The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-03-24


Bossier City.-The school board has
selected April 20 as the date for the
rally for all schools of Bossier parish
Brookhaven.-The Rev. George Do
herty has announced a series of lee
lures at st. Francis Chuch every Wed
nesday and Sunday during Lent. A
missionary from Tennessee will
preach during Holy Week.
Oberlin.-Deputy Sheriffs Ed Davis
on and Hardy Gill found a complete
still in the barn of a prosperous farm
er living in the western part of the
parish, according to their report
Monroe.-Lake Charles Chamber of
| Commerce will join with the Monroe
chamber in securing a referendum
vote among commercial organizations
of the state on the proposition to Sc
cure tax exemption for new industries.
Crowley.-The registration books
for the parish of Acadia have closed,
it is announced by Parish Registrar
Chappuis. Municipal primaries will
be April 18th in Crowley and other
towns in this section Of Louisiana.
Columbia.-This section Of the
country was visited by a heavy rain
fall recently. The smaller streams
are flooded and the Ouachita river is
rising rapidly.
ing rapidly.
Shreveport.-The annual conven-
tion of the Christian Endeavor Assoc
iation of the Shreveport District was
held here recently. Speakers included
Judge w. c. Barnette, Rev. Claude L.
Jones. General Secretary Lawren Lit
tie and State Vice-president Gerald
Harris.
Monroe-The United Oil and Nat
ural Gas Products Corporation an
nounces that Harris No. gas well i'll
section IL near Perryville, which was
at first reported to have a capacity OF
1S,000,000 cubic feet, has been meas
ured by the Department of Conserva-
ton and shows a capacity of 24,290,000
cubic feet actual capacity.
Crowley-More than $50 Shriners
and their wives dined. here recently
at the Methodist Social Hall. The
mobiles and their guests came from
Lafayette and other surrounding
towns. This is the first of a series
Of fn hn eriu in Nov 80
Louisiana by this branch of the Ma
sonic fraternity.
Slidell-U. G. Neuhauser has re-
signed as president of the Slidell
Farm Products Company, Inc, and S.
F. Simmons has been named in his
place. Pat Mcdaniel was elected
vice president to succeed Simmons
G. A. Everitt remains secretary man
ager.
Crowley.-Lieutenant J, T. Dalbey
inspected the local militia company.
inspecte dthe local militia company.
This was the first federal "once
over" given the command since it
was formed six months ago. The
armory was attractively arranged
Clinton-At a meeting of the East
Feliciana parish police jury, five dip
ping vat inspectors were appointed,
J. M. Broadway, H. E. Williams, J. w.
Kemp, d. C. Johnson and Jack Ham
d. M. Ellis is the state inspector and
]. c. Ellis federal inspector 1t was
decided to commence dipping cattle
April 1. Bills to the amount of $4,000
were approved. A balance of $500
was reported in the treasury.
Monroe-"Thrift" was the subject
of an address before the Lions Club
of Monroe at luncheon Wednesday
by Joe S. Washburn, Monroe banker
w. B. Gladney and DR.. George Wright
also spoke on similar subject. May
or e. V. Graves, community recreat-
oinal leader, delivered an address on
his work and James G. Fluke of Hon.
duras spoke
Monroe-Frank Byerley has been
engaged as tick inspector for East
Carroll parish at a salary of 500 per
month and has been authorized by the
police jury to build a number of dip |
ping watts in the Bayou Macon section |
and to proceed vigorously with dip
ping.
Crowley.-The Trade Extension Bu- |
reau of the Chamber of Commerce |
has decided to have a bargain day |
each week, and Tuesday has been Sc
ected as the day on which the trade |
extenders will put on special attrac- /
ions to increase business. A style |
show will be given in this city at an
early date.
Shreveport--It is estimated that
$4,000 will be spent on dirt roads
Ind $63S,625 on hard-surfaced roads
n Caddo parish during 1922, accord
ng to Parish Engineer ]. T. Bullen.
Crowley.-The first derrick to be
erected in the local field since the
PRESENT oil development program
tarted, has been put up on the Lowell
ract by the Acadia Petroleum Com
ANY, the stockholders of which are Of
'ther cities than Crowley.