Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1918-11-01

to November 20.
The Nathcitoches parish school
board has adopted q resolution favor
ing the six-day week plan of teaching.
1t also authorized the granting of one
week, without pay, beginning Decem-
Der 80, for Christmas holidays, to al
public school teachers and transfer
drivers.
Another large source Of revenue for
the farmers Of Beauregard parish
this year Is the sweet potato CROP
This crop is larger. the yield better
and the price better than last year.
The curing plant here is paying $3.50
per bushel, while last year the open
ing price was 76 cents.
The Allen County Fair scheduled
for Wednesday and Thursday at Oak
dale has been declared of and all
churches, schools and public gather
ing places closed on account Of the
increasing number Of influenza cases
In Oakdale and vicinity.
Rice farmers around st. Martin
Vile are very much alarmed over the
continued rains a. at least one-third
of their blue rose crop is yet stand
| ing in the fields. A very small per
centage Of the late rice has been
saved 90 tar.
The oyster canning season has
opened at the Dukate-Lopes canning
factory ct ostrica. The canning Of
shrimps has been completed. After
. heavy seasons work large amount
Of oystese has beea secured Tor can
ming purposes. 90 u1ft
Shipment Of navels grapefruit and
! oranges from Point Ia Hache has
been heavy to the New Orleans mar
ket. selling for 81 per box. Creole
sweets are coloring rapidly. also II
satsumas. The fruit is bright this
season.
Acting under instructions Of the
/ mayor and city health officers the ex-
ecutive committee of the Natchitoches
Parish Fair Association called OF the
parish fair scheduled for October II
and IS. af
The meeting Of the Big Creek Bap-
fist Association, which was to have
been held at Vera last Thursday, was
called Of on account Of the preva-
lence Of influenza.
Miss Virginia Eaton of Baton Rouge.
state specialist in dairy work, Is
spending several days at Natchitoches
instructing women who wish to make
cottage cheese and other dairy prod
ucts from skim milk.
| Owing to the epidemic Of influenza,
the Tangipahoa Parish. Fair, which
was arranged for last week. has been
postponed until after the quarantine
1 has been raised.
The St Landry chapter Of the Red
! Cross has organized an influenza com
mittee to cooperate with city and
health officers in stamping out IN
fluenza. $3.50
School children of Magda, over
/ come the shortage of labor by gather
ing the fve-bale cotton crop Of the
4 Poland Agricultural School.
A charter has been received for the
National Bank of. Longville. Beaure-
gard parish.
The Louisiana Travellers will meet
| in Monroe October rs.
The Patterson shipyard launched a
large seagoing oil barge Of 5000 bar
rels capacity last week. This was the
largest craft of this type ever con-
structed here.
| The statement OF tne ANIuSSton
| Parish Bank. of Doyle, to the state
bank examiner showed resources Of
$45.770.
The De Ridder Gin Company Is
being forced to run overtime to accom-
modate the cotton growers.
The Jefferson Parish Fair, schedul-
ed to be held November 6 to 10, has
been postponed because of the uncer-
| tain conditions due to the epidemic.
The American Construction Com
pany, Houston, Tex, has finished its
contracts at Gertsner Field and NOV
ed its Office force to Lake Charles.
The Patterson Red Cross chapter
lie conducting . nurses aid class. I'M
der the leadership Of Ms. Frank D.
Nm.