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The News-Star from Monroe, Louisiana • Page 3

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Monroe, Louisiana
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Monroe News-Star Wednesday, August 13,1958 3-A City Postpones Proposal To Buy Street Sweeper The possibility of obtaining wu citv street sweeper was discussed Monroe when and set aside until further information could be received about the sweeper, in a two hour and forty five minute meeting of the West Monroe city council last night. 'for winter uniforms for the po-! lice and fire departn.ents. Fifth Street was extended from its present end to Copeland Street, land 40 feet in the third block was abandoned as a formal street. 1 The matter of some painting con tractors paying their license fee in Monroe, while living in West Monroe, was discussed. The council felt it was not fair to West Johnson Pulls Slight Lead In Arkansas FAULK-COLLIER INCLUDED Motor Lines Ask Order Nullified SHOE STORE STAFF above is the staff of Keene's Shoe Store, 338 PeSiard.

The group represents more than 100 years of shoe experience and is present for the grand opening: of the newly remodeled store. Left to rijrht is Mrs. 01 live Phillips. Ruddy Wilbanks, Mrs. Nell Riser.

Curtis Newman, Jack Fry day, Carl Quicksall. manager and Mrs. Quicksall. Chamber of Commerce board directors, lauding the city council The council heard a statement for "fjne wras read to from Chamber of Commerce Man- group ager George Wylie regarding the need for a city sweeper. Wylie presented the council with copies of 11 letters from other cities that he had written and obtained opinions about their street sweeper which was the particular type he had investigated.

He said the sweeper would cost, on a 36 months hasis. $356.94 for this fee is paid in Monroe and the contractors work pjv Associated Press in West Monroe also. No formal action was taken. One of Arkansas staunch- A letter from the West Monroe est segregationists last night made a strong bid to ride the emotional racial W. F.

ROGILLIO controversy ho a position on the state supreme court. Jim Johnson of Crossett overcame an early dpficit and pulled ahead of Associate Justice Minor W. Millwee with over half of the total vote reported But the contest was extremely close. It may not he known for a week, when the official results arc calculated, whether segregationist Johnson or Justice Millwee won. Johnson had used as a top is- Roller-Skating In Senate Tunnel Count To Start On Friday the US Capitol and buildings eri that sta Plans are being pushed to start today from among the applicants congressmen have their of- provide the onroes new census on Friday special training course ill bv walking.

per mile WINNSBORO (Special) Fu- 35 months and with a payment of services for W. F. Rogillio. about more the 36th month, Winnsboro. were held at 2 the end of the 36 months, the today.

Burial followed in the sweeper would belong to the city. yew Winnsboro Cemetery under Or. he said, the city can take thr direction of Mulhearn Funeral a contention-denied by Milk the sweeper on a trial basis and Home. wee that. Millwee was friend pav the first two months in ad- Mr nomllio, a retired Illinois lntogratMnists Millwee vanee and if they later decided Central Railroad construction tore- Johnson was riding Gov.

Orval the city want it, they could marli djrfj eariy yesterday after raunus coa tails, days with BATON ROUGE Eight motor freight lines filed suit in district court against the Public Service Commission to nullify an order permitting the operation of a new motor freight line to and from Calcasieu Parish. Named defendants in the suit, filed yesterday, were the commission and Roy Vincent of Lake Charles, who recently received a certification to operate the new lines. The certification was limited to shipments originating in or destined for Calcasieu Parish. The suit was filed by Wisdom Moving and Storage, of Calcasieu Parish: A-l Moving and Storage, Lafayette: J. Moody Ellington, doing business as the Ellington Moving and Storage Co.

of Rapides Parish; Globe Storage, East Baton Rouge Parish: Faulk-Collier Bonded house, Ouachita Parish; H. G. Bauer doing business as Bcuer Moving and Storage of Orleans Parish, and Herrin Transfer and Warehouse. of Caddo Parish. They charged the July 11 commission ruling which gave Vincent permission to operate a common carrier was unlawful in that no need for such additional service exists.

They also claimed if such a need exists they are "ready, willing and to provide the service. See Us Today! ui tor oil your family health ond proteisionol prescription terries. Easy Parking Prompt Delivery ARON PHARMACY 3rd of Louisville Ph PA 3-2242 return it within sixty days with a jong He is survived by WASHINGTON small nm obligations. numerous nieces and nephews frv roller-skating party found out Norris said the city is currently anfj one sister, Mrs. Mamie Cam- the fastest way to go through the using prisoners to clean whatever mack of Sunland, Calif, smooth-surfaced tunnel between streets receive attention.

He add- Pallbearers were state maintenance funds jnhn H. Murphy, J. city with about $1.000 iii H. and Mack Rogil Monroe new census on Friday and a special training course will Der mile per year for cleaning Of this week. it.

was announced be held for them tomorrow. isn 1 warning. per yew Rridge oday by Mrs. Elmer Slagle, su- chosen will he contacted today as However, a conscientious page such thoroughtaies In the other contested Arkansas supreme court race. Justice Ed F.

McFaddin easily defeated Griffin Smith Jr. Smith had only mild- Marion introduced the integration question in this race. In a contrast to Arkansas's race, integrationist Adam Clayton However, a i uibwouuuus rwocc and nart of Powell was an easy victor in Har- pervisor of the special polling to time and place of the school. boy Tuesday halted the roller-skat- tree, MRS. VADA GEORGE lem over another Negro, Earl in city hall.

The census takers will be paid ers in mid-passage. rh" mavor said this monev is RAYVILLE (Soecial) Serv- Brown, for (he Democratic nom- More than rnada rale of per hour pte Seis helXTe Voday "or Mta lor PoweU'a real in the application yesterday for jobs as cents for each. re. he t. i ag named are major connecting ar- Mrs.

Vada Ann George. 60. for- house. -nsus takers in the first, move fnf bSvs aSed 12 11 and 8 teries "Other than these areas, merly of Holly Ridge, who diedOpposing views, too. were in the city to obtain a new and the 8 vcar-old said we do much street clean- Sunday at her Houston, Tex.

idence in still a third primary curate count of its residents ers andI it is the hr added A council mem- residence election. This one. in Idaho, fea- lich will he ased in computing compieiea a jg naze boy her recalled that a street sweep- The Rev. Hudson Nichols con- tUred a photo finish race between share of the state eg- der that hey may attend Uell rtopgat. pa.e boy one time about six ducted final rites at 2 p.m from state Sen.

A. M. Derr and Max "rtte tax allocation next year workshops which start on that demanded, getting rem bu( pf here did not prove satisfactory. Interment followed in the Delhi Democratic governor nomination. It was explained that this was Masonic Cemetery under direc- fi nf because the sweepers at that time tion Funeral Home.

These in a nf deadline of late August has set for completion of the count, since the recapitula- -11 must he in Baton Rouge be- ore October t. Mrs. Slagle has appealed to the idents of Monroe for coopera- on in order that the deadline sy be met. even crew leaders were named family. date Census taking will bp carried ised.

"But the poller on from 8 a. m. until 5 p. m. is pretty keen daily, Monday through Friday.

I come here all ti.e time, the Questions 3-vear old confided as they walked Here is a list of the questions away sadly. to be asked by the poll takers; 1. Name of head of household. AAiievs 2. Number of persons in the fVlUiTl did not have a sprinkler system to settle the dust as the new mod els do.

four candidates had argued over Surviving are her husband. R. R. George of Houston; her father, legalized gambling P. A.

Carpenter, of Winnsboro; a persons including those The council is to take the mat- daughter, Mrs. PIthe 1 Guimbellot, ter of possible purchase of such Rayville; three sons, E. R. B- to Idaho, doesn't Derr wants it. Hanson in the ast night.

They are Mrs. R. F. armed forces or temporarily out -iler. Mrs.

Rosalia Goldsmith, of the city. 1rs L. N. Blair, D. W.

Griffith. 3. Any other persons in MOSCOW (AP) of the U. S. atomic submarines available the Nautilus and Skate under the ice equipment under advisement and The voyages act sufficient funds ITS, La.

U. VJlltllUJ. wi.j obert Holt. M. L.

Potter and house, such as boarders, who are of the North Pole undoubtedly has Other Action In other action, the council Jr. and Everett, all of Houston; a are sister. Mrs. Lena Start; three brothers. W.

A. Carpenter, Rayville. J. D. Carpenter, Min den and Arthur Carpenter of ap River Stages illiam R- Howell.

They will at- nd a crew leaders school at 2 clock this afternoon in city hall residents of Monroe Motels and hotels will be can- think about vassed only for the names of the, iven Soviet leaders something to proved that a new census may he Winnsboro and 17 grandchildren. jnk abou( taken and compiled, which would Pallbearers were But their exploits have produced bring the city approximately Keene. Noel Harr-11 Max Hollis 1 Gene I airlcigh and rlrvrk- this afternoon in citv nail vassen oniy ior nanic.h ui mr, uieii a hen they will be briefed on t.heir owners, and hoarding houses will mainly silence from the Soviet Un- of the TO juties. he contacted to determine the j0n except for a brief report on okavine the star; oi in r. koio Mrs! Slagle said that the roster number of Monroe liv- the voyage of the Nautilus i workers would be completed ing in them.

The Defense Ministry's newspa per Red Star, however, published city on a story today on the progress of money the United States in the field of atomic submarines In okaying the start of census, the council pointed that, $4 per person is alloted the state cigarette the T. out the tax Flood Present 24-Hour Stage Stage Change Stations: MISSISSIPPI JAMES P. ANTONY WINNSBORO 1 James If the census shows an increase services for Antony, 58, who died last night local clinic, will be held at. from the 1950 computation of in- a Fu- Ponder in What the Soviet Union is doing about 5,000 residents, the match the United States in the crease would be $20.000. I he citv, a.

m. tomorrow at the First Bap- Which gets the best rines is a question here. quarter of the year of 1958. or a $5.000. Next year the city would gain the entire $20,000.

according Nasser Mayor J. Allan Norris. added it would cost to take the census. He Rurial will follow in the. New Winnsboro Cemetery.

Pallbearers about will he B. S. Landis Harold Buskin, William Haue, Bruce E. Coston and GIVEN MEDAL I CAIRO granted his government's Repub- Medal today to Air Marshall I Rudenko, chief of the Soviet Revamping air force, to mark his visit to the Recreation Council was also ap mgn United Arab Repuhlic. Rudenko proved by the council.

Under the paid a 10-day official visit to present set-up about 25 persons Caim last month. of the'west Monroe ager of the and Motor om- various civic organi- pany here and had resided in sboro for abf Survivors are Willie Antony; a representing vai tmi. zations, book clubs and the city Winnsboro for about are members of the ree reation group mileage (on a worth of fuel) THE TUNA PACKED 20 years, wife. Mrs. son.

James Q. Council members noted that the of Jackson, Miss a daughter size of the current group is so Mrs. John Robinson Jr. of large as to handicap Delhi; his mother, Mrs. C.

M. and also pointed out the body Antony of Anacoco; a brother, has no legal authority. It was Antony of Leesville; agreed that five recreation com- sisters. Mrs missioners would be narrved hv the coed, Mrs. council to replace the present board.

The five selected will serve staggered terms of 5. 4, 3, 2 and 1 year, and will receive no pay. three M. Miers of Ana- Jor Hall of Lakp Charles and Mrs. N'olon Wright of Leesville and four granddaughters.

St. Louis 30 13.7 l.n Fall Memphis 34 27.7 0.7 Fall Helena 44 36.7 0 4 Fall Arkansas City 42 29.4 Vicksburg 43 33.5 0 0 Natchez 48 S39.4 0.0 Red River Lndg 45 r36 9 0.0 Raton Rouge 35 27.8 0.0 Donaldsonville 28 21.4 0.0 New Orleans 17 12.3 0.1 Fall AT(HAFALAYA Morgan City 6 5.5 0.5 Rise OUACHITA Camden 265.2 1.0 Fall Monroe 40 14 0 0 3 Rise BLACK Jonesv 50 OHIO Pittsburgh 25 4 4 Fall Cincinnati 52 1.4 Cairo 4036.0 1.7 Fall ARKANSAS Little Rock 23 8.0 0.5 Rise RED Shreveport 30 10,8 0.2 Rise Alexandria 32 0.4 Fall PEARL Jackson 18 6 0 0 0 Dan River Designer Cottons Fobrics with fashion woven in. Dan River Wrinkle Shed has these amazing advantages. Always resists dirt Always resists wrinkles. Always fadeproof and run-proof.

Always shrink proof Always washes and irons easier, dries foster. New textured and French knot types In plaids and stripes, all the new fashion colors. 2-20-ton 40-ton 40-ton trucks box car airplane Make a guess before you read the next paragraph. The answer weans a lot to the cost of your everyday living. Here are the facts.

A dollar's worth of fuel moves two 20-ton trucks less than 12 miles, a 40-ton airplane a bit better than 3 miles, and a 40-ton box car 150 miles. Does this help to explain why railroads like the Illinois Centra! perform three times as much freight service as any other form of domestic transportation? Does it make clear why millions of American families believe that railroads help keep down the cost of almost everything people buy? It does, indeed. It also makes clear why the Illinois Central iooks forward to constantly improving its services and earning the right to handle more and more business for its friends and neighbors throughout Mid-America. Wayne A. Johnston President ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD OPERATES IN THE RED NEW YORK IP I pw ork Transit Authority reported Tuesday its expenditures for the vast number of 11,097,390 CHICKEN TUNA COMES TO YOU FRESHER, LIGHTER, TENDER as simple as this.

If we peek the tuna faster, you get the tuna fresher. And ft means l.ghter. moister, tender. why we operate our own tuna fleet. Says Oona Tuna- ville "The soona the tuna, the betta the flava." breast TUNA Names Later I Names of the five and official of the resolution June 30 exceed inc the capac ty of the hoard io a body with legal authority will rornr up at the September city muncd meeting, it was announced A resident of Hicks Street ap-.

before the group to re-U hlacktopping of that street, with the provision that residents who cannot pay the price all at jonce have 10 years to make annual installments. After discussion, the council voted to postpone action until the September meeting. They said that by that time residents of these other streets in the immediate area. Avant. McBride and Circle Drive, could be contacted and all the work might he done at once.

An ordinance to change the name of North Short. 5th to Cres- cent Drive was drawn up and approved. Residents of the street brought the request. A new streetlight for that street was also requested. The matter is to be investigated.

The group approved sending Fire Chief Earl Taylor to the International Fire Chief onvention in Los Angeles, later this month. The expenses of $250 will be paid by the city for the 4-day meet. An okay on obtaining three persons to work at the school crossings, thus relieving regular men of the job, was givpn by the group. They will work under police supervision. Drainage of the ground reservoir discussed, but no action was taken.

Garbage pick-up pro cedures also came under discussion It was mentioned that some residents put their garbage cans in inconvenient places. An increase of $25 per month was voted to the Parish Probation Department. Norris said the department has been of great help to our police department The probation group had been receiving $28 05 per month from the city, The. rounnl re-affirmed its earlier stand on the proposed bridge across the Ouachita River. They went on record as opposing a high bridge A 38.2 foot bridge was A permit to sell bepr was granted to Mrs, Gladys Riddle, and it agreed to advertise for bids yesterday morning Stage day before yesterday.

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