The Richland Beacon-News from Rayville, Louisiana • 3

THE RISHLAND BEACON-NEWS, RAYVILLE, LA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 14th, 1943. MANGHAM Rep. W. 0.

Noble Makes Statement to Voters of Richland Parish LOCAL AND PERSONAL MENTION OF RAYVILLE AND RICHLAND PARISH PEOPLE nmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmammmwm 'n mi. )wji'ww" Corporal Johnnie Sasser, stationed at New Orleans, was on furlough last week and paid his Rayville friends a visit. Johnnie, whose home is at Ringgold, was a valuable employe at the local theatre until about a year and a half or two years ago, when he was transferred to another theatre. Kiwanis Club Receives Fellowship Cup From Bastrop Club The Fellowship Cup of the Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee district of Kiwanis International, in its annual round, reached the Rayville Club last Wednesday, being brought to this club by a representative delegation of the Bastrop Club. The loving cup, which is symbolic of fellowship, taken from one Kiwanis club to another until the round of all the clubs is made annually, carries with it a beautiful sentiment, and this was finely expressed by Past President Glenn Wilson of the Bastrop club.

The cup was accepted on behalf of the Rayville club by Horace Mangham, president of the focal club. The Rayville club will take the cup to Ruston next Thursday. The representative delegation of the Bastrop club was composed of Past President Glenn Wilson, President Tom Naff, Rev. Person, of the Episcopal church, Mayor A. B.

Andrews, Harry Porter, and Jack Tyler. Max Kulke, Rotarian of Monroe, was also a guest of the club. Delegates to the district convention of the Louisiana-Mississippi-West Tennessee District of Kiwanis International, to be held in Jackson, September 5th and 6th, were elected. The President, Horace Mangham, is a dele Maj. John L.

Smith of the U. S. Marines ha 19 Jap planr to hi credit Have you as many War HonJs? Show all our American hoys that you're doing your part on the home front to win the war. You've done your Lit; now do your Lest llujr more War Bomls. U.

a. 2'reaturt Oept, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.

Lipscomb, and bright and handsome little son. Ernest Lipscomb III, of Vicksburg, were the guests of Mr. Lipscomb's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.

B. Lipscomb, this week. Mrs. L. N.

Dunaway, who, with her husband, is employed at present in New Orleans, was at home on a visit thi3 week, the guest of her mother, Mrs. W. T. Sartor, of Alto, and other relatives and friend3 of Alto and Rayville. Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Abell and three children, of Shreveport, are visiting Mr. Abell's mother, Mrs. G. F.

Purvis. We are pleased to learn that Mr. J. M. Hatch, of Buckner, who has been quite ill for the past week, is much improved.

Following a heart attack he developed pneumonia, but is now on the road to recovery. Mr. and Mr3. Gip Johnson, of Springhalt, spent a week visiting her mother, Mrs. Willie Weston, and his mother and father, Mr.

and Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Johnson spent most of her time with her sister, Mrs. Walter Nobles, who i3 still in bed after a heart attack on April 17th.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nobles, of Mangham, had as their guests Wednesday Mrs. Willie Junkin and little son and two daughters, of Baskin, Mrs. Mabel Allen of Alexandria, and Mrs.

Dorothy Dickens and little daughter of Delhi. Mr. John T. Wells, prominent business man of Greenwood, was a visitor to Rayville last Wednesday looking after his real estate interests in this parish. We appreciate a call from this gentleman, accompanied by two friend3 from his home town.

Mayor and Mr3. W. T. Jones returned home this week after spending several weeks with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles A. Klasz, of New Britain, Conn. En route home they were accompanied by Mrs. Klasz to New York City, where they spent several days, guests at the Mc-Alpin Hotel. Mrs.

Maxwell Yerger and two handsome sons, of Tallulah, were guests of Mrs. Wm. T. Jones Wednesday. Mrs.

Yerger is fondly remembered as Miss Josephine Williamson. Mrs. Minnie Beckham has been visiting in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. T.

C. Hale and Mr. and Mrs. F. H.

Beckham, for the past two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. L. P.

Norman and sons, Fred and Pfc. Paul Norman, spent last week-end with Mr. C. C. Norman at Halle, La.

FOR RENT Furnished room, with use of bath. MRS. E. M. TREZEVANT, Phone 96, Rayville, La.

SUBSCRIPTION HONOR ROLL RENEWALS Walter Traxler, Rayville Rt 1 Mrs. H. W. Halbert. Rayville Rt.

1 H. A. Greer, Rayville Rt. 4 John T. Wells, Greenwood, Miss.

NEW B. M. Dillard, Rayville TCpl. Frank Clay, Postmaster, San Francisco Dimples Strickland, Rayville Private Claude C. Harrell, Camp Cooke, Calif.

Pfc. W. D. Humble. Oklahoma City, Okla.

Trooper Roy Greer, Lake Charles Kyle Mills, Holly Ridge Mrs. Robert Brock, Rayville James Foster Jones, AS, San Diego, Calif. A. S. Lane, Rayville Miss Maggie Mae Hebert was the guest of Miss Burley Meeks last Sunday.

Private Jyles F. Hardy ha3 returned to Kearns, Utah, after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F.

Hardy, of Rayville Route 2. He is in the Army Air Corps. Mr. H. R.

Cason, planter of Delhi, and one of the odlest citizens of Richland parish, was over to Rayville Tuesday and paid The Beacon-News office a call. Mr. Cason mentioned the possible disposal of his farming interests, as he said he would soon be too old to work. He stated that he would be ninety years old on his next birthday. Mrs.

Ralph Meeks, Miss Marjorie Peirce and Miss Burley Meeks were at home for the week-end. Lt. Frank Hardy is now stationed at Dallas, Texas. He is in the Signal Corps. Corporal- H.

C. Chambers has returned to camp at Bartow, Florida, after a pleasant visit home. Friends will be pleased to learn of his recent promotion from private first class to corporal. Mr. and Mrs.

G. B. Wilson motored to Farmerville Saturday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ward and family.

Miss Bobbie Gray Ward, of Farmerville, is visiting Dot Wilson of Ray ville. YES! We have Oats, Vetch, Aus trian Winter Peas. BINION SEED STORE, Rayville, La, 8-14-2 Mr. and Mrs. O.

J. Burnett, of Rayville Route 4, have recently received the news that their son, Private First Class Raymond E. Burnett, U. S. M.

has been promoted to corporal. Auxiliary First Class Ola Lee Var-nado, stationed at Stout Field, Indianapolis, spent the past week at home here with her mother, Mrs. Howard Tillman, and other members of the family and friends. Private Lawrence White- has just spent a very pleasant thirty-day furlough with his wife and family, in Rayville. He has been oversees for the past year and has served seventeen months all together in the U.

S. Marine Corps. Private White saw action on Guadalcanal, where he was wounded and sent to a New Zealand hospital, where he was stationed until his return to the States. It was a very happy reunion for him and his wife and children, as well as other members of the family, and friends. Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Williams had as their guests thi3 week Dr. and Mrs. W. E.

Cook, of Sanatorium, N. C. Miss Alice Pickle, of St. Louis, was the guest of Dr. and Mrs.

John C. Calhoun this week. Mr. and Mrs. IL A.

Mangham and Master Jimbo Trousdale were hosts to Air. and Mrs. E. Davis and Mr. and Mrs.

A. A. Davis, of Shreveport, on a fishing party at the Rayville camp on Lake St. John several days last week. While fishing luck was not so good, a most enjoyable outing was had, and despite the hot weather a good time was reported by all.

Pfc. George T. Traxler, stationed near Seattle, Washington, is at home on furlough, and the editor had the pleasure of a call from this soldier boy and enjoyed hearing his story of army life in the American Northwest. We were honored on last Wednesday by a visit from Mrs. Keener Mc-Connell, of Mangham, who called to have he address of her son, Ensign Massey K.

McConnell, changed. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Edward Ineichen and little daughter, Linda, of New Orleans, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.

J. J. Ineichen. Other weekend guests were Miss Eula Routh Wurster of Jonesville, and Lt. George Chandler Clapp of Deerfield, who is stationed at Selman Field in Monroe.

RM 1C Louie Newberry. U. S. Navy, is at home on leave, to the delight of his parents and friends. "Bitsy" Nash, son of Mrs.

Mabel Nash, left Sunday for Dallas, Texas, where he joins the armed forces. Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Prewitt and son, Billie, of Winnsboro, were weekend guests of Mrs. Prewitt's parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Robert Lobrano. Mr. and Mrs. Clee Tillman, of Alexandria, were guests of relatives here Friday.

Mrs. Carl Underwood and two children, Mary Carl and Pritchard, left last week to join Mr. Underwood in Orange, Texas. Mrs. Chas.

Bailey and little daughter, of Monroe, were week-end guests of Mrs. Bailey's mother, Mrs. Grace Adams. Mr. and Mrs.

J. C. Chaney, of Minneapolis, are guests of relatives here and in Rayville. Mr. Chaney is in the U.

S. Navy. Dr. and Mrs. J.

E. McConnell and little daughter, of Monroe, were guests of Dr. and Mrs. C. E.

McConnell Wednesday. Mrs. Mamie Smith had as guests for the week-end Mrs. Belle Randolph of Baskin and Mrs. Mack Newberry of Rayville.

Mrs. Emma Nash and grandson, Bobbye Dye, have returned from a visit to relatives in San Diego, Calif. Mrs. R. E.

Kenton has been in Monroe with her sister, Mrs. B. F. Lanier, of Winnsboro, who is a patient in a sanitarium, having undergone a major operation. Sergeant Stanley Brown, who has been overseas with the armed forces for the past four years, is spending a 10-day leave with his father, Mr.

S. W. Brown. Miss Juanita Wilshire, of Winnsboro, was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J.

M. Adams, Sunday. Mrs. B. O.

Griffing is visiting relatives in El Paso, Texas. Warrant Officer Asa R. Griffing, of Puerto Rico, is the guest of his parents. Dr. and Mrs.

B. O. Griffing. John Wright Tillman left Thursday for Alexandria to join the armed forces. He is the nephew of Mr.

and Mrs. R. E. Kenton, with whom he has made his home for the past several years. Mrs.

Maggie Austin is visiting relatives in Jackson, Miss. J. G. Boughton, of Orange, Texas, is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Guy McDonald.

Mrs. Philip Kulcky and two children of Monroe were guests of Mrs. Kul-cky's aunt, Mrs. R. E.

Kenton, Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs. A. W. Jones and son, Fred, have returned home after having a stay of several days in a Vicksburg sanitarium, where they went for medical treatment.

Lt. Billie Ganaway, of Monroe, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.

Kenton last Wednesday. Lt. Ganaway has been overseas. Mrs. Wm.

Ellerbe of Monroe Is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Tillman.

Mrs. Ellerbe has been with her husband. Corporal Wm. Ellerbe, in Monmouth, Oregon, for the past two months. Mrs.

Corbin Baker and little son are visiting her parents in California. Mrs. A. V. Landry, Mrs.

Jennie Harrison, Mrs. W. L. Tillman, David Powell and Alvin S. King visited relatives in Mississippi last week-end.

Dr. and Mrs. Henry Jones, of Gilbert, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Claud Frey.

Levee Board Meets The Board of Commissioners of the Tensas Basin Levee District met at their office and domicile in Rayville in regular monthly session last Thursday. Routine business was transacted. The following commissioners were present: Arden B. Smith, president, of West Carroll parish; W- R. Hatchell, of Ouachita parish; A.

C. James, of Caldwell parish; O. R. Wurster, of Catahoula parish; W. M.

Snyder, of Franklin parish; T. Sim Butler, of LaSalle parish; and L. O. Boughton, of Richland parish. Others in attendance upon the meeting were S.

C. Smith, district engineer. Northeast Louisiana District; R. Prichard, levee inspector, Ouachita River Levees; and H. A.

Mangham, secretary of the board. KEN KAVANAUGII FLYING FOR JIMMIE DOOLITTLE Baton Rouge, Aug. 12. Ken Kavanaugh, former L. S.

U. all-American end, is flying a bomber for Gen. Jimmie Doolittle. Dispatches from the front tell that he is making it as uncomfortable for Axis forces in Sicily as he did for Louisiana State's football foes a while back. PFC.

HENRY PHILLIPS WRITES TO HOME FOLKS Camp Cooke. Calif, Aug. 7, 1943. Dear Mr. Mangham and my friends of Richland: Will take time out to say a few words to you all back home.

I am still getting The Beacon-News every Thursday. It takes almost a week for me to get it sometimes. I sure do enjoy the paper a lot and I don't want to miss a single paper, either. The Beacon-News keeps us boys in touch with each other. I thought that was a good letter Captain Booth wrote last week In the paper.

Sure wish he was my captain. I hope we meet some day over there somewhere. I think the war is going o. k. now in our favor 100 per cent.

I will know more about it when I get over there. I just hope and pray we will all be back home another year this time. This is the first state I was ever in that you had to wear wool clothes in August. Mr. Mangham, my address has changed again.

So from now on or at the present it is: (deleted). Well, I will close for this time. Hope to see you all soon, most of all my sweet wife. Sincerely, PFC. HENRY PHILLIPS The Quartermaster Corps is the world's biggest tentmaker.

In the past year alone it purchased 384,400,000 yards of cotton duck tentage, or enough to reach from the United States to every far flung base where American soldiers are stationed. Four years ago the people of Richland Parish elected me to the State Legislature to represent their interests in the Government of the State of Louisiana. Many of my friends have written me asking me what I intended to do in the coming representative race. At the present time I am located at Camp Wheeler, Georgia, where I am receiving further training as a lieutenant in the infantry of the United States Army to prepare me better to serve my country. I feel that my first and foremost duty at the present time as an officer in the U.

S. Army is to do all that is in my power to help our great President wipe Hitler, Tojo, and their gang of crooks off the face of the earth. It gives me great pleasure to feel that I represented the good people of Richland parish in the State Legislature for two sessions. I do not lay claim to any substantial gains during my term of office as my ideas did not coincide with those of the Jones administration, but I do claim that while in the Legislature I introduced and fostered bills which I felt certain would be of immeasurable assistance to my people. They elected me and their needs were foremost in my mind.

I was elected as an independent candidate and as your representative I was guided not by party dictates but by my own conscience and your requirements. My being in the Army does not prevent me from running for re-election nor to hold a public office, but because of my humble efforts as an officer in the Army, I will be unable to present my candidacy for your approval in the forthcoming election. I do not feel that at the present time I can either appprove or disapprove of anyone else's candidacy. It is my only hope that whomever you choose will administer his affairs in the State Government wisely and will do all he can toward winning the war. Upon return after victory is won I shall humbly present myself to you with the hope that my efforts on your behalf will entitle me to represent you once more in the Legislature of Louisiana.

Until then, we all have a bigger and more important task to accomplish, and that is to do all that is in our power to help win the war. LT. W. O. NOBLE, U.

S. Army. LETTER FROM LUTHER ELLINGTON, SOMEWHERE IN MEDITERRANEAN AREA We are indebted to Mrs. D. R.

Sartor, of Alto, for sending us the below letter from Cpl. Charles L. Ellington, which letter was written to Mr. and Mrs. D.

R. Sartor. Mrs. Sartor states tuat Luther, who is an adopted son of Mr. and Mrs.

C. L. Ellington of Mangham, was in the British Isles for several months prior to landing in Africa with the invasion army. He has seen quite a bit of action in Africa, and Mrs. Sartor says that he ha3 the highest praise for the morale of the soldiers and his superior officers.

The letter: Island in the Mediterranean Sea Dear Mr. Ryan and Miss Lucy, Have been expecting to hear from you for some time, as you know I do like to hear from you. Ryan, said that your cook was- gone and I do realize the position that puts you in as you have so much to do. You do have a very important position in our home affairs. We all realize that some of the things that are being done at home are important and they are as important as the things that are being done here.

When most of us were at home we did not appreciate the things we had know I didn't. Often read letters to the editor from soldiers in the States; they gripe about thing3 that they shouldn't. When I was there I did, too; but after being over here more than a year I realize how good it was in the States. One letter stated that this soldier could only get out of camp twice a week. Gee! If we could get to a good city with good eats, nice girls and do what the guys in the States were doing, we would be sitting on top of the world.

But at the present time we have more important things to think about. When this is all over we can think of things like that. Hope you don't get the wrong impression, for I thought you may be interested in how we feel. The news is very good, pardon the expression, but we are giving these guys hell. When you hear that things are going according to plan3 that is very true.

The enemy's air force is nearly gone; I haven't seen one of his planes in two weeks or more. We Americans have the best in everything. We are on top of the hill going down. Our morale is very high. It would surprise most people seeing the conditions we live in, etc, and yet see how pleased we are.

The guy I borrowed this machine from is waiting so I will come to a fast halt! Hope to hear from you soon. P. S. We haven't had a date in ten months and that was when we were in England. Best regards, LUTHER HAROLD COCHRAN APPOINTED AVIATION NAVAL CADET Harold Cochran, 21, son of Mr.

H. S. Cochran of Holly Ridge, was recently appointed a Naval Aviation Cadet-and was transferred to the Naval Air Training Center. Pensacola, Fla, for intermediate flight training. Upon completion of the intensive course at the "Annapolis of the Air" Cadet Cochran will receive his Navy "Wings of Gold" with the designation of Naval Aviator, and will be commissioned an Ensign in the Naval Reserve or a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve.

LAND POSTED Notice is hereby given that our lands are posted, and all hunters and trespassers are warned to keep off under penalty of the law. GEO. L. EUBANKS ESTATE, 8-14-3t. Ward Two, Nelson Bend.

WANTED TO BUY Residence, with five or more rooms, in or near Rayville. Write to I. O. Box 209. Rayville La.

gate by reason of being president of the club. The delegates elected were Jimmie Thompson and George Purvis, and first alternate was J. C. Salmon, with Doctor Chambers, W. W.

Kelly and Bob Hargis tied for second delegate. Jim Aycock announced the conclusion of the Thursday closing for merchants and business houses of Rayville, stating that owing to the early cotton crop the stores would be open Thursday of this week and hereafter. He expressed pleasure that the movement had been carried out so successfully during the hot summer months. The program for next Wednesday will be "War," and sponsored by "Buddie" Hixon, chairman of the Pub licity Committee. We were very pleased this week to have Mr.

O. L. Knox tell us about being remembered in a letter he received from his daughter, Mrs. G. K.

Maxwell, who is with her husband, Pfc. G. K. Maxwell, a member of the Military Police and stationed at Ft. Lawton, Seattle, Washington.

Mrs. Maxwell stated that she is receiving the home paper regularly and really enjoys it. It is good to see Rev. J. H.

(Jack) Midyett and family back home after two weeks stay in Fayetteville, Ark. They were attending a Leadership School on beautiful Mt. Sequoyah, just outside Fayetteville. Mrs. James A.

McKeown and Miss Dorothy Parker, of South Bend, In diana, and Mrs. Frank McLeroy, of Leland, were the guests Sunday and Monday of Mrs. T. L. Skinner and Mr.

and Mrs. H. W. Blakeman. Miss Jackie Guynes returned home Wednesday of last week after a two-weeks visit in Lafayette.

She was the guest of Miss Billie Jean Cain, student a Southwestern. Pfc. L. Paul Norman, who is sta tioned at Camp Crowder, returned to camp this week after a delightful ten-day furlough with hi3 family and friends. Mrs.

David C. Smith and two children left Tuesday night of this week for New Orleans to spend a few days with Mr. Smith, who is employed in defense work in South Louisiana. We are in receipt of a very nice letter from Mrs. H.

E. Reagan, Port Neches, Texas, in which she instructs us to forward the paper to her brother, Lt. Felix F. Gregory, stationed at Ft. Ord, California.

Lt. Gregory is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. W. Frey, of Mangham.

The many friends of E. B. (Buddie) Green, will be pleased to learn that he has been promoted to the grade of corporal. Buddie is in the Army Air Corps and is stationed at Westover Field, Chicopee Falls, Mass. We learn from members of his family here at home that Pfc.

Johnny Fragala, now somewhere in the North African war theatre, has been promoted the grade of corporal. Mr. and Mrs. J. E.

Chaney, returned by train Saturday night to Minneapolis, where J. E. is stationed at the University of Minnesota. They spent a delightful 15-day furlough with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. E. Chaney, of Rayville, and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Brown of Mangham.

Technical Sergeant Stanley C. Brown left Moday morning for Camp Barkeley, Texas, after spending a brief furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Brown of Mangham. "Sugar, as he is known throughout Richland parish, just returned from a long stay in the South Pacific war Harold McConnell, CM 1C, of San Diego, is at home on leave thi3 week and is visiting his parents, Mr.

and Airs. N. J. McConnell. Mrs.

Arlie Caston i3 a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Caston of Rayville, while Private and Mrs.

Lester Caston are at home. Mrs. Caston expects to join her husband at Camp Adair, Oregon, after his return from maneuvers. Private Lester Caston is at home on furlough visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. S. Caston, of Rayville. Mrs. Lester Caston joined her husband here at his parents' home after a two-months visit to her parents in Mississippi.

Private and Mrs. Caston will return to Fresno, Calif, the 16th of this month, where he is stationed with the military police. WANTED One wood heating stove in good condition. JOHN GAM MIT Velcboffs Store, Rayville, La. AGRICULTURAL NOTES BABIES CRY FOR IT CANE SYRUP! Louisiana's cane syrup added to baby's formula not only sweetens it, but adds iron, the important mineral which prevents anemia.

Milk, the infant's principal food during the first year, is lacking in this important mineral. Egg yolk and strained, green leafy vegetables should supplement milk in the child's diet. The bottle-fed baby can get as much as one-third of his daily iron requirements from syrup used in his formula. AN ALL-OUT SUMMONS Prospects are greater today than they have been in many years for bumper crops from more than acres of cotton, 600.000 acres of rice, and 298,000 acres of sugar cane. Besides, Louisiana has 25,000 more acres of sweet potatoes, and 25,000 more acres of peanuts than last year's record crops.

It will take 100.000 workers to harvest these crops. Each parish must mobilize locally every man, woman and child who can make a contribution to the harvesting program. STORING LOUISIANA'S BUM FEU SWEET POTATO CROP Due to the shortage of sweet potato 1 houses, it i3 apparent that all suitable buildings on farms be used for this purpose. Large community buildings, such as stores, and other large structures, may be used cooperatively. Such buildings should be reasonably sound and tightly constructed, otherwise it is questionable whether it is advisable to undertake extensive remodelling, unless you plan to make this a permanent storage house.

New Battle Bayonet American combat units on all batlle-fronts are now being supplied with a shorter, lighter and sturdier bayonet by the Ordnance Department, Army Service Forces. Strategic materials saved through development of the new bayonet total 362 tons of high carbon steel from estimated 1943 production and 560 tons from the forecast of 1944 production. The blade of the bayonet has been shortened six inches (from 16 to 10 inches), its weight reduced considerably, and its battle use improved. The new bayonet, like the old one, is flat or sword-like in appearance. It may be used as a trench knife, is easy to handle, and has been especially welcomed by jungle fighters, paratroops, and air-borne infantry.

Japs still retain the flat, razor-sharp bayonet on their rifles. About a year ago, however, the British changed from a blade 12 to 16 inches long to a 7-inch triangular blade. The Russians still continue to use a triangular blade which is issued without a scabbard and is seldom taken from the rifle. The French bayonet is long, round and sharpened to a needle point. Bayonet drill, despite long range mechanized and aerial warfare, is still standard training in the American Army.

A climatic research laboratory has been established by the Army Quartermaster Corps at Lawrence, to test cotton and other materials under actual hot or cold conditions. Scientists and 20 soldier volunteers conduct the experiments in special rooms which can be chilled to far below zero or heated to 125 degrees above. About 90 per cent of America's normal tin supply was cut off when Japan took over Malaya, Dutch East Indies, Singapore, and other South Pacific areas. OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE RICHLAND PARISH SCHOOL BOARD Special Session Rayville, August 12, 1943. The Board of Education of the Parish of Richland, Louisiana, met in special called session at 10 o'clock a Thursday, August 12, 1943, in its office.

The following members were present: Mr. T. W. Stark, President; Messrs. Solon E.

Smith, C. B. DeMoss, S. W. B.

Colvin, W. H. Eddins, A. B. Halley, E.

J. Archibald, R. R. Rhymes and F. B.

Hatch. Absent: none. President Stark called the special meeting to order for the purpose of approving a budget for the 1943-1944 school session, and to set the opening date of white and colored schools. The Superintendent presented to the Board a tentative budget that had previously been prepared by the Budget Committee, and stated that said budget could not be adopted until approved by the State Budget Committee, but requested said tentative bud- to bo given approval and sent to Baton Rouge for approval of the State Bud-pet Committee, and at a future meeting the budget would bo adopted by the Richland Parish School Board, and published according to law. The new budget gives all employees an increase in pay.

A motion was made by Mr. DeMoss, and seconded by Mr. Smith that budget presented, reviewed and discussed, bo approved. The roll was railed and resulted as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Smith, DeMoss.

Col-vin, Eddins, Halley, Archibald, Stark, Rhymes and Hatch. Nays: none. Absent: none. The Superintendent stated that the opening dates of white and colored schools should be set. After much discussion, a motion was made by Mr.

Rhymes, and seconded by Mr. DeMoss, that all white schools of Richland Pal ish open on Monday, September 27, 1913, and all colored schools of Richland Parish open on Monday, October 11, 1943, and time lost be made up on Saturdays. The roll was called and resulted as follows: Yeas: Messrs. Smith, DeMoss, Col-vin, Eddins. Halley, Archibald, Stark, Rhymes and Hatch.

Nays: none. Absent: none. There being no further business before the Board, a motion prevailed to adjourn until its next regular meeting. Tuesday. September 7, 1943.

T. W. STARK, President. J. B.

THOMPSON, Secretary. BABY CHICKS FOR SALE. 5-1-tf M. C. STEEN.

Rayville. La. 1 r- 9 with NCRETE FH BUIKS With every pound of food needed for war, the nation cannot afford the loss of millions of dollars in feed, chicks and eggs destroyed each year by rats. Rats can be controlled with the aid of concrete. Ratproof and 6anitary, Cresafe and thrifty concrete is particularly well suited for granaries, poultry and hog houses, barn and feeding floors, milk houses and cooling tanks, manure pits and other structures needed for increased food production.

The bulk of concrete materials are usually available locally, requiring a minimum use of transportation. In recognition of war needs, the Portland Cement Association has prepared modified designs for many essential concrete farm structures, to eliminate or minimize the use of reinforcing steel. If you need help, get in touch with your concrete contractor or your building material dealer. Write for free booklet, "Restoring Old Farm Buildings with Concrete." PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION Watts Birmingham 3, Ala. BUY MORE WAR STAMPS AND BQND9 YO CHECK IN 7dAYS wjnL 666 Liquid for Malax Ul Symptoms, Here is a name to remember A 62 year record 7 of 2-Way help Sm Direction on Lobi 0ur (Great America faTiyon Al LEAST 500O WATCHMAKERS' I JEWELS ACH USED IM EVERV I QWinf AME5CAW BATTLESHIP FOR FIRE ir JL w7 jL.

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