The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 295, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 9, 1956 Page: 3 of 28
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Oil Refinery
Is Padlocked
HOUSTON, Dec./ 8 (AP)-TTw
state has seized a gasoline re-
finery at Fairbanks near Houston
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9 H56
Knights of Columbus 'FrwpKtivt Candidate Endorses politicians are quietly but rabidly
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THE PRANCE LEADER ' fAGl THRU
Vl vwmiiiua* , .----Hwiuv.i«n» «re quieuy out raoiaiy Electronic transistors, such asiwithstand the init nt h.i„„ . .
To Have Blood Tvned S,at, Po'd Primary Elections ( pposed to a state Qa(d general,those used in portable radios, hqve from a mortar and ell«a
10 nave OlOOd typed AUST1N( ^ 8 (AP) ^ Pn™r*V-Wilson said. -The pres-; been proved rugged enoutfV.t thefr Mi rating
Wens for a blood typing pro- Wilson, Port Arthur man who says ~ f fl? fjC® ru out >:l)lt1, Tn^WMl........... ---------
gram to b«> conducted in conjunc- he is a candidate for the Smato 00 he democratic ballot
'lion with the regular meeting of endorstd tSiv a . hcy wan‘ “ * st«y “iat
nnery ai rairpetuts near Houston nesdav night at tnem, of c. Hall.jstate jjaid 'general nriWrv "riW t - .-~—
rf , on a court order charging the firm were announced Saturday by Grandson ^ K * p ma y clec" T,P ,0 motorists:
—. with state munlim t»v Knioht Pat* M Wionacki i ...V 1 on the accelerator
Columbus on Wed- that the
tho^. of C. Hall, j state jjaid
Knight Pete.M. Wisneski. .
Arrangements have been made*
with state
quency.
puty sherttr, acting on an
order issued by the 126th District
Court in Austin, padlocked the
, main gate to the Delrock Re-
j finery Inc. yesterday.
{ The firm’s Houston offices also
j were seized and padlocked by the
court order. ---............,---------
Rodger Jackson Was listed onihave donated blood.
the court order as president of ~ ;-——‘-
^e*roc*t- the refinery at 4 p.m
lT„„— I , ,, , on the accelerator' will
Many Texas lawyer-lobbyist, light-toll on the highway.
lighter toe
mean a
ange City Hospital to type the,
blood of all members who attend
the. K. of C. meeting tonight. 1
The Orange Council No. 1680,
Knights of Columbus, maintains a
blood bank service for members
and most members are typed and
yesterday.
(The plant has been shut down ex-
court order cited the firm with! cept ‘ for
owing the state about $84,000 in operating “for' insurance
back gasoline taxes. | poses,”' Williams said.
Chief Deputy Sheriff B. E. Wil- The refinery occupies a
Tliams said a guard was posted at acre tract.
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“I’m worried about Emily. I think she might need
glasses.”
Loopholes in Election Laws
m Vz j
Due for Study by Legislators
AUSTIN, Dec. 8 (AP)—Loopholes I an Associated Press poll and ques-1
• in the election law that permit jtionnaire said the costs of films
fraud and evasion were under-and running for office have be-:
lined for high priority action by come prohibitive for the average
many legislators asked to list top citizen. They suggested the state:
issues for the session starting:should pay for party primary elec-;
. Sn R I tinnr
Jan. 8. ”|tions. ,
Abuses of absentee voting rules, ! Recent statewide' political devel-1
a more secret ballot, an effort to opments are' reflected in many cf!
halt block buying of poll taxes by!legislators’ expressions of need for
political bosses or machines, a further election law reform or re-
workable expense-reporting and vision. J
limitation statute, rubbing out of1 One of these is the deadlock be-^
conflicts and duplications, were (ween Gov. Shivers and Gov.-elect
all mentioned as “must” objec- Price Daniel over calling a special
fives. V election to fill the Senate seat
__ Several lawmakers replying to Daniel will vacate.
/%i| iV| r~ | The essence of it is that each
Oil Workers
Want Raise
I i* raying on a different section
of the same election code to hack
| up his position in the dispute. That
j would come under the general
-- heading of conflicting or,confusing
DENVER, Dec. 8 (AP)—Wage s,atutes which many legislators
increases of not less than 27 cents !say shou,d be made clear or elim-
an hour will be sought next year /na,e<1- It also may reflect the
for 105,000 oil workers, a bargain- !feebn8 °f many ordinary citizens
ing policy committee of the Oil, I"*10 believe that there should be
Chemical and Atomic Workers!3 crystal-clear, legally invulner-
Union said today. . jable method of filling such vacan-
The committee said average |*e*‘
hourly earnings of oil workers A somewhat similar situation
under union contract now start atjexists in what thevCourt of Crimi-
$2 56 and range up to $2.67. jnal Appeals called an “irreconcil-
The bargaining campaign was!able conflict’’ between sections of
set by a 52-member committeejdle code dealing with making artd
headed by O. A. Knight, union ] reP°rtinR campaign expenses. The
president.1 | court knocked down a conviction
The committee said the increase under the expense of law for this
o t.iaKIUU U.. _____t__I___rpnenn n n 4 i n n 4U.1t ____a . „
“is justified by many factors . . .
cost of living increases, increases
in the productivity of the oil in-
dustry and oil workers/the wage
and fringe benefit improvement?
being won by unions in other in-
dustries. The fantastic and con-
stant increase in profits being
enjoyed by the companies
reason, noting that practices
which were lawful under one sta-
tute were unlawful under another
as to what the offense was and
the penalty for it.
Because of the conflict, the
secretary of state was forced to
issue an administrative order or
directive to candidates and their
fijuycu uy uic lumpames. --------v w vauuiuaics anu ineir
The union has 200,000 members, managers during last summer’s[
Other oil workers not covered by campaign in an effort to helpj
union contracts will be indirectly them clear up their confusion,
affected since traditionally they Investigations and some indict-
obtain the same wage increases ments growing out of allegedly
negotiated by the union, a union J illegal absentee voting or poll tax
spokesman said. j purchase practices, especially in
The last general wage increase jpolitically-stormy South Texas,
in the oil industry was effective .were another factor in stimulating
Feb. 1, 1956. It was 6 per cent, demands for reform from some
with a 15 cent hourly minimum, i lawmakers.
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Browning, J. Cullen. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 295, Ed. 1 Sunday, December 9, 1956, newspaper, December 9, 1956; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth561777/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.