The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, September 13, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 24
NEWARK YOUNG MAN
TELLS OF CAMP LIFE
Herman Lane Whites Interesting Let
ter of Conditions in Army Of
ficers Training Camp
Herman Lane who left Newark
some time ,ago for Leon Springs,
Texas to join the officers’ training
camp, has written the following let
ter to Dr. V. L. Pascoe. The letter
contains much of interest and Dr.
Pascoe has kindly consented to its
publication in The Journal.
I arrived here on the morning of
the 26th of August and was imme
diately assigned to the eleventh
company of infantry, which was then
composed of Arkansas men entirely.
Clothes were issued after dinner and
we stood at parade rest at retreat
just as if we had been soldiers for
ever. Bunks and bedding were as
signed to us and we spent the early
evening arranging our cots and learn
ing the places and uses of our vari
ous equipment parts. Monday at 5:45
a. m., we began as regular members
of the second camp and since then
there has been nothing but work from
6:45 a. m., till 9:45 at night. At 5:15
a. m. we get up, dress and assembly
at 5:55 for ten minutes of cali3th
erics, after which we prepare for
breakfast Beakfast is at 6:20 and we
then arrange our barracks for morn
ing inspection, which lasts from 7:00
to 7:15 and woe to the fellow whose
blankets are not folded and arrang
ed properly or whose shelf is not
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we term it, he is “skinned” which
means he is deprived of the privi
lege of leaving the barracks or re
servation on Saturday or Sunday and
is given demerits besides.
At 7:15 we begin the work proper
for the morning. Usually we march
and drill or have aiming'and sight
seeing exercises for the first two
hours and then assemble on a nearby
hill or in a nearby grove for an hours
lecture from the senior officers. At
these conferences, as they are called
instructions along the lines of work
we have just studied or finished is
given and the entire student body of
some three thousand attends. After
the conference no time is lost in as
sembling the various companies for
a continuation of the work. We run
into line at such times and are taught
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to assemble at the first blast of the
company commander’s whistle. In
fact, it is just one shrill whistle from
morning till night, you might say,
'with the few recesses taken up by
some kind of work that you an give
your attention to fit no other time
and yet must be done according to
schedule. You can get some idea of
the vast amount of work we are do
ing if I tell you we have accomplished
more in one week than did the first
camp men in three weeks. It is rum
ored here that we shall finish the
work in a month or a month and a
half and then spend tire remainder
of the time in practical trench fight
ing.
From the looks of the battle ground
on the reservation with all their ziz
zag trenches, barbed wire entangle
ment and parapets I should say that
it seems the intention to give the
student a thorough working know
ledge of modern warfare is well
backed by the proper kind of models
and arrangments up-to-date.
Of course most of the course here
is instruction and we are supposed
to be intelligent enough to need but
one explanation. We must learn
quickly and not forget. We are shown
hut once how to perform a task and
may be called upon at any moment
to explain to the assembly something
that has been barely mentioned the
day before. Precision and prompti
tude and absolute obedience to all
commands is impressed upon us and
one must keep his ears and eyes
open and his mouth closed in oidor
to grasp everything that is said for
his benefit.
On Saturday we marched for four
hours with full pack and equipment.
The full pack weighs some forty-five
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sixty-nine one hundredth pounds so
you can imagine the endurance re
quired to stand such tests. Not a
man from our company fell out, while
from some companies they fell out
in large numbers. Since then our
Company, the Eighth Company, form
ed ’round the old Eleventh Company
has been called the “Iron Man’s
Company,” for the great endurance
it showed. I might explain that that
was the first time we were required
to carry the full pack and there was
no gradual working up to the lirit
ed number of pounds to be carried
as was the case in the first camp.
We must show that we are men or
they remind us our transportation
home is waiting at the paymaster's
office. Thus far the endurance test
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The Man with Money
has his money safe
m the Bonk,so when
adversity comes he is
prepared jor itr"
“It never rains but it pours.” It seems that
everything happens to a man when he is BROKE.
“Troubles never come singly.”
Guard against poverty by putting some of
your spare money in the Bank. Of all the worries
and care the worst is poverty and debt. You can
prevent them by the money you can well afford to
put into the Bank now.
Put YOUR money in OUR bank. /
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS ^ -
Sickness is bad; to lose your iob
is worse; but poverty is the
worst calamity 3f all.
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A.L
ffappeiiings of Local Interest
Miss Effie Sisk is the gues: of
friends at Cotton Plant.
Mrs. E. D. House spent a few -.lays
this week visiting friend- at lie
j Springs.
Will be glad to have all of my old
' customers and friends call and see
me whether you trade with me or
not. John M. Martin.
jW. C. Mims, George Holderby and
Ed Harris prominent citizens *if
Yarboro, Tex., are spending a few
days here with friends.
Mrs. A. B. Haltom was called to
meet with other officers of the W. M.
S. of the North Arkansas Conference.
Th'.rsday at Conway. She will be
gone till Monday.
Rev. J. T. Goldsmith is holding
a revival meeting at Oak .Grove
■church near Magness. He is ’
assisted by the pastor of the M. P.
church of Rector.
Burl Dawson of tl White l'Pvcr
Marble Co., was down from BaU-s
ville Tuesday erecting a fine monu
ment at the grave of E. B. Oh r,
in Blue Springs cemetery.
J. D. Maxwell a good citizen of
Dota townhip was in town tdoay on
business. Mr. Maxwell expects to
leave next week for DeKalb, Tex.,
to make his future home.
Dr. S. A. Drennen who h as joined
the medical corps of the U*. S. Ar
my is spending a day or two here
wun ms parents neioe going to i^ii
tie Rock to report for duty.
The wheat crop in this county will
be considerably increased this fail,
and it is believed the increase in the
acreage will reach 30 per cent. The
guarantee by the government of $2
per bushel for the 1918 wheat crop
is an assurance of a good profit.
The Junior Epworth League was
organized Sunday at 2:30 with Myrle (
Rodman Superintendent. The follow
ing officers were elected: Lillian
Hoyt president; Louise Atkinson, ,
secretary; Dihrell Rodman, treas
urer. The League will meet every j
Sunday aftenoon at 2 o’clock. (
County Agent Leland Bunch says
S there is a great deal of interest being
! shown among the boys of the county
I in the wheat club. Boys all over the
I county are joining and a great num
ber have been taken in the club late
ly. This is an entirely new movement
in this county and promises to be of
much benefit to the boys and to the
county.—Batesville Guard.
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FAVORABLY IMPRESSED
WITH FARM CONDITIONS
Editor Journal.—I was very much
impressed with the thrift and for
ward movement of your citizenry, a
evidenced in the farming lands open
ed for cultivation between Newark
Jand Paroquet, especially on the north
j side of the railroad. It begins to
i look like the famous Big Bottom
Thm to the south from Newark to
; Magness, the situation looks exceed
i ingly promising. Surely, Newark
should have a fine business from
I these new agricultural developments.
JAS. F. JERNIGAN,
; Paragould, Arkansas.
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(CLAUD REAVES WRITES
OF OKLAHOMA TUI!’
—
Mr. Editor.—I left Magness for
Roll. Okla., on Thursday night and
took breakfast at Booneville Friday
morning and had dinner at McAllis
ter, Okla., and supper at El Reno. ,
Did not see any crops from Little ,
Rock until I got to McAlister, Okla.
Crops are good here. 1 got to Clin
ton, Okla., Friday night at ll:30:Got (
up Saturday morning and could see :
nearly home—nothing but a bald hill.
Clinton is a nice town, the street
are paved, and the tin lizzie’s sure
do fly.
People in Independence county do
not know' what sorry crops are unless
they could see them from Little Rock
to Booneville.
I came through some nice towns,
McAllister, Oklahoma City and El
Reno are good towns.
1 saw my first Indian at Redwood,
Ok la. From then on they were plen
tk til. Saw some nice country and
seme rough country.
1 got to Strong City Saturday at
2:30. Old Joe Merrit met me in his
car and we drove over to his place
" hi 'll is 11 miles from Strong City.
has some fine crops. He had in
100 acre of wheat 30 acres of broom
corn 60 acres of Kaffir com. He
mode 600 bushels of wheat, will make
ton of broom corn worth $300 per
ton. One man can work 100 acres
here as easily as one man can work
2-r- acres in Independence county.
This is a pretty country. One can
see in any direction as far as your
eye will let you. Joe has 320 acres
"f land, 19 head of cows, 7 head of
horse.-,, 12 hogs and lots of fruit
just now ripe. Everything is high
here and nearly everybody here
< i Ford. People are jerking broom
,10V , and wages a re $2 a day.
1 • .veii’c seen any cotton since I
have been here.
Will tell more about this country
later.
CLAUD REAVES,
Rod, Oklahuma.
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CORD NEWS ITEMS
Cord, Sept. 12.—Elders Columbus
Haddock of Sharp and V. C. Erwin
i ae in our town Monday enroute to
l heir home from Hickory Grove,
where they had been engaged in a
meetings.
Rev. J. I. Martin arrived last week
liter an extended trip through partis
f Texas, Colorado and other states.
r. C. Nuckolls and Thos McClain
made a business trip to Little Rock
die first of the week.
Mrs. John Ward and children of
Sydney are here for a few days visit
vith the lady’s mother, Mrs. J. B.
dorr is, and other relatives.
Mr. Herrington is having his resi
ience painted.
Will Clark and sister of Pittsburg,
van as, are visiting relatives and
riends at this place for two weeks.
Grandma Yates of Charlotte spent
d week here with Mr. and Mrs.
'rigler.
Misses Lottie Bennet and May
Voodyard of Jackson county are
isiting in this community at this
vriting.
Sam Moore of Charlotte was at
ending to business interests here
VIonday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hatler and
iaughter of Elgin returned home
VIonday after a pleasant visit here
.vith relatives.
Mrs. Hugh Baker and daughter of
Jolts and niece of Newark spent
VIonday night with relatives near
lere.
Mrs. Anne McGinty spent a few
lays at Calamine attending meetings
md visiting relatives.
Rev. Thrasher of Charlotte is con
lueting a protracted meeting at the
Methodist church here.
Misses Maggie and Tina Wilson
f Tupelo are visiting with friends
lere at this writing.
Oscar Grace left last week for
Denver, Colo., to join his wife who
las been there for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. T. McAdams
md daughter, Miss Jeff, of Bates
■ iHe. motored to our town Tuesday
'or a short visit with Dr. and Mrs.
V. D. McAdams.
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NOTICE TO TEACHERS
The regular September examina
,ion for teachers will be held at the
ligh sehol building in Batesville or.
rhursday an<l Friday September 20
md 21. The examination will begin
promptly at 8:30 in the morning and
meh applicant is requested to be
^resent at that time. All teachers
ho expect t; teach in the county
his winter and who do not now bold
icenses should attend this examin
ition.
SIDNEY PICKENS,
County examiner.
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Telephone your order to No. 33
md you will get prompt delivery
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See The Journal for good printing.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
HONORS NEWARK MAN
At the meeting of the Independence
Baptist Association held at Monre
field Friday and Saturday. Rev. G.
L. Fink of this place was chosen as
messenger to the Southern Baptist
Convention, the greatest Baptist or
ganization in the South. Rev. Fink
has been doing mission work for the
Independence Association this sum
mer, and the honor of representing
the^^ssociation in the Southern Bap
tist^Wlaivention, which has just been
conferred upon him, shows that his
church appreciates the good work he
is doing.
John Q. Wolf, II. T. Crumpton
Reason (Wells, Thos. King and Pryor J
Huddleston were chosen as the new
executive committee.
Yf. M. Thompson was re-elected
moderator and Floyd Jackson was '
elected clerk.
The meeting was one of the most
harmonious and pleasant ones ever
held in the history of the Associa
tion. The Association will meet next 1
year at Rosie.
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TO THE PATRONS OF
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL ,
The State Board of Helath has is- j
sued an order that no pupil be al
lowed to enter school who has not
been successfully vaccinated In com
plinace with this order we cannot al
low any one to enter school tftfe^eai .
except those that have been success- ,
fully vaccinated. Also there is a law .
compelling all persons between the ■
apes of seven and sixteen to attend
school. If your child expects to at- ,
tend school and has not been vaccin
ated it would be well to have the
vaccination done at once in order that
their arms may be well before school
bdgins.
Respectfully,
W. A. ISGRIG,
Supt. of Schools.
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THE NEW M. E. CHURCH <
Everybody interested in this new <
church is urgently requested to be
present Sunday morning at the i
Metnodist church to hear songs, (
prayers, sermons and talks regarding ]
this new enterprise. The Sunday (
School meets at 9:45 a. m., preach- (
ing 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m., Senior s
League 6:45 p. m.
A. B. HALTOM, Pastor, c
PROMINENT FARMER
COMMITS SUICIDE
Shoots Himself in Head With Shot
gun at his Home Near Tuck
erman Sunday
Tuckerman, Sept. 9.—Shortly after
mjoying a Sunday dinner with his
•hildren at his home two miles east
>f this city, IW. J. Smith, 63 years
)ld, walked into his bedroom, request
'd that a baby lying on the bed be
aken away by its mother, then plac
ed a double-barreled shotgun to hi*
’ore-head, pulled the trigger and
lent a load of buckshot crashing into
lis brain, thus ending in tradgedy
i day that was to have been one of
oy and happiness. The heavy shot
■ompletely tore the top of his head
iway. No reason is known for his
self-destruction.
He has lived in the county all his
ife and was regarded as one of the
nost prosperous citizens in his com
nunity. One of his sons, C. E. Smith
las many times been honored with
arious county offices, and is at
iresent cashier of the Citizens Bank
>f Tuckerman.
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1APTIST COLLEGE TO
OPEN NEXT MONDAY
Mountain Home, Sept. 11.—The
Mountain Home Baptist College,
vhich is one of a chain of mountain
schols maintained by the Baptists of
he South, opens its session Monday,
rhe buildings have been entirely
•enovated during vacation and many
mprovements made. The dormitory
vhich has been in private hands for
;ewral years, has been purchased by
;he shool and furnished. The labor
atory h&a been thoroughly.-quipped
»nd new desks purchased add set.
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MRS. ANNIE WYATT DEAD
Mrs. Annie Wyatt, one of the
ounty’s oldest settlers, died at Ro
ie last Monday evening about 5
’clock.
Mrs. Wyatt was 78 years old and
vas born and reared in Independence
ounty and never lived outside of
tosie township. She was the mother
>f eigth children. She was a member
if the Methodist church and way
. splendid Christian character.
The remains were buried Wednes
ay at the Dodd cemetery near Rosie.
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