THE HUTTIG NEWS,
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. XI. NO. 55
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 15. 1917.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
WAR-SAVING THRIFT STAMPS
And War-Saving Certificates Explained Good
and Safe Way to Practice Economy.
The war-savings plan provided
for in the last bond act, of Septem
ber 24, 1917, has been formulated
and announced by the treasury de
partment and went into operation
on Monday, December 3.
The plan puts it easily in reach
of every American citizen to save
money and at the same time aid
the government by supplying it
with the sinews of war.
Stamps, which are the govern
ment's certificates of indebted
ness, are to be sold in two denomi
nations thrift stamps, which cost
25 cents each, and war-savings
stamps, which cost from $4.12 to
$4.23 each, according to the
month in which they are purchased.
With the first thrift stamp the
purchaser is given a thrift card
with spaces for 16 stamps. When !
16 thrift stamps have been pur
chased and affixed the thrift card !
can be exchanged for the war-sav
ings stamp by paying the difference
between the $4 the thrift stamps
represent and the current value of
a war-savings stamp, which in De
cember, 1917, and January, 1918
will be $4.12, and thereafter 1
cent for each succeeding month
during the year 1918.
With the first war-savings stamp
obtained by purchase or exchange
the owner is given a war-savings
certificate containing spaces for 20
war-savings stamps. If the 20
spaces are filled during December.
191?, and January, 1918. the cost
to the purchaser will be $4.12 for
each stamp, or $82.40 for the full
certificate, and on the 1st day of
January, 1923, the government
will redeem the certificate at $100.
giving the holder a net profit of
$17.60 for the use of his money.
Although these investments do
not mature until January 1, 1923,
provision is made whereby upon 10
days' written notice after January
1, 1918. such certificates will be
redeemed by postmasters at their
cost to the purchaser plus 1 cent a
month on each war-savings stamp
on the certificate.
The thrift stamps do not bear in
terest, but the war-savings stamps
bear 4 per cent, compounded quar
terly. The certificates will be
dated January 1, 1918, and mature
January 1. 1 923.
Under the plan an amount as
small as 25 cents can be invested
in a government security, and as
soon as $4 has been thus invested
an interest-bearing certificate of
the United States government can
be secured.
The stamps and certificates can
be obtained from postoffices, banks
or trust companies, at most rail
road stations, stores, factories and
many other public places.
Having the entire wealth of the
United States back of them, and
being redeemable as above stated,
there is no danger of any deprecia
tion in value of the certificates.
for Sale at a Bargain.
One large sideboard, one square
dining table and six dining chairs.
Apply at the News office. .
Enemies Receive Fair Treatment.
The interred Germans at the
station at Hot Springs, N, C., are
not prisoners of war. They com
prise officers and crews of the Ger
man merchant vessels which were
held in the United States at the
time of the declaration of war.
These aliens receive no funds
from the government except com
pensation for U.bjr actually per
formed. Those engaged in con
struction work get $20 a month,
with an additional $5 to foremen
Receipts in excess of these
amounts are placed to the credit
of the aliens in banks.
Three plain but substantial
meals are prepared each day.
There is no waste, the same meas
ures of economy and conservation
which are being urged upon every
American housewife being prac
ticed at Hot Springs.
Tells Of His Trip Abroad.
Congressman Goodwin who re
turned last week from a five weeks
visit to the war zone of western
Europe said in an informal talk
j with Washington newspaper men
that he was particularly glad to have
been in Europe during the past
few weeks as they have b^en in
many respects the most critical
since our advent into the war.
The Kerensky government failed
in Russia and such authority as re
mained was captured by the ele
ment favoring the Central powers:
the great Italian retreat and losses!
were sustained, and there was a
change of ministry in France and a
similar crisis narrowly averted in
England during Mr. Goodwin's vis-:
it. “In spite of the adverse happen- !
ings," said Mr. Coodwin, “the'
troops of the allies remained un
shaken in their firm determination
to win and the morale of the men
was never better. They have
proven themselves better soldiers!
man for man than the flower of the !
German military machine which j
has been in course of construction
for many years."
'I saw thousands of our boys of
all branches ofihe service and they
are in the finest of spirits and anx
ious to get into the fray. I talked
with men. officers and civilians of I
this country and of our allies and
all agreed that never has a finer
body of men gone into any war
than those we are send;ng and
never have men been better pre- ’
pared for. We saw white bread
only on the soldiers’ table and
money could not buy it for a civil
ian in all Europe. Our privates re
ceive a $1.10 a day. the British
privates 25 cents and the French
5 cents. The Germans are stead
ily losing on the western front and
the issue will be determined there,
no matter what may transpire else
where. A long hard struggle must
be anticipated but there can be no
auestion as to the final outcome,
we will win."
Mr. Goodwin met with many of
ficers and privates of the Ameri
can oversea forces with whom he
was acquainted and mentioned
among others Major Harold C.
Fiske, U. S. Engineers, lately in
charge of the Vicksburg district
engineers office and well known in
Southern Arkansas where he has
had charge of government work on
the Red, Ouachita and other
streams. Several months ago Mr.
Goodwin and Major Fiske attended
a series of meeting in Ouachita and
Union counties for the discussion
of plans for the development of
navigation and neither of them had
at that time rerr.odest idea that
they should next meet on the bat
tle front in France. The Major
was in charge of bridge and high
way construction in Flanders. He
expressed a lively interest in the
completion of the Ouachita project
and his confidence that it would i
prove one of the most successful j
cananization schemes upon whicn j
the government has been engaged i
Every postal employee in the
United States has been instructed
to take an active part in the cam
paign for the sale of war-savings
stamps. In order to reach the de
sired sales mark of $2,00.000.000
by January 1. 1919. it will be nec
essary to sell sufficient stamps to
average $16.50 for each man, wo
man and child in the country.
REGISTRANTS INSTRUCTIONS.
Cuunty Boards Warns All Conternrd That
Prompt Attention Will Be Required.
Beginning December 15, 1917,
: the local exemption board for
1 Union county will begin mailing out
i to all registrants in its jurisdiction
I the questionnaires prepared by the
I Provost Marsha] General, for the
purpose of classsifying each regis
| trant in the county.
The registrant is requested to
be very careful with the question
i naires as only one copy can be fur
nished to each registrant.
The locdl. board will mail 5 per
cent of the total master list of
Union county each day, excluding
Sundays and legal holidays, stamp
ing the date of mailing on
each questionnaire the date it is
mailed and the registrant has
seven days in which to answer all
questions and return it to the local
exemption board or be reported to
headquarters as a slacker.
If you do not thoroughly under
stand how the questionnaires
should be filled out get someone to
assist you and remember it must
be sworn to and returned within
seven days..
Your questionnaire can be sworn
to before a notary public or the
postmaster. If you have changed
your postoffice address and failed
to notify the postmaster where you
registered do so at once so he can
forward your questionnaire to you.
How’s This? *
. We offer One tlundred TXtUir® Tte
| ward for any case of Catarrh-' that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Hall's Catarrh Cure has been taken
by catarrh sufferers for the past
thirty-live years, and has become
known as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure acts thru
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces, ex
pelling the Poison from the Blood and
healing the diseased portions.
After you have taken Hall's Catarrh
Cure for a short time y.ou will see a
great improvement in your general
health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh
Cure at once and get rid ol' catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Amended Vaccination Rules.
There is a .number of serious
epidemids of smallpox in the state
at the present time. Surgeon
General Blue and Surgeon General
Gorges, members of the War Coun
cil at Washington, are urging that
vaccination be enforced throughout
the United Stated, as Unusal con
ditions are rapidly arising and it is
desired to control all contagious
diseases possible. For this reason
the State Board of Health have
amended their vaccination rules to
read as follows:
125. No person shall be!
entered as a teacher, employee or!
pupil in a public or private school
in -this State without having first
presented to the principal in charge
or the proper authorities, a certifi
cate from a licensed and compe
tent physician of this state certi
fying that said teacher, employee
or pupil has been successfully vac
cinated: or in lieu of a certificate of
successful vaccination, a certificate
certifying a recent vaccination
done in the proper manner by a
competent physician; or a certifi
cate showing immunity from hav
ing had smallpox. The responsi
bility for the enforcement of this
regulation shall rest equally on
each and every member of the
school board, the superintendent,
principal or teacher in charge and
the parent or guardian of the pupil,
and each of them shall be sepa
rately and individually liable for
permitting any violation of this
regulation. If, in the discretion of
the health officer having jurisdic
tion, any person to whom this reg
ulation applies shall have physical
disability which may contrainicate
vaccination, a certificate to that ef
fect, issued by th said health of
ficer, stating the contraindication,
may be accepted in lieu of a certifi- j
cate of vaccination, provided that
the exemption shall not.-pp'y when
such disability shall have ce^.n re
moved.
Sec. 23. Every firm, person or
corporation violating any of the
provisions of this act, or any of the
orders, rules or regulations made
and promulgated in persuance
hereof, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine
of not less than $10 nor more than
$100, or by imprisonment not ex
ceeding one month, or Doth.
Act 96, approved February 25,
1913._
Notice.
The Union Saw Mill Company
will pay $50.00 as a reward to any
one, not in its employ, who will fur
nish information from which any
person shall be convicted of depre
dating or trespassing upon the tim
ber of said Company.
This 1 st, day of February, 1906.
Union Saw Mill Co.
By F. W. Scott,
S**'*”. and Treas
Y. M. C. \. War Work Collections
Below is given by townships,
amounts subscribed by the people
of Union county to Y. M. G. A.
War Work. The figures are sub
stantially correct, but may be in
some instances slightly changed
when all the township chairmen
I make final report:
Boone .... $140.50
Tubal ._.. 12.75
Cornie . 95.50
Wesson .„..... 200 75
Henderson ...... 325 70
Jackson.. 123.00
Johnson . 146 00
Lapile. Huttig district 406.82
Lapile, Strong district 211.75
Harrison. 116 50
Wilmington. 74.50
Franklin . 168.00
Smackover. 85.00
Van Buren . 194.50
Garner.. . 153.25
El Dorado. 1270.00
Total . $3722.52
The quota assigned our county
was $3,500. As in eyery other
patriotic financial call made, we as
a county and as a people ha^e shot
past the mark set for us. This is
most gratifying, and proves the
loyalty and patriotism of our peo
ple. Grateful acknowledgements
are made to the many willing work
ers and contributors all over the
county, who cooperated so splen
didly in making this matter a suc
cess. The boys in the army and
navy will be inspired by our loyalty
to them at home.
W. E. McRae,
County Chairman.
Present Pastor Returns
The following appointments were '
made for Union county by the Lit-1
tie Rock annual conference of the !
Methodist church at its meeting in :
Arkadelphia Monday morning:
Rev. J. A. Sage of Camden was re
turned as presiding eldr of the dis
trict which includes this county
and W. C. Hilliard was returned to
El Dorado station; W. D. Sharpe to
Junction City, J. E. Waddell to El
Dorade circuit, A. Turrentine to
Huttig station. Rev. J. C. John
son was sent to the Strong circuit
and S. A. Graydon to Wesson sta
tion.
Turks and Caicos Islands.
Turks nnrl Caicos Islands form a
dependency under the government of
Jamaica, but geographically they are
a portion of the Bahamas, of which
they form the two southeastern groups.
There are upwards of 30 simdl Islands
with an area of 165 square miles, but
only eight are Inhabited. The popula
tion Is about 8,000. of whom only 300
are whites. The most Important In
dustry Is the salt raking.
Children Like It
‘You know it is not an easy matter to
get children to take medicine, and forcing
it on them does no good. Most mothers
know that a cough medicine, while palatable, should contain no
drug injurious to the child.
Cruaj” CkuikorUm
I he great popularity of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is ex
plained by the fact that it contains no opium or narcotic of any
kind, and at the same time is so pleasant and agreeable to the
taste that children like
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
For this reason alone it is a favorite with the mothers of young
children."
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