From the Files ... February 1950

From files of The Eunice News:
February 1950

Ardoin’s Rice Mill, a mile north of the city on the Mamou highway, was destroyed by fire. Alcide Ardoin places the loss at $52,000. He was in New Orleans at the time.

Little Susan LeQuier blond hair, blue eyes and smile are familiar to millions of magazine and newspaper readers as a result of her modeling for such as Marshall Field, Sears & Roebuck and Mandel’s and Goldblatt’s while living in Chicago, Ill. She has also been a TV and movie model. She and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. K.W. LeQuier, moved here about three months ago. He is with the Seven-Up Bottling Co. and the family lives on North Fourth next to Mrs. S. Wyble’s home.

Former Eunice High gridder Merrick Young has been selected a freshman letterman at Northwestern State College. He is an end.

The City Council has authorized Mayor J.J. Stagg to advertise for bids for the much-talked-about city swimming pool. One part of the bid is for a bathhouse, the other for the actual pool.

Safety Patrols, consisting of five boys from each school, will to into effect in the city this month. The boys will be charged with authority to cite and report violating pedestrians and motorists.

Warren Frey won reserve champion in the breeding beef class to lead Eunice-area entries in the Junior Livestock Show.

C.A. Randel of Eunice High was elected president of the newly organized St. Landry Parish Principals’s Association.

The 30-inch, $200 million gas pipeline being laid by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. of Houston, Texas, will pass just south of Eunice and a $3 million gas compressor station will be built here.

Dr. Gerald, Jake and Aquilla Duplechin have bought the Horace Guillory farm northwest of the city. The brothers will convert the farm into a ranch and raise Brahman and Black Angus. The 478 acres sold for $35,750.

Jack Pucheu, a fighter pilot veteran of World War II, has opened a law office at 214 South Second. His wife Jean is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Fontenot.

Owner George Clements has started foundation work for his new Jitney Jungle. The building will be on East Laurel between the Dixie Club and Homer Guillory’s place.

City Council member Dr. G.P. Duplechin has announced he will run for the state Senate in the March primary.

Winona Dischler was named captain of the St. Edmund’s Mardi Gras Ball. Reginald Frey and Jo Ann Bollich were king and queen.

Eunice merchants voted to remain closed a half-day on Thursdays and remain open until 7 p.m. on Saturdays.

Leopold Richard’s Richard Motors, Oldsmobile dealer, held its grand opening at First Street & Maple Ave. in its new brick building.