The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-05-29


there was no objection to the project
on the part of the citizens in that
section and granted permission to F@2
electric company to lay the tracks.
Alexandria. - Graduating exercises
Of Bolton High School will take place
at the City Park auditorium on May
q. Colonel A. T. Prescott of Louis.
lana State University will deliver the
commencement address and J. W.
Bolton, president of the parish school
board, will deliver the diplomas to the
graduates, of which there are forty
foVE
Baton Rouge. - The city's suit 10
to get possession Of the north end OF
St. Hipolite street, the block between
University Walk and Boyd avenue.
This property had been used as pub
lie thoroughfare for thirty years un'
til Hart and Cross closed the street
two years ago. The street had been
filled in and plans were made to erect
residences on the lot.
Pointe la Hache.-The new Dun
bar & Dukate shrimp factory at Myrtle
Grove Canal is canning large quan1i-
ties of deep sea shrimp, which are
very plentiful. The company is plan
ming putting In an oyster-Canning ad-
dition to the factory. The cucumber
crop on the Lower Coast is moving
freely to the Northern markets, sell
ing for $40 per crate.
New Roads.-At a meeting OF the
| Democratic executive committee OF
the parish of Pointe Coupee j. P. Cos
serand was selected chairman and J.
H. Morrison, vice chairman and +.
Eucher Decuir, secretary. Fifty-three
delegates, including Governor-elect
Parker, were selected to cast the par
ish as a unit at the convention to be
held in Baton Rouge.
Hammond.-The last two cars of the
1920 strawberry crop have been ship
per from Hammond, the fruit bringing
SO per crate. While there are berries
in the fields, they will not stand ship
ping, but are being disposed Of at the
preserving plants, which are now pay
ing Is cents per pound, giving good
return to the farmer, who saves the
expense Of packing and cost OF crate
Pointe la HaCne.-At public auc
ton here the sheriff sold the sugar
factory and FIVE arpents of land or
which the plant Is located, belonging
to the PlaQuemines Sugar Company
Inc, owner OF the Stella Plantation
Ernest Loeb of New Orleans purchas
ed the factory and right-of-way on thu
r river front for $4,000.
Hammond-With the milk strike
nearing its second week a price set
Element seems as far of as ever, will
the bulk Of the milk producers stand
ing by their guns. D. A. DaltOp
dairyman Of Ponchatoula, was here al
ranging for the shipment Of skim mil
to some of the charitable institution
= in New Orleans.
: Baton Rouge. - The appropriation
suits of the city against T. Jones Cros
and Robert Hart will be heard soor
All of the witnesses have been sun
moned by Sheriff Day and fortyeign
Jurors have been selected. Twent!
Il four Jurors will be used in each case.
d Amite.-At the meeting of the Tai
r gipahoa parish school board here r.
'e Gently, that body passed resolutio
10 appropriating $3.50 for the purpose
a. defraying the expenses Of one youn
t. man on the state agricultural tour
the Northern and Western States.
If Baton Rouge-Hotels and boardin
lie houses In Louisiana will not be ALLOW
n ed to boost their rates any time the
n see fit il a bill to be introduced IN Il
rs Legislature by Senator ]. r. Dome
geaux of Lafayette is passed.
IN Thibodaux. - The Thibodaux-L
d. fourche Association Of Commert
1T adopted a resolution endorsing Il
n proposed 3-mill school maintenance Il
n that the property taxpayers Of L
st fourche parish will vote upon May !
The organization pledged itself to
its utmost In having the tax carry.
If Thibodaux.-Moses George, loo
ne jeweler, purchased from Mrs. T. T. R
is boul of New Orleans what Is known
the old Harvey property, near the II
bodaux Ice Factory.
ps PlaQuemine. - The continued d
er weathe ris causing some worry to t
TO truck and farm growers OF this Sc
ton. However, the blackberry crop
good.
be
mt Shreveport-The Gladys Belle {
'rk Company completed its Feathersto
go No. in section 2O-21-7 lowing 40
barrels from the Shallow Sand at IA
49,. feet.
asst Shreveport.-The White OIL Corr
ale ration has finally completed Wheat
yet 4, section 23-21-S which bridged ov
flowing l,1OO barrels from 1,4OO fee
net Monroe,-A check for 500 was
nat nnivad hu the Mnnrna fire danartrn