The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1919-06-28

on agriculture to establish stations
for the carrying on Of similar ex-
perimentation in Arkansas, Mississip-
pi and Georgia.
At a meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Of the South Louisiana Fair
Associa ion at Donaldsonville, it was
resolved to begin at once the con-
structiOn of a new grandstand, an
educational and an agricultural build
ing, all to be ready for the opening
Of the seventh annual fair. October 2.
Governor Pleasant received infoT-
nation from the secretary OF the
navy that LOO memorial tablets,
three deck planes and two Ventila-
tors from the battlesbip Maine are
being held for distribution at Wash
ington. The souvenirs can be OBJ
tanned by paying certain fees fixed by
Congress.
The LaPlace Woodmen will hold
their regular meeting on the first
Sunday of July, at which meeting
preliminary plans viii be arranged
for the grand annual Woodmen festi-
val to be given in the latter part OF
August or early part Of September.
Mayor ..1ams and Chief of Police
lies Of Alexandria announce they
will rigidly enforce the dog ordinance
which provides that all dogs running
at large upon the streets between
May / and October l shall be secure
ly muzzled.
A special election was called for
July % to vote on the 100000 park
bond issue in an ordinance passed by
the Baton Rouge City Commission
Council. The money will be used TO
purchase, improve and equip the park
site.
Houma is to have a fine new Meth.
odist Church, structure that viii
when completed be one Of the most
modern and handsome church build
ings of its size in Louisiana, accord
ing to plants now under way.
Two hundred pupils are attending
the summer school at Monroe, which
is now held annually at the Monroe
city schools since the adoption Of
the twelve months pay plan for city
school teachers.
Whether the L. S, Z. barracks
should be discontinued and all stu
dents required to board in the city
of Baton Rouge was one of the cues
tions referred to the executive COM
mittee by the board of supervisors Of
the L. S, U. at their annual meeting.
Tony Balrano, Jr., not seeing an
approaching train while at play at
Reseland ran in front Of the locomo-
tive and was instantly killed, the en-
CINE passing over his body.
A committee Of women from the
Alethean Club of La Fayette are
making strong appeal to the bust
ness men for memorial in honor
of men who saw service in the world
war.
Albert NJ. Dean was appointed
mayor of Boyce, La, by Governor
Pleasant to succeed ]. E. Grissom,
resigned.
A car of sheep has been shipped
out to Fort Worth from the Baton
Rouge Stock Yards on the co-opera.
tive plan.
The "shimmy" and tickle toe
dances viii be eliminated from the
socials given in Carencro, according
to Mayor Preiean, who has engaged
several fioorwalkers to attend recep-
tons to make sure that this edict is
carried out.
Louisiana viii be well represented
at the Methodist Centenary celebra-
ton in Columbus. o., June 80 to July
13. Practically every large town in
the state win send at least one dele. |
gate.
Eighty per cent of Louisiana's sol |!
Tiers have been discharged from the
service and large majority of them
nave found jobs
Road District Board No. l of Pointe
la Haehe has organized by electing
1x-Sheriff F. C. Movers as president
nd Lueian Caro- as secretary.
The continued rains along the
over Coast have enabled planters
. set out large acreage in sweet
otato vines.