The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-07-21

| Hill parish IDA lUI SCuOOI purpose was
] carried by majority of twelve votes
in a quiet and featureless election. In
the matter of property valuation, the
vote was 2 for 1. This additional tax
will assure a full nine-months term
In the parish schools the coming year.
Shreveport facilities
are needed for the State Charity Hos
pital here, according to the biennial
report President. C.. D. Kalmbach has
submitted to Governor Parker There
| has been no time since March, 1921,
that every patient has had bed, and
ct times there have been as many as
sixty for whom no beds could be pro-
| vided, the report shows.
Baton Rouge.-Governor Parker has
affixed his signature to the bill which
passed the Legislature appropriating
| $4,000 for the entertaining of the
American Legion at the national re-
| union in New Orleans next October.
Monroe.-West Carroll parish is
| certain to produce an excellent cotton
crop, according to F. M. Gates, of
Monroe, federal land appraiser. The
farmers, he said,sa effectively fight
ing the ravages Of the boil weevil
Cotton is reported to be waist high
and fruiting.
Monroe.-Plans are being pushed
by citizens of Ouachita parish to Gre
ate a merit system for the parish
school faculty, whereby they will be
rewarded for efficient service. Sup
erintendent T. o. Brown has suggested
that the teachers be rewarded by an
increase in salaries rather than
through the merit system.
Crowley.-Acadia parish is going
after honors again this year at the
short course, held in Baton Rouge
next month. Last year, this section
Of the state carried off the highest
honors. The Mothers Club at Egan
will give an entertainment to raise
funds to send pupils from that COM
munity to the short course.
Monroe.-Waterme grown in
Northeastern Louisiana have begun to
arrive on the market at Monroe and
it is declared one of the largest crops
in may years is in prospect, despite
the fact that farmers of this region
were unable to make much Roadway
because of overflows. The melons are
unusually large.
Plaquemine.-The farmers of near
Iberville have organized a co-opera-
tive marketing bureau for the distri-
button of farm products. Among the
persons attending were Commissioner
of Agriculture Harry Wilson, Prof.
Geo. L. Tiebout, L. S. s. Extension De-
partment, and Mr.. Higginsbotham,
special agent of the Texas Pacific
Railroad. Each made a short talk on
cooperative marketing.
Shreveport.-Miss Doris Hands.
daughter of DR.. and Mrs Edgar B.
Hands and society girl of Shreveport,
probably owes her life to Carl S. Cars.
tens, member of house party on the
Reynolds plantation, where Miss
Hands was bitten on the ankle by
snake. Castens applied a tourniquet
and administered first aid remedies.
Alexandria.-The encampment of
Louisiana State National Guard will
be held at Camp Beauregard fifteen
days from August to %, according
to announcement by Adjutant General
L. A. Toomb, who has just been here
to inspect the camp and buildings and
perfect arrangements to have all
placed in condition for the reception |
of troops.
Monroe.-Paul Fudickar Of Monroe
one of the proprietors Of the CONSOLE
dated Ice Company and w. w. John. |
son of Memphis, Tenn, have organ
lied the Rayville Ice Company and are
preparing to establish plant here.
Crowley.-The meetings which were |
conducted during the past week under
the auspices of the Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton were successful In addition
to farmers in this parish signing for
the rice contract others affixed their
signature to cotton contracs.
Monroe.--The Mehodists of Bastrop
are planning to build a handsome
edifice on the site of the present build
ing. The board Of stewards has not
decided how much will be put into
the building but 1t has been suggested
that more than $4,000 will be raised.
Vile Platte-Returns of the special
school election in the Lone Pine
school district for q five-nill tax to
assist in prolonging the school session
show that there was no opposition.
Baton Rouge.-With an increase of
l per cent in the acreage sewn to
rice in 1922, the July forecast Of pro-
duction is about 1s.S79,00O bushels.
:, $4,000 more than the forecast at
this time last year, according to a re-
port by Lionel ]. James, statistician of
the bureau OF agricultural economics,
the bureau of crop estimates.