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BOGALUSATlA., THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1922.
NUMBER 35.
City Election
< Next Tuesday
Next Tuesday is the day for the
ritnary which will nominate the
embers of the Commission Council.
2 _or Sullivan has already been de
tired the unanimous choice and his
«»me will not appear on the ballot.
I the race for commissioners, how
ler there is plenty of interest, there
Lin!r eight candidataes, from which
fear are to be elected. The candi
Ks are: C. L. Black, J. M. Toney,
nr J M. Brumfield. Dr. J. H.
Slaughter, J. B. Lindsley, E. R. Cas
P. Starns and J. A. Cannada.
All voters are cautioned to vote for
four candidates, failure to vote for
L s than four, or more than four,
JfiH result in a spoiled ballot, which
will not be counted.
The polls will open at 6 o clock
s m. and close at 7 p. m., and the
voting Places are:
Prince No. 1—City Hall.
Precinct No. 2—-Coca Cola Plant.
Precinct No. 3—Fire Station, Co
lumbia street.
i precinct No. 4—P d Cross Salvage
station, back of Colonial Hotel.
*" The instructions to voters and
other changes made In the election
laws are published in this issue of the
Enterprise.
It is reported that there are about
120Ö qualified voters in the city and
jt is believed there will be in the
neighborhood of 1000 votes cast.
The Municipal Democratic Execu
tive Committee has provided for po
lice protection at each of the polling
places in the city for August 29
No loitering will be permitted at
the voting places and all provisions
of die law, as published elsewhere in
this issue of the Enterprise, will be
strictly enforced.
In view of all the precautions taken
bv- the committee, every voter can
rest assured that the secrecy of his
ballot will remain inviolate.
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BOY SCOUTS ARE IN
CAMP FOR TEN DAYS
A group of Boy Scouts of Bog*
lasa are in camp at the site of the
Forestry Camp, about eight miles
from this city on the old Franklinton
road. Randolph Batson of Hillsdale,
Hiss., owns this property and very
kindly consented to give the use of
the grounds for camping expeditions.
J. K. Johnson, who is chairman
of the Camping and Hiking Division
of the Boys' Department Committee
of the Y. M. C. A., has authority to
make any changes which will improve
the site as a camping ground.
Friday of last week a group qf
Scouts wqpt to the camp to prepare
for the repilar camping period, which
began Tuesday and will continue for
a period of ten days.'. «
H. E. Rester gave the use of a
tractor, trailer and a driver to take
the twenty boys out to work on the
spring and "swimmin' hole," so as
have things ready for the "regulars."
The campers, left the .Y. M. C .A.
early Tuesday morning and hiked
most of the distance. À wagon, fur
nished by the Great Southern Lum
ber Company, carried all the equip
ment and supplies.
W. B. Bender of the Y\ M. C. A.
is in charge of the camp, assisted by
Robert Lambright. The old standby,
Henry Johnson, is in camp with the
Scouts and is seeing to it that the
boys are getting "three squares" a
day. Henry is a splendid camp cook
and, naturally, is very popular with
the bovs.
There.are fourteen Scouts in the
party, divided into three groups,
each having a tent to themselves.
Robert Landry is tent leader of
group No. 1 and Alex Holliday, Od
ney Jenkins, Ed Willis and Walter
Bender comprise the balance of his
"»quad."
Archie Kennedy is tent leader of
group No. 2, with Charles Hoppen.
Sidney Kayman, Alfred Kayman and
"ilke Jennings.
Harry Hoppen heads group No. 3,
vith Abe Berenson, Ellis Mayfield
*nd George Haik.
Camp duties are handled by
groups. By this system a great deal
jj* work is accomplished and ife not a
hardship. Each boy is held responsi
We for his
own camp equipment,
riiich must be in good condition at
*« times. /
Swimming, Scout activities, camp
le ceremonies, hiking and eating j
5* j mon £ the important things on j
'w day's program. .
Sunday afternoon visitors will be !
»«Icomed to camp. A sign has been j
P*ced where cars leave the main *
™*d to assist persons in locating the
tonp
Special Price On Wood
For The Next Few Day#
iA5 nouncen icnt ha«_been made by
t ht*" ®? u thern dumber Company
"®»t. effective today and continuing
« a further notice, they will sell
tn r 0a ,^ s planer wood, delivered
*ny home in Bogalusa, for $7.00.
b he filled in the order
thi« tUC " ar e received, and with
l° w price on wood, Bogalusa
Kin sh, ould worry whether the coal
p£ W return to ork at once or not.
pi , on ® your orders to the Wood
, ' Operating 1 Department, Great
Southern
Lumber Company.
•JUGEÆ CHiLD SERIOUS ILL
of rv 5 :L ear -°ld son of Joel Magee,
' wa? brought to the
i j Sullivan Memorial Hospital
tanU " ays with an infected
*» 11 en arn - The child is resting as
48 c °uld be expected.
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Want To Locate
Main Plant Here
Fire recently destroyed the main
plant of the White Wood Products
Company at Crothersville, Ind., and
Mr. White has been in communica
tion with Mayor Sullivan, stating that
in view of the excellent conditions
existing here the company would
make Bogalusa their main plant and
headquarters, providing they can se
cure sufficient space at the plant of
the Louisiana Fibre Board Company.
It will be remembered that Mayor
Sullivan secured this plant for Boga
lusa, and that an expenditure of sev
eral thousand dollars was necessary
to make changes and improvements
in the building no',v occupied by the
White Wood Products Company, and
this expense was borne by the Great
Southern Lumber Company.
If the E-Z Opener Bag Company
locates here, it will also use a part j
of the old plant of the Louisiana Fi- !
ber Board Company, and wnth the ad
ditional room necessary for the White
Wood Products Company, space will
be at a premium in that section of
the city.
In the event the White Wood Prod
ucts Company make Bogalusa their
main plant, they will treble their
force of employes.
MRS. ARBONA HEADS
STATE AUXILIARY
The American Legion Auxiliary,
Department of Louisiana, held their i
second annual convention concur
rently with the American Legion
convention in Baton Rouge on Au
gust 17.. 18 and 19. .
The first-convention was held in
Bogalusa last year and many were
the kind expressions of appreciation
passed around as to Bogalusa's su
preme hospitality, and the wish to at
tend another Bogalusa convention
was freely expressed.
Resolutions were passed to be
handed in to the National Convention
at New Orleans as follows:
Whereas, the American Legion has
done, and is doing, everything in its
power for the disabled service men,
be it resolved, the American Legion
Auxiliary will support the hospitali
zation program of the Legion to the
fullest extent.
Whereas, the American Legion is
on record as promoting American
ism of the highest type, be it re
solved, that the American Legion
Auxiliary lend support and aid in
every way possible tô the Legion's
program of Americanism, particu
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larly to that part of it earning under
"immigration.
Whereas, the American Legion is
publishing a magazine known as the
American Legion Weekly, which pro
mulgates the principals of American
ism and patriotism and good citizen
ship, being in fact the voice of the
Legion- and Auxiliary, be it resolved,
that the Auxiliary will in every way
support the circulation of the Ameri
can Legion Weekly. ,
Mrs. Eugene Arbona, Jr., was
elected department president by
unanimous vote. ,
Mrs. Stephen E. Smith of New Or
leans Gragard TInit, first vice-presi
dent, by naniinous vote.'
Mrs. Carton, Shreveport Unit, sec
ond vice-p^esideht, by unanimous
vote.
Miss Bqlle Ellis Whitehead was re
appointed department secretary.
The delegates to the National Con
vention will be: Mrs. Arbona, Miss
Whitehead, Mrs. W. A. Porteous,
Mrs. Gage Gordon, Mrs. Herold Bres
and Mrs. Charles Prévost.
A vote of Üanks was extended the
Nicholson Unit of Baton Rouge for
the excellent arrangements for the
iïare of the delegates and the delight
ful banquet and reception and other
entertainment, which put the second
convention of the Department of
Lousiana on the map as a real suc
cess.
The office of national executive
committeewoman was merged into
that of department president, so that
Mrs. Atbona will represent Louisiana
at national headquarters another
year.
The first and second districts in
New Orleans are combined, with Mrs.
L. F. Haddon as district chairman.
'THE LITTLE MINISTER"
COMING TO MAGIC CITY
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A Paramount picturization of Sir
James M. Barrie's famous novel and
play, "The Little Minister," starring
beautiful Betty Compson, will be seen
at the Magic City Theater tomorrow
to
in
(Friday) night, August 25. This is a
superb Penryhn Stanlaws production
and presents this charming star in a
most fascinating role, that of Lady
Babbie. "
Miss Compson is one of the fore- -
most screen stars and her popularity
is immense. Supported by George !
Hackathorne, Nigel Barrie, Edwin j
Stevens and other noted players,
Miss Compson's portrayal in this pic
ture will long live in the memory of
lier admirers Don't miss it.
MR. AND MRS. BIENN RETURN
Mr. and Mrs. D. Bienn, who left
month ago for New York to meet
Mr. Bienn's mother, have returned to
Bogalusa. They visited in Boston
and Atlantic City and spent several
days purchasing Chrsitmas stock in
New York.
Mrs. Bienn, Sr., and daughter ac
companied Mr. and Mrs. Bienn to
Bogalusa and will make their future
home here. They report a delightful
trip, but are glad to return to Boga
lusa.
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The Primary.
(By Vic Calver)
The primaries are drawing nigh
When once again we'll name the guy,
The only man who's had the care
Of being Bogalusa's Mayor.
This coming term will mark the third
Indorsement of this gifted 'bird ;
Of Mayors he was the very first,
So, naturally, he is versed
In city problems of the past,
And so of mayors should be the last.
If he could cut a forest down
And on it build a dandy town,
It seems it ne'er should suffer loss
As long as he remains the boss.
So much his name the town reveres
No opposition there appears,
And so you'll gather easily
He'll win the coming primary.
So solidly let all the clan
A ballot cast for Sulli-van,
The gent who runs the mighty mill
And answers to the name of Bill.
So bang the cymbals! Raise the deuce
For Sullivan and Bogaloos!
Cannada Is Last
To Seek Election
J. A. Cannada, a most highly es
teemed citizen and a resident of Bo
galusa since shortly' after its founda
tion, was the last to qualify as a can
didate for the Commission Council.
Mr. Cannada is known to almost
every citizen; he is the father-in-law
of City Judge» C. Ellis Ott; an active
member of the Presbyterian Church
and has done more than his part in
civic and patriotic work.
Mr. Cannada states that if elected
to the Commssion Council he will be
in a position to devote his entire
time to the duties, if necessary.
Mr. Cannada has no enemies in Bo
alusa, or anywhere else for that mat
ter. He believes that if you cannot
say something good about your town,
friends and neighbors, that it is far
better to say nothing.
Mr. Cannada solicits the vote of
every qualified voter in Bogalusa and
assures them he will do his best, if
elected, to give the fcity an efficient
and economical administration.
Boyd and Bride Home
From Honeymoon Trip
J. C. Boyd, Great Southern horti
culturist and landscape gardener,
who was recently married to Miss
Mildred L. Poythress, a former teach
er in the Bogalusa schools, have re
turned from their honeymoon, which
was spent in Texas, and they have
been kept busy receiving the congrat
ulations ofitheir many friends.
The ceremony was performed at
Laurel, Miss., on August 9, and Mr.
Boyd did not take his intimate
friends into his confidence and tell
of his intended marriage, the first
that was known of the wedding here
was contained in a dispatch which ap
peared in the New Orleans papers.
The bride is a most charming
young lady and accomplished musi
cian and has a wide circle of warm
friends.
Mr. Boyd came here about three
years ago and is one of the best
known young men of the city.
The Enterprise joins their friends
in extending heartiest congratula-
tions.
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HUSBAND STOPS ELOPEMENT
OF WIFE AND BEST FRIEND
Interrupted by her husband, while
about to elope with his best friend.
That is the gripping situation you
will find in "Her Social Value," a
First National attraction starring
Katherine McDonald, which will be
Saturday's bill at the Magic City The
ater.
Filmed against a background which
verges from a threadbare existence
to luxurious surroundings, the pro
duction is one of the best of the sea
son.
Miss McDonald plays the part of
Marion Hoyte, a saleswoman in a
large department store. She is saved
from arrest by a youth who moves
in high society, and the chance ac
quaintance rapidly ripens into love.
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Following their marriage Manon dis
covers that her husband s career is
being ruined because of the alliance.
His powerful sponsor with hopes of
*"«**"* the youth to his daughter,
bad pushed him forward and was re
sponsible for the rapid strides he had
made in his profession as an archi
tect. Now he was withdrawing his
support.
Fearing that she has become a
millstone around her husband's neck,
Marion decides on a plan to save him.
Pretending to fall in love with his
best friend, Marion agrees to elope
with him, to give her husband
grounds for divorce and thus save his J
career. J
But the best laid plans of go !
astray. Her husband appears in time
to foil the elopersent and the denoue- !
ment is one of the most unusual ever
shown. •
Dr. J. H. Slaught er
Is New Candidate
Dr. J. H. Slaughter, one of Boga
lusa's best known and most public
spirited citizens, announces in this is
sue of The Enterprise that he is a
candidate for "the nomination to the
Commission Council, subject to the
decision of the voters at the primary
election which will be held next Tues
day.
Bogalusa has no citizen who is
more popular than Dr. Slaughter. He
has been associated in every move in
Bogaliïsa for a better city. He has
been »lost active in charitable work
and the nature of his profession has
offered him a wonderful opportunity
for this work, and no one by Dr.
Slaughter knows of the many acts of
charity he has performed.
Dr. Slaughter has served the city
as health officer for the past seven
years and the splendid sanitary con
ditions that exist here today are due
to his efforts. Not only has the doc
tor given liberally of his time, but of
his money as w T ell.
Dr. Slaughter has never before
been a candidate and as the time of
the election is so near at hand that it
will be impossible for him to see each
voter personally, he solicits your vote
and support on the assurance that if
elected he will give the citizens the
same painstaking service which has
made him a notable health officer,
and will be found at all times work
ing for any movement to make Eo
galusa a better city.
Mbther of Ten Died of
Typhoid Fever Monday
Mrs. S. E. Felts, aged 48 years, the
mother of ten children, all of whom
are living, died at the Elizabeth Sul
livan Memorial Hospital at 8 o'clock
Monday morning.
Mrs. Felts' condition was grave for
the past several days, and her family
were at her bedside when the end
came. The deceased was the mother
of D. C. Felts who operates a public
service car and is well known. One
daughter resides in Texas and a son,
Sam, at Ponchatula. Mrs. Cooper,
Flossie, Arnold, Ethel, Elbert and
Minnie are the other children, all of
whom reside in Bogalusa.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, Rev.
erend Mathews, of the Lees Creek
Baptist Church, officiating, and bur
ial was in the McGehee Cemetery*.
Surprise Party For
Miss Sally Kent Phillips
One of the most enjoyable parties
of the summer season was the sur
prise party given in honor of Miss
Sallye Kent Phillips, the attractive
young neice of the Misses Kent,
Thursday night, by a number of the
members of the younger set.
The Kent home not proving large
enough for the festivities, the young
people adjourned to the Armory,
where they would have more space.
Those present, besides the young
honoree, were: Misses Lenora Yea
ger, Ida Mae Lee, Gertrude Gilbert,
Miriam Strahan, Lois Quinn, Lucile
Bender, Juanita Pigott, Florence
Blanchard and Ella Vaillon; Messrs.
Allen Cross, W. T. Lambright, Robt.
Young, Leroy Moore, Robert Cross,
Walter Miller, Robert Lee, Jimmie
Hill, Claude Mitchell and Mr. Conn.
Charles Blanchard Has
Record Bearing Pear Trees
Charles Blanchard brought to The
Enterprise office a sample of extra -
fine preserving pears. He states the
J trees are four years old and will av
! erage five bushels to the three,
The success Mr. Blanchard has
! made with his orchard should con
vince anyone that this fruit can be
very successfully grown here.
New Hardwood Mill
For Richardsontown
Richardsontown will be the site of
another hardwood mill, if negotia
tions which are now on between the
White Wood Products Company and
the Great Southern Lumber Company
are concluded satisfactorily.
As stated elsewhere in this issue,
the main plant of the White Woods
Products Company, including their
mill, at Crothersville, Ind., was re
cently destroyed by fire. The main
plant has been making handles from
hardwood, while the local plant is
using only pine.
In view of the fact that there is
an abundance of hardwood here and
that they can secure both pine and
hardwood timber, and that it will be
necessary to build a new plant, they
have picked or. Bogalusa as the ideal
location for the splendid conditions
existing here and the almost inex
haustible supply of raw materials.
If they rebuild in Indiana, it will
be only a few years until they will
be forced to ship in their raw mate
rial.
Mayor Sullivan is hope of an early
favorable decision by the directors of
both the Great Southern Lumber
Company and the White Wood Prod
ucts Company.
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whole it seems ery acceptable.
Yale Professor Lauds
Bogalusa Forestry Work
YALE UNIVERSITY
School of Forestry
New Haven, Conn., Aug. 1G, 1922.
Mr. J. K. Johnson, Great Southern
Lumber Company, Bogalusa, La.
My Dear Mr. Johnson:—
I want to thank you most sincerely
for your good letter of August 10,
with the data secured by Mr. Wy
man and Mr. Sonderegger, copies of
which you were kind enough to send
me. You can speak specifically of
the relative success of your direct
seeding and planting of wild stock.
I think, on the whole, you are to be
congratulated on the relative degree
of success attained both by direct
seedng and by planting wild stock to
date. I will, however, be surprised
if there isn't further losses in the
planted stock' before the end of the
first year. I still think that your
work in the South, the chief reliance
must be placed on getting as much
regeneration as possible from natural
seeding and supplementing this by
artificial seeding, rather than plant
ing. Plants confined largely to failed
places result from natural regenera
tion and seeding. I was particularly
interested in the results obtained in
your nursery this spring. On the
hope to be able to see its progress
some time late this fall. I feel that
at Bogalusa you are initiating a great
undertaking, which in many ways is
one of the most conspicuous pieces of
private forestry work in America.
It must succeed!
Most sincerely vours.,
J, W. TOUMEY.
Virgil Underwood Sold
To Memohis Of Southern
But!
When Virgil Underwood entered
professional baseball his friends pre
dicted a great future for him
little did they realize that successi
would come to him so quickly. Undy.®
has been playing great ball this sea-!.
son and when Clarksdale journeyed
to Memphis for an exhibition game,
they simply trotted Undy into the
hearts of Memphis baseball fans, to
sav nothing of the ba/eball officials.
»nd bufore the game was over, Virgil
was the property of Memphis.
Bogalusa has just cause to be
proud of her athlete, for Virgil is a
true Bogalusa product, having spent
his early days in school here and get
ting the whole of his athletic train
ing in Bogalusa.
Virgil will return t<? Bogalusa for
the winter and his many friends will
welcome him home and give him a
great send-off next spring when he
goes to represent Bogalusa in the
great American sport of baseball.
Radio Colub To Hold
Meet Tonight a Week
The first regular meeting of the
Bogalusa Radio Club will be held on
Thursday evening, August 31, at
7:30 at "the Y. M. C. A. Those who
desire to enter this study can secure
details from Secretary Hoppen or
from Walter Leahy.
LITTLE MISS CELEBRATES
THIRTEENTH BIRTHDAY
Aline Simmons, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Dewitt Simmons of Superior
avenue, entertained twenty girls and
bovs on last Friday evening, frojn
7:30 to 10 o'clock, at the celebration
of her thirteenth birthday.
The hours passed swiftly for they
were lost in the fun of playing games
that pleased the fancy of every one,
as did each gift presented to Aline
seemed to please her, for there were
many useful ones.
Mrs. Simmons added much to the
evening by her pleasant manner of
entertaining. Ice cream, cake and
lemonade were served.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire lu ppres3 our heartefit
thanks to our friends and neighbors
who assisted us during the illness of
cur mother and wife, and comforted
u? during our hours of bereavement.
We desire to especially thank Mrs.
Williams and Miss Malley.
S. E. FELTS AND CHILDREN.
Bonus Will Bring
New Industry Here
Bogalusa has an opportunity of se
curing another big industry, one
which would give employment to be
tween two and three hundred men
and women, is the announcement
made by Mayor Sullivan.
Frank Brewer, treasurer and gen
eral manager of the E-Z Opener Bag
Company, with general offices at De
catur, 111., and R. E. Hartman, local
manager of their plant at Braithwait,
La., were in Bogalusa last week for
a conference with Mayor Sullivan.
The company has plants at Decatur
and Taylorville, 111.; Orange, Tex.;
Philadelphia, Pa., and at Braithwait,
La., a suburb of New Orleans.
The Bogalqsa Paper Company has
been supplying the New Orleans
plant with pulp since their pulp mill
was destroyed by fire last winter.
The fact that the Bogalusa Paper
"
Company can supply another plant
with sufficient pulp, and that the old
plant of the Louisiana Fibre Board
could be used for the operation of
such a concern, makes this city a
most attractive one for new indus
try. Mr. Brewer is a believer in ac
tual demonstration thht the citizens
of a community will show a spirit of
co-operation, and in his experience
he has found that when a city gives
a bonus for the location of an indus
try, that their co-operation is always
better. While he did not state the
amount he would expect in the event
he located here, it is believed that it
would be between $15,000 and $25,
000 .
Mr. Sullivan will likely call a
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce at an early date and submit
the proposition to that body.
R. H. Laftman, of the Bogalusa
Paper Company, state that the E-Z
Opener Bag Company have built up
a national reputation, and all of their
plants are modern. If the plant lo
cates here, they will make kraft pa
per as well as bags, and the bag mak
ing department will give employ
ment to a hundred or more persons
and much of the labor can be w omen .
A sample of the wrapping paper
made from Bogalusa pulp was shown
here last week, which proved that Bo
galusa pulp will make a splendid
wrapping paper. The plant here
woqla be able to consume about forty
tons of pulp per day, which is the
amount of surplus produced at the
Bogalusa Paper Company plant.
* If Bo jalusa can secure the new in-
dustry, it will be in line with the
policy announced by Mayor Sullivan
two years ago of making Bogalusa a
paper-making / city.
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OFFICIAL SCHOOL
OPENING NOTICE
Pupils of the High School grades
will report to the High School build
ing for enrollment as follows:
Eighth and Tenth grades, Friday,
September 1st.
Ninth and Eleventh grades, Satur
day, September 2rid.
The doors will be open for enroll
ment at 8 o'clock. As soon as you
are enrolled and get list of your
books, you may return home. Any
pupil who happens to be out of the
city Friday and Saturday will be
!°°ked after on Monday before noon.
Regular school work will begin in all
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ra 5| cs Tuesday, September 5th.
?* ease adhere to the above regu
irions strictly. Those who do not
f nrol J *> efor , e Tuesday will not be al
lowed to enter a cl fl ss untri they h ay e
J> ee " P^perly calssified and it may
^ °J £ ay ® b e f ° r e that can
!jf
to get an uneven beginning with hi3
classmates. Real work will begin on
Tuesday.
Pupils in the grades will report to
the different schools in the six school
districts for enrolling Friday, Sep
tember 1st at 8:30 a. m. You will
be given a list of books and have un
til Tuesday to get the books.
We do not want any beginner, that
is a pupil who enters school for the
first time, to buy any book for six
weeks.
Owing to crowded conditions in the
High School and in Central School,
we are going to ask all pupils in the
fifth grade in the Columbia street
school to report at their school for
the first day.
.411 school districts are just as they
were last year.
F. C. RATLIFF,
Superintendent.
WILL EXTEND LIGHTS
AND GRAVEL STREETS
At the regular meeting of the Com
mission Council on Tuesday after
noon it was decided to extend the
lighting system toward the old gravel
pit in the Pleasant Hill section, there
having been a number of homes built
in that vicinity during the past few
months.
Third and Fourth streets will be
graveled, the delay having been
caused by giving the road time to
settle /ollowing the extension of the
water and sewerage system to that
section. . •
The usual monthly reports were
read.
K. OF C. TO GIVE
DANCE SATURDAY
Invitations have been issued for a
dance to be given at the Knights of
Coiumbu3 Hall on Saturday evening
at 9 o'clock. Admission will be by
invitation only and the price will be
f LOO.