The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 77, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1955 Page: 3 of 20
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, business or that of any
newspaper what we do
i from surrounding counties and'
> "they all hold executive sessions j
. . . there's no reason why we
11 j can't do the same." '
other ! From a newspaper standpoint,
behind I the danger of such ‘‘locked door’’
cI'»rad doors." They declared also meetings is that decisions are
that -just because we’re being reachecUat, times by the log roll-
paid by county,taxes doesn’t mean ! ing approaufe, and the bare results
that all our actions hive to be pushed out at an official meeting
scrutinized every minute;’’ j and'' quidfiy passed. The general
Difficult to Understand , public has no background or ex-
All ,bf the commissioners, in- planation as to how'l'thcse‘*ded-
cluding Judge Grooms, and Audi-i siOns were reached. In .effect a
tor Houlihan maintained that yardstick of-’measurement is re-
dosed door sessions were essential \ moved by which they are able to
for general county welfare. Com- i judge the merit" and individual
missioner Ernest Waites stated I work of a commissioner.
THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 1955
THE ORANGE LEADER
PAGE THREE
! Filibuster-
City Manager- 'Auditor- ----------
(Continued"'from Page 1> (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page D-
that I find my health makes it j signed effective .tomorrow. Dodd j ton, who waged last week's
impossible for me to continue in ; formerly held the responsibility | ord-smashing 23-hour. 35-minutc
a job which Certainly needs .dp- j for this fund. ;y ,
ing. It marks the first time that Previously Dodd kept the finan- , — ... ------ . . .,
cila books on these child support dropped in on the latest marathon : was a reaffirmation of opinion
cases which have inception in dis- \ shortly after midnight. « i held by. the chamber highway i
trict court primarily through di- He shrugged and asked report- i committee which was to the effec-t
vorce settlements. This operates ' ers "Why don’t they get- him a ! that the 1948 bond program should
| losing word battle, to get more 1 maintenance funds?
; money for charity hospital beds. ; A factor in the court decisions;
survey but “my land is not for
j sale and f don’t want the road
r « there.” Urging immediate con-
(Continued from page 1) struction of this road was Hobson
age structure. Estimated cost was Meriwether who contended it
$10,00() to be paid out of state; should be built to fulfill a pledge
County Dads-
tp the voters.
During the discussion, the rap-
idly rising cost of securing county-
right-of-way was also cited and
the opinion was expressed that
at least luO.OOO more would be
needed. There is now 13,3 HI in
the fund. —•
I have ever been forced" to give
up on anything and it hurts. How-
ever,. I know that I will watch
your continued progress with
great interest."
* Arrangements for tonight’s
meciin-; were being made by
Commissioner E. M. Childers.
Mayor Joe M. Runnels Jr. issued
the call. »
directly under the authority' of
Judge Ilqmer Stephenson and has
been in operation previously un-
der the district court clerk's office.
Mrs. Smith works as an assist-
ant to Mrs. Emmie K. Fountain,
Of uppermost interest h> what j justice of the peace court judge,
steps the council will ,take to fill | located on the third floor* of the
and also maintains
"that all you reporters certainly; A hint'of possible future action
hi^Ve access to the public records also was outlined by Walles who , .
-—w<*-don't try to keep them from j contended,"You know if we wantLthe vacancy “for the mbment. | courthouse,
youT * i to, we can always meet in ourTProbabty*, a temporary acting city j-her books.
l hc commissioners'position was j'homes' and no one ever needs to j manager will be /selected. From ; BeyaUse of Jhe administrative
difficult to understand when all | know. We have at least tried to ; the practical standpoint, the most j change, it was necesiary to obtain
were careful to preface their re- I meet in the courthouse.’’ j likely appointee is Charles Cot- Judge Stephenson^ permission
marks by' saying, "You know me,! It was indicated yesterday af- tie. city secretary-treasurer, who j The new account Bookkeeper will
I certainly don't.have anything to | ternoon that the commissioners 1 acted in this capacity prior to be put under bond, paid a mohth-
hVtie—but . . . .” Ngasmen feci |_ court would pursue this “iron j Wolf’s appointment. ; ly salary and work under direct
that by the very fact that as .a t curtain" policy^ with a meeting ! Businessmen Contacted
body, the men apparently are nearly today at the courthouse.
willing and eager to go into closed j ---*--
d-'or -.sessions, certainly brings
cotich? If they’d a let mg do that, ^ rwj^Smimons**eimumttee
1 '°,U!fa j''IX months chairman, following a consultation
Phillips had been forced by | wi(h memberl prcsent.
strict enforcement of Senate rule* 1 __ . .. „ ..
to Stay on his feet talk almost Preceding this vote was the
continuously. He had stormed and Peveto.road construction covering
I pounded his desk and at one point j w~os frofm Highway 6„ to
j had even lost his voice from talk- 1 FM*‘1S0- thp LenionVrlle mad and ,
I ing so loudlv I involving a concrete bridge across
‘ Cow Bavoy Delayed for. nearly
Td peat the new national record
Phillips set for filibusters last
week. Wagonseller needed to go
to 1:36 p.in. today. He indicated
last night to reporters that he
might give it a try.
suspicion to the surface whether |
u s lusiuied or not.
This "jeon curtain'’, pplicy was
a-H-empted two years ago and then ,
quietly 'discarded when results of j
the locked door sessions were I
printed anyway. Tins latest polity *
change apparently was dictated i
by something which Houlihan
wanted to discuss with the board, j
In explaining it yesterday after- -
noon, he mentioned a number of j
issues - involving personalities j
which bethought were left better;
unreported. " >
Issues Kept Secret
• When we come to a decision |
on this matter, ft will be duly
noted and action' taken there for
coverage by the'press. The matter
of personalities"wil-l be eliminated,
Polio Cases-
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district court supervision.
However, some of the council-• j
men were-contac ing seven local | 0f the juw fund. The jury
businessmen to determine if they ! budsct wi;„ be increased by
would serve as acting c.lv man- and Mre. Sm„l,'s pay aS of
ager pending the appointment of 4 wjll stavt 8l $;5 per
new man. A check early today I J....... Accord;„_ lo Houlihan.
Hotel Plan-
A check early today i
two of the three children there j indicated they hadn t found any
who develooed polio had no para- ! takers,
lysis. The third developed a slight ; There .tlso has been
paralysis which disappeared
about a week, and a fourth child ! man George Colburn as an acting
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time by Simmons.
“"the directors have worked for
more than two yaer, much of it
Mrs. Grace wiU^ot be a deputy i exacting an<1 d’dious and we -j-rice farmer, who holds eonsider-
court clerk and will handle -fund ; ls ,he answer. Acceptance of |
sume 1 du{)^,. f,om her present office on j w's proposal
two years. $ 130,00(1 in state funds
have already been earmarked for i
[ construction once right-of-w ay is |
t obtained. Rushing ardently for t
Construction of this ruad as part of
the 1948 road bond program was
| Commissioner Casey J. Peveto.
During the discussions the pro-
posed construction was labeled as
l-"footiball which has . certainly
j started to get soggy." .
i Immediate objections’to a pro-|
| posed location change were t eg-1
isfered bv Will 'Womack, county
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CHILDREN? HATS $1.29 to $2
NELL’S
306 GUM —r WEST ORANGE — DIAL 8-4000
by the stockholders
in [Thought gi ven to naming Council- | the* third floor of the Courthouse. , }vl11. insure the building of out-
ing the last shot and. in all prob-
, ability, immunization: hadn't had
I think it’s handled better in this, y|rnc to develop. He said there
fashion,’ Houlihan stated. He did i were other eases of mild polio,
not elaborate, even in a general | ap without paralysis, among chil-•
way, what issue was involved. j dren who had received the first
In discussing his position, ■ nr 8P('0nd jniections but not the
Walles stated he had talked the j jbjrd
matter over with commissioners , - pQq jjaiias County children
w;ho reerived the vaccine only two
The countv auditor reported ; hofcl . ' .
contracted polio after taking two, city manager without the title or j ;ba( tbo commissioners have an! ,s las le objective of
frit n<?t the regulation three, vac- pay. It would be merely a tempo- | undcrstanding that as Mrs. Smith/j directors since the beginning,? Thf
cine shots. - * ;.vary expedient to hold the mu- j becomcs famil.ar with the work I We.behev^e the residents of Orange statwi
One Fort Worth youngster was j mcipal government together pend- wl|1 check the arrangement !......
diagnosed as having polio after I mg the arrival of a new man. ; wjthin two months to determine'!
receiving the'vaccine but the case This particular suggestion poses if salaiv & adcquate.
was "mild” and witnoift paralysis, a legat problem -in that the char- Houliban' emphasized that it
Dr. W. V. Bradshaw,, city health Ger changes specifically prohibit; essen,ia’l to keep the accounts I
director, said. r la city councilman serving as city; , . ,,.„iailv if
Dr. Bradshaw said the child be- j manager for two years after the ; ^ £enPt are fagging, so that ion- |
came.ill immediately after receiv-^ expiration of his term. Neverttw- | nf pourt '„itatlftns ran be
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later developed polio and their fprospective candidates have con-
definitely not para- j )a(.ted both Runnels, and other
commissioners.
less, a legal opinion on su l . ordo|,,d bv th(. ,11cUp
appointment is bring sought by j Accordln. t0 the eounlv auditor.
Councilrdau Bonn,,, who expects j commissioners court has not
to ,have it ready lor discussion to-1 ^ a resolution to this ef-
nlRol - j. I feet, but this is thrteTntent.
Still reniammg of couise-is 1 hr-i , __:—TI-,-::.:"
permanent solutiorf to the pwvb-1
lem — hiring of a regular city 1 Cfetltlire—
manager. Following reports.......of-i VI VMIW» V
Wolfs resignation, a number of
able key acreage needed. Wontack j
emphasized he wanted the road ’
to follow the old road and “not
cut part of my land’off leaving ;
me with six acres 1 can t use." !
grizzled (bunty farmer
will respond wholeheartedly • Uj hi had nd oo.tiUJmiJ, t.” _*
continue the progress and.gxovv tfl (apital of S100.0(H) or nioro.
of the community," Dist. Judge; It was stressed that whether the i
Homer E. Stephenson, company | proposal is accepted or rejected f
president, stated today. 1 depends- solely on the individual
The Tack Tar Hotel Co, ejtpch stockholder and his willingness to
veil] operate the hotel, and^we , transfer stork. An intensive cam- ,
insurance company which will j-paign is being-planned to insure!
loan the balance of the money w ill | that SaOO.lKHI or more is dopositeTl 1
How big is BIG?
Better See
_ | cases were
° 1 lytic,” said chapter officials. Both
children were said to have recov-
ered rapidly. -*-*-•
• All Forms of Insurance
About" 86 per cent of the popu-
lation of Pakistan is illiterate.
(Continued from page 11
| cord of higher animals. The ba-
j lanloglossus also has gill slits, like
fish. Finally, the crazy, mixed-up
: thing la's eggs which hatch into
I vvigglers you can hardly distin-
! gthsh from the young of starfish.
Who besides the Smithsonian
! needs a halanoglosstls? Well,.
; shrimp and lobsters gorge them-
selves., on balanoglossi at certain
seasons. It makes them taste
1 dreadfully of iodine.
Tvvn Prospects
Arpong thrt-e being con ideied
ate (' A. Taylor, city manager
of LaMesa, and Gordon L. Me-
Carver. functioning in the same
enoaeity at Hearne. Both men
told Bounin in telephone convet-
• aiu o 1 > v -ek they were "will-
ing to listen" to any propositions
an uncod.
Meantime, Wolf was preparing ;
to leave Change today. A Waco j manager is named to .run over de- ; .
moving concern was contacted ’ tails of programs and planning bp .
initiated. Some of this material | b rfns
vesterdav and thev aie expected
to send a van in Uida.v. If loading
proceeds on schedule, Wolf and
his wife expect to leave Orange
late this afternoon.
He .commented last night that
he would tie gl.ui ami willing to
return to Orange once a new city
| notify about 1,200 stockholders Of
; their proposal by mm! next week.
; They state that .follO.0(10 must be
I placed in escrow in the local banks
i by April 2S. Involved would be
; the individual transfer of present
stork and debentures held in the
Orange Community Hotel Co.
Stockholders would exchange each
$20 common stock share anti $100
debenture for a *120 debenture in
| thp new company.
The now groi^p has agreed that
a sinking fund will be set up for
retirement of Hie debentures for
which 50 per rent of the net in-
come will be deposited each year.
Interest payments of 4 per cent
will be made on these debentures.
Simmons pointed out the Dallas
and Galveston interests are offer-
ing to build the hotel which will
cost in the neighborhood of $!,-
200,000 as designed or,make un-
the existing
They w ilt alsosupplv cqiitt
m escrow
w fcks.
w ithm the next two
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Browning, J. Cullen. The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 77, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 31, 1955, newspaper, March 31, 1955; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth557046/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.