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The Richland Beacon-News from Rayville, Louisiana • 5

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THE RICHLAND BEACON-NEWS, RAYVILLE, LA SATURDAY, JANUARY 8th, 1938. WINNERS IN POPULARITY CONTEST R. F. McGuire Lodge No.209,F.&A.M. Local and Personal Mention OF RAYVILLE AND RICHLAND PARISH PEOPLE Horse and Mule Sale Mrs.

Allen Buie, of DeQuincy, has been visiting friends and relatives their home Saturday after spending the Christmas holidays with their par Woman Routs Rattler With Boiling Water Ilealdsburg, Calif. Mrs. E. L. Shriver had read of the manner in which the population of Geneva, Switzerland, repulsed the dukes of Savoy and thereby acquired a Fourth of July of their own.

As a consequence, when a 17-rattler snake refused to get off her back porch, she heated up the tea kettle, poured the contents on it and it departed for parts unknown. here since the holidays. ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas.

M. Thomason, of Alto. The Owen Bros, and Holt Horse and Mule Company, who for a number of years have been one of the leading dealers in horses, mares and mules in this section of Louisiana, open their first special sale of stock this year in Tallulah, Saturday, January 15th. There will be offered a large supply of guaranteed stock at this sale for Mr. Jodie Stout, prominent attorney or ueini, and Mr.

L. A. Flohr, also Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays 8 p. m. sharp All members of R.

F. McGuir Lodge are urged to attend regularly. A cordial invitation is extended to neighboring lodges and all visiting Masons. or Delhi, were vfsitors in Rayville mesciay afternoon of this week. Charles B.

Griffis, after spending the holidays at home with his parents, returned to L. S. where he is a senior, taking a course in business administration. A 1 1 uauy son was born to Mr. and jvirs.

tawara Abell at New Orleans ii iiiinmiiiMiiiiiiii i iii.ii.ju-. 4, Hi i 3 Si I if v- rv i a Tuesday morning of this week. your selection. You will be able to find any kind of mule you wish, from a cheap mule to as good a mule as grows. The animals range in weight from 800 to 1,400 pounds, and in age from 3 to 7 years.

Mr. Marvin Owen, who is one of the GET THEIR SEVENTH BANDIT IN 7 YEARS jr. ana Mrs. vv. L.

Jarmon and RADIO SERVICE WORK Service and parts for all makes. Member La. Radio Service Assn. F. B.

HATCH, JR. Phone 271, Rayville, La 0. E. S. NOTICE Bethel Chapter No.

185, O. E. meets every first and third Thursday at 8 p. at Rayville Masonic hall. All O.

E. S. visitors are invited and members are urged to attend. MAUD MULHERN, W. M.

baby, of DeQuincy, were visitors here through the holidays with relatives and friends. Mrs. Jarmon will bo remembered here as Miss Mary Elizabeth Buie. Aged Brothers Know How to Deal With Robbers. largest horse and mule dealers in the south, will conduct the sale at Tallu Jim Newton, colored planter of the fifth ward, was in the county seat lah.

Mr. Owen has established a very creditable reputation for himself in this section, and all who have done Tuesday afternoon of this week and renewed hi3 subscription to The Bea business with him know him tor a con-News. Questions and Answers Mr. and Mrs. Houston Chambers, of Denver, Colorado, arrived Tuesday of this week to spend several days with Mr.

Chambers' parents, Dr. and Mrs. square shooter." His word of honor GOOD MONTH HAND WANTED. has been his biggest asset in building up one of the biggest horse and mule businesses in the South. Chambers.

Somers, Wis. The cracker barrel is full, there's a cheery fire in the big stove and business goes on as usual today in the Bullamore Brothers general store while its aging proprietors protest there was nothing unusual about the way they trapped their seventh burglar in seven years and killed him. Somers is a crossroads village, ten miles from the big city police protection. The lights eo out at 9 Questions 1. What was the name of the Ameri The Owen Bros, and Holt Horse and H.

LINDOVV, 12-11-tf Route 1, Rayville, La. Family Reunion Mule Company will continue to have Mrs. Jennie Jordan, of Ruston, spent several days this week with her daughter, Mrs. J. M.

Shamblin, of Holly Ridge. large supply of stock on hand the Above are pictured the winners in a popularity contest which was hpld rest of the winter. i me vd.yvme Mign scnool on November 21-24. They are, top row, left to The annual Christmas reunion of the Atkins family was held on Sun Care of Brakes ngnt: fearah Meeks, best girl athlete; Carlyle O'Neal, most popular boy; and Missy Green, most popular girl; bottom row, left to right: Joe L. Pipes, most handsome boy; Allen Silk, best boy athlete; and Frances Aycock, prettiest girl.

day, January 2nd, in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Griffis, witht the fol "Bully" Willis, younger son of Mr.

and Mrs. A. J. Willis, is convalescing nicely in a Monroe hospital after undergoing an operation for appendicitis Tuesday of this week. lowing guests present: Dr.

and Mrs o'clock and everybody goes to bed. For years the Bullamore brothers, James, seventy-five years old, and Albert, seventy, suffered the depredations of transients who slipped out of box cars at night and raided their store. Then they rigged up rows of wires across windows and doors, connect can gunboat sunk recently by the Japanese 2. What nation is sometimes referred to as Nippon? 3. On what river was the U.

S. gunboat Panay anchored when it was sunk by the Japanese? 1. What important position is held by Benjamin N. Cardozo? 5. What important position is held by Alfred P.

Sloan. 6. What nation recently withdrew from the League of Nations? 7. What large liner recently went aground on the rocks of Hoishoto Island near Manila? 8. What wealthy citizen of the United States recently renounced her citizenship of the United States to be- W.

L. Atkins, Lamar and Maggie At Archibald Presbyterian Kins, jvir. and Mrs. A. L.

Wallace. Mr Play and Box Supper Given and Mrs. Ed Crump, Mr. and Mrs. Mr.

and Mrs. K. M. Thomason and Church son, of Monument, Kansas, left for H. Buchanan, Mary Ella Buchanan, of Shreveport; Mrs.

Jessie Fulbright, of Note: When it comes to caring for their cars, there are two general types of owners: the so-called mechanically-minded, who take proper maintenance steps because they know what each unit needs in order to perform at its best; and the great rank and file who have little knowledge of their cars' mechanics and who enter a service station only when something goes Minden; Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Atkins, Rev.

Harry L. Walton will preach ad, ana Mrs. Lula Fomby, of The recreational group of the Nelson Bend community entertained a large group of visitors on last Friday at Archibald Sunday night at 7 o'clock. All are most cordially invited, Homer; Mr. and Mrs.

S. J. Castle and son, of Monroe; and Mr. and Mrs. but the service will be held for those night with a one-act comedy, "The Housewives' Convention." ed with electric alarms in their adjoining homes.

Outside the store they installed switches with which they could flood the store with light without stepping into it. At their bedsides they stacked their guns, loaded. James, behg the elder brother, reserved the privilege of taking first A. Marsalia, of Athens. wrong.

For the benefit of the latter who are seeking the higher Christian life. group, C. W. Wood, national director i corae a Danish subject? It has been a custom for many years The play afforded much enjoyment, as it was a comic farce, consisting of ror tne immediate family to gather of service for Chevrolet, has written a series of articles on preventive service, giving the "reasons why." Following around the "long table," spend a few Training New Drivers hours in pleasant memories of the past Christmas and look forward to Why Should the High School Offer A many more happy reunions of this family, one of the oldest in North Course In Sportsmanlike Driving? Louisiana. is the third of them.

Make sure that your brakes are in good shape when winter brings its icy streets. For good brakes spell safety, a thing even more vital than the desire for economy and freedom from annoyance which prompts attention to other units of the car. fourteen delegates to an Interstate Housewives Convention and two young women employees of a railway station. The fourteen delegates, representing a3 many states, dressed in their "Sunday best" (ridiculously out of date) and laden with various pieces of luggage, much of it in a dilapidated condition, find themselves shipped to the wrong city. They are "down on men" in general, and especially on this particular man, whom they feel action against intruders.

But when James pulled on his pants and started for the door with his shotgun Albert was doing the same thing. Seven years ago they trapped two burglars that way and had to shoot only one of them. Since then there have been four others, without shooting. One night recently the al arms On the elementary school level, safety teaching has been done very Lawrence-Byargeon largely through integration with regu A wedding of much interest to lar school subjects. The emphasis has been placed upon safety for the pedestrian.

And since children of ele friends in the lower part of this par mentary school age are seldom old buzzed again quietly, so the Bulla-mores could hear them, but not the y. What was the maiden name of Countess Barbara Haugw-itz Revent-low? 10. What fortune did Barbara Hut-ton inherit? 11. What radio program was recently criticized as not suitable for a Sunday evening program on the Don Ameche and Charlie McCarthy hour? 12. For what did Ralph Coe and Theodore Cole recently become known in the news? Answers 1.

The Panay. 2. Japan. 3. Tangtze.

4. He is associate justice of the U. S. Supreme Court. 5.

Chairman General Motors Corporation. 6. Italy. 7. President Hoover.

8. Countess Barbara Haugwitz-Reventlow. 9. Barbara Hutton. 10.

The F. W. Woolworth fortune. 11. The Mae West Garden of Eden Love Scene.

12. For their escape from Alcatraz island prison. enough legally to drive a car, little attention has been directed to driver purposely sent tnem to tne wrong place in order to prevent their influence being used at the convention to further the cause of the suffering ish was that of Miss Othell Lawrence to Mr. R. B.

Byargeon, both of the seventh ward of Richland parish, which was solemnized on New Year's Day at Alto, with Rev. P. M. Gaddis performing the ceremony. The groom is an energetic and per training on that level.

Until recently It is easy to tell, even before snow falls, whether any given set of brakes is in proper shape for winter driving. The test is whether or not they operate properly when the streets are dry. If a sudden application has a tendency to pull the car to one side, this same tendency will be evident in more alarming form when the streets are icy. The car will be inclined to skid in the direction opposite that toward housewives and instigate a drive high school programs had devoted little organized effort to traffic safety teaching either for the pedestrian or burglar. James leaped from bed, jerked on his trousers, shoes and coat, grabbed his gun and dashed from his house.

Albert did the same. "You go out in front," James ordered. Then he turned the switch that lighted the store. against husbands. A series of "wise cracks," platform severing young farmer of the seventh the driver.

Fire may cause the destruction of your home or place of business. Reliable insurance is the one sure way to protect all your "property dollars." Call this agency for advice. This agency represents the Hartford Fire Insurance Company an institution that has been serving countless property owners so faithfully since 1810. ward, residing on the place of Mr. R.

speeches, and songs by a trio who "sang at all the functions back home" E. Walters. He is a former student was climaxed by a wild scramble for of the Rayville High School. It is very unfortunate that this teaching has stopped at the end of the elementary school period. For at that point boys and girls are just beginning to develop the desire to drive.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. the door, a general mix-up of suitcases, and a mad struggle to regain TT, -r a.iiu. w. A- juawrence, and is a Inside, a startled burglar dropped a bag filled with ham, cheese, crackers and cigarettes. He picked up a bundle containing a suit, underwear and socks, and raced for the rear door.

their own clothing from the spilled young lady of much charm. She also The result of no training is clearly contents of said suitcases, and the in attended school in Rayville eviaeni. irairic latamies of young Mr. and Mrs. Byargeon will continue to make their home in the seventh ward.

which the brakes pull it. And the remedy, of course, is to have them equalized properly without delay. If the brakes "take hold" suddenly when applied, it is easy to see what will happen with ice and snow underfoot. The car will lose traction and slide forward with its wheels locked apparently faster than it was going before the brakes were applied. The only way to stop a car on slippery surfaces is to apply the braking effort so gradually that the wheels keep on turning as the speed decreases.

If the brakes won't do that in their present condition, they need attention at The Beacon-News joins the many sters of high school age have increased 130 per cent during the past fifteen years. Doesn't this suggest the need of traffic safety teaching at the high school level? A proper function of secondary education is the training of boys and girls to do better those desirable things in life that they will do anyway. And friends of this young couple in wishing for them a very happy and pros formation clerk called "Train for Springfield!" Those taking part in the play were Marguerite O'Neal, Louise, Bernice and Elsie Duncan, Fannie and Martha O'Neal, Lois Graham, Florence and Herbert Joyner, Fred Smith, Eula Sturgeon, Ella Marie Rainbolt, Mary and Dallas Cheek, Lila Nelson and Sarah Margaret Joyner. Sponsor was Mrs. Mamie Smith, recreation director.

From a clump of bushes James called for him to stop. The burglar put on another burst of speed. ames fired one barrel of his double-barreled shotgun and the burglar fell dead. "If I hadn't got him with the first barrel I'd have got him with the second," James said. Interesting Facts It would require a freight train forty miles long to carry the material used in the liner Queen Mary.

perous married, life. Baptist Church John C. Morris Phones 102 and 106 RAYVILLE what are they more likely to do any way than drive an automobile, or ride once. In the United States most of the sponges are collected off the coast of Florida. in an automobile, or dodge an auto ihe play was followed by a box supper.

A large number of at Sunday, January 9th 10 a. m. Bible School, classes for This point focuses attention on the Gets Best Man All Right, tractive boxes had been brought bv necessity for sharp curtailment of mobile as a pedestrian? According to one authority the purpose of education I all ages. 11 a. m.

Morning worship. is to convert possible social liabilities I speed when streets and roads are icy. Plainly, a car will require much longer the ladies (old and young) and were auctioned off to the highest bidder. The engines on the liner Queen Mary develop 200,000 horsepower. 6 p.

m. B. T. U. organizations meet.

distance to stop, for brakes must be 7 p. m. Evening worship led by the applied so gradually as to avoid lock pastor. but It's Wrong Husband London. Rev.

J. H. Lyons performed his first marriage recently in Killeter, Northern Ireland, and by mistake wedded the best man to the bride. But it was not his fault. It was the fault of the best man who stepped out of position and responded for the silent bridegroom.

Rebecca Cunningham, the bride Last year 25,000 articles left on New York subways by passengers were sold at public auction. You are cordially invited to worship into social assets. Is an unsportsmanlike, haphazardly trained driver a social asset? We have not yet realized that annually we, in our twenty-five thousand high schools, can turn out a million and a half well-trained, careful and The funds secured from the sale of the boxes will be used to buy necessary equipment for a rhythm band organized by the recreation director, Mrs. Mamie Smith. This recreation center is steadily growing and much interest has been with us in all these services.

EXPE RT ing and sliding. The use of a second-gear will aid in gradual deceleration, and also in making skid-free turns, but it is no substitute for caution. Icy streets demand careful driving, i Note: The ordinance of Baptism will be administered for those awaiting it, in Juneau, Every other residence Alaska, has an ice box. at the close of the evening service sponsmaniiKe drivers, uan you pic -iease let au tne candidates be sure to be present and ready for the LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN Iron Ore in Every State Iron ore, the basic material from and Christopher Craig, the bridegroom, were unknown to the ministers. The bride arrived at the From my place about 2 weeks ago, one black horse mule about 10 years service.

JNO. H. HOOKS, Pastor STOCK LAW SALE which iron and steel are made, is found in every state of the Union, although not all deposits are suitable for commercial use. aroused its various activities. There are plans being made for another evening of entertainment in the near future, and the public is cordially invited to come and share the fun.

XXX TOYLAND In toyland we saw a little doll house And a black mickey mouse, old, weight about 950 has white spot in mane and branded dimly MB ture the effect such a product can have on that 130 increase in traffic fatalities among youth of high school age and on that 157 increase in traffic fatalities among youth of college age? Education does help to produce better drivers and the agency best fitted to do the job is the high school. Eduactors in twenty-one states have already recognized the responsibility of the high school in helping to bring about a better security of life and limb from traffic accidents and have developed or are now developing courses of study for regular and in stfme cases State of Louisiana, Parish of Richland I have taken up under the Parish NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP RADIO, REFRIGERATION AND ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING Also A Complete Electric Motor Service GI VENS Electric Co. RAYVILLE, LA. stock law a jersey heifer of the fol lowing description: Dark jersey, motley on right shoulder. Reward for information.

M. L. BELL, l-8-3t- R. F. Mangham, La.

Georgian Bay Is Large Georgian Bay covers a lot of territory, both wet and dry. This body Just as cute as he could be; He smiled and beckoned to me! Presbyterian church with Albert Muldoon, the best man. The church sexton was pressed into service as bridesmaid. While awaiting the ministers, the party got mixed up, the best man taking the place of the groom. He made all the responses until the time came for the words "I will." The bride said it for him.

Not until the party went to the' vestry to sign the register was the mistake learned. The ministers decided the ceremony could be performed over. Only the difference in names pre faced, both ears cropped, right ear split, weight about 300 pound3. Unless owner comes forward, proves property and pays charges, I will proceed to sell said animal on Saturday, January Notice is hereby given that the partnership of Brown Harrison, liquor dealers, was dissolved on January 3rd, 1938. C.

M. BROWN, 1-8-tf. Mangham, La, There was a little bitty mare, With a great big teddy bear; compulsory, classes in traffic safety. Louisiana is the first state to include Oh! how the little mare could kick, oi water is so big that it might well be regarded as another of the Great Lakes. But its shoreline is uniform.

It is rocky throughout its length: And the teddy bear would lick! 8th, 1938, within legal hours of sale. L. A. FLOHR, Constable, 12-25-3t. Ward One, Richland Parish.

this program state-wide in its scope. GURVIS COATES mountains can usually be seen, sometimes distant, sometimes close at hand; there are thousands of Bees Never Domesticated There are no domesticated bees Those living in man-made hives are as wild as those inhabiting hollow trees in the jungle. vented me Dest man from being legally married to the bride. BUSINESS MEETING OF METHODIST LADIES A little rocking chair Handled with care; It was just as nice As the house and mickey mouse. We saw a big red ball That would bounce on the wall A big stack of nice books, We just wanted to stay and look! There was the little drum major.

With his whole brass band; The regular business meeting of the Methodist Missionary Society was held at the church on Monday afternoon, January 3rd, with our president, Tail Makes Fly-Swatter So Hartebeests Die Out Cairo. Among natives of Africa, the tail of the hartebeest is in such general use as a fly-swatter, and so many of the animals have been slaughtered to aid the war on flies Mrs. J. C. Calhoun, presiding.

Opening with soft music by Mrs. vv. J. Jrteid, after which Mrs. Bvnum led in prayer.

Scripture reading and devotional, Mrs. M. A. Cooper. Mrs.

They marched down the aisle and gave us a big smile. Oh! it was nice in Toyland- By Joanna and Alicia McCoy, Alto Safety Slogans Calhoun gave the regular lesson from World Outlook, "Our Gifts For World-wide Missions." The reports of WE SUGGEST A RESOLUTION FOR THE NEW YEAR! To assist you in making- greater financial progress in 1938, may we suggest the following New Year's Resolution? RESOLVED: That in 1938 I will bank BEFORE I spend and spend LESS than I earn; that I will keep my credit good by paying obligations promptly; that I will be frank with my banker, discuss with him my plans, and give him the opportunity to fully cooperate at all times. At this bank we have resolved to maintain, and improve wherever possible, the dependable service and. willing cooperation that won so many friends for us in 1937. We will consider it a pleasure to be of service to you.

regular officers were given ink Minutes of last meeting by Mrs Frank Hatch, Jr. he my uthe f.msftm inai me species is in danger of extinction, according to F. A. Smith of the American Express company. Hartebeest hunters get up to about 25 cents apiece for the tails.

City Hall Steps Sealed Until a Cat Complains St. Louis. Three days after workmen had completed sealing up the base of the city steps, passers-by were attracted by weird cries coming from the steps. Firemen chiseled through the concrete, found a half -starved rat Treasurers report, Mrs. M.

Wilder. In the event of an accident exercise the utmost caution in moving the injured parties. A fractured bone may further lacerate the flesh or cut an artery. Supt. of Supplies, Mrs.

F. M. Dixon. xveports oi an circle oiricers were A sleepy driver is as dangerous as a i drunken driver. If you are drowsy fine, each having met with all obli gations.

Mrs. Cooper, Circle One. Mrs. W. P.

Gaines, Circle Two. Mrs. C. A. Blatchford (for Mrs.

don drive. Every year hundreds of persons lose their lives from carbon monoxide gas R. Rhymes), Circle Three. oarDon monoxide gas is thrown off that had wandered under the steps while they were being repaired and apparently had gone to sleep. A saucer of milk restored the cat to purring normality.

Our pledge for the year of 1938 was in the exhaust of the automobile mo made and all routine business for the tor. It ia odorless, colorless, tasteless. year outlined. yet strikes its victims down instantly fi ft wimmjh 3 'Jilt I ana without warning. Don't start your car in a closed garage.

Identification JJrivers of school busses should Meeting of circles for next Monday Circle 1, -Mrs. H. W. Blakeman. Circle 2, Mrs.

A. J. Cook. Circle 3, Mrs. C.

A. Blatchford. REPORTER Elephants in Indian Army Elephants are used in the Indian icvc uiive upon a rauroaa crossing witnout first stopping and definitely The identification section of the determining whether or not the way is clear. Navy Department has on file the fingerprints of every officer and enlisted man who has served in the Navy since July 1907. Ten -former en he Richland State army for draught and pack pur-posas, such as dragging the heavy Watch for Opportunity He is indeed the wisest nl the guns and in sieees.

carrvine lieht listed men of the Navy and six former Marines who lost their lives in the happiest man, who by constant attention of thought, discovers the Bank mountain guns on their backs in rough, hilly country and transporting baggage. An elephant will carry from 1,700 to 2,000 pounds on lone hurricane on the Florida Keys in September, 1935, were positively identified greatest opportunity of doing good, and breaks through every opposition that he may improve these RAYVILLE, LOUISIANA by the Navy Identification Section. journeys, maintaining a steady pace of about four miles an hour. These identifications prevented these i men from being buried as unknown..

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