St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-04-05
Big ship TO
Be LAUNCHED AT
JAHNCKE YARDS
MADIS0NVILLE


extends an invitation to the people
Of St. Tammany Parish and State of
Louisiana to he present at the
launching of the good ship Pontchar-
train, Sunday, April 6, 1919.
This will be the fourth ship to
ride upon the bosom of the beautiful
Tchefuncta river from this yard, and
say, she's a dandy.
On Tuesday, April l, Commodore
Jahncke and several of the United
States Emergency Fleet Corporation
officials, and others prominently con-
nected with the shipbuilding indus
try, including Mr.. E. v. Heughan,
inspected the Jahncke shipyard and
found it in perfect condition.
Mr.. Victor Chatellier moves about
with ease and dignity attending to
his numerous duties as general fore
man of the Jahncke shipyard. 1t
seems to be as natural for him to be
in a shipyard as it is for fish to be
in the water. The ship workers of
all nationalities, to state it descrip-
lively practical, everything from a
toothpick to a saw mill, have moth
ing but the highest praise for Mr..
Chateliier, for the uniform courtesy
and kindness shown to them at all
times by him. Vic's name will fall
from the tongue Of his co-workers
and admirers in all sections of our
common country. He is a product
of Madisonville, having been born
and lived here all his life. His hob
by is shipcraft, and what he does not
know about his chosen profession is
not worth knowing. He is the hap
py father of quite a large family.
and one of them is the versatile and
irrepressible Nose, who, like his
father, possesses rare gifts OF car
pentry.
Mr.. Louis Stockfleth, Emergency
Fleet Corporation Plant Guard Mar
shall of the Jahncke shipyard, famil-
iarly called 'fRed Sweater Bully"
left for New Orleans Friday March
%, to swear allegiance to Elkdom,
ride billy, climb a greasy pole, take
his obligations and perform other
fantastic tricks. Louis is one of
these innocuous fellows who never
falls into a state of desuetude;- happy
and gay as a lark, with his ears al
ways to the ground at the listening
post. Now that he has passed the
black-ball committee with flying col
ors and full steam ahead, his brother
Elks will wonder why he ran at large
so long. He is Of gingerly tempera-
ment and it goes without saying that
he will transfer such of it into his
brother Elks as will make them think
that theirs is a VesuVian organiza-
ton. BE patient, dear Elks, and
you'll discover that you have lassoed
the Big Buck Elk, the finest speciv
men of his herd, leading his species
in all the glory Of the faith, looking
to the everlasting moral, physical
and intellectual advancement of his
Elkdom.
Mrs. Geo. F. Williams, manager
of the Ideal Drug Store, is an ideal
istic personality and her charming
disposition is certainly appreciated,
if one is to judge by the number Of
persons visiting her place Of busi-
ness. 1t is truly said that any per-
son can go into business, provided
they have the dough, but, on the
other hand, every person does not
meet with the same success. Why?
Because one is a crouch the public
will not patronize, and the other an
optimist the public loves to trade
with. The Ideal Drug Store has a
miscellaneous supply Of toilet arti-
cles, magazines, medicines, cigars,
cigarettes, candies; ETC., and The
Farmer is on sale there every Sat
urday. The public can always de-
pend upon prompt and pleasant ser
vice at the hands of Mrs. Williams
and Mr.. Lopez. Mr.. Lopez is care
full and experienced preseriptionist,
having piled his vocation in New Or
leans for a number of years.