The Bienville Democrat., 1922-06-01

Uut VIII lOlloN IhS AS''S
ci1c Railway.
Monroe plans that are being
worked out by officials Of the Haynes.
vile Lumber Company and the Ell Do
RADIO and Wesson Railway Company
in conjunction with oil and business
interests Of Claiborne and other Lou.
isiana parishes and Union county,
Ark, mature, a connecting link will
be constructed between the HayeSville
Lumber Company and the Ell Dorado
and WessOn Railway Company log
road terminals, giving railroad COM
munication between the HaynesVille
and Ell Dorado oil fields.
Crowley.--More than 100 children,
members of the boys and girls clubs
in Acadia parish, enjoyed picnic at
Medlenka Landing 1t was the first
parish rally in two years. One OF
the fatures was a visit to the Acadia
Theater as guests of Manger Spielber
ger. The Rotary Club served ice
cream. Home Demonstration Agent
Mrs. Denis T. Sanan, Jr., and Parish
Agent Cade were assisted by a num-
Der of the parents and federal agents
in taking care Of the pupils.
Abbeville.-F. A. Godchaux, pres:.
dent of the Louisiana State Rice Mill.
ing Company of New Orleans, and
formerly of this place, has donated to
the school board a ten-acre tract Of
land for building a new schoolhouse.
The land is situated in the GOdchaux
Addition Of the town of Abbeville, and
was donated with the understanding
that the school be dedicated to the
memory Of his father, the late Gus
Godchaux.
Baton Rouge.-A cooperative ship.
ment Of poultry was made recently at
Abbecille, La, under the direction of
the extension department of the State
University, Miss Elsmer Wilson, poul.
try club agent, J. A. Redhead. of the
extension department and Miss Fla
via Gleason, district agent for South
Louisiana. Ninety.two farmers were
paid at the car. The car went from
Abbeville to Key West, Fla, where it
was placed on boat for Havana,
Cuba. Twenty-Five additional cooper
ative shipments of poultry are being
planned by Mr.. Williams,
MonrOe.-Dr. R. W. Faulk of Monroe
has been appointed a member of the
committee on health problems in edu.
cation of the Louisiana State Medical
Society by DR.. Paul J. Gelpi Of New
Orleans, president Of the society. Or.
J. M. Bodenheimer of Shreveport is
chairman of the committee. The oh.
ject Of the committee is to assist the
people through their physicians in
measures to promote longevity by cor.
recting their habits of life by aiding
the health units Of the state and in
other ways.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Company @,
louisiana National Guard, with Cap
tain W. W. Cooper, of Monroe, in
command, now doing guard duty at
J the flood refugee camp at Harrison.
burg, may remain on duty for at least
two months, according to reports that
the guardsmen of seeds and supplies
when the high water recedes.
DeQuincy.-The school annual, "The
Pine Stump" published by the seniors
of the DeQuincy High School has been
, received from the printers. This
, book gives a brief history of the
: school from the first school in De
Quincy in 1899, when D. D. Herford
now mayor, was teacher, to the pres
ent time.
( Ruston.-The citizens Of Ruston
, gave a banquet at the Culture Club tc
. the Louisiana Tech baseball team
There were seventy-five guests. The
Tech team has completed its season
victorious over every college team ir
Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana.
t Monroe.-The class play, 9TH,
a Charm School," will be given by tn,
o senior class Of the Monroe Higl
;. School June 9. The commencement
r exercises will be held on the night o
June 8. Eight boys and fourteen girl
will be graduated.
9 Baton Rouge.-Every foot Of avails
t, Bile land in the big tract purchased b,
7. the state for the new site of the Louis
d ana State University and Greater Az
l. ricultural College will be put into cu1
tivation Immediately by convict
brought here from the Angola pena
a farm, which was flooded last awee]
|. according to an announcement by Gov
s ernor Parker and Henry L. Fuqua
9 general manager of the penitentiary
}. Abbeville.-Mrs. J. E. Nettles en-
y tertained the Woman's Book Clul
|. at their sixteenth anniversary.
t Crowley.-The local camp Of Wood
n men Of the World was we'll represente,
Il at the class initiation at Lake Charlie
/. at which more than 100 new member
:, were initiated.
d
g Lafayette.--A big shipment of cul
;. poultry from Lafayette and Acadia i
being planned for June Is, under tn,
direction OF members of the extensio,
Q stats OF the two parishes, assisted b,
d Harley Williams and Miss Elsme