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tipg ROAD RED0
OF WORN OUT TIRAE
r'ork City, P*. 4.--Utilia.in
eBeel and woe-oat aut
tires as an aid to good road
L is a new contribution to this
- ibject in a statement given
bY John Keaas. one of the
of the tire inadustry, chairman
. tire division of the Rabber As.
of America and vice presi
of the Lee Tire & Rubber Co
gb the world of maaafaeture,
hp bes have become taboo" says
Learns. "Nothing is wasted. Gold
are salvaged from gold work
$othes by suction. The modern
guards its waste as a miser
his pennies. New uses are
ered hourly for the residue of
-aeture. We know that the rag
thrives at his trade and that the
ssp individpal who collects en
ran the butcher often sports
.Onds. Every by-product is a tri
to the men who waste not.
'j have been handling rubbe-,
gsjding rubber and fabricating it
,'g good many years but I have nev
et ye had any one tell me just what
` nee of the one-million-end-a-half
- of old vulcanized rubber scrap,
i. yearly remains of deceased auto
jIle tires. Nobody has ever found
real use for it. This ever-increas
-i p surplus of dead rubber will con
ag to pile up as long as people con
-i to wear out tires.
:.t a meeting of the tire division of
T: ruber association it was re
iimended that the tire manufactur
l discontinue their present practice
.r. ailing to rebuilders scrap casings
.,ifeh have been returned to the farE
g:g for adjustment and that they so
'ii ae and destroy them as to make
ig unavailable for use as so called
i.bullt tires.'
S.r` amn of the opinion that old scrap
•% counld be profitably used in the
. of sub-grades for highways.
mghly ground old rubber, say to
the size of a cubic inch, laid
to a thickness of four or five
, I believe could be used as an
,d lenmat base for highway building.
surfacing could be of either maca
or concrete. Recent investiga
of road sub-grades indicate that
per cent of road failures are idue
faulty foundation and not to the
edng surface.
S'A subgrade of rubber scrap would
't be expensive. It would, I believe
!Allrd great cushioning power to the
reod to absorb the heaviest blows,
'ad would not resist the expansion of
the road surfacing die to frost. It is
he resistance of the roadbed, as at
present constructed, to surface ex
penion which is responsible for
fcreaks. A rubber subgrade would
.$ie the necessary play when frost is
lestending the road.
What'XYu Need
is a food that will make
good the natural daily
wear of body tissues.
GrapeNuts
is a wholesome blend of
wheat and malted barley,
containing all the nutri
tive values of fhese grains,
including their vital min
eral eleinents-a delicious,
easily digestible food for
keeping the body weln'our
ished.
Sold by Grocers
Everywhere!
lade by Postum Cer al.Company, Itc.
Battle Creek,Mich.
MUL!S
Mouret & Co. U
OPELOUSAS, LA.
LANDRY 3¶'3
ALsL Xna or AmmLan M s1eW
MARsEs
"Rubber slahb have been used tor
may yarem a road patd abroad.
Asyone who has ever visited Berthl.
Germany, will remember stretches of
such roads is that city. When I was
with the Dunlop omapany in Mel
boarae, Australia, I remember experi
menting with suecess with this form
of road oonstroetloa. But this is as
expensive Job, ma almost prohibitive
one, and would never answer for high
way building.
"The failure of glip' tires to give
service to the purchaser should rele
gate such worn out casings to a timely
grave. Bury them under a highway
for good tires to roll over."
MILD WINTER NOT
FAVORABLE TO BEES
Beekeepers of' Louisiana are now
experiencing one of the worst win
ters on bees, which we have had for
a number of years.
An inexperienced' beekeeper would
'marine that the bright open winter
would be the very thing for his bees,
as this would insure safety from freez
ing, But, according to B. C. Davis, of
.the Extension Division, Louisiana
State University, a mild winter as
we are now having is against bee
keeping. Where the winters are mod
erately cold, the bees cluster in the
hive, and consume very little honey,
and as they have to generate very lit
t1e heat, do not wear themselves oat
by constant muscle movements, and
are in fine shape for the early honey
flow.
The warm winter we are now hav
ing has caused the bees to take flight
almost every day, and while the sun
shines on the hive body and heats it
of nectar, wear themselves out, and
are in an unfit condition to gather
up inside, the bees flying out in search
nectar when it does appear later on
in the spring. ' The bees not only wear
themselves out, but consune a great
deal of honey, and at the same time
under these conditions, the queen be
ginslaying eggs, and a great deal of
brood is raised which have to be
fed, and the result is, unless your
bees have had an over abundance of
honey, let from the season before,
they wild starve before the spring
blossoms come.
Mr. Davis advises that beekeepers
go into their hives and find out con
ditions of same, and if they need food
give it to them. A little help at the
present time will save the bees and
insure you a large honey surplus the
coming season.
SWANN ADVOCATES
VELVET BEANS
"Velvet beans have been grown in
Avoyelles parish to a small extent
for a numberof years, until 1920 they
jumped to 1000 per cent increase in
acreage, and now tt they have
proved their value beyond a doubt
fhamers do not hesitate to tell their
value" writes P. A.A Swana agent is
Avoydflb parish. "Daily I hear some
thing good about velvet beans and
will give a few of the stories.
"Mr. H. Hayes, Vick, La., stated to
me today thgt he had planted 26
acres of velvet beans in 1920 and
made an enormous crop of vines and
beans. From a few acres he picked
2,000 lbs of beans in hul for feed,
graeed about 100 head of livestock on
,this field of beans all winter, ha
not fed any fed from his barns yet,
hes gotten his meat from hogs grazed
on these beans, has marketed bean
fed steers, has his livestok in fine
condition for the summer range, and
instead of having to help old poor
cows he is letting them help him oy
taking care of the calves and furnish
ing him a good supply of milk. Mr
Sayes is only one of the many that
'have ben successful with these beans."
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS LETTER
The convening of an Americanism
conference in every state, folowed by
the assembling of a national congress
to be attended by Americanism direct
ors, and representatives of schools, in
dustries, and various civic and patrio
tic societies is on the program of the
Americanism commission of the Amer
ican Legion for 1921. The Legion's
plan was formed as a result of an
Americanism conference in Massachu
setts, which was held under the aus
pices of the Bay State Legionaires.
To provide funds for the mainten
ance of a Salvation Army hostelry
for unemployed veterans, the Ameri
can Legion in St. Paul, Minn., the
world war veterans and the St. Paul
Trades and Labor assembly will unite
in the production of a benefit enter
taisment. The Legion's decision to co
operate with the union members was
made at a post meeting adressed by
'a prominent Minnesota labor official.
Unified action in bringing about
better conditons for disabled of the
southwest was insured at a me-ting
of post commanders and adjutants of
the A.rkansas, Colorado, Texas and Oh
lahoma departments it the Amerirat·
Legion at Dallas, Texas. The south
western conference was ritatblished as
an annual affair, the next -.'eeting to
take place at Ok!aha-ma City, Okla.
Dr. Guy O. Shirey, commander of the
Texas department was elected perma
nent chairman of the organization.
Among the speakers at the convention
was Russell G. Creviston, assistant na
tional adjutant.
American Legion members, scatter
ed over the world, cont:rue to band
together. The latest application for
information in regard to establishing
a foreign poet came from the island
of Ceylon where two members of Ak
ron, 0., post have decided to organize
the ex-service wanderers. The near
eat posts to Ceylon are located at
Singapore and Yokohama, more than
a two week's journey away.
A fighting chaplain quoted scripture
to the members of the Missouri legis
lature in behalf of a boxing bill which
the American Legion is pushing in
that state. The quotation which was
nmade by the Rev. Earl A. Blackman,
is from Paul in the ninth chapter of
Corinthians. It is: "I am a boxer and
I hit hard and straight, not as one
who beats the air, but I buffet my
body."
A survey of street conditions was
made by the public welfare commit
tee of Woodhaven, N. Y., post of the
American Legion in co-operation with
local authorities. American history,
civics and EInglish are being taught
to foreigners in evening classes con
ducted by the Woodhaven post as a
part of a campaign to naturalize every
alien in the tommunity.
To inform the world "where my
heart is," Miss Alice Robertson, the
new congresswoman-elect from Okla
homa, attended a dance of Muskogee,
Okla., post of the American Legion.
Miss Robertson, who is an ar-ent
church worker, took sides with th.
Legion when a Muskogee niinister as
sailed the Legionnaires for condemn
ing Sunday blue laws.
The "dead line" for payment of
American Legion dues has been fixed
for February 28. The names of mem
bers who' fail to pay on or before that
date will be stricken from the sub
scription lists of the American Leg
ion Weekly.
Miss Mizetta McCoy, of Salina, Kan.,
has been selected as state secetaary of
the Kansas department of the women's
auxiliary of the American Legion,
Which has established headquarters
with the state office of the Legion.
A tour of Europe for $635, with em
phasis on the battlefields of France,
will be conduced under the auspices
of Hyde Park post No. 34 of the Amer
ican Legion this year. The itinerary
will include Switzerland, England,
Belgium and France. Reservations
may be made through the Hyde Park
post.
Indiana members of the American
Legion are investigating a proposal
to establish a Legion state monthly
magazine, following authorization by
the state executive committee,
Upon the finding of an honorable
discharge from the army in the cloth
ing of Ed Foley, of Clinton, In. who
had been buried in a potter's filed,
June Van Meter post of the American
Legion obtained permission to ex
huome the body so that it could be re
interred with military honors. Foley
was killed in a quarrel at a Clinton
hotel.
The palms of Florida do not bend to
the ex-service man' wthout funds, a
cordang to advice from that state. A
namber of American Legion posts in
that state lave gone into debt to take
care of job hunters and now Legioa
saires warn their buddies that jobs
are scarce.
DISEASE-FREE SOIL
FOR TOMATO SEED BEDS
In sections where the tomato is ser
iously injured by the wilt disease, spe
cial attention must be paid to the
seed beds and cold frames and the
soil that is used in them. The toma
to wilt is a disease which is carried
in the soil and only soil that is known
to be absolutely free of the disease
,should be used in the seed beds In
which the young plants are to be
grown. yf the seed bed soil contains
the wilt, the young plants will become
infected beibre they are set in the
field. The plants may appear healthy
enough at transplanting time but they
will die with the wilt before the sea
son is over.
Fresh soil should be obtained for
the seed bedIs ea',h season. This soil
should be procured from some field
that has never growwh tomatoes or re
ceived the wash from tomato fields.
Soil from the woods is usually the
most satisfactory. With disease-free
soil, the plants witl be healthy when
set in the field, and even if the plants
become infected with the disease af
ter being transplanted, the loss will
not be nearly as great as it would
be with pl.nts infected in the seed
bed.--G. W. Edgerton, plant patholo
gist, experiment station, Louisiana
State University.
President's Notice and Proclamation
of 8peotal Election
I, Dr. CI. A. ardier, preedent ef
the 00cU1A OROUIHE I.ftDAIA6e
DISTRICT of the parish of t. Las
dry, state O L ouabaaa by vtrue at
the authority vested in ms, by an or
Ainanee adopted by the board atof o
missionere of said TDrlaag Dietriet
en the 2th day of Jeanary, A. D.,
121, and the eonstitetion and taws to
the state of Louisaana, do hereby give
noticee and proelaim that a speedl
eleetian will be held in the foelee
eroche Drainage Distriet of the par
iah of St. Landrye, slate of oIuaista,
for the purpose of voting upen te
proposition to incur debt and dse.e
end sell serial ceapon bonds of said
drainage District said bonds to run for
a period of trom one (1) to thirty
(30) years from their date, and to
bear interest at the rate of five per
,ent (6) per annum payable semi
annually.
The preeeeds from the sale of said
bonds to be need foer the purpose ofI
eeonstructing a system of gravity
drain. g in and for said drainage dis
trict %y cleaning wth dredges or
other ise, the laterals and bayou as
outlined on the 'eap of said drainage
district and as designated in the pro
position submitted to the electors un
der the ordinanee adopted by the
board of commissioners of -said
Drainage District, bn the 25th day of
January, A. D., 1921.
The proposition to the electors at
said election is substantially as fol
lows:
A proposition to iacur debt and Is
sue and sell serial coupon bonds of
the Coulee Crooke Drainage Distriot
of the parish of St. Landry, state of
Louisiana, to the amount of Seventy
five Thousand Dollars ($75,000.00) to
run for, a period of from one (1) to
thirty (30) years from their date,
bearing interest at the rate of five
per centum (5) per annmn, payable
semi-annually for the purpose of con
structing a system of gravity drain
age in and for said Drainage District
by cleaning with dredges or other
wise the laterals and bayou named in
the proposition to the electors at said
special election, also outlined on the
map of said Drainage District made
by V. N. Snith, eivil engineer, of'
Lafayette, Louisiana, under date of
January 18h, 1921, thereby improving
the gravity drainage in and for said
Drainage District and the inhabitants
thereof, the title of whieh shall vest
in said Drainage District. Said bonds
to be of such denomination and the
interest and principal thereof to be
payable at such time and place as
shall be determined by the Board of
Drainage Commissioners and both
principal and interest of said bonds
to be secured and paid by a sufficient
ad valorem tax levied and collected in
each year that any of said bonds are
unpaid and outstanding, to pay the
principal and interest falling.
due in such year in acc6rdance
with the provisions in that respect
contained in the constitution and laws
of the state of Louisiana, and any and
all amendments that may hereafter
be made thereto.
The said special election will be
held on the 8th day of March, A.
D., 1921, between the hours of 7 a.
m. and 5 p. m. The polling place is
hereby designated as follows:
At Dr. C. A. Gardiner's, in said
Drainage District.
The commissioners and the clerk
at the said polling place are as fol
lows:
Commissioners: Rfemmi ' Sibille,
Camille Martin and Wilfred Savele.
Clerk: Adam Hebert.
The board of omsunissioners of stid
drainage district will meet in open
session to be held at the office of
said board in the city of Opelousas,
Louisiana, at 10 o'eloek a. m. en the
9th day of March, A. D., 1921, and
then and there proceed to open the
ballet box seed at said spelal elee
tion, examine and emaat the ballots
ii number and amount, examine and
eanvass the returns and dealire the
result of said election and mske, file
peblished and record, a process verbal
of their proceedings.
Dated at Opeloeasm, state of LeIs
taaa, this 235th day ct January, A. D.,
8. A. SANDIWN, M. D.,
President tof Bdo et ~ommissloner
of iele Brehe Draisnage Die
trint.
Attest:.
W. L. LAE&&BU,
ORDINAtIE
An erdasemee euderag snd senling a
Spelal Nestioe in ie Ceuol*
Crhe Drainage istebt of the
parish oe t. Lanry, state of
Lstna a, ar the purpee ed o b
sitting to the qualtied roegerty
tepr ayes of snail arler, a p-no.
ý tm.. aslm b mae ram.
Ia me e elm e at -_ M
aOmeti a th fs ~n teemraty
five Theassad 9olers (4Ti8,0.00)
-s bsesr st r S aaed tr awe
Uag e ot a mor5lig a yrsato m
ar meter as" es in s" u-r
*M a- rwata i -t rset.
8sesmt 1 me It esrdined, 7y the
Board of Pmisage Cea esrs of
the lalu erehe Draina.e Distrlet
at the parish at St. Landry, state ao
Loaisatma, that it is advinable and
expedient to incar debt in said Drain
age District . the amount and for the
purpose herelatter mentioned.
Section 2. Be St further ordained,
That a special deetion be, and ahe
same is hereby duly .alled sad or
dred to be held in the Coklee Cro
che Drainage District of the perish of
St. Iandry state at Loaisiana, on
Tuesday the Sth day of Mares
A. D. 1921, between the hears to I
a. e. and a5. m.
Bestieo S. Be it further ordained,
etc., that at said spelal election there
will. be submitted to the taxpaying
electore qualified to vote under the
constitution and laws of the state of
Louisiana ,a proposition to incur debt.
sesue and eell seviel coupon bonds of
the Coulee rehe Drainage District
of the parish of St. Landry, state of
Loulsiaus., to the amount of Sevety
five Th.ousad Dollars (Ci,O.O0) to
run for a period of from one (1) to
thirty (30) years from their date,
bearing interest at the rate of fire
per centum (5) per annum, payable
semi-annually, for the purpose of eon
structing a system aof gravity drainage
in and for said Drainage District by
deaning with dredges er otherwise
the laterals, as follows:
Laterals Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ,; 7, 8,
9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 1, and
the Bayou Carencro a sufficient
distmee to alve proper cutlet to the
water a adti laterals, and thereby
iaproving the gravity drainage in and
for msad Mrtse District and the in
habitsate heref, the title to whieb
shall vest is said Drainage Distriot;
which bayeu and laterals are outlined
ma the map at the district made by
V. N. Smith, eivil engineer of La
fayetto, [tisianae, bearing date at
ansuary 18th, 1921. The enot at
said heads beaing ss than ten per
cent (10) ao the assessed valuation to
property within the boundaries of
said Drainage firtict as shown by
the easessment roils last made of the
said district, said bonds to be of such
densamlatba and the interest and
principal thereat to be payable at sush
time and plae as shall be determined
by the board of drainage eomaulssion
ners and both lincpal and interest
of said beads to be secured and paid
by a euffleilat ad valorem tax levied
and eolleded na easa year that any
of said bonds are unpaid ead oststead
tag, is aeerdaeae with the previsions
in that respeot eoateaned in Artlote
281 of the constitatioe and laws of
the state of Louislana, and any and
all ameadmenis that may now exist
or that may hereafter be made there
te.
Secties 4. Be- it further ordainedi
ete., that nodties of said special elec
tion ehall be duly published for
thirty (30) daveyprior to the daste fx
ed for holding mid election, in ae
cordanee with the law of this state,
in the St. Landry Clarion, the offieial
journal of the parish of St. Landry,
state of Louisiana. The notiee of
election to embrace substantially all
things set forth herein and to furth
er stats that the Board of Drainage
Commissioners of said Drainage Die
trieto will meet in open session in
its office in the eity of Opelousas, La.,
For economy, ease and ,
comfort, we know of -no
better investment than the Syrocket
purchase of a Prices
for Fuel?
Florence Automatic
Oil Cook Stove
FLORENCE
Coal or wood siota, rt . ,
See the full line on dis- Florence Oil Cook Stove.
Burnsa ke0rdne, the cheapet
Sof fuel, obtainable anywhere.
play in our show window oSaeJiUdmny-,..- n. s
so easy to keep clean. No
week beginning Feb 7th wicks to trim, no dampers or
mweekm to fret about. Bakes,'
cooks, fries, and roasts plen
Come in and let us show d"ol. Hho , ..re alathd
Have you aer ourn orence
you how simply this :Oil widow. o, I an get a
Cook Stove and Florence Pert
Stove works, it really makes able Oner
cooking a pleasure.
Est. J. . Sandoz
-IIII
$ to oirtdelay- rr . . a s t a
a s ****i. A A., .t and tae ate
thre prmse t open la bal. t box
vsaneke* ,ar m-ee ..,h the ia t
usmber and u ent, z e anse- ad "ea
Ven" the retenes and deelars there.
.sit of said eltl and mnak, Itle
pebUi and record a prae verbl et
their proodagae.
Section L Be it rtther ordaBlmn ,
etc. that the prepositon to be submit
ted at seuk special election aball bEst
follows, and the ballots to be meld
shall be in the following olmm:
BALLOT
For the Imaing of Bonds
A propostioea to ineur debt
and Iasue and sell serial
coupon beads a the Coulee
Croche Drainage District of
theParish a St. Landry, State
of nouisiana, to the amount
of Seventy-five thousand dol
lars ($75,000.00), to run for
a. period of from one (1) to j B6
thirty (24) years from the!r
date, and bearing interest
at the rate of tive per cent
(5%) per annum
payable semi-annually at such
thme and places as shall be
determined by the Board of
Drainage COmmissioners un
der the constitation and
laws of the State of Louisi
ana, relating thereto for the
purpose of constructing a
system of gravity drainage in
and for said Drainage Dis
tricte, by eleaning with
dredges, or otherwise, the
laterals nos. 1, 2, 8, 4, 6, 6,
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 18, 14 and
15, and the Bayou Carencro
a suffticcient distance to give
proper outlet to the water 1 NO
of said laterals, and thereby
improv the gravity drainage
in and for said Drainage
District and the inhabitants
theerof, the title of which
shal Ivest in eaid Draipage
District, whiehe laterals and
bayou are outlined on the
map of said District, made
by V. E. Smith, civil engin
eer of Lafayette, Louisiana,
bearing data January 18,
1921.
Taxable valuation: $ -
(Signature or voter.)
To vote for the proposition submit
ted upon this ballot, place a cross (X)
mark in the square after the word
"Yes," and to vote against the prop
osition, place a similar cross (X)
mark after the word "No."
Section 6. Be it further ordained,
etc., that the President of the Board
of Commissioners of said Drainage
Districte is hereby authorised and di
rected to have the necessary ballots)
printed for the holding of said elec
tion in accordance with' the laws of
this state sad of this ordinance, Hes
shall also provide ballot boxes and
the necessary blanks and tellers'
sheets and other paraphernalia for
the holding of said election.
Section 7. Be it farther ordained,
etc., that the clerk of the court and
ex-officio registrar of voters for said
parish shall furnish the election offi
cers hereia named a list of the tax
payers entitled to vote in person er
by written proxy at said special elec
tion together with the assessed valu-
ation of each of said taxpayers' prop
erty as shown by the asseesinent rbll
last made sad iled peer t said elee
tion.
S~ction 2. Be it further ordained,
etc.. that said election shall be held
at C. A. Gardiner's in said Drainage
District, and the folowing persons are
hebr, 4ate1es ad Spwsred to
aet as coam salseams sad tark at tIA I
alectioa:
r S Silble, amilleL MaIra had
W ded Maysol., semalAstoess; Adaem
Hlbert. elerk.
The offlicer of eleetion alove nam
ed shall hold said election to sg·dbr
with Aet 356 of the aets of the GOnerai
Assembly of the State of .Leisiaas of
the year 110., and all acts seedeteuy
or supplementary thereto, and sheal
make due returans of said elektion to
the Board of Oommisdioasm at aid
Drainage District at the meeting ae be
held at the office of said Board is Me
City of Opelousas, Louisiana, on fe
Sth day of March, A. D., 1521.
Seetiom 9. Be it further ordained,
etc, that the Board of Comunmilones
of the said Drainage District shall, if
a majority of the taxpayers In n.m
bers and amount voting at said spee
im el.Ction vote in favor of the prop
ositioa herein submitted, ant ark
levy and eolieet, beginning with the
year 1931, while any or all of said
honds are unpaid and outstanding, in
excess of all other taxes, a sutflcteet
advaloorem tax on all the taxable
property in said Drainage District to
pay and retire the pWinclpal and he
sem.n-aual interest coupons attach
ed to said boands at their respeetive
maturitiee.
The foregoing ordinance after being
duly aoonded by Mr. Leger, was lead
to the meeting and adopted by te 1M
lowing vote:
Voting for the ordinance: Mes~rs,
Qardiner, Lare4ae, Leger, Saveoie and
Hebert.
VYtitg against the ordinance: ?Nse.
Abseat: None.
Dated at Opeloueas, La., thos 25th
day of January, A. D. 1921.
C. A. GARDINiER, M. D.,
President.
W. L. LARCADE, Secretary.
A TONIC
@reve's Tasteless chli Toaic reteee
Bwrsy ad Vitality by Parifyint aA
Earlehlag the Blood. Whena yeou feel n
ar.nheing avi"isati eect. see hw
It taizs color to the cheeks and bow
it lmmovme the appetite, yeo will that
appeeante its true tonic value.
Grve's Tasteless ohtl Toteni is ear
Ira and Quinine seuspended in syrup
pls.mat even children like it.he
needs QUININE to Prify it and IRON as
arihdd It. Deares Matarial g~rms and
hip germs by it Strenagherlmg. brile
s bs OW . .e.
-THE-
BAPTIST HOSPITAL,
Alexandria, Louisiana
Wishes for all the readers oflth.is
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Should you get sick, write us f.r
hospital rates.
Our school of nursing is as .*di
as the beet.
Yours slncerly,
D. R. PEVOTO, Superintendepht'j
FOR SALE :
One new Titan Tractor, 1040 ~. 0 .;
One new International disc euttaway; "
one new McoCormick binder-all kto
Eleven Hundred Dollars. Apply to. ,
HAMILTON BURLBIGH,
Rt. 1, Box 33, Opeloueas, La.
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