The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 78, Ed. 1 Friday, April 1, 1955 Page: 2 of 16
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Store fires-
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•bout two or three feet high and
five feet in length.” Jordan com-
mented early this morning, "
He stopped a passing trdcRdriv-
er on Simmons drive who phoned
in the second alarm which trun-
dled sleepy firemen out Of their
beds. Four pieces of equipment,
including a light truck, were dis-
patched to the grocery.
“This second fire started in the
same vicinity of ttie first. We don’t
know yet whether it was the same
blase or not. I’m inclined to doubt
It and we will know for sure fol-
lowing a detailed investigation
today,” Horn reported.
Several incidents which have
City Manager-
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long range budgets for many West
Texas cities. ,...
In 1942 Williamson aided In the
organization of an association of
general contractors to handle large
war construction projects. This
group built Strother • Trield Air
Force’toad, Winfield. Kan., a five
million dollar contract., William-
son was In charge of operations.
This group also was the prime
contractor in the Synthetic rubber
plant at Borger and the Pyote war
plant at Borger and tne fyote war
housing project. Williamson served
city manager of Tucumcari,
struck veteran firefighters as ex^,
under the circunaff
tfemely odd
stances Wil1 be exhaustively
checked. To insure that the gro-
cery was undisturbed, firemen
boarded up all entrances around
S a m. today.
Husband in Hospital
Mrs. A. I. Winkel, 149 Wikes
Cts.. wife of the owner and opera-
tor. was unable to give an exact
estimate of the loss. She added
that the building and contents
were partially covered by insur-
ance. — X .
“We closed up the store about
8:10 p.m. to go to Orange City
Hospital to visit my husband who
Is sick with % severe attack of the
flu. When I closed up, I noticed
nothing out of the way,” she said.
The Winkels have been in busi-
ness at this location for three
years. They have suffered no pre-
vious fire losses. Mrs.’ Wintyel said
they probably would plan on re-
building. Heaviest losses were sus-
tained in the meat market where
valuable equipment and refriger-
ators were destroyed by fire or
suffered smokcand water damage.
Rescue Made
Part of the one-story frame
building wfill have to be rebuilt.
Insurance adjusters are expected
to meet wi(h fire department of-
ficials to.check on the loss and de-
termine the exact cause.
During the firefighting, thick
clouds of smoke billowed into a
small frame house immediately
behind the grocery. Sitting almost
helplessly inside was Mrs. Jeff
Qearald who weighs.around 350
pounds. Mrs. Gearald was brought
home yesterday after a cast was
removed at Orange City Hos-
pital from her right leg which
was broken five weeks ago.
“The smoke in that place was
so thick you could hardly see,”
Patrolman Hager commented. The
police officer, Jordan and a third
unidentified man* carried the
woman to safety.
Car Seen Nearby
One suspicious circumstance
surrounding the first fire noted by
N.M., ift 1949 and resigned to re
fcnter the business of engineering
and,municipal consultant.
Handled Securities
His lfc* employment in the field
of municipal management was
Aztec, N.M., where he served fof
a limited time in 1954. During this
time he worked for and accomp-
lished the issuance of both gen-
eral obligation and revenue ser
, a degree in electrical engi- Manila TiLfco^re^ndem mes“
ing. A veteran of World Wars saged ,from 0?amis
curities to construct a water treat-
ment plant betterments lor the
water and sewer systems. The is-
suance was $300,000 and the job
is now under construction. 1
“ Williamson is 55 years old, mar-
ried and a member of the Inter-
national City Managers Assn. V
Gadberry, who lives in Holly-
wood Addition, is 58 years old
and a resident of Orange County
for aboyt four years. An engineer
by profession, Gadberry was grad-
uated from thMJnivekiiiy of Texas
with a degree^ ---■
neeri
I and II and the Korean War. lie
was released from active Navy
duty six months ago with the per-
manent rank of commander.
Verted Experiences
- Gadberry explained he has had
no direct experience in municipal
government but has had varied
and# extensive experience in the
fields of engineering, selling; gen-
eral business add has no hesitancy
in# assuming the city * manager
duties.
The retired Navy officer said he
would be willing to work as the
city manager for a salary of $850
per. month with the assignment
of a car for official use plus ex-
penses of any necessary travel
on city business. If hired; Gad-
berry said he would arrange to
move within the city limits in a
reasonable'time, not less than 90
days after employment starts. He
also is available to start work
immediately.
Cole, assistant city manager at
Jasper, has been employed by tttis
East Texas town for the past five
Auto Tags-
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ide sales at the Vidor sub-
include sales
courthouse and personnel there
have_been averaging 250 daily..
There were 17,290 plates re-
ceived in the original shipment
and Force had less than 200 Wit
of thia order. A reorder has been
received and Force now has. 2,4t$
passenger and 600 truck plates on
hand.
County residents with old plates
are driving illegally after mid-
night tonight. In order to obtalm
plates after today without« 20 per
cent * penalty they must be pre-
pared* to swear their vehicles were
not driven after midnight.
A second deadline is also slip-
ping up—that of the snfoty in-
spection stickers which must be
displayed on the windshield of all
Texas-registered cam. This dead-
line is midnight, April 15 and
enforcement has been vowed by
the highway patrol after that
date. It is doubted that more than
50 per cent of county motorists
have secured the sticker based on
a safe inspection on their cars.
EartHquakes—
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town of 35,262, an estimated one
million dollars in damage was re-
ported. At least 2,000 were home-
less there.
“Everyone in this city and near-
by towns thought the world had
Military Pay Raise
To Benefit Orqnge
Washington (Api* — The
military pay raise should mean
pay raise should meai
million's to Orange and other Tex-
as military centers.
* An idea of what it
revided in
An idea of what it means to
the stale is provided in figures
furnished by the Pentagon.
There are 236,000 i aimed forces
personnel based in Texas. A great
many will receive an average pay
boost of 6.7 per cent. The Air
Force accounts for 140,854, the
>Army 82,217 and the Navy 12,857.
“The increased for enlisted men
With •over two years of service
and offeiers with more than three
years, v •
A breakdown by the Air Force
and Navy shows that every sec-
tion of Texas, small as well as
large cities, stand tb Jbenefit. The
Army gave ofll no such data but
it has large establishments in the
Temple, San Antonio and El Paso
areas. . ' - - ■■ r
City Dods-
Eiseahower-
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bers.
He said the senators were told
Eisenhower had made nj decision
on whether the United Spates will
help the Chinese Nationalists de-
fend the coastal islands of Que-
moy and Matsu.
'Because pt this, he said, “the
question of war or peace still is
unsettled” in the Formosa area. >
The United States is pledged to
help defend Formosa, seat of
ChiRiig Kai-shek's Nationalist
government No commitment has
been made on Quenhoy. and Matsu. g*|
which lie astride two
the Reds might use to
mosa.
A
Iron Curtain-
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today, “After checking the neces-
sary books and records which
must be maintained. 1 find it's
simply too much work. I couldn’t
do justice to both jobs and in-
formed the judges of my resigna-
tion this /
Mrs. Smith, veteran courthouse
employe, also works as an assist-
ant to Mrs. Emmie K. Fountain,
justice of the , peace court judge
on the third floor. Mrs. Smith was
scheduled to take over the fund
operation today, succeeding T. M-
Dodd, former district • clerk, who
resigned.
.Last year this fund, coming un-
der the direct supervision of dis-
trict court, averaged around'-$6(?,-
000 in payments made in child
support cases primarily, as a re-
sult of divorce settlements. This
work has increased rapidly in re-
cent years and is expected to reach
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years. He has worked in the ca- $80,000 to $100,000 this year. De-
pacities of warehouse manager, tailed bookkeeping records must
waterworks operator as well as i be kept so that the court is con-
managerial assistant. He holds a I stantlv Informed on delinquent
“B” waterworks operator certifi-1 payments Tor issuances of dun-
cate and similar sewerage works tempt df court citations.
sedan which pulled out of an alley
behind the grocery. It traveled
west on John street at a high tote
of speed. Police are trying today
to locate that car and driver for
questioning. ,
A third fire earlier was quench-
ed by firemen after an alarm at
11:04 p.m. at a one-story, single
room apartment rented by Mrs.
Thelma H. Cole, The building is
owned by Mrs. Frank Spring.
In the blaze, a studio couch,
floor lamp and more than $300
worth of clothes were destroyed.
The tenant believes it began in
the clothes closet. Firefighters are
of the opinion, the blaze started
fropi either a smouldering ciga-
bette in the couch or from a heater.
certificate from the State Health
Department. He would be avail-
able for interview.
> Application Renewed
Connally, who made applica-
tion earlier when the first city
manager was being considered, re-
hi. i-onuest in a letter dated
An average of 650 Americans
die each day of cancer.
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Easter parade in one of these pretties! Fash-
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newed his n
March 26. The 62-year-old'man,
however, upped his salary request#
Last October, he was willing to
report for a $350 monthly salary
plus a $50 car allowance. In his
latest letter he requests $550 per
month.- Connally is a retired fed-
eral employe and has a number
of friends in the Orange area., v
Qualifications of b o t h Taylor
and McCayver have been previ-
ously published and both men
came to Orange for interviews in
the early fall. Taylor is a pro-
fessional engineering graduate
who has had considerable exper-
ience in waterworks installation.
He went to LaMesa originally in
that capacity on a construction
job. ....
McCarver has served ai Hearne
for a number of years and has ac-
cumulated considerable practical,
first-hand experience by working'
in almost all of the municipal de-
partments in that city.
Elections-
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and E. E. Turner, incumbents^
C. T. (Shug) Lewis and Garlai
H. Johnston. Mauriceville will
elect three trustees from . Tour
c a n d i d a t es, incnmbentg^L A.
Frederick, V. KJ Lins^Smb and
Accuracy Necessary
In many instances, divorcees
and their children are absolutely
dependent on payments required
by the court as a settlement con-
dition. Consequently it is impera-
tive that accurate records are
maintained.
Courthouse sources closely con-
nected with this work today
pointed out that the load has con-
stantly mounted, and actually re-
quires a full-time employe, in an
effort to save money, the commis-
sioners court had made the posi-
tion a part-time job. They had
proposed to pay Mrs. Smith $75
per month on this, basis.
Previously, Dodd, working full-
time, was paid $2,200 per year
with the money coming from the
jury fund. In the administrative
procedure change, $1,200 was cut
from this amount based on the
proposed $75 monthly pay. /
Press, Public ®*rrcd/f
According to a reporj/phoned
to The Leader by County Audi-
tor James F. Houlihart, it was the
intent Of the court to follow this
.procedure. He stated that no res-
olution was passed to thatr effect
yesterday. //
The Leader did not and does
not vouch for the authenticity of
this report. This decision and
statement of policy was based on
a Yfocked door session” with the
.press and public barred. It was
^phoned to The Leader by Houli-
han who apparently initiated the
“iron curtain” meeting. As 6f this
writing, it constituted a “preis
release” given this paper.
Tom R. Yerby, aqdMjHlson Dunn.
Orangefield has jffve candidates
for three trusted offices, Paul
Cormier, Arthur P. Cook, and the
incumbentsyA. H. (Bob) Mon-
tagne, Hugh Garrison and Powell
Andersper * ;
Vidsfr has three' candidates for
twq trusteeships, Donald Johnson,
incumbent; Clyde Haynej Jr. and
Aubrey Henderson. However, the
ballot there also will include the
name of Glenn Portie who with-
drew.'’* ’
Elected candidates face a busy
year, with expansion of most dis-
trict facilities a necessity and the
possibility of consolidation.
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proposition where those more
strongly fpr a city manager than
1 gm are in the clear-cut majority.
Any recommendations Should be
forthcoming thei-e. I’m ready to
go along and don’t want to throw
up gny stumbling blocks.”
Childers' Reply
He was answered by Council-
a man E. M. Childers who snapped,
.‘‘You are just as responsible as
We are. You were elected at the |
same time by the people of Ch-
ange.”
Johnson \hen added. “I want to
cooperate, but feel jt is up to the
clear-cut majority.’?
Childers again stated, “Don’t
you think you have a mandate
from the people?” At this point
Mayor Joe M. Runnels Jr. inter-
rupted to stile, “Well they all
didn’t have a chance to vote.”
Runnels continued, “Preacher,
it’s your meeting.,, Make a recom-
mendation and let’s vote on it.”
Temporary Manager
Childers then commented.....“I
don’t believe we Cart hire a man-
ager now. We need a temporary
manager. We need to give some-
body the power to run the city.
I hgVe nobody in mind:”
At this point* Runnels was care-
ful to note that there was no
representative of the Citizens
Group for Qood Government
-present. He expressed the thought
they weren’t present when needed
the most to make a recommenda-
tion as to a temporary city man-
ager.
Johnson then suggested that the
commission appoint a temporary
city manager and set a date7 for
personal interviews on any appli-
cants bn hand. He again added
that “I’m not trying to influence
the decisioft one way op another.”
Colburn Suggested
The name of Commissioner
George Colburn was brought up
to serve as a temporary manager
and rejected after City Attorney
E. L. Reid explained it wouldn’t
be advisably and cited charter
provisions.
—Reid’s ‘name also was brought
up as serving in the same caPa"
city and it ended with his stating
he probably could serve without
receiving additional pay. “but
who Would wish it off on him.”
/ Finally Colburn stated, “I per-
sonally think we should name
somebody tonight as a temporary
city manager to hold things to-
gether. We can use every effort to
find a desirable man and think our
success depends on the proper
contacts.” *
Johnson then moved that the
commission appoint a temporary
city manager and take up the
question of hiring a permanent
man at the next commission meet-
ing. April 12. Childers seconded
the motion.
At the same time, Cottle was
authorized to notify any and all
applicants that they would b4 in-
terviewed at the next council
meeting. The meeting ended with
Colburn moving that Cottle -be
named as temporary city manager
which was seconded by Childers.
It passed unanimously.
SPRING and SUMMER
Area Iron Workers
Accept Pay Increase
BEAUMONT (Spl) — A new
contract between the area Iron
Workers Local 125 (AFL). and
their employers, calling for a 10-
cent-an-hour pay increase was to
be signed today.
Members of the local voted to
accept the proposed hike in a
meeting here last night.
About 600 workers will be af-
fected with the new scale $3 an
hour for regular work and $2.75
an hour for concrete reinforcing.
Striking CIO Workers
Close Rubber Plants
NEW YORK (AP)—The 19
plants of the U S. Rubber Co. were
closed, today by a strike of 35,000
workers seeking longer vacations
and other benefits.
Production of automobile tires,
footwear, chemicals, synthetics
was halted by"lhe strike.
The CIO Rubber Workers Union
ordered the walkout, effective last
midnight when the previous con-
tract expired.
Negotiations had broken down
only 10 minutes earlier.
PERFECT PRACTICE
MACOMB. IU. (AP)—Robert
Erickson, a shoe store clerk, en-
tered the bowling “Hall of Fame”
by rolling a perfect 300 game. He
was practicing id competition wit”
his wife. His best previous mai
was 289 which he has chalked up
four times.
Four Americon Army Wive*
Convicted of Block Marketing
HEIDELBERG, Germany (AP)
—The U.S. Army said today four
American *Attny wives have been
convicted and fined by summary
EMPLOYMENT RISE PREDICTS
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tb#
continue through mid • May
most of the nation.
Birthplace of the mighty Mis
siisippi River is tiny, placid Lake
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courts on charges of petty black
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marketing,
An Army announcement did not
identify the women or disclose the
amount of fines. It said the women
wen convicted of selling commis-
sary and post exchange items on
the German black market.
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auto and steel industries probably
will set the pace for a moderate__ __
Eden Believes Negotiations ' _
Hinge on Germany, Disarmament
NEWCASTLE, England (AP)—
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
believes negotiations between
Kusaia and the Western Powers
tnent.
Eden told a Conservative party
rally here last night that France’s
approval el German rearmament
BIG ‘LITTLE MO’
SAN DIEGO. Calif. (AP)—
Tenjiis champion Maureen Con-
nolly has been reading mountains
of mail since announcing her
plans to retire from tennis and
become a housewife. But the letter
she said she likes best of all is
one from Frankfurt, Germany,
that’s addressed simply: “Little
Mo, U.S. Tennis Champ.”
COLA Was TOP FOE 1
MORGANTOWN. W. Va. (AP)
-All-America Tom Cola of La-
Salle and Walter (Corky) Devlin
Of George Washington were un-
animous choices on West Vir-
ginia University! All-Opponent
basketball team this year. Other
Players picked by the Southern
Conference champions on their
All-Opponent quintet were Dickie
Hemric of Wake Forest, Jesse
Arnelle at Penn State and Wamn
Mill* of Richmond. '
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delicate spring and summer pastel colors and
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over $500 worth of costume jewelry designed te
flatter.
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Announces v
- the purchase of the
Dexter Shelley Ins. Agency
SOME STURGEON!
CHEBOYGAN, Mich. (AP)-
The waters of Mullet Lake have
yielded a record-breaking stur-
geon. Ward Spray of Cheboygan
spieared the fish which weighed:
175 pounds, measured 7 feet 2
inches and had a girth of 37 Vi
inches. The old record, which had
stood for four years, was 6 feet 6
inches and 152 Vi pounds.
All Fire, and Casualty
Insurance Coverages*Will Be
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Serviced Promptly With
j Efficiency and Courtesy at
Zeto Insurance Agency Offices
at 402 First Street
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Policyholders insured through the Dexter
1 Shelley Insurance Agency' may
direct any^ inquiries necessgry in the
future to this Agency
by telephoning 8-3631.
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had cleared the way tor East-West
pBi
But he warned against hopes
for quick results.
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on truck
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