The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1920-08-14
Hammond The farmers in this 10

! was never better and that the yfeit
viii be heavy, sugar can and sweet Pc
tatoes are doing nicely. and what lii
tie cotton that has been planted vii
no doubt be a total loss as the bof
weeWl is worse than ever encounter
ed here. There is great complaint o
lack of labor and many farmers repOr
that there il barely enough obtainabl'
TO carry on the simplest operations
The wages paid are high and the
workers only want to put in eigh
hours.
Slidell.-The Slidell High Schoo
faculty for the session of 1920-2l, as
announced by the ST. Tammany Par
ish School Board, is as follows 7. II
McAfee, principal; Miss l.. Magnolia
| Thorn, Miss Emma M. Booth, Miss M
! Eleanor Thorn, Mrs. Adelia Miller
Miss Emma M. Robb, Miss Bessie Nc
Knight Mrs. Ed Kennedy, Miss Alma
/ Frederick, Miss Viola Keller, Miss
I May Cornell, Miss Ruth William, Miss
Ethel Peterson, Miss Helena Durham.
Miss Leah Comfort, Miss Mary Loud
erbough, Miss Nina Hardesty, Miss
Eva Matthews.
Alexandria, Surgeon w H. Bald
win has assumed charge of the Unit
I'd States Public Health Station al
Camp Stafford. succeeding Surgeon
W. c. Billings, who is leaving for 9th
o. fields of endeayor. Major Baldwin
states that the institution, under the
excellent management of Major Bill
hngs, has been built up to the point
where It ranks among the best in the
service, Major and Mrs Billings have
been here for the past year, and will
go from here to Washington.
Slidell-The Birmingham Graphite
Company has awarded the contract for
the erection Of two of the buildings Of
its new plant In Slidell, and has the
plans and specifications ready for
third building. The plans were exc
cuted by Charles jenkins, architect,
of Covington, and the contract has
been awarded to Paul Mendow, OF
Covington. The work will be rushed
and the third building will be con
tracted for shortly.
Estherwood.-A noted case here
abouts, that of Mrs. Todile Fontenot
against Mayo Broussaid, to prove
rights of ownership Of a cow eight
years old which strayed on the farm
of Joe Broussard of Midland, was
heard recently by local magistrate,
decision being rendered in favor Of
Mrs Fontenot. Mr.. Broussard made
bond and took an appeal to the Dis
trict Court.
Alexandria. - A case involving a
complaint Of Alexandra shippers rel
atlve to express service in and out OF
Alexandria was called for hearing be-
fore the state railroad commission In
ger G. NJ Nesom Of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce will appear be-
fore the commission in the interest OF
the local shippers.
Morgan City.-The Oyster Shells
Products Corporation, with Arthur
Alderman, president, of New York, e.
+. Clark, vice president, and Alfred
Mead. secretary treasurer, both OF
La. have decided to To- I
cate their plant in Berwick. opposite I
Morgan City.
Pointe la Hatche.-Maurice Co
Tomb, who is cultivating the Braith-
waite Plantation in rice, was arraign-
ed in the District Court on an infor.
nation for flooding the shell road in
District No. ], while irrigating his
rice field. He pleaded guilty through
his lawyer and was fined $780,
Baton Rouge.-Some time this week
mas been spent in trying to organize
Zach ward into fair district. reports
It. Houston, agent in Richland par
sh. 1t is the purpose to use these
air organizations as permanent com
nunity clubs. Quite bit of interest
has been shown.
Baton Rouge.-Poisoning demon.
STATIONS on boil weevil control, to
.ether with spacing demonstrations In
10Th cotton and corn, havebeen ar
'anged for in each ward Of the parish,
eports b. M. Jackson. agent in
)uachita. These demonstrations are
centrally located.
Baton Rouge. Demonstrations in
'ecan budding have proved OF much
interest to farmers, writes H. H. Hes
er, agent in Red River parish Plans
or home orchards have also been out
ined to those who desired to make q
tart in fruit growing.
Pointe a La Hache.--A l.. Pourcian,
arish superintendent of education.
viil hold an examination for teachers
4 all white schools on August 2 or s.
he parish has given for school pur-
oses three mills which will permit
( paying better salaries this year.
Baton R0uge.-Interest in beekeep-
ag is very strong among farmers and
theirs, reports indicate. One day re-
emily word was passed that there
vas modern beehive to be seen in
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