The Old Log House
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By B. F. CASH
The old log house, upon the
hills,
With mossy roof and big hewn
sill,
With rafters split and fireplace
wide,—
In that old house, our father
died.
Our mother then, with aching
heart,
Said “Children dear, let us not:
part,
From this old house of many j
years,
Although our eyes be filled
with tears.”
“The battle’s on, we’ll bravely
fight,
We’ll trust the Lord with all
our might,
We’ll face the storm, we’ll
stem the tide,
And o’er the waves, W'e’ll safe
ly ride.
So years passed by at that old
home,
Then one by one we began to
roam,
From that old home they loved
so well.
Just why wre did, I cannot tell.
The Savior called one winter
day,
For Mother dear, she heard
Him say:
“Your battle’s fought, your
trouble’s o’er,
Come dwell with me, on Ca
naan’s Shore.”
Forsaken now' that old house
stands;—
We’ll meet no more, to strike j
THE HONOR ROLL
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Following is the honor roll
for the Newark High School
for December and January.
High School.—Dollye Byrd,
Albert Benish, Lucille Waldrip
Vivian Rawlings, Earline Tay
lor, Earl Sisk, John Alexander,
Leslie Gamble, Mary Dobson.
Minnie Lynn Martin’s Room.
—Dye Waldrip, John Benish,
Ronald Sisk, Iris Dobson, Clyde
Boultinghouse.
Mrs. Snell’s room.—Virgil
Gamble, Ernest Taylor, Eula
Seward, Georgia Dobson, Opal
Young, Ruth Lane, Fannie
Moore, Kendall Moore, James
Clark.
Miss Miller’s Room.—Jessie
Price, Louise House, Blanche
Pridmore, Chas. Atkinson, Jay
House.
Mrs. Bones Hoorn.—Naomi
Sisk, John Kinman, Etta Mc
Spadden, Glendabelle Saylors,
Lillian Saylors, Fay Barnes,
Volena Dearing, Fleety Fur
dom, Hubert Michaels, Marie
Bruce, Mabel Qualls, Ruby
Seward, Ruby Fields, Ella
Myrle Dobson, Floyd Mack
Gilbreath, Edgar Fausel, Cal
lie Young, Margaret Sturdi
vant, Glen Brightwell, Luster
Combs, Ernest Rouse, Raymond
Powell.
Kate Martin’s Room.—Wash
Qualls, Gene Qualls, Irene Tay
lor, Rosa Lee Troy, Rosa Belle
Troy, Horner Norris, Cloe
Chamberlain, Lloyd Gray,
Glanderene Tomlinson.
We have recently given our
school the' Standard spelling
test under the direction of the
State Normal School. These
tests have been sent out to
some three hundred schools in
the state in an effort to deter
mine the relative standing of
Arkansas schools as compared
with other states.
It has been ascertained that
the average in the states where
the tests have been tried out is
glad hands,
At that old house, that we love
still—
The old log house upon the hill.
Oh, could we spend just one
more day,
At that old house, in childhood
way;
With children all, and old
folks too—
We’d sing the songs our mother
knew.
We’d get our books of olden
times,
And read this old familiar
rhyme :
“Tis royal fun” cried lazy Ned,
“To coast upon my fine new
sled.”
But we may wish, and wish in
vain,
For we’ll ne’er meet at home
again,
Though we’ll hold dear, as
people will,
The old log house upon the hill
Life’s morn is spent, the noon
is past,
The evening sun is sinking fast;
Old age has come—our body’s
frail—
Upon death’s sea we soon must
sail.
And as we sail from earthly
shore,
We’ll turn and shout as ne’er
before:
“Farewell old house we love
you still”—
The old log house upon the
hill.
between 75 and 80 per cent.
We find that the average for
our school is 81 per cent. Our
grades being as follows: Sec
ond Grade, 89 per cent, third
grade 85 per cent, fourth grade
86 per cent, fifth grade 81 per
cent, sixth grade 78 per cent,
seventh grade, 79 , per cent,
eigth grade 70 per cent.
This test will be followed
immediately by tests in Geog
raphy and Arithmetic.
The purpose of the State
Normal ni making this survey
is to help our schools determine
their weakness and thus help
them to determine what phase
of their work need stressing
most.
J. K. RAWLINGS,
Superintendent.
w PAROQUET ITEMS »
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Paroquet, Feb. 2.—We are •
having cloudy weather. Heal- j
| th is pretty good. j
J. W. Wayman made a bqsi- i
ness trip to Diaz Friday. (
Finas MqCaleb made a busi- j;
ness trip to Newport Friday. j!
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Claim Agent Snapp of New- !
port was a business visitor here J
Friday. t
Mrs. Rawlings cf Newark •
; spent Friday here with friends. ^
W. K. Hunter made a busi- i
ness trip to Newark Thursday, i;
Nearly everybody in this j
section is proud of the new (
township.
Gus Yaney spent Thursday
evening at Newark.
John Parks made a business
trip to Newport Tuesday.
D. C. Selvidge made a busi
ness trip to Ratesville Tuesday.
Mrs. G. W. Yaney and dau
ghter, Etta, spent a few days
in Wycough and Logan town
ships visiting relatives this
week.
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•John McClure made a busi
; ness trip to Ratesville Tuesday.
Mrs. Russell Langston spent v
|a few days at Sulphur Rock *
last week visiting relatives.
Ernest Wayman spent Sat- <
urday and Sunday at Magness j
visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank
} Moxley. j
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Keller of J
Black river township spent Sat- i
urday night and Sunday here 1
visiting relatives. i
Pleas Hodge made a busi- i
ness trip to Newrark Tuesday, i
Mr. and Mrs. McVey and ‘
family of Logan township mov- »
ed to the West end of Vaughan V
township Monday. i
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Hoxie, Jan. 31.—Jess Land,
prominent stockman and farm
er, residing at Portia, four
miles west of Hoxie, while out
hunting birds with a party of
friends, was accidentally shot
i by one of the party, the full
load taking effect in the left
breast. He was taken to the
hospital at Jonesboro. It is
not known how serious the in
jury is.
To Repair Book Covers.
Beautiful hooks are generally
bound with leather, and If they are
In constant use the calf or morocco
! soon becomes worn. To remedy this,
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WE ANNOUNCE A
Change in Business
G. M. Fields Has Purchased the
entire interests of R. R. Ratton, in
the NEWARK LUMBER CO., and ]
will continue the business at the same stand.
In order that the business affairs of this com
pany may be properly adjusted with this change,
it is very necessary that all those who know7 them
selves indebted to the Newark Lumber Co., come
in at once and settle by cash payment or note. All
accounts are payable to the new7 owners.
The managers of this firm believe that condi
tions are fast turning toward normal and that
1921 is going to be a good year for all of us.
We are Newark’s Leading Hardware and Fur
niture Dealers and handle all kinds of building
material. Get our prices on lumber.
NEWARK LUMBER COMPANY
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