The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 230, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 17, 1950 Page: 1 of 10
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I City of Orange-Traffic Toll for 1950-Wrecks: 245; Deaths: 0; Injuries: 36; Damages: $40,6
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The Orange Leader
Around •
Town
and County
By Joe Parsley
THE AWAKENING
Orange seems to be awakening
from a long sleep. The revival
can’t be placed on any one thing
in particular, but everything in
general.
The weather is no cooler, but It
seems that anticipation of a more-
livable environment has caused
people to stir more.
There’s football to look forward
fo. School has finally relieved
mothers of their chronic summer
headaches and given them to
teachers, and even the youngsters
haven’t started griping yet
The big invasion in Korea lifted
spirits so high Triday that at least
a dozen persons call%J the Leader
office to verify a rumor that the
North Korean Communists had
surrendered. Spirits fell somewhat
when they learned the rumor was
unfounded, but they still felt bet-
ter with' the advantage on the
Allies’ side.
Fans who saw the Tigers’ game
Friday night felt £eod until mid-
way in the second quartern But
after that they started saying “just
wait til the next game.”
Even Commissioner Tide Gran-
ger of Precinct 3 showed more
activity Saturday when he arose
from his hospital bed in Port Ar-
thur and attended a court session
at Bridge City.
There’s an old saying "As Tick
goes, so goes Precinct 3.’’ Now
they can' say, “As Tick Ooes, so
goes Orange ocunty."
Today’s issue of the Leader
shows a reflection of Orange.
Nothing spectacular has happened
on the local scene. Wide interest
is on sports and small children,
and local groups are beginning to
pick up as clubs and organisations.
READER 8PEAKS
, The following letter from Bill
f Grice was brought to Around
Town’s attention in the office Sat-
urday morning. It is addressed
* to Mr. John Q. Public, Orange,
Texaa:
“In recent weeks, area news-
papers carried accounts about
*. residents of Boys’ Haven near
Beaumont being given new clothes,
shoes and all supplies necessary
for the boys to return to school.
"1 would like to say thanks to
persons taking part in those do-
nations.
“Now, we in Orange also have
the chance to help girls who make
Girls’ Haven their home. It is
the only home of its kind in this
section of the nation, and was the
* first of ita kind in the United
States.
« “If you are interested in helping
these young girls, who in most
cases have no other Home, to be-
come good citizens of our eommu-
. | nity, please bring or send a con-
tribution to Girls’ Haven—TO-
DAY.” .
It was signed by W. D. (Bui)
* Grice.
RFC Loan
Sought For
Local Port
A delegation of Orangeites will
be in Washington, U. C., Monday
with brief cases loaded with in-
formation, and their hopes are high
for obtaining over a million-dol-
iar loan from the Reconstruction
Finance corporation to improve
and add to wharf and dock facili-
ties at the port of Orange*
Months of planning is contained
in the information they will pre-
sent to RFC, on the proposed loan.
The need for expansion was
caused by increased activities
through the port di* to the Mar-
shall Plan and current hike in de-
fense shipping.
Engineers Lead
Engineers C. P. Smith of Or-
ange, and Robert J. Cummins of
Houston, will have available the
data necessary for the proposed
loan. >Smith is the contract en-
gineer for the city of Orange, und
Cummins is the consulting en-
gineer.
With them will be J. P. Kerr.
Orange’s port director. Mayor Joe
Runnels, Jr., and John W. Sim-
mons, head of the Industrial De-
velopment committee and execu-
tive vice president of the Orange
Chamber,of Commerce.
While in Washington, the dele-
gation will con ter wi'h Senators
Lyndon Johnson and Tom Con-
nally, and Reo. J. M. Combs on
matters pertinent to this area.
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ORANGE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1950
A
A
E. Landry Injured
’ In Saturday Crash
4 Ellis Landry,
* liceman who "
his resignation
was struck
i Saturday at 1:4*
of Groan
Orange city po-
submitted
job,
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injuries Wf
to City hospital in
West Orange’s Lions
Hear Newton Speaker
Bert Hauver, zone chairman,
was in charge of the program for
Thursday’s meeting of the West
Orange Lions club. He introduced
Nick V. Fletcher of Newton, depu-
ty district governor for Region 3,
District 281.
Fletcher spoke to the group on
sabotage and espionage. He is a
captain In the Army intelligence.
Hugh Myers, president, was' in
charge of tile meeting. Ellis Car-
ter, International councilor, assist-
ed ih starting the session.*
Six naw members were accept-
ed. Charter memberships are open
until Sept. 28, with membership
now standing at 90.
50,000 Workers Are
Placed During August
AUSTIN, Sept. 16 (AP)—The
Texas Employment commission
reported today it placed 90,000
workers in non-farm jobs during
August—the most placements in
any one month in five years.
They included 14,970 women
placements.
Contributing to the banner
month, TEC said, was increased
Rayburn Will Speak
be- ** *
and firms with defense contracts,
a flurry of consumer “war-scare”
buying and the rush of construc-
tion contractors to finish jobs
ahead of possible material short-
ages or • government controls.
DENHAM QUITS NLRB
, WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (AP)
—Robert N. Denham resigned bje
request today as general counsel
of the National Labor Relations
board-
18 Pages
NUMBER
Court Answers Call of Wild/ Holds
Outdoor Session on County Tax Rol
Rate Is Unehangei
Granger Is Pre
ATTENDS COURT |N AMBULANCE—T. R. (Tick) Granger, commissioner of Precinct
4 of Orange county, was taken by ambulance Saturday morning from St. Mary’s hospital,
Port Arthur, to help decide on the 1950 tax rate. The meeting was held in the open at Arm-
strong park on Highway 87 on the Orange countv side of the Port Arthur high bridge. The
Texas laws rule that the county tax rate must be set in regular session of commissioners
court with all four commissioners present and within the county. Granger has been confin-
ed in the hospital for some time but his physician permitted him to make the ambulance
d to_this important matter. Granger is shown in the photograph sitting
tly behind the groi
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sioners W. A. McGuire, N. L. Crosby, and Casey J. Peveto, and County Attorney Bill Lea.
trip to atteni
ambulance cot. The ambulance is seen directly behind the group’ Others, readin
right, are: R. L. Dominy, Charlie Grooms, Earnest Warren, Judge Sid J. Caillavet,
on the
mg left to
, Commis-
(Photo by T. L. Gunn.)
Youngsters Get Taste Of Kids Day
First Graders HWe
Given Recognition
Paf Scarbrough
Heads Labor League
Pat Scarbrough was elected
Legislative captain of the Labor
League of Political Education for
the Orange district In a meeting
held Monday night, Sept. 11
Ed Gross was elected vice-presi-
dent, and Allen Normond was
named as Captkln of Orange
county.
The purpose of the league being
formulated was to cooperate with
organizations representing farm-
ers, veterans, workers, and other
groups whotie aim and object is
in harmony with those of the
league. *
Normond has urged that ail
members attend the meetings, and
they will be notified by mail as to
when the next meeting will be
called.
COMMERCE, Sept. 18 (API-
House Speaker Sam Rayburn is to
speak Sept. 23 at dedication cere-
monies for the new $300,000 Me-
morial stadium at East Texas State
Teachers college here.
The stadium will be dedicated
to 76 former students killed in the
last war. Others to speak include
H. L. Mills and Walter Woodull
of Houston, and Mrs. Willa K.
Fall of Dallas. The Kilgore college
Rangerettes also will take part.
Some 900 enthusiastic boys and
girls swarmed into the Strand
theater Saturday morning for a
free Roy Rogers movie.
This was the first taste of what
the “kids” might expect on their
National Kids’ day holiday that
will be held Sept. 23 of each year.
The Rogers picture, which was
preceded by several comedies, was
sponsored by the Kiwanls club of
Orange.
Q. B. Culpepper made a brief
announcement as to the plans that
have been made for them Satur-
day, Sept. 23, before the movie
started. Shouts of “glee” and ap-
plause from the kids registered
approval and proved that they
wfre eagerly looking forward to
their day next Saturday.
Culpepper also announced that
the kids could begin voting Mon-
day for their “Best Friend of the
Kids” for the past year.
* He was takav to City h<
.*S2te*&fc
* ing wait an Green arid s
oncoming
was go-
ing watt on Green arid struck toe
rear of on oncoming car a glancing
blow as the car made a left turn,
onto a drtoeway between the No-
4 guess Funeral home and First
Baptist church.
• The car driver was not known,
but persons standing by said they
• heard Landry tell otbdr officers
• “don’t give that fellow a ticket.”
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I Texas Constraettoa
Awards Dip Sharply
AUSTIN, Sept 18 (AP)-Texas
s consuTieHon fwirai axppec
ly this week from (be
• weekly peaks of the pos
jMtfUpg
The Taxas Contractor, Industry
with $83,
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MmSaw
drinks milk—but she’d rather have Falstaff or Bud-
according to little Johnny Hawkins who acts like he’s ired
by the fawn's vigorous “pulling" at the bottle. The bird dog stands
enviously by while the throe-month-old doe stretches and feeds. Her
taste for alcohol was developed before the Hawkins family brought
bar to Orange. Bambi became friendly toward men after she wandered
around—presumably after her mother died,or was killed—until some
human showed her a little attention. (Photo by Pridgen’s Studio.)
Kids to Ballot
On Best Friend
Boys and girls of Orange can
begin voting Monday for their
‘‘Best Friend to the Kids” for Na-
tional Kids Day, which is Satur-
day, Sept. 23.
Voting will begin Monday and
run until Thursday and each boy
or girl will be able to vote one
time each day for the four-day
period.
Ballot boxes will be stationed
at Perry Bros., Orange Drug,
Henke and Pillot, Cooper's groc-
ery and market, ABC store No,
2, and Weingarten’s. _
Bill Butler to Hoad
NEPH Week Here
Program Is Giyeii
Bill Butler has been named
chairman for the National Employ
the Physically Handicapped week
for 1890 for Orange county.
Lester Hammond, manager of
the local office of the Texas Em*
ployment commission, announced
plans for Orange county's partici-
pation for observing NEPH week.
Members of the Ja^cees'aVe to
make personal contacts with em-
ployers using worker fact sheets.
Hammond is In charge of radio
publicity. The Disabled American
Veterans are to distribute posters
to business houses and buses. A
state representative will review
the work accomplished.
Joe Kantz will bring up the fact
sheets at each meeting of the Ro-
tary club and members will be
asked to help the handicapped to
find jobs.
. Fact sheets are to be presented
to the Kiwanis club, Lions club
and to major employes of Du
Pont, Consolidated Western Steel
fcompany, Levingston Shipbuild-
ing company and the U. R. Naval
station. The Pilot club members
will assist in typing the fact sheets
for distribution.
Retiring Judge Ushered out of Courthouse
In Grand Screwball Style Saturday Morning
"What have you been doing?" Judge to stand up hp, wanted to"
in and C
Judge Sid J. Caillavet scowled at
LqIs Watson Saturday morning In
the commissioners court, room.
"You certainly haven’t been in the
office answering the telephone.”
Lois is his secretary. About 100
people were present.
“The court will now come to
order,” Commissioner Casey J.
Peveto shouted. “I move we get
rid of Sid Caillavet.”
"I second the motion," declared
Robert McDaniel, highway patrol-
man.
"What’s this all about?” said
Caillavet.
"It’s about that 40 hour a week,
don’t you know what it’s about?”
Commissioner N. L. Crosby said.
About that time Mary Chambers
entered. "Hello, Darling,” greeted
the Judge. "Hello, Sweetie Pie,”
she replied.
It looked fot a while like the
Orange Screwball club had moved
into the courthouse. About that
time A. J. McKenzie told the
make a speech to him andCallla-
vet got up, sleeked back his hair,
adjusted his belt line and stood
at attention.
It was a going away party to
Caillavet who Monday will go to
the Chamber of Commerce to take
over duties as its executive sec-
retary. Charlie Groqms, county
judge nominee, is expected to be
named to fill the unexpired term
of county judge.
In his speech to Judge Caillavet,
the master of ceremonies hit a ser-
ious note. He said he wished to
extend to the retiring judge the
appreciation of himself and all
courthouse officials and employees
for the “splendid cooperation”
Caillavet had given them and the
“great service” he had rendered
the people of Orange county.
A piece of leather luggage was
presented to Caillavet from the
courthouse people. Home made Ice
cream was served with cake to
conclude the party.
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A moss-laden clump of trees to
Armstrong park, on the
county side of the Port
high bridge was lent the dignity
of commissioners’ court Saturday
for the setting of the 1880 tax
rate.
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The rate was not changed but
it required all four commissioners
to decide this. So T. R. (Tick)
Granger was brought In an ambu-
lance from a Port Arthur r.Mpttsl
to the out-of-doors spot to mee(
the remainder of the court *
The aged official ie l___,
from a serious operation __
physician ordered he could riot go
to the courthouse for the session.
Commissioner Granger insisted in
being taken from the ambtilaneg ■!
his cot waa moved to the
War Is Necessary. But . . .
Philosopher Wants It Over With Because
Ha Has Had Enough of New Geography
Editor’* not A' Tho. Prtur Ruvnn father alnn D.ia.l. 1M
Editor’s note: The, Cow Bayou
Phllospher on his swamp grass
farm cm that stream Is getting
confused on the war situation,
but he isn't by himself.
Dear editor:
I picked up a newspaper that
blew out of a truck which paaeed
my hooso yesterday afternoon,
blowin dust all over the place, as
far as I’m concerned roada are
fine thing! but it would suit me
all right if people used some other
ones besides the on# in front of
my house, ought to be other places
they’d as soon go toy as my house,
and after the dust settled 1 went
down to the pasture and sat under
a tree and after- I got through
dozin read the paper to catch up
on the news.
I don’t like to complain, but it
seems to me the Korean war is
com in too close to the last war,
I ain’t got through leamin the
geography from the last one yet,
understand some folks ain’t even
used up the sugar and razor blades
yet they hoarded up in the last
one. r,t
All New to Him
In fact, 1 went through the last
two war* without ever even hear-
ln of Korea and aa far as I can
tell I waa fatting along all right
without knowin about It. Under-
stand, 1 think tha war la necessary.
rather atop Russia in her front
yard than ours, but lt’a the geog-
raphy that bothers me. Why don’t
they arrange to have war* In the
same place?
In the last war I got where I
could pronounce Tunisia, Crete,
Okinawa, etc., but as far as I’m
concerned that's enough geography
for one lifetime, but now we-got
Korea, Formosa, Pohang, Taegu,
Pusan, Hyonpung, Hyopthon, I tell
you, I don’t believe my nervous
system can stand up to ell this
geography.
You take a man after a hard
day’s work, he comes home to sup-
per and his wife questions him a
little too closely on how much he
got plowed and mentions half a
dozen things that need flxln
around the place and adds that
some of her relatives is comln for
a visit, and then he sits down to
a pleasant evening of reading the
paper and runs Into a whole string
of unpronouncable , out-of-the-
way places, It ruins the rest of the
day.
As far as I’m concerned, they
can bomb Russia In the morning
and get this thing over with. Two
or three wars Is about all a man
can stand In on# lifetime. I’m
willin to make a sacrifice and stay
ignorant If It’ll mean world peace.
Yours faithfully,
J. A.
ground.
So far as Is known this h
first time any eonunk
court has met to regular .
In the open air miles away from
a courthouse. It certainly la (he
first time for such action in the
history of Orange coun
Judge Sid J. Caillavet ,,
over the meeting. County
Sadie Stephens took
minutes. Besides Gra_
miss loners N. L. Crosby,___
Peveto and W. A. McGuire
present. Also in attendant
County Attorney Btil'Lea,
Judge Nominee Charlie
and Earnest Wallace, i.
been signing payrolls for G
during his illness.
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Continuing under the ton
of 81 per ,$100 valuation the t
will divide the money in i
percentage*: Jury fund, .08; .
and bridge hind, .048; road
bridge linking fund,* ’45
*90. .109; general fund,
manent Improvement#. .14; piL,
nent sinking fund, .089; road
bridge bonds, 1829, .08; road
bridge bonds, 1988, .008; road
bridge bonds, aeries “D,” .04;,
and bridga bonds, ’48, . 9
Motion for the action w__
.by Crosby and the second
by Peveto. The vote was
mous.
The court also passed an
authoriz
Month’s Fire Damage
Light, Report Shows
Twenty-four fires for the month
of September have been reported
by the fire department. However,
most of these have been grass fires
and out of the city limits, it was
reported Saturday.
There were no heavy damage*
as results to the ‘ fires, and no
property was hurt other than hav-
ing grass burned._-
Bambi, Motherless 3-Months Old Deer
Is New Pet of Little Johnny Hawkins
deer,
A beer drinking
that is, Is a new resident
d-e-e-r
of the
city. Bambi, a three month old
female deer, is the new playmate
of little Johnny Hawkins, three
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. J, G.
Hawkins of 220 Dyson Cts.
But all to not love at the Haw-
kins home. Princess, a German
short haired pointer, and former
only lpve of Johnny, suffered
pangs of jealously when the
Hawkins family returned from a
‘drip to Trinity county about a week
ago, and brought the deer with
them.
It seems that the deer's mother
had been shot ahd the baby deer
wandered up to a plghtclub in
Trinity county. The owner, after
seeing that it was half starved,
fed It until a couple of boys tried
to shoot it with a .22.
In time, although Princess to
still a bit jealous of Bambi, she has
slowly made friends with her.
They now sleep side-by-slde at
night.
Several days ago, the students
of Tilley school were allowed to
visit the Hawkins’ and their pet.
After they returned to school they
each wrote Johnny a letter thank-
ing him for letting them visit his
deer.
Johnny loves Bambi, and Bambi
love Johnny. And to prove it, each
day, when mother insists on
Johnny taking a nap, Bambi stands
in the window and begs for her
to allow him to come out and play
with her. One of Bambi's favorite
games to hide and seek, but she to
still too shy to let Johnny ride her
as he would like to do. ^
First Graders of Orange Schools Listed;
Others to Be Announced Later; 600 in All
Between four and five hundred
six year olds entered the Orange
public and parochial schools this
year. Confused with the mixed
emotions known only to tots ven-
turing In this first step toward
Names ef all first graders of
the parochial schools were not
Immediately available, bat wUI
be pabUehed at a later date.
learning about the big world out-
side their home, these kids throng-
ed through six elementary build-
ings and greeted their respective
teachers with a confidence known
to the ages.
Just for the sake of the record
—for who knows? a president of
the United States could ‘come
from these ranks—the Leader
and the superintendent of schools,
through cooperation of the chil-
dren’s teachers and school prin-
cipals, is. publishing all names
the these first graders.
Introducing Master and Miss
First Graders of 1990 by schools:
Tilley Elementary
Patricia Ann Baham, Carolyn
Sue Boyter, Edward Ray Buxton,
John Alexander Carroll Jr., Cora
Vonn Corley, Margaret Ann Davis,
Robert Wayne Davis, Diana For-
sythe Dean, Wayne Grant Duke.
Bobby Travis, Dyson Juanita
Frances East, Cecil# Frances Elam,
Margaret Ann Faulkner, Thomas
Aaron Fletcher, Elizabeth Ann
Gordon, Billy Greer, Michael Ed-
win Hall, Linda Lee Hamilton.
Gayland Lae Heard, Sandra
Lynn Hill, Patricia Gayle Hop-
kins, Robert Raymond Hunt, Cyn-
thia Ann Jeffers, Barbara Jane
Virginia Glenn Johnson, Floyd
David Jones, Johnny Allen Jones,
Gerald George Leffers, Jo Ann
Lemons, Odos Wesley Long, Don-
ald Lee Lunsford, Barbara Ann
Mallory, Philip Lynwood McPher-
son, John Michael McWhorter,
William Clark Moore
Arthur Merle Morgan, Margaret
Evelyn Mullins, Sherian Ann
O’Brien, William Bryan Peddy,
Linda Nell Penny, William Patrick
Quisenberry, Roxine Ray, George
Omar Ross Jr., Margaret Ann
Rush, Earl Ray Rutherford Jr.,
Richard Larry Sharp, Sandra
Gayle Stansbury, Sherry Lynn
Taylor, Nancy Jo Thames, Loretta
Taylor, Tommie Rodrlc Williams.
Colburn First Grade
Mary Ellen Arndt, Mike Art,
Billy Aven, Billy Baker, Danny
Batchelor, John Berdy, Roger
Bogan, Banjara Buff, Patricia
Brittain.
Billy Campbell, Willia Jayne
Clark, Sue Colemen, John Con-
drey, Juanita Courtney, Harney
Coward, Phyllis Cucdo, Gloria
Dempsey, Afinette Denby, David
Ray Dismuke, Larry Anthony Do-
mingue, Chester Duhon, Susan
Evans, Roger Dale Floyd, Chip
Fore, Jane Doris Gregg, Deloris
Greer, Rex Griffin, Judy Jobe,
Joe Allen Kelly.
David LeDeaux, J. C. Lejune,
Mary Lewis, Katherine Ends
Lindsey, Irma Ruth Longroh, Sue
Manchek, Clancy Midkiff, Glenn
Moran, Drue Dale Norwood, Ed-
gar Norsworthy.
Raymond Palmer, Loyd Perkins
(Sec FIRST GRADERS, page 8)
thorizing County Auditor.
Houlihan to prepare to i
ttee for bids on two M e r c u t"§
owned by the county tor
on purchase of two other eu
biles.
Expenses for a trip to the an-
nual County Clerks’ convention in
Fort Worth Friday and Sati
of this weak by Mrs. Stephens
Sallie Frazier, her chief
were arpproved during tha
door session also.
Commissioner Granger appeared
to be in high spirits and “fading \
great." Following the court’s pro-
ceedings he was taken by the am-
bulance to his home in
field, . . , wi:
Roy J. Beard WUI
Addrew School Hi
Roy J, Beard, president of '
Star Engraving company, will
the speaker tor Tuesday evening’s
meeting of the Sabine
school administrators. The i
to to be held at Uriand, neat Kir-
by ville, Tuesday, Sept. 18, at • JO
p. m. ■
Baard will speak on the topic,
"Procedure tor Improving Condi* $
tions and School Relations.”
| ORANGE JUKfp
Mrs. L. C. Shipman calling to
say she found a new, blue valuta#
8 of the American Educator en- .SS
cyclopedia at Sixth and Burton
streets Aug. 22. The next day
“Pop” got sick and now that he
is better she thought scout the
book and would like for tty$
owner to claim it. She said she .
picked it up in the middle of th*
street at that Intersection . . V
Mrs. Dorothy Belts of Victory
Gardens reminding that the maga-
zine, “Dog World" has an offer of
$50 payable to anyone bringing
about the conviction of a dog
poisoner . . . The Human#' society
reporting that a parson can
brought before the court to pay i
to $200 in fine if , convicted
dog poisoning . . . Today's
Peeve (eentrlbotoi: The
hound bus station dosed at
and passengers
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