The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1918-09-27

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Parish taxes in Ouachita which
have heretofore been based on a 50
per cent assessment will now be had
on an assessment of so per cent. This
action was taken at session Of the
police jury as result of deficit OF
$4,000 in the parish school fund and
the necessity of employing more
teachers at higher salaries than for
merly.
DR.. Bowling, president of the State
Board of Health, and Lieutenant AG-
Ter, of the Public Health Service, at
a conference with city officials, ply
sicians and others at Monroe, COM
pleted arrangements for the estab-
lishment of free outdoor clinic and
laboratory to be opened at st. Frances
Sanitarium.
The Council of Defense for Plar
quemine parish has ordered the CEN
sus taken of all able-bodied males and
females between the ages of ID and
As years and so acute has the labor
situation become in the fields for the
approaching sugar season that the
parish o---cials will strictly enforce
the work or fight law.
District Court for the Sixth District
convened at Monroe and after empan-
cling a grand jury the court and grand
Jury adjourned to October IA, due to
the fact that practically all members
OF the local bar are engaged IN as
sisting recent registrants in filling
out missionaries.
The Liberty Loan campaign, which
really opens September %, is being
planned for actively in advance, and
the big drive to be headed by Craw-
ford H. Ellis of New Orleans is being
organized and will start with a full
force and program to push 1t through
TO a successful finish.
Ten new wells were completed in
the Caddo oil field during the week
ending September IA. The approx
mate total new daily production Of the
wells is $500 barrels. One million feet
gas well was brought in by the Ark
ansas Natural Gas Company in Caddo
parish.
The navel oranges in the groves at
Pointe-a-la-Hache are fast turning
yellow and getting ready for market
The growers will begin packing and
shipping to market next week.
Migratory ducks have made theit
appearance in large numbers here
and at the famous feeding grounds al
the Jump" near the mouth OF the
river.
Rev. Alonzo Early, director Of tho
w. s. s. drive In the Amite district
reported that Amite has raised 1T
quota in the drive which ended last
Monday.
The number of men between the
ages of Is and As who registered in
st. Mary parish September IL was J.,
$50.
! Engineer Kirkpatrick has finished
the preliminary plans of the propos
ed filtration plant for the city OIL Mon
roe.
!, Caddo and Bossier parishes VII
| work shoulder to shoulder in tns
forthcoming fourth Liberty Loar
drive.
The boiler room of the Major Stavt
Company at Monroe was destroyed b,
ere recently for the third time within
a year.
Monroe's new cemetery is now be
ing used, the first burial in the new
reservation taking place last Satur
day.
Monroe's new bank, the Citizen
National Bank OF Monroe. has openet
j for business.
The large caulifower crop at Gran'
Isle is the most promising in years.
Forces are being organized for tn
fourth Liberty Loan drive at Shreys
port.
The pecan crop on the lower coas
il ripening and the nuts are beini
threshed from the trees and shippe'
to market. The grade is of the hes
and the prices better than in years.
| Complete figures Of the registration
| OF September e show s,517 in 0naci
Sse.,