The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1921-08-20
LOUISA MA
HAPPENINGS
NeUs of the Pelican State Arrans-
ed in CONDEMNED Form


kansas attended the convention Of the
Arkansas Louisiana Tourists Way AS
ISOLATION in Monroe August 5.
Lake Charles-A meeting OF the
City Council was held and an ordi-
nance was passed setting aside all the
southern part of Lake Charles below
Pithon Couley as a residential dis
trict
Arcadia.-The registration books
have been closed. The count, as
given by the registrars shows the foi-
lowing was announced for Bienviiie
parish: Male voters, 1884; female
voters, SIT; total, 2,571.
Lake Providence.-Rcal estate men
q Oak Grove and Lake providence
are forming an association to WORK
Tor the building Of the East and West
Carroll and Morehouse parish nigh
way, which, II built, will link the cap
itals OF each of these parishes.
Monroe Wayne Drilling and
Development Company has completed
its carbon and gasoline absorption
plants at Swartz, which work was be-
gun more than a year ago but on
which work was delayed for several
months The company expended $780,
900 to 1900, 900 on It's plant, which is
one of the most modern in the field
The Southern Carbon Company also
expects to complete it's branch plant
at Swartz some time this year.
University Station, Baton Rouge
A temporary State farm bureau organ
ization was effected at ameeting or
more than 500 farmers, extension
workers and business men OF Baton
Rouge at the farm Of w. r. Dodson,
near here The officers elected We're:
]. III. Carpenter, Beauregard Parish,
president; w. f. Hopper, East Baton
Rouge parish, vice president; and Guy
Tanner Vermillion parish, secretary
treasurer.
Monroe.-The completion Of a model
highway from the Arkansas-Louisiana
l1DP 10 III alch5 INV
Pacific railway within the next Few
months is certain, except in the case
of Morehouse parish, according to D
M. Collins secretary of the Monroe
Chamber of Commerce, who is back
from a tour in the interest of the Ar
kansasL louisiana Tourists Way Asso-
citation in Morehouse, Caldwell, La
nd Rnnfipg
ishes.
New Orleans.-Possessing a person
mel considered unexcelled by any
State the reorganized National Guard
for Louisiana will hold its first en-
campment in Camp Beauregard, near
Alexandria. September to 20 With
the exception Of Battery A, Washing
ton Artillery, now in training at Camp
jackson, S. c., all organized units OF
the guard, comprising infantry, cav
airy, machine gun and hospital com
panies, will attend the encampment.
New Orleans.-Favorable reports
regarding the pellagra situation IN
Louisiana in answer to QUESTIONABLE
sent out by the State Board OF Health,
continue to pour into the office or Or.
Oscar Bowling, president OF the board.
In virtually every instance no cause
for alarm was indicated, and many
reports show even a decreased NOR
bidity and better health conditions
than in previous years. One report
from DR.. John B. Sewell Of Baldwin,
La, st. Mary parish, typifies the stu
alton. He points out there Is not
single case OF pellagra in the parish,
and claims this Is due to the great
variety of food obtainable always by
al classes, regardless Of financial con
ditions.
Jennings-Capt. 0. d. Deslatte, in
spector general Of the Louisiana Ma
tional Guard, has been here reorgan-
ixing the famous Jennings Troop Cav
airy and the goal Of sixty-five men,
the necessary number to reorganize,
has almost been reached
Jennings.-Mrs M. N. Stafford
home economic demonstration agent
and M. N. Stafford, parish farm dem
onstration agent, visited Baton Rouge
with a number Of boys and girls to
attend the annual short course in
struction school.
Alexandria, of the chief fea-
lures of the State National Guard en-
campment which opens at Camp
Beauregard September 5 and closes
September 20, will be Governors
Day" upon which day the State
troops will be reviewed by Governor
Parker. as commander-in-chief.
Lake Charles-S T. Woodring, gen.
eral manager and treasurer of the
Calcasieu Long Leaf Lumber Com
pany. stated that the Longville saw
mill. burned to the ground on June 3,
will not be rebuilt at the present time.
Crowley.--Acadia parish led the
State in the number of boys and
girls recently attended the short
course in Baton Rouge. There were
IS pupils in attendance.
Baton Rouge.-Louisiana will this
year produce 100000 bushels of
sweet potatoes and between 100000
and 10000 900 gallons of sugar cane