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THE ST. TAMMART FAbRMER
On e Evry Saturday. Tamman at armer
subscrther. help boosb the p.4s.
IDEAL PHARMACY, EditVmm-o TLA TE A 8 0 46 No
D. EI. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1920. VOL 46 No. 15
A MESSAGE TO
THE FARMERS
ST. TAMMANY
PARISH
After an Absence of Two
Years Mr. Bachemin Re
turns to St. Tammany.
STARTS WORK AS
PARISH AGENT
Asks Co-operation of Farm
ers and Promises Work
That Will Aid Them
After an absence of practically
two years, spent as Assistant Parish
Agent of Webster Parish, I take
pleasure in announcing to the farm
ers and the people of St. Tammany
parish that I have been appointed
Parish Agent of your parish and be
gan work here February 16th.
I am in this line of work because
I am fond of it, .and I am grateful
to be back in this parish because I
have the interest of its people and
their undertakings at heart, and teel
that the success and prosperity of
the banks, merchants and other pro
fessional men of the parish depon.i
largely upon the earnings of the
farmers, while on the other hand, I
realize that the growth and ex0pan
sion of the towns of our parish mean
a greater co-operation, a chain of
good roads, better rural conditions,
better schools, churches and all other
* modern facilities at every farmer's
door, giving the farmers all advant-.
ages his city brother enjoys and mak
ing the farm a place really worth
living on,.
These, and many other objects
along the lines of production of crops
best adapted to our soils; the fight
ing and eradicating of dingerous dis
eases among livestock; the substitut
ing of pure bred stock in place of
the scrub; the eliminating of scrub
sires on the open range; better farm
flocks replacing the mongrel; a dairy
cow on every farm; a systematic ro
tation of crops along diversified
lines; the constant keeping up of soil
fertility; and last, but not least, the
educating of every farm boy and girl
to the fact that the farm is really a
f~i and prrofitable place for one to
live.' All of the various itemI men
tioned above, along' with hundreds of
others, consists of the Parish Agent's
work, and the working of all of these
many phases between the farmers
and the Parish Agent spell the word
"co-operation," which is the back
bone of success in this line of work,
and the paramount issue to show
that ths farmer needs the Pariah
Agent and the Agent the farmer.
A Parish Agent, or Farm Demon
stration Agent (the mistake is often
Tmade), is not one who knows every
word to the exact definition of the
vast field covered by the term "agri
culture," but is placed as a leader
In a county or parish to be the agent
representing the farmers as a body.
looking after their interests at all
times, and knows a little about every
thing pertaining to the farm. It is
his duty to locate the fault or. get 1
in immediate communication 'with a
speciali.,t who will aid the Parish 1
Agent in threshing out such ,prob- I
lems, saving the farmers time and F
inconveniences of studying such
problems themselves, and again, I
many agents, through our method of t
visiting and looking over one farm. I
have saved thousands of dollars to
other farms by keeping them from
following the principles we found to
be unsuited to the first individual. (
Our parish had wonderful forests i
years ago, but these timbered lands
F. gradually disappearing. Shall -
we allow our eye to look on such a
cut-over lands and vast barren reg
ions, or will we co-operate and con
vert these lands into productive fields
and luxuriant pastures? I shall
answer the question for you. You
are progressive, hence you will co
operate and through tPis co-opera
tion the people of the North an'lI
Past will learn of our opportunities
and they soon will realize our ad- '
Vantages and will colonize our lands.
We can grow rice, cane, corn, py
tatoes and livestock in some or all
sections of our parish, and with the
aid of limestone, stable and com- -
mercial fertilizers and legumes our I
soils can be built up to be as produc
tive as any of the pine lands of the
state, these facts along with the as
surance that any farm product pro
duced can always find a market upon
their quality is the foundation for a
greater center. t
I shall occupy the Parish Agent of
fice in the courthouse building in 3
Covington, where I propose to keep
a complete bureau of agricultural'in
formation, and will most likely be '
found in that office every Saturday. 1
I also expect to have a set date in
each week to meet the farmers of
the southern part of the pariqph and 1
shall announce my office day gund
place in Slidell within the next few
days. My object is to meet every
farmer in the parihh and help all 1
can. My success depends upon the
Co-operation you give me,
PEl1X BACHEMIN, JR.,
Parish Agent.
Dr. Gelbke, who has done some
w'onderful work in the interest oZ j
reform in .Tefferosn Parish. is spend
ing some tlme in Claiborne, taking
a rest-up. He will find himself in
sympathetic company in St. Tam
many parish.
I CURB MARKET IS
OPENED FOR
BUSINESS
TO-DAY
One of the Few Markets
of This Kind in the
State a Success.
IT IS PUT OVER
BY THE W. P. U.
Believed the Results of the
Coming Year Will Be
Still Better.
"Nothing succeeds like success."
A truism, certainly, but a very com
forting thought when one can quota
it with the satisfaction of knowing
that it applies to a successful en
deavor in fields that nave proven
tarren stretches of fruitlessness for
others. The curb market has had a
fascinating attraction for many
towns, but has been successful in
few. Covington is one of the few.
Its ,success is due to the efforts of
the Women's Progressive Union of
Covington. Fighting against big
odds, working to make both merch
ant and farmer realize the import
ance and ,benefit of co-operation,
pacifying, explaining and demon
strating, these women have finally
,proven that the curb market is a
good thing, at least to the satisfac
tion of the farmer.
It is expected to further demon
strate this fact the coming season,
by scoring a still greater success.
Regarding ttiis, Mrs. Anna M. Smith
writes The (Farmer as follows:
The third season of the Covington
curb market begins to-day on the
grounds occupied during the past
two seasons, near the fire engine
house, It i@ to be booped that the co
cperatioln between the far.irrs and
the housewives will continue as here
tofore, and that this season will also)
come to a victorious Close, as have
the two preceding ones. Owing to
the early opening and the inclement
weather up to the present time the
supply of produce will necessarily
be scant for a while, but with the
full fruition of all the gardens now
in the making the housewives' bask
ets will be well satisfied. However,
at the present eggs are offered in
quantities 9r' Iorty cents-a zeu,
and s(fi t"airk' .pt t.ian
be on head.
AT PARKVIEW THEATRE.
Parkview Theatre presents Sat
urday, with the usual early 4 o'cloca
matinee, a ,big Metro Special "Choos
ing A Wife," with an all-star cast,
along with a gne-part comedy. Ad
mission, 10 crets for childien, 2E
cents for adults, plus war tax.
The Sunday program will consist
of Hale Hamilton In "Johnny On
The Spot," an exceptionally good bill
and a big Vitagraph comedy and In
ternational News Weekly, which is
a big attraction to any program.
Doors open' at 4 p. m. Admission
10 and 25 cents, plus 'war tax.
Our big specials' next week will
be, Tuesday, with Alice Joyce in
"The Vengeance of Durandt," in six
,parts, with a two-part comedy. A
matinee at 4 p. m. Admission 10
and 25 cents, plus war tax.
On Thursday we have arranged to
present another big special attrac
tion which 'will be Conastnce' Tal
madge in "Tv0 Wpelts." t h6l'h just
closed an engagement at the Strand
Theatre in NBw Orleans. Admis
sion for this proguction will oe 15
cents for ehil.ren arid h5 cents for
adults, 'lu'' ar ta..
We have cgur g'clqclf mpatipees
every ti'ueday, ¶i'uraday, Saturday
and Sunday, and only present great
er attractions every Tuesday and
Thursday.
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FOISOM NOTES.
Mrs. Hester Wallace and da1ghter
were visitor. to -Nei Oqreleug last
Monday:
Mrs. J. D. MeLain and son were
visitors.to New Qrleans Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. York were
recent visitors to Cpvingtog ,
Mrs, Beselg Leach has just retura
ed from Alabama where she spent
several weeks with her sister, Mrs.
Barron,
Miss Hilda McLain spent a few
days in Hattiesburg, Miss., this week.
Mrs. Perreand, of Covington, was
the guest of Mrs. McLain, Sunday.
Mr. Varnado has returned from a
week end visit to his home in Frank
linton.
Mrs. J. B. VanZandt, of Columbia,
Miss., has been visiting her mother
and father here this, week.
Mrs. Millar .arroll; of'.Bgalusa,
was the guest of friends in .Folsoi
last week end.
Mrs. Hevard is missed by lots of
friends here. She is now in Boga
lusa.
Miss Ipes tiamp Ind Vergil Verger
were guests of friends in govington
Sunday afternpo0.
We have some riders in our town.
Quite a crowd pf the yopung ladip
have taken to this sport and last
Sunday they enjoyed it very much.
Neal McLain has returned to ca;
lege in New Orleans. He has been
ill at his home hee.
Mrs. McCullough, of Ruth, Miss.
is visiting her mother here.
NOTICE.
I am applying for a pardon, hav
ng been convicted of manslaughter.
f28-3t* WACllR TYRNEY.
. MsaIL f
A GUERNSEY PEDIGREED COW ADDED TO THE
FINE HERD, NEWMAN FARM, NEAR COVINGTON
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FRENCH GOV'T
MEMORIAL TO
SOLDIERS
The French government in appre
ciation for those heroes who made
the supreme sacrifice in behlf of lib
erty, are presenting the French Me
morial Death Certificate to their
nearest relative. The distribution
of these certificates is being madl
by the various Posts of the American
Legion throughout the United States
The following persons are request
ed to call at the office of A. J. Fin
ney, at Covington, who is chairman
of the Covington Post of the Ameri
can Legion, and receive these certifi
cates:
R. E. Williams, Bush, La.; Walter
P. Dutsoh, Blond, La.; Mrs. Char
lotte ed a'erwod, Claiborne, La.;
Mirs~'i'uor ,' Ydohn I. Morgan,
Callie Connely, Mrs. Annie Brown,
Mrs. Susan Scott Andrews, Coving
ton; Mrs. Mary Hair, Florenville"
Mrs. Barbara Anthony, Alex A.
Blackwell, Folsom; Mrs. Orelia Tay
lor, Houltonville; Thomas Hoover,
Madisonville; Mr.s Winfield M. Beau
jeaux, Joseph Miller, Mrs. Jennie
Owens, Louis Lawrence, Mandeville;
John Campbell, Pine Prairie, La,
U. G. Neuhaauser, Oscar Garcia, Mrs.
Mary McCall, Slidell,
Should: there be" any person or
persons in this ,parish who had a
relative who died in the military
service, and their name does not ap
pear in the above list, they are re
quested to call on Mr. Finney, so as
to receive this certificate.
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MORBIDITY WEEKLY REPORT.
Morbidity weekly report issued by
United States Public Health Service
for the State o4 Louisiana for week
ending February 21:
Last This
1Week Week
Chancroid ............ 24 11
Diptheria ............ 14 4
Gonorrhoea ............103 88
Influenza (grip) ....... 3690 3152
Malaria .. ....... 14 t
Measles ..... , , .. . 17 25
Pneumonia ........... 100 44
Pulmonary tuberculosis. 27 23
Scarlet fever ......... 11 S
Smallpox ............. 79 4a
Syphilis ............. 30 34
Typhoid fever ........ 8 7
Whooping cough . . 4 1
Influenza Report by Parishes.
Acadia' 3, Allen 90, Ascension 8..
Assumption 29, Avoyelles 133, Beau
regard 67, Bienville 59, Caddo 126,
Calcasieu 191, Caldwell 35, Cata
houla 16 Claiborne 32, Coneordia 1,
DeSoto 18, East Baton Rouge 41,
East C2arroll 12, East Fel'ciana :',
Evangeline 4, Franklin 15, Iberia 25,
Iberville 24, Jackson 33, Jefferson
32, Jeff. Davis 56, Lafayette 11, Lin
coln 51, Livingston 12, Morehouse
108, Natchitoches 23, Orleans 47N,
Ouachita 56, Plaquemines 137, Point
Coupee 4, Rapides 76, Red River 28,
Richland 21, Sabine 30, St. Bernard
39, St. Charles 4, St. James 18, St.
John 44, St. Landry 44, St. Martin
16, St. Mary 200, St. Tammany (64,
Tangipahoa 9$, Tehsas 7, Terre
bonne 104, Union 114, Vermilion 51.
Vernon 21, Washington 35, VWeb
ster 38, West Baton Rouge 5, West
Carroll 29, Winn 22.
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LIST QF DEAD) LETTERS.
Following is the list of dead let
'era remaining in the Covington po't
ofice:
Mrs, Mary Bickham, Mrs. H. C.
Bardley, Alberta Bickham, Admerie
Dickson, Lucy Kixson, Mrs. Annie
Davis, Geo. C. Edmondson, Linn:.
M. Lux, Frank Perrault, Mrs. Marg
ery Ruffin, W. J. Smith, Lucinda
Smith, Jees!e Talley, Mrs. Bessie \VW
Talley, Willmeaner Williams, C.
Waalker, Hanner Washington.
JACOB SEILER,
Postmaster
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FOR SALE-Have a lot of fine
h.alf Cotton Seed for sale. AddreJ;
.ox 627, Covington, La.
NEWS FROM TIHE
GOOD ROADS
COMMISSION
The contractors on the Qo-ingtoq
Talisheek road moved On to the Jo9
last week and are now getting their
work lined up. The work of grad
ing and shaping the road between
Covington and Abita Springs ha3
been started and it is expected that
a good force -will be on this road in
a short time.
The contractors on the Turnpike
Road have met with the heavy rains
each week for some time and have
had trouble in getting and retaining
sufficient labor to get the best re
sults in their work. The progress
has been slow on this road.
The Commission is advertising in
this issue of The Farmer for bids
on the Madisonville - PqnchatdulT
road for shel . aturlaOifg,' *hlcg Will
be- let' in a short tiinme, id they plan"
to take up 4graiding on ptgveral other
roads in the near future.
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.MILE BURKENSTOCK ELECT'ED
POLICE JUI{OR PR"Mt
TENTH WARD.
In the run-off for Poilee Jrofr of
the Tenth 'Ward, last Tuesday, be.
tween Mr. Emile BIurkenatook and
Mr. J, I, Hi.rdouin, Mr, ,Burkensto.k
was elected, he receiving 52 votes
and Mr. Hardouin 42.
100 BOYS TO TOUR NORTH AND
WEST TO INSPECT COLLEGES.
Baton Rouge, Feb. 25.-One hun
dred boys are to be selected a4 rel
resentatives of our State on the tour
of northern and western colleges un
der the auspices of the State De
partment of Agriculture. This is
the very best argument that could
be made in favor of a Greater Agri
cultural College for Loisiana. If
the business and prof.ssional men
of the stato consider it a good in
vestment to pay the expenses of 104
boys to simply visit great agricul
tural colleges so that they may get a
broader vision of their -possibilities
for futpre development, how much
more important it is that we have a
Greater Agricultural College where
a thousand may take the prescribed
training instead of a hundred mak
ing a brief visit Mr. Harris, gur
State Superintendent p Egducation,
very wisely states that this trip will
be worth millions of dollars to Lou
isiana. This is undeniably true
How much then will a GOreator Ag
ricultural College, where many hun
dreds will receive scientific agricul
tural training ,be worth to the state?
Purely as a financial proposition it
is very attractive and not 'n any
sense a speculation.
Twenty years ago Nebraska voted
a one mill tax for her agricultural
college. The returns have been so
marvelous that they are now paying
2 1-2 mills tax for this purpose and
intend to increase this amoul4next
year. Thirty years Ago ·gboneticut
appropriated $93,Q0. for her agri
cultural college; from 1911 to 1929
they appropriated $1,850,519, for
this purpose of twenty times as
much.
It may be that your boy will b,o
one of the fortunate yougsaters to
enj y this splendi4 trip; it may be
that be is anxious to go but will not
have the opportunity. All can n )t
ree the great colleges of other states
so let us build a Greater Agrieultural
College at homi---build it so great
that it will stand out as one of the
biggest agricultural features of the
s ate. Let everyone get behind it
and offer our boys as much as they
are offered by other states. No bet
ter investment could be made than
the passage of .a 1-2 mill tax for
ten years as an investment for our
future citizens.
MLARRIAGE LICENSES.
Marriage licenses have been iq3.u
ed to the following this weep web
24, to Victor Davia, Waldheim, and
Miss Ellen Bush, Bush, La.; Feb. 27.
Louis Reviere, 'WaWldheim, andi.
Miss Elsie Sharp, Bus~ a.
HEALTH BOARS
GIVES WARNING
AS TO INLUENZA
The local health board has issue(
the followilng:
1, A tew eases of influenza, most
ly of moderate severity, are reported
2. 'Predisposing causes are wei
feet, over-eating, dissipation and
full and sluggish bowels. Avoid
them.
8. It is spread primarily from
infected mouths and noses, therefore,
bed isolation with the disinfection
of all mess gear, and coughing and
sneezing into paper cups . Cone
that are tgen Frned, is recom
4. Heads of infected houses ao
other establishments are to be estif-i
ed through their attepigsg physician,
and are hereby hotified and warned,
that social visiting and the sending
of children or qther members of their
household tq tl t o hools, churchea,
theatres or other assemblies during
the prevalence of the disease in their
homes, and for three days after the
subsidence of all fever, is a menace
to the public health, and is forbid
den,
5. Failure to reasonably comply
with public safety regulation No. 4
will necessitate placarding the pr O
ises.
REAL ESTAT] TRANSFERS.
St. Joseph's Abbey to Eugene Ar
nett, 40 acres in sec 6, 120 acres in
sec 8, 162 acres in sec 7, tp 6 range
12, $1536.17.
Ben Culbreath tq C. ý. Jarrell, 9
acres in sqca'3p-t 40, tp 5 range
13, 430@.
Ben Gulb,reath to A, P, Jarrell, 14
acres in sec 35 tp 5 range 13, $140.
P. H. Hana.rough to Poitevent &
Favre labr. Co., timber on 210 acres
sec 33 tp 7 range 11 and sec 36 tp 6
range 18, $3680.
A. H. Heiser to Louis Pujol, lot of
ground and improvementsin Madi
sonville, $500.
James Thomas to J. L. -Richardson
20 acres in sec 48 tp 5 arpge 13.
Archie Fgtspll teo thel F'ussell Al
lison, 16 acres in see 9 tp 5 rangs
11, $1 and other valuable oonsld
erations,
MANDEVIILE NOTES.
A party .was given at the home of
Mr. E. H. Baudot, Sunday, in honor
of his daughter, Miss Mae. Among
those in attendance were Misses
Gladys and Mabel Hopkins, Irend
Prieto, Clara McCarthy, Bertha and
Mae Baudot, Messrs. Clau4 P®irEan,
Edmond Baudot, Aubrej )eo0arthy,
Claude Baud t, W1iter McCarthy
and Harold West, All had an en
joyabie gvegi g,
Mr. @. A. David was a New Or
leans visitor Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. F. Cokerhan is spending a
few weeks in New Orleans.
Mr. Clifford Hopkins spent Sun
day with his parents, M, and Mrs.
A. P. ,Hopkii,
Mr; froldt West spent Sunday
with his grandmother, Mrs. Wiloox.
Mr. E. H. Baudot and pons, Ed
mond and Claude, returned Thurs
day after a week spent in New Or
leas,
Mr. Adolph Dubourg spent Sunday
here.
Mr. E. H. Baudot and daughter,
Miss Mse, spent Wednesday in Cov
iggton.
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TEE BANKERS' CONVENTION.
Bogalusa entertained the Bankers'
this week, and Mr. Morriss, vice
president of the Commercial Bagk
& Trust Company attengd from
Covington. Mr. dqrrl' says the
hospitality of *the Bogalusa peopple
leavey gothing to he desire4.
S~'he principal discussieon wrs the
`Reserve Bank and the increased re
discount. There were seomoe xesl
lent speeches made that will beaome
available later when they are print
_4 esmplete with the procedlnug.
ITO KILL DANGER
THREATENING
THE SWEET
POTATO
Secretary of Association of
Commerce, Mr. Treen,
Tells How To Do It.
LNSTRUCTIONS FROM
U. S. GOVERNMENT
Enormous Loss From Decay
In Storage During the
Winter Months.
In view of the importance of the
sweet potato crop for St. Tammany,
the ease and liklihood of introduc
ing and increasing disease and in
sects which would seriously affect
the corp, and the certain means of
prevention which are of little trouble,
the Agricultural Bureau of the As
sociation of Commerce desires that
The Farmer publish the following
circular frbm the U. s. Buerau of
Plant Industry. Either chemical rec
ommended can be found in the drug
stores in Covington.
Spring Measures for Sweet Potato
Disease ControL
The losses of sweet potatoes from
disease and decay in storage during
this winter have been enormous, par
ticularly in the South. In many sec
tions the supply of sound stock is
insufficient to plant the next crop,
and the use of diseased sweet pota
toes for bedding will involve danger
of further losses next year. jweet
potato growers should therefore be
gin early to combat the disoeaes re
sponsible for the destruction of so 4
much of their crop, not only for j
their own financial good but for the
welfare of the nation. Careful at- [
tention given to sanitation in the
bedding of potatoes will accompllsn ,
this end. The sanitation umasQres i
which may- be most ef~ectivety used y
are (1) the caret l telection a d dis
infection Qt the sweet potatoes, (2) [
care in preparation of the hot bed, I
and (3) crop rotation. i
Seed Selection and Disinfection.
Before the potatoes are bedded i
they should bo carefully picked over 1
and any 'with black rot spots and all i
badly wounded potatoes thrown aut. I
The sound, healthy potatoes shoild [
then be disinfected by immersing for 1
ten minutes in a solution made by ]
dissolving one ounce of mercuric
chloride crystals in eight galdons of
(Continued on page 6) ]
The Lacroix Store
Mr. Paul J. .meroix opened his
new business in ladies' furnishings
last week. In entering this budsi
nese exclusively Mr. Lacroix feels
that he can render a service that will
be very much appreciated in Coving
ton. He has had long years of ex
perience in the needs of Covington in
this direction aid be has engaged the
cervices Qt Miss Lilla Johnston whose
taste in tfminine apparel makes he~
judgment valuable to patrons.
While his stock is yet incomplete,
due to unavoidable delay in ship
ment of goods, he expects soon to be
able to meet the demands of Cov
ington in this trade and to eatisfy
a need that has been long felt.
.Mr. Lacroix has many friends who
are glad to see him in business again
on his own account and who wish
him success, li it situated on Co
lum~bia street.
BUSH NOTES.
Everything is working along nice
ly at Bush. The farmers are all
busy now preparing to begin their
1920 crops.
There was a box supper given at
at the Methodist Church last Satur
day for the purpose of raising some
money to help build a new church.
A neat sum was realized, and every
body went home with appetites satid
fled and hearte happy.
C~Q ehoel is 'progressing nicely
with a large attendance.
Miss Willie Carter, from Sun, spent
the week end with Misses Stafforc
and Talley.
We are glad to know that Miss
Kate Stafford is able to be back in
school after an abaeane of two weeks
due to illness.
Mrs. Emile Talley is on the slcic
list this week.
Mr, Joel Rayburn and Mr. Emile
Talley made a business trip to Cov
ington last Monday.
A crowd of the Bush folks were
out kodaking Sunday and seemed to
have had quite an enjoyable time.
We are glad to know that Mrs. L.
W. Purvis is speedily recoveriig
from a serious illness.
Mr. Early Sharp and his bride
came in last Friday night and are
spending a few days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Sharp.
Miss Besaie Crawford spent a few
days in New Orleans during the ear
nival season.
Mr. C. Purvis went to New Orleans
to have his eyes treated and stayed
over to$ earnival.
We are sorry to learn that Mr. J.
A. PFauntleroy, of the Waldheim
neighborohod is very asiek with pneu
monia. We wish him a speedy re
covery,
Mr, Frank FPautleroy, who is at
tending school in Covington, spent
last week end with home folk at
Bush.
Henry Kahl had the misfortune of
getting his head severely bruise1
while playing basketball at school.
t WORK ON DEPOT
MAY BE BEGUN
VERY SOON
IS REPORT
If Railroads Go Into Hands
of Private Owners
March First.
POITEVENTS GIVE
LAND FOR SITE
N. O. G. N. Will Not Ask
For Ninety Days Given
By the Commission.
Fred J. Heintz, as a committee of
the Association of Commerce, has
done some excellent work in tae
matter of getting the N. O. G. N. to
build ,a new depot for Covington.
Before the war he took the matter
to the Railroad Commission and se
cured a ruling ordering the building
of the depot, but the taking over of
the railroads by the Government Cut
off further effort in this direction.
But in the meantime Mr. Heintz had
taken up the matter of pecuring a
site for the depot and the N. 0. G. N
had accepted it as astisfactory. This
land was the property of the Poite
vents, but they agreed to donate a
part of the purchase price, viewing
the matter in the generous spirit
they have always exhibited in any
undertaking that had community
value.
With the understanding that the
roads would go back to pirvate own
ership March 1st, Mr. Heintz con
sulted with officials of the N. O.
G. N. and received the very gratify
ing information that the Company
would not avail itself of the ninety
days time granted by the Commis
sion but would start building just
as soon as the road came into their
hands. "Mr. Heintz then got busy
and saw the Poitevents again. lHe
bad raised about $450.00 to be paid
on the site, but when he jokingly
told -Mr. Poitevent that he would not
pay anything but expected them to
donate all the land for the depot
and found that the Poitevents wore
perfectly willing o do so, he formed
the idea of getting further donations
to add to the funds in hand to mako
it -reach about $800.00, and to place
this sum to the credit of the Bogue
Falaya Park fund for rebuilding the
pavilion.
This is an excellent idea. The
cause is such a worthy one that Lo
one should hesitate to contribute,
especially since the Poitevents have
been so generous in their very lib
eral contributions.
Mr. Heintz is to be congratulated
for the excellent work he has done
in this matter.
ENLISTM.ENTS IN THE AIR
SERVICE.
The "Air Service was filled to
its maximum the end of the year
Since then two hundred vacancies
have been created due to the ap
pointment of that number of enlist
ed men as flying cadets. It is ex
pected that esveral hundred addi
tional vacancies will occur during
the year. In view of the fact that
there is such a small number of va
cancies the Air Service is establish
ing a saiting list of applicants wh.)
desire to Join the Air Service. Any
man who desires to join should sub
mit a letter to the Department Air
Service Officer, Southeastern Depart
ment, Charleston, S. C. The letter
should show the applicant's full
name, age, birthplace, occupation
end education. All applications will
be forwarded to the Director of Air
Service for final action.
The cadets referred to above ara
now pursuing the regular pilots or
flying course. Upon satisfactory
completion of this course, when they
have become actual flyers, they will
be given a commission as Second
Lieutenant in the Officers Reserve
Corps and may be, at their own
option, discharged from the service
or returned to their previous enlist
ed grade.
The Air Service makes no promise
regarding a man's future. His fu
ture depends almost entirely upon
himself.
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A liberal reward is offered for the
return of the Ford automobile tak
en from the garage of Rev. father
John Burger on Wednesday night.
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CALL FOR CONFERENCE.
The appearance of the Mexio'r
Pink Boll Worm in Comeron parish,
Louisiana, and its great menace to
the planters prompts the inaugura
tion of immediate steps to ieroum
scribe the operations of the pest, and
eliminate it from the Louisiana cot
ton fields.
All should attend the meeting to
be held in the Grunewald Hotel in
New Orleans, at 10 o'clock, Friday
morning, March 5, to consider fasts
to be laid before them by Dr. Hunter
and Mr. Wilson.
Mr. Percy Crawford made a fly
ing trip to Covington last Saturday.
Mr. Dolph Talley visited his home
folk at Bush last Sunday.
Mr. Willard Rayburn was the gues:
of friends here Sunday.
Quite a crowd of young people
spent Sunday afternoon very pleast
antly at the home of Miss Sabrio
Talley.