The St. Mary banner., 1920-08-28

NatchitOChes-A letter from Major
General Lansing H Beach, chief VI
engineers, to the Chamber of Com
merce, states that Major Harrell. the
district engineer OF Eicksburg, has
made an inspection OF the banks Of
Red river in the vicinity of the Grand
EcOre bridge as requested by the
chamber. He reports no danger OF the
river making a cutoff and rendering
the bridge useless. He points out that
while the banks, two miles upstream.
have been caving for several years
the rate is neither excessive nor
alarming, while the point Of caving
down and the caving has been fol
lowed by a forming sandbar.
Natchitoches - Natchitoches parish
will be represented at the boys and
girls short course in Baton Rouge by
Miss Aggie Sanders OF Provencal in
the dairy department. She also will
enter the canning and thridyear gar
dening contests. She has completed
her third years work and passed all
tests sent out by the state office.
Two other girls. Misses Bette Stoker
and Esther Foster Of Provencal, made
such good records that their parents
will pay half of the expenses neces-
sary for them to attend the short
course, instead of having only one
selected by judges. Aubrey Box OF
Marthaville, who raised 101 White
Leghorns out of 108, will represent
the poultry department.
Monroe.-Sufficient corn, peas, meat
and feedstuIf for all the needs Of the
institution will be produced on the
farms of the Louisiana Training Insti
tute this year, according to w. j. Gill.
superintendent All crops, including
cotton, are in fine condition and were
are sent there from all parts Of the
state. Inadequate appropriations and
lack of facilities for properly conduct
ing the institute have hampered the
work in the past, but this condition
will soon be relieved by the compile
tion of large two-story brick dor
mitory and increased appropriations
by the state.
MOnroe.-Gins, congresses and Oil
mills in Monroe have about completed
the annual overhauling and enlarging
of their plants and are making prep
arations to handle one of the biggest
cotton crops raised in this section In
many years. While a great amount of
cotton land lies idle this year on
account of high water at planting time,
most of the cotton cultivated is in good
condition. Farmers in town recently
report very little damage from boil
weevils
Alexandria. - The Rapides Parish
Livestock Association, of which 8. w.
Harris is president, and H. S. Bur
rows, secretary, held a meeting recent
ly and adopted a resolution, memorial.
izing the State Livestock Sanitary
tion in enforcing the quarantine
against the adjoining parishes. The as
sociation also pledges its support to
Dr. Lent, federal tick inspector for Rat
pides parish, for the enforcement Of
the cattle dipping law.
Vaudeville. = Chief Engineer Buck
of the Great Southern Lumber Com.
pany of Bogalusa will arrive in Man
deville soon and in company with
George E. Refine will investigate the
navigation and harbor possibilities of
Bayou Castaing. The aid in the de-
velopment of Mandeville's pet project,
the dredging of Castaing, it is said
Plaucheville-Ah heavy rain fell this
week, damaging the cotton crop still
more. The corn crop is the best in
many years. Agents of the American
Cotton Association will address the
farmers.
Duetor ,>loptoro of ooo-