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VOLUME X— NO. 51
THE STAR-PROGRESS
OPELOUSAS LA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1919
SUBSCRIPTION: $2.00 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
POUCE JURY GIVES
$2,500 TO PARISH
FAIR ASS'N
Committee from Chamber of
Appeal for Funds
Commerce Makes Successful
CITY GIVES USUFRUCT
OF VALUABLE PROPERTY
St Landry Will Shortly Boajit
of Finest Fair Association
in Louisiana
The Chamber of Commerce was
successful in its first request for
funds for the proposed parish fair as
sociation, which it will shortly organ
ize, when a committee appeared be
fore the police jury and asekd that
body to budget the sum of $2,500 for
the 19Ô0 parish fair. The jurors,
without a dissenting vote, readily
granted the request.
The committee appearing before
the police jury was composed of E.
M. Boagni, Dr. J. A. Haas, D. L. Guil
beau, L. H. Mornhinveg, E. K. East
ham and L. A. Andrepont, the two
last named making brief addresses.
On Tuesday night the committee
appeared before the city council and
was given the usufruct of the city
property, next to the cemetery, for
the parish fair.
Hon. R. Lee Mills, member of the
police jury and head of the St. Lan
dry Farmers Union, has been selected
by the Chamber of Commerce as the
head of the proposed fair association.
Mr. Mills will have associated with
him some of the most prominent far
mers of this parish, it being the in
tention of the Chamber of Commerce
to put this fair in the hands of a
board of directors composed of far
mers.
According to present plans, per
manent buildings will be erected and
Hie grounds will be beautified as soon
as the property is officially turned
over to the fair association.
St. Landry plans to hold the big
gest parish fair in the state and the
prize lists, it is said, will compare fa
vorably with many district fairs.
Work on the catalog will begin just
W soon as the association is organ
ised. It is the intention of the pro
moters of the fair to have the cata
logs ready for distribution by the
fityt of February.
Committees will canvass the en
tire parish for funds. The town has
promised to raise over $2,500 to
more than match the money appro
priated by the police jury, and ac
cording to statements of prominent
business men Opelousas will go well
over its quota.
FIRST LOCAL BOY
IN WAR IS BACK
Harry Garland, First St. Lan
drian on Firing Line, Re
turns After Long Service
' Harry W. Garland, who has the
distinction of being the first St. Lan
drian to participate in the world War,
returned last week with an honorable
discharge. Mr. Garland, it will be re
membered, left here six months be
fore Uncle Sam took a notion to go
over to France and lick the kaiser.
He was so imbued with the idea of
doing his bit for humanity, and feel
ing that Germany had committed un
pardonable sins on defenseless Bel
gium and peaceful France ,that he
enlisted in the French ambulance
corps before the United States de
clared war.
When the boys in khaki arrived in
Fronce in the middle of 1917 Mr.
Borland had already been on the fir
ing line and had suffered a wound.
He was well initiated and soon began
to assist in the training of Uncle
Sam's troops, when he volunteered
i® the American Expeditionary
Forces.
The many friends of the popular
Opelousas hero who served with
honors in both the American and
French armies were delighted to see
him come back with five service
Gripes—more than any other St.Lan
*7 soldier can boast of.
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TWO BIG PLANTATIONS ARE
SOLD BY DUNBAR BROS.
The Hawkins plantation, situated
®n Bayou Waxia was sold this week
l*y C. P. Dunbar and Bro., agents,
M. B. Singleton to P. A. Chiasson
of Lafayette parish, who will turn
it into a rice farm.
The Dunbar firm bought for Dr. J.
A Haas the Clement Hollier place
the Washington road, belonging
Sidney Hollier, of San Antonio,
Texas, and A. L. Hollier, of this city.
—Richard Brooks and Herbert Du
of Crowley were .visitors to this
this week.
FLOYD PHILLIPS
TO RUN FOR P. J.
Popular Young Farmer of the
Bellevue Section to be a
Candidate, is Rumor
Among the many political rumors
afloat in Opelousas during the past
week was the one that Floyd Phillips,
prosperous and well nown Bellevue
farmer, would be a candidate for one
of the four members of the police
jury from the first ward.
When interviewed by the publisher
of the Star-Progress, Mr. Phillips
stated that rumor was being circulât
ed by many of his friends who were
anxious to see him enter the race.
He had not yet made up his mind to
run, but in all likelihood would be a
candidate.
Mr. Philips was a candidate for the
police jury from this ward in 1908,
when quite a young man, and though
defeated received a flattering sup
port at the hands of the voters of the
ward.
GAME IS CANCELLED
BY JESUIT HIGH ON
ACCOUNT WEATHER
St.Cahrles to Tackle the Strong
St. Martin Team This
Afternoon
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The game scheduled to be played
between St. Charles College and Jes
uit High last Sunday was cancelled
at the last moment by the New Or
leans team, much against the will of
the plucky Coteau men. The reason
advanced by the Jesuit High team for
cancelling the game was the rainy
weather and sloppy field. A continual
rain of over twelve hours had some
what impaired the condition of the
excellent gridiron at the college, but
the Red and Greens had declared that
they would play the game no matter
what the conditions would be at the
time scheduled for the kick-off. Up
to one o'clock in the afternoon the
Jesuit High team had consented to
this arrangement, but suddenly the
coach of the High School team be
came and called on Mr. Roy, the
athletic director of the St. Charles
team, to ask him to cancel the game
so that the city team's equipment
would not be ruined. Mr. Roy object
ed strenously but promised to con
sult Coach Fagan and get his opinion.
Both agreed that the reasons advanc
ed by the Blue Jays was insufficient
for cancelling the game and announ
ced their decision to Mr. Palermo.
The latter informed Mr. Reed, the
Jesuit athletic director of Mr. Roy's
decision, who immediately called on
the St. Charles director and coach
and advanced the second reason for
cancelling the game, namely, that he
did not want to take the^ c hances o f
his boys getting sick by playing in
such unfavorable weather. Mr. Roy
declared that he would not cancel the
game under any circumstances such
as has been advanced, but that if Mr.
Reed insistd on cancelling the game
and on refusing to allow his players
to take the field, the St. Charles Col
lege Athletic Association would ac
cept the decision in the true sport
man's spirit and would not demand a
forfeiture for the Blue Jays. There
upon Mr. Reed declared that he had
cancelled thé game in the name of the
Jesuit High team and Mr. Fagan an
nounced Mr. Reed's decision to thg
college team. Immediately the Red
and Greens raised a clamor for the
game and declared that they want
ed to play even if they had to swim.
But Mr. Fagan prevailed on them to
accept their disappointment quitely
and the two teams parted in good
fellowship.
On arriving in Lafayette the New
Orleans team seemed to be in splend
id spirits and openly stated that they
would have "deaned up" with the St.
Charles team had the game not been
cancelled. Mr. Roy has refused to
state what he thinks the probable
out-come of the game would have
been. When told of the opinion of the
city boys he merely smiled and cas
ually remarked that he did not know
how the boys had gotten "their line"
since, to his certain knowledge, not
one person who had come up from
New Orleans had been able to find out
even a probable line-up of the college
team and up to. the time that'they left
the college grounds did not know
even the name of a single player.
• Coach Fagan is keenly disappoint
ed at not having the game on Sun
day, as the college team is badly in
need of a practice game Jjpfore buck
ing against the fast and heavy team
of Louisiana Normal on the 16th in
Natchitoches. As a consequence Mr.
Roy has arranged for a game with
the St. Martinville High team on Sat
urday, Oct. llth, in Grand Coteau.
The game will be called at 3 o'clock
in the afternoon so as to allow spect
ators f-om Lafayette and other in
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E. K. EASTHAM WILL
BE CANDIDATE FOR
RE-ELECTION
Local Merchant Decides After
Friends Urge to Enter
Re-Election Race
three St. Landry representatives in
Elsewhere in this issue of the Star
Progress appears the announcement
of Hon. E. K. Eastham, one of the
the Lower House of the General As
sembly, for re-election at the Jan
uary primary.
In an interview with the publisher
of the Star-Progress Mr. Eastham '
stated that it was only through the
appeal of his friends and supporters
that he had concluded to make the
race. He said that he was anxious to
go back to the legislature because
many important matters, effecting the
future interest of this state, would
come up for consideration by the next
legislature. He is in favor of a com
prehensive state system of highways,
willing to spend the state's last dol
la r for the education of the children j
of the state, and is going to work act- ;
ively for the passage of such bills as
will give Louisiana one of the finest
agricultural schools in the Union.
Mr. Eastham has served in the
House for the past four years with
much credit to himself and to the
state; he fathered several important j
bills touching upon the taxation and
assessement of Louisiana, and wr~
regarded as one of the progressive
feiert and agressive young members of
the legislature.
Mr. Eastham states he is unable
to canvass the parish at present, but
that he expeets to intervivew every
voter possible and to make his views
known on matters coming up before
the House next year.
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SYLVESTRE TO
ENTER THE RACE
Member of Police Jury from
Grand Prairie Section Of
fers to Come Back
Alexandre Sylvestre, well known
and prominent member of the police
jury from the fifth ward, has an
nounced his candidacy for re-election.
Mr. Sylvestre stated to the publish
er of the Star-Progress he had not
the opportunity of canvassing /his
ward at this time, but that he expect
ed to begin his tour of the ward with
in a short while.
Mr. Sylvestre has not only the rec
ommendation of many of his con
stituents, but men with whom he has
served for the past three years are
loudest in their commendation of his
efforts to give his people an efficient
service as police juror. Chief among
the polity jurors who praise Mr. Syl
vestre are Hons. K. T. Catlett and F.
P. Martin, who, in a signed state
ment ,8ay :
'Sylvestre has made one of the
most conscientious members of the
police jury and we believe it would
be to the best interest of the parish
for him to be re-elected. We believe
his constituents agree with us that
he wili be able to render them more
efficient service in the future than
in the past."
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DR. PERRAULT
IS BACK AGAIN
Prominent Young Opelousas
Dentist Returns After Ser
vice in France
Lieutenant A. J. Perrault .more fa
miliarly nown to his many local
friends as Dr. Perrault, has returned
from France and Germany^ after
much service in the dental cqrps of
the A. E. F.
Dr. Perrault immediately received
a warm welcome at the hands of his
large circle of friends .all of whom
were joyous over his return. After
mingling with friends and taking a
rest for a few days, Dr. Perrault is
expected to resume the practice of
dentistry.
-——— -——s
terested towns south of Sunset to
witness the game between trains.
The St. Martinville High team has
beeen recently strengthened grately
by the addition of the famous de
Laloire ends and by the heavy full
back Fournet, and it is not without
reason that they have hopes of mak
ing the game more than a practice
one for the St. Charles team.
A. A. Mendoza and Ted Roberts,
of Opelousas, who were present at
the college last Sunday to call the
game have been again asked to act
as officials in the coming game and
have consented to do so. Both are
old players of Normal and are still
as up-to-date in football science a»
they were when starring on the Nat
chitoches team some years ago.
COMMITTEE TO
MEET TO-DAY
All Members Democratic Ex
ecutive Body Urged to At
tend the Session
As announced last week, the parish
democratic executive committee will
meet at the court house this after
noon at 4 o'clock. 'The members of
this committee are- strongly urged to
be present at the first important
gathering of the democratic body of
this parish.
The committee will be presidecF
over by Chairman Prescott who will
come here from Eunice this after
noon. The meeting will be held in
the court room of the court house.
The principal work to be done by
the committee will be the-calling of a
democratic primary election in Janu
ary .selecting the same date chosen
by the state central committee, and
the fixing of the fees to be paid by
the various candidates for parochial
and ward offices. The time limit for
the filing of candidates' applications
will also be fixed.
Since it was announced that the
democratic executive committee
would meet on the llth much inter
est ha3 been manifested by voters
in getting out candidates for the mi
nor ward and justice of the peace
ward offices. It is expected that on
October 24, the probable date of ex
piration for the filing of names of
candidates, every office in the parish
will be contested for.
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HD FOSTER TO
LEAVE PARISH
Lawtell Physician, Long Prom
inent Resident of St. Landry
to Live in North Louisiana
The many friends of Dr. Paul Fos
ter, who has long been identified with
the agricultural and commercial in
terests of the Lawtell and Plaquemine
Point sections of this parish, will be
sorry to learn of his intention to make
his permanent residence in Grand
Cane, in the northern part of the
state. * \
Dr. Foster recently sold his agri
cultural interests to C. B. Whipp, a
prominent farmer of the Bayou Beouf
section of St. Landry. Mr. Whipp whl
make his home in the old Foster res
idence.
When a child Dr. Foster came to
St. Landry with his parents from
Avoyelles parish. He spent his early
youth in the Piansance section, where
Dr. Foster's parents were highly es
teemed citizens for a large number of
years. Upon graduation in medecine
and after practicing elsewhere sev
eral years the young physician set
tled in the Plaquemine Point section,
near Lawtell, where he has been a
prominent factor in the upbuilding
of that portion of St. Landry.
The many friends of the prominent
Lawtell physician join the Star-Pro
gress in wishing Dr. Foster the best
of luck in his new home.
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"COON" LAFLEUR
FINISHES CENSUS
Old War Horse of Sixth Ward
Counts Up Number of
School Children
From the Eunice Gall.)
For the past two months Mr. R.
Lafleur has ben occupied making
census of the children betwen the
ages of 6 and 18 in the sixth ward
of the parish and he gives in the fol
lowing data thereon:
White children in Eunice—
Males ..... 284
Females ....................310
Total white................594
Colored children in Eunice—
Male .......................104
Female .....................106
Total colored..............210
Total in Eunice............804
Outside the town of Eunice, there
are 590 white males and 522 females;
of the colored race, 542 males and
459 ffemales, making a grand total
children between the ages of 6
and 18 in the ward as follows :White,
1,706; colored, 1,291. A total of
2,917.
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MORNHINVEG * SON'S
UNIQUE ADVERTISING
The Star-Progress can not refrain
from calling attention to the unique
advertising of R. Mornhinveg & Son
featuring the Columbia Grafanola.
They are taking Shakespeare's "Sev
en Ages of Man," world known for its
applicability to the human race, and
applying it to the wonderful music
j of the wonderful machine. The ad
vertising is a continued story and is
well worth the reading. See it
1 another column in this issue,
—Milton Kilpatrick, now employed
at the Williamson Lumber Company
was a visitor to oar city on Wednes
day of this week.
by
ANDRUS ; TO MAKE
TOUR OF PARISH TO
EXPLAIN WORK
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Voters are to Be Told of 5ys- ^
tem Under Which the As
sessor Labors
Hon. A. L. Andrus, candidate for
re-election as assessor of St. Landry,
according to a statement issued dur
ing the past week, wilT make a com
plete tour of the parish ,and will be
fore the primary interview every vo
ter and make it clear that he has
nothing to do with the amount the
taxpayers is assessed.
He says under the new law passed
by the legislature his duty is to fur
nish the police jury for parish pur
poses the actual cash values of all
property in the parish. After he has
accomplished this he has performed
his duty. •
"It then becomes the duty of the
police jury," says Mr. Andrus, "to
place the assessment of each taxpayer
and that is done by percentage of
the actual cash value. For instance,
the assessor takes your actual cash
value of all property, say, $1,000.
Now,what will be your assessment on
that amount? The assessor presents
his books to the police jury and it fig
ures out how much money the par
ish will need for the year, pnd then
instructs the assessor to place what
ever percentage it will take on the to
tal actual cash value to bring that
amount. Now, if you are valued by
the assessor for all the property you
have, at $1,000.00, the police jury de
cides to take 40 per cent of the actuals
cash value, your assessment will be
$400.00. Now, the state does the
same thing; it takes whatever per
cent of the value the assessor has
furnished the state board of affairs
and applies it to the cash value, and
that amount is your assessment.
Therefore, you can at once see
that the assessor does not assess you,
but simply gives a list of your prop
erty to the police jury, for parish pur
poses ,and to the state board for
state purposes, and tftese bodies fix
your assessment according to Hie
amount of money they require war
each yeaf. The more money the state
and parish peed the more your as
sessment will be and the assessor has
no control over this. Now, on the
assessment fixed by these men, let
us see what your taxes will be, de
pending upon the millage each will
place on the assessment. For the
year 1918 the parish placed 10 milk
the state 5 3-4 mills, the Confederate
Veterans, 1 mill; the state good roads
J-4 mill; while the various school
districts had different millage, the
road district at 10 mills, the Red
River levee 6 mills and 5 cents per
acre; the Atchafalaya basin levee, 10
mills and 2 1-2 cents per acre; the
drainage 20 cents per acre. There
fore, if the assessor places your actu
al value at $1,000.00, see:
rhe police 7ury takes 40 per
cent, which is..........$400.00
The state takes 50 per cent
which is ..............
Hence, 10 mills on $400 for
parish is .............. 4.00
5 3-4 mills on $500 for state
• is .................... 2.88
1 mill on $500 for C. V. is.. .50
1-4 mill for good roads is.... .13
10 mills on $400 for roads is.. 4.00
3 mills on $409 for schools is 1.20
Now, whatevevr ward you live in,
the special tax that is levied on your
property is figured in the same way.
You can at once see that the assessor
does not fix your assessment."
Mr. Andrus' friends claim that the
taxpayers are fast realizing that he
has been a good assessor and has
treated everybody fair, and no one
could have done better under exist
ing conditions.
Now, as to deputy assessors," Mr. j
Andrus' statement continues, "they
canvavssed no one except the far
mer, under the old law. There was a
certain class of property such as
lands, improvements and live
stock and vehicles and city res
idences, as well as a few
other things, to pay all the taxes.
A deputy assessor went around the
country taking assessments in this
style, here is his report : 'Take off old
roll;' 'same as last year;' 'no change;'
hence,the same property paid the bur
den year after year and millions of
dollars of property never went on the
rolls. My office force went after
the class of property that had never
been on the roll. As far as the far
mer, he was assessed to the limit and
it was not necessary to annoy him,
but the millions of dollars of proper
ty which never paid taxes was made
to pay by our method of taking as
sessments and today were it not for
to
if
a
500.00
our constants watchfulness the far
men and others who are paying all
the taxes would not be able to pay
their taxes."
Mr. Andrus has brought so much
property on the rolls that heretofore
was not assessed that the fanner and
police jury
MEETS T0 DAY
Assessment Complaints Will be
Heard and Errors Correc
ted.if Any Exist
The police jury will meet again to
^ f or the purpose of sitting as a
j
board of reviewers to pass upon com
plaints filed by St. Landry taxpay
ers.
Official notice of Saturday's
meeting was given several weeks ago
and it is said taxpayers who have
failed to file their complaints with
the clerk of the police jury will have
to pay for the folly of their neglect.
All property owners who believe
that a mistake in their assessment
has been made are to be given a fair
hearing at the hands of the jury and
if any errors are found corrections
will be made before the assessor files
hi3 rolls with the tax collector.
Besides sitting as a board of re-
viewers, the police jury will trans-
act other business, principally deal-
ing with the fourth ward road dis-
trict supervisors, it is said.
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MR. JOHNS. WHITE,S.
J., ORDAINED TO
PRIESTHOOD
Solemn Ceremoy Took Place
at St. Charles College on
Last Thursday
For the first time since his eleva
tion to the Episcopacy, Bishop Jnles
B. Jeanmard of Lafayette exercised
his power of ordaining a young man
a priest of God, when on Thursday
of this wek he elevated Mr. John S.
White, S. J., of St. Chales College to
the dignity of the priesthood. The
solemn ceremony took place in the
college chapel of St. Charles College,
Grand Coteau, at 7 a. m., in the pres
ence of his father and sister, Mr.
John White of Boston, Mass., and
Mrs. Haines of Buffalo, the college
faculty and students and a large
number of friends.
The Bishop was assisted by Very
Rev. Emile Mattem, S. J., of New Or
leans, Provincial of the Jesuits of
the Sooth; Very Rev. Emile Diebold,
S. J., president of St. Charles Col
lege, and other priests and scholas
tics of the college. The altars were
tastefully decorated, and the college
choir rendered beautiful singing. Im
mediately after the ceremony, Father
White gave his first blessing to
Bishop Jeanmard, then to his father
and sister and to the congregation.
On Tuesday and Wednesday the
Bishop ordained Mr. White sub-dea
con and deacon respectively, the two
preliminary ordinations that lead to
the ordination of the pri e s t h oo d. The
wonderfully impressivev ceremonies
that are connected with the priestly
ordinations have seldom been wit
enth
at
the
is
were
tion
ty
post
lots,
tary
ed
six
of
ing
to
able
ust
the
nessed in this part of Louisiana,,ow
mg to the fact that hitherto any or
dilations in the state were generally
performed in New Orleans. Hoaee,
many Catholics were eager to witness
the exceptional rites.
Father White said his first mass
in the college chapel on Friday»morn
ing, at which his father and sister,
the college students and many of his
friends were present ,for Father
White is well known and much loved
in this part of Louisiana, having been
a professor at Grand Coteau in for
mer years ,as also in New Orleans,
and he has always won over to a
warm friendship those who have
had the pleasure of meeting him in
connection with his college work. The
public was invited to assist at the
various ceremonies of the week.
Father White was born in Boston
thirty-four years ago.
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—Henry Long of Shreveport waa
the guest of friends here Sunday and
Monday.
—Miss Yvonne De jean spent Sat
urday and Sunday with her parents,
returning Monday morning to Grand
Coteau Sacred Heart Convent.
—Tony Fux returned to Lafayette
on Monday morning.
—B. Bennett of New Orleans was
a business visitor to our city this
week.
—Gordy Ogden of Baton Rouge
attended to business in our city on
*Monday and Tuesday.
—L. A. Dunbar of Baton Rouge
visited friends here on Wednesday.
others are relieved of much taxes
they would otherwise have to pay.
Mr. Andrus' fiends say "Give every
man credit for whate he deserves."
Mr. Andrus deserves much credit at
the hands of the taxpayers, especial
ly the farmers, when it is taken into
! consideration that their lands are val
ued at their actual value, at woods
' $2, $5 and $12 agricultural lands at
; $20, $25, $35 and $40, when you
, know they are selling anywhere from
j $75 to $125 per acre.
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PUJO IS NAMED TO
SUCCEED EWING AS
COMMITTEEMAN
Former Congressman Chosen
by State Committee as Na-
tional Representative
OCTOBER 27 LAST
DAY TO ENTER RACE
January 20 Fixed as Date of
First State Primary—There
WU1 be Only One Primary
Arsene P. Pujo of Lake Charles,
former congressman from the sev
enth congressional district, was unan
imously elected democratic national
committeeman from Louisiana by the
democratic state central committee,
at its meeting Tuesday at the Hotel
Grünewald, New Orleans, following
the resignation of Colonel Robert
Ewing, who has served three terms.
Mr. Pujo is a strong supporter of
Colonel Stubbs for governor, and it
is said was the personal choice of
Colonel Stubbs, whose supporters
were in the majority at the Tuesday
meeting.
The committee adopted a resolu
tion fixing the democratic state pri
mary for January 20, 1920, for th«
nomination of governor and all state
officers. Entries will close in twen
ty days, or on October 27.
Candidates will be required to de
post $100 with the secretary of state
under the provision of the act of
1918, to be sued for printing of bal
lots, etc., and also $5 with the secre
tary of the democratic state central
committee for the defraying oi in
cidental expenses.
FRIENDS URGE
CATLETT TO RUN
Fourth Word Member Doesn't
Went to Make Race hut
Supporters Say He Must
Hon. K. T. Catlett, who has serv
ed the parish officially for the past
six years, as an influential member
of the police jury from the fourth
ward, had practically made up his
mind not to be a candidate for re
election. But many of his friends are
determined to make him change bis
mind, and as a consequence he is be
ing besieged by taxpayers from every
section of his ward to reconsider his
decision and to make the race.
The Star-Progress is in a position
to know that Mr. Catlett has made an
able and efficient member of the aug
ust body aad we would side with the
fourth warders in their insistent i
mand that the old "war horse"
Rosa come bock to the police jury for
the next four years. The good roads
problem is to be solved and os Mr.
Catlett lg thoroughly familiar on this
at
matter, it is to theinterest 1 1 the en-
tire parish to see him returned to the
police jury.
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—Misses Sylvian ad Ira Durio and
Messrs. Ted Roberts and Paul Schue
ter motored to St. Charles College
Sunday to witness the football
game between St. Charles and Jesuits
High of» New Orleans .
Mils . Rosa Hebrard- visited
friendajjn Lafayette on last Satur
day and Sunday.
Mrs. A. Delabretonne and baby,
after a delightful stay of two
at Oakkdale, returned home on last
Saturday.
—Dorsin Breaux, a large rice far
mer of Rayne, was in Opelousas the
middle of the week and while in this
city paid the Star-Progress force a
pleasant call.
—Oscar Pipes and "Tot" Hinch
cliffe of* Crowley attended to busi
ness here this week.
—Mr. Dore Of Bogalusa attended
to business here the early part of the
week.
—J. D. Guidry of Rayne visited
friends here on Friday night of dost
week.
—Miss Marjorie Chachere return
ed home Monday after a delightful
stay in Donaldsonville, La., where
she visited as the guest of friends.
— Dr. A. J. Perrault, who enlisted
in the dental corps of the army, has
been discharged and returned home,
after serving for quite a long time
with the American forces overseas.
—Warren Domengeaux of Lafa
yette visited friends here Sunday.
—Marshall Thompson attended to
business in New Orleans this week.
—Howard Allen of Washington
was in Opelousas on Tuesday,
—Mrs. Fey Lyons returned homo
on Sunday after a delightful stay in
Beaumont, Texas, as the guest of rel
atives.
—Uncle Jim Baldridge, the "Sagu
of Barbreck," was m our midst on
last Monday. Unclef ira reports hav
ing had too nrcch rain in his section.