Sisters
to wed in double wedding
Mr & Mrs. Lacoy Anderson
announce the engagement and forth-
coming marriage of their daughters.
Melanie Anne to Jimmy Morrison.
son of Mr & Mrs. J.L Morrison.
Pumpkin Center and Judith Michele
to Jessie R (Bobby) Jarreil. son of
Mrs Los Jarrell and the late Mr.
Jessie J. Jarrell ot Lumberton.
Mississippi.
The wedding will be solemnized on
December 17 at 4 p.m. in Jerusalem
Baptist Church. Pumpkin Center. A
recepticn will follow in the fellowship
hall at the church.
Jacque Cousteau
backs dredge ban in
lakes Maurepas, Pontchartrain
By BILL GRAZIANO
Michele
In the many articles I have written most destructive to a shallow body of
condemning the dredging of clam water. But it is the clam shell
shells from both Lakes Maurepas dredging that is most detrimental to
and Pontchartrain and warning the marine life and is still permitted.
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries In the 20 years of studying and
Commission, the public, and the writing about the shell dredging, and
state politicos, that if the shell condemning the operation, my voice
dredgers were permitted to continue was unable to reach the ears of the
the mining of clams the lakes would learned politicians.
suffer greatly from this operation. I began writing to marine biologists
Not only have they removed the across the-country. I did get replies
submerged shell reef, they have from most of them. In the replies I
ripped the vegetation from the lakes' learned that all who answered my
floor. This vegetation which once letters had studies which coincided
#'Z grew in vast acreage served a put- with mine. None were in agreement
"Chr|stmas Orator|o"ben00,j.00 Sat. pose. Not only did the roots of this with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fish-
vegetation serve as a sediment trap eries Commission reports, l'
w
By LYNN HOOVER and bottom stabilizer, this vegetation 1 will quote from a letter received
helps to improve the water's clarity from the State of Florida Dept. of
Over 150 voices will be joining in
unison when the North Shore Choral
Society and the Southeastern Uni-
versity Chorus perform selections
from Bach's "Christmas Oratorio" in
a Christmas Concert sponsored by
the Friends of the Ponchatoula
Library and the City of Ponchatoula.
The concert will take place at the
Melanle
The Country Market
Ponchatoula Community Center on It also purifies and adds oxygen to Natural Resources. Seagress or
Friday. December 9at 7:30p.m. the takes' waters, vegetation helps improve water will be open
Admission will be free but voluntary Scientists claim that the lakes are clarity by serving as a sediment trap
Fund will be accepted at the door. know what they can expect with the a basic productivity and nutrient -
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Dr. Gordon Ohlsson. professor of dredges removing what is most cycling which may exceed the basic
music at Southeastern. willconduct important to marine life. Thisvegeta- productivity of genthic algae and 112 4 p
the concert and will be accompanied tion serves as food for many species phytoplankton in the same area. , •
by his wife. Mary Ohlsson. of fish including shrimps and crabs. Seagrass beds provide refuge and
This vegetation also provides a feeding grounds for many commer- for your ChristmcJ',
Ch tm ty B fi for small fish as well as a cial species of fish including shrimps, i h ppi " c 2
ris as Par ene t Dance hiding place for larger fish who prey crabs, and bay scallops. They also
on the small fish, who search for provide important substratas for S O n g co nv,e n
Friday e,lll 1p.m. safety within the glades of this attachment of genthic algae that
vegetation, otherwise would be rare or absent.
December 9, 1983 " ""
The lakes are being exploited for Studies show that average numbers
J.C. Hall Ponchatoula, La. whatever riches they might yield: of genthic organisms may be reduced
Donation $10.00 per couple gas, oil, clam shells, asmuchas 70 percent after dredging. Dr Vincent N Cetall
Though gas and oil wells have been Here is another response to one of • •
All proceeds will go to four year old Live Music donated by the sunk none that I know of have been my letters, from the Woods Hole
Michelle Daigle's Cancer Fund Cracker Jack Band productive. It is not the drilling of Oceanographic Institution, Maine:
must be 18 or older wells that environmentalists fear, it is "Sea grasses are regarded as very
the fear of an oil spill which would be important in shallow waters (the
THE PONCHATOtJLA TIMES DECEMBER I, 1983 PAGE FOURTEEN deepest area in either Lake Maurepas
or Lake Pontchartrain is only 16
feet). They create aspecial habitat THAN
that is crucial for certain species or
for juvenile stages of fish."
With all the articles I have written
over the years on the subject and the
contacting of many politicians
begging for their help to help stop
tion,the dredging, or confining the opera-none did. VOTE
The permits for shell dredging are
still being issued.
Just what the connection is between
politicians, the Wildlife and Fisheries
Commission and the shell dredgers I
81 aids Delta 88 83 New Chev don't know. There was a time when
f Royal Phase !11 Van there were those who voiced their
. objection to the dredging of clam
C-a, matron & beidge, v-8,auto,ps, shells. They have given up all hopes
; .... (;old, vyn roof, v-8, auto overdrive, pb, dual ac, am fm cass tape, eb, of stopping it or having the dredges
..... ps,pb, ac, am fm cass tape. wsw, tilt, wsw, all power, tilt, cruise, running
cruise, wire wheel covers, oneowner confined. It seems as l now stand
List$7S00 boards, cruise, tilt, many many opts.
List $]9550 alone in this battle. I am fighting this J wish to thank the voters of Tan!ti p, #
battle for- the protection of this vital
SaleS6400 Sale$14,Y$O food chain for now, and future
generations. In my struggle for help I Parish who voted in the November 19, 1983
79 PontiacGran Prlx 77 Buick LeSabre contacted Jacques Cousteau, who
i recently made a study of the Missis- election, especially the 10,144 who kept their
V-8. auto, ps,pb,ac, black, landau sippi River aboard the research
'i roof. moon roof, bucket seats, am Two tone blue white, vyn roof, v-8, vessel Calypso. Here is part of a faith in me and could not be swayed by the
i fro, wsw, chrome wire wheels, all auto, only 53,757 miles, local owner, letter [ received from Mr. Clark L.S.
,, power.list $6500cruise tilt, only 39.893 miles, ps.pb.ac, wsw. cheap, List $4000 "SeagrassMerriam Otis Theof anC°usteaUimportance,S°ciety:first and slanderous attack on rn e prior to the e
from primary point of view. It is as To the others, i wish to soy that I fully
Sale $4750 Sale $2650 productive as the most productive
ecosystems on earth. It converts as to prove that the smear on my character was
80 Buick Riverla 79 Chev Caprice 79 Chev Impala much solar energyto organic matter
Classic as coral reefs and rain forests, politicolly orientod.
Beidge & brown, two tone, landau Secondly. seagrass stabilizes sedi- Dr. Vincent N Cefo
vyn roof, 60 40 seats, vS, auto, ps,pb. Sta-wgn. blue & white, v-8 auto,ps, Black & grey. oust two tone, auto, merits in salt marshes. It also serves
ac, am fro, power windows, power pb,ac,amfm.withtape,wsw, power v-8, ae, ps,pb, am fm with cb, wire
seats, tilt, cruise, beautiful car, List windows, power seats, power door wheel covers, one owner. List $4350 as a habitat and as a nursery for
$10,000 locks, cruise, wire wheel covers, tilt. many species of coastal fish and shell
one owner, List $4000 fish including more than 50 percent
of those we humans use for food. As
Sale $87S0 Sale $3000 Sale $3200 the seagrass dies annually, its tissues
become detritus which nurtures new
80 Chev. Monte Car 81 Chev C-lO 73 Chev C-20 communities of life,"
Cust two tone marron, bucket seats, Pickup Pickup So there you have it. Did you know
that at one time the Louisiana
auto,console, power steering, power F|eetside pickup, cust blue & white Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
brakes, ac, am fro, wsw, smoked twotone.v-8.auto,ps,pb, ac. am fro, Auto.ac,ps.pb,radio, wsw, twotone, would have believed, that by dredg-
t-tops, tilt, wire wheel covers, List wsw, wire wheel covers, running heavy duty humber, List $1500
$7300 boards, dual gas tanks, tinted glass, ing shells they were actual!y "culti-
one owner, clean List $8750 rating" the lake's floor and by doing
so would increase the lakes' marine
Sale $6000 Sale $6250 Sale $7200 productivity over the years?
345-0321 NO RIGAMAROLE ! THE. SCALE OF
H o urs UNPOETIC JUSTICE
By DIANE DUMAINE MARTINEZ
MaN - FR !
Standing on the right
8 AM - 7 PM you see the warm
sensitive - gentle poetic--
the good!
SAT Wayward, on the left
they stand, there - the
8 AM "4 PM callous, obnoio.s
rationalizing - awaiting
the day after.
HwF. Sl NORTH HAMMOND LA. 321
,. choke rising
in their thryats.
