The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-12-25
Morgan City.-The three banks here
paid out approximately $4,000 In
Christmas saving recently.

Morgan City.-The Elks Lodge Of
Morgan City, will give the poor chill
dren Of this city Christmas tree on
Christmas eve. Several hundred dol
lars of presents will be distributed.
Pointe a la Hache.-The weekly
Protector has resumed publication at
its Office here after lapse Of two
years 1t is under the management
of A. I.4afrance, who was for ten years
its former editor and publisher.
Plaquemine. The civic league of
the town of Plaquemine will provide
none to assist the league In its work
b holding bazaar. The league in
bod called upon DR.. r. C. Caliateau,
candidate for mayor, endorsed his can.
didacy and assured him of their sup
port.
Alexandria.-The safe in the of.
fee Of the Meeker Sugar Refinery at
Meeker, near here, was opened and
robbed Sunda ynight Of approximate
ly $500. The sheriffss office was in
formed Immediately. 1t is supposed
that the safe had been left unlocked
andthe thief had no trouble in open
ing it.
Franklin.-Bishop Partridge of the
Episcopal diocese Of West Missouri
preached twice at the st. Mary Epis-
copal Church recently. A large con-
gregation greeted the bishop at both
services and his message was we'll
received. Rev. Mr.. Gault, local rector,
assisted in the services.
Monroe.-The Sixth District Court,
which VS. delaed fort days by the
quashing the grand jury, will be con-
Vened in Monroe soon. Judge Fred
NJ. Odom of Bastrop will be on the
bench. Large numbers of important
criminal and civil cases will be tried
at this term.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. w. S.
Lafargue has notified all the public
school teachers of the parish that
the yare to close their respective
schools December %, to remain clos
ed until January 8, SO as to permit
the teachers andthe pupils to enjoy
the Christmas holidays.
Thibodaux.--The Lafourche Trans.
fer Company, having met with great
success in running line of auto
buses between Thibodaux and DON
aldsonville, has also started to operate
line between Thibodaux and Houma,
and there is some talk of the COM
pany starting a line between Thibo.
daux and New Orleans via Bayou Des
| AllemandS.
Monroe. Robbers are believed to
have set fire to the home of John
Adams on Lovers Lane in the south
ern part Of Monroe. The Adams home
was destroed, together with most Of
the contents. Members of the Adams
famil were away at the time of the
fire, and a theory advanced is that
robbers looted the house and then set
! it afre to hide their work. The loss
is $4,000 with some insurance.
Pioneer.-A $4,000 issue of school
bonds was voted at special election
in West Carroll parish. The bonds,
which we're voted in the Eighth Dis
trict, will run fer twenty years, and
bear interest at the rate Of per cent.
They will be issued at once and put
on the market as the increased tax
ordinance has already been passed. 1t
IS expected the issue will be sub
scribed locally.
| Bogalusa.-At a special meeting OF
the board of directors of the Cham
Der of Commerce Of Bogalusa, held at
Pine Tree Inn. at which G. A. Stair, OF
the Cumberland Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, was the invited guest,
he presented facts about telephone
conditions in Louisiana. The chamber
passed resolutions unanimously rec
ommending to the Railroad Commits
sion of Louisiana that the proposed In
crease in rates be allowed.
Thibodaux-This week, it is belieV-
ed, will see the conclusion of the
grinding season at practically all Of
the sugar houses in this parish, the
campaign being one of the shortest
on record.
Thibodaux.-T campaign in Thi-
bodaux In behalf Of the Louisiana An
ti-Tuberculosis League will begin next
Sunday, young women being selected
to solicit for the fund and booths be.
ing erected near the postoffce and the
Grand Theater to get contributions.
Franklin. "A part of engineers tour.
ing this section of Louisiana visited
Franklin recently. They were met at
the Southern Pacific railroad station