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D. II. MASON, Editor COV2ING('ON, LA., SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1920. VOL. 46 No. 43
TOWN COUNCIL
PROVIDES FOR
IMPROVEMENT
OF STREETS
Ordinance Passed for Issu
ing 75 Serial Bonds
$100 Each.
13/4 MILLS OF AVAILS
OF 10 MILL TAX
Budget for the Year 1920
Is Made and Foots Up
Sum of $19,625.
Ccvington, La., Sept. 7, 1920.
A regular session of the Tow.i
Council was held' on the above date
and the fol!ow'ng members answsr
ed roil call: Robt. W. Badon, may
or; C. E. Schonberg, A. R. Smitii,
H. A. Mackie, C. H. Sheffield, Emi:e
Frederick, .M. P. Planche.
The minutes of special session n:
Auguot 31, on motion of C. E. Sch.a
berg, seconded by A. R. Smith, and
carried were adopted as read.
It was moved and seconded that a
copy of the notice, as published in
The St. Tammany Farmer, be spread
on the minutes of the meeting:
"Not:ce is hereby given by th3
M. ayor and Board of Aldermen of the
Town of Covington of the intention
of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen
to fund 1 % mills of the avails of
the 10 mill tax, provided for oy
Article 232 of the Constitution, or
so much thereof as may be nec.i
sary, into Covington Imporvement
Bonds, under and by virtue of tao
provisions of Paragraph Four of
Art cle 281 of the Constitution, and
in compliance with Act No. 96 of
1916 of the General Assembly, at
, 7:30 p. m., on the 7th day of Sep
,ember, 1920, at the office of the
municipality, which bonded indeb:
':edness is proposed for the purpose
at iproving the streets and puble
-']accs of the Town of Covington,
.y Loutsiana."
It was moved and seconded that
the follow'ng budget be and it is
Sbe erby adopted for the year 1920:
Budget for the Year 1920.
Receipts:
10 mills on the assessed
vcaluation of town.. 14,500.00
) denues mercantile and
p roseional ....... 3,000.0(
Auto and vehicle license 875.00
Street tax .......... 200.00
Fines ............... 750.00
Lights (N. O. G. N.).. 300.00
O $19,625.0(,
Disbursements:-
Salaries, (otlfficers and
employees ......... 4,616.03
`".. Lights .............. 4,276 000
Water .............. 3,12.00)
Street work (labor etc) 2,500 00
Donations:
Fire Ass'n .....800.00
Cemetery ......100.00 900.00
Feed (mun'cipal team) 520.00
Incidentals (stationary,
stamps and office sup
plies ............. 100.0)
SRent ............... 144.03
Bonds to be retired:
.:Cov. B & T Co 1000.00
St. Tam. Ice Co 600.00
Jahncke Nay Co 283.66- 1,883.66
Interest:
Cov. Bk & T Co
on note ....1000.00 80.00
3.ý Com Bk & T Co
on note ...: 400.00 32.003
J.ahncke Nay Co
on bond .... 283.66 14.1,
Coy Blk & T Co
on bond ...5500.00 275.00
.-St. Tam. Ice Co4800.00 240.00
:Waterous Eng Co
on notes .. .1155.00 207.90
. Eureka Hose Co.
on note~s ... 150.00 36.90
S Total ............ 16,135.72
Rece.lieoelpts ............ 19,625.00
Diabursements ....... . 16,135.72
.Bal. to general fund .. $3,489.2,
The following ordinance was in
il troduced:
AN ORI)!NA:.'E: authorizing the is
'. suance If seventy-five ser:al, ne
. gotiable, interest bearing cou
S.pon bondls of the denomination
of one h;indred dollars each,
maturing from seven to tea
years in an ncreasing ratio, and
setting a ide into a separate
S tliust furd thel avails of the sur
, p:us, (ltlditedd and pledged to
the pa.,ni' t of the principal
S ad intd·.:: t of said bonds.
Wherea·, li(. Town Council has
b :this y aco v, ndi. ipursuant to a no
4 lce pub!ish. ;n The St. Tammany
Sirmer, th, (,lhial journal for the
: brli of St. Tanumany, on Septem
r 4, 192u, mnd,
Whereas. the Mayor and Board of
A ldarmen have carefully inspected
ar"d considrd ri', budget for the
,,ear 1920 and ordered the same
r~pread uiion the minutes of this
meet.. t'ng, and.
Whereas. it appears that said bud
Se3t shows a urplus of one and three
e.°rths mills, and,
: -Whereas, it i: desirable to ma(ke
rtan a constitutional improvements
ot~ t he beniit of the Town of Coy
. tOn and , :nue bonds for th.
.pr)o'e of ,.,v n. for such improe
-mets, partiiThlarly the shelling of
the principnal t reets of the sa'l
?Town of Covingon and the improve
anent of Ilo re Falaya Park, and, ,
how-c. ,\ : conservative fund
14 of said one and three-fourt:ms
8l1.a, a series of seventy-five bonds
fP the denomination of $100.00 each
R he issued and pa'd for, as pr>
ITHEICOdMMUNITY
HALL OPENING
FORECASTS A
BIG FUTURE
Crowds of Young Folks Eu
joy the Dancing Until
After Midnight.
MASTER ADDRESS
BY REV. VAUGHAN
Ceremonies Opened by Mr
Huckaby in Warm Wel
come to All.
On the night of September 8th,
the Community House was formally
opened to the public.
There was a short program, a.s
follows:
Talk by Mr. M. C. Huckaby (,on
rules and regulations governing thry
Community House.
Vocal Solo, by Mrs. A. R. McCor
mack, accompanied by Miss Levy.
Address by .Mr. A. F. Vaughan,
who explained the purpose and value
of a Community House.
Vocal Solo, by Mrs. Unglesby, ac
companied by Miss Levy.
This ended the program, after
which dancing and games of various
kinds were enjoyed by a large crowd.
Sandwiches and punch were served
in abundance.
The Community House will con
tinue to be open every day and until
10:30 every night. All are wel
cothe to come and enjoy the privi
leges of the House and such enter
tainment as may be provided by the
-hostess in charge.
Mr. Vaughan's Address
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentle
men:
Some time ago a prominent busi
nes swan died in New York Ci:y.
His death was a shock to the ent.re
country. He was porminent in com
mercial life and during the war ren
dered a very patriotic and helpful
service to the nation. Commenting
on his death one of the newspapers
made this statement: "He died at
the age of 58-he didn't play." No
man has a right to die at that age.
He is too young. He has just r~ach
ed the prime of lime in his- caieer.
But, here he was, a plodding slavO
to just one thing in life-business.
Of course, he made a success of that,
but what of it? He lived in a clos
ed house-the windows were down,
the doors were shut, locked and
barred against intrusion. His as
sociates played golf and tenn's-Le
stack to his desk. Other men sought
pleasure and physical rebuilding by
g__ng forth into God's great sauni
tor.um-in the mountains, upon the
.akes, and into the country--he
couldn't spare the time from his
bus'ness. His friends had their
sociall gatherings-he shut himself
up in a room with close-fisted and
shrewd 'business men. Then, at the
very time in life when he should
have been at his best-he died.
Everybody agreed that he made a
mistake and his life could have been
proolnged to good old age, if he had
given part of his time to something
else beside business.
Now the point in the story is
simp:v this: every one of us shou!ld
remember that play is as essential
to life as work. The b'ggest asset
to anyone's life is the ability to play
the game of life with a joyous heart
and a happy spirit. An eminent phy
sic!an, Dr. Cabot, has written a won
derful book entitled "What Men L r~?
By." He says it is work, play; love
and worship. To neglect any one of
these four elements of life is to lm
pair cne's ueasfulns and short.4
life itself. Therefbre, we owe it t"
the ccmmunity in which we [:ve; 'e
owe it to our families; we owe I,
to ourselves, to cultivate the hab t
of play in our own lives and enco..
age it as a community necessit..
That means to. l've on the sun:y
side of life-to laugh, play, tell
funny anecdotes and to imagine that
no matter how many years we have
spent in this world we are still boyi
and girls.
The Community House is an or
ganization which has come into ex
stence after many years of caref-tl
study by soical experts. It is re
garded by leaders in every realm Jt
life to be an absolute necessity, set
only for the training of children ait
for the benefit of people of -
Its underlying principle is that it is
worth while to live and to live wet!.
The name itself is suggestive--Com
munity House. A house,.or center,
owned, controlled and used by the
people of the community for pur
poses of-social, moral, recreational,
intellectual and physical develop
ment and diversion. It really sup
.plements the school room and is a
post graduate course in the art of
living.
(Continued on page 4)
vided for by ,existing laws, and,
Whereas, saft Mayor and Board
of Aldermen desire to Irrevocably
pledge and dadicate the said sur
plus, or as m h thereof as may rce
ecessary, for..the payment of sa!,
bonds in accordance with Act 96 of
1916.
Therefore, it ordained by the
Mayor and of ildermen of
the Town of Covingtoili legal ses
sion convenedtlhat tM Mayor of
said Town iaN-and is hereby df
rected, empow and authorized to
issue, under t96 of the General
(Con pm tD 2)
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THE KNIGHTS
ORGANIZE BOY
SCOUTS
Durirng the past week there was
organized under the auspices of the
Knights of Columbus in Covington,
a new troop of Boy Scouts, know.a
as Covington Scout Troop No. 2.
El. C. Bergeron, field secretary,
from Washington, D. C.,. came to
Covington for that purpose at the
request of Scout Headquarters `n
New Orleans.
A Citizens Committee composed of
Geo. Kent, Felix Bachemin, Homrn :
Perrin, Jacob Seller, Julian Smith,
F. N. Boudousqute, C. H. Hebert,
Ben 14ontain, H. J. Ostendorf, R. A.
McCormaok, A. D. Schwartz, A. .T.
Finney, R. C. Moise, Dr. Bouquo:
and Rev. B. Keating, was appointed.
A D. Schwartz was selected Troop
Chairnman; Felix 'Bachemin," Scout
Master.
A full size troop with complete
equipment has already been assurel
by the Knignts. The enthusiasm of
the 'boys in taking ho:d of this work
has been more than in piring to
to those 'who are directing it. All
plans for.building a permanent lodge
for the accommodation of.all boys in
terested in Scouting, have been pro
vided for and will be completu'
forthwith.
Covington, for the past several
years,, on account of it's fine fact !
ties and healthy environment, has
been looked upon as ideal for this
work.
The main object of the new Scout
Troop is to provide for and recrait
raw material in Scout Craft, and to
co-operate in every way possible
with the troop already organ'zed.
It it a mistake on the part of
parent. who neglect the business o'
encouraging their boys in becoming
Scouts. No expenses are attached
to the movement other than thos
the boys desire to create and pay
for by their own efforts. The move
ment is non-partisan in character.
The average boy between the ages
of twelve and eighteen has the ad
vantage of affil'ation, either with
Troop No. 1 or Troop No. 2, as cce
casion may suggest.
For the present, Troop meetings
-are being held at the Knights of
Columbus Hall on Friday nights, be
twee.i seven and nine o'clock.
After all of the patrols are por
fected, the personel of the troop will
be published.
BORN.
To Mrs. Alvin G. King, on Friday,
September 3, 1920, a boy.
To Mrs. James F. Sm.th, on Fri
day, September 3, 1920, a girl.
To Mrs. Lucian Ragan, on Satv'
day, September 4, 1920, a girl.
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POLICE JURY.
The police jury will meet in regu
lar session next Thursday, Septem
ber 16, hav'ng been postponed fro.i
Tuesday on account of election that
day.
F. J. MARTINDALE,
Secretary.
PREIIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENF OF POPULATION -SUBJEICT TO
CORIE CTION.
St. Tammany Parish Louisiana.
Minor civil division 1920 1910 1900
St. Tammany parish ............ 20,645 18,917 13,335
Ward ,', including Madisonville town 2,004 1,946 1,543
Ward 2 ....................... 2,042 1,898 1,512
Ward 3, includ Covington, Ramsay 4,231 5,163 3,060
Ward 4, including Mandeville .... 2,072 1,947 1,733
W ard 5 ....................... 1,062 1,130 1,700
Ward 6 ...................t... 1,263 , 934 665
Ward 7 ..................... 11 874 6t1
Ward 8, Including Pearl River ... 1,479 1,382 1,494
Ward 9, including Slidell ......... 4,599 3,643 2,017
Ward 10, including Abita Springs.. 492
Incorporated place 1920 1910 1901)
Abita Springs town .............. 388 365
Covington town ................. 2,942 2,601 1,205
Madisonville town .............. ,103 1,028 ,779
Mandeville town ............... . 1,130 1,166 11,029
Pearl River village .............. 364 277
Ramsay village ................. 139 425
Slidell town .................... 2,958 2,188 1,129
REPORT OF RED
CROSS PUBLIC
NURSE
To the Nursing Committee, St. Tam
many Chapter, A. R. C.
I submit herewith my report for
the month of August.
I was away on a two week's vai a
tion, from the 15th to 29th, so the
report really covers only two weeks
of my work.
The first week of the month was
taken up with Govington Baby Weei:.
This was opened at the Parkview.
Theatre on Monday night, the 2nd,
with a talk by Mayor Badon, Mr.
Vaughan, president of the the Parlsb
Anti-Tuberculosis League, a health
pageant, and a moving,uicture. Dr.
Maylie, chairman Of the chapter,
made the introductions, and explain
ed the program of the baby week.
The examinations were all made
by Dr. Bouquoi and Dr. Gautreaux,
and were carr'ed on morning and
afternoon for the remainder of the
week, until Saturday. The weather
was so bad on Friday, the day set
aside for the colored babies, that
only 16 were brought, but the total
for the week was 139 barbies. Sa -
eral babies have already been, bens
fitted. One mother took her ohi.d
to, New Orleans the followizig week
and had her toneils removed. BSe'.
eral babies are brought weekly, :o
be weighed, and all are improving
very rapidly.
August 2, reported to Home Ser
vice Secretary case of three sick ue
groes in one family. Six month .ind
baby very siclk with pneumonia, and
her mother and grandmother both in.
an almost dying condition, with tu
berculosis. They were strangers and
had nothing in the house -but tw',
beds. No stove. The care of the
three sick, and the cooking and wash
ing all falling on the oldest child.
Took the baby to Charity Hospital
and got a woman to go regularly and
give some help to the g'rl. Got phy
sician to prescribe for the sick.
Aug. 3, reported case of feeble
minded child to Home Service Sec
retary. Was told of her condition
in a ,personal letter from a lady in
.Mad'sonville.
I have been very much interest d'.
in Hot Lunches for the school child
ren, and have had interviews with
Supt. Lyon, with the President of
the School League, and with the Do
mestic Science teacher here regard
ing same. Have also had talks with
the Home Demonstration Agent as
to her help and co-operation. Pro
curel an invitation for her and my
self to meet the School Improve
ment League at their next meeting,
when they will take up the subject
for the Covington school. Mrs.
Davis, the Home Demonstration
Agent, will be very glad to help any
of the parish schools in making plansI
for hot lunches.
On the 12th I took five children
over to get eye treatment at the
Eye, Ear, Nose-and Throat Hospital.
and went to see about two children
who have been receiving medical at
tention at Touro since June. Took
colored baby to hospital at the same
DRAINAGE FROM
VIEWPOINT OF
MISSISSIPPI
GROWERS
F. H. Adams Tells of Ad-.
vantages Recognized by
Better Farmers.
BIGGEST THING THAT
CAME TO COMMUNITT
Usual Amount of Skepti
cism By Those Who
Had Never Seen.
GROWERS' ASSOCIATION.
Long Beach, Miss., Aug. 11.
Mr. W. E. Morris, Covington, La.
Dear Sir:-Our good friend, Mr.
J. A. Bandi, of New Orleans, tel's
me that some of your folks are con
tempalting some drainage work, and
suggests that perhaps some of our
experience might interest you.
I suppose that every farm ng com
munity, in its early periods of rle
velopment, passes through certain
stages where the farmers do not
know what to do, in matters of crop
apportionment, fertilizer, marketing,
drainage, roads and schools. Ques
tions of policy are intimately con
nect ng with finance.
It takes time for a farming com
munity to find itself. During the
early years, especially, money comes
hard, farmers are cautious, not dar
ing to make mistakes. If members
of a community have had perhaps
their first good season, they are
careful how any hard earned money
is invested. And if they have never
had a good season it takes a great
deal ot faith for them to invests
thousands of dollars in what is to
them an untried project.
But so far as I know, in every
state and in every community, the
best lands are hardest to get, and L3t
make available. This seems true
with perhaps most things in life.
The best is' always difficult. The
b'ggest stumps are always on the
best lands, and our richest soils are
our lowlands, many times are swamp
or overflow lands. And much ex
penditure of labor and money is nec
essary to 'bring this fertility into use.
In some sections it costs more than
others to estabtis 4a. -4ed a s aya
tem. In a flat country it is some.
times recessary to travel quite a dis
tance to get a suitable outelt. Drain
age is of course on:y possible where
there is a certain amount of fall
down grade. There are few places
where this cannot be found.
So, it is believed, the very beat
soils are usually located in thosI
countries where drainage is necs
sary. And drainage of a large ter
ritory is only possible in a co-opera
tive way. After a preliminary sur
vey'k 'district i¢ formed and district
or -township bonds are issued. Most
states niaw have enabling laws, 'bas
ed on experience of thirty or forty
years of states or communities that
are older in these matters. The best
experience and advice is sought ani
laws framed accordingly. For 'n
stance. the state of Ind'ana has leer.
doing this work at least forty years,
in a large way. Likewise Ohio and
Illinois. Northern Mississippi is do
ing it. Our Mississippi laws are
framed based on the experience , f
older communities and are ve:y
good.
Here near Long Beach we are
constructing a small drainage systea
of about thirteen miles. Our farm
land about here is flat, a maximu'n
of thirty-one feet and a minimum "f
about sixteen feet above t de wat-r.
After a preliminary survey we
created, under the law, a Drainage
District, and after a more careful
survey the yardage was estimated,
and the probable copt. We adver
tised simultaneously for bids on the
work, and on the bonds, using ,
course different medla for such a.
vertising. The work was let to tin
lowest 'bidder, and the bonds sold to
the h:ghest bidder. Owing to tran"
portation conditions there was som.
delay in arrival of machinery, bu!
in d'ie time everything was ready,
the right of way cleared, the dredge
boat and the house boat in position,
and today the work is more than
half comp!eted.
We had the usual amount f
skepticism w th the folks that h-l
never seen such work done-most
of our farmers had not. One woull
be surprided at the lack of informa
tion encountered: "Water would
not run up-hill." "No machine o'n
earth will cut through those big
gum stumps." "Water Will come
down too fast, everybody will be
swamr'ed." "The live stock will fad
in and 'be drowned." The last few
days we have actually had a petit!on
presented to the board, in which a
farmer represents that his VALU
ABLE swamp Ipasture land will t.
ruined and wholly worthless, as it
will be impossible because of the
expense to 'build a continuous bridge
time.
Number of new cases under care
first of month, 26; new cases, 13;
re-admitted cases, 2; total numbe
of cases during month, 41; number
of casee remaining at end of mont.,
33; rumber of visits. 73; infant wel
fare visits, 11; prenatal visits, 2;
tuberculosis v!sits, 26; home visits to
school childre, 26; oi3co treatment,
2; attendance at clinics, 2; other
visits 13. 'Total visits 155.
Respectfully submitted,
JANELLJA LANSING,
St. Tammany Parish Public Health
NUarse.
SCHOOL OPENS
WITH BIGGEST
ENROLLMENT
IN HISTORY
Outlook for a Prosperous
School Year Is Filled
With Encouragement
TO WORK FOR A
SCHOOL GYMNASIUM
Plan Started by Mr. Haller
In Talk To The Pupils
Opening Day.
Covington High School opened last
Tuesday with the most encouraging
prospects in the history of the
school. There were 475 pupils en
rolled. The faculty is an efficient
and high graded one.
The large audience seated in the
school auditorium listened to talks
by Prof. Park, the principal; Mr
John Haller, Mr. Bryan Burns, Prof.
Lyon, Mrs. C. H. Sheffield and Mrs.
J. C. Burns. All spoke with confi
dence of the winning fight education
was making and with hope for the
promises of the present year.
Mr. Haller's suggestion for a
school gymnasium attracted much
favorable comment and is especially
supported by Prof. Park. There has
been general interest awakened out
side the school and the movement
promises to be the most popular one
presented to the consideration of
both pupils and teachers. The use
fulness of a gymnasium is not con
fined to physical development. It
brings more interest into school
work generally and adds to the
health and strength of 'body a men
tal attitude that creates loyalty and
pride in the school and respect and
consideration for the teacher. Class
spirit, devotion to school and pri"e
in the town all follow athletic
achievement of the pupil. Just .is
the red, white and blue of the fla
quickens the pulse and 'adds value
to the citizenship of the American,
so is the loyal impulse of the pup 1
quickened and strengthened by the
pleasurable things of the school. 13B
all means let's have the gymnasium.
Prof..-~ark is also FW.a'dering a
commercial course for the school.
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MANDEVILLE SCHOOL OPENS.
The public school of Mandev:lle
opened September 6th with a very
good attendance. The teachers and
pupils seemed anxious to get 'back
to work. The School Improvement
League is also ready 'for work and
will hold its first regular meeting on
Tuesday, September 14. 'We urgent
ly request the parents and others in
terested in the school to come to our
meeting, join the League and n7t
only assist us finazially but give us
advies and opinions.
Everybody will be welcome.
MRS. R. B. PAINE,
President.
'MRS. J. E. LEMIEUX,.
Secretary.
over the ditch through his farm, to
protect his live stock, etc."
The better farmers are however
now beginning to see that this drain
age project is the biggest thing that
has come to the community during
their experience, and are elated over
the fact that the surplus water will
most surely be disposed .of, and tha:
not only will the surface water readi
ly get away, but that sub-surface
water w:l11 be quickly lowered to a
safe point, and it will be possible
to use more drain tile where nec
essary.
In abort, our ditch will in its ei
fect exceed the expectations of those
who planned it, and those who were
objectors at the beginning are now
becoming d!tch enthusiasts. They
want the system extended and en
larged to cover a larger territory, all
of which -will doubtless be done as
soon as possiafble. And our neigh
boring counties are getting inter
ested.
In another year I am confident it
will be possible to tell some wonder
ful stories of more and better crops,
larger yields, lower costs, and enorm
ously lessened risks from flool
causes. If our experience will in
terest you or your friends, we shaPl'
be glad to tell you anything there
is to tell.
With best wishes, I am,
Yours very truly,
P. H. ADAMS.
Lake Charles, Aug. 5, 1920.
To the St. Tammany Parish Progres
sire League, Covington, La.
Gentlemen:-It has come to my
attention that your parish is at this
time interested in a movement to in
creape the productivity and value of
its land through darinage and irri
gation.
I have at no time in my life been
a planter, nor have I ever been per
sonally interested in a drainage
movement, but it a a well known fact
that proper drainage is one of the
v'tal needs of any agricultural comi
munity, and this is especially true
of any such community in Southern
Louisiana,
I do not hesitate, therefore, to say
that drainage of the proper kind,
carried on by men who know their
business, will be of benefit to your
parish.
Yours very truly,
N. E. NORTH,
VicePresident and Cashier of 'irst
National Bak of Lake ChBarles.
WOMEN TO VOTE
FOR PRESIDENT
IN NOV. MUST
REGISTER
Women Must State Age,
Party Affiliation and Be
21 Years of Age.
OTHER PROVISIONS
TO TAKE NOTICE OF
Registrar Blossman Ad.
dresses Notice of Ap
pointments to Ladies
In the November election quite a
number of Covington women will
vote, but they must be registered in
order to do so. Dates and places
of registration will be found in an
other column in this issue of The
Farmer.
You must be a citizen of the State
and a resident for two years; in the
parish one year; in the precinct six
months next preceeding Nov. 2d.
You can register under the educa
tional clause; under the property
clause (not less than $300); if pe:
sonal property, 1919 taxes must have
been paid; must state your 9arty af
filiation; must sign your name in
full; don't use the prefix Miss or
Mrs.; must be 21 years of age (by
Nov. 2, 1920); must state your age.
Read the registration blank careful
ly before filling out.
It is said that two women hale
been made deputies to serve at the
polls.
JUDGE PRENTISS B. CARTER.
A CARD.
To the Voters of the Parish of St.
Tammany:
The election at which you and the
peopar of this District will sele3t
their District Judge to serve them
for the next four years, will be held
next Tuesday.
Th's is the most important offlc
in the gift of the people of the Twea
ty-Sixth Judicial District. And, it is
the duty of every mnan, who has the
interest of his people and his home
at heart, to go to the polls and vote.
The office is too important to allow
prejud!ce and partisanship to influ
ence your choice. You should vote
for the man that you HONESTLY be
iieve will serve the best interests of
the people of this District.
I bave made every effort to sea
each of my constituents personally,
but time and my official duties bav
made this impossible. However, my
record as Judge for the past four
years is before you, and it is on that
record that I come to you and ask
that you elect me for a second term.
I have made mistakes, but this is
not unusual for a Judge serving his
first :erm. But, by these very mls
takes, I feel that I have gained mua:
experience, and am better qualified
to serve my people as a Judge.
I have conducted my campaign
for re-election without criticism or
bitterness and on a plane which the
high office to which I again aspire
would dictate. My cause is in your
hands, and with all confldenoe I
await your decision.
Sincerely yours,
PRENTISS B. CARTER.
GRAND DANCE AT ABITA.
Therewill be a grand dance given
b yth' Abita Springs members of th3
Bogue Falays Grove No. 21, U. A.
O. D., on Sunday, September 12, at
the Abita Springs pavilion for the
benefit of their Widow and Orphan
Fund. Admission, 25 cents; child
ren, 10 cents, all
MR. TREEN GOES TO) BASIL.
Mr. Karl Treen, formerly secre
tary of the Association of Commerce
and identified prominently with-civic
and promotion work of Covington,
has accepted a positio that takes him
to Basil, La. Mr. Treen will have
hearty good wishes for his future,
and while we regret to lose him, we
feel that he will win recognition in
his new field of work.
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WANTPED--The Home Service Sa>
tion of the American Red Cross, St.
Tammany Pariah Chapter, wants ,ld
clothes of every description. Please
ring phone 3 oor 364 whenever you
have anything and some will call it
you cannot send them.