The St. Mary banner., 1922-11-11

Lafayette.-It was decided at the
quarterly conference at the local
Methodist Church to file application
for $4,000 with the board of church
extension to be used for constructing
new church in Lafayette.
Oakdale-Amateur radio is attract
ing much attention in Oakdale and vi
cinity. c. c. Sheppard, general man
ager Of the Forest Lumber Company,
and John F. Carter, manager of the
Calcasieu Paper Mills at Elizabeth,
have established stations and are re-
ceiving concerts daily.
Crowley.-Lieut and Mrs John Hi
ram Lewis, Jr., are in Crowley spend
ing a part of their honeymoon with
the lieutenant's parents, Mr. and Mrs
J. H. Lewis. Lieut.. Lewis is a Crow
ley boy, graduate of the high school
here, and from West Point was chos-
en- to command a party of young mill
tary graduates on trip through the
battlefields of the world war He
was married Oct. IS to Miss Henriette
Mason of Louisville, Ky.
Elizabeth.-Fifty farmers and mer-
chants. under charge of J. X. Smith,
secretary of the DeRidder Chamber Of
Comerce. came her from that town
to inspect the Industrial canning plant
I'd
similar plant at DeRidder The visit
OrS were entertained at dinner.
Elizabeth.-The Boy Scouts of Pa
troll No. of the local troop recently
entertained their fellow Scouts with
a program The Scouts will hold their
annual election soon.
Shreveport. Margery O'Kelley,
1-yearold daughter of the Reverend
and Mrs. w. F. O'Kelley of Minden,
La, was awarded the loving cup for
the sweepstakes prize in the better
babies contest at the state fair. The
cup is given yearly by Secretary Man
ager W. R. Hirsch for the grand cham
pion baby.
Leesville.-Sunday night while the
Baptist minister at Barham was con.
ducting services in the Baptist
Church, sixteen members of the ku
Klux Klan appeared and handed the
Rev ]. c. Foundren S25. Accompany
Ing the money was a letter commend
ing the pastor for his services and
setting forth the objects of the klan.
Oakdale-The Meeker Refining Co.
located at Meeker, and the largest
sugar mill in this section of the state,
has started grinding. Several thous-
and tons of cane had been cut when
the grinding started.
Moaroe.-It is estimated that IS
per cent Of the cotton produced in
Northeastern Louisiana is out of the
hands Of the planters and being
handled by the ginners. The ginners
who have completed statistics on the
production this year say the crop is
short, being similar to the output Of
last year, but that the price is more
satisfactory. Planters report that the
boil weevirs ravages this year were
not greater than usual, but that the
cotton crop suffered greatly because
of the army worm.
Crowley.-A committee represent
Ing the Louisiana Farm Bureau Rice
Growers Association left here to con.
fer with the War Finance Corporation
regarding a loan of S1,000,0O0 to be
used in marketing the present crop.
The War Finance Corporation request
ed the presence of the committee in
a telegram announcing the conference
in Washington. The committee is
composed Of Floyd Williams, John
Nugier, Frank P. Dimmick and DR.. N.
P. Moss.
Baton Rouge-Approximately g.
100000 bales of cotton are now under
contract for the 1923 marketing sea
son in nine states of the cotton belt
to the various selling associations or
ganized under the Sapiro commodity
contract, F. r. Shanks, field repre-
sentative Of the American Cotton Ex-
change, says. Organization work now
under way in Louisiana and Missis-
sippi is expected to bring the total to
more than 100000 bales, or one-third
Of the cotton production Of the South.
Estherwood.-Rice planters in this
section are busy harvesting their
crops. The market continues very
active with keen competition among
the buyers, who are going out to the
fields and to the threshers to bid on