The
Newark
Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1922
VOL. 21 NO. 40
HUNTING ACCIDENT IS
FATAL TO YOUN GMAN
Shoots Himself in Face While
Bird Hunting and Dies in
Few Hours
One of the most distressing
and regretable accidents that
ever occured in this community;
took place last Saturday when!
Morg Moore accidentally shot
hirnself while bird hunting, in
flicting a wound trom which
he died a few hours later.
Morg Moore and Will Wali
tlrip Jr. were bird hunting on
the Waldrip farm about three
miles west of Newark when
the accident occurred.
They had just flushed a cov
ey of birds, and killed some of
them, when their dog “set”
another covey in an adjoining
field.
Young Moore had climbed
over a wire fence and was
watching the birds. He left
the gun leaning against the
fence while he climbed over.
He then took the gun by the
muzzle and was pulling it
through the fence, at the same
time watching the birds. In
dragging the gun through the
fence, the hammer caught on*
the wire, cocking the gun, and
just as Morg looked back the
gun was discharged, the full
load of shot striking him in the
right side of his face near the
mouth. The entire right side
of his face was torn away, his
teeth and right jawbone shat
tered and the right eye shot
entirly from his face.
Young Waldrip was only a
few feet away, and running to
him, lifted him up and succed
ed in getting him to a tree
where he sat him down lean
ing against the tree and wrap
ped his hunting coat around
young Moore. lie then ran to
his home some distance away
to get a car to bring Morg to
* town where he could get med
ical aid-. On coming back with
the car he was met by Morg
who had gotten up and climb
ed two fences and was walk
iug down the road to meet him
haying walked something neai
one hundred yards. Arriving ii
Newark, Morg alighted fiorr
the car unassisted before an.'
one could gut to him, and walk
ed up a flight of stairs and in
to the office of Drs. Rodman
Roe and Bone.
Although only 1G years old
he displayed the most remark
able manly nerve that it is pos
sible for a man to possess.
The accident occurred abou
?, :30 and It was 30 minuets o
longer before he could b<
brought to town. Yet he neve
complained and got out of th<
car unassisted and walked u]
a flight of stairs with no mori
show of pain than if he hac
only cut his band and wa
going to the doctor to get i
dressed.
He was perfectly rationa
and did not show the least ex
citement, and when his moth
er came in, he tried to quie
and pn.fpe ;etaoinshrdlucmfv
her fears, remarking quietl;
and manly, “why mother, I an
all right; I’m shot but I am no
going to die.”
He remained conscious am
rational for some time and dis
played a remarkable spirit o
optimism. He began sinkinj
however, about 10 o’clock, am
died at 12:15.
Morg Moore was truly om
of natures young noblemen ii
its truest senes—brave, gener
ous, manly—and with a hear
of pure gold. His future wa
full of promise and it is sad in
deed to see one so well equip
ped for life taken so unexpect
edly. His tragic death brough
the bitter cup of sorrow to hi
family and friends, and cast ;
shadow of gloom over the en
tire community.
Funeral services were heh
at the home of his parents, Mi
and Mrs Dan Moore, Sunda;
afternoon at 3:30, Rev. J. E
Snell conducting the services.
The remains were interre<
at Blue Springs Cemetery. TF
pall bearers, chosen from hi
Sunday school class, wer
Ed Allen, James Hearing, Wil
Waldrip Jr., Ilarvel Adams
Wallace Magness and Dibre
Rodman.
WILL ROGERS IS IN TOW?
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The man with his
money in our Bank
does not fear fire
nor burglars.
It is not only downright carelessness to keep
money in your house, but it subjects you and your
family to grave DANGER.
Not only may you lose it by fire, hut burglars
may break in and steal it. Burglars always “spot” the
houses where money is kept and they will stop at
nothing—even MURDER—to get it.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000,00
HMIBONE’S MEDITATIONS
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Copyright 1921 by McCluro N«wtp«o#r Syndtett*.
FOR COUNTY CLERK
, Newark Young Man Announ
ces His Candidacy
I French M. Pearce announ
- ces in todays paper as a candi
' date for county and probate
j clerk of Independence county.
Mr. Pearce is a product of
, Independence county, having
l been born and reared in the
’ He was educate din the pub-i
“ lie schools of the county and is
a graduate of the Springfield j
Business College, of Spring
field, Mo., having finished a
course in this school a year ago!
He is a splendid young man
of exemplary habits and comes
1 of one of the best families in
the county.
. He grew up partly on a
farm in Oil Trough bottom,
; while his father was a suc
' jCessful farmer for a number of
• j years. His father moved to
Newark several years ago in j
order to educate his children1
■ and died soon afterward.
* made him a cripple for life,
An accident a few years ago
‘ as a resust of which he is un
• able to perform manual labor.
He is an ambitious young
man and says if the people of
the county honor him with
I the important office he will do
. his “dead level best” to render
I them capable and efficient
service.
BANK ELECTS DIRECTORS
Farmers Bank of Sulphur Rock j
Makes Good Showing
The stock holders of the
Farmers Bank of Sulphur Rock
elected the following as direc
tors for the ensuing year;
Will Duvall> Charlie Jimerson,
J. J. Caldwell, Dr. H. G. Burge
and Kinsey Rehard. Will Du
vall was elected president, C.
E. Jimerson vice president and
J. J. Caldwell as cashier.
This bank began business in j
the gloomy days of the fall of
1920, and in the fifteen months:
this bank has been in business j
has had a very wonderful.
growth. On the first of Jan-:
uary, a four per cent dividend i
was paid to stock holders, four j
per cent was added to certified !
surplus fund.
This is a splendid showing,
for a young bank to be able to ,
make some money for the
stockholders the first year.
In their financial statement
for the 31st of December as
shown elsewhere in The Jour
nal the bank had over $51,000
in deposits, and they had $17,
464.25 of this in cash and in
sight exchange.
This bank is ably managed
by the board of directors, and
we bespeak a steady grcrvvth j
for it.
NO HUNTING ALLOWED
Notice is hereby given that
hunting on my land is prohib
ited and. all persons are warn
ed not to trespass on same.
W. J. WALDRIP 1
HOW STRAWBERRIES
BUIlT a good town
Prosperity Comer, to White
County Town ThroughCo
operative Work
Searcy, Jan. 14.—The value
oi strawberries as a farming
proposition has been proven by
the practical experience ol W.
H. Lawrence of McRae, one of
W hite County's best examples
of the successful farmer and
substantial man. With 100
acres of land near McRae, he
has not only made money him
self growing strawberries, but
thiough his influence and aid
McRae has become one of the
most important strawberry
Shipping points in the world,
leading any town in
White county in the number of
cars shipped last year. The
strawberry business amounted
to about $400,000 last yera in
McRae alone, White county as
a whole shipping more berries
than any other county in the
United States.
Mr. Lawrence came to White
county 12 years ago from In
diana, wheie he was connected
with an aduiting office of a
railroad company. His failing
health causing him to
heed the “back to the
farm’’ call, as he had
followed this profession ,ear
lier in life. Not making money
fast enough on the regular
crops of cotton corn etc., he
decided to put in berries. At
that time Judsonia led the
world in the amount of berries
shipped, and was the only
place in the county that ship
ped in quantities.
McRae had no berry associ
ation, and Mr. Lawrence was
instrumental in organizing the
first association there, and a
second one being organized
later. Berry growers were buy
ing cartes and shipping berries
individually and in small lots.
To reduce expenses and get
better prices, crates were
bought in quantities, but it was
necessary to borrow the moeny
and as the banks were unwil
ling to loan the money to some
of those who were on the note,
it was necessary to give a lien
on the entire crop of some of
the most substantail of the
growers placing the prospect
ive crops as collective collater
al security, and using the first
money received for berries to
pay the notes.
oeieiving 111 me iuiuic ui
the strawberry industry, the
men preserved until they were
■rble to pay cash in advance for
crates, and later to install a
box factory of their own, not
only furnishing- their own
needs, but shipping them to
other points in the state.
Mr. Lawrence is first of all
a community builder. While
he has kept in the background
he has quietly promoted every
movement that looked to the
general good, and has the sat
isfaction of seeing his town
grow from a hamlet of 200 in
habitants to a thriving, pros
perous town o£ 1,200, and
growing steadily. Brick build
ings have replaced the old
frame ones in the business
section, there are several miles
of concrete walks in the town
a $10,000 school building has
been compfeted and many
other improvements started.
WOMAN recovering
Mis. Chaney Who Was Shot
Improving Nicely
Mrs. P.T. Chaney who was
shot at her home at Sulphur
Rock last week by Mrs. W.J.
Travis, is improving nicely and
will recover, according to re
ports received from Sulphur
Rock.
Mrs. Travis who did the
shooting and who then jump
ed into a well, was rather ser
ious for a few days following
(he tragedy, but is reported te
be improving.
FOR COUNTY CLERK
Hc^er t ox Announces as Can
didate For Clerk
The announcement of Homer
Fox as a candidate for County
and probate cierk .appears in
todays 'fraper.
Mr. Fox is a native of this
county having been born and
i eared near Magness, and is
well known to many of our
citizens.
In his younger days, Mr. Fox
performed the usual duties
that fall to the lot of a farm
lad, and attended the public
schools.
While yet a very young man,
he qualified as a teacher, and
for about five years followed
this profession, teaching at a
number of places in the county.
In seeking an efficient dep
uty, Mr. Browning, during his
first term, secured the services
of Mr. Fox, and for the past
three years has been steadily
on the job, always performing
his dtuies in an efficient and
accommodating manner.
When Mr. Browning a few
weeks ago resigned to accept
a position, Mr. Fox was ap
pointed to fill out the unexpir
ed term, and this appointment
has met with the approval of
the people of the county.
The position of county and
probate clerk requires the ser
vices of not only a man of abil
ity, but one of experience, and
it has been the custom where
a man proves himself capable
as a deputy, to give him pro
motion, and Mr. Fox has pro
ven himself entitled to this
recognition.
Like many men capable of
filling so important a clerical
position, Mr. Fox is not a poli
tician, but he posesses Christ
! ian traits of character that
i will appeal to the honest and
: fair-minded voters.
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WILL OPPOSE WALKER
Harry Finn, representative
from Poinsett county in the
1921 legislature, has announc
ed that he will be a candidate
for railroad commissioner at
the next election, opposing
Joe G. Walker of Newport,
present commissioner from the
First Railroad District.
MINING MEN HERE
LOOKING OWER FIELD
Arkansas Power Company Rep
resentatives Here Also In
vestigating Situation
I. A. Lower of Little Rock
who is interested in the min
ing section north of town, wras
at the Galloway Hotel this
morning in company with J.T.
Laton of Memphis, Tenn., W.
T. Barr of the Independence
Mineral Company, W.A. Walls,
state geologist of Little Rock,
W.E. Lenon, a Little Rock
banker, and D. E. Bradshaw,
one of the soverign officers of
the Woodmen of the World, of
Omaha, Nebraska
They were accompanied by
L. J. Fletcher, vice president
of the Arkansas Power Co.,
and A. L. Register, vice presi
dent of the Livingston Con
struction Co., of New York,
who are building the big hy
dro-electric power dam on Red
river, near Judsonia.
Nothing could be learned
with regard to their mission
except the mere statement that
they were going out to look
over the mineral situation.
No definite statement in re
gard to the development of
the mineral situation could be
obtained from any of the party.
It is stated, however, on ap
parently good authority, that
the parties interested in the
promotion of the mining indus
try are well pleased with the
situation and are expecting
some very satisfactory develop
ments in the near future.
Mr. Lower states that his
company has placed contracts
for machinery, which he ex
| pects to arrive in a few weeks.
Arrangements are being
made by the people of New
ark, and others alotig the route
to repair and gravel the road
to the Sanders place. Some
work has already been done
on the road and the business
men of Newark have signified
their willingness to give liberal
financial assistance in building
the road.
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