October 2019

'Moral behavior' policy adopted

The Jeff Davis Parish School Board has adopted a new policy in regard to married students, unwed expectant mothers or divorcees attending parish public schools.

The new policy would enable such students to attend school under a probationary status and restrict their school activities to classroom work.

The new policy replaces one adopted Feb. 7, 1957, in which married students, unwed expectant mothers or divorcees were prohibited from attending parish public schools.

Sheriffs make a liquor raid and nab two gallons

Joseph Guillory and Ernest Edwards are in the parish jail charged with possession of whiskey following a raid made on their residence early Sunday by police and sheriff's officers. The officers found two gallons of booze beneath a trap door in the home. Joseph Guillory, who was in the home at the time, was held for investigation.

PRIVATE HOSPITAL.

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The private hospital owned by Dr. Warren C. Young of Jennings was located in the 800 block on the northeast corner of Fourth Street and Cary Avenue.

WOMAN GETS $30,000 TIP

Tipping a friendly waitress after a meal is not an uncommon event. However, tipping her a brand new $30,000 vehicle is certainly not something that happens every day.

And yet, it happened in Jennings Wednesday morning.

Earline Suire, a "graveyard shift" waitress at Waffle House, said she was just being her usual outgoing self while she was serving an outof-town couple dinner late Tuesday night.

Jaenke bridge in bad order

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Persons coming from the oil field report the bridge across Bayou Nezpique is in most dangerous condition. The bridge is full of holes and the Acadia authorities have taken no steps to repair or build a new structure. Jennings' trade is suffering by reason of this negligence and something should be done to make travel safe on this important highway.

‘You are not Hitler' screamed at judge

Richard Deutch, eccentric Jennings resident, spent 24 hours in the parish jail on orders from Judge Mark Pickrel when Deutch screamed at the jurist during open court here yesterday morning, "You're not Hitler yet." Deutch had come into the court room after the session had been opened and proceeded to the tables in front of the bench when he asked Judge Pickrel while he was hearing another casea if he had received the letter he had written him. The judge told Deutch he had not and then Deutch told the court he had better protect I.O.

Guaranteed: Joe Namath voted NFL’s greatest character

(AP) - White shoes. Fur coat. Pantyhose. Fu Manchu mustache.

And an arm that would make Superman proud.

Yep, Joe Namath is the NFL’s greatest character. Guaranteed.

SPORTS BRIEFS

Top-ranked Koepka withdraws from CJ Cup with knee injury

JEJU ISLAND, South Korea (AP) — Top-ranked Brooks Koepka withdrew from the PGA Tour’s CJ Cup before the third round Saturday after aggravating a left knee injury a day earlier when he slipped on wet concrete.

Playing his second event since stem cell treatment on the knee Aug. 25, Koepka shot a 3-over 75 on Friday at Nine Bridges after opening with a 69. The defending champion was 13 strokes behind leader Justin Thomas in the limited-field event with no cut.

Citrus disease causing concern for growers

BATON ROUGE — As the citrus harvest gets under way in Louisiana, some growers have complained about internal dry rot of fruit this year.

Mature fruit looks otherwise healthy from the outside, but internal dry rot can be seen after peeling the fruit, said LSU AgCenter plant doctor Raj Singh.

“This internal dry rot is caused by a yeast called Nematospora coryli, which is transmitted by the western leaf-footed bug,” Singh said.

The leaf-footed bug is widespread and is a pest of many crops, including fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and ornamentals.

THINK OUTSIDE THE LITTLELEAF BOXWOOD

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Littleleaf boxwood (Buxus microphylla) is a thick evergreen shrub native to Japan and heavily used in landscapes all over Louisiana as a low hedge planting, in mass plantings and as a foundation planting around a house. Boxwood has been used extensively in formal gardens for centuries to create lines and shapes and as a frame that leads the garden visitor from one area to another.