The Newark Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1919
VOL. 19 NO. 26
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THINKS ROAD LAW
NOT PROPERLY DRAWN
CORL MAN FAVORS GOOD ROADS
HUT SAYS FARMERS ARE
TAXED TOO MUCH
Editor Journal.—In regard to your
article last week, “What is the matter
with Independence County,” I ask you
to find out what is the matter with
the road laws enacted by the last
Legislature ?
I for one am in favor of the hard
surfaced, road but 1 don’t think the
laws creating the same are equitable
and fair to the farmer.
In one of our leading grain belt
states, they have a road law’ like the
following: “Of the total cost applied
to the construction of Public High
ways the Federal Government con
tributes 50 per cent, as in other stat
es, while 25 per cent comes from the
automobile tax and 25 per cent, is
raised by taxation.
Now are the farmers and their
families to labor in the fields by the
roadside and be taxed to build the
road while the man with the automo
bile rides by and pays no tax, com
paratively speaking?
Evidently the State mentioned, is
more fortunate than is Arkansas ir.
the selection of the men it sends to
the legislature or else it would not
have better law’s.
If we had a law as equitable as the
one referred to, 1 don’t think then?
would be so much wrong writh the
people, or with the farmers, anyway.
Now Editor in regard to the law
of the hard-surfaced road from Cord
to Newark being amended, limiting
the assessment to 30 per cent, do you
think that the road can be built for
$3,000 or $4,000 a mile when it ir
costing from $0,000 to $10,000 to
build similar roads in other parts of
the State?
Again, it is said that the road law
is amended for the County Judge to
appoint th? Commissioners. I for
one want to tender my thanks to
Messrs. Fields, Fortune, and Herring
ton for the stand they took to do
their duty in the face of a strong op
position. It is easy to say be bold,
be brave, defy intimidation; but it is
the man that can do his duty, regard
MANY LAWS PASSED
BY SPECIAL SESSION
CHANGES MADE IN LAWS GOV
ERNING PAROQUET AND
CORD ROAD DISTRICTS
The second special session of the
Aikansas Legislature adjourned sine
die at noon yesterday.
About 300 new laws were passed,
most of which are laws creating new
road improvement districts in various
parts of the state, about 1,500 miles
of new road being provided for
Legislation enacted affecting Inde
pendence County is a bill by Senator
Bone which provides for the removal
of the Commissioners of Road Dis
tricts Nos. 3 and 4, and to make the
Commissioners appointive by the
county judge. The law also provides
that the roads to be constructed in
these districts shall be built at a cost
not to exceed 30 per cent of the as
sessed value of the property in the
district. Provision is also made for
bringing the Paroquet road into town,
starting at the intersection of Main
and Front streets, in Newark and
running to the White school house,
instead of to Paroquet Bluff on Black
river, as was provided for in the or
iginal law.
The law has not been signed by the
Governor, and it is not known who
Jud(^ Jimerson will appoint as Com
missioners for the districts.
lesss of public opinion that is worth
while. *
I hope our commissioners, Messrs.
Fields, Fortune, and Herrington have
ever felt they had the resources and
silent co-operation of all good road
boosters behind them.
Our free school laws, our Federal
Constitution and many of th-> best
laws we have were adopted in the
face of an agitated opposition, and we
will have to get our hard-surfaced
road the same way.
A GOOD ROADS BOOSTER.
Cord, Ark., Sept. 29, 1919.
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COTTON COMING IN RAPIDLY
Up to noon today there had been
392 bales of cotton sold in Newark
this season. The price this week has
ranged from 33 to 39 cents. Seed
are selling for $62 per ton.
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about having them.
But the average man is slow to take a prac
tical step towards th«t goal. He is content
to dream about it—and never gets there.
The most practical start is to start a savings
account. Rockefeller had to save his first
thousand dollars. It earned the rest of his fortune.
Character Earns Credit
Saving men not only have capital for their efforts.
Insavjng.they establish a reputation whichwill make
it easy to secure additional capital when necessary.
A farmer has frequent need for capital if he is
striving continually to improve his property. How
important it is then that he build up his credit—
establish his char
acter.
The easiest and
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•C. M. Edwards, President, W. W. Jemiguiu Cashier
G. M. Fields, Vice Pres. T. M. Harrelson, Asst^fshier
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TRAIN HITS AUTO
WOMAN IS KILLED
ATTEMPT TO CROSS TRACK IN
FRONT OF A FAST TRAIN
COSTS ANOTHER LIFE
Carlisle, Sept. 26.—Mrs. D. E: Cur
ry of this city was struck and in
stantly killed at 4 o’clock this after
noon by Rock Island Passenger train
No. 36, when her son, Lee Curry, at
tempted to drive an automobile across
the track ahead of the train. The
train crashed into the rear end of the
car, throwing it end over end and
throwing Mrs. Curry 30 fecet or
more, causing instant death.
Lee Curry was seriously, but not
fatally hurt. His injuries consist of
cuts and bruises about his chest and
shoulders. He was taken home and
soon regained consciousness.
« PAROQUET ITEMS «
Paroquet, Oct. 1.—We are having
hot, dry weather through this sec
tion. Health is good.
J. W. Freeman made a business
trip to Newark Friday.
Mis. C. C. Whisnant and daughter.
Geneva, spent Saturday evening c t
Newark shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Wayman of
Newark spent Saturday nigh: and
Sunday here visiting relatives.
Lon Lovejoy made a business trip
to Newpoit Saturday.
Mrs. Lizzie Styles spent Saturday
evening at Newark shopping.
Mrs. Virgie Erwin and son, Finas,
spent Saturday evening at Newark
shopping.
Mrs. Nora Wayman and son, Paul,
of Newark spent Sunday here visit
ing relatives.
G. W. Yaney made a business trip
to Newark Tuesday.
B. It. Clark spent Saturday at Lit
tle Rock.
Mrs. Lon Lovejoy and daughter,
Blanche, spent Saturday evening at
Newark shopping
Jack Miller who has been in Fran
ce and Germany for the past year
arrived here Saturday, having beer,
discharged l'rcm the service at Camp
Pike Friday.
A. C. Altom of Newport spent Fri
day night here visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sherman of
Magness spent Saturday night and
Sunday here visiting relatives.
Mrs. Henry Linebough of Logan
township spent Friday here.
G. W. Yaney made a business trip
to Newark Tuesday.
J. W. Burton made a business trip
to Newport Tuesday.
Estes Kinman of Newark was a
business visitor here Monday.
J. P. Williams made a business trip
to Newark Friday.
Mrs. Virgie Erwin and son, Finas,
spent Monday at Newport.
CENSUS ENUMERATORS
Persons desiring1 to serve as town
ship enumerators in the coming fed
eral census should make application
before October 15, to Lester L. Gib
son, supervisor for the second district
Walnut Ridge, Ark.
Actual work will begin on January
2, 1920, but applicants will be requir- j
ed to take the civil service examina- j
tion, and it is necessary that appli
cations be filed with the supervisor at
once.
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HORSE FALLS AND
RIDER IS KILLED
Jonesboro, Sept. 29.—Georg? Car
ter, of the firm of Carter and Wil
liams, while driving some horses to
the pasture today was killed. The
horse he was riding fell when near
a ditch crushing the face of Carter al
most to a pulp, and before he could
reach the hospital he died. He was
31 years of age and unmarried.
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Goldman Miacheals, who has been
in the military service for the past
several months in France and Ger
many, arrived home Tuesday, having
been discharged at Camp Pike Mon
day.
WHITE COUNTY WINS
FIRST PRIZE AT FAIR
NEIGHBOR COUNTY MAKES GOOD
SHOWING AT TRI-STATE FAIR
HELD AT MEMPHIS
White county, Arkansas, was awar
ded first prize on its exhibit of home
demonstiation work at the Tri-State
Fair at Memphis last week. The ex
hibit was arranged from White coun
ty products prepared by club mem
bers who are co-operating with Miss
Roxy Hobbs, county home demonstra
tion agent.
The exhibit was a special point of
interest to visitors who regarded it
as a model of neatness and original
suggestions. The' dairy section of the
exhibit consisted of an exhaustive
variety of dairy products placed side
by side with other foods in order to
illustrate comparatively food values.
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Dota, Oct. 1.—Clarence Page, who
is attending school at Sulphur Rock,
spent Saturday and Sunday here with
his parents, Mr. and Mis. J. A. Page
Prof. J. \V. Best an son of Hardy,
spent Saturday night here with Mr.
and Mrs. A. T. Best.
Mrs Victoria Saylors who is teach
ing at Newport, Miss Willie Tunstall
and Mrs. A. H. Saylors of Newark
were visiting in our neighborhood
Saturday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
C. P. Pickens
Miss Mae Page returned to her
home Friday after closing a success
ful term of school at Young.
Mr. nT«i Mrs. I>. I*. CiiurchlH ami
family, Mr and Mrs G A Foster and
son, Thomas, spent Sunday witli the
ladies’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. 1.
Best.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A, Reaves and
family spent Sunday in Walnut
Giove visiting Mr. and Mrs. Will Tay
lor and family.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Bullington and
family were visiting Mrs Bettie Greer
and family Sunday.
Mrs. Lula Baker and children spent
Saturday night in Magness visiting
her father.
Miss Vida Harrelson of Center
Grove, was the guest of Miss Hazel
Greer Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Martin and chil
dren were visiting the lady’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Page Sun
day.
FARMERS SHOW THEIR
APPRECIATION OF SERVICE
The Newark Gin Co has ginned 400
bales of cotton and is handling the
ginning in a way that seems to give
general satisfaction. B. A. Magness
manager of the gin, says they are
handling all cotton as rapidly as it
comes to the gin, and the farmers
don’t have to wait to get their cot
ton ginned when they bring it to him.
He is paying the top price for seed
and judging from the large amount
of cotton ginned it seems that the
faimers appreciate the good service
given them this year by the Newark
Gin Company.
KILLED BY FALLING TREE
Harrisburg, Sept. 26.—Roc# Barnes
was killed by a falling tree in the
woods near Pickett’s mill Wednesday
afternoon, while cutting saw logs for
the mill.
ANNUAL FAIR IS SUCCESS
Calico Rock, Sept. 29.—The annual
Calico Rock fair, which closed here
Saturday, was one of the most suc
cessful shows ever held by the fair
association. Receipts showed a total
attendance of 6,000 and exhibits were
larger than usual in all departments.
The Singing Convention will be
held at Moorefield on the second Sun
day in October. Everybody invited.
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SINGING CONVENTION
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RIDER MUST SERVE
21 YEAR SENTENCE
WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING
LON HATLER NEAR CORD
LAST MARCH
The Arkansas Supreme Court in a
decision handed down last Monday,
sustained the conviction of Oliver
Rider who was convicted in the Inde
pendence Circuit Court of murder in
the second degree and sentenced to
21 years in the penitentiary for kill
ing Lon Hatler on the 3rd of last
March.
The killing grew out of a dispute
as to whether Hatler had tha light
to occupy for another year a piece
of ground which he had subrented
from Rider. According to Rider’s
testimony Hatler first struck him on
the temple and then stepped back and
reached his hand into his pocket,
whereupon Rider drew his pistol,
which Hatler grabbed, but which Rid
er managed to fire until Hatler fell
mortally wounded.
A witness named Farr said that af
ter Hatler fell, Rider walked up to
him and pulled his cap aside and fired
the last shot into his forehead.
The body was removed to a biding
place in the bed of a dry slough and
subsequently thrown into the river.
Rider testified that Farr assisted him
in the disposition of the body, which
Farr denied.
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ANTI-STRIKE LAW IS
PASSED IN ALABAMA
On September 27th in the Legisla
ture of Alabama was enacted a state
anti-strike law when the House pass
ed the Senate bill providing a fine
of not more than $1,000 and prison
iianipnca fwr pc:o«n5 icrui.iT guiH,v u£
entering into combinations or agree
ments to impede industry in the
State. The bill now goes to the gov
ernor of that State for his signature.
SELL COTTON FOR 33 CENTS
John Austin sold two bales of cot
ton in Newark today for 39 certs a
pound, which tops the market for cot
ton sold in Newark this season. The
cotton was bought by J. W. Sisk, who
paid Mr. Austin $416.77 for the two
bales This does not include the seed.
$63,930 ROAD FUNDS
GIVEN THIS COUNTY
FOUR ROAD DISTRICTS IN INDE
PENDENCE COUNTY SHARE
IN ROAD FUNDS
The Advisory Board of the State
Highway Commission, at a meeting
held in Little Rock yesterday, made
the following apportionment of State
and Federal aid road funds for the
various road improvement districts cf
Independence County.
Road Improvement District No. 3,
Independence County, $7,380.
Road Improvement District No. 1,
Independence county, $15,000.
Road Improvement District No. 2,
Independence county, $21,300.
North Arkansas Road Improvement
District No. 1, Independence county,
$20,250.
The Commissioners of District No.
4 (Paroquet) were unable to agree
upon certain points of proceedure and
did not file an application for State
and Federal aid.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION
An examination for post office
clerks and carriers will be held at the
post office in Batesville on October
25, 1919, age limit, 18 to 45 years on
the date of examination, married wo
men will not be admitted to the exam
ination. Applicants must be physi
cally sound, and male applicants,
must be not less than 5 feet 4 inches
in heighth in bare feet, and weigh
not less than 125 pounds without ov
ercoat or hat.
For application blanks and for full
information relative to the examina
tion, qualifications, duties, salaries,
vacations, promotions, etc., address
in*tu ornately
WILLIAM H. JONES,
Secretary, Board of Civil Service
Examiners, Batesville, Ark.
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NOTICE.
We are ready to gin your cotton.
We have our machinery up in first
class condition and a first class gir.
crew to give you the best service,
and pay you the market price for
your seed. We appreciate your pat
ronage.
Newark Gin Company.
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