The Newark Journal
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•NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1920
VOL. 20 NO. 32
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN j
BAB CONDITION
President of University Say
State Must Provide More
Revenues for Schools
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“The people of Arkansas do j
not realize that their state j
system of public education is'
threatened with disruption,’
according to President J. C.
Futrall of the University of I
Arkansas. “Every public
school in the state from the
country district to the State
University, has already had
its efficiency impaired by in
ability to meet increased costs.
And the worst is still to come.
“The difficulty the schools
and colleges are finding in
keeping, in their faculties aj
sufficient number of scientif
ically trained men. It i said
that in the last six years, out1
of 1700 men employed in sci-S
entific positions in the agri
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of the country, 1400 have left
their positions for other open
ings.”
Referring to the present:
condition of schools in the
state President Futrall says
that it is high time the state
took action not only to im
prove but to equalize educa
tional advantages.
“Eighty per cent of the
children of the state have not
the opportunity to attend high
school. Tens of thousands can
get only three or four months
in an out of date, one room I
school.”
The only possible remedy
seen by President Futrall is
the amending of the constitu
tion to permit the levying of
a larger state tax or school
purposes, a larger local dis
trict tax and a county tax.
GETS TWO YEARS IN
TEN FOR FORGERY
Will James, the young man
rom Magness, who was charg
ed with forging a check on J.
T. Jones of Magness for $150
was tried in the circuit court
at Batesville last Friday. He
was found guilty and was sen
tenced to two years in the
penitentiary.
When the young man pre
sented the check at the First
National Bank of Newark
for payment his actions aroue
ed suspicion, and when told
that the check would be cash
1 as soon as the bank cashier
•" died Mr. Jones over the
phone, the young man ran
..way, leaving the check. He
was captured in a few hours
nd was indicted by the grand
on the following day.
EXPRESSMAN HURT
Billy Kelley, express mes
senger on the White river
road, met with a bad accident
last Saturday. Mr. Kelley
-tumbled over a bread box in
the baggage car while the
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harp curve which threw him
out and severely bruised him
out and severely bruised him
about the face and body. Mr.
Kelley was carried in an un
conscious condition to a hos
pital in Little Rock where it is
said he has a good chance for
recovery.
NEGRO KILLED BY TRAIN
Earl Polk, colored, *<f Bates
villc, was killed last Saturday
morning about 9 o’clock at
Olyphant by No 7 fast mail.
Fob: was crossing the track
by a freight train on a siding
and not hearing N j 7 stepped
directly in front of the mail
irain which hurled him about
twenty feet, it broke his
b^dy in sever a1 places and
oadly disfigured his face.
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j® PABO&UET ITEMS ^
Paroquet, Nov. 10.—We are
(having rain here. Not much
cotton being picked.
Lon Lovejoy made a busi
ness trip to Newport Friday.
Clay Showns of Jackson
County is spending a few days
here with relatives and friends
tnis week.
J. W. Wayman made a busi
ness trip to Diaz Friday.
Dock Crompton of Newport
spent Sunday here with
friends.
G. W. Yaney made a busi
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
Mrs. Nora Wayman and
son, Paul, of Newark is
■spending a few days here vis
iting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Clark
spent Saturday night and
Sunday at Newport visiting
friends.
Eli Cole Jr. left Sunday for
St. Louis and other points in
the north after spending a
fevr days here looking after
his farming interest.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Gilbreath
of Newark spent Saturday
and Sunday here visiting rel
atives.
W. K. Hunter made a busi
nesb tup iu i\ewai'K oaiuruay.
Mrs. Addie Hensley of New
ark spent Sunday here visit
ing relatives.
Bill East of Newport spent
Sunday here visiting friends.
A. K. Cronise made a busi
ness trip to Newark Monday.
C. C. Whisnant and daugh
ter, Geneva, spent Monday at
Newport.
John Barber made a busi
ness trip to Newark Monday.
Miss Mary Duncan of Cush
man spent a few days here
this week visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Duncan.
Ernest Way man spent Sun
day at Alicia with friends.
Mrs. M. C. Stone spent Sat
urday at Newark shopping.
T. M. Harrelson of Newark
spent Sunday here with
friends.
GINNING SHOWS BIG
GAIN OVER LAST YEAR
Cotton ginned up to No
vember 1, amounted to 7,471,
352 bales, according to the
government report issued
Monday.
The amount ginned to the
same date last year was 6,305.
054 bales.
Arkansas ranks fourth in
the number of bales ginned
this season, a total of 519,439
bales having been ginned in
Arkansas.
The states leadintr Arkansas
are Texas, 2,905,718 bales;
Georgia, 994,954 bales; South
Carolina, 858,713 bales.
RICE GRANORY BURNED
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DeWitt, Nov. 8.—A granary
valued at $4,000 and contain
ing 23,000 bushels of rice was
destroyed by fire near here
recently. The blaze is believ
ed to have been of incendiary
origin. The storehouse and
its contents belonged to Wil
liam Hunt. This was Hunt’s
first year as a rice grower
and his record yield had at
tracted wide attention. Little
insurance yas carrie don the
insurance was carried on the
building and contents.
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Charlotte, Nov. 10.—W. M.
Kent of Sulphur Rock attend
ed the Masonic lodge here
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jerni
gan of Newark visited Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Jernlgan Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Fallis
motored to Batesville Friday.
Miss Willie Taylor visited
friends in Batesville the latter
part of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Merri
wether of the Dota neighbor
hood visited Mr. and Mrs. G.
•J. Moore Sunday evening.
Mrs. Daisy Williams who
has been visiting relatives for
some time left Friday for
Conway where she will spend
the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Lindsey
and children of Batesville
spent Sunday evening with
Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Lindsey.
SCHOOL HONOR ROLL
The following pupils of the
Newark school having made
the following grades for the
months of Sept, and Oct.:
Attendance 100; Punctuality
100; Deportment 90, and Cash
Work 85, are entitled to hon
orable mention and are hereby
commended for their excellenl
record.
High School Department.—
Louise Atkinson, Lucile Wal
drip, Vivian Rawlings, Will
Waldrip, John Alexander and
Mary Dobson.
Grammar Department—Ma
t . da Sisk, Montine Snell, Ro
i. Id Sisk, Bryan House, Pear
Seward, John Benish and Jes
se Grosser.
Mrs. Snell's Room.—Pauline
Saylors, Louise Allen, Eula
Seward, Madora Tharp, Iona
Kinman, Alvina Benish, Geor
gia Dobson, Willis Evans, Iva
Moss, Lucile Magness and
Floyd Sisk.
Miss Miller’s Room.—Jay
House, Louise House, Elsia
Michaels and Jessie Price.
Mrs. Bone’s Room.—Etta
McSpadden, Naomi Sisk, Ruby
Fields, Lillian Saylors, John
Kinman, Ella Myrle Dobson.
Volena Dearing, Ruby Seward
G. W. Price, Lindsey Norris,
Glen Brightwell, Clay Moore.
Floyd Gilbreath, Raymond
Powell, Edgar Fausel, Jewel
Brown, Hubert Michaels, and
Fleta Purdom.
Miss Kate Martin’s Room.—
Glandine Tomlinson, Irene
Tavlor. Inez Tavlnr. Homer
Norris.
Hereafter this roll will be
published each month, and
parents are urged to assist ns
in making it larger each mon
th. ‘ TEACHERS.
ROBBED SECOND TIME
Walnut Ridge, Nov. 10.—
The store of Sam Levitt was
robbed again last Friday
night and about $700 worth of
goods were stolen. This is the
second time this store has
been robbed within two weeks.
Several persons were arrested
on suspicion, but all of them
were released for want of evi
dence. The robbers entered
the store from the rear and
through a hole about eighteen
inches square.
IMPROVE GROUNDS AT
SCHOOL BUILDING
The directors are having
some decided improvements
made on the school grounds 1
by the construction of concrete
walks from the school build
ing to the streets. Space has
been provided for flower beds
which will add much to the
attractiveness of the school
grounds.
The new works are a much 1
needed improvement and the
directors are to be commend- !
ed for making this perman
ent improvement which will
add greatly to the comfort
and convenience of the entire '
school. . {
FORMER NEWARK BOY
WINS IN OKLAHOMA
At the recent election in
Oklahoma, Elbert F. Rawlings
who several years ago resided
in Newark, and worked at the
Iron Mountain station, won
the election as one of Okla
homa’s road commissioners.
Elbert’s popularity in his
auopteu state js attested Dy
he fact that he won his elec
tion by a handsome majority
in a district that is normally
democratic. He is a brother
of J. K. Rawlings, Superin
tendent of Schools, of this
place, and Robert 0. Raw
lings of Newport.
RESIDENCE BURNS
W. F. Self’s residence in the
eastern part of town was des
troyed by fire Tuesday night.
There was no one at home
when the fire started and the
building and entire contents
were a total loss. It is not
known how the fire originated
NOTICE
All parties owing me for
Blacksmithing are urgently I
requested to come and settle
at once. I need the money to
pay my bills. G. L. FINK.
OFFICIAL RESULTS OF
THE RECENT ELECTION
Official Returns Show Demo
crats Won in County By
Good Majorities
Following is the vote as giv
?n by the official returns fror-.
he recent election in Inde
pendence county:
^ox-154G
larding_1076
FOR U. S. SENATOR
faraway _1899
>le_1144
FOR GOVERNOR
McRae _1990
rownsend _893
Mount _ 55
FOR CONGRESS
Mdfield _1943
Rowden _1109
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
Bone _2165
VTfltVipnv 1Q.44.
Burge_1223
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
Gray _2160
Reynolds _908
FOR SHERIFF
Harris _1772
Ball _1279
For Road Tax_1536
Against Road Tax_509
For Amendment No. 13— 774
Against Amendment 13—1112
For Amendment No. 14— 810
Against Amendment 14—1103
For Amendment No. 15— 544
Against Amendment 15—1357
Up to noon today there had
been 1203 bales of cotton mar
keted in Newark this season.
Cotton was selling on the
street today for 15 to 20 cents
a pound.
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