Teche News from St. Martinville, Louisiana • 1

Weekly FACTORY Mi BUY IS THIS THAT 3ENGER hi By "BLACK IE mm OFFFICIAL JOURNAL: PARISH OF ST. MARTIN, TOWN OF BREAUX BRIDGE and VILLAGE OF PARKS Thanks Pvt. Jules Theriot for the ni-P letter of last week-end. I'm COMPLETE PARISH COVERAGE JUSTICE TO ST. MARTINVILLE, LA.

ATTENTION ST. NUMBER 29 V-Home Award Is Offered To Increase Help In War Effort District Black Out Test Monday Is Lack of scrap COULD LOSE THIS WAR! America's steel mills are CLOSING for LACK OF SCRAP Donald Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, laid down the challenge. More than half a million Louisiana school children have joined hands with 140 Louisiana newspapers to take up the challenge. Together they're going to help gather the scrap to keep America's mills pouring out their molten message of wrath to burn the Axis. From every back yard, from every farm yard, from every trash pile, from every garbage dump, from every home, barn, garage, store, gin, mill, warehouse, factory, shed and filling station Louisiana schools, backed by Louisiana's newspapers, will be "scrappin the Jap and hittin Hitler." Lack of scrap COULD lose this war but it WON'T.

Louisiana's 530,000 school children, backed by Louisiana's 140 newspapers, will help bring in the SCRAP that WILL WIN THIS The drive starts Monday, October 5. Have YOUR scrap ready. In World War it was customary to display a simple emblem in home windows where sons or fathers had gone to war. A blue star for each member of the household in service told a mute, but eloquent story of that home's contribution. In peace time, homes contributing their full quota to alleviate disaster, werw rewarded with an emblem of American Red Cross.

We are all familiar with both these symbols of American patriotism. Now, with our nation imperiled as never before in its history, a new badge of all-out patriotism is ready. It is a window display awarded homes and business houses that comply 100 percent with all civic war time duties. Briefly, a Home'' is a home where every member of the family is doing his or her full share of war work. It is, furthermore, a home where proper air raid precautions are taken where fire Extinguishers are strategically placed; where food is not wasted; where scrap metal does not lie' in cellars and sheds; where the family quota of war bonds is being bought and where even the children know better than to spread false rumors.

If you can say that your home does all this, and more, then you will not only enjoy the deep satisfaction of being a living part oi the whole war effort, but you will know that there is no other home in your town doing more. In recognition of such all out homes, the Office of Civilian Defense has created a badge of merit, a patriotic poster declaring "This is a Home" to hang in your window if you can qualify. ALL FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1912 MARTIN PARISH! Gasoline Rationing Necessity Explained Why is Louisiana with plenty of gasoline going to have gasoline rationing? The average Louisianian puts it" this way: "If the government wants my tires it can have 'em. If it doesn't want 'em, then I'm going to use 'em the way I want to use 'em. When they're gone, they're gone and that's my hard luck." And that's where the averagt Louisianian misses the point, according to U.

S. Goodman, state OPA director, who this week urged all citizens immediately to start rationing themselves and ob serving a self-imposed 35-mile speed limit. "Of course, Louisiana has plenty of gasoline," Mr. Goodman said. "The purpose of gasoline rationing is to save rubber your rubber and my rubber.

The government wants you and me to save our tires so we can continue to furnish our own transportation. "If our tires go bad, we're going to call upon the government for help to get us to work and to haul our groceries. We're going to ask for trucks or buses to do our haul ing for us and there aren't enough trucks and buses to be had, "If your tires and my tires fail," Mr. Goodman pointed out, "your part and my part of oui national transportation system fails. Our tires running on our own automobiles for our private use are all a part of America's war machine, and we must keep that machine running.

If it breaks down at home it also breaks down at the fighting front." Control Center Staff To Meet Monday Mr. P. II. Maraist, head of the control center for the St Martin ville Air Raid Warning System, anounced today that all persons connected with the Control Center, are asked to meet at the Court House at 8:00 o'clock Monday night September 28th. Mr.

Maraist stated that it was of the utmost importance that everyone be here as instructions and practice on the operation of the center will be had. MORE AND BETTER EGGS ARE NEEDED All eggs that the state can pro duce are wanted to fill food for freedom needs, both at home and abroad. The main job in poultry production now is better feeding and better care. Increased domes tic production of poultry, especial ly broilers and fryers, will release a pile of pork for lend-lease, Many parents will learn much by helping junior with his lessons 10 OF INCOME io nun niiATi I i a uuu uuuiii ML IN WAR ECIID3 ESTABLISHED 1886 VOLUME 57 School Children And Newspapers Join To Gather More Scraps St. Martin Parish will join with the rest of the state in a new of fensive beginning October 5 to bring in more scrap to feed the steel mills which make our guns, ships, planes and tanks.

The new drive is to reach into every farm and village home of the parish. Salvage collection de pots or victory lots are to be established in every corner of the parish. The location of these depots will be announced next week. The drive is sponsored by the schools and the newspapers of the parish, with the active co-operatior of the parish county agent, the parish salvage committee, and numerous other agencies. This parish and its schools will compete during the drive for state prizes of $3,800 in war bonds.

which are offered by the daily newspapers. All prizes will be awarded on a per capita basis, so each parish and each school no matter how small has an equal chance of winning. Further details on the prizes and rules are to be announced later. In general charge of the drive in St. Martin parish is a special committee composed of Mr.

L. J. Montegut, parish superintendent of schools, Stanley Angelle, count agent, Dan L. Bernard, parish salvage chairman, R. J.

Badeaux, Jr. assistant county agent, Marcel M. Bienvenu, Messenger editor, and Martin Broussard, editor of the Banner. The parish committee is arranging for a house-to-house and farm, to-farm canvass by the school children of the parish under the supervision of their principals and teachers. These young soldiers will personally urge every householder to collect the scrap and get it ready for delivery to the salvage depots.

The parish committe also is ar ranging for a house-to-house collection in all towns and villages. and every effort is to be made to assist in the hauling of scrap from farms. "Many communities of Louisiana have already done marvelous work-in getting in scrap," said Parrish Fuller, state salvage chairman. "But more and more scrap is needed to keep pace with the war pro duction program. Donald Nelson, of the War Production Board, ap peals to the people of St.

Martin parish to do their part in prevent ing the shutdown of our steet mills." AAA To Distribute Pea Seed To Farmrs According to Mr. J. M. Del cambre. Parish Administrative of hcer, he will have a representative at the following places starting Monday, September 28th: People's Cotton Gin: Mondav and Tuesday from 8:30 to and Wednesday from 8:30 to 12.

Bonin Mercantile Wednea day, from 1 to 4:30 and Thursday and rriday from 8:30 to 4:30. Paul Angelle's Store. Mondnv Tuesday and Wednesday from 8:30 to 4:30. Gaston Webre's Store and Ilenrv Mills' Store from Monday on at any time that the stores are open. It is very urgent that our farmers try to cooperate with Mr Delcambre so that these peas can be delivered at the earliest possible date.

ONE HUNDRED PER CENT INCREASE IN LEGUMES Present indications are that Louisiana farmers will plant be tween 650,000 and 700.000 acres of winter legumes this fall. This ill be about a 100 per cent increase over last year's planting of these crops. Supplies of common vetch are not adequate to meet the de mand, but the supply of Austria winter peas is the largest on record and should be ample. With this acreage of legumes we should able to reduce our annual consump tion of straight nitrogen fertilizers at least 50 per cent. tatoes under water for severa days, due to last week's downpour, so glad that you are enjoying the good old MESSENGER and I'll tre sure to tell your friends here hello for you and that you wish that there were more of them in the.

marines. His address is Pvt. Jules Theriot, 3 M. 6 Fleet Marin Force, Camp Elliott, U.S.M.C., San Diego, California Mrs. BRANAN BEYT misplaced or swapped umbrellas somewhere, sometimes last wek.

If you have a black umbrella with a clear plastic handle that you don't know who it's for, it's Melba's She has a black umbrella with a white handle that may be yours. Be sure to visit the BONIN MERCANTILE CO. STORE this ELMORE has some fine bargains to offer you and I'm sure that you will see many things there that you can save a lots of money on. Among the new and renewal sub scribers to the MESSENGER who greased our palm with the coin ot the realm recently are: Emile Melancon, Route 2, Homer Duplantis, Route 2, J. B.

Roy, Baton Rouge, Naicise Thibodeaux, Route 1, Daniel Bourque, Route 2, Edward Voorhies, Local, Elmer Local, Ulinore Ledoux, Local, Iionel Lasseigne, Local, Leonce Durand, Local, C. E. Walthers, Local, Percy DerTez, Port Arthur, Theodore Hulin, Local, Ledelle Huval, Route 1, Willie Fournet, Local, Louis Oubre, Local, Andrew Landry, Local, L. J. Estillette, Cade, Albert Fueslier, Local, Sister Ursula, Jeanerette, Mrs.

A. Bernard, Brooklyn, N. Mrs. Paul Fleming, Local, Mrs. Percy Louvierre, Route 2, Mrs.

Alfred Decous, Route2, Thanks very much folks and it will be a great help to us to help pay for the ink, paper, power, ma chinery and labor that all goes in to making your WEEKLY MES SENGER. HOWARD MARTIN is going to Lafayette tomorrow to volunteer in the U. S. Army Air Corps. That will leave the Messenger short handed but we've been training RHENA to run the linotype and BILLIE BIENVENU will run the small press and the linotype at night when we're hard pressed or in a rush.

So NIGGER don't worry too much about us here, we'll carry on somehow until you return The cool spell that started Sun day sure did help to make our su gar cane crop ripen. It also help ed some of us to enjoy a long coo! night of slumber. I'm told that a few of our more delicate citizens even lit stoves to warm up Happy birthday YOLANDE BERTRAND. It was last Sunday but I don't think you mentioned which birthday it was. I'm sure the boys in the camps would have sent i YO some mighty nice erifts if thev qjly knew ahead of time about her im-tnuay.

Congratulations RORFPt BULLIARD. You must Ifnnw nrl dress Bob's letter as Corporal. He is now at Camp Maxy. Texas and sun likes the army lift. nelcomp t.n'Rt ther JOSEPH RORERT numm sure that you will like it here as rather Henri A.

Hamel's as Mutant. Please feel welcome to come and pass the time with us here at the Messenger i rather EfiRfiP RPAnnrT VflVll 4. Ul Cecilia was in the Messenger office Thursday and tnll that fair last Sunday was a grand success giau rather and I'm Jou are glad to see that sure youi people are working together VITA. "I "unueriuuy. Uucle JOE, our publisher, wen bothered for had this week bv a Df mat was caugni between the wlla i.

RiT rrf ght now his got the cat out, but the Poor things was in such a weakened PAnHi, At inat it had to be destroy- Monday Was HENRI CLAY'S tVtX, naav- And he THOMAS 1-. and BOBBY were born just a DmiM together as couple of ALFRED FOURNET, farmer -jfcoa island, he ha several acres reported that of sweet po K. of C. NEWS (By A. J.

Resweber) The meeting last Friday was a very successful one. The attendance was rather good and the lecturer, Francis Resweber, had as his guest speaker Father Paul Fuselier, Chaplain of the Catholic Student Center at Southwestern Lou- siana Institute. Father Fuselier is a very popular person at S.L.I., and he made a very good talk. He informed the members present as to what the Student Center is for, and what it is doing. After Father Fustlier's wonderful talk, the lecturer picked up voluntary contri butions to the Catholic Center Fund, and received nearly seven teen dollars.

After the meeting, the members and guest refreshments in charge of Warden Albert Fuselier. Here is a list of the coming events for the Council this month: Every Friday night at eight o'clock, a meeting will be held at the K. 6f C. Hall, so that the members can get together and dis cuss the coming initiation and see how the drive for applications is getting along. However the meet ing tonight will be at 7:00 o'clock, because the ushers are having a meeting at 8:00 o'clock.

Let's all remember our pledges to get ap plicants, and get all that we can. We want to make this the biggest initiation yet held in St. Martin- ville, so let's get to work and work hard. On Sunday October 4, the six thirty Mass will be said for the boys in the Armed Forces, so let's all try to go to communion that day. On the following Sunday, Octo ber 11, will be the regular quarterly communion for the men.

Let's do our best and make this a great big success, because you know, you don't do God a favor by going to communion, it is a privilege that God has given us so that we might save our souls. On this day also we will commemorate Colum bus Day which is on October 12th. On Friday October 16, will be held our regular monthly meeting, and it is an extra special meeting, Each member should be sure to be here because I am telling you now, there will be something spec ial. On Sunday, October 18, will be held a district initiation for the exemplification of the first three degrees of the Order. That should be quite an event.

On Sunday, October 18, a dance will be held at the High School Gymnisium, for the benefit of the Knight of Columbus. Everyone should do his best to attend, no only the young people, but people of all ages. Remember the old saying, "You're just as old as you feel." I see that Brothers "Chook" Thomas and Carlyle Resweber are home on leave. I don't know ho long their visits will last, but we wish them the best of luck in their undertakings. Your Knights of Columbus em blem identifies you as a Catholic and may be the means of bringing a priest to you in case of a serious accident.

Get the habit and wear it all the time. Brother Ulysses Robicheaux left Wednesday for San Diego, Cali fornia. He volunteered in the Navy and will undergo preliminary training at the base there. Good luck fellow! Local Firemen Go To State Convention Led by Chief Claude Thomas Maurice Segura and Laurant Pre jean attended the Louisiana State Firemen Convention in Opelousas Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day. Mayor Leo J.

Bulliard, Tho mas Bienvenu, Ovide Bienevnu and Albert Maraist joined them Wed nesday for the banquet and dance The firemen were instructed at the' convention on how to fight the incendiary bombs and other new firejhazards. New methods of Are fighting were demonstrated to the group by expert fire-fighters from the larger cities. "Sa MORE with ELMORE" Termed A Success The destrict wide blackout con ducted Monday night was termed a success considering the area that was blacked out. The area affected included the coastal parishes from errebonne to Vermillion and A- cadia, and from Evangeline and St. Mary to the southerntip of La fourche Parish.

The blackout was in complete charge of the United States Army and upon receipt of the order here at 8:55 the siren was sounded and a 100 per cent blackout was reported for St. Martinville. The entire Civilian Defense or ganization was on the job, includ ing the Control Center staff in the Court House. The blackout lasted for approximately 30 minutes. Paul S.

Daspit, parish coordinat or, stated that the blackout was a one hundred per cent success throughout St. Martin Parish. He said that all Civilian Defense volun teer workers reported promptly on their job and were on active duty throughout the test. Throw voor scrap into tub fight" Old License Plates To Be Used In 1943 Louisiana motorists will be Der- mitted to paint their own automobile license tags for the first time in history, Ruf us W. Fontenot collector of revenue, Baid this week.

Scarcity of metal forced the auto tax division, and in turn all mo torists of the state, to forego new 943 license plates. Instead: 1. Windshield stickers will in dicate payment of 1943 license in stead of new metal plates. 3. Identification of ownership will be determined as usual by front and rear plates, but with the unprecedented system of keeping your old 1942 plates on through 1943.

Owners may renaint weathered plates, using only white and the same shade red background. The new system should inconvenience no one, Fontenot said, and judging by Kentucky's experience, will prove a complete answer to the shortage of license plate metal. However, new metal licenses are to be issued for trucks as license rates were altered for trucks bv the Legislature thisyear and licen ses with corrected rates indicated are to be sold for 1943. Govern ment permission for making new metal license plates has ben ob tained, it was said. Cecilia Church Fair Is Grand Success Father George Braauet.

rjastor of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cecilia, wishes to thank all those who worked so hard to make the church fair at Cecilia last Sunday such a grand success. He wishes also Jo thank all those who donated things to the fair and also those who attended. Father Braquet said that incom plete retuwse shows that about was cleared by the fair. Sweepstakes winners were: Ro bin Huval, automatic shot inn: Mrs.

Myrtley A. Cormier. Cedar chest; Mrs. Arthur Broussard, $25 Mrs. Marie D.

Courville. $25: Mar tin Hebert, calf; Clifford Calais. 5 gal. of paint: Maurice Carlee Hu val, blanket; R. D.

Domingue, flour lamp; Izaure Guidroz, chiffffarobes Agnes Anne Calais, $10 Rosary Dianna Guilbeau, $10; Mrs. Allen LeBlanc, $10; Marie Harcy. $10: Noe Guidry, sick call crucifix; Mrs Alphone Mason, J. O. Hatchet Leon Boyer, Mabel Castille Mary Ann Guidry, $5.

"Throw voor scrap into th fight J. A. Ledoux, Jr. Is First Sergeant J. A.

Ledoux, has been pro moted to the rank of First Ser geant in the United States army air corps, according to word re. ceived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs J. A. Ledoux, Sr.

of Broussard. First Sergeant Ledoux volunteer ed for air corps service in October 1940 at Barksdale Field. He is now stationed at Blythville Field, Arkansas. FSA Farmers Urged To Plan And Organize Work "Farmers who plan and organize their work can get more done in less time and with less effort," Owen J. Resweber, parish supervisor of the Farm Security Administration, said this week in uiging FSA families to make their farms just as efficient in food production as the assembly line that turns out planes and guns.

"In view of having to do a big ger job than ever before, and do it with less help and less equip ment, it simply means that no far mer can afford to permit lost mo tion anywhere along the line," the, supervisor continued. The real squeeze in farm supply, equipment, materials, and supplies of all kinds is expected to be felt in 1943, and the farmer's problems will be multiplied, he said, at a time when more and more food must be produced. Farm Security Administration families will be the last to feel the shortage of labor since only a few families have to depend on outside labor. Nevertheless, they are saving time agid effort through better farm and home management, bet ter planning, and more cooperation with neighbors. A good illustration of what FSA families are doing to pool their efforts is seen in a nearby parish, the supervisor reported, where six families got together last spring and decided to swap work.

They actually figured out how they could best help each other during the year. They've been meeting twice a month to make work plans on a two-weeks basis. They helped each other harvest crops, and shared the use of a tractor and other farm machinery. Neighborhood discussion groups throughout St. Martin Parish art reported to be discussing wayw and means of pooling transporta tion facilities, and making mor efficient use of land, labor, and equipment.

Newspaper And School Children Scrap Drive Planned Plans for the Newspaper and School Children 'Scrap drive to start on Monday, October 5th were made at a meeting held here Wednesday afternoon. Parish Salvage Chairman Dan L. Bernard, Superintendent of Schools L. J. Montegut, County Agent Stanley Angelle, Assistant County Agent R.

J. Editor Marcel M. Bienvenu and Editor Martin Broussard, attended the meeting and laid down preliminary plans. XJ Every school in St. Martin Parish will be collection depot.

The regu lar St. Martin Parish Salvage Com mittee will work in co-ordination with teachers and school children to collect the scrap and to deliver it at central depots. Complete plans of this new drive will be announced in next Friday's Messenger. "Save MORE with ELMORE" "We feel it is only right and just that citizens who are giving not part, but all of their attention to integrating their homes with civilian defense, should receive recognition," Baid Roland Cocrtham, Louisiana Civilian Defense Co ordinator. Signed by an air raid warden, or other qualified defense officer.

the V-Home window posters attest that the home follows instructions to protect it against attack by air; conserves food, clothing, trans portation and health; salvages essential materials; refuse to spread rumors; and buys war stamps and bonds regularly. To qualify, all homes and busi ness establishment must pass inspection tests by authorized defense officers. Father Dubuc Is New Assistant Here Father Joseph Robert Dubuc oi Nicolet, Province of Quebec, Canada, has been appointed by Bishop Jeanmard as the new assistant pas-. tor of the St. Martin Catholic Church in St.

Martinville. Father Henri A. Hamel. castor. stated that Father Dubuc assumed his duties here last Sunday.

He came here from Mamou, where he has served as assistant for some time. Throw your scrap into th fight" St. Martin Parish Men Inducted The following named men have reported for dutv at tb Center, Camp Beauregard and ar now in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. Nedley Patin. Clarence J.

C.l. rouard, Leo P. Guidry, Joseph G. rras, jonn Mendoza, Harry Boursue, Devince A. Bienvenu, Wil ton J.

Bonin, Ludger J. Bienvenu, Harry J. Broussard, Walter Calais and Louis Guidry. SALVAGE ALL BAGS! Save all bags on hand. Farmers and shippers will have to depena largely on bags made of cotton or paper, on odd-size bags, and on re-use of old bags for handling crops this year.

"Save MORE with ELMORE" vtrasiea money Is wasted uvea. Don't waste precious Uvea. Every dollar you can pare should used to buy War Bonds. Boy your tea percent every par day. 1.