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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1919
YOU 19 NO. 34
HOW ONE ARKANSAS
COUNTY BUILDS ROADS
Phillips County Makes
Vast Expenditures
For Highways
The following article by John M.
Quarles .former road commissioner j
of Phillips county, Arkansas is pub-!
lished in this paper in order to show j
readers of The Journal what other i
counties of the State are doing in
the matter of Road building.
Phillips County, Arkansas, has tak
en its place among the most progres
sive good-roads counties in the United
States. Realizing the need for better
highways, the people of this County i
placed themselves solidly behind the j
movement to pull their part of the :
State out of the mud forever.
With a population, according to the
census of 1910 of 33,535, Phillips
County has pledged $3,734,000 for im
proved roads Figuring that the pop
ulation of the County today is 50,000
and that the amount to be expended
will reach $3,750,000, the tax per cap
ita will amount ot $75.
Compare this with the $00,000,000 j
bond issue recently voted by the State
of Illinois: Illinois, apcording to the |
last census, had a population of 5,- j
638,591, which today has probably \
reached the 6,000,000 mark. Consul- j
errng that to be the case, the people *
of Illinois will be theoretically taxed !
$10 each for highway improvement in |
the next several years.
When present contracts are com
pleted Phillips County will have !
1171/C, miles of hard surfaced roads.
These roads will blanket the county, j
connecting all important centers of !
population. To date, nine miles of
highways have been built.
The history of the good-roads
movement in Phillips County cannot j
fail but to be of interest to other:
counties, and to states as well, that
are today legislating for good roads.1
In 1911 and 1912, which years
mark the beginning of the movement,
it was my privilege to be commission- j
er of Phillips County. At the time
I worked out a system of 143 miles
of improved roads and aroused inter
est in the project. The first petition
was filed in 1914 in the County Court.
But then came the war. Construction
came to a standstill.
With the exception of 2 miles of
18-foot concrete road from Helena
south to Helena Crossing, which was
built by a small improvement district,
Stat Aid and donations from County,
City and private sources at a cost of
$50,000, nothing was done until 1915.
In that year the Helena-West Helena
road, 6 1-2 miles of highway, was
formed icto a road district, and in
spite of war conditions, was improved
at a cost of $192,000, of which the
State Highway Commission paid 25
per cent. This road is an 18-foot
Topeka mix on top of a 5-inch con
crete base. It was completed and
opened for use in August of this year.
This highway, begun under the most
adverse conditions, is the first in the
improved system which Phillips Coun
ty will have in the near future.
In January and February, 1919,
the Arkansas Legislature formed our
other road districts. Among these
was the West-Helena-Marvell Road
District. John L. Turner, S. L. Cook
Victor Neuman, Joe Eddins and Ed
Molitor were made Directors. At this
time the limit of cost was removed
in and on all districts formed in
Phillips County. This road from
West Helena to Marvell, 34 miles in
length, will be a 14-foot highway of
Warrentine construction. It has been
let to the Southern Bitulithic Com
pany, of Nashville, Tenn., and will
cost $1,200,000.
The Helena-Ferguson road was
formed by a special act of the Legis
lature with all restrictions removed
as to cost and type of road. S. S.
Straub, J. M. Countis, W. F. Craggs,
O. D. Howa and Lafe Soloman are the
Directors This will be 63 miles of
14-foot concrete and will cost $1,700,
000. The contract was let to J. A.
Burt, Guneeson, Miss.
The Helena-Old Town Road, which
was started under the Common State
Law in 1907, and surveyed at the
time had to wait for a Special act of
the Legislature in February, 1919, as
the cost was beyond the amount al
lowed by the law. This Contract has
now been let to the Southern Bitulith
ic Company, and will cost $442,000.
It will be 14 miles of 14-foot War
renite, with a 5-inch concrete base.
It is my privilege to be engineer in
charge of this project.
Southland Highway, also provided
for a Special Act of the legislature
in February, 1919, will cost, it is es
timated, about $150,000. This road
will be let this fall. G. H. Vineyard
A. G. Burke and H. C. Moelford are
the Directors
The city of Helena has formed a
street improvement district end will
pave every street and alley not al
ready improved. The contract has
been let to the Southern Bitulithic
Company and the work will cost more
than $500,00 for paving alone. Drain
age will add $250,000 to this figure.
The work comes under the Common
Law and only allows an expenditure
of thirty per cent of assessed valu
ation. The cost of this work is not
included in the $3,734,000 Phillips
Qpunty will spend for roads.
The cost of these roads is met by
what is known as a “betterment tax’’
and by the land tax. The State High
way Commission gives as much to
the construction of these roads as is
within its power.
We have a county tax of three
mills on every dollar of assessed land
valuation, which we have used for
maintenance. This amount will be
employed for improvemeits until the
road system has been completed.
The County has 700 miles of dirt
roads, and the tax mentioned above
has been sufficient to meet mainten
ance costs on these highways.
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LOSES VALUABLE MULE
Jim Gatlin, who operates a dray
in Newport and who lives a few miles
north of Newport, happened to the
misfortune Friday afternoon to lose
one of his fine mules by drowning in
White River at the Newport Ferry
Company's ferry. The tragedy occur
red when the chain which held the
ferry boat snapped and broke, it was
said. Mr. Gatlin was able to save
the other mule, and the wagon was
dragged from the water unimpaired.
Mr. Gatlin’s loss makes the third
mule to be drowned in this manner at
the same ferry. A load of cotton
seed was also lost a few weeks ago
when a farmer lost one of his teams
by drowning.—Newport Independent.
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NEWARK, ARKANSAS
C. M. Edward*, President, W. W. Jernfean, Cashier
G. M. Fields, Vice Pres. T. M. Harrelson, AssRCashier
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Paroquet, Nov. 26.—Rainy, cloudy,
cool weather through this section.
Most all the cotton has been picked.
Health is good.
D. P. Whisnant of Logan township
made a business trip here Friday.
Mrs. J. M. Dry spent Friday morn- j
ing at Newark shopping.
J. 0. Phillips of Little Rock spent
a few days here and in Logan town
ship this week visiting relatives.
T. F. Brown made a business trip
to Batesville Saturday.
Chas. Prather of Batesville was a
business visitor herr Saturday.
Ida Lee Stubblefield spent Satur
day at Magness visiting relatives.
J. W. Freeman and daughter, Lizzie
spent Saturday morning at Newark
shopping.
J. A. Jones made a business trip to
Newport Friday.
George Byrmu made a business trip
to Newark Monday.
D. C. Selvidge made a bsuiness trip
to Newark Monday.
Mrs. C. C. Whisnant spent Monday
morning at Newark shopping.
Marvin Sanders made a business
trip to Newark Monday.
Mrs. Lon Lovejoy spent Monday
morning at Newark shopping.
John Parks made a business trip
to Newport Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Williams spent
Friday at Newport shopping and
looking after business.
Mrs. Dave Arnold of Mt. Carmel
neighborhood spent Monday and Tues
day here visiting her sister, Mrs.
John Barber.
John Way man made a business trip
to Newark Tuesday.
A. K. Cronise made a business trip
to Newport Tuesday.
Rev. James of Mobley was a busi
ness visitor here Saturday.
WHERE THE PREACHERS
GO FOR NEXT YEAR
MANY CHANGES ARE MADE BY
THE METHODIST CONFEREN
CE AT JONESBORO
There was a general change of pas
tors and presiding elders at the re
cent Methodist Annual Conference at
Jonesboro and as a result Newark los
es Rev. J. E. Snell who has been
pastor of the church here for the past
two years. It was confidently ex
pected that Rev. Snell would be re
turned to Newark for another year
and his many friends here regret
very much that the Conference saw
fit to move him.
Rev. W. L. Oliver who was presid
ing elder of this district was moved
also, being transferred to the Fay
etteville District as presiding elder.
Following are the appointments for
the Batesville District.
H. L. Wade, presiding elder.
Batesville, First Church, F. M. Tol
leson.
Batesville, Central Avenue, E, H.
I Hook.
Bexar Circuit, Porter Weaver.
Calico Rock Station, J. C. Gibbon3.
Calico Rock circuit, Roy Black.
Cave City Circuit, W. S. Storey.
Charlotte Circuit, J. L. Porter.
Cotter Circuit, J. W. Black.
Desha Circuit, E. J. Reaves.
Evening Shade Circuit, J. M.
Thrasher.
Floral Circuit, Roy Blevins.
Kenyon Circuit, S. F. Porter.
Melbourne Circuit, N. S. Chaney.
Minturn Circuit, J. B. Finley.
Mountain Home, R. P. James.
Mountain Home Circuit, W. B.
Wolf.
Mountain View Circuit, F. H.
Wright.
Newark, E. W. Nelson.
Newport, W. F. Evans.
Newport Circuit, to be supplied.
Salado Circuit, to be supplied.
Sulphur Rock and Moorefield, J. W.
Johnson.
Swifton and Alicia, F. G. Villines.
Tuckerman, W. W. Albright.
Yellville, U. G. Reynolds.
Preachers who formerly served this
station, and who were moved by the
conference are as follows.
Rev. J. B. Stewart goes to the
Clarksville circuit and Rev. A. F.
Skinner who was formerly presiding
elder here, goes to Atkins as pastor.
Rev. Jas. F. Jemigan goes to Black
Rock as pastor. Rev. A. B, Haltom
remains as pastor of the East Para
gould church and Rev C. L. Castle
berry goes to the New Liberty Cir
cuit in the Paragould District. Rev.
A. H. Dulaney was made conference
evangelist for the Fayetteville Dis
trict.
FORMER NEWARK LADY
MARRIES AT NEWPORT
Miss Hattie Rogers formerly of
Newark and L. W. Stozier of Little
Rock, were married Sunday afternoon
at 3 o’clock at the home of Mrs. Ida
Hogue in Newport, Rev. Gibson, pas
tor of the Baptist church, officiating.
The home was beautiful with ferns
and white and yellow chrysantheums
and to the soft strains of the wed
ding march the bride and groom
marched slowly into the large recep
tion room, where only a few intimate
friends of the couple had met to wit
ness the solemn and impressive cere
mony.
The bride is a charming young
lady of Newark, who for the past two
years has made her home in Jones
boro, where she has been employed by
a large Insurance firm, and has many
friends who wish the happy couple a
long and prosperous wedded life.
Soon after the ceremony the bride
and groom left on No. 3 for Little
Rock where they will make their
home.
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PROFITABLE COTTON CROP
Newport, Nov. 23.—W. L. Smith,
living a few miles south of Newport,
said he marketed his last bale of cot
ton on Newport streets. He said he
had 15 acres in cotton this year,
from which he made 10 bales, realiz
ing $2,500 from the crop.
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Charlotte, Nov. 26.—J. E. Hensley
spent Monday at Batesville.
J. E Henderson of Newark spent
Saturday and Sunday here with
friends.
Earl Nicholson of Logan township
visited his grandfather G. J. Lindsey
Sunday.
Rev. C. C. Fuqua of Newark prea
ched at the Christian Church here
Saturday night and Sunday.
G. J. Lindsey was real sick a few
days last week but is better at this
writing.
Rev. Eric Reeves returned Monday
from Jonesboro where he attended
the annual conference.
A. B. Weaver who has a position
at Aubrey spent Sunday and Monday
here with his family.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Wr. Jemigan and
Mrs. Zepha Mims of Newark visited |
relatives here Sunday.
Misses Ella Fallis and Mae McGill
who are attending school at Sulphur
Rock visited homefolks Saturday and
Sunday.
HOY IS KILLED BY
FAST TRAIN AT SWIFTON
Newport, Nov. 25.—Virgil Martin,
aged 17, of Swifton, was killed when
run over yesterday afternoon by fast
passenger train No. 4 on the Missouri
Pacific. The youth was driving a
car, which stuck in the mud near the
crossing. He got out and wrent to a
near-by house for help. On return
ing, he sat down on the track, wait
ing for some men to come to his aid.
The train, coming at a high rate of
speed, hit him, knocking him several
feet and killing him instantly.
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EARL BEST WINS FREE
TRIP TO CHICAGO
Earl Best, of Dota, who for two
years, won the state corn growing
championship, has won a district live
stock contest and will be given a trip
with all expenses paid to the Chicago
international live stock show.
The young man is attending the
district agriclutural school at Jones
boro on a scholarship he won in the
state contest for the best com raised
in the state.
IS CONVICTED OF
KILLING HIS WIFE
JONESBORO MAN SENTENCED
TO LIFE TERM IN STATE
PENITENTIARY
Jonesboro, Nov. 23.—The jury in
the case of L. W. Sneed, charged with
poisoning his wife, Cora Sneed, re
turned a verdict at 10 o’clock this
morning, finding him guilty of first
degree murder. The jury fixed his
sentence at life imprisonment in the
State penitentiary.
The case has been on trial here
since Monday. The arguments of at
torneys in the case were completed at
midnight last night and the case giv
en to the jury. Judge Johnson sent
the jury to bed without considering
the case. It convened this morning
and the verdict was returned after
less th»n two hours consideration.
Attorneys for Sneed filed an appli
cation for a new trial following the
announcement of the verdict. A hear
ing on the application will be held ir*
December. In the event the applica
tion is denied the case probably will
be appealed to the Supreme Court.
Sned was alleged to have caused
the death of his wife by administer
ing strychnine. Following her sud
den death relatives caused an autopsy
to be held and traces of strychnine
were found. An insurance policy on
Mrs. Sneed, was found among his pa
pers and it was said that collection
of the insurance was motive for the
alleged crime.
FREEING ARKANSAS OF TICKS
Little Rock, Nov. 25.—R. A. Ram
sey, who is touring the the State in
j the interest of the tick eradication
! drive, was the principal speaker at a
conference of government employes
! of the tick eradication division today.
I He announced that fourteen counties
in Arkansas constituting 10,000
square miles are to be released from
tick quarantine December 1, as the
result of this year’s work. The coun
ties to be released as a whole are:
Polk, Pike, Howard, Sevier, Little
River, Cleveland Drew, Lincoln, Ark
ansas and Pulaski. Those to be par
tially released: Saline, Miller, Clark
and White Counties.
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