The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 3

THREE YOUR MORNING NEWSPAPER THE SHREVEPORT TIMES, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1944 Wounded Take Cover in Holland TEXAS BALLOT Springhill Flier Killed In Crash of B-2 1 Bomber MITCHELL'S DEPT. IS NOW aattMmmni 1 Casper, Wyo Sept. '28 Three PRESENTED IN RIVER DAMAGE officers and sit enlisted men were Jjfc maut mm (L WILL CONTAIN NEW COLUMN killed Sunday when a B-24 bomber PUBLIC WORKS from the Casper air field crashed aua burned three miles went ot Ctsper The plane was on a combat training flight. to Levee Boards Aide Be Heard at Future Date Name Change From Cily Streets and Parks Division Completed Eight Sections To County Clerks This Week Alexandria Sheriff Son Is Missing Over Ormany Alexandria. Sept.

2d (Special). Grady L. Kelley. Jr 23, sun of Sheriff and Mrs. Orady L.

Kelley of Rapides parish was reported missing In action over Oermany, according to a message from the war depart-' ment today. Sergeant Kelley was born la the home where his father and mother now live, on Bayou Rapides, Just west of Alexandria. He was a graduate of Bolton high school, attended and was a student at L.8.U. when he enlisted In the air corps In December, 1942 Early this summer Sergeant Kelley had a ten weeks training course at the Alexandria army air field, near his home, leaving there for overseas service Aug. 1.

He bad bees stationed In Italy and was a tail-gunner on a B-17. Col. E. M. Hampton, station commandant.

Identified the dead. Including Cpl. Carlton Ferguson. Bos 774. Springhill, La.

Corporal Ferguson Is survived by Witness for C. Blckham Dickson, plaintiff In a I72.C0O suit against the his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M.

Ferguson, of Springhill; three brothers. Pvt. Lavelle Ferguson of the army air Caddo and Bossier parish levee boards Austin, Texas, Sept 28 (A)- Preparation of Texas' eight-column general election ballot continued apace today In the secretary of state's office and certification of candidates to be printed on It should be In ended their testimony In the two corps, and Charles W. and Leo Ferguson of Springhill; one sister, Cleo- year-old suit Tuesday afternoon auU The Street and Parke department Shreveport no more. In accordance with an ordinance Introduced yesterday by Commls-ioner John McW.

Ford and passed on first reading by members of the city council, the name of the department headed by Commissioner H. Lane Mitchell will now be known the case will be set tor hearing ot the defendants' witnesses at Inter Jean Ferguson, of Springhill; his grandmother. Mrs. M. J.

Pranks, and two uncles, W. H. and L. T. Franks, both of El Dorado.

date. the hands of county clerks this week. Singapore, once Britain's "Gibraltar of the Far Cast," and now a Japanese outpost, may come under the bombs I Rim of I. 8. Superf'trtrrsset bawd In the China-Burma-India theatre as the Allies close In on Japan's supply lines to the East Indies.

The suit as originally filed axked Secretary of State Sidney Latham 123.400 damages, but was later said first certificates probably would amended and Dickson asks 172.000 for alleged property damages now. go Into the mall tomorrow. Hie function Is to certify the statewide 'V 1 Dickson claims that as a result of candidates for office and certain dts cutting a pilot channel, known as Ine END-O MONTH trict office candidates. When county clerks receive the certificate they Bhreve's Island cut-off near Dixie SAYS PAC IS add the names of local candidates Gardens, the levee boards by their action have caused extensive erosion MILAM to complete the ballot form in each of Dickson's sunflower plantation county. located on Red river on the Bos A sample ballot also under "PERNICIOUS INNOVATION" sier parish side.

preparation and will be mailed some time after the certificates are sent out. County officials need not wait on the sample ballot, however, since ji the "Department of Public 'Works." The change in name was made as provided by the bill recently passed by the state legislature allowing the name "to be Department of Streets or any other suitable title." Since the supervision of city parks has been taken from the Jurisdiction of other departments and made a part of the recreation director's duties, city commissioners felt the name of Mr. Mitchell's department should how this. Council members passed on final redding an ordinance prohibiting parking on the east side of St. Vincent's from 63rd street north for H78.8 feet.

Commissioner Ford reported to the council that the majority of city mployes have now applied for the The plaintiff contends that slnee the construction of the cut-off in 193A, erosion of his plantation land; along Red river has been extensive SALE OF HOSE Wounded British soldiers take coTer in a grassy ditch daring en enemy attack 8ept 23 on a convoy (background) between Eindhoven and MJmegen, Holland, according to caption accompanying this British official photo. The attackers were driven off and the convoy pro ceeded. (AP Wlrephoto via Signal Corps Radio) causing loss of land, crops and val the certificate stipulates the order In which candidate and party names shall appear. Union Pacific President Raps Activity As Threat To Freedom This year's ballot carries eight vertical columns In this order: Demo REPORT SHREVEPORT cratic, Republican, Texas regulars and prohibition columns list full INFANTRY SERGEANT slates of presidential and vlce-presi that all others wishing to do so should complete this before Oct. 15.

The insurance company here announced it will reserve the right to require a physical examination of applicants after that date. uable pecan trees. J. Hill Fullllove, local planter, tea- i tlfted Tuesday as to the value and loss of Dickinson's pecan trees, rulli-love stated that, as a long-time ((rower of pecan trees, he would estimate well-cared-for trees would Five around 100 pounds of pecans euch per year and that the nuts sold at wholesale prices of between 8 and 28 cents per pound. He further testified as to the good care Dickson gave his pecan orchard, located on the dential electors.

These are at the KILLED IN ACTION Chicago, Sept. 28 yp). President William M. Jeffers of the Union Pa top of their respective columns. The new plan of group insurance and SSgt Claude E.

Graves, 24-year-old Socialist and America First column have partial lists of electors. son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F.

Smith, cific railroad declared today that the CIO's Political Action committee Is 'a pernicious Innovation that has literally snaked its way into Amer 45-gauge fine rayons, lisle mesh, rayon mesh, rayon lace. 600 PAIRS The Democratic column lists a full 6 0 0 0 Henderson A If A slate of 11 state government candi street, has been WE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY TODAY ican politics, and in its active mallg Sunflower plantation. dates, from governor to commissioner of agriculture. The Republican col killed la action In Prance, his mother here has been advised bv the war Value of Dickson's land was estimated by W. H.

North. Dixie planter, at I1O0 per acre because of the rich umn carrier 10 such candidates. That party did not nominate a caa idate nance, eats the very vital life of our freedom." I In an address prepared for delivery to the American Bankers association second prepared for delivery to the American Bankers association second for commissioner of agriculture. lepartment. He was yjg T-.

-'I slluvial soil from the river. The sandy loam from the river is more valuable, despite the possibility of erosion, than soil further back from Across the bottom of the ballot Is listed two proposed constitutional a member of an infantry unit and 11 previously had been amendments In this order: Formerly Priced 92c up to $1.65 war service committee, Jeffers asserted that the PAC proposes to the river. Mr. North testified. reported missing in action on June force American union labor to con 1.

Permitting cities and towns to create retirement systems for their employes; permitting the legislature to set up such systems for cities C. D. Head, mortgage loan for the Jefferson State Life Insurance company, testified that l.e tribute from it wages to a political 10. SSgt Graves was a native of El i campaign It not only opposes but Is had had broad experience in evaluat Dorado, but he C. E.

Graves then coerced into voting for prlncl ing river bottom land, both along te lived in Shreveport for a number of pies and candidates to which It Is Red river and the Mississippi river. years. He married Miss I vera Mc opposed. Knight of El Dorado Head stated that Dlikson's property, the peninsula section along with the "I resent this first and foremost He took hi3 training at Fort Sam as an American citizen and next as land further back from the river, No wonder they call this kV. Houston, Texas, and shipped over man who has carried a union card and towns.

This is a dual amendment and voters may choose one method and reject the other, approve both or reject both. 2. Authorizing county commissioners' courts, after a vote of the people of the county, to reallocate county tax levies not to exceed 80 cents on the $100 assessed valuation. Adoption of this amendment means that the present limitations of 15 cents for roads and bridges and 25 seas last August. taken as whole would be worth about $100 per acre.

Dickson, n-self. was his own final witness, testi Pairs for all his working life and still does MPs Win Soldiers Medals I was a union man before the un-American element, now dominating fying as to his property loss. segments of American labor, was For Saving 3 Civilians cover near born. The railroad brotherhoods Florida's Everglsdes 8,000 square miles. know how and where I stand." Washington, Sept.

28 Tw cents each for general fund ana Dermanent Improvements could be The former Federal Rubber ad military policemen have been awari- ministration told the bankers "I al reallocated providing the total rate does not exceed 80 cents. ways have been strong for labor unions headed by right-thfnklng American leaders leaders who were Interested in the men they repre liny Negro Baby sented rather than In some European; ideology. ed the Soldier's Medal for rescuing three men from a flaming automobile at Forrest Hill, La, the War department announced today. They are Pfc. Herbert Safler, of Memphis, Tenn, and Pvt.

George H. Guth, of Baltimore, Md. The announcement said the three male occupants of a civilian car were rendered unconscious by a collision loses His tight ty Florskeim Feeture Arch construction Women keep coming on Aug. 8 between their automobile and a government vehicle, and that back for this Florsheim gypsy, happy about its comfort feature, long wearing qualities, and all-around satisfaction! Mot StyU, $105 to $12,95 "But I say to you and to the people of this country that no political ac-j tlon committee or any group or In-1 dividual is going to tell me or any uphearded American how he Is goJ ing to vote or what he Is going to think. If the sorry day shoud ever come when nefarious schemes like this succeed, then on that day the disintegration of American labor unions starts and Democracy begins to crumble.

"There is not enough money In the world to compensate for regimentation of Americans, loss of freedom and clans hatred, prejudice or Intolerance." the civilian car burst into flames. Safler dragged out the driver and passenger, and Guth removed the third occupant. BOSSIER OFFICER PROMOTED Captain Joseph Aloysius Melest, of 1286 Delhi street. Bossier City, has been promoted to major. This announcement was contained in a release of promotions announced in Washington yesterday by the war department.

514 McNEIL Frank Barnes, a negro baby who weighed lees than two pounds and was only seven Inches long when he was brought to Charity hospital Aug. 7, used tarly yesterday after attendants had nourished him until he weighed four pounds and had stretched his slender body to 12 Inches. Although two weeks old when admitted to the hospital, attendants held little hope for his survival. When he continued to live and fought gamely for life, they began to fight with him. They affectionately named him "Mr.

Barnes." At each change of shift the nurses and doctors would ask, "How Is Mr. Barnes?" Informed that he was improving, they would laugh and say: "He's going to make it yet." About an hour before his death, his doctor examined him and thought he was continuing to improve. "Mr. Barnes" wiggled his toes and cut his black eyes up at the smiling doctor as If to say: "Doc, we're going to make It." But he didn't. SHREVEPORT See It Grow, Day by Day 71 NAZI WAR PRISONER ESCAPES FROM CAMP SOUTH OF TALLLLAH Property Transfers Among the more Important prop-i erty transfers filed Tuesday la the! office of Vlctos G.

Simmons, clerk! of court, were the following: Julius B. Kahn to Jv W. Bradley; and Company, lot 132 of South Highlands subdivision, for 12,000. Hazel C. Brooks to J.

J. lots 110 and 11 of renubdl vision of; block Exposition Heights subdivision, for 4.500. Robert N. Ellis to Mr. and Mrs.1 Jesse D.

Maxwell, lot 202 of Land subdivision, for 85.41059. Bessie L. Moten to Theophllus Johnson, lot 8 of John Lake subdivision. In TAL and 2 of tor 83,250. Robert L.

Sawyer to Michael La-mendola, lot 20. block 28 of Queens-borough addition, for 83.830. Leonard R. Carglll to Mrs. Ethel Merrill Boyett.

lot plot 31 of Bioadmoor subdivision, unit 1, for 84,750. Hobert Nicholas Turnbow to George E. Sando. lot 86 of Boa Air addition, for 47.500. Mrs.

Dora B. Blueteln. et at. to Dan Leon, lot 46 of TAL 30 for $2,500 James A. Kilcrease to Mrs.

Lou Alice Waters, lot 24 and 8 of 23 plus a triangular portion In King addiUon for 14.000. Joe W. Dunn to Max W. Hart. loU 3.

8. 4. 5. 6, and 7. of block 8.

Shepherd-Ueorge subdivision, for Tallulah, Sept. 26 (P). Joseph Gary, 19-year-old German prisoner of war, escaped from a lumber camp Your None dealer now making delivery of new ranges in 38-ioch and 20-inch sues those who get O.P.A.certifi. cates. These are brand-new, full-size, full-quality ranges of heavy, quality-proved materials styled for the future and compete with alue-features that near here Tuesday morning, ac cording to A.

P. Kitchens, special agent In charge of the New Orleans district of the ederal Bureau of In vestigation. Kitchens said the German escaped you will be proud to own the years to come. We suggest you visit your Norge dealer at once. between 9:30 and 10:30 a m.

while working on a lumber detail for the Chicago Mill and Lumber company at their camp nine miles southwest of here. Be was described as being rive feet, five inches tall, weighing 132 pounds, of medium build with round, healthy face, a scar on the left arm and another scar on the left 1 cheek. He can speak only German and Is a farm laborer by trade. It was $6,000. said.

At the time of his escape he was dressed in blue denim fatigue uniform, pants, shirt and hat. with H. O. Cloud, realty broker. rports the sale of lots and 9 of Moss Point subdivision, section 35.

township Jg. range 15, for Fred L. Rtsinsr to Mrs. Luma T. Holcomb for $4,950.

PW In white letters stenciled on each article. Persons learning Information con Year 'Round Favorites TWO-PIECE SUITS WITH MATCHING COAT cerning the escaped prisoner are asked to communicate with Mr. Kitchens or the Monroe FBI office by telephone collect. Without interfering with the flow of war materials from our factories, we are now producing these new gas rwiges, at the same time, we are the other appliances we will build when the ctory is com-nrv nostwar RoUator The sale of the residence at 719 Dahsetl for Robert N. Ellis to J.

t. Marwell for a consideration of 85.416 was announced late Tuesday by T. Neal, realtor. The American Legion national chapter was granted by congress In 1919. electric ranges, refrigerators, i ranees and home KEYS MUST REMOVE EXCESS ACIDS Help IS Mile of Kidney Tube Flush Out Poisonous Waste yne hsve sa earns of and la toot blood, ymsr 15 mil of aadar tsbot Mr be wnf Tb tiM alien sad tab artwork- IO10I Hen's Wrist Watches Such a comfort these wool suits with matching top coats.

THE SUIT beautifully tailored and finished all wool gabardine. The colors' are black and brown. $29 THE COAT TO MATCH in boxy tailored style. $29.95 Also TWO-PIECE SUITS of Shetland 100 wool three-button styles in all the new fall colors. $22.50 The COAT TO MATCH $22.50 85 Tax Inc.

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