The Jackson Independent from Jonesboro, Louisiana • 1

msssEMn ServingThin Area Official Journal Of i i' Jackson Parish -tt- 'v-ft'-s-' FarYeam iVr nwlfw ackson Parish Louisiana Friday June 30 1950 Number 21 SV' JONESBORO BAPTIST 'CHURCH OBSERVES 90th ANNIVERSARY 'r'v Contest In Plane for tbe American Legion Beauty Contort which win be held at the Jonesboro-Kodga high school on Friday evening July 7t 1 were completed at a committee meeting an Tuesday afternoon It was announesd that ten busi- ness establishments had already -selected their representatives in the contest and it is expected that several men wU be an- nouneed within the next few bn Vi-''V- Ineas concerns and their contestants ere as follows: Twin City) Lumbar -Miss Jo Ann Bunai Mobley Drug Miss Ndl DrtokilL Louisiana Power and Light Cb June Garrett' Heerne Dry Gootto-Miaa Roberta Cothran i Gatlln-McDonald Chevrolet Or -Mtes Camille Walker Jackson Fariih Wise Bettis Lou Etter Miss Jan Dennis Orchid Dress Mlia Patty Lee Girod1 Department Store' Miss Bobby June Tyler '-Jonesboro Federal Savings and Miss Carolyn Tait I Steadman will serve as master of ceremonies for the eon test and out-of-town Judges will pick the winner The winner of the contest will represent the local 'post of the American Legion to the contest to be held in Atoxandria The age limit for ths contestants has been placed at 16 to 20 years ta compliance with the state ndefc A small admission charge of 10c and 25c will ba made forget the date July 7 at the Joneaboro-Hodge high school A preview of the contestants will be held at the local high school on the night preceding the Lt Dorothy WilUimion 1 In Army Nona Corps VIA A Kfkri iu 1' Lt Dorothy WUliamoa Army Nurse Carp daughter of Mrs -W Williamson oi Jonesboro is member of the Medical Department 'Women Officers' Basie Course at Medical Field Service School Brooke Army Medical On ter Fort Sam Houston Texas now taking eight weeks basic military training baton beginning -active duty to the Army or the Air Force i This training which is an orientation to' military procedures ta given to all women officers of the Nurse Corps or Medicah Specialist Corps of the Army or the Air Force The medalist corps includes college graduates who have specialized to dietetics phy- steal therapy or occupational therapy i' Medical Field Service School instructs and trains both men and women officers and enlisted per- sonnel of all branches of the Am- id Forces whether on reserve or active duty status to qualify them for duty to military hospl- tala and medical unite located throughout the world iX: 0 IF COLVIN ifi A Silent SUtanuu IPHTTUAN TRUMAN to Pedto hart ta to hve areas group Of White i If Hailed comptrotfvely net i too ona nun who ni LSSeUn but who wu a Six who bocorno Prwhtent nSid States I -w that icfoatad tor too proridon gnt ballot at tea Republican T(intir- at Kaniaa dtp to tt me I HV mimmlmi nwjoritj In ter m-: Oil waa Herbert jrMn not tta Jtl who ggit ar aatttag atteo gaaua white aervtag BeeaitM of eeonomto condition! which ha had no part in tea -fHny and over which ha had aar could have bad no control I mw ftat aama man detected tor Action to a aecond term largo wtohi aura became ho knew eo ph of tea game of politics and tof not played at teat game during go four yean ba occupied the Ute Houae I caw to a very definite way Iw of hlf own party to did not want Herobrt Hoover ftc White House aucceeafliUy got their eftarta to defeat him that campaign no effort was aoft on tee part of Republican nfcra to present to the people tbs Hoover accomplishments as Whoa tee oampalgn was toMNfs familiar with what af taktag to tel Ms own story Mr leaver leaked spaa such a esano as ifosriMa Ha said I am President of tee United Haiti For me to degrade the ofr fee I bold is utterly attar how great the need The fnridmt cannot ba a (tump speak Mo own behalf Ash presenting that urge were total and after hours of argu mot be waa prevailed upon His M- speech made during tea dnkg days of tea oampalgn was Mured at Des lfolnes Iowa was too tote There was not tew enough before the election to I the tecta ha presented across to He voters of tea nation I did not have any hand in tee Iteration of thou -Hoover Witchtt Ho one ever has Ho las rimyi written his own I have mb tec manuscript of many of ton delivered through mors re sad years did have part la inpulng soma newspaper copy md during tec tost tew days of Bat sapy csvtrsd tee prises he Americas tumor rseslvsd hr Ma crops af grata and mast eemparsd to tes to Cased! ae sad tormaei far tee nae -a tea asms sMlty tor nusto tea pries ef He 1 bard whiter wheat at Wane tek sad Wtasipegt tee tnunpartatini 'sa wheat teens early tee asm but tee dacrissa farmer waa paid day after day at Mlaaespails an teas the Caaadtea torse meeived at Wlaaipeg The total of teat dlfferenca tenoted to many mllUoni of dol ua but it was not a aubaldy paid cut of the taxpayer-money ftvu a result of tea Hoover farm totey That was ona of tea so rceiplhtiments af tee Hoover ad-Uratton' Had team boon sufr tekat tent to present such facte the American voters through campaign orators ywpapera or other sources In "Bahou of such character could made tea difference between Jot or victory tor a statesman tot politicians refused to use such hi teat campaign and by re tog to do io earned the Hoover Fr President Truman tot the American people to elect Democratic President ad to elect for him a Democratlo tonate apd house The ywcan people did ei he re towed but he had not asked for wtoted HA wanted Democratic congress but DmI congress Ubar did not get the oaudl la tt wanted to oppose leu TMI ta Okie TIuU might tolho aUM sheeid Taft win In what enthusiasm contract new debts 222 day to tomorrow did Just teat by voting an two mUllon to bund now to? toslay will do wr tea neat years homecoming At Centerpoint Church Sunday Julg 2 rty-' -t 'rf J-S- On Friday night June 23 Sheriff McarWe and members of the aherifFs department' apprehended thief end 'his accomplice and recovered articles which had been stolen from Sam warehouse in Quitman) over period of three weeks' The' ciihirit jamea Brinkley 21 year-old Negro was found guilty of the theft and sentenced to two years at hard labor In the State penitentiary at Angola feslded in Texas and had been in this aeetlon tor approximately one year He was formerly employed by the Sam Thomas Mercantile establishment in Quitman Oliver Adams (Hero) waa named accomplice to the theft waa sentenced to twelve months to Jofl 'Article! recovered were' ten electric tana'- one vanity bench and one gee tog heater which were valued at more than $25000 The articles had been sold but were Holds Successful i A large group of members of the Jackson Parish Sportsman a Club met at-the Court Housci to Jonesboro on Monday night for one of the moat successful meetings of the year It was particularly' gratifying to see approximately twenty-five ladle In' at The main feature of this meet' tog was the showing of a film on which proved to be interesting entertainment formal1 present jy 'my' frnHs '--1--' i ft I -s' 5 v-J Friends are' happy 3 that Mr Harvey Swanner of Jonesboro is rapidly recovering from his recent major Vp Thb li Your Paper mJi 'r fter' Is a Duly Br William IL Nation -A-' MAHY readen iof eewspapers are mlataknly reluctant to report newsworthy evante about which only they know the facte To some It apparently la to tel the paper about social to their homei visitor Information received to tatters' or other squally nawswortty items TeUtag ths paper about noon whatever Its nature whether large or am all in Importance should pot cause embarrassment and will not if rightly rogarded to feet giving news to tea boms town newspaper might better bs looked upon as a social and clvte duty ona owes to tea community Certainly the newspaper will receive It in that way Hewapspsr a Atolf Mf cannot afford rv-m to malnta In NawtTIpt 1 enough to ae- tually hurt out every news item they pwhHeh AU must and do raly upon voluntarily suppltod nows tips and Items tor a targe pari of tec nows Huy publish But tears la another way to look at it test ta equally Important Whenever you invite guaata Into your home you era honoring thorn Whan they accept they aro honoring you To acquaint tea community with such Incidents la gracious action which your guaata and tea community wUl fully approve Even Information received to let-tore excepting of course tee confidential and purely personal to news if tee writer to known by otters On those oo-Community eutonr when rfj sickness acd- i IMmOi Ues occur tec community win vent to know about teem so It esn respond accordingly ft neglect or rctora to give such information deprives your neighbors and other friends of opportunity to show their Interest and friendship One of tea main reasons why psoplo like to lira In smaller communities is tea greater number of friends they make Om of too surest ways to ipyka friends Is by giving nows to fho town nowspspsr Hcxt time you entertain tavs gussts rscstvs MWS In a letter thsre Is Unis or somo membra of your oy experiences dteap-Mintwwnt or succsss ten the paper SJSto yon have never don rf sStocuS Volume 69 i yj- TO CONDUCT REVIVAL THE REV ANDY FOREMAN young Shreveport Methodist minister will conduct a revival serv--toe at the Croaaroeda Tabemad near Quitman beginning July 1 Services wUl be held at 7:30 dally-rf fj'' m-j 1 GoUCIubi ScotATouriiey: Winners Named s- Mrs' George Robinson and Jlni Shows teamed together to win the Mixed Scotch Tournament at ghe Advance Golf to Country Club tost Sunday with low pet wore of The tewns of lira G' Aridin and Billy McDonald and Haney Stewart and Paul Stinson tied for tow gross hanors with scors of Mrs Ed Askew end Preotls Hsr- veaton won' the foe hign gross with score of IHfc'Jx- -'The prize of tow score on No 8 was won bar Mrs- Elizabeth Foster end Jones with'a 3 while the prise tor high score on number 12 was won by Mis' Frank Stewart and Tom Crosier with score of 8v Betty Lou Etter end Fete fl chaud took top honors among tec teen-agers with a score of 87 for the 3 boles' They were fallowed by Harriett Michaud end Woody McDonald with and Beverly Stovall and Jo Boy Harveaton with 78 I Don Shanklea had low score smong tbe teen-age men with a core of 48 followed by Eddie Askew with 86 -i and Jo Brown with 7ft Other players this group included Jamee Bkn-nan Phil Hannan Jr and Sonny Cox i Other teams plsydng In 'the tournament and their net scores included: 1 Mr Carl Etter and Ed Askew 70 Mrs Prentla Hsrveston and Addin 72 Mr Tun Crosier and Bill Hd mm i 1 vf '-V loway 88 1 Mr and Mrs Paul Bourg 73 Mrs! Wayne Stovall' end Wll-fyir McDonald 7L Mrs Fin ton 'and Ira Bow- Mrs1 Helson Michaud and Dr George Robinson '78 frs Jim Shows and Frank Stewart' Mr and Mrs Gaba Durham 76 The tournament wan concluded with a hot dog supper served' on the lawn at theclub under the direction of Mrs Finton WCTU Meeting Is Postponed The regular meeting of the Christian Temperance Union which waa scheduled to be held on Tuesday afternoon July 4 baa been postponed because of the meeting of the Louisiana Moral and Civic Foundation meeting which Will be held at the Jonesboro Methodist church on Thursday July 6 at 7:30 Dr Earl Hbtalen and Dr Oscar Sanden will be the guest speakers at this meeting on July 6 A1I WCU members are urged to attend Mr and Mrs A MoGravj visited her son end daughter-ln- tow Mr and Mrs 8 McGraw jt Parish -Boy Girl Attend 'Leadership Camp Of 4-H Club Willie Mae Perry of Wyatt and Dalton Robinson of Jonesboro will attend the third Jun ior Leadership Camp at Camp Grant Walker hear Pollock July 3-7 The purpose of the camp is to train the outstanding Junior leaders from each parish in Louis- V-' Tfr' The two representatives from Jackson Parish ware chosen- on the basis of thair leadership ability and their outstanding $jq W0rkte v- V- Willie Mae has served her chib as secretary treasurer reporter and program chairman 'She has served the parish 4-H Council as treaeurer for two years and to now serving as 'president: She la a member of the Weston FHA and has served as ptealdent and program Chairman of that dub She will be a senior at Weston high school next year Dalton ha served hia club 11 president end vice-president He to now serving as vice-president of the parish '4-H Council Last summer at 4-H 'Short Course he placed third In individual dairy judging Ha has served the Jonesboro-Hedge high school FFA dub as vice-president end president end wjH serve" as again next year' He president of the JJLHS student body and dramatic club He takes part to football' basketball track and basbaU He will be a senior at next year '-'y Each year 384 trips are award-sd-to outstanding loaders by the Uniter- Gas Company include 128 to Junior Leadership Camp' 228 to Older Youth Camp two to National 4-H Club Con-greaslon Chicago four to ths 4-H Club Camp to Washington and two to National Older: Youth Camp at Mill West Virginia Marlene Bond Reporter Jack-son Parish 4-H Executive Com nrtttoe Center had not sent to their rep resen tatlves as yet Danville reports a record of eleven victories against only one defeat in league competition thus far Their probable line-up a composed of Edwin McConethy ind Talma dge Robinson pitchers Suck Harville and Doug 'Bond catchers Carroll Robinson Don Greer Jamec Robinson Glenroy Robinson and Dalton Abrecrom-ble infieldert A McConathy Gene Robinson and Robert Williams' outfielders' rand Mrs Douglas Culver of Shreveport and Mr and Mrs Smith and son Billy of Arcadia were weekend visitor in the home of Mr and Mrs 8 Smith Mr and Mrs Charles Nell-aon and Mrs Blanche Stovall vhited Mr end Mts Miles Liner and Mrs Neilson in Huston on Sunday Mrs Paul Stinson is spending two weeks to Baton Roug the 'guest of her parents Mr and Mrs McBride Sr Political Announcements The Independent is authorized to announce the following candidacies to the coming July 25th democratic primary: FOE SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER Ward Two: (Two To elected) AN8LEY COLVIN JR (SONNY) GATLIN JOHN LANGLEY MELTON BEN POOLE JR Ward Three: (One To Eltctod) (PETE) HARVEY EDGAR MeCONATHY A THOMAS CECIL WALDRlp r- Next Sunday July 2nd' the Jonesboro Baptist Church wUl observe its ninetieth anniversary back many yeara prlor to 'the establishment of the Town of Jonesboro and with small membership located in a crudely constructed frame buUding the local Baptist group hoe attained a membership of apprcximatrly eleven hundred and has to recent years completed a modem brick church plant at a 'total 'cost of nearly $150M)00' Moat recent among the new installations is a late type air conditioning unit to their auditorium on Main Dr Knight State Baptist Secretary will be guest speaker at the Sunday ceremonies and old fashioned4 "dinner on the is planned as a highlight of the 'day- 'l Spfs 1949-1980 Budget was adopted Bldk on 1-3 Ton Pick-Up Truck to be equipped with Mud 'Grip Tires 'were submitted and found to be as follow: Kilpatrick tk Gresham One Ford 8 Cylinder 98 Motor with air Cleaner mi filter 600 16 4 ply tires front and 600 18 4 ply Mud Grip tiros on rear including State Shies tax $107457 Same as above except with 8 Cylinder 100 HP Motor $114697 Stuckey Motor Co on Dodge 1-2 Pick Up (see bids $123696 Frey Motor Co 'on 1-2 Ftok Up (See bid!) $14118 Gatlin-McDonald Chev Co 1-3 Pick Up (see bids) $110884 After- discussion and comparison of bids on motion byMr Tbunpsan seconded- by Mr Tait that Kilpatrick Gresham bo awarded contract on Ford 6 cylinder 12 Job Pick UJp Truck to accordance with specifications to bid they being the lowest bidders The above motion was placed to a yea and nay vote resulting as follows Nay: None iAtosent Mr Corley i -c -i Motion by Mrs' Calloway sec-onded by Mr Thompson that the Town contribute the sum of Fifty Dollars to laical Chapter of American Red Cross All member present voting Yea on said mo tioni Mr Pohlman bf Pohlman Wilbanks Contractors of Monroe La came before the Council to give them an estimate of cost on pro- posed sewer fine to be constructed on Tumliri HilL'' Mr Corley came in at this time and was so recorded: Current bills were submitted to the Council for approval and aft- er' discussion on motion by Mr' Chapman seconded by Mrs Galloway that bills be paid as read' All members present voting yea Mr-above motion--Motion by Mr Chapman seconded by Mr Thompson that Mr (Continued bn page five) I Word was received here on' Tuesday of the death of Mr Dave Walker at his home to Oklahoma City Oklahoma Mr Wslker is a btorher-in-law of Mr Joel Puck-itt of Jonesboro Funeral services for the deceased Will be held to Oklahoma City on Thursday TO THE OF AUNT MARY JONES parish to make their home and to help rebuild battle-torn south undaunted by evident hardships and adversities With the help of hip wife Mr Jones cut lop and hewed th Umbers from which they built their first boms Nearly all their furnishings were made of logs vines tc while their clothing Sift JOHN (Jack) CHAPMAN President of the Jonisboro-Hodge Lions Club 3 Mr Chapman and other newly-riected officers of the club were installed at the annual installation dinner and night program Thursday evening iWi A All Star Double Header AttHoidge Hodge will be the' canterfi of sports tons 'attention Tuesday July 4th' as the site of two all-star games from the Jonesboro-Bienville and Big Eight Leagues to be played to the Afternoon end alght-'- The day game will be between the leaden of the 'Jackeon-Bien-ville Western Division the Danville Deacons and the -Weatern All-Stars to be played at 2 JO the annual attraction of the Big Eight League the North-Sou th All-Star game will be played JThe North consists of Bernice Dubachi Fsrmerville and Sterling ton' while the South Is composed of Hodge' Minden the Ruston beta and the Ruston Volunteers umpires for the Jackson-Blon-viDe game will be Mays (Sims-' boro) Gordon Thoms (Saline) Iron Thomas (Ashland) and another official to be named Player already selected foe the Western All -Stan Include: Claude Edmtoston Doc Edminoton Leon Bartlett' Kenneth Haya Buck Fowler' (Simiboro) 1 Ralph McCain! Franklin I Jenk Thomas Warren Robert Wooley (Ashland) Roy Fair HDbum Tbm Junior' Toms (Saline) Morgan Waldrip Larry Rambin Joe Lane Lottli (Martin) Another team Oil Field waa made of akine of wild ani mals and home-spun cotton wov? en by hand Mrs Jones often told residents of Jonesboro how she helped her husband split the rails that fenced their ctaims and how they chased bear deer and other wild animals from the fields which are now occupied by fte business and residential section of the town' There ere still residents to Jonesboro 'who fcemem-ber when com grew where our Main Street to now nbt eilJ Lm s3 am To add to her burdens Mrs husband was killed Jn Alabama to 1890 when as Shier-' iff of Jackson parish he refused to release a prisoner to mob Under oath to protect his prisoner he gave his life to protett his word of honor With the strength of character which was typical of her entire life Mix Jones (or Aunt Mary as she was affectionately called by many peopto) defied and managed to rear three nieces two nephews three grandchildren and two orphans and assisted numerous other orphans and unfortunates She was affectionately called by some and hundreds July 3 1B00 Aunt Mary and her ion Dr Jones sold the original rite for the Town of Jonesboro This plot of land for the original towns! te waa located on the west ride of our present Town where the Jonesboro cemetery lies At that time' Mrs Jones was postmistress of Macedonia which was located at what to known as the nerthern part of Alton Avenue On Day in 1934 she waa ill and unable to attend church but die sent a basket of red roses to represent her tt was to 'August of that year that she went to her final rest Next Monday our Town will be fifty years old and next Wednesday will commemorate the 107th anniversary of the "Mother of our The Jackson Independent joins the people of this parish in ottering a tribute to her memory LIONS h' PRESIDENT iv a Local Group 'V i'x' Attend National -FHA Convention Vij 1 xi't A- I Two special of Vtuf Southern Belle Kansas City Sou-ttem Btail Road left Alexandria Mbnday morning carrying representatives to the 2nd Hattons Future Homemakers of America convention In' Kansas City Missouri Included among the passengers -were Min Valerie Barman who was attending the con vention as the ''Jackson Parish Advisor delegate Ruby Riddle Parish FHA president Jackie Bourg onesboro-Hodge ft FHA) and Sue Beggarly delegate of the local group who will have pert to the skit end which to to be presented by the Southern Region at tea convention i TT r3 This is Sueto third trip as rep-' mentatlve of the local group Stw attended the First Hattonal Convention lest year and the Region-si Convention to Memphis Tenn -'Over two 'representatives are expected to be to attendance at this convention Thera delegates will represent the two hundred eighty seven member of tea FHA organization which was founded five years ago to promote home-making interest among high) school students The Jonesboro-Hodge high school had 170 mem ben during the 1949-90 school "t-1 tt? JS-r Betty Ruth Ethridge of Cros-sett Aricansas Hstlonal President willy preside over the meeting to Kansas £tty which will continue Saturday of this week V-i'-1'? ij PKings TownCboncaK Of Jonesboro Jonerisoro La Jbne 18 1960 The Mayor issid Board of Aldermen of the Town of Jonesboro La met oo above date to regular session convened at the regular meeting place of aald body the City Htall with the followinfl members present Mayor Tsbsriet and Aldermen Mry A-J Tait Sr Mr Thompson and Mr John Chapman lftoutea of the tost regular meeting was read and adopted as read sfntinm by Mr Chapman seconded by Mr Thompson sthat Lou- Hoofing Company be a-warded contract to re-roof light Plant Building to accordance with bid on file AH memfeers present voting yeo on above motion Mrs Calloway came to at this print of the meeting andyjwas recorded as being present Ordinance Ho 377 to emend Df MEM0R1AM July 3 and July 8 are two Important dates to the history- of the Town oi Jonesboro In recognition of this toct we offer a word or two of tribute to the "Mother of Mrs Mary Jones whose birthday falte on July 5 Born on that date in 1843 Mrs Jones died at the age of 91 years In 1934 after having tod a life filled with usefulness and unto others as you would have others do unto tt was in 1884 88 years ago that wagon slowly followed a dim trail from Bienville to Jack-ion parish Two brave young pioneers were moving into a tactically unknown territory to stake- claims for their Thto couple waa destined to become the father and mother of Jonesboro La Mr end Mrs Henry Jones Soon after he sms discharged from the Confederate army Mr Jones came to Bienville parish from Tennessee his native home where he met Miss Mary Bryce who later In 1880 becema his wife It was to that parish that Mrs Jones was bom July 8 1843 Four years after their marriage they earn to Jgckaop yn 1 a -I 11 liA i i i July 28 1950 'hi ait things about I One of the nicest air travel ta the lovely Scenery that you are likely to 'encounter you fly about this country of ours Some of this scenery is' in iy the form (and 1 do mein form) of the sweet young things seen around some of our airports lu their shorts and Uouaei with tSui-i 'artificial top held last week I help ZW During the Louisiana Air Tour but admire the cun suit one girl wu almost wearing Around her neck she wore a chain with small airplane attached I confess Jb" I must have been guilty of staring because finally aha moke MMl I to the but actually I wu admiring the landing field I I know mgn who do t-i A annual Home Coming of Jnter Point Community will at the Centra Point Bap-Church Sunday July 2nd tee dedication of the new JfjMtagtemie held at PttWlq i limited anything half-way Whan his car into a nudist colony' he stripp'd his "gun V'- Wl 'K-' -'As jcJ'-'jV i' 5v 1.