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County Record The Community Newspaper of Orange, Texas
Vol. 51 No. 18
Week of Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Salvation Army gets help from local businesses Nicole Gibbs
For The Record
On Tuesday, the Orange County Car Crew presented Michael Cox, Captain of the Orange County Salvation Army, with a check in the amount of $8068. This group of automobile dealerships pledged to donate $25 per vehicle sold during the month of July to the Orange facility and challenged local businesses to donate as well. The total amount given by the Car Crew was $4,400
and donations from Orange Savings Bank, Sabine Federal Credit Union, Dominion Forms, KOGT, DuGood Credit Union, Infocus, Gopher Industrial, Akrotex and J Scotts Aflorist made up the additional $3,688. Cox was also given $1,000 from the Orange County Board of Realtors and $500 from Jerry Hughes Realty. This brought the total amount to $9568. Captain Cox told The Record Newspapers earlier last month that his goal was $10,000 and he just about
made it. “I want to thank [all of the business that got together to help us] because now we’ll have so many more people
this month that we’ll be able to keep their electricity on and purchase more food for their household,” Captain Cox said. “Thank you for helping us bet-
ter serve our community.” Captain Cox and his wife, Laura, came to join the Orange County Salvation Army in June. The Orange facility
has been in a financial crunch for sometime now and this donation will be able to help SALVATION ARMY PAGE 2A
Shelter of Last Resort breaks ground
Cutline: Justice of Peace Judge David Peck has seen a thing or two in his 37 years in law enforcement, but the four years he spent in the United States Military tell an interesting story. In 1972, he was stationed in Berlin, Germany where one of his main duties was to guard Spandau Prison which housed one man: Rudolf Hess, Deputy to Adolf Hitler. RECORD PHOTO: Nicole Gibbs
Pictured left to right: Jody Crump, Owen Burton, Mark Wimberly, Jeff Kelley, Carl Thibodeaux, Tina Lewis, T.W. Permenter and Bobby Fillyaw. RECORD PHOTO: Mark Dunn
Penny LeLeux For The Record
Recently Orange County was in the worst drought experienced during most residents’ lives. Ironically, the ground breaking ceremony for the counties’ shelter of last resort was postponed four times due to the weather. The fifth time is the charm. Local officials and interested parties gathered Monday at the site location on Farm Road 1442 just one mile south of Interstate-10. The ceremonial turning of dirt, signified the begin-
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ning of the project, although the clock has actually been ticking for over a month. “We have 450 calendar days to complete the project starting from June 22,” said Colin Garrett from G and G Enterprises, contractor for the project. “We are a week away from finishing up the dirt work on the building pad. We’re about to start the underground portion of the structure.” Garrett said they have had 17 rain delays. “Schedule wise, were doing okay, we’re working six days a week to make up the time that we’ve lost.” “This is a big undertaking and quite a wonderful thing for us here in Orange County,” said Bobby Fillyaw of Orange County Economic Development Corp. Orange County Judge Carl Thibodeaux said the emergency command center part of the project has been in the works for three years, but C.H.A.M.P.S. (Community Hands Assembling a MultiPurpose Structure) has worked on the building of an event center, arena and baseball/softball fields “going on 10-15 years.” “We moved forward with this building when the opportunity came up, thanks to federal dollars,” said Thibodeaux. He said it was a good thing we got the money early, implying we may not have gotten the money later the way things are going in government with the economy. “It’s a great feeling, a great project and a lot of people have done a lot of hard work on this, not only county people, SHELTER PAGE 2A
Untold story: Peck tells of duty as guard of Hess, Nazi criminal
Nicole Gibbs
For The Record
Born in Orange and raised in the Louisiana Boys Village in Lake Charles, La., David Peck, now Precinct 1 Justice of the Peace really didn’t know where life would take him. He left the home when he turned 18 and joined the Army in April 1971. In 1972, instead of being shipped to Vietnam, he and his company were sent to Germany to become part of the Berlin Brigade. While there, they were ro-
tate Spandau Prison with soldiers from the Four Powers, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and France. The prison housed one man: Rudolf Hess, who was, at one time, the Deputy to Adolf Hitler. Born in Egypt on April 26, 1894, he became a prominent Nazi politician in the 1930s and early 1940s. On the eve of war with the Soviet Union, he flew to Scotland in, what he explained to be, an attempt to negotiate peace with the United Kingdom, but he was captured and became a prisoner of war.
He was later tried at Nuremberg and sentenced to life in prison. He and six others tried at Nuremburg were sent to Spandau Prison in Berlin. Hess served the longest sentence at Spandau as the other six were released due to health problems. While in prison, it is said that Hess referred to himself as the Fuehrer of the Fourth Reich and so became an icon of the neo-Nazi moment. Some have even labeled him a “martyr of peace.” PECK GUARDS HESS PAGE 3A
Bridge City Heritage Festival, Oct. 1 Nicole Gibbs
For The Record
Local citizens are coming together under the slogan ‘Share The Vision’ to plan an historic event in Bridge City. The inaugural Bridge City Heritage Festival will be held on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the grounds of the Community Center. The event will feature performances from area bands, carnival rides, arcade games, food, a photogenic contest, arts and more. The Bridge City Heritage Festival is being hosted by the Historical Museum of Bridge City, a nonprofit charitable organization formed in 2009 to help preserve local history and enhance tourism. Proceeds raised from the festival will go toward the future waterfront park on Cow Bayou in Bridge City. Headlining the live entertainment is country music star Britt Godwin. Bands will
begin performing when the gates open with Cajun and country music, oldies, rock, religious and solo performances from area groups. The carnival will begin on Thursday prior to the festival. The carnival rides will be unlimited through Saturday with the purchase of a entry bracelet. The bracelets will become available for pre-sale two weeks in advance through local businesses and individuals. “We all share a vision for Bridge City and it’s great coming together for a common cause. The waterfront park will benefit our hometown in so many ways,” said Paige Williams, chairwoman for the event. Vendor and booth space is currently available. Craft and exhibit vendors will be within the Community Center with performances by local dance studios, a tai kwon do exhibition, and style shows by area clothing retailers. There will also be an ongoing slide show
Several member of the Bridge City Heritage Festival committee met at La Quinta in Bridge City on Monday to continue planning the community-wide celebration scheduled for Oct. 1. Front Row: Jaclyn Phillips, Claudine Hogan, Paige Williams, Debbie Gregg and Darrell Segura. Back Row: Cil Dixon, Lucy Fields, Martha Garrett, Tracey Broussard, Joe Chenella, Butch Thurman and Lisa Beuhler.
of photographs from Bridge City yesteryear. Food booths will be outdoors. The festival will also feature an antique and classic car show and all day bingo with door prizes for the winners. There will also be a photoge-
nic contest for newborns to 18 years old. Entry fee is $10 and non-professional photos are required. A beer garden is being provided by Giglio Distributing BRIDGE CITY PAGE 3A