The Houma courier., October 30, 1920, Image 1

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HO JMA, TERRtBOKNt-PAftBB, LOUiSiA* K SATUSDAY, .Oct. 3), 1520
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Huuma, Lu., 0-. i
The Police Jury oft h»?
Terrebonne met this day at
House in Hnuraa, L j . in
aioti.
Were present: Me ->
louet, Sam_Polmer, 3.' \V '
J. Bonviîlain, J. C. Dun
Hebert, .A.A. Sande:"-', <.
tis, Emile
Were absent: !
bert and N L. Ev 1 i;ls ..r,
A quorum i res^ni
Meeting cad'd :
L. Cailloue
Object of m»- -, to
tion as may be n. 1
certain funds from R. • ii i
2 to the Pari: h of L. f
contract of portion "f S>- <•
TTonmai-Raccland Highway,
fourche.
The following Resolution
fered by Mr. Dumut s".'. »•.,!
Sanders and carried, v. , t :u
Resolution.
Offered by Mr. .1. (' Dup.
onded by Mr. A. A. Sander
ried.
Whereas at an election
Road District No. 2 of t:>->
Terrebonne on September
the Police Jury of the I
Terrebonne we.s attihori/e.;
bonds in the sum of on
thousand dollars, a pu: ; i t
proceeds of which wore to '
constructing a highway ar.d
the same with M>me apt;:-'
material from the Bayou T
in the city of Ilouma i» a
direction to the parish 1 i-o ;
you Blue and an oxten- ■ <
road in the same direction
land, and
Whereas, the com:true) i< ■
road has been placed un- 1
pervision of the State ['•••
partment and this Pol:. ,
applied for Federal Aid for
way and the Federal C
through the S ta to 1 7 ir
ment, has agreed (:> !'<•■ ni i
cent of the cost of said •
Whereas, this Po!hv
State Highway heparin. ::
tered into a contra", 1 wi ,• C
C q ,, of New Orb ans t; .-> •
tioiT. V.C" ""
ingr «■* aii Jf rur-j ,«• it
rection or^Avia»/ i ' t -■
Grand Coteaiv the coalrsct »•
ing $99,334.71, and
Whereas, a portion of s ; ! •
extends into the Parish of I a
1:53 miles, and the es tira ;ted
that portion of said road silo
the Parish of I afoniche i
and
Whereas, the Federal Govr
requires that the Police v
Parish of Lafourche si > ! i
that it has on hand said
$19,171.07 or approvimatoiy
contract price for said p. :
road, and
Whereas this Polict
aside said amount for
Therefore, Be it reso
lice Jury of the Pai ish
acting as the governing : ,
Road District No. •' of the !•■<■
Terrebonne, thai the sum of
teen Thousand, One llnndr d
enty-one a n d 07 -vat !
($19,171.07) be transferred t «
lice Jury of the Parish of 1
to meet fifty per cent of i ,
price of that portion of •>,.
of the Houma Raceland High'
tuated in the Parish of , l.v
from Bayou Blue to Bayou < .
teau, and the Treasurer of
District No. 2 is hereby auf h ,
issue a voucher for said amour
vor of the Police Jury of the
of Lafourche, said amount to i
by said Police Jury in mi- '
payments on account of the <
for building that portion of
"C" of the Ilouma- Racola Ii
between Bayou Blue and B.v. o U
Coteau.
Adopted October 25, ]o;jo
The President appointed
Polmei. and. Bonvillain witi
Wurzlow attorney, to ann-.-n
the Police Jury of the Parish i
fourche to present above r<
meeting to be held by UW
III.
■■ of the 7ill ward
to petition:
' in order to]
..* damming or
rtson ( anal.
i it her business!
. ■. ■ • i adjourned,
C V SLl.OUET,
President.
EXHIBIT II!
EE; ST RATION OF!
esoekeks to
SC1IREMÏ
»R r.
,ii at the State j
. ■ .!.-ri ne::t wee'ej
. : . indeed, and 1
•t fh,. finest educa- j
;.a; a display at!
i xact models:
■! miniature of the !
■ .■ S'. . l :oo! build- !
, 'i i. ■ features of.
v. and there will ba
:i ! dnv n by lo- 1
. xact location i
in the parish, ;
; Enny indicated :
■ oh of the school|
't there will bo i
. same size, show-1
-no 4 impartant j
•u..-hout the par- j
• oal route, the
may from Gibson
!' the Odd Spaii
.iitg flitfhway, hie h
• r :fin as hunting
f oyster beds, the
ine! • and locations J
' > : ::'*;••• -1 ( ï c .f I
I . : .e parish po-- I
d'm' .
Jinv r
such ))'
of T<
I an intorest
t"-.t hall h<t Saturday
"ids. Both teams
-m and each gave a
1 " it soif. A unmber
'crs attended the
it •( the score of
' ag-e crowd witnessed it.
: T 1
>.:•! \ illi -îl '
nndf ?! -,
*• 'it!, hip
been
which will Ii
on m !
is"urn no ■ of r r<
•rv 'iîU'^r 'y yo-.irs
Bolit: B P, lit 1er.
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ty Stirs and Slumbers In Night's Long Watches
UFE, See All of This At The HOUMA OPERA HOUSE
Friday November 5th.
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:«< HARDLVC VOTES SENT BY
VIE. UBERS or HOWES' CIR
< I s 'CO INDIANA Sl-v'RE
T\RV Op STATE.
Thirty members of Lowes' Great
London Circus, which showed here
Hnndav. d >: r ,.f their
v'-.-ht.s under iiie election laws of in
t'-.'ir votes through the maii,
Sunday.
II:.;. nir.'.le out their ballots and
. d (he in'eessary affidavits before
H. .>!. Boing, attorney ami notary,
and forwarded them to the Secretary
of State of Indiana.
Every one of the thirty votes thus
cast was for Harding for President.
INTKR-COMMUNITY ATHLETICS
AND SPORTS.
At the meeting held at the Ashland
School House Thursday, October Ei
/'or the orgciioaation of the Ashland
Athletic Association, an enthusiastic
group of men interested in sports of
vari- kinds gave their pledge to t he
support of recreative games in tins
community. Great things are plan
ned in the way of inter-plantaiioii
leagia-s of baseball, basketball and
tennis, in swimming meets and ath
letic meets of .all kinds. Sporf lov
ers of other plantations or business
organizations are urged to get togeth
er and see what material they have
for basketball teams, tennis team 's,
swim mine team s and the like; and to
write to the Chairman of the Ash
land Athletic Association for games
or contests. Bas. ,ia!l and basket
hall promise to te the prominent
names this winter, and although' the
grinding season is too near to allow
of much activity along these, lines,
plans can Le made and teams organ
i :od and prepared for after New
Yea r.
These inter-community sports will
be carried strictly along inter-colle
iate line:;, and will afford an opppr-!
ALLEN ELLEIKOER
Candidate for Conslitu « »
gentian
worse. .
t
s ft ma
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i « n n
pun
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f' oe i NPRoprnoE."
' S iO\s, BUSES'ESS KE
i't>R ; i'l) GOOD.
y wann wtather since the
t the oyster -hipping sea
rn.i: h sali v. at er duo to th
oe September hurieane,
, ;£ c - thus far, and the
!|C o! ' in shipment..-'-.
"WÊH' therefore awaiting
' • A'th n lie ft I of
ceo Y. oysue ; îit .,. ( ! t0 bo fa 1 -
at \. i 11 happen when
éonns more propitious
onment of the oysters,
ill tha weather conditions
growth and developing
■na oysters considered,
■en very good reports
varions packing houses in
t!ie volume of business done
as compared with that done
s tune last season.
* onU-rlainment along clean
y fines. It is hoped that every
i : -how their approval of this
'} ''b'tïding the games of the
? ' 1t> Chairman o^ihe
.rd Athletic Association is Mr.
a Prajean, and the Secretary
lua.urer is Mr. Pierre Dupre
■ fM c.'iiber» art- .John Adams,
-■ -..-or, j Baird, Dovic
; •!-, Sidney Boudreaux, Willie
'■an-., Ellie Brady, Edmond Bru
i 1 ■ Baquet, Pi te Buquet, Os
: i a, James Chatagnier, Vic
'•■< ■. ai. Yancy Cuneo ,Abbie Du
Pv-rre Dupre, Allie Guidry,
E; 1 ' " Ivv EeBlanc, Lawrence
.s.dnev J.eBouef, Campbell
y oie Errette, Lee Lottinger,
;cE!lroy, Irving Moore, Wil
- %-ban Porche, Walter Pra
ia a-r Richardson, Enos Robi
■ reddie Robichaux, Evans
, 'a cn Roger, Paul Savois, Cy-1
ck -, AI-..'in Walker, Walter!
IS TERREBONNE FOR HAKDING OR
Ci )X? OLD DEMOCRTfC PARTY
MAY CHANGE
Wit i i .'.i near aporpr-nh cd' the een
eiai i, , -, v. tu t. v. ill lake pl.iee
'-■ ■e a,. ., pe .pie aie
e-M-1.. .. u. in -.i is. v.itll i I
ta- pi ,-a'idid .te cleat
deal i..« - — iv i • 'lein
••• •
weil tiN'r.y. the st ■■' -a .-tn' ot'
tin- Repnoiii a ai. J ljfrnacratie enn
Iliijaif» in th , s i'orali t\'
tic
th:
back ill the
theae been
least a s
foe!
tods
.ai m tne palmiest
grossi e- m a ement,
lier Of lit 14, has
on the surface at
strong ? an:i-democratic
l:at one finds in this parish
Ask ten men how they are!
J going to vote in the coming election'
i for President, and if they express!
ilumstivfs at all, which thev are very'
apt ?o do with considerable vehe-!
I mence. nine out of that ten will say
I tney are going to vote for Harding.
! And it does not seem to matter!
j whether the persons are residents of
; Houma or of the most remote part of;
tne country district—with few excejj
tiens they do not hesitate to reveal
their ieelings, which in nine-tenths of,
cases favors the Republican cahdi
date.
llere in Ilouma that feeling is very
pronounced, although Houma has
been regarded as a Democratic strong
hold for lifty years, and in lyiG, ac
tually gave a majority for Wade O.
Martin against Whit. P. Martin, the
progressive candidate. Yet it is ex
tremely doubtful »hether the Demo
cratic ticket will muster a majority
next Tuesday, it these expressions
heard everywehre in town indicate
the true state of affairs. In the low
er part of the parish, in three wards —
the sixth, seventh and fourth—Hard
ing appears to be stronger than Cox,
and in the Fifth Ward (another De
mocratic stronghold) the Republican
candidate has considerable strength,
i Î îô 1 Qiith \v ard, li&rcling* will proba
Houma Mercantile Co., Inc.
Julius Dupont Gen. Mgr
ffh
i, ? #
¥, ß
-e
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a.
■ 1 >i
>e ; '
Si
iV rm
C
ny (Sxperé
~can tell
that the Reznor Reflector Gm
Heater is scientifically construc
ted to burn on an y domestic gas
pressure down to one ounce.
Thousands of users have dis
covered this fact, to theit great
comfort, during the last year or so.
TUe yellow flame of the Reznor (a
scientifically correct dame) not only de
livers all (lie heat in the gas but impaiM
3 cheerful glow that adds good cheer
and biiahtue«« att well as waimth.
een
pl.iee
to
to
cleat
'lein
ot' !
enn- '
I
ement,
has j
at :
i
parish
are!
election'
express!
very'
vehe-!
say j
matter!
of j
of;
excejj- !
reveal '
of,
cahdi
j
very '
has
1
ac- i
O.
the
ex
low
—
Cox,
De
!dy carry by an overwh, nding ma
j ori! y and theie seems very little Da
niocratic sentiment in the First
Ward, if re,.pits reaching Houma ara
coireet In the Second, Eighth and
.\inth Wards. Cox will muster his
er; atest strength, though there will
''•! 'h 'C 5 « - em '*!T
t,V -•¥
-ei.!inter:: 8t thfc tffli«, «JîOUgS^
» h. À »es before tha
. .. Against this open
n iii -t-a imi of Republican senti
ni-n:. en undercut rant of feeling for
the I*, iiioci ai ii* party, which was the
undoubted savior of Southern civili
so-f-io:! when the supremacy of the
\\hite Man was threatened by the
n ■ :■ a 1 : e * i policy of Republican ad
ni'tnst i. dfions shortly after the Civil
W a: may yet assert and hold the par
ish in hue for Democracy.
Resentment against the Democratic
party, dec hugely to the sugar situ
al ion. ; in- mo ancient ingrained love
for the old Party of White Suprema
cy, are forex that are today fighting
one against the otu. r in the hearts ol
our people of this section. Which
is the strongest? Which of these
tua< undercurrauts will gain the mas*
tery and carry the parish on Nevem
ber Second ?
fuesday will give the answer to
the question.
OR EIGN
U. S.
CRUISE FOR
FLEETS
Secretary of the Navy Daniels an
nounces that after the joint battle
practice of the Atlantic and Pacific
fleets in May, each fleet will start
a foreign cruise, the Atlantic Fleet
\isiting South American ports, Cape
town and possibly other South Afri
can ports. St- Helena, the Home of
Napoleon while be uas in captivity
will also be visited. **^he Pacific
Fleet will visit the South Sea Is
lands, Australia, New Zealand Tas
mania. One object of these ruises
is to give men recently enlist- 1 and
men enlisting between now ? next
May an opportunity to see t' world.