The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1955 Page: 2 of 20
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It la possible to low conacious-
neas fat a aevere fit of coughing.
ad to work with her on thia proj-
ect ware Mr*. H. A. Arledge, Mrs.
H. J. Hebert, Mrs. Clarence
elected by acclamation thia week
at a meeting held in the high
school cafeteria.
These officers include: Elton
Bordelon, president; H. A. Arledge,
first vice president; Mrs. Mary
Ann Miller, second vice president;
Mrs. M. E. Williams and Mrs.
R. V. Roach, third vice presidents;
Mn, Bernict Lynch, wcrctHry, ind
Patricia Benoit, treasurer.
W. A. Hanna, principal, stated
the need for playground equip-
ment for the elementary students
and asked that the PTA use it»
funds for this project.d Bordelon
appointed Hanna as Chairman of
.a committee ,to study the needs
tot playground equipment. Others
on the committee include Clara
Lundy and Mrs. Leo Benoit.
The PTA voted to adopt a year-
book plan outlining the various
activities and programs for the
next school term. Every family.
With children in school will receive
a copy of this book. Mrs. Miller
is chairman of the committee for
the yearbook and members select-
WMderifl to**!
Today at North
Sweeton and Mrs. James Bartee.
Bordelon discussed the need for
improving the teachers* lounge id
the school and appointed Mrs. Ar-
thur Broussard as chairman of a
committee to contact John Breaux,
school board member of Ward 7, to
aea if the Parish School Board
will assist in this project. Others
on this committee include Mrs.
Bernle Richard, Mrs. Lawrence
Breaux and Mrs. Jim Welch.
The PTA will co-sponsor a girl
to Pelican State and also pay half
of the girl’s expenses. The other
sponsor is the American Legion
Auxiliary Post 408.
Installation of officers will be
held at the next meeting on May
17, which will be the last meet-
ing of this school! term.
■' Ilfs. Broussard announced that
a cancer film, in conjunction with
the cancer fund drive now being
carried on, will be shown Jn the
cafeteria Thursday at 7:49 p.m.
Mrs. Miller announced that a
study group meeting would be held
May 3, at 3:M p.m. in the cafe-
teria.
carrier*’ which is being installed
by the Southwestern Bell Tele-
phone Co. north of Maurfeeville
on Old Highway Cl.
Jack Bailey, manager of the
telephone company’s Orange unit,
*aid service is available because
SI
and the use of two wires which
accommodate five circuit*.
On thaw jwo wire* there can
be five simultaneous two - way
conversations. The carrier iekao#
conversation^ The e e r f 1 e r is
{known as a “phantom.”
Workers are busy installing 30
miles of wire and began four
weeks ago their job of setting- 70
pelfs.
Ultimate capacity of the tinea
will be 40, with • lines on each
“talking path,” Bailey added. The
expense of installation la about
$19,600.
Bailey said the new device, en-
closed in a large box which is in-
stalled on telephone poles, doee
the work of 10 wire* and 1* an
“economical way of giving ex-
panded wrvicea."
—You Gat Repay You Gat Repay
Cash Monthly Cash Monthly
$ 50.00 $ 5.22 $220.00 $10 34
$100.00 $ 8.69 $370.00 $24.90 .
* $l».00 $12.79 $460.00 - $27.«2
Other amount* in proportion—for low cert long convenient tafia*. loo a*
on your money problem*.
WE GUARANTEE the tetyri amount fl(ura4 by uiinp this table to bo
the full amount you will pay. The above xheUule include* life, health and
aeddont inwranco which will protect you in the event of Ulna**, accident
or death.
Drinking Is Permitted
But Not Drunkenness
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) —
The Oklahoma Criminal Court
of Appeals has ruled that liquor
drinking by juror* during a
trial recess *I» not grounds tor
u mistrial unices they get drunk.
However, the oourt held that
any drinking after the caw has
been submitted to Jurors is
grounds for a mistrial.
Oklahoma is constitutionally
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sity. THE THANTOM’ SOON WILL BE AT WORK—Prom left, Southwestern Bell Telephone workers
University officials sold his sal- L. H. Williams, W. H. Manning and S. T. Rawlins complete initallgtion of the New Wonder Box at
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The last outbreak of yellow
Parakeets Fly
As It's Spring
DETROIT (AP) —With spring
in the air, parakeets, loaded with
the most Intimate family infor-
mation, are escaping* from their
^ages In the Detroit area.
Two-Day Convention Started
By Personnel in Job Security
Roy Haidar, manager of the Steel and president of the Boa
Texas Employment Commission’# mont Chamber of Commerc
fever in the United States was in
New Orleans in 1905.
Texas Employment —------
office in Orange, will attend a
state convention today in Beau-
mont of the International Assn, of
Personnel Employment Security.
The convention which continues
through Saturday will accommo-
date about 300 persons from the
United States, Canada and Puerto
Rico. There will be a business ses-
sion and the election of officers.
Discussion* will center on the
"outlook on future employment
and what past employment con-
stituted.” Theme of the meeting
is the "Challenge of Economic
Progress in Texas."
E. C. Rectin, general manager
of the Gulf district of the ship-
building division of Bethlehem
Baby-Sitting Sargeant Takas
San Along Whan Alert Sounds
BOSTON (AP) — Anthony J.
Saponaro, a Massachusetts Na-
tional Guard staff sergeant, didn’t
let a baby-sitting problem inter-
fere with his part In “Operation
Minuteroan.”
His wife was out and he was
Jan when the alert was sounded,
baby-sitting with his year-old son
So he took th* baby with him.
sonnel director of Sean Roebuck
in Dallas; Ed Burris, executive
vice president of the Texas Mfgs.
Assn., of Houston; Dr. Eugene H.
Hughes, dean of the College of
Business Administration of the
University of Houston, and Dr.
R. L. Skrabanek, professor of rur-
For instance, the William
Wrathell family wants Joey back.
He 1| a loud graen and is fond of
saying, "Well, I’ll be a dirty
bird!"
At Mn. Mildred Phipps’ home,
Chicbi has disappeared. Chichi
says, “Chichi la a bad boy,” and
knows just how to prove it.
Tippy is misting from the .
Charlea Johnson home. He’s • a t
lover not a fighter and screams,
al sociology of A AM College, were
to be the speakers today.
Speakers on tomorrow’s pro-
gram will be James F. Melton,
manager of state and national af-
fairs of/the West Texas Chamber
of Commerce, who is a member
of Governor Shiven’ economic ad-
visory committee; Dr. John R.
Stockton, director of business re-
search of the University of Tex-
as, and Dr. Phillip Coldwell, direc-
tor of research for the Federal Re-
serve Bank of Dallas.
“hello baby!”
But the Clifford Jakust family
is 1 o o k i n g the hardest for
Skippy. He can best be recog-
nized for his thirsty request:
“Make mine a short beer!”
Underwater Operation Restores
Cornea to Eye, of Big Bat Ray
PALOS VERDES ESTATES, acted as his assistant wore diving
Calif. (AP) — It took an under- masks during the 23-minute op-
water eye operation to aave eration, in which a cornea from
“charlie” from being blind as a * “donor” bat ray was transplant-
bat ray. ed to Charlie’s eye. The donor
Charlie, x bat ray by nature and didn’t volunteer. He was caught
an actor by profession, was bump- at sea, just as Charlie was origi-
The US. harvest of com ex-
ceeds three billion bushels a year.
nally.
After the operation the donor
fish was destroyed to prevent it
from suffering. Charlie, under
only « local anesethetic, was re-
leased from hia operating pallet
and wu soon swimming friskily
about. i
Another operation may be per-
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Browning, J. Cullen. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 95, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 21, 1955, newspaper, April 21, 1955; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth557798/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.