THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN OPENS SEPTEMBER 28—GET READY!
The Newark Journal
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, September 19, 1918
Vol. 18, No. 25
WHAT VOLUNTEER
DAYS REALLY MEAN
Subscriptions, Sept. 28 and 29,
Will Be Big Impetus for
4th Loan Campaign
One of the principal reasons
why the Liberty Loan Organi
zation has designated Septem
ber 28 and 29 as “Volunteer
Days” is to give a final and
definite answer to the German
claims that America is not sol
idly behind the war. It is ex
pected that the subscriptions,
great and small, to the coun
try’s call for funds on those
two days will furnish a reply
which will be like a blow be
tween the eyes to the Kaiser
and his advisers.
Thousands of prospective
subscribers to the Fourth. Lib
erty Loan have signified they
want the satisfaction of apply
ing for their quotas without so
licitation. They can display
ther patriotism more effective
ly by coming forward unasked
and signing up than waiting
for the solicitor.
On Sunday, September 29,
clergymen of all denominations
will make strong appeals to
their congregations in favor of
the loan. Their theme will be
the necessity of backing up our
men in France by supplying
the financial requirements of
the Government. Exhortations
for tTie clay wTTT be to save sol
diers rather than souls.
Business houses are encour
aging their employees tc swell
the numer of subscriptions on
the two volunteer days. A
mighty impetus is expected to
be given to the entire drive by
example of the thousands who
will surge forward to set exam
ple fcr the millions who will
constitute rank and file of
buyers of the new loan.
It is expected that schools
throughout this district and ov
er the entire country will fea
ture the two-day period of pre
liminary subscriptions. Teach
ers and principals will explain
the meaning of the movement,
and emphasize the significance
of going over the top with ear
ly subscriptions. Children will
be urged to impart to parents
and friends the news of the
volunteer days.
There will be work in abun
dance for the army of solicitors
when the actual drive gets un
der way, and a bulky showing
in names and totals will help
those workers in an inestimable
degree in drawing the subscrip
tions later on which will swell
the quotas of the various dis
tricts and finally put the loan
as a whole across with gusto
and acclaim- far exceeding that
of the previous issues.
Volunteering on the two
days does not only mean spe
cifically buying bonds, but as
well includes every sort of un
solicited service to make the
loan a success. Everv man,
woman and child in the coun
try should become a working
unit to boost subscriptions. Ev
eryone is expected t„ tell his
friends all he knows about Lib
erty Bonds as an investment
and a patriotic service, and to
'leave no stone unturned to pro
imote their sale.
High officials in the loan u'
jganiation believe the two vol
unteer days will be an impor
tant factor in making the pres
ent issue a popular one. Ev
ery vuluiiteer. will fyel ajpgr
sonal interest in the outcome,
for the main reason that he has
done something to attain that
great object. Progress during
the heated days of solicitation
will be closely watched by
those who were initial and vol
unteer workers, and until the
full arount asked by Uncle Sam
is safely in bank available for
the needs of our boys in France
and the other fighting lines.
Let
us
be your
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THE STRONGER THE CLUTCH
THE QUICKER THE END —
COMMITTEE THANKS
TOWNSHIP REGISTRARS
Mr. Editor.—Thru the col
umns of your paper the Coun
ty Central Registration Com
1 mittee desire to give expres
sion to their thanks and ap
preciaton for the splendid
wcrk done of Sept. 12th, by
I county and township registrars,
and it was due to their faith
ful work and splendid organ
ization that the registration
, v as made without errors or de:
I lay, making it psosible for the
i Chief Clerk, A. A. Webber, to
make a full and complete re
port by Saturday noon follow
ing the day of registration on
: Thursday.
The work of these good citi
zens, approximately one-hun
dred and forty of them) was
performed faithfully and effi
ciently, without renumeration,
which attests their, interest
itheir loyalty and their patriot
ism, and their splendid service
is commended by this commit
tee and all patriotic citizens.
Respectfully,
Joan Central Registration Com
V. K. GOODNIGHT.
Chairman.
Lsville, Ark., Sept. 10, 1918.
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'i OWN SHIP BOARD
the following Township Ad
s, ry Hoard for I5ig Bottom
. :i hip has been appointed
.o assist registrants in making
oni questionnaries. Registrants
should not single out one or
■ v o men on the board, which
would sorv? to make the work
j burdensome, but are free to
ask any member of the board
for assistance at any time.
The board is composed of
the following citizens: W. G.
Moore, Rev. J. E. Snell, F. C.
i Hoyt, G. M. Fields, John T.
i Tharp and S. C. Knight.
ANOTHER PAPER SUSPEND
Magazine, Sept. 14.—After
-1 years continuous publication
the* Magazine Gazette, a week
ly, suspended with this week’s
issue. Editor Palmer Graves,
who served as page in the 1015
session of the Arkansas House
tf Representatives, stated the
high cost of labor and mater
ials and the fact that his two
brothers, who have been assist
ing him, have been called to
the army, makes it inadvisable
to continue the paper.
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CONVENTION IN
SESSION AGAIN
Meets to Prepare New Consti
tution For Submission to
People of State
— 1
The Constitutional Conven
| tino is in session again this
I week, at Little Rock, meeting
i at 2 p. m. Wednesday. It will
j not be in session long. It will
■ reconvene for the purpose of
| considering the report of the
I c ommittee on phraseology and
| codification.
Under the rules, two thirds
I will be required to reconsider
I any proposition and it is not be
I lieved there is any subject up
on which there is such a pro
nounced opposition that it will
be possible to secure such a
vote
An effort will probably be
made to reconsider the manner
of submission, so that separate
articles may e sumitted, intend
of submitting the instrument en
bloc, but the latter method
seems to have a very strong
support among the member
ship.
“1 consider it a great im
provement over the old Consti
tution,” declared President T.
M. Mehaffy, ‘‘and l think it
should and will be ratified. Un
der its terms, it will be possible
for the cities, counties and the
state to pay their debts, and go
upon a cash basis.”
President Mehaffy has had
the text of the proposed Consti
tution printed, as it was finally
agreed upon by he Phraseolo
gy Committee. When this is ap
proved by the Convention this
week, the president will rec
ommend that 250,000 copies of
it be printed for general distri
bution so that every citizen of
the state will have an oppor
tunity to read and study it.
This appears necessary, for
unless it is done the Contitution
will have the disadvantage be
fore the people of being mis
understood or at least not un
derstood. The people show
discrimination at the ballot box
whatever theorists may say
about it, and they want to
knew what they are voting for.
Memers of the Convention
will be expected to assist in the
campaign of putting it over,
and it is safe to say that there
are not more than a dozen of
the 130 who have served in the
body since its organization last
November who will not do all
in their power to bring about
its ratification.
If this constitution should
fail, it will be many years be-1
fore it will be possible to secure ;
a call for another convention, j
If does not require a political I
prophet to see that.
ORDERS TO SEND
QUESTIONNAIRES
The Adjutnat General has!
ordered local boards beginning
yesterday to send out question
naires to men between 19 and!
36. who registered for military!
service on September 12, at i
the rate of 10 per cent of thej
numer of registrants per day
until the list of registrants shall
be exhausted.
When filled out by the regis
trant the quotionarrie is to
be returned to the local board.
Care and neatness are urged
upon each registrant in the
matter of filing out the paper
so that it may be smoothly
folded unblotted by ink and
legible. ,
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SCHOOL OPENS
The Newark High School
opened Monday morning with
Mrs. W. A. Isgrig superintend-1
ent.
Rev. J. E. Snell made a very j
appropriate opening address to
teachers, parents and pupils.
The faculty is composed of
the following:
Miss Kate Martin, first
grade.
Miss Willie Roe, second and
third grades.
Miss Pearl Miller fourth and
fifth grades.
Mrs. J. E. Snell, sixth and
seventh grades.
Miss Mazilla Brown and
Mrs. W. A. Isgrig, eighth,
ninth, tenth and eleventh grad
es.
The total enrollment is 152.
COMMITTEES ARE
ASSIGNED PLACES
Those to Have Charge of Sales
of Liberty Bonds are Ap
pointecl^or big Drive
G. O. Magness, township
sales director for Big Bottom
for the Fourth Liberty Loan,
has appointed the following
committees to have charge of
the territory assigned them
during the campaign for the
sale of Librfty Bonds which
opens Saturday, September 28.
For District No. 1, north of
the railroad and west of Thom
as Creek.—B. S. Arnold and
N. D. Freeze.
District No. 2 north of rail
road between Main street and
Thomas Creek.—G. M. Fields,
T. M. Ratton and W. E. Self.
District No. 3, north of rail
road and east of Main street.—
Rev. J. E. Snell, C. M. Ed
wards and D. C. Lane.
District No, 4, south of rail
road to school district 35.—W.
F. Sisk and B. R. Clark.
District No. 5, school dis
tricts 35 and 91.—J. P. Wil
liams. D. C. Selvidge and J. B.
Hodges.
An effort will be made by
the solicitors to see every citi
zeu of the township, but no
one should wait to be solicited.
The 28th and 29th are volun
tear days and every patriotic
citizen should call on some
member of the committee on
these days and make a volu
tary subscription, instead of
waiting to be solicited. The.
government needs money and
must have money, to prosecute
the war against the blighting
hand of Prussianism, and ev
ery man who can get the mon
ey should promptly buy a bond
on Volunteer Day.
When material is received at the immense StudebaKer
lumber yards it is inspected piece by piece as it is being un
loaded from cars - every piece must be up to specifications—no
brashness, windshaKen or worm holes in StudebaKer materials
The StudebaKer lumber yards cover almost SO acres and
every piece of woodstocKin
them is carefully inspected
before being piled for air
drying.
Come in and see the
SiudebaKer. Let us show
why it's the best wagon
on the marKei.
We Have Handled 1
l For Over Forty Years and Know There
| are None to Compare With Them
C. W. MAXFIELD CO
Batesville, Arkansas
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