Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-10-11
FERRIES UNDER BAN
UNTIL AFTER WAR
TANciPAHoA PARISH DEFENSE
COUNCIL LISTS CROP AS
NON-ESSENTiAL.
EARNEST NEXT SPRINGS CROP

In View Of the Shortage Of the Corn
Crop, Committee Added Recon-
mendation For Planting of Fall
Oats To Increase Winter Crop.
Hammond. -
For the period of the war the Par
ish Council of Defense considers rails
ng strawberries as unessential, ana
tier the harvesting of the crop next
spring from the plants already set
ut the raising of this fruit must be
discontinued, for commercial pur-
oses, until after the war. The agri-
lltural committee, consisting OF II.
Z. Cassell, w. L. Houlton, w. Z.
!Iount, T. R. Thames, d. E. Vernon
nd R. A. Kent, after making a sur
vey of the food situation and the crops
4 the parish, have submitted lists.
hich have been adopted by the par
ish council, of essential and non-es-
aential crops as follows:
Essential: Corn, oats, beans, peas,
'iay, sugar cane, sorghum, rice, sweet
nd Irish potatoes, soy beans, velvet
,,eans, peanuts and limited amount
# wheat. The raising Of cotton. car
rots, tomatoes, cabbage, okra and mel
cns are recommended after the de-
.nand for those classed as essential
have been filled.
The ponessential crops are declared
TO be strawberries radishes. lettuce,
ucumbers, peppers and eggplants.
While these crops are not to be elm
mated as far as home consumption
md local markets are concerned
heir production for shipping Is to be
discontinued during the war. In view
ri the shortness Of the corn crop the
committee added q recommendation
for the planting Of fall oats to In
crease the winter feed crop for live
stock.
In his annual report Of parish
schools Superintendent Of Education
A. C. Lewis gives the total revenue
receipts for the year as $167. 7S5.o1.
with current expenses Of $sS.26s.4S'
capital OUTLAWS on building, furniture,
equipment and purchase OF sites
mounting to 36,0S1.68, whilst total
Il Sl6,s4s.S3 was expended in pay
,nent of debts, making grand total
Ct S150, 2S4.s4, and leaving q balance
in hand Of $l7.lso.07, The salaries Of
white teachers amounted to STE.
,os.e2, ana colored ss.elo.76. the aver
aee Of male teachers being $s2.63, and
female $3.50 per month. The total
value Of all school property in the
,arish IL set ct $516.460.
J. r. Matthews Of st. Francisville
has been appointed federal food ed
Illustrator for West FelicianA vice
rlrie Robinson, who goes into Rex
Cross work overseas.
with the annual Parish Fair to b<
Seld 1t Havana less than three weeks
e6 the MANAGEMENT 10 hard at worh
making all preparations for the open
NC, October II.
Nero women are employed II
urge numbers in the lumber mill a
fongville, replacing the men. som'
. fly In number, who have been draft
"a.
A large pecan crop is being gather
I'd ON the lower coast this season, thu
ruts being of the best grade.
Tho orange crop in Southwes
Louisiana is almost q failure.
A new bank is being organized a
covington, to be known as the Con
',ercial Bank and Trust Company
with paid in capital Of $4,000 an
:. surplus of $1,000.
Advices received from Farmerviil
tate that Union parish has decide
70 hold a fair at Bernice, the paris
eat. from October Is to 26.
A revaluation Of Calcasieu paris
% give relief to storm sufferers wi
not be made this year. but relief wi
be given on next years valuation.
The cotton gin at Keachie whic
vas ordered to stop ginning by II
tate Food Administration. has agal
resumed operations.
Harry Daniel is acting secretary
he West Feliciana Fair Association
-hich holds a fair at ST. Francisvill
October 24-26.
Longville, in Beauregard paris
subscribed $4,000 to the fourth Lii
arty Loan the first day. Its quo
was $4,000.
Amite High School reports that II
-chool went "over the top" in the j
,ior Red Cross membership. eve
{. child having paid the membership f
for the year.
Negro churches at Lake Charl
will be used as schools, as all the n
-ro echoolhouses were destroyed
he storm.
The Amite draft board has compl'
I'd the classification OF the men In {
recent draft order.