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A WORLD Opelousas, Sept. 14, 1973 PROGRAM 15 HELPING Tag Day Saturday THE LAWTELL BAND will hold "'Tag Day" Saturday, Sept. 15, to raise money for school band instruments. Representatives of the band will locate themselves at shopping centers and street corners in Opelousas to collect donations. From left are Lawtell Principle Ryan Fontenot, Sandra Guillory and Fred Guillory.

SEWERAGE PROJECT Election Slated Nov. 17 By Elton Town Council ELTON The Elton town council voted Thursday night to call an election on Nov. 17, 1973, to decide whether the to town of Elton will build a sewerage system. The sewerage system project has been a primary concern in Elton for some time. Several special meetings to discuss the project had previously been called to explain to residents the necessity of it and its environmental impact.

Should the sewerage system project meet approval in the election, work would begin on the creation of Sewerage District No. 1 in Elton. The council also discussed at length a number of bills received for which there is little or no detail of services rendered to the town. The council determined that purchase order blanks signed by Councilman Franklin DeRosier will be used except in cases of emergency purchases. Businessmen will be notified that from this day forward, all bids received by the council must be detailed and must be signed by a representative of the firm and by the city employe who made the purchase.

The council emphasized that bills will not be paid unless handled in this manner. Plans were presented the council for a new fire station building by an American Steel Company representative, Ted McWert. The council passed a resolution to advertise for bids a metal fire station building meeting the planned specifications. Separate bids are sought for renovation of the city hall. All bids will be opened in the next council meeting scheduled for Number 1 Breaux said the purpose of the helicopter tour was to explore the possibility of federal disaster assistance.

Early reports indicated that up to 50 per cent of the unharvested rice crop may be lost in the area. The Louisiana Crop and Livestock Reporting Service report issued Wednesday said the 1973 rice production is estimated at 14.2 million barrels-or 15 per cent higher than the 1972 crop. That was three per cent lower than the August estimate. However, the latest report was based on Sept. 1 conditions and warned that Delia winds and rains would "probably reduce yields further." Top quality rice had climbed to a high of $24 a barrel at Crowley earlier this year, but had fallen below $20 until the rain caused the shortage.

Even the poorest grade went for $17.20 at Wednesday's sale, causing one rice farmer to comment: "If my grandfather could get $17.20 for Grade 4 rice, he would stand straight up in his tomb." GENERAL TEACHERS MEETING SCHEDULED HERE MONDAY A general teachers meeting has been scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m. in the Opelousas High School auditorium, according to Charles P. Loeb, assistant superintendent. Career education will be the topic of discussion. Rev.

Melvin Thomas of Morrow Elementary will give the invocation. Other participants on the program will be Asst. Supt. Henry Monteilh; Supt. John Dupre; Jessie Stone Asst.

Supt. of State Dept. of Education; Miss Estelle Perrault, LSUEunice: Dr. Paul Fitzgerald Nicholls State University; Ted Griffin parish curriculum director and David Ransom, helping teacher. LAWMAKERS Tax Increase Idea Opposed By EDMOND LeBRETON Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) A hail of Congressional opposition greeted a suggestion that President Nixon may try to fight inflation by increasing income taxes temporarily and returning the extra funds to taxpayers later.

The purpose of the tax increase would be to take money out of the economy, to help slow the current economic boom. If the report given newsmen Thursday by Presidential Counselor Melvin R. Laird was' intended as a trial balloon as some congressmen suggested it may well have been punctured. Laird, Nixon's principal domestic aide, emphasized there had been no decision to send Congress the plan, which he attributed to Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur F. Burns.

T. KIRKPATRICK CARLA HUBBARD Belmont Students Take Special Studies Course Two Belmont Academy students will be participating in a special studies course offered by the Lafayette Natural History Museum and Planetarium. Trish Kirkpatrick and Carla Hubbard, both juniors at Belmont, will be taking the course Through the Microscope' which will be taught by Dr. Richard Pecora, assistant professor of Biology at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. Dr.

Pecora is a botanist whose specialty is phycology (the study of algae) and is considered an expert in work with microscopes. The class will be taught on three successive Saturdays of September from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. The course will supplement the girls' regular studies at Belmont. 0 4 Training for Day Care Center Operation STAFF MEMBERS of two new Opelousas problems and nutritional needs.

The staff Housing Authority Day Care Centers were here is being taught how to make teaching involved in orientation and training sessions devices for developing concepts and this week at the HA office at 212 Westwego broadening the child's knowledge and unSt. here. Supervising the sessions was Mrs. derstanding. Participating in the sessions Gladys Cunningham, who will direct the Day were Mrs.

Greg Vidrine, Mrs. Ruth M. Care Centers operation. Participating in the Palmer, Mrs. Michael Verette, Mrs.

session were teachers, aides, janitors, cooks Katherine Fuller, Lily Mae Adams, Mrs. and bus driver. They were instructed in the Evelyn Jackson, Mrs. Eldridge Cunningham, developmental patterns of youth, discipline and Eunice Brown. (Staff Photo by Savoie) Student Practical Nurses 'Capped' Listing it as one of a number of ideas under consideration, Laird said the proposal was to impose a surcharge, probably of 10 per cent, so that a person who normally paid $1,000 in taxes would pay $1,100 instead.

The extra $100 would be refunded in two to five years, after inflation abated. "This is not the same as a tax increase," Laird, argued, holding the plan would not violate Nixon's pledge against increasing taxes. But most representatives and senators who commented didn't see it that way. "It looks like a trial balloon they are already backing away from," said Rep. Al Ullman, D- acting chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee.

Number 5 dent of the National party, said Allende's three-year rule had provoked "total crisis," and he on all Chileans support without reservations tne corrective action of the junta." Many leaders Communist and Socialist parties, the backbone of Allende's Popular Unity coalition, have fled the country or have left to avoid arrest. Leftist militants who seized factories and universities in Santiago and waged a sniping campaign against the army and the police have been dislodged from most of the occupied buildings, and the gun battles are diminishing each day. The junta suspended the curfew for hours Thursday; it had been in force for 42 hours. Street movement was permitted from noon to 6:30 p.m., but residents of outer districts were prohibited from entering the center of the city. Homemakers Meet in Mamou MAMOU Thirteen members were present for the Sept.

meeting of the Mamou Homemakers Council which met recently in the home of Mrs. Della Brunet. A report was given by Mrs. Eula Fontenot on the Cajun Museum which was sponsored by the Homemakers Council for the recent Cajun Day festival. Club members voiced thanks to all area citizens who assisted with the loan of antique pieces for the two-day museum showing.

A letter was read by Mrs. Bernice Ewalt, club vicepresident, from the American Legion Post 123, asking that the unit sponsor a float for the forthcoming Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 11. A committee was chosen to enter a float in the parade. Mrs.

Eula Fontenot was named to serve as chairman for this project, and she is to be assisted by Mrs. Jane Manuel, Mrs. Cora Mae Fontenot, Mrs. Bernice Ewalt, Mrs. Tarrel Deshotels, Mrs.

Ethel Daire, Mrs. John Landreneau and the club president, Mrs. J. C. Boutte.

Mrs. Cora Mae Fontenot, family life, citizenship and special project leader, rendered a few tips on how to sew an interfacing on a collar. Mrs. Elaine Vidrine, Home Demonstration Club Agent from Ville Platte, chose a committee of three members from the club, Mrs. Cora Fontenot, Mrs.

Ena Fontenot and Mrs. Jane Manuel, to make the new song book. The club agent also distributed booklets on conserving the nutritive values in food and cooking with suggestions for special diets. She also listed special tips on how to retain nutrients in cooking, to make food more digestible a and how to prepare versatile vegetable dishes. Members were asked to work and make articles to sell at the Cotton Festival which will be held Oct.

18-20 in Ville Platte. All members who have special recipes and would like to have them put in the Christmas book, which will be prepared by the club, are urged to have these recipes ready by the next meeting. Stamps were collected for the club's charity, and refreshments were served. The Oct. meeting will be held at the home of Mrs.

Eula Fontenot on 04h St CAPPING CEREMONIES for the Class 42 of Student Practical Nurses of T.H. Harris Vocational-Technical School were re held recently at Lafayette Charity Hospital in Lafayette. The ceremonies were held in cooperation with the hospital by the faculty of the Harris nursing school. Members of Class 42 who received their caps were, left to right, first row, Miss Mildred Ortego, Opelousas; Mrs. Sandra Fontenot, Opelousas; Miss Donelle Duhon, Lafayette; Miss Bonnie Simmons, Opelousas; Miss Pamela Guidry, Carencro; Miss Sheila Dupuis, Breaux Bridge; Mrs.

Glenda Eppley, Pine Prairie; Mrs. Paula 0. Bienvenu, Lafayette; Mrs. Jennifer Smith, Lafayette; second row, Mrs. JoAnn Cheatham, Lafayette; Miss Rita Venable, Opelousas: Mrs.

Ruth Domingue, Lafayette; Number 3 Thursday to the Wells Fargo announcement, which came after the working day had ended on the East Coast. New York's Chase Manhattan, the nation's third largest bank, indicated it would take a wait-and-see stance. "We're not doing anything on the prime rate today, a Chase spokes- est man said Thursday evening. The prime rate has no direct connection with rates on loans to small businesses and consumers. Two French Teachers Arrive in CP CHURCH POINT Church Point High School Principal Francis H.

Mouille has announced the arrival of two French teachers who will be teaching French to grades one, two and three. They are Alain Faintrenie and Jean Paul Brutus, both of Brive, France. They arrived in Church Point last week. This is the first trip either has made to the United States. Marijuana Case To Be Presented To Grand Jury The case of Derrick F.

Barbara, 31, who is charged possession of about six pounds of marijuana with intent to distribute, will be presented to the St. Landry Parish Grand Jury this week, Dist. Atty. Morgan Goudeau said Thursday. Goudeau's decision came after Barbar failed to show up for a preliminary hearing on the case in the 27th Judicial District Court.

"I would not ordinarily bring a marijuana case up to the grand jury, explained Goudeau, "but since this invoives such a large quantity of marijuana I have decided other wise. Barbar was arrested in a raid earlier in the summer on his Krotz Spring's trailer home. The raid was conducted by state narcotics officers and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff's department. R.

Lormand Is CP's New Band Director CHURCH POINT Ronald James Lormand is Church Point's new band director for both Junior and Senior High. Lormand is a. native of Opelousas and is married to the former Cynthia Guilbeau. They are residing in Lafayette. Lormand has organized a flag group and is in charge of the majorettes.

These two organizations in addition to the band will be performing at all home football games. Mrs. Enola Lewis, Opelousas; Miss Ellen Stagg, Opelousas; Mrs. Marie Palma, Lafayette; Mrs. Mary Mizzi, Opelousas; Miss Arlene Brasseaux, Scott; Mrs.

Vercie Fontenot, Ville Platte: Miss Marie Morein, Oakdale; third row, Mrs. Nela G. Ardoin, Ville Platte: Mrs. Linda Lash, Ville Platte; Mrs. Veronica Billeaudeau, Opelousas; Miss Donna Trantor, Abbeville: Miss Juanita Bolt, Elton; Mrs.

Rita Fontenot, Eunice; Mrs. Gladys B. Stutes, Rayne; Miss Betty Moscovis, Opelousas; Mrs. Mary McDowell, Lafayette; fourth row, Mrs. Sharon Fontenot, Opelousas; Mrs.

Rebecca Briggs, Opelousas; Miss Jacquelyn Fonx, Lafayette; Mrs. Yuline Knight, Opelousas; and Mrs. Joyce Naquin, Lafayette. (Photo by Bourdier) Oct. 11.

In other business the council voted to pay Edmond Carey for work done for the town of Elton in connection with the water department. Also policeman N. L. Barron was released from employment with the city, and Wilson J. Lafosse Jr.

was hired to take a position on the police force. Present at the council meeting were four officers from the youth town council. This group is presently working on a project to place metal stop signs at various intersections throughout Elton. The old stop signs no longer meet present day specifications. The town needs approximately 120 signs, and there are presently only 20 standing throughout the town.

The youth council is also working on placing street name signs at appropriate intersections. The city council is endorsing these projects and is trying to find ways to help finance these projects. The youth town council is also working on establishing a city park. At the meeting they asked Mayor Mildred Lafleur why the project was progressing so slowly. The mayor suggested they contact the chairman of the park committee, Shirley Lafosse, and find out because she would like to know herself.

Councilmen present at the meeting were Charles Janice, Carl Pitre, Calvin Fuselier and Thomas Harvey. Absent was Franklin DeRosier. 2 Men Arrested In Connection With Missing Car Troop officers arrested two out-of-state men Thursday morning in connection with a car reportedly stolen from a Krotz Springs resident. Troop identified the men as James Earl Moore, 22, of California; and Edward Ruol, 28, 122 Cedar, Lititz, Penn. Arresting officers Mickey Guillory and Leroy Ardoin said Moore is charged with resisting an officer, unauthorized use of a vehicle and failure to answer questions addressed to him by a policeman.

Ruol has been booked on unauthorized use oa vehicle, the troopers said. The two men were arrested only fifteen minutes after the missing car complaint was registered with Troop K. The complaint came in at 10:40 a.m. and by 10:55 a.m. the two had been apprehended north of Stelly's.

on La. 71 toward Bunkie, according to a troop spokesman. Guillory said Moore admitted to being AWOL from the Army. MARRIAGE LICENSES The office of St. Landry Clerk of Court Harold Sylvester reported this morning that the following persons applied for and received marriage licenses in the past 24-hour period: Michael 0'Pry, 19, Opelousas, and Susan Ann Valien, 22, Krotz Springs; Michael Wayne Thierry, 21, Opelousas and Pearl Evelyn Prudhomme, 19, both of Opelousas; and Arthur Lee Thomasee, 19, Arnaudville and Margarie DeKerlegand, 17, Port Barre.

CP Groups Collect $1172 In MD Campaign CHURCH POINT Boy Scouts from Troop 67 and local Jaycees and Jaynes participated in the recent Jerry Lewis Telethon for muscular dystrophy and together collected $1172.00. The Jaycees and Jaycee Jaynes stationed themselves in the civic room of the Farmer's State Bank taking calls and pledges from 11 p. m. Sunday until 6 p. m.

Monday. Boy Scouts participated by walking the streets to collect donations. The Boy Scouts, Jaycees and Jaynes worked in cooperation with the muscular dystrophy campaign in Lafayette. Number 2 No matter what happens on appeal, the Louisiana law is probably on the way out. The Louisiana constitutional convention, attempting to draw a document to replace the current constitution of 1921, recently adopted a proposal which places women on jury lists.

Ford Stinson of Benton attempted to amend that proposal to track the current law but delegates overwhelmingly rejected the amendment. Dejean did not outline the reason the state has appealed. Atty. Gen. William Guste, seldom in his Baton Rouge office of late, could not be reached for comment.

Federal Judge Alvin Rubin, in writing the opinion of the panel, noted that 12 years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a Florida law which is almost identical to the Louisiana law. But Rubin said the panel was not required to follow that 12- year-old ruling. "When today's vibrant principle is obviously in conflict with yesterday's sterile precedent, trial courts need not follow the outgrown dogma," Rubin said. appeals can be made directly to the U.S.

Supreme Court. Elton Indians Band to March October 5 6 ELTON Band director Dave Williams announced at a recent meeting of Elton's Band Booster Club that the Elton Indians Band will be busy marching in two parades on Oct. 5 and 6. The band will march in the Jeff Davis Parish Fair Parade on Oct. 5 and in the Rice Festival Parade in Crowley on Oct.

6. A progress report on the newly formed Flag Corps was also given. The corps will perform with the band for the first time at this weekend's football game. The corps is comprised of eight girls. Club President Marilyn Dewees and club Vice President Ella Southall will be in charge of drawing up a schedule of workers for the stadium concession stand for home games.

Named to work for this week's game are Joyce Langley, Henrietta Landry, Ella Southall and E. White. This same committee will be responsible for compiling lists of chaperones to ride on the band bus for out of town trips. May Complete Bill of Rights Work By GUY COATES Associated Press Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP)The constitutional convention is expected to complete the bill of rights today when it resumes work at 1 p.m.

If so, since coming into office July 5 it will have completed four of 14 articles for a new constitution. The three already finished include one on the executive branch, one on the legislative branch and the other on the judicial brand. After completing the bill of rights work, delegates will start on an article outlining the powers and functions of local and parochial governments including municipalities and parishes. The convention, bogged down by lengthy debate, stopped just short of adopting the bill of rights article Thursday night. Delegates approved a proposal outlining nondiscrimination, but turned down one providing pay for convicts later proven to be innocent.

The convention had adopted the complete article -all 24 sections -when Mrs. George Warren of New Orleans introduced a new section. It said the state shall compensate all prison inmates who, after serving time, are found to have been innocent Number 6 of the charges. Delegates defeated her proposal, but then decided it was so late they adjourned. The bill of rights article originally had 25 sections, but the convention, with almost no debate, deleted the section which guaranteed freedom of commerce.

That section would have outlawed price fixing and most restrictions on business. Most of Thursday's debate was taken up by sections calling for freedom from discrimination and guarantees of property rights. The convention ultimately adopted a freedom from discrimination proposal which said: "In access to public areas, accommodations and facilities, every person shall have the right to be free from discrimination based on race, religion or national ancestry and from arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable discrimination based on age, sex or physical The hangup on the property rights proposal was the possibility that municipalities and parishes would not be able to expropriate land for public use. The convention adopted a proposal which would allow this. the collision enhanced the possibility that the barrels could be widely scattered.

"It's hard to tell what effect hurricane and current would have," said the spokesman. "They could be anywhere." Coast Guard units along the entire coast of the Gulf of Mexico from Brownsville, to Key West, were alerted to the danger. The barrels, some containing 100 pounds of sodium cyanide and others 100 pounds of potassium cyanide, are blue with white lettering on them warning: "Dangerous Class 6 Material." The Class 6 designation is for "highly toxic" material, the Coast Guard said. All persons along coastal areas were warned against trying to touch or recover one of the barrels if found. Coast Guard units were advised of certain procedures to be used in attempting to recover the barrels of the threat.

"A major concern to the Coast Guard is that people along the coast -swimmers and boaters-might spot one of the barrels, think it is something valuable and drag it ashore," said a spokesman. "We're also concerned that commercial fishermen offshore could get a barrel tangled in their nets or run over one," he said. He added that the Coast Guard fears the drums may become corroded in the salt water of the gulf and be in a weakened condition if they drift ashore. He said Coast. Guard units are operating under instructions calling for them to wash any barrels found with fresh water and coat them with an anticorrosive chemical.

Number 4 cial journal cancelling the warning to maritime traffic to steer clear of an area 60 miles around the Mururoa Atoll, the French nuclear testing site. In the absence of any other official announcement, the notice was a signal that the tests were completed for the year. for Mrs. Kenneth Boagni, the DAR program. The Opelousas citizens "to be conscious chairman of Pledge of proclamation asks Democracy." of and to (Staff Allegiance Photo to our great.

by Savoie) FUMO Constitution Week Proclaimed MAYOR WILFRED CORTEZ puts his observe all facets of our Constitution" durings signature to a proclamation setting aside the the special week. founding week beginning Monday, Sept. 17, as pledged their lives, their fortunes and their "Constitution Week" in Opelousas. Mrs. sacred honor to the faith that all Felix Dezauche, member of the Opelousas endowed by their creator with certain in-9 men chapter Revolution of the Daughters of the American alienable rights," the proclamation says, and? (DAR) accepts the proclamation Mayor Cortez urged citizens to renew "their.