BUY A WAR SAVINGS STAMP AT THE NEWARK POSTOFFICE AND HELP UNCLE SAM WIN THE WAR
Newark
Journal
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, January 31, 1918
Vol. 17, No. 44
FAILED TO REPORT
TO LOCAL BOARD
List of Registered Men in This
County Who Have Not Re
turned Questionaries
The local board for Indepen
dence county reports the fol
lowing persons as having fail
ed to return their qestionaries.
The board desires information
from anyone who may know
the present address of any of
the parties mentioned. Some
of them have char.gd their ad
dress and failed to notify the
board or their postmaster and
others have probably joined
some branch ol the army or
navy, but the government de
sires that every registered man
answer his qeustionarie, even
if he has joined the colors.
William B. Welborn, New-!
ark.
Luther F. Baker, McHue.
W. B. Pasley, Oil Trough.
Paul Trammel, Salado.
Jerome B. Carrington, Cave
City.
Roy Hawthorne, Newark.
- Edgar L. Kay, Floral.
C. T. Wackerly, Jamestown.
Ernest L. Miller, Cushman.
William Grace, Cord
Christopher Altom,Wrenton.
Nicholous Lenendecker, Cin
cinnati, Ohio.
Will Billinger, Batesville.
Robert Jack, Newark.
Neil Griffin, Elmo.
John Bailey, Floral.
James Hamilton, Dunning-'
ton.
Jessie P. Todd, Cushman.
Alph E. Huddelston, Bates
ville.
Howre R. Halbert, Ander
son.
M. M. Rawlings, Cave City.
Claud M. Gray, Newark
William Milligan, Cord.
MRS. GALLOWAY DEAD
Mrs. Tonk Galloway died at
her home at Paroquet Tuseday,
after an illness of only a few
days of congestion.
Mrs. Galloway was 40 years
old and is survived by her hus
band and one son, Reed- She
had been a member of the
Christian church for a number
of years and was a most esti
mable Christian lady. She was
also a member of Newark
Grove, Woodmen Circle.
The remains were buried
Wednesday afternoon at Mt.
Zion, Rev. Bowman conducting
the funeral services.
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BUYS $600 WORTH
WAR SAVING STAMPS
The largest purchase of War
Savings Stamps reported in this
section of the state was made
at Calico Rock recently when
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Boothy
purchased six hundred dol
lars worth of these stamps.
Alexander Hurley, Batesville
W. H. Reed, Dota.
W. R. Dickerson, Cushman.
Andrew Bilbrey, Newark.
Herman Johnson, Cushman.
Charles E. Wagoner, New
ark.
Thomas Welch, Cushman.
Grover Clark, Newark.
Walter Reynolds, Walnut
Ridge.
Judson R. Chism, Batesville.
James C. Brown, Walnut
Ridge.
James Foust, Desha.
S- G. Landrum, Sulphur
Rock.
Henry E. Hogan, Batesville.
W. L. Martin, Cushman.
A. L. Bishop, Salado.
George Scribner, Dota.
John Clemson, Oil Trough
Waiter R. Tucker, Salado.
John Dickerson, Elmo.
James Raney, Elmo.
Charles. W. Brooks, Paro
quet.
The n\aiv with
money knows his_
account is a safeguard for, _
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Every man, that is worth calling a MAN has a
home for his family and himself. But some men
are thoughtless and have not protected their home.
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BOOZE IN UNDERALLS
Had Many Pockets and Bottle
in Each Pocket
Newport, Jan. 26.—A wo
man who has several aliases,
among them being Eva Swan
son, Eva Bravier and Eva
Smith, was taken into custody
yesterday morning when she
stepped from a Missouri Paci
fic train from Poplar Bluff.
I She wore a peculiarly contriv
ed pair of “underalls,” which
■ had many pockets and in each
! pocket was a pint of Missouri
j whiskey. Her suit case was
! confiscated, which contained
i seven pints. Eva was arraing
ed in mayor’s court and was
fined $300 and the trimmings.
She is now' languishing in jail,
paying the penalty. She has
lived for some time near the
ferry in the lowrer part of New
port, and has a local court
j record.
JUDGE WYCOUGH DEAD
Former County Judge Passes
Away After Long Illness
Judge S. B. Wycough died
Monday at his home in Bates
ville, following a prolonged ill
ness of a complication of ail
ments.
Judge Wycough was born in
Batesville and his entire life
was spent in Independence
county. He had served the
county two terms as county and
probate judge and two terms
as circuit clerk and made the
people a faithful and consci
entious servant in both instan
ces.
He was 68 years old and had
been a consistent member of
the Methodist church for more
than 20 years and was a Chris
tian gentleman of high moral
character.
He is survived by his wife
and one brother.
j Happenings of Local Interest
N
Trade with the merchants
who advertise in the Journal.
S. A. McNish of Beebe is
spending today in town on
business.
Earl Hinkle of Batesville was
looking after business in town
Wednesday.
If some men profited by all
their mistakes they would soon
be millionaires.
Newarkwill be just what our
people make it. No town can
rise above its citizenship.
R. E. Perry came down from
Buffalo, last night to spend
a few days with friends.
' It is reported that there are
more than 100 cases of small
pox in the vicinity of Guion.
Misses Minnie Magness and
Monta Rutledge left Tuesday
night for Little Rock where
they will be employed by the
telephone company of that
city.
The report that the govern
ment will require all available
supplies of castor oil will be re
ceived with delight by the
youngster who has eaten too
much.
Circuit Clerk B. F. Adams
of Batesville was in town today
en route home from Oil Trough
where he had been to visit his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C.
Adams
What has become of the old
time butcher who used to
throw in a piece of liver with
a soup bone and a piece of fat
as big as your fist with a chunk
of roast?
According to the Depart
ment of Agriculture, rats and
mice destroy each year proper
ty worth more than $200,000,
000, equaling the gross earn
ing of an army of 200,000 men.
It is announced that Super
intendent J. F. Russ of the
White River Division of the
Missouri Pacific will resign his
position with the railroad soon
to go to Shreveport, La., to look
after his private business.
Mrs. E.R. McGuire is suffer
ing from a severe wound on
her foot, caused from having
stepped on a nail at her home
here yesterday. The nail went
through her shoe and into her
foot, making a very painful
wound.
Albert Sims who has been
with the Union Bank and Trust
Co., of Batesville fpr a number
of years, has resigned his posi
tion with that bank. His resig
nation becomes effective Feb
ruary 1. Mr. Sims has'not an
nounced what his plans are for
the future.
Mrs. R. jC. Adams celebrated
her seventy-first birthday at
her home at Oil Trough Wed
nesday. Mrs. Adams was born
and reared in that communty
and has spent her entire life in
that vicinity. She enjoys
splendid health and is verv ac
tive for one of her age.
The State council of defense
has called attention to the re
quest of the national council
that friends and relatives of
soldiers send no more canned
fruits to the camps as the sol
diers receive plenty of food
without it, and it is often ruin
ed before it reaches its destina
tion.
Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Magness
left Wednesday morning for
San Antonio and Corpus Chris
ti, Tex., where they will spend
two or three months. The trip
will be a delightful one, as
weather conditions in that sec
tion of the country are ideal.
A letter from W. T. Nesbit,
written to Mr. Magness last
Saturday said the flowers
were blooming and that it was
warm enough for a man to go
in his shirt sleeves.
The fuel administration is
authority for the statement
that, while the annual output
of coal has increased 50,000
000 tons, the increase in con
sumption caused by the war is
100,000,000 tons. An increase
cited is that of the Bethlehem
Steel Company, w’hich demands
an increased coal supply of ap
proximately 3,000,000 tons a
year. The coal demands of pub
lic utility plants, particularly in
the industrial sections, have in
creased a third.
HENS ON EVERY FARM
The value of poultry in Ark
ansas only averaged $9.60 for
each farm, according to the
last United States census, while
the average value of poultry
slaughtered and sold from the
Iowa farms was $152. If ev
ery farmer in Arkansas will
try to raise at least one hun
dred good hens during the
coming year this will have a
great deal of effect towards in
creasing the value of poultry
and building up this industry.
At the same time it will give
our people more chickens and
eggs to eat and permit the sale
of beef and pork for the Army.
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NAMES THRIFT \ UNDAY
Ministers Asked to Aid Uncle
Sam February 3
By order of GovernorBrough
an official proclamation was
issued Wednesday afternoon
calling attention to the fact
that Sunday, February 3, had
been designated as Thrift Day
and asking every minister to
address his congregation on
that day upon the necessity of
thrift and the value of the war
savings certificate as an invest
ment and as an aid to rid the
world of militarism. The gov
ernor’s proclamation also urges
upon every citizen the neces
sity of saving money to turn
over to the government for the
purpose of prosecuting the war
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CALLED FOR EXAMINAITO
The registrants of the first
class in Jackson county are
being called by the local board
for examination. The examin
ation began Wednesday and
will be pushed until all of class
one have taken their physical
examination. About 600 are
in the first class in Jackson
county.
UNCLE SAM PAYS HIS
FIGHTING MEN WELL
Pay of Enlisted Men Ranges
From $30 to $81 and Food
and Clothing
The pay of enlisted men de
pends on their grades, ratings^
and lengths of service. From
June 1, 1917, and continuing
during the term of war the
pay of enlisted men is as fol
lows :
Men receiving $30: All pri
vates, the Army entering grade
Men receiving $33: First
class privates, men promoted to
act in minor noncommissioned
officer capacity.
Men receiving $36: Corpor
als, saddlers, mechanics, far
riers and wagoners, and musi
cians of the third class.
Men receiving $38: All ser
geant giades in the line, which
include Infantry, Field Artil
lery, Coast Artillery, and Cav
alry; cooks, horseshoers, band
corporals, and musicians of the
second class.
Men receiving $44: Serge
ants of the various corps of the
Engineers, Ordnance, Signal
Corps, Quartermaster Corps,
and Medical Department; band
sergeants and musicians of the
first class.
Men receiving $48: Battal
lion sergeant majors, squadron
sergeant majors (junior grade)
sergeant buglers, master gun
ners and assistant band leaders
of the line.
Men receiving $51: Regi
mental sergeant majors, regi
mental supply sergeants, ser
geant majors (senior grade),
quartermaster sergeants of the
Quartermaster corps, ordnance
sergants, first sergeants, elec
trician sergeants of the first
class, assistant engineers and
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ROCKING CHAIRS
We have a large assortment
of Rockers ranging in price
from $2.00 up.
Have an extra good, curved
arm, cobble or saddle seat
rocker, with a high back
that we are offering while
they last at $3.50 each.
If you are in need of anything
in the furniture ine come in
and look through our stock.
C. W. MAXFIELD CO
THE BEST FOR THE MONEY
BATES VILLE, ARKANSAS
FURNITURE, RUGS STOVES FARMING IMPLEMENTS