DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. X. NO. 49
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. APRIL 7. 1917.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
YOUNG YttN IN THL NAVY
John f. Berns, Chirf Yeoman, U. S. Navy,
Tells Itis Sfury.
Not many people in civil life are
familiar with the opportunities of
fered to young men by Uncle Sam.
and the many advantages and
benefits derived from service in our
navy. It would be impraticabie to
even attempt to enumerate all the
"benefits and advantages of naval
service here, so 1 try only to set
forth a few details regarding the
future held out to young men.
Much has been said and written
regarding the gates of opportuni
ty that have recently been opened
so widely for the enlisted man of
the navy to attain tne rank of com
missioned officer, either thru ap
pointment to the navy academy at
Annapolis from the ranks or by
working his way upward thru the
various grades of petty.officers and
warrant officers. The opportuities
in this respect are pratically unlim
ited. A young man is offered ev
ery inducement to study and pre
pare himself for future pos tions.
Officers and petty officers are al
ways and even anxious to help
those under them in their studies,
and regular classes are formed on
board ships to assist those am
bitious for advancement.
Now. in every walk of life there
are some (there must be) who do
no’, reach the top no matter how
great the opportunity. This does
not necessarily mean that they do
not apply themselves or that they
lack ambition. We cannot all be
come president. We are not all
fitted for so high and responsible a
position. So it is in the navy as
well as in civil life some are not
altogether fitted for the highest po
sitions: their place is probably
somswhere part way up the ladder.
What about this element in the
navy? I say most emphatically
(and any other man-o'-warman will
tell you the same) that the na
vy offers men of this kind a far
better future than ninety-nine out
of any hundred commercial insti
tutions in civil life.
1 will cite my own progress,
which is not by any means extra
ordinary or even unusual, and some
of my prospects for the future as
an example. 1 enlisted at the age
of eighteen with the pay of an ap
prentice seaman, $ 1 7.60 a month.
My present pay. as a chief petty
officer on second enlistment, is
$84.00. plus all expenses except
clothing. How many positions in
civil life equal such an increase in
only six years, beginning entirely
without experience. 1 know my
pay is certain, is not affected by
strikes, hard times or sickness, and
in case of the latter, doctors' bills
do not worry me as I am entitled
to free medical attendance and
medicines.
As to the future I will say first
that there is nothing whatsoever
to prevent me from applying for
examination for warrant rank at
any time I choose to do so, but
herein we will consider only my
prospects on the supposition that I
do not make even anotner single
advancement. Every four years
(.on each reenlistment ) 1 can ex
pect an increase of $6.62 in pay,
besides a bonus of four months'
pay in one lump sum. If I care to
remain in active service for thirty
years 1 will retire at three-fourths
of my total pay. plus $15.?5, or
$ 103.04 steady and sure income
for the remainder of my life. This
at the age of only 48, when most
men have ten or more years of "the
daily grind" to look forward upon.
Should I choose, instead of re-*
maining in active service for thirty
years, to transfer to the naval re
serve force (.which is practically
the same as retirement except in
case of war or a national emergen
cy;.lean do so after sixteen or
twenty years' service and receive
monthly retainer pay at $48.57
and $75.45, respectively. This
pay will go on until a total of thirty
years service 1 active and reserve)
has been completed, when I can be
transfered to the retirted list at ar.
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increase of $15.75 ever my re
serve pay. This $15.75 paid tc
retired men is in lieu of quarters
and rations. Can anyone show me
more than one man in a thousand
I in civil life who is working for a
salary, whose future holds out any
thing like this to him?
You fathers, can you place you>
sons in anything better or even
| equal to this?
You young men just starting out
; in life, stop and give the navy's
proposition an hour's serious
thought. If you have a trade, so
much the better for you as your
start will be better and advance
ment more rapid. The lowest pay
at the start is $1 7.60 and the high
| est $71.50, depending upon the
rating in which enlisted.
The above is but a brief outline
of the opportunities and future of
fered by the navy.* Anyone desir
ing further information is cordially
invited to visit the Navy Recriyting
Stations at Little Rock. Fort Smith
or Jonesboro, where he will be
shown every courtesy and given
any information about the navy
that he may desire by men who
have spent years at sea in the ser
vice and who therefore know the
navy thoroly. If he will write to
the Navy Recruitirg Station at
Little Rock, any desired informa
tion will be cheerfully furnished
I him.
Governor Brough to Speak.
One of the most enthusiastic re
! sponses received by the program
committee of the Cut-Over Land
j Conference to be held in New Or
leans. April 1 1-13. came from Gov
ernor Chas. H. Brough of Arkan
sas. Governor Brough is a native
of Mississippi, and widely known as
a student cf economics and co.idi
j tions in the South,
i There are something like 13,
I 000.000 acres of cut-over lands in
Arkansas, and Gov. Brough sees in
the coming conference a wonderful
opportunity to begin the develop
j ment of that vast area of undevel
j oped land.
Gov. Brough has given the de
velopment of the South much
| study, and is especially well in
| formed upon the possibilities of his
own state and will address the
conference on "Natural Resources
of the South--Arkansas as a De
veloping Factor."
To Inspect Schools.
Drs. Jarrell and Mayfield will
commence examining the school
children of District No. 60 next
week for physical defects so that
the parents can have same reme
died,which in many cases will mean
much to the child.
Many times defected hearing or
sight as well as bad teeth and
many other ailments hinder a
child’s mental growth to its detri
ment.
This work is being done under
the law creating the Child's Wel
fare association and includes all
the schools in the state.
Methodist Church Services.
The following services will be
held at Union church Sunday: Sun
day school at 10:00 a. m. Preach
ing at 1 1 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by
the pastor. Junior League at 3:00
p. m. Epworth League at 6:30 p.
m. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all to attend these services.
Rev. A. Turrentine, Pastor.
Call Primary lor April 14th.
The Democratic Countv Central
! committee met in El Dorado last
; Saturday and organized by electing
i B. W. Reeves chairman and P. G.
Lake secretary, both of El Dorado.
Resolutions were adopted calling
a primary for the selection of a
candidate for delegate to the Con
stitutional convention from this
county to be held Saturday, April
14. the same rules governing same
as does all primary elections.
The committee will meet or,
Wednesday. April 18. to canvass
1 the vote and declare the nominee.
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B. Y. P. 1. Program.
Bible study meeting Acts 17.
April 8, 1917.
Leader, Annie Sims.
Song. No. 8.
Prayer.
Song. No. 21.
Scripture reading. I Thess. 1:1
1 0, Mrs. W. H. Jeffus.
Paul and Silas in Thessalonica.
paragraph 1. by Clara Perritt.
Paul and Silas in Beroea para
graph II. by Helen Thompson.
Paul at Athens, paragraph 111. by
Verline Heard.
Paul on Mar's Hill, paragraph
IV, by Eugene Crockett.
Solo, by Cornelia Spencer.
Tick Eradication.
Some of the good people of
Union county are condemning the
present legislature for the dipping
of their cattle to rid them of ticks,
as a matter of fact the 1915 legis
| lature placed Union county in the
North West Arkansas Tick Eradi
cation district It is optional with
the federal and state authorities
who have charge of the enforce
ment of the law. as to when the
people shall dip their cattle. Said
authorities saw fit not to compel
the people to dip their cattle last
year, believing that it would cause
less friction to build dipping vats
over this county and by occular
deminstration show to the people
the benefits derived from dipping
their cattle. As to what extent
this policy has been carried out.
and as to how it meets the appro
bation of the people and..when the
authorities are going to comDel the
people to dip their cattle. 1 know
not, but 1 do know the past legisla
ture had nothing to do in the mat
ter. The legislature passed a law
making tick eradication state wide
and it is believed that with the fed
eral aid. together with the state s
appropriation, the state will within
two years be raised above the
quarantine line, and people will get
from $5 to $10 more per head for
their cattle. 2 to 3 cents per pound
more for their cow hides, beef, milk
and butter will be more wholesome,
feed bills for cattle reduced one
third. thereby saving thousands of
dollars to the people of the state.
Respectfully,
T. J. Babb.
A. P. McMahon for Delegate.
Judge A. P. McMahon of El Do
rado Authorizes The News to an
nounce him a§ a candidate for
Delegate from Union county to
the Constitutional convention sub
ject to the action of the Democrat
ic primary to be held Saturday.
April 14.
Judge McMahon believes in re
vising the present constitution to
meet the needs of present and fu
ture conditions rather than writing
a new one and wants that provis
ion for the repudiation of the Hol
ford bonds left in.
He wants to do away with local
legislat'on by legislature increas
ing the power of the railroad com
mission regarding the building of
depots and sidings, stopping of
trains, etc., and the county judge ;
regarding the formation of special
school districts, fence and stock;
laws.
He believes in holding elections!
! only every four years and inoorpo-'
[rating woman's suffrage in
constitution as a means of settling
I the question for all time to come.
He would make the county
court a court of appeal in all mis
demeanor criminal cases and all
civil cases of contract where the
amounts involved do not exceed
$1000.00. Th;s would materially
decrease the work of the circuit
court and by so doing the chancery
courts could be abolished and all
chance.ry court work done by the j
circuit court.
He would increase the supreme!
judges to seven, with provisions for
further increase if tusiness de
mands.
He believes that the present la- i
bor troubles should be terminated
in the state constitution in accord
ance with the Adamson law.
He believes in the budget sys
tem of expenditures for both state
and county and in an assessor for
each township or ward who would
go into every home or business
house and assess all for just what
they have.
The judge will appreciate your
support and promises to do all in
his power for the benefit of all the;
peop'e if honored by your suffrage.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot fie Cared
bv local applications, as th y cannot reach
the dioeae< <1 portion of the ear. There
is only one way to cure catarrhal deafm as,
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
! Catarrhal L> efness is cams d by an in
flamed condition of the mucous lining of
I the Eustachian Tube, When this tube is
inflam* d you have a renaming sound or
imperfect hearing, arid when it is entirely
j c 108» d, D«ain-sa is the result. Euless the
, inflammation can be reduced and this tube
i restored to its normal condition, hearing
J will be destroyed forever Many cases of
| deafness are cm:*' d by catarrh, which is
• an infla.mei1 condition of the mucous sur
faces. Hall s Catarrh Cure acts thru the
! blood on the mucous surfaces of the s;. s
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. Circulars
free. Ail Druggists. 75c.
F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O.
The Nrc fiend Says:
'The only time a shmgle roof
I Is safe from fire's allarum
Is in a pelting driving rain
That does a spark much harrum.
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Succeeds on Cut Over Land.
J. Lewis Thompson of Houston.
Texas, lost money the first year,
repeated the operation the second
year, and then looked into the
smiling face of Success in the third
year of his great stock raising ven
ture.
Mr. Thompson has spent a great
many years manufacturing South
ern pine lumber. Each vear f s
cut over land acreage increased
with no apparent value except to
increase his taxes. After these
seemingly worthless acres had
spread into the thousands. Mr.
Thompson decided to go into the
stock business. With no assist
ance from the government, or his
own State of Texas. He met with
many reverses during the first two
years of his venture. During the
third year, however, this Texas
saw mill man is making it go arid
go big. _
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