The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-11-10

and even unmarried women
cannot finance their vaca-
tons and do the additional summer
school work expected of them, says
the statement.
The next Legislature will be asked
to increase the states aid to the pub
lie schools to a minimum of one-fourth
of the expenses of education, each
parish to bear three-fourths of such
expenses. "Will the mothers and faith
ers who have children to educate sit
idly by, or will they instruct their rep
resentatives to support the cause of
their children?" asks Superintendent
Harris.
The agricultural class of the Ham
mond High School, under Professor
d. Ross Capps. now thoroughly Or
ganized, is composed of thirty-two
foys from the seventh and fifteen
from the eighth grades. Several va
cant lots have been secured on which
the boys are busily engaged in plant.
ing fall and winter gardens.
The completion Of the physical ex-
animation of the children in the Lake
Charles public schools, which was be-
gun September 16. conducted by Drs.
Mckinney and White, and Miss Eva
Parker, trained nurse, through courte-
Nf n,- nj o
State Health Board. shows them to
be above the average.
There viii be a competitive excmi-
nation held in Alexandria and Baton
Rouge February 10 next, to select a
man from the Eighth District for ap-
pointment to the United States Ma
val Academy for the session begin.
ming next May, Congressman ]. B.
Aswell has announced.
In the recent registration Of women
under the call of the National Coun-
Gil of Defense, Hammond led all other
towns in the parish in number of
names enrolled, which was over 1000,
Ponchatoula being second with nearly
700, Amite third with asa, and Kent
wood fourth with 450.
The Right Reverend Davis Ses-
sums, bishop of Louisiana, will make
his annual visit to Grace Memorial
Church at Hammond on November 25,
when he will confirm class of candi-
dates. being prepared by the rector,
Rev. Edward McCrady.
The st. John parish agricultural
agent. B. L. Mestayer. is preparing an
exhibit for the National Farm and
Live Stock Show at New Orleans. No
vember IL to 10. St John parish took
second place at the South Louisiana
Fair and a good showing will be made
at New Orleans.
The ". F. TAYLOR Company, whole
sale grocers and cotton factors OF
Shreveport. will establish a branch
house at Natchtoches. Work on d
large brick building for that purpose
will begin soon.
The Lower Coast Construction
Company has procured the contrac-
to build the hurricane-destroyet
levees from Venice to Fort Jackson
in the Buras district.
The Ouachita Natural Gas and or
Company OF Monroe is starting it,
fifth well. known as well No. 2, on the
Trezevant tract. where deep tes
for oil will be made.
BY narrow margin $4,000 bono
tax for building purposes and q )
mill tax for ten years for maintenance
were voted in School District No. 9:
of Lincoln parish.
The sheriff of Fdgard has sent ou
notices concerning the Sunday Law
recommended by the grand jury ant
| it is expected that the lid viii be bolt
ed on tight.
The Point-a-la-Hache police jur!
lhas subscribed the sum of 800 to
wards the War Work Council of Louis
lana, through A. K Jones. In orde
to conserve the expenses of the par
Iish it VIII meet every three months
instead of every month.
Ruston has received 1881 bales o
cotton Of the 1917 crop at her com
press. 9.so1 by cars and s.7so by wag
IONS. Several hundred bales are L
| cars awaiting to be unloaded. whic'
were not counted in above totA1A