The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 36, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 12, 1950 Page: 1 of 16
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VOLUME XXXVII
ORANGE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1950
i”® "County Cancer Inlonnatki
STSHt Orange Is Placed in I
Low bids totaling $119.408.30
were announced Saturday by
Mr and Mrs. Ed Odom and
Tom Landrum for the con-
struction of a new two-story
business building which they
will erect jointly in the 300
block of Fifth St. in Orange.
F>iris on the structure ware
opened Friday. None were for-
mally accepted at that time. An-
other meeting has been set Mon-
day to give final consideration to
the proposals.
Separate bids were, taken on
the structure, air conditioning,
electrical work and plumbing. A
number of bids were received in
each category but only the low
figure in each case . was an-
nounced.
law Bidders
G. Sargl of Beaumont was low
bidder for the structure with an
offer of $97,750. Other low bid-
ders were Booth Sheet Metal
works of Beaumont, air condi-
tioning, $7,567; Electrical Con-
struction Co. of Beaumont, elec-
trical, $4,939, and McDaniel
Plumbing Co., Orange, plumbing,
$7,152.30.
The new building one of the
most modern in this area, will be
erected on the site of two struc-
tures burned down in a business
district fire last August.
Construction is expected .to
start as soon as details can be
worked out and material moved
onto the site.
scons ARE SOUGH
Five prominent Orange county
men, one of them an officeholder,
who regularly loiter around the
courthouse halls were fined four-
bits apiece by a Boy Scout judge
in county court Saturday for loit-
ering around the courthouse “in
violation of the dignity of the
state." They were fined after each
of them pleaded guilty to the
charge. Another man who was
charged with the same offense
was found not guilty after he ex-
plained to the Scouts in court
that he had brought them an Invi-
tation to the Strand theater. But
he reassured the Scout judge that
his invitation “is not in the form
of a bribe ” The four-bitses were
placed in the Heart drive fund by
the judge. Vour writer was al-
moat fined in contempt of court
when he laughed at the victims'
plight. However the judge recon-
sidered. Probably because this is
an election year.
it x h jp M&m
Orange county’* new Cane
Information center, whi
was sponsored by the PI
club and will work with «t
sicians here in a sustain
campaign aimed at wiping <
thia dread malady, went ir
HAMS DEMONSTRATE EMERGENCY SHORTWAVE NET-
WORK—This scene was snapped at City Hall park in Orange last
week while local amateur radio operators, aided by "hams" in oth-
er cities and several military operators with their sets, staged a
public demonstration of this city's emergency shortwave network.
About 20 local amateur radio operators took part. In this photo
D. E. Lester Jr. of Orange (foreground) is listening in on the
demonstration with a portable set operated by Glen Morgan
(W5AMO) of Beaumont At center background is E. L. Barker, Or-
ange fire maishal, who operated a public address system through
which the public could eavesdrop on the demonstration. Barker is
standing next to a pickup-mounted portable set supplied along
with operators by the Navy here to take part in the demonstration.
Raps Leader Editor
(Photo by Tom Windham, Pridgen’s Studio.)
Smart Aleck Popa Up
The Orange County Taxpayers’
league met Friday night in 128th
district courtroom to elect offi-
cers, but the election was |>ost-
poned until Thesday. Feb. 21, due
to the lack of a “representative
crowd.” About 33 persons Includ-
ing three candidates for office
and three newspaper reporters,
were present .
Chairman K. W.‘ Htepkenaen. a
Ural attorney, dsaawd at
length 1. fallen Brewing, edi-
tor ef The Orange Leader far
"adverse, er Inch ef ysMWir"
fer the league when M was
termed here tiro years see.
He also discounted rumors that
the league's funds had gone to
himself as attorney’s fees, and had
the secretary cite from his books
how its income had been expend-
ed on league business.
The secretary said a little over
eight dollars has been spent of
Um organization’s funds, amt that
was for correspondence and other
minor matter*
Stephenson reemphasized that
the league's objective is “to
equalize taxes here In Orange."
tax rate# are aland an small
Cow Bayou Philosopher Rovoab His Own
Feelings About Government Tatar Deal
irginlzed Sabine Area Watchmakers guild whs presented with its
STATE OmCI CANDIDATES
E. H. (Ed) Lowe, a 25-year-old
World War II veteran from a
pioneer Orange family. has
thrown hit hat in the unofficial
ring for state representative of the
Orange and Jefferson county flo- I
tonal district. The other man who j
has said that he will be in that
race is J. M. Sedberry, also a I
World War II veteran. Both of
them are young, and both have
lived in both Jefferson and
Orange counties during their en-
tire lives. This is their first ven-
ture into politics for each Lowe
was born near Vidor and is the '
son of Mrs. W. M. Lowe. He is
graduated from Vidor high school ,
and entered the Army Air force,
then later entered Lamar college.
At present, he is In the insurance
business in Beaumont. He said he
has not formulated a platform as
yet, and will not go so until pres-
ent legislative matters hove crys-
rbarter from the national organization during ceremonies at the
Orange county courthouse last week. Shown here handing the
charter to Guild President B. H. Oldfield of Port Arthur (third
from right) is District Judge F. W. Hustmyre of Orange. Looking
on, left to right, sre William Whelpy of Nederland and John To-
tino of Port Arthur, directors; Edward C. Turnbull, Port Arthim ; g
vice-oresidant: J. E. Green. Beaumont, secretary, and Jamas mz?
Editor's note: The Cow
Bayou Philosopher on his
swamp grass farm on Cow
bayou has a strange idea about
the government’s potato deal,
his letter this week reveals.
| sell em again.
As I understand It, the farmer
| grows the potatoes, the govern-
' ment buys em at a fair price
i which happens to be considerably
I above the market, and then sells
i em back to the same farmer at
a fraction of what it just got
through payin. - *v .
Ho far, such a deal sound*
Mrs. Bill Crw
This work'*!
kuppty of mat
(T. L. Gunn’s Studio )
Bell, Port Arthur, Treasurer
J. F. Hammers, County Superintendent
To Retire from Office After This Year
Dear edltar:
I have seen a lot of comment
in the newspapers about the gov-
ernment's potato deal, been read-
in how the commentators and
editorial writers are outraged
over the government’s payin far-
mers a big price for potatoes and
then sellin em back to the same
farmers for one cent a hundred
pounds, to get em off the market,
but it seems to me all the edi-
tors is miasin the main point
What tons Me up abaut tags
deal ala*t that M toafcs Hke a
pretty gaed thing far the pe-
tals rrewta feraser er that It
may test s little aseaey. gev-
xupplied free of charge
sufferers in the county:
Early discoverey of a
be.raftfctga primary _
Three Are Held Fer
Liquor Violations
J. F. Hammers, veteran Orange , superintendents and principals of
iunty school superintendent, an- I Orange city and county schools,
ninced Saturday that he would He said In the letter:
lire next Dec. II at the end of "Twenty years ago in April I
s present term in that office, first announced for the office of
e has had but one opponent county school superintendent, end
nee he was first elected to that since that lime, the county has
fie* in 1930. , been good to me; but I will leave
Hammers announced fits forth- the court house cm Jan. 1,1950. ^
a letter to <>jf at)jr of you have ambitions
. ... 1 . so to run ft*r this office, or if you
earl WmIt to Bo ■ kn°w °f *ny wh°wtahw
»e vw ,0 rtfI iry and if you want to get
‘shot at,' just put up your name.
rDSBlYBU III UlQIlQC "The field U wide open, but
This comb, week will be ob- JJJ ft*’" W
rved here as American Heart muth m#"*y in
eek. Mayor Raymond Sanders Hammers said he Intends to ra-
id Saturday. *' main in Orange after his rrilra-
The erne lama tton was made ment. ** i __ . .
of the center's educ
,7 ’ . . . . , Grsdy Watson, Liquor Control
Wha investigator, filed charge.
meke to the government whether toMtaged laiTvto-
»t s buyin a new potato or a used
pot a toe so long as It ain’t gonna ..
go nowhere except from the far- Two * th* Loftln
mer to the government and back “nd °“v*r *nterwl «“»Hy
to the farmer* pleas to charges of selling beer to
What in Marne difference intoxicated persons. Each was
dans M mahe to earae Washing- flned $100 and cost of court. Wat-
tan heme era! nhslhis the pa- 800 al*° charges against
tala the government's hnytn Louise Simon for allegedly selling
aad laaln nmnerpn Is new er l>**r during prohibited hours. Her
srrend ^nqf_ eafl er hard. tr*«l has not been held.
spesatin er net. an leaf aa H In other county court cases Fri-
atat ganaa he eattn anyway? day Mrs. Estelle Barlow Barrett
Why make a fanner ga la all and Carl Jones entered guilty
the tranMe af grewta a new pleas to driving while intoxicated
crop, weartn hiawelf and his charges. Each was fined $50 and
igetgasini eat aad wastln time cost of court and had his driver's
aad warn and meaey, when license suspended six months.
Ms eM f rlstrrt wanM dtps sea Lynwood Richardson pleaded
the marhet Jaat aa mnch If they guilty to driving while intoxicated
waa tnrasd lease? In connection with the accident
Let him store his equipment I In which he and another man was
and sit by the fire and sell the! hurt Friday morning at the inter-
same potatoes back and forth till section of Fourth and Pine Sts.
they wear out. He was fined $100 and cost of
There’s always some bureau- court and had his driver's license
crat thinkin up some scheme to suspended for six months,
make the farmer work harder for Warran Gerald Frillow pleaded
no reason atoll. I don't grow no not guilty to charges of aggra-
pototoes myaalC but 1 got sense | vated assault and battery. His
enough to see they could use the bond was set at $300 and his trial
same potatoes over and over; slated for March 13.
with a whole lot less trouble.1 -
Any chance of gettln that pro- Q I H «
gram started in this county on ||£f| VI OSS IrllYB
What next
Someone called the police sta-
tion Friday night and said there
whs a crazy man In the alley near
thq 1900 bioak on Burton St.
Caft Perry Bafras and Patrol-
man Bruce Tinsley drove their
petrol car to the scene and found
nothing. After a white a taxi
driver told them he had seen a
man preaching to a non-existent
congregation from the steps of a
groedry store on Sixth St. The
offlcWs looked there, but the man
they fought had faded again. The
third time they were dispatched,
they went to the intersection of
Second and- John Sts., and found
a crowd of people gathered
around a man who was “yelling
and catting up." Ha wag the eoe
they were looking far. His wards
didn’t make sense. He was taken
te the station and booked for be-
ing “crazy." Jails would be full
If all man who “yelled and cut
up" were booked for being crazy.
Oh, for the life of an officer.
•ear a mllllea dellan worth er
property aad nano of It la an
the lax retie."
He mentioned no names.
Stephenson denied any politiral
connections the club might be ac-
cused of having.
He said the organization should
contemplate issuing a writ of
mandamus to equalization boards
to sse that taxes ai« equalized
The chairman also suggested
that the league could hire from
Its funds a tax expert from out
of town, "not Fort W o r th,
though.” to prepare figures for
the proposed mandamus.
Oae man. * ha said be ewaa
property la hath Orange aad
Newton reunites, said his taxes
In Orange scanty "are abaut j
five times higher Uisa these sre
la Newten."
Another member died an ex- j
ample where “I know of a large
pipeline company that paid $17.- I
000 a tnile for a right of way. Yet
their property is rendered for
$2,000 per mile.''
Otia Mea ta Seek t
Coeaty dark Post f
Scout Court Here
#%¥¥■ %Wwi ■ ireiv
The Orange Ministerial alliance
will make up the Boy Scout Court
of Honor this weak when 16 Boy
Scouts will receive awards for
advancement.
The court will be held Thurs-
day at 7JO p. m. at the armory
at Fourteenth and Cypress Sts.
The beys’ advancements were
approved this week befere a
Otis Duhon. 20, of #10 Park
j St., Orange, announced Saturday
lhat he will be a candidate In
the Democratic primaries this
year for the position ss county
clerk of Orange ^>Qnty. *»tfrfff
Duhon is married and has one
daughter, Linda Faye, $. The
family lives at 810 Park St. He Is
employed by the Tidy-Didy ses-
\ ice here. r . • , f _ , |
A full statement of the candi-
date's qualifications and plat-
form will be published at a later
date. t
as a cause of death,” Sanders
said.
The week Inrlading Valen-
tine* day each year Is spsnssrsd
by the Americas Heart asserts -
tton as Americas Heart week
fer the gurpese "ef fecustna
public atteutlen eu Use medical,
serial and economic aspect* ef
this primary health problem."
According to Mrs J. Cullen
Browning. B and PW club pres-
ident. of the funds collected in
the county during the campaign,
45 per cent will go to the county
for future use, 40 pet cent to the
national association and 13 per
cent to the state for research and
education.
William CollilM and Ji
Robert Bream, face
charges hi coanactkM 4
theft of $1M worth ef
cord lag to 8 cent Executive
Robb Hohstadt
The Rev. H. Tj Morgan, pastor
of the First Methodist church and
the alliance president, will serve
as scribe for the court.
All except one of the five
troops to be represented at the
court are sponsored by churches
in the city. Their pastors will
make the awards to the boys in
the troop which their churches
token from the garage
covered., -HHH
Berry said he wBl I
Meanwhile, George
Yours faithfully,
y J. A.
HONG KONG, Feb. 11—(Ah—
Thu V. S. aircraft carrier Boxer,
accompanied by two destroyers.
arrived here today from Japan
ler a five (far vML
Shangri-la Will Be
Open Again Today
Hhangrl-la will be open te the
public again today from 1 ta
$ p. m. and another big crowd
Is expected to tun aut4g'*4*w
the famous gardens, now near
the peak of the blooming sea-
son.
.Mr. snri Mr*. H. J. Ll) Usher
Stark, who maintain the lake-
bordered and
Chairmen for the 1950 Red
Cross fund campaign, to start
here Feb. 28. were named Satur-
day by H. L. Wolcott, general
chairman.
The goal for Orange county has
been set at $13,560.
The division chairmen are;
W. Byron Simmons, campaign
co-chairman; Harvey C. Cranfill,
Industrial division; Howard 8.
Peterson, business district. W. E.
(Bill) Harding, outlying areas,
and Capt. J. M. Cablnallas. IT. S.
naval station.
Bureau fro Conduct
Survey This Week
A special survey will be con-
ducted here this week by the
Census bureau.
Questions are designed to “find
out why persons working part
time are on a limited work sched-
ule and whether they would pre-
fer full-time work.”
Population surveys are made
each month on a representative
cross-section of 23,000 households
throughout the country, including
a number in Orange and Jefferson
counties.
T* Merck ef DhM$
|lt Could Be Wont I
A total of $2t9J7 turned in
Saturday by several Orange
schools to the March of Dimes
brought the full amount for the
drive collected so far to about
$3,200
Wallace wheel led In the
■cherts’ dees Haas, giving
$70J*. ateaedlag to L. J. Lewie.
'StroaibolT Banned
In Area Theatres
The Rev. J. P. Maekmsa ef the
MsDsasM Baptist church will
present swards ta ifeo boys
Arum Traep it. spsrasrai by
Fire Btollsu Ne. I.
Other ministers to make pres-
entations will be:
The Rev. E. W, Barnes, North
Orange Baptist church, Troop >;
Dr. E> T. Drake, First Presbyter-
ian church. Troop 24; the Rev.
John McKee, St. Paul’s Episcopal
church. Troop 111, and the Rev.
C. M. Boyd, Drake Presbyterian
church, Troop 3.
;. « ...
I , Still sh-sh-shivering from the
damp cold weVe had lately, Willie
[ says *h-sh-shocks it ain’t nothing
[ cempurtd to a story related to
, Mm Saturday by Mrs. J. R. War-
- ran of Rt. 1, Box 494, Orange.
| She writes: £
The motion picture. “Strom-
boli," starring Ingrid Bergman
and directed by Roberlo Rossel-
lini, will appear in no Jefferson
Amusement Co. theatre.
The banning of the picture in
the company's theatres, which in-
clude the Strand. Bengal and
Royal movie houses here and
theatres in Beaumont and Port
Arthur, was announced Saturday j
bv Si L. Oakley, the company'?
vice-president and general man- •** *
ager ’**' 1
Miss Bergman, who has named The
her week-old baby Roberto, is to this
he married to Rossellini as soon I P- m.
as she receives her divorce! ml tie _ . , ,,
oaj>ers. She was grunted a divorce 1 Cypress St. entrance from I to j Girls do U wMefai
this week from Di Peter Lind- 5 p. m. Others may enter fof j servinco M«W4f
i r zz
urday that adverse.weather tfclo ii*,; iiif* i ri » —
; OMlfOl
Last Sunday when the gardens | Former Leader Sorts
j were opened to the public for Ann Matthews (WUkh
the first time this season they 'yesterday showing off
a record 10,171, visitors, weeks old son—complaii
Shorthand, Typing
Classes fro Start
Classes in typing and shorthand
extension courses from Lamar
college at Beaumont will be held
here on Mondays and Thursday
nights.
The courses are being offered
under the division of Vocational
Education at Lamar.
Time ef Claves get
Shorthand classes will be held
from 8 to 7 p. m and typing
from 7 to 9 p. m in Room 213
at Stark high school.
For further information, con-
tact Mrs Lillian B. Hughe-.. In-
structor, by dialing 3058.
Other schools and the amount
of their contributions are:
Anderson, $84.13; Colburn,
$27 J4; Curtis, $8.05; Manley,
$19.44. Tilley. $49.13; Carr junior
high, $19.85, and Stark high,
$31.93.
Tea dollar* waa givea this
week by 10-year-old Judith
Ana Eikeabont rt' Orange who
has beea strtekea with potto.
The little girl oared xp dhnea
fer her eeatrfhattoa. She to the
daaghtor ef Mr. aad Mr*. E. H.
Elkeaherrt of 1297 Tenth Rt.
The Carpenters Local 2007 gave
$15 to the. drive.
Donations continue to come in
and some coin collectors still are
out, Lewis said.
Coming Up
a inches « yiniM ARRE8T8 MADE
ral feet high City police arrested 15 persons
n the Prairie Friday and Friday night. Five
w known as persons were picked up for
drunkenness, four for investiga-
i seat eat ea tion, and one each for driving
exact depth while intoxicated, disturbing the
p 29 iachco peace, drunk in a car, operating
waa placed an out-of-town taxi and drinking,
Maly desk's and the owner of the Beaumont
.* * taxi was picked up for investiga-
mp, hut no tion. Another man was booked for
allegedly bring crazy.
eS>' ,‘fete
*:
TODAY
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Aerie hall. 7:30 a. m
Associated Camera Clubs of the
Sabine area. Lake Charles. 1:30
p. m.
MONDAY
Lamar Extension classes. Room
213 at Stark high school, short-
hand at 8 p. m., typing at 7 p. m.
Royal Arch Mnsonr, Mnsonic
temple. 7:30 p. m.
oiciure. nor do we have any in-
tention of showing it in any of
our theatres," Oakley said.
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