The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1922-05-20
srArE RELIEF COMMISSION AND
RED CROSS ARE CARING FOR
REFUGEES
NINETEEN THOUSAND FED
Almost Four Thousand Square Mi'es
In Nine Louisiana Parishes Are
Inundated. Many Persons Re
ported Marooned.

executive COhlulLIeS Va tAC
State Relief Committee by Governor
Parker. following a conference at the
capitol between the governor ana
Members Of the committee. Action or
the state in Connection with the RELIEF
work will come at the request OF ".
p. Cornell, chairman Of the commitee.
whatever this committee does, I'm
backing up" declared Governor Far
ker, during the course Of the CONFER
ence. What we want is to arrange
10 give aid quickly where it is needed
without a lot Of red tape.
Flood and backwaters OF the Mis-
sissippi and tributary streams have
Inundated $3.50 square miles IN nine
Louisiana parishes. leaving 2e,ooo
persons who will need assistance, &C.
cording to a statement issued here by
Joseph C.. Logan, assistant manager
Of the Southern division. American
Red Cross. His figures are based on
preliminary reports from Red Cross
field workers, nineteen OF whom are
In the flooded area.
This estimate does not include land
along the Red river which is over
flowed annually, according to Mr.. Lo-
ran. Iberia parish is also omitted,
no figures being available from that
parish as yet. By parishes, the square
mileage estimated to be under water
=:
Concordia, ia; catahoula, 4sb;
et. Martin, $50: st. Landry, $50; ST.
Bernard, $50; Plaquemines, 300;
rensan, 200, and La Sale, $50.
Nearly 200 persons marooned IN
houses and on the levee at Fairview
Concordia parish, need food and shell
ter badly, according to letter from
Miss Addie Miller, postmaster at
Tairview. With water almost cover
ing their homes, persons in the coun
try surrounding Fairview are exposed
60 the weather and their temporary
quarters on the levee are thanked or
either side by the flood and back
waters.
Nineteen thousand persons are be
anx fed by the state relief commission
through the Red Cross and the Ma
tional Guard. The Red Cross is ii
charge Of distribution Of supplies ant
ne guard is handling transportation
Frank Green, Red Cross field direct
Or. and Lieutenant Warren Jefferson
Louisiana National Guard, who arr
handling distribution and transporta
ton Of food with the barge Just moved
from Ferriday, reported the state RI
ton had been completed up to VI
dalia, with the exception Of q fev
scattered families which were takel
care Of from vidalia.
Monroe.-Plans are going forwar'
n Ouachita, Richland and West Cal
roll parishes by farmers under tn
suspices Of the farm bureaus As vel
as private companies to erect swee
potato curing houses and storag
yaants.
Shreveport-The Bossier Paris
School Board has accepted the bid q
Caldwell and Company Of Nashville
Tenn, for an issue Of $4,000 {
bonds for erection Of . high schcol q
Dossier City. The successful bidde
who had sixteen contestants. offere
mar, accrued interest and premium {
o7411.11.
Ruston.-George Brown, convicte
q the murder of J. w. Albright, VIII
was killed near here some month
ago, has been sentenced to life in
prisonment in the state penitentiar,
Monroe.-A representative OF Il
Department Of Conservation visite
Monroe for the purpose Of investiga
ing the salt water lake here with
view to stocking It with fish. III
lake gets it's water supply from . we
drilled for the purpose Of discoverin
oil. Various kinds OF salt water fia
will be put into the lake officials stat
Hammond.-An evangelistic car
paign will be conducted at the Fir
Baptist Church by Rev. John T. Chri
tian beginning June 10.
Baton Rouge-A suggestion that Il
State Highway Commission be q
thorized to issue bonds in anticip
ton OF revenues due to be collecte
under the "pay as you go" plan
state highway construction whit
went into effect this year, was mat
BY Representative A. M. Smith
vermilion parish, chairman Of Il
House appropriations committee.
Welch.-At . recent meeting Of Il
Town Council it was decided by tn
body and property owners along Il
main street to gravel it from curb
curb.
Monroe.-The Union parish Board
Dducation has been asked by col
mittee of citizens representing ma
meeting held recently to order I
election to vote a fivemill tax on Il
dollar of assessed property to p1
tect a bond issue of $4,000 for Il
purpose of building a new scho
structure.
Zwolle.-The ten high schools
Sabine parish brought to a close
successful scholastic year.
shreveport.-The color line will n
- drawn in Judge Mills section
he District Court when 1t comes
Arnnosin9 sentences upon LIQUOR Ia