The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 219, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 15, 1957 Page: 4 of 25
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Moment of Meditation
Now will I rise. s«ith the Lord: now wffl I be
exalted, now will 1 lilt myself up. Isaiah 33:1#.
I Sunday Morning Bouquets |
History was made in Orange County last week and a
byproduct of the fact may well be a road program call-
v ing for the1 expenditure of $4,750,000 in cotLnbv funds
aiong with $4,175,000 ih state funds and for a $250,000
boncTreserve for emergency industrial roads.
The‘history was made when Commissioners Court,
at the insistence of the public, took over eorrimtnd of
the Orange County Conservation and Reclamation Dis-
trict, one of its agencies which had long, been permitted
to pursue an independent course.
Transfer of control of this agency, the activities of
w-hich by law are a responsibility of the Court, wis ac-
companied by a sharp reduction in. its level of spending..
And that cutback makes it possible fqr the proposed
road bond program to be carried on without an increase
in the over-all county tax rate because of the new debt
that would result. 1 \
The county budget hearing that led to the decision to
put control of the district's affairs in the Court s hands
also was historic for the number of taxpayers attending,
- as well as for the amount of the taxable valuations they
.represented. 3
This budget was historic itself in that for the first
time revenue and expenditures totaled over a million
dollars and included pay increases for county officials
and employes bringing them up closer to the level of
salaries and wages earned by persons with similar po-
sitions in business and industry.
A budget of the city government in Orange, made
public last week, also wgi historic in a number of
respects.
It is the biggest in the city's history, totaling $1,578,-
640, but more noteworthy for the fact that in addition to
pay increases for employes it provides for an expansion
of municipal services and for a record level of capital
.exfifpOTtuns. , :
> Among the latter are an additional sewer treatment
plant, a new fire department substation with equipment
and personnel, a new city garage, the start of a publicly
supported library, a temporary youth center,.and a sub-
stantial beginning on an assessment program of street
• paving. ' ■ ■ / 3
- From the taxpayers’ point pi view, one of the most
Interesting things about both the city and the county
budgets is that there will be no increase in the tax rate
of either branch of government this year.
Another noteworthy development on the municipal
side was the appointment of a commission of 15 promi-
nent residents who will soon begin the time-consuming
but important job of rewriting the present patchwork
city charter.
West Orange also saw another step in municipal prog-
ress with the appointment by its Council of two addi-
tional volunteer policemen, bringing the total to four.
/ At Vinton, public activity of area wide interest was
the beginning of steps to meet federal requirements for
a deep-water channel from that community to the near-
by Intracoastal Canal.
At the organizational level, onfc of the week's‘high-
lights was the announcement that a top industrial offi-
cial again will be speaker at the annual membership ban-
quet of the Orange Chamber of Commerce. He is James
E. Trainer, executive vice president and a director pf
the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.
The banquet will be held Sept. 26 and the committee
chairman is W. A. Wilson, manager of the local Fire-
stone plant
The chamber also landed one of Orange’s leading
executives as its new president last week. He is T. O.
(Doc) Charlton. Orange district superintendent for Gulf
States Utilities Co. •
Eleven of the county’s handicapped children went off
to special schools last week with the Orange Lions Club
* picking up the tab for the portion of the cost of their
education that must be borne by someone other than
the state government.
At the same time, members of the club began setting
up for the annual carnival on City Hall Square which
raises the money to cover the expense pf educating these
children and for other civic enterprises of the Lions.
All in all, a good week for bouquets, with the biggest
ones tagged lor members of Commissioners Court and
taxpayer H. J. Lutcher Stark for what they did on be-
half of county government in general and the proposed
road bond in particular. ___'
THE ORANCE LEADER
James B. Quigley..........
J. Cullen Browning_____
Joe Parsley..,,................
Mrs. Mary Alice Lakey.
B'.b Axelson..................
Mrs. James Dees ..._____
L. R. (Bob) McHugh.....
r, T Krletwh.____
S. R. Daris________
---Publisher
.....................Editor
Managing Editor
tree Ifewa Editor
City Editor
..Women’* News Editor
.........Sport* Editor
dvertising Director
. Circulation Manager
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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On Second
Thought
I By PHILIP Ul.LY
*. Sheriff Chester A. Holts is a
slow talking Southern boy. ' v
On the surface and in conversa-
tion that is the impression you get.
But to change that , ideal all. you
have to do is lis-
ten to the high
sheriff persuade a
prisoner to con-
fess.
Right away yon
learn t h a t,
through it all vod
have witnessed aj
master psycholo-
gist in action. Hi
is all the more tn-^
terestmg. too. be- :
Around
Town
cause you know *
that here is a Utty
man who probably, as the savin
goes, never saw the inside of
college, except on a visit.
People who know, tell me
could teach the: professors who
teach psychology: He(l probably
oooh-pooh this bv stmplv savin?
he lust "talked plain with them ”
A good example of bis preweas
la the Held of pebiie relations r-
was shown be a news story car-
ried la The Leader Seat I. The
story hardlv mentioned Holts hot
It nuo'ed Sheriff Paul Stsrk «f
DeRidder. U. extensively in
noin tine out the two Dowd™
brothers would probably to
turned ever te Orange Comity.
This came true Sept. IA—four
days later. Holts- in one trip to
the iJouisiana city had c-mented
public relations with police and
the prosecuting adomey of the
parish. Louisiana had an armed
robberv charge and custody.
Sheriff and Mrs. Holjs. who re-
side on the first floor of the jail
buildings, are also generally well-
liked bv prisoners, excepting the
most bitter ones of course.
It just boils down to the fact
that as a critical reporter P. L.
feels HolU and hi* deputies—few
that they are in number—do a
darned rood iob of it.
FEF.LJNG — Continues to twi
high in adioining Newton County
ortr the tax fight between big
landowners and the water district.
Sources here report that Time
Inc , through Southwest Develop-
ment Co.. Wt missing a chance
to cement public relations with the
voters. \
WHITE SHINING LIGHT — Of
publicity was focused this past
week on the Conservation and
Reclamation District hi a concen-
trated effort spearheaded bv big
taxpayer, H. J. Lutcher Stark, to
force the district to hold public
hearings on its budget, among
Ho<ts
marfY other things.
At the tame time Commission-
ers Court was asked t* take
charge if this breach of countv
government with a firm hand
aad exercise aatherity. Having
operated sa Ms owe for years,
the CAR district had acquired
aa autsaemeui aspect la which
few—if any—knew where respon-
sibility really should lie.
In compliance with Art. 79#7. Re-
vised Civil Statutes of Texas sup-
ervisors of the (hstrict submitted
signed sworn statements—for the
first time — to County Judge
Charlie G. Grooms this week in
which they set out their actual
work and expenses.
The notarized -statements were
approved by the judge and his sig-
nature was applied.
Hiat quietly marked the begin-
ning of a new era in the manage-
ment of the district and it occur-
red partially on the day of the last
budget hearing. Arthur Simpson
and L. R. Sarver submitted theirs
on Thursday and L. R. Harmon on
Friday. -
Interest In the criticism of the
CAR district largely detracted
from the first million dollar
budget ever drafted by Orange
County. When the compromise
settling this dispute was com-
pleted moat of the excitement
wan dead.
One of the most significant
warnings to come out of the hear-
ing was the danger involved in
■witching fiscal years. B. L. Mor-
ris cautioned the Court against
this "because of free funds" in-
volved. He joined H. J. Lutcher
Stark in supporting the employ-
ment of County Auditor Walter R.
Ebanks by the district.
Morris, general manager for
E. W. Brown Jr„ Orange indus-
trialist. also wanted it clearly
understood, as did Stark, that
funds set aside in the reserve
could not be used until 1B59
And quietly made was a signifi-
cant statement by our editor, J.
Cullen Browning. He pointed out
the county was gradually ap-
proaching the point where spend-
ing was nearer to beiag on a cur-
rent basis—the closest it has ever,
been County Auditor Walter R.
^banks agreed._'
__By JOE PARSLEY
Last wegk brought definite s^s
that the summer hill it over. It
was a weak of historic political '
intrigue here in Orange .
week which brought more
in county government i
been accomplished in the past 10
years.
You’ll agree that’* a broad
statement, but I definitely believe
it’s true from an objective stand-
point. For four of those years the
courthouse was mv beat as « re-
porter. and since that time I have
been handling the copy of reporters
who have covered county govern-
ment. I have taken an active in-
terest in its progress.
Operations of the Conservation
and Reclamation District had been
shrouded in mystery until
months. Its Supervisors had
given a free hand by Comm
era Court to do just about as thev
pleased. Thoae days are over now
In the future its activities, .wiil.be,
1 tehed closely and reported to
same situation existed with
the\lMI road bond program. Many,
of the transactions involving e*-
pnditjre of vour tax monev grip-' *
ed because there were no safe-
guards accompanying the bond is-
sue.
,We are on the threshold now of -
another much-needed road bond,
program to bring our roads up to
date. But- safeguards on expendi-
tures have, been incorporated into
the proposed program in order to
guarantee that the money will be ’
spent wisely. /
What are these safeguards? They
are representatives of your major
taxpayers—both individuals and In-
dustrie*—who will observe even
proposal by your governing body
and express opinions on such pro-
posals.
If this leads to a clash between
these observers and commissioners
the matter then will He aired thor-i
oughly through news media to the
people so they can help in deciding
how their tax money is spent.
This is a means of checking on
spenders of tax dollars, but they
don’t consider it an affront be-,
cause so king aa they act on your
recommendations it clears them
of criticism later on.
I’m just an average taxpayer,
whose job keeps him much closer
to governmental affairs than most
people, and at the end of this'
politically intriguing week I asked
myself. this question: “Who won
this battle of budgets and
BLONDIEI
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posals? Was it. Commissioners
Court, the CAR District. Lutcher
Stark or The Orange Leader?"
, I studied that question a long
time, and each time I came up
with the same answer: “The tax-
payers, of course." With those four
looking down each other's throats
there'* not a chinaman’a chance
of a dollar going astray.
The “going astray" phrase does
not refer to any possible under-
handed move, because I personally
know all mas involved in the
spending of your tax dollars and
I firmly believe tiev are consci-
entious, honorable men. I have!
faith in all of them:
I just think the judgement of
many qualified men is more bene
ficial to you and me than the jiidg
ment of a few. ’ \
ETTA KETT
OCN'T YOU WORRY
ABOUT A THING, MRS.
BOBKEE... AH'TAKE
PLENTY OF TIME
PAYIN'ME BACK.*
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•FRONT* FOR
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MTELUGCNCC/
JOHNNY HAZARD
HO/ AN
F-W/ FIRE/
wake UP/
You will get the opportunity in
a couple of months to vote on a
five-million-dollar road bond pro-
gram for Orange County. If it is
approved it won't necessarily lead
to a tax increase-either in the
rate or the valuation of your prop-
erty.
Thii road bond program has
been i* the making since 1953, and
has been revised and updated
since that tint* to better fit our
need*. Take my needs, for in-
stance. I live in West Orange, and
must drive the length of Western
avenue and wind my way through
such hazards as the Adams Bayou
bridge and that spot in Orange
where it curves and cars constant-
ly are parked in the actual traffic
lane in order to get to work.
If the bond program is approved
It will mean my ear won't be
shaken apart by the bumps, and it
will cut off almost half a mile
between my home and my work.
I drive that distance at least four
timet a day and quite often more
than that That s two miles a day,
10 miles a week or 520 miles a
ytar I’ll aava just between home
and my job. \
We can't figure out the Benefits
for each taxpayer, but if mine is
a typical casa the total for all of
us >ould amount to far more than
the principal and interest pay-
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Browning, J. Cullen. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 54, No. 219, Ed. 1 Sunday, September 15, 1957, newspaper, September 15, 1957; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth557270/m1/4/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.