The St. Mary banner., 1920-03-06

St. Martin parish met here last week
and passed resolutions petitiontns
the State Highway Department for
state aid and supervisors and for
federal aid in the construction OF the
Lafayette New Iberia highway along
the Southern Pacific railroad main
line from Burke station connecting
with the Lafayette gravel road near
Billaud Refinery.
Alexandria,. E. Oliver, who for
several years was manager OF aslocal
printing establishment and who re-
Gently returned from overseas, where
he spent a year in the service OF the
Y. NJ c. A, has been chosen as busi-
ness manager Of the Louisiana Col
lege In Pinevile, and will look after
the financial affairs of the institution.
This position has just been created.
Automatically D. Coleman, traf-
fic manager Of the Alexandria Cham
Der OF Commerce, left for New Or
leans to attend the hearing before the
Interstate Commerce Commission on
He will also attend a conference Of
the Natchez rate case and shipping
representative Louisiana shippers at
the Board of Trade rooms
Natchitoches.-Miss Edith Grazing
er, Y. w. c. a. worker, who served
in France, gave a lecture at the Bap-
tist Church in the interest Of the as
sociation. She told of the activities
of the Y. w. C. a. during the war and
the possibilities for further usefulness
among young women of America, es-
pecially those who are earning their
own way.
Natchitoches.-The Black Lake Oil
Company has made a location in sec
ton 10, township 10, range 6, this
parish, and it's derrick will be complet-
ed in about ten days. All materials
are on the ground and drilling will
begin at once. All citizens as we'll as
oil prospectors are much interested
and the progress of his we'll will be
closely watched
Donaldsonville - Every available
acre of rice land in this section has
been rented and is now being plow-
ed preparatory to being planted In
rice. Bayou Lafourche will have the
largest acreage of rice planted in its
history, and the prospects are that
the rice crop in the parish will be
the largest ever harvested.
OpelOusas.-After many delays the
monument Of the veterans of the
Confederacy and the world war have
arrived and the two shafts are be-
ing placed in position on the Court
Square. The local camp of Confed-
crate veterans will prepare a pro-
gram for the unveiling Of their mon
ument.
Monroe.-Wiring, metering and
piping so .many new houses built too
late to be placed on the 1919 tax
rolls has put the town of West Mon
roe to such an expense, II is claim
ed, that it has been found necessary
to increase the rates for electric cur
rent.
Opelousas-Bonds of Road District
No of the Fifth Ward to the amount
of $4,000 and the issue Of $500 by
the Third Ward District of the Third
Ward were purchased by the three
banks of Opelousas, Planters Bank
and Trust Company, ST. Landry Bank
and Trust Co., and the Opelousas Ma
tional.
Opelousas-The police jury at its
session recently authorized an appro- |
priation Of $500 for defraying the ex-
penses of two boys from St. Landry |
parish on the trip promoted by Su- |
perintendent Of Education Harris to /
the farms and experiment stations Of 7
the states of the Middle West.
Alexandria.-The establishment Of .
Hustmyre Brothers was entered by a |
thief who stole goods worth $3.50. |
Entrance was effected from the rear.
The articles stolen consisted of flour,
cigarettes and tobacco. The thief |
made his exit through the front door,
which was left open.
Donaldsonvile.-Th case of JOS
eph Gonzales vs.. H. A. Morgan and
T. S. Vickers, contesting the nomi-
nation Of the latter to the office of
representative from this parish,
which was decided in favor of the de-
endants, has been appealed to the
Circuit Court of Appeals.
Monroe.-E. Jack Selig has purchas-