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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22
DIPPING IS POPULAR
IN THIS VICINITY
Cattle Dipped for Ticks - Married
Men Dipped For Fun, and Bache-
lorS lust F0riRStaRce

Following their return from a short
HONEYMOON trip to Houston and Gal
weston, after having been married al
Sulphur last Thursday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Jules Todd were greeted at
their delightful country home south OF
Welsh Tuesday night by more than a
hundred of their merry friends, who
motored out ABOUT 1000 o'clock to ex-
tend them the commuuitv'S most cor
dial greetings, and to see that the newly
married couple were started on their
career in accordance with customs die
tateS.
When the party arrived at the happy
home the bride and groom were found
occupying dark and secluded corner
of the trout gallery, awaiting develop
ments, which it can behonesty said,
followed in rapid succession.
First number on the program was
the removal of the innocent and docile-
but protesting groom to the lrrlgat
ion canal where he was gently I'M
mersed in the cooling waters. This
was done, so they say, TO reduce his
temperature. Accidents will happen, as
they did in this case, when the escort,
prominent exaIderman of Welsh, Shar'
cd the victims turbulent decent into
the puddle.
In the meantime the ladies gently
but firmly grasped the bride and Car
ried her forth toward the canal; bu1
fortune favored the bride and limo
cence conquered over the caprlclou'
feminine purpose she was shoWeret
with hearty congratulations instead o
water.
! After refreshments of punch. wine
and cake, attentions became centere'
on a number of bachelors present. VIII
were held before the pump while tn
handle worked up and down and pour
ed on their heads stream OF fres
l water. These bachelors say they q
not understand the gag. If they &c
married they are promptly ducked;
e thev do not GET married then they q
S the same dose.
d The eliminating act of the evening
= ioIly-making was the drenching OF IL
/ spokesman and his head advisor, al
= also a groom who had joined Il
ranks of the benedictS during the pre-
IS ent moon.
This is the story of the introduCtit
of a bride and groom to happy anu 81
cessful community life, and the mai
friends who have thus interested the
selves, will do all in their power
cast rays of sunshine on the path
the newlyweds.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22
ANNUAL SCHOOL CONFERENCE
BATON ROUGE JULY 1911

Louisiana School Officials:
conference.-the Annual Conference
of School Board Members and Parish
Superintendent, authorized by Section
rs. Act 12O, 1915, will be held in the City
of Baton Rouge Monday and Tuesday
July ID and II, 1917 There will be
three sessions of the conference Mon
day, 200 p. m. and 500 p. M, Tuesday,
600 a. m.-held in the House of Repre-
sentatiyeS
The discussions will fall under three
heads.
u) Assessments and School Reve-
nues. Statements will be made by
State and parish school officials out
lining the financial situation and
the need for additional school reven'
ues; the Board of State Affairs will be
invited to sit with the conference at
this session and a member OF the Board
will be requested to explain the law
under which the Board operates and to
discuss the question of State support
for public education.
(2) School Attendance. Figures viii
be presented to illustrate some OF the
loss sustained on account OF irregular
attendance aud an effort will be made
to discover the best way to reach al
children with good schools and to pro-
vide for their regular attendance. Th'
compulsory attendance law will b
gone into thoroughly with the view
of determining whether or not thi
law should be strengthened in orde
to make it more effective.
(2) Country development. Unde
this topic such questions will be dis
cussed as, the necessity for Increase
food production, Investigation, cor
} solidaton of schools. good roads, IN
dustrial education, county high schools
both Junior and Senior, negro schools
1t is to be hoped that large number
of the parish school board member
5 will attend the conference and tax
0 part in the discussions. The advance
0 ment of the public schools depends ver
0 largely upon the good judgement ar
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22
RED CROSS WAR COUNCIL
CREATED BY PRESIDENT

The White House, May 10, 1917
Red Cross a War Council to which
Will be entrusted the duty of respond
Ing to the extraordinary demands,
which the present war will make upon
the services of the Red Cross both
in the filed and in civilian relief. The
greatest efficiency and energy to the
relief work which this war will en-
tail will be to concentrate it in the
hands of single experienced organ
izatlon which has been recognized by
law and by international convention
as the public fundamentally for
such. purposes. Indeed, such con-
central on of administrative action in
this matter seems to me absolutely
necessary, and / hereby earnestly call
upon all those who can contribute
either great sums or small to the
alienation of the suffering and dis
tIess which must inevitably arise out
of this fight for humanity an democ-
racy, to contribute to the Red Cross.
IL will be one of the first and most
necessary tasks of the new War
Council Of the Red Cross to raise
great sums of money for the support
of the work to be done and done upon
great scale. / hope that the re-
spouse to their efforts will be a dem
Onstration of the generosity Of
America and the power of genuine
practical sympathy among our peo-
pie that will command the admiration
of the world.
"As the President of the American
Red Cross, our branch of the great
international organization, | most
earnestly commend it to your conf.
dence and your support, Upon youl
aid, upon the amounts and prompt
ness of your gifts and co-opration
must depend the fulfillment of the
duties that are imposed upon it. Il
serves so noble and beneficent pur
pose that it must appeal 10 all whC
love their country and all who love
humanity.
WOODROW WILSON"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22

the patriotic interests Of the members
of the parish school boards. That
those officials will be very greatly
benefited by attending the Annual
Conference there can be no question,
The parish superintendent should be
REQUIRED to attend, and request is
hereby made that all of the boards at
their July meeting pass resolution
instructing and requiring the parish
superintendent to attend the Annual
Conference The board should by all
means pay the expenses OF the superin'
tendent land the board members Who
may attend) but the superintendent
presence should be required even II he
should be called upon to pay his own
expenses.
Yours sincerely.
T. H. HARRIS.
State Superintendent,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22
RED CROSS MINSTRELS
BIG COMEDY SUCCESS

The minstrel performance at the
Auditorium Monday night, under the
personal direction Of MIR. Jacques de
Castillo, was a comedy amusement sue
ces beyond the fondeSt expectations.
The receipts we're not as large as might
have been, although the affair Melted
the Red Cross Society about ninety
dollars.
,! This is Red Cross week, by procla-
nation of President Wilson, who is also
President of the American Red Cross
Society, and millions of patriotic peo'
pie, old and young, are expanding their
best efforts in behalf of all causes.
! In almost every city, village and
hamlet throughout this United States
Red Cross benefits of some kind or
fashion are being held this week. and it
is gratifying to note the results, which
are proof in every instance of the spirit
of self sacrifice of the American people.
The characters in the minstrel Mon
day night were all imperSonated by the
community's foremost perSonageS, and
on top of the fact that their difficult
parts were perfectly rendered, their
sacrifice must be deeply appreciated,
for it is no small matter to be put
through those difficult PAGES hours
day more than week, and then have
, to repeat the performance right before
the very eyes Of the village critic, who
may Judge the whole show by the Pc
culiar angle of one ruby pair of lips, or
the prospects of the spring calf crop.
, The second act, THAT Winky Girl,
was. written by Mr.. de Castillo and
staged here, as he announced, for the
first time. Act third Dat Scandalous
Crazy House" featured Sambola Jones
and the delightful prospects Of key Of
beer. In this act Sambola's duSky
frow took occasion to venge her awful
wrath on head OF an erring spouse, as
we understand, this was not part OF
I the scheduled program, but the fact
that the audience thought il was, saved
Sambola some embarrassment.
The drills by the Boy Scouts and the
e Pod CrosS Girls were delightfully."- rem
III dered, the songs were good and the
III gold dust twins with their "UnCle
y Sammle" were big hit,
y This is the second theatrical Mr.
'e Castillo has directed here during tn
II past year and both have been grand
/" successes. He is deeply interested II
the Red Cross work, and in conse-
quencghiS efforts are highly appreciat
~ ed,
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22

for drain ditch for public highway
through the lands of the heirs Of D.
d. Andrus, deceased, on the Jennings
Lake Arthur highway, compensation:
$500 cash and $500 upon termi
nation of suit.
Following resolution was adopted,
"Be it resolved by the Police Jury
of the Parish of jefferson Davis,
Louisiana, that the millage upon as
SesSments for the year 1917 be lev
led, assessed and imposed upon all
he property in the Parish of Jeffer
son Davis subject to taxation upon a
100 per cent basis of actual cash val
RICE BELT
uation as the same appears Oh the
assessment rolls for the year 1917
and approved by the Board Of Re-
fview Of said Parish subject to the
action and approval of the State
Board of Affairs"
The Cumberland Telephone Com
| pany was directed to remove poles to
the north side Of right of way on the
public highway on the south side OF
Section 1888 from the canal brige
west to the gulley,
The proposition of j. N. George &
Sons for adding 10 per cent washed
gravel to the sand clay gravel or
roads covered by their contract vel
to be built was accepted at Is cents
per cubic yard, and the President
was authorized to execute contrac
with ]. N. George & Sons on behal
of the Parish.
The President was authorized t
negotiate a purchase of sufflclen
washed gravel for adding 10 pc
cent on Division &C" of the propose
improved highway.
There being no further bushes
the Police Jury adjourned.
; Attest:
JOHN T. HOOD, Clerk.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22
loIlSIANA MAYORS MEET
NEW IBERIA, JUNE 1880
49,, Orleans, Ba5On Rouge, Shreve-
mort and Other City Heads
To Attend.

are 1.-THE third annual meet
e the League of Louisiana Mu-
= i,olities will be held in New Iberia
80 ~. 90 and 80 with Mayor Martin
p.brman, Of New Orleans; Mayor
,lov Grouchy, Of Baton Rouge;
MAYOR John New. Ford, and osher
=. cipal officers of the state, on
.. Dropram. Mayor Behrman's adj
I,sq will be delivered the secono
5.v Of the convention and will be
'..r the subject, "City and Country
interests Identical"
Two business sessions will be held
Zach day and on the evening Of both
tne 20 and 30 the delegates will be
,,tertained by the city of New Ibe,
IA The program follows.
Friday, June 29.-Address of well
anne BY Mayor H. S. Sealy, New
maria. response, Mayor Alex Grouchy
4 Ration Rouge; reports of officers
,tr.; Municipal Ownership Sue
esq Mayor W. W. Wilmington, OF
Alexandria; municipalities and Ag'
,eplture." Professor W. R. DOdson
L S. u; adjournment for lunch
SLOW the Leagues Service May BIZ
ImDroyed," Leon |. Kahn, commissions
w Of public utilities, Shreveport
Public Schools as Community Build
rs,n T. H. Harris, state superintend
ont of education; Municipal Assess
ments," L. E. Thomas, chairman o
BOARD of State Affairs; general dis
nssion of "Creating the COmmunit
SDirito and Administrative Prob
ems."
Saturday, June 30. - Executiv
eommittee's report and recommends
lions; discussion; Getty and COun
nv interests IDENTICAL" Mayor Mar
I'm Behrman. New Orleans; estate
vide Cooperation" Mayor John McN
Ford, Shreveport; address by Harr
D Wilson, state commissioner Of ag
rculture; committee reports; ele'
ton of officers; unfinished business
adjournment.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22
ri is YOUR DUTY
TO REPORT SLACKERS

It is the duty, of every man and
woman to assist the federal authori-
ties in finding and prosecuting per-
sons who have failed to register UNI
der the CONSUMPTION or selective draft
act. Do your duty. If you know OF
any man over twenty-One and not
over thirty-One years Of age who has
failed to register, report him to the
United States marshal or to the Sc
cret service agent. Both of these
officials have offices in the new post
office building. To let no Stacker
escape is a duty you owe your coun-
Try, and a duty you owe to the men
who have registered and are ready to
serve your country when it calls
them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22
Presbyterian Church

Sunday School at 10 a. M; Preaching
at IL a. M, and at 5 p. m,
Everyone cordially invited to all OF
the services.
This will be the last Sunday OF my
pastorate here, as / must be, in my new
field by the first Sunday in July.
L. NJ. Stewart.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22
CHEVROLET DEALER HAS
HAIR.BREADTH ESCAPES

R. NJ. Gray, popular Chevrolet sales
man, is spending few days at home
with his family, recuperating from
some of the exhilirating experiences
he met with while in Oklahoma dur
ing the recent storm period. Mr.
Gray says he passed through four
storms in one week, and although
death, devastation and run was on
every hand, he came out without 9
scratch, although the narrowing ex.
periences seemed to have turned his
footsteps hurriedly homeward.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22

Protect your eyes-We have
just received a swell line of Cog
giles, from 25c to $3.50 a pair.
Come in and see our new display.
Greer Bros.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22

A complete line of Re-
Iigious Statues just ar
rived and on display in
Greer Bros. IS show win
dow. Call and see them.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22
MINUTES REGULAR Meet
ING OF POLICE JURY
Jennings, La, June 7, 1917.


The Police Jury of the Parish Of
Jefferson Davis met in regular SEES
sion at the court house in Jennings,
on this day and upon roll call all
members were present
The larger portion of the day was
spent in company with W. l.. Slev-
ems, engineer, on tour Of inspection
of certain public highways and on &C
count Of the lateness of the hour The
police jury adjourned 10 meet on
June 8, 1917, for the transaction Of
business.
Jennings, La, June s, 1917.
The Police Jury met pursuant to
adjournment with all members pres
ent.
Upon motion duly seconded H. C.
Fondren was allowed an apprOpria-
ton Of $50 for the purpose of pur-
chasing stock of Antitoxin for
Charlton.
w. L. Stevens, engineer, reported
the necessity of a lateral drain on
the Jennings-Lake Arthur highway
north Of Placide Landry's place anC
the committee on roads and bridges
were instructed to take the matter
up with the property owners inter
ested with a view to acquiring rlgn
of way and in the event Of thei
failure the President Of the Polio,
Jury was authorized to institute tn
necessary legal proceedings for eX
preparation.
The President of the Police Jur
was authorized to notify the Super
inlendent of Louisiana Western RAJ
road that the highway engineer
authorized to remove the cattle guar
on the Jennings Welsh highway fo
the purpose of strengthening tn
road.
Commissioners were appointed t
lay out and procure right of way, b
appropriation if necessary, for pub
lie highway around the corner {
Mrs. Arthur Broussard's place
Ward 7.
Report of DR.. John H. Cooper, pa
ish health officer, was read ar
filed.
Police Jury adjourned until 1:3
l.. The contract between Dolce Bou
geois, Police Juror from Ward 8, al
/ Morris & Posey for the constructic
of creosoted lumber bridges on Il
improved highways in Ward s w
} approved and ratified by the Poll
: Jury, upon their furnishing a boz
: in the sum of 100000.
The highway engineer was instruc
ed to obtain propositions from t
contractors for adding washed grav
to the sand clay gravel now bell
spread on the highways.
Following bills were allowed;
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22
CONTINUED SESSION JUNE
9th, 1917.

9th, 1917.
The Board of Review met IN con-
tinued session at 9 o'clock with lai
members present except MeSsrs' Ar
ceneaux of ward Z and Yves Pitre OF
ward 8.
The Board proceeded to take up
the examination of the assessment
rolls, and as a result of the examlna-
ton of the said rolls the following
mentioned parties were ordered to
be notified to appear before this
Board in a meeting to be held on
June 18th and show cause if any why
their assessment should not be ip-
creased.
Jean Castex, Est, Mermentau. La
| T. H. VIM, Lake Arthur, La.
American Land & Oil Co., Por;
Arthur, Tex,
Gulf Refining Co., Houston, Tex
H. w. Lantz, Lake Charles, La.
Mrs. E. NJ. GalIop, Welsh, La.
C. B. Moore, Port Arthur, Tex.
VIM. Morris, Rec, La
G. H. Morris, Rec, La.
The following resolution was adops
ed: One instructing the assessor K
correct his assessment rolls for thu
year 1917 by adding the number O.
cattle as per list furnished to tn
owners assessments, the same to b.
treated as omitted property on IN
rolls.
The Board of Review then adjourn
ed to meet in continued session o.
June Is, 1917.
CONTINUED SESSION JUNE
18th, 1917.
The Board Of Review met pursuau
to adjournment with all member
present.
The Board went into careful cor
sideration of the rolls and heard a
persons present to whom notices ha
been sent as to any arguments whic
they might offer why their asses
ment should not be changed.
After a full consideration of II
rolls and the arguments of persoT
present a resolution was adopts
which approved the rolls for the We;
| 1917 including The corrections, i
creases and decreases made by tt
| Board of Review.
/ There being no further buslne
the Board adjourned.
/ ]. S. IRENE, President.
/ Attest.
II JOHN 7. HOOD, Clerk.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22

FOR SALE Overland roadster
in good repair, price right--Welsh
Produce Co.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22

Asory with an unexpected ending The action 81 'e
play runs so smoothly and rapidly that the tn iesl
over before you realize you looking at the tI fnob
is dull or draggy moment from the start M
The two stars make one of the most pleasing anu -
combinations imaginable. Both have been app."i ing. =
features with other stars lately and this is te T ha
months that they have appeared together MISS
never been part which called for SO gre1 Iaxs +bo
character portrayal as this one MI Di"oA"0N
part assigned him with forcefu Skill
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22


The Police Jury then adjourned
to meet in continued session on June
18th, 1917.
Jennings, LO., June Is, 1917.
The Police Jury met in continued
session pursuant to adjournment with
all members present.
Mr.. Stearns, representing the Char
| ity hospital in New Orleans, appear
ed before the Police Jury and pre-
sented request for an approprla-
ton of $4,000 by this parish to aid
in equipment of the hospital.
Police Jury adjourned until 1880
AFTERNOON SESSION
Police Jury re-convened at 1:3O
with all members present.
The salaries Of ward inspectors
was fixed as follows, the salaries to
: date from May 1st if employed
prior to that time and to date from
time of employment if employed since
Nav 1st. Salaries as follows:
Ward /, $4,000; ward 2, $4,000
ward 9, $4,000; ward 4, $4,000; ware
5. $4,000; ward 6, $4,000; ward Z
| ESQ 90. ward 8, $4,000; ward 9, S3h
Hon. T. A. Edwards was employed
as special attorney to conduct sui
: for appropriation of right Of wa
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-06-22
POLICE JURY NET AS
BOARD OF REVIEW
Jennings, La, June 4, 1917.


The Police Jury of the Parish Of
Jefferson Davis met in regular ses-
sion, sitting as a Board of Review
according to law, in the court house
at Jennings, Louisiana, on this day
at . o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. j. S. IRENE and upon roll call
all members were present.
The Board of Review went into an
examination of the assessment rolls
filed by tie assessor item by item
and the day was thus spent on the
rolls.
Upon motion duly seconded the
Clerk was instructed to request the
ward inspectors to appear before the
Board of Review on June 7th with
record of the names of owners Of
cattle and the number of cattle dip
| ped by each, the information being
desired by the Board for the purpose
of aiding in equalizing the assess
ments.
The Board then adjourned until
Thursday, June 7, 1917.
CONTINUED SESSION, JUNE
9TH, 1917.
The Board of Review met, in con-
tinued session and received the re.
ports of inspectors from wards, |, 2
3, 6 and 7, showing number of cattle
dipped by each cattle owner.
The members Of the Board Of Re
view having spent the greater por
ton of the day inspec ing the public
highways the Board adjourned t.
meet in continued session on Jun,
Is, 1917.
CONTINUED SESSION JUNE
Stn, 1917.
The Board of Review met in con
tinued session at 8 o'clock with al
present. The day having been spen
by this Board sitting as a Police Jur
this body adjourned to meet in con
tinued session on Saturday, Jun
: 9, 1872.
Evening journal., 1917-07-30
TAXPAYERS insist ON
FULL COUNTY ASSESSMENT

Insisting that the taxes on property
in rural New Castle county be placed
on q full value assessment such as IS
proposed for this city and, further. that
this city be compensated for a portion
Of the cost Of its system of assessment,
members of the local Board Of Assess
ment have announced that they oppose
allowing the county board access 70 its
card index sy-.eE, without an under
standing. The city paid $4,000 for the
installing Of the present taxation ssys.
.em and II Is felt that the county board
should be asked to pay at least one
half this cost If It is TO use the system
but even then it should be arranged
that the county assessments be as fair
as those on city property
To prevent any misunderstanding a
conference viii be held on Wednesday
evening between the law and finance
committees Of Council and the mem
bers of the county board.
The members OF the city board
have explained their positions as
follows: The city assessment is $780,
600 900 higher than the county as
sessnent IN Wilmington. the Whining
ton law requiring full value for as
sessments. and for that reason th'
board feels it would no. be justfe'
IN giving me county board the as
sessment list for this city unless az
surance is gwen that the Assessment
in rural New Castle viii be levied a
lie full value. II Is generally ad
mitied that many inequalities exs
In the assessment in rural New CASTE
and the imposition of S2S5 600 IN I'D
di1onal taxes on the citizens OF Wi
mington. would be a hardship tina
hey they should no be called upol
% hear
The local board on Saturday sen
aletter 10 Mayor lawson asking III
corporation in restraining officials q
the city Departments from supply n
any tax information to he count
board The letter was Forwarded {
city Solicitor Thomas f. Bayard 70
legal advice.