The Leesville Daily Leader from Leesville, Louisiana (2024)

January 16, 1985

Publication:

The Leesville Daily Leaderi

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Leesville, Louisiana

Issue Date:

Wednesday, January 16, 1985

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3

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tMQhXBRaAkH 1 5 ft i 3' s'A aa Bulletin board she climbed through Siw Obituaries 5) on the Hospital four Serving Vernon Pariah since 1SM CRIME STOPPERS 239 2233 Tir her husband of Leesville at first believed Mrs dummy in her bed Deville that her sister in her and her months and a short time ARM I tl It 11 Alt BATON ROUGE (AP) Pursuit of excellence would better serve the universities than constant competition for financial and public support the new chairman of the Board of Regents says network of universities has so many strong points that the state run with the Texases and North if higher education in the state were adequately funded and each university pursued excellence in its own niche Edwards Barham a wealthy cotton farmer from Oak Ridge said in an in terview Monday destructive when you have competition among the schools for public support and monetary Barham said have goals for all our institutions and goal is more important than any can afford only one comprehensive university and LSU But most of the people in the businesses professions and occupations throughout the state will not be turned out of LSU They will come from our regional schools so those universities are very important We want them to be excellent in their The former state senator a Republican said the largest barrier to such excellence is not the number of universities that dot Louisiana but the amount of state support they receive If the Board of Regents' formula for funding higher education were implemented at the 100 percent level it would allow Louisiana universities to match the pace set by their sisters across the south but it would not put them ahead Barham said think 100 percent of the formula is a super abundance of money but it is not 100 percent would put us on a financial he said However because of its relative strength in other respects system of higher education would stack up very favorably with even the systems in Texas and North Carolina two states whose universities are often used as standards of excellence Barham said have been doing many things he said example in the number of institutions per 100000 population I think around 45th in the nation We have not overbuilt In recent years we have reduced the BAKER An elderly woman at first believed to have met a slayer after she escaped from a nursing home through a bathroom window was so weak that she could hardly move about by herself much less crawl through a window a relative said Circ*mstances surrounding the death of Thelma Lee 70 raised fears for the safety of other residents said the home's ad ministrator "She walked with a walker or a crutch or she would get in her roller wheel chair and she would roll herself said Louise Jackson Mrs sister in law walk anywhere She had to balance on something That's TheLeesville Leader Wednesday January 16 1985 3 Conservationists say that as recently as 1950 there were as many as 50000 pelicans in southeast Louisiana marshes But the population virtually wiped by 1963 Byrd said In 1968 the state imported almost 1300 birds from lorida to start a breeding program Now there are three nesting areas for the brown pelican in Louisiana on Queen Bess Island in Barataria Bay near Grand Isle in the Chan deleur Islands off the southeast Louisiana coast and at Raccoon Point near Houma Melore said that even if the bird is removed from the endangered species list hunting or trapping pelicans will still be illegal because they are protected by both the federal Migratory Game Bird Act and state law Council program begins The Vernon Community Action weatherization program is under way The council is now screening applications and setting up in terviews Applications are still being accepted or more information contact the council at 239 4457 1 why I understand where that's possible that the window" Authorities Lee built a topped it with a grey wig and slipped out of a bathroom window Her absence was discovered during routine rounds at about 4:30 Sunday morning and police were called after a 90 minute search failed to locate her At about 8 am her body was found about a mile from the Baker Manor Nursing Home It was at first believed she died of exposure in the 28 degree weather but a report showed she was strangled said Baker Police Chief Sid Gautreaux Willis A arris superintendent of Regional Seastrunk Burns and Joe board members In right at Vernon left to right are Seastrunk A 'I" us a JAYCEES Luncheon set for wives ORT POLK The Club will meet today at 10:30 am at the Club 1st Lt Joan owler a 1982 graduate of West Point will be guest speaker Her topic will be "On the Road to the Olympics She is a member of the Army pentathlon team now in training at ort Sam Houston Texas The team is preparing for the Seoul Olympics in 1988 The luncheon is open to all OWC members and their guests or reservations call 238 4542 or 462 5154 The possibility that she was taken from her bed forced outside and killed has created a wave of fear among the elderly residents of the home said administrator Kathryn Hoover scared to death" she said afraid that what happened to her will happen to them making sure everybody has a roommate and alone She (Thelma Lee) was alone She said a guard will be hired to protect the grounds male staff members will work nights and every resident will be assigned a roommate Mrs Jackson said law had lived with husband for several then lived alone for before entering the nursing home last Thursday was old and she had heart problems and she had trouble get Ms Hoover said Gautreaux said Mrs Lee ap parently did not want to stay at the home which led him to believe she might have left of her own accord talked to several people there and I understand she had said she didn't like it and wanted to Gautreaux said not convinced now she actually left under her own Gautreaux said Mrs Lee's body was found in a parking lot about a mile west of thehome "It appeared she had crawled or been dragged some Gautreaux said ruled out the possibility of a hit and run because of the lack of abrasions Deputy coroner Norris confirmed Tuesday strangulation was the probable cause of death but said a pathologist is conducting more tests Endangered species list may not include pelican AiVS Progress check Construction of projects at the Leesville Junior High School and Vernon Elementary School continues under the watchful eyes of top photo at Leesville Junior High left to right are A Dowden Don Goins A Hughes board members John Burns superintendent of schools assistant schools Gerald Westerchil photo to Elementary Regionald Dowden letcher Cheatham principal John Burns Gerald Burns Don Goins A Hughes and Willis arris The Leesville Daily Leader IN THE CITY OR IN THE COUNTRY WE ARE ABLE TO SERVE YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS! ARM BUREAU 402 IRST ST 238 1015 AUTO HOMEOWNERS MOBILE HOMES LIE AND HEALTH James Sanders ANACOCO Services for James Monroe Sanders 88 were Tuesday in the Anacoco United Pentecostal Church The Revs EL Thornton John Burns and WA Bingamon officiated Burial was in Mitchell Cemetery under direction of Hixson uneral Home Leesville Sanders of Anacoco died Monday in his residence He was a native of Anacoco and was retired from The Kansas City Southern Railroad Survivors include his wife Natile Sanders of Anacoco one son Marcus Sanders of Leesville one daughter Mary Roberts of Hornbeck one sister Grace Adkins of Anacoco five grandchildren and five great grandchildren Betty June Taylor Services for Betty June Taylor 51 of Leesville were Monday in irst Pentecostal Church The Revs NC Green and David Tipton officiated Burial was in Craft Cemetery under the direction of Beauregard uneral Home Mrs Taylor died riday in LSU Medical Center Shreveport Survivors' include Willie Tavlor two sons Roger Dell Taylor and Michael Guy Taylor both of Leesville two daughters Debbie Taylor and Lisa Taylor Toney both of Leesville her mother Rosella Montiville of New Llano one brother Danny Joe Montiville of New Llano four sisters Dorothy Kay and Georgia ae Hedrick both of New Llano Audrey McCullough of Norwalk Calif and Mary Alice Robertson of Leesville and grandchildren 1 NEW ORLEANS (AP) The brown pelican state bird might soon be removed from the list of endangered species federal officials say The brown pelican population is about 2500 now said Wade Byrd of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and isheries It was virtually extinct in Louisiana by the late 1960s and was placed on the US Interior Depart endangered species list in October 1970 The ish and Wildlife Service said Monday that the bird has made a sufficient comeback but there was no in dication when the bird would be officially removed from the list of federally protected birds insects animals and plants Bill Melore a special agent in the law enforcement section of the US ish and Wildlife Service in Slidell said his office had not been notified of the proposal "Their numbers are coming back but I think they were that strong he said Melore said it is possible the brown pelican found along the Gulf Coast might have survival problems in some areas and not in others Lady electrocuted getting out of tub NEW ORLEANS (AP) A New Orleans woman apparently was electrocuted when she brushed against an electric heater while getting out of her bathtub authorities said Jennifer Davis 34 was pronounced Sunday night Her husband Harold Davis 44 and their three children were in bed when she went to the bathroom around 9:30 pm police said About two hours later Davis woke up put out the garbage and discovered the body in the partially filled bathtub when he went to check on his wife police said An autopsy was scheduled kt Elderly woman is found strangled causes fear at her nursing home number of graduate programs by about 75 What that means he said is that Louisiana univer sities have a very high utilization factor each one serves a large population base have a lot of things going right for he said when down to 80 percent funding you have to keep going to the Legislature with special requests repair the roof upgrade the library buy new equip Those are items that ought to be paid for by the in dividual university from its formula allotment he said the state will make the commitment to 100 percent i formula funding we will live up to our Barham said that were to happen we would not be letting these universities go to the Legislature with all their special 1 7 year old receives life in jail for murder BOSSIER CITY (AP) Ricky Sheppard 17 pleaded guilty to murder waived a pre sentence investigation and got sentenced to life in prison by Bossier District Judge Graydon Kitchens on Monday Sheppard said he and a friend Johnny Smead had gone to the apartment of Harold Moore 62 intent on committing a theft in August Moore came home and surprised them and he was killed in a struggle that ensued Sheppard said Sheppard and Smead are from Waldo Ark They were arrested in Vicksburg Miss the day after they fled in car Smead has already been sentenced to life in prison on a guilty plea Each claims the other did the actual stabbing Sheppard said he had been to apartment several times and knew the layout of the apartment Sheppard described Moore as the boyfriend of his step ex wife i Vl You get things done as develop into the leaders and doers of the future! Ar We're proud to stand be hind you with support and praise for your many accomplishments and worthwhile contributions civic pro jects and community service Your efforts enthusiasm and ideas are a boost to us all Jaycees and you rightly deserve a round of applause for being a part of the growth and prosperity of our community We're proud to say "Thanks" to all of you! Louisiana colleges should pursue excellence not monetary awards National Jaycees Week Jan 14 18 Dates events to remember Thursday TOPS 5:45 pm Chamber Rotary Club 7 pm Holiday Inn Lions Club Noon Country club VP Historical Genealogical Society 7 pm Library Monday Weight Watchers 1st Assembly of God Tuesday Chamber board Chamber of directors 1pm sfe I Progress check Construction of projects at the Leesville Junior High School and Vernon Elementary School continues under the watchful xA eyes of top photo at Leesville Junior High left to right are IjK 4" A Dowden Don Goins A Hughes board members John n' i Hj JySiaA Burns supermtendent of schools Willis A arris 'S assistant superintendent of A 1 schools Regional Seastrunk 7 4 1 Gerald Burns and Joe 'j Westerchil board members In j1 photo to right at Vernon Elementary left to right are jr 4 1 'J 1' Regionaid Seastrunk AC Dowden letcher Cheatham 2 s'4' principal John Burns Gerald Burns Don Gons CA 7 Hughes and Willis arris.

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