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Will Orange Go
AAA in 1962?
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Orange Leader
VOL. tvill—nIjmber 101
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ORANGE, TEXAS, SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 1961
48 PAGES
10 Cents
SUNRISE EDITION
INSIDE TODAY.
ClaMtfted 11, 29, a«, n
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Review •
Dear Abby 17
Editorials •
Town Talk SI
Hundreds of Police Called to Galveston Riots
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—Leader Photo
'OPERATION PERK-UP' STICKERS TO BLOSSOM OUT
Hi-Y Clubbers McReynoids (left), Bailey Attach First
by Bob Axelion
Launch New Attack
Laotian
Peace Bid With Rifles
VIENTIANE. Laos <AP) — The
proCommunas rHlwsLs foliowetf up
a new gavermjE*®: ihid for cease-
fire Saturday- b$r launching an at-
tack in ccatraO and claiming
a victory ia scu-tbtrn Savannak-
het Province.
Two huaired rwbti! Pathet Lao
jungle fighters at uSawa attacked
Ban Kevin. -M maiSai north of Vi-
entiane. OBfitary sources here
the Tass correspondent in Xieng
Khotianjt said: "Hopes of the La-
otians for an early cease-fire
have been dashed."
There was speculation in Wash-
ington the Kennedy administration
was close to a decision that allied
military intervention might be
necessary to save the pro-West-
ern government.
In neighboring Thailand, tlfe
Area Cement Masons
To Get Pay Increase
Sabine Area cement masons be-
come' the fourth construction craft
to reach agreement on new con-
tracts while a key bargaining ses-
sion is scheduled Wednesday with
laborer locals.
Announcement of the new con-
tracts with the Associated General
Contractors (AGC) and Sabine
Area Construction Committee
POST
SCRIPTS
to the
NEWS
~ By BOB AXELSON
Tt will be Interesting to see how
this consolidation election comes
out on May 27 between the voters
of the Orangefield Independent
and Bancroft Common School
districts.
From a prac-
tical point of
View, the Or-
angefield dis-
trict is the only
(SACC) was made yesterday by
Jerry Ryan, secretary and busi-
ness agent for Cemenl) Masons
Local 884.
Let's Perk Up
Auto Stickers
Are Given Out
said. Moire tfeaa 3M government council of representatives of the
troop? were tanmkyS to the scene anti-Communist Southeast Asia
but there were sen reports on the Treaty Organization announced it
outcome ef ttSae fcgfainfi. j would- hold a special Sunday
Communist Ota's New China morning discussion in Bangkok on
news agency; wwaarwfciie. carried
a Pathet Lao cfiaaos the govern-
ment tewn e# Muang Piiin in
southern Laics was captured three
days ago and tnst government
trcops who did mat surrender were
being moppei ac-
The rebels -.gwwec a royal army
officer the gm era-snail said it sent
into no-mans :acni Mi miles north
of Ban Keuit alitor a flag of truce
in an attempt w arrange a date
for a cease-lire. Pe returned after
waiting for a nrfad! contact that
never came.
■Both sides %a\e announced
agreement ia prsmrajpile on a cease-
fire but have am agreed on a site
where 'aegalMoss owuld get to-
what a spokesman called 'he "in-
creasingly grave situation in
Laos." • -
SEATO officials refused to dis.-
cuss possibilities of military in-
tervention but foreign ministers of
the eight-nation alliance last
month reserved the right to "take
whatever aciton may be appropri-
ate in the circumstances." should
cease-fire efforts bog down,
It was pointed out 6,000 SEATO
troops, about 100 planes and 60
ships now are engaged in train-
(See LAOS, Page 11)
Lamar Tech Students
Are Halted on Ferry
- By CHARLES GREEN
GALVESTON, Tex. (AP) — Hundreds of police rush-
ed to Galveston Saturday as fighting broke out among
thousands of students crowding this beach resort city
following riots in which police and students exchanged
gun fire.
Thirteen youngsters were arrested late Saturday for
fighting and unlawful as- ' ~~ —
sembly as 200 officers head
ed for this Gulf Coast island
city to prevent a recurrence
of riots which lasted until
early Saturday morning.
The police department said 15
carloads of Lamar Tech College
students from Beaumont were
prevented from reaching Galves-
ton when the ferry boat on which
they were riding was ordered to
Astronauts Waiting
For Flight in Space
Expected This Week
increasingly tbe Pathet Lao
spokesman, gave She government
48 hours to seswi emissaries to
. ..... (the rebels' capital ctf Xieng Khou-
. . . Distribution of 5,000 Let s Perk w
A one-year contract was agreed Ut) car K,imnf>r Zure a,£; - ~u ,
with the AGC Which exnires ...P..C5L'^.mPer , st,cker.? «*an! There was * M&catKm of what
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP)
_____ _ — The young man picked to be
lether to set a «tote to halt the!'^mer'ca's first space pilot and
fighting. BottE wvm the talks held i,he one who mfly have t0 replace
in their terrawv: the Bave|W were quartered Saturday in
suggested soene spot in no-man's*" aqua-colored ready room
land land were fed special meals which
The Soviet wens agency Tass j would tax the capacity of the
said Laos ea-Preacier Souvanna hungriest of men.
Phouma. recogwofciS toy the Com- In the final days before launch-
munist bloc as legd premier and ing, the pair — their identities a
closely guarded secret — are" run-
ning simulated missions in a
mock space capsule. Doctors and
psychologists give them frequent
examinations.
to with the AGC which expires
March 31, 1962, and provides for
a 12^-cent hourly pay hike. The
present journeyman cement fin
isher hourl: '* ' '"nn" —*•
yesterday to emphasize the beau- mipht happeB:
tificatton program 'which is now —2— —
under way on a countywide basis
Serving as their Girl Friday !s
hours but I an attractive, dark-haired nurse
r hourly scale is >3.27% cents 1r^n^Lthr!. Orange Cham-
hour. fhere are some 55 inem-l bDZ^ ?L •Oper^rion
per
bers of the local which has juris- j
diction in Orange County,.Port Ar-i'?k"
thur .„d part of ^%
1 . . stickers are being distributed by
The AGC contract increases will I the Orange YMCA through its
take effect with the next payroll members of high school Hi-Y
period, according to Ryan.
The SACC contract which ex-
pires March 31, 1964, provides for
hourly pay hikes'over-all of 32 vj
cents. It calls for 12V4 cents now,
Clubs.
Assisting yesterday in the distri-
bution were J. Don McReynoids,
president of the Texas-Louisiana
District of Hi-Y, and John Bailey,
president of the Stark High School
Officer Is Named
By Savings, Loan
i i
10 cents on April 1. 1962, and 10 ft,1y
cents on April 1, 1963. It covers the num(x,,P stickers als0 are ^
distributed by "Operation Perk-
Up" committee members. The
beautificatton project, which began
March 20 at a meeting at Pine-
hurst Ranch, has gained tremend-
ous momentum in a very short pe-
same 55 cement masons.
Ryan commented, "The con-
tracts are effective after the first
payroll period. We're happy with
it and -I think the contractors
are."
Members of the Local 884 ne-' nod of time. General project chair
gotiating cojnmittee included Pres- man Mrs. E. W. Brown III has
ident Paul Marvel, Glen Brown j ,vvo executive board meetings
and Ryan. " since the programs inception to re-
_ c , . . .-,.-1. | view activities and create an at-
Other Sabine Area craft locals!
nnn in OmnP „ C1a\ l-LnT™ mosphere conducive to ideas and
one in orange which have reached agreement on! •"v,
. County which j three-year contracts with over-all Sb •
AXELSON
has had any ex
perience (to the
problems of con-,
solidation. Ear-
lier it ahd the
McLewis dis-
trict were merg-
ed into one district.
The latest merger proposal
stemmed from a rumor which
apparently swept through the
Bancroft area on the possibility
of attachment to the Orange dis-
trict through action by the Coun-
ty School Board. Petitions
circulated late at night joth
districts and In some instances
signers were routed out of bed.
Any kind of school consolida-
tion regardless of the districts in-
volved is just one step farther
down the road to educational prog-
ress. If there is enough con-
solidation, the tax burden through-
(See P.S.. Page 11)
it. I,
'iWf??/
32Vi-cent pay hikes include the
carpenters, piledrivers and paint-
ers.
A three-year contract involving
Iron Workers LocalT25 is present-
ly under consideration wilth action
expected this week. Pi®bfitable
meetings were held last week, ac;
(See LABOR. Page 11)
r o g r e s s has been
'Ming p
by all committees. ?he bay-
Data From U.S. Weather Bureau
Outlook Scattered Showers
High today — 82
Low tonight 67
Higfh
igh tomorrow ■■ ■■ 84
t today 6:53 p.m.
today . -5:34 a.m.
itoDS—Eost to South«o f 17- m.p.h.
wind o«*t '2-20 m.p.h. In heavier
Today
i Tioes-sablnr hlflh- 3:34 a.m., ?;1I
tow, 7: p.m., :22 a.m. Ballvar:
<:3J a.m., 3:10 p.m.) tow, :5I p.m.
lilt a.m.
OE$—Sobln«: high, 4:14 a.m., 7:31
j tow, (:M p.m., 9:01 a.m. Bolivar:
$: «.m., : p.m.j tow, 10:3!
11:04 ajn.
RlM , 5:33 a.m.! •«<*. «:54 p.m.
TIROAV—Tamparoturw; high "7, tow
Startling
made
aus development committ e, head'
ed by Frank Stark and James
Force, announced two water front
park projects to cater to water en-
thusiasts. Development of the two
sites is under way at this time.
A 'fl.OCO donation to the miblic
(See PERK UP, Page II)
■tM
The appointment of 'Scott Hud-
son, Sherman bank officer, as the
new executive vice president and
secretary of the Orange Savings
and Loan Association was an-
nounced yesterday by President
Byron Tinsley.
Hudson, currently vice president
and trust officer of the Merchants
and Planters National Bank of
Sherman for the past three years,
reports to Orange tomorrow.
He succeeds Ray Ward as man-
aging officer of the association.
Hu '
Ha* Je.
fudson was elected as secretary
in a special meeting of the asso-
ciation board of directors Friday.
Ward, who resigned earlier, is es-
tablishing an insurance and real
estate agency here.
The incoming 32-year-old isso-
vLV!rjiChanWin^idpvLrSreeiSHe to the well-furnished quarters
was farme^ an assi^UntTust cf.;'"'da.v- Although their food is t
i fuHv monitored, they, are not
SCOTT HUDSON
Named Savings Officer
ficer at the Texas National Bank
in Houston for five years.
Tinsley in commenting on the ap-
pointment said, "We are extreme-
ly proud to have such a fine man
of ability with a broad background
of varied experience as our new
managing officer. We are looking
forward to«, substantial growth of
the association in Orange County.'
from Criibtree. Ore., who calls
them "normal growing boys."
The prime astronaut is ex-
pected to hurtle briefly into space
Tuesday.
The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration announced j
the flight will be attempted about1
one hour after daybreak "in the*
next^week or so." The exact date
has not been disclosed, but it has
been reliably reported that Tues-
day will be the big day if every
thing goes as planned.
A Redstone missile capped with
a Project Mercury space capsule
is poised on launch complex 26A.
Its missions will be to boost the
manned capsule 115 miles into
space and deposit it 290 miles
down-range 16 minutes later on
Grand Bahama Island.
This short up-and-down Journey
will not duplicate the Soviet feat
of . rocketing Maj. Yuri Gagarin
into orbit and returning him to
earth — but it will be a major
step in this nations effort to
overhaul the Russian lead \ in
manned space flight. The space
agency plans to orbit a man late
this year.
Robert Gilruth, Project Mer-
cury director, has selected a
prime astronaut and. a back-up
from among the three men train-
ing for the Redstone test. Gilruth
will not identify them until short-
ly before launch.
"A slight head cold would elim-
inate the p r im e astronaut," Gil-
ruth said.
The three who have been pre-
paring for the flight are Marine
Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., 39,
of New Concord, Ohio; Air Force
Capt. Virgil I. Grissom, 35, of
Mitchell, Ind., and Navy Cmdr.
Alan B. Shepard Jr., of East
Derry, N.H.
The two chosen astronauts went
Sat-
care-
re-
JAMES D. GILLIAM
Will Seek Re-Election
Drainage Agency To Be Picked
Agreement on an agency which that time to reach agreement on; ing on Friday afgM. TCs was de-
will develop for submission to Or-1 one of them as being most fea- veloped by a policy subcommittee
ange County voters a proposed j sible for the county. which had Joins W. Simmons of
oountywide drainage program and; The agency chosen then will be cfa^'rBE^
a plan for financing it is expected requested to begin worlf imme- 74-memoer Oraage County
to emerge from three meetings diately on a proposed physical pr6-| Drainage Committee *as organized
scheduled for this week. Igram of drainage and a plan for a meeting ia ^ :<iw earlier this
An effort to reach such an aigree-1 financing it. It is expected that year when 11 «® appear that
ment will be made Friday night these will be taken to the voters 3 s'iarP controversy was about to
during a session of the Orange for approval about midsummer. break out over tframage program girls ranging from one to six years
j« . . .. ..iii. . !_ i.L _i rr v4 /. l« ft.., II • • #1 >«h , nltim wan
Hudson is a graduate of High-
land Park High School in Dallas
and attended Texas Wesleyan Col-
lege at Fort Worth. He received
his law degree from the South Tex-
as School of Law in Houston in
1C56. He also attended the Han-
over Trust School in New York City
in 1968 and is a graduate of the
Southwestern Graduate School of
Banking at Dallas in 1960.
He is married to the former
! Lucy Garrison and they have three
quired to remain in the room and
can leave the Cape to visit friends
and families until the last day
or two before the shoot.
Grissom's wife and two children
<See SPACE, Page 11)
Livens Interest
In City Election
Interest in Orange politics sharp-
ened yesterday as a second in-
cumbent announced his intention to
seek re-election in the coming July
18 councilman election.
James D. Gilliam, Place 2 coun-
cilman, said yesterday he would
seek a second term on the Orange
City Council. He became the sec-
ond person to definitely enter the
July 18 race. R. E. (Bob) White-
head announced re-election inten-
tions for Place 4 two weeks ago.
Forpier Councilman A. E. Mil-
ler has indicated interest In enter-
ing the councilman race. He has
obtained an application but as yet
has made no definite committment
as to which post he will seek.
Gilliam, in his announcement
yesterday, said he wished to again
place his name before the people
as a candidate. A complete plat-
form statement will he released at
a later date, Gilliam said, nearer
to election flay.
Gilliam, 38, is manager of the
local Temple Lumber Co. The Gil-
liams and their daughter, Nancy,
live at. 1218 Javwav. They have te-
(See GILLIAM, Page 11)
turn around and return to th«
mainland. Police had received re-
ports the students were on their
way.
The 200 officers headed here
were from Houston and other
nearby cities. They were rein-
forcements for the more than 50
officers who battled thousands of
thrill-seeking high school and col-
lege students here for the annual
Splash Days which marks the
opening of the swim season,
A reserve peace officer one of
hundreds patrolling this city to pre-
vent students frdhi stfrtlng more
riots—die<f tonight in a two - car
crash.
He was one of 200 officers who
rushed to this Gulf Coast Island
city from nearby communities to-
day to help control the thousands
of youngsters who flocked here
for the annual Splash Days cele-
bration.
Harris County Sheriff's Capt.
Joe L. Windsheimer, 63, died
shortly after he was injured !n a
two-car collision. Bobby R, Burk,
24, and Richard A. Able, 24, were
treated at a hospital and released.
They also were members of the
Harris County reserve deputy con'
stable force.
The driver of the otiher car was
'dentified by police as Stanley A.
Roberts, 22, a Dallas mechanic
who came here for the Splash Days
celebration. He was not hurt'
Fighting started late Friday
night and quickly broadened into
a confused melee causing police
to fill city and county jails with
jeering youths.
It was nearly noon before th«
last of 960 prisoners finished pay-
ing city court fines or posting
bonds to win release.
Trouble erupted as Galveston
celebrated Splash Days to mark
the opening of the summer swim
season in this island resort. It
was the first major outbreak dur*
ing the weekend observance,
which draws about 100,000 visitors
every year.
Uncounted students and half a
dozen policemen suffered bruises
or cuts in mushrooming scuffles
but all appeared to have escaped
serious injury.
"One of the officers — John
Jennings, I think — fired a warn-
ing shot," Police Chief O. E. Hen-
son reported, "but no one waa
hit. There was quite a bit of gua
play later. Our men were fired on
several times but couldnt return
the fire because of the crowd."
Hen son estimated at least 1.000
students from colleges in Texas,
Louisiana and Oklahoma took
part in the disturbance. He made
no attempt to name their home
towns.
City officials and several stu-
dents likened the trouble to a
similar outbreak earlier this
month at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
"We were just trying to make
Fort Lauderdale look like a pic-
nic," said one student, who de-
clined to give his name.
"I think thev came down here
trying for trouble just like In Fort
Lauderdale," said city police com*
mlsskmer Walter Rouke Jr. "Thejd
(See GALVESTON, Page 11)
Over Four Decades of Service
Veteran City Employe Will Retire Tomorrow
County Drainage Committee in tf e j x p^posed resolution setting "out j
Jack Tar Orange House. I ... .. . . . « Committee memiwrs aatiude rep-
Ray Pace of Vidor, committee i Puhl,e policy on drainage in Or- resentatives of ai! cw±Enuaities in
chairman, called this meeting aft- ange County also will go before the county and the varirras state
er being informed thsu two sub- the countywide committee for pos-|and local agencies involved in
_ . ... • « a ' _ __ .11 f . _ i ~ 1 _ n i K I A A r\rM-A* fa 1 /I, t •* in #1 4-1% in «• I /I ••linn
committees will meet earlier in
the week to complete their work.
First of the subcommittee ses-
sions will brirtg together the re-
search group in the First National
Bank board room tomorrow nr. 5j
p.m. to complete its report. John!
Cobb of Orange is chairman of this t
subcommittee.
Its report will be presented Tues-
sible approval during the meet-' drainage.
Brown Estate in San Antonio
<*■
Will Be Conference Center
of age. Mrs. Hudson and children
will move to Orange at the end of
the current school semester.
Hudson is a veteran of the Ko-
rean War and saw extensive over-
seas duty. He is "a member of the
Grayson County, North Texas, Tex-
as and American Bar Associations.
He is also a member of the Rotary
Club, Junior Chamber of Com-
merce and Sherman Chamber of
Commerce.
"Die family attends the First
Methodist Church in Sherman and
he is serving as a tnembeT of the
board of stewards.
Ward commented, "It is with
day at 7 p.m. in a meeting <f the} .AUSTIN (AP)—Plans for an in- east Texas city some 25 years ago.
screening and evaluation subcom-! ternational conference center at The manson. kaoaa as one of . . .. <u . . . .
mittee at the Jack Tar Orange j the Oak Court estate of Mr. and the most distinctive hoases in the emotions^that I_ take leave
House called by Chairman Oscar j Mrs. Lutcher Biown in San An-(United States, is on site
Davis Jr. of Orangefield. jtonio have been anounccd by the, in the heights acmth of >aa Ar-
Working from the research sub- University of Texas. | tonio.
committee's report, the screen- Gift of the estate was made by! The center wis sponsor ,coher-
ing and evaluation subcommittee the Browns in memoir of Bvown's! encrs and research prr-prams.
will pull out of the numerous ways j grandfather, H. J. Lutcher, one! Lutcher came lo Te*as from
in which a drainage program may,of the state's first industrialist. Williamsport. Pa. He Uk a saw
be carried on the six which ap-'The center will be known as the mill in Orange and sawed ties lor
pear most promising for Orange j Lutcher Conference Center
County. | Bijown is a son of the late Dr.
These six possible approaches! E. W. Brown and the late Mrs.
will be taken to the countywide jCarrie Lutcher Brown of Orange
2_ MinVit'f iMoot. . Ua ( a« knett eimst r/iartul in HranOf
the buildibg of a raa!r«ad fronf
Houston to Nfl« Ortn . Later he
built schooners to carry lumber
to latin America He braih the
committee in Friday night's meet-1 He Was born and reared in Orange: town of Lutcher !ia . where he
ing, and an effort will be made at land moved away from the South-'sawed cypres* ~~ '
of the Orange Savings and Loan
Association. I cannot help but take
pride in the growth and success
of the institution. It has taken
much hard work and many long
hours, to bring this organization
from a mere scratch to over $5,-
5(0.000 in the seven years I have
been managing officer, but the
many friends that I made along
the way among the many savers
and loan customers, among the
personnel of the association, and
(See OFFICER, Page 11)
By BERT BREWER the retirement of a city employe that
An era comes to an end tomor-f with more than four decades of
row in the annals of Orange twith close association with publje sewer
I works.
Pete Lausen, <?7 leaves municipal
employe with 22 years and 10
months as superintendent of sewer
operations., His retirement be-
comes effective tomorrow. Lausen
also was associated with sewer op-
erations before the city ownership
in 1938.
"I've had .better than 40 years
of work with the Orange system."
Pete said yesterday. He and his
Wife plan an extended Florida va-
cation beginning Tuesday, Pete
commented.
Orange has changed considera-
bly since Pete first became associ-
ated with the' public works. Only
three lift stations were existing
when the city began to direct sew-
er activities in 1938, Pete was at
that time in charge of both sewer
operations and the disposal facility.
"Since that time, ten. other lift
stations have been built." Pete
commented. "Four of. these have
been deactivated over the years."
Pete, born and reared In Oranee.
Is the father of one daughter, Mrs.
Norman Lang. The Lausens live at
2103 Link Ave.
When sewer lines were laid by
WPA workers prior to World War
II, Pete was right there to see
PETE LAUSEN •
Veteran Employ* Retires
they were properly installed. "I
did not work on tne WPA," Pete
things were done right."
Since then he has been sewer su-
perintendent "to see that things
were done tight" so to speak for
the good of Orange.
One of Pete's fellow workers, an
acquaintance of some 15 years,
described Pete in these terms. "On
the surface he's rough and some-
times pretty abrupt, but under-
neath he's got a good heart."
Pete holds the distinction of ha*«
ing worked for the City of Orange
longer than any other person on
record. His near 23 years of serv-
ice place him on top of the list of
persons having retired from mu-
nicipal service.
Charles Cottle, city secretary
who retired Aug. 15, 1959, had 20
years with the city. •
ORANGE JUICE |
PRACTICING MAYBE? - For
future space flight might be what '
10-month-old Jeania Lynn, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Swiney of
3533 Nightinggale Ave., was up to
the other day. While In her walker,
she managed to (1) hide the 'phone
behind the door, (2) knock the
receiver off the hook, and (3) dial
with her feet. 4
FROM OJ—A rather depress-
ing thought Is what kind of
homes, the homemade pies yon-'
stated, waa an overseer to see buy some places must coma fromk
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