Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1920-08-12


are doing senae damage, ere ceia
WAS never better and that hs
viii be heavy sugar can ana
tatoeH are doing nicely. and what
tie cotton that has beeh PLANTED
no doubt bs total loss as the Mi
weeFu Is worse than ever encaun
ed here. There is great Complaint
lack Of labor and many farmers reoe
that there is barely enougn obtain
to carry on the simplest Operation
The wages paid are high and
workers only want to put "a shl
hours.
Siidell.-The sIideIl High schoc
faculty for the session OF 1o20-2i
announced BY the st. Tammany Par
ish School Board, is as follows: i. 81
McAfee, principal; Miss Il. Magnolsa
Thorn, Miss Emma M. Booth, Miss
Eleanor Thorn, Mrs Adelia Miller
Miss Emma NJ Robb, MSS Bessie Nc
knight, Mrs. Ed Kennedy, Miss Aims
Frederick, Miss Viola Keller, Miss
May Cornell, Miss Ruth William, Miss
Ethel Peterson, Miss Helena Dunham
Miss Leah Comfort, Miss Mary Loud
erbough, Miss Nina Hardestx, Miss
Eva Matthews.
Alexandria. Surgeon W n Bald.
WIN has assumed char ia Ulit
ed States Public He5 n
Camp Stafford, sue
w. G. Billings, WHO IS
er fields Of endeavar MI
states that the institu
excellent management
liHgs, has been built I'll .s point
where it ranks among tbs 5ast In Che
service, Major and Mrs Billings have
been here for the past year, and win
go from here to Washington.
Siidell.-The Birmingham Craphfta
Company has awarded the contract fox
the erection of two Of the buildings at
its new plant in Siideil, and has the
plans and specifications ready for
third building. The pIEns were eKns
cuted by Charles JenliMs, archita0l
Of Covingt0n, and the contract has
been awarded to Paul MendoW, sg
Cevington. The work win be rushed
and the third building will Be- cor
tTacted for shortly.
Esthsrwood. "A noted case horas
abOuts. that OF Mrs. Todfle Fontenes
against Mayo Rroussard, to prove
rights Of ownership OF coW aa9hk
years old which stpavod On Tie farza
Of Joe Brouasard ct Midland, was
heard recently By LEGAL magistrate.
a decision being rendered IA favor *
Mrs. Fohtenet. Mr.. BFoussard made
bend and took an appeal to the Dis
trict Court.
Alexandria. - A case involving
complaint sf Alexandria shippers ral-
alive to express service ia and out 81
Alexandria was called for hearing boz
fore the state railroad commission s.
Baton Rouge recently. Trafhc Mana
ger c. NJ Nesom Of the Alezandrla
Chamber Of COmmesce will appear be-
fore the commission IN the interest IS
the Iscai shippers.
Morgan City-The Oyster Shells
Products Corporation, with Arthur
Alderman, president. OF New York, q.
F. Clark. vice president, and Alfred
Mead. secretary treasurer, both o.
Alexandria. La. have decided to To-
cate their plant in Berwick, opposite
Morgan City.
Pointe la Hatche. Maurice Co
lomb, who is cultivating the Braith-
waite Plantation Ia rice, was arraign-
ed in the District Court GA an infor.
nation for flooding che she'll road a
District No, 1, while IITigating his
rice field. He pleaded guilty through
his lawyer and was Rned $780,
Baton Rouge. Some time this week
has been spent in trying TO organize
each ward into a fair district. reports
A. F. Houston. agent in Richland par
ish. It is the purpose to use these
fair organizations as permanent com
munity clubs. Quite bit Of interest
has been shown.
Baton Rouge Poisoning demon
strations on boil weevil control, To-
gether with spacing demonstrations 81
both cotton and corn, havebeen ar
ranged for in each ward OF the parish,
reports B. M Jackson. agent il
Ouachita- These demonstrations are
centrally located.
Baton Rouge = Demonstrations 81
pecan budding have proved OF much
interest to farmers, writes H. H. Hes
ter agent in Red River parish. Plans
for home orchards have also been out
lined to those who desired to make .
start in fruit growing.
Pointe a la Hache.-A. L. Pourcian.
parish superintendent Of education.
will hold an examination for teachers
of all white schools on August 2 or 8.
The parish has given for school pur-
poses three mills which viii permit
Of paying better salaries this wear