The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-11-03

/ Lafayette.--It was decided at the
quarterly conference at the loca
Methodist Church to file application
for $4,000 with the board of church
extension to be used for CONSTRUCTING
a 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 lieutenants 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 party of young mill.
tary graduates on trip through the
battiefields of the world war. He
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| Mason of Lou; sville, Ky.
Elizabeth.-Fifty farmers and mer.
chants, under charge of J. K. Smith,
secretary Of the DeRidder Chamber OF
Comerce, came her from that town
to inspect the Industrial canning plant
with a view toward constructing a
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ors were entertained at dinner.
Elizabeth.-The Boy Scouts of Pa
troll No. 3 of the local troop recently
entertained their fellow Scouts with
a program. The Scouts will hold their
| annual election soon.
Shreveport. = Margery O'Kelley,
l-year-Old daughter OF the Reverend
and Mrs. w. F. O'KeIley 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.
Quoting services in the Baptist
Church, sixteen members of the Ku
Klux Khan appeared and handed the
Rev. J. c. Foundren $25. Accompany
ing the money was letter commend.
ing the pastor for his services and
setting forth the objects of the khan.
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
MonrOe.-It is estimated that S.
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 weeyils 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 $1,000,000 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. Tie committee is
of Floyd Williams, John
Nugier, Frank P. Dimmick and DR.. N.
P. Moss.
Baton Rouge.-Approxima g.
100000 bales of cotton are now under
contract for the 1923 marketing sea-
son in nine states of the cotton belt
10 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
lnder way in Louisiana and Missis-
,ippi is expected to bring the total to
more than 100000 bales, or one-third
If the cotton production of the South.
Estherwood.-Rice planters in this
section are busy harvesting their
,rops. The market continues very
Lctive with keen competition among
he buyers, who are going out to the
ields and to the threshers to bid on
he crop.
Natchitoches.-A Rotary Club has
een organized here with a member
hip of twenty-five. The offices are:
}. C. Scarborough, president; v. l.
Toy, vice-president; G. H. Pierson,
treasurer, and A. H. McQuin, secre- !.
airy.
Monroe.-An epidemic of burglaries
, reported from various parts of
,ichland, Ouachita, West Carroll and
Their parishes by officials who say
nat an organized band of burglars,
ouseblowers, safeblowers, and hold I