Jennings Daily News (Newspaper) - February 4, 1963, Jennings, Louisiana AREA Sunday High Law M 41 31 M 31 57 tomorrow tomorrow Volume 67 The Jennings Daily News JENNINGS MtlM Number 24 Delegates Government Day Slated High school delegates from throughout Jeff Davis will take part in The schedule of events includes nomination of cam swcar the sixth annual Parish and conduct of inent Day program here business for each oC the row and The sponsored by the The students elected to office American Legion Hall will be supervised by parish of Post 19 of Jennings in cooperation with parish will get un at tomorrow in the court room of the Parish 4H Leaders Hold Meeting In Jennings Adult 4H leaders for Jeff Davis Parish met Saturday morning at the Zigler Community Hotel to study meth ods of improving club Featured speakers at the meet ing were state ill Club specialist and district specialist for the Southwest Both arc from Baton Na spoke on methods of de local club He out the importance of con development of both the interests and abilities of young Schools taking part will be Jen Lake Fen and Each of the participating schools will have delegates for the follow ing offices District dis clerk of police and school Jennings High Delegates For Govt Day Jennings High School delegates have elected to take part in the an Parish Government Day pro gram beginning Students elected to represent the Jennings high school and the offices for which they will be can on Government Day were Ronnie district judge Tooger district at torney Hathorne discussed the roles and responsibilities of club ers and pointed out the relation ship between adult and there was a tie for Butch sheriff Sandra clerk of court j Terry tax assessor a nd Ronnie j Five police jury seats were vot the project junior fifth Those seated were and parish and state a1 Mary Lou associate county agent for Jeff Davis pre sided over the Miss An nie Giglio introduced the Leaders attending were Miss Laura and ry all of Lake Arthur Lambert and Mary Klize of Fenton Miss Bourgeois and Eva of Elton Hicks and Frank Bry of Lacassine and Luke My Leonard Jack Eddy John John ny Henson Thibo and Sister Mary all of 1963 FFA Banquet Set For 19 Tho 1H3 of America Son will bo told If at MM School cofo for MM wNI be Davo of agriculture for TOWN TOPICS CENTRAL SCHOOL PTA will meet tonight at in the school A program will be presented by third grade child The executive board will meet at 7 preceding the general THERE WILL BE A MEETING of Jennings Chapter tonight at it the Masonic PATIENTS at Amer ican Legion Hospital are Lionel of Wil liam of i Lake Wayne Ledbetter of Derouen of Bell Bar bara of of Peggy Ann Comeaux of Lake Fred of Lydia of Ivan if Patricia of Dennis Le of and Morris Ho of SURGICAL PATIENTS are War ner Withers of Lois Doucet of Jim Vaughn of Gordie Shirley of Jen and Clyde of Lake AN ACCIDENT patient is LeJeune of NEW PARENTS are and James Prevost of girl and Anthony Simon of Lake a boy Willis Simon of Jen ft boy and Wil Aldoin cf and Sidney of and Mrs Allen and Marion Receiving the same number of votes for the fifth seat were Greg Arnette and Linda School Board members elected j were Lynn Earl Rusty Sharon and Shelic Ellender Urges Education For Less Fortunate WASHINGTON API El len says some way should be found to further the education of young people who have to leave school because oi money It is unthinkable to me that in a country as rich as a young man or woman should be forced to quit school in order to eat or to help his he said He added that he has long ad some program to make federal funds available to these young people so that they might finish but unfortunately such programs brought forward in the past have become bogged down by trying to grant large amounts of money to the Aid to Ellender should be based on need and need Ellender expressed his views in in a talk for broad cast in on President Kennedys recommendations for a Rice Market Still Light In Jeff Davis Rice sales activity was light during the last week with only barrels of rice offered for sale in 24 There were barrels of Blue bonnet in 11 lots barrels of Nato in 9 lots barrels of Toro in two lots and barrels of Gulf Rose in two There were barrels con firmed in lq lots barrels First Showing Mansion Is Unveiled EDITORS NOTE Wo mens editors of newspapers throughout the state were in to tour the new gover nors mansion last We asked Vivian Mayes Smith of the Daily News staff to re cord her personal reactions to the Her belief that the mansion is worth the money paid for it does not necessarily reflect an editorial view of the Daily That is left for each reader to de A illustrated series designed es for women readers will begin in tomorrows edi tion of the Daily By VIVIAN SMITH Daily News Womens Editor BATON To those concerned with esthetic anil historical values and the im age left for generations t h e million dollar governors mansion in Baton rouse is worth every cent it cost To those who think the gover nors home should lx simply a place to live and not an archi the cost is too The argument may go on for I with pieces of A i masterpiece of it took an and two helpers almost three months to Delivery has not yet been macU of the two docum entary carpets for the state draw ing room and dning The former will have a border of his Ulrica scenes with the coat of arms of and Louisiana in its The center of the dining room carpet will have as a motif the spread eagle with a bonier vig nette of scenes from the period following the sale ol Louisiana to the United second floor occupier by the master dressing room and bath the first ladys j bedroom and two other family bedrooms and an office for the governor and a On this floor is the presiden tial suite which can be closed off from the family Much of the furnishings from the old mansion in addition to some of the draperies have been used in the new In some cases chandeliers and door knobs which had dis tinction were Port of Governor Davis and Mrs Davis hang in the state drawing ye Shrewdly guessing that women would esthetic values above The according to re the mundane matter of j made only one personal re Governor Davis and Quest that his room have a Davis invited society editors of wood burning Beside it the states newspapers to a pro sits a rocking chair sent to him view showing of the mansion Friby President John day The third which was not On hand to greet the women i has three a were the Governor and his Playroom which will be furnished a little as any new home j with gym equipment and the air owner is sure to Everything about the mansion and its appointments reflects the Permit Noted In Jeff Davis FIRST PUBLIC showing of the new governors mansion in Baton Rouge held The structure contains square feet and cost It situated on a tract in the midst of the 200acre capitol One permit and one abandonment for Jeff Davis Parish were noted in the semiweekly oil and gas report issued today by the of The abandonment was at Lake the Caroline Hunt Sands 1 which was plugged at The permit was for a the River Fuel 1 Mar tha to a depth of 808 Trustee Tries To Escape City But Fails A Negro failed in his second empt to escape city jail Saturday it was reported by Jennings City j Mack Beverly of broke away from officer Gilbert Touchet at Saturday and ran two and half blocks before Touchet caught police re a trustee serving time had just finished washing an auto mobile outside the police It was second attempt to escape police Aids Polio Drive turned down in eight lots and barrels left open in five Sales were held last week at and One sale is scheduled Monday at Midland Prices offered during the week per barrel according to grade am milling quality ranged from to for Bluebonnet to for Nato to foi Toro and to for Gul No Damage Noted By Smoking Cord A shor Elton Warren Fletcher Dies After Lifetime Service Warren Ali wedding ESton Eligible For Funds For Improvement Mayor Allen Treme and the board of alder men met at the city hall in El gy who served the El ton community as physician tor 52 of his 57 years of died Friday at 8 in a Lake Cahrles Hospital after a brief ill He was active in his prac tice until the time of his Two years ago the town of El ton honored and Flet cher at a citywide reception in recognition of their service to the and their 50th Jeff Davis Chapter of the Ameri can Red Cross to which he gave many hours of volunteer He aided in hurricanes and other disasters Each year he was charman of of the ton at reular Februar regular Friday for February traditional and historical heritage of this state from its past eras of The mansion is a foot structure of Louisi ana Crock revival inspired by the antebellum isik and representing what is considered the finest al eri in the states Eighteen while Doric columns surround the brick The castiron railing of the driveway retaining walls and the second story windows is de signed from that used on the Old Beauregard House on Chartres Street in New On the first floor are he recep tion state drawing dining family living dining breakfast two and a Magnifi cent 30branch chande liers obtained in Europe hang in the two state The main reception conditioning and heating appara A fallout shelter in the base ment will 50 per hall and from which disclosed by Senators Uus sell Long and Allen Ellender and Congressman that Elton has been and his area was always j as first to exceed its A motion was approved to clear Fletcher served on the up the city dump and establish Board of Trustees of the Metho periodic inspections to make sure dist Church of Elton and taught that the designated areas are be a mens Sunday School I ing used for This ac He was a charter member of the Elton Masonic Lodge and the Scottish Rite of Lake Funeral services were held Sun day afternoon at 3 at the tion was taken to promote better sanitation measures in this de Routine business included presentation of monthly bills andj city Methodist Church with the pas a financial report by the the Paul Carroll Ruby He was assisted by the i Aldermen present at the meet former pastor of in were Merlin the Alphonse Burial was in China Cemetery and Willard under the direction of Fu neral Home of with Ma sonic graveside Pallbearers were Honorary ers were his Sunday School D was born 1882 in in Grant In an ac He moved to in count of 31st District Court pro He is survived bv his the carried on it Gatte Sentence Is Suspended former Boulah Slack one broj was incorrectly stated that Terry Norman Fletche rof Verda Lee Gatte had received a sen three Carl Smith of tence of six months in jail on a sons in an emergency and will be furnished with Civil Defense communications The basement also encompass es the garage servants and the central Off About onequarter of life cost of the mansion is said to be in mechanical features such as the air conditioning and re Construction time on the man sion was 15 William Gilmer of Shreveport was the ar Wilson Abraham Cons Baton Rouge was the builder Henry New and Ralph of the Stern firm were consultants for the 18th century period From the time of its the mansion has been a subject of After a series of legal steps to halt its construc tion the project was fin ally given the The bulk of the money for the building came from the Bond and Build ing of which the governor is As an image of our the Governors mansion will surely go down as one of the finest ex amples of craftsmanship and beauty produced in this period in the history of the United This is more than just a It is more than a place for Davis to It is the assemblage of symbols and art reflecting historical Edward dy of will meet with John dy next week to highlight a trip i to which earned for his outstanding j school and church The LSU Ruddy is one of EaKle Scouts who will make a Report to the Dl Joel L Het The mayor read a telegram rej stair hall are paved with marble quarried and fabricated in Italy and matched for the areas with which it is The lar marble motif is in the circu lar stair in the center of which is the marble slab containing the seal of the This seal is inlaid Buddy Bouquet Will Talk With The President Supervisors Want He will leave by air plane Tuesday for the Bouquet will represent which includes Ark nnd Jeff Davis Parish residents apparently have a sweet Pies and pastries sold like hot cakes during the annual Polio and Crippled Childrens Ra dio Auction Saturday and We had a real good said William At last count this we had over anil the final total will go Knight said this years total circuited extension cord caused compared to about taken in lot of smoke but no damage at It was re ported by Jennings Fire Chief Firemen who answered a call to home of Joseph Duprle at 810 West quickly re moved the smoking JiU last Between 360 and 400 persons in the Jennings area took active in the Knight Knight said that expenses lor this years auction will run about Of tlo or about will go to the Polio and the re He will return to Iowi on i He a member of Troop Norman Ott of Boua of According b ltu lowl and Richard Kellar ol to court the was g Sh will include a visit to officials of the Freedoms Foundation at ley a trip to Independence Hall in and a visit to the site of the New York Worlds In addition to meeting the Bouquet and the other Eag les meet Anthony Cole Secretary of Edu cation and Welfare Robert Me Auction Total Over maining onethird or about will go to the Crippled Childrens We want to thank all the mer chants and individuals who donat ed merchandise and said Wed also like to thank those who bid for items in the Our special thanks go to Neil Jerry and Jack who conducted the and to station for the air Carl chairman of the local Polio worked closely with auction also praised the Jennings Lake Arthur Lions heir work this Vernon Jeansonne of Ar thur reported that participation by Lake Arthur residents day was as good or Cochairmen for the than last and on Sunday Bidding was much better than in Jeansonne estimated that be tween 125 and 150 persons in Lake Arthur took active part in bidding for the 275 items contri buted by merchants and individu cher continue as president of the University of Southwestern at La fayette for Fletcher for several month has been an outspoken critic a gainst state spending policies he claims have endangered the ac of USL and other Tax Relief Will Greet Bond r jyers WASHINGTON Tax lief to purchasers of E bonds whose investments may have withered due to infla iion was proposed in Congress Iv Jamie He introduced a hill wipe f il t Mill 11 V Secretary of Defense taxpayer to dc and Several homemade cakes brought each from Lake Arthur re And several pics sold for The annual auction was sponsored jointly by radio station and the Lions Clubs of Jennings and Lake Pro go 1o the Polio Founda and to the Lions Club Crip plod Childrens Camp at Lees were William Knight and Arthur f Federal Bureau of Invest Bonin of and Other committee chairmen Jules Johnnie i Martin Douglas Dewey Jerry Jerry Says and William The 275 items were auctioned off in 10 with activity be ginning at and ending at each Almost everything was includ ed in donations u duck motor guinea golf sun hair a 100pound live and dozens of pies and Eclar Director duct from his ross income Elton PTA Will Hear Rhodes of the Louisiana Power and address the Elton PTA a program nnd supper at the an Dads Night Fie has chosen Americanism a s Alfred chairman ol the said that a crowd turns out in h va lii or the fathers of Hno th amount of received on ir K bond in cases where th price he paid for the bond plus the interest gave him less pur chasing power than the amount he invested in the bond FORECAST CUar to partly eloo lowly rising ture through tonight i Tuesday Northerly IS tonight and Tiws u
