Southern Editors Electof the Southern Illinois Editorial Association at a meeting in the Giant Citv Lodge Saturday.Immediate past president is Lewis Hoeflin, of the V7irden Recorder.Association Names Pcrui Vannier PresidentPaul VannieT, of the Bluffs, 111.I was presented with an award Fri Times, whs elected 1955 president nivht for being the best of 14/* . I £** _1 lit* # r • • * %“Blue Rihtaon” weekliesf at anSIEA meeting. The judge was Wayne Roland of the University of Missouri school of journalism.The 14 finalists were chosen bv Other officers elected were Ro- a committee from the Southern II hert Evans, of the Plainsboro l‘nois University journalism de-Times, sice president; Charles partment.Cox, of the Altomont News, sec- * Speaking at the meeting wasAndre Mouton, New Orleans,The association passed a re*lu- La., who talked on “Cajuns,” the tion Satudav requesting Gov. Wil- natives of back-woods Louisiana, ham G. Stratton for enough funds He told about their culture and for Southern Illinois University to habits.avoid limiting the school’s enroll Next regular meeting of t h ej SIEA will be at Centralia in Jan-retan-treasurer.ment next vear.The Sparta News Plain Dealer uarv.