The West Carroll Gazette from Oak Grove, Louisiana • 1

Dedicated to the people's right to know Serving West Carroll and its people for 63 years VOL. 63 NO. 29 Second Class Postage Paid At Oak Grove, La. 712611 15' PER COPY OAK GROVE, LOUISIANA, THURSDAY, MAR. 21, 1974 14 PAGES lrQg Cosutu'yvio elecflioin) HW(ol(oW ra( Three commissioners, one clerk and one alternate were chosen to serve at each polling place by the board which is made up by Lavelle Brown, president; Kobert S.

Crouch, member, and Mrs. Jerron Hill, The West Carroll parish Board of Supervisors of Elections have chosen persons to work at the polls during the special election on the proposed constitution which will be held April 20. A registrar, ex-officio member. Sheriff W. E.

Capers appointed a deputy at each poll. Those to serve in the special election at the polls are as follows: East Epps, fire house, Ellie H. Felker, Essie F. Hemphill, Sylvia Glidewell, commissioners; Estelle Brock, clerk; Nanita Weatherly, alternate. West Epps, Waller building next to barber shop, Zelma Simms, Vester Brock, Hattie Lusk, commissioners Ruby Tanner, clerk; Nell Tharpe, alternate; W.

L. Jackson, deputy. Darnell, J. D. Powell building, W.

R. Alderman, Rosa Lee Ragus, Annie Mae Powell, commissioners; Nell C. Weems, clerk; Ida Mae Riley, alternate; Clyde Churchwell, deputy. Pioneer, Pioneer Masonic Lodge building, Christine Carroll, Nola S. Stewart, Mary Rinehart, commissioners; Omie S.

Blackmon, clerk; Gladys W. Owens, alternate; P. C. Borden, deputy. Forsythe, Forsythe building, Frances Shopher, Wynona Turner, Sharon Lay, commissioners; Ruby Jean Shelton, clerk; Myrtle C.

Gault, alternate; Lee Studdard, deputy. Forest, old voting machine warehouse, Betty Pipkin, Please turn to page 14) Forest church plans revival Revival services are scheduled to begin Sunday evening at 7 p.m. at the Forest Church of God with the Rev. Wallace White, evangelist. The Rev.

White is pastor of the Church of God of Alexandria. The Rev. John H. Jenkins, pastor of the church, said everyone is welcome to attend services. Dr.

Heflin cites worth of example Many boys and girls growing up here can look at you and get encouragement There's no telling what they can become, Dr. Jimmy Heflin, of Nederland, Texas, told members of the Oak Grove Lions club here Tuesday at Oak Grove High school cafeteria. Dr. Heflin is currently serving as evangelist in a revival effort at the First Baptist church. A native of Oak Grove, Dr.

Heflin referred to the encouragement he received from the examples of persons in Oak Grove during his youth. "If you can root yourself in the will of God, there is no telling what influence you can have on young people in your life," he declared. Earlier, Dr. Heflin said in these days of confusion people wonder how "God can care about us." He used examples of how seemingly unimportant things in nature can grow to become tremendous factors. One was the example of what one potato could produce over a period of 10 years, ending with the statement it takes more than all the land in Louisiana and Texas to plant the potatoes that lone plant would have yielded by the tenth year.

Luther A. Burney, of Receiving the trophy for first place in the Men's Division of the Combs Mclntyre Independent Basketball Tournament are Epps Independents, Shorty Hugh, Willie Bams, David Jones, Joe Cleveland, Doyle Hammons, Charlie Gammill, Roger Stockton, W. L. Gwin. BROADWAY Food Mart won first place in the Women's Division of the third annual Combs Mclntyre Independent Tournament.

Pictured above receiving the trophy are Bobbie Paxton, Shirley Thornhill, Patty Puckett, Jerrie Mildred Canoy, Sandra Bennett, C. C. Philley and Nedra McNeil. tirml jury advertises bonds for sale Oliver Smith, overwidth, no permit, $25 and $17.25 costs; Gladys W. Hale, failure to yield, $25 and $20:25 costs; Jimmy C.

Thrasher, disturbing the peace, $25 and $19.75 costs; Gloria Knowles, issuing worthless check, $5 and $19.75 costs; Danny Chance, hunting from road at night, $50 and $19.75 costs. Other In other court action, Charlie New Arrivals At West arroll Hospital YANCY SCOTT, 8 pound 9 ounce son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Burch, of Eudora, Ark.

Born March 19. mew Residents of municipalities throughout West Carroll parish will go to the polls Saturday to choose candidates for offices in the primary election that day. Races will be held in Oak Grove, Epps, Pioneer and Kilbourne. In Oak Grove, three persons seek the office of mayor. They are Charles E.

Cox, incumbent; James H. Pichoff and Virgil Johns. Eight persons on the ballot for town council are Tom Brackett, James H. Dumas and W. O.

James, incumbents, and Albert Alexander, Robert C. Dozier, W. D. (Bill) Lee, Ralph Moore and Glenn Tanner. Epps Races will be held in Epps for all village posts.

Seeking the position of mayor are E. C. Jones, incumbent, and E. Miller. Dewey Sullivan and Everett Bryant will run for the post of marshall.

Four persons seeking the three seats on the board of aldermen are Earline L. Jones, R. H. Guice, J. D.

Segars and Elbert Ezell. WC succeeds in drive to get ambulance Officials of the Ambulance Service Company of Northwest Louisiana, announced this week that the service has successfully completed a subscription campaign in the parish. West Carroll met the goal of 2,500 subscriptions and will be served by two ambulances, one located primarily in Oak Grove and the other at Epps. Officials also point out that two of their ambulances serving in East Carroll could also be used as a backup if necessary. Allen G.

McBride, president of the company which is headquartered in Bossier City, said the drive would not have been successful without the support and cooperation of the parish police jury and civic organizations and interested citizens. The drive has been underway since February 1 when the MEO Ambulance service stopped serving the parish. Oak Grove youth injured Tuesday in car accident One man was treated at West Carroll Hospital and another received minor injuries following an accident which occurred on rain-slicked Highway 2 east of Oak Grove Tuesday night approximately 11:30. James T. Welch, of Oak Grove, was carried to West Carroll Hospital by Ambulance Service Company Inc.

of Northwest Louisiana and received treatment following the accident. Mitchell O'Neal, of Oak Grove, driver of the other car received minor injuries. Please turn to page 14 A survey relative to installation of mercury vapor lights on Main street in Oak Grove was reported in progress at a special meeting of the mayor and town council Monday afternoon. Payments to contractors on the water and sewer improvement projects were also authorized at the special meeting. R.

E. Crosby, town superintendent, reported that the water tank was virtually complete as is the water distribution line contract. He said that progress was being made on completion of the sewer collection system and that possibly residents could begin connecting to the new system in the Mclntyre addition I One race will be held in Pioneer where C. Tillis Waits, incumbent, and Eugene Hale vye for the office of marshall. Those who qualified without opposition for posts were H.

T. Bain, mayor; Clyde Hart, Russ Campbell and Ernest Copes, aldermen. Kilbourne Kilbourne voters will choose a mayor in the Saturday election. The contest for the office is between James W. Anderson and Allen Haley.

Allen Purvis is unopposed for the marshall position and Wayne S. Harris, L. K. Murray and Bobby Creech were the only filers for the three aldermen posts. Voting places will be the town hall in Oak Grove; Ed Waller building in Epps; Pioneer Masonic Lodge in Pioneer, and the Kilbourne High school Vo-Ag Building in Kilbourne.

Second primaries, if needed, will be held May 4. Twenty-five persons cast absentee ballots in the election, according to Marvin N. Oldham, clerk of court. Saturday was the deadline for voting absentee. A small district court docket here Monday took in less than $1,000 in waivers with Judge B.

I. Berry presiding. Fifteen persons waived trial on charges against them and paid fines and costs of court. Fines amounted to $605 and costs $296.75 totaling $901.75. One person paid a fine on a charge of driving while under the influence of intoxicating beverages.

William F. Graham paid a fine of $300 plus costs of $27.25 on the charge. Others paying fines and costs of court on charges against them were Joe J. Sampson, switched license plate, $25 and $20.25 costs; William L. Elkins, expired vehicle license, $25 and $17.25 costs; Ronnie G.

Ain-sworth, following too close, $25 and $20.25 costs; Marilyn M. Brown, speeding (66 in 55), $10 and $20.25 costs; Jesse O. Binkley, speeding (71 in 55), $25 and $20.25 costs; Ramey L. Dye, expired vehicle inspection, $5 and $17.25 costs; Donald E. Harrell, disturbing the peace, $25 and $19.75 costs; James F.

Keller II, expired vehicle license, $25 and $20.25 costs; Alan E. Slakter, speeding (67 in 55), $10 and $20.25 costs; Produce assn. remodeling now complete Remodeling of the marketing facility on the West Carroll Produce Association grounds located on the Old Kilbourne Please turn to page 14 of Oak Grove in the next few days. He declined to give an estimate on when connections could be expected on the system being constructed in the south half of Oak Grove. This is an interdependent system serving the highway 2 east area, the Meadow Grove addition, the Johnson addition, the south part of town, and the highway 2 west area and the Airport section.

Three pumping stations work interdependently, lifting sewage from one station to the other and then into the oxidation pond. Payment of $24,709.66 was approved on this project, leaving $81,183.43 to be paid on the contract. Crosby also reported that US wow Epps Methodists planning March 24-29 revival meet WC police watershed The West Carroll police jury approved sale of bonds and employed legal counsel to act in the matter of selling watershed bonds approved by voters last year at a special meeting here Friday. The jury will sell $704,000 in bonds for funds for the parish-wide watershed project. In other action at the meeting, The Rev.

R. V. Kinney, of Hill, is hospitalized in St. Francis Hospital, Monroe, Room 773, and will appreciate get well cards. He underwent surgery last week and is scheduled for surgery again this week.

Emblazoned on the back of the school board panel truck: "The 20th of March Get Ready for Streakers." Since this is written Wednesday I won't know whether the warning proves valid or not. Had to leave the station wagon parked up town Friday afternoon. Traffic was so heavy it proved impossible to back out so I just walked to the office. Mrs. Faye Powell called to highly praise the efficency of the new ambulance service.

and that's that (ML that that by Tom Brackett the jury proclaimed the day a day of public support for the National Guard and Reserves and enjoined all citizens of the parish of West Carroll to render willingly the support to their Guardsmen and Reservists which will insure this nation the security necessary for its protection and preservation of the free way of life. Jurors met Monday at a special session and Harp Mc- 0GHS sets banquet to honor athletes, sports supporters Oak Grove High school will host an All Sports Banquet honoring all students who have contributed to the athletic program during the present school year, Monday evening at 7:30 in the school cafeteria. Along with the athletes, honored guests will include Cheerleaders, Tigerettes, faculty and others who have supported the athletic program. Awards will be presented for outstanding performers in football, basketball, both boys and girls as well as other students. Bill Ruple, former outstanding coach and now athletic director at Neville High school in Monroe will be the guest speaker.

Tickets are on sale for $2 in the school office, by Quarterback club members and by members of the football team to help defray the cost of the banquet. We invite all people interested in our high school athletic program to attend, Ralph Moore, principal, said in making the announcement. Sanders entered a guilty plea to a charge of DWI and was fined $300 and costs or 90 days. Ernest G. Wynn was found guilty of improper left turn and was fined $10 and costs iff.

5 days. Jerry V. Baugus entered a plea of not. guilty to a DWI charge and the case was fixed for trial on April 22. Gerry W.

French entered pleas of not guilty on charges of DWI and speeding. Trial was set for April 22., In a district court session held Friday with Judge John C. Morris presiding, Tommy Sue Powell drew a fine of $25 and costs or 15 days on a charge of simple criminal damage to property. "Everyone is cordially invited and urged to attend these services. We just want to get a blessing together by praising the Kent added in closing.

Rev.LeaaScett Rev. Jack Shaw -i -r -T- t-- -j0nn rn t-jtih irr rrytir fra j. y. Dowell, manager of the local FHA office in Oak Grove, read over rules and regulations which must be observed in making preparations for the watershed loan. They also advertised for grader blades, gravel, lumber and culverts at that meeting.

In other action, jurors passed a resolution asking the State Department of Highways to lay out new yellow traffic and parking lines on the parish courthouse square parking area in accordance with the parish sheriff's recommendations. They also authorized W. E. Capers, sheriff, to arrange traffic and parking lines, notices, restrictions and regulations for the courthouse square parking and traffic area and authorized him to enforce the regulations upon his discretion. Bowden honored for service to Power Co-op here "We've been together so long the Co-op folks seem more like family than fellow employees," A.

Cliff Bowden of the Oak Grove office of Northeast Louisiana Power Cooperative, Inc. said this week, when he was honored for completion of 25 years' service with the company. Bowden, awarded a watch by John C. Tucker, Co-op manager, in a brief presentation ceremony at the Oak Grove office, added, "I hope I can continue to serve the company as long as I'm able, until I'm 65 anyway." A native of Franklin parish, Bowden has been assigned to the Oak Grove office as maintenance lineman the entire 25 years he has been with the Co-op. He received his training in electrical maintenance during a 9' 2 year tour of dity with the United States Army Please turn to page 14 Deadline nears for homestead exemption claims Less than one month remains for West Carroll homeowners to claim homestead exemption, according to W.

E. Huffman, parish tax assessor. The deadline for claiming exemption is April 15 and approximately one-third of eligible persons in West Carroll have not signed exemption papers. All eligible persons who have not signed are urged to come by the assessor's office in the parish courthouse at Oak Grove and do so, Huffman said. Lafayette, song leader for the church's revival, using taped accompaniment, sang an excellent rendition of the old hymn "At the Cross." Association takes final order for tomato stakes The last order for tomato stakes is now being taken by West Carroll Produce Association, Mack Albritton, association president, announces.

Albritton said orders are being taken to make out the fourth box car of sticks brought to West Carroll this year. He said growers must book their stakes immediately to be sure of a supply. Orders have to go in by box car loads and not in piece lots, he added. Farmers may book stakes by contacting Clifford Bolding at the Macon Economic Opportunity (MEO) office in Oak Grove. Albritton said the pressure-treated pine stakes come from Jacksonville, and have a guaranteed life of 10 years against rot and termits.

Three box cars loads representing 330,000 stakes have already been sold in West Carroll this season. Price of the stakes is nine cents each. The association president said that even though price of stakes has risen 10 per cent, farmers will still pay nine cents. Anyone may order through the association. Parish students place in area science fair Two students from West Carroll parish placed in competition at the annual Louisiana Region III Science Fair at Northeast Louisiana University in Monroe Saturday.

Students placing in the behavioral science area were Terri Hillman, of Epps, second place, and Tom Foster, of Oak Grove, third place. They were in competition in the junior division. Dr. B. L.

Ricks, director of the fair and associate professor of biology at Northeast, announced the results of the fair. Participation was divided into junior division and senior division. First, second and third place winners from each area in the junior division are eligible to enter the state science fair in Baton Rouge March 29-30. Epps United Methodist church will be in revival March 24 through March 29, according to the Rev. Perry Kent, pastor.

Sunday services will begin at 6 p.m. and services Monday through Friday nights will begin at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Leon C. Scott, of Farmerville United Methodist church, will serve as evangelist for the meetings.

The Rev. William B. "Jack" Shaw, of Ruston, will lead the church in music during the week of revival. Shaw is known throughout the state and central Texas. He has an album entitled "Jesus Is Lord" which contains Gospel songs and it has been out since July 1973.

work was moving ahead on the water treatment plant and recommended payment of $21,641.72 for work completed during project "The mains February on this lift stations and force contractor is in good time-wise." Crosby shape commented. Testing and acceptance of this phase of the project will be dependent upon completion of the sewer collection lines. Mayor Charles E. Cox told Clifford Townsend, cemetery maintenance worker, to use more care in mowing so as to avoid chipping tombstones. He also informed the council members that a representative of the state highway depart-Please turn to page 14 A.

Cliff Bowdea (left) of Northeast Louisiana Power Cooperative's Oak Grove office receives a watch on his 25th anniversary with the company from John C. Tucker, manager, of Winnsboro..