The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 249, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1952 Page: 3 of 18
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1952
THE ORANGE LEADER
Two Pairs of Male Twins
Over 80 and Going Strong
Quick Reservations
Urged for Dinner
Reservations for the chicken
spaghetti dinner scheduled by. the'
Orange Business and Professional
Women’s club Monday at 7:30 p.
m. at the First Methodist church
should be made at price, according
to Mrs. Ed Stephens, chairman of
the legislative Committee which is
In charge
NACA WU1 Meet b
Lake Charlee Oct 120
Richard L. Brum mage, control-
’er of Dresser Industrie* incor-
porated. will address toe Sabine
chapter of the National Associa-
tion of Cost Acountants at the
monthly meeting Monday, Oct. 30.
The meeting will take place at
Sammy’s restaurant in Lake
Charles, La. Brummage’s discus-
sion topic will be “Hidden Cost in
Inventories.”
Brum mage received his BS in
business administration from the
University of Pittsburgh and did
graduate work at Columbia uni-
versity and the University of
M
AP Newafeatares
SOUTH W1NHAM, Me. — This
farming community offers a dou-
ble rebuttal to mo.taiity tab.es
that indicate twins don’t live as
long as folks born singly.
Mace F. Willis and his brother.
Morse, are 80. Neighbors Eugene
and Augustine Hawke* are over
84. All four men are active farm- l
ers or ga.deners and they have
one other experience in common
—they’re alumni of Windham’s
old “Horse Beef School—official-
ly the Mallison Street School.
Horse Beef School got Its name
from its district, where a store
once received a bar. el of beef
that contained a horse's leg, com-
plete with iron shoe.
Teacher Carried Gun
In the school days of Gene and
Gus Hawkes, several 20-year-old
“boys” were classmates and the
msie teacher found It expedient
to carry a revolver.
Gus and Alice Whittier Hawkes
observed their 64th wedding anni-
versary last March. Gene Hawkes
mid Mary Bodge were married in
li»94. .Mo.se'siid Mac^ Willis each
have married twice and children
to the wives of all four men.
After leaving school, the
Hawkes brothers became partners
in a carriage shop. The project
was dissolved for economic les-
sons when carriages became a
Ihlng of the past. Gus turned to
paperhanging and house painting,
and then was a millwright. Gene
became agent for a power com-
pany and later an express com-
pany. He was also a paper com-
pany .payroll man.
Gus beat Gene into this world
by 15 minutds and into matrimony
by six years.
/ In Good Health
Except tor typnoia fever in their
boyhood, neither brother has been
seriously ill. Gene recently had a,
physical check and he reported
“the doctor didn’t leave me any
medicine.”
*
The Willis boys live on adjoin-
ing farms, Mo.se in the house his
father built for him 50 years ago
and Mace in the family homestead.
The Willis brothers also raise beef
cattle and train oxen for lumber
operations.
Mace has been deaf because of
an attack of spinal meningitis
when he was 2.
Morse says he's too busy to
think about retiring. He’s boss at
the sawmill he has operated for
50 years and runs a real estate
and building-moving business.
errangements, for, the
monthly program meeting.
Mrs. C. H. French is in charge
of,reservations. She may be con-
tacted by telephone at 8-2542 or
7-7021. Other members of the ar-
rangements committefc are Mrs.
Cornelia Stephe.vs and lone Dunn.
Price of the reservations is 75
cents.
The progrum which will follow
the dinner will include an outline
of the purpose and duties, of the
legislative committee by Mrs. Ste-
phens. a sing-song conducted by
the hospitality committee, Mrs. Vi
Gold and Mrs. 1 .eland Morrow,
co-chai; men, and a partnership
program.
For the partnership program
each member will be assigned a
member-partner with whom she
is to attend the dinner, Mrs. Ste-
phens said.
Newark. He received his early ac-
counting experience with Price
Waterhouse company ind served
for five years as the Eastern xone
financial manage* cf Firestone
Tire and Rubber company.
Odd Fellows To Hold
Friday Night Meeting
A special meeting of the Orange
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
is scheduled for Friday at 7:30 p.
m. at the Odd Fellows hall, A. R.
Morgan, noble grand, announced.
Morgan stated that this meeting
is of great importance ti> the pro-
motion of Odd Fellowship in Tex-
as and urged all members to make
a special effort to be present. The
discussion of important business w
also on the agenda.
Someone representing the united
fund drive of the Community
Chest and Red Crass also will be
resent to speak on behalf of the
campaign.
M-DAY WONDER — Maj.
Alexander J. (Rocky) Gillis, a
Marine flier who was detached
from his unit for a 90-day tour
of duty as a fighter-bomber
pilot with the air force, shoi
dewn three Red MIGs, probably
destroyed a fourth and damaged
three more. His feats earned
him the title as the 90-day
wonder of the air force. (AP
Wirephoto)
TEXAS RANKS THIRD
DALLAS (AP)—Texas ranked
third among the 48 states in total
volume of new construction dur-
ing the second quarter of this
year, the National Production au-
thority regional -office said here.
Texas’ 556 million dollar construc-
tion total was outranked only by
California and New York, NPA
Si-id.
PUG GETS THE AIR—A husky English bulldog, overcome by
smoke when a general alarm fire ripped through a building in
Cnester, Pa., business section, is giver oxygen tay Fireman Warren
Smith (left) and Frank Siarpato, member of a rescue squad. More
than 60 persons in apartments fled dense smoke. (AP Wirephoto)
built one of South Ca: ilina's larg-
est textile enterprises, has been
selected as “Man of the South”
for 1952.
INDUSTRIALIST HONORED
GREENWOOD, S. C. (AP)—
James Cuthbert Self, 76-year-old
Greenwood industrialist who has
TAnMEii Mace F. Willis, 80, is shown with a hoe on the land
he has been farming fur over 50 years. Twin brother Morse
Willis has a neighboring farm.
TWINS Eugene (left) and Augustine Hawkes, both 84, check up
on a bait casting rod.
with every set of
at Houston Monday and said he
would vote for him.
The Dallas News quoted Mitch-
ell as saying Daniel's activities in
behalf of Eisenhower would be
'filed in the record book.’’''
TO SPONSOR CALENDAR
ORANGEFIELD (Spl) — The
Future Homemakeiy of America
chapter of Grangefleld high school
is sponsoring the sale of “commu-
nity birthday calendars.” This cal-
endar will contain all information
other calenda: s have plus the fol-
lowing: Meeting dates of service
club*; other important civic dates;
printed name of the person on his
birthday or wedding ahniversary.
The cost is 25 cents to have your
own name printed on the calendar
plus 50 cents for the calehdar.
(Continued from Page 1V
lie of Texas told the Ike Demo-
crats that they were “duty bound
to receive any visitor at t .e rexas j
shrine who conducts himself rev- \
erently and properly.” Wic.dta ;
Falls Oilman Frank Wood had
* stated:
“Consider it most inappropriate
that espouser of tidelands theft
be allowed in hallowed shrine
* where Texas heroes gave courage-
ous lives for freedom and inde-
pendence.” S-
White Answers Louder
2 Mastin G. White, solicitor of
the interior department, said the
* Supreme court had held that Tex-
as relinquished to the federal gov-
ernment any rights the Republi
of Texas may have held in the
submerged lands of the continent-
* a! shelf.
White's letter to J. H. Lowder
indicated that the Wichita Falls
mtn had argued that Texas be-
came a state under “a treaty with
tlie United States permitting her
to retain title to all her public
* lands including the off-shore
lands lots miles out to sea.”
White said two congressional
resolutions on the annexation of
, Texas did not refer “specifically
to the submerged lands” and did
not indicate expressly “whether
the rights of the Republic of Tex-
as in such lands were retained
for the new state ... or conveyed
to the United States.”
Daniel Ires Mitchell
* 3. In Washington, Democratic
National Chairman S t e o h e n
M'tchell was reported holding the
threat of political reprisals over
, the head of U. S. Senate nominee
Price Daniel. Daniel—Democratic
nominee and Republican c noice t
succeed retiring Senator Tom
Connally—Introduced Eisenhower
you get a lovely 42-pc. DINNER SET
(Continued from Page I*
right groove or you may send it
,nto the most disastrous war in
the history of the world.”
That was at North Haven during
a whirlwind automobile tour . of
Connecticut.
The President opened a two-
day tour of New England at New
Haven, leaving his campaign train
there to go to Hartford by auto-
mobile.
He told New England Voters
their ‘ bread and butter” and their
chance of world peace are tied up
m the election.
Others Active
GOP vice presidential candidate
Richard Nixon carries his cam-
paign to Indiana, nis Democratic
.•pponent, J o h n J. Sparkman,
-tumps the Pittsburgh area, Sen.
tobert A. Tati talked up the
TOP ticket in Omaha and Norfolk.
Neb., and Vice President Barkley
speaks in Milwaukee and Sheboy-
gan.
Stevenson campaigned Thuijp*
lay by auto in the Sun Francisco
area and Hies to Los Angeles to-
ight for a nation-wide radio-
rV broadcast aqd a rally. He was
.eportedly flushed with enthu-
iasm after San Francisco's recep-
ion Wednesday night.
Eisenho-ver (minted his cam-
aign toward the Eastern sea-
loard.
He was to leave at noon by
Utomobile for Hackensack and
atterson, N. J„ and then return
V New York City to speak to-
night.
It appeared the Democratic
barbs were getting under his skin
- for he has begun angrily to
teny accusations os falsehoods
;nd lies.
Top News Briefs
AMBASSADOR TO VISIT
GALVESTON (AP) — Danish
Ambassador Henrik de Kauffmann
will visit Galveston when he comes
to Texas on a "friendly visit”’
Danish Vice-Consul John H. Gres
vik said Wednesday the ambassa-
dor will visit this island city
Oet. 23.
$2 DOWN AND $2 A WEEK
'Lovely “Apple Blossom” desigr,
8 dinner plates, 8 bread and butler (dates, 8 soup plates, 8 cups,
8 saucers, cream pitcher, sugar bowl with lid ...
BATON CHAMP NAMED
DALLAS (AP)—Betty Knud-
son, 17, of Anion Carter-Riverside
high school. Fort Worth, Wednes-
day won the Texas baton twirling
championship isoonsored by the
State Fair of Texas.
CONFERENCE SLATED
NAPLES, Italy (AP)—Confer-
ences will be held at Malta start-
ing Oct. 20 to co-ordinate NATO's
Mediterranean defense plans with
those of the British Middle East
command.
INDIA OPPOSES UN MOVE
NEW DELHI (AP)—India will
oppose any UN move seeking to
blame Red China for the deadlock-
ed Korean truce negotiations,
sources close tothe government
said today.
COURT STUDIES APPEAL
AUSTIN (AP)—The court of
criminal appeals today had under
study the appeal of wealthy Mrs.
Rebecca Doswell from a life sen-
tence in the Dallas pistol slaying
of her handsome oilman husband.
You get 52 pieces of America's finest
silverplate at the regular advertised price
of $74 50 ... with a 42 piece Dinner Set
for only $1 00 more 94 pieces in all
for only $75.50. No extra charge for
cteuit.
U. 8. CONTRIBUTES
WELLINGTON (AP)—The U. S.
will contribute five million dollars
to New Zealand's 42 million dol-
lar newsprint production project,
Prime Minister Sidney Holland
told Parliament today.
iWIndow&A Door*
! roi tout POICH, FlCtUll
(Continued from Page t)
>y Lewis was heightened Wed-
esday when the mine chieftain
old his members to refuse to
•rork after Nov. 1? un’ " m1-*
operators have made their in-
■reased royalty payments to t e
TMW welfare fund by that date.
The contract, now up before the
VSB. called for an increase in . in
ayalty payments of from 3" to *0
snts a ton iri the soft coal fields.
* he contract also provides a wage
oost of $1.90 a day.
In winding up the UMW con-
ention at Cincinnati, Lewis told
elegates the contract snefH'es
at each operator certify by Nov.
)), and the 18th of each month
•ereafter, that he has paid the
oyalty covering production for
he previous month.
Meaee mo4 1447 Ifo». ier,ke fer 4 ot the regular odv«r-
Hted price e( $74.50. Mae Ike 42-pc «et of Knewlei Dinner*are
lor eaty $1 e«e.
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PRISONERS GET AMNESTY
CAIRO (AP)—The government
of Maj. Gen. Mohammed Naguib
announced a general amnesty
Wednesday night for an estimated
1,000 persons convicted or accused
of political crimes between 1936
and the army coup Aug. 23 which
forced King Farouk to abdicate.
TWO TEXANS DONATED
KANSAS CITY (AP) - Two
Texans were listed among the lon-
ors to President Truman’s 1944
vice-presidential campaign fund.
The list released Wednesday night
by Tom 1* Evan.-, Kansas City,
fund chairman, Includes A. S. Un-
derwood, Lubbock, *250 and H. M.
Morgan, Austin, $100.
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The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 49, No. 249, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 1952, newspaper, October 16, 1952; Orange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth558830/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.