THE SHREVEPORT JOURNAL, SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2. 1968 TODAY'S NEWS TODAY-WITH TODAY'S PICTURES NEA Benefits Described At Meeting Here Benefits derived from membership in the National Education Assn. were described Tuesday night by Felton Brown of Baton Rouge, field secretary the Louisiana Teachers at a 4th District Workshop of the Association of Classroom Teachers. The workshop, held at Airline School, also featured a talk by Mrs.
Virginia Melton of Ferriday, president of the ACT. Brown told teachers that NEA's "struggles to protect the teaching profession affect all of Revamping of national copyright laws by Congress will affect all educators, he said. adding that "all of us rely on the NEA to fight our battles all of us would be indignant if the NEA lost the battle on the copyright issue." NEA membership, he said, gives teachers benefits in the areas of insurance policies, tax sheltered annuity programs and research. Commenting on LTA-supported legislation, Brown said all but one part of LTA's program was passed "but all our efforts McKeithen LTA WHetted Mrs. Melton, in her talk.
urged teachers to become more politically active. Rites Set Today For M. A. Conly Sr. Special to The Journal COUSHATTA Funeral services will be held today for Maurice Armistead Conly 73.
He died suddenly in his home Tuesday. Services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today in the First Methodist Church with the Rev. Lewis Copphe officiating. He will be assisted by the Rev.
Jack Shaw. Burial will follow in the Springville Cemetery. Mr. Conly was a retired right-of-way engineer for the Louisiana State Department of Highways. He was a member of the First Methodist Church, a member of the Silent Brotherhood Lodge number 146 a former Red River Parish clerk of court.
and a former school teacher in Bienville and Red River Parishes. native of Bienville Parish. Mr. Conly had lived Red mar River Parish for the past 60 years. one son.
M. A. Conly Jr. of Survivors. include his wife; Coushatta; five brothers, Cecil Conly of Boise, Idaho, Basil Conly and J.
C. Conly, both of Ringgold, Mel Conly of Tucson, and H. 0. Conly of Prairieville: four sisters, Mrs. Willie Giddins, Miss Jewel Conly, Mrs.
Cleo Morrow and Mce. Horace Salter, all of his step mother, Conly of Ringgold; and one grandson. Carl Johnson New Faculty Member Special to The Journal RUSTON Carl T. Johnson has recently joined the faculty of the School of Business Administration at Louisiana Tech as assistant professor of business law. Johnson, who holds the B.B.A, and LL.B.
degrees from the University of Texas, was formerly associated with a law frim in El Paso, Tex. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association. Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity and Alpha Phi Omega. He served as an army officer in Viet Nam and received the army commendation medal for meritorious service. Johnson is a native of El Paso and is married to former Pamela Bulls, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Bulls, 1830 Bayour Drive, Shreveport. Mrs.
Johnson is also a graduate of the University of Texas. Longview Tax Statements Mailed Special to The Journal LONGVIEW. Tex. The first of more than 30,000 tax statements for the year 1968 from the City of Longview and the Longview Independent School District have been mailed, it was announced by A. James Henry, tax assessor-collector.
The statements cover a combined total Ivey of $3,344,062.13, of which the city's is $1,413,643.25 and the school system's $1,930.418.88. This year's levy represents an increase of $73.646.69 to the $85,422.40 to the citicoland Henry said the statements are due and payable upon receipt and become delinquent on Jan. 31, 1969, at which time a 10 per cent penalty and interest rate of 6 per cent will be added. Henry said all statements will be in the mails this week. Georgia leads the United States in production of pulp- On The Record Suits Filed Lady Bird Carter; succession.
Jessie Turner Cannon VS. Joseph Roosevelt Cannon; divorce. South Central Beil Tel. Co. vs.
Clyde C. Franklin; on installment billing agreement. William R. Lilley vs. Atlas Processing et workmen's compensation.
Hallie Wren vs. Bobby G. Tackett and Edna Cox Tackett, in solido: promissory note. Elizabeth Ann Patterson Thompson, ford vs. The Travelers Ins.
et personal injuries. James Conrad Dempsey vs. Ona Lee Dempsey; separation. Planned Credit of Caddo, Inc. VS.
Mrs. Robert E. Washburn; installment note. Planned Credit of Caddo. Inc.
Vs, Nathaniel Lee Washington; installment note. Planned Credit of Caddo, Inv. VS. Phillip H. Richmond, et installment note.
Government National Mortgage Assn. Vs. Cam Lowe, et promissory note. Action Finance Corp. VS.
Willie Christor, et promissory note. John Paul Whittington; to rescind Adrienne Witvliet in Whittington VS. partition of community property. Mildred Byrd Pugh vs. Willie James Pugh; separation.
Nathaniel W. Coleman; promissory note. The Manhattan Savings Bank VS. John F. Coddington, et promissory note.
Federal National Morgage Assn. vs. Ralph A. Gaulin, et promissory note. Holiday Wings, Inc.
VS, Holiday Wings of Shreveport, Inc.r et on contract and agreement. Leetie Davis Watts; succession. Linda C. Horton, in minor: to settle claim of minor. Travelers Ins.
Co. Vs. James Arkansas; promissory note. Tri-State Finance Corp. vs.
Ruben Hamilton; promissory note. Patsy Tyner Ehrhardt VS. Kurt Ehrhardt, separation. Dale, Clarence Jewelers Mitchell; Home open Furnishing, account. Inc.
Property Transfers Ross Perry Scudder Jr. to Waymon Sims Bowden; Lot 5 of a Replat of Clingman Park Unit $18,316.67. Lawrence A. Marsh to Charles Evans; Lot 75, Aulds Broadmoor Terrace Unit $5,396.96 and assumption. Frank Hardy Thaxton Jr.
to Gerald Wayne Gardner; Lot 155, Sunset Acres Unit $13,075. Victor N. Alexander 10. Frank Ruggiers; Lot 330 and of Lot 329 and East 3 feet of North 56 feet of Lot 331, Pinehurst $13,000. School Park Land Inc.
to Jerry D. Cooper: Lot 62, less a strip off the west side measuring 1.2 feet on rear of said Lot 62 and 6.2 feet on the front of said Lot 62, School Park $13,000. John W. Gorman to Vince Baiano; a parcel of land in Lots 5, 6 and 9 of Replat of Mabry-Hamiter $5,500. Thomas E.
Hogan 10 Phillp H. Mecom, Lot 18, Unit 1, Pepper Ridge Estates; $7,000. Kansas City Southern Railway Co. 10 Leon M. Ballard; a certain tract of land in SW of Sec.
23, Twp. 17 R. 14 $12,000. A. B.
King to Robert Brown: Lots 139, 140, 141 and 142 of Lincoln Memorial $12,700.34. Wilfred Henry Boudiette to Joe Ben Hayes; Lots 76 and 76 A and a parcel of land off the side of Lots 75 and 75 Love Bros. Broadmoor Terrace, Unit $11,000. and assumption. Marriage Licenses Lynn Edward Washington, Shreveport, and Mary Lee Johnson, Shreveport.
Wayne Leland Brightman, Marion, and Margaret Nell Shumway, Shreveport. James Butler, Shreveport, and Jennie B. Darnell, Shreveport. Jerry Wayne Diffee, Dallas, and Charlotte Anne Palmer, Shreveport. Gence Allen Hervey Shreveport, and Lillian Johnson, Shreveport.
Bobby Jacqueline Ray Sue Boyette. Elkins, Dallas, Shreveport, Tex, Arienzia L. Cummings; Shreveport, and Lillie Mae French, Shreveport, Freddie Lee Harris, Shreveport, and Dianne Phill, Shreveport. Building Permits Monday D. W.
Goodman, 6407 Willard add carport, $125. A. Kelly, 2448 Queens Highway, move ou tof city, $1,100, E. R. Chriss.
Albert Raquemore, 1502 Andrew St. reroo Sie Hazelmyre, 117 East 75th siding, $1,400, Aluminum Awning. Mabel Caston, 4008 Wallace siding, $1,400, Aluminum Awning. H. G.
Williams, 1726 Malcolm general repairs, $200. Dr. C. F. Young, 5056 Dixie Garden reroof and repairs, $225, T.
R. Johnson. E. Levent, 3637 Del Rio reroof, $100, T. R.
Johnson. J. H. Yancey, 605 Hyde Park brick veneer residence, $18,900. Edgar Green, 1735 Sycamore reroof, $100.
W. T. Belcher, 3336 Stonewall reroof, $500. Bossier Remodeling. E.
Arnold, 147 Swedes reroof, $539, Nichols Roofing. J. M. Fargotson, 3744 Madison reroof. $479, Nichols Rooting.
O. RP. Otterson, 4515. South Fairway reroof, $448, Nichols Roofing. Carl W.
Korman, 453 Columbia repair termite damage, $250. Joe Stroud, 3915 Sandra remove partition, $250. 0. L. Jordan, 4505 Youree enclose carport for office, $1,000.
0. L. oJrdan, 402 East Kings Highway, add to beauty shop. $2,000. Ludames Lewis, 3514 Sanders panel residence, $100.
Pauline Bell, 1945 Poland reroof and paint, $250. Harry Fox, 427 East 84th build frame residence, $6,656. B. S. Herring, 4240 Joe Lewis repair steps, $100.
B. S. Herring, 4240 Booker repair residence, $100. Sam Bruno, 243 Webster repair porch Southland Printing 213 Airport partition building, $1.000. W.
H. Farmer, Dalzell sheetrock garage apartment. $200. Willie Vinzant, 723 March install windows and paint, $150. Minnie Woodley, 425 East Merrick reroof, $250.
Total $38.072. Tuesday: Solomon Baxter and Betty Jean Austin, 2434 Roosevelt add storage and heater closet, $100. Park Shop Grocery, 3147 Midway re-roof, $525. Boucher Slack, 11143 Parkside build brick veneer residence, $15,957. Gibson Construction 4390 Thurgood build brick veneer residence, $19,500.
J. Jordan, 1342 Wilkinson demolish garage apartment, $100. Carl Ezernack, 5329 Alto Vista enclose room, $200. FHA, 1756 Michel repair residence, $1,000. Robert James, 2919 Looney add two rooms, $2,688.
R. P. Williams, 2756 Poland enclose porch to enlarge room. $400. Will A.
Harris, 6535 Wallace clean up after fire, $100. R. A. Mackey, 2737 Linwood general residence repairs, $500. Gallien.
3423 Frederick alluminum siding, $1,395. Mrs. D. Quinn, 3215 West College St aluminum siding. $1,350.
Westview Christian Church, 3401 Greenwood re-roof, $1,000. Mrs. R. F. Oldham, 1315 Glenn re-roof, $748.
Foremost Mortgage, 2150 Hollywood re-roof, $1,205. Mable Sanders. 4432 Broadway replace stairs, $800. Calvin Cook, 21 W6 est 5711 enclose porch for room and repair, $1,000. R.T.
Montcalm, 3840 Baltimore add three rooms, $4,435. Herbert A. Harlen 1119 Georgia bedroom, bath den and patio, David Moore Developers, 604 leaf bullding brick veneer residence, $11,880. David Moore Developers, 8813 Melanle biuld brick veneer residence, $12.310. John Leiber, 620 Linden brace roof and re-roof, $800.
L. M. Ballard, 6322 Sipple build warehouse, partial permit, $22,650. Alphonso Hibbler, 2937 Logan build storage. $200.
Adkins (no initials listed), 828 Kings Highway, move dwellin goutside of city, 500. Rebecca Jackson, 4122 Booker T. re roof, $100. enlarge two rooms and a A. Dowden, 3223 Judson porches $6,540 J.
T. Tyson: 3436 Jackson general repairs to residence, $2.000. Daily total: $118,213. September permit total: $1.898,593. Total for first nine months of 1968: $19,803.594 as compared with $25,050,785 during a similar period In 1967, Union Man Is Given 2-Year Term Special to The Journal EL DORADO.
Ark. A 38-year-old Smackover (Union County) man was sentenced to a term of two years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections here Monday after being guilty a reduced charge of escape from custody. Simon Lewis heard the verfrom First Division Circuit Court Judge Harry Crumpler after he had been found innocent on a charge of robbery. LEWIS WAS charged with robbery and escape in connection with an incident on May 5 in Smackover when a gun was taken from the night marshal there. Lewis was arrested here the same night by members of the El Dorado Police Department.
Smackover Night Marshal Charlie McKenzie told the court that he was attempting to arrest Lewis on a charge of public drunkenness when the incident took place. McKenzie testified that the defendant obtained possession of his gun during a scuflfe and fled the scene after several shots were fired. The officer testified, that a shotgun fired and into that the Lewis returned his fire with four pistol shots. EIGHT OTHER witnesses, including the owner of the tavern where Lewis was arrested, testified in the non-jury case. The defendant was given 15 in which to file a motion tor's new trial.
Parey Branton To Join Wallace Campaign Staff Special to The Journal HAYNESVILLE State Rep. Parey P. Branton of Shongaloo announced Tuesday that he will join the staff of presidential candidate George C. Wallace on a fulltime basis Thursday. Rep.
Branton made the announcement at a luncheon meeting of the Haynesville Lions Club here. He was the principal speader at the meeting. Rep. Branton said he accepted an invitation from former Alabama Gov. Wallace to serve on his campaign staff until the Nov.
5 general election. The. legislator, who serves the Claiborne Webster parish district, he was giving his time to the Wallacefor-President campaign on a voluntary basis. Rep. Branton said he would work in the coordination of advance preparations for campaign appearances by Wallace.
He said he would leave Thursday for Denver, to begin his campaign work, with other stops scheduled Salt Lake City, Utah, and Seattle, Wash. The invitation to serve on the Wallace campaign staff came last week in a letter from Wallace to Rep. Branton, in which the presidential candidate said, "I am very hopeful that you will be able to give your active time to the campaign in the weeks ahead." Wallace wrote to Rep. Branton that he was "most grateful for all that you have done for me through the and added, "I remember that you have spearheaded all of the invitations I have received to address joint sessions of the Louisiana Legislature and I thank you. In his talk to the Lions Club, Rep.
Branton hit at tax increases proposed by Gov. John McKeithen, calling instead for economy "through the elimination of waste and mismanagement in before consideration of new taxes. Dr. Rice Joins Tech Faculty Special to The Journal RUSTON Dr. Philip F.
Rice has recently joined the faculty of the School of Business Administration at Louisiana Tech as associate professor of management science and industrial management. "Dr. Rice holds the B.S.E.E. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Arkansas and was awarded the Ph.
D. degree in engineering management by Clemson University, Clemson, S.C. Dr. Rice's principal area of interest is the application of business problems to management. While at Clemson, Dr.
Rice taught courses in quality control and was associated with the economic research service. His research was in the area of input -output analysis and mathematical programming. He holds memberships in the American Statistical Association, Southern Economic Association, Beta Gamma Sigma, Theta Tau, Blue Key, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Dr. Rice is a native of Pine Bluff, and is married the former, Jane Brady of Helena.
who is also a graduate of the University of Arkansas. Springhill Sets Meet to Present Survey Results Special to Teh Journal SPRINGHILL A public meeting in Springhill for a date yet to be set in November will be held to present the results of the Northwestern State College reading survey completed last spring in Webster Parish schools. This will be arranged Springhill School meeting. Community Council and was voted upon by the group at their meeting last Thursday when requested to do so by the Springhill Civic Club. The reading survey, financed by the International Paper Company Foundation conducted by a five member team from Northwestern was given at the council meeting by W.
D. Baucum, Webster Parish school supervisor. Baucum explained that the survey was not a standard one, but was designed by the Northwestern team upon request to determine the effectiveness of the parish reading programand how it might be improved. The survey consisted primarily of interviews with a sampling of teachers at the elementary and, secondary level, principals, librarians, special reading teachers and parents and attitude inventory tests and mental maturity tests administered to a sampling of student from grades four, six, nine and twelve, Baucum said. The survey commended the overall reading program in the parish at the completion of its study, particularly the reading program in grades one through six, Baucum reported.
Numerous recommendations for improvement were made also, NSC Schedules National Teacher Exams, Nov. 9 Special to The Journal NATCHITOCHES National Teacher Examinations will be administered at Northwestern State College Nov. 9, and teachers and education students planning to take the tests have less than two weeks to register. Northwestern's director of counseling and testing, Dr. Tandy McElwee, said registrations for the examinations must be returned to the college by Oct.
15. Registration forms and bulletins of information may be obtained by writing Northwestern's counseling and testing center or by contacting the Educational Testing Service, Box 911, Princeton, J.N. At the one-day test session, a candidate may take the common examinations, which include tests in professional education and general education, and one of 13 Teaching Area Examinations which designed to evaluate a person's understanding of various areas of subject matter. McElwee said each candidate will receive an admission ticket advising him of the exact location of the center to which he should report. Candidates for the common ex examinations will report at 8:30 a.m.
on Nov. 9, and should finish about 1 p.m. The Teaching Area Examinations will begin at 1:30, and candidates should complete the tests at about 4:15 p.m. Texarkana Sets Survey On Problems Special to The Journal CERTIFICATE PRESENTATIONNorthwestern State College's cheerleaders present President Arnold R. Kilpatrick a certificate they won for outstanding performance in the Spirit and Sportsmanship Workshop at Hattiesburg, Miss.
The NSC cheerleaders are (from left to right) Linda Matthews, State Prison Head Dies In Rapides Special to The Journal ALEXANDRIA C. Lawrence 74, former mayor of Pineville and superintendent of the Louisiana State Penitentiary, died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Baptist Hospital here following several months inlIness. Funeral rites will be held in the Hixson Funeral Home chapel here at a time to be announced. Burial will be in Greenwood Memorial Park.
A native of Pineville, Lawrence was mayor of the city from 1930 to 1946. He was superintendent at Angola from to 1951 and was later superintendent at Pinecrest State School. He entered the real estate business and was active in this field until several months ago. He was widely known in political circles. Survivors are his wife, the former Miss Nellie Wells: one son, Rollo C.
Lawrence Jr. of Baton Rouge; three daughters, Mrs. Norman Walker of Arling. ton. Mrs.
David J. Keys and Mrs. Lawerence MeNamara, both of Baton Rouge: one sister, Mrs. Ed of Alexandria and nine grandchildren. Residents Report Telephone Calls Special to The Journal MONROE A number of area residents have called, the Ouachita Parish Health Unit reporting telephone calls received from al an unknown man, asking personal questions.
The caller states he is conducting a survey on sex habits for the health unit. Dr. W. Carroll Summer said that the unit is not conducting such a survey and that the calls have been reported to the police department. Also, Summer said the health unit has been receiving calls regarding health books for sale.
Those calling say they have been telephoned about the books and that the caller told them someone would be sent deliver the books othat, and examine their children. Summer stated, "We are not selling anything. We have a rom full of pamphlets and will be glad to give anyone any information 011 health they want." Calhoun Man Killed by Car Special to The Journal WEST MONROE Louis W. (Rusty) Larance, 23, of Calhoun, was killed early Tuesday when he was struck by an automobile near intersection of La. Hwy.
15 and the Arkansas Road. According to State Police. Larance was hit by an auto driven by Joseph Gray Dean, 20. of Farmerville. Dean told officers that he felt a jolt as his car ran over an object on the road.
He said he thought it was a box, but stopped the car, went back to check, and found the man sprawled on the pavement. Funeral services will be held today in the Kilpatrick Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at the Unionville Cemetery near Dubach. Longview Man's Rites Set Today LONGVIEW. Tex.
Funeral for W. R. Cunningham, 90, will be held at 2 p.m. today in Grapeland, his hometown. Mr.
Cunningham, who was a farmer and who had been in the hotel business before he retired, died early Tuesday in a local nursing home after a long illness, Survivors are a stepdaughter. Mrs. Helen Simmons of Longview: two sisters, Mrs. Texie Reed of Houston and Mrs. Minnie Selman of Vivian, Shreveport; Curry Miller, Pitkin; Linda Martin, Natchitoches; Joe Bevacqua, Massapequa, N.Y.: President Kilpatrick; Daphana Smith, Robeline; Ted Hall, Pineville; Baton Rouge, and Gary Shreveport.
Pep Rally Will Start Activities At Farmerville High FARMERVILLE Launching homecoming festivities at Farmerville High School on Friday, Oct. 11, will be a pep rally in the gymnasium at 10:25 a.m. The coronation of the queen and presentation of her court will be a highlight feature. Miss Nancy Long is this year's queen, and maids attending her are Misses Patricia Simpson, representing the 12th grade; Wanda Buckley of the 11th grade; Pamela Howard, the 10th grade: and Terri Allen of the 9th grade. The parade will begin promptly at 2 p.m., with all participants assembling at the school.
The queen and her court, the band, the pep squad, and other units, floats and decorated cars, will be featured. All organizations and interested individuals are invited to enter a float or decorated car. A chicken spaghetti supper, sponsored by the Band Boosters' Club, will be served in the cafeteria from 5 until 7 p.m. Price per plate is $1. Alumni and families of the class of 1948 will have a reserved table.
Presentation of the queen and her court is to be held at 7 p.m. at the stadium. Escorting them will be members of the class of 1948. Finalizing the day's activities will be football clash between the Farmers and the Coushatta Choctaws. Classes of the years 1918, 1928, 1948, the years 1918.
1928. 1938, 1948, 1958, and 1968 have a special invitation to attend as they will be recognized during the halftime performance. NLSC Group Joins Physics Society Special to The Journal MONROE Northeast Louisiana State College is the first United States college to be accepted into membership in the Society of Physics Students, a physics organization formed by the merger of two national societies. According to the chapter's advisor, Dr. Larry D.
Johnson. Northeast's chapter is the first chartered since the National Physics Honor Society of Sigma Pi Sigma and the American Institute of Physics Students joined their memberships last April. The chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma will be contained within the organization and membership in it will be awarded to those persons of high scholastic achievement and distinction in the field of physics. At the chapter's first meeting, Ronnie Castleton of Monroe was elected president, Wallace Harper, Slidell, vice president, and Romand Lawrence, Monroe, secretary-treasurer. New Financial Plan Introduced Special to The Journal SHONGALOO The financial system at Shongaloo High School is pesently in a state of reorganization, according to Bartlett, principal.
The revamping plans are being made in an effort to provide readily accessible funds for the individual classroom teacher for needs of the classroom. The new plan will provide for each teacher to be alloted a certain percentage of the funds for his or her use and in this way, teachers will know what is available expenditures. Bartlett emphasized that this plan will encourage teachers to purchase items that would supplement their teaching program. Each teacher will feel that he has an equal share in providing and using the available funds. Another factor in the plan, stated Bartlett, is the reduction of fund raising activities to one a year.
This year a Halloween Carnival will be held to raise funds. The expenditures of the athletic department and office funds for the general office will not be included in the equal percentage plan. All TEXARKANA A survey will. begin in Texarkana today to determine some of the twin cities' social and economic problems. The survey will be conducted the Department of Community Development in Texarkana, and Texarkana, Tex.
Local people will make the house-to-house survey. THE QUESTIONS will seek to uncover problems in the six areas being by the Model Cities projected health, housing, social services, manpower, education, and physical facilities. The survey will continue until The information will be in the planning of oused the development of Texarkana. SOME OF THE interviewers are teachers in Texarkana schools. On the Arkansas side the interviews will be conducted by Grace Lail, Arlene Robert Edmonds Travestine Walker, Vance Thornton, Ronald McDonald.
George Stuckey, Arthur Hendricks Martin Filogamo, Dave Pope, Glen McDonald, and Wilbur Howard. be Mrs. Judy McKinney, Mrs. On the Texas side they will Bertha Kirkland, Mrs. Juanita Harris, Mrs.
Eva, L. McGee, Tom Dunlap. Mrs. Renee Smith, Mrs. Omie Day, Mrs.
Shirley White, Mrs. Hector Crabtree, and Miss Marsha LBEA District Meet Scheduled Special to The Journal MONROE A meeting of the Louisiana Business Education Association's northern district has been scheduled for Saturday on the Northeast Louisiana State College campus. In addition to the election of officers for 1969, the session in the College Union Building will be highlighted with a talk by Eric Wade, vice president of Marketing at Central Savings Bank, Monroe, on the values of business teachers, and a presentation on the methods of teaching typewriting, including Diatype transparencies, by Mrs. Jean E. Christian, state supervisor of Business Education.
According to Mrs. Joyce Burkhalter, district vice president. persons who are not members of LBEA will have the opportunity to apply for membership at the meeting. Benton Queen To Be Crowned Special to The Journal BENTON Nan Inman, daughter of Mrs. Virginia Waddell.
is the homecoming queen at Benton High School. She will be crowned 7:15 p.m. Friday during pre ceremonies. Other members of the court are Debbie Barclay, football sweetheart: Paula Baker, senior maid: Nancy Dunnam, junior maid: Rhonda Hollier, sophom*ore maid: and Donna Bowen, freshman maid. Following the game with the Bernice Bears, which begins at 7:30 p.m., a reception for all Benton High School graduates will be held in the home cottage.
Being honeconomies, reception are the graduation classes of 1918, 1928, 1938. 1958, and 1968. The junior class will sponsor a dance in the school cafeteria after the game. W. A.
Wilson's Etex Rites Held Special to The Journal TYLER, Tex. Funeral services for William Andrew were held at Full Gospel Church in Joinerville with burial in Union Grove Cemetery at Troup. A native of Tyler, Mr. Wilson was owner of Oklahoma Auto Parts. Survivors include his wife: sons.
James Monroe Wilsonof Houston, William Andrew Wilson, Charles Edward Wilson and Noble Curtis Wilson, all of Tyler: five daughters, Mrs. Bessie Larue Hulsey, Mrs. Barbra Ann Jennings and Mrs. Peggy Earl Busing, all of Tyler: Mrs. Geraldine Skjeveland of Austin, and Mrs.
Zelda C. Willis of Pontiac. Mich. 1st Kindergarten Has Opening Special to The Journal TEXARKANA, Ark. Texarkana's first public school kindergarten (also a first for Arkansas) opened Tuesday with 58.
children registered. The program is made possible by the school system's participation in Title of Public Law 89-10. Arkansas state law prohibits the use of state funds for children below the age of first graders, and also prohibits the use of buses for the children in this kindergarten. There are two teachers Mrs. Mary Young and Mrs.
Cewilla Shannon for four classes a day, two in the morning and two in the afternoon. They meet in portable buildings on the Carver School campus. There is n0 charge for attendance. funds obtained through gate receipts and concession stand at ball games will be used by the athletic department and expenses will be obtained through an ad program which the school has each year. Redbud Festival Group Conducts First Session Special to Journal vi VIVIAN The Vivian Redbud Festival held its first of the 1968-69 year recently at the Kiwanis Club.
with the new president, Palmer Wormington, in charge. The meeting, opened with prayer L. Smith, vice president, David Lawrence, new treasurer, gave his report showing a good bank balance all bills paid. As chairman of horticulture, he announced that more redbud trees would be planted this year, with the club's intention to encircle the North Caddo Memorial Hospital as requested by Lawrence Gray, administrator. He urged that members and citizens in general fertilize and trim old trees to enhance their quality of blooms.
It was voted to have the festival for one weekend only (approximate date to be decided upon later), filling in the full time with continuous activities. All items on the 1967-68 brochure were voted as highly successful, and so for the new year two activities are to be added to the weekend's agenda: a pet show and a domino street tournament. The president selected David Lawrence, Mrs. Exa McGuffin, and Mrs. Dudley Horton to submit suggestions for the type of brochure for the forthcoming year.
Mrs. Mary Katherine Brice. Mrs. W. S.
Hart, and the president are to arrange for appropriate decals for advertising the festival. The club voted to have all meetings, called or regular, in the Kiwanis Building, subject to approval by the Kiwanians. The fourth Tuesday of October and January '69 meetings constitute the only ones prior to the festival date in March. LIVE UP to your responsibilities SAVE UP A A 08 Home Federal SAVINGS LOAN ASSOCIATION OF SHREVEPORT MEMBER, FEDERAL SAVINGS LOAN INSURANCE CORPORATION CURRENT ANNUAL FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM DIVIDEND 624 MARKET AT CROCKETT.
