The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-12-17

club members recently, writes c. c.
Brown, assistant agent in Webster
parish.
Gretna-The police jury of Jefferson
parish will hold a regular meeting in
the near future, while the finance
committee will meet one day earlier.
The meetings were delayed because of
the regular meeting date falling on the
first Of the month
Ruston. - According to an an
nouncement received from District
Manager c. E. Woolman of the Louis.
lana State University, Extension De-
partment for North Louisiana, the
next meeting of the North Louisiana
county farm agents will be held at
Ruston in the near future.
Ruston.-The Ruston Chamber Of
Commerce has been selected as meet
ing place for the convention for both
day and evening sessions. The meet
ing for Tuesday evening will be at the
same time as the membership meet
ing of the Ruston Chamber of Com
merce.
Pioneer.-The ginners' report shows
that up to November IA there had
been ginned throughout the parish s..
400 bales of cotton against $3.50 to the
same date last year. The acreage will
be cut more than one-third next year,
it is predicted, because of the poor re-
turns.
University Station, Baton Rouge. -
twenty-five registered hogs, all
brought into the parish for club mem.
bers, were exhibited at the Franklin
Parish Fair, writes w. A. Owens, farm
demonstration agent. Many other farm
and home agents over the state report
godo gains made.
University Station.-Veivet beans
have been grown for four successive
years by some of the club boys and
have become a part of the regular
cropping system in these communities,
reports E. w. Jones, assistant agent in
Caddo parish. The velvet bean crop is
exceptionally good this year.
University Station.-DeSoto parish
club members won first place at the
Louisiana State Fair, won first place
| In the poultry contest, first in the
dairy contest, reports Mrs. Lillian
Stille, home agent. A Jersey cow was
awarded to the girl winning the dairy
contest.
University Station.-Club members
will be required to have record books
brought up-to-date at each monthly
meeting, writes M. N. Stafford, agent
in Jefferson Davis parish Club work
will be carried on in some of the small
Ter schools located near schools witt
! organized clubs.
Gretna-The committee of nine
named by the police jury to investi
gate the finances of the street railway
companies across the river, who have
applied for permission to raise the
car fare, will resume sessions soon
when the books will be examined al
the companies office in Algiers.
University Station. = Schools a
Yellow Pine, Adamss Andrew Chape
and Heflin were visited recently fol
the purpose of recognizing the boy:
and girls clubs, reports Mrs. Julis
Cooksey, home agent in Webster par
ish. The attitude of the teachers wal
all that could be desired, and from
sixteen to twenty children took en-
rollment cards at each school.
Lafayette. - Lafayette's tourist
season is on in full blast, and the cit.
streets are presenting a much bright
er appearance as a result. Mayo
Mouton has ordered the police depart
ment to gather thin in as fast as the,
pile of the box cars, and every morn
ing the roundup at City Court is fror
six to ten strong. In default of tn
usual Ave or fve," they take thei
tools and go to work on the streets
1t is helping to solve the labor prot
lem.
Arcadia.-Hog killing time is a
hand for the local farmers and larg
number of porkers are being slaugt
tered during the present dry, col
spell. Generally, hogs are in fin
shape, due to the fact that the counrr
raised an abundance of feedstuff I
) this section. and doubtless every farm
er will have enough meat u furnis
his own larder-and then some. Mos
Of the hogs raised here are Duroc Je
: seys.
/ Lafayette. who have o.
: casion to use the Southern Nations
: Highway, the Old Spanish Trail, wi
J. be pleased to know that the notoriou
8 bog between Lafayette and Rayn
:. known as mo Mans Land" has bee
+ obliterated. The police juror for tn
, Second Ward in Arcadia parish,
t whose jurisdiction the bog existe
: took teams and men to the spot Sc
: eral days ago and with the aid Of
q - ,1r%bod o,1k oil fba 11,rfp Iz1n