The Times from Shreveport, Louisiana • Page 10

10-A S-pi. 16. 1985 shreveport-bossier The Times' Metis? rMmmm! Good! Timet photoTERRY STRONG Self-proclaimed country boy takes over as chief deputy clerk re New official finds role interesting 1 3L. end up working in the clerk of court's office at the Caddo Parish Courthouse. Warren takes over as chief deputy clerk this week, replacing Roy Towns, who retired from the office's chief appointed position last month.

Clerk of Court Orie Hunter Jr. announced the decision to name Warren to the post last week. Working at the courthouse since 1964, the new chief deputy clerk has served as administrative assistant for the past five years. His new duties will include much of the same type administrative work, but he will leave behind his responsibilities as purchasing agent. And there is another aspect to the new job which Warren says he will find appealing.

"I like working with people," he said. "I think you have to enjoy your work and like what you're doing. And I do. "We get a lot of satisfaction from helping people solve their problems People are frightened when they come to the courthouse. They're in need of help when they come to this office." Warren praised the direction that the clerk's office has taken in the past few years.

He has seen a reduction in paper work and more efficient handling of records through computerization. And, like all of the longtime courthouse employees, he has seen a drastic increase in the volume of documents that must be registered at the parish office. All in all, he says, it's been an interesting job. But not one without its day-to-day frustrations. "There is no specific school you go to learn how to be a deputy clerk," he said.

"You just have to learn it on the job. It takes years and years, and you still don't know it all. Something new comes up everyday." By SHEILA GOUR The Times There are more plants in Curtis Warren's office than you can shake a watering can at. And just as many pictures of the wild ducks, turkeys and quail he likes to hunt. There's even a drawing of a squirming bass leaping out of the water.

All of which is what one might expect of a self-proclaimed country boy who left his home in Winn Parish to Curtis Warren ikMitM I I fin Sili il I I Out with the old, in with the new New furnishings to accent new Bossier City Hall Three-year-old Casey Stephens enjoys cotton candy Saturday during Super Fest at Pierre Bossier Mall. Super Fest, the Bossier Arts Council's saiute to the Super Derby VI Festival, featured arts and crafts demonstrations, music, dance, mime and food and drink. Among that hodgepodge are old metal-gray desks, older chairs and tables, as well as some more modern wood desks. Not only does the city hope to recover money from the sale of the old furnishings at City Hall, it also hopes to profit from the the sale of the building itself. Westbrook said the building already has been appraised and will soon be advertised for sale.

He said it is unlikely that it will be sold immediately, and that even helps matters some. "It is very convenient that we can leave this furniture in place until it is disposed of. With it in this building, it's ideal that those interested in it can come by and look at it, rather than our having to pile it up in some warehouse or other auction site," he said. That Bossier City can purchase new furnishings for the municipal complex is something worthy of note, Westbrook feels. He said it is a rare ty for a city to be able to start fresh like that.

But the city had set aside something like $500,000 to go toward purchasing the new items. So far, about $94,000 has been spent that on furniture for the Police and Fire departments. Westbrook said furniture on order now totals about $318,200. He said the furnishings will be, of good quality, items that will give the city years of use at a good price. "We are buying good stuff.

We can afford to do it because the prices we will be paying will be at least a 35 percent discount," Westbrook said. "We're not buying top-of-the-line furniture, but we're not buying bottom-of-the-line either. We're buying furniture that will last, such as medium-grade, good quality wood desks that are nice-looking and durable." He said he believes the change will be good for the city's image and hopes citizens will approve. "We don't want to give the impression that we are moving out of antiquity, but we are moving up," he said. "We hope the citizens of Bossier will be proud of what they see when they come to the new rDetours- them the opportunity to have a little better furniture in their locations." Departments in line for the furnishings, he said, include public works, utilities and recreation and the central garage.

Westbrook said those have already benefited somewhat from furniture that was turned over to them when the Police and Fire departments moved earlier this year. A second option is to sell the furnishings to other government agencies, with the price for pieces set at some percentage of their original cost. Westbrook said the percentage has not yet been determined, but will probably not be less than half of the original cost. The final option for disposal would be to have a public auction or something similar, Westbrook said. He said the nature of that option, and the reason for it being the final one, is that prices for the items would be very low, like ones found at garage sales.

But before it's all over, all three options might be employed, Westbrook said. He said that, although the furniture is in good condition, not all of it will be attractive to any one element. While the final disposition may be at the auction level, Westbrook said his main objective will be to recover for the city as much value as possible. But if the furniture is in good condition, why sell it anyway and spend more tax dollars to replace it? Westbrook has the answer. "For a number of years, we knew we would not be here (the existing buildings on Barksdale Boulevard) too much longer, and for that reason, when we had to buy furniture, we bought very, very inexpensive furniture," he said.

"They are usable items, but they're just not compatible with the new building." Now with the new quarters, "we will have furniture that is in the same vintage and will be compatible throughout. It will look like a matched set wherever you go, instead of the hodgepodge we have now. Anything less than that will not be in place at the new building," Westbrook said. By MARY SHARON THOMAS The Times Bossier City Hall and city court houses IS departments, which are manned by 74 employees. Those workers use lots of desks, chairs, file cabinets, etc.

But come year's end, the departments and the employees will be moved into new quarters at the municipal complex under construction at 620 Benton Road, where there will be new furnishings. The old ones, for the most part, will be left behind. Steve Westbrook, purchasing agent for the city, said it's a matter of compatibility. "We're moving into a building that costs several million dollars, and the existing furniture simply would not be compatible with the rest of that building in appearance," Westbrook said. Bossier City's administration and courts will be moving into Phase II of the municipal complex, for which construction has been estimated to cost $4.3 million.

The entire project will consist of three phases, the first of which was completed in January at a construction cost of $5.5 million and is now occupied by the Police and Fire departments. Phase III will be the civic center, for which designs are being developed. Its projected cost is $5.2 million. Westbrook said no definite date has been set for the administration and courts move, but officials have been told to "be ready by November." Right now, all that's planned to be taken from the existing City Hall and courts building, besides the employees, will be records and office machines and a few filing cabinets. City officials are hoping though that the furnishings not taken will be disposed of in ways that can prove profitable to the city.

Westbrook said they are considering three options. "The first choice for disposition of the older furniture will be to install it in other city departments that are not now and will not be located in the City Hall," he said. "Many (departments) have received hand-me-downs over the years. This will give Timet map Local beauty places in Japan pageant AP Loserphoto Sarie Joubert selected as 1st runner-up vtf The following streets are closed to through traffic: 1. David Raines Road Duramus to King Drive (street improvement).

2. Portland Avenue Lakeshore Drive to West College Street (street alignment). 3. East Ridge Drive Pierremont to East 70th Street (bridge replacement). At the following sites, motorists may experience periodic inconvenience and are requested to seek alternate routes or use caution when traveling these areas: 4.

Fairfield Avenue Ratcliff Street to Dudley Street. 5. Olive Street at Fairfield Avenue intersection (street improvement). 6. Baird Road Shartel Drive to Francais Drive.

7. Hickory Street Wallace Avenue to Union Street. 8. Olive Street Southern Avenue to Warrington Street. 9.

Dunlap Street west of Hearne Avenue. 10. Hearne Avenue Marquette Street to Westover Road. 1 1. Gary and Harp streets Norma Avenue to Yale Avenue.

12. Mackey Lane Walker Road to Jewella Road. 13. Pierre Avenue Weinstock Street to Milam Street. 14.

Lin wood Dalzell Avenue to Kings Highway. 15. Elder Street Perrin Street to Ford Street. 16. Natalie Street Lin wood Avenue to Magazine Street.

17. East Columbia Youree Drive to Elm Street 18. East 68th Henderson Street to Fairfield Avenue. 19. Turner Lane Line Avenue to Liberty Street.

20. Mansfield Road Valley View Lane to Amelia Street. 21. Industrial Loop Flournoy-Lucas Road to Buncomb Road. From Staff and Wire Reports Sarie Nerine Joubert of Shreveport, who was third runner-up in the Miss USA pageant this year, was named first runner-up in the 1985 Miss International contest Sunday at Japan's science exposition plaza in Tsukuba, Japan, her mother said Sunday.

Miss Joubert. 22, was crowned Miss Shreveport in 1981. Miss LSUS in 1982 and Independence Bowl queen in 1982. She became Miss Louisiana USA in January and competed for the Miss USA crown in May. The 5-foot-9, brown-eyed brunette was asked to enter the Miss International contest by Miss USA pageant officials, said her mother, Beverly Bryson of Shreveport.

Nina Sicilia Hernandez of Venezuela won the Miss International title. Miss Holland, Jacqueline Schuman, was third in the judging. Women from 43 nations competed in the Miss International Pageant, held before 6.000 spectators about 38 miles northeast of Tokyo. The 22-year-old Miss Hernandez received a crown and prize money of about $8,300 and said, "I am very happy. I love Tokyo.

I love you." Miss Joubert, a senior at Louisiana State University, received $4,200. The beauty pageant was one of the final events of Japan's 1985 science exposition. Despite a steady drizzle, a record 338,000 people visited the expo Concerts, tournaments on Super Derby agenda of Shreveport (right), first, and Jacqueline Schuman of Holland, second, after crowning ceremonies at the beauty contest at the Tsukuba Expo '85 in Japan. New Miss International Nina Sicilia Hernandez of Venezuela (center) waves Sunday night as she poses with her runners-up, Miss American Beauty, Sarie Nerine Joubert end its 184-day run on the theme "Science and Technology puters and robots. That brought to 20 000 118 the for Man at Home." would draw about Some of the 280 shops selling wares number of people who have passed 20 million people.

at Expo held bargain sales Sunday T- through the turnstiles at the exposition A total of 4 1 foreign countries and shirts with Expo emblems, tagged at since it opened on March 17. Or- 37 international organizations entered the equivalent of $3 30 were being sold for 40 cents. ganizers had predicted Expo, centered exhibits, with the emphasis on cotn- Sunday, the day before the fair was to sociation Day At The Races. Louisiana Downs Sky Club, Tickets: 1 00 per person. Noon Super Derby Brown Bag Concerts, 8th Air Force Show Band Center Stage Combo, Shreveport location: Downtown Shreveport Courthouse: Bossier location: Bicentennial Park, free.

7 p.m. Super Jockey Party, Le Boss'ier Stars, $2 cover charge. THURSDAY Super Derby Retail Sale Days, Sept 19-21. 11:30 a.m. Chamber of Commerce Call To The Post Luncheon, Le Boss'ier Stars, Tickets: $15.

7 p.m. Super Derby Chaplain's Roast Sheraton Pierremont, Tickets: $20. TODAY Noon Super Derby Brown Bag Concerts. 8th Air Force Band Center Stage Combo. Caddo Courthouse, Shreveport, and Bicentennial Park, Bossier City.

Free. 1 p.m. Super Derby Invitational Golf Tournament, Barksdale A.F.B. Golf Course. TUESDAY 11:30 a.m.

Super Derby Style Show, University Gub, Tickets: $15 per person. 1 p.m. Super Derby Bowling Tournament, Holiday Lanes. Bossier, Entrv fee. $13.

free to spectators. 6:30 p.m. Super Derby Basketball GameSlam DunkBud Light Daredevils, Centenary Gold Dome, $2 admission. WEDNESDAY Noon Super Derby Heart As Vicksburg man dies in crash with Alcorn team bus the Mississimi River Bridce to nF.l.TA API A Vicksbure. Pun-is, 26.

said State Police Sgt Greg The Alcorn team had played a Southwestern Athletic Conference football game Saturday night against Grambling in the sixth Red River Classic at Independence Stadium in Shreveport. Grambling bumped aside Alcorn State, 30-20. Gossler said Purvis was in the right lane heading east on Interstate 28 near Vicksburg when a tractor-trailer came onto the highway from a weigh station. Pun-is tried to move into the left lane but his truck hit the trailer's left rear corner, spun out of control and wowid op broadside in the bus' path, said Gossler. Gossler.

Some members of the Alcorn team were shaken up but no one was seriously hurt, said Ollie Jackson, supervisor for Trailways in Jackson, where the bus was chartered. Jackson said about 35 Alcorn team members were on the bus. man was killed Sunday when his pickup truck hit a tractor-trailer rig and was then hit broadside by a bus carrying members of the Alcorn State University football team, authorities said. Nobody else was hurt and no charges were brought in the a.m. crash that killed Timmy Wayne.