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STOCK LAW OR
NOT FOR PEOPLE
OF COVINGTON
TO DECIDE
Two From Each Side to Se
S lect a Fifth Member to
: Form Committee
HUMOR OF MRS.
MORGAN ENJOYED
Test Vote To Be Taken Un
S der Supervision of
S Committee
SDiscussion of the question as to
'whether a stock law would -be a good
thing for Covington drew a large
crowd at the Association of Com
nmerce meeting last Monday evening.
Previous to Ltkilg up ,tais qu'l-t o.J
-a report waL ltade by Secretary. W.
;PI, lnckler ui the proceedings of
the conventiou a. Alexandria in tne
telephone rate case,'to wnich he was
sent as a delegate. Mr. Minckler
s;tated that it was agreed to raise
:p15,000 to dight for a rehearing and
to take the case to the 8upreme
Court. This money was to be rais
ed through subscription, and by the
appropriation of $300 by each par
ish. tHe also stated that the fact
was brought out that Mississippi
rates had always ,been cheaepr than
louisiana's and the rate of increase
was less, notwithstandilig the busi
ness was greater in Louisiana than
in any of the southen group of the
Couaber:and states. Also that the
system of supply purchasing througu
parent organization was expensive
and unbusiness-like. That an audi
tor's services would be required to
examine the books of the telephone
company in Georgia and be neces
ary for ePidBence to' be submitted.
SMayor Badon was appointed to at
tend the Baton Rouge Commission
:'*A number of-ladies were presen
In the interest of the stock law, ýn,
as the discussion was slow in. oper
ing, iPresident Warner stated tha
as, the ladies had- cbme before th,
Association requesting assistance ii
obtaining a stock law, perhaps somi
of them would like to open tlfe.dis
cussion. While the ladies realizei
that the buck had ibeen passed,. t(
them, Mrs. E. G. Davis arose to th.
occasion and heartily uphe:d theii
contention. As she fnished her talk
she made an opening for Mrs. A. B
Margan to speak and thereby in
vited a most amusing and humorous
as well as the most forcible speech
of the evening. Mrs. Morgan's hum
or seemed to flow out easily and
naturally and she soon had every
body convulsed with laughter. Her
manner of describing the depreda
tions of free-roaming cattle and hin
drance to the development of a town
beautiful was void of animosity but
full of the ludicrous.. This brought
(Mr. Cappell to his feet, who told how
after Mrs. Morgan. had dehorned a
particularly mischievous cow, he had
been compelled to complain that the
cow now used her tongue .to accom
plish the gate opening she used to
do with her horns, and that Mrs.
Morgan had replied, "My goodness,
Mr. Cappell, I have dehorned my
cow, do you want me to detongue
her?"
After the humorous situation
quieted down, the discussion, was
taken up by the men, also, and a res
olution read and adopted, whereny
the question of a stock law will be
placed before the people for their
decision. In it is embodied the re
sults of the meeting.- It reads as
follows:
Whereas, the Women's Progres
sive Union have passed a resolution
asking that the Association of Conr
merce assist them in pass.ing a stock
law, and
'Whereas, there are many Interests
that will be affected by the passing
of such a law, and
Whereas, this association has al
Ways stood for fair play to all, and
Irsists on a full discussion of'all
question affect'ng the general .pub
lic, therefore
'Be it resolved, That the Cov:ngton
Association of Commerce recommend
that a voce be taken by the resident
taxpayers and voters in the town o'
Jovington, to decide whether or not
I majority of the people ,want a stock
aw, and be it further
*Resolved, That said voting be held
Inder the auspices of a committee
f five, two to be selected ly the
:!tizens who want a stock law, and
wo to be selected by the citizens
vho are opposed to a stock law, and
hese four to select one citizen to
,rve as, the fifth member o0 said
ommittee, and -be it 'further
Resolved, That said vote on the
uestion he by secret ballot, only
esident property holders to take
art, provided that property owned
y married peap:e, that both man
nd w'~p h1 alloweed to vote, as the
1w provides community interests,
8 the women are deeply interested
1 the same, and be it further
Resolved, That said committee of
ve shall definfe the tinits that stock
rW would cover in case one-is pass
1, and be it further . 1.
(Continued on page 6)
[BUILDING UPTHE
A SOIL WITHOUT
COMMERCIAL
FERTILIZER
Why the Soil Deteriorates
In Spite of Commercial
Fertilizers.
DRAINAGE HASTENS
IDECOMPOSITION
-Other Soil Problems and
Value of Clover and
Legumes.
"Hogging" off or grazing down the
crops with live:tock is recognized'as
one of the most profitable of ,the
methods of general farming. In this
drainage plays a very important part
in addit on to previously mentioned
advantages of drainage. The ohil.
difficulty in using the grazing or
foraging system is the damage done
to the soil if tramped by livestock
when the ground is wet, for thereby
the soils, especially clays, are "pud
died" and the crop is considerably
wasted by tramping into Ahe ground.
With good drainage such damage is
prevented, and the stock can be put
in. the fields very quickly after rains.
I quoted statements in my fast
art-cle concerhing the need for pro
tein food (of which the velvet bean
is an important one). to supplement
sweet potatoes fed to the livestock.
Here is a very important exception to
those statements when. the .potatoes
are fed in the field, as set forth by
Dr. W. iH. Dalrymple in- "Modern
Farming": "We find the sweet po
tato vines are rather rich in prote.n,
the last fifteen or eighteeni inches of
the vine running high in this ingre
dient, even higher than alfalfa, and.
I think-Tthr-explanation-oe-t4i--arge
returns that we .have had at this
station in hogging off sweet potato
fields is to be found partly in the
fact that the hogs eat a good many
of the v.nes, especially the tender
tip3 that are rich in protein.". This
statement made by so careful and
d stinguished an authority gives an
enhanced conception of the,value of
the sweet potato for stock feed.
The chief agricultural advantage
of the South' is its ability to produce
.crops throughout the winter and
provide continuous grazing for stock.
The sweet ipotato, velvet bean, cow
peas, .chufas, corn and rape are suc
ceeded ,by the winter grains and clov
ers, which carry stock on to the feed
ing season of spring and summer
crops, of which the sorghum and
cowpeas are the most important.. It
is this continuous succession of feed
ing crops which enable the Southern
farmer to produce stock feed tp be
fed in the field more cheaply than
elsewhere. This system of farming
reduces the labor cost to the mini
mum, and as the stock do as well
as when fed in the feed-lot this is
the kind of farming which the farm
er should strive to engage in.- But
to do so he must get his soil in con-.
dition to raise the succession of crops
required to make the "hogging" or
grazing system a success. Drainage
is the indispensable condition to as
surance of crops and only by drain
age can the soil Ibe gotten into a
high state of fertility and so main
tained.
Drainage is necessiry for the win
ter crops, because it conserves mois
ture and promotes soil fertiilty. I
will Illustryte this chiefly by quota
tions from United States agricultural
experts concerning two most import
ant winter-grown crops, oats and
crimson clover.
Soils for Oats, and Drainage.
"The soil for oats should be .rea
sonably fertile and should hold
'moisture well, as this crop requires
a large quantity of water and may
,be severely injured by drought."
Let: the reader remember what was
said in previous articles to the effect
of drainage as a conserver of soil
moisture. The soil must not be wet,
but moist.- "A well fertilized sandy
or sandy loam soil will generally
prove more satisfactory, particularly
if it is well filled 'with humus,'so
that its moisture-holding capacity is
high. Good drainage is essential,
however, as winter killing is most
likely to occur on poorly drained
land. Rust ard other diseases are
also most severe on low, poorly
drained areas."
Drainage and Preparation for Crim
son Clover.
"Crimson clover can be grown
successful'y on almost any type of
soil if it is reasonably rich, well
drained, and supplied with organic
matter and the ,prop'er inoculating
bacteria." "'t silceeds well in the
humid reg'o~i- * the Gulf of
Mex'co.". CrilAI clover has been
an important fa or in increasing
yields in soils tit. have been abus
ed, but it is not a P foriland which
is naturally very .poor. It does not
do well, on rough, -newly cleared
areus, raw subsoilhaid, dry clay, or
.terile sand ;.F$ siqh soils soy
beans, cowp ;and._4 et -beans are
better suited and shbAi be useI for
lthe first three: or: four years util
crimson clover can be successfully
grown. Crimson clover an ibe made
THE. MAN WHO IS MAKING A RECORD AS CLERK
OF THE DISTRICT COURT AND HIS OFFICE FORCE
Here are Mr. Blossmian and the clerkal force of the
c~lrk's office, who are making a record for efficient and
loyal service. 1Mr. Blossman is showing has new index
to mortgages: Chief Deputy Clerk Guy A. Smith is
sitting at his desk. At his 1ft is Miss Josie Dossat, at
his right is Miss Mildred Levy. .
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MODERN INDEX
ADOPTED FOR
RECORDS
,Easy money is a soft job. But
there are -no soft jobs today. Fail
ure. of accomplishment can not mas
querade in the cloak of unconquer
ab:e circumstances. In the language
of a colored patriot, efficio-ncy must
not be the bfggest thing that ain't
and there is no'such thing as the
world being stingy with its oppor
tunities. The man who burns a
candle when he can't get oil will not
sit in the dark wwhen he Can get elec
tricity. He does the best he can and
does b6tter when he can. This is
the hustle that. made America win
the war, and it is the force that
urged W. E. Blossman to index the
records of the Clerk's office.
When W. E. Blossman was made
Clerk of the District Court he had
had experience, enough in the clerical
work of theooffice to realize that-the
'introduction of system would not
only reduce the expenses of the' of
fice but'would save to the lawyers
(Continued on page 6)
:o grow on poor soils, provided they
are specially prepared by liming,
manuring, and inoculating. In gen
eral, however, crimson clover is .a
crop for maintaining soils which are
Already fairly productive than one
or inducing productivity in soils
where it is quite lacking."
Crimson clover is .perhaps the most
important winter legume available
or this section. and as it provides a
balanced-ration for grazing with any
of the winter grains, it is obvious
.hat the farmer here should quickly
get his land in shape for it if he
wants to engage in the most profit
able kind of general farming. A
well-drained soil and an enriched
oil, which are necessary for crimson
clover and also for the winter grains,
emphasize the valu'e of drainage.
'Crimson cloverdoes not thrive on
oils which are very poor, -but on
well-drained soils in a productive
ondition crimson clover frequently
makes a vigorous growth,. even
hough the soil may show a high
ime requirement," which illustrates
he fact that drainage saves much
f the cost for commercial fertilizers.
Fertflizzers and Drainage.
The following discussion copied
from Farmers' Bulletin No. 1119,
"Eall-Sown Oats," shows how much
money can be saved by the farmer
who goes into the business of grow
ing his fertilizers instead-of depend
ing chiefly on commercial fertilizers;
it supplements what was said in last
week's article by giving a -practical
suggestion of good farm methods,
particularly as applied to: the oats
crop. "The kind and quality of. fer
tilizers to use for oats, as for other
crops, depend- largely on the nature
and fertility of the soil. Barnyard
manure is not usually available in
sufficient quantities in the South to
be much of a factor, and therefore
dependence must be placed on green
manures and commercial fertilizers.
The crop moAt' commonly used. for
green manuring in the South is cow
peas, though chim'on clover, vetch,
velvet beans, bur'clover, peanuts and
red clover are among those available.
Cowpeas., soy beans and velvet beans
are among the best available crops to
immediately precede Oats. These
crops may ;be cut for lhay, turning
under only the stubb'e and roots,
or the entire crop may be used as
green manure. The fertili#ng effect
on the folldwing Crel is about the
same whether the stul3ble or the en
tire plant is turned under, but the
vines add considerable humus and
improve. the physical condition of the
soil.". "If the soil has been liberal
ly fertilized for otheri crops, phos
phoric ac'd and potash, need not be
added for oats." : "Nitrogen is usui
ally the limiting element in the pro
duction of: oats on Southern- solls.
(Contltneud on page 2)
SOMETHING THE
:FARMER CAN
GROW;
New York, March 11, 1921.
Dr. W. L. Stevenson, Covington.
Dear Sir:-I am in receipt of your
postal card and have noted contents.
Regret to be advised that you have
no dasheens to offer. It may in
terest you to know that the writer
is a native born Loisianian and is
well acquainted with the neighbor
hood of Covington and can assure
you that the soil in this particular
locality is peculiarly suitable for the
iSroduction-of-tiasheefisir-
I have been receiving - the aboer
product in car lots and less car lots
from different sections, and Would
be pleased to have you interest the
farmers in your locality to cultivate
a reasonable acreage for the coming'
year, If possible,
I may add that I have -been in
communication with Mr. W. H. 9ar
rison, at Slidell, in reference'to the
same proposition for same time and
have recently sent him a letter
similar to the letter which you re
ceived from me a few days ago.
Hoping that you may be able tc
interest parties in the' growing of
this product, I am,"
Yours truly,
W. REHM.
Dr. Stevenson advises that the
dasheen grows well here.
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BIG DANCE AT ABITA SPRINGS.
The Abita Springs Palace Moving
Picture Show will open to the public
Easter Sunday, March 27th. .After
the show there will be dancing.
Music will be furnished by a colored
jazz ,band. Show from 6:30 to S,
p. m. Dancing starts at 8 o'clock.
A good floor. A good time for all.
CARD OP THANKS.
In the grief that has stricken us
in the death of our beloved son,
Edward A., by drowning last Satur
day evening, the sympathy, kind
nesj ,and assistance of the good
people in searching for and finding
the body, and their aid in the last
tender duties.in caring for the body,
has won our deepest gratitude. We
wish also to thank those who
brought the beautiful floral offerings.
MR. and MRS. E J. CAMPBELL.
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ST. TAMMANY CANE SYRUP SENT
TO ENGLAND.
Mr. Wm. P. Minckler has received
an order for a gallon of St. Tam
many cane syrup toibe sent by ,parcel
post to Mrs. G. Hilditch, Home Park,
,iingston-on-Thames, England. The
order came from Mr. E. W. Vacher,
of New Orleans.
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LADIES' AUXILIARY OF PRESBY
TERIAN 7CHURCH ELECT
OFFICERS,
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Pres
byterian church held -their annual
election of officers Tuesday afternoon
fifteen being present: Following are
the officers: Mrs. J. H. Warner,
president;- Mrs. Dan Davis, vice
president; Mrs. Icke3, secretary;
Mrsr Galagher, treasurer; Mrs. Shaul
corresponding secretary; Mrs. E. G.
Dav:s, secretary of literature; Mrs.
Conners, extension; Miss Kate.East
man, Jr;, foreign missions; Mrs. C.
'R. Schultz, social; Mrs. Prestoi
Burns, home missions; Mrs. Tal
mnage, young people; Mrs. Dan W.
Davis, Sunday School; Mrs. Richard,
visitation; "Mrs Petzsch, christian
ed-ucation; Miss Kate Eastman, Sr,
welcome; Mrs. J. C. Burns, orphans;
Mrs. A. 8B. Morgaa, strangers; Mrs.
A. Frederick, Bible Class. -
SStrangers are welcome to' the
meetings held every Tuesday after
ncon at . -p.-p mi, for, the -next few
weeks.
CURB MARKET
PRICES THIS
WEEK
The following prices will prevail
at tire Curb Market this week:
Cream cheese, two double ... . .25c
Beets, bunch, .............. .05c
Carrots, bunch, ............ .05c
All green,s bunch, .. ....... . .05c
Turniapg bunch, ........ .05c
Radishe, bunch, ............ .05c
Cabbage, head, .pound ....... ..05c
Peas, 2 quarts, ...:....... .25e
Snap beans, pound, .... ...~. : :.15c
Chickens, pound, . .... ;. ...27c
Eggs, dozen, ...... ........ : .25
These prices are a trifle lower thanl
those asked whe 'hefaarmer-dalivers
Sthe vegetables to the house. For in
stance, cream cheese wjhendelivered
is two for 30 cents instead of two
for 25 cents.
The above prices are subject to
change from time to time as the
supply of vegetables increase or de
crease.
DROWNED IN BOWGUE
FALAYA RIVER
Edward A. Camnlbell, aged about
10 years, son of Mr. arid Mrs. E.,J.
Campbell, of Military Road, was
drowned in the Bogue Falaya river
Saturday evening. The .family' had
gone -fishing near--Sulphitr 'Springs
and little Edward asked permission
to play in the ýsand on the shore.
He was -told to be 'careful and not
go to the river. -Evidently the temp
tatidn w'as,.too great for him. He
had put on: a bathing suit, and it is
thought he crossed ot the other side
of the river, in a 'boat. He had left
his clothing in a bath house. Not
finding him when they were ready
to return home, the party concluded
Edward had gone on ahead, and they
returned without him. Not finding
him at home Mr. Campbell. returned
to search for him and found his
clothing. It was then getting dark
and a searching party wa'- formed,
without results. Sunday the boy's
uncle, Mr. Fitzjohn, a professional
diver, came over from New Orleans
and the body was recovered in one:
of the deep places near a log, nine
minutes after three. It was prepar
ed for burial by Mr. C. M. Poole and
takeni to New Orleans for interment.
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DRUIDS ARE COMING. -
Mr. Frank-P. Marsolan says the
Druids picnic promises to be a big
affair this year and 800 Druids and
their families are expected in Coy
ington, May 22. Bogue Falaya Park
will probably 'be the place where
they will gather.
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GYM BENEFIT A SUCCESS.
The entertainment given "at Com
munity House for benefit of school
gym was a big success and Miss King,
gathered in quite a sum. .
LETTER FROM A COVINGTON
DOWN IN CUBA.
Central,Solidad, Cuba, March.6.
Editor St. Tammany Farmer :'
Just a few lines to let you know
that all is. well down here in Cuba.
and how much I appreciate your,
or I may say our, St. Tammany
Farmer.- I get it regularly each
week and take time to read it, no
matter what I am doing. I always
Ifind it so interesting.,
I am especially interested to nzote
the great strides being made by the
people of Cbvington, and St. Tam
many parish in general, in their et.
forts to get a better system of good
roads. In, my estimation, this is the
first step to making our parish one
of the greatest agricultural sections
in the Soutl. - It, is impossible for
farmers to raise products and after
all their work to not be ablle to: get
it to "Smarket. As "to -the drainage
and irrigation there js no dqeation
as to 'its necessity.' Juat 'look."up
S:., (Continned .on page: 6)5.:.1
N.
CAPD1NMAL(TBONd
CARDINAL JAS.
GIBBONS DIES
Cardinal James Gibbons died at
Baltimore, March 24, 1921, at 11:33
Laitimore, Md., March 24, 192i , at
11:33 a. m. He was 87 years of
age. 'He was born at Baltimore
July 23, 1834. He was educated in
Ireland and returned to this coun
try in 1853 and resided in New Or
leans until 1855, when he matricu
lated at St. Charles College, near
Ellicott City,. Md., where he gradu
ated with distinction in 1857. He
was ordained to the priesthood June
30, 1861, and was made assistant
at'St. Patrick's Church, Baltimore.
He was made cardinal June 7, 1886.
Cardinal Gibbons was a typical
American, progressive, public spirit
ed and much loved by the people..
James T. Gibbons, of New Orleans,
is the only living brother of the
Cardinal.
RACES AT FAIR
GROUNDS
PROGRAM OF RACES FOR SUN
)DAY, MARCH 27.
Third Class Race.
1-Ruben Meyers ..... ..., Clever
2--Richard Bradley... . ... ick
.3-'Victor Bradley .......... ena
4--Albert Burns . ......... llaze
5-J. Heintz .... .;..;.. . May
.6--Arthur Koepp ......... Frank
7-Jas. Ezell ..... ......... Dan
Second Class Race
8-L. T. Heintz ..... ...... May
9-fW. M. Poole ........... Ben
10-Ruben .Bennet .. . Ben Johlson
11---John Aoueille ..... .... Sa
12--IMajor iBennett ......... . Britt
13-Alford Stanga ........ Sally
F'irst'Class Race.
14-Major Bennett . ........ Clay
15-John Meyers ..... .... Ginger
16-A. J. Planche ..... ... Pete
Harness.'Race,
17-A. Sawaya ..... ........
18-W. N. Patrick .... Charlie Red
,19-Chas. Blackl .. '-.~. ..-. . Harry
20-Ed. Lacroix .......... Ben
Baseball Game
'Covington vs. Crescent City Base
ball Club, of 'New Orleans.
Winners of Races Last Sunday.
First Race.
(1-Major Bennett ........ Sport
2-Will Meyera ...........Clever
3-Albert Burns ............ Blaze
Second Race.
1---Ruben Bennett ... Ben Johnson
2-John Aoueille . . ... Charlie
Third Race
1-A. J. Planche ......... Pete
2-Major Bennett ......... Clay
3--Joh niMeyers . .... .... Ginger
INVESTMENT, NOT EXPENSE.
(Editorial from New Orleans Item)
The parish farm and demonstra
tion agents went under :a wave of
economy 'that swept over the St.
Tammany -police jury at its March
meeting and even enveloped the con
stables and justices of the peace.
How the police jury expects to make
the St. Tammany fair a success with
out the aid of these two agents, not
to speak of the promotion of better
and more profitable farming general
ly in the parish, we don't know.
Several other parishes have tried to
do without them and have confessed
failure.
The Covington Association of Com
merce has guaranteed the salaries of
these two farming aides until -the
police jury can be asked to recon
sider its action. Not only the -busi
ness men of Covington, ibut the
farmers look upon the- discontinu
ance of these two agents as a mis
taken sort of economy.
Calcasieu has just secured as farm
agent Mr. Fondren, who' has served
Jefferson Davis in that capacity for
eight years. During his tenure of
office, the farmers have l, bought
through him, from 6,060, to 8,000
head of standard grade of cattle and
the livestock industry has ibeen built
up to fine proportions. Fifty-two
silos were erected "and cholera, char
bon and other livestock disees have
been held in check.
SWhen a p6olice jury looks upon a.
parish- farm agent or a parish dem
onstration agent -as an "expense," it
is taking the wrong view of things.
These aids to agriculture pay their
own, way, with compound interest;
by increasing the incme from the
parish farms. If they don't do that,
the police jury should accept their
resignations and get agents who,,can
"pay their ow~ way.'" We don't
know anything about the St. Tam
any -farm-- agents, t they ha
probably brought to- its farmers
MASS MEETING
CALLED ON 29TH
TUESDAY, AT
3:30 P. M.
Keeping of Covington Cem
etery Will be Planned
and Discussed.
MR. BOURGEOIS
OFFERS SERVICES
It Is Asked That the Im
portance of the Matter
Be Well Considered
The Covington Cemetery has been
in great fleed of care and attention.
The raising of funds and the care
of the grounds has been qquite a
large task. It seems now that with
the aid of Mr. L. M. B rgeoiss'ome
thing ' is about to -: accomplshed
that is worth while.. It is to be
hoped that the call for a mass meet
ing will be answered by the citizens
in numbers that will show the public
interest the matter should have.
Mrs. J. C. Burns makes the fol
lowing announcement in the matter:
Mass Meeting Called for Cemetery
Work March 29th.
We believe that at last a projct
will be launched whereby our COv- ,
ington Cemetery will be cleaned,
drained and beautified.
IMr. Lawrence M. Bourgeois' has
become -deeply nterested in this work
and in co-operation with the Pro
1gressive Union has volunteered his
services as general manager and
supervisor for aoe year. A m:eeting
was called by him March 12th and
plans outlined for beginning the
work. At his suggestion an-associs- :
ton was organized with Mrs. Preston
Burns, president; Mrs. T. Vaughan,
vice-presidtent; Mrs. Alice Wilson,
chairman and assistant asup rvisor;
Miss Kate Eastman, secretary; Mrs.. :
J. C. Bulrns, f crresponlauig secre-
tary; Mrs. .L. M. Bourgeois, treas
urer. It was then decided to call a,
mass meetng for Tuesday, March 29,
at 3:30 p.-m., at the school audi
torium.
All persons interested in this work
are urged to be present.
REMOVAL NOTICE.
Mr. 1R. 'H. Fergeson, manager of
Covington Garage Company, agents,
for the Studebaker car, announces
the removal of their place of busi
ness to their new building on Boato n
street next to the Covington Bank
Bulding. At this location they have
apened up a gasoline and oil station.
A complete announcement will be''
ýmade in these columns later after1
all their new equipment and ma
chinery is installed. All of thelr
friends and customers and the pub
lic: are invited to inspect the new
building.--Adv.
SLIDELL ELECTION,
-The Slidell special election for
town marshal resulted in the- elec
tion of P. A. Saxon. The vote was
202 to 11.. - . -
During some recent matters that,
came .up in the council Mr. Itroom eu
signed ancdlater announced4his can
didacy for re-electionU. AL special
election was called with ie above
result. ' .b
REPORT OF ST. TAMMANY PAR.
ISH CHAPTER A. R.C. PUIB
IAO HEALTH NiUltE.
Report for Februa',, 1921.
On the 2d, made trip to Abita,
at suggestion of Rev. ,Luecke, to se '
a mother with six weeks old balby,
the father lbeing ill' a away from
home, and the family 'seemingly in
want. The chief troubli was discov
ered to ibe that the mother was un
duly distressd about, the bay's fu
ture, having listened to unwise tales
and suggestions give" by neighboors.
Assistance was undesired unless the
baby should become sick. .
On the 3d, visited the Covpin gt
school. Talked to ten classes about
small .ox, and the advisfability of be
ing vaccinated. One hundred of:
these children are taking advantage
tf the offer made by the school board
to furnish free vaccine, and are call
ing, some ,each day, ,at Dr. Bulloch's
office for vaccination.,
On 4th, went to Slidell. Taught'
class in Home Hygiene and Care' of
S(Continued on page 3.)
greater increased net returns frox
their farm products in any one year
than would pay their salaries for
several years.
There is much n St. Tammany, a
large and prospeious parish adjoin
ing a great city, -for farm agents and
demonstration agents to .do. Its
farmers have an -almost illimita'ble
market for their products at hand. .
By showing them how to raise the
tfings the city needs and. fading,.
methods of marketing them, St..
Tammany cnin bt made New Orleans'
garden. The small salaries paid to
the farm ageht and the demonstrar
tion. agent shoeild be the ýbest in
vestment the parish makea for the
publie good.