The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-04-24

Will LuO rUuHudLIOH OOLupdny VI AVG"
York for the construction of water
works and electric light and power
plant and the installation Of necessary
machinery has been passed by the
Commission Council here. The cost Of
the work will be paid out OF the pro-
ceeds of $1,450,00O improvement bonds
voted last November. 1t is believed
work on the plant will be started soon
and completed in one hundred days.
Pointe la Hache.-LeOn M. FayrOt,
supervisor of rural schools, and the
pash superintendent of public schools,
A. L. PorCeau, addressed a large ed
uCatiOn meeting Of negro citizens. ana
it was decided that here should be
built in he two wards Of this parish,
the First and Second, three Roseer-
Wald fund schools for the negroes anil
$500 for such schools are to be raised
by the patrons.
Observation-Disclosures work on the
three additional school buildings to
be built by the City Hall, will be start
ed this week and the buildings fin.
ished by the beginning of the bond
market, which prevented the city from
dispoSing of its Improvement bond
issue, has delayed the building pro-
gram, but it is now said that arrange
ments to finance the school construc-
ton have been made. The buildings
will cost $250,000.
COlfaX.-An aIrplane arrived from
Alexandria and landed in Capt. C. H.
TeaIs pasture just north of town. A
ride was given ]. H. McNeeley, and
others who went up in he machine
during he day were Ivy and Ludlow
McNeely L. B. Gay, S. ]. Simmons,
Garland Dean and Misses Vivian and
Bernice McNeely, Myrtle Duffey,
Louise LaCroix, Lily Belle Goodwin
and Will LaCrOix and Will Brownlee.
Colfax-At a meeting Of the Grant
parish members Of the Jefferson High
way Club resolution was unanimous.
ly adopted thanking Duncan Buie,
chief Of the State highway department,
for his good will and assistance in for.
Warding work on the highways of this
parish, in the building of which he has
rendered valuable help.
ConVent.-EdWin S. Broussard, can
didate for the United States Senate,
arrived at Convent Friday and spent
Saturday at the courthouse, meeting
friends. He left during the day to
visit Lutcher, Gramercy and the lower
end of St. James. While in Convent,
Mr.. Broussard was the guest of ex-
Sheriff Louis LIE Bourgeois.
Norwood. - The Norwood High
School, Friday afternoon, played the
Centreville (Miss.) team in Centre.
will, losing the game by a score Of %
to 8. After the boys game the Nor
wood girls defeated the Centreville
girls by score Of II to 4, leaving the
honors evenly divided between the
two towns.
Baton Rouge.-Joe Bias suffered q
broken leg Sunday in a collision be-
tween his motorcycle and an automo-
bile driven by F. l.. Faimer, manager
of the Crawford, Jenkins and Booth
Motor Company. The accident &C.
Cured at the corner of Pike and Main
streets, and is said to have been un-
avoilable.
Colfax-At the meeting of the Col.
fax Chamber Of Commerce it was de-
cided that May Day should be cele-
brated by extending invitations to the
people of several adjoining commune
ties to be guests of the town.
NorWOod.-WOrk has been unuer
way on the new high school building
here for the past two weeks. This
building when completed will be one
of the finest school buildings in this
parish costing around $4,000.
Ruston. - The place was visited by
a severe storm of rain and hail. It
is estimated z inches of water fell.
Washout prevented the, arrival Of
trains from the North, South and
East.
Baton Riuge.-Clifford Fahey, who
was recently released from Jail in
New Orleans, is being held for the
Baton Rouge authorities on the charge
of breaking and entering the home of
Mrs Prudence lie Seur on Church
street one year ago. He will be brought
to Baton Rouge Immediately for trial.
Franklin. -Charenton Shell Beach
on Grand Lake, about ten miles from
this city, was opened last Sunday for
the season. Dancing, boating and
bathing will be the chief attractions,
An automobile transfer line connects
this city with the resort.
Norwood.-The truck crops in this
section Of the country are in fine
shape. Small shipments of peas have
been made The tomatoes and beans
are both in excellent condition. The
acreage shows considerable increase
over last year.
Baton Rouge.-Whether the young
men stvAants Of Louisiana State Uni
versity shall wear overalls or con-
Time IN hear tha burden oP fha hicb