The St. Mary banner., 1921-08-06

Of eighty-ssven dynamite caps, while
he was engaged In blasting stamps
on the rightof-way OF the Pelican
highway near Elmer, La.
ne-Supsrintendent L. T.
Messick has made announcement that
the next examination Of applicants for
teachers certificates will be held on
the following dates: White appli.
cants July 27. rs and 20: negro appli-
cants. August IL. ~ and IL; reading
course examination, July 80.
Arcadia.-Crops In this section are
looking fine. Farmers have not been
suffering for rain; in fact, the wet
spells have somewhat encouraged &C.
tivities OF the boil weevil However.
not as much complaint has been
made about this pest Of late as earlier
in the season. The watermelon crop
has been unusually good.
Bogalusa.-Forest rangers attend
ing the Louisiana Summer Forestry
School at Bogalusa have passed reso-
lutions thanking the Louisiana State
University and tho Louisiana Depart.
ment Of Conservation. under whose
Joint auspices the school is conduct.
ed. for the benefits and the pleasure
the school has offered them
Baton Rouge.-As a result OF wounds
inflicted by his son Jack, Is years old.
L. w. Cook, farmer residing at
Sharp station. was brought to local
sanitarium suffering with wounds in his
face and another in his leg. The
trouble occurred, 1t Is stated, when the
thrashing. The latter secured the
family shotgun and fired at his father.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF the
members of the legislature who are
farmers, or who sympathize with
farmers, is designed by H. A. Nor
gan Of Ascension and ]. P. Guillot
OF NatchitOches, members Of the
House. The object is to form a COM
pact body that will support legisla-
tion in the interest OF the farmers
and oppose that which may be consid-
cred inimical to the agriculturists.
Shreveport-All pool hall proprie-
tors in Shreveport satisfied the police
department they will cover their pool
and billiard tables and permit no
more playing. This action follows
recent Supreme Court decision up
holding city ordinance prohibiting
pool halls. The places will all be
continued as domino halls and cold
drinks, cigars and tobacco will be
sold
Crowley.-Robert Trousdale. state
grand master Of Odd Fellows, paid
the local lodge an official visit and
also inspected the children's home of
the order in the city. enjoying with
other grand officers a dinner, the
menu for which comprised home
grown products Of the soil and farm
yard. Crowley is state headquarters
OF the order, Grand Secretary A. S.
Wright residing here
Shreveport. - Prohibition enforce
ment legislation along the lines of
the amended Volstead Act passed by
Congress will be proposed at the ex-
ira session of the legislature in Sep
tember, according to a statement by
the Rev. A. w. Turner Shreve-
port, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League. DR.. Turner will have the bill
drafted and will have it ready by the
time that the legislature convenes.
Slidell.-The largest gathering Of
farmers ever seen at Slidell convened
with the business men Of the town
in the Community House at the in
vitation of the Commercial and Civic
League, the meeting seeking to fur
ther mutual understanding between
the farmers and business men Of this
section and fostering cooperation
among the farmers in the planting,
harvesting Of their produce. One
hundred and twenty-five farmers, rep.
resenting the best rural communities
OF the parish, were present.
Lafayette.-Heavy rains have not
only relieved crop conditions, but
have restored the city water supply
to normal. Until these rains started
the city was facing water famine,
four of the five wells having gone
dry, leaving only one 1O-inch well to
supply water for commercial and
household purposes and for freight.
ing.
Slidell.-It is rumored that farm
demonstration and home economics