The Daily Advertiser from Lafayette, Louisiana (2024)

0 Some key Republicans in Con- of the New Iberia base who really for a minute and feel clad the vear perfect attendance tabs to Fat Domingue and J. Wilson Do mingue. vocate; Harry Dupre, employment officer; Andrew Latiolan, service officers; Dennis Domineue, sergeant at arms; P. Andrus Roy, and Lee Beck worth, color bearer's; John L. Domingue, Ivory T.

Dom-ingue and J. J. chapter executive committeemen; Floyd Meaux, alternate executive planes are not wearing the insignia of the Red Star, he added. Dan Ritchey, chairman of the chamber's military affairs com mittee pledged the support of the Lafayette chamber and said navy personnel would find the citizens of southwest Louisiana extremely friendly. press predict a presidential veto.

Some farm belt Democrats have said Eisenhower must sign this bill or get no farm measure. Regardless of the course be takes, the repercussions are bound to echo through the election campaigns. The National Farmers Union sent a telegram to Eisrnhow'or here urging that he sign the bill. While you are golfing in Augusta, after the ninth hole of your game, we hope you will pause and give some consideration to the American family farmer, James G. Patton, president of the organization, wired Eisenhower.

The Advertiser, Lofoyette, La. Friday, April 11, 1956 Benefit Barbecue Scheduled Sunday At Dc La Salle An outdoor barbecue will be held at De La Salle Normal School on the Breaux Bridge Highway Sunday, Brother Stephen, director, announced today. Chicken barbecue will be served between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Tables will be set up on the school grounds and take-out orders will also be filled, Brother Stephen said.

In case of inclement weather the benefit barbecue will bo held at the Cathedral gym. AREA DEATHS Anatola Prejean CARENCRO Funeral services mitteeman; Wilton Larriviere, will he held at 9 a.m. tomorrow at chaplin; John Comeaux state the St. Peter's Catholic Church in executive committeeman. Carencro for Anatole Prejean, 85, who died at his home in Carencro yesterday at 2:45 p.m.

Interment will be in the church cemetery. Survivors include his widow, the former Amride Stelly; one son, p-fpirV prr'--n rf Firenero; one daughter, Mrs. Walter Hebert of Raync; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The E. D.

Melancon Funeral Home of Carencro is in charge of arrangements. Lafayette, Duson KofC Councils To Hold Initiation Knights of Columbus of District 12 will hold a district-wide initiation on Sunday, in Lafayette, with St. John's Council 128G acting as want? a Job can get one during the base construction, Gans stated. We hope all citizens living near the base will cooperate with the navy in making the student pilots, their wives and families feel welcome when they arrive in the area, These people have just left civilian life and are in the critical stage of their military careers. The hospitality they receive will have a great effect on their moral while in training, Gans declared.

The Navy w-ants these people to remain in the service. Many taxpayers dollars are spent to afford 'hem the training they require and H's up to each of us to protect our investment, he added. Gans said that the air gunnery, practice will be held about 125 miles out In the Gulf of Mexico to avoid any chance of accidents. When the noise of jet airplanes, disturbs sleep st night and drowns i out conversation in the day, stop1 Life Insurance Week Slated in Lafayette The Life Underwriters Association of Lafayette will sponsor Life Insurance Week in Lafayette from April 23 to 28, Sid Ory announced today. The purpose of Life Insurance Week is to bring to the attention of the public the services of qualified life underwriters.

The week will be climaxed by a sales congress in New Orleans on April 27, Ory added that he will head ja delegation of Lafayette underwriters to the New Orleans conference, (Continued From Pa 1) 0. J. Ory, chairman of the La-jLafayette Parish schools. He said ifayette Underwriters Training, the Navy plans to erect 110 hous-COuneil recently attended a two- ing units on or adjacent to the iday conference in Tennessee with base for personnel whose respon-lunderw'riters from throughout the sibilities require them to be close iSouth. to the base.

The Lafayette organization has Contract BLANCHE'S For Your WINES and LIQUOR Our Choic Slock Includes THE FINEST IMPORTED DOMESTIC The Coletatt Beer BLANCHET'S LIQUOR STORE Aerort from Bus Sltllon Opon 1 a m. 'til It p.m. 81. ttl 11 p.m. host.

Councils participating in the Initiation rites are St. Genevieve'S Council 3202, Dusons Council 3870, Our Lady of Fatima's 3470 and the St. John Council. Syriac Romero NEW IBERIA Funeral services are incomplete for Svrlac Romero. 70.

who died suddenly this Forty candidates are expected to morning in Welsh. Services will be held tomorrow inducted at the ceremonies sponsored an LUTC course weekly at Southwestern Louisiana Institute since the first of the year. Lafayette DAV Unit Prepares For State Meet The Lafayette Disabled American Veteran Chapter 2 dedicated the regular April meeting to reviewing reports of the convention committee. The 105(1 DAV convention is scheduled for Lafavclte on May 11, 12 and 13. Harry Dupre, state senior vice commander, announced his candidacy for the office of state commander.

Officers elected at the meeting include LeRoy Latnur, commander; Malcolm J. Fischer, senior vice commander; Stanley Broussard, junior vice commander; John Comeaux adjutant and finance officer; Albert M. Karre, judge ad-. The public works officer said contracts will be awarded for the construction of the main operating facilities by the fall of this year. Following 8 good deal of delay which was beyond the control of the Naval Air Training Command, we are looking forward to having planes in the air over New Iberia by the mid summer or fall of 1958, Gans said.

The navy official urged area citizens to anticipate the base with long range planning that will make the advent of the new center, an asset to all surrounding communities. The navy alone will purchase $900,000 worth of goods annually from local sources, Gans commented. He estimated employment for both skilled and unskilled workers during the peak of construction in 1957, at 2,000 workers. Anyone within a 50 mile radius Our onatysis of your Insurance needs is out of the ordinary. It shows you just how much protection you have at pres ent, and where you ore unguarded.

Let us make a survey for you. No obligation. LIONEL J. BILLEAUD INSURANCE AGENCY 107 E. Vermilion CE 5-5719 i Mi be which will take place at the Council Home at 710 Jefferson St.

The program will begin tomorrow at 7 p.m., when all candidates will be given instructions at the Council home. This Is an information, orientation and instruction session at which outstanding speakers will address the prospective members. All candidates and sponsors will meet at 6:00 a.m. Sunday morning at the Council Home fo? a procession to St. John's Cathedral where They will attend Mass and hear a special sermon by Rev.

Alexander O. Sigur, Chaplain of the SLI Catholic Student Center. Coffee will be served to the candidates at 8 a.m. and the First and Second Degree will be conferred upon the candidates beginning at 9 a.m, A barbeque dinner will be served candidates, members and guests beginning at noon. Dinners will be prepared to he taken out.

Tickets may be purchased in advance from members or bought at the Home on Sunday. Exemplification of the Third Degree of the Order will begin at 1:30 m. AH members of the Knights of Columbus are invited to attend. Programs are available at the Council home for those desiring further details. District-wide Initiations are held three times each year.

This is the regular annual spring Initiation. Acadia Youngster Dies of Polio CROWLEY Randall Lseombe, 18-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellsworth Laromhe of the Evangeline community of Acadia, died of polio in the Raton Rouge General Hospital at midnight last night. The infant arrived in Crowley from a Jennings hospital at about 4 yesterday.

Doctors, upon seeing the child failing in Its effort to breathe, summoned an ambu lance and ordered the child taken to Baton Rouge. Crowley Fire Chief J. W. Andrus accompanied the baby w'ith the department portable respirator while Nnrse Ada Wilkins went along to administer oxygen to the infant. The Louisiana state police and police in Eunice, Opelousas anc Baton Rouge furnished escorts for the Gccsey Ferguson ambulance and had all traffic frozen in the three communities to allow the am buiance to speed up the trip.

The trip from Crowdcy to Baton Rouge, as a result of police assistance, was made in one hour anc 27 minutes by driver Taul Menard The child's body is to be return cd to Crowley today. Funeral ar rangements are incomplete. Rotations Hear Employe-Employer Relations Panel The ladies had not only the last, but nearly all of the words at yesterdays regular meeting of the Rotary Club. In a program devoted to the discussion of employe employer relationships, Rotarians heard talks by four members of the Lafayette Business and Professional Womens Club. The speakers included Mrs.

F. II. Rhymes, Mrs. L. R.

Stagg, Mrs. Agnes Roy, Miss Geraldine LeBlanc and Miss Mona Mel Mou-ton. Mrs, Rhymes spoke on being a better employer or employe by being a better informed citizen. She said that all employes and employers should know the sources of the nation's strength and make up their minds to perpetuate them. She added that the country's economic strength is founded on spiritual values.

Mrs. Stagg, who presided over the talks, declared that employee knowledge on better health and safety matters will make the worker an asset to the firm. Speaking on understanding and netting along with the employes, Mrs. Roy cited recognition of an employe for good work and a frequent pat on the back as important In sustaining effrlive employee Show an interest In your cmnloye and know his first name, she added. Mrs.

Roy quoted the findings of a psychologist on the words most and less pleasing to the average person. Most Important, she said are the words I am proud of you." Next Important, 'What is your opinion? Are you pleased? Thank You, and least important she slated is the word I. I Dont die on third base, said Miss LeBlanc in a talk on Getting Along With the Boss. Employes are as important to a successful business as baseball players are to a winning team, she said. Miss LeBlanc contended that the employe has a moral obligation to the employer and should be able to say at the close of every days work, I have done my Job all dav as well as I know how.

She added that the best way an employe can keep from dying on third is through the practice of persistance, power, poise and personal responsibility. Miss Mona Mcl Mouton told the group that bosses should be picked Objectively. She advised all prospective employes to avoid the fallacious syllogism, A boss is a reputable and just man. This man is a boss. Therefore, he is reputable and just." Tick your boss, dont let him pick you, she added.

In other Rotary business, President George Armstrong stated that president elect Herbert Abdalla will preside over a board of directors meeting on Thursday, April 19, at 7 30 p.m. in the Guaranty Bank. Recently elected board mem hers are Frank Meyers, Joseph Rhiel, J. Harrington, and past president Armstrong. New Rotary officers are Herbert Abdalla, president; Raoul Gerac, vice president; Moore Guchereaux, secretary, and Byron Tlauche, treasurer.

Rotarians who joined the organization during March and April of past years were honored at yesterdays meeting. i 71' 'C-C COvI 'ljjt wV with interment in the St. Peters cemetery. Time has not been set pending the arrival of the body from Welsh. Burges Funeral Home Is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include his widow, the former Lannie Frederic: two sons, Eno Romero of Lafavette and Leo Romero of Baton Rouge; one daughter, Mrs. Harvey Mouhot of Lafayette; two sisters. Mrs. Feli-cian Romero of the Fiflh Ward of Iberia parish and Mrs. R.

C. Hulln of Lafayette, Mr. Romero Was the brother of (he late Mrs. Kossuth LeBlanc of the Fifth Ward who died last Friday. Eva Mas Guillot Funeral services will be held at St.

Anthony's Church at 9 a.m, tomorrow for Eva Mae Guillot, 8, who died in a New Ortcans, hospital at 6 p.m. yesterday. I Survivors include her parents Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Guillot of New, Orleans; twm brothers, Sterling, and John Guillot of Lafayette; maternal grandmother, Mrs.

Emma Forrestier of Lafayette, and pa'er-nnl grandoarents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Guillot of Lafayette. The deeeased was a third grade pupil of the Alice Boucher School. The First National Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Local Methodist Church Adds Sunday Service The Ashbury Methodist Church has added an early service its Sunday schedule, according to the Rev. Howard Hudson, pastor. The new morning worship service will be held at 8:30 a.m, every Sunday. The church, which w-as officially organized Dec. 18, has increased its membership from 40 to 200.

The Ashbury Methodist Church is located at Live Oak Blvd. and the Abbeville Highway, 'NOTHING In llit litlr NOTHING In III! eyeglasses NO CORO down Hie neck NOTHING nn the bod fTl THf NSWiST Moon rr Susna endup use OF LAFAYETTE 809 St. John Phone CE 5-13 1 3 I a mpcM g-M rr" yout bay 1 EPfUR GREEN Lvibbi STAMPS WITH ALL SERVICE STATION SALES AND SERVICES tf'dal pair wifli 7 Ouiiifjly fin 12So Compare beauty Compare qualify Compare value Francoz Schoofflor Motors Your CADILLAC Dealer 112 Jefferson BM. phono Cl 5-9497 Ike, Aide (Conllnued From Peg I) year farm bill passed by gress." The Times said that present plans reportedly call for the Pres idont to address the nation by radio and television to explain his reasons for vetoing the measure and at the same time to urge help for farmrs. The most likely date for Eisenhower's message, said the Times, was Thursday night.

The Times added; This procedure has been considered actively this week In conferences between Republican eon gressional leaders and administration oflicials. In the wake of former President Trumans criticism of Eisenhower as a do-nothing" chief executive guilty of what Truman called the political betrayal of farmers, two other Democratic leaders and two of three major farm organizations urgod the president to sign the bill despite his objections to parts of it. Adlai Stevenson and Senator Estes Kcfauvcr of Tennessee, both candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination, called for Virginia produced a record 23V4 i million tons of coal in 1955. KNOW you are buying th finest when you select your diamond wedding et. Shop around and compart the diamonds you see.

Judge for yourself the superior value of Rider' diamonds. Comparison will prove the outstanding value of a diamond from Rider'. i 4 of the measure. approval fhe bill 7 lovtty rfiomofldi In ffcil charming nitmblt sfqnoo Fay Wllkly 0 Qi Fit 7 brilltone In 10 diamond pair. 200oo wX O' contains a major provision which Eisenhower wants a soil hank program which would pay farmers subsidies of as much as $1,200,000,000 a year to keep crop land out of production of certain surplus commodities.

But the bill also would scrap the administration's program of flexible farm price supports in favor of restoration of high, rigid price props under basic crops this year, Eisenhower is against that. ilagerty has said the President still believes the bill is not a good one. Benson has declared his deep disappointment. Although Benson has termed the bill unacceptable, he said yesterday he docs not plan to resign if Eisenhower should sign it. An aide quoted him as telling a visiting group of New England farmers; I don't make it a practice to go into a corner and sulk when things dont go to my liking.

Lower level officials of the Agriculture Department said they are continuing to draft plans to put a soil bank program into operation this year but they emphasized they do not know whether Eisenhower has decided to sign or veto the bill containing it. They said such preparations have been under way for some time, and they have had no word from Benson or others to stop. Hub City Kiwanis Observes Prayer For Peace Week At its regular meeting last night, the Huh City Kiwanis Club was addressed by Rev. E. M.

Reeder, pastor ofc First Christian Church and a member of the club. If we are to have peace In this world, it will require the prayers of the just and the unjust. As Catholics, Trotestants or Jew's, we all share certain basic convictions. These bind us together. We must work for the brotherhood of man, under the fatherhood of God.

Like Christ, our great teacher, we must pray for ourselves and for our enemies, the pastor said. Rev. Reeder continued, God conquers fear through prayer. If we want peace, let us pray. Each year Kiwanis observes this w-eek of prayer.

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