The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1950 Page: 1 of 8
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ORANGE, TEXAS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1950
VOLUME XXXVII
Gov’t Moves to
Uog Periml if Employ-Mauggiw»itt
! Friction k Declared to Bo it m End
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Feature
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17—(/P)—TIh State Dept, charted
today that the cwmniHiMt Hungarian government decided
in advance el the tHal to convict Robert Vogeter of apyiaff
and sabotage*
By hndre Marion
BUDAPEST. Hungary. Feb. 17—(A*>—American buiiness-
nan Robert Vogeler .s British assistant and two Hungarians
confessed in court today to spying for the Weet, but the court
kipped over Vogeler in the first day of Hungary’s newest
THE MAO CtANE
A crane mounted on a truck
came tearing down Front St. dur-
ing mid-morning with a police
escort. and curious onlookers im-
mediately began to wonder
"What’* up.” The Leader editor
was among the crane gazer* and
placed your writer on the crane’s
trail. The reporter figured the
best way to get a lead on the
Incident was to call the police
station to find out what was cook-
ing. Capt. Frank Swanzy answer-
ed the station phone and said the
crane was on its way to the old
fair ground, but he didn’t know
the reason why. The reporter was
still curious because cranes don't
make a habit ot running down
Am middle of Wont St. with a
police escort. Such escorts usually
are reserved for big shots and
funerals. But a trip to the fair
ground revealad that the crane
lust made a routine trip eut there
for some-, heavy work, and sure
enough, there hadn’t boon any-
thing heavy falling an someone
where a crane was necessary in
a burry. At kaat the Incident waa
a break in a monotonous day.
bpwdhitl
give him a
accusations on the part of the
civilian employes.
Local 091 represents many of
the non-military workers at the
base.
Speaking te members of Uie
union at a meet lot in the
Orange county conrthonar. Mc-
Neill said that the present eem-
manding officer. Capt. J. M.
Cabanlllas. la “determined te
eliminate all causes of friction
previously existing between
“In keeping with his expressed
desire to cooperate with employee
groups. Capt. Cabanlllas empha-
sized that meeting notices and
other federation information may
be placed on the station's unoffi-
cial bulletin boards.”
Reporters were Informed today
that the “optimistic tone set by
the report of the meeting with the
commanding officer was con-
tinued by the local in the adop-
tion of a resolution of apprecia-
tion to Harry T. Swimme, charter
member and former secretary-
treasurer of the union, for his
long and faithful service.”
Vf IN THE AIK—After receiving news that his father. U. Ray-
mond P. Whitfield Jr., was rescued from a B-M bomber that
ditched off the British Columbia coast In western Canada, nine-
month-old Stephen smiles down on his joyful mother In their Fort
Worth. Tex., home. The child's father. Lt. Whitfield, was an ob-
(AP Wlrephoto)
The British assistant Edgar
Sanders, testified in a firm voice
that be was guilty of seeking out
Information on Hungary'* mili-
tary, economic and political sit-
uation and passing it on to his
server on the crippled bomber.
The union president added:
"That determination was ex-
pressed at a meeting held Wed-
nesday in Capt. Cabanlllas' office.
At that time the head of the
Naval station said that any em-
ploye who feels himself the object
of prejudioe or discrimination Is
urged to place his case in person
before Copt. Cabanlllas in a final
effort after other appeals have
failed.”
The release of the quotations
for publication was approved to-
Workers for Red Crus* Drive Hern
Thb Ygqr Named Today by Wdwtt
com, J. T. Arledge, BUI McCory,
Howard Cohonour.
Workers for the 1*90 Rod Crooa
campaign warn named today by
H. L. Wolcott, general chairmen.
A financial home service report
for 1*4* was issued simultaneous-
ly by Mrs. S. W. Peebles, Bad
Crass executive secretary. .
withdrew from Local HI eu
Dee. 1. INI. Me reaaeo far the
withdrawal waa a Menaced.
Members of the local also hoard
during the meeting Thursday
night a report of conferences held
Tuesday and Wednesday between
three persons on its executive
board. Mrs. Bessie Jackson, Mrs.
Vada Webre, and Thomas Hend-
ricks, and a staff member of the
NFFE Washington headquarters,
Luther gtawagd tr*
It also was rsportad that con-
ferences had barn held with Mar-
vin Ottilia, chief civilian aide to
Rear Aden. W. McL. Hague, of the
office of the secretary of the
Navy in Washington, and R. W.
Bowks, district civilian personnel
director of the fcighth Naval dis-
trict at New Orleans. Both of the
latter wen in Orange on Wednes-
day.
crcts from an office dealing with
supervision of the Standard Elec-
tric Works Co* aa LTH. a#-
Mia*?.
Ellis Landry, Bill Butter, Ouss
Harris, Q. B. Culpepper, Martin
Rutledge. Cecil Beeson, Oene
Saxon, Fred Trimble, Ross Evahn,
O rover Colburn, Tom Rogers,
Frits Las.
Leiand Morrow. Doug Prater
Jr.. BUI Stark. BUI Stringer, Ward
Stephenson, Paul Gasow, Major
Inman, Dick Terry, Leo Cook,
Pete Carter, Jack Casteel, Jahn
Mod ca. -i
Jim Kearney. Lee Bay Basham.
V alien Landrum, Laaean Cex.
Baaa Wight. Jack Balky.
Dance Jamboree to
Be Held Saturday
AtteadHce Award
1$ Won by Troop 3
Mrs. M. K. Thoroon, J. Cullan
Browning. ' Mrs. Peebles, Mrs.
Harry Singletary, C. O. Chandler.
Raymond Sanders, Mr*. L. W.
Hustmyre, Mr*. Sadie Stephen*,
A. J. McWeuriOi -■
~ * Marsh, Robert
Florence Cunntng-
i Foote, Lawrence
A big dance jamboree wUI be
held at the Otdtimers pavilion
near Orange Saturday night by
the new Btendale club of Bridge
" Mrs. Jor VGlIWet!. program
chairman for the club, announced
the event and sold it wUI be open
to aU dancers. She said there
wiU be square, folk and ballroom
dancing. Music wtU bo by the
ftridge City band.
E. J. Quick of Port Arthur will
be master of ceremonies and wilt
do some of the square dance call-*
ing. There also will be a number
of guest callers/ A waltz contest
will he held wtth a decorated cake
M a prize.
that said petmita Issued during
tha flrtt half of February amount-
ed to 9<9.*Q0. That yarn was ex-
actly 910.090 wrong, and we’re
dull trying to find out who made
the error. Three people are blam-
ing each other, and tha issue
Martin,
ham, 1
Newspaper Told to
Gray, Jimmy Conn. Fred liana-
Two Special Bailiffs
Are Named to Jury
■itaniM.y* *a
A. C. Sabkffc'R.' B. Prince .Mil-
ton Bonner and S. T. Gibb*.
The financial report issued by
Mrs. Peebka showed that 111,-
U9Z.79 was spant by the local
chapter during 1949 for assistance
to servicemen, veterans and civil-
ians.
Another *001.19 was spent for
telephone cells and telegrams.
error came about this way:
Around Town took J. W. Win-
frey's" permit book to mi adding
machine to total the amount for
the first half of thk month. Ho
«UM one of the permits wm for
91X000, but U, turned out to ha
for only $2,000. An kopuuHnn by
the writer, Winfrey and Fire
Marshal Sddk Barker showed
Constables Eb Burgess of Pre-
cinct 1 and Cteben Trahan of
Precinct 2 have been appointed
special bailiffs to the county
grand Jury during its currant see-
There wtil be no admission
charge and free coffee wilt be
served, Mrs. Caldwell said.
Tha Blandak dub was organ-
ised am oral weeks ago by a group <
of about 20 Bridge City residents
seeking a recreation cantor for
their comrnunRy< They are now
buikUng a M x 00 foot club room
on thy Bland rood. The structure
Tha grand jury today want In-
to its third day of investigating
allagad mistreatment of jjrtMMMV
by officer* and rumored miscon-
duct on the port of a deputy, and
the group b not expected to finish
Its investigation today.
Few witnesses have appeered
before the body until today, but
the number of persons Is ex-
pected to grow sharply.
Twelve Gray Ladies worked
1.3*4 volunteer hours test year
at the Naval dispensary.
Dog Poisoning Is
Storied Here Agoin
is being put up krgely with ma-
terial salvaged from a surplus
building bought at the Navy ship-
yard in Orange.
All work on the dub room k
being with volunteer kbor by
citizens of Bridge City. About 29
man are due to bo out Saturday
to work on the structure, accord-
ing to Mrs. Ed Breaux, one of
the organizers. Mrs. Breaux said
coffee and doughnuts wUI ha
served to the workers by women
In the dub and a covered-dish
dinner will follow the day’s work.
Simmons Is Nomed
To Attend Porley
John W. Simmons of Orange is
one of eleven delegate* from the
Texas Water Conservation Asm.
to the national River* aod Har-
bor* conference. The nations!
conference will be held in Wash-
ington March >4 and 29.
Simmons is industrial develop-
ment director for Orange and
president of the Sabine River
authority.
Guy C. Jackson of Anahuac,
association president, named Sim-
mons and these other Texans to
rsibqatnt H:
A. A Meredith, Borger; C. B.
Cramer, Sqa Juan; C. K. DeBusk.
Beaumont: ' S. B. Neiswanger,
Corpus ChrkU}> E. O. Taulbee.
Boy City; R. Wright Armstrong,
Port Worth; Joe C. James, Abi-
lene; E. V. Bert, Devers; E. W
Sweatt, Pecos; N. B. Phillips, El
Paso. m fe "
Fliers from the entire Gulf
coeat will take pert in the day's
activities which will include rag-
ing, aerobatic*, a parachute jump
and others.
The racing starts at 11:30 over
an 90-mik course from Beaumont
to Silsbee to Orange and back.
At 1:30 p. m. ribbon cutting,
■pot landing contests and a modal
airplane exhibition will bo fea-
tured.
Two Auto Wrecks
Occur Here in Hour
Two auto crashes within an
hour apart Thursday afternoon
resulted in $200 damage, but no
injuries or Arrests, according to
police department accident re-
ports. " *
At 3:05 p. m. a 1*41 Ford coupe
was traveling south on Border St.,
started to pass a 1*42 Chevrolet
truck, but the truck started 4p
make a loft turn onto Jackson St.
and tha two vehlfke collided, ac-
cording to a report made out by
Capt. C. W. Reedy and Patrofmen
Charles Tyson and E. G. Sparks.
A 1*4* Studobohor going west
on Green Are. started to puli
over to the curb to park near
Navy St. Thursday at 2:99 p. m.
and waa struck in the rear by a
1*27 Chrysler, another report
■hows. The accident was investi-
gated by Patrolman Johnny H.
Peveto.
B ELTON, Feb. 17 — OP) — A
hewing on ■ motion for a new
trial for Sam Smithwick opens
here today In the 27th district
court
Smithwick, former Jim Weils
county deputy sheriff convicted
of murder with malice Jan. 25 in
the pistol slaying of W. H. (BUI)
Mason, waa sentenced te life by
a Beil county Jury.
Ho has been in the Bell count)
jail here since Sept. U when bis
trial was transferred here from
Alice. . :
Eagles to Sponsor
Benefit Donee Here
Winston Churchill
Orangeites Attend London, ret* it-
Final Rites Today ZcS£7£Lm»
that he Issued a forma
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Standard of denying It
Orange attended the funeral aer- "I am Informed ft
vice* today at Overton, La. for quarters,” the Conaorv
Mrs. Standard's aunt, Mrs. I*. X feeder said, “that a
Darnell. • ■« been put out that I dl
Mrs. Darnell died Thursday, quite untrue.
She had been In 111 health for "It k, however, a g
several months.,. ‘ of the whispering cam]
The Rev. H. T. Morgan, pastor is being sat on foot. It
of the First Methodist church been more artistic to
Benefit dtuice, parte hall, I p. in. here, officiated nt the services, one for polling (lay.”
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WHITNEY, Feb. 17 — UP! — I
Whitney schools probably will re- 1
open Monday after being closed
since Wednesday because of a .
meningitis scare.
Penicillin treatments have bam \
given 394 of the 422 student* in |
A blaze to a dwelling at M»H
John St^Thursday^at
and contents, according to Fire
Ho aafd the fire was caused ap-
parently from a defective exten-
sion cord and over fusing.,
Willie Jordon lived to the
hdiae, owned by Bertha Balque.
tit It waa the first Maze hare in
| IFs a Good Day Today I
Coming Up
the school. Others received treat*
mente from family doctor* lit
Hillsboro, Cleburne and Clifton.
Glenda Freeman, aga asvdh.1
died Tuesday after falling l|Lj
Monday night. Doctor* mid the
death was caused by a cotnmuni- j
cable form of reeniagffk.
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The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 1950, newspaper, February 17, 1950; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth558253/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Lamar State College – Orange.