Newark Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1921
VOL. 20 NO. 44
LOCAL CITIZENS ARE
INTERESTED IN OIL
Opportunity is Ripe For Some
One to Take the Lead and
Start Developments
Quite a little interest is
being taken locaTTy in the oil
developments in this section.
Outside parties who claim
to have knowledge of the situ
ation have often asserted that
there is oil in this community.
Why not let our people who
own land in the community get
together on some plan and
sink a test well?
Oil is never found anywhere
without drilling, and it is a
foregone concluson that we
will never know whether or not
we have oil until a test well is
drilled.
There certainly ought to be
enough enterprising men in this
community to get together on
some plan to make a test of the
matter.
Are you interested In the fu
ture of this community? If
not, why not?
It is said th'ut a number of
large land owners have signi
fied their willingness to lease
their lanu or contribute sub
stantial «ums of money toward
drilling a test well. No doubt
others will follow and The
Journal believes if the right
man will take the lead in the
matter enough people will
lease their land to justify a
well being sunk.
It may be a golden oppor
tunity. Who knows?
SMALLPOX NEAR HOXIE
Several cases of smallpox
are reported at Hcxie, and it
is said that a few cases of the
disease are serious.
SULPHUR ROCK HAS
DISASTROUS FIRE
Two lousiness Houses Burn Fri- ;
day Night With Several
Thousand Dollars Loss
Sulphur Rock suffered a dis
astrous fire Friday night when
the stores of S. H. Parks and
Newt Woods were both totally
destroyed.
The fire originated in Mr.
Wood’s Store about 9 o’clock
and had gained such headway
before being discovered that it
was impossible to check the
flames.
The fire soon spread to the
Parks building adjoining and
soon that, too, was a mass of
flame.
Very little veas saved from
either building.
Mr. Woods’ loss is said to be
about $4,000, with $2,000 in
surance. Mr. Parks loss is es
timated at $7,000 or $8,000
with $4,000 insurance. It is
not known hew the fire origi
nated.
YOUTH KILLED BY TRAIN
Jonesboro, Feb. 8.—Joe Pitts
aged 19, sustained fatal injur
ies in the Cotton Belt freight
yards here this morning when
jhe fell under the wheels of a
; freight train which he was rid
; ing. Beth legs were cut off
| above the knees, and his body
! terribly mangled. The acci
dent occurred shortly before
| noon, and he died at 3 o’clock,
i None of the train crew saw the
accident, the youth being
found a short time later by a
man passing along the Jones
boro-Nettkjton highway. Pitts
was conscious when picked up
and recognized his sister when
she visited him.
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WE WILL
ADVISE YOU
■ It is common cents that make dollars and enough
dollars make a FORTUNE.
If you ever expect to have “a barrel of money”
you must use COMMON SENSE and bank regularly
a PART of your income.
Nor must you let some peddler of a “lake
scheme” get in his work on you.
Consult your BANKER before you invest.
We are at your service.
We invite YOUR banking business.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000;p0
JACKSON COUNTY TO
FOOL OIL INTERESTS
More Than 6,000 Acres Are
Fledged and Plans Made
to Sink a Well
Newport, Feb. 7.—Standing
room was at a premium Fri
day night at the Chamber of
Commerce, when a meeting of
business men and land owners
was called to discuss the pool
ing of necessary acreage for a
test for oil. A total of G,100
acres was pledged and assuran
ce given that at least 10,000
more would be pledged if
wanted, and if necessary to
secure a contract with drilling
companies to sink one or more
test wells in Jackson county.
William R. Harris and E. S.
White, geologists and engineers
of Cape Girardeau, Mo., will
make preliminary plans to be
gin operations at an early date.
The meeting was marked with
unusual interest, and it is
thought nothing is in the way
of starting a test of local fields.
For the past two weeks it has
been known that experienced
oil men have been coming and
going in and out cf Newport,
but their mission could not be
learned, other than that they
were looking over the oil situa
tion in Jackson county.
SLOW AMERICA
The American people like to
think of themselves as pro
gressive and quick to take up
n e w idea s. Yet it does
seem tc take a tremendous lot
of agitation to get necessary
changes adopted.
Here for a century the Unit
ed States lias made it a prac
tice to elect a president in No
vember and not put him to
work until March. Over in
little Finland, which has re
cently secured its independen
ce, they inaugurate the presi
dent the day after he is elect
ed and he immediately goes to
work.
In this country public busi
ness is held up for four months
by our antiquated system. It
is particlarly distressing at a
period of world strain, when
the new administration should
be applying remedies for ex
isting troubles. This is a big
country and time is required to
get in returns and settle dis
putes. But the new president
should be at work 60 days after
election at most, and after the
country has tried a 60 days
period, it would probably wish
it had made it 30 days.
HODGES-MILLER
Pleas Hodges and Miss Alice
Miller, both of the Paroquet
neighborhood, were married
last Saturday evening at the
home of the bride, Rev. G. L.
Fink officiating.
The person of limited means
has but little opportunity to
see much of the world. But
you will be given an opportun
ity to see exactly what the in
trepid hunter sees when he
goes into the African jungles,
in “Tarzan of the Apes” at
t) e Royal Friday night.
WHAT OMRS SAY OF
TARZAN OF THEAPES
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New York Got a Distinct Thrill
When Picture Was Shown
in That City
Following is what the New
York World said in its news
columns the next morning after
“Tarzan of the Apes” had its
first showing in that city.
“Broadway got a distinct
thrill last night with the pro
duction on the screen of the as
tonishing story of “Tarzan of
the Apes.” The daring plot
was unfolded with such real
astic effect that the audience
which overflowed the Broad
(
way Theatre burst into en
thusiastic acclaim at the many
startling situations caught by
the camera in the heart of a
forest in wildest Africa. The
moving picture artists who
screened the production last
night had all the settings nec
essary for the scenes, from
the vigorous elephant, who
pushed §ver a tree that stood
in his path, to the wildest of
lions, tigers, jaguars, crocodiles
monkeys, apes, gorilfas, chim
panzees and what not. The
wild animals figured all
through the production from
the first act to the finish, and
the way they were introduced
at times gave such a shock to
the audience as to cause an un
canny sense of fear.
“The story of Tarzan is so
well known that it is needless
to call it into this review. It
did not seem possible to catch
in action in the jungles this
strange personality of the fan
cy of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
And yet the picture went the
range of the extraordinary de
velopments of the story. The
scenes include the meeting on
shipboard, the barttle between
cannibals and white men, the
fight to death between Tarzan
and the lion, and the no less
thrilling struggle with the gi
gantic negro chieftain.
The setting lor the scenes
in the old English family
home were just as well done as
the fearsome ones in the wilds.
One can well imagine that, as
the programme says, $300,000
was spent on the production.
“Gordon Griffith, as Tarzan
the boy, was matchless. There
was a simplicity that was con
vincing and a naivette that
showed the true artist. Elmo
Lincoln, as Tarzan the man,
held the audience at his beck.
His wonderful agility and mus
cular power were not a whit
better than his emotional
strength, shown for all too
brief a spell in the closing
scene. The one word to des
cribe the picture is marvelous.”
FARMER IS HEAVY
LOSER BY FIRE
Newport, Feb. 7.—John Gra
vette, farmer, lost his barn
and contents by fire Saturday
morning. Mr. Gravette had
1,500 tons of hay, several hun
dred bushels of corn and ex
pensive farming machinery j
and implements, all of which
was lost with no insurance. The
origin of the fire, which was
discovered in the middle of tha
afternoon, is unknown.
GOOD MARKET FOR
CATTLE IN NEWARK
Local Men Form Company for
Purpose of Dealing in
Live Stock
B. A. Magness, J. M. Crav
ens and R. C. Chamberlain i
have formed a partnership to
be known as tHe Newark Live
Stock Company for the pur
pose of dealing in cattle and ;
feed. ;
They now have about 150
head of good young cattle
which they are feeding prep
aratory to putting on the mark
et soon.
These gentlemen will buy
and sell stock o'f all kinds but
are confining their dealings
principally to cattle and hogs.
In addition to their beef cat
tle, they have a number of
milk cows and are in the mar
ket to buy or sell cattle of this
type at all times. Ttyey also
handle feed and as they buy in
car lots are in position to make
very close pi-ices to those de
siring to buy feed.
It is worth something to the
community to have a market
of this kind, where the farmer
can find ready sale for his
surplus cattle or hogs for cash
at any time he may have!
something of this kiricl for sale.
YANEY-DRY
Gus Yaney and Miss Opal
Dry, splendid young people of
Paroquet, were married at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. J. F.
Cossey last Sunday, Rev. Cos
sey officiating.
Miss Willie Jernigan has re
turned from Tuckerman, where
she spent a few days the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ar
ne Id.
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JACKSON CO. WOMAN
ON TRIAL FOR MURDER
Mrs. Mattie Dethridge Accused
of Killing Brother-in-law
Who Was Sweetheart
Newport, Feb. 7.—Mrs. Mat
lie Dethridge, confined in the
county jail at Newport for the
past four months, charged
with murder, will face a jury
Friday, February 11. The
grand jury Thursday indicted
Mrs. Dethridge for first degree
murder. A strong array of
legal talent has been retained
by her family to defend her.
Judge George T. Humphreys,
H. A. Northcutt of Salem and
Claude M. Erwin of Newport
are her attorneys.
1 he crime tor which Mrs.
Dethridge was indicted is the
killing of her brother-in-law,
Homer Dethridge of West
Plains, Mo., which occurred at
the Dethridge home near Swif
ton, the young man having
been employed by his brother,
Will Dethridge, to help gather
his crop. Early one morning,
while Homer Dethridge was
asleep,# someone shot him
through the head, killing him
instantly. Mrs. Dethridge and
her two small children wTere
the only persons, it is said, in
the house, the husband being
at the barn feeding his stock.
The case has attracted con
siderable attention and will no
doubt bring many witnesses cn
both sides. It is said Mrs.
Dethridge airct the slain man
were former sweethearts.
PRICE-LANE
Bonnie Price and Miss Pearl
Lane were united in marriage
at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
J. F. Cossey last Saturday ev
ening, Rev. Cossey officiating.
EUGENE O’BRIEN
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aThe Figurehead”
The politicians met a strong rival in
Cupid, and the “Figurehead” suddenly
discovered that he had a principle to
fight for. There’s a vote-getting cam
paign in this that will take you back
to “the good old days.”
ADDED ATTRACTION
BRIDE THIRTEEN
SEVENTH EPISODE
TUESDAY, FEB. 15
ROYAL THEATRE
Admission 10c & 20c