ROAD PROBLEM
“The State Highway Depart-i
ment making a careful and a!
comprehensive investigation of|
the cost and extent of the
increased cost of highway con
struction. It is a matter of vi
tal importance to the good
roads program at this time.
The Department and the Com-!
missioners are continually con-!
fronted by it, and it is impor- j
tant that the facts be known.;
“I is a fact admitted by all i
that all elements entering into j
the cost of construction have I
been increasing. A low level
was reached soon of ter the
signing ot the armistice, due toj
the uncertainty of public work
in the readjustment following
the war. Then the legislature i
responsive to a general de-;
.mand for highway construe-!
tion, passed special laws pro
viding for approximately five!
thousand miles of improved
roads. This gave a great im-1
petus to road building and the
prices of all labor and materi
al immediately began an up
ward trend which still contin
ues. '
There are several elements
that entfcr into the problelm,
labor, material and freight/
rates principally. The ten-!
dency has been toward an in-1
crease in the price of all these
things and the advance dur
ing the last few months, as re
flected in the bids on file in j
this office from the contractors
has more than exceeded the
decline due to the war when
all public work was subordin
ated to military necessities.
“There has never been such
an era of road building as that
now in progress. For every
dollar expended in the im
provement of transportation
facilities the farmer and the
man who has anything to sell
will receive a dividend many
times in excess. It is an in
vestment for more certain than
can be made in stock,develop
ment concerns for it is a per
manent investment in a con
structive program of commu
nity building. Arkansas has
caught the step and nothing
must be permitted to intervene
It is the purpose and the mis
sion of the Highway Depart
ment to secure the highest ef
ficiency and assure the tax
payer of a 100 per cent return
on his money.
Miss Bessie Marters of Wel
don win arrive Sunday to be
the guest of Mrs. G. T. Earley
for a week.
For Sale — Acetylene Light
Plant find accessories in first
class condition. See Mrs_ L.
McFall. 8-8-3tp
Private Clayton Johnson of:
Lonoke who is in the aviation
service spent Sunday here the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Cora
Johnson.
Miss Camille Smith returned
to her home in Wynne Wed
nesday after spending several
days here the guest of Miss
Grace Burkette.
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Kidney trouble tends to slow
up men and women in middle
life and the fear oncoming old
age whe it is only the kidneys
that are at fault. Foley’s Kid
ney Pills assist nature to re
store a sound healthy condi
tion and to banish backache,
soreness, lameness and stiff
ness. W. W. Wells, Tonquin,
Mich., writes: “Foley’s Kidney
Pills make me feel like a new
man.” Recommended also for
bladder troubles. Red Cross
Drug Store, McCrory, Ark.
Misses Cecil Eades and
kathleene McCain visited in
Augusta this week.
Mr. E. H. Wilson will soon
opn a general feed store in the
garage building owned by Mr.
J. E. Comer just south of the
Methodist church.
Our friend, Bob Clayton,
-one of the valuable men in
Uncle Sam’s army at Camp
Pike, spent Saturday and Sun
day here with home folk.
Misses Minnie Morris of De
View, and Oriel Patterson of
Jelks, left Wednesday for
onesboro where they will be
guests of friends for several
days.
Miss Margaret Hargis left
Thursday for a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. Carl Patton in Little
Rock.
Miss Nita Ramey of Kensett
spent several days here the
past week the guest of Miss
Grace Burkette.
Miss Gretchen Tarpley is
spending two weeks in Bells,
Tenn., the guegt of relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Ora Houser, assistant
bookkeeper at the Bank of
McCrory, spent Sunday in
Wynne, the guest of friends.
Mr. W. W. Howard has ac
cepted a position as assistant
bookkeeper with the Fakes
Mercantile Co.
Mr. W. T. Breedlove of Til
lar, arrived Tuesday for a few
days visit to his daughter, Mrs.
B. Brewster and family.
We are sorry to note that
Mr. J. E,. Atkinson, one of our
oldest and best citizens, has
been quite ill this week.
Miss Rae Thompson who
has been he pleasant guest of
Miss Esther Thompson of De
View this week left Thursday
for her home at Siloam Spring.
I
ROUTE TWO NEWS
Mr. Otis Lindley, who is
just home from France, and
Mr. Ed Lindley of Parkin, vis
ited their brother, Jess Lindley
'Saturday and Sunday. ^
Everybody enjoyed them
! selves at the ice cream supper
given by Mr. George Skinner
Saturday night.
Mr. Duke Elam and family
of Tip visited Mr. Pearl Lee
a few days this week.
Messrs Pearl and John Lee,
Lonnie and Jake Elam wen
fishing down on King lake on
day this week. We know tn
the nation is bone dry, so
think these gentlemen shorn
explain just how one oi
party came to fall in.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P°«eJ
and little daughter, Miss H
have returned from two w
vacation spent at Heber.
Mr. and rMs. J. A. M0^
Cabot, are spending the J
end in this city the guest*
their sister, Mrs. Oia H
and
Mr. E. N. Henderson ^
grandson, Arley, ot 1 r*for a
gah, arrived Wednesday
risit to his son, Mr. F. J- Hc"
ierson.