The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1919-04-18


seasons condition, however are salt
to be very much better and tn,
prices show an improvement. Pres
ent prospects are bright and 1900
car crop from the belt is confidently
anticipated.
Plans for the 1919 war savings
stamp campaign in the twenty-siz
parishes of North Louisiana in the
Eleventh Federal Reserve District
were formulated at Shreveport when
the chairmen Of the various parishes
committees met with W. D. Hume of
Dallas assistant director of sales in
the Eleventh Reserve District, and
and John N. Gambrell, Jr, an az
tache of the Treasury Department at
Washington.
Much talk was heard at Natchi-
toches when some of those most VIC
llently opposed to cattle dipping re-
ceived little encouragement Reso-
lutions were adopted at mass meet
ing calling on the police jury to pay
| damages for injury to live stock IN
dipping last year and putting the
meeting on record as "suspending'
the dipping law until this demand is
met
The third annual convention Of the
Louisiana State Sunday School Asso-
citation convened in Minden for a
four days session. Between two
hundred and fifty and three hundred
delegates were in attendance from
every section of the state DR. John
L. Scales of Shreveport was presi-
dent OF the association and presided
at the convention.
1t NAV be two months before It
will be possible to bring the Wash
ington Artillery to this country. Il
was stated at the Office of the chief
Of staff at Washington. While the
organization is under assignment for
early convoy. the shipping situation
is such that the prompt movement Of
all troops assigned TO convoy cannon
be carried out.
New Orleans will do her part in |
taking disabled soldiers into shops |
where they can be taught trades and
get practical experience enabling
them to get back into industrial life.
This assurance was given by MEM
bers Of the merchants and manufac-
turers' bureau and the Industrial bu-
reau Of the Association of Com
merce.
Steps toward the organization Of
the Louisiana Branch Of the War
Veterans Association are to be TAX
en- in New Orleans, following a tele-
gram from Theodore Roosevelt. tenn
porary national chairman, to William
Allen Cook. temporary state chair
man.
"Spray in the spring for the cur
culio insects" says B. Szymoniak. as
sociate horticulturist, extension diyi.
ion, Louisiana State University. "The
.urculio is small-snout BEETLE, which
,unctures the young fruit early in
he spring and causes the fruit to be
Enotty. deformed and wormy.
One of Louisiana's biggest good
'oads projects was started on the
way TO actual accomplishment at Bat
IN Rouge. when the state bond issue
If 100000 for construction of the
Sew Orleans Hammond and New Or
ean-Chef Menteur roads was sold by
he State Board of Liquidation.
The heads of the strawberry-grow-
ng industry of the parish and the
many brokers at Hammond to handle
he crop are a unit in their praises
( the Bureau OF Markets established
" the United States Department OF
agriculture.
The Louisiana Presidential Assc-
iation of first and second class post
casters and the State League of third
nd fourth classes will meet in joint !
cssion at Franklin, Monday and /
tuesday, May rs and 81, 1918. /
The School Board OF Franklinton
as ordered an election TO vote SILL
90 bonds to be used for building an
mex to the High School building I
nd principals home on the school /
roperty. =
Reports from the various ward COM
littees on the cotton acreage reduc-
on shows that in 1918 there were
i 1873 acres OF land in Natchitoches s
arish planted In cotton, while in i
$40 farmers expect to plant 1923. /
{ reduction of q per cent. n
The residents OF Natchitoches par Q
h paid homage to the returning sol
Iers In the town OF Natchitoches,
lus commemorating the second an
iversary of the declaration of war !