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I I JAMES P. GRAY CROWLEY (Spl.) Funeral services for James Powell Gray, vice-president. of the Southwest Louisiana Electric Member. ship Corp. and a prominent Acadi3 parish rice farmer, were to br hold today at 2:30 p.m.

at the First Christian Church of Crowley. trial will br in the Old Crowley Protestant cemetery with GeescyFerguson funeral home in charge. Mr. Gras. a native of Carroll-: Ion.

Miss. died Friday at 8 a.m. in a ('rouley bospitat after a long illness. He a chirector of the Crowlev Building and Loan Association. member of the hoard of super.

visors of the wadis Soil Conservation District. fir Fellows Lodge. and the First Christian church. tic 109 honored last! week by the electrical firm of which he was vire president for 21 wears service Survivors include his wife. Litvie Clark Grav: 2 daughter.

Mrs. Thomas E. I.re Jr. of Ned-! orland. Texas.

1:0 sops. (art. Gray of tota. and Jamcs Russell: Gray of Tollahoma. inn sisters.

Mrs. Harry Carlielc of Pa mona. Calif, and Mrs. Pearl Pic. kelt of Vanton: two brothers.

J. Gray of C. and W. P. Gray of lot: and nine grand.

lubt en LANDRY INFANT SI 1 Funeral 1: Ray Landrs con of Mr. and will be hart: pt. 2 pen. today a' Misson toner-! al her: 11) Sundan Emm.l all be in Pi: Woodremoter: war The Landry intant dad Frolog at do So pm. 91 a late 41: The faint: belongs to Our lads nt Prompt Callohe chur: 111 Sal; SurvAnt4 adden to tito parent: Billy Ran of Sulphur, and a Aron parent, Mis.

Cora with (V: Sulpher HOLLINS LIVELY VINTON Last. ly. 14 of V.o Ion, the 30 1: 102 Fade tho e. to a sal den illness. The hurly 1- in Stark.

Funeral serves will be holi ai 2 Serine at the First Raptiot church of starks. Burial wall be in the Doula cemetery. with the Hisson funeral homo of Sulphur in charge ni arrange. ments. 11..

Dodle. a retired lumber. 10.30. V. butt 11! Paton Rouse and had lived in 1 17 voors.

lie is survived by tau sisters. Mra Avercit of Vinton. and 11:8 Olive for in top 4: Baton Pano MRS. FRANK WILLIS Ep! Wes. Front Ruston Wills 40 of Outdale died 31 11 Frater 09 Oakdodo Funeral will be hehi 1:30 pm.

Sundry 13 the Ill Ali: Bev 4 Doc. Burial will Leap tire cemetery under the direction el the funeral honor of Mrs. Willis 13 survived by hee husband: three come. V. Willis of Baton Rouse.

John Withs of Now Orleans. and Ray Wills of: lake Charles: four Mre Lizzio Edwards and Niss Nelda Willis. both af Oakdale. Mrs. Ruth Doyle of Lockport.

and Mrs. Dollie Sweat of Plaquemine: four brothers. Cicero, Homer, and Ellis Buston, all of Oakdale. and William Buston of Pitkin: (Mo sisters. Mrs.

Mary Brooks and Mrs. Alma Doyle. both of Oakdale: seven grandchildren. and one great grandelld. Church Names Interim Pastor DRY CREEK (Spl.1 Al prayru meeting Wednesday evening: the Reeves Baptist church called Rev.

Merchant DeRid-: der as interim pastor. according 10 Jell Young. church deacon. Dr. Merchant will work with the church until such tame that they, call a full time pastor.

The tormer pastor. Rev. Billy Cole. 1. signed a tea weeks ago to bli a place in a Texas church.

LUCITE, GU PONT CU POND WALL PAINT Never before a paint like it! Does not drip or spatter like ordinary paints. Thick, creamy "Lucite" stays on your brush or roller. So easy to use! Needs no stirring or thinning. Dries in 30 minutes. 22 lovely decorator colors.

THE PAINT YOU'VE SEEN ON AVAILABLE AT Amazing New Paint FROM: Dufrene's Hardware 4345 Common St. GR 7-5279 JUNE 23, 1962, Lake Charles American 5 New Canal Opens Direct Gulf Route 60 70 FORECAST Until Sunday Morning Figures Show low Temperatures Expected WEATHER FORECAST Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are forecasi Saturday night over most of the nation. Fair weather is predicted for the southern tier of states from Califor- Rein nia to the south plains, with cloudy weather in New England, the northern part of the middle Atlantic states and on the north Pacific coast. It will be mild east of the Mississippi except for New England. (AP Wirephoto) IN GUADELOUPE Crash of Airliner Probed by Experts POINTE: A-PITRE.

Gurielnupe and American AVE tien esports converged today 411 3 scorched swatch of tropical rain uncle here Air Franco Boomy 707 9tliner crashed a torin alter report 1:1: landing sear trouble 112 aboard were killed P'abe blacked of the cone until representatnes ot the Guil Acrop Poard and Federal Aviation Neoncy teamned web French DIN rupert from Pats to inspect wreckage el the second worst plane disastr in avation history Tho airliner smashed into a hilt and burst into, Shotgun Blast Injures Two At Local Club Be HORST BUCHHOL7 3 blast from a double barreled sho: en was used to scute an at at the Club wale this morn resulting $11 190 bow rushed to the hospital and another bring booked by du rill', depotic- for ol saaravated battery According to police repo.r, du scoh Living. pi 212 North Lincoln street. tocame mvolved 111 a heated discussion with Frank Jordan. 30. of 822 North street and Thomas Vallier.

24. of 2424 DewCy. at the club shortly after mid night. LIvIng CH! home to 2rt his shotgun, but left. ji his car, according to repmis.

and reentered the The argument flared again, so Living went alt-; el' the Aun. Deputies said that Livmg fired one blast, wounding Jordan in the lower abdomen. left. arm, and left thigh. Vallier received eight pellets in the upper right leg.

Both were taken Charity hospital, where Vallier was treated and released. Living was booked for investigation of aggravated battery. Men of Local Church Will Hold Service A special men's day program has been announced tor the Mount Calvary Baptist church. 300 Blake street. beaming with the il am.

wot ship service Sundas. arcording to Herman Sene. gar, president of the Brotherhood linion. The program leatures an alternoon meeting at 2 p.m. al which Charles Peters of New Orleans, president of the Louisiana Brothcrhood Union will he the guest speaker.

Rev. R. Matthews of the East Mount Olive Baptist church of Beaumont, Texas, will be the guest minister. Rev. I.

C. Allison, pastor, has invited the public to attend. Final Rites Set For Ex-Marshal VIDALIA. La. (AP) Funeral services will be held today for Wade C.

Garrett. 57. Vidalia town marshal for the last 10 years. Garrett died in a Natchez, Miss. hospital Friday after a heart attack.

Survivors include his widow, one son, one daughter, a brother and mother. HOUMA, La. (AP) Public I Works Director Claude rick, in ceremonies dedicating the Houma Navigational Canal, said today the project came about through willingness to back! ideas with hard cash." "With the opening of the new canal, Houma, for the first time in its history has a direct route to the Gulf," he said. "Ten years from now you will wonder how you ever did without it. "The results that will flory from the opening of the Houma navigation canal are exciting to contemplate.

There is nO doubt in my mind that it will establish this section as a major base for all operations off the Louisiana coast. Your already famous seafood industry should gain new impetus. And looking even farther: into the future there is the pros- EDWARD B. WATSON is candidate E. B.

Watson Announces for School Board Edward B. (Bill) Watson, 44. 101 Pithon street, has announced: his candidacy for election to the Lake Charles city school board in the July 20 primary. Watson, a life resident of the city. has been a member of the city reercation commission tor seven vears.

serving during the entire time with the exception of a six-month period as either president or treasurer of the group. lle stated that he plans to resign his position on the recreation commission at an early date in view. of his announcement for election to the school board. A graduate of the city school: system, he was associated with Watson's ice cream firm since 1937. serving for 13 years as secretort treasurer.

Watson is married and has two children. a son. who is a recent Gradnate of Lake Charles high. school and will attend McNeese: State college in the fall. and 7 daughter.

attending Lake Charles high schuol. The race for the three seats on the city school hoard has six contestants with the announcement: of Watson's candidacy. Other candidates having filed earlier are incumbents. Frank Field. Dr.

11. B. Hewett, and Robert W. Price along with R. W.

Farrar and Pete Raymond Dalovisio. Brother Makes Tonsillectomy Sound Tempting DETROIT CAP -Six of Sabatini's children find out day if a tonsillectomy is as much fun as their brother says. The brother. Leonard, I0, has! bragged for two years about the tun be had 'osing his tonsils. He made it sound so good the doctors of St.

Mary's Hospital are set to he up to their scalpels in Sabation tonsils. The volunteers are Gerald, Diana, 8: Kenneth, Robert, Richard, and Dominic 2. pect of Houma as a deepwater world port. "All this is the result of the farsightedness, enterprise and willingness to back ideas with hard cash leaders and citizens of Terrebonne Parish. Without.

your faith in this project we would not be here today. "My department is pleased to have had a role in the development of this navigation facility. We wrote the original report -at the request of the legislature which was substantiated by the helief that such a canal was feasihle. We assisted in the property, surveys and let the actual construction contracts. Most recently.

we wrote the brief in support of the U.S. Corps of Engineers taking over the maintenance of the project. which has been favorably received. "But we were only doing our joh. The initial thrust came from the people of the parish.

They perceived their problem. reasoned their way to a solution. and then set about converting the idea into reality. The 1 result is new life for their community and their ish. And very real benefits to the state of Louisiana.

"If Louisiana is to move forward in its drive for industrialization there must be more projects such as this one." Area Reservists Participate in Field Training FORT POLK (Spl.) Members of the 1leadquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 495th Quartermaster Battalion. Lake Charles. are now busily cugaged in annual 15-days summer field training at Fort Polk. After departing from Lake Charles early Sunday morning: the Reservist joined the ranks of the active Army. They rolled into Fort Polk late Sunday evening where they sampled their first Army chow of the year.

Lt. Col. James V. Lusby, batItalion commander, stated that since their arrival and continuing through the first week the Reservists have been going through intensive training designed to improve their various military' skills. Major William L.

Lumpkin, battalion executive officer. said that during the second week the entire unit will move into bivouac and conduct tactical exercises. Lt. Col. Lusby, also stated that the cooperation of Fort Polk Reg.

ular Army officials toward the Reserve program has been excel-: lent and that the training received by each Reservist is invaluable both to the individual and to the entire Army Reserve program. Fenton Grad Given Degree In Pharmacy TOWA (Spl.) Leroy Slack, son of Mrs. R. R. Jones, and the late Martin Slack of Fenton, graduated June 2 from Northeastern State college where he received the degree of bachelor of science degree in pharmacy.

He successfully passed the Louisiana state hoard. licensing him to practice pharmacy. He is a graduate of Fenton high school. He attended Tulane and USL, receiving his BS in 1959 from USL. He married the former, Miss.

Carolyn Genius, of lowa, daugh-, Her of Mr. and Mrs. Ellery Genjus. Ele accepted a position in Liberty, Texas. PHOTO COPIES 01 Birth Certificates, Wedding Licenses, Discharge Papers And Other Documents While You Wait MAC'S CAMERA SHOP ME COOK? "Never On Sunday!" 1 JUST CALL JOSEPH'S DRIVE-IN FOR DINNERS TO GO PREPARED BY AMERICAN EUROPEAN CHEFS With Pride and Personal Interest in Every Dish TRY THEIR "TREAT FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN" ('all Today or Sunday HE 6-5382 AFTER 11 A.

M. HE 3-9249 JOSEPH'S DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT 1607 RYAN CORNER RYAN and 7th ST. LEONARD PASTOR SANDERSON LOCAL WEATHER LAKE CHARLES AREA WEATHER Temperature today (9 a.m.) ......86 Minimum today (4 a.m.) Maximum vesterday (1:30 p.m. Relative Humidity (9 a.m.) Rainfall today None Rainfall yesterday Sunset today p.m. Sunrise tomorrow ....5:13 a.m.

Sea level pressure (9 a.m.) 30.05 Tides today. 3:16 p.m.. .5 low; $:47 p.m., high, Tomorrow: 12:54 0.51.. low; 7:53 0. 1.3 high.

on tisi, French: Cambbeantairline corly Friday shortly alter winging over Ratze Airfield in the start of a landing approach after a flight from Pat is. Ofucals and the pilot radioed as he passed over the field that 119 was having difficulty getting the landing coor down. The plane then swept out over the sea. Minutes the routral lower radar lost. contact at about the santo time explosions in the dealer were noted The espin.

Stouts vrie then 10: SODle 05 crackling in the storm Rut after dos laid spotted the wreckage on Mole's Back Hill 18 rules from the fieldi. and one witness reported. tef a horrible sight The plane slammed into the hill aberl 300 feet below its 2.000-font cost, off the landing ap. preach pattern. The pilot author Ar France liner here blamed the crash 01: the thunder.

storm. saving the coiling WAS 1:1 Jo The Quasi scattered wreckage over more then a miles. of the thick undergrowth. Bodies ima 1-om .1 small one of l1 youngster killed tite: crash, still clutched at? lb Air ottool: nosed the cruelty list several times Friday. (nolly placmg the dead at 102.

passengers and 10 cres numbers No Americans were reported aboard "This toll in a single crash was exceeded only by the crash, of another Air France Boring 707! jet early this month which killed; 130 persons, including 121 Ameri-: cat: on 2 European tour spon-. sored by the Atlanta Art Association. The big Boring jethners have been involved in live commercial Oil Heirs Lose Suit Against Mineral Board BATON ROUGE LAP) A suit bled by Gonsoulin heirs to force the Stale Mineral Board to distribute $700,000 held in escrow, from oil-rich lands in St. Mary, Parish was decided Friday in favor of the board. If the heirs had won the escrow money would have been distrib.

oted to 1,725 person Judge Fred S. LeBlane sax in his decision the state mineral: board was apphrable and control. Ing the case Poling the SUIt were Charles Cyril Broussard of New Orleans and Mrs Marie Broussard Math-; erine of Houston, who claim they each own 1-720th of the tract 111 question, and Atlee Peter ler of Ville Platte, Lester Steckler of Jefferson Parish and! Wilbur Dexter Steckler of Hous-! ton. who each claim they OWI 1.1-100 of the tract. TODAY'S ANSWER HER IMAM RAGA ARE SANA AVOW TRANS POSITION AULA TIERDY TEEPEE EEL AIDES OAR LOB ORES ALT GENE LER UNA TRACE GNU PREFER HOSED TREE APPROPRIATION LOAM OUST DIE DEMY crashes kuling 33 total of 303 persons in the past.

17 months. The London Daily Sketch urged: today that the Boeing jets he grounded "until an acceptable oti planation is found" for the crashes. But the Federal Aviation Agency sard in Washington Friday night that it has no plans to order them grounded. "We have no evidence at. this.

Into on which to ground them." an F.A spokesman said. "If any evidence Dans up we wall ground. Tine donned place war piloted by Cont. Andre Lesieur. one Ar France: 70-: esperienced: pilots who float lets for.

President Charles de Gantle on: several occasions. Improvements Are Listed by DPW Director 1: 24 fre for: s.tel at HE to North beach, 103 lot: of sale to pearance improved, and 1:5 to 1395 on city hall inr amor 1:0 CHi improvement, 1. Charles Fran Battagha, erector poi: estimates the amount of new sand 071 the beach batacen two and five fret most places. with work on the colored beach's picnic area: to brein next week. lle added.

that there is "about 110 per rent more sand to come" on the col. ored beach The campana to have lots wuh: trash or grass over 12 inches Inch improved by the owners has met. with a good deal of success. Battaglini said. Of 153 notices mailed on to the owners.

encompassing 411 only 12 haven't comphed the allotted ten days. Action has been taken oil one el these, with the city cutting the grass and charging the owner about ST an hour. The charge will vary 310'. cording to the surface of the lot. Battaglini explained.

but will run between $5 and $7 plus a standard ten per cent. A U.S. and Louisiana tag new additions to the balcony of the city hall. Lake Charles Pair Appear In Magazine Lake Charles and housewile made their debut in this week's "Life' magazme In a full page ad, Carlton 110g- ginbathorn, Fontenot road, is carefully weighing the advice! being given to him by one of hix customers, Mrs. John Simon, 431 Iris street.

He is asking for her advice as 1n the quality of the kind of washing machine which she owns, so that he van make a decision as to the kind he will buy. The reason for choosing the Lake Charles pair for the ad, ported the advertising company In charge, was because Higginbothom actually began to tion the housewives along his route about the machines. BUSCH BAVARIAN DRINKS GOOD NATIONAL WEATHER Albany. cloudy ....79 Bianta. Albuquerque.

cloudy 96 61 A clear Bismarck. clear 35 Boite. cloudy Boston, cloudy Buffalo, cloudy Chicago, cloudy 68 (levelond. cloudy 64 1.03 Denver, clear .02 De5 MKoines, cioudy. 64 .16 Detroit, cloudy .07 Fombonks, cloudy ort worth.

Helene, cloudy clear indianapolis. cloudy fun.au, cloudy .0 Reasas City. cloudy .23 Los Angelos. clondy 0:5 cloudy 85 clear Mimi. cicor 78 Mewoukce.

60 .01 S1. Foul, cloudy 55 New Outrans, ciror .03 New York, cloudy ,75 Ckidnhomin City, cloudy. 65 .32 Omaisa. cloudy 67 Philadelaina, cloudy 45 Pronnix, clear Pittshurgh. cloudy Portland.

cloudy Rapid City, cleor Portland. Richmond. cloudy 60 st Louis. .22 Salt 1cke City. cloudy 59 Son Dicqo, cloudy San Francisco, cloudy Scottie.

clear Tampa, cleor 37 Washington. cloudy 83 70 M- -Missing: 1-Trace THE WEATHER ELSEWHERE By The Associated Press High Low Pr. Girls Named Winners in Art Contest GANDALE: (Spl.) Maxine Sonnier. student al the Oberlin high school and Charlotte Lang. loy.

Kinder high school student, i have been declared winners for the best and most appropriate suggestions in the form of a draw. ing for the cover of the Over -All: Economic Survey Report. The report is now being pre-: pared in connection with the Rural Area Development Program in Allen Parish according to G. C. Means.

county agent and tive secretary the redevelopment commitire. The escentive board committee judged the drawings cunt decided on Maxine's drawing for the front cover and Charlotte's for the back cover. Each girl has been awarded a prize of $10. Maxine IS the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

A. J. Sonnier of Oherlin. and Charlotte is the daughter of Albert Langley of Kinder. LEGAL NOTICES 1 din applying for clement FIt EY SCOTT COCHRAN.

Sene 14-18 1: ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Seated proposals will be received or the tote Boned of Hcollh. Division Ni Services. Procrement tion. 0 80: 60630. New Oricans 60.

onll 11 00 0.m., July 9, 1962, for foundry services for one yeor includ. Ing ops and deliveries in city of lake Charles. Louisiono. oi which tine Inc proposals will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bids received after loser: time will nol be considered.

Bids, and specifications may be obtained from the Louisiana Stole Board of Heoith, of Adminstrative Services. curement SIt Louisiana State Office Bullding, 325 Loyola Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana. The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive informallties. June LOUISIANA 23, STATE BOARD OF HEALTH THE We Offer This HOME FLAG KIT at cost as a public service. Ask YOUR AMERICAN PRESS CARRIER SUNDAY, JUNE 7:30 P.M.

24 UNPARDONABLE FIRST LAKE CHARLES NMOINMOG BAPTIST CHURCH.

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