▁file d ▁with ▁the ▁district ▁cl erk . ▁▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁May ▁ 3 1 ▁The ▁Rail road ▁Commission ▁reports ▁Louisiana ▁Western ▁railway ▁is ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁combination ▁dep ot ▁at ▁Bell ▁City ▁▁▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁The ▁present ▁Bell ▁City ▁School ▁began ▁operation . ▁L D ▁Bay ne ▁was ▁first ▁principal , ▁followed ▁by ▁T S ▁Co ole y , ▁Thompson , ▁James ▁D ent ▁and ▁Stan ford ▁C ox ▁who ▁was ▁principal ▁for ▁ 3 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁( 1 9 3 9 – 1 9 4 5 ), ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁camp ▁was ▁ere cted ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Bell ▁City , ▁furn ishing ▁labor ers ▁for ▁area ▁far mers ▁whose ▁sons ▁and ▁farm ▁hands ▁had ▁gone ▁off ▁to ▁war . ▁▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁April ▁ 4 ▁The ▁Bell ▁City ▁Library ▁opened ▁and ▁was ▁originally ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁Bell ▁City ▁Element ary ▁School ▁with ▁operating ▁hours ▁from ▁ 1 2 : 0 0   p . m . ▁to ▁ 5 : 0 0   p . m ., ▁T ues days ▁and ▁Frid ays . ▁Mrs . ▁Max ▁John ston ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁Branch ▁Manager . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁Library ▁moved ▁into ▁a ▁small ▁office ▁owned ▁by ▁Andrew ▁Del an ey , ▁husband ▁of ▁the ▁Library ' s ▁Branch ▁Manager , ▁Han an ▁V . ▁Del an ey . ▁It ▁was ▁hous ed ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁until ▁ 1 9 9