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==Chamber of commerce==

==Chamber of commerce==

From October 1, 1966, to August 9, 1971, Maple, a former Jaycee, was the executive director of the chamber of commerce in Minden. In that capacity he worked on the city capital improvement program, adopted by voters in a special election held in the spring of 1967. The program entailed a one-cent municipal sales tax increase.<ref>"Sales tax Squeezes Out Narrow Victory", ''Minden Press-Herald'', May 24, 1967, p. 1.</ref> The Minden chamber under Maple was voted the first "accredited" body in Louisiana.<ref>"Maple to Leave Local Chamber", ''Minden Press-Herald'', August 9, 1971, p. 1.</ref> He thereafter accepted the same position in Sapulpa near [[Tulsa]], Oklahoma.<ref name=tst/><ref>The Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce does not have the date that Maples left that organization.</ref>

From October 1, 1966, to August 9, 1971, Maple, a former Jaycee, was the executive director of the chamber of commerce in Minden. In that capacity he worked on the city capital improvement program, adopted by voters in a special election held in the spring of 1967. The program entailed a one-cent municipal sales tax increase.<ref>"Sales tax Squeezes Out Narrow Victory", ''Minden Press-Herald,'' May 24, 1967, p. 1.</ref> The Minden chamber under Maple was voted the first "accredited" body in Louisiana.<ref>"Maple to Leave Local Chamber," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' August 9, 1971, p. 1.</ref> He thereafter accepted the same position in Sapulpa near [[Tulsa]], Oklahoma.<ref name=tst/><ref>The Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce does not have the date that Maples left that organization.</ref>

Maples assumed the chamber position in Minden after nearly six years with ''The Press'' and ''The Herald''. The position opened when Tom Colten, who had sold the newspaper in 1965 and became the chamber director, resigned in 1966 to run, successfully, for [[mayor]] of Minden, the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] in that position since [[Reconstruction]].<ref name=phaug>''Minden Press-Herald'', August 1, 1966, p. 1</ref> From August 1977 to September 1980, Maple was president of the chamber in Jacksonville in East Texas.<ref name=tst/><ref name=obit/>

Maples assumed the chamber position in Minden after nearly six years with ''The Press'' and ''The Herald''. The position opened when Tom Colten, who had sold the newspaper in 1965 and became the chamber director, resigned in 1966 to run, successfully, for [[mayor]] of Minden, the first [[Republican Party|Republican]] in that position since [[Reconstruction]].<ref name=phaug>''Minden Press-Herald'', August 1, 1966, p. 1</ref> From August 1977 to September 1980, Maple was president of the chamber in Jacksonville in East Texas.<ref name=tst/><ref name=obit/>