From the Files ... March 1952

From files of The Eunice News:
March 1952

Ward 6 voters rejected a $250,000 bond issue to provide funds for a hospital. The proposal lost by 32 votes.

Chris Duplechain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francois Duplechain, is studying at Nottingham, England, on a Fulbright Scholarship, secured as a student at Southwestern Louisiana Institute.

The Mowata Rice Drier was damaged by fire which destroyed two wooden rice bins and about 8,000 barrels of rice. Dewey Stutes of Crowley is owner of the drier.

The Stone Drive-In at 401 East Laurel hosted better than 2,000 people on its opening day. Curley Courville is owner and Jimmy Deshotel is manager.

Used car dealer John Ardoin, 29, died when the car he was driving crashed into a milk truck on US 190 two miles east of the city.

John W. Clark of Eunice is a candidate for Congress from the 7th District. He is president of the Southwest Louisiana Fair and a former commissioner of highways. He was a delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention.

The Liberty Theater Co. intends to construct a drive-in theater on US 190 about 1.5 miles west of the city. The site was purchased this month.

The city is considering a proposal from the School Board to close South 9th from Oak to Maple and extend an unnamed street running west of Eunice Elementary. The City Council rejected a similar measure last year.

Gilliam “Killer” McLane slugged his way to the 115-lb. state championship, winning four matches in three days to give Eunice its first boxing champion in a decade. The St. Ed Blue Jay is coached by Gerald Wyble.