The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-07-26

| ceived there.
The first Franklin boy to give up
his life for his country in active SER
vice over there is Private Albert
| Hatch. His aunt, Mrs. Maggie Hatch,
received word from Washington of
his death.
Mrs. Mollie Hedges Lee, field sec
rotary of the gulf division, is at Grow
ley engaged in reorganization work
of the Acadia Red Cross Chapter. A
new system is to be inaugurated.
A round house and terminal facili-
ties for the Louisiana Western rail-
road, a branch of the Southern Pa
cific, is to be constructed in Lake
Charles at cost of $4,000.
The latest figues in the War Say
ings Stamp Drive show that Thibo-
daux actually went over the top, The
quota being s76,4OO, while the sales
here amounted to $4,000.
The Citizens Bank and Trust Cor
pany of Plaquemine has declared net
earnings to be thirty-two per cent
and a dividend of twenty per cent
has been declared.
NFicz YIy;I1;ovo1 80 HEo.-,,,
City visited Franklin Red Cross Chap
ter recently and instructed class II
surgical dressings used as first aid
in the trenches.
The government estimate of 3d.
100000 bushels of rice around Crow
ley will be seriously cut if there is
not an abundant fall of rain in the
next ten days.
F. T. Constant has been awarded
the contract to construct the gravel
road on Red river from Alexandria
to Echo, and will begin operations
thereon soon.
Sales of War Savings stamps for
the month Of June through Ascension
postoffices, figuring the securities at
their maturity value, amounted to
$45,110.
A committee has been appointed by
the Opeleusas city council to arrange
for purchasing one thousand feet of
fire hose for the fire department.
Cotton around Welsh is in fine con-
dition and is fruiting abundantly,
though it was beginning to show
some signs of lack of moisture.
Corporal c. Fry of the recruiting
service opened an Office at Hammond
for the enlistment of men for tho
army and will remain five days.
John M. Oge, of Opelousas former
member of the Legislature, was ap-
pointed representative of the United
States Labor Bureau.
Not a pound of coal should be used
in Lake Charles this winter in the
opinion of Walter G. Moeling, parish
fuel commissioner who has issued n
statement to this effect urging every
one to lay in their supply of wood,
there being thousands of cords going
to waste near to the city.
Resurfacing with gravel of the she'll
road extending from Pointe a Ia
Hache to st. Bernard parish line, a
distance of thirty-three miles. will
be conducted under the Highway De-
partment. The road has been dam
aged by heavy trucks.
Monroe's new cemetery will be
ready for use within month, Mayor
Apgar says. Landscape Architect c..
w. Hughes is proceeding with the
work. The cemetery will have ca
pacity of 1900 graves.
j. O. Montegut, parish farm DEM
onstration agent at Donaldsonyille,
reports that cooperative shipment
of Irish potatoes to Chicago by AS
ccnsion farmers brought $3.50 per 100
pounds, netting s1.70 bag.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid has do
mated $500 out of it's funds towards
the building of the new Methodist
Church at Oak Grove.
Piling has been driven for the new
municipal river freight warehouse at
Monroe and work on the superstruc-
ture will proceed.
William E. Lawson. w. S. s. par
ish director at Crowley, says not y
single German has refused to sign his
full allotment.