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The K.plan Journal, KpUn. Thursday, St.mh 1961 5 1 raaii GfllrWjpS try i ST 1 i i fir 4 I i USP i is-' I Convent Home, Half in Street and Ditch chants and homeowners alike prepared for the onslaught of Hurricane Carla should it strike the Louisiana and Vermilion coasts. Other firms reinforced BOARDED UP These were only two of Kaplan's business places, Bordelon's Hardware (left) and J.P.'s, which took on the appearance of a western "board town" over the weekend. Mer their windows, tied down awnings and generally went through the routine of being as ready as possible for the damaging winds. (Journal Newsphoto) AT THE MILLS Trucks be-gin lining up along the road Saturday leading to one of Ka--lan's rice milts as farmers worked feverishly to beat Hurricane Carla to the rice crop.

The U5-miles-per-hour winds of the hur-ricane posed a tremendous problem to Vermilion parish farmers. (Journal Newsphoto) Vv situation well in hand throughout the night. Chief Simon reported this mornng that there had been no evidence of plundering in the area. A tight control was maintained on those persons entering the damaged area. Sightseers were at a minimum due to the darkness and threatening skies during the night.

However, with light Monday, the number of automobiles in Kaplan began to climb. Officials requested that all persons who do live in Kaplan or must COmp in tha -it i HE KAPLAN JOURNAL 1 Cs Established November 15 1956 ACTtVf MfMICt Liu ioleana JOHN MORRIS Editor And General Manager ASSOCIATIOII iui uxgeni business should stav ana xitc ram and unnecessary npnnip aoro 1960-1961 getting in the way of the repair with offices iroauu Towiey. La Preparations for Hurricane Car-la were credited with preventing a major calamity in the city. Kaplan took on the semblance of a western "board town" Saturday afternoon. ED ITORIMy ADVERTISING AND BOOKKEEPLXG OFFICE AT 105 EAST FOURTH ST 4.

Post Office Box J5 A rldrflrr 11 Vv-oi change of address Forms ro "ox 50 or 105 East uurth St. Kaplan. Loui Almost Side By Side Tnese Houses Were Moved Businessmen all about the city hurriedly worked to protect costly Plate glass windows from breakage either by the upcoming high Winds or flvinp dphric Tt Second Class Postage Paid at Kanian 'i -g? i "is 1 J'-S jJL rA rush hour for the local lumber IVa i.d& suPPbers of plywood SUBSCPJPTION R.TES; 1 year 2 years tt 50- frvears Outside VermiUon Parish: 1 yre 5 Mlrl fo Servicemen and Students: Same rate as vVrmihParish'. A majority of business -laces in Kaplan, a ratio of some busilv hnarrTol mStirfSil "fiertion. uPn the character standing, or rep-S The corPoration, which may appeir issued every Thursday at Kaplan Louisiana 'V! front and sides of their establish- tne three-block main business section along N.

Cushing Aye. 32 firms had erected some sort of protection. Sheets Of nlvnmnH Truck and Power Lines Lean in front or in the rear of display windows. Some windows were re-inforced with strips of heavy FARII LOANS Made By FEDEBAL LAND BANK ASSOCIATION OF CROWLEY LOMrt TrDMC HfTmcrr M.e Compromise (Continued From Page One) the decision be rendered in favor glass, rather than a plywood sheet One house was turned completely upside down. Another house came down on top of a gas main, rupturing the pipe.

The immediate area of the break was sealed off and umterc mn- -7iss oy me azens all over tne city were bein? tiprt Hnira of the commission, then the reser prevent their blowing away when ifc.iirj li1IC.cai 3V270 FEDERAL LAND i -J U1V ed almost at once to prevent me vviiius SlTUClC. A vt i tr lrA 1 i vations ana restrictions the original donation will be reinforced. "This means that we'll still be burdened with a bird sanrfuarv i natural gas. More than one thonphtlpss iwrcnn Kn 0 a Liu uaoie to be blown about was put inside or tied Write or See ROY CLARK Manager Crowley, La. which we will never be able to do 705 Church St Kaplan, La Every Friday Morning Horace Lormam Insurance Agency mi dajvk low cost loans re best for farmers Made on long terms repayable at any time without penalty uuwu 10 some more solid object.

Some homes in tVio a 'i told to "put out that cigarette" by officers and Piiarrts mpn rntrrtl- anything with hut maintain trrpnt Sections hoardpd Ung the stricken area. expense," McDonald said. "With the DrODOSed Pflmnrnmiw v. i trevem meir cracking. a distress call went out immediately over police radios from we wm not only be able to get considerable income from th property, but will also hp ahlo in open a mucn nppfipn fnntrniipH public hunting area in Southwest i-iuuisiana.

Hollier's Grocery Ilarke! Says: Under the terms of the rnmnrn. Vhat Used To Be a House A Pile of Lumber I Kaplan Police Chief Whitney 'Pete" Simon, requesting assistance. Units came pouring into the community from the Vermilion Acadia and Lafayette sheriffs' de-' partments Lafayette, Abbeville Crowley and Rayne City police forces, National Guard units from Crowley and Abbeville, the Salvation Army, and the Red Cross, The first Salvation Army unit reached the scene from Lafayette one half hour after the appeal I went out. By another hour and a mise recomeended by the attorneys, four things would happen: The states full ownershin of the To) A. land would be recognized; the original deed of donation with its complications and restrictions will be Set aSirlc mineral douolnnmnnt JO) now prohibited, will be authorized, and the state will share mineral rights on a 50-50 hasis with th nan, aaivauon Army workers from Lake Charles and New Orloanc "4 111V heirs.

came in. They worked throughout The immedicatp rpsnlt ie tu "jgiJi, uidKing me rounas of the i men on uatrol rlntv ci.ri.,; an oil lease nepotiatpH with I UIC heirs of Ward and Mcllhenny and I lUTt T- A i tee and food to the volunteers while me rams continued off and on. i 0 iurt i-eiroieum company would bring a bonus of $250,000 to the State, and could hrinp nrlHitinnol bonus payments of up to nearly S2.0OO.OOO to thp state i BIG SALK Thursday Friday Salcrday 14, 15 and 16 five years. THhis doesn't count any of the money which could Kaplan Alderman J. D.

Hanks expressing the sentiments of many of Kaplan's people, said "without the assistance of the Sal-! yation Army, the state and city po-Iicemen, the sheriff's deputies and the many volunteers who came to i offer their assistance, it would have been rough." He especially commended the i Salvation Armv for its wnrlr come from successful wells brought in on the land. Tornado Red Cross personnel set up refugee stations in Kaplan's four schools. (Continued From Page One) Kaplan. Debris from the Abshire dwelling was scattered for 400 ft yaras in the direction of the city. The roof of the house was lifted completely off.

The brick walls were slanted on odd angles. Windows were blown out as if an explosion had rocked the house. Furniture was flung about the yard. Crossing the highway in front of the house, the twister uprooted telephone lines on tho nni-tn More than 500 white persons and 200 Negros registered at the emergency facilities. Two small fires broke out during the night, according to Kaplan Fire Chief Freddie Guidry.

A pilot light ignited escaping gas on Eighth St. near Herpin Ave. and an electric fire occurred later at 707 Jackson Ave. Both were in the immediate vicinity of the disaster. State Dolicemen wptp failed in 4U Autocrat PETIT POIS PEAS 4-303 cans $1 Autocrat TOMATO SAUCE 68 oz.

cans 49c Blue Plate IIAYOHHAISE PinI 35c libbt POTTED HEAT 9 ZlA oz. cans $1 BED POTATOES 10 lbs. 33c Autocrat COOKING OIL gallon $1.59 Smashed Home, Downea Cables and Poles the road and then picked up off the I m. 411 from as far away as Baton Rouge and Alexandria. Capt.

Percy Pri-meaux of Troop I estimated the i damage at the $1 million mark, i He said hidden damage, not im- mediately visihl miVht gXUUilU. Staying off the ground for approximately a mile and a half, the funnel then dropped down on the extreme eastern edse of the citv limits. Houses along the entire stretch of Ninth running some IS blocks felt the full fury of the storm. Some struct nroc n'Avv m. WJV J.

I gure much higher. Iff me volunteer workers had the I ed up off their foundations and aiammea aown the middle of streets. Others resembled only huge piles of lumber after the disaster passed. Still others spun around and collided with neighboring houses "on the move." A ton truck parked on N. LeMaire Ave.

was thrown into a ditch like a rhild'c tnv Tha i' in Arab rfj hide was resting on its' left side Giant Size wuen it stopped 25 feet away from its original location. A convent housing the Mother osiers vi marity was thrust "to a drainage ditch along Ninth St. The nuns, all inside the building at the time, escaped without ser-iKluH-iJhey were sheltered L0 mSht "ith the sisters of the Gray Nuns of the Cross, another nrdr MEAUX LUMBER STORE 25 YEARS EXPERIENC8 IN BUILDING HOMES Andrew Mwy. Kaplan, La. HOLLIER'S GROCERY I1ARKET MS bgkbn.

KapLn 3.ms The Twister Came Through This Yard.