Evening star., 1936-01-30


for Jimmy.
So, when the war was over, wnat
more natural than that the wealthy
New Yorker should give Jimmy an OPP
portunity to look over oil and natural
gas developments in Louisiana IN
which he and his family were in
terested?
Today Jimmy is one Of the wealth.
Ter oil men of Louisiana-and It's Gov
ernor to boot.
Say Jimmy Is Lucky.
Men say Jimmy is lucky. Tney
never think of him as James A. Noe.
somehow. It's always Jimmy. ana
they say he's lucky, although they
wouldn't have wanted, perhaps, 10
take the chance in no mans land that
Jimmy took, or the chances he has
taken in his oil ventures since, rlsklng
his fortune time and again on gam
bles.
The death of Oscar K. Allen, which
made JIMMY Governor OF LOUISIANA
simply moved him into chat position a
few weeks before he would have had IL
ANYWAY. He was slated to have be-
come Governor through Aliens scneo-
uled resignation in few weeks 10
serve the short time remaining un1il
the beginning Of Gov.-elect Leches S
term on May 1s, and he was 10 nave
appointed ex-Gov. Allen to serve the
unexpired term of the late Senator
I,ong-to which the Governor was
elected at last weeks primary.
.Jimmv had wanted to be Governor.
He wanted to be the machine canol-
date for the Office to succeed Allen
and nearly split with the Long organl-
cation because of it. But ne accepted
the inevitable when the pohtlcal
bosses turned down their thumbs and
ran for the State Senate on their
ticket instead.
Native Of Kentucky.
The new Governor was born at west
Point, Ky.. on December 81, 1894, OF
pioneer mountain family. He was one
Of 4 large family and had to get ou'
and shift for himself after grammar
school and part high school educa.
ton. The oil fields Of Kentucky calleo
and he started as laborer, rising te
be q rigger. He followed the oil ano
gas fields the country over as they
were developed. meeting all manner Of
men, learning to love the gamble o.
the game.
when war came he Joined New
York regiment, went to France. was
transferred to serve with French
outfit, won his spurs and became
lieutenant and then saved the life o.
the man who was to give him tn
chance he needed. ..
Back In Louisiana, dabbling in oil
making money and losing it. but eve
making more. the short, chubby ant
almost ever-smiling Jimmy was in tn
small town Of Farmerville, La, ont
day when an acquaintance introduced
him at the village post Office to
young school teacher, Annie Ora.
Sweeney. of pioneer Louisiana
family.
"You and are going to get mar
ried," said the smiling Jimmy to tn
surprised young woman. when
first saw you standing over there
said to myself, That's the girl In
going to marry and am"
you're crazy" said the schoo
teacher, after three minutes to catcl
her breath.
But in three months they were mar
Sied. That was IA years ago.
Now There Are Four Noes.
Now there are four Noes-Jimm!
and the wife and a son and daughter
Jimmy is Presbyterian. His wife Il
q Methodist. The daughter goes to al
Episcopal Church.
when the boy grows up," say
Jimmy, che can pick his own church.
The lucky Jimmy-yes, people IN
sisted he was lucky-f1rmly settled ii
Monroe and already big figure IL
Louisiana oil circles, liked the style o
another young man who was in an en-
tirely different sort Of gamble. Hue.
p. Long was running for Governor
Jimmy took ticket on him, as tn
sports say, and Huey won. Then Hue.
was elected to the United States Sen
ate. People began to call him the die
tator Of Louisiana. Jimmy was at hi
right hand.
He ran for the State Senate from
Ouachita Parish in 1892, and wa
elected. It was his first venture int
politics.
Known for Parties.
Down the Father Of Waters to Batol
Rouge he came In, Of al! things, hi
balatial house boat, Noes Ark. It wa
the sort Of thing that is always con
hected with the newly-rich American
In sophisticated books by Europeans
But Jimmy did it in a manner tina
made him more and more friends
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