The Hammond Vindicator from Hammond, Louisiana • 1

Libra ur 5J i9 1 ratoa Rouse Lai rJoloii Interstate-55 opens to traffic between Ponchatoula Areola iw a ROAD CLOSED Interstate-55 between Pon-chatoula and Areola In Tangipahoa Parish opened to traffic Wednesday completing another In a series Unking Louisiana with contiguous states In the vast Federal Highway Program The new link opened offlcial- ly to traffic at 10 am according to Highway Director A Ratcliff Jr Total length of three projects to be opened Is 187 miles The sections are 70 miles between Ponchatoula and Na-talbany 56 miles between Natalbany and Independence and 61 miles from Independence to Amite All three projects were built by the Southern Paving A Construction Corp of Baton Rouge at a cost of 8117-million Robert Cooper Jr of Hammond has served the Highway Department as project engineer for the three projects The opening means that L55 Is now a completed reality for the entire distance between Ponchatoula and Jackson Mis-sissippL Ninth of Jackson 1-55 is still under construction between Canton and Valden some 40 miles Then the route is completed from Valdai Mississippi northward to Memphis Beginning at the south end of the new links near Ponchatoula 1-55 will have fuU Interchanges at US 51 and 1-13 which will extend westward to Baton Rouge and eastward to Slidell from the Interchange Other foil interchanges along the new 1-55 line are at US 190 and State Routes 442 40 and 16 "This newly opened section makes possible another long length of useable Interstate highway between cities in Louisiana Mississippi and Tennessee" RatcUff said He said that the new useable length ranks In Importance with the Lafayette-Houston section of Interstate-10 and the Monroe-Shreveport-Dallas useable section of L20 in the north The first of millions said that some of the project is still it will not impede vehicular traffic (Staff Photo by Fred Robinson) This automobile driver unidentified marled the first vehicle to roll down newly opened Interstate-55 Wednesday et 10 am The driver was en route to Jaclson Miss The new link connects Ponchatoula Areola and Jackson Total cost of the 18-mile stretch was 127-million A spokesman for the Louisiana High- SERV1NG HAMMONS PONCHATOULA INDCKNDCNC6 SMINGHELOi ALlANY HOLDEN 804MT NATAUANY TfCKFAW IORAN GER way Department incomplete but that Mmmw HOMS OP SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA COLLEGE nTke i Leading Bi-Week If COMMUNITY NEWS CENTER SINCE INI MAY 10 itw HAMMOND LOUISIANA 70401 10c A COPY 71th YEAR NUMBER It wmrwTisjjw To timer plant Water lines laid Court overrules 'Freedom of The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal Wednesday ruled that FREEDOM OF CHOICE for Louisiana's schools will no longer be acceptable The long-awaited decision uphold an earlier do ciiiorf by Judge Alvin Rubin and reversed decisions by Judge Gordon West for the eastern district of Louisiana and a similar ruling for the western district of Louisiana Officials from Tangipahoa Parish were in New Orleans Wednesday to present arguments for the various plans for desegregation other than FREEDOM OF CHOICE and the decision by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal means only that now there will be no doubt but that some plan will be put in effect for the coming school year The three-judge panel for the appeals court had heard arguments on April 21 concerning FREEDOM OF CHOICE rulings attracting 39 Louisiana parishes The ruling wll force all Ahose parishes to adopt some method of desegregation other than FREEDOM OF CHOICE Journal bids to be taken by council Hammond City Council win receive bids for the official Journal to publish the minutes and legals of the cty June 17 for the period July 1 1969 through June 30 1970 In other business the Council: changes in the Greenville Park Drainage and Improvement project amounting to $582119 a figure higher than the estimate in the original contract The change waa sought by Bodin Jr representing Owen White city engineers pending further discussion a request by Ronnie Sledge Hammond for an (See Page 3) emar by Bill Alexander will have the capability of delivering any quantity of water that might be required in the plant's sprinkler system for product use The plant is expected to be completed in September and when opcratloR begin employ approximately 450 people when hi fulLjspduction- Patrons warned against lewd mail materials Hammond Postmaster frank Cazanove today advised Hammond area residents and business firms receiving pornographic and sa-Ucfoua" literature through the mails should contact the post office Cazanove Issued the statement on the heels id an tar creasing influx of the material into the area and advised pa-trons receiving such materials to drop by tlie post office He said individuate who do not wish to receive the liters-' hire may fill out a form which will enable the post office to remove their names from the mailing list He also advised patrons to complain to their congressional repre- lls mm on Streets and Parka Commissioner Conrad Anderson announced today that the city has completed Its phase of a cooperative pact to provide water for the new Elmer Candy Co plant in Ponchatoula (See picture on rage 3) a aid Hammond streets and parks personnel completed their share of the work Wednesday The project was begun and completed in three and a half days with the City of Hammond providing two men in supervisory capacity and equipment for hoisting and dropping the pipe in place The project Andersoa said was Initiated on a cooperative baste brtmra the rllire of nammofid and PonrhsUails to provide Uw lines with which to supply the new randy plant with water Approximately a half mile of 10-inch cast iron pipe was laid Anderson said extending along Range Road from the Ponchatoula Water Tower to the plant site under the supervision of Water Works Superintendent Bill Crawford and assistant superintendent Louis RidgelL Cost ctf the pipe used in the project Anderson said was It's nice to travel but brought some home Most of oh so nice to come home our catches were small-mouth American legion northern pike and perch Foot long well almost Crawfish seem to be scarce right now riant Grocery is munity holding ram tail to haad from inches (Staff Photo by Fred Robinson) when you do catch them they are This on Bennie Voivedich at Com but big Last week I had the ideas- ure of going to Canada for a fishing trip And that was It was fan but if what we did Just fish great to be back and now it'a time for the KC fishing Since every fisherman needs deo Wonder how many an excuse I lucked out other northern pike are We catch a great num- frrwA her of anything because of flic weather It had been in the the week before One of these days or we got there and when nights we may have a we arrived Monday alter- carload of com on Thomas noon they told us it had snow- Street like they had over at nrnrrj-d to ed that rooming Holden Tuesday night when the Cargill train came through And the temperature stayed Mar midnight It looked as down in the and 30's though they were going to Individual ret New directories being moiled a new book in most die Tangipahoa Parish direo- last edition of the homes and businesses tories has been mailed He McKaskle asks that cun to In Tangipahoa Parish that asks everyone who re- bS any bestseller list ceived directory by June 2Llh? when 2 Any having old directories they re- cf Ponchatoute and Elmer good bit of the time Riding leave the track at any minute stives who were veterans used best to 0811 bustaes ive their new ones That Candy CO Total cost was es- around in those ooen lake euH" nee- around in those open lake eeUm ceive their new ones That bure of the listed Candy tlmatod at $5500 according to Ponchatoula Town Clerk Henry RousscL Anderson said the new lines rhnM ft he there is a weak Bt one way no chance of snot In the track on the north cemeteries are Invited to as- the new telephone di- getting wrong numbers by rife of Than? Sreet? flag Efforts rectory South Central Bell Wrptone directory looking tn the old directory sne will be made to place a flag Telephone Manager Me- 1 way of measuring mistake on every veteran's grave Kaskle said the new edition of Pariah's prog- It would be exciting and all skiffs kept us cool and that coolness was the way the fish reacted We did catch enough to eat a couple of days and still (See Page 8) vr: A number of Hammond business firms have reported receiving the materials in the pent few weeks Mailing of the materials is the result of recent Supreme Court decisions and cases on appeal which permit such materials to be sent through the mails Baste of at least one opinion is that an individual is constitutionally free to receive and exhibit in his home pornographic movies andor materials which are not other wise allowed publicly ires This year 27266 dine- McKaskle said tories were distributed as look in the directory If mmAr(rf timet compared to 253M directories to make sure of the numbers filJIIIIlIUnil UlCU test year The 1969 book has you want before calling di-208 pages 15 more than last year's edition Customer listings in the alphabetical see-ifam number 88 or more than rectory assistance Bib will tfnjanfr flirt nil save you time and inconven- wlUUGlllB Ulliuiif you get the best honor graduates fl Shriners meet here Nineteen Hammond area students were among graduates honored during 52 the 1969 Southeastern Louisiana More than 600 Shriners and school on Morris Ave College commencement exer- their wives of the Ancient move east on Morris Avenue cises held last Saturday at the Mflflflfljr fll flffPfl Order of Nobles of The Mystic to Chestnut Street north oa college Shrine from Southeast Lou- Chestnut to Thomas SL islana will attend a Gere- west on east and west Thomas UDF president Dr Tom Maddox professor of mathematics at Southeastern Louisiana College has been elected president of the Hammond United (fivers Fund Inc toe the 1969-70 year Dr' Maddox together with officers was elected at recent meeting of the organization Other officers named to serve with him include: Wiley Sharp Jr vice president Eva McCracken secretory and Eric A Pittman treasurer (See Page 3) They are: High Honors Harriet Thames and John Earl Babin Ponchatoula Clyde Shepherd Robichaux Nancy Hope Tucker Linda Louise Carter Fancher and Joan Thompson Morse Carolyn Woods Higginbotham Harvey Melvin Hus-aer Jr Honom Hammond Joan Fiances Burkhalter Louella Parker (See Page 3) Street to Pine Street tbraoe south on Tine Street back to Hammond High School The Hammond Ceremonial Class ta being named the Dr William Lee Travis Class in honor of the late physician who served as Worshipful Master of Livingston Lodge No 160 FAAM in Hammond and was an -active Noble in the Shrine He also helped organize the Tangipahoa Parish Shrine Club and waa a charter member An tdkL 350400 Shriners and wives are expected (See Page 3) mantel Gass here June 14 honoring the late Dr William Lee TYavis IL More than UO new members will be initiated during the one-day ceremonial The ceremonies and luncheon will be held at the Hammond High School Morris and Pine Sts All Shriners and candidates will meet In the school auditorium at 9:30 am A Parade will begin at the high school at 11 am and conclude at noon at the school in time for lunch The Ceremonial will begin in the gymnasium at 1 pm The parade will leave the Will yours look this way? Friday is Memorial Day across the nation thus this Louisiana State Police officials are urging motorists to rapn of a mangled automobile a grim reminder of drive with caution during the holiday recalling tha adage ora record fatality rat which claimed 21 lives in that "the life you save may be your own" year motorists to photog last ye.