50 YEARS AGOCommissioners set to consider county budget The commissioners court, unpredictable when it comes to the county budget, will hold a public hearing 10 a.m. Thursday on the budget for 1976. The major problem, if indeed there is one, will be pay hikes of up to 15 percent for most county- elected officials. Five burglaries solved; three facing charges Five burglaries have been solved with the arrest of three suspects, Chief Deputy Jim Broussard announced this week. 100 YEARS AGOSchool trucks protected by insuranceThe public school board took another step forward this week when they purchased through H.L.B. District court convenesJudge Lester Holt opened District Court here Monday by setting the grand jury to work with good and wholesome instructions.