The Orange Leader (Orange, Tex.), Vol. 57, No. 70, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 22, 1960 Page: 1 of 10
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VOL LVIl—NUMBER 70
5 Cents
LATEST EDITION
Demos Set Up Machinery
Here for Party Conclaves
By BILL MAULTSBY
here.
and appointed a committee
The other is
i near
to an
Opponents at the proposed 50-
tives agreed to the proposal. Bal-
Gulf States Utilities Co. announced
re-
eight at the West
Arms Ban
Curbs Need
r
Pointed Out
today.
A
groes
cott
County
son.
f Texes
con-
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>
Bov-
(
ernment.
have’been demog-
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would renew its offer to pay a
at
obin
at
existence of organized crime there
A
as
The action was taken following
November 1950 . . . prior thereto
As. Reed put iL “We
answers to
store
general related the
Bropaths These preacticioners,
Four Concerts
sage of subdivision platting ordi-
I would rather have on my side."
pian for a temporary two per cent
By HERBI DEES
A recommended schedule of is also scheduled tonight
concerts for the 1960-61 season!
son, prices were IS cents for chil-
cents across the board to cover
pay for educating their
I chink they are Wrong."
At this meeting, council men are
of rear lot
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final pas-
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best
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me and tosuch a
p-m.
"How come this do
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ITY
Gubernatorial Candidate Cox
Urges Temporary Sales Tax
the stage last eight for precinct
and county conventions in May,
settlement
Africans t
electrical
setting up minimum equipment
standards and insurance liability
note smashed a
home Monday
e fire-
SB, tWO
rioters
cial effort and in his case these are
matters of law enforcement which
mid enable
ich all So-
said.
Police
mored c
i County
Atferney
let •nd
ation of
X new
Negro
l happen to
upward
vy cruisers
' the under-
iff San Cle-
under
1 later
d ar-
to the at-
the work-
At Special Meeting Tonight
City To Consider Swimming Pool Rate Changes
The diso
again as fl
by the rio
man were
of them in
appeared a
Firemen
the first at
under esc
mored can
There ah
want to
chldren.
because the United States
ment wanted to express
fiction with the racial see
i
(May 14)
a.m.
-
Eleven Negro students were
rested at Savannah during 1
Eeegen
today mTS
Box 28 2
Julian lance
To Go
r
ead toward
-------- at the same time the voters select Cook told the committeemen Tex-
will hold a public candidates for three seats on the — ----- ‘ - - -
PE
orris |
AND I
INEY
4i"
•e‛5
id ar-
scene.
ed as
Enters Eighth Week
Convictions Leading Arrests
In Sitdown Demonstrations
He cited Dallas as an example
of a community which can elimi-
nate racketeering to Its profit He
pointed to Galveston as "the only
city in Texas which failed *
after World War II" and i
A number at courts had - .
log of cases as a result of the
arrest of more than-----
since Feb. 1.
loader. The city officials will
meet at 7:30p.m.
« o 2
30 voting boxes ia the co
The county convention will be
program of work committee de-
fining aims for the current year.
Mnday they killed at least M
Africans and wounded 250 others.
The councilmen will also award
a purchase order for a track-type,
front end loader to be used at the
The state’s petition was originally
-*1 late in January. Windham
said at the time he had issued sev-
"While the United States as a
matter of practice does not ordi-
narily comment on the internal af-
fairs of governments with which
sence." the order will require that
the defendants refrain from any
further advertisements of the
price increases at the pool was
submitted earlier by Recreation
Director Dwain Miller. Last sea-
from continuing to operate what the
state has called "a common mu-
beirsG
x
at present, Wilson said,
the field of public ‘ ' ■
er he had any reaction to police fir.
ingonthe demonstrators:
"The United States deplores vio-
lence in all its forms and hopes that
the African people of South Africa
will be able to obtain redress for
that bond in the amount of $1,000
be posted by the defendants.
»
rris
Second low on a Caterpillar ma-
chine was $10,200 from the Mus-
tang Equipment Co.
ciear weapons.
2. Ban on the possession of nu-’titled , -
clear weapons, chandising__________
The Western powers say they sus- community will be held on
that the Soviet Union s offer 31 under---
srzsrwa er.
ban without adequate safeguards, ship of the chamber's i
Soviet representative Valerian |near ‘ ’ ‘
In Connection With Lottery Charge
Injunction Ordered Against Supermarket Here
place nuclear disarmament ange
first on its timetable for world ”
Negro pool, however, has never
paid Us own way since it was
opened.
Second and final reading of an
A’
One of its facets is a drive to
suppress organied criminal rack-
ets in Texas which has been going
on since the beginning at his ad-
ministration.
lodged a twice-aweek boy-
Memphis stores, especially
the Easter shopping sea-
in swimming pool admission
charges, pass a wrecker ordi-
nance and pur *
COOL SPELL
The fat eeei sped at spring
to expected t drop la on no
into tonight or early tomorrow.
Bet the forecast makes ae men-
tiba of rain. Maybe it REALLY
la spring!
—
Conference Scheduled Here
In Move To Spur Business
grassroots starting point for nam-
ing delegates who will nominate a
Democratic candidate for presi-
dent this year.
He told the committeemen (who
serve as election judges) that only
voting Democrats will be eligible I
to attend precinct conventions, and!
that delegates to the county con-1
vention must be selected from
those actually present at the pre-
cinct conventions.
South Africa
laws. ‛"n 7
created by
veeps were
to trough.
ible deflec-
y missile’s
rd, recently
rejects are
he Polaris’
Jack R. Etheridge, spokesman
for the group, said the forum-type
meeting was agreed upon by the
4“fnrtu nr fift citi»anc whn H
Thursday Night
Opponents of GSU Franchise
In West Orange Slate Meet
police,
ere re-
’•without regard to racial identity"
--‘----1 would be asked to
Orange city councilmen will con-
vene tonight at city hall in a spe-
cial meeting to consider increases
He said some of the candidates
for election to the city council will
be present at the Thursday meet
iag. and that some of them may an-
nounce their support for the anti-
franchise move.
A prepared statement from Eth-
eridge read an follows:
“A group of community-minded
citizens interested in the better-1
ment of the West Orange communi-
ty have been meeting to discuss the
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interested businessmen were
urged to send in their reservations
to the local chamber office as soon
Thisphgram is one of a series
suggested earlier by a chamber
weapons incorporating fiseionable
materials.
4. Reconversion of existing
stocks of fissionable materials to
as an "internal bd
—22 through legal opi-
tone on matters of state aad cun-
Supplementary needs of the
state’s public schools, including a
pay raise for teachers, will call
for up to 300 million dollars. he
said. "In my opinion, the pro-
posed educational improvement
tax will do the job."
"Price Daniel aad the labor
(See RIOTS, Pa”
is foP-
W. W. Law, Georgia president
of the National Assn, for the Ad-
today that they
meeting Thursday
Orange City Hall.
what is the most important
we can do to improve retail
ness in Orange."
"I am glad ties great man and
former great governor is wming
to stand up and be counted with
24 at 7 p.m. at the West
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Race Riots Flare Up
Again in South Africa
BULLETIN
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
I tones today approved the voting
referee plan for helping Negroes
"’Ke action was subject toupee-
sible reversal aa a later roll call
vote.
mounting operational expenses.
The two city-run pools showed an ...___..__...__...__
operating loss last summer duejn also expected to come up with a
part to unseasonal radins. The decision on the width < *
kexpplanging. conference en-
disingin the Greater - mer
utility easements for
West Orange.
"This group is against the grant-
ing of a 50-year operating Iran- ___
chseand arelookinintoterps head off^«^ti^n7 <
SIDilty of city-owned and operated 1^.^) ^^1^ a
. public meeting shape among theComKumist
will be heid on Thursday, Maren legation*.
sum—rises 6:17 o.m., sets 6:29 p.m.
saxEre RDAY - Tempereture: high n
Chairman George Cook str eased ’
the importance of the precinct con-
—‘-—J during last night's ses-
sion—pointing out that this is the
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Po-
lice fired on Negro mobs today as
rioting against South Africa’s
white supremacy laws broke out
for the second consecutive day in
the black Langa settlement near
taxes owed on two tots prior to
church purchase.
2. Approval of a Parklane Ad-
dition plat near Bridge Qty.
1 Discuss request by Sunset
Grove Country Club for abandon-
---ordinance aimed at governing the tending
purchase a front end operation of wreckers in the city, nicipa
_ __. .. . , . While not calling Sen. Lyndon B.
Opponents of the proposed 50- tives agreed to the proposal. Bai- Johnson by name—and not mak-l
year franchise in West Orange for toting on the issue will take place ing an outright endorsement —
til 11/ C+atec TT+:1+:A- C. ------ 31 —A .1” _____a-_____ F- C-L .21 1 ______ . T. — I a
city council.
Pearson 1
The dinner and conference will business community." Dear said. " aeIu pan « us program me acuo
--- " ... __ er-spoor mittewassnnticpatpd tha a om • isaakcontining drive aganst loan recent
-------------- immediate action to turn* such torney genet
alerian ness committee headed by chair- suggestions into a positive pro-
Mnndavimen CThemlee Deed ”
ment of Sunset drive right of way
from 28th street west to Adams
BZ°Hearing for O. A. Cronk, $7
W. Schley, to protest designation
of a short section of Farragut as
a truck route.
City councilman will also con-
aider designadop th a chairman of
the Orange Zoning Board of Ad-
justment to replace Dick Terry
who has submitted his resignation.
He cited business reasons and ab-
sence from the city making st dif-
ficult to serve on the board. He
now travels for a Houston con-
cern.
Other board members include
M. K. Thomen Sr., P. W. Van
defeat by 19 votes.
Since that time the present
members of the city council of-
fered to place the issue on the . . .--—-
ballot once more if Gulf States peaceful uses.
Caps Town.
Langs is one at two districts
where police Monday mowed
HOUSTON (AP) — Gubernatorial Jack Cox. There is no other man
candidate Jack Cox unveiled his......
- ™— T ,, 4 The uncontrollable elements,
tax of 4 percentMaphdnon theumu
und decisions and the character bones zwhopebave ^endorsed ^him
feated in a simar referendum‘tio of fissionabie materials for sGA (Ham) Laughlin,
two years ago. At foot time Pear- military purposes. [aanm. _________________
non was largely credited with its 3. Ban on the manufacture of
35 cents for adults. ule ouwmg - ronn aamctumsy .-.2--------- —T-----ge=.
It was indicated these admis- Co. for an international machine. Hi..and.interestu on., delinguent
sions would be increased by 9 “ - — »— ""d m "um 15 " "
J will be Witooe reported, the number of state of TexaSfterraceiving
the question of Texas loan sharks charging more Diaints troe ditzer. Tea "ing
m-- thing than 10* per cent interest has been Pia 1rom citizens that the
busf reduced from about 1,500 to around
800. Four hundred lawsuits against
firms accused at being still In the
usurious interest bracket are pend-
District Judge Homer E.
uuy enson today ordered ancinp
to grow prepared that would recti
said the local supermarket from "’contin-________
uing to maintain the premises for the store,
the purpose at operating a tottery."
3. "External thrust," or law en-
forcement ia general. ---— :—
hgmsn—m. Fach attorney general, Wilson tinuing sitdowos in that
for.visiting among said, selects certain areas -
A statement issued at the State asWbitatiaundthtostatementnhen
enartman+ Amzt.a M.a L. 22 eaneu.“1." —w
Threat of boycott crept into
statements of some Negro leaders
_ . , .. .. while « the North picketing of
ATTORNEY GENERAL CAMPAIGKSbIN cUNA —' ss “ be
ORANGE JUICE
IT HAPPENED- Aa Orange
woman, accompanied by her two
daughters, was returning home
from Houston via the Washburn
Tunnel at Pasadena Passage un-
dor the ship channel was relayed
to a Syear-old daughter as the car
neared the tunnel entrance. She
hurriedly turned to her older sis-
wide Riverside Supermarket at 370 E. formal
Park Ave. E== ‘
Shooting of Negroes
Condemned by U.S.
WASHINGTON (AP)—fa an ex- Reports from Johamnesburg said
Dete Proem . s. weemer Murene
.OUTLQOKFgle aM warm tgoy wim
Nlgnet lamteralwai near 78. Portly deuSr
ona mild tonight but tummy cooler tomor-
row morging wim lowet about C. fomor
raw portly cloudy and cool with mghest
about M. Soutmwesferly winds 14 to 2
mph. May Munns to northosfrt We
tonigntor party tomorrow mofHIng- ■
■ R*. ,2
Q-m. Bolivar ■ high, 2133
lowe 7:18 e.m.
Names as defendants were West-] "bonus card" promotion.
n gateCo. at Dallas, owners:_A, R Windham indicated he will ask
nance.
Local develope. s have protested
a minimum 10-foot easement, coa-
tending it is not necessary. Mu-
nicipal department heads have
recommended such width along
with the Orange Planning Commis-
sion. Local utility companies have
recommended a 15-foot easement
or 7% feet off each rear lot.
Other agenda Items include:
1. Consider request of the An-
tioch Miss.onary Baptist Church
h 1000’
aight___________
oversee the printing of ballots for tions
. the May 7 Democratic primary.
council last week to speak in be-
half of his plan for defeating the
_____ __-,u — . 50-year franchise and considering
"forty or fifty citizens^ who have the possibility of the city operat-
held three previous sessions in the ing its own power system.
home of former West Orange May-
or W. O. (Tex) Pearson.
Sonal endorsement „ pe.. „
By HERBI" DEES pThesexstate fepresentative.from Which he said woula
There may be four community Breckenridge proposed the Legis- prove inadequate.”
--------- . J lature adopt the tax on a two-year
basis. Then, he said, the public
should vote on a Constitutional
Zorin told the conference Monday|man Charles Reed.
mt"a-an “
ment plan in deference to the gaged“in‛anypase Sfrretaiimng
"If th- w. wt. —w .. or service to the immediate Or-
U the West wants to start with ange area. Robert E. Dear, cham-
full nuclear disarmament and Iber executive vice president, ex-
take conventional disarmament I plained today.
(See GENEVA, Page 1) | "The conference method will be
. The first hearing on the injunc-
t tion petition was set for Feb. 5.
__________but it was continued at the request
Besides enjoining the defendants at defense counsel because no
■ court reporter was available to
traordinary action the United police had fired on the mobs again
Later.«,rally of about 2,000 Ne- States today denounced police vi- *-
olence against Negro demonstra-
tors in South Africa.
Mrs. C. W, Hare; Box 21— At the breakfast meeting here, to need to create about 60,006Fnew ,
552" B g/maeiirz 82289* 22“ 5 dhz
i the Leader Want
taste everybody?"
Member Associated Press ORANGE, TEXAS, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1960
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS _______
Negro sitdow demonstrations —' -
aimed primarily at c-
eating facilities and librafies.
ans may have a chance at the
. Democratic National Convention
appeared before the this year to "nominate a favorite
— • -—• i_ —. son" fOr president.
Thirtyseven Negroes were con-
zicted of disorderly conduct in
heavily guarded city court at
Memphis, Tena . Monday. Thirty-
six were fined $25 each for stag-
ing a sitdown at a white public
library and a Negro newspaper
editor was fined $50 for talking to
he believes will help to keep the
. . .. - Texas economy dynamic and
Later, he addressed members growing.
I ak. cri.. A.-. 1 .2 116*
. State Department pram officer legitimate grievances by peaceful
a White declined to say means.
whether the statement was made
GENEVA (AP)—Jules Moch . ,__
France told the 10-aation disar-place of Bertrand Thomasee who The role of his oflice in helping ty governments invoiviny points during
5o-vear franchise wanted bv Gulf mament conference today a sim- Iresigned. Mrs, Clifford Lester noti-to maintain an expanding econo- of tow. —
States Utilities within the (atv ot ple promise to give up the posses- fied the committee that she has my in Texas was outlined here
L V sion of nuclear weapons would be delegated Mrs. Georgia Singletary [today by Atty Gen. Will Wilson
without meaning because it could to serve in her place in Box 2. ] In Orange County for two
not.be Names were drawn to determine speeches and. tz -ile ===
Modi spoke in an attempt to places on the ballot for election voters in connection with his cam-
pad n" • charged judge candidates in the primary, paiga for re-election, the attorney
takng The contests by voting box, with general spoke first at a breakfast
nist del- the order in which names will ap-in the Tar Orange House.
. . _____. . . pear on the ballot, are as follows: ' --------—
aremsix..arpctsnto.the Box 2—Mrs. Georgia Singletary, <* the Vidor Chamber at Com-
will be a discus-Koch-s25 ncieer, disarmament, ceci R Coate; Box 14—Charles merce at the Vidor State Bank.
sion-type, meeting with everyone cousa be endorced' b/oan ntthesa Holt, Mrs..c..W. Hare; Box 21-.. A the. breakfast meeting here,
incpratteduurgequosaoendannsparrtionantagontran sytem.Thennocher Sanderg: Box » - Ted Scofieid,yprimcipai areas of actilityby _
sessjon. Theejcton willbehelawy mS wnstssiathonrsrapresentMrs. H.M. Pillsbury;Box 30-' attoreygenerai and his "
aa April 2 to decide this most im- Jfodh&ted foie M the fourH.F-Eoster. Jssse EGunstream; Histed these “ ’ -
portent issue." lmentmiteh- ........... m-io--rs
The proposal to swap the
20-year franchise now held
States for the longer one was de-
March These conclusions 1
was responsible for the fact
“Galveston," Wilson added, "has
— ____ not been entirely cleaned up, but___________
an-aea--—will provide the the rackets there have become ably tomorrow), is against theJudge
ndenssponsorshipothe Or- basis ** initiation of • series of fugitive and no longer are C.------------ ' "-----
cnamber at Commerce. constructive steps to build the open as they used to be."
A second pert of this program
it aaion normal relations, it can-
pet help but regret the tragic teas
l- at life reeultin^f rom the measures
___ . FOGBOUND—A light am
2=**
-------
. -_____. ___________and the defense. the defendants, if say, was uncar-
ing people. Dist A— p—w —____tain today—although it is possible
Since this project was launched, inititedtaEogin.banWrndtam that an appeei from the judgment
w - *----- -statetortekamerracetvingcome may be forthcoming, ....
At a dinner last evening at the
HackmTmnsOrangeaHouseolunchingAmendment and say whether it
unEenP.anEeo.me.o should remain permanent.
Mm EK smith, Chairan,slaShivers.breaking Thisgthree-year
hereisearstrong possfbilit or ^<^d™g"atoodrcedeoad
lraonderts. on how dw mn Cox had "the intelligence to make
it ah aPends on now the mem-SOusu uocosuus v-m _ . ___
bership drive goes. Mrs. Smith to act upon them."
explained. Renewal week was a Coot, former executive secretary
big success, the patrons list is of Freedom in Action, to Gov. —
growing and a number of new price Daniel's lone opponent. Den- Cox continued,
memberships were signed even tel’s organization is — - -
before the week started, she said a moderate or mir
vancement of Colored People. ,,
called for a boycott of Savannah Lincoin
stores refusing to serve N<
_ . .. at lunch counters Sevaral
Population projections, he add- youths stood outside one stor
ed, indicate that the state is going asked Newroes to shop eS9I -___ ___
to need to create - --- Negtoseaders otthe Ptersbur policles, of the'south AF
pi: Improvement Aesn. in ernment.
formed the management of a local Negro mobs ha
glup^
plan for a .temporary two per cent Cox told the rally his tax plan
sales tax for public schools Mon- would relieve the state general
Here Ney+ Yerr day night receiving former Sd and brng"Out a blancea
nere •eX i ear Gov. lan Shivers' wafm, per- Gudget. Hewu sharpiy criticai
—‛ ——.—. of banjel's fnancing" programs
F wnaald "continue to
Mrs. Mary G. Kelley of Shreve- course.
port. La., field representative for Shi vert spoke out strongly
the New York Community Can- against what he called "modera-
cert Assn., was guest speaker, tion" in his warm praise of Cox.
Mrs. Kelley praised the Orange The former governor retired after
group for its steadfast growth setting a record in his length of
through 17 years. She announced time in the office.
the Rudie Sinfonietta as the sec- He called Con “one of m
ond concert star signed for Or-[friends, personal .and. PO
pared "5 mmnr"ot Eneparans upa^dfight format be beUeve|r’
who may be obtained for the other shivers.did not mentiop Daniel,
two concerto. George London, bar-1 with whom be t— -—_ --
itone from theMetfopolitan"operaaligned as a conservative, by
Co. was signed at the beginning
of the membership drive. |
Members of the Orange County
Democratic party leaders set Democratic Executive Committee, ane county convention w
meeting at the courthouse, voted the following Saturday
unanimously to hold conventions at the courthouse at 18
at the same times and places as
to in the past. The precinct conven- me
will be held on May 7 (elec- ventiO
tion day) at 2 p.m. at each of the ventions
per cent
(Certain industrial plants and
municipal facilities would be ex-
empt from the added 2 per cent,
however, so that the city’s reve-
nues would be something less than
double what they are at present)
The council unanimously passed
the order setting up the referen-
dum after Gulf States represhta-
L V. Qlschetski aad Dick
—_ Aside from designation at
we got to a chairman, councilmen will also
s—has to have to fill this vacancy on the
oordl
Qend Windham's petition, filed sev-
peng eral weeks ago, asked the court to
is conducting . against busfness'proidygaforuciosinstha
These nreartirinno. Was poste as prescribed by
statute.
I Rol-rt Ri. - Amarin wolin
pTmTA" Ut will be saloist sad comducteor
vruu. -..00 .... Sedr.ah by Herbie Dee of the Rudie Sinfonietta, a unique
TEMPLE SMITH, MRS. KELLEY ensemble of vocal and insttu-
Renew on Old Friendship (See CONCERT, Page S)
!
wore pleoeeri putting it mild
to come in out of toe fog. The pl
gas tanks were almost empty.
before ig-
jssile might
d off course
May Be Slated
record the evidence.
Oral arguments were final!
heard some two weeks ago, an
briefs were filed last Wednesda
was maintaining a lottery with a
system known as "proft-sharing
bonus cards."
Department admitted that the r-
’ oting of the past few days and
Fi the measures taken against it con-
"Ei stitute aa internal matter of an-
other country on which the United
States does not normally comment.
In a letter to Windham, a copy .J?
s.'srk^ss r t
san caratmz"e
The future course of action by and continuously up to the present
defendants if any »i unee. time.
opportunity like this " I . - .... — — ---- .
Named to a ballot committee to Wilson (Left) Chats With Orange Attorney F. W. Hustmyre
serve with Cook were Sallie Fra- .. -
#fF Will Wilson Brings
#aume Campaign to County
, ------------at serve as judge to Box 17 in'the > ri ‛.T --- “-I
France told the 10-aation disar- place of Bertrand Thomasee who
(See WILSON, Pag. 9)
—-----
The ORANGE LEANER
“Whether you’re for him or
against him," Cook said, “it
might be well to consider the pos-
siblity of getting a Texan elected
president You don’t often have an
Pozdahnztrregoltarvicggla S
ts and bureaus 33 Podnuues " Ho l
son. prices were 15 cents for chil- city dump. A low bid of $7,533 in-
dren, 20 cento for teen-agers and eluding trade-in was submitted by ___„ ■ - ---
----- Browning.- Ferris Machinery o0ngregationfor:reduictionofpen:
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