The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.)., Vol. 56, No. 84, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 8, 1959 Page: 1 of 16
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Rally Hits Out at Unemployment
Political 'Joke' Now Unfunny to Men
Who Watched Women Win City's Reins
FULTON, Kan. (AP)—The men trlbuted to the ladies' victory,
of Fulton thought the Ladies Citi- " *
zens ticket was the funniest Joke
In town—until Tuesday.
That's when women woo control
of the town government
The voters turned eot la record
numbers "(total vote: 88) and elect-
ed Mabel Austin, 72, mayor. Three
Ladies Citteens* candidates wqre
elected to the 5-member City
Cottncll.
"They (the men) were joking
and kidding us about it when we'
first started talking about run-
ning for office," Mias Austin said
"We just wanted to sbow tbe
men we a
A recori
could do it.
ird vote ap
apparently con- women.
"We had an unuaually good turn
out," said City Clerk Howard Cole-
man. "We haven't had this many
voters out In history." r ■
Fulton la 85 miles south of Kan-
sas City on U.S. Highway 89. It
haa a population of 231.
Miss Austin said she and her
colleagues have "aeveral things
we'd Hke to do."
"We'd like to try to do some-
thing about getting people to keep
f their dogs out of other yards
and gardena," she said. "Some
people have aald this town ia go-
ing to |he dogs.
We like to think it went to the
VOL IYI—NUMBER 84 Member Associated Pros* ORANGE, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1959 16 Pages 5 Cents
LATEST EDITION
Near Memorial Hospital
Unanimous approval of a afte
location for a Golden Age Home
and a recommendation that 10
acres be acquired came yesterday
/afternoon from members of tbe
%. Orange Planning Commission.
A recommendation from
Pi
aou:
. . J 11$
commission had been
City Mgr. Marlln
Cool Front
Is Preceded
By Showers
A coo! front which brought
Bght snow to the Panhandle kicked
off thundershowers here in Orange
early today and more showers
were forecast for the area before
the cool air maas begins to bring
dear weather later tonight or early
tomorrow. - ... <
Snow blanketM the upper Fan-
handle and showers moved deep
into Texas Wednesday to bring
Welcomed moisture.
One inch of snow Covered the
ground at Periston where rain
and onow brought a total of 1.25
inchet of moisture. A heavy snow
waa also reported at Darrouaett
and a light anew fellaa far south
as Amarlllo.
Tbe cold front that touched
the snow flurries ai
brought much needed
the state which received —w _
fraction of normal rainfall during
March.
Early Wednesday the cold
lay along n line e
near Gainesville to.
moved ifowiy i,, , _
off a number of showers and thun-
derstorms along And, 100 miles be*
*r of, showers also
over South and Ceotral
Of the front
over an but
fanned
Tfexna
Predawn
ST.
touched
varied
at
tfca .
the front
ille*« .74 the warmest
The spring squall Hne 1 *
across West Texas Tuesday,
ing tbe baat ralna in five
- to the South Plains. It
off « rash of tornado
The Department of ftySlic
ty aald tornadoes were reported
at or near Littlefleld, north of
Lubbock, Anton, Lameaa and Dan-
ver City, but none of them touched
ground.
Seminole got a two-Inch rain
and minor flooding. Hail piled up
two to three inches deep in places.
Up to an inch of rain feu over
the South Plains,trea around Lub-
bock Tuesday night, the biggest
rainfall there in five months.
Farmers on the South Plains
rthis peat winter was one of
driest in recent yeaflt"
Thompson on feasibility of the pro-
posed eite. This recommendation
will be incorporated into a letter
for the Orange Housing Authority
aa a part of. the over-all develop-
ment study.
L A. Forfberg Jr., planning
commissioner, 'made a brief report
the site located on, the south
of U^, 80 across from Or-
ange Memorial Hospital and adja-
cent to a drive-in theater. There is
about 675 feet of frontage on U.S.
90.
The OHA and Orange Guest
Hbmes Inc. are launching a co-
operative development for the con-
struction of rental'units and aerv-
ice center facilities for aged coun-
ty residents. OHA Executive Di-
ir Floyd Aubin explained .the
ice of obtaining a recom-
mendation that the proposed proj-
ect la not adverse or contrary to
any city maater plan or program
in the area. 7
"It is not our Intention to build
a high density project The hous-
ing authority is figuring roughly
now on 50 units with about 10 to
12 persons per acre. The structures
will be in architectural harmony
with the surrounding area," Aubin
ibin estimated that the project
♦wld take about 18 months from
planning through construction. The
director explained that the proper-
Shaa been surveyed and apprais-
s made. y-
"Gale Cook, the architect, has
been instructed to develop the
buildings on the tract so that ad-
ditional property could be uked if
needed. The land will be obtained
from H. J. Lutcher Stark and both
he and Mrs. Stark have Indicated
.am rumen, m. m !*> • °°«.
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ON THE WAY HOME—The nuclear powered
aubmarine USS Skate makes a pretty picture as
she surfaced at New London, Conn., harbor
after a history-making trip under the ice at
the North Pole during March. (AP Wirephoto).
Spending Bill
Goes to Senate
Big Public
Works Plan
Suggested
WASHINGTON (AP) - Organ-
ized labor staged a giant, rally in
the nation's capital today to dram-
atize the plight of ■ the unem-
ployed. Its slogan: "Wijke up
Washington."
Over 5,000 delegates, many with-
out jobs, filled the National Guard
Armory, biggest hall in the cap-
ital, in a mass demand for more
government jobless aid-and job-
AUSTIN (AP)—Texas senators| lature would classify loiins and j making moves. ?,
got the first look today at their (lenders, license and regulate lend- George Meany, president of the
(J960-61 state spending plans that ers and set the rate of interest sponsoring AFL-CIQ, drew ai>-
K would undercut the House-on loans. plause when he minimized Tues-
"Texas is known as the loan day's government announcement
shark state. The, reason it's been
impossible to regulate the indus-
try is because of the diversity of
loans and consumer finance in the
complex society of ours. How can
you and I take a figure and put
it into the Constitution?" ask-d
the sponsor, Sen. Abraham Kazen
Jr. of Laredo,
"What would we be basing it
on? The insurance rates are based
approved program by more than
30 million dollars.
At the same time, the Senate
voted 18-9 to start debate on a
proposed constitutional amend-
ment aimed at regulating the
small loan industry. It already
has been approved by the House,
which passed 26 local" and uncon-
tested bills.
The small loan amendment
would remove the provision which
has been in the Constitution more | on experience. What is the
than 50 years limiting the rate of
Interest to 10 per cent. The Legis-
Ready To Hike Gasoline Tax
AUSTIN (AP)—Gov. Price Dan- Daniel also insisted again that the
he is ready to recommend * ■ • ■ -■ - -
iel says
a one-cent boost in the state gaso-
line tax to improve the schools
and give teachera more money.
The governor has not yet rec-
ommended it but he hinted as
long ago as January that this tax
might be the necessary route to
improved schools as recommend-
ed by the Hale-Aikin Study Com-
mittee. '
In a televised speech last night
Legislature rub out the deficit be-
fore it tries to balance the budget
He said if it follows that pattern
It can finish its job by May 12,
the already-designated date tot
final adjournment
The governor stood his ground
in urging passage of the franchise
tax revision plan, his natural- gas
tax suggestion, and his proposal
to give the state use of dormant
funds held by banks, pipeline com-
panies and other business institu-
tions.
Daniel said a broad base tax
was no good : if its base was to be
a burden on family budgets. He
wants a tax based on 'ability to
pay, he said.
"fn order to pay a substantial
portion of the Hale-Aikin program
or increased teacher salaries and
1 for improving our public schools,
t it (a penny boost In the gasoline
- tax) will 6e necessary If we are
After Rebuff ai Austin
By BOB AXELSON
Sabine Ares navigation district
officials and maritime interests,
brushed off In a Senate hearing
on a controversial pilotage rate
MIL redoubled efforts today to
wage a grim battle against the
measure in the House at Austin.
Yesterday afternoon, a Senate
water ana conservation commit-
tee'gave a favorable report to an
amended Bill 350 introduced by
Sen, Jep S. Fuller of Port Arthur.
Those in a 40-member group of
protesters from Orange and Jeffer-
son counties said they were un-
aware of the changes until yester-
The sales program to be used in
acquainting members of the Or-
Chamber of Commerce with
laed dues schedule was out-
lined to Its directors today during
a Dutch treat breakfast in the Jack
Tar Orange House.
The presentation was made joint-
ly by the chamber president Neal
Miller Jr., and the manager. Bob
Using color slides and a projec-
tor, Dear went over reproductions
of pages (a a sales manual to be
used ItT connection with the dues
schedule program. This manual
sets out the services of the cham-
ber and their values to the com-
munity.
The presentation will be repeat-
ed next Wednesday during another
akft
inge Ho
bers whose dues anil be increased
Dutch treat breakfast meeting to
be held in the Orange House. Mem-
in a "fair ahare" arrangement
*
To Proposed Utilities Plant
early next week
By JACK MORGAN
A delegation from Orange Conn-
will appear before the Taxaa
Ission at Austin
to rerfew its for-
request for a new farm-to-
marfcet road leading to the site of1
the proposed Gulf States Utilities
Co. power plant west at Bridge
City.
This waa decided today at the
weekly meeting of County Com-
missioners Court'
County officials have
dating with representatives of
Texas Highway Department since
eerty February la an effort to get
D*M trim U-S. Wiitkn
OtnLOOK—Moatlv cloudy, windy ftnd
MIUI, with ictturN iImwih ml thun-
sass-uss. ss sa,i"sss
Mte Malfht and tomorrow. Hlfhot
MapmMn nnr is, low tonight about
Si Iaad aitft t—UTiBf. 11 to U. Craft
wind*, IS to m.p.b •MaatanaUjr
rwehlns SS, M.p.h. dartn« Uitmdtr-
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the state to build a connection be-
tween FM 105 and FM 406 to aerve
the utility plant, which ia to be
constructed in the near future.
However, County Judge Sid J.
Ca ilia vet haa been informed that
current farm-to-market road funds
already have been allocated aad
Oat no further designations are
being made, "except in case of can-
cellations, until further monies are
available for thla category qf
road"
The information came In the
form of a letter from State High*
ay Engineer D. C. Greer. *
Greer said the highway depart-
ment wrnild have aome additional
on
later summer,
a secondary
time.
hinds, probably by lat<
to begin formulating «
road program at that
ig mat the Legislature acta
type of secondary road
sucn aa appn
carry on the Oolsoo-B
Greer told Judge Calllavet that
W. E. Simmons of Beaumont, dis-
trict highway engineer, would call
on CommMoners Court for rec-
ommendations aa to projects to be
included in this program.
S Greer said his letter was not
intended to dlacourage the Court
Jsaak' aulalAji —
irwn mixing fomnii ictjimt tor
an appearance before the highway
commission prior to the formation
of the program.
He sw nid letter "merely la in-
tended to point Out that there are
no farm-to-market funds currently
available."
At their meeting today, (he com-
missioners decided to tend a dele-
Stion to Austin to appear before
! highway coram las iongt a meet-
(See COURT, hp 12)
aimed at equalising investments In
chamber services will be invited to
attend that aession.
Directors of the chamber have
been appointed to sales teama and
during the next few days will call
on1 members to discUas the new
schedule of dues and to offer tick-
ets to next Wednesday's breakfast
meeting.
In his opening remarks, Miller
commented that he feels die dues
revaluation program will "start
the chamber on, the road to greater
progress than we have ever made.
He announced that after a gen-
eral aession next Wednesday morn-
ing the members will go into four
separate meetings in which they
will be divided Into business and
induatrial categories.
During the individual aesaions,
chairmen of the sales teams will
explain tbe need for the new ached-
ule of dues, how it was determined,
and what it means in terms of
chamber investment for each
member.
In other bualneas today, Dear
made three reporta to the direc-
tors. He announced the result of
yesterday's public hearing in Aua-
tin on the controversial pilotage
bill and noted that there would be
an opportunity for further opposi-
tion to the measure in the House
of Representatives. ,
A report also was made on the
traffic study to be undertaken by
the city government and the cham-
ber In connection with the
The substitute measure also was
introduced by Fuller. It provides
for a maximum pilotage rate of $6
between the open sea and the Port
of Sabine each way for each foot
of Water drawn by the vessel at
the time of pilotage.
♦ The bill aet no specific limita-
tions for further charges and elim-
inates the Ports of Orange and
Beaumont by name. It reads:
"For pilotage between the Port of
Sabine and any other port above
Sabine within the Sabine district
or upon the Port Arthur ship chan-
nel, Sabine Lake, Sabine River or
Neches iRiver, or between such
uch additional cbargaa. to
by the Board of Commis-
sioners of Pilots in such amounts
as the board deems fair and rea-
sonable and commensurate with
the aervices rendered." '
Thus the $0 charge per draft foot
remains In force to the Sabine Bar
and the upriver charge hinges on
a fee to be set by the five-member
Sabine Pilots Commission.
The original permissive legisla-
tion kept the Sabi
Sabine Bar charge
at 10 and provided for additional
feea up to a maximum of $0 per
foot upriver to the Ports of Or-
ange or Beaumont Which could be
charged.
Several Orange delegates in the
group of those protesting were per-
turbed over "the total lack of
democratic process in the Senate
committee heering and Inattention
of members."
Bob Dear, manager of the Or-
ange Chamber of Commerce, said
today, "We delivered a protest
even to the' substitute bill. We sjtill
stand opposed to the amendment
and will continue with whatever re-
rces are available to block pas-
sage. We will-strive to do so."
J. T. Arledge, Orange port di-
rector, commented, "the substi-
tute bill places the Orange County
port at a competitive disadvantage
with all other ports in the State of
Texaa."
Ha continued, "Every obstacle
placed In getting ships to come into
the Port of Orange makes It that
much more difficult to obtain ton-
nage. Here we are dependent on
smaller ships to pick up or deliver
cargo ranging from 500 to 3,000
tons."
Arledge then stressed, "It Is
more difficult to justify any cost
differential on this amount rather
than a full cargo. Ships coming
into our port range between S.OOO
and 8,000 gross tons on an aver-
age. The present upriver pilotage
ratea now range between $1.50 and
$2 per draft foot plus the Sabine
Btr charge. It goes around $7.50
(9m PILOTAGE, Page 11)
to avoid an income tax or a gen-
eral sales tax on everything,''
Daniel said.
The abandoned property bill
and the franchise tax revisions
have met stubborn opposition in
the House.
Daniel said that a handful of
selfish bankers have fought the
abandoned property bill "in a
most unfair way."
"All our pending bill would say
is: 'Give us the money we already
own under the escheat law,' " the
governor said.
The governor used half of the
30-minute program for his speech.
Half went to answering questions
of three Capitol newsmen.
Daniel urged that the tax pro-
gram be one bated on ability to
pay whereas, he said, most of the
talk about spreading the tax load
has been about a ^broad based"
tax.
"When they talk about broad
baaa in terma of the base being
human belnga and family budgets
with all the people paying some-
thing like an income tax or a sales
tax, I am opposed to thatWe are
not going to put a broad-based tax
on the already overburdened fam-
ily budgets of Texas," the govor-
nor said. . .
He said hia natural gas pipeline
tax and the franchiae tax would
be partially paid in other states
a DANIEL, Page 121
expi'-
rienc# in this business? . . . Let
the Legislature take care of the
changing times without having its
hands tied," Kaz<n urged.
Sen. Charles Herring of Austin
said "Most loan sharks in Texas
are drooling for us to pass this
amendment , ., . We are, being
asked to abolish the ceiling on in-
terest rate's." ''■/
"The attorney general has
closed down most of the loan
sharks in the state and I haven't
noticed any suffering of the state's
economy," Herring said.
The Senate recessed until 2 p.m.
today. , ' ~
The House set a local calendar
for 9 a.m. tomorrow and recessp
until then after approving Sen
passed bills which would estab-
lish a juvenile court in Andrews
County and authorize the/appro-
priations bill to set the/salaries
of state court officials.
Sen. Bill Fly, head of/the power-
ful Senate Finance Conftmittee, told
a news conference/the Senate's
two year finance program- would
cost at le>ast $117(700,000> in addi-
tional tax revejnie, not counting
the current deficit that he listed
at $60,700,000y
A subcommittee's recommenda-
tions disclosed today to all sena-
tors shov/ed a total expenditure
of $2,38#,035,751 from all souroes,
compared to the House bill which
passed 107-37 late "esterdtty f°r a
totqrof $2,410,197,895.
, . e Senate bill calls for $302,-
3,593 from general revenue for
{he next biennium, an increase of
$21,700,000 over the current spend-
ing level, Fly said.
The House bill proposed taking
(See LEGISLATURE. Page 12)
Henry Holle Says Hands Tied
AUSTIN (AP) — State Health
Commissioner Henry A. Holle re-
signed under pressure effective to-
day, after a, team of auditors and
legislators Investigated a contin-
gent expense fund..
"It's a weak excuse when he
says he resigned because ths Leg-
islature tied his hands in the
House appropriations bill," aald
Rep. Truett Latimer of Abilene,
chairman of the Appropriations
subcommittee who headed the In-
vestigation made last Thursday.
Dr. J. B. Copeland of Sah An-
tonio said Holle submitted hi* res-
S- nation Sunday, the day/prior to
e House bill's passage: Copeland
said he asked last night for Holle
to make his resignation effective
today, adding: "Dr. Holle's Ideas
were in some respects Incompat-
ible with those of the board."
Dr. Holle resigned under pres-
sure, claiming the Legislature tied
his hands in the House-approved
Health Commissioner Resigns Under Pressure
today with
Cavness to
from the
contingent,.
At Sarv Antonio,
airman of the State Board
said that Dr. Holle re-
April 5 and that the board
ed the resignation.
iere was no time limit. A
atter of two or three "days was
left up for him to straighten out
Auditor C. H. his/personal affairs," Dr
ss expenditures
Department's
nd.
J. B. Cope-
iatlons bills.
_i same time, House Appro-
priations Committee Chair-
approprii
At the
man *iep. William S. Heatly of
Padueah aald that he would meet
To Map Traffic Survey
streets program.
one-way
Daar aiad the
first meeting of the nine-member
lor
tentatively
city-chamber board
thla study haa been
scheduled for April 15;
He also announced that plana for
a series of economic discussion
groups are being formulated for
the chamber by Win Stevens, direc-
tor of the Du Pont Sabine River
Works training program.
These discussions, Dear aald, are
a prelude to a political action pro-
for chamber members
gram
; . You'll have the moat
beautiful lawn in town — this
comes with each mower our
Leader Want Ad sells"
■X ■ '
Study Committee Sets Meeting
To Organize Plans Next Week
Members of a joint traffic study
survey committee will hold an or-
ganizational meeting next Wednes-
day at 7 p.m. at city hall, City
Mgr. Marlln Thompson reported
today.
Selection of this date followed a
conference earlier today between
Thompson end Mgr. Bob Dear of
tbe Orange Chamber of Commerce.
In next week's session, the 9-mem-
ber committee will elect a chair-
man. Methods and procedures will
alpo be established for conducting
the traffic survey on a community-
wide basis.
Orange City Commission-select-
ed representatives include George
Cook, Eddie Barker, J. M. Eoff,
Joe Martin and Thompson. Cham-
legates will include 1
Reed, Bill Stringer, Ben Bass and
Dear, '
and bear the cost of a survey not
to exceed $700.
Protests were lodged by Orange
businessmen on the creation of
7th St. one-way north from Divi-
sion of John, 8th St. one-way south
from John to Division and a one-
block section of Division Ave. east
from 8th to 7th Sta. aa a-connectlng
link. /
Pinehurst Will
Canvass Vote
The Pinehurst City Council will
meet later this month to canvass
votes and install two incumbent
members in new 2-year terms,
Mayor David J. Runnels reported
today.
It will follow an erection yester-
day In which 50 votes each were
cast for L. B. Harmon, retired in-
surance man, and Johnny Adams,
employe at the local Allied plant.
Neither man was opposed in the
general election held at the Ban-
croft School. Both have served
Since Incorporation of the county's
newest municipality.
Runnels commented today, "This
council session will be held later
this month with the exact date re-
maining to be set. You (The Lead-
er) will be notified when we
meet."
Mrs. M. L. McGowan, city sec-
retary, said each candidate re-
ceived 56 votes and there were no
spoiled ballots. Lack of opposition
was given as the reason for the
exceptionally light vote.
The two will serve with holdover
Aldermen G. R. Coppins, M. L.
McGowan and C. T. MacFarlane
and Mayor Runnels. Terms of
these officers end in April, 1W0.
Cope-
of a nearly 400,000 drop \p March
in the Idle total. Mpany main-
tained the nation still has a desi
perate problem with 4,362,000 s>{|1
unemployed. /
Listening to glowing ^cc\oun<s«of-
economic* improvement ' f/rlj m
President Eisenhower's 'adminis-
tration, Meany said, "you would
think the sky is full of/bluebirds
—that everything is. g/ing to be
all right. Well of course if we had
a little salt we_ migh/eat some, of
those statistics."
The throng waved such signs as
"Wake up Washington," "30 for
40"—meaning 30^ hours a week of
work for. the present 40 hours pay,
and "Put America Back to Work!"
There were also signs depicting
a teed-up /olf bell and golf club,
and saying '"On to Augusta." Ei-
senhowe/ went to Augusta Tues-
day foT a golfing vacation.
Lu^y Monroe, the soprano whose
rendition of' "The Star Spangled
Banner" has opened many polit-
ical conventions and World Series.
^asebal.1 games, sang the national
anthem at the opening.
Meany, in introducing her, re-
minded the audience she is a un-
ion member.
The Very Rev. George Higgins.
director of the Social Action De-
partment, National Catholic Wel-
fare Conference, gave (he invoca-
tion, saying in parb
"Give us this day our daily
bread. May we receive it without
envy of injustice."
'i There were complaints from
(See LABOR, Page 12)
Jaycees Set ;
Fluoridation
Drive Here
A delegation ffom the Orange
Junior Chamber of Commerce will
appear before , the .Orange City
Council Tuesday, at 7:30 p:m. to
request that the citj' coniider adop-
tion of a fluoridation program for
the water system.
Tommy Sorrels, publicity chair-
man for the Jaycees, said mem-
bers of the Business and' Pro-
fessional Women's Club, the Amur-
lean Assn. of University Women,
area dentists and other interested
parties have been invited to accom-
pany the Jaycee delegation.
Plans for the Junior Chamber's
action along this line were dis-
cussed at a general membership
meeting last ni^ht in the Wayside
Inn, Sorrels said.
Members also heard a report
from Carl Haley, chairman of the
membership committee, that 31
new members have been enrolled
land told the San Antonio News
"I did ask last night that this
become effective today, the resig-
nation that was given last Sun-
day."
Dr. Holle would not comment
further oil the audit requested by
tbe House committee on the ex-
W w! duringVhe current'drive.' Ameefc
aald It had nothing to do with his
resignation. Y
Holle said early last night he
intended to submit his resignation.
Five hcurs later, he told The
Associated Press: /'•/
"I made sonre decisions when
f saw what the House-passed bill
included. In view of the restric-
tions of the bill I am tendering
my resignation effective April ft
and am requesting the surg-on^e called within the next week to
(See RESIGNS, Page 12) make committee assignments.
ing to Induct a number of other
new enlistees will be held Thurs-
day at 7 p.m. in the Gulf Stales
office, v
A progress report was made by
Olie Mendora concerning plans
for the "Miss Orange" pageant
which is tentavely set for June* 20
at the Jack Tar Orange House.
Mendoza announced that a spe-
cial meeting of his committee will
Oklahoma Votes Legal Booze
In Record-Setting Election
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)-^-Okla
homans struck prohibition from
their constitution Tuesday.
With all but 13 of the state's
3,234 precincts in, repeal carried
395,242 to 313,574.
The state-still isn't off the wag-
On. Legal liquor is at least two
months away.
A constitutional amendment sub-
stituting privately owned package
and honking horns reverberated
through Oklahoma City.
Repeal advocates marched down
an Oklahoma City street, carrying
coffin bearing a sign "Old Man
Prohibition." v
The repeal victory came when
Oklahoma was "drier" than at
any time since statehood.
Edmondson ordered a statewide
crackdown soon after taking of-
fice in January. State officers
stores for prohibition was ap-j^ave driven hundreds of bootleg-
proved by a margin of more thanjgers out Df business. Many flfght-
Bold New School Architectural Plan
Calls for Five Buildings, Courtyard
Letters will ^o out today
ng.
Agreement to such a study was
notifying members of the time and
place of
place of the meetlns
a compromise measure reache)
between city commissioners an<
chamber members following pro-
tests against implementation of a
one-way street system here. Coun-
cllmen agreed to reduce a trial
period from 0 months to 60 days
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WAYLAND, Mass. (AP) - High
school was never like this back in
the old days.
The new senior high school, for
which ground will be broken this
month, will have five buildings
and a campus, a domed field
bouse covering nearly an acre for
sports and landscaped courtyards
where atudenta can congregate
between claases. Reduction of In-
ferior corridors will sharply re-
duce construction costa.
The plan, drawn up by the
Architecta Collaborative of Cam-
bridge, banishes home rooms.
Informal libraries in the school's
four "academic centers'* are
planned for student leisure time.
The campus high school, planned
for 850 to 1,200 students, will teach
related subjects in each academic
center.
One will house language courses,
including English. In another, so-
cial studies will be taught. A third
will concentrate on mathematics
and other sciences. The fourth will
concentrate the studies in th^e arts.
Each will have three instruction
rooms. In the social studies center,
a lecture hall for 150 students will
be balanced by seven discussion
rooms for groups of 12.
80,000 votes in a record-breaking
special election called at the urg-
ing of Gov. J. Howard Edmond-
son.
Edmondson called on state resi-
dents to use "godd .judgment and
common sense in the days ahead."
The Legislature must validate
the amendment and repeal anti-
whisky laws before liquor can
sold legally. This probably will
take 60 to 90 days.
Oklahoma then will emerge
from 51 years of prohibitioni Mis-
sissippi will be the only dry state
left in the union.
Failure of a county opthin pror
posal Tuesday means the entire
state will go wet, although liquor
stores will be limited to towns of
200 and larger. ^
The county option question, Sub-
mitted separately, lost 221,520 to
467,928.
Had county option passed, each
county would have voted May 12
on whether to allow liquor stores.
Liquor can be sold only by the
bottle when the new amendment
goes into effect. The ' "open
saloon" will be banned, although
3.2 be^r still will be sold in tav-
erns:'; " . ..
Though whisky still is illegal,
there was celebrating Tuesday
night. Nightspots were crowded
clubs closed.
The ^hisky crackdown .and in-
tensive campaigns by both the
wets and drys helped make this
the biggpst special election ever
held in Oklahoma.
The vote total of more than 700,-
000 topped by far the previous
high of 591,000 in the repeal elec-
tion 10 years ago won by the drys.
I ORANGE JUICE
YOU NEVER KNOW-This be-
ing spring and all. 'Mrs. Frank
Ogiesbee, 1205 Pine Ave., Was busv
the other day washing out a head
of lettuce at the sink. A small
garden snake crawled out from the
leaves and., nipped Mrs, Ogiesbee
on the finger, She screamed and
ran out of the kitchen. To this day
she doesn't know where the snake
went.
DELICATE - Is the word for
Mrs. Rusty Nicks who has a pro-
nounced tendency to bruise. She
recently hit her chin on a type-
writer and feared that the result-
ing bruise would be followed by
the inevitable kidding. Several
years ago, she went for months
trying to explain away a similar
chin bruise after an inexpert game
of pool.
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Browning, J. Cullen. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.)., Vol. 56, No. 84, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 8, 1959, newspaper, April 8, 1959; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth330511/m1/1/?q=technical+manual&rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.