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D. 1I. \1.so v, Editor COVINGTO4N, LA., SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1919 VOL. 45 No. 9
ORGANIZED FOR
PROTECTION
AGAINST
FIRES
The big meeting and barbecue
canme off at the Fair Grounds last
Saturday and the first Florida Par
ishes Woods Fire Control Association
was organized amidst much enthusi
asni. It will be a chartered associa
tion, with 11. B. Pruden, president,
J. K. Johnson secretary. The char
ter, which had been drawn up by
harvey E. Ellis, was circulated and
signed and a good membership was
secured at the start.
Tony Gabriel prepared the barbe
cue and Thos. Rabb did the carving.
The people generally are tired of
forest fires and the movement has
good support and was subscribed to
liberally.
Hon. Harvey E. Ellis presided and
was the first speaker. ,He was fol
lowed by Mr. Redhead of the Fed
eral Department, J. K. Johnson, J. G.
Peters of the Forest Service, Sena
tor E. M. Stafford, Hewitt Bouan
chaud, and Governor Pleasant.
Among other out-of-town visitors
were M. L. Alexander, conservation
commissioner; R. D. Forbes, J. G.
Peters, of the Federal Department;
W. S. Holmes, of the conservation
department; Duncan Buie, chief of
the state highway department; Hay
den W. Wren, P. C. Mosley, J. Floyd
Hodge, state live stoeak inspector,
and others.
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PARM LOAN ASSOCIATION ELECT
OFFICERS AND DIREC(TORS.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the St. Tammany
Parish National Farm Loan Associa
tion the following members were
elected on the board of directors to
serve for the ensuing year: E. F.
Fuhrmann, B. A. Taylor, H. B. Pru
den, H. E. Ellis and L. 0 .Martin,
and the board elected H. B. Pruden,
president; E. F. Fuhrmann, vice
president; J. E. Glisson, secretary
treasurer. Headquarters were se
cured in the office of the Association
of Commerce and a more active ser
vice is promised for the coming year.
A number of applications now on file
are being ipushed by the secretary.
Mrs. E. R. Mose.; makes the re
quest that all Red Cross workers
who have on hand finished or un
finished sweaters turn them in by
the 25th of January.
Those who attended the Lauler
lecture were given a treat they will
long remember. Miss Lauler is in
teresting and pretty, an dshe is just
as much American as she is French,
apd she a:ways carries her little
"stars and stripes" with her.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
Delayed tax rolls have been receiv
ed and filed and taxes are now due.
I hereby give notice that state and
parish taxes will be col:ected at my
ofmce in Covington, La., and I especi
ally request that an early settlement
be made to avoid the rush, due to
the delay caused by late rolls and
suspension.
Taxes will become delinquent after
January 31, 1919, and extra costs
will be added.
T. E. BREWSTER,
Sheriff and Tax Collector.
OF INTEREST TO
FARMERS
Ramsay, La., Dec. 6, 1918.
Karl Treen, Demonstration Agent,
Covington, La.
Dear Sir:-Will you kindly give
me some information regarding the
growth of alfalfa or lucerne clover in
this territory. 1 have a small piece
of land here that I am going to plant
in oats the first of February, and
when they are cut off in June I want
to plant some kind of a hay crop that
will be the most profitable as well
as the most beneficial to the land.
I know very little about farming,
and will certainly appreciate any in
formation that I can get from men
with the knowledge of agriculture
that you have.
Thanking you in advance for any
information that you can give me,
1 am,
Yours truly,
M. C. B.
Answer.
Dear Sir:-Your letter of inquiry
of this date received.
Unless your land is rich, well drain
ed, well stocked with lime and free
from grass and weed seeds, none
such having grown on the land for
two years, you would not be likely
to: succeed with alfalfa.
I would recommend that you plant
lespedeza (Japan clover) on the land
instead. Sow your oats the first
warm spell that we have now, about
three bushels per acre. About the
first of March sow the lespedeza seed,
1 1-2 bushel per acre broadcast, on
the growing oats. If there has been
no rain then for two weeks you will
help your oats and lespedeza seed
to pass a harrow with teeth sloping
backward broadcast over the oats.
If there is no hard crust do not use
harrow. The lespedeza seed wil:
come all right. Cut oats when ma
ture, or in milk stage if you want
them for feed for horses: The les
pedeza will take the land.
A light dressing of barnyard fer
tilizer broadcast over land now will
he:p both the crops to follow. You
shou:d get two cuttings and have
some seed for sale next year. unle-s
you graze it. It makes good pas:ure.
It will re-seed itself.
As soil tests in your section show
a deficiency of lime. a few barrels
that have been water-slaked and al
lowed to dry and crumble applied
to the land broadcast on a still
(not windy) day will help the lespe
dsa. However, it will do well with
DISTRICT COURT
IN SESSION IN
SPITE OF FLU
INCREASE
Judge Carter presided at the ses
sion of the District Court this week,
J. Vol Brock, district attorney, pros
ecut.ng.
The docket was not a heavy one,
some cases being carried over be
cause of illness of attorneys.
The grand jury has some import
ant charges before it, but sufficient
testimony was lacking in some cases.
The following cases were tried:
Jean I'. Pelloat vs. F. M. William
son. Suit dismissed at plaintiff's
costs.
State vs. Mrs. Dan Tyrney. The
District Attorney entered a nolle
prosse in this case.
American Standard Jewelry Co. vs.
Adrienne Richard et als. Excep
tion sustained and suit dismissed as
in case of non suit.
State vs. John E3siax. Plead guil
ty to carrying concealed weapons.
Fined $100 and costs and in default
six months in jail.
Hypolite Toti vs. Mrs. IC. S. Cun
ningham et al. Case tried, to be
submitted on written briefs.
State vs. James Mullally. Plead
guilty to failure to dip, and fined $10
and costs and in default to 10 days
in parish jail. Fine suspended on
payment of costs.
State vs. Willie McFadden. Plead
guilty to carrying concealed weapons
and fined $250 and costs and in de
fault two years in parish jail.
State vs. Rufus Fraley and Elmer
Taylor. Both plead guilty to dis
charging firearms near a private res
idence, and fined $10 each and costs
and in default 30 days in jail.
St. Tammany Naval Stores Co. vs.
St. Tammany Turpentine Co., Inc.,
et al. Judgment in favor of plain
tiff as prayed for. Case appealed to
the Supreme Court.
State vs. Gaston L. Pastaret. Ver
dict of not guilty of assault with a
dangerous weapon.
John P. Rausch Co. vs. A. P. Flot.
Case tried. Judgment in favor of
plaintiff for amount claimed. Also
judgment in favor of defendant dis
solving attachment and granting $35
damages.
John P. Rausch Co. vs. A. P. Flot.
Judgment in favor of plaintiff as
prayed for.
Edgar Doucette, Sr., vs. Wallace
Pichon, et als. Case tried. To be
submitted on written briefs.
State vs. Ernest Johnson and Geo.
Darris. Plead guilty to being drunk
and disturbing the peace. Fined $10
each and costs and in default 30 days
in parish jail.
State vs. Mooney Lankford. Plead
guilty to cutting and wounding, and
fined $10 and costs and in default
30 days in parish Jail.
State vs. Chas. Adams. Verdict
of not guilty to failure to dip.
The grand jury reported Thurs
day and filed the following bills:
Ernest Johnson and Geo. Harris.
Drunk and disturbing the peace.
Mooney Lankford, cutting with in
tent to kill.
Laura iBanks, horse stealing.
Frank Williams, larceny of $45.
Joe Mingo. carrying concealed
weapons.
M. Tate, concealed weapons.
Buddy Core. concealed weapons.
Joe Mingo, cutting with intent to
kill.
out it; only better with it. Lime
stone would be better to use, and a
car of this may be ordered if there
are enough wanting it to make a
car lot.
I shall send you a bulletin on les
pedeza when I can get some in stock.
If you wish me to I will be glad to
locate some lespedeza seed for you.
They will cost about $7.00 per bushel
and alfalfa about $12.00 per bushel.
I am always at your service, and
hope to call on you in the near
future.
Yours truly,
KARL TREEN,
Assistant Emergency Demonstra
tion Agent.
Mandeville, La., Jan. 6, 1919.
Karl Treen, Demonstration Agent,
Covington, La.
Dear Slr:-I have about 80 goats,
and for a while they have not been
looking good, so after I examined
them I found they were full of lice.
Now, would you be kind enough and
let me know how I could rid the
goats of lice the cheapest way?
Being a farmer in a small way you
might know that your articels in
The Farmer interest me more than
anything else. It is the first thing
I look for on getting the paper.
Hoping to hear from you soon, I
am,
Yours truly,
A. M.
Answer.
Covington, La., Jan. 11, 1918.
Dear Sir:-Your letter of inquiry
came a few days ago, but as I have
been out of the parish most of last
week, I did not have an opportunity
to reply earlier.
It is not a hard matter to rid your
goats of lice. Put them through the
dipping vat where the cattle are
dipped. This. provided the solution
in vat is right strength, will do the
work. If solution is not strong
enough it should be strengthened.
if too strong dilute it. If much
evaporation has taken place from the'
vat since dipping stopped, the solu
t on may be too strong. The vat in
spector should be able to tell. The
same strength as for cattle is righ?.
If the goats have long hair this might
hold some of the "dip" too long un
'ess you rub them down with hands.
;or squeeze the hair after dipping.
If they are the ordinary short-haired
goats. Shere is no danger. I shsaI
ask the local veterinarian about your
vat. In a few days I shall send you
·-me more information and direc
t'ons on this subject. The quarters
where the goats stay should be dis
infected by spraying with some of
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ENEMY GRAVES ATTENDED BY BRITISH
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Evel the ereien;. dead are resipected by the British Tormiles. The photo
graph show~s a British soldier attending to the grave of an Austrian in Italy.
SCHOOL BOARD
SESSION OF
JAN. 11
Covington, La., Jan. 11, 1919.
The St. Tammany Parish School
Board met in regular session in the
office of the Parish Superintendent
on the above date with N. H. Fitz
Smons, president, in the chair, and
the following members -present: T.
J. O'Keefe, second ward; N. H. Fitz
Simons. third ward; W. W. Talley,
fifth ward; Dave Evans, sixth ward;
Geo. F. Bancks, eighth ward; Wm.
Oswald, tenth ward. Absent, Geo.
R. 'Dutach, first ward; H. H. Levy,
fourth ward; Berry W. Todd, seventh
ward; H. W. Woodruff, ninth ward,
and a quorum was present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and upon motion of Mr.
Oswald, seconded by Mr. Bancks,
were approved as read.
The superintendent read the fol
lowing report, which was approved,
upon motion of Mr. Evans, seconded
by Mr. Talley:
Covington, La., Jan. 10, 1919.
The Honorable President and Mem
bers of St. Tammany Parish School
Board.
Gentlemen:-At the beginhing of
this new year, I desire to wish you
all the best season's greetings and
to trust your new members now just
entering upon the duties of school
board members will find much pleas
ant work before them in the year
to come. For their benefit I shall
attempt to give a short report of the
present school conditions in this
parish.
I regret to say that the influenza
has greatly interfered with the suc
cess of our schools thus far. I can
see no way to secure even fair re
sults in the school work during the
year. As you know, our schools were
closed from six to eight weeks and
because of that fact we are met with
the problem of how to do nine
months work in seven. You know
that our state course of study bases
the year's work upon a nine months
term for each grade. It is practical
ly impossible for the high schools as
well as the lower grades to com
plete a year's work in less than nine
months. That is one of the reasons
why you have approved of the idea
of the schools trying to make up for
as much of the lost time as possible.
We are now attempting to do this
because we would all regret to have
our children fail of promotion on
account of not having completed
their grade because of the Spanish
influenza. No one can question but
what it would be absurd to promote
a child from one grade to another if
they lacked 25 or 30 pages of hav
ing completed the required amount
of work. By that I mean that if it
is necessary for a child to go to the
bottom of page 176 in her arith
metic in order to be ready for her
next grade, it would be foolish to
promote her when she had only gone
to page 150. I know that there are
many good people in this parish who
object to this time being made up,
but I do not know that they have
presented or suggested any other
way by -vhich the children may earn
promotion. It is true that some
have proposed that the pupils be pro
moted any way, whether they de
serve it or not. I believe that this
matter will be brought before you
today.
The attendance in the Madisonville
white school was so large at the
opening of the year that I was com
pelled to equip two new rooms with
furniture and teachers. Since the
epidemic these two extra teachers
have not been necessary, but as con
tracts were signed with them the:'
have continued to work.
We have had a great deal of difl
culty in making satisfactory arrange
ments for the operating of school
transfers in the parish. I trust that
this trouble is over and that we have
that difficulty .fnally removed. Be
cau'e of the bhl conditions of the
roads and also hecause of the influ
enza. toeether with an increasing
dlsreeard for school onportunities.
the average attendance on these
transfers has been far below the re
outred monthly average of ten. This
will make it necessary for us to stop
the operat'ng of these wagons unless
more pupils ride in them.
In the second ward, the school at
avsaonab Branch started with an in
creased attendance such as to justify
a second tPacher. After the influ
ensa and after the principal had re
covered from an attack of it, she did
PROCEEDINGS
POLICE JURY
MEETING
Covington, La., Jan. 14, 1919.
1 The police jury me on the above
3 date in regular session with the fol
t lowing members present: George
Koepp, H. N. Fendlason, E. J. Do
mergue, J. M. Smith. S. R. Cowart,
Fletcher Crawford. W. H. Davis, J.
B. Howze, Robt. Abney. Absent, E.
P. Robert.
It was moved by Geo. Koepp, sec
onded by J. M. Smith, that the sec
retary be authorized to notify the
town of Covington to discontinue the
using of shells belonging to the par
ish, and to send an itemized state
ment to the office of the police jury
showing what they have used.
Carried.
It was moved by J. M. Smith, sec
onded by Robt. Abney, that Dewitt
I Evans be allowed a scholarship to
the Southwestern Industrial Insr.i
tue.
Carried.
The meeting adjourned until on,.
So'clock.
Afternoon Session.
It was moved and seconded that
the police jury donate to the Parish
Fair Association the sum of $250.uj
to aid them in paying their obliga
tions, as they went to a large ex
pense in preparing for the Fair.
which was called off.
Carried.
The following communication was
read:
To the Honorable President atd
Members of the Police Jury of St.
Tammany Parish, La.
Gentlemen:-The undersigned beg
to -respectfully call your kind and
favorable consideration to the f.J
lowing:
At present there is only $l,,0"0
insurance upon the parish co irthouso
building, and nothing upon the con
tents. The said building au'L con
tents represent a present value of at
least $50,000, when the h'ih cost
of material and labor is cou.:dered.
The present coverage, therefore, as
inadequate and not in proportion to
correct value.
In view of the above, we respect
fully ask that your honorably body
increase the amount of insurance, the
same to be equally divided among
the signers of this petition
C. M. LIDDZ';:
Agent of the L. & L. & G. Insur
ance Company.
ROBT. L. AUBER '.
Agent for the royal Insurance .'c.
NILSON-FREDERICK CO.,
Agent of the L. & L. & G. Insur
ance Company.
It was moved by E. J. Dotr.erg rn,
seconded by J. M. Smith, that the
courthouse be insured for a$23.t:0;
fixtures, $5,000; jail, $1.)00; tht
policies to be taken out with the
three foregoing agencies.
Carried.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
Dipping Vats.
E. P. Hollsworth, $5.25.
A. D. Jarrell, cleaning and filling
vat, $10.00.
A. Murry, refilling vat, $7.(j0.
Kinsie Williams, work on vat, $5.
Ira Todd, paying freight, $3.03.
H. Fauntleroy, hauling, $8.
Sherwin-Williams, payment for
kill-tick, $712.59.
Davis-Wood Lbr. Co., lumber and
freight, $22.
General Fund.
E. J. Frederick, acknowledgments,
etc., $9.75.
W. H. Kentzel, poll tax books, etc.,
not feel able to walk the distance of
two miles to her boarding place. She
was unable to get board nearer and
so school was closed until she was
strong enough for the walk. At
Folsom and Middle Roads the early
enrollment required more pupils'
Sdesks. New desks and a new heater
and also new window shades have
been bought for the third room in
the Pilgrim Rest school.
The school at Ramsay has two
very conscientiou3 teachers and they
are doing as good work as can be
evpected under the conditions. Their
greatest need is more desks, because
Smany of the children are sitting on
boxes and benches. Their new li
brary has been received and placed in
the new book case, built by the St.
Tammany Lumber Company.
Utp to the outbreak of the infin
- enza. the Covington school had an
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H. P. BOURGEREI
Horace P. Bougere died suddenly
at his home on Friday, January 17,
1919.
Mr. Bougere, a resident of St.
Tammany parish for past fourteen
years, is a member of an old and
cultured family of Louisiana. He
was born on Starr Plantation in St.
Charles ,parish in 1861 and educated
at Staunton in the University.of Vir
ginia. Mr. Bougere moved to St.
Tammany parish in 1904.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Alice McClure Bougere, daughter,
Miss Ethel V. Bougere, and son, Carl
B. Bougere.
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KILLED AT FRONT, FRANCE
ALFRED C. COYNE.
Mr. Coyne was killed in action in E
France. He was a native of Cov- t
ington, La., and was 30 years of age. 1
He is survived by his wife and one
daughter. i
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'By order of the Covington Board
of H&ealth the schools of Covington
were ordered closed until further
notice.
O t
C'ONTRIBUTION lBOXE OF RED a
CROSS STOLEN. I
The criminal, juvenile or grown,
that will steal the little savings t
oanks in which are deposited Red '
Cross donations-the pennies and s
aickles that are deposited by child- e
ren whose 'hearts have been trained t
to love 'the work that has relieved i
so much suffering, and the larger I
contributions of people who drop 2
spare change in as the opportunity
affords---should be hunted down and t
punished. Only the utterly de
praved in mind would be guilty of c
such a deed. a
Yet this has happened in 'doving- t]
ton the past week. The little bank e
that stood at the receiver's window u
of the Commercial Bank & Trust Co.,
the fruit jar with a slit in the cover
at the Schonberg Pharmacy and the l
one at the City Drug Store were tak- lI
en and not missed until too late to iF
note who was present at the time. 4
There have been various robberies
of a petty kind, even to the extent
of robbing cash registers, that have C
not been traced and punished. Most b
of these cases bear the juvenile v
stamp. If discovery .and punishment II
never follow, these first acts in a ii
criminal career, the penitentiary will 'I
be the final goal, when it will be too
late, to take the blot out of life.
$64.50.
F. P. Marsolan, shovel and pitcher,
56 cents.
T. E. Brewster, feeding prisoners, t
$227.00.
Mrs. L. Miles, feeding prisoners, p
$17.25. tl
The Central Hotel, feeding jury, n
$120.50.
Gabe's Tavern, feeding jury, $9.75.
St. Tammany Farmer, publishing i
proceedings, etc., $37.10. n
Cumberland Telephone Co., ser
vice, $5.75.
St. Tammany Ice & Mfg. Co., lights
water and globes, $44.73. C
Norvil Bush, vital statistics, $6. a
Corner Drug Store, medicine for
jail, $9.90. 1
L. A. Hager, juror at inquest of
C. E. Little, $2.00.
H. C. Keller same, 52.00.
H. C. Mitchell, same, $2.00. v
F. W. Schulter, same, $2.00.
C. J. Crawford, same, $2.00.
Worrel Mfg. Co., disinfectant for
jail, $120. P
T. E. Brewster, wood etc., $116.86.
T. E. Brewster, attending court,
$70.00.
L. Broom, auto hire, etc., $23.
St. Tammany Lumber Co., auto for
jury to Graham's and return, $7.00.
Edw. Lacroix, serving summons,
$3.50.
'Champion Supply Co., clothes forB
prisoners, $38.60.
A. J. Bennett, conveying prison- P
ers, $16.00.
O. J. Oulliber, conveying prison
era, $2.00. e
John Willie, conveying prisoners, tl
$6.55.
J. Vol 'Brock, conviction Decem- o
ber term, $200.
H. Cornibe, auto for coroner, $5.
Mrs. K. Abel, vital statistics $3.25.
Road Fund.
Covingtoi Grocery & Grain Co.,
feed for mules, $16.40. S
Slidell Grocery & Grain Co., feed n
for mules. $148.00.
Cowan-Kerr Lbr. Co., bridge' in
10*h ward, $18.00. '
H. E. Coney, lumber for Savannah
branch, $7.00.
Norvil Rush, work on road $4.50. t
F. J. Martindale, 'paying man to r
take mule to Madisonville, $1.50. F
Gee. Bierhorst. 1 cart, and paying
to Pet mule from Slidell, $28.00.
Wallace Davis, building bridges on
Range Line road $7.00.
SP. G. Craddock, 1auling dirt on
Pearl River road, $20.00.
'P. M. Dutrueh, work on Lee road, 1
$65.T1. I
ITEMS OF INTEREST AT JAHNCKE
SHIPYARDS IN MADISONVILLE
Items of interest to the shipbuilders and public in general will be
published in this column each week, and those who have interesting
news and local notes can forward saine to the Editorial Department
Jahncke Shipbuilding Corporation, and they will be handled by them.
Notes should be in so as to be mailed every Wednesday, otherwise they
will be held over until the next week. E. F. CADDIN,
Editor-In-Chief.
It seems to an ordinary laborer
like myself that in selecting names
of ships at the Madisonville ship
yard, the management has overlook
ed the dear, good, old, patriotic par
ish of St. Tammany. This should
not be in view of the fact that her
citizens have never faltered in brawn,
finances and economics and one
thousand and one other things to
contribute over her 100 per cent to
put the "keyser" out of business.
She has taken from her raw ma
terial, jokingly called "hill billies"
and "red necks," from every nook
and corner of her 'borders and those
of her sister parishes and made first
class ship yard men of them.
It cannot be said that this is not
some accomplishment for the yard.
Now, get busy, and name one ship
after dear old St. Tammany and you
will hear the "hill billies" and "red
necks" shout and applaud from Tan
gipahoa to Pearl River.
We are glad to see Wilbur Dutsch,
foleman of No. 3 ship, back on the
job in the day time. He has been
serving us as night superintendent
for the past thrty days, but owing to
the return of the flu epidemic, th%3
managment has decided to discon
tinue night operations.
All the men, between 601 and 900,
are very glad to learn that their
timekeeper, 'Mr. Arnold Koepp, is
back on the job as there will be no
more standing in line it the morn
ing waiting for their numbers to be
issued to them in order that they
may gain admission into the yard.
We are glad to note our Mr. Rous
seau, head timekeeper, has Installed
a new system of handling the fore
men's daily reports. The object of
this system Is to eliminate confuaton
and save time, so it has proved very
successful so far.
We regret very much to learn of
the death of Mr. James 'Daniels, on
Tuesday night, January 14, from 4n
attack of only a few days of influ
enza. Mr. Deaniels was employed by
this company for the past 18 months
in the capacity of ship carpenter.
He was a member of Live Oak Camp
No. 266, W. @. W.
We also regret very much to an
nounce the death of 'Mr. D. W. Ben
nett, another one of our efficient ship
carpenters, who died last week from
an attack of heart failure. Mr. Ben
nett was with this company from its
early beginning to its last and great
undertakings.
Mr. F. C. Dubose, of Bogalusa,
made a flying trip to Madisonville
last Wednesday. He reports his town
is keeping pace 4ith these modern
times.
We are glad to learn that Mr. A. S.
Coval is back with the Jahncke Ship
building Corporation. Mr. Coval
was a very efficient assistant super
intendent to Mr. E. V. Heughan dur
ing the construction of the "Bayou
Teche."
Mrs. Robt. Sturm and daughter,
Miss Louise, of Houltonville, visited
New Orleans this week on business.
We notice that Mr. Louis Stock
leth has been looking uneasy for
the past week, and, as he has no
symptoms of the flu, we fear that his
frequent visits up-town have led to
the argument of "What kind of fur
niture are you going to buy?" This
and the fact that there is a scarcity
)f houses in Madisonville, we ,be
ieve, has caused this worthy gentle
nan to worry about larger suitable
luarters in the near future.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. A.
"uzzort and wife, of Houltonville,
are conflaed to their beds with a
severe attack of the flu. We sincere
.y hope they will soon recover.
'Eug. Esquinance, work on Mande
rille road, $123.00.
J. LeBlanc, shovels, $5.05.
Will Learant and others, work on
?onchatoula road, $77.00.
J. B. Porter, work in 9th ward, $9.
Ma. F. McMahon, work road in 9th
•ard, $55.00.
W. G. Powe, work on road, $15.
Hy. Smith, work on road, $10.
W. J. Bennett, work at Savannah
Branch, $9.00.
J. M. Fourney, surveying Tangi
ahoa road to line $104.00.
The following report was read:
We, the finance committee, have
sxamined bills of the road fund to
:he amount of $728.95;. general fund
p519.94; criminal fund, $985.10, and
2rdered same paid.
J. M. SMITH,
E. J. DOMERGUE,
H. N. FENDLASON,
Finance Committee.
Moved by Geo. Koepp, seConded by
B. R. Cowart, that the finance cornm
mttee's report be accepted.
Carried.
Covington, La., Jan. 14, 1919.
To the ;Honorable President and
Members of the Police Jury:
Gentlemen:--Owing to the fact
that I am leaving this palrsh, I here
with tender you my resignation as
Parish Treasurer, to take effect at
fContiae4 on Page 5.)
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There will be services and special
music tt the Methodist Sunday at
7:80 p. m. Rev. Sweeney will be
here to preach, provided the roads
from PFrankUnton are passable.
We are glad to note Mr. F. M.
Merritt and family are rapidly re
covering from a severe attack of flu.
The Jahncke Recreation Club has
organized and elected officers: Mr.
Walter Jahncke, honorary president;
Mr. D. D. Smith, president; Mr. Ed.
T. Malloy, vice-president; Mr. A. G.
Becker. secretary; Mr. H. E. Faller,
assistant secretary and treasurer.
The club house was formerly ue sol
diers barracks, and is ileu up with
card tables, easy carirs, electric
lights and other conveniences. There
is also reading matter, games and
writing material. There is always a
good warm fire in cold weather. A
great many of the employees are
taking advantage of this opportunity
to spend pleasant evenings.
New features in the way of pool
tables, victrola, and other things,
will be added from time to time.
Everyone shoudl come and take ad
vantage of this opportunity to enjoy
themselves. The club is open to em
ployees of the ship yard and is for
their comfort and recreation.
A Blue Print School, for the in
struction of employees of the ship
yard, in blue print reading and wood
hull construction, has been fitted up
in the mess hall of the soldiers bar
racks. Information regarding this
school can be obtained at the Em
ployment Office, or from Mr. A. An
thon, who will be the instructor.
The literature for this course has
already been received, and is at the
Employment Office. This school will'
be a very valuable asset to the yard
and it is expected that many em
ployees will take advantage of this
opportunity.
Mr. C. Farrar, of New Orleans, is
now connected with the Jahncke
Shipbuilding Corporation, in the
bookkeeping department. No doubt
his services will be of grat value to
the company.
Do you 'know Becker, the employ
ment man,
Who sends us all the men he can.
When they get fired,
They're always re-hired,
And stuck on some other poor
quarterman.
Do you know that there are four
miles of railroad track in the yard.
'Here is what they think of us 6ver
in Tangipahoa parish. A petition
from the men in the yard has been
sent to the police jury of Tangipahos
parish asking them to fix up the Pon
chatoula-Madisonville road. Upon
inquiry we. find that the roads are
good in Tangipahoa and things are
as stated in Mr. Mitchell's letter, as
quoted below:
"I have your favor of January 10'
enclosing a petition for the improve
ment of the highway of Tangipahoa
parish between Ponchatoula and
Madisonville, and in reply thereto
beg to state that as far as Tangipa
hoa parish is concerned, our high
ways are in good condition and I be
lieve it is a mistake in sending this
petition to us, as that portion of the
line laying in St. Tammany parish
should not only have immediate at
tention but should have had it some
months ago. Cars from here taking
men to 'Madisonville stop at the
Brewster place and permit the men
to walk from there to Madlsonville
due to the impassable condition of
the St. Tammany road.
"I have thought it strange that
your company did not take up the
question with the St. Tammany au
thorities and fix that portion of the
road as it is evidently a great in
convenience to your employees who
desire to return home oeea.'onally
and visit their families and look
after their personal affairs.
"Yours very truly,
"H. P. MITCHELL,
"President."
THOUGHT LIFE NOT WORTH
LIVING.
The social life of a community is,
never complete without the actlvi
ties that include the doing of some
thing for the betterment of mankind
-not financially, but in conformity
with the moral responsibility that
must come even outside the influ
ence of the Church.
At the session of District Court
held this week, there was brought to
Judge Carter's attention of a case
of attempted suicide. In the kind
liness of his heart the Judge saw
that it was not a case in which the
law could bring about any good ef
fect. The' woman Who attempted
to take her life was the victim of
despondency, due more to the lone
liness of her life and a depressed
condition of mind than toany In
surmountable trouble.
Judge Carter thought the matter
over add finally sent for a woman
who has been an active Red Cross
worker, and whose gentle nature and
charitable disposition well ftted her
for the undertaking of soothing the
wounded heart and bringing new
hope to the life so unsatisfying tha
it had become unbearable. This
good Red Cross worker accomplish
ed her mission, and one poor life has
been made happier.
There is much suffering that Is un
knowp and much good work accom
plished that does not reach the light
of day. Even In our little com
munity where daily contact brings
the people in touch with most haD
penings, the hand of suffering may
rest heavily upon some, and kind
hearts and deeds of charity pass un
covered.