-Remember
W hen-from the Teche News files
100 Years Ago April 17, 1926
The pupils and faculty of the Rural Schools deserve our praise for their courage and school spirit for having reported to the St. Martinville High School, Saturday, April 10, for their annual rally. They came in the thickest of one of the worst storms of the year. Out of the twenty-one schools that were to participate, twenty schools reported. Five hundred pupils were transported by the school transfers without a single mishap and all reported on time, so you transfer men deserve your share of the praise. The rally, itself, was a tremendous success. The following is a resumé: Written Contests Class A Union Bayou - 22 points; Parks - 19; Isle Labbe - 12; 4 Beauregard - 11; LaPointe 8; Patin - 7; Cypress Island - 6; Marks 4; Savoy - 1.
Written Contests -Class B Parks - 47 points; Bayou Chene - 36; 3 Savoy - 18; Cade - 5; Cypress Island - 1.
Oral Contests -Class A Patin - 6 points; LaPointe 5; Parks - 5.
Oral Contests- -Class B Parks - 8 points; Cade - 5; Savoy - 3.
Town politics is beginning to have some activity, and you can see everywhere little meetings discussing the town political situation. The opposition to the present administration have been working hard to form a ticket, and we hear many rumors, but nothing definite was announced. The present administration is composed of our best business people, and cannot be improved upon their administrative ability. The opposition seems to be merely personal, and dissatisfied politicians who want jobs and prestige for the next parish election At the meeting of the Teche Mail Carriers Association held in Lafayette last Sunday, Mr. James Halphen was made president and Mr. Dumas Delahoussaye was named on the executive committee.
The St. Martinville high school has completed arrangements for the loan of the World’s Masterpieces in painting. This exhibit will be open to the public on April 27 to 30, it will be a treat and an opportunity for the people of St. Martinville, as it is not often that one is able to see such pictures without making special trips to museums, and other places for this.
50 Years Ago April 14, 1976
Ecrevettes who acted as goodwill ambassadors for the Crawfish Festival were Liz Huval, Rachelle Boudreux, Dana Breaux, Connie Castille, Jennifer LeBlanc, Kara Calais, Patty Hayes and Faye Guidry. Mark Henson of the St. Martinville Sr. High 4-H Club took Grand Champion honors with his Santa Gertrudis at the LSU Spring Livestock Show.
A French language historical marker was dedicated at the Evangeline Oak in St. Martinville. It was one of 33 fabricated in a joint effort of CODOFIL and the Louisiana Tourist Development Commission to bilingualize historical markers for their relevance to the state’s French history and heritage.
The James Quartet (Carmen, Myrtle, Althea and Carmella) and their accompanist Joslyn Anthony of St. Martinville were among 183 Louisianians taking part in a Bicentennial visit to France.
40 Years Ago April 16, 1986
Officers of the St. Martinville Sr. High Beta Club were Derril Albert, president; Barry Blanchard, vice president; Kim Chambers, secretary; and Tami Bonin, treasurer. Millicent Savoy of St. Martinville was crowned Cotillion Queen at the 1986 Debutantes Ball.
1986 Conrad Gauthier Scholarships were awarded to Linette Duplantis and Laura Fournet of St. Martinville Sr. High; and Lesley Devillier of Breaux Bridge Sr. High.
The Alvin “Papit” Guidry Award for the top soil conservation demonstration at 4-H Achievement Day was awarded to Avery Vitto and Mark Chretien of St. Martinville Sr. High.
Maudry Boudreaux of Catahoula was crowned Jr. Miss St. Martin. First maid was Remi Gardemal of St. Martinville. Second maid was Laice Babineaux of Breaux Bridge.
Dru Duplantis of St. Martinville Jr. High was a first place winner at the State Social Studies Fair.
25 Years Ago April 18, 2001
The Afro-American Association chose as its 2001 Crawfish Queen Rhea Thibodeaux. Taryn Washington was chosen as first alternate and Mitze Babineaux was named second alternate.
A $1 million federal Economic Development Administration grant was “in the final stages of approval” for the proposed St. Martin Parish Industrial Park along U.S. 90 near Cade.
