The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-08-06

Hammond-The farmers in this To-
cality report that while the daily rains
are doing some damage, the corn crop
was never better and that the yield
will be heavy, sugar can and sweet po
tatoes are doing nicely, and what lit
tie cotton that has been planted will
no doubt be a total loss as the boil
weevil is worse than ever encounter
ed here. There is great complaint OF
lack of labor and many farmers report
that there is barely enough obtainable
to carry on the simplest operations.
The wages paid are high and the
workers only want to put in eight
hours.
Slidell.-The Slidell High School
faculty for the session of 1920-2l, as
announced by the St Tammany Par
ish School Board, is as follows: T. H.
McAfee, principal; Miss l.. Magnolia
Thorn, Miss Emma NJ. Booth, Miss M,
Eleanor Thorn, Mrs. Adelia Miller,
Miss Emma NJ. Robb, Miss Bessie Nc
knight. Mrs Ed Kennedy, Miss Alma
Frederick, Miss Viola Keller, Miss
May Connell, Miss Ruth William, Miss
Ethel Peterson, Miss Helena Durham.
Miss Leah Comfort Miss Mary Loud
erbough, Miss Nina Hardesty, Miss
Eva Matthews.
Alexandria.-Su Surgeon w. H. Bald
hor cd oh Of 10
ed States Public Health Station at
Camp Stafford, succeeding Surgeon
W. G. Billings, who is leaving for 9th
err fields of endeavor Major Baldwin
states that the institution, under the
excellent management of Major Bill
lings, has been built up to the point
where it ranks among the best in the
service, Major and Mrs. Billings have
been here for the past year, and will
go from here to Washington.
Slidell.-The Birmingham Graphite
| Company has awarded the contract for
/ the erection of two of the buildings Of
/ its new plant in Slidell, and has the
plans and specifications ready for a
third building. The plans were exc
cuted by Charles Jenkins, architect.
of Covington, and the contract has
been awarded to Paul Mendow, OF
| Covington. The work will be rushed
and the, third building will be con-
tracted for shortly.
Estherwood.-A noted case here
4 abouts, that of Mrs. Todile FOntenot
| against Mayo Broussald. to prove
4 rights of ownership of cow eight
years old which strayed on the farm
! of Joe Broussard of Midland. was
heard recently by a local magistrate,
a decision being rendered in favor of
! Mrs. Fontenot. Mr. Broussard made
bond and took an appeal to the Dis
trict Court
Alexandria. - A case involving a
complaint of Alexandria shippers rel
alive to express service in and out OF
! Alexandria was called for hearing be-
fore the state railroad commission IN
! Baton Rouge recently. Traffic Mana
ger C. n Nesom of the Alexandria
Chamber of Commerce will appear be,
fore the commission in the interest OF
the local shippers.
Morgan City.-The Oyster Shells
Products Corporation, with Arthur
Alderman, president, of New York. E.
F. Clark, vice president, and Alfred
Mead. secretary treasurer, both OF
Alexandria, La. have decided to 10
cate their plant in Berwick, opposite
Morgan City.
Pointe a la Hatche.-Maurice Co
lomb, who is cultivating the Braith
waite Plantation in rice, was arraign
ed in the District Court on an infor
nation for flooding the shell road II
District No. 1, while irrigating his
rice field. He pleaded guilty through
his lawyer and was fined 800.
Baton Troublesome time this week
has been spent in trying to organize
each ward into a fair district. reports
! A. F. Houston, agent. in Richland par
ish. 1t is the purpose to use these
fair organizations as permanent com
munity clubs. Quite bit of interes
has been shown.
Baton Rouge-Poisoning demon
STATIONS on boil weevil control, to
gether with spacing demonstrations il
both cotton and corn, havebeen ar
ranged for in each ward of the parish
reports B. NJ Jackson, agent il
Ouachita. These demonstrations ar
centrally located.
Baton Rouge. - Demonstrations ii
, pecan budding have proved of mucl
4 interest to farmers, writes H. H. Hes
ter, agent in Red River parish. Plan
for home orchards have also been out
, lined to those who desired to make ;
start in fruit growing.