The Greater Avoyelles Journal from Marksville, Louisiana • 1

SPfcitti. vt Patron Local (old Dust, Goudeau, Hamburg, SERVING THE PEOPLE OFi Batchelor, Belledeau, Big Bend, Blue Town, Bodoc, Borodino, Bordelonville, Brouilletle, Bunkie, Center Point, t.ocoville, otino- newspaper microfilm RM 1 fl (B -j 2 CAR-RT Postage Paid Alexandria, La. 71301 Permit No. 634 Copyright 1982 20t Greater Avoyelles cb at 3 3 La Bonne Gazette des Avoyelles October 9-15, 1983 253-5413253-6594 Vol. 5, No.

50 Johnson Settlement, Juneau Settlement, Kleinwood, Lettsworth. Longbridge, Mansura, Marksville, Moncla, Moreauville, Norma, Lake Pearl, Naples, North Point, Odenburg, Plaucheville, Red Fish, Rexroer, Simmesport, Vick, Voprhies, k- Li Journal Observations Treerai lT3V. scum oe campaigns: Avoy school. That brought a round of applause showing approval from the crowd, which included many faces of both races who came out to see his first appearance in Marksville during this campaign. Treen reminded the group that he had the highest number of Blacks serving as appointees in his Avoyelles Parish was courted from both ends last Saturday, when the top two Govenatorial candidate made cam-paing swings through here.

Saturday morning, Edwin Edwards made two stops in the parish, one at Marksville and one at Bunkie to begin his state wide old fashioned stumping tour of the state. Gov. Dave Treen made an appearance the same night at the Marksville fi Treen speaks at Marksville two term former governor who seeks to upseat Treen for a third term. Mrs. Bordelon, one of his aunts, Sho is presently confined to a wheel- d5dn.t miss the aki and was the fr(mt row of the several hundred vi me acvciai uu.iu.cu owd.

Mrs. Bordelon, like her sisters, leices and nephews around her, were all beaming with pride as they wath. -ed a member of their family up on the Court House steps talking so matter of factly about state government. Volunteers from the Marskville High Band provided some warm up entertainment. Edwards himself was a member of that band during his days at Marksville High in the 1940s.

Edwards speech held no suprises, repeating his thoughts of the campaign of the previous weeks. He promised to be sensitive to unemployment and return the state to the prosperity he said he was responsible for when he was governor. I will not take one nickel of my salary until the unemployment in Louisiana is down to the national he said. He defended his high pardon record, saying pardon boards carefully study and recommend pardons for criminals who have paid their debt to society. The greatest man-god who ever 'walked on this earth died on the cross pardon peoples sins, the silver haired native said to a cheering crowd.

Edwards was right at home at the Court house, as many aound him showed up to get a handshake a few words with the hometown boy. Edwards wife, Elaine Schwartzen-Tmrg, daughter of Errol and Myrtle "i-wartren was also -on band at speakings, standing by her husbands side while Andre Coco and Ben Laborde made the introductions. Edwards made his Bunkie speech from the parking lot in front of Piggle Wiggly. 1 I 9 Catholic School Fair. Edwards, in his usual down to earth style, mingled with old friends and relatives on the grounds of the Court House square before speaking Satur- day morning.

He landed by helicopter at the Marksville airport about 8:20, allowing several minutes to recall old times with local constituents before the 9 a.m. speaking. In the audience were relatives of the mi ffiifirnm Catholic School fair Feature stories on area forums and pictures are included along with other important information for the people of Avoyelles. This is the first time this has been done by the Journal, so we hope that the supplement will be well received by you, the voters. Co-ordinating the section was Opal Blood.

Ads were also sold by Jackie Jones in an effort to let the candidates give their platforms 0r other information to the voters of the parish. It is included in all papers delivered in Avoyelles. wash, grease and oil and iuicr change from Pete Roy; Faye Book of St. Landry, $15 merchandise certificate from E-Z Shop. Pat Rachal of P.

0. Box 480, $25 gift certificate from Dicharrys; Louis Matthews of Evergreen, 12 inch black and white television set from Howards; Floyd Ducote of 809 Moreau, $15 merchandise certificate from The Village Pump; and Ruth Ann Blue of 104 South Ash, a pair of Court Casuals shorts from Parrinos Sports Center. Bruce Brown of Cheneyville, a dinner for two from Daddy Sams; Debra Desselle of Bear Corner, a 12-inch sidewalk bike from Wal Mart; and Louise Walker of Alexandria, $15 merchandise certificate from Piggly Wiggly. A Election guide supplement included in this weeks Journal By RANDY DeCUIR Journal Editbr Record editions Tooting our horn is something we just have to do this week, following a record week of sales in the Greater Avoyelles Journal. On top of that, this week marks the second largest number of pages ever produced in a single edition of the Journal, which will be celebrating five years at the end of this month.

One of the reasons we have been so successful is the dedicated readers of Avoyelles Parish, who have read their Journal and called it their own, which it is. And we must say we have one of the best crews of employees of any newspaer in the state, as we all pulled long hours these last few weeks to keep readers abreast of local happenings. imnortantlv. its people like our advertisers who are the real backbone of our success. Take Prentice and Ruby Jean Bougouis for example, who own the Piggly Wiggly store in Marksville.

They had a fantastic week of sales following a six page sale paper inserted in last weeks Journal. Because of the advertisers continued success of readers shopping their specials, the Journal can be a A tribute The following tribute was sent to this office by a friend of the late C. E. Laborde who passed away recently: To my friend C. E.

Laborde: Remembering you will be easy, Friends like you are hard to find. One like you to talk to when there was something on my mind. You gave of yourself, expected nothing in return. Though you climbed the mountain of success, you Jjpr. acclajpk.You yanted life to be simple, to enjoy it as a plain man.

You were one of Gods creations, someone tried and true, and loved to live and lived to give the best you had in you. A friend in sorrow NATIONAL NEWSPAPER association Frenck Sense By EVERETT GA UTHIER 1 Allons se mettre en greve pour des heures plus courtes; soixante minutes est trop longue. Lets strike for shorter hours; sixty minutes is too long. Jeansonne winners in By OPAL SUE SAUNDERS BLOOD Old fashioned bargain days festivi- ties came to a close Monday afternoon with a special drawing held at the Bunkie Chamber of Commerce Office. OqL hand for the drawing were a few shoppers and four members of the chamber.

the drawing were Jacquie Nibert, secretary; Joe Dufour, president; Veda Deville and Mike LeDuc. Winners of the $100 gift certificates donated by the chamber were Katherine Jeansonne, Levi Johnson and John M. Normand, all of Bunkie. They will be able to spend their certificates at any of the participating chamber merchants. i The festivities began on September with a parade that wound through the residential section of Bunkie rather than downtown and in the shopping centers.

Some 30 participating mer-: chants and clubs had floats or decor-i ated vehicles in the parade, Lucy Juneau, winner of a $30 mer-' chandise certificate at MLadys World and His Shop; Mrs. Estine Barron, a gold chain from Parrinos; Evelyn Howard of 104 North Chestnut, $25 merchandise from Kenwins; Ginger Hines of the Eola Highway, a months supply of vitamins and several Diet Center products; and Diana Holsten of 807 South Mable and Ronna Lee Cour- ville of 411 Victory, 9 12 carpets from Redmon Supply. Janet Aymond of Highway 71 South 1 won an oil and filter change from 1 'Johnson Chevrolet; Eugene Meek of 204 North Holly a Timex watch from State Farm; and Vivian Drouin of 511 Pershing a pair of Gingher dressmaker sheers from Fashion Fabric Shoppe. JoAnn Childress of 308 Williams $50 savings bond from Bunkie Bank; Don Roy of 113 North Marshall, $25 r. A.

J. Sookie Roy of Marksville announces for re-election as State School Board member A special election guide supplement is inlcuded in todays edition of the Journal and includes listings of candidates and a map of the new Police Jury districts. It is designed to be informative to the voters of Avoyelles Parish. This special edition could not have been possible without the help of those candidates who took ads as well as the staff members of the Journal who put in long hours to make the ads attractive and then putting the edition together. Later that night, only two blocks from the Courthouse in Marksville, Dave Treen made a visit to the Marksville Catholic School which was having its annual fair.

The church, which is predominently Black, was the recipient of $1,000 that Treen just so happened to bring along to help with the finances of the ailing Edwards on courthouse Sookie CE' Laborde Jr. 5 Johnson Normand Bunkie Bargain Days I am a candidate for re-election to the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) from the Eighth Congressional District. I have se red on the BESE since 1972. I have the endorsements of both the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry and the Louisiana AFL-CIO. I am 51 years old and a native of Avoyelles Parish.

I attended Presentation Convent, Marksville High School and L.S.U. I am a veteran of the U. S. Army and a former district attorney of Avoyelles Parish. Presently, I practice law and serve as President of the Central Louisiana Bank Trust Co.

of Marksville. My wife is the former Deanna Patin of Pointe Coupee Parish. We are the parens of one son, A. J. merchandise certificate from Bunkie Pharmacy; Rocky Johnson of Route 2, Box 225B $50 savings bond from Avoyelles Bank; Elizabeth Desselle of Route 2, Box 74, blender from Western Auto.

Roger Blood of St. Landry, two Gabriel road star shock absorbers from Bunkie Farm and Auto Supply; Addie Meyers of 523 North East Main, $25 merchandise certificate from Dixie Dandy; Tom Jackson of Holloway Construction, a half-inch drive set from Farr Auto. Jan Moulard of Marksville, a free front end alignment from Manuel Tire; and Mrs. N. Richard of 112 North Louisiana, $20 merchandise certificate from Tubres Young Fashions.

Wesley Hughes of 705 South Holly, steps Saturday morning Roy, III, who is a sophomore at L.S.U. During my tenure I have supported higher standards and proerams to improve our schools, i.e., accountability program, the pupil progression plan, and the statewide certification plan for our teachers. I strongly support strict discipline in the classroom to provide teachers and pupils with the proper classroom atmosphere for learning. I also support high salaries for good teachers. There are twelve vo-techs in the Eighth Congressional District.

I am strongly opposed to tuition fees for vo-tech students. I would appreciate your vote and support. My number on the voting machine is 34. Devin Ashton of Winston Salem, North Carolina and Cliff Edward Laborde of Lafayette; six daughters, Joan Ross of Waterbury, Connecticut, Nancy Wril-liams, Clare Condon and Louise Lilie-dahl, all of Houston; Bernadine Lejune of New Orleans and Deborah Horigan of Stamford, Connecticut; three brothers, Alden Laborde and John Laborde, both of New Orleans and Lucien Laborde of Hamburg; one sister. Marguerite LeBlanc of New Roads and his mother, Mrs.

Hilda Laborde of New Roads and twenty-four grandchildren. Funeral services were held at St. Michael Catholic Church at Rexmere by Rev. William Provosty, Rev. James Roy, Rev.

Vernon Bordelon, Rev. Kenneth Roy, Rev. Marcel Anderson and Msgr. John Timmermans. Burial in the church cemetery under direction of Escude Funeral Home of Mansura.

Pallbearers were Tracy Laborde, Van Major, David Coco, Luke Laborde, Edward Coco and Monroe Laborde. C. E. Laborde, Marksville lawyer, Tidewater co -founder, dies C. E.

Laborde, a Marksville attorney, died in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Lafayette on October 1. Mr. Laborde had recently retired as a member of the board of directors of Tidewater, whose home base is in New Orleans. On August 12 he had been elected the second director emeritus of the worldwide energy company at their 27th meeting of shareholders. A partner in the Marksville law firm of Laborde and Lafargue, he was instrumental in the organization and legal affairs of Tidewater.

In 1954 he drafted the articles of incorporation of Tidewater Marine Service Corporation of Louisiana, the predecessor of Tidewater, and watched the company later become the worlds largest supplier of marine support services to the offshore oil and gas industry, with major allied interests in the compression services and oil and gas exploration and production business. He is survived by his wife, the former Bernadine Coco; three sons, Edward Theodore of New Orleans, Veda DeviUey Mike Leduc and Joe Dufour. S..