Jennings Daily News (Newspaper) - August 8, 1967, Jennings, Louisiana Volume 74 The Jennings Daily News Single copy price 10c doily 1967 Member United Press International Number 15S Lake Charles rocked by explosions In Jennings A Two fires claim house BY JIM Daily News Managing Editor The finally ignited here Monday as Jennings city fire men made three separate calls to battle two local Most costly of the fires was one that ravaged the Gerald Bcn oit residence at the 1600 block 6f West Firemen firK received the call at tiie ly before 8 When they the a small utility shed adjoining the house was already comple tely and one side of the house itself was badly Firemen quickly battled the tire under control and by it appeared as though the flames were completely exting A few members of the two units called to the scene stay ed on at the residence until af ter it before they d6 ciding ibe fire was totally But at this the call went oat and this the entire house was in Firemen battled futilely to com bat the blaze but by this the house was considered a to tal loss and firemen decided to let it burn to the Earlier Monday fire men were called to the OUde Myers farm located on Myers Road off Lake Arthur when a butane tank One tractor was totally des in the explosion and ano ther partially There were no injuries from the explosion and Jennings fire men had the fire under control by The fire which sneaked back to destroy the home was believed to have started in utility shed which was the f i to along with the wife and three has taken refuge at residence of Jo seph Benoit tits Wall of Cal vary Baptist Church has initi ated a clothing fund among church members and anyone else interested in donating cloth ing to the Nearly all their clothing and most of their belongings went up in According to Ben a was reported to have no insurance on house or As testimony to the quickness of the Benoit and his fam ily were in their yard along with other neighbors when they first detected the Just a few minutes when firemen the house was already in No ready explanation has been found for the return of the Said Fire Chief Charles It was just one of those finings youths involved in theft Two 15 year old Jennings youths have been released in custody of their parents after reportedly steal ing model sedan off the streets of According to police the car was reportedly left with the keys in the ignition by a Jennings By Daily Staff LAKE A sleeping city was jolted i wake this morning when a tremendous explosion rocket the Lake Charles area The explosion at the Cities Service Oil about miles southwest of Lakr Charles was believed to have been caused by leaking At the present 15 men ure reported while five have been treated t glass in down town Lake wue shit LOCK Police now on guard In prevent looting units I no Like CharUs Kire and from Iho area railed in to battle Uie lire which prcs time was still raging Tbe force of the was a irri and blew open doors as fur away ton Ik for the six or seven men who in the area of the blast dead Full agenda of 30 cases conies before City Court Twin blazes THE ABOVE PHOTOGRAPHS show the damage done Monday and early Tuesday morning by two separate fires which kept Jennings firemen U the gutted utility shed that ignited to take the Gerald Benoit residence of the UM block of with ft in a fireman fights the blaze from the At a fawner runs to the field site where a butane tank exploded Monday one tractor ani badty burning Daily News photos SANDY Dally News Staff Thirty cas es were heard city court last Judge Leakage also announced that beginning September city court will be gin at 4 instead of 7 Floyd TUdon Rollins was char ged on four He pleaded guilty to driving while under the influence of intoxicating bever reckless hit and and having aft expired 19 64 drivers He was fin ed on the DWI charge or 90 days plus five additional days in the city tl court costs hit and or 30 days and court costs the fine would be suspended if paid in damages to the tie hit reckless or 5 days plus court costs and for ex drivers which would be suspended if he does nt for 60 and court Bobby Louviere was charged with reckless driving which re in an He was fined or 30 days in jail and court Ruth McLean was charged with making an improper left turn which resulted to an acci She is to attend traffic school and return It for James Dennis attended traf fic school and paid damages of His fine of or 5days was suspended and he was char ged court Willie Duncan was charged with making an improper left turn resulted in his hit ting a patrol He paid da mages of His fine of was suspended and he was charged court Globule Thibodeaux was char ged with running a flashing red light having an He had insurance and attended traffic He was fined days with onehalf of the fin suspended and court Leroy Jackson was charged with having an improper head traffic school and Iliad the light He was fined which was suspended and court Hines Chiasson was charge J with He is to at tend and return to court 11 for Charles Higginbotham was charged with He plead ded He is to attend traf fic school and return Witford was charg ed with following too close and having an He is to at tend traffic school and return to court Paul was charg ed with backing on a parking lot and having an He pleaded not He is to r turn to court 25 Wesley was charg ed with failing to yield and hav ing an He was fined or five days and court Wilcher was charged with He pleaded He was fined or 30 five additional days and court He was to be giv en credit for time His license was suspended for 60 Also three of the six days were suspended in order that Wilcher return to work out of Raymond Gary was charged with running a stop He pleaded he is Judge Lestage requested that he retake his drivers He was fined and court Edward Rosette was char ged with reckless driving and having a loud He plead ed guilty to both His bond remains set at and he is to attend traffic school and return 11 for Rickey of was charged with disobeying a stop He submitted a writ ten plea of He was fined or one day and court Leslie Griffith was charged A written plea of guilty was He wis fined or seven days plus court KIWANIS KIDS Day will be held Wednesday evening 6 lo t at the Memor ial swimming Activities will include swimming and a watermelon Admission is by invitation only from member of the Kiwanis Club who will supervise the MEDICAL patients admitted to the Jennings American Legion Hospital this week were Selina Lynn Martin of Bridge Tex as Wanda Miller of Lake thur Charles LeGros of patients admitted to the Jennings American Legion Hospital this week Irma Phenice of Theresa Mal let of Lake and Annette of GIRLS were bom lo and Clyde Lopez and and Earl both of Jen at the American Legion Hospital this there were no con mod deaths as of shortly bo noon Service operation complex of plants tied lw with underground These arc now creating Hie danger of explos Smoke and sounds were still heard in the area of and little actual fighting of the fire was taking place for fear of additional ex Port authorities ship was to all and at least one man WAS blasted from barge into the water from the of the explosion his mg One tanker fuel ut the docks at time of the explosion Many Rites for Houston woman La Funeral services will be held at Wednesday for a former re sident of Jennings Eula who died at at her home in Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Hous ton She was the wife of tho Neal a prominent citizen of Jennings before retir ing in lie served as of the Jen Oil Company and Hie George Dredging hunks by trie of Many downtown streets wot still blocked off lo traffic f falling Officials meet with Council JENNINGS City Council schedu ed to their regular month ly mooting this morning at It am at City Invited to special session man Edwin State Sen ator demons Jr State Representative Norman President of he Police Jury Walter Association Qf Commerce Ma nager Bud mem bers of and Board the Recreation Commis sion Planning Commission ami other interested Two Hems of business wera lo be discussed Tbe adoption of an ordinance to call a referendum election on Gulf Utilities and a Bond issue revival on recreation and Linscombe rites Funeral services will be held at 3 Wednesday In the First Metho dist Church in Lake Arthur Thomas lake She was born Jan and she died at Monday at the American Legion Hospital In Jennings at ter a lengthy She was the former Nora Hoif Burial will follow in View Cemetery in Lake Arthur She is survived by three Wayland Lake Sweeney Lake Mrs J tl Utl throe mas ill and both of Lake UM one Erno Indian and 2il Tho hv t Oliver Johnson critically injured in wreck A 2fi year old Lake Charles HUT a is list ed in critical condition today at American Lotion hospital here in Jennings after the Schlurn Company car he was dri ving smashed inici the isat of i large tank truck two of on 1lrt this iuo Olivet tn of Compan of into a lurge Transport Inr of Texas truck filled with am Hint abnut fl in Jjh traveling east dent about two miles cast of Welsh at 7 this morning The 67 company car owned by was totally de Md the twank truck re an estimated in da Tlie ammonia had to be pumped out of the truck as a precautionary measure The driver of the bei Faulkenberry of Hous was uninjured in the The investigating were Stale Police Sergeant Wilbur Wekh o rind Deputy D a v i P Hi the acci Department Mutilated auto OLIVER of Lake was critically The track was parked about throe off the when bfo company car he was driving in and the ammonia it was hauling had to be pumped out to the rear of a parked tank truck about two miles east for precautionary Daily News photo
