The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 134, Ed. 1 Sunday, June 6, 1948 Page: 1 of 16
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ORANGE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1948
NUMBER 134
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EDUCATOR IS DEAD
# Ernest Gale Townsend, above,
grfchd old man of Texas, beloved
oilmen of Helton, and friend and
counsellor to students and faculty
of Mary Hardin-Baylor college
for over 40 years died last week.
Survivors are the widow, Mrs.
Elli- Moore Townsend and a son,
Gait, of Houston! whose, wife,
the, former Miss Myrtle Strother,
is a native of Orange,
Rites Held for
LoGrone Infant
The five-day-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry C. LaGrone of
Orange Acres, died in a local
hospital Friday at 1:10 p. m. Fu-
neral services were held Satur-
day at 3 p. m. at the family res-
idency with Rev. Jaroy Weber,
pastor of the North Orange Bap-
ist church, officiating. Burial was
in'Evergreen cemetery under di-
rection of Noguess funeral home.
Smfvlving besides the parents
are ^the grandparents, Mr. and
♦frs vJ.' G. LaGrone of Orange,
M$sl' W. H. Clock of Pt. Neches,
and Noland Cleere of Beaumont.
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Three Persons Held in
Robbery of Postoffice
^AliLAS, June 4 — (AP) —
Two men and a. woman were in
Jtil here and a Utlrd in jail at
okthhoma City to&ay after postal
inspectors solved an Arkansas
PCPMiice burglary involving loot
potential value of more
thfcn $500,odo.
No charges were on file yet.
three men are ex-convicts
abtd^grenow under bond on other
charges. Postal Inspector George
A.' Gray said. He added that a
*tf> to Villas Ciunty Sheriff Steve
Guthrie led to the arrests and re-
covery of
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jfcry of the loot taken from the
irie Grove, Ark., postoffice last
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IfT'S DO
SOMETHING
ABOUT IT1
BRUCE RETIRES, LEA ANNOUNCES
FOR COUNTY AHORNEY'S POST
Incumbent Will Return ,
To Private Law Practice
Orange County Attorney Gra-
ham Bruce Saturday announced
that he will not be a candidate for
re-election to that office in the
Democratic primaries this year.
His reasons are set forth in the
following prepared statement
which he released for publication:
"After considerable .. thought
and deliberation I have decided
that I will not be • candidte for
re-election to the office of county
attorney, and inasmuch as the
deadline for filing is near at hand,
I wish to announce my decision
Son of Former Mayor of
Orange to Seek Position
W. E. <E«1U) Lea. whose official
announcement appears in today's
issue of the Leader, is seeking e-
lection to the office of county at-
torney subject to the action of the
Democratic primary election to
be held July 24.
Lea is a native of Orange coun-
ty. He is the son of the-late W.
E. Lea, former mayor of the city
of Orange, who represented the
citizens of this area for over
twenty years in obtaining paving,
bridges, and other public projects
for the city and county of Orange,
GRAHAM BRUCE,
publicly in order that some other
lawyer might have time to decide
to run for the office.
"Because the voters of Orange
county were good enough to elect
me two yfears ago, I feel that 1
owe them the duty of giving mjf
reasons tor not being a candidate
for re-election, such reasons be-
ing as follows:'
Opportunity Presented
"I. 1 have an opportunity to
enter the private practice of Jaw
under a setup that will enable me
to make more money for my fam-
ily. This opportunity will not
wait another Upo years, and I
will be too busy with private'tivil
practice to hold this public office.
"2. Two years ago I ran for
the office of county attorney, but
because of the change Jn the dis-
tricts I have become the district
attorney, thereby having to de-
vote practically fny entire time to
the duties of the office of district
and county attorney without lea\-
(See BRUCE Page Two)
W. E. (BILL) LEA
Jefferson county, and the Sabine
and Neches waterways. He is
the grandson of Geo. W. Ban-
croft, Orange businessman, also a
former mayor of the city of Or-
ange a id for many years associ-
ated with the lumber and rice in-
dustries of the Sabine area.
Former FBI Agent
Lea is 34 years of age, married
and the father or four children.
He is a graduate of Orange high
school, the Business Administra-
tion school and the Law school sof
the University of Texas. During
th/? nine years he attended the
university, Lea was employed in
the Texas state Senate during
regular and special sessions and
was later employed in the Texas
state 'auditor's office and in the
Texas State Unemployment com-
pensation commission. During
the entire World War II, Leu ser-
ved with the federal government
as an agent of the FBI. He re-
turned to Orange in February of
1948 with his family and has en-
Tom Eddlaman Is
In Race for Pet. 1
Commissioner Post
Tom Eddleman, 38, dairyman
living in the Little Cypress com-
munity, today announced that he
will be a candidate for the office
of Orange county, commissioner
for Precinct I. subject to the ac-
tion of the Democratic primaries.
The candidate has been a resi-
dent of Orange county and Pre-
cinct 1 for his entire H|p. He is
married and has five children, all
of whom are in school.
, School Board Secretary
He has been secretary of the
Little Cypress school board >for
six years, during which time he
helped to set up the modern, ef-
ficient system there.
Eddleman said in announcing
for the office he feels his years of
business experience thoroughly
qualify him to carry out the por-
tion of the duties commlssioner
which invol\ e business transac-
tions.
As to the matter of building and
maintaining roads, he declared, "I
fe^l that a lifetime of travel over
mostly unsurfaced roads has left
me with definite ideas as to how
they should be constructed and
maintained. X am sure that if e-
(ected I can help my neighbors in
Precinct 1 get a better system' of
roads and at the same time carry
out in a conscientious, business-
like manner the rest of the duties
of a county commissioner."
Consideration Asked
' He urged serious consideration
of his candidacy by every voter
in Precinct 1 and promised, If
elected, to devote to the office
whatever time is necessary to
"see that its work is done as it
should be, down to. the last de-
tail."
He said that because of his late
announcement he might not be
able tp,contact every voter per-
sonally but requested that those
missed consider his candidacy on
its merits. ,
Eddleman's father, J. P. Eddle-
man, was commissioner of Pre-
cinct I for 14 years: " •
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NEW ORANGE EAGLES' OFFICERS AND INSTALLING OFFICIALS—Pictured above are the
new officers of the Ohmge aerie, Order of Eagles, installed several day* ago. Installing officers, seated
left to right, are W. J. Barrileauk, worthy district* director; Herbert Otey, worthy state president; L.
Bailey Elliott, worthy state vice president and W, C. St>Hhan. state trustee; The new officials, first
row left to right, are George D. Jonte, treasurer; C, E. Seaman, worthy conductor; E. E. McDowell,
trustee; Steve Harrison, worthy president; Barron Dumas, outside guard; Dutch Dietrich, trustee; Har-
old Col'ley, worthy chaplain; Lee J. Milam, worthy trustee; second row, left t)0 right, Leon Adams,
trustee; Andrew BOyd, trustee, Newton Tubbs, trustee; Robert Frecl, inside guard;, and Charles Sprad-
ling, retiring worthy president. (Photo by T. L. Gunn)
Tom Dorman Enters Cow Bayou Philosopher Wants Pollticos
f-7™i!tTn«!ace!T® B® Specific About Roads Thoy Plan
Denr editnr: J and draw off Just exactly where
I been notlcln In the copies of ■ he's gonna build them roads,
the newspapers I've Picked up, Td rather have the promlse^of
lately out here that the state can- |a road than no promise, I reckon,
dictates are busy again and the I don't make no difference If the
promisin business Is boomiu, I mud is Just as deep either way,
Now there ain't ciothln "wrong I but I'm sort of gettln tired of
with promisin, done a lot of It them vague, o*er-all promises
myself, I'm In favor of It, keeps J that gets everybody to believeln
a man iookin to the future and | a road is gonna come by their mail
a woman from throwin in a skillet | bo* and it winds up being built
In lots of instances, but I have j In the north end of some county
been thinkiit. 200 mites away.
Conditions No Wetter What I want to know of all the
NSi
Tom Dorman, native of Orange
now engaged as u painting con-
tractor, today announced for the
office of county commissioner,
Precinct 1, Orange county, sub-
ject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primaries.
The candidate has spent his en-
tire life in this city and prior to
assuming his present occupation
was engaged in various business
(See BILL LEA Page Two)
CIVIC CLUBS FRATERNIZE
wquld have been a suitable head-
line for the story of a representa-
tive of the Optimist club appear-
ing before the Orange Rotary club
at a regular meeting and lunch-
eon to extol the virtues of his
own club. Ted Belile for the Opt-
imist club by invitation of the
Rotary club program chairman,
Harvey £. Cranfil, appeared on
the program and Interestingly re-
lated some of the accomplishments
of hia club and was lustily cheer-
ad by members of -both the Ro-
tary and Optimist clubs present.
tHE GREATEST FARM CROP
Of recent years is promised in Or-
ange county due to encourage-
ment lent by prospects for more
and better farm-to-market roads
•nd the agricultural program of
thf year directed by A. J. Mc-
Kenzie, county agricultural agent.
Another encouraging feature for
the farmers has been ideal weath-
er condttionb. As a result of sound
agricultural advice by the farm
agent given to the people of the
rural districts, wonderful Improve-
ments have been made ip all facil-
ities needed on the farm, in the
Cops Who Ride Prowl Cor on 'Graveyard'
Shift Have Most Exciting Jobs on Force
past few years.
H
ICT OF THREE CITIES-
Beaumont and Port Ar-
. "along with their intermed-
iate localities and villages that
compose the well known Sabine
. District or "Sabine Area" could,
* if prpperly organized, become the
greatest industrial drawing power
in the entire United States. Facts
are that Lake Charles should be
brought in as the fourth city of
the Sabine district which would
mean the addition of a great deal
V power.
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Two of the men holding one of
the most exciting jobs on the
Orange police force are Captain
E. E. (Bud) Thornal arid Patrol-
man Alvin John Crowley, who
operate from a scout car from
midnight until R o'clock each
morning, when most arrests are
made and most premeditated
crimes are committed.
Their Job means investigating
burglaries and drunken brawls
and picking up stolen automobiles
and intoxicated drivers. None of
these duties are pleasant, but us-
ually th*v are exciting. Only
Friday night this pair had more
pocket knives in their possession
than most stores In town have for
snlc. They shook down most of
Orange's colored population
shortly after midnight for the
knives in an effort to stop knifing
incidents among that group which
has become thick recently.
Captain Thornal has been with
the police department here since
March 5, 1943, and has covered a
veriety of crimes in- that time.
Prior to his association with law
enforcement here, he owned a hat
shop in Port Arthur for four
yarn, and before then he was a
salesman for L. B. Price Mercan-
tile company at Kirbyville. He is
a native of Correll county, but
attended high school at Lometa,
Texas. He Is 37 years of age and
resides with his family at 812
Third street.
Crowley celebrated bis two-
year anniversary with the de-
partment here the firat /of this
month. He Is a natiie of Colum-
bia, Mlsa., and was a musician
before becoming a law enforce-
ment officer here. This petrol
officer Uvea with his family at
604 Border street.
BI D THORNAL
A. 1. CROWLEY
Edgar Poveto, Sr.
Sooks Justice Post
From Precinct One
Edgar H. Peveto. Sr., 86. life-
time resident of Orange, today
announced for the office of Jus-
lice of the peace. Precinct 1, sub-
ject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primaries.
The new candidate is a former
carpenter and was a member of
the local union of that craft for
many years prior to his retire-
ment fnom the profession. For
the past several years he has ser-
ved as a special deputy for the
Weingarten Co. in Orange.
He Is married and lives with
Mrs. Peveto and two of the cou-
ple's children at 2001 Tenth St.
Peveto promised, If elected to
give just and fair treatment to
all. He said he will be unable to
see personally e. ery voter in the
precinct before the first primary
election but is requesting through
the medium of the press that he
receive the support of all.
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Council Head Urges
Attention to Chest
Mercer L. Henderson, president
of the Orange Community coun-
cil, today urged all clubs of the
city to take immediate action on
a proposed new Community Chest
set up.
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At a meeting held under spon-
sorship of the Exchange clutr this
week diacuasion was made re-
garding a year around paid exec-
utive tor the ehest or backing'by
some club which would assume
the responsibility.
Club representatives at the
mctUng were instructed to. take
the matter back to their organi-
zations for approval or disap-
proval.
The Orange Community council
embraces all d ie and atrvipe
clubs of the' city. Henderson was
named its president at this
month's session. Other new offi-
are the Rev. L. B. Condrey,
vice president; Mrs. H. A.
second vice president; Mrs.
L O. Elmore, secretary, Mrs. A.
D. Bates, treasurer. New Direc-
tors are Judge F. W. Hustmyre.
C. H. Meeks. Charles Araenault
and Barney Gunn.
as
TOM DORMAN
enterprises. He offers us quali-
fications, in addition to his back-
ground of business experience, a
record of previous service as
county commissioner.
Dorman'said in announcing frtr
the office that he plans to do all
ia his power to reduce the tax
burdens on the people where it is
proper and right and will favor
Increasing the wages If county
j employees in keeping with the
| rise in the rwt of living.
"It will He my purpose to meet
i es many Of the voters a* possible
I during the campaign and those
| whom I do not contact are solic-
i ited for their support and influ-
[ ence," Dorman said Then he
| added: "I feel that my interest in
i the welfare of the community, as
well as my familiarity with the
situation, along with past ex-
perience, qualify me to render the
kind of service that will hie most
helpful in the development of our
I remember as plain as If It wa«
yesterday that, two years ago every
candidate for office was gonna
pa've thousands of miles of coun-
try roads, but I can't get to town
any better now when It rains than [
my grandfather could. And since
I notice the candidates are promis-
in more roads, again this year, I
have hit on a plan, and will ap-
preciate you jotnin me.
When a candidate tells me he's
gonna gravel so many miles of
country roads In the state and pave
so many others, I Intend to com-
pliment him and then pin him
down.
"WHERE you gonna build them
roads?" is gonna be my next ques-
tion.
When he starts to say he will-
consult with the engineer* and
draw up plans and map out the
details and point a special com-
mittee, I'm gonna pull out a map
light then and invite him to sit
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promisin candidates from now on
is Just one thing. WHERE you
gonna buiW them roads, af(er
which I can. do some Intelligent
votln.
And if everybody else in the
country would Join me, we might
get the candidates pinned down to
commlltln themselves to a definite
Former Navy Ships
To Spearhead Golf
Oil Development
The soldiers and sailors who
went out against the enemy a-
board LST 877 during the lata
conflict wouldn't recognise the old
girl thcrfe days.
Rone Is the coating of dirty grey
war paint which formerly cover*
ed every inch of her from bow to
stern. The superstructure is now
a gleaming gay white. The hull
Is black Crude oil stains aren't
noticeable on a black hull and
LST 877, along with a large mint?
beF of her sister ships, expects to
be around a lot of the stuff before
long. - ■ v., fi'S
Gone Are the Guna
Gone also are the numerous
ack-ack guns which once ringed
the ship and chattered defiantly
at Japanese suicide planes. In
their place Is a collection of odd-
looking machines which few sail-
ors would recognize.
Buried under several coats Of
paint are the massive numerals
with which the vessel formerly
shou'ed her Identity as she poked
about the beaches of the Pacific
hunting for a- place call Tokyo,
In their stead Is a new designa-
tion which says timidly, In con-
servative Gothic. "S-24". The
"S" Is for Standard Oil Co.. to
which the Navy sold the shin in
the Post-Atom Bomb Year II,.
Doors Welga4 Shot
Welded forever shut are the gi-
gantic steel doors in the bow
through which the craft used to
pour out her noisy cargo of tanks
to fight upon the beaches of ro
mantle-sounding places In the
ocean called Peeceful.
Inside, the cavernous space
where scores of tanks once tugged
at their leashes as the .esse! wad-
dled through the breakers toward
each new rendezvous with death
and destruction U all filled up.
There's jnore machinery, soma of
It still as supersecret as was atpf
1 the radar which will keep on
serving, the ship as it did In war.
Added living space now takes
up much of the major portion erf
the vessel formerly given over to
the tanks, Hijr previous craw and
nassepsers once lived by the hun-
dred-. for weeks at a time In
something less than a condition
down-ln-black-ond-white set of I of rusterlty Hut not the
roads, not Jiist roads implied with
a sweep of the hand and a thrust-,
out jaw. There just ain't no satis-
faction left In hearin a candidate
promise thousands of miles of
roads end millions of dollars All
f want to know Is he gonna pave
my roads from my mall box to the
highway.
I got my map of the state ready
men
tha
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who will t;e aboard her in
future
More C envanleness New
They'll have soft beds instead at
steel decks to sleep on. Chine
plates l i,stead of aluminum meas
kits to eat from; yards of spade
Instend of Inches ti move around
In: and, shades of Father Nep-
tune, tile-floored showers instead
along with a pencil and am wait- j
In for the next candidate to show j In.
up, Will report on what he has to
say.
Yours faithfully.
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helmets „of sea water to
hatha
Two Orongeites End Basic Training in
Marine Corps; One Named 'Honor Man'
P.jSi ' f
Two Orangeltes, pictured at
left, recently completed their
basic Instruction at the Marine
(' rp# Recruit depot, San Diego,
California and both have been
promoted to the rank of private
first class". They are Pft*. Chester
H Stephenson, son of Mr, and
Mrs. .1 E. Stephenson, 1404 Cur-
tl# St., and Pfr. Thomas E. Wha-
len, son of iVfr and Mr*. T Wha-
len at Plnehur,st Heights, Orange
The Orange Leathernecks com-
pleted ten weeks of Intensive
schooling under the guidance ol
the best Instructors In the Marine
Corp*, teteran non-commissioned
county."
FORMER ORANGE MAN
IS ACCIDENT VICTIM
Word w*s received here Friday
night of the accidental death of
Msrvln Klllen. about 55, a form-
i r resident of Orange, In Rose-
! naont. California. Friday morning.
Klllen, who had been employed .
h|r the Goodyear Tire and Rub- 1
ber company for about 25 years,
was driving from his home to
work when his car was struck by
a trolley car.
K()len lived in Orange for ma-
ny y«gra and during the time mar-
ried the former Mias Lennie Bur-
ton, daughter of Mrs. Jerome
Burton. Surviving besides the wife
a sou and daughter. Burial will
take pltce in Montroee. relatives
here were advised.
i IIKMTKR STEPHENSON
(tight now, LST R77, or S-24 as
we muat call her from hare on, ia
tied up In an Orange shipyard
undergoing the final pangs of re-
birth. a process usually referred
to by the unrnmantlc term "con-
version". In a few days, how-
ever, she will put forth Into the
Oulf of Mexico. There she will
(See SHIPPING Page Two>
Funeral Is Today
For Mathlas Simar
Funeral services are to be held
ut St Mary's Catholic church to-
i day at 3 p m for Mathlas Slmar,
*19, resident of Ora ige for 20
years who died at, hi* home at 000
j Dti Pont drive Friday at II I. m.
i Burial will be In Catholic ceme-
tery under direction of Claybtr
; funeu! home Rites were con- -
officials especially tralned Rir this f by
work
Pfr Stephenson sis honored
at graduation exerefses by presen-
tation of an award as "Honor
Man" of his platoon by Lt. Col
John Weber, commanding officer
of the Recruit depot "Honor
Mm", one of 60 In a platoon, is
picked for profesjio.tal skill in
j military ability, leadership, dls- 1
cipline and aptitude'a'ter finish-
ing the basic training period.
Both men are being transferred
to new duty stations
Orange
BULLETIN:
Martin Dies.
ellsfaer end ex
Irmm tfcla district.
withdrew from the raee for the
V. A. Senate «
e few days
a the
pnltn on the 9I0J00 legal Bait
hy
r i
£
Tans lew.
berlchy pastor of St. Mary's, who
also saM mass for the deceased on
Satnidsy morning
Mr Simar m a native of lota,
La. ^
Survivors are three sons, Roy.
Burton, and Ivan of Orange; one
daughter. Softer Mary Antonio Of
Se t Aotonio, and two brothers.
Gilbert Simar of Orange and Max
Slmar ol Irtf*. Louisiana.
ORANGE JUICE ..
Add thoaa selling poppies last
Saturday, and doing a good Job,
too 4-H club girls under direc-
tion of MRS. WARREN A COLE
MRS. GLEN BELL being
sick the other day_ when the
□ray Ladies corps rhet for
lecture but being present anj
the REV. W.
saying the Orange
•M ery gracious" for
the radio campaign to
Baptist htepital project ■M
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