The Richland Beacon-News from Rayville, Louisiana • 1

SERVING RAYVILLE AND RICHLAND PARISH ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT IP Ik VOLUME IV XI RAYVILLE, RICHLAND PARISH, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1940. NUMBER 48. I 111 1 1 i i i i- -i i i. New President of Kiwanis Club T. H.

Harris Refers Electorate to Record DELHI CITIZEN FATALLY SHOT ON DEER HUNT 5,806 Parish Voters Sign Poll Books In Richland Parish During- Year The Saturday night dead line found a total of 5,806 Richland parish voters with their names on the poll books in the sheriff's office here. The poll books were closed at midnight Saturday, December 30th, the 31st of the month being Sunday and a legal holiday. We are unable to give the exact number of signers for 1938, but we are told by the sheriff's office that the number of signers for 1939 is approximately 500 greater than in 1938. Of course it does not mean that all the signers are voters, because there are some who may have failed to sign the poll book the previous year, or have failed to register. However, there are a number of voters in the parish over 60 years of age who do not have to sign the poll book.

'j- 'V. C' f. I ft I 1 I I I 1 Hon. Harry D. Wilson Among Five to Receive Honor Medal Louisiana's Commissioner of Agriculture Received Presentation For High Order of Service To Southern Agriculture Recently the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers, with headquarters at Raleigh, N.

made five honor awards to agricultural leaders and the medals will be presented at Birmingham, on February 7th, 1940. Hon. Harry D. Wilson, Commissioner of Agriculture for Louisiana, was one of these five Southern agricultural workers to receive this outstanding recognition. These medallions are honor awards for faithful and distinguished service in Southern agriculture.

The medallions will be presented by Dr. Clarence Poe, President and Editor of the Progressive Farmer-Southern Rural-ist, of Raleigh, N. at the general session banquet, which will be held at the Tutwiler Hotel in Birmingham, on February 7th, which is the opening day of the 41ts Annual Convention of the Association. Others to receive the honor awards are H. A.

Morgan, chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority; A. Frank Lever, director of public relations for the farm credit administration, Columbia, S. Dr. M. P.

Jarnigan, head of the University of Georgia animal husbandry department; and E. G. Moss, senior agronomist of the federal department of agriculture and in charge of the tobacco experiment station at Oxford, N. C. One of these awards is an honor few men have ever received, the present Commissioner of Agriculture, Mr.

H. D. Wilson, being the first Commissioner of Agriculture to receive this medallion award. In the past the following have received the Medallion in token of appreciation for many years of faithful and distinguished service in Southern agriculture: Dr. Tait Butler of, Tennessee; Dr.

David R. Coker, of South Carolina; Dr. W. R. Dodson, of Louisiana; Dr.

J. F. Duggar, of Alabama; Dr. J. A.

Evans, of Georgia; Dr. J. R. Fain, of Georgia; Dr. B.

W. Kilgore, of North Carolina. Bethel Chapter No. 185, O. E.

Installs Officers For New Year The following officers of the local Chapter, O. E. were duly installed on December 15th with the District Deputy Grand Matr6n of District Five, Mrs. Christine McConnell, acting as installing officer: Mrs. Cecil Jones, Worthy Matron.

Ralph Bloom, Worthy Patron. Mrs. Lena Gay Christian, Associate Matron. Jesse Stodghill, Associate Patron. Mrs.

Louise Harrigill, Conductress. Mrs. Elsie Corry, Associate Conductress. Mrs. Maude Mulhern, Secretary.

Mrs. Anna Naron, Treasurer. Mrs. Ola Lea Varnado, Chaplain. Mrs.

Rowena Mulhern, Marshal. Mrs. Marion Wilder, Organist. Miss Edna Jones, Adah. Miss Fay Henderson, Ruth.

Mary Louise Smith, Esther. Mrs. Jewell Fife, Martha. Mrs. Claudia McRee, Electa.

Maudie Carpenter, Warder. Maggie Meador, Sentinel. The ChaDter meets the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 7:30 p. m. Visiting O.

E. S. members are welcome and we urge our members to attend regularly. REPORTER Mrs. Susie Bradshaw Mrs.

Susie Bradshaw, of Archibald, died at her home there Monday afternoon after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at Union church near Mangham, with Rev. C. S. Wroten officiating.

Interment followed in the Union cemetery with the Winnsboro Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Bradshaw is survived by three sons, Albert, Lee and John Bradshaw, all of Archibald; three daughters, Mrs. Neva Robinson and Miss Ada Dean Bradshaw of Archibald, and Mrs. Quay Pnilips of Popeville, her mother, Mrs.

M. P. Ponder of Jackson, and two brothers, Joel J. Clack of Mindenhall, and Rankin Clack of Brandon, Miss. CCC Scheduled to Enroll 176 Young Men Friday The Civilian Conservation Corps was scheduled to enroll 176 young men from the Monroe District on January 5th, it was announced December 29th, by M.

B. Bowman, District Director of th state Tntake and Certification Bureau, following notification by A. R. Johnson, State Welfare Commissioner, who is in charge of the State LW, selection activities. Tv.rniicrVioiit the state a total of 809 unemployed youths between the ages of 16 and 23 was scneauiea to db enrolled, bringing the state's quota to some 5,500.

Most of the men will be assigned to the 29 CCC camps in Louisiana, he stated, except for a small number of volunteers who may be sent to the west coast. Parishes included in this district and the quota for each were: Caldwell 9, East Carroll 9, Franklin 25, Jackson 12, Lincoln 8, Madison 2, Morehouse 8, Ouachita 23, Richland 18, Tensas 7, Union 30, West Carroll 25. The enrollment for the district was at the National Guard Armory in Monroe for most parishes. RIOT OF COLOR While we were walking down the street I noticed a bed of pansies at my feet; Pert little pansies, all so very quaint, Some in white that looked like saints; Some were kingly and some were queenly. Others were gaudy black ones haughty; Every pansy had a fine, queer old face; Every pansy was filled with grace.

A grand exquisite picture in that bed, Every pansy nodded to me its head; So full of spirit and teeming with life, All in one bed living without strife. Pansies, I love you all more and more; Next spring I'll put you at my door, ACELE F. SMITH (Acknowledge from Sigma Xi Annual) Dr. James C. Sartor Dies of Heart Attack Prominent Rayville Physician Succumbs Thursday Afternoon Dr.

James C. Sartor. 57, one of Riy-ville's leading physicians and an outstanding citizen of the parish, a member of the State Board of Health, and one of the best known men in North east Louisiana, died suddenly Thursday afternoon about 4:00 o'clock as he was leaving his office to go home after a busy day. He closed his office and. accompanied by a friend, started down the stairs to the street, when he told his companion not to let him fall.

This friend caught him and he slumped down on the stairs and expired within a few minutes. Funeral services were held at the Rayville Methodist church yesterday (Friday) afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with Rev. E. F. Hayward of St.

David's Episcopal Church, and Rev. W. J. Reid of the Rayville Methodist Church, of ficiating. The interment was in the Rayville Masonic Cemetery, with the members of the American Legion in charge of the rites at the grave.

The active pallbearers were A. J. Cook. H. A.

Mangham. W. Jackson, George W. Bolton, Dr. R.

O. C. Green, Mayor W. T. Jones, John C.

Morris and Dennis Mann. The honorary pallbearers were W. W. Kelly. A.

A. Abell, Richard Downes, Sheriff J. Foster Jones. Dr. J.

C. Calhoun, George B. Franklin. Dr. C.

C. Jones, Col. J. W. Summerlin, L.

N. Dunaway, Everett McCoy, of Rayville; Dr. C. H. Moseley of Monroe, Dr.

Gus Street of Vicksburg, Dr. Howard Sevier of Tallulah, and Dr. C. E. McConnell of Mangham.

The funeral arrangements were in charge of Mulhearn's Funeral Home of Rayville. The deceased is survived by his wife. Mrs. Nancy French Sartor, one adopted son, Jimmie Sartor; two sisters, Mrs. Paul Crenshaw of Jackson, Tenn, and Mrs.

Dan Taylor, Aberdeen, Miss, and several nephews and nieces. Dr. Sartor was born and reared at Aberdeen, Miss, and came to Richland parish when a young man, locating at Alto, where he engaged in the farming and mercantile business for a while, then entering medical college, attending Medical College of Louisville, Ky, and Tulane Medical College. After his graduation he located in Rayville for the practice of medicine. He was successful from the beginning, and in a short time was recognized as one of the leading physicians and surgeons of the parish, and up to the time of his death enjoyed a lucrative practice.

When the United States declared war on Germany he volunteered his services, although above the draft age, and became a first lieutenant in the Medical Corps, later being promoted to the rank of Captain. He went overseas early in America's participation in the World War, and was in some of the hardest fighting our forces saw in France. Among the great battles in which he was under fire for several weeks was that of the Argonne Forest where more than 700 wounded American soldiers received emergency treatment in his first aid station at the battle front. He was a member of the American Legion and has always taken an active interest in the affairs of this patriotic organization, serving for many years as service officer. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Disabled American Veterans.

Dr. Sartor did not confine his activities solely to his profession, in which he was a talented and outstanding member, but gave liberally, unselfishly and patriotically of his fine ability and untiring energy to public affairs, joining in many worthwhile movements for the advancement and development of his town and community. This writer can not speak in studied phrase of his dead friend, whose love he cherished more as that of a brother than as a devoted associate and family physician during all the years of his married life and even before. Out of my life into the beautiful beyond have passed two of the friends I loved best on earth, and they were brothers, the late W. T.

Sartor and Dr. J. C. Sartor. God keep my friends and lead them gently through the meadow-lands where the river flows in song eternal.

I know that near its crystal banks, where the birds sing sweetest and the flowers bloom brightest, they have clasped hands in blessed and happy reunion. As a physician and as a friend of humanity his hands were always stretched to help, to save. Proud of his peerless skill, he gave it generously that suffering, as far as his won derful powers might be given, would be banished. He was quick to decide to act tireless, forgetful of self. He conquered pain, and hundreds are well and happy today because he lived and labored for those in misfortune and affliction.

It is no exaggeration to say that the humblest and the highest, the poorest and richest all classes, colors and creeds, in this community, with an unspeakable sorrow, mourn his death as a public calamity. His wonderful intellect and training enabled him, without apparent effort, to master the most difficult professional problems and to treat them with matchless grace and success. But splendid as were his natural talents and wonderful professional training and skill, it is the boundless generosity of his nature, his sweet and loving spirit, his considerate and tender charity, exhaustlesa as a fountain of living waters, refreshing and making happy all hearts around him, these are the characteristics on which I love to dwell. I knew Dr. Sartor better than I knew any man, and I loved him.

To me his death is a profound personal grief. He has been my best friend and physician for more than thirty years. He has been a welcomed guest in my home for months at a time, and many hundreds of social call3 as well as professional visits. There we discussed our plans, our struggles, our defeats and our triumphs. I shall miss him there forever in this world.

I deplore his death and as sincerely as one ever sorrowed, mingle my tears with those of his bereaved family and loved, ones. I IL A. MANGHAM 2,000,000 MORE BRITONS CALLED FOR WAR DUTY Nation's Potential Army Will Be Raised To 3,500,000 Men LONDON, Jan. 2. A proclamation by King George VT calling about more Britons to the colors gives the British a potential army of at least 3,500,000 men.

It is expected all will be in service by the end of the year. The king's proclamation, which he signed last night after a hurried return from a holiday at Sandringham, requires that all male Britons between 19 and 27 years old register for service. Previous conscription orders affected only men 20, 21 and 22 years old a total of 1,500,000 men under arms or technically mobilized. The vast expansion of mobilization does not include troops from the British colonies and dominions, which sent 3,500,000 to France themselves in 1914-18. (It was disclosed in Ottawa yesterday that 16,000 Canadian soldiers, making up the entire first division, are in England.) The rate at which new conscripts are to be called will depend on events.

It is expected generally that action on the western front will intensify with the coming of spring. Neutral military observers here believe that possibly as many as 750,000 men will be called before the end of this month to strengthen the British expeditionary force an army of about 210,000 men now and the vital middle east command which guards the empire's lifeline to the east. Formal call-ups for the various new age groups will be spaced over some months, with the 23-year-olds probably first mobilized. In three previous call-ups under the conscription laws, about 750,000 men were registered. The last of these groups is expected to be absorbed by the army by the end of February.

But with factories tuned to their highest pitch for turning out arms, munitions and equipment, the job may be done sooner. The biggest need confronting the imperial general staff now is not manpower but officers to train recruits, many of whom have had no military experience. The two main British officer-producing schools, Sandhurst for the infantry and cavalry and Woolwich for artillerymen and engineers had lower registrations in the past decade than ever before. To fill the gap, the army has been recalling sergeants and corporals to be trained as officers and, in turn, to break in the new recruits. The first contingent of non-commissioned officers from the B.

E. F. returned last week to start the double job of teaching themselves to be officers and the rookies to be privates. Newspapers generally agreed on the necessity of the king's action, taken through the privy council, calling it evidence of the nation's "will to war." A dissenter, however, was the Daily Express, which asked editorially. "What for? To please the French?" The newspaper declared Britain already is fulfilling her war job "to an immense degree on the sea and in the air." Tugwell Declares Long-Discredits His Own Candidate BATON ROUGE, Jan.

4. A. P. Tugwell explains the handling of warrants drawn by State departments, and says that in attempting to discredit the functioning of the Treasury Department, Governor Earl K. Long has done nothing more than expose and criticize the Hon.

L. B. Baynard, who is a candidate for reelection to his present office with the endorsement of the State Administration. Mr. Tugwell's statement follows: "Governor Earl K.

Long has put forth a desperate effort to create the impression that the funds of the Treasury have been paid out to State departments and institutions in a careless and slip-shod The Governor has failed to explain, however, that not a dime has ever been paid from the State Treasury except on a warrant from the State Auditor. He has failed to explain that all checks issued by the Treasurer must meces-sarily be countersigned by the State Auditor. "The Hon. L. B.

Baynard has served as State Auditor since 1928, and is now a candidate for reelection to his present office with the personal backing of Governor Earl K. Long and the endorsement of the State Administration. AH warrants drawn for funds by the State departments are drawn on State Auditor B. Baynard, whose duty it is to accept or reject the warrants presented to him for payment. When a warrant is accepted by Mr.

Baynard. he retains the warrant in the files of his own department. He then issues an Auditor's warrant ordering and directing the Treasurer to make tne Jlyment The Treasurer neither sees nor approves the warrants drawn on Mr. Baynard by the various State departments. Accepting and approving aU warrants from State departments is the function of the State Auditor After the Auditor's warrants are Paid by the Treasurer, it is the duty of the Supervisor of Public Accounts to audit the departments and account for the expenditure of the Snds drawn from the Treasury.

The finding of the Supervisor are reported direct to the Governor and not the Treasurer. Hence, in attempting to Credit the Treasurer, Governor lxng hd cdizrthegH0mnOU SSS own'cand'idate for the office of Auditor." Bedgood Twins JSSSSS their parents in Zeb eaee nTaTzebedee with Rev. J. Stones officiating. Interment was kde in the Greer cemetery.

BATON ROUGE, Jan. 4. State Superintendent T. H. Harris, a candidate on January 16 to the office which he has held for the past 32 years, this week referred those interested in his qualifications for office to the record of schools in Louisiana during his tenure in office.

"I make no statements concerning my qualifications," said Mr. Harris, "I simply point to the school system of Louisiana, at the head of which I have been for more than 30 years." During Mr. Harris's term in office, and particularly in the past 12 years, marked progress has been made in education, as a study of state department of education reveals. School finances have more than tripled. The state public school fund in 1927 totaled last year it topped $15,000, 000.

And of this amount, $2,750,000 was distributed in an equalization fund which enabled poorer parishes in the state to raise their schools to a high minimum standard of excellence. The advances in the teaching profession have been marked since 1927. Permanent teacher tenure has removed the fear of unemployment; retirement on a reasonable pension has been provided for teachers who have spent their life in the profession. And instruction has benefited from encouragement to teachers to better equip themselves, a move which has resulted in a teaching force per cent of which have spent two years in college and 98 per cent of whose high school teachers have college degrees. I During the past 12 years a program of safe transportation has provided 1 daily transportation for 78,000 more children; the death toll from traffic accidents among school children has dropped to only one child in the past two years.

Instruction has improved greatly as a result of studies instituted by Supt. Harris. Music, art, health and safety have been added to the daily program of study, and seven trade schools today are training Louisiana's youth to work in industry. Great advances, too, have been made in the fields of agricultural and homemaking education. "Of course, I do not assume the credit for the building of the great school system that Louisiana has," Mr.

Harris says. "I give that credit to parents, taxpayers, legislatures and other a'gencies, but I have worked with these forces and rendered such assistance as I could in the great work of providing efficient schools for our children." Baptist Orphans Will Visit Alto Church Sunday The Alto Baptist Church will have Superintendent B. F. Wallace and a group of children from the Baptist Home Sunday morning at the eleven o'clock service. Rev.

H. B. Hammons, pastor of the church, invites all his friends and the friends of the institution to join with them in the morning service. About fifteen children from the Home will appear on the program with choruses, select readings, quartets and solos. These services put on by the children from the Home are always enjoyed, not only because of their talent, but because of the enthusiasm that always marks their programs.

Supt. Wallace states that the Chil dren's Home has more good things to eat and more warm clothing than they have had in a long time. Hundreds of friends visit this institution every month, and the doors are always open to any visiting friends. Much attention has been given to the farm in the last few years. The large herd of cows and swine, which contribute greatly to the support of the institution, attract the attention of all who see them.

The Alto Baptist Church has always been interested in the Children's Home, and especially invites all its friends to hear the program. Baptist Training Union Has Bright Future The leaders and sponsors of the Baptist Training Union met in the home of Mrs. B. D. White Monday night for a very profitable council meeting.

Sweet devotional thoughts were brought in the reading of a poem, "Meet for the Master's Use," after which Mrs. J. H. Hooks led in prayer. Each union's problems were given and discussed.

Helpful solutions were reached for each of them. Our first quarter's work includes a perfect program contest. Each union will strive to be 100 per cent each Sunday night-Here are the points and their percentage: 90 of enrollment present 10 90 of attendance on time 10 100 of attendance remaining for services 15 75 of attendance daily Bible readers 90 of attendance giving to Church 10 Interesting Bible quiz 10 Behavior and correct posture 10 Parts given without quarterlies 15 Special feature 5 Mothers and fathers, it is ours to see that our children do their best for the glory of God and for their own good. Help your boy or girl to read their Bibles daily, to study the lessons, to remain for worship service and all these others mentioned. We have some of the finest, most faithful leaders and sponsors in our B.

T. U. The senior union is doing fine work under the leadership of Mr. and Mrs. A.

Cox and Mrs. Chas. Gay. The Intermediate Union is doing equally fine under the splendid leadership of four good workers, Miss T. Hclt, Mrs.

A. K. Voss, Mrs. Ruth Boles and Mrs. W.

C. Croxton. And how proud we are of our Junior Union with those two fine leaders, Mrs. Paul Bennett and Mrs. Joe Inei-chen.

Mr. A. K. Voss makes us a very excellent secretary. And surely we owe much to our own Mrs.

Hooks, who has worked so faithfully in helping to make our B. T. U. just what it should be. And what a blessing and privilege it is to have Dr.

Hooks. His help and influence has been sacredly valuable. The youth of our church is a great challenge to us. May God continue to bless us in this new year and lead us as we endeavor to lead them. Remember us in your prayers.

REPORTER the residence, with Rev. C. S. Wroten officiating. Interment took place in the Armstrong cemetery.

Russell McEacharn Dies From Wound Accidentally-Inflicted A deer hunt on the last day of 1939 cost Russell McEacharn, of Delhi, his life. A single buckshot from a charge fired at a deer by his hunting companion fatally wounded him and he died a few hours later at a Delhi clinic. The charge was fired by Monroe Andrews, of Delhi, an employe of McEacharn and two of his brothers, and the single pellet pierced the base of McEacharn's brain. The accident occurred about sunrise, but it was almost noon before Andrews succeeded in attracting aid to the scene of the tragedy. McEacharn died shortly after his arrival at the clinic.

The men were said to have been engaged in "walking up a deer" on the Singer game preserve near Delhi at the time of the tragedy and were within "whistling distance" of each other. When a deer "jumped," An drews was reported to have fired and to have then started whistling for McEacharn. When he received no answering whistle, Andrews set out in the direction of his companion and found him mortally wounded. Thereupon he began efforts to attract help, firing his gun repeatedly and "hollering." Andrews was quoted as saying he remained with McEacharn because of the latter's desperate plight and because of fear he would be unable to locate him again readily if he left. Finally, shortly before noon, assistance arrived and McEacharn was rushed to the Delhi clinic.

Mr. McEacharn, who was about 40 years old, was a member of a prominent Delhi family. He was engaged with two of his brothers, Neal and Frank, in the mercantile business. Andrews operated a truck for them. The Singer preserve, where the accident occurred, is in Madison parish.

Andrews was placed under arrest by a game warden but was released from custody after being held for a short while. Besides the brothers residing in Delhi, Mr. McEacharn is survived by two others, Ernest of Rock Island, 111., and Stanley of Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone; his wife; six children, Edwin, James, Billie Ray, Boots, Bertram and Elizabeth Ann; his father, Neal McEacharn, of Delhi; four sisters, Mrs. Scott Stevens, Mrs. Zelma Dollerhide and Mrs.

Arthur Kennedy of Delhi, and Mrs. Ulmer Phillips of Cristobal. Funeral services for Mr. McEacharn were held at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon at the First Baptist Church of Delhi. Rev.

R. M. Baxter, pastor of the Baptist church at Mangham, officiated. Interment followed in the Masonic cemetery of Delhi, with the services in charge of Tommie Cook Post No. 122, American Legion, of which post the deceased was a member.

The Legion Posts of Tallulah and Crowville also took part in the services. The Mulhearn Funeral Home of Delhi was in charge of funeral arrangements. Louisiana Leads Nation In Production of Six Farm Crops BATON ROUGE, Jan. 3. Louisiana leads the nation during 1939 in the production of six farm crops, according to the Louisiana Cooperative Crop Reporting service of the U.

S. Department of Agriculture. They were sugar cane, cane syrup, rice, strawberries, shallots, and white clover seed. In comparison with other states, Louisiana ranked fourth in the production of sweet potatoes, fifth in oranges and pecans, and seventh in cotton. The biggest money crop was cotton, with 1,130,000 bales valued at being produced during 1939.

The state's rice crop of 20,597,000 bushels brought a total of $16,066,000. Other crop statistics reported for the state were: Corn, 479,000 acres. 23.325,000 bushels, oats, 52,000 acres, bushels, sugar cane, acres, 5,447,000 tons, sugar, 238,000 acres, 433,000 tons; cane sirup, 28,000 acres, 7,560,000 gallons, hay, 340,000 acres, 431,000 tons, sweet potatoes, 95,000 acres, 6,935,000 bushels, strawberries, 20,000 acres, 1,400,000 24-quart crates, pecans, 4,104,000 pounds, $378,000. HOME DEMONSTRATION COUNCIL "Peace on earth and good will toward men" was felt by the council to be greatly needed at thi3 time throughout the world. In order to get the women to express their apprecia tion of peace it was suggestea mat special Christmas program of not more than twenty minutes to be conducted during the social hour of all home demonstration clubs.

The council offered a prize to the club having the most attractive Christmas tree economically and originally decorated. The Mengel club won the prize on a holly tree that had been built from limbs cut from a tree instead of cutting the tree down. The limbs were successfully tied together to look like a tree. Most of the decoration was home-made. Other decorations had been carefully saved from the year before.

An exchange of gifts added to the spirit of good will. The Crew Lake Home Demonstration Club was hostess to all other home demonstration clubs for a special Christmas program. After the program that was greatly enjoyed by all, there was an exchange of gifts followed by delicious refreshments. Requests for conservation assistance have been submitted to the Soil Conservation Service by 1,993 Louisiana land owners who control 482,608 acres. There have been about 550 agreements covering about 112,000 acres already signed and conservation surveys have been completed on 218,870 acres in the state's eight conservation districts.

Elimination of Accident Fatalities Goal of Local Red Cross Chanter The certainty that many fatalities resulting from accidents of all kinds can be eliminated was pointed out yesterday by W. D. Cotton, chairman of the Richland Parish Chapter, American Red Cross, in announcing a first aid instructors' course to be sponsored by the local chapter, beginning January 22nd. "The National Red Cross in Washington recently revealed that many letters are received each month recounting instances where first aid training was the means of saving lives and preventing lasting injuries," Mr. Cotton said.

"In our own state and parish we also have had several instances called to our attention where knowledge of first aid came in handy." AULU1UUU11C aLVlUCULil QIC lliVLCUlllg i at an alarming rate, he pointed out. The toll of lives taken on highways and in city streets continues to mount in many places in spite of the traffic safety drives and stringent traffic laws. The Red Cross has been working hand in hand with local officials throughout the country in efforts to control traffic fatalities and crippling accidents, and the national organization has incorporated this accident prevention work in its year-around program. Mr. Cotton said that all persons interested in becoming qualified as an instructor of first aid should communicate with the local chapter at once, in order to be enrolled in the class which has been announced.

Recruiting Officer of Marines to Make Visits NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 2. A Recruiting Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps will visit the Post Offices at Vicksburg on January 8th and 9th; in Greenwood on the 19th; and in Greenville on the 11th. He will interview and examine aspiring and adventurous young men from this area who are interested in our country's oldest military unit. This is an appropriate time to join the Marines because entrance requirements have been somewhat lowered in order to fill existing vacancies as soon as possible.

These vacancies were caused when the President authorized a 6,000 increase in the Corps. About 5,000 of these vacancies have already been filled. Applicants should be between 18 and 30 years of age. They must be white, American citizens of sound health, single and without dependents and of good moral character. Inquiries are invited and information will gladly be furnished by the sergeant.

Many opportunities are offered. Visit the recruiting sergeant when he is at the post office nearest your home. Chevrolet Dealers Will Observe National Truck Week National Truck Week will be observed by Chevrolet dealers from coast to coast January 8th to 13th, it was announced in Detroit recently by W. E. Fish, manager or unevroiet a commercial car department.

Extensive displays of the new 1940 truck models, said to be the broadest range of commercial transport equip- ment ever offered by Chevrolet, will Tvmrl) in th denlershiDS. Mr. Fish said, along with various exhibits of mechanical features wnicn aisunguisn the new models. "Chevrolet dealers in every city are issuing personal invitations to fleet operators and all truck users to visit their dealerships during Truck Week, while from Central Office we will send out approximately 30,000 wires to individual truck operators by way of further invitation," he added. "We feel that the 1940 line is so complete, every truck user will be interested in the wide range of models, and at tne same time will be able to see the particular types best adapted to his personal needs." The 1940 line.

Mr. Fish asserted, in cludes 56 different models on nine different wheelbase lengths. Guice-Hunter George Z. Hunter of Vicksburg and ATisa Tfosa Klizabeth Guice of Rawille, were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

John Stubbelfield in Jackson, Miss. The ceremony was performed by a Methodist minister of Jackson and the attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Stubber-field. Only relatives and a few intimate friends was present.

Following the ceremony, a dinner was served at Burton's Cafe in Jackson. The couple then departed by auto for a brief honeymoon, which will be spent in New Orleans. They will make Vicksburg their home, residing at the National Park Hotel. Miss Guice is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Guice of Rayville, while Mr. Hunter is manager of the Help Yourself Market No. 3, at Clay and Monroe streets. Herman Doyal Lowe RiinPral services for Herman Doyal 7 tvnntha WnA 1 at tVlP home of his parents near Delhi, were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock at DR. H.

C. CHAMBERS Richland Gins 2,000 Bales Short of Last Year From the report of the Special Agent, N. J. McConnell, of the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, for ginning in Richland Parish prior to December 13th, it appears that Richland Parish for the crop of 1939 will fall approximately two thousand bales short of the crop of 1938. The report shows 36,426 bales of the 1939 crop as against 38,416 of the crop of 1938.

While this report is not final, there will be two more, we understand; however, there will not be much more ginning, if any; so the report may be accepted as practically final. Ellender Speaks For Governor Long BATON ROUGE, Jan. 3 Opponents of the state administration are fighting to take the government away from the people and return it to the corporate interests. Senator Allen J. Ellender asserted in a series of speeches in southwest Louisiana when he joined Gov.

Earl K. Long in his campaign for re-election. "They don't want a government operated for the benefit of the people as it is now, but want to return it to the corporate interests," Senator Ellender declared. "You know the big boys never forgot that we made the corporate interests pay a severance tax on oil that today amounts to more than eight million dollars. Before that they paid about two bits.

We made them pay a corporation franchise tax, tind an income tax, and they don't like that. They want to go back to the old days before Huey Long when they divided that money among themselves and left the poor people of the state to scratch for themselves and get little. "Prior to 1928 when Huey P. Long became governor, this state contributed only $5,000,000 to the support of its school system. Today the state is contributing sixteen and a half million dollars to provide schools, free textbooks, pencils and paper for the children of Louisiana." Senator Ellender said that Louisiana leads the nation in its hospitalization program.

He explained that he served as a member of a special committee from the United States senate which studied the nation's health program, and that evidence presented that committee showed Louisiana leads the country with its regional hospitals and dental trailers provided for the poor people. Senator Ellender described the welfare program, the great highway system, free bridges, homestead exemption, free poll tax, exemption of cattle from taxation and many other benefits provided the poor people under the present administration. "The opposition candidates are promising the people everything under the sun. They are promising to give you more for this, more for that, and in the same breath they say they will abolish taxes. Now I want to know who can make sense out of that.

The only way a government can be operated is by the payment of taxes by its citizens and those doing business in this state, Senator Ellender said. They are just trying to throw up a smoke screen. We are confronted with the same issues that we have been confronted with since 1928. We have a government today that has been oper ated in Louisiana not for the benefit of the privileged few, but for the benefit of all the people, and by the eternal, let us keep it that way by electing Earl K. Long and his entire ticket." PREMIUM PLANS INVOLVE THREE MILLION TOWELS MEMPHIS, Jan.

4. Distribution of more than 3,000,000 cotton bath towels will begin this month as a result of a series of conferences between representatives of the National Cotton Concil and executives of Wm. B. Reily' and it was announced here today. National Cotton Council officials said that the towels would be distributed as premiums to be offered through approximately 30,000 retail grocery stores in thirteen Southern states, with a special sales force of 500 women to begin exhibiting the premiums immediately in the larger stores of the Cotton Belt.

The project will be supported by window displays and special advertising promotions. Details of the project were arranged by George P. Thompson, president of the New Orleans Wholesale Grocers Association and chairman of the Cotton Council's subcommittee in New Orleans; Emory Graves, general sales manager of the Reily firm, and Ed Lipscomb, advertising director of the Council. During the depression years from 1929 to 1932 industry reduced its production 59 per cent and kept prices within 16 per cent of what they were in 1929. Farmers reduced their production only 6 per cent and the prices of their products dropped 63 per cent..