Abbeville Meridional du lieu suivant : Abbeville, Louisiana • 1

Ik Ik 4 1Mi 1r I 1 Mm' III THE LEADING NEWSPAPER OF VERMILION PARISH AND ABBEVILLE SINCE 1856 7m independent newspaper dedicated TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERMILION PARISH OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE PARISH OF VERMILION MEMBER OF LOUISIANA oorcc c. MEMBER OF NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1941. VOLUME 91. NO. 8.

ii ivniinn WV III III IU ill III III III III JLV 33 Volunteers Leave For U. S. Army Training CATTLEMEN OF ABBEVILLE TO BE ASKED TO PAY ALIMONY TAX The PILOT LIGHT 4 ff prTr-snry- "ti(0 Cm ,5 Photo by Knight's Studio The thirty-three volunteers from Vermilion parish who left Abbeville Monday, February 17, for a year's training in the U. S. Army are shown in the above photo.

Bottom row, left to right: Elliott Boudreaux, New Iberia; Edwin LeBoeuf, Kaplan; Andrew Jackson Byrum, Abbeville; Clifford Harrington, Abbeville; Galvey Dartez, Kaplan; Harry Joseph Meaux, Kaplan; Edmond Bourgeois, Erath; Isaac La-vergne, Morse; James B. Miller, Abbeville; Walter Nepveux, Abbeville; J. C. Gautreaux, Abbeville; second row, left to right: Clesme S. Dubois, Abbeville; Dennis Mire, Abbeville; Bernard S.

Richard, Maurice; Lovelace Lemaire, Abbeville; Lloyd Lemaire, Kaplan; Eddie Derouen, Perry; Ovey Luquette, Perry; Williard Orin Miller, Alexandria; Herman C. Landry, Abbeville; Dudley Sonnier, Abbeville; Herbert J. Hollier, Abbeville; top row, left to right: Andrew Broussard, Maurice; James Elwood Choate, Pecan Preston Jules Dartez, Abbeville; Island; Walter Richard, Maurice; Anthony Guarino, Abbeville; Helem Broussard, Abbeville; Essay Prejean, Milton; Aldest Friou, Abbe ville; Raoul Simon, Milton; Alexander B. Bell, Kaplan. VERMILION WILL SEEK MEMBERS Members of the Vermilion Parish Cattlemen's Association at their annual meeting here Monday afternoon re-elected their officers for the new fiscal year and made plans for a membership drive to cover the nine wards of the parish.

The organization adopted a resolution supporting the calfhood vaccination together with a blood test to eliminate Bangs disease among the cattle of the parish. The resolution urged that the members of the association give the new method a fair trial under the supervision of and in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Animal Industry and the State Livestock and Sanitary Board. The officers named to head the Vermilion Cattlemen's Association for the new fiscal year are R. Wat-kins Greene, Cow Island, president; A. J.

Marceaux, Kaplan, first vice-president; Leonce Broussard, Erath, second vice-president; J. F. Noel, Perry, third vice-president; and Alphe Broussard, Point Pleasant Ranch, fourth vice-president. The directors representing each ward of the parish include O. J.

Moss, first ward; Edmund Dugas, second ward; F. A. Godchaux, third ward; Dr. J. A.

Villien, fourth ward; Phillip LeBlanc, fifth ward; Russell Greene, sixth ward; Joseph Mouton, seventh ward Ted F. Riley, eighth ward; and Laurent Dartez, ninth ward. The membership campaign in the association will be conducted over a period of several months and when completed will be marked by two barbecues for the members which will be given by Frank A. Godchaux, and Charles Caldwell, announced President Greene. The organization donated $25 for the purchase of prizes which will be awarded at the 4-H Club Achievement Day prqgram in Abbeville March 29 when purebred cattle owned by the high school boys and girls will be exhibited.

County Farm Agent J. D. Sobert stated that approximate ly 900 mermbefrs of 4-H Clubs from 17 schools in the parish will take part in the achievement day program here. Delegates named to represent the cattlemen's association at the state convention in Shreveport Friday and Saturday of this week are President R. Watkins Greene, Alphe Broussard, and Theogene Brasseaux.

F. A. Godchaux, invited the group to attend a publis sale of purebred Aberdeen Angus cattle which will be held during the second week of April in Welsh. County Agent Sobert invited the cattlemen to join in the annual winter legume tour of Vermilion parish which will start Monday, February 24, at 1 o'clock p. from the court house here.

At the suggestion of Charles Caldwell, it was agreed by the members that the assistance of the Federal government will be sought in undertaking additional projects to supervise the testirjg of cattle for the elimination of Bangs disease. Members of the Vermilion Parish Cattlemen's Association listed by Wright were Ted F. Riley, Gueydan P. B. Wright, Wright; W.

J. Broussard, Gueydan; Russell Greene, Abbeville; J. F. Noel, Perry; Leonce Schexnayder, Kaplan Homer LeBlanc, Kaplan; Adam Meaux, Kaplan; J. V.

Villien," Maurice; Dr. J. A. Villien, Maurice; Constant Mbtty, Abbeville; Alphe Broussard, Abbeville R. F.

Waldo Harrington, Abbeville; C. B. Caldwell, Erath; R. W. Greene, Abbeville; Joseph Mouton, Perry; Phillip LeBlanc, Indian Bayou; Theogene Brasseaux, Henry; Victor Schriefer, Perry; Leopold Noel, Abbeville; Leonce Broussard, Erath Onezime Luquette, Perry.

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE BEING CONDUCTED FOR FARM BUREAU A concerted drive for membership in the Farm Bureau in Vermilion parish started Monday, February 10, it was announced by County Agent J. D. Sobert. The quota for Vermilion parish has been set at 500 members. There are from 6000 to 7000 farmers in the parish.

The membership list will be published in next week's issue of the Meridional. WINTER LEGUME TOUR OF VERMILION WILL BE HELD MONDAY The fifth annual Vermilion parish winter legume tour will take place Monday, February 24, starting at 1 o'clock p. from the courthouse in Abbeville, it was announced by County Farm Agent J. D. Sobert.

Farms to be visited include those of Oscar Hollier, Eusebe Ledet. I. M. Goldberg, J. Avery Boudreaux, Oscar Boudreaux, Erath Sugar Company, C.

E. Moss, Lake Morgan, Adolph Primeaux, and Theogene Brasseaux. By RALPH R. BIENVENU SATURDAY IS WashinoM-ii's Birthday we had to rus.lje Meridional this week to get it lfl-fhe mail early enough for the route deliveries some of the 4-H Club articles were omitted and other articles are not included in this week's issue please forgive us. WHITNEY GAUTREAUX found 8 nice Sheaffer's pencil identify it and you can have it.

CLIFFORD HEBERT has devised a "Bum Proof" shelter for "Tight Rolled" ready made cigarettes ioirt ask him to show you the camouflage. LEON BOURG has taken over the agency for Tiger Brand Fertilizers, Chilean Nitrate of Soda, etc. read Leon's ad in this issue. 33 VOLUNTEERS from Vermilion left Abbeville Monday morning for one year of military training in th U. S.

Army Dizzy Dubois was given a good-bye kiss by GLADYS PREJEAN who is already getting lonesome-. several young ladies were seen shedding some tears as the boys left F. W. Kerksieck treated the 33 boys to coffee at the Get just before they left, but practically all of them took beer JAMES MILLER informed the pilot that in the army you can get 22 ounces of beer for a dime and a pack of cigarettes for a dime now, if you want to make the boys happy you can send them the Abbeville Meridional every week. EMILE DUTEL, my grocer friend here, enjoyed a recent trip to Marsh Island but Emile says that he figures one trip every 25 years is sufficient for him The Pilot kidded Emile when, the waves were washing over the top of the boat but Emile says the Pilot was just as worried.

BALD HEAD CLUB Latest members of the Baldhead Club are Rene Sigur, Abbeville automobile dealer; Adam Meaux, police juror of the ninth ward; and E. R. Bergeron, 'manager of the telephone company here somebody gave Sigur a comb with bat three teeth in the comb and Sigur was late arriving at church Sunday morning when he attempted to part the few strands with the comb OPHE DARTEZ, my friend from near Erath, tells me that two Bald- up some green roots of Cocklebur bushes which would be boiled to rub on the baldheads to make the hair grow. Dartez told the Baldheaders that they must have got the recipe mixed up, and suggested that the Baldies rub the cockleburs on their bald spots instead of rubbing the mixture from the roots of the plant the purpose of the Bald Head Club, as you already know, is to Cut The Prices for trimming the Bald Heads as you know our member-Kip roll is growing rapidly and we'll on be electing officers and drawing up a charter all Baldheads vho wish to join may apply with the Pilot. MISS ZOE SAGRERA, daughter Mr.

and Mrs. R. S. Sarera of Uieniere au Tigre, and John J. Lynch of Pilot Town, son of Mrs.

Nora E. Lynch of Newport, Rhode Island, JU be married at the Henry Catholic ttrcb. Sunday, February 23. con-Sratalations. J.

ELLIOTT CADE, Third District Area Commander of the American Won, is sporting an initialed belt Mcue given him for the aetership drive. RECEIVED nere stated the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter dTf atJIenry was burned Satur-Vr- and Mrs- Rmke were ijgnejj October 16 your friends sincerest sympathy. J.

Si (BTT twnr vfoiw ciainu won't timf Tokens for a long Bm imbedded tokens in the HP Vn front of his store. I YOUNG celebrated Wednday and his son, WL celebrated a birthday risheT7 conratuIations and BEADLE of La-JicWl Jeacher at the Abbeville high Sr 43 Sunday to Lieut. us of Camp Blandine-. Fl jretulations. GJJ? SCHLESSINGER cele-blrthda on Valentine's Day me George was thrilled by given to her LiyRS-.

A- VIATOR JhSSL i Tt. s'xteenth wedding Jday congi-atu- iBSo nd Emma- THOMAS, Abbeville, o1i to the Abbeville Meri-(W-lnany thanks Lester, continued on society page) The members of the Vermilion parish police jury at a meeting here Tuesday morning agreed to appoint special counsel to force the town of Abbeville to pay to the parish the four-mill alimony tax which the corporation was exempted by a special charter granted by the state legislature in 1854. Secretary-Treasurer R. J. LaBauve was authorized to appoint a lawyer to represent the police jury in the legal proceedings against the town to sctek the payment from the town which, it was estimated, will yield $4,000 a year baged on last year's.

assessment. Mayor J. E. Kibbe who attended the meeting of the police jury declared that' personally he was in favor of paying the four-mill tax the parish but that as mayor of thiy town he could not and would not impose the tax on the people unless the citizens requested an amendment to. their charter.

"We get more harm than good from the four-mill tax exemption granted to the town of Abbeville through its charter granted in 1854, continued Mayor Kibbe. "The town of Abbeville has been criticised by the other citizens of Vermilion parish for not paying the four-mill tax but it is not my fault and not the fault of the present council. Abbeville is contributing from $6000 to $8000 a year for maintaining organizations beneficial to the parish and although we get the benefit of th trading done here, many fail to real ize, tnat we are helping." Secretary-Treasurer LaBauve stated that the police jury will seek to enforce the collection of the four-mill tax from Abbeville and if this is not successful that the police jury will make application with the state legislature to amend the charter under which the town of Abbeville ia operating so that the town will pay its four-mill tax to help in the operations of the police jury. 'The police jury named members of a jury of freeholders to designate a road in the third ward. Named on the jury are Chairman Eddie Broussard, Ophelia Thibodeaux, Olivier Nunez, Adam Harrington, NicholaSr Breaux, Saul Richard, and J.

Avery Boudreaux. The body completed legal details for the establishing of the regional housing authority for the constructing of 125 low-rent dwelling units. Operating with Vermilion in the housing authority are the parishes of Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin and St. Mary.

Miss Elizabeth Cammack, field worker for the Louisiana Library Commission, and Miss Jessica Boatner, librarian assigned to Vermilion parish, discussed before the members of the police jury their plans for operating the demonstration library in the parish which will be inaugurated in the next few weeks. "he report of the Vermilion parish health unit was received by Secretary-Treasurer LaBauve who informed the members of the police jury that a director would be assigned to this parish within the next few weeks. Resolutions adopted by the police jury provided for the issuing of of refunding bonds to pay debts incurred prior to 1938, and $32,250 in certificates of indebtedness for the refunding of ordinary debts incurred prior to July, 1938. JLeOUtV 1 0 Be Here i To Aid In Filing -Income Returns Deputy Collector Valex A. Doucet will be in Abbeville March 5 to help Vermilion parish citizens file their income tax returns for 1940, it was? announced.

The Lafayette office, located ia nvrui UUUUUl, VV 1H open during1 the period March 1 through March 15, Sundays excepted, to assist in filing income tax returns. For Improvements At Kaplan Sold Kaplan, La. The bid of Barrow Leary Company of Shreveport for $50,000 of public improvement bonds issued by the town of Kaplan to finance the tfroDOsed seweraci Rvstm nere was accepted by members of the town council at a meeting here. The council appointed E. J.

Trahan, C. T. Blanchard and O. H. Des-hotels, as members of a committee to draw a.

new schedule of water, light and gas rates for all consumers residing outside of the corporate limits of the town. Leonard Elie Broussard, Abbeville; Legionnaires And World War Vets Registering Today Plans were completed for the voluntary registration Saturday of all Vermilion Parish Legionnaires and World -War veterans for possible future national defense service as part of the nationwide American Legion preparedness program, it was announced by J. Elliott Cade, chairman of the national defense registration committee. Registration will be from 8 a. to 5 p.

at the following places: Abbeville, courthouse, M. E. Harrington, J. Ozere LeBlanc, and Charles LeBlanc; Kaplan, Fire Station, Mayor Gabi Maraist; Delcam-bre, Edvard J. LeBlanc; Erath, LeBlanc Store, U.

P. LeBlanc, and J. P. Hinckley; Esther, Kuehling Store, Robert Kuehling. Members of the registration committee named by Commander E.

N. Kirkpatrick of the Vermilion American Legion Post include Floyd D. Edwards, Jack Villien, Arthur Le-jeune, Gabi Maraist; Lewis Wood, Phillip Trahan, J. P. Hinckley; U.

P. LeBlanc, and Francis Theall. Allot $123,157 Of Federal Funds For Kaplan Sewerage Kaplan, La. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had approved a W.

P. A. project for the sewerage system for the town of Kaplan with an allotment of $123,157 for operation at the discretion of the state W. P. A.

administrator, it was announced here by U. S. Senator Allen J. Ellender. The property taxpayers at a special election recently voted in favor of issuing $50,000 in borvds to finance improvements in the newly created sewerage district within the corporate limits of the town.

ALLOT $16,659 FOR GUEYDAN IMPROVEMENTS Gueydan, La. President, F. D. Roosevelt has approved a town-wide project for the extension" of the water system here and has authorized an allotment of $16,659, it was announced here by United Statesi Senator Allen J. Ellender.

The project is now eligible for operation at the discretion of the state W. P. A. administrator. NOTICE TO PROPERTY TAXPAYERS The 1940 taxes are now due and payable since January 1, 1941.

We urge that you come and pay in order to avoid penalties which will begin as of March 10, 1941. Also, please call for your exemption tax receipts. K. P. LANDRY, Sheriff Vermiyon Parish, La.

ABBEVILLE HIGH CARNIVAL TO BE HELD TONIGHT Featuring a patriotic theme of red, white and blue, the fifth annual carnival ball sponsored by the Abbeville high school students Saturday, February 22, starting at 8 o'clock p. in the high school gymnasium, promises to be one of the outstanding events of the season. Miss Sara Kirkpatrick and Frankie DeGraauw will reign as queen and king of the senior court. Reigning over the junior court will be Miss Waldeen Hebert and Jimmie Voor-hof. The carnival court will march in the high school gymnasium at 8 o'clock p.

m. A special program will be presented in connection with the carnival. Frank A. Godchaux, president of the Louisiana State Rice Milling of Abbeville, will crown the Oueen, it was announced. For the first time since its recent organization the members of the Abbeville high school band will be featured in musical numbers.

The drum majorettes will present special numbers. Members of the tumbling team will present a special exhibition. Red La-Bauve and His Collegians will furnish dance music for the occasion. TO PRESENT PICTURE HERE TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHURCH IMPROVEMENT A motion picture, depicting the life story of Jesus Christ, will be pre- sented in the Mt. Carmel gymnasium here Thursday, February 27, starting at 7:30 o'clock p.

to raise funds for the redecoration of the St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church Sanctuary, it was announced. inasium In connection with the eight-reel sound picture there will also be presented "The Story of the Flag." Admission will be 10c and 20c. HELEN RUSSO HONOR STUDENT AT S. U.

Helen Russo, a graduate of Abbeville High, will be honored with initiation into Alpha Lambda Delta, honorary scholastic fraternity for freshmen women. Of the 450 freshmen girls, twenty students have maintained the academic average requisite for initiation and Abbeville is represented in the honor group by Miss Russo, who was also an honor student through High School. She is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Russo, Abbeville.

SCHEDULE JUNIOR C. C. C. ENROLLMENTS Intermediate Junior C. C.

C. enrollments were started to supplement the regular quarterly C. C. C. enrollments to fill vacancies in the camps, it was announced by Mrs.

Hilda San-doz Webb, Vermilion Parish Department of Public Welfare director. LIBRARY FOR VERMILION TO OPEN MAR. 2 The Vermilion Parish Demonstrar tion Library will be formally opened at ceremonies Sunday, March 2, at 2 o'clock p. in the Masonic Home in Abbeville, it was, announced by Miss Elizabeth Cammack, field worker for the Louisiana Library Commission. Taking part in the program will be representatives' of the sponsoring organizations in Vermilion parish, officials of the Louisiana Library Commission, and members of the Vermilion parish library board including J.

H. Williams, Mrs. W. B. MacMillan, J.

C. Harrington, J. E. Kibbe, of Abbeville, Mrs. Maurice Montagne of Gueydan, and Mrs.

A. A. Lejeurie of Kaplan. Miss Jessica Boatner, librarian assigned to Vermilion parish, stated that the books for the library arrived here Friday and will be distributed among the branch libraries in the next few days. The public is invited to attend the opening ceremonies of the library here Sunday, March 2.

OIL ACTIVITIES IN THIS PARISH CLAIM INTEREST The Continental Oil according to reports published in the Times-Picayune, is completing its west extension test for the Abbeville field in Vermilion parish and may add a half mile or more on this side of the field if the test results in a producer. The outpost operation lies a half mile west and slightly south of the operator's No. 1 Duhon which heretofore has marked the most northwesterly productive point in the field. Total depth of the Motty well is below 10,500 feet and perforations for the test were show below 10,300 feet in what may prove -to be a new proudcing horizon here. The state minerals department announced the completion of the White Lake well as follows: White Lake, east field, Vermilion parish, Union Oil Company of Louisiana Furs 4-A, 10.60 barrels on 10-160-inch choke same company's Vermilion Parish School Board 1-B, 405 barrels on 12-64-inch choke.

ACCEPTS POSITION IN ST. MARTIN Assay J. LeBlanc of this city has accepted a position with the J. R. Watkins Company to distribute their products in St.

Martin parish with headquarters in St. Martinville. LeBlanc stated that he will start on his new position about February 24..