The St. Mary banner., 1919-08-30

Association to erect, in memory oS
the men who went to war from this
parish, a sanitarium and natatoriun.
The town council has donated the
location on condition that the memor
ial association expend $50O00. on u
memorial. Half OF this amount has
been raised.
Crowley Another concrete ex-
ample OF the prosperity of Acadia
parish the foremost rice growing par
ish in Louisiana, is shown by the i'm
mense outlay of money for agricultur-
al machinery this season. w. il.
Moore, secretary of the Chamber IF
Commerce has ascertained from the
local agencies S1,3S1, 800 was the
value of machinery sold in this par
ish thus far
New Orleans.-A committee IL
going to Chicago to give negro fami-
lies from the rural sections of Louisi-
ana now living in the North, chance
to return to their old homes. The
committee will be composed Of Harry
D. Wilson, commissioner Of agri-
culture, or his representative, f. F.
Dickinson, Of the American Cane
Growers Association, and appointees
by the rice and lumber industries.
Natchitoches.-C. c. Whisenhunt,
for the past several years training
teacher at the State Normal School,
prominent Mason, was presented
with a gold watch by Phoenix Lodge
No. 3S, F. & A. M, previous to his
departure for Shreveport where be
has accepted the position OF city
school inspector.
Beaumont, Tex. - The total rice
acreage reported in the United States
is 1,0g5,3l8, according to the report
OF E. A. Bignus, secretary of the
Southern Rice Growers Association.
Louisiana leads this district with
560,O94 acres as compared to 217,S29
for Texas and 157,S85 for Arkansas.
Napoleonvnlle. = Planters are busy
with the rice cutting and threshing
OF same. Many Of them lave already
sold their total output and at satis-
factory prices. Cane planters are still
working cane, which is considered
late, but stubble cane that has been
sufficiently worked is now improving
daily.
Pointe la Hache, La A special
election has been called for by the
board Of administrators in Road Dis
trict No. !, for September 1C. for
| the purpose Of voting a bond issue
for s5O,c00 for the purpose of re-
surfacing the road with shells from
the st. Bernard parish line to Pointe
| Q. la Hache.
| Pointe la Hache.-A memorial will
be presented to Congress by the tax
| payers Of Road District No 4, through
Senators Gay and Ransdell and Con-
gresham O'Connor, for an appro-
priation Of 100000 to continue the
shell road from this town on down
to Fort st. Philip, distance of thirty
five miles.
Gibsland.-George w. Early of Mar
celine, Mo-, L. R. Hawkes. of Wells
vile, Kan, and W. P. Callahan Of
Winthrop, Kan, all of whom are in
terested in the development of the
oil possibilities in Bienville parish
surrounding Gibsland arrived to COM
plete final arrangements for begin
ming drilling operations.
| Observation-Disclosures Of this sec.
t1on are actively engaged in the har-
vesting OF the early rices and their
work. which promises to bring in
much cash, is well advanced. Fewer
weeds and grasses are to be con-
tended with, but there is more red
rice.
| Lake Charles.-Lumber men from
all sections Of the South gathered in
Lake Charles to attend the big Hoo
Hoo concatentation. The great Shark
of the Universe, W. A Priddle, Of
Beaumont, presided
| Baton Rouge.-Maps of Louisiana
were requested of the state land Of
flce by representative of King
George OF England, in letter receiv.
ed by Fred ]. Grace recently. The let
ter was written by ]. C. Bartholomew,
photographer to the king, from Edin
burgh.
Lake Charles.-S. NJ Lyons, parish
tax assessor, has been notified by the
| State Board of Affairs that the PAR