The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1916-12-15

the southern end OF Jefferson Highway
by J. D. GARRISON. general manager OF
the Jefferson Highway Association,
was marked by widest enthusiasm all
along the route traversed By him The
offlC!al Jefferson Highway automobile
Is being escorted by 80 automobiles
from both the northern and southern
routes Of the stretch between C0lfax
and Alexandria.
Mr. Clafks0n scored the southern
route via Boyce from C0lfaX to Alex
andra. He reversed and went back
over the northern route via Marks
vile, Echo Tioga and Hadnot TO Col
fax. Both routes are in heated con-
test, and, in addition to the personal
! inspection being made by Mr. Clark
| son, the representatives are flooding
| him with volume of statistics reia
tive to population, land values. re-
sources, paved roadways and available
bond issues for road building.
Mr.. Clarkson will be the sole arbiter
Of the route to be selected, and will
render his decision on the route be-
tween COlfax and New Orleans Tues
day, December 10, at . O'Clock in the
parlors Of the Association Of Com
merce. All Of the route from Winni-
peg, Canada. to Colfax already has
been designated, with more than a
thousand miles Of the way smooth
paved and 500 miles in course OF con-
structiOn.
Upon completing the scoring Of
routes between Colfax and Alexandria,
he Will return to Alexandria and score
the north and south routes between
Alexandria and Bunkie, and after that
the north and south routes between
bunkle and Port Allen, completing
THIS work about December Is. This
Will be followed by trips between Port
Allen and New Orleans, scoring both
sides OF the river. This will reuuire
another week.
ofhcials OF the Louisiana State In
terdenominationaf Sunday School As
sonfatton of Amite City addressed
the annual convention Of the Tangipa,
hoa Parish Sunday School Associa-
ton during the second days session
when a delegation Of Sunday school
workers assembled in the Laurel
Street Baptist Church. They were
Val Carter, state secretary, OF New
Orleans, and Miss Susie Judin. state
Held worker, Of New Orleans. The
Tanstpahoa Association was divided
into tive districts and officers will be
named for each district. Samuel Gate
OF Hammond was elected representa-.
tive OF Tangipahoa parish on the state
executive board. Other speakers were
Mrs. Britain M. Purser, DR.. GnIen.
Rev c. ON. Marttndale, Miss Agnes
Scot, w. A. Sizemore, Rev. J. G. Muir
ply, Rev. J. B. Williams.
The proposal to create an addition
al indebtedness OF $4,000 for exten.
'ive drainage work undertaken in the
New River drainage district near Dom
was approved by the tax.
payers of the district at a special cleo
ion held November %, the vote being
lao for and only IA against. The value
If the property represented by the
Affirmative vote was $4,000; in oppo-
'ition to $3.50. The vote by precincts
vas: st. Amant. for ~. against O:
property value, $37.6S5 for, Gonzales.
or AZ, against l; property value, $780,
|55 for, $3.50 against. Dutchtown, for
2, against -; property value $3.50
or, against $3.50. Geismar. for 4.
gainst 0; property value $4,000 for.
The annual one-week institute for
he public school teachers of Ascen.
ion parish will be held in Donaldson.
lille Immediately after the Christmas
olidays, beginning Tuesday, January
and ending Saturday, January 6.
he teachers will be paid for attend
lg the institute, the same as a regu-
ar school week, and Superintendent
|. p. Broussard has notified them that
e will expect them to report promt.
7 for the opening and to be present
very day. The program on Tuesday
I'LL be conducted by Superintendent
on Wednesday by L. J.
'abin, principal of Dutchtown High
chool; on Thursday by L. A. Sims.
rincipal OF Gonzales High School.
Sheriff Tom Hughes OF Shreveport.
the face OF the remarkable dispar.
Y between the number OF poll taxes
lat had been paid by this time las.