The Newark Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1920
VOL. 19 NO. 50
WARNING AGAINST
INFERIOR COTO
FARMERS URGED NOT TO PLAN!
short STAPLE, AS PRICE
WILL BE LOW
Half-and-half cotton and all shori
staple varieties are unsalable anc
cannot be delivered against contract:
in New 1i ork and New ’Orleans. The
buyers, therefore, either wil not han
die such short staple or will only take
it at enormous concessions below the
price of 1 1-16 inch staple. This in
formation is being sent out to farm
ers and merchants and bankers ovei
the state by the Arkansas Cottor
Trade Association from Little Rock
in a bulletm issued as part of a cam
paign for better cotton.
Cctton men and binkers hope tc
influence the farmer to plant cottor
for which he can find a ready mar
ket and cotton which will not receive
any discrimination in price.
"Do not be misled by claims of
bigger yields into using short staple
seed," this bulletin urges. “We are
giving you facts for your own bene
fit. It is time, money and energy
wasted to plant cotton seed that will
not make staple 1 1-16 inch or better
MEETING STATE BOARD
OF HEALTH IS CALLED
Little Rock, March 16.—A meeting
k of the State Bojtrd of Health has
been called for March 24-26, and the
annual conference of county and city
health officers will be held at the
same time. It will be in the nature
of an intensive school of instruction
for the health program that is being
planned for the ensuing year.
There will be present representa
tives of the United States Public
Health Service, the Red Cross, the
Arkansas Association, and other in
terests concerned in the conservation
of health. It is expected that there
will also be present the State Health
officers of Texas, Louisiana, Missis
sippi, and Tennessee, as it is desirous
that there be a co-ordination of the
inter-state campaigns -for the suppres
sion of commcnieable diseases.
NEWPORT MAN SEES
END TO HIGH PRICES
Newport, March 15.—S. Heinemann,
one of Newport’s leading merchants,
has ieturned from the New York mar
kets, and says he believes the present
i high prices will not prevail very long:.
The manufacturers will be forced,
he said, to lower prices. Mr. Heine
mann says in the East the bankers
' are tightening up on loans, refusing
to advance the manufacturers the usu
rl amount of money with which to
carry on their business. Thus, he
said, the manufacturer is forced to
dispose of his goods in order to ob
tain money and when he is forced to
place his goods on the market instead
of holding them prices are bound to
come down.
AGGIES HAVE CHAMPION COW
Jcnesboro, March 16.—The dairy
cow, Hattie Shannon, of the State
School of Agriculture is now the
champion Jersey cow of all ages of
the state, she having produced in 365
days 445 pounds of butter fat, equiva
lent to 524 pounds of butter, and ^,
"072 pounds of milk. During this
t mo she carried a calf 200 days,
which places her in class AA. Hattie
Shannon was born January 9, 1911,
and on her first register of merit test
made 412 1-4 pounds of butter from
8,525 pounds of milk as a four-year
old.
JACKSON POLITICS W ARMING UP
Newport, March 13.—Politics in
Jackson county is warminv up, and
, before the primary in August it is
thought all offices will have several
candidates. The greatest rivalry so
far is in the sheriff and collector’s
race, five candidates having made an
nouncements. They are, Abe Ballew,
W. H. Nolen, John Gravette, Z. B.
Reid and D J. Nance. The race for
county and circuit clerk also will be
an interesting contest, as both offi
cials of the present time are serving
their fourth year.
JACKSON COUNTY IS
PLANNING BIG FAIR
Newport, March 15.—A meeting of
the officers of the Jackson County
hair Association has been called for
March 20. The association owns a
valuable tract of land. The meeting
of the officers and directors is to en
courage the holding of a county fair
next fall.
The anneal fairs were discontinued
during the war, but agricultural
agents with the various farm inter
ests and many others are urging the
. re-organization ar.d the resuming of
I the county fair and agricultcral dis
[ plays.
The Cotton Farm
ers’ Cow
The farmer who prows so much
cotton that he has no room for a
cow is neglecting a chance to make
some easy money.
If he would follow the advice of
the American Cotton Association, if
he would plant fewer acres of cotton,
use carefully selected seed and ferti
lize highly,—
He would increase his production
of lint cotton per acre, thereby main
taining the standard of supply, but
reducing the net cost per pound;
He would have left acreage on his
farm to keep cows, to raise hogs, to
grow fruits and vegetables and
grains.
These would feed his family and
give him enough extra cash so that be
could get for his cotton a fair and
equitable price.
Many sections of the South are
finding freedom from the all-cotton
system with its poverty and priva
tions, by keeping cows and diversify
ing their crops. These farmers bank
their cotton money as pure velvet.
This bank, first, last and all the
time, is for the program of better
cotton, higher prices, diversified
crops—and more money for all.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
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Paroqcet, March 17.—We are still
having cloudy, disagreeable weather
! through this section. Health is pret
1 ty good.
Mr. McClain of Batesville who is
writing insurance for the Jefferson
Co., spent Friday here.
Maude Hutrhinson spent Friday
and Saturday at Newark visiting rel
atives and friends.
Roy Wayman spent Friday night
! and Saturday at Newark with friends.
Homer Malone made a business trip
to Newark Friday.
John Barber and Henry Johnson
shipped a car of bolts from here Sat
urday.
Mrs. Cora Hodge and daughters
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
Magness visiting friends and relativ
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Rawlings spent
Saturday night and Sunday at New
ark visiting relatives.
Mrs. W. A. Allen of Newport visit
ed friends here Saturday and Sunday.
G. W. Yaney made a business trip
to Newark Saturday.
Oscar Linebough made a business
trip to Newark Saturday.
A. N. Trent of Batesville made a
business trip here Tuesday.
G. W. Yaney made a business
trip to Newark Tuesday.
Rev. Storey of Newport and Pre
siding Elder Wade of Batesville held
quarterly conference here‘Sunday and
delivered some excellent sermons.
Culbert Williams of Newport spent
Saturday and Sunday here visiting
friends and relatives.
GREAT ADDITION TO MINERAL
EXHIBIT
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The exhibit hall in the office of
Jim G. Ferguson, Commissioner of
Agriculture, at Little Rock, Ark.
has recently acquired several thous
and specimens, a gift to the state
from L. C. Gulley, head of the post
office edpartment at Camp Pike; and
now probably no state in the Union
has a greater mineral exhibit than
that on display at the Bureau of
Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture
at the State Capitol.
With Mr. Gulley’s collection, there
have been 18 new cases of exhibits
recently added to the display. The
exhibit rooms being too small it be
came necesary to use the hall ways
adjacent to the exhibit rooms. The
display is indeed wonderful.
Not only are Arkansas minerals
shown in the Gulley collection, but it
includes specimens from other states
and countries; yet many of the finest
specimens were collected by Mr. Gul
ley at Magnet Cove, Ark. Here he
found within an area of six square
miles 376 kinds of minerals, including
iron geods 12 inches in diameter. The
Indians used the iron oxide, which is
often inclosed in the geodes, for mak
ing war paint. There are also frag
ments of peridotite, diamond bearing
rock, etc., from Pike county; forma
tions from Carroll county.
Among the curios are cameos from
Madagascar, coral from West Indies;
fragment of uncut tiger-eye from
Africa and Numidan marble unearth
ed from a buried Aztec in Yucatan.
The only item not mineral in the ex
hibit is a pair of eagle feathers which
were worn by Chief Iron Tail when
posed for the original design of the
5-cent peice in 1913. The feathers
were given him by the Indian chief
on his last visit to Little Rock with
Buffalo Bill’s show.
Perhaps such a collection could not
be purchased for several thousand
dollars, and it is fortunate that Com
missioner Ferguson succeeding in per
suading Mr. Gulley to present it to
the State. Thousands of people may
enjoy and do enjoy, the woiflerful ex
hibit now to be seen in Arkansas'
beautiful and magnificent Capitol.
TO BEGIN WORK ON
NEW THEATRE BUILDING
Brick for the new Royal Theatre
building are being unloaded and work 1
on the building will commence Mon- i
day. It is hoped to have the building i
completed and ready for occupancy in 1
about three weeks. 1
PLANTS FOR SALE
Now Ready! Frost proof caybage,
40c per 100; tomatos 15c doz.; also i
peppers and egg plants, 25c doz. i
A. T. SHERROD, i
2 Blks So Court House, Batesville,Ark i
» FARM BUREAU NEWS «j
Plan and program of the Indepen
dence County Farm Bureau for 1920
adopted at the Directors Meeting held
last Saturday at Batesville.
CATTLE
1. We recommend and urge the
improvement of beef cattle of the
county through the use of pure bred
bulls.
2. We rceommend the development
of the dairy industry through: (a)
Better feeding and care of the dairy
cow. (b) The erection and use of silos.
(c) The use of the Babcock Tester,
the dairy scales and the milk sheet
to determine the profitable dairy cow.
(d) The bringing in of dairy cows to
supply the incerasing demand produc
ed by the cream stations and good
prices paid for cream, (e) The es
tablishment of cream routes and cow
testing associations, (f) The organi
zation of Community Bull Associa
tions.
HOGS
1. On account of the fact that
there is more money and satisfaction
in pure bred hogs we recommend that
scrubs be displaced by pure bred
herds, and that pure bred boars be
used exclusively.
2. Better hog pastures on every
farm.
3. Balanced rations for hogs, corn
alone being an unprofitable hog feed.
Demonstrations in hog feeding, the
results of which shall be available to
all farmers of the county.
SHEEP AND GOATS
We recommend (1) The growing of
more sheep and goats in the upland
of the county.
The use of pure bred rams to im
prove grade sheep.
3. A county wool pool to insure
the best price for wool.
4. The raising of more goats for
brushing cut over lands.
POULTRY
We recommend and encocrage.
1. The raising of more pure bred
poultry.
2. A County Poultry Association
and an annual poultry show.
SOILS
We recommend: (1) The improve
ment of the soils of the county
through the use of lime on acid soils,
fertilizers, legumes and rotation of
:rops.
2. Terracing and tile draining.
3. Fertilizer tests, the results of
which shall be available to all farm
?rs of the county.
4. Permanent pastures where the
ground washes badly.
FRUITS
1. Every farm should have a home
jrchard containing enough of the fol
lowing for the farm family: apples,
peaches, pears, grapes, strawberries,
raspberries, gooseberries.
2. Demonstrations on pruning,
spraying and orchard management
with the assistance of the Extension
Horticulturist.
3. The development of the straw
berry industry of the county.
CLUB WORK
1. The club work offers real farm
practice to boys and girls and through
t they may get many good lessons
;hat otherwise they could never ob
tain, therefore, we recommend it to
ill farm boys and girls and request
;hat as many as possibly can become
dub members and enter into this
vork.
COMMUNITY CLUBS
1. The Farm Bureau recommends
hat each community in the county or
ganize a community club for work
dong business, educational and social
ines. A community fair should be
leld annually under the auspices of
he community club.
COUNTY FAIR
There is no greater incentive to bet
er agriculture and especially live
itock than a good county fair. We
nost heartily endorse the fair as
i worthy enterprise and a valuable
institution worthy of the support of
the entire citizenship of the county.
farm finances
Ry 1' inancing the farm has always
of ui a serious problem of the farmer.
W i^feel that there is no better means
of farm financing than through the
I1 ederal Land Bank and recommend
the lAcal harm Loan Association to'
all farmers needing long time loans.
BEGIN WORK ON THE
NORTH ARKANSAS HIGHWAY
Little Rock, Mch. 17.—Two crews
of workmen began grading and build
ing culverts on the Missouri-Arkan
sas highway Tuesday morning. One
crew is on the main road and the
other on the Jacksonville line. The
right-of-way already has been cut on
each line for three or four miles just
outside the city limits of North Little
Rock.
SERIES OF REVIVALS
Batesville, March 15.—A series of
revival services will begin in Bates
ville on the third Sunday in March,
when the meetings will be held under
the supervision of the three Baptist
churches of this eit>. Dr. Alldridge,
secretary of the mission of the Bap
tist convention, will aid in one of the
meetngs, Rev. Cagle, pastor of the
First Church, will conduct the ser
vices in his church and Dr. B. L. Ay
ers of Lonoke will aid in all three of
the church revivals.
BUYS GOVERNMENT PLANT
Little Rock, March 16.—The picric
acid plant bought today by H. C.
Couch of Pine Bluff for $770,000, cost
the government $6,500,000 and was
about 90 per cent completed when the
armistice stopped work.
Mr. Couch also bought recently the
power plant at Picrcn for $235,000.
He will establish an industrial center
at Picron.
G. (). P. MEETING AT NEWPORT
The Republican convention for the
Second Congressional District of
Arkansas will meet at Newport, April
29, for the purpose of electing one
delegate and one alternate to the na
tional convention to be held at Chi
cago June 8. The convention will se
lect a candidate for congress, a Con
gressional committee, ana will tran
sact such other business as may come
before the meeting.
FIND WILDCAT STILL
NEAR BATESVILLE
SHERIFF NOAH HARRIS CAPTUR
ES ALLEGED OPERATORS
AND CONFISCATES STILL
Sheriff Noah Harris and deputies
Ld Hankins and Will Pasley captur
ed a wildcat distillery a few miles
west of Batesville last Saturday.
The plant was being operated at
the home of John Jones, about five
miles from Batesville.
Jones and Bud Luster were arrest
ed, charged with operating the dis
tillery, and the plant was confiscated.
Sheriff Harris had suspected for
some time that the distillery was
being operated, ana later develop
ments proved that his suspicions were
well founded.
Jones and Luster were taken before
( ommissioner Parse and were placed
inder bond to await the action of the
federal grand jury.
COMMUNITY CLUBHOUSES
This Department unites with other
forces in commending the organiza
tion among neighborhood farmers of
( ommunity Clubs and establishing
community houses. The school houses
in some districts may suffice, espec
ially in consolidated districts; but
some kind of community house should
be provided to acommodate amuse
ments, entertainments, political meet
ings, community fairs, picnics and
athletics. Already the Department
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C.,
has the history of 300 of such rural
clubs which have organized and erect
ed community buildings. If you de
sire to know more about it send 10
cents to the Washington Department
for a copy of “Rural Community
Buildings in the United States.” Ad
dress Supt. of Documents Govern
ment Printing Office, Washington,D.C.
JIM G. FERGUSON,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION
Notice is hereby given that an el
ection will be held in the Incorporat
ed Town cf Newark. Arkansas, on
Tuesday, April 6, 1920, for the pur
pose of electing the following offi
cers to serve for the ensuing year:
One mayor, one recorder, one treas
crer, one marshal, and five aldermen.
Given under my hand as mayos this
?th day of March. 1920.
JOHN r. THARP.
Mayor.
BETTER WORK
IN LESS TIME
Can be done with an up-to-dat<
two-mule cultivator because it
can be given any adjustment
needed to work your crops to the
Avery's Southern
has every adjutsment iV ded for
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ell crops grown in this neighbor
hood. It has extra strength in
every part subject to strain, so
Lest advantage. That’s why the
use of two-mule cultivators is
growing by leaps and bounds in
every Southern state.
Queen Cultivator
it gives satisfactory service year
after year.
Come in and examine a culti
vator you will te proud to own.
C. W. Maxfield Co
Batesville, Arkansas