Jennings Daily News (Newspaper) - December 18, 1967, Jennings, Louisiana WHATS 5 THE WORD BURT McBURNEY QUESTION What do you Santa to bring you for Christ Wit Volume 74 United Press December 1967 News Single copy lOc doily Number 247 Charges are filed after mishap on Highway 26 kills couple Nolan 4 Ami 9H I CM fun with n HIP 3 Cheryl 5 Jennings A splashing M baby that you press and It starts News Bulletins Australia Hope was given up today for Prime Minister Harold who dis appeared in wa ters while Deputy Prime Minister John McEwen was expected to be sworn in as a temporary replacement for MADISON Angry citizens are demanding the immediate killing of two German shepherd dogs who kil led and mangled two little boys near their home here Two other dogs in the attack have already been shot by a ci if Torna does slammed into this commu early killing at least two injuring more than 30 others and causing chaos throughout north Alabama POINT and derricks brought up about 14 vehicles or parts ot vehicles today from the Ohio Ri ver at the site of the Silver Bridge collapsed three days ago rader traf A spokesman said he did not think there were any addi tional vehicles in A Lake Arthur man has been charged with negligent dm ing while intoxicated and driv ing on the wrong side of the road following a sion which took the lives of Lake Arthur couple early Sat Donald was tak en to parish jail and bond was set at police H sustained minor injuries in the it was The victims were Charles and his Eve lyn Hanks Sco per died at the scene of the ac Her husband died one hour and 25 minutes later at A merican Legion Hospital in Jen police The wreck occurred at on Highway about miles south of the Jennings city State police who investigated the mishap reported that Ben oit was driving atone and head ed north on Highway 26 when his car apparently crossed the center lane and collided with the auk driven by Police said the impact took Services for Eddie Richard are held today Funeral services for Eddie were to be held at today in the Immaculate Con ception Catholic Burial was to follow in the Cal vary Cemetery under the tion of Miguez Funeral was recited at the eral home chapel at Richard died Saturday at 30 at his home at 211 West Madison He was born in Eu nice on December He was a member of the Woodmen of the World the Jennings Boat and the Jeff Davis Rod Gun He is by his Aza Manuel Jen his Eliza beth Richard two Hilton and Robert Lake Char les one Ivan Lee Jennings two Geor ge Arnold and William both of Other survivors were four and David all of and Richard of Sulphur ten grandchildren and one great Charges are filed over weekend by Sheriffs Charges have been filed against three persons after a fairly active weekend by the Jeff Davis Sher Donald Benoit of Lake Arthur was charged with negligent ho driving while ed and driving on the wrong side of the road following a collision in which a Lake Arthur and Charks were Clifton Haley of Kinder was charged with driving while into and released on Paul Johnson of Kinder was charged with simple obstruction of the highway and held in lieu of payment of place about two feel within the southbound lane of Skid marks indicated that Scoper ap plied his brakes before the col The Scoper car skidded out of control for about 330 feet follow ing the swerved off the highway and into a then struck the embankment beyond the polke Benoits auto traveled about 100 feet after the collision and stopped in a ditch on the west side of the A third occupant of the Scop er Dean of Lake was taken to the hospital where he was treated for severe police re The two deaths raised the highway traffic fatality toll to 2i for the year in Jeff Investigating officer was Troop er Pratt Hayes a member of Troop D State Po Funeral services for and Scoper were held Sunday afternoon at 2 oclock in the First Baptist Church at Lake Arthur with Kenneth pastor of Calvary Baptist in Jen He was assist ing by Curtis pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lake Scoper was a native of Jen and was employed as a tugboat Scoper was a native Lake He is survived by liis Clarence Scoper of Mississippi his Margaret Sco Arthur a Char les John Scoper of a daugher Belinda Sue Scoper of Lake Arthur twi Terry Wayne Winston Scop er al Lake Arthur and of Hous ton and Margaret of She is survived by her and Francis Hanks of Lake Arthur a Be Scoper two Milliard Hanks of Grand Chen ier and Leroy Hanks Lake and a Miss Mary Joyce Hanks of Lake One day remains for entry into lighting contest Only one more day remains for entering the Christmas Lighting Contest in The event is sponsored by the Hoe and Hope Garden Deadline for entering is 5 o clock Tuesday Judg ing will be held from 610 Residents of Jennings can en ter by calling Gulf States Utili ties at Francis lawrence elected to Ward 5 Police Jury seat A heavy turnout of voters elected Fran cis Lawrence of Fenton to the office of Ward 5 Police Juror in Saturdays second Unofficial tabulations gave Lawrence 213 Incumbent Ermon Rostrom received 180 A total of 393 votes were cast with 440 registered voters in the After fatal accident WORKERS PREPARE to haul away wreck The cart ended up in ditches ed fallowing a early 400 feet apart after the Both were Saturday morning that claimed the lives of declared total Dally News a Lake Arthur couple on Highway south of expect compromise acreage Jeff Da vis Parish waited today for an expected announce ment that the of Ag Memorial photo is A memor ial photograph of Miss Consue la organizer of the Jeff Davis High School Mela Fortis Gentlemens has been placed in the school lobby along with other dedicatory i Present for the ceremony at which the portrait was hung was Principal Wilbert Club President Harget Harris and club Miss Duke was killed in an auto accident A of she was in her third year at Jeff Davis High The club numbers about 30 has reached a corn promise agreement on rice ac reage for the 1968 Louisiana legislators said they feared that the plan would create close to new acres of rice for 1968 with a resulting large surplus and a plunge market Department officials were ex to set the 1968 acreage at 20 per cent over last with three per cent of this a mount or acres list ed as reserve for new Growers had protested vigor an earlier announcement by the department that acreage would be put in to effect for the 1968 Protests by growers stated the belief that such action would depress the market because of and cause hea vy the majority of acreage for any grower who wished to stay out of the The compromise announcement today is expected to call for overall increase of 20 per cent in rice acreage and an extension of and controls ov er WEATHERVANE Here is the Jennings area recorded on a 24hour basis from 4 to 4 daily by the local weather ob server Saturday Sunday Hi 11 51 74 45 Rata The department plan for 1068 FORECAST as announced last month act Called for a 10 cent increase aft acreage for grow ers who agree to stay in tlit support and ed with weather turn ing cooler tonight and tomor On New Years Eve North Vietnam American jets In big strike a massive the North Vietnamese capital in the fifth day in a run of bombing the Hanoi Communist reports From the Soviet news Tiiss reported the of the city under strafing A now massive Tm The strike followed raids Sunday in which American pilots flew through everything they could throw at us and iiit two North Vietnam airbuses in the greatest raiding if a said Communist destroyed two jets and downed the one MIG Down pilots downing of n tli Hanoi Haiphong raiding Sunday that H radio acknowledged Jennings police record a busy weekend here jty police were kept busy over the week em with a variety ol according to police A bicycle was retorted stolen from the front porch of the 0i vat Comeaux 603 Doyle Street Investigation is contin Pierre Benoit A 823 Street was charged with driving while released on bond and was to appear in City Court at 4 oclock this af according to police re Geroge Humbarger of 3O2 Curtis was charged with fai lure to yield at a stop po lice Curtis Lyons of 706 Orange reported to police that he was hit by an auto on South Arthur Officers said he was unhurt and the investiga tion is incomplete pending the result of a blood police A traffic tight at the corner of West Division and Lake Ar thur Avenue was damaged by a vehicle carrying high An was called u re pair the light Judging tonight for Lake Arthur Xmas decorations LAKE La Judg in the annual Lions Club Christmas Decoration Contest will be held tonight from 711 Chairman for the event is urged everyone entering the contest to turn on their in tune for the ThK years cunt si im hide i an No Ih air mtw second Ml in spokesmen They took advantage of i continued in the monsoon clouds tii strike the war heart for the in a row Hut the waiting for We got a to thcr could throw at us today SAMS to Air and the whole pilot USS Claim Nine KilH nine an SHU by Ray Scon services were to be held today i i f at f at the F Chord Krv s T td in China Cemetery near un det the direction uf eral of Ji pli and Shelhy Pilgrim Mrs tlie forme r died at 8 21 Sunday a Baton Houge in Coun on Survivors include daugh Om a Summer Mr Wade of N Scott of Baion six grandchildren and six girat Pack 65 announces th if an Christmas tar vill held in tlw VfW home oti West Highway 90 at 7 All i persons are invited l MEDICAL ts the American Hospital over tiie weeki ruj Claudia Longman K W Fulli Ar Camilla Angus Belinda Ann Huth and all of Id Donna Mifi i f r both and ruru j f and all tf Lake ben ill i 7886 keep partygoers in safety at home By MIKEL MILLER United Press International If youre counting on doing some real swinging New Years forget The bars are go ing to be In five of six ma jor an 1886 slate law re quiring liquor selling estab to close on will force revelers to do their partying at As far as the is con its just another Sun said Rodney chief of detectives io Lake Authorities in Baton Monroe and Alex andria agreed there crent any ways about it everything will be closed tight because the traditional day for ing fa on Its the law and thats all there is to said deik sar gent Gene Taught in Alesan drir going to enforce thats Two wet spots in the other wise dry New Years Eve be New which gener ally disregards closing and West Baton Rouge across the river from the state where author sympathize thirsty thats said Bel vin sheriff of West Baton Rouge Our bars are open every We dont in enforcing that cities are planning to t Thomas state police said I v inl I of the 31 tti which carries of chie of police in up to in fines and 30 dayn i not on is strictly a local affair i Sunduy i Weve never our f IU with the Yea ing because its a he said Geo Despite 1xa lj a N f Eive i T I1 t t li P in Baton im ed the sa I a fit boarding vi table use w and a lo rri I ordinance jx brer in grocery a more who dont want tw wait unti the starts flowing at wil to nutke by state polke i of here li aiti in Kit t Theyll JUST u up SURGICAL patients W Jenning Legion weekend were Clif ford arid Kay Cormier and TWINS BOYS to Mr and Mrs oi Kin der iit the American over Ihe week PATIENTS admitted General Hospital over the weekend Lake Willie Leger and Amy Walk and Sylvia WeKh and If lie
