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se Captures NAIA Basketball Championship 60-55 Section One News, Editorial Radio, Features Oil Activities FIFTY-SEVENTH YEAR 60 PAGES LAKE CHARLES, SUNDAY, MARCH 18, 1956 PRICE lOc (See Story on Page 29) Warmer Fair warmer today Sunday. Low tonight, 15. Highmt Sunday, 70. Gentle to moderate variable mostly southeast windi. NUMBER 22.114 NEW Municipal association leaders named at the annual convention concluded this weekend and shown left to right are Mayor Leon Gary of Houma, executive vice president.

Mayor Adias Saunier of Sulphur, president for the seventh district, and Mayor Frank Kees of Natchitoches, president. IMA Reverses Stand Voting Machines CURT SIEGELIN the choice Siegelin Named Mayor of Year Mayor Curt Siegelin of lusa Is Louisiana's new "Mayor cf the Year" named here yesterday to climax the conclusion of Louisiana Municipal 19th annual conclave. The choice of Mayor Siegelin for the honor was announced at the LMA banquet which closed the convention yesterday noon. Mayor Leon Gary of Houma, last "Mayor of the made the presentation for Mrs. Margaret Dixon, managing editor of the Baton Rouge Morn- Ing Advocate, who was ur.able to attend because she was at- i teuding a press convention.

Mayor Siegelin. in brief acceptance remarks, expressed his appreciation to all bis fellow mayors and to council members throughout the state as welt as to the people ot for their cooperation in his endeavors as mayor. It was in their behalf that he accepted the trophy. Mayor Siegelin said. In introducing the new "Mayor of the Mayor Gary stated that Siegelin was chosen 'rom 17 nominees after four hours" deliberation by a committee of judges composed of newspapermen.

He said committee took Into consideration such factors as whether or not a nominee was a full time or part time mayor. town program and the facilities at disposal. Another highlight ot the was the recognition of Louisiana's youngest mayor in terms of age and 'he oldest, in point service. Tliey are Shreveporl's ftld James Gardner. Frank Mayo, who has; ferret as Harahan's mayor for 32 The Louisiana Municipal association ended its three-day annual conclave here Saturday with a change of heart as far as the question of any changes in the voting machine laws is concerned.

In short, the association is not necessarily for any changes but on tfie other hand it failed yesterday to reaffirm a previous stand as opposing changes. In-, stead the matter waa tabled. The half-about-face move came in the wake of a Friday session in which the convention took the stand of opposing any changes. (Governor-Elect Earl K. Long announced recently that he favored abolishing voting machines in precincts with less than 100 registered voters.) Mayor Curt Siegelin cf Boga-- lusa, a staunch Long supporter and member of LMA's legisla- i committee who was not present at the Friday meeting, was quoted later as saying he would attempt to bring the voting machine resolution to the convention floor again.

Yesterday, Mayor W. -Genrge Bowdon, of Alexandria, who presided, presented all of the resolutions again for review of the association. The association reaffirmed its previous stand on each exc.ept in two cases. One was the voting machine measure and the other involves a present law regarding city annexations. Both were endorsed Friday but tabled yesterday.

The present law concerning annexations requires that a majority vote by assessment as well as in the popular vote be cast in order to empower a municipality to annex a given area. The association's proposed resolution suggested that inasmuch as industrial assessment sometimes outweights residential assessment they should seek to make annexation possible by popular vote regardless of assessment. Other business at the closing session included the formal election of a slate of officers nominated without opposition and reports from the city attorneys, city engineers and city clerks associations. Mayor Frank Kees.of Natchitoches is the new president and Mayor Leon Gary of Houma, executive vice president. Mayor Adias Saunicr of Sulphur was named vice president for District 7.

The convention was officially concluded with a banquet in the Majestic hotel featuring the presentation of several awards. Mayor Sidney L. Gray of Lake Charles presided. Names as vice presidents of other districts throughout the state were the following mayors: DeLesseps Morrison of New Orleans, first district; Earl DeRoche of Gramercy, second; A. A.

Maraist of St. Martinville. third; Burgess McCranie of Bossier City, fourth; D. C. Beasly of Huston, fifth; Jesse Webb, of Baton Rouge, sixth, and a Coco of Marksville, eighth.

Mayors named to the board of directors were Ashton Mouton of Lafayette, W. George Bowdon, of. Alexandria and William Cone of Lake Providence. SAME one is the youngest moyor in Louisiana in terms of age and other is the oldest in point of service Hie two men above can still compare notes on the joys and ceres of serving a city as moyor. They are 31-year-old Jcime.i Gardner of Shreveport and Frank Moyo Horrahon, who is gow in his 32nd year of office.

Home Celebration Set for Poke Basketballers Parade Slated From East Side Of City Monday Want to help Welcome the McNeese State Cowboys home from Kansas City Monday morning? Okay. You can do it. Here's how: A group of fans got together Saturday afternoon and came up with a plan. It hinges around the arrival of the basketball team from the NAIA tournament. The squad will return to Alexandria by train.

Thero they will be met by bus. Present plans indicate the bus will reach the edge of Lake Charles about 9:30 a.m. Monday. The parade o'clock. will be at 10 If you want to be in the parade, decorate your cnr with purple gold, if possible, or put a big sign or placard oc it, saying Home, Cowboys," or something like that.

Then drive'out to east Lake Charles to the entrance to the Lake Charles Air Force Base. Proceed beyond the base entrance, turn around, come back up on the right (or North) side of the road. Pull out on the shoulder, keeping in line, and wait for the arrival of the bus. Yoa had better be there by 9 o'clock, or shortly thereafter. When the bus arrives, the squad and coaches will dismount and get in a group of open-top sports cars and convertibles at the front of the behind an escort cf state, city and parish police officers.

The bus wfll fall in behind. Then will come the long parade of fans and the longer the better! If you want to help welcome the team by watching the parade, fine. All you have to do is get out along the parade route, bringing as many people as possible with you and cheer your heads off as the squad comes by. If you can paint up some welcoming signs and placards, so much the better. Hold them up so the boys can see them.

You can do even more if you have a home or business establishment along the parade route. There's time today or early the morning to raise the school colors or paint a sign welcoming the csgers homp. The parade win come down Broad street to Ryan, turn north to Division, east to Bilbo, south fo Kirby, west to Ryan south to the McNeesa State college campus. There the team wtfl dismount and be taken into the auditorium where the players will be greeted by tlie student body and probably as many outsiders as can jam inside. Various city.

Association of Commerce, parish and state officials will be on to offer official congratulation? for P. team's achievements at Kansas City. After that, almost anything can happen they're planning the program! Tulane-Lake Charles Conference Set Today Panel discussions on psychology, human engineering, drama, automation, anthropology, and music will be presented by Tulane university faculty members and Lake Charles professional men and women at the third Tulane-Lake Charles conference today. Sessions are being held in the Lake Charles high school. The conference, which will be open to everyone interested in education, will begin with a luncheon at 1 p.m.

Guest speaker will be Dr. Joseph C. Morris, vice-president of Tulane university and head of the physics department, who will discuss "Men and the Atom." Six panel sessions will follow with registrants having an opportunity to choose etw een them. Over 200 persons had registered for conference Saturday evening with more expected to register between 12 and i p.m. at the door today.

The first round of panels will start at 2 p.m. with Dr. Dorothy Magazine Gives Reigel Lowdown Bill Reigel not only broken scoring records across the country, bnt has left Ms mark on Southwest Louisiana. The amazing basketball star hag created a new breed of sporto fan in this area. Where football and boxing was king, now basketball crowding in.

For more pictures and information on Reigel see the American Press Magaz i Section. W. Seago and Dr. Abram Am- set, members of the psychology department at Newcomb college, discussing psychologists as scientists. At the same hour Dr.

L. Matthew N. Bach and Claude J. Sperry Jr. will be featured on a panel discussion on human engineering; and a third session will be held on Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Taking part in the Hamlet discussion will be Dr. George head of the department of English at Newcomb, James K. Feihleman, head of the ds- partment of philosophy at Tulane, and Paul S. Hosteller, assistant professor of theater and speech. Panel sessions starting at 4 p.m.

will include a discussion of automation in industry and its relation to the economy of the South by Dr. Paul V. Grambsch, acting dean of Tulane's school of business administration, and Dr. Howard W. Wissner, associate professor of economics.

Simultaneously a study of racial contacts in other times and other places will be presented by Dr. Robert Wauchope, Dr. Munro S. Edmonson, and Dr. Robert A.

Lystad, all of the department of anthropology. Final session will be "Mozart for Moderns" featuring Mrs. i 1 Snyder Soule, assistant professor of piano at Newcomb college. Registration for the half-day conference will begin at 12 p.m. in the high school.

A small luncheon and registration fee will be charged. Judge Preston L. is general conference chairman and sponsors are the Tulane Alumni association and the Tulane Alumni club of Lake Charles. Police Jurors, Legislators to Strategic Air Command to Observe IQth Anniversary (For a picture-story feature on the tenth anniversary ot the Strategic Air Command, a y' Lake Charles American Press Magazine Section). The Strategic Air Command will observe the tenth anniversary of its founding Wednesday.

The theme adopted for the anniversary will be "A Decade of Security Through Global Air- power" to emphasize SAC's primary mission of promoting world peace thrcugh maintenance of overwhelming a egic bombardment superiority. Sometimes called the biggest 10-year-old in world history, SAC has been internationally recognized as the tightest checkrein on World War m. dtrring the past decade. fashioned block-busters to a jet- powered, nuclear-armed globe girdling force. The command's strategic bomb capability has revolutionized military thinking and brought into being a new balance -of-power concept.

The significance of growth and the achievements, of command personnel will be emphasized SAC-wide in Open House ceremonies, birthday part.es at clubs, specfal anniversary issues -juij loauca Meet Monday A meeting of all police Jurors and stafe representatives and senators in the seventh congress i a 1 district will be held Wednesday at the Majestic hotel in Lake Charles. It will be the first meeting of its kind ever held in the'sev- enth district. Hosts for the meeting are the Catcasieu parish police jury. Morning and afternoon sessions are scheduled. Principal speaker at the morning, session will he either Gov- elect Earl K.

Long or elect Lether Frazar. Other speakers scheduled are R. B. Richardson, next director of th state highway department, and L. who will be supervisor of public funds when the Long administration takes office.

District Judge John T. Hood of Lake Charles will introduce guests. W. A. Breedlove, secretary of the Louisiana police jury association, will also appear on the morning program and all legislative delegates will be introduced.

After a luncheon at 12-30 proposed resolutions and prospects of holding annual meetings will be discussed. Officers will be elected and a place and time for the next meeting will be decided. Closing remarks will be made Sy A. B. (Buddy) Mount of WaH 4, president of the Calcasieu ish police-jury.

Kinder Man Shot Down On Highway OAKDALE. ispl.) Nathaniel Peace, 34-year old Kinder man shot Tom Armstrong. 26 another Kinder man at 3:50 p.m Saturday on US Highway 165, according to an Allen parish sheriff nepiiiy. Police said both are negroes. Winter-Ending Storms Bring Untold Damage NEW YORK, March 17 AP) The storm-battered Northeast today dug slowly )ut of a mountain of snow heaped upon it by a violent vinter's-end tempest which cost 56 lives, staggered transr Dortation and smashed several ocean-going ashore.

Five other persons died in a Maine fire at the height of the storm! There was no Immediate estimate of property damage but ury of of 70 miles an hour at points made it one of the worst recorded so late in the Spring- is due-ki arrivt la only four 'days. The snow, rain, sleet and which began early yesterday ravaged a vast region stretching from Virginia to Ohio ana mto 'Canada for nearly 24 hours. The wind, yapped tknader- ous waves jhft.rpoujBdedooartal areas, drove many residents inland and battered sluppinx both in port and at sea. Deaths by-states wer.e: flew Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey 4. Ohio 6.

1 Maryland and Naw HamjH shire 1. Air and automobile travel all but brought to a standstill Many trains' were delayed. Thousands of automobiles abandoned along city streets and country, highways alike as angry skies deluged numerous with nearly two feet of snow. Wind swept it into mountainous Between Sturbridge and Auburn, more than 700 persons were marooned in their cars overnight. Civil Defense officials in towns along the 19-mfle route mo- under emergency proce- (h eres aid polic fa rescuing Hundreds of car M- curred before the height of fe.

storm, accounting for a number of lives lost. Many additional deaths were attributed to heart Iailures caused by overexertion fat shoveling snow or sloggiar through high drifts. IB Five ships were drives aground. These included thre, destroyer. a 34 (n nailas Bertrand deputy sheriff, Armstrong wa in the forehead with a 410 gauge shotgun with number six shot.

He an argument bc- their moorings and thnat ashore. As morning came of three Navy men were f'mmd in an open launch that drifted a beach. An Italian freighter. KtrtMce was blown almost out of the c.ii DC- me wa of t-ase papers and other infor- tween the two began in Kilroy's near Scituat e. bv winds mattonal programs.

Tea a pool hail and saloon A stems Sulphur Man Elected By Plumbing Group Louisiana Plumbing Contractors Assn. sleeted Hubert He-, bert of Lafayette president at convention here today. The association named J. L. Tee- phenson of Shreveport first vice president; Andres Vincent of Sulphur, second fj-fc president; James Osborne of Alexandria setv retsry; and George Lambssi Jr.

of New Orleans treasurer. From this recognition anniversary theme. Here in Lake Charles the vital Lake Charles Air Force base. Mayor Sidney L. Gray has proclaimed March as Lfcke Charles Air Force Base The local Association of Commerce has ai'ded its endorsement ol the SAC anniversary for recognition of the air base The successes of strategic a dment in World ar 11 foreshadowed the activation of the Strategic Air Command on March Ji, 1546.

SAC personnel, now totalling almost have in its short 10-year life converted from profiler-driven carriers of old- Eiattonal programs. tenth anniversary observations beginning Wednes day will Inaugurate a year-long series of events designed to give command personnel a full understanding of what their efforts have contributed to world peace as well as tlic fuiure ance to the nation of SAC's theme. "A Decade of Security Through Blobaf Air Power." Lake Charles and the air base have joined hands to ob-erve the anniversary this week. Civic clubs apd parish schools will feature air base speakers and programs during the week. Newspaper feature stories and radio and television shows also note the observance.

Exhibits ir: several store windows in Lake Charles have also been arranged. On base, the offkers club and the noncommissioned cers club and service club will hold special hJrthday partier In honor SAO r. where the two had been shooting dice. The deputv said the a'-gurnent started over a two dol' lar.bet anrf ended it. a fight Peace went home to get his ear the deputy said, and followed Armstrong, who was walking along highway.

When he neared Armstrong, he fired over the windshield of the convertible at Armstrong. Armstrong, who received first aid at the Kinder clinic, is io critical condition at Pineville in Alexandria. Peace gave himself up to Kinder city marshal Zemo Marcautel. Bertrand said the man is being held in the charges of attempted murder. Culltn Goldman of the state police assisted vith che investigation.

PLANT IX OPERATION SEOUL, March 17 first of three new U.S.-finatrced steam power plants in Korea started operation this week at Tangin-Xi, a Seoul snburt). The three plants wilt Korea's power prodnc- ttoo. TV) miles an hour. Tiie 30-man crew came across 50 yards ot rope lines who the wind abated. Off Long Island.

K. oline-laden tanker, with a crew of 13, lost its four miles offshore! hours the gale edged it nearer nearer land. Then the wlad Comedian Frecf Allen Drops Dead IT NEW YOKK, March Comedian Fred Allen and died tonight shortly leaving a party apartment, repot W. wag 61. sidewalk at 171 W.

died later. left a at.