The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1918-10-26
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE NOTES.
Brief Items From the Local "'Work
or Fight War Board.

I COUNCIL Of DEFENSE Mules.
Brief Items From the, Local ".Worl
or Fight War Board.
Field Agent Felix Acosta and Supt
II. P. Broussard visited this week 8
number of employers of lahors in es
sential work and distributed SERVES
cards to be issued by the employer to
the employees.
Every able-bodied person between
the ages of Is and SIS years should
have service card. Get one at once
from Mr.. Broussard and put in six
days Of work every week.
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| Those who are not now engaged in
essential occupations SHOULD become
50 engaged at. once @fbhelp win the
war. NV
Secretary 100. Montegut a9d Prin-
cipal Brian of the Gonzales High
School have been putting in good
work assisting the doctors in the
seventh and eighth wards in the in
f1uenza campaign. All of the teach
ers in New River have volunteered
their services and are rendering valu-
able assistance nursing influenza pa
tients. Secretary Montegut secured
a number of masks from the Ascen-
sion Chapter of Red Cross.
DR. A. W. Martin has volunteered
his services to the council Of defense
and will visit Gonzales every other
day while the influenza epidemic is on
to help the local doctors to handle the
situation.
The council of defense has issued
notices to all colored societies that
during the influenza epidemic all
public funerals must cease, and all
persons dying at this time should
be buried as soon as possible.
The attention of the public is call
ed to the fact that new buildings can
be constructed only after permit has
been issued by the war industries
board. Any one contemplating
building which he conceives to be in
the public interest or essential under
conditions, must make full
statement of the facts in writing I'M
der oath, and present same to the
local council of defense for approval.
Should the local council approve the
project, the council vii.
transmit the application stating clear
ly and fully the reasonlt for approval
to the chairman Of the estate. council
OF defense for his consi Grafton. The |
council is confidently depending up
on the cooperation of tall local con-
tractors, builders and all others in
crested in building projects and the |
sale of building material to help it |
meet this issue in a patriotic way, and
lefer until after the wsr building OPP
erations of every character not con-
;ributing directly or Indirectly to the
winning of the war.
1t will be well for all to bear in
mind as stated by Priorities Commits
Toner Edwin B. Parker and Chair
nan Branch of the war industries
'oard. obviously it does not follow
because there happenssto be an ample
upply of building materials or local
abor in particular community that
uilding projects not contributing Ill
ectly or indirectly to the winning of
he war should not be curtailed for
he labor required for such construc-
ion is urgently needed elsewhere inI
yar work, and in many cases the del
land is imperative that the fuel re-
uired in producing such building
Materials and the transportation SER |
ice to deliver them should be con-
erved."
Do only the essential and necessary +
epairs. Everything else should be :
lbordinated to the one essential
1e winning Of the war.
The big Salisbury refinesp in ST. i
ames parish which began operations c
ome two weeks ago, was forced to n
lspend almost Immediately on ac- S
Dunt Of bad weather which was fol-
WED by an outbreak of influenza
mong the mill employees. Mr.. ia c
Oh Libermuth, president of the con- \
arn, who is noted for being very en-
smporary hospital where the in a
he factory boarding house into
hospital where the IN
uenza patients were quartered and
urses and medicine were provided! S
nd the men given every care and
ttention possible. All of the sick
len have sufficiently recovered to Is
lake it possible for the big factory S
} resume operations today or to- :
borrow. 6