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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, April 6, 1916
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Vol. 16, No. 1
TEACHERS ASSEMBLE
ANNUAL CONVENTION
Association Convenes in Little
Rock i oday With President
Sidney Pickens Presiding.
Little Rock, Apr. G.—More
than 2,000 teachers arrived in
Little Rock yesterday and last
night to attend the forty-eighth
annual convention of the Ark
ansas Teachers’ Association.
More than 1,500 have already
registered and paid their dues
at the ofifee of the State Super-1
intendent Geo. R. Cook.
The meeting was formally'
opened this morning (Thurs-j
day) at 10 o’clock, by Pesident
Sidney Pickens of Batesville.
It is expected that more than
3,000 teachers will attend. It
was reported yesterday that
more than 1,000 have register
ed and paid their fees at the of
fice of the state superintendent
of public instruction.
The county superintendent’s
and examiners’ section meetings
will be held at the capitol. The
college and high school section
and the superintendents’ and
principals’ sections will meet at
the Hotel Marion. All other
sections will meet in the high
school building,Fourteenth and
Scott streets.
John Temple GravesofGeor
gia, who was to address the as
sociation, sent a telegram say-:
ing that it would be impossible ,
or him to attend the meeting. |
Arrangements are being made
to secure some well-known man
to speak in his place. However,
last night no decision had been
made.
COUNTY TEACHERS
FILL SPECIAL CAR
A delegation of Independence
county teachers 100 strong oc
cupied a special car on passen
PRpF.*SIDNEY PICKENS
President of the Arkansas State
Teachers’ Association
;ger No. 209 Wednesday even
ing, bound for Little Rock tc
jattend the meeting of the State
Teachers’ Association*
The delegation was headed
by Prof. Sidney Pickens oi
Batesville, president of the As
sociation. A special car was at
tached to 209 at Batesville foi
the benefit of the teachers and
'while a majority of the delega
tion started from Rat* sville.
large numbers were added at
each stop, many joining the
party at Sulphur Rock and a
large number at this place, li
|is very evident that Indepen
dence county is distinctly onthc
jmap in Little Rock today.
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SHIP RADISHES INCARLOTS
Prescott, Apr. 4.—The ship
ment of radishes from truck
farms along the Prescott and
Northwestern railroad has be
gun in earnest, 140 barrels be
ing shipped Saturday and two
cars Monday. Several hundred
cars will be shipped during the
season. A fair price is being re
ceived.
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NEW OFFICERS FOR
J. B. ILelchem Elected Chair
man and W. M. Thompson
Secretary Central Committee
The Democratic County Cen
tral Committee hold a meeting
at Batesville last Monday to
canvass the returns from the
recent Democratic primary.
The meeting was called to
order by Chairman J. H. Jimer
son. The roll was called by Sec
retary E. A. Hodges. A quorum
being present, the chairman an
nounced the meeting ready for
bu-lness. A motion wasadopted
authorizing the chairman to ap
point a committee to canvass
the return/ from the primary.
The chairman appointed J. W.
Searcy, L. J. Braey, O. F.Craig,
W. M. Thompson and L. B.
Massey, the chairman and sec
retary being recognized as ex
officio members of the commit
tee.
After the completion of i
labors, the old committee ad
journed sine die and the nev.
C<unmittee was called to order
%• the retiring chairman, J. H.
Jimerson, for the purpose cf or
ganizing.
nun can snoweu tne lonow
ing committeemen present.
Ashely, W. L. Ottinger; Bar
en, Ed Woodyard; Black Riv'-r,
L. Outlaw, proxy for J. T.
Cater; Big Bottom, J. E.Ketch
em; Christian, L. E. Ray;Crnig,
Lee Caldwell; Cushman, W. T.
Dobson; Gainsboro, Hiram
Broadwater; Greenbrier, J. W.
j Searcy; Hill, L. E. Ray, proxy
for W. Id. McKnight; Liberty,
L. W. Gilbert: Logan, O. F.
Craig, proxy for J. H. Fetzer;
M agues-,. T. IT. Bearing proxy
for WAV. Magness;Oil Trough,
Jim Milam, proxy for A. B. Pel
ley; Rosie, T. J. Raney, proxy
tor D. A. Wyatt; Ruddell, first
ward, S. M. Bone; third ward,
S. M. Casey, proxy for J. E.
Rosebrough; Salado, J. A. Kan
easter; Union, J. R. Dobson;
Washington, L. J. BracyjWhite
River, J. IT. Jimerson; Wv
cough. W. C. Sanders.
Nominations were declared
in order, and T. J. Raney in a
few well-chosen words placed
U B. Ketchem of Big Bottom in
nomination for chairman of the
<>m m ittee.No other nominations
d'or chairman were made and
Mr. Ketchem was elected by
j acclimation.
W. M. Thompson of White
Liver and J. F. Martin ofBates
v' 11 ■' were nominated secret. :-, .
V> hen the vote was taken on
Mr. Thompson, the nomination
of Mr. Martin was withdrawn
and Mr. Tompson’s election was
made unanimous.
H. Bearing of Newark and
' ■ D.Metcalf of Batesville were
given the unanimous endorse
ment of the committee for ap
pointment by the state board
as county election commission
ers.
i he outgoing committee was
I instructed to pay the retiring
(secretary, E. A. Hodges, $50
for his services as secretary and
(turn over all remaining funds,
j1* any, to the secretary cf the
new committee.
There being no further busi
ness, the committee adjourned
subject to the call of the chair
man.
Township CommittGenr.aii
Following is a list of the
newly elected township com
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T10N RUNS SMOOTHLY
Democratic County Convention
Meets and Elects Delegates
to Various State Conventions
The Democratic County Con
vention met in the circuit court
room at Batesville last Monday
at 2 p. m. The convention was
called to odrer by J. H. Jimer
son, who was elected temporary
chairman, and the convention
proceeded with the organiza
tion by electing Hon. S. A.
J - ore permanent chairman and
E. A. Hodges secretary.
Roll call showed a majority
of the townships represented.
! motion was made to seat
ill delegates and others holding
proxies, waiving the formality
of credentials.
motion was of
fered by Ernest Neill that the
on ; m m appoint a committee
' •-"---dsn Li,-; Is to examine cre
<’ nlials of delegates and prox
report to the convention,
niton proxies were called for
1 -M- presented in open conven
tion, which were examined and
icad by Mr. Neill and his mo
* '.as withdrawn. The oris;
motion amended to scat Y
handers who had lost h
jV.T.tten proxy as delegate fro
(Wycough, and S. M. Bone
I . for Col. V. Y. Cook fro
Kuddell, was unanimous
j adopted.
d motion was made that t;
t ■ nr.an appoint a committ
to ; lect delegates to the va;
• ■ e nventions. The motis
cnneed and the chairman a
: ' oinf d O. F. Craig of Big Be
lf°m. J S. Griffin of White Hi
d G. ,W. Wyatt of Ros
as a committee to select del
gates.
'rhe committee retired and
■ lected the following dele
•! b , which were reported to
the convention and ratified by
that body.
Delegates to State
Convention
‘ • J. Raney, J. H. Jimerson,
S. Griffin, S. A. Moore, Tom
MieU, Geo. L. Green, J. A. Kan
easter, G. H. Trevathan, Dene
: • t oleman, G. O.Magness and
Ernest Neill.
Alternates.—E. M. Reaves,
A. 1). P.elley, T. H. Dearing, M.
M. Rutherford, Jas. K-. York,
i^tile C. Casey, L. F. Reeder,
J. L. Outlaw, Sam M. Casey, B.
;F. Adams.
Dlegates Congressional
Convention
O. F. Craig, E. M. Reeves, J.
!A. Kaneaster, L. J. Bracy, Col.
V. Y. Cook, J. W. Sisk, T. H.
Bearing, Sam Deener, R. C.
Borr, A. B. Pclley and L. E.
Reeves.
A Item tc a—J. B. Ketehem,
k. F. Reeder, J. W. Outlaw,
James Milam, J. M. Stephens,
E. A. Hodges, W. C. Caldwell,
Jam r Vaughan, J. B. Johnson,
S. D. Lind 'ey and G. O. Mag
Delegates to Judicial
Convention
w. M. Thompson. Elmei
Sam M. Casey, S. A
Moors, G. W. Wyatt, D. I)
A;-.'.ms, IT B. Evans, Tom Ran
cy, J. W. Searcy, Ernest Neill
And L. F. Reeder.
Alternates.—J. L. Outlaw
3.1. S. Bone, R. A. Dowdy, J. R
Ale.\ nder, Chas. Wright, Ho
m r Edwards, S. C. Knight, E
I’, Hooper, T. M. Waldrip, M
Rutherford, Hubert Snapp
WALLACE DAVIS
Newly Elected Nat onal Com
mit teen Per Arkansas
A motion was made that the
delegates to the various con
vention.' be instructed to vote
as a unit on all matters. A sub
stitute motion was offered that
i delegates vote as unit in casting
the vote of Independence coun
ty for all state offices for those
jcandidates who were shown by
the official returns to have re
ceived the highest number of
votes in this county, and that
on all other matters each dele
gation shall be governed by its
own best judgment and the
vote cast as a unit as may be
determined by the delegates.
There being no further busi
ness the convention adjourned.
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DAVIS DEFEATS MILES
The returns show that Attor
ney General Wallace Davis has
defeated Vincent M. Miles of
Little Rock, present national
committeeman, for re-election,
and Mr. Davis will represent
Arkansas on the National Dem
ocratic Committee. ^
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The Newark Journal $1 a year
NEWARK CANNING CO
SHIP 4 CARS PEACHES
Biggest Single Shipment Yet
Made by Local Company
Goes to Memphis Firm
The Newark Canning Co., is
this week shipping four cars of
peaches to a wholesale grocery
firm in Memphis, Tenn.
The sale was made a few
days ago and the peaches are
being inspected, labeled and
loaded for shipment.
This is the largestsingle ship
ment of peaches ever made by
the local canning company.
The company is still making
contracts with farmers for
growing tomatoes for the can
ning season and now has about
160 acres contracted for. F. C.
Hoyt, president, and Prof.W.A.
Isgrig, secretary of the com
pany went to Cushman lastSat
urday and closed contracts with
farmers of that community for
about 30 acres of tomatoes for
the factory here.
Tomatoes sell more readliy
than peaches and are more
profitable, both for the canning
! company and for the farmer.
For this reason the company
desires to specialize ontomatoes
this season and as yet hasmade
no contracts for other products.
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ADAMS IS THANKFUL
I desire to say to the Demo
cratic voters of Independence
county that words are inade
quate to express my deep and
sincere appreciation of the
splmdid vote given me in the
recent primary for circuit clerk.
With a heart full of gratitude
for my many loyal friends, and
with no ill feeling for anyone,
I am, Very Resectfully,
B. F. ADAMS
NEWARK, ARK
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