green, late
Thursday afternoon.
An all-amateur atTalr, the car-
niv«| is owned and operated by
members of the club. It consists
of virtually averythlng that goes
Into :f professional carnival with
the exception of sideshows.
There are plenty of rides, pop
corn stands, bingo and other forms
of diversion.
Operated by Members
Members of th«o club operate
the concessions, the cost of many
of which come out of their own
pockets, and all profits go into
the I.Ions club charity fund. This
is used, according to W. B. Bil-
liard, club president, iu helping
to provide better vision and hear-
ing for schooi children, examples
of which are recent purchases of
telebihocular and auditometer
machines for the public schools
here. Some of the fund also goes
to aid handicapped adults.
A parade, arranged by K. t.
Barker, will precede the opening
Thursday afternoon. Starting
from the high school at 3 p. m.. It
will tour the down town area
and end up at the carnival
grounds.
Contest Announced
Featured in the paiade will be
the hundreds of gaily decorated
bicycles. Three cash prises,
17.50, $S and 12.50 are being of-
fered to youngsters entering their
bikes.
The Lions club had a small be-
ginning several years ago and
since has grown to such size thai
It occupies the entire auea of
Stark park It offers rides ana
entertainment for youngsters and
adults alike, ajong with food and*
drink. Among the more popular
concessions In the past have been
the merry-go-round, the "African
Dip" and the bingo stand, one of
the largest of its kind anywhere.
ValuaMe Prises Offered
As usual, many valuable prizes
will be offered to carnival goers
each evening. These Include a
• 100 bill nightly along with
household equipment such as
washing machines and radios.
In addition to the customry di-
versions, persons attending the
Lions club carnivals get to see
some of the town's more promi-
nent businessmen In action as bar-
kers, hot dog dispensers, penny
pitch operators and merry-go-
round ticket takers.
Domaeratle Affair
Men who make decisions affect-
ing the welfare of the entire com-
munity may be found Nmetuing
mustard on bun* and Individuals
who in their regular job* handle
huge sums of money are apt to
be caught haggling with the ctia-
tomars for a few pennies. f
That's what makes the Lions
oarnival such a democratic affair
as well as so much more fun
than the usual show of its kind.
And, of couraa, thia Is heightened
by the knowledge that It's all for
a good cause.
Annual Meeting of
Red Cross Slated
The annual meeting of Orange
county Red Cross chapter will be
held on Thursday, May 13, at 5
p.m.. In the chapter house, corner
of Polk and Water streets, ac-
cording to Mrs. M. K. Thomen.
executive secretary.
Mrs. J. H. David, chapter chair-
man, will preside at the meeting.
Beaumont 'Big SI
Made Speech Hi
For Jonte, Mayor
Declares in Talk
Mayor Raymond Sanders
on the air over Radio Stat:
KOOT Friday night for hi*
public pronouncement d«
second primary campaign
nection with his race for
t ion as the city's chief
The radio station had an|
earlier In the day that tha mayor
would be followed at the micro-
phone by his opponent.
Jonte, but the broadcast did
occur. The station 'announced'
during Friday evening that Jonte
will answer the mayor's speech
next Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
The mayor devoted moat of his
fifteen minute addreea to a re-
view of the achievements of hie
administration but ho also ralgiit
two new issues:
Beaumont Interference Claimed
1. He charged his opponent
With being from Beaumont and
"naturally prone to seek advice
and help from his former friends
orer there." Then he went on to '
say that a Beaumont man
"holds a high state office"
cently came to Orange and
a talk In behalf of Jonte.
Sanders said he considered
"an iusult to the citizens of
angc" and declared he felt ntN
the voters of Orange are quite
capable of making up their own
minds about how to vote on May
fl without any advice Or assist*
ance from this "Beaumont big
shot"'
2. He charged "gome of my
opponent's ardent barker** with
teillng the vote.rs thet If Jonte la
elected "Orange will prosper be-
cause the lid will be teken off
gambling and all other vice tluM
goes with it and make %
open town " The mayor
machines, tip books,
boards, bootlegging arid
houses are necessary to meke
ange a prosperous community."
"era Vlee Nuppreeeed
Reviewing the
ments of his own admlnistrat
the mayor declared It h<
the affairs of the city of
In a businesslike
worked very hard to i
a growing progressive
nity." /
He asserted that this is
time in the history of
that gamblings and vice
kinds have/f
the fullest extent
situatimr can be cont
a voUr of confidence for
ministration on Mey 9.
Cooperation between
administration and the
state and school/
(minted up, along
termed a good relet
all civic clubs, labor
and capital.
Recreation
The inayor went
what has been done
by the city, recreation, <
and police depart
viding recreation facit!
program for combettft
delinquency among
Me told Of special t|
vtded for city police
operation with the
lated progress ma<
up business of the
closed by urging
to b«- out of town i
to ote absente.
Next scheduled
Mayor Senders, le
May 7 at t:15 p.
#111 cloSf his
rout
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Funeral Services for
«ln. Wright Are Held
Funeral services tor Mrs. Sar- chief and
eh Lvdia Wright, ^ *ho died
Thursday afternoon, were held
Natartne church Saturday.
at 2 p.m., with Rev. Earl Powell,
pasKtc, and Rev. W. Kennedy.
minister of Cove Baptist church,
offtcatlng. burial taking place in
direction
Firemen Politicking
For Eddie L. Barker
A delegation of Orange firemen
including L. T Smailhall, Charles
Taylor. W. i, Robinson, and J. L.
Peet left Saturday for Cameron,
Texas, to attend a district flre-
sl, wf
men's coiwent
palgn in beha
I
for fourth
Vice president of the Teuaa State
t's assoctatlo^lPW0^
in June In San Antontn.
HHft 01 ,lr*
throughout the
tendered their
ange man fourth
ftl HiiaiOAa
Maurices
Plan
Fnurte«a:gjii
graduating class,
high school. ncc<
superintendent.
Mrs. Henaley, wl
for a two-wee
interest In the'
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The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 104, Ed. 1 Sunday, May 2, 1948, newspaper, May 2, 1948; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth308710/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.