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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-09-01

The Louisian STATE Forestry A.
sociation at its recent meeting pass
Cd resolutieas - sespect q tie nem-
oFy Of the late sx-0ov Blanchard.
who had been vies-presidsnt az the
organization. and decided that mem
bers Of the Doyf Forestty Clubs
throughout The 9tate should automat-
ieaIly becsme membogu q the $3.50.
citation, withost Tie psynsnE e Anse.
IN recognition of the splsndid werk
they are doing 4 forest preservation
The next meeting wfn be held Il
Bogalusa- ne fellowlng ofYlcers vsre
elected Tor The snsulng ysar: H. r
Hardtnsr. prpe1dspt: sice-pscsidenes
at large n. l. Alexander. FIRST dis:
6ict. G. = ohsrrill; second district,
Walter 6. Wright: third district. Nrs.
4. =. etern. Aforpan Cfty: 6burth a.
tsiet, Classaee Elssgoe. 0hreveport.
dffh diarieG C. =. slagis. Ciarks:
axth diststet Prof. Z q Les RaESs
Rouge: seventh district ~. =. Mano-
gan. lake Charles; eighth district.
Prof. 0epsys W1tlialsoa: secretary.
trsasursr. Y. = saAsrsogss. new
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-09-01
SEASON FoR DEER
sHoRrENED ~ MoNTN

The open season for hunting doeE
has been changed BY regulatina ol
the Commissioner Of ConseFvation @
that the deer season In the northern
sone shall open October le and iclooe
December II: IN the southern sone
the open dates are between Novem-
Der and January Is. In escA case
this new provision shorteno the tine
IN which deer may b hunted By one
month.
Commissiooer Alsxandsr believes nat
this change win b considered somo.
thing a hardship oa hantefs n
some SECTIONS. bat that. the chanes
10 In the best Interest e sport
throughout the State. The change
vas made necessary by conditions r.
sultfng from the overflow. IN which
. large number Of deer were Bose.
despite he utmost sfbcEfs a ths D.
partmsnt a Conservatism to savs,
them This made Il necessaSy %
shorten the season to make up, In .
measure. the loss Of this big game
animal Hantsmen IN sections where
the overflow did not af6set thsi deer
may consider that tie restric4sd -
son II > hardship. but e = beIisvs1
that real sportsmen everywhers w1ll
cheerfulfy accept he law q necee.
eary move To protect the interest q
eser hunters throughout TIE 0tsAs.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-09-01
uRogs NEcEssIry
OF IMPROVISATION

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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-09-01

/ am . farmer. On my plantation
adjacent to Lake Providence, Louis
lana, we have 1000 acres under cul-
tivation. Cotton, Of course, il my main
crop. 400 acres being devoted to it.
We also raise plenty Of corn and
oats, . good deal Of lespedeza hay
and get q good crop Of pecans. !
call the place Oliveden.
Folks in Lake Providence and in
Washington often ask Why am 30
interested in the American Merchant
Marine, when I am . farne4 and
not . sailor md my home 3oo miles
from New 0rieans, the grsst oeeaA
port Of my State. Well, my studies
Of economics and Of public questions
have forced On me the belitf that of
all the many workers in the country
the farmer is more directly eoa-
cerned with ships and shipping than
almost any other pefssa exesRt IL
sailor himself. Moreover, I am very
proud Of New Orleans, which is Sec
ond only to New Ysrk in The vaaus II
its overseas commsEce. Henee it =
intensely interested in ships flying
the American flag.
Fersiga Trad Vital % Farnsr.
II it weren't for ships the farmer
would be forced to reduce his aeue-
age very materially and to learn
some other ways Of making . living.
II it weren't for our foreign trade,
there would be little money for COM
forts and luxuries for the man living
in the country. The connection -
direct and people are beginning -
realize it, II they haven't realized Il
already.
Farmers Of the souEh I'D the west
have only to look hack on the early
days Of the World War to know that
ships mean to ~. We have only To-
remember how completely the bot
tom dropped cut of cotton and the
need of the Duy-a-Bale movement
We only need think about the nights
spsnt in eounting up resources aad
estimating notes about to nature,
10 realize what Il meant for fereign
trade TO be cut Of, even partly.
Those bod days brought home to NJ
the need Of ships - nothing else has
in this generation.
When the World War broke out in
1914, about nine PEI cent II our
foreign commerce va being carried
in American ships. We were prac--
tieally without . merchant marine
owned and operated BY Americans.
In 1916, sitter German subnarines
had Destroyed millions at tous Of
hips the government recognized. the
need cf putting our shiep.sx hack sn
the seaA Little vas aeesmplisheds
hswever. before We entered the war
b le17. We then realized esr help
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-09-01

lessness and the folly Of allowing oul
marine to fap off the way we had.
The paralysis to our export com
merce we shall never forget. A great
part Of our grain, cotton, meat pro-
ducts, lumber, copper and manufac-
tured goods available for export,
could not be moved. Our producers
and the farmers formed the great
er part Of them-lost billkons q dol
lars and for q time opr petional
prosperity was impsrialed. The whole
country felt the effect, bot The farm
er felt it most Of sA-
What shipping remained h service
enacted extortionate frsiehls. Rates
on grain from Galvestsn te Liverpool
were increased l747t; en cotton
Se1 %. Rates ON other aeEicuitural
products were raisel 20 . similsr sx-
tent, 90 thst 1t one time our farmszs
were actually compelled =. pay more
money for tie carriage Of thsir ersil
than they rsesivsas lor III .ths hbet
Of producing II That il what lsek
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-09-01
NUMBER s.


Pubais Nsties = Asrsby eivsa: ~
ths following dssexibed pEepefa
situhted IN The Rarish ek Tsanes
State ~ LAuiziana, = Destsa senine
hunting ana osneuna tBslpasdnes -
Wit: An e sestien - sesthef 1sne9
RivsE. sast hah fmstianal ssuAhweD
Qoaxtse and 1saetisnalo assGhRue
qaartss ef section a. ~ - ses1fan
-. 9ts -, 81. ~ ~ aastjens - -
s2 east of Tspeag River, ~ sef -
ton 3 exeept fraetianal Dast sapt :
ef CAoetzv Bayou, "a pf ssstsns -
IS end 50. I'll Of ssction ], III .,
section 3 ezespe fractional paxt :.
Choctaw bayeu. all Il ssetien : =
cept sssthsast ef Cheetnw baxDp
fraetional nesthWsae quarter e uogtA
weat.Quartss q sssttsn Z, G1l'b& ~
bon s. szseDt fsastfoaal 3azes seoGk
east of Choe1aw hayou and -.
tisnal ppst West - 1snane Rivlr; g !
of fractional section . 49, -
nox0 ana WQe o3 ChoeeQW booQo
ID ef ftsetipnal sesEiaAs II ana q
waieh IL neEfA apd Neas 6 CkaqoD
baysus all # said desczibe1 prnpsut
bsiag IN tsvpship IL. nerthy spag
. - "a of ssetjop - which, y
.ssth- and W. Il Choetav hayvas
lsRstienal past Il section q. v1le
|ise sputh and vsst u Cheetaw hayDa
ID ef ssstisa - md - vsuf .
Cheetav bavsas ~ ef sset3ens -
81. 8 aad Z. n - ssetiss D 49,
lraetienal part northeast ef Chss119
hayop.
An 4 said Described psspeuls
situated - teWnship II Hsgoh -
10 - b pnated aGaanst hnatineas
general trespssliaes viqlateD w(n d
zLADEvALB HUNTING CLUB
= d c0LElrAN, Rssd1elA
3. =. 1nnse. Sse-1}pal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-09-01

How would you like to be able to
adjust the weather instantly, ~ hot
or as cold ~ you wantsd1 That's
being done .in the new $50, ,000. 100
council chamber, London, England.
Members. sitting in chairs, press
buttons on their desks, making tsn-
peraturs run up or down in thsir inn
mediate vicinity, without affecting
their neighbour. It's controlled By 4
maze Of pipes, feeding hot aud cold
air from the basement.
Our descendants will have such
systems in home and ct work De-
eember weather in August, August
weather in December.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-09-01

Those Who are in . run down" con
ditiOn win notice that Catarrh bothoEs
them much more than when they aro
IN good health. This fact proves TIT
while Catarrh ira local dksense, & +
greatly influenced b. eoasl1tuf3enal
condition.. HALLS CATARRH
b . Tonic and blood Pun
fier, and 1cts through The blood upoa
the mu0Ius surfaces Of the body. thnB
reducing ths Inflammation end rostog-
ing normal conditions.
An druggists. CireulArs 4roo.
=. ]. Cheney Z Co.. Telodos OH.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-09-01
FLIES BRING DISEASE!
|X|
KEEP THAT FIRST FLY OUT.

Tie Fly that Flits Abssa ~ YhsA
Lighting % Feed. Leaves = H.
WakS Psssihls dissass saA Dssah
Yea ean't Kin svssy ~ - Yss
can Keep Every ~ Oct ~ Psspss
Serssaing. a mild winter anA sps1ng
Mean more Fliss.
The Screen b inpsssasa. o. ~
now Msa.s . sAsssand nsso laAss.
Deaf Give tie DssaA Dissass beas.
sr . Chanes - Ensss ysss HsoA
We are Prepared - SuUg1 -
With . varisey ef Dssss. Wln6svs
AID Serssaing MassriAls q ssassn-
abls prices. Oar large sessk slvss -
. Varissy - Sslsss Frsa. S&Uosoos
are Mads Prsopsly.
Ak Fer ear FsIdss dsssssli.o IL
Line a.d Priess.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-09-01

For Sals-At . sacrifice II taken
at once. so fine Rhode Island Red
Chickens. the famous Harrison Stock.
Of the very best in the South.
II fine yeaziing hens and eoek.
81 hne March and April hsteh pull
lets and coekrels. Special price on
the lot.
AULIE FARMS,
IS Myrtle Ave,
Phone 767 Matches, Hias.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1922-09-01

There win Be . teaehers' institute
in Tensas parish on the 7th. 9th and
9th Of Septembsrs in the St JoeeDh
High School. 1905 Of tie tsaehsrs
are requested to b present.
C. L. BARROW, Supt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-09
Southwest Plantation to
Finish Potato Digging

With fifty-cight ears of potatoes and
ten NJ mixed truck shipped az 10 today
and ten Iunic ears "f POTATOES nutitipai
81 for shipmcni this week, potatn dig
cIng III the Snuthn.ust Plantation viii
probably finish up tomorrow while dig
ging throughout the county will hr COM
plctcd within tcn days. Ben We'll of
trockett and We'll. market agents for
the Southwest Plantation Company, an
mouuccd this morning.
Digging was begun M tho Southwest
farms Oh April ~ and the first ear ~
notat".s was loaded on April Ia, Mr.
Wri said
Potato crops H. ihc Immediate vicinity
of Brownsville will d. M ~ this wrc,
while around san Bcnito. Rio IIondo and
tliEltp. the cnniplriiun ~ digging Will
take about ten DAYS. Mr. We'll stated.
duo TO the rains IN those sections re
tailing tho harvest ~ The crops.
The price on potatoes, now about
- 75 4 hushcl has been running a. high
as last year AMI III some instances a
little higher although the exact aver
age viii depend on the tail end W the
GROW which j. being gotten ont new. aud
winch VIII nave fp run competition
against Alabama Mississippi. Louisiana
and Fl"r'.fa whereas ordinarily there H.
no competition except with Florida po-
tatncs. AIR. Neil declared.
The crop Is few days late this year,
H. stated. due IL the frost which played
havoc with some of the crops i'm. the
county. ~ the Southwest ~ saiI TIE
freeze performed n number of freaks, af-
f"cting badly 30 of tho 500 acres
planted. and making the Weld per acre
run from ~ to roo bushels. with an
avcrag. " ~. The acreage affected had
large tuhcrs already set when the frcsi
occurred.
Discussing the harm done ~ the re-
cent cold spell Mr.. We'll cited the In
s,ancr az three carloads ~ seed nor
maily yielding about 9Mn hampers.
rIanici ear Rio lIondn IN IT. q. Saf
fer IN conjunction with Crockett and
We'll which harvested total NJ los
bushels This Is probably the greatest
individual loss i'm the county. Mr.. We'll
said
other truck is holding well. especially
beans. Mr.. We'll stated. which are run
ming between $50 and =: 0n per hnmr-
er. "A remarkably high price for the end
~ the season.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-09
vANN TO BE One OF
TWO TO PRESIDE AT
POLICE CHIEFS MEET

Sheriff ". T Vann of Cameron county.
will preside with Ed Morllcr. prcsid
Of the City Marshals' and Chiefs Of Po-
lice Association III Texas At the annual
convention % the union TO be held in
Dallas Thursday, May p, il was an
noInced today from the shcrff's office.
oilowiug the acceptance Of the invitation
rendered to Sheriff Vann ~ George a.
Smith, secretary and treasurer OF the
union.
The invitation was sent 70 Sheriff
Nann as president of the Sherff'= As
sociation ~ Texas.
Explaining some Of the purposes Of the
meeting, Mr Smith said III his letter
that the objects Of tho convention were
ITO investigate ways and means for tho
securing of free trans sportation for the
peace officers Of Texas" and ito find
ways and means to revise the present
police and volunteer firemcn's pension
bill in Texas"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-09
First Roasting
Ears Swept Up
by Corn Hungry

The first roasting ears of the 1922
season have reached the Brownsville
city market. bat only in sufficient
quantity To barely whct the appetite Of
the cpicurean. The first specimens OF
this delightful vegetable were brought
in Monday BY Mexican farmer from
down below town. lie managed to pull
about five hundred tha, were large
enough for table purposes, and dis
posed Of them in a jiffy at the city
market where they sold at from forty
10 fifty cents IA dozea.
Market men today said they expected
more roasting ears before the week
end. but that information from growers
around the city was that there would
not be enough TO supply the local DE-
mand until about a week or ten day :,
at which timc il is expected also that
there will bc some shipping of roast
ing ears.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-09
$500 IN fines
COLLECTED IN
FEDERALCOUR1
Bargain Day Rush of Pleas Of
Guilty is Order Of Day
For Law VioIat0rs

Judge j. O. Huteheson, Ir., presiding
in the Federal Court in session for the
May term. did some rapid fire disposal OF
eases up "a the time the court recessed
at 2:40 o'clock this afternoon, assessing
about S250O in fines for violations Of the
national prohibition act.
The court resumed at 2:55.
Thirty-scven plead guilty III the court
this morning. while seven were fined in
the afternoon session up ~ the time Of
recess. Tire largest individual fine. $500,
was assessed this afternoon.
About seven of the eases tried today
were sentenced without fine, the longest
sentence being three months and seven
ten DAYS.
Leave liquor alone, for your friends
or for your enemies" Judge Hutchinson
advised one man this afternoon. as the
man plankcd down 500 fine. The man.
m his plea, stated that friends of his
put the liquor he was alleged to have
had in his baggage.
Three negroes were tried today, two
drawing fifty dollar fines, and ono q
ninety-day suspended sentence, all on
liquor charges.
OF the men admitted 10 citizenship
yesterday. three. Arthur Atkins, Stanley
kgdwa, and Sylvio Provost, rcnounccd
allegiance 70 Great Britain; Two. Will
liam Singer and Louis Levine To Poland;
two, Otto K. Jensen and John J.. Egs-
gaard TO Denmark; Gus Harapis to
Greece, Antonio LaRrotte to Italy; Ray
mond Ascbo 10 Mexico; and Fred Osolz
10 Russia. Seven Of the men admitted
were soldiers. Jensen and Egsgaard
are from Mercedes; Arthur Atkins IL of
Brownsville.
Grand jurors unpancllcd yesterday
are: W. II. Mctirath. foreman: X. 4.
Ffctcr. hailcff William Martin, William
Horn. X. T.. Horn, Edward BOWS,
Ralph Nclmeyer H. W. Perkins. Nor.
RI Chaudoin. S,arcy Crow. Roy A.,
Conway. W. u. Chadwick. \. \. Browne.
81. T.. u. Camiadc. Alfonso Nolz, Fran
COS Alccdn. otto Weller. Jim Lockhart,
II. @. Henderson, and John Lynch
X. NJ. Bounds If McAlirn and IIar-
~ J.. Faulk of Brownsville. were al
mittcd ~ practice aS atttncys
Rosa Bocancgra and Rafael Trevnn
pleaded lnilty 20 charges Of transport
inE and having in possession int"NiCat
ing liquors Eocancgra was sentenced
a thirty days and Trcvino was fined
$3.50.
Petit Jurors will bc cmpancIed Wed
a. Nday murnil 4
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-09
HIDALCO BANKS TO
BENEFIT BY BONDS
County Judge Brown Says Is
of Them Apply For De-
posts at Interest

Statements being issued new hy iIidlal-
- county banks will show healthy III
crca~es of interest deposits as n result
~ the SCATTERING" of 81 2Jn.OOO among
thirteen institutions III that county. nc-
rording "a County Judge Grorgc l;rown
cf Edmhurg. who Is in Brow nsyillc at.
tending federal court.
Judge Grown sald that the million
ami quarter dollars from the sale ~
the lIidalgo county road bocd issue
was received hy the county. every hanf,
VI tile county was given an opportunity
tn share ia the deposits provided they
w"uid ray the county interest M the
rate ar five per cent. Thirteen applied
fcr funds
We hope a. get cur road program
started in ahuy. thee months" said
Judge Brown. who IN accompanied On his
trip here hy County Commissioner chad
dick If Mercedes so far. al SO
know definitely N that We are going
II start construc;iru ai the. Cameron
r' untv line and work west. We are 10
InG that hccars" the roads IN that sr,.-
ton are most in need nf attention and
s4~t4 if'ftiftrF flF IlilffFN COUNTY, fIH'l
Will hc 50 far along. doubtless. that Il
Nii give 4 I"ngcr straight stretch u
.Irst class road"
Judge Brown said that il hns rot
hrru determined aS yet what type ~
material will be used. bat he said i,
waa likely that the chararte~ &c the soil
To- be crossed would likely control this.
While ,hc paving on the main highways
acrnss fie county will hc of permanent
constitution hc sad. II was likely that
great deal of il would he strong
hcdding cf gravel with bituminous sur
facing. In some sections. hr said. il
might be found necessary - usr con-
'-rrtc and iiiutninouS srrfarin.. hr' b.
Indicated that il was altogether unlike
~ hat straight cr'rcrefe work he used
preference being given ~ some tvp" ~
construction that viii bc more &c less
elastic
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-09
O'BRIEN DECLARES
STOCK REMAINS IN
HANDS OF PEOPLE

Branding as malicious lie" re-
port circulated to the effect that ID. A.
O'Br;en had withdrawn his offer TO turn
over sixty per cent Of the capital stock oi
the Rio Grandc Railway Company 10 the
people Of the Valley, giving them abso-
lutte control Of the stock after five years,
Mr.. o'Brien, resting at Mercedes. told
The Herald over the telephone today that
such an act was the furthcst thing from
his mind.
Sixty per cent Of the capital stock
has been turned over and is now in tho
hands Of the trustees appointed By the
people of the Valley" Mr.. O'Brien de-
clarcd This report is nothing more
than another effort to undermine the
campaign now in progress in the valley
Mr.. O'Bricn again made the statement
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-09
SUITOR FAILS TO
PRESS HIS CASE
AT WASHINGTON
lBy The Assoeiated Pressl

WASHINGTON. - a.. May . Mex
a, der l.. Robertson. british ar veteran.
did not press li~ vase before The nri-
tish embassy officials today with the
arior with which Il j. reported 10 have
pressed his suit for the hand of Miss
Mary tulherSon u. daughter If Sen
aior Charles tulhcIson If Texas.
At noon Robert son had not appeared
at the embassy to lay changes If at
tempted 'railroadng" from the country.
Robertson was reported to have ar
rived here 'un an early train from New
ark, y. j.. prepared to lay before the
embassy hIS chafg, aS am outgruwth of
the r"ma;ce involving Miss CulbcrSon
private detectives had Kidnapped him
and attempted 70 railroad him ont NJ
the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-09
La PALOMA BOY IS
WINNER OF PLACE
in STATE CONTEST

County Superintendent If Schools r.
II. kcnnamer SAID today that he was
delighted with thr receipt ~ news that
orviile Moore. | years old. pupil ~
thc IL l'aiuiua school. near san linito.
WAS the winner oi second place ia the
state declaration rnntcSt recently ai
Austin. the first Valley rural school pu-
pil I" obtain such u coveted position il
ihr statewide contests 81 far a. known.
prviIle received The silver medal ~ re-
cornition of his work Ills subject WAS
The Rights &C tie Minority"
Cameron county had six rural school
entries IN the contest according 10 Mr.
krunamcr
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-09

that he is returning the $4,000 in notes
given in payment for bonds of the rail
road by prospective purchasers through.
out the Valley. who had been unable to
make good on their notes because of
general financial conditions, and which
deficit brought about the present $. ID.
). campaign. lie reiterated that the re-
turning Of these notes would have abb
solutcly no effect on the control of the
sixty per cent offstoek of the people Of
the Valley.
With an address TO the people of Wes-
Taco last night. where there was a good
meeting, and which added to the s. o..
:. fund substantially. Mr.. O'Bricn con
cluded his campaign Of spcechmaAing IN
the larger towns of Hiidago county. lie
said today that he now plans to visit d
number of the smaller farm communities
throughout the county in an effort t.
further the purposes Of the campaign.
The people Of Hidalgo county are do.
ing splcndidly," declared Mr.. O'Bricn,
and, ne added, isn't il Just fine the
work they are doing at McAllcn?" AT
McAllen there has been something doing
almost every day for days in behalf of
the >. %. ). campaign. School children
there last night appeared in "A play at the
high school for the benefit OF the fund,
and the crowd filled the auditorium and
gallery 10 their capacity.
Everywhere throughout the county.
Mr.. OBrien said. following the opening
of the campaign with an explanatory
address, there has been conscientious
and indefatigable work, Indicated ny the
increasing amount of the funds being
raised IN the county. AT Mercedes Sat
urday afternoon he attended a fish fry
on the lawn of the Mercedes hotel which
nctted the fund about $500.
Mr. OBrien also urged. that while no
further direct solicitation will ~ under
taken in Brownsville. that the people of
this city Do not let up in their efforts
to increase the amount OF Brownsville's
contribution % the ;. O. 5. fund. lie said
that this city IN still somewhat under the
amount of Sl5.750.
Mr. U'Bricn continues in his detcrmin-
alton. announced at the outset Of the
outside Of Brownsville campaign, that he
VIII not return to Brownsville until the
fund j. up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1922-05-09
ENTERTAINMENT AT
M'ALLEN FOR SOS.
is VERY SUCCESSFUL
Especial to The Hcrald)

McALI.EN. Texas. May 9-Monday
night one of the most successful :. %.
:. entertainments was given al the high
school auditorium under the capable
iraderrShip of Mrs. John cardwcIl.. The
children Of the public schools did their
bit toward swelling the =. q. - fund.
Mrs. Cardwell is very fine IN training
children AMI they all deserve praise. but
perhaps none any more than Smith
Grow who played the rart If ''rhr
Frog" The high school auditorium was
packed. even To the gallery. and many
had to stand.