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SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, THE GUEYDAN NEWS 1948 PECAN ISLAND PARAGRAPHIA- The Vermilionville Academy, Its Location, Its Purchase, Its Commissioners and Its Sale Carter-Sirmon Wedding of July 15th Performed in Davidson Memorial Memorial Methodist Chapel on Jefferson Boulevard in Lafayette lion parish. Charles Home re Mouton a son Charles Mouton, was a District i of Lafayette, St. Landry and CalcaSf parishes. In eighteen hundred fiftv-i PERSONALS Gueydan, La. DIAL 2531 GUEYDAN and WRIGHT By Miss Mary Jane Sweeney On the twenty-first day of October, eighteen hundred twenty-five, (October 21, 1825), Thomas B.

Bra.shear bought a certain lot of ground lying in the parish of Lafayette upon the west "Bank of the Bayou (the French then used), "containing one acre ana a nan, suptTiitiai bounded on the East and West sides by the Lands of James Aryrone, on the North fcy the Eayou Vermilion and on the South by vacant land, together with the unfinished house and other improvements thereon erected; Sale made for sum of one thousand dollars." Paul Briant was Ex-officio Notary Public of this sale. On the twenty-eighth day of February, eighteen hundred and forty. (February 28. 1840), Legislative ACT NO. 25 was passed which granted a "sum of Money to the Trustees of Vermil-lionville Academy" in the town of Vermilion in the parish of Lafayette.

On the eighth day of December, eighteen hundred forty, (December 8, 1840). "Madame Maria Crow, veuve of the Hon. T. B. Brashear, deceased domiciliated in the town of Vermilionville in the said Parish of Lafayette, sold, bargained, set over in full property to Robert Cade, John Greig, B.

C. Crow, Charles Mouton and Joseph Bereaud, commissioners of the Vermillion ville Academy here present and accepting to wit: The dwelling house in which the present vendor lives, the kitchen. the privy, the store room and all the fences which enclose the four lots of grounds on which the dwelling houses, carriage house and the other buildings are erected The present sale is made for and in consideration of three thousand five hundred dollars, of which two thousand five hundred dollars cash in hand paid, the vendor hereby acknowledging the receipt thereof, and the balance payable on the first day of March next (1841). Mrs. Brashear to retain possession of property until March 1.

1841." Just whether the balance due Mrs. Brashear was paid her on March. 1841, was never definitely established to the satisfaction of this reporter. However, because it may not have been paid, the following information is given. On April the sixth, eighteen hundred and forty-one.

(April 6. 1841), in the Succession of Thos. B. Brashear. John Greig.

John Campbell. JoJseph Bereaud. Robert Cade and Andre Martin were appointed as members of said family meeting and with Edgar De-maret, (under tutor to said minor Children), cited as law directs to meet at a place and there to advise and deliberate in the presence of your honour and said under tutors upon the matters and Interest aforesaid and for general relief in the premises as duty Bound." Attorneys for Petitioner were B. C. Crow and James M.

Porter. In the Appraisement of property of Thos. B. Brashear and surviving widow Ma ria Crow, the oath was administered to Daniel McKaskelL William Stephens and Thomas Caldwell. The properties listed included six Marseille counter panes appraised at $5 each, and sign ed Daniel M.

CaskiU. William Stephens, Thomas Caldwell, and E. Demaret, as well by Chs. M. Olivier, Parish judge.

On the twenty-eighth day of February, eighteen hundred and forty-two, (February 28. 1842). ACT NO. 66 was approved to incorporate the Vermillionville Academy. Joseph Bereaud, Basil C.

Crow, Charles Mouton. John Greig, Robert Cade. Daniel McCaskill. Lucien Guilbeaud. Francois Breaud and Demartin Pelerin.

and their successors were incorporated as a body politic under the name and style of the Vermillionville Academy. On the eighteenth of May, eighteen hundred seventy-two. (May 18, 1872), Legislative ACT NO. 77 was passed empowering the trustees of Vermillionville Academy to dispose of said academy by private or public sale and to use the proceeds for the public schools in the town of Vermilionville, which is today known as Lafayette. Because it has been the privilege of the writer to know and consider as friends direct descendants of only two of the commissioners or trustees of the Vermillionville Academy, only the two called Charles Mouton and Robert Cade are here presented through the recognized accomplishments or honored positions of their descendants.

However, in view of the fact the writer knows for a certainty that not all the descendents holding out-standing positions the suggestion is made that just a study of the accomplishments cf the descendants of all men known as trustees would furnish data for a master's thesis and perhaps a doctor's dissertation in the field of education. If so, it should be done by a graduate student of Lafayette parish or Vermi- I By Miss Mary Jane Sweeney In the Davidson Memorial Methodist Chapel, tuilt from a dismantled array chapel from Camp Claiborne, a former WAC was united in marriage to an Ex-service man by a former army Chaplain, on Thursday, July 15, 1948 lovely chapel of New England Colonial style, located on Jefferson Boulevard possesses a charming and beautiful simplicity, most appropriate for quiet weddings. Maroon altar draperies and a handsome bronze cross enhance the attractiveness of a sanctuary with a divided chancel. A new piano of walnut blends in most harmoniously with a pulpit of walnut, to be appreciated by a congregation of only two hundred. An amalgamation of the old with the new is now a reality with the recent addition of a bell which once hung in the Arnaudville Methodist church, said to be the very first Methodist church in southwest Louisiana.

This edifice breathing charm, quaintness, individuality and history became the setting for a simple but impressive double-ring ceremony. Here Miss Annie Lea Sirmon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bolin Edward Sirmon of Gueydan, was in the holy bonds of matrimony with Mr. James Jehu Carter, son of Mrs.

Elijah Carter and the late Mr. Elijah Carter of Sal- tUlo, Tennessee by the Reverend Don E. wineinrer. as he stood before a background of baskets of beautiful roses. Miss Annie Lea Sirmon was attired in a navy blue sheer with which she wore a corsage of pink carnations.

Her hat was white and her accessories were in contrast a most dark blue. The only attendant to the bride was Mrs. Floyd the bride's sister from Wright. Mrs. Bakers wore navy blue with white accessories.

Mr. Floyd Baker, a brother-in-law of the bride, was best man for Mr. James J. Carter. Mrs.

James J. Carter graduated from Gueydan High School, attended Centenary College of Shreveport, then Southwestern Louisiana Institute, from which she received her degree. Mrs. Carter taught in the Gueydan High school department before entering the U. S.

Army. As a WAC she served her country for three years, one year being spent in New Guinea and the Philippine Island. Mr. James J. Carter graduated from SaltUlo High School in Tennessee, attended Tenessee Technological School and then entered the Air Force of the U.

S. Army in 1942. After serving four years, two years of which -were with the 8th Air Force in England, he was discharged. Mr. Career returned to Tennessee and entered Bethel College in McKenzie, Tennessee, here he received his degree in June of 1948.

After a honeymoon in a lovely little cottage in Shiloh Park at Michie, Tennessee, the young couple will return to Gueydan, where they will both serve as teachers in the public school system of Vermilion parish. SWEET POTATO FACTS A detailed study of the sweet potato industry has been made by the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station. Following are some interesting figures from the report about the industry during the period -of 1920 to date: Acreage Low 60.000 acres in 1930. High 130,000 in 1943. 1948 estimate Production Low 2250.000 bushels 1924.

High 12,180.000 bushels In 1945. Estimate for 1948 6,075.000 bushels. Yield per acre Low 38 bushels per acre in 1924. High 105 bushels in 1945. Estimate for 1948 75 bushels per acre.

Price to farmers Low 46 cents per bu. in 1932. High $1.81 per bu. in 1943. Carlot Shipment Low 463 cars in 1923-24.

High 9,166 cars in 1945-46. Total value of crop Low $3,370,000 1932. High $17,955,000 in 1943. Leading Central Markets for La. Sweet Potatoes Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, SL Louis, and New York.

The lack of sufficient feed during August causes a decrease in milk production which may continue at a lower level throughout the fall. It is physically impossible for a cow to obtain enough feed If grass is short or Is unpalatable and low in feed value. Supplementary feeding, improved pastures, adequate shade and sufficient water will help maintain higher pummer production. Supplementary feeding of hay, silage or grain, while cows are poor pasture, will help maintain summer production and prevent los6 of body weight. By Lenora Vaughan Mr.

and Mrs. C. R. Vaughan, of Little Rock, who have been visiting for a few days with airs. Vaug-han's mother, Mrs.

Lenora Vaughan, and other members of the family, and old friends, returned to Little Rock Wednesday. They had been away from here since 1916. They seemed very happy to see their old home and renew old acquaintances. After catching a fine bunch of crabs, and enjoying a crab gumbo and a mess of White Lake catfish, which Nelson White had caught- Mr. Vaughan said he was going to run down here for his vaeation this winter, in duck season.

We hope he and the Mrs. will come. We are told there will be a wedding of some of our high school graduates next month. More about that later. Peaches were just wilting, and falling from the trees, for lack of enough rain to saturate the ground deep enough to reach the roots of the trees.

We have had several little showers that wet the earth two or three Inches, but they are not much help to trees whose roots are too far down in a hard baked soil for the dampness to reach. As an old Orkansas preacher said "We need a regular sizzly, sozzly guller-washer" to start the trees into new life and growth. And when that comes what a mess our road will be in. These little three or four inch showers make the road bad enough that cars have a sorry time, getting anywhere. It seems that we are not to get electricity until that big road comes through and we are wondering when that will be, and what is being done a-bout it.

Oh for another Huey Long! Laurent Vincent butchered a fine fat cow the other day, which cost him $135.00. A big change from the days, as late as 1880, when cows, just as good, were sold to Morgan City buyers, at 12 to 16 dollars each and folks thought we were getting good prices. I hear talk of getting rid, of gar fish. It seems they eat a lot of what our fancy fishermen call "game fish" and so a lot of money would have to be spent, to rid the bayous and lakes of gar. Then, after thousands of tons of edible fish were probably wasted and a world of people's money spent, those fishermen would go tarpon fishing, to Set the thrill that a fight with a six foot gar would furnish and a lot of good fish ball meat would be wasted.

If you have never eaten fish balls made of gar, you have missed something good. There are just too many wildcat scheme being (plotted to spend money, these days when our Govern-xnent is so far in debt. When Jake Cole first discovered Pecan. Island, it was entirely covered with almost impentrable forest of liveoak. wild pecan, pin oak, mulberry hack berry, honey locust and a variety of other smalled trees, vines and shrubs.

Wild muscadine, coon grape, mustang grape blackberry and dew berry vines grew in profusion, willow trees grew to great size along the edges of the palmetto and wild cane filled the spaces under the trees and made it so hard to travel that people who came to the island generally followed the deer trails, which were generally clear though very narrow, and some of those old trails have become roads of today. Deer were numerous. Raccoons, opossum, rabbits, mink and wild fowl were thincks as hops. I often wish our trappers could strike spots where game was so plentiful, mink would come into the house and eat any food they could find at night, and one had to have the chicken roosts mighty well fixed or the minks got aU the chickens. But there no squirrels here until the canals connecting the lakes between Pecan Island Lake Mermentau were built.

Then, they began travelling on the levees and finally became pretty numerous on the island. Muskrats were almost unknown here at first, but since minks and wildcats have been thinned out, they have become very plentifuL ii A CARD OF THANKS By Miss Mary Jane Sweeney Special thapika to Lemaire-Stack-1 Pnct onH I 4 i. courtesies to Staff Sergeant Oscar Ma rion Williams, returned from Normandy and reburied in the Gueydan Cemetery, Sunday, August 1, 1948. Also thanks to the Reverend Don Sterling of Vidalia Baptist church of Vidalia, the Reverend Hall Peyton of Truman Memorial Baptist church and the Reverend Leon Turner of Gueydan Methodist church for their words of consolation. To other friends for your many thoughtful courtesies, shown in numerous ways, sincere thanks.

William Williams, Brothers and Family ETIENNE DECUIR Funeral services were conducted in the St. Mary Magdalene Catholic church in Abbeville Thursday afternoon at 5 o'clock for Pfc. Etienne Decuir, 24, who was killed in action in Germany on February 7, 1945. The body arrived in Lafayette at 3:15 p. m.

Wednesday and was escorted to the First National Funeral Home in Abbeville. Surviving Pfc. Decuir are his widow Mary Louise M. Decuir, two daughters Mary Ann and Elaine all of Abbeville; his mother, Mrs. Etienne Decuir, of Abbeville; one sister Mable Decuir of Abbeville; and two brothers Alton Jane Sweeney Mildred Hardee) and that precious bit of humanity introduced to the parents' friends as Margaret Elizabeth are at last established at Wright.

Just everybody is glad they are back this time td stay. My apologies to Messrs. J. F. Noel.

Pete Victor Schriefer and Joe Zaunbrecher for not including your names as repersentatives of Vermilion parish aboard the Soil Conservation Special. Next time, please, let me know so it can be included in the write-up. Mrs. Josephine Perrin of Kaplan Is ninety-five years old. Sunday week, July 25th, she visited with her niece Mrs.

George Stickley to tell her of her contemplated trip back to Columbia for a visit of several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. C. T.

Blanchard. (nee Josie Perrin), will take her there for a week's visit with her oldest grandson Foster Rageurs. Mrs. James Ferguson, (nee Theresa Saal), is spending her vacation period of a few days with her parents Mr. and Mrs.

Isadore Saal. Among those from out-of-town attending the funeral of Staff Sergeant Oscar Marion Williams, only son of William Williams, were: Mrs. Henry Amuny, Mr. Joseph John. Mr.

and Mrs. William Khoury and and Mr. Joseph Williams of Sulphur; Mr. John Williams, and Mr. Kali Helo and son from Crowley.

Since Oscar Williams was coached in Masonry in Lake Charles, initiated in New Iberia and became a member Masonic Lodge No. 192. F. A. A.

Abbeville, many Masons whose names could not be secured were present to pay their re spects to the reburial services. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stickley and one-year old David Lynn are expected this week-end. They wul visit with Mrs.

George Stickley and Mr. SticUey's Sister will truly get out of town for a few days in Alexandria. Last Sunday, August 1st. a barbecue was gievn at the home of Mr. and Mrs.

Oris Schlesinger. The menu consisted of barbecued chicken, mutton or veal; tomato or potato salad; barbecue sauce and French buns; hot dogs; pickles and olives; pineapple upside-down cake and a white-iced cake. Those in attendance at the Schlesinger barbecue were: Mr. anfl Mrs. Clyde Schlesinger and their daughters Betty Louise and Barbara; Mr.

and Mrs. Rodney J. Benolt and daughter Jennifer and son Johnny; Mr. and Mrs. L.

A. BrC US-sard and daughter Donna Lou; Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Stevens and son Lee and daughter Beth; Mr. and Mrs.

Earl L. Broussard and son Earl. Dr. and Mrs. Ignacious Tedesco, Jr daughters Grace and Amy and son Ignacious, Mrs.

Albert Broussard; Mr. William Buck; and Bonnie Marie, George and Fred of the Schlesinger family. A card July 23rd from Miss Vera Walker would imply they have recently had no time for flats. The trip has been lovely with sights of Pike's Peak; Seven Falls; Garden of the Gods; Rocky Mountain National Park where they crossed the Divide and rode "right on the rm ofi the mountan for 63 miles." At one place they were 11,138 feet high. A later, card, dated July 26th, was mailed from Carson City Neveda.

They had visited Temple Square at Salt Lake City, Utah; they had attended church in Blackfoot, Idaho. All the party of five were thoroughly enjoying their trip west On Thursday, July 29th and Sunday. August 1st THE TIMES PICAYUNE published the following: "The engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Ruth Audrey Putnam, daughter of Mrs. William Chaffe Putnam of Gueydan. and the late Mr.

Putnam to Mr. John Dickson Bruns III, of New Orleans, is announced today by her mother. Mr. Bruns is the son of Mrs. Mildred Par-ham of this city and of Mr.

John Dickson Bruns of Charlottesville, Va. "The wedding will be celebrated in Gueydan, August 8 at 10:30 o'clock in the morning at the home of the bride-elect's mother and a reception wll be held immediately following the ceremony. The young couple will make their heme in New BUY FLOUR IN SMALL AMOUNTS The sensible homemaser buys Just enough flour to meet the family's current demands. She doesn't try to store more flour than she has tight containers to keep it in. And then she doesn't run the risk of having the flour spoiled.

The only way to get weevils out of flour is to sift it through fine silk bolting. But the average homemaker Is not likely to te so equipped with hard-to-get material. HEAR HIM SUNDAY AUG. 8, Station KROF at 6 P. M.

Same time, same station each Sunday thereafter. A SURE WINNER in in on ubooi, ne was Lieutenant Govm Mnntnn nf T-niHtiano Pernor Mouton of Louisiana. Orther C. Mouton. son of cWi Homere Mouton, or grandson Charles Homere Mouton.

or grand of Charles Mouton, was District lS? of Lafayette and Vermilion parish Julian Joubertie Mouton, (who arcc" lhf hwant, i J-vCa mnnv .1 .1 Mii tone .1 SO lut-re werp a.iu Ui 1 Moutons and preferred to I Julian Mnntfini ue ciiuwn u.s AlOUton), who tras a brother of Orther C. Mouton JS therefore a grandson of Charles MmT ton, was a judge of State Court of peals. Paul Debaillon, a descendant of na. ternal and maternal Frpnrh was the son of District Judge Debaili of Lafayette and Vermilion parish- in ICOn anil lAiiCS in 1890 and Louise (Mouton) Dehorn daughter of Charles Homere Mouton and therefore great grandson 3 Charles Mouton. Recently Paul ballon resigned as District Judge Acadia, Lafayette and Vermilion Da ishes.

Our own Vermilion parish has come in for some of the honors befalling descendants of commissioners ofthe Vermillionville Academy through I very few listed accomplishments of the Cade Family. J. Elliot Cade, past Vice-Commander of American Legion of Louisiana is a grandson of Robert Cade, one of the first congressmen of Louisi-ana he represented, the Third Con! gressional District. Robert Cade, a commissioner of Yer millionville Academy of VermUonvffie iuunsonuc, wiicre ne owned Bellevue, a plantation of 1700 acr Two other plantations were owned To Bancker Plantation came the enn Wit liem row 4-: out vv iiiia-iii. buuie lime nrtnr eighteen hundred eighty-two, (1882) he brought his bride, the mother of Elliott Cade of Abbevlle.

The old colonial-styled home of Robert Cade still stands. It was occupied by Overton Cade, the second son Just a year prior to his death. At one time Overton Cade was Superintendent of the Old U. S. Mint on 4a Esplanade Avenue of New Orleans.

Later he was La. Rail Road Commls. sioner. a position now known as Public Service Commissioner. The eldest son of Robert Cade ns perhaps best known in Iberia parish.

For there C. T. Cade, better known as Captain Cade, served for twenty years as sheriff of Iberia parish. Mrs. Robert Cade was Martha Morse Marsh prior to her marriage to Robert Cade.

She was a close relative bf Samuel Finley Breese Morse who in 1811 had gone to England to study painting under Benjamin West, acclaimed Internationally for his portraiture of historical personages in modern dress. However, even though the Morse family was quite proud of his accomp- usnments and recognitions with the National Academy of Design, he is best known to the world as the inventor cf the Morse Code of Telegraphy, it to to 1857 representatives of ten countries met at Paris, France and voted an appropriation of $80,000 to Morse, a re lative of Mrs. Robert Cade, Only one pupil who ever attended or remembered anything about YennH-! lionville Academy of Vermilionville ever located. Mr. Joseph Albert Char-gois.

who was ninety-one years old in 1937, when he was interviewed, tai first attended St, Joseph Academy and when it closed he attended Vermilionville Academy on East Vermilion Street, just across from the present Gordon Hotel of Lafayette. Mr. Char-gois is now dead, and it Is hardly probable that any other student still lives but the proof of the existence of Ver-nUionville Academy in Vermilionville is still available for the research worker. BIBLIOGRAPHY (Note: PLEASE bear in mind that not one place did this writer find the name of the academy spelled either the English way Vermilionville or the French way Vermilionville as used in the newspapers of that time. The incorrect spelling seems to tare had its origin with the original printer.

If one keeps this in mind a recognition of seeming discrepancies will be more understanble.) "An Act No. 25 granting a sum of money to the Trustees of the Vermillionville Academy" approved, Febm-ary 28th, 1840. In Acts Passed at the Second Session of the Fourteenth legislature of the State of Louisiana-New Orleans: Bullitt, Magna Co. State Printers. 1840 p.

28. "No. 66 AN ACT to incorporate th VermUlionville Academy and the Cottage Hill Male and Female Academy of Natchitoches" in ACTS Passed The Second Session of the Fifteewa T(r1clatiii-0 nf TVTP. STATS LOUIS ANA, etc. New Orleans: J.

C. De Romes. State Printer 1842, pp. lw-J No. 77 An Act of May 18, which empowered the trustees to oppose of Vermillionville Academy title of- book and name of publisno now lost.

At LAFAYETTE PARISH COW HOUSE: Act No. 31 in Notarial Acts 400 Old Series Act No. 62 in Notarial Acts I-" Act No. 431 Succession of xa B. Brashear Filed April 1841 CHARLES ELLIOTT OF GUEYDAN ATTENDS MEET By Miss Mary Jane Sweeney Mr.

Chas. Elliott was among delegates of rural letter Lgi tending the annual Louisiana Letter Carriers Association conv held in Alexandria on Wedesdar. 21st and Thursday July 22nO CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS TO SPEAK IN GUEYDAN Roy R. Theriot, candidate District Congressman, win Gueydan Tuesday. August o'clock p.

it was anrunceo Aviation is changing -V. 4 and political tempo of tne By MissMary Mr. and Mrs. Bishop McKinley, (nee Lucy Broussard) and children "Little Butch" and Carrie have moved to Exeter, Virginia. They left Wednesday, August 3rd.

Mrs. Jerome Matt left Tuesday August 3rd for Lafayette. There Mrs. Matt will visit for a few days with Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Matt and Harold, and her sisters Mrs. Fred Butcher and Mrs. Cyr Boudreaux. Mfe. Raleigh Linscombe and her daughter Barbara left Wednesday, August 4th for Alvin, Texas, where they will visit with Mr.

and Mrs. Robert O. Hackett, (nee Gwendolyn Linscombe) and little son Robert Wayne. On their return trip home. Mrs.

Linscombe and Barbara will visit with sisters and brothers of Mrs. Linscombe in both Port Arthu rand Orange, Texas. This week end Mr. Robert Linscombe is in Houston, Texas. Upon his return his mother Mrs.

Tellessee Linscombe will accompany him home. Mrs. Linscombe has been away for about two weeks on a visit in the home of her daughter Mrs. J. B.

Cochran. Mrs. Earl Kile, (nee Girthel Johson). returned to Sabine, Texas this past eek after a short visit with Mrs. Polk Johnson, her mother.

Mr. Will M. Smiley of Port Arthur came over Sunday to visit with his sisters Mrs. B. E.

Sirmon of Gueydan and Miss Annie Smiley of Shreveport, as well as nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and grandnephews. As one glimpsed Mr. Smiley turning the corner on Main Street, it looked like the car held Mr. Smiley and all his "grands' Mr. Smiley returned to Port Arthur, Texas the early part of the week.

Annie Srniley will remain in Gueydan to join her sisters Misses Celia Smiley and Cornelia Smiley, both of Shreveport. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Courtney Burdick, II. (nee Clara Hardee), of Shreveport arrived today.

Saturday. August 7th. They were accompanied by MLs Celia and Cornelia Smiley, who will visit their sister Mrs. B. E.

Sirmon and Mr. Sirmon. Mr. and Mrs. Burdick will visit with Mr.

and Mrs. Henry Grady Hardee, and perhaps take a good peep at that little package of "Boston femininity" brought here by Mr. and Mrs. Walton Hair. Mr.

and Mrs. Edgar Stephens of Houston, Texas and their two children Sxidra and Steve came over for a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. o.

Hardee. Jr. and their two little daughters. On Friday, July 23rd, Mrs. H.

O. Hardee, Jr. and her little girls accompanied her aunt Mrs. Edgar Stephens and family to De Ridder. where they visited with Mrs.

-W. S. Lewis, the mother of Mrs. H. Hardee, Jr.

On Sunday Mr. H. G. Hardee, Jr. went to De Ridder for the day.

His wife and little daughters accompanied him home. Misses Elba Gandy, Frances Gandy and Beatrice Gandy of Memphis, Tennessee arrived today, Saturday, and are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Burnell Hardee; (nee Mary Gandy). Since Miss Elba Gandy is a teacher in Tennessee, she is here for the week-end with her sisters will remain for at least a week.

Mr. and Mrs. Maxie Montagne, (nee Ethel Johnson), of eBaumont were in Gueydan past week end. Mrs. Montagne visited with Mrs.

Polk Johnson, her mother, while Mr. Montagne went on to Abbeville to visit at Palms Hospital with Mrs. Walter Moss, (nee Norah Montagne) now quite ill. Mrs. Jewell Sirmon, (nee lizzie Young), accompanied her parents Mr.

and Mrs. Willie Young back to Lake Charles Saturday. Mrs. Sirmon returned Monday. Folk privileged to meet the Young couple married sixty-two years are still thinking' about the two Youngs, who are too young in conversational reminiscences so accurately presented to be so old in years.

Miss Katherine Doris Edwards, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wakeman Edwards of Abbeville, returned home Thursday after a visit with her cousins Mr. and Mrs. R.

S. Sirmcn and children. Miss Patricia Parr, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Parr of Bogulsa.

is me Home 01 ner uncie and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Champagne. Mrs.

R. J. Cross is also visiting in the home of Mrs. E. A- Champagne her daughter.

Both Mrs. Cross and her young granddaughter will return to Bogalusa this week end. Mrs. Robert Horton, (nee Olive Stansel), Mrs. Quinton Bealer, (nee Florence Stansel), and Mr.

Charles Stansel arrived back in Gueydan from Mexico City, Mexico, Tuesday, August 3rd. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Stansel in Mrs. Horton's car arrived back in Gueydan Thursday, August 5th.

They stopped en route home to visit with relatives and friends in Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Prier B. Wright were week-long visitors in Tulsa and Muskogee, Oklahoma and Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Mr. and Mrs. John T. Lewis, (nee Helen Arpin), of Port Arthur, Texas were guests of Mrs. Hattie Arpin this past week.

Mrs. Victor C. Happner and son Jerry Wayne of Mathis, Texas are guests of Mr. and' Mrs. Jimmie Pink-ard.

Dr. and Mrs. Logan Gardiner, visited the Harpers in Minden week before last. "A beautiful town, many lovely old homes, and a most enjoyable time but glad to get back to Gueydan, where it seems a bit cooler." Dr. and Mrs.

George Logan Gardiner, Jr. and George Logan III, thoroughly enjoyed the "Tarpon Rodeo" at Grand Isle this past weekend. The rodeo is an annual affair, which attracts the attention of sports men from all over the United States, interested in subduing the big game fish of the Gulf of Mexico and south eastern U. 8. Mr.

(and Mrs. Walton Hair (nee VOTE FOR Attorney-At-Law ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA Candidate For 15th Judicial District (Acadia, Vermilion and Lafayette Parishes) EXPERIENCED, CAPABLE, AGGRESSIVE AND IMPARTIAL A Veteran of World War II Your Vote and Support will be Appreciated Democratic Primary, August 31, 1948 and O. J. Decuir of Silsbee, Texas. Final military burial ceremonies, by members of the Abbeville American Legion and Veterans' of Foreign were conducted at the New Catholic Cemetery in Abbaville.

the final resting place. Funeral arrangements were in charge of J. Moss of the First National Funeral Home of Abbeville. 1.