McCrory Officials
Mayor.Grover C. McCrory
Marshal .J. G. Pulley
She Got Good Results
This honest testimony from
a woman who has suffered
should be heeded by all afflct
ed with back ache, rheumatic
pains, or any symptoms of kid
ney and bladder trouble: “I
have got such good results
from Foley Kidney Pills that I
sleep much better. Mrs. Chas.
Gray, 270 Sixth St., Detroit,
Mich.’—Red Cross Drug Store,
McCrory, Ar. k
DR. R. L. FRASER,
IS READY TO ANSWER
CALLS, DAY OR NIGHT.
Phone Number 2,
McCrory. .*. . \ Arkansas
L. B. WINFREE, J. P.
CONVEYANCES
f G. W. BARBER
NOTARY PUBLIC
AND INSURANCE
Feed, Lumber, Coal
Shingles, Doors, Rubber
Roofing, Paints, Brick and
Lime.
Corn, Oats, Chops, Hulls
and Meal.
H. D. SWAYZE
I
W. D. HINSON
JEWELER
Watchmaker & Optometrist
at McCRORY every
SATURDAY
Robert Wright of Beards,
who has been home on fur
lough for several days, return
ed to Camp Beauregard, Wed
nseday.
Miss Edith Ansley of Heber
Springs, who has been spend
ing a few days the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jimerson,
of this city, returned to her
home Tuesday.
PROPOSED LfiOTSLATlVa AMEND
MENT.
PropMed Constitutional Amendment
No. IS.
Providing credit of State may bo
loaned and indebtedness Incurred to an
amount not exceeding two per cent of
he assessed valuation of property In
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State or mak
ing farm loans; providing Governor,
Secretary of S.tate and State Land Com
missioner shall constitute State Land
T^oaid having authority to sell bonds
in name of State, place money In State
Treasury and loan money to bona fide
purchasers of farm lands in Arkansas,
and prescribing manner in which such
ioarM shall be made and repaid; dele
gating to the Legislature the authority
to provide for carrying out, administer
ing and safeguarding the provisions of
this amendment; providing all provis
ions of the Constitution of Arkansas
in conflict with this amendment are
rnpealed.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 15.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 15.
Be It Reeolved by the House of Rep
eenentatlveo and tho Senate of the'
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto i
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Consti
tution of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the elec
tors of the State for approval or re
jection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, if a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment, the
same shall become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
wit:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the lim
itation contained in Section 1 of Arti
cle 1« of the Constitution, the credit
of the State may be loaned and in
debtedness incurred to an amount not
exceeding two per cent of the assess
ed valuation of all the property in the
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State, subject
to the limitations herein contained.
Sec. 2. The Governor, Secretary of
State and State Land Commissioner
shall constitute the State Land Board,
which board is hereby authorized and
directed to issue and sell or pledge
bonds in the name of the State, to D«
known as “Arkansas Farm Credit
Bonds.” in an amount not to exceed
two per cent of the assessed valuation
of all the property in the State, aryj
to place the proceeds in the State
Treasury in a fund to be known as the
“Arkansas Rural Credits Loan Fund.”
Sec. 3. Said bonds shall be issued
in denominations of $25.00, $100.00,
$500.00 and $1,000.00, and shall be is
sued in series of $10,000.00 or multi
ples thereof, drawn to mature in not
more than thirty-six years: noT shall
said bonds be sold until applications
from bona fide purchasers of land ag
gregating $10,000.00 have been filed
with and approved by the State Land
Board. Said bonds shall bear interest
at the rate of four per cent per an
num. and shall be exempt from tax
ation by the State of Arkansas, or any
of its subdivisions.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board is au
thorized and directed to loan the mon
eys in said Arkansas Rural Credits
Loan Fund to bona fide purchasers of
farm lands in Arkansas, upon notes se
cured by mortgages or deeds of trust
constituting first liens on such farm
lands in amounts which shall not ex
ceed scventv-five per cent of the ap
praised value of such lands: The cred
it of the State shall not be loaned to
any person to purchase more than 30
acres of l^nd. nor land valued at more
than $5ft 00 per acre. Nor shall a loan
of ioc« than »?00.0(i nor more than $3,
onn 00 he made to any purchaser of
land
Ree. 5. Such loans shall not be made
except to owners who "operate” and
"occupv” lands mortgaged, and shall
be made for the following purposes:
fat '’’he pavment for lands purchased;
fb> the purchase of live stork end oth
■*r enuiprnent. and the making of tin
■ movements whtch. in the Judgment of
said hoard, will increase the produc
tivity of such lands or add to their
pi I”- as i farm home in a degree to
iustlfr such expenditure: and fcl for
CM* satisfaction of eneumbmncos upon
such lands, which, in the judgment of
said board, were incurred or assumed
by said applicant for the aforesaid
purposes.
Sec. 6. Every applicant for a farm
loan shall state clearly in his applica
tion the purposes for which such loan
is desired, and upon Its approval by
the board this statement shall be deem
ed a part of the note or contract under
which the loan is granted. But no
failure to apply such funds to thr
purposes stated In such application or
enumerated herein shall invalidate a
loan when once made, nor shall any
thing herein contained be deemed to
prevent any farm owner from selling
or leasing lands subject to such In
cumbrance; but if he shall violate his
said contract by applying the moneye
borrowed to purposes other than these
stated in his application or enumerated
herein, or if he shall lease such land*
or sell them to any person not fulfill
ing the conditions and purposes pro
vided for horeln, said board Is author
ised and directed to require the repa.v
axsmt ot ga!<L-loaji upon six months’ aa.
tree, an<Ts*f3 note or eonTracf shall
contain a clausa providing therefor.
Sec. 7. Such loans shall be repaid
with lntarest accruing' In annual In
stallments on tha amortisation plan,
such Installments being fixed at auch
sums as will eever the Interest rate
and will liquidate the debt In a period
to be agreed on between said board
and tha applicant, said period ta be
not less than fire nor more than thirty
six years; but any debtor may liqui
date any part or all of his indebtedness
In ameunts of $10.00 or multiples there
of upon any amortisation payment
date.
Sec. $. The rate of lntorest on loans
shall be five per cent per annum; pro
vided. that no Farm Credit Bonds shall
be sold for less than par; and pro
vided further that the board shall re
quire each applicant te pay an Initial
charge of 1 per cent of the loan grant
ed, the minimum charge to be $10.00
to cover the cost of appraisal and ex
amination of title.
Sec. $. All surplus funds accruing
from the operation of the system ef
rural credits herein provided for, after
paying Interest accruing on the afore
said bonds, and all operating and other
expenses arising from the administra
tion of said system of rural credits,
shall be placed In the State Treasury
and become a part ef a fund to be
known as the “Arkansas Rural Or-fll+
Reserve Fund.” Said Arkansas Rural
Credits Reserve Fund shall be loaned
on farm lands tn the manner herein
provided for the Arkansas Rural
Credit Loan Fund, and the Interest ac
cruing from loans made from said Ar
kansas Rural Credits Reserve Fund
shall be added to it and beoome a part
of it. The said Arkansas Rural Credits
Reserve Fund shall be Irreducible, ex
cept that it may be drawn upon to re
imburse the State for loss Incurred in
the administration of said system of
rural credits.
Sec. 10. The Legislative Assembly
shall provide In such detail as it shall
deem advisable for tke carrying out
and administering of the provisions of
this amendment, and shall provide ad
equate safeguards against the use of
such l^&ns as an aid to the purchas
ing and holding o<f lands for the pur
poses of speculation. Such safeguards
shall Include clear definitions of the
terms "operate” and "occupy” used
herein. In the absence of such legis
lation, and subject to the same after
Its enactment, the State Land Board
shall proceed to administer said sys
tem of rural credits under rules and
regulations provided by Itself, but sub
ject to the provisions herein contained.
Sec. 11. The provisions of the Con
stitution of Arkansas In conflict with
this amendment are hereby repealed, la
so far only as they conflict herewith.
The provisions of this amendment
shall be self-executing, and shall take
effect and be in operation $0 days af
ter their approval and adoption by the
people of Arkansas.
Approv-d by the Governor, and filed
In the office of the Secretary of State,
March 17. 1917.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the S^th day of April. 1918
[Seal] TOM .T. TERRAL,
Secretary of States
Blank oaths of office are be
ing sent to the members of the
various County Councils of De
fense, the state now being
thoroughly organized. The
members pledge themselves to
“be faithful and active in the
performance of their duty, to
be loyal and patriotic to their
counties, state and nation, and
to support their efforts to bring
|the great world war to a vic
torious conclusion for America
and her allies.”
Nohwithstanding the draft
and the National Guard, the
U. S. Army Recruiting office,
with headquarters in Little
Rock, and stations throughout
the state, continue to secure
a large number of desirable
men for the Regular Army.
Considerable interest is ex
pressed in the proposed in
crease of the maximum age of
enlistment, as that will greatly
increase the number of men
who volunteer with the pros
pect of early action.
The State Council of Defense
has undertaken an extensive
campaign for the organization
of community councils as aux
iliary to the county councils.
This is in line with the recom
mendations of President Wil
son and the Council of Nation
al Defense.
i “It will, I believe, says the
T.
Proposed Constitutional
No. 14.
-Amendment
Amending Sections 2 and I of
cle i of the Constitution of the stut"
of Arkansas; providing thattheStR»*
preme Court of the State 8haU
composed of seven Judges one Chi
Justice and six Associate Justices C^f
vlding the Judges may eit in tw0Pdi
visions, and otherwise providing the
manner in which the court shall
and shall render its decisions. *
Providing for the selection and elec
tion of the two additional Judges. ^
I
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 14.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14.
P**DO«ed Constitutional Amendment
Ho. 14.
W »»r tbo Senate and
®f RepreeentatiTee of the
«1*k -®f *'*"»■*•> **• Majority e|
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto!
the followlnff Is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con.
stitution of the State of Arkansas a£d
the »ame being- submitted to the elec
tors of the State for approval or re
jection at the nest general election
for Senators and Representatives, if a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment the
same shaH become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
,T*wat ®«ctlon« 2 »n<J S of Article T
of the Constitution of the State of Ar
kansas be amended to read as follows:
The Supreme Court shall be compos
ed of seven Judges, one of whom shall
be styled Chief Justice and elected as
such. In the consideration and decis
ion of cases, all Judges may sit or the
Court may be divided Into two divis
ions, and the decision of each of said
divisions shall he the decision of the
Court. The Chief Justice shall assign
three of the Associate Justioes to each
division, and he may change such as
signments from time to time, and the
Associate Justioes may interchange
with each other by agreement among
themselves. The concurrence of three
Judges shall be necessary to a decis
ion in either division. When the
Court is sitting in banc, the Chief Jus
tice shall preside, and the concurrence
of four shall be necessary to a decis
ion. The Chief Justloe shall allot the
eases to the divisions, and he may or
der any ease to be decided or recon
ridered by the court in banc. The
Chief Justice may sit in either division,
and shall preside when so sitting. The
Judges of each division shall elect a
presiding Judge for that division, who
shall preside when the Chief Justice is
not sitting in that division. If the
Chief Justice is absent from the Court,
the senior Judge present shall perform
his duties.
The Governor shall appoint the two
additional Judges provided for herein,
one of whom shall hold office until his
successor is elected at the general elec
tion for State officers in 1922, and
qualifies, and one of whom shall hold
office until his successor is elected at
the general election for State officers
In 1924, and qualifies.
Approved by the Governor, and filed
in the office of ths Secretary of State,
January 17, 1917.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature tills,
the 24th day of April, 1911.
[Seal] TOM J. TKRRAL,
Secretary of Stata
President, “result when thor
oughly carried out, in welding
the nation together as no na
tion of great size has ever been
welded befrore, It will build
|up from the bottom an under
standing and unity of purpose
land effort which will no doubt
jhave an immediate and deci
sive effect upon our great nu
Idertaking.
I In may counties considera
ble progress has already been
Imade toward the formation ot
,the community councils, in a
'few instances a complete or
ganization having been com
pleted. ,
The County Councils are to
be impressed with the impor
tance of this activity and it is
believed that with the addi
tional impetus soon to be gjV'
en the work of the state coun
cil, and its various auxiliaries,
it will be possible to have an
active council established m
every community.
Lynn Jimerson left Tuesday
night for Camp Pike where n
|wras called to report for cui y
in the National Army .