The Newark Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1922
VOL. 22 NO. 3
LONOKE BOY MAKES
A HERO OF HIMSELF
•javes Life of Himself and Baby
Brother When Train
IS
Smashes Auto
Lonoke, Mar 1. Little Jirn
mie Heed made himself a big
hero here Sunday about noon..
Jimmie, 12-yeap»old son^ff
Mr. and Mrs. James, B.
and his of e year old brother,
accompanied by Wayne Swaim
<*ged 12, Were trying oat Mr.
Heed’s new Ford cat. They
started across the railroad
track two blocks west of the
station when the engine ceased
to function. Looking up the
back, Jimmie saw fast Rock
Island passenger train No. 45,
approaching at a terrific speed.
Seizing the baby brother,
Jimmie threw the youngster
out of the car. lie landed in
a mud puddle. Then Jimmie
and Wayne jumped. Before
they alighted, the train struck
the Ford and splintered it,
parts of it being thrown high
into the air. Jimmie, the baby
and Wayne all escaped with
out a scratch. A moments de
lay would have meant instant
death to all three.
The accident occurred after
the churches had dismissed,
and several hundred people
saw it. Some women fainted.
Men rushed over to search for
Mae bodies of the little fellows.
There was no need however for
all three were very much alive.
Baby Reed was crying, but
only from fright. He appar
ently wasn’t very much pleas
ed with the mud bath.
Mr. Reed bought the car a
few days ago.
TOM MIX IS IN TOWN
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
Burt Arnold Will be Cand*date
lor Re-Election
In the proper column of to
day’s paper will be found the
announcement oi Burt Arnold
us a candidate for re-eelction
as county treasurer.
There are not many men in
Independence county, who
have more friends than Burt
Arnold. There are several
reasons lor this. Mr. Arnold,
or “Burt,” as we all prefer to
call him, has served the peo
ple in various official capaci
ties and has always made
goj)d. Another thin# the
people admire about Burt Ar
nold is his grit. For several
years, he has suffered from
physical ailments ihat would
have put an ordinary man “on
the shelf.” A stroke of par
alysis several years ago made
him a cripple for life. It laid
him flat of his back for sever
al months, and it looked like
he was a goner. But there are
two things it did not do. It
did not take the sand out of
his gizzard nor the sunshine
out of his soul. With only
these twro things left, Burt has
made a winning fight that is
worthy of the admiration of
every man, woman and child
in Ind< pendenee county.
A 'man is never “down and
out” until he thinks he is, and
Burt Arnold is a splendid liv
ing example of this fact. We
admire him because he has
sand in his gizzard and we
are for him for anything that
he wants.
NEW NEWSPAPER
Black Rock, May 2.—J. O.
\\ asson, formerly editor of the
Imboden Journal, will estab
lish a weekly paper here to
be known as the Lawrence
County News. The first issue
will appear about May 12.
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When you carry your money in your pocket
the temptation to spend it is very great.
Greater than you think, for a few dollars here
and there for things you don’t need, soon
melt your pile away.
Put your money in the Bank. It is safe
there. Add to your balance every cent you
can spare. Soon you’ll be “a man with money
FIRST NATIO: AL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00
Tfve roan with money keeps it
in the Bank where it is safe
from fire or burglars or his
own extravagance.
SCHOOL ELECTION IS
IMPORTANT MATTER
Citizen Offers Suggestions For
Voters in Coming Impor
tant Event
Editor Journal.—The third
Saturday in May comes soor
and there is a feeling of re
sponsibility with every pro
gressive citizen.
In a general election, we
may get excited over sonic
J candidate who is willing te
! commit suicide for the good o1
his country, but in the annua
j school election our interest:
; come right to our door step.
We hear about educatior
| being “the safeguard of oui
liberty.” Then, certainly, the
| hand that directs our schoob
; should be brave and strong
It is no play-party job to be
> the leader in our 'schools. Ii
is a whole job, and a big job
In electing the members ol
j the County Board of Educa
j tion, it seems fair and best te
have different localities ol
: the county represented on the
Board. As it now stands
there is within a radius ol
j three to five miles of Newark
j three members of the board
while in other parts of the
county within a radius of 2<
or 25 miles, there is no repre
sentation on the Board.
There are a number o
good citizens in our own lo
cality who would do honor t<
the cause of education, i
placed on the board. Some o
them are Jesse L. McDaniel, C
P. Pickens and C. A. Reaves
There are others that could be
mentioned, but either of th<
above would do well.
In a recent number of ai
agricultural paper, the editoi
had the following in regard t(
the last of the old battleship
Iowa.
“Soon the great batterec
hulk of this vessel will rest or
the bottom of the sea on which
it probably floated. The greai
state for which it was named
will go on and on, progressing
and producing. To build an
other battleship such as the
Iowa would cost many million;
of dollars. Think what it
would mean if this monej
could be devoted to the estab
lishment of schools, hospital
churches or roads, making pos
sible a larger and fuller life
for the boys and girls of to
day—the men and women o
tomorrow.”
Cord,
A CITIZEN
Ark., May 2, 1922
NEWPORT IS BUILDING
Twenty New Residences Re
ported Under Construction
Newport, May 1.—Newpor
is beginning to resume her for
mer activities and permits fo
building during the past twi
: months has included mor<
;than probably 20 homes
What is considered of unusua
interest by reality men is th<
fact that most of the buildinj
is for homes, more than ten
nant property, a very health;
sign of real prosperity.
During the past three years
when all building material wa
so high, little was done, bu
renewed activity seemed t<
come with the spring.
FINISH NEWPORT’S
BIG LEVEE AND WALL
City is Now Amply Protected
From Danger of White
River Overflows
Newport, May 1.—-Newport’s
(new levee, which has been mi
lder construction for two years,
and was finished last week,
| was formally turned over to
the directors Friday afternoon
bv the W. H. Denison Construe
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dtion Company, in the presence
• | of officers and citizens, who
! assemlbed at a point on the
. levee near town.
The finished levee is a source
of pride to Newport, as well
• as a releif, for no fear is now
. felt of flood waters that nave
on two occasions in the past
caused great damage to prop
, erty. Connecting the dirt levee
is a long wall of concrete which
borders the river front and is
■ said by the contractors to be
the third of its kind in the
t United States, the other two
being at Galveston. Texas., and
Cairo, 111.
The wall is solid concrete
with reinforced steel, and
from four to ten feet high.
The work wras done under the
, direction of the Morgan Engi
i neering Company of Memphis.
FOR CIRCUIT JUDGE
' Senator S. M. Bone of Bates
\ ville Announces Candidacy
The announcement of Sena
• tor S- M. Bone of Batesville as
a candidate for circuit judge of
the Third Judicial District ap
pears in today’s paper.
Mr. Bone was born and rear
1 ed on a farm and was educated
in the public schools. After
' teaching in the public schools
for a number of years, he en
tered Valporasio University
where he graduated in law in
1911. He entered the prac
tice of law at Batesville and
has built up an excellent prac
tice and is now regarded as
one of the leading attorneys of
this section of the state
Mr. Bone is a man of strict
1 soberiety, firm in his convic
tions and has no alliances with
selfish interests, and his friends
feel that as circuit judge he
would administer the duties of
the office without prejudice,
and that all men, rich or poor,
[ weak or strong would receive
! like treatment at his hands.
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NEWPORT CHAUTAUQUA
Newport, May 1.—A con
tract with the White-Myres
(Chautauqua Company has been
-1signed for a week’s entertain
ment in August. William Jen
nings Bryan will be the fea
[ ture of the Weeks course. The
. American Legion and mem
- bers of the woman’s Auxiliary
> sponsored the program.
FREE PICTURE SHOW
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, Kensett, May 1.—The busi
r ness men of Kensett have made
’ arrangements with the Gem
Theatre to run a free show
’ every Saturday afternoon for
the benefit of the out-of-town
people who trade with them.
’ More than 300 people at
' tended the show last Saturday
afternoon.
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TOM MIX LS IN TOWN
FOR STATE SENATOR
Promi:»ent Young Educator to
^ be in Race
Hon. Poindexter Hill an
jisounces in today’s paper as a
; andidate ur State Senator.
Mr. Hill is well known to
the voters of the county, hav
ing served our people as a
member of the legislature of
1919, and has a splendid
record to his credit.
Mr. Hill was born and rear
ed on the farm ant was edu
cated in the public schools of
the county. He latei took up
teaching and has taug’n in the
schools of the county por the
past several years.
He is a safe and conserva
tive man and if elected will
favor a reduction in appropri
ations and a reduction in tax
es.
In matters of local legisla
tion he thinks the people
should be consulted, and would
favor submitting local legisla
tion to the people affected. He
believes in lefting the people
rule and states that his motto
will be: “Stand by the people.”
HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
MISS LUCY 5AYES
HANT Ain' real, BUT {
LAWh! Hfc Don' HAS 1
T be real!! j—^
! LOCAL GRAVEL PIT TO
; RESUME OPERATIONS
! Expected to Resume Opera
t*ons Next Week After
Long Idleness
The Good Roads Gravel
Company’s pit near town, oper
ated by Ball & Peters, which
has been closed down since
early last fall, will resume op
erations at once it is reported.
W. T. Thornton, superin
tendent for Ball & Peters,
spent a few days in Ltitle Rock
last week in consultation with
his company, and Mr. Thorn
ton states that they will re
sume operations by the 10th of
the month.
This will be good news to
the people of Newark, ^s this
concern employs quite a num
ber of men, and has a monthly
payroll of about $1,000 per
month.
The gravel pit here furnish
es road building material for
a number of the largest high
way improvement districts in
North Arkansas, and when
near full capacity sends out 40
to 60 cars of gravel per day.
MAKING AN IMPRESSION
“We sees where a Republi
can paper lows as how Presi
dent Harding has made a per
nouneed impression on the
country. We ain’t disputin’ it.
So will a brick tumblin’ off’n
a three-story building onto the
i head of a man mak a impres
sion. Rut you can bet the fel
ler what got the impression
ain’t goin’ to give the brick
I another chanct.”—The Bog
burg Bugle.
The Journal for good printing.
Mrs. M. Balmaz
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