-Remember
W hen-from the Teche News files
100 Years Ago January 2, 1926
The St. John refinery had to stop grinding for three days on account of the cane being frozen. This big mill will be running for two or three weeks more.
No doubt we have all read in the report of the Grand Jury the complaint about the town bridge. Those who have not read the detail no doubt know in what condition the bridge is it they passed on it or stand around the post-office when some heavy trucks pass over it. The Bridge is no doubt in a terrible condition and we do not see why the Police Jury does not do something to fix the bridge as it is almost dangerous to pass over it in a car.
Production of sugar in Louisiana for the 1925 season was estimated at 197.528 short tons, in a preliminary report issued by Lionel L. Janes, agricultural statistician of the United States bureau of agricultural economies. This is 15,000 tons below the ten-year average, in spite of one of one of the largest cane crops in recent years. An unusually low yield of sugars per ton of cane is responsible for production falling below earlier estimates. Average sugar yield per ton of cane for all sugars was estimated at 108.3 pounds. Last year the sugar yield was 144.1 pounds per ton of sugar cane, while the ten year average is 140.3 pounds per tons of cane. The low recovery of sugar per ton of cane, declares the report, is due, among other things, to the sugar cane moth borer, which have been unusually severe, and to the damaging effect of early freezes.
50 Years Ago
December 31, 1975
Rev. Douglas Courville, a native of Cecilia, was ordained into the priesthood at St. John’s Cathedral.
Winners in the Christmas decorations contest sponsored by the St. Martinville Garden Club were: Civic Buildings: Courthouse, first; and Library, second.
Business Places: J.B. Talley & Co., first; First Federal Savings & Loan, second and St. Martin Bank & Trust Co., third.
Inside Trees: Mr. and Mrs. Jennings Fournet first; Mr. and Mrs. Jack Trail Sr., second; and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Jones and Mrs. Sidney Maraist, third.
Doorways/ Entrances-- 1. Mr. and Mrs. J.J. Savoy first; Dr. and Mrs. Elmore Bonin Jr. second; and Mr. and Mrs. Wiltz Bienvenue third.
Overall Decorations: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walter, first; Mr. and Herman Bienvenu, second; and (tie) Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hardy and Miss Aline Bienvenu, third.
Novelty Theme: Mr. and Mrs. Gary Guidry, first; and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Labbe, second.
40 Years Ago
December 1, 1986
Charter officers of the St. Martinville Veteran’s Club were James A. Malbrue, president; Earl J. Mason, vice president; Steven Etienne, secretary; Donald J. Louis, treasurer; and Calvin J. Mallery, and Virgil R. Ebow, assistant secretaries.
Brad Guidry of Cecilia High was named AllState Linebacker.
The Cecilia independent cheerleading squad placed first in the “best use of dance” competition in Nashville, Tenn. Team Members were Karen Knott, Dana Boudreaux, Michelle Calais, Dana Dupuis, Kim Courville and Tiffany Trail..
25 Years Ago December 27, 2000
Earning volleyball honors in District 3-AAA from Cecilia High School weree Coach of the Year Velma Landry, first team members Tamika Journet, Kiley Patin, Tara Ray and Tammy Terns.
The St. Martin Humane Society notified the public by placing signs that said abandoning animals was prohibited by law at the Butte LaRose Bridge, Catahoula Levee, Lake Martin and two other tions around the parish.
