.The Necessity of Organization—Co
operation Means Community
Betterment.
By W. C. Lassetter, Director, Exten
sion Division, University of
Arkansas.
The power of organization in our
national and commercial life is well
recognized the country over. Why
have not the people in the communi
ties of the country organized for tIre
advantages of organization? Why
have not they co-operated for commu
nity betterment? National and com
mercial organizations have, in every
instance, been for a well defined pur
pose. Far too many so-called com
munity organizations have, lacked a
purpose, and for that reason have
been short lived National and com
mercial organizations seek the strong
est leadership. Leadership has often
times been lacking in community or
ganization. Why nol apply these two
fundamental principles of organiza
tion to community life and thereby
establish desirable community organi
zations.
Neighbcrliness First Step in Co
operation.
There is no community where there
has not been some co-operation in the
form of neighborliness. For example,
n the exchange of farm products, in
the loan of farm animals for work, in
'he loan, perhaps, of tools, in the
borrowing of small quantities of ma
'erlals for consumption that can be
returned at the convenience of the
borrower. These are the first steps
in co-operation. They represent to
'he average person a spirit of neigh
1 orliness.
Organize For a Purpose.
Why not extend the spirit of neigh
i orliness within the community
trough organization for a purpose?
' /liy should every farmer within a
< ommunity keep an inferior head of
the herd when by co-operating he and
t wo or three of his neighbors could
t spose of the inferior animals itnd
purchase a pure bred animal of su
r mior quality to head the herds of
•veral farmers? This would be or
gvnizatlon to a purpose. Why
shouldn’t two or more neighbors co
operate in the purchase of a grain
'hill if one would be sufficient to do
t e seeding of these several farms?
Tula would be co-operating to a pur
ls se.
Co-operation Necessary For Profitable
Marketing.
Probably the best field for organ! za
Vj*.**.
tion fo a purpose lies in the field of
marketing. Why should small farm
er* with ten or twelve head of fat
hogs sell them at from 3 to 5 cents
per pound less than the market price
when through co-operation with two or
three of hi - neighbors he could ship
in car lots to the regular market and
secure market price for his stuff?
Wliy not organize for a purpose?
Irish potatoes have proven profita
ble in those several sections of the
state where the smaller growers have
been willing to organize for the pur
pose of marketing these potatoes in t
car lots. Sweet potatoes, so well
adapted to the soils of Arkansas, can
he produced at a profit in communi
ties where the growers are willing to
organize for car lot shipment. Organ
ization for the purpose of marketing
strawberries, peaches, and such per
ishable fruits has already been dem
onstrated very successfully in a num
ber of important points in the state.
Many examples of ■ organization
lor a purpose might he cited, but it
| seems sufficient to point to the many
| examples the country over where or
; anizations with a purpose have sue
. reeded and those without a purpose
have failed. It can be pointed out
further that efficient leadership is es
sential for the success of those or
ganizations created with the best of
purposes.
Must Have Leadership in Or
ganization.
The time is ripe for organization of
individuals within communities, of
communities within counties, of coun
ties within states, but all of this or
anization must, be done with a pur
pose. Eflicia! leadership is abso
lutely essential for the develop
ment of co-operation along effective
lines. Without, a purpose in mind
and without the guidance of a compe
tent leader this organization will re
sult in little gain.
A County Agent the Logical Leader.
There is good leadership in practi- '
cally every community in Arkansas
provided this leadership is properly
guided. Every citizen needs to con
tribute a portion of his time to leader
ship in community activities. These
untrained leaders, however, require
the guidance of a person skilled in
problems of leadership and organiza
tion. Today county agents, men who
are trained in qualities of leadership,
are serving the communities in their
counties in this capacity. Under
their guidance neighbors become bet
ter neighbors, communities cooperate
for their own good, a purpose of or
ganizatiin is defined and organiza
tions live, that spirit of co-operation
expressed in ordinary neighborliness
is extended in the many ways possi
j ble for the benefit of all communl
ties. In other words the county
agent becomes a leader of leaders, di
r< cting this natural leadership of the
country along lines of greatest value
to all people.
BUILD ROADS ON WAR FRONT
Possible and Desirable to Construct
Highest Types of Surfaces for
Moving Supplies.
With the arrival < f the Balfour mis
sion lute information has been obtain
ed regarding road bui’ding methods
followed in the war regions of France
and Belgium.
Kngiish military engineers have re
cently made experiments demonstrat
ing that it is possible and desirable to
build the highest type of road sur
faces for the temporary ftr emergency
movement of artillery and supplies.
Hoads Built with asphalt sent over
from England have recently been con
structed in the rear of the Fivnch-Bol
gium front. Roads so improved gave
far better service than any type here
tofore attempted under the swift and
heavy movements necessitated by the
artillery action which precedes infan
try attacks. It was observed that mo
tor trucks and gun carriages suffered
no injury in movement over these
hastily constructed asphalt pavements,
while frequent breakdowns were ex
perienced when road building was not
attempted.
These experiments being done, a
mission including officers of the Brit
ish and French engineer corps looked
over the pavements in the environs
of Paris built in the last three or four
years. Among other roads inspected
early in tills month was the Trini
dad asphalt pavement laid on the road
to Versailles which lias boon carrying
military traffic ever since the war be
gan. As a result of these experiments
and investigations it has been decid
ed, wherever possible, to construct sim
ilar surfaces for tbr movement of mili
tary traffic in regions where roads
have boon destroyed or where they
may be made necessary by battle plans.
GETTING CROPS TO MARKET
Of Little Avail to Raise Produce of
Any Kind If It Cannot Be Moved
to Shipping Point.
While a great deal is being said
about the crying need of cultivating
every acre of land which can be made
to yield crops at a fair profit, there is
a surprising silence about the equal
ly Important need of providing facili
ties or getting those crops to shipping
points. It is of little avail to raise
wheat if it cannot be hauled to mar
ket.
At a.j’coetit convention of the Ohio
(food Roads association the fanner
delegates spoke with the utmost coit
ion of the need of improved roads,
1 .‘■05 days in the year, if they were
to do their i rt in the mobilization of
the resoTT' of the country in the
cause o inanity. Moreover, these
delegates irotn the farms did not ask
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Using Drag.
to have the roads improved fur them;
they promised their fuli proportion of
financial support for their construc
tion.
An entirely different condition is re
ported from Now England, New York i
and New Jersey. There the conges
tion of railway traffic makes the high
ways of great value in delivering man
ufactured materials from one city to
another; the motor truck has sudden
ly become a real necessity in meeting
the urgent requirements for transport
ing the products of the cities. In
short, the rational improvement of
roads is an essentiul element of the
grave economic problems of the day,
to make the valuable products of the
farm and shop available to the user
at the lowest possible cost. This sub
ject should be studied at once as an
economic problem, the same as the
provision of railway and waterway
transportation, the increase in culti
vated acreage and the improvement of
manufacturing facilities. Crops that
cannot be moved from the farms ex
cept at enormous expense and manu
factured products that must lie in
storehouse because of congestion of
railways are of little value to a na
tion which needs such things now.
Tender Vegetables.
Vegetables quickly grown are more
tender and of better quality than
those slowly grown. Good soil and
good cultivation are needed.
Cinders for Surfacing.
For surfacing footpaths, gravel, 1
mixtures of sand and clay, ar.d cin- \
ders will, in general, give good satis
faction.
Drag for Better Roads.
More dragging will mean better
roads.
PATROLMEN TO REPAIR ROADS
To Keep Recently Constructed High
ways in New Hampshire in Condi
tion Many Men Are Employed.
Within the last ten years 442 miles
of gravel roads have been'built in
New Hampshire at an average cost
of $3,826 per mile. It is clear that
auto travel would ruin them iu a short
time if they were not maintained in
good condition all the time. To meet
this necessity several hundred patrol
men are employed from the hist of
March to the first of December in
patching every little run and hole that
upponrs, in cleaning the ditches and
culverts and in spreading oil lightly
over the surface. Each patrolman lias
a section of road assigned to him and
is required to furnish a one-horse
wagon, a shovel, a rake, a drag and
such other equipment as is needed for
his work. If the road is not oiled it is
smoothed with tlie drag after every
rain; oiled roads do not require fre
quent dragging. The patrolmen are
paid an average wage1 of $3.2.1 the
day. In 191.1 the total cost of main
taining these roads was $240 tin* mile.
The road officers of New Hampshire
reckon that well-maintained gravel
roads cost about $2.10 the mile an
nually less than any of the more ex
pensive types of road for the class of
travel on four-fifths of the through
routes in the state. On one-fifth of
these routes the travel is too heavy to
be carried by gravel and more expen
sive construction is necessary; no
amount of maintenance of a gravel
road 'will make it strong enough to
carry more than a certain density of
travel, particularly where automobiles
are numerous.
PIONEER GOOD ROAD BUILDER
Over $120,000,000 Expended or
Pledged During Lest Two Dec
ades in New York State.
Twenty years ago New York em
barked upon its policy of state aid for
the construction, maintenance and im
pair of state, county and, township
highways. Since that time approxi
mately 20.000 of the total mileage, es
timated to exceed 80,000, have been
improved.
As a pioneer in the good roads move
ment, the Empire state has always oc
cupied first rank. Over $120,000,000
has been expended or pledged during
the last two decades for highway con
struction.
RAILROAD TIME TABIE.
St. Louis, Irom Mountain &, Southern
LITTLE HOCK A MONROE RY.j
South
7:45 a. m..
9:50 a. m .
Leaves
11:25 a. m,.
. Huttig .
Monroe .
LOCAL. *
North
3:59 p. m
2:07 p. m|
Arrives
1 2:30 p. m.
Huttig
''St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
FARMERVILLE A SOUTHERN RY.
North South
5:22 a.m. Huttig 2:32 p. m
7:21 a. m. Farmerviile 5:45 p. m
local, f
10:10a.m.. Huttig 2:22p.m.
tArrives Monday, Wednesday, and Fri
day from Monroe and goes to Farmer
ville.
I 'Arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Satur
i day from Farmerv.lle and goes to Mon
1 roe.
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LODGE DIRECTORY.
ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F. &. A.
M.meets every second and fourth Satur
day evenings at 7:30 o'clock. Visiting
Masons always welcome.
T. B. Weaver, W. M.
W. P. Reasons, Sec’y.
HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R. A.
M. meets every first and third Thurs
day evening at Masonic hail. Visiting
| companions welcome.
J. M. Gibson, H. P.
C. A. Berry, Secy.
ZEDEKIAH. COUNCIL. U. D.. R. &
I S. M. Meets every fourth Wednesday
! night of each month. Visiting compan
| ions welcome T. B. Weaver, T. I. M.
R. N. Benson, Reco’der.
I HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 320. Order of
j the Eastern Star, meets every first and
third Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
Mrs. J. A. Brignac, W. M.
Mrs. L. G. Gibson, Sec'y.
HUTTIG LODGE No. 349 I. O. 0. F.
meets every first and third Tuesday eve
' ning. All brethern cordially invited.
H. C. Bedford, N. G.
Harlan Sehon, Secy.
HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66,
meets every Monday night at 7:30 o'clock
Visitors are invited.
Mrs. Wilkie Frost, N. G.
Mrs. Murray Maroney, Secy.
SWEET BAY CAMP No. 411 W. 0. W.
meets every first and third Saturday eve
, nings. Visitors made welcome.
Lester Malone, C. C.
J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
Sweet Bay Circle No. 145, W. C.,
meets every second and fourth Thursday *.
night at 7:30 o'clock. Visitors are cor
dially invited.
Mrs. E. S. Etheridge, Guardain.
Mrs. J. C. Bridges, Clerk.
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For School Days
Now that the children are again in school
it is time to be thinking of preparing them for
the winter months. We are especially prepared
to take care of all the clildren’s wants as regards
their personal supplies.
Boys" School Suits
Our line of Boys' School Suits will meet
any demand. Growing, healthy boys need
strong, durable clothing, and our suits are nota
bly of the most durable material to be obtained.
Dress Goods for the Girls
Sensible, durable fabrics that will stand
the wear and tear of school life, while still
making up into handsome, presentable garments.
Combining common sense with correctness of
style.
Under-Garments For All
Union Suits, two-piece Suits and Hosiery.
Every garment recommended as the best that
money can procure, and made for honest service
For the Family
Our line of Shoes in
clude those of the best
known manufacturers
insuring you
QUALITY
and wear. Men who
insist on distinctive
ness will find it here,
as well as those who
wish substantial wear.
Boys the world over
seem to take pleasure
in running. The shoes
we sell for them are the
better kind and will
wear as long as any.
Ladies will find our
lines most complete
FOOD CONTROL
The Food Control bill will probably
do much good in establishing a fair
and just price for food stuffs. But
the price is not all. There is also the
QUALITY
If this is not up to the mark, price cuts a small
figure. Quality is up to your grocer.
We wish to state to every customer that
we stand behind the quality of every article that
leaves our store. Any customer who at any
time makes a purchase from us that is not sat
isfactory in every particular, is urged to return
same to us promptly and receive the purchase
price. Gan anything be fairer?
Nothing but perfect confidence in our
goods could justify us in making this remarkable
offer. Gome to us for
Food Satisfaction
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