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D. II. MASON, Editor COVINGTON, LA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1920. 1 VOL. 47 No. 5
WHAT LAUNDRY
ACCOMPI HSFS
IN PROGRESS
OF TOWN
Need of a Good Laundry I.
Many Times Experienc
ed By Covington.
GOOD WORK BY
HOMIE "UONCERN
Warrenton Luiri One for a~
Investrlent for the
Community.
Rece.itly we spoke ed torially :
W:arrienlton, a t' i o .NoI N;r ; a
liai; that was so progres ive and
prosperous as to attract the attrn
tion of the pre.s. It has a popula
tion of less than one thousand, yet
it had undertaken :everal projects
of importance in the way of pub:ic
improvement, one being a $120,000
hotel. It also had under way a
:aundry.
Hlow many people have ever
:.topped to cons der just what a ]aun
dry is eorth to a community? War
renton considered it so worth while
that the town is building it. In
truth, a laundry means a great deal
to a town, especially to a town like
Covington, depending largely upon
visitors and tourists. When visitor3
come to a town they do not know
where to find the wash-woman and
tpey do not care much about en
trusting valuable clothing to strang
err, nLr do they care to risk having
the clothes badly done, when perhaps
tJCty will not have time to have them
done over. In fact, a good public
!aundry jmeans service. A town that
cannot give eervice mu't suffer, for
people traveling will criticise it. It
builds reputation largely through the
traveling public.
" Covington has felt the need of a
:aundry, Even residents haye sent
their clothes to New Orleans and
other places to have them laundered.
Yet with all this experience, it is said
that the new laundry established in
Cpvington is not getting the support
it *Jaould have. It is said to be do
Jng ~.ellent work and good service,
$en by all means the town should
Pe4 interertel enough to see that no
work goes a.way from here that can
be done .at osome.
We have a lua~.d y built, equipped
and in operation. lj1t would be like
a gift to such a town as WVarrenton
:aed would save it the cost of putting
Ja one. WAKE UP, Covirgton;
lsauke gpital of your laundry. It it
as ilvestm~ent that pays the town.
It e.couýrages visitors to spend
money here ~n4d to stay longer.
MANDEVI'l..t NOTI'S.
;M7andeville, Dec. 14, 1920.
Miss ,Julia E:der entertained Miss
Anita Wal.yte and Miss Gladys
Howze at a# informal tea Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Gladys Hoskins entertained
a few of her friends $!nday night
at a party at her home.
Mis Emily Brown is a guest of
one of her friends from Brownsville
Texas, at the Grunewald Hotel, New
Orleans.
Mr. Will Brown spent Sunday
here with his family.
The girls of the High school en
tertained at an informal luncheon
recently in honor of the boys' basket
ball team. Horace Howze was pre
sented with a gift by Miss Julia
Elder for the good work he has done
*as president of the Athletic Club.
tMr. Joseph Kelly spent the week
end here as the guest of one of his
friends.
Miss Gladys *lowze, Mr. Horace
and John Howze. J'r.. dvere visitors
to New Orleans Monday,
THE MASONS WILLh MAKE 'SIUAL
CHIIRSTMAS DISTIIBUTION.
rThe MJasons will make their usual
distribut c) of Christmas packages
to tbe poor. Any one who knows or
some deservinig person whose Christ
mas will] be beref, of the good cheer
that should prevai on this day, be
cause of pocr circuInst.nnces or mis
fortune, should send thg iame to
S.Judge Robt. Badon. He wilj see that
S he or she is not forgotten.
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LIZT OF DEAD LI~ETERS.
Foto wircg is the list of dead let
ters re.ainlng la the Covington post
office:
Johnnie Bel:, A tivyy Bossly, Mrs.
Edren Cenkle, Master Gerard Co
lone 2. Buddy Paras, MNs. 1. B.
Gilbert. C. Holden, Mrs. C, L. Jone..
3.8en King. Miss Dora King. HamP
K:ng 2, Nathan Tisdale, Mrs. A.
Thompson.
JACOB SEILER,
Postmaster.
XMrs. V. 13. ja.yis. girls' c:ub dem
onstrator for St. Tammany parish.
nas returned from the de 9onstrators"
meet.ng at Baton Rouge, wHere she
was cal.ed upon to assist It 4seion.
strating the curing and packing of
theaJ. Mrs. Davis says the work was
of munch practical value and she
found thai those attending the short
Course at L. S. 1'. were much inter
ested and betlefiitt by the work
done a' this course.. She says bulle
tines explaiainng the curing and put
ting up of meat can be had on gppli
cation for same.
A ST. TAMMANY
CITIZEN TELLS
OF THINGS
ABROAD
Agriculture Is Middle Name
For Territory Around
Buenos Aires.
TRIP PROVES
A STORMY ONE
Paris Fashions and $20,000
Diamonds for the
Women.
Buenos Aires, Nov. 6, 1920.
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
Just finished with a small sized
hurricane. It has been blowing anu
raning for three days and the end
is not yet.
Reports are coming in from all
parts of damage to crops, fruit trees
torn up, floods, etc., so these people
have their troubles also. -ach wind
and weather as we have had has
never been known here. The spring
is well advanced and it should ''e
warm. Temperature 56 degrees.
Glad we were in dock.
Buenos Aires has altered so that
I do not recognize it. The low places
filled in and fine warehouses and
docks .built where formerly the river
ran. Many additional fine buildings
have been put up aid every sign of
prosperity is in evidence on every
side, and to think of it-it all comes
out of the ground. Agriculture is
the middle name for this place, and
one realizes it more when he meets
steamer after steamer sailing with
full cargoes of grain, frozen meat,
hides, bones, live stock, all bound to
some European port, Few at pres
ent going to the States,
Car fares, 5 cents; beer, 5 cents
a splendid meal, 75e to $1, Cloth
.ng is about the same; shoes much
cheaper. Vegetab:es almost given
away. We brought up 250 tones c.
oananas from Santos and they are
still on board. We had a car loa.l
of pineapples, but they took them off.
I lid hope that we would return
via Sants with coffee to New Or
leans, but apotper of our steamers
will be on the log4ging berth at the
same time. The mariet is lull, the
States not buying, as p s we carry
100,000 bags each, there was pot
enough to go around.
We are to load corn for arclaloa
Stain, 6,600 tons, and some 101
horses on deck, ca:ling at Rio de
Janeiro to get our fuel oil. The.
have prize sheep and rams displayed
in the store windows, such monster:.
principally Lincolns. I send you a"
picture of one-some wool. I wish
we had a few like them in St. Tam
many prif.sb. If our boys could only
see the results optained here through
keeping nothing'hut high grade cay
tie, they would go out into the wood,
and drive to the butcher every otld
scrub bull in the parish. Nothin.,
Jut the best goes here. Shorthorn
seem to be the favorite catt:e, bu:
tihey have all llreeds,
The average horse here is much
heavier than our's-s-eek, wel fed
it is a pleasure to watch them. Al
falfa is king here.
The streets are asphalt, and some
wood. Clean and constantly swept.
Stores are a dream. We do not
Know how to derss windows in com
parison,
One curious thin--red seems to
ue the prevailing color Paris fash
:ons rule, and believe me, if a ~dnhme
wikhes to be in the swim, sonlmebod\
has to dig. l)iamond earrings a;
$20,000. Furs, silks, disp:ayed so
that no ole woul. want anything
cheap.
There are a great many Amerc;ai
steamers here and in Rio they swar:m
.ike bees. The government has put
an embargo on the export of wheat
to Brazil and we are shipping large
quantities to Brazil from New Or
leans.
We shall probably spend our Xmas
in Barcelona.
My bhat wishes for a i;appy and
Prosperous Xmtns an,~d New Year to
all. Kindest regards.
Yours truly,
G. E, MILLAR.
AN OPEN LETTER.
Covington, La., Dec. 15, 1920.
Editor St. Tammany Farmer:
I shall ask you to kind:y publish
this letter in the issue of your paper
of Satlmrday. Dec. 18th.
Since the last presidential election
in Novemnoer, cousiderahle gossip
about town would have it that I
would be Covington's next Dost
master. A number of my friends ap
proached me, inquiring if this -un or
was true. 1 emphatically toltl them
NO; I was not seeking the of'tce
If it was tendered me I would noi
accept it under any circumstances.
Being a Democrat and so register
ed as one, I canuot understand why
any person or petsons shoulli start
such a rumor.
Respeaful:y yours,
A. J. FINNI.Y.
TAKEN IO JACKSON.
Luci'.lle Childs (colored) was taken
to the JacksoJ Insane Asylum by
Dt)aty Sheriff Quatreveaux, this
week. Luci:le is about 35 years o)f
age, and while docile enough ordi
narily i: said to have spells of vio
lence that make her a serious charge
and a dangerous person to be un
gagded.
PRESIDENT USES CHRISTMAS SEALS DO YOU?
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i ::; ::: ;: :.?i : i. ;, ,
There Is one kind of Christmas
seals that will never go out of
style. That is the Red Cross seal
-all returns on which go to the
Anti-Tuberculosis League. Little
Adrian Mayer is shown here de
livering the big package of
stamps to Secretary Tumulty at
* Ithe White House, and to be used
Saei wby president and Mrs. Wilson on
Srw9 .their Christmas packages.
HUCKABY WILL
NATURALLY BE
IN CHARGE OF
HIGHWAYS
It is not thought thtar Mr. luie
will put St. Tanmmany par.sh o any
unnece.;sary expense in the buildai;
of roads in which federal aid is giv
en. Evidently it would be unnec-,
sary to have other engineers on tilhe
ground, as Mr. lluckaby is thorough
ly qualified to carry out al. such
work. The following letter from
Mr. Buie seems to be plain on that
point:
New Orleans, Feb. 18, 1920.
Mr. A. D. Schwartz, Attorney, Good
Reoals !Committee, Parish of St.
Tamniany, Cqviqgton, La.
Dear Sir:--lp Cofinettiop with
road construction in St. Tanmmany
pari ;h.
In the event sat:sfactory arrange
ments can be made between tine
Highway Department, the Bureau of
Public Roads and your parish, beg
to advise:
Mr. M. C. Huckaby, your parish en
gineer, is well and favorably know;i
to this Department, and it will !a
agreeable to us to have him act in
the capacity of Resident Engineer,
in charge of road construction upon
whch Federal and State funds are
applied, it, of course, being under
stood and agreed that Mr. Huckaby
will conform to the Irles and regu
:ations now in vogue, that is, iubmit
daily 'reports on progress of work,
and comply strictly with the plans
and specitications involving construc
tion, where same have not been
changed by agreement between the
contracting parties, which in this
case is between the United States
Government, through the Bureau of
Piibilic Roads, the State of Louisi
gta, through the Highway Depart
menrit, alnd the Parish of St. Tam
many, through thq Police Jury of
St. Tammany Parish.
Yours very truly,
DUNCAN Bt'IE,
State Highway Engineer.
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('Hit ISTMA1A ENTE1TAINMIENT AT
ST. PAUL COLLEAI E,
St. Paul's College student,, will ,ut
on an entertainment at the College
Sunday, December 19th. at 7:31 p.
m., at the auditorium. The enter
tainnient is offered by the ,tud:-uts
as a hontago of respect and af'ecni:.n
to their new president, the Re,\ :iýr!md
Brother Bertaud Victor, F. S. C
The puliir is invited.
Follow.ng is the program:
Welconme, jy the orchestcr
Drama, "Dark Before Dawn "
Song of f'ra be, solo, by J1am a: N.
Larose.
Bethlehem, choir and orchbe-!..:i.
Santa Claus, cornet so-o, by C(as.
4. Pujol.
Shm "itr of Gold, by orche-trtt.
TNo O),posite ti.aracte-s, eo;,tily
The Star Spangled lienner, ire
choir and orchestra.
The I'nion Army-Cast of ciar
acters: General Sherman. \Wilninr
S. Hagg: General Howard, C" :nu..,ns
.1. Fabaclner; General F.resc.',, Witl
lace J. Landry; Mr. Ludlo::. .a sa,:n
ern farmer. Edmond J. .'ucnrlt F,.l ;
l'ercy Ludlow,a his s n, h ti the I 'I iii
Army. P'an: L. Paget; L;',tl Jim.
Percy's yotng brother, : '.t I'. t'air
son; Old tBack Joe, a sl iv. of the
family, Harold A. John;roe
The Confederate Arm.,: (tterav:ll
Hardee, Charles McVea; I,iutnt:illa
Page. John D. Lambert; ('crporal
Johnny, Dennis C. Dunlap; Corporal!
Lanes, Steve J. Bruno; Sen'inel,
Louis J. D'Antoni.
"Two Opposite Characters": Mr.
Wilson. Horatio N. Ogden: Duin:n;
Snooze, Adrian J. Esnard; Quick
silver Hotspur, Platt Lanphier.
QUTLINE WORK
OF THE POLICE
JURY MEETING
WEDNESEAY
As certain parts of the Police Jur,
proceedings are not yet transcrioed
they will appear in next week's issue
The following notes wi:l give a gies
of the business transacted:
The appropriation to the Rea
Cros; was discontinued with the pay
ment of the $45.00 due to Decem
ber 31, 1920.
It was ordered to borrow $10,000
to meet current expenses, to be paid
back March 1, 1921.
The Road Commission was author
ized to adjust the claim of the St.
Tammany Construction Co., with ref
erence to catlcellatio. of contract
That company asks $6000. What
the Commission will consider fair
has not been stated,
Resolutions were passed recom
mending provision for keeping log
wagons off the roads until they are
completed and ready to travel. Much
damage is being done to the roads.
S. D .Bulloch and Ellis Crawford
were elected members from St. Tam
many parsh to the Board of Equali
zation and Mr. H. B. Harrison was
recommended for membership to said
board. His term as assessor will ex
pire December 31, 1920. when Mr.
Warren Thomas becomes assessor.
A committee of two, President 1.
B. Howze of the 9th ward and M. P.
Schneider, Iemn!ber from the 8th
ward, was appointed to confer with
Mr. Buie as to whether Mr. Huckabv
is to have charge of the State High
way construction work, or if state
and federal engineers are to superin
tend it.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERIS.
Will J. Murgaq to F. E, Gregory,
10 acres ip see 6 tp ra!!ge 12; lots
0 to 12 square 53, Abita, $500.
lieo, H, Koepp to Albert .lUrn
thorn, 100.32 acres in sec 35 tp 4
range 10, $1000.
T. M. Burns to Brooks-Scanlon
: hf of ne qr sec 36 tp 4 range 9,
$4500.
Elizabeth S. Stafford to Joseph F.
Brideveaux, 40.72 acres in sec 19 tp
7 range 12, $500.
Louis E. Theriot to Jos. Griffin and
Delphine B. Griffin, lot 10 in square
2106, New Covington, $898.38,
Rclain R. Whitney to Mrs. Sarah
Barnett, lots 5. 6, 7, 8, 1 and 2 sqr
7 .Madisonville, $900.
Succession of Charles Schellhaas
to Geo. A. Toledano, 5 acres in tp b
range 11, $200,
Gabr:elle Bondou qule to James C
Hickey, 2.04 acres in sec 32 tp ,
range 12, $1450.
James D. Watson to Antonio Tort
ornce, portion of square 9, Connelly
Addition, Covington, $1000.
Sarah S. Betterly to Edith Hous
ton Davis. Lot I square 04"2 Nev
Covjigun, $40Q00,
Mrs. 8arah Bell Jenkins to Wm.
Achee, 20 acres in sec 34 tp 5 rang
11, $500.
H. J. Smith et als to Chas. Brown.
18 acres in sec 27 tp 5 range 10,
$300.00.
Mrs. .L G. Brown to Louis Joseph
Brown. 8 ag'ps i1 see 36 tp 7 range
Mrs. Lorena W. Wortham to Mrs.
Nellie O .Smith, lots 7 and 8 square
11. Division of St. John. Covington.
$400.00.
W. P, Mitckler to Theo. .. Bohne,
equnre 26, Connelly Addition, Cov
tngton, $1350.
.John L. Lavalle to A. E. and Mabel
Wilson Briggs, lots A and C square 4
Mandeville, $4000.00.
Mrs. Alice Poole to Brooks-Scan
lon Co., 264 acres land, $15.824.00
Jean M. Couget to Hailine .Jess.
Allen, 28 acres in sec 19, $1350.
Will J. Morgan to Alex Mutti, lot
1 square 1, Bossier City, $600.
* A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO
* OUR READERS. *
* *
* We wish our readers a Merry *
* Christmas. We hope that every *
* family and every person will en- *
* joy all the b:ess;lgs that the *
* season implies. We especially *
* send greetings to those who live *
* in homes on the farm. If there *
* have been losses this year, we *
* believe they will be made up in ÷
* the next and that better times *
* are in view. *
WiFE OF DEAD HUNGER
STRIKE MAYOR HERE
th.c b'f.u'e l
The arrival of Mrs. Muriel Mao
Swiney, wife of the hunger
strike mayor of Cork, who recent.
ly died in a London prison for the
cause of Irish freedom, gave the
supporters of the cause in America
an oportunity to stage a great
demonstration .when her boat
docked at New York. Mrs. Mao
Swiney comes to testify befio the'
unoflicial committee of 100,
which is in session in this eoum
try. Mrs. MacSwiney is only 22
years old.
INTERSTATE
WHOLESALE
GROCERS
The Interstate Wholesale Grocers
is growing into one of the biggest
concerns in the country of the kind.
It has had a remarkable and rapidly
progressive career under the man
agement of Mr. E. J. Domergue.
Having but recently taken in one of
the larger grocery concerns of the
South, it is now reaching out to in
cude three other large and prqsper.
ous concerns. They are the Duport
Wholesale Grocery Co,, Houma, La..
and the Percy Iobdell Company,
Thibodeipx and Lookport. A new
charter is being drawn and provision
is being made for an extension to
several millions of dollars. It is
said that more stock will be issuei
on the new capitalization. The sub
stantial character of this concern
and the dividends declared bye it have
made the stock popular and it wil.
protably be sold with the rapidity
that has characterized the sale of
stock in each extension of'its busi
ness. As this cinpatny is a child of
Covingtom and has branclhe in both
Covingtop and Slidell (with a nunm
ber of other branches in other par
ishes and states) it is a pleasure for
us to tell of its success.
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IMRS. DAVIS TO HER CLUB MEM. - t
HERS.
Dear Club Girls:-I iave just re
turned from the annual me.etig of
the Home Demonstration Agents at
Baton Rouge. I was gald to be able
to tell them we were organized and
ready for work. I have been away"
over two weeks. Just as soon as I|
can l will see you. I intend to visit
every c:ub member during the ho'i
days. Don't forget we must have our
gardens put in shape now for spring
planting. We want to lead the state
in good club work, and it's up to
the club members to do this.
I have a good recipe for the can
ning of the home mneats, i, any of
you are interested, or your' mothers.
Write mne, as ths "women folks" are
the ones who ,sually have to take
care of the meats, after all. a
Your Club Agent,
MRS. W. J. DAVIS.
FOR SALE--At Abita .Springs, the I
old Antoine Flow t'rnm, 100 fruit
trees and a:l f~,rming tools, new wag
on, bi i -year old Kentucky horse
barTouphe,. cow, horse; hammock
lantd., New gravel road in front of a
farm. Apply Robt. Ingham Abti.a.d
Springs, La. . 418* s
FOR SALl.~I.- heap, one Kirstes a
two-horse stump puller, large size, I
comp:ete. Apply Mrs. T. E. Brews- l
ter, Covington, La. *i8 5
FARM FOR S~ALE---Located on r
Madisonville-PonEshalou!a hard-sur- s
faced highway, two miles from town
of Madi.~rvlle, containing 347 acres
G:ood house and barn. Eighty bear
iug pecan trees. Twenty acr'es in
cultivation, balance timbered with I
hard-wood and some pine. Would I
make ideal country home. Price
reasonable. Apply Mrs. T. E, Brews
ter, Covington, La. 418
OPPOSES EXTRA'
COST TO USERS
CUMBERLAND
TELEPHONES
Says Rates of This Company
Are Already High; Re
cently Advanced.
HIGHER RATES
NOT JUSTIFIED
Tells Commission Raise Is
Not Justifiable When
Costs Declining.
At a 'pecid.l meeting of the Coving
ton Association of Commerce held on ]
Monday, December 13th, the follow
ing resolut:ons were unanimousy 1
adopted:
Whereas, the Cumber:and Tele
>hone & Telegraph Company has p,'
titioned the Honorable Railroal
Commnssion of Louisiana for per
nission to increase its rates, and t
Whereas, the present rates charg
Ad by said Company in this communi
ty are already high, and
Whereas, the Telephone Company
only recently advanced its rates for C
ill classes oi service in this com
uunity, be it
Resolved, That this Association °
make a vigorous protest against any
ruither increase in rates being grant
ed, as being not justified at this time, C
when costs are declining, and be it
further
Resolved, That a copy of these c
resolutions be sent the Honorably t
RailroadCommission of the State of v
Louisiana as an expression from the a
people of this community and also
that a copy of same be sent The St.
Tammany Farmer for publication. P
J. H. WARNER,
President. R
E. BURTHE,
Secretary.
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HAVE YOU PAID YOUR POlL. b
TAX?
Very few poll taxes have been paid .
and the end of the year is very near. tl
Eight or ten worsenl have paid. The
first to pay was Mrs. Fred J. Heintz.
The second was ,Mrs. James, Bar
ringer, of Lacombe. Only 300 taxos
have been paid. al
Voters should remember that they
must have two poll tax receipts in in
succession to entitle them to vote. ti
Besides, the 8cho0qs teed the money.
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SAYS CQUINTRXY TOWN BELONGS m
TO COUNTRY.
"The country town is a part of the
country, It is one of the encourag
ing signs of the times that country
town men are coming to realize this v
fact. It has not been so long ago m
that every little town thought that TI
its business was to grow into a city ta
just as soon as po~sible. Some towns Of
and many town peop!e still think so. fr
Many small town people, too, still PC
think that their chief relation and in
interests are with the cities rather
than the country. The most farsee- W
ing business men have come to know th
Ibetter. They are seeing more and th
more clearly that the town, the small pr
city, is an integral part of the coun
try, that it prospgra only as the
country prospers, and that it has its
place in the scheme of things to bu
the life center of thq country about
it. The town mn8gcant who oppos- di
es co-operativ Bhuying or selling by th
the farmer. et his territory, the town s
banker who would hinder the estab- ur
Ishme~at of farm loan associations in VC
his parish, the town editor who neg- In
lects the interest of the back-coun- th
try districts, are Becaming more and In
more out of date.. Not until the th
country and the country town learn D.
that th'ey are yoke-fellows and must L.
pull together can either make th 2on
progress it should. And both are re
learning."~-Southera Agriculturist. Fi
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THE ~t.OOL LYCEUM.
The High School of Covington will
entertain the public with a good
lyceum program, Wednesday. The
funds will be used for the contem- Ni
plated gymnasium. The lyceum en
tertainment will Coat the school $400. s
All above this amount will be set ge
aside for the purpose stated. The
lyceun t~urse will consist of a num
ber of entertainments to be put o.
each month. If you have not tick
ets, write to Prof. A. J, Park, school
principal.
LIVE STOCK SANITATION.
The cold weather is setting in,
and it is time to see that the out-of
door livestock are provided with
shelter.. This is not only a question a
of humanity but of economy as well,
as it takes feed to produce animal
heat within the body, and if it is al
lowed to leave the body for want of
shelter to keep it in, it simply calls in
for more feed which might be eco- da
nomized by proper shelter for the :ic
stock. -Dr. W. H. Dalrymple. fr
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KING'S DAUGHTERS. El
There will be a meeting of the
King's Daughters at the Community Oi
House, Manday. December 20th, at wl
3:30 p. m. F
MRS. F. J. MARTINDALE, sp
Secretary. re
ºIBIG CHRISTMAS
TREE FEATURE
COMMUNITY
HOUSE
r Children To Be Given Tick
ets Entitling Them to
Presents.
SANTA CLAUS
WILL BE THERE
Those Who Have Not Do
nated Should Send In
To Mr. Mackie
Plans for the Community Christ
mas Tree are complete. The ep'sco
palians have generou.;ly allowed the
use of the green in front of their
church, where a large tree will be
planted and decorated for the oc
casion. Old Santa will be there in
person to distribute the gifts.
The following is the program for
the evening, ;beginning Christmas
Eve aat 7 p. m.:
"It is Christmas Everywhere," by
pupils of St. Scholastica's Academy.
"Chiming Christmas Bells," pupils
of Covington High School.
"Holy Night," led by joint choirs
of churches.
Fireworks.
Distribution of Presents, by Santa
Claus.
Tickets entitling each child of the
community to a present will be dis
tributed next week. All children,
who have not received their ticket
at school, must call for it at the
Community House, between 2 and 5
p. m., next Wednesday, Dec. 22.
Tickets are free, but each child
must have one in order to receive a
gift.
Some friends of the children have
been very generous with donations, ,
but the funds raised are not yet ut
flcient, and it is hoped that others
•will contribute. Send in your dona
ton to Mr. Mackie, ahd help make
the kiddies enjoy a real Christmas.
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MASS MEETING SUNDAY.
A mass meeting will be held in
Covington on Sunday, December 19,
at 2:30 p. m., at the courthouse.
It is the aim to interest the people
in organizing a Charity Organzs
tion for St. Tammany parish. You
are invited to eqme gr seed eqµpe
one in your place to help get this
movement started.
AGENTS ASSIST IN MARKETING
PRODUCTS.
Louisiana farm agents have been
very active in assisting farmers in
marketing of their farm products.
These men are familiar with the de
tails necessary for successful co
operative marketing. This is shows
from a report on a car of sweet
potatoes shipped to one of the lead
ing commission merchants In New
Orleans, by W. M. Wggins, agent in
Winn Parish. This Arm states that
this was one of the best cars of yams
that it had received, that it was
properly graded, sacked and 'loaded.
-Extension Press Service, L. 8. U
THE ELECTION.
At the general election held Thea
day, December 14th, for delegates to
the Constitutional Conveition, a very
small vote was cast. Fred J. Heints,
unopposed, received nearly all the
votes, except for a few scratches.
In the ninth ward some voters wrote
the names of others on the ticket.
In this ward Henry J. Smith received
three votes, Dr. J. K. Grifith one,
D. H. Mason one, E. G. Davis one,
L. L. Morgan one and Geo. R. Tolsen
one. In the fifth ward Emile Talley
received one vote, and at the the
F.olsom box L. C. Moise received one
vote.
GROCERIES TO CLOS)E CHRIST
MAS DAY.
All the grocery stores on Main and
New Hampshire Streets will be clos
ed all Christmas Day. Do your
shopping next Friday or you will
get left on the grocery line.
ST. TAMMANY POUTIRY ASSO
CIATION.
A meeting of the "t. Tammany
Poultry Assodiation (incorrectly re
ferred to as the "Ozone Poultry Co."
last week) will be held at thd bar
bershop of Louis Pichon in Coving
ton, at 8 p. m., Tuesday, December
21st. The meeting is important and
a good attendance is requested.
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JAHNCKE PLANT BURNEBD.
The Jahncke ship building plant
in New Orleans was burned Thurs
day. Loss is said to be several mil
:lion dollars. Thought to have caught
fire from an electric spark.
ED. JONES WILL PULL THROUGH,
Word has been received from New
Orleans that Night Marshal Jones,
who was shot several days ago by
F. B. Trenchard, is getting along
splendidly and will soon be able to
ireturn to Covington.