THE HETTIG NEWS.
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DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. XI. NO. 48
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. MARCH 30.’1918.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
Central Committee Meeting.
The Democratic County Central
committee met in the coifrt house
at El Dorado at 2 o'clock Monday
afternoon with Chairman B. W.
Reeves presiding and adopted rules
and regulations for the holding of
the primary on Tuesday, May 28.
1918.
The qualifications necessary to
vote in the primary will be a poll
tax receipt for taxes of 1917, paid
since January 1 of this year, or an
affidavit to the effect that you have
paid srnre. It was decided to not
print a list of the voters on account
of the great expense to the candi
dates and also the fact that the at
torney general has ruled that those
paying their poll taxes up to or in
cluding May 27 are entitled to vote.
The only change made in the
voting precincts was the creation
of an extra box in the El Dorado
township country precinct, as it is
always the slowest in making re
turns.
Under the new primary law the
votes must be counted as sopn as
the polls are closed.
The amounts to be assessed
against the various candidates to
defray the expenses of the primary
was fixed which must be paid to
the secretary of the committee,
Pete Lake, at El Dorado on or be
fore April 15 aqd a p'edge to abide
Kir f Kn foci il f rtf 1 K'o nrinno ri; rrmof
also be filed with him by same date.
It was decided that owing to the
busy season there would be no pub
lic canvass, a majority of the can
didates present voting against one.
The county convention to de
clare the nominees and select dele
gates to the various district and
” - the state convention will meet at
El Dorado the first Monday follow
ing the primary at 1 1 o'clock a. m.
The committee adjourned until
Monday. May 21, to meet at 11
o’clock a. m*. for the purpose of
naming judges and clerks of elec
tion. _
Lamar Jones for Representative.
Your attention is directed this
week to announcement of Lamar
Jones of Three Creeks. Cornie
township, who is a candidate for
the nomination for Representative
in the next general assembly from
Union county,, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary in May.
Mr. Jones is a native of Union
county and a son of Capt. A. C.
Jones, one of the best citizens that
ever lived in the qounty. He is a
young man of ability and possesses
the necessary education and other
qualifications which go to make a
wise lawmaker.
He wants to meet as many of
the voters as his limited time from
his farming operations will permit
but of course cannot see all but
will appreciate your support and
will do all in his Dower to merit it
if elected, and may later on print
his platform in the papers. We
can assure all though that if he is
elected Union county will have a
representative to be proud of and
one who will be found doing his full
duty at all times.
County Has Large Pig Club.
Our interest in good stock
throughout the county is rapidly
increasing, farmers as well as club
members are buying purebred ani
mals for breeding purposes. Dur
ing the past two weeks thirty
members of the county pig club
have been supplied with registered
pigs. Others will be supplied as
promptly as possible. On account
of the acute hog shortage this
spring, it may be impossible to sup
ply all club members with pigs be
fore the latter part of April. High
prices of feed last winter caused
many breeders to under f e 1 their
hogs so that the early spring pigs
may be preferable this year. The;
are cheaper arid more thrifty thai
| the winter farrowed pigs, althougl
j they will not show as well this fal
' on account of their age.
The Union County Pig club i
rapidly growing to be one of th
largest in the state. We expect t
j have a rousing good pig show thi
fall and over one hundred clu
members will compete for prizes
The pigs are ah of first quality s<
tha’ competition will be keen. Ai
club members who now have thei
pigs should follow the feeding in
structions carefully in order to ge
the most growth and the cheapes
gain. These two points will coun
150 per cent toward winning thi
: prize next fall.
With the present interest and thi
good stock which is being brough
in, this county will soon be knowr
as a center for purebred and big!
grade market hogs.
C. H. Alspaugh, County Agent.
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as th< y cannot roach
the diseased portion of the ear. There
is only one way to cure catarrhal deafness,
and that is by a constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness is caused by an tn
j flamed condition of the mucous lining1 of
the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
inflamed you have a rumpling sound or
imperfect hearing, and when it Is entirely
clos'd, Deafness ts the result. Unless the
inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which is
an Inflamed condition of the mucous sur
faces. Hall’s Catarrh Cure actB thru the
blood on the mucous surfaces of the sys
tem.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. Circulars
free. All Druggists, 75c.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
Womans’ Part in Liberty Loan.
The Union County Womans
Liberty Loan committee has beer
organized with one hundred womer
ready to do, not their bit, but the!
Best in this third drive. May eacl
1 township, community or organiza
tion chairman see to it that ever)
citizen of her community has c
personal appeal to buy bonds. The
very essential part of the work ol
enlisting school childien in this
great campaign has been given tc
the womens' division. All teach
ers are urged to devote a short
time each day to talks on Liberty
Bonds.
Three prizes will be given for
best essays on “The Value of the
Liberty Loan.” Each township
chairman please see that every
child has an opportunity to com
pete for one of these prizes.
The first prize will be a silk flag
presented by Miss Florence J
Wade, to best comoosition of IOC
words on "Liberty Bonds.” This
contest is open to all children oi
the first five grades.
The second prize, a $50 Libert)
Bond, presented by Joseph Frauen
that of Conway, will be given foi
the best essay of 250 words. Thi:
contest is open to all children o
the 6th, 7th and 8th grades.
The third prize, a $60 Libert)
Bond, will be given for the best es
say of not more than 400 words
and is open to students ot yth
10th, 11th and 12th grades.
Send all essays to County Ex
aminer Perry F. Nelson. Wesson
Ark., not later than AdhI 13. Th'
three winning essays will be sen
to State Superintendent J. L
Bond, who will select judges fo
t le state contest, final decision ti
be made April 20.
Workers, you will receive “Th
Liberty Bell.” Keep it ringing
To borrow the billions of dollars
necessary to whip the Kaiser, ou
government must have the whole
hearted support of all its citizens
women as well as men. Th
womens' division will cooperat
with the county executive commit
tee in every way.
Townsh'm chairmen and com
mittees are urged to call on you
county chairman for any assistant
you think she can render.
Mrs. Will Clark, Chairman
Union County Womans' Lib
eity Loan Committee.
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Camp Pike Notes.
Camp Pike, 3 23, 1918.
With the quarantine removed
from nearly all of the buildings at
the namp, the boys are iust like a
lot of school lads out for the first
spring vacation. The general
spirit of the army here is 50 per
’ cent higher than a month ago and
the air is full of glad hearted opti
’ mism. Mumps is the only cause
! for quarantine now and not much
or that. Health conditions are
good and while there are a few
^ cases of pneumonia they are not
, as a rule serious. The death rate
t is very low for so many men.
Officers and men are going at
the top speed these days in the
matter of training and there is lit
tle time for loafing. All spare
time in the day is spent on the
baseball fields, and at night in the
Red Triangle buildings and in oc
casional trips to town. A regula
tion diamond is being built just at
the ed&e of the camp and ths boys
wfil ha^e an opportunity to see
some of the big league teams this
ssring as they come from the
Southern training camps. Little
Rock also plans to play some of
t hoi r nro moc rvi if if f Ion no mm /-J •. v
ing the regular season. And there
will be many good teams within
the camp.
4 Have you pajamas?" asked the
nurse of the newest patient at the
base hospital. "No," said the vic
tim, "Doctor say Ay bane get dem
measules.j’
During the month of February
J each soldier in Gamp Pike visited
the Red Triangle buildings five
. times. That is the estimated av
. erage. but while of course many
came much oftener, hundreds Be
cause of the quarantine and the
number in the hospital did not
come at all. During the month
152,743 envelops and sheets of
letter paper were given away free
I to the boys; $11,733 of stamps
* were sold, and $52,729 worth of
money orders. The secretaries]
during the month oaid 2,260 visits
to the sick, held 196 Bible class
meetings in the educational work;
organized 45 new classes and
taught 32 different subjects.
During the'month 18,764 pieces
of reading matter were distributed,
1,676 books taken from the library.
February was a trifle early for
baseball, but 26 teams were organ
ized. although there are many
times that now.
It will save out of town friends
and relatives much waiting and an
noyance if they will bear in mind
that the hours for receiving visitors
. at the base hospital at Camp Pike
are between *2 and 4 o'clock in the
: afternoon. The suggestion is that
the visitors not leave for the camp
until noon as it will save a long
wait. It is no longer necessary to
take an auto to reach the base hos
pital as the trains now operate
from the union depot through to
the hosDital, which is over a mile
from the deoot at the camp.
You can spot the civilian new to
L Camp Pike by the way in which
they honor the colors. There is
r of course no enforced rule that civ
} ilians shall uncover their heads
when the flag passes with the regi
, ment. or when one passes the regi
, mental colors in the camD. but it is
the proper thing and shows a rec
r ognition of the principle that makes
it a duty for the soldier. But this
is a duty that in most instances
j seems a real pleasure to men and
, officers. Soldiers do not salute
the flag when used as a decoration,
and they stand at attention only
for "The Star Spangled Banner."
It is not given honors when played
a as part of a medley of airs.
There is very little confusion in
getting troops out of Camp Pike
i for the Eastern concentration
points. A long string of Pullmans
with a couple of engines slips quiet
ly into the camp depot: the mer
with their outfits march quickly
from their barracks by the shortesl
; route, file silently aboard, a.- d n :
few minutes they are headed foi
their new destination. There is nc
cheering, no waving of flags and nc
music when you leave Camp Pike
The chances are they wilt nevei
even see the union depot at Little
Rock but will be sent direct out or
the main line track, where they wil
have the right of way over al
trains. . So sudden do the moving
orders come that often men whose
wives are in Little Rock have nc
opportunity to notify them. And
some of the men have heard the
talk of moving so often they fail tc
recognize the* real order when it
comes along and are caught naD
ping so far as farewells are con
cerned. Erwin Funk,
Editor Rogers Democrat.
Notice.
On and after first of April we
will raise the price of work as fol
lows. Hair cut, 40cts, children
hair cut, 35cts, neck shave. 5cts
extra.. All other* work same old
P.ITV R R DOCD
Jordan Vines for Supervisor.
Oar readers attention is directed
this week to the announcement of
Jordan Vines, who is a candidate
for the nomination for County Road
Supervisor, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary.
Mr. Vines is- a native of Union
county, being reared on a farm
near HillsooTo and is particularly
fitted for th» position to whiGh hi
aspires from experience he ha;
had in road building. He is now
serving his fourth term as roac
overseer of his ' township and has
the reputation of having therein
the best roads in the county. He
is a good roads enthusiast and has
given much study to road building
and promises if elected to see that
each district gets 100 centson
the dollar of taxes collected on
their roads, spent economically and
conscientiously.
He promises to devote his whole
time to seeing that this county has
the best roads the- available funds
will permit, and while he will not
be able to make a house to house
canvass, as he is busy on his road
district and farm, he assures all he
will appreciate their support and
guarantees in return faithful and
honest service.
Big Patriotic Rallies, April 6.
An enthusiastic meeting of the
directors of the Third Liberty Loan
was held at the First National
uaim ac 1—1 uuiauu i»iuuua.y tiusi -
noon, and it was decided to cal! big
Patriotic Rallies on Saturday, April
6, at El Dorado and Huttig.
All stores in El Dorado and mills
at Huttig will close between the
hours of 1 and 3 in the afternoon
Good speakers will be secured for
the occasions, and let every red
blooded American in -this count}
gather at El Dorado or Huttig. foi
they will hear the plain facts tolc
by one who has been there.
This is the time set aside by out
Governor for this especial purpose
and will be the biggest things in the
history of our county. Again it is
urged that every man. woman anc
child in Union count? come to one
of these rallies on April 6. It is
your patriotic privilege and duty.
At Huttig the ceremonies will
include a flag raising and patriotic
songs by the school children.
Greater Wireless Station.
Tin* world's greatest wireless station
has been built in Italy, powerful
enough to communicate with North
, and South America when similar sta
! tlons are erected on this side of the
Atlantic.
ChunWlala
Whooping Cough
“The disease I most dread is Whoop
ing Cough, tor children are often perma
nently injured by the awful straining of
the cough. You should never negffect
it, and treatment should be started at the first symptom. You
cannot mistake the symptoms: protracted coughing, worse at
night; peculiar whoop; labored expectoration of mucus; ap
parent suffocation after coughing.
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Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy.
is a positive remedy for this disease—repeat the dose frequently,
for if given freely it liquifies the tough mucus, makes it easy to
expectorate and counteracts any tendency toward pneumonia.
There is no danger whatever from Whooping Cough when
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is freely given."
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out of your own home. Every'- Stamp
nearer to financial freedom.
Back Your Soldiers [f
With Your Dollars
A War Savings Stamp
IS AS SECURE
As A National Bank Note
Both are backed by the United States Government.
About the only difference is that the Stamps pay you 4 per
cent interest compounded quarterly on January 1, 1 923.
• If you are pressed for momey at any time, you can
cash a War Savings Stamp for its current value at any
money order post office on ten days' notice.
War Savings Stamps ane convenient and easy in
vestments, no “red tape," and are backed by the entire re
sources of the oeoDle of the U nited States.
Every Stamp you buy helps to keep the Germans
you buy brings you
This War will to won only when
thrift becomes our watchword.
1 his spare patriotically roatribuird to War Savioqs Committee by
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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Wit and Money.
While money will tuke you n Jong
"u.v, it won't always bring you back.
it will not only take you most any*
where, but also bring you back. Of
the two it's the better. So get wit and
j wisdom'—Exchange.
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Two of a Kind.
!' aohelor (sadly)—“I dreamed last
nig’ pit thnv 1 ‘'-is married. The alarm
olo ck woke .me.” Benedict (more sad'
ly) —*T dreamed last night that l waa
all igie. The twins woke me.’’—Buffalo
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