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The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 38

Publication:
The Timesi
Location:
Shreveport, Louisiana
Issue Date:
Page:
38
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I Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1956 THE SHREVEPORT TIMES ON DISPLAY TODAY, here and across slung, the Custom Royal's styling is keythe U.S., is the 1957 Dodge. Featuring noted by the swept-wing rear fenders. It, the "sports car look" is the new Custom and other Dodge models, may be seen Royal pictured above. Longer and lower- locally at Central Motors, 904 Market.

New Dodges On Display Here Today The 1957 Dodge lower, longer and wider with many advances for smoother, quieter performancegoes on display today, both in Shreveport and in other dealer showrooms across the nation. Dodge President M. C. Pattersays designers have produced new riding characteristics, virtually, free of vibration, noise and road "The same autodynamic principles responsible for achieving this new driving, sensation in the '57 Patterson says, made possible many of the car's swept-wing styling advances." The new Dodges will be five inches lower this year, with a lower center of gravity providing road-hugging qualities previously found only in high priced sports cars, according to Patterson. Additionally the '57 Dodge features swept-wing rear fenders comparable to the rudders of airplanes or racing boats.

Keynote of the Dodge styling theme, they also have the functional purpose of stabilizing the car in crosswinds. Other new features include Torsion-Aire, a new type modern front suspension; torque-flite push-button transmission; 53 per cent more windshield glass; better wheels and brakes; bigger engines, and more luggage space. The new Dodge line consists of four separate series--Coronet 6 and V-8, Royal V-8, Custom Royal V-8, and Station Wagon four different four-door sedans, three four-door Lancers, three two-door Lancers, two club sedans, two convertibles and five station wagons. The cars may be seen locally at Central Motors 904 Market or at the following Louisiana dealerships: Swygart Motor Arcadia; Coushatta Motor Coushatta; Homer Motors, Homer; Lewing Motors, Mansfield; Powell Motors, Minden; Scott Motor Natchi- Audit Raps Pay Padding By Sheriff BATON ROUGE, Oct. 29 (P) A state audit today quoted laws against political payroll padding and said employe increases in the Iberia Parish sheriff's office had "considerably" in excess of lawful increases.

The report was directed to Gov. Earl Long and former sheriff J. N. DeRouen, New Iberia. The audit cited a state law which said "political payroll padlic employe shall, ding so ficeommittend when any pubat any time during the six months preceding any election for governor: (1) Increases number of public employes more than five per cent (2) increase payrolls more than 15 per cent." The report in the offices of J.B.

Lancaster, state supervisor of pubmonths ending June 30, 1955, and the first six months of the 12 months preceding the January, 1956, election, the Iberia sheriff's office averaged 56 employes with salaries amounting to $7,821 a month. "The number of employes increased to 106 in November, 1955, and salaries to $10,382," the audit continued. In August, 1955, the report said, number of employes increased 24 per cent, salaries 12 per cent, while in November, the number of employes increased 87 per cent. "Expenditures for gasoline and oil during the six months preceding the recent election," the audit added, "were also considerably in excess of the average of the preceding six Selberg, A HALF ACRE ever wrestle a roast? Our novel Roast Ressler and Carving Knife will help you perform as "carver" in a manner that will delight the most fastidious hostess. Made of a hard die-cast alloy of aluminum, the Roast Ressler is polished to equal the glow of your tableware.

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of Oakdale and other Newport plants across the south have merged with the Heydora released Chemical here today. according P. T. Cornelius, superintendent of the local plant, said he was advised of the merger action at 2:30 p.m. today.

The new company will be known as the Heydon-Newport corporation. Other Newport plants included in the merger are at DeQuincy, Pensacola, Bay Minette, Clewiston, Canal Point, and a new plant under construction near Tallahassee. Cornelius pointed out that the pine stumps, now furnishing the raw material for naval stores being produced at the Oakdale plant will be exhausted within a few years. He said the merger will assure continued operation because Educator Succumbs CARTHAGE, Oct. 29 (Special) Lindal C.

Libby, 84, first superintendent of schools for Panola County, and principal organizer of Panola College, died last night at his home in Dallas. Mr. Libby, a native of Kansas, came here in 1890 and organized the first grade school in the countv. He contributed his own money toward construction of the school and aided in the actual construction work. He also organized the Panola Male and Female College.

He last visited here in October a year ago for ceremonies dedicating the new $175,000 Libby elemenschool building, which was named in his honor. Funeral rites will be held Tuesday in Dallas. He is survived by his widow; four sons; five grandchildren, a brother and four sisters. the plant will be converted to pharmaceutical chemicals when the stump supply is gone. there's something special about a man in a Selber Bros.

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