The Donaldsonville chief., 1920-10-23
Burnside Notes.

panied by their three sons. attended
the closing day of the Florida
Parishes Fair at Hammond last Sat
urday, making the trip in their car
While in Hammond they were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Horace w
Green.
Now that the American Sugar Re-
finery has fixed the price of granula"
ted sugar at II cents, its allies, the
''me too plants, such as the Hender-
son, Godchaux, Colonial Sugars, ETC.,
can resume operations. All have
been on vacation, waiting for their
| I" masters voice.
| The south will continue to vote as
| 1T has for the past fifty years-solidly
| Democratic, giving Governor Cox l61
electoral votes. 1t will require llo
more to elect by one majority.
Ascension in the past 20 years mas
! had fierce political conflicts, first. the
| Democrats had strong vlr1le Repub"
lican Lilly White party to combat.
Since 1904, factional war has been
fought within the party every four
wears. The conference OF the Two
| factions effected compromise by the
selection of two of the best men that
the voters of the parish can and will
send as delegates to the constitutional
convention: The first harmonious
note in the politics of the parish was
sounded when Picard and Weber were
agreed upon as delegates. This is in
lline with the advice given by Gov.
Parker in a recent letter to me, in
which he said: "The main thing is
that we need a new constitution and
we are offered the chance to get
good one if the people will elect the
very best men as delegates" Ascen-
sion having selected 'the best" let
us elect them. Sagacity prompts us
to do so.
The movement of negro laborers
of both sexes has begun. They come
from East Baton Rouge and the
Felicianas, and Amite, Wilkinson and
Franklin counties Mississippi. For
the past twenty-five years they have
been passing through here on their
way to Assumption, Lafourche and
Terrebonne parish sugar plantations.
Eleven wears ago, in October, 1903,
the writer collected fare of 25 cents
for the Steamer Virgie, form 1850,
Iton a Sunday The boat made her
four regular and four extra trips that
dav to transport them to Donaldson
vile IN those days the humble
tractable, hardworking negro laborers
we're known as 'quilts and boil Vice.
wills Quilts because all OF their per-
sonal effects were wrapped IN one ana
boil weevil on account OF the rum
inflicted in the cotton country by thaG
insect. What shall we call them TO-
Aav? Since then we have had world,
war. and it is still on. Millionalres
have multiplied, and all the poor peo-
ple feel rich now, but none are enjoy
ing general prosperity" more than
the negroes. The men on their way
to the cane fields are wearing Wen
tailored and we'll pressed clothes;
velour hats and $l2 to $l4 shoes
and all smoking high-priced cigars.
The women-the cane cutters-are
earbed in silk, satin and serge goods;
wear hats and shoes of the best makes,
their faces smeared with white or pink
powder, and nearly all have gold
watches and bracelets and many gold.
mounted eyeglasses. Both men ana
women have trunks following them
and all carry new suit cases. Can
Won heat it," The writer heard
negro say to another. Boy! don't
YOU know Reb time has passed" no
wonder.
Claiborne's Orchestra Compiimented.
Claiborne Williams orchestra OF
This city furnished music for grand
dance given at the Elks' Home at
Bogalusa recently, and on a hand Dill I
advertising the event the band was
referred to as follows: Greatest bana
in southland The Claiborne Williams
band of Donaldsonville, La, known
as the best jazz band in America, have
been secured to furnish music for the
big dance, Elks' Home, Monday
evening Oct. Is. Proceeds go 70
fund to make the needy Of Bogalusa @
happy on Christmas day" Right you
are, Brother Elks, in expressing your
selves thus The people here beileye
likewise of this famous colored banu.
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses
were issued by the clerk OF court
this week
Edwy Landry to Miss Beatrice
Landry.
Colored.
Alfred johnson to Jane Wilson
Johnson.
Robert Taylor to Evelyn Martin. @
Jesse Williams to Dora Vileor.
Sylvester Smith to Frances Hobafe.
Oscar West to Isabella Harris.
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