The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-08-07

no doubt be 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 SHdell High School
faculty for the session of 1920-2I, as
announced by the st. Tammany Par
ish School Board, Is as follows T. H.
McAfee, principal; Miss l.. Magnolia
Thorn, Miss Emma M. 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.-Surgeon w. H. Bald
win has assumed charge of the Unit
cd States Public Health Station at
Camp Stafford, succeeding Surgeon
W. C. Billings, who is leaving for 9th
or fields of endeavor. Major Baldwin
states that the institution, under the
excellent management Of Major Bill
hngs, has been built up to the point
where 1t 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
abouts, that of Mrs. TOdile Fontenot
against Mayo BroussaId, to prove
rights of ownership Of a COW eight
years old which strayed on the farm
Of Joe Broussard of Midland, was
heard recently by 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. NJ 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 g. 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 in
District No 1, while irrigating his
rice field. He pleaded guilty through
his lawyer and was fined 800.
Baton Rouge.-Some time this week
has been spent in trying to organize
each ward into 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 interest
has been shown.
Baton Rouge.-Poisoning demon.
STATIONS on boil weevil control, TO-
gether with spacing demonstrations in
both cotton and corn, havebeen ar
ranged for in each ward Of the parish,
reports B. NJ. Jackson, agent in
Ouachita. These demonstrations are
centrally located.
Baton Rouge. - Demonstrations in
pecan budding have proved Of much
interest to farmers, writes H. H. Hes,
ter, agent in Red River parish Plans
for home orchards have also been out.
lined to those who desired to make a
start in fruit growing.
Pointe la Hache-A. L. Pourcian,
parish superintendent of education,
will hold an examination for teachers
of all white schools on August 2 or 3.
The parish has given for school pur.
poses three mills which will permit
Of paying better salaries this year.
Baton Rouge.-Interest in beekeep
ing is very strong among farmers and
others, reports indicate. One day re-
Gently word was passed that there
was modern beehive to be seen in
teh agents Office.
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