The Delhi Dispatch from Delhi, Louisiana • 1

'V. 1.1 i DELHI PAT DELHI, LOUISIANA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1951 NUMBER 34 BIS CH 17 Evangollsf 1 Appellate Court Upholds Police 7ard One Lags In Red Cross Drive As Rayville Area Exceeds Quota el Show To Only One rmance CtoBUtl blackface minstrel fcTfte benefit of the Delhi fthwl band will be presented -ih Mav 3. at eisht Richland parish was more than Jury's Dry Law Joe Walker, Colored, Killed By Wife Joe Walker, negro, was shot and killed by his wife, Mary Lee, about 2 a.m., Sunday, authorities report. The shooting took place at the couple's dwelling about three miles south of Delhi. Walker reportedly returned to his home after midnight in an Intoxicated and belligerent condition.

A quarrel ensued which culminated $1700 short of Its goal Monday la In a Judgment rendered on Ap the current annual fund drive for the American Red Cross. This tact was revealed this watk Man's Shots Miss Woman So He Kills Self ril 27, Judge Vinson M. Mouser of the Second Circuit Louisiana Stat Court of Appeal, gave an opinion in favor of the defendant the Rich by William Boles, parish itin chairman, and Mrs. B. K.

Spkra, secretary ot the Richland pariah chapter. land Parish Police Jury. 't: in a scramble for his pistol. Thursday ihowlng will This case is the result of a local The woman got possession of the option election, held May 23, 1950, gun and when Walker attempted to get it away from her she fired one shot, according to her state Ward Iw. lacludlaf KayvUlt.

has sliahily exceeded Its que lttM.M but lb tHlki wart had colteeUd enly STM.7I ibis weak mi its quata at IITCS, The Mangham ward was report vcars there have to abolish the sales of intoxicating liquor in Ward five. After the election four voters of the Parish, each holding a liquor sales license, filed an objection to the election and Failing to kill the woman he aimed at a Negro man turned the gun on himself and blasted his life away. The morning quiet of last Sunday at Delco was shattered by three blasts from a twelve guage shotgun in the hands of Columbus Holmes when he fired twice at Letha Cole ment. The bullet struck the man between the eyes and death was instantaneous. itw performances 1,16 mln- year the how ta presented, later in the sea- .1 1 MnnnO all-' received a temporary injunction A.

L. McKinney, Delhi police of ed as lacking about $120.00 Of reaching its goal of $845.00. Pictured above is Mrs. W. T.

Windham of Delhi with her exhibit which held until a trial was had; At that time the four objecting vot In the parish-wide drlva handled IIUO UIUM ana vuu umiv ire taking place to arrange for pMcnUtion on successive ficer, first official to arrive at the scene, summoned Dr. J. C. Ellington, coroner, and Steve Duncan, deputy sheriff. Their investigation which won first place in the arrangement division, "A Dream of Spring." in the Delhi Garden Club's annual show held at the Methodist Church last week.

(Photo by Walter L. Orndoff) ers consolidated their cases under man, failed to accomplish his murder intent and, in contrition or separately among the negroes It appeared that about two-thirds ot its quota had been collected. Col Billy Roy Snider fear, placed the muzzle of the gun 1 Citwet parade will be held indicated that the killing was jus the name of one Olie Carter whose case was dismissed. The law firm of Thompson, against his chest and shoved the lections of $980.00 had been report of tne cast on mun- Is Active trigger. Young ed while the quota is $1800.00, Thompson and Sparks then took ifttrnoon.

tifiable homicide and they did not arrest Mary or file any formal charges against her pending further developments. Columbus had made a brief stop Delhi Primary Teachers Give Float Prize Money To Easter Seal Drive Auto Accident Is Fatal To buses will run for the Seversl soliciting teams tn Delhi Baptist Preacher at a nearby store for gasoline and cigars when he saw Letha and her have not yet made their canvass performance. trauDeri will serve as two children get off the bus and The profit over actual expenses but all are urged by Chairman Boles to complete their tasks this week. walk down the lane directly across Rayville Man aen and observers predict that pfacAon will be up to the of the $25 prize money won by the Delhi Primary School for its float the railroad tracks from the Ford Ware Store. He followed In his car, With more and more men enter Carter's case to the Supreme Court which refused to handle the matter for lack of jurisdiction and sent it on to the Circuit Court of Appeals where the argument was heard.

Carter's attorneys declared that the election was not held according to the state laws, specifically citing that neither of the two polling places had booths for secret balloting. This was ruled as of no consequence. IKWler sianaaru. of elrls will present Methodist Youth Hold Fellowship District Workshop An accident last Thursday for which no cause can be as drove ahead ot her and stopped. ing the armed services each moata the demands upon the Red Cross ad dsnce numbers under the When he got out of the car one of the children advised his mother are stesdily becoming greater, Mrs.

cribed cost the life of John Richard Mains ot Rayville. of Mrs. Charles J. Wyly. Spiers reports.

She asserts that tita that he had a shotgun. in the stock show parade was donated to the Easter seal drive for crippled children. the teachers voted unanimously to contribute the $10.82 left after paying all expenses to assist crippled children. In previous years such funds have been used to purchase school supplies. organization urgently needs mora, Calling her children to Le Unnnrta FnfriOC funds to enable it to carry on its humanitarian activities.

i tha ran back toward the railroad, The first shot grated her underarm, Returning from Holly Ridge, where he had gone to pick UP an order book forgotten the previous evening, Mains in some manner lost control ot his car and crashed into a roadside oak tree and caromed The second point of contention was the fact that the election Was to be called not less than 30 nor more. than 45 days after the peti Columbus followed her and as she ran to the store he fired again ripping a hole in her dress with a Oil WW iiUlltW (Hanis Club 2 Contests 128 young people and their counselors representing 18 towns within the Monroe District met over the last week-end In the Delhi Methodist Church in a Methodist Youth Fellowship Workshop. Each of the youth and adults is an officer within his respective local youth group, and was given specific Instruction snd training in his particular responsibility. into another with such teriffic fore tion was filed. This point failed to hold up because the petition was near miss.

Scaler Shonls Staged DyDIIS Re-Bury Richland that his car was practically de molished. The people gathered at the store handed to the Police Jury Secre high-yield corn contest had all run behind the building and in a moment ot stillness they heard A member of the senior class of the Delhi high school who recently announced his intention of devoting his life to the Baptist ministry, is now actively participating in the work of the church and is filling the pulpit for services at a number of churches. The young preacher is Billy Roy Snider, son of Mayor Roy Snider of Delhi. The youth has recently taken evangelistic messages to revival meeting at Darnell, Robinson, and Dunn churches and last week served as the evangelistic speaker for the Youth Revival at the First Baptist Church of Delhi. He will serve in a similar capacity at a Youth Revival in Rayville this week.

'Snider will receive his high school diploma this month. During his school days the young man has been a splendid student and has always stood in the top bracket of his class from a scholastic standpoint He has also taken part in all extra-curricular activities' and has excelled in sports. He has been a member of the Bears football team for four years and also has earned letters in basketball and baseball. tary, Richard Downes, who at all times stands for the Police Jury, in Passersby pulled him from the wrecked vehicle but he was be I by the Rayville Kiwan- Graduating i knd the Louisiana Hybrid their absence, it was held. yond aid.

Dr. J. C. Ellington Rich the final and fatal shot Letha told Coroner J. C.

Elling 28 of the representatives from outside of Delhi were entertained Marine Killed In Korean Battle The body of a 25-year-old Rich' i com Association is now un- The third point of attack was land Parish Coroner, attributed death to chest and head irfuries. overnight in the homes of the mem the alleged failure to divide the Commissioners and clerk equally ton, that she had been caring for Columbus but they had quarreled and she had left him. On numerous wrpose of this contest is to John Mams was born in cnest. Hill, Ohio, fifty one years ago, the occassions he had tried to persuade lahd parish marine was laid to rest last week in the American soil he between 'the proponents and the opponents of the matter to be voted upon. On this point' the decision son of S.

Winnifred Dunnlngton her to come back and she had re bership of the church. 35 youths were present for an early morning communion service at the church and breakfast which followed at the high school cafeteria. Bea Bradley is president of the Write the increased yield ithe more profitable produc-to be obtained by planting tyrid seed corn with proper fatta of fertilizers. and Carl Johnson Mains. He receiv gave his life to defend from the ed his higher education at Suanee fused.

The Saturday shooting was apparently the end of a series of reads "There is not the slightest evidence before us of any fraud or bad faith or discrimination with Reds of Asia. The young hero was killed in bat and as a member ot Suanee SATC Sthllowlag members of the Delhi Mlthorlll Ynnth Fellnunfcin arguments. The body Columbus was turn went into tne u. s. Army lor a tfft in Korea on September 21iMO.

'ibis-under the which served as host to the; appcniment of such short, time during World Was ed over to Sims And Gundy Funeral He was the' son of Mr Bunk. Burgess of Dunn whose son, Richland Parish Farm officials. Nor-Is it shown that the opponents ot the proposition made Home at Rayville. 4 ud Sidney Reech, Assistant Married to the former Le Rue McNeill, iie is survived by her and one son Richard. Two brothers also Phillip, lost.

his. life while fighting any effort prior to the holding of tartieipate in the contest: Members ot the Delhi high school graduating elan of 1051 staged the annual senior show in the school auditorium Monday night Both musical and comical num-' bers lent variety, to the entertainment which Included two short but complete plays. The near-capacity anrtlnaat. warmly the various numbers offered, t' The program for the evening fol- lows: PLAY Disss Reversal -r Cast: Coach, Bob Burnley I Tedi Neal Suggs; Bus, Dan Rundell; Don, Charles Wyly; Horace, Johnny Hall Spike, Billy Roy Snider; Chuck, George Mangum; Chess, Bit Hart-Icy; George, Yankee Arnold. Duet; Florence Brinson and Cor-' Inne Hogant Reading, Patricia Cummings; Song, Spanky Wilson; the Nazis near St.

Lo, France, on ing delegations. Sue Dozier and Betty Brown were in charge of registration. Barbara Watkins assisted in registration, and with Mrs. Jimmie Merryman was in charge of music. Delbert Shoemaker was the election to submit names of July 13.

1844, in World War II. UYVULE: Keith Amos, plant-JnmJti G-714A. survive him, Paul G. Mains ot Hat-tiesburg, Mississippi and Cwo. Max advocate's of their position for ap AH: Louis M.

Boleware, Mains USN Retired, of Oakland, Ted's body was brought to Delhi last week and taken by the Catron-Gay funeral home to Dunn where u-imw; wenaeu noDDins, California. Flower Show Is Held By Delhi Garden Club Donny R. Wilburn, Dixie Mr. Mains and his family former. HDC Members To pointment as election And, finally, in view of the fact that the election was carried by a majority of some three or four to one, it is obvious that the alleged disproportion of representation was it lay in state until the next day with an honor guard provided by Kf uvea at Ruston and at Naga in charge of procurement of food supplies.

Mary Ann Halley, Dickie Shoemaker, Yankee Arnold, George Mangum, Pat Patterson, Betty Shoemaker, Juan Watkins, Sue Johnny Bradley, Briggs AST: Billy Temple, Funks Clarke-Wood post of the American I doches, Texas, moving to Rayville Legion. The final journey was to over two years ago. Members of the Tom Willoughby, Funks 780- not too far out of line with the 1 0. Sindifer, Dixie 18. Hold Parish-Wide Meeting sentiment expressed by the voters." Don Chapman, Under the law Carter will have On April 25 the Delhi Garden Club held its annual Spring Flower Show at the' Methodist church.

"Wonderful, Wonderful Spring" was the title chosen for the show, JI1W; Paul Thomason, Dixie Hopson, Clara Gowen, Betty Brown were in charge ot the Breakfast Bea Bradley, and Jo Nell O'Neal were in charge of transportation. fifteen days within which to apply Hird Moore. Funks 737. for a rehearing or to carry the Wiier applications will vary accompanist Miss Dot Bynum; case to the Supreme Court on writs. The following instructors taught tttve hundred pounds of 12-12- Its nnli.nU-i 1 1 jJ Pantonine, Charles Wyly and Baby Sister Tharpe; Song; Tater the respective subjects: Miss Betty Rea Fox, Shreveport, "The Work of Episcopal church they readily made many friends in the community.

Mr. Mains was a sales representative of the American Snuff Company and his business carried him over a wide area where his cheerful disposition and friendliness made his a welcome caller. Mr. Morris Sloan, Shreveport, District manager of the American called in all salesmen ot the territory to attend the final rites which were held at four o'clock Friday afternbon at Ruston. No reports of any plans for further action had been made public up to Monday night K.

cHuivdiem utuueu un three hundred pounds of it! (if KnHa nr He omiivolcnf Jimmy Lewis, Leamon Best Billy If le dressing in two applica- Roy Snider, Pat Patterson, J. L. Coleman; Ruston where Ted was buried in his native Lincoln parish soil with full military honors provided by the Legion post there. Ted enlisted in the Marine Corps early in 1943 and participated in the battles of two Jima and Sai-pan and was a member of the occupation forces in Japan. He was discharged from the service in 1947 and re-enlisted in February, 1948.

As a private first class, he accompanied his unit when it sailed for the Korean conflict on' August 17. On September 8 he wrote from Pusan to tell his parents that he had not yet been in battle but that he believed he would be within a short time. No further news was the Presidents and Vice Presidents." Mrs. Jimmie Merryman, Delhi, "The Work of the Secretaries, and Publicity I Khuvt IlfYlA mmII Membrs of Richland parish home demonstration clubs will bring National Home Demonstration Week to a close with a parish-wide meeting on Friday, May 4. All clubs in the parish are observing the annual week now.

Each of them has chosen its "club woman of the yeor." Mrs. Lovie Barefield was picked by the Macon Ridge club as its club woman of the year. The Warden club honored Miss Elizabeth Walker and the Burn club chose its Mrs. Raymond 19 Men Slated I Jm and the awards decided Chairmen." Misses Mary Lou Mil Ring Up the Curtain ACT I Cast: Abigail Allanby, Bea Brad- Beech. IK Mid All! i ler and Ruth Robinson, both of West Monroe, "The Work of the Worship and Evangelism Miss Pearlie Maye Kelley, Rus For Induction On May 8ih The 19 registrants listed below are scheduled for induction on a title which was well lived up to in the entries.

Mrs. L. P. Craighead was flower show chairman. Mrs.

W. E. Coats and Mrs. N. McElwee served with her.

Judges for the show were Mrs. John H. Devine, Tallulah; Mrs. Ben Coulter, Winnsboro; Mrs. E.

R. Hayes, Ruston; and Mrs. Lucille Long, Hunt, Ruston. The senior clerk was Mrs. Zollie Meadows, Ruston.

An attraction that added considerable interest was a large collection of beautiful specimen of named varieties of iris and day lilies contributed by Mr. M. T. Young of Tallulah. Side entrance was decorated with a collection of luxurious and interesting foilage plants exhibited by the nursery of Mr.

Lamar Bryant. FFA Groups ley, hostess; Belinda Bottletop, Annie Jane Hutchinson! Cornelia Cactus, Corlnne Hogan; Dolly Doolit-tie, Florence Brinson; Emily Epicure, Barbara Watkins; Felicia Featherwate, Baby Sister Tharpe; ton, "The Work of the Commission Compete In D. Shoemaker To Preach Sunday At Methodist Church on Community Mrs. E. Tuesday, May 8.

They are to meet received of him until the official notification of his death. B. Emmerich, Rayville, "The Work of the Commission on Missions and at the local Board Office, 200 Julia Contests World Rev. W. H.

Grlsolda Gugglehlem, Patsy Parks; Henrietta Halibut, Midge Smith; Isabella Iodine, Gloria Clark) Jul Delhi high school chapter of Bengtson, Winnsboro, "The Work of the Recreation iana Jumper, Patricia Cummins; rarmers of America will "ie Competition in contests "tat On Satnrriav Mav Katy Katnip, Christine Ant ley; Le- Rev. Don Wineinger, "The Work of Adult Workers With Youth." Delbert Shoemaker, local high school senior, will speak at the Delhi Methodist Church next Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Delbert received his license to tita Lampwlck, Rita McEacharn; delegation reDresentine Directed by Hoppy Hopkins. Honor Dr. Geo.

Purvis At District Kiwanis Meet The divisional meeting of Kiwanis International held at Ruston April 24, gave signal honors to its presiding officer, Dr. George Purvis of Rayville, as the first Lieutenant Governor in the District to have completed all phases of his program. The Governor of the District, Wendy Watts of Brookhaven, my -one blue ribbons were organization will nartiein- awarded by the judges, each win I the events. It will be striv- Ted Columbus Burgess was born near -Ruston on August 2, 1925 and came to Richland when only four years old. He received his education at Delhi high school, joining the Marines before finishing high school.

Survivors, in addition to his parents, include one brother, Frank who lives at Oak Ridge. His four surviving sisters are Mrs. Ross Graves and Mrs. Lcamon Owen, both of Dunn; Mrs. Emery Absher, Girard, and Mrs.

Ecile Nolan, Oak Ridge. The official notification follows: "RX Washington, D. C. Sept. 30.

ner being presented by the Garden a. street, Hay vine, at 8:15 a.m. Rayville: white: Curtis Ray Reeves, James Marvin Kemp, Harvie D. Maxwell, Clemen Lee Viola; Colored: Napoleon Johnson, Queen Harris, Percy Lee Jones. Mangham: Marion Lewis Broadway, Glen Edward Lowery, Samuel Eugene Lee.

Colored: A. C. Webb, Booker T. Franklin. Archibald: white: Winston Cope-land Hill Colored: Roosevelt Calvin.

Warden: colored: John Henry Henderson, A'llen Beal. Holly Ridge: colored: James Edward Turner. Oak Ririffo' uihilx- TT Ti Date Not Set For First Rayville I top honors there and if it Club with a day lily from Mr. Young's gardens. "wt, second or third, will Me to entor Fifteen blue ribbons were given he held in Baton Rouge.

Livestock Auction for arrangements, 29 in horticul wu chapter's parliamentary wm recentlv wnn fire r.i ana was the featured speaker of the session and cited Dr. Purvis as Although some sources have er ture, and seven in the educational division. The tri-color award for the most outstanding arrangement went to Mrs. The honor man of the Division. Mtorict rally held at Start It defeated t- roneously reported that a livestock auction sale would be held at the At this meeting the Simsboro Song: Teachrs, Miss Adams, Miss Smith, Mrs, Smith, and Mist Bynum.

"I wanna Be J. B. Tate and Jeanctte Thames. Ring Up The Curtain ACT II Cast: Mary Jinks, Baby Sister Tharpe, The Mother; Minnie Fish, Barbara Watkins, Her Sister; Lottie Jinks, Patricia Cummings, Mary's Daughter; Daisy Jinks, Gloria Clark, Lottie's Little Sisters Joe Jinks, Corlnne Hogan, Mary's 20-Ycar-Old Son; Lucy Long, Florence Brinson, Joe's Sweetheart; Spike, Patsy Parks, A Burglar; Mrs. Jones, Midge Smith, Mary's "-BIIIB 41UIU auction barn in Rayville Thursday, tricolor award In horticulture was Key Club received their charter, The Kiwanis International conven Start: white- Pnhnrt V.ni.

and Mrs' Bunk Bur8css there will be no such sale. E. B. Smith, owner of the Ray preach in the Methodist Church April 14 after appearing before a district examining committee meeting in Monroe that day. Preparatory to appearing before the Committee on Licensing, tha speaker completed the Conference course of study as required in the Discipline of the Methodist church.

The 13th chapter of Mark will serve as the basis for the evening mesage by young Shoemaker. The entire community is cordially invited to hear this youm? man give his first message as a licensed minister in the Methodist Church. Delbert is the son of A. T. Shoemaker who is an employee of the Sun Oil Co.

During his high school career he has participalted in numerous student activities and earned several letters in football. 'Dunn, La, won by Mrs. Iona Phillips with a hybrid amaryllis white with pink tion was announced to be held in of the team are Neal Bennia viu a ville establishment, told a reporter St. Louis in June. Mr.

Watts also "viu, nuDen raoore, derson, Roy Munholland said that Rayville led the entire for this paper, that ho sale would be held this week and that, as yet, stripes. In the educational division the tri-color award was won by the FFA boys with their conservation "Deeply regret to inform you that your son Private First Class Ted Columbus Burgess was killed in action 21 September 1950 in the Korean Area in the performance of his duty and service of his coun 31 Decisions Made At Baptist Youth Revival Thirty-one decisions were made during the four-day Youth Revival which concluded Sunday at tho the date for the first sale to be held in the new building has not exhibit. Their prize was an evergreen shrub plant for the agrlcul ture building grounds. been set livestock judging team wil1 compete at Ruston title includes Jay Du-'Mac Boleware, and Hu- 1 chapter will enter the teit v. try.

No information available at "oywoi vnurcn 01 ueinii present regarding disposition ot re The greatest number of points was won by Mrs. W. E. Coatcs with was reported by the Rev. mainsTemporary burial in locality where death occurred probable.

Stincbaugh, pastor. Neighbor; Jennie, Rita McEacharn, Mary's French Frank Ford, Bea Bradley, The Villian; Jim Gumshoe, Annie Hutchinson, Detective John Smith, Christine Antlcy, In Love With Lottie. The revival culminated the an- You will be promptly furnished any as lorage Twenty-five grasses and Division in the number of reservations made for the St. Louis meeting. There will be eighteen to go from this club.

The Ruston meeting was held in the High School cafeteria following the banquet. A. V. Zimmerman of Alexandria, International Trustee, was also one of the speakers. Those attending from Rayville were Messers and Mcsdamcs: Nolan Pipes, Carey J.

Ellis, Edwin Myrick, W. Davis Cotton, Charles Koontz, A. B. Smith and President of the Rayville Club, A. C.

Alford. Other Kiwanians attended and are well known loc nual Youth Week program at the additional information received, local church during which young Please accept my heartfelt sym-people occupy all the church and pathy. Letter follows: f. ue laentuied by competing in this ev-rthers of thi nim o. Smith said that he did not understand how the report that a sale would be held this week got start-" ed.

He also did not understand why the rumor was picked up and publicized as a fact, he added. The auction owner said he hoped that no livestock owners would be inconvenienced by the erroneous report circulated. He will announce the date of the first sale to be held in the rebuilt building, he asserted. Smith's building was partially destroyed in an early morning fire some weeks ago. U.

S. farmers used less than a million gallons of motor fuel in 1920, and more than 7,000,000 gallons in 1950. H. Silverthorn, "Major General USMC, vESt W'lburn, Thedford 'S Uvelle Best a total of eleven. Mrs.

N. E. McElwee was a close second with ten. Mrs. Lamar Bryant won the most points in horticulture.

Individual winners are as follows: Arrangement Division Class "A Dream of Spring" 1st place, Mrs. W. E. Coatcs; 2nd place, Mrs. Lamar Bryanti 3rd place, Mrs.

Ellie Bell. (Continued on Page Five) Sunday School offices. Jimmy Lewis served as pastor, Billy Roy Snider as evangelist, and Carl "Hoppy" Hopkins as chairman of the board of deacons. "Acting Commandant Ty Cobb played in 3033 major oague games and scored 2244 runs, 1190 hits and stole 892 bases. His ifctime batting average was .367, ihe highest ever achieved by any player.

of the Marine Corps, fur traffic accidents dear weather on dry In There are about 35,000 bees the average hive. A highlight of the week was the Columbium, a little-known metal, "hobo' 'party on Thursday evening withstands heat up to 1600 degrees ally were Mr. and Mrs. Ivy Jordan Be a regular reader Subscribe Patronize the Advertisers! with 90 young people present. the Advertisers! of Monroe and Mrs.

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