THE HUTTIG NEWS.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. XI. NO. 40
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1918.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
TO sm WAR STAMPS.
tvery fraternal Order, Church or Other Or
ganizations Should be a War Saving Club.
According to the plan which is
being adopted over the entire state
every fraternal order, church so
ciety and women’s club and every
store in Union county should or
ganize a War Savings club. Every
neighborhood in the county should
be a War favngs lu'\ Certainly
wnat other counties have done we
can do. We are not going to take
the back seat for any other county
in Arkansas. However, it is evi
dent that up to the present time
every organization in the county
has not taken an active interest in
the War Savings campaign and are
not buying War Savings Stamps in
a symtematic wav.
Every loyal, prosperous citizen
in the county could afford to belong
to one of these clubs, in which the
members pledge themselves to
save enough from the amount they
usually spend on luxuries, or things ■
which are not absolutely necessa
ry, to buy at least one War Savings
Stamp each day. 25o each day
lent to the government by each
man in the countywvho can afford
to buy stamps will amount to near
ly $ 100 per year for each member
and will help the government con- j
siderably in this crisis. Remember
our government must have ready;
cash if our boys are to have plenty |
of good food, clothes and amuni- !
tion. Are you willing to do your;
share? Then call on your banker
and ask him for a war sayings card.
Arkansas has sold only a few
thousand "dollars worth of stamps.
She is behind in her share. Utah
and some other states, smaller
than our own, have passed the two
million dollar mark. We must do
our part. Begin buying War Sav
ings Stamps today.
Men In American forces Now.
There were 1.428.650 enlisted 1
men and 110,865 officers in the i!
Unite'd -States army at the opening
of 1918. more than one and a half |'
times as large as any force ever 1
before mobilized by this Nation, i
according to a statement by Secre
tary df War Baker.
During the war with Spain the
army of the United States at its
maximum strength aggregated j
272,000 men and officers. Thej
army in the field and in training
now is Dractically six times as
great as the maximum number un
der arms in tho Spanish-American
war.
About 45,000 officers were
commissioned from civil life in the
two series of training camps, nearly
eight times as manv as the number
of officers in the regular army April
1, 1917.
Provides Books for Soldiers.
Mere than half a million Dooks
already have been furnished sol
diers and sailors in training camps
and in France by the American
Library assiation war service and
the flow is steadily increasing, ac
cording to the director of this work.
A campaign for funds inuagu
rated last autumn netted more
than $1,500,000 and real results
in the tangible shape of books and
comfortable ibraries are being felt
by the soldi ers and sailors. The
Carnegie Corporation gave $320,
000 for the erection of camp libra
ries. Nuarly all camps now have
14 libraries and the others the build
ings are in course of construction.
The reading rooms each accommo
date 250 men.
For the men in France the asso
ciation has organized distributing
stations at all points of embarka
tion, where books are assorted for
jhiDment abroad. Soon every sol
iiar who steps on a transport will
tarry a book with him. which he
md his companions will lead on
.he way across, after which it will
De forwarded to the men back of
.he trenches. No attempt will be
made to establish linraries in
-ranee, but the association will
nave representatives there to su
oervise the work of distribution.
Notice.
The Union Saw Mill Company
will pay $50.00 as a reward to any
ine, not in its employ, who will fur
iish information from which any
)9rson shall be convicted of depre
jating or trespassing upon the tim
ber of said Company.
This 1st, day of February. 1906.
Union Saw M;ll Co.
By F. W. Scott,
Sp<~”. and Treas
Help Win the War.
Here are'some don'ts that will
lelp win the war:
Don't waste food ;t will feed our
armies and our allies.
Don't burn coal when you can get
wood: it will move our shiDS.
Don't neglect to observe the meat
less and wheatless days.
Don't Kill calves for veal let them
mature for beef.
Don't 'criticise the Presidnt you
may land in j vl.
Don't 'ook upon Liberty Loans and
War Savings as donations.
Don’t give aid or comfort alien
enemies, or fail to report
them.
Don’t discourage the enlistment of
' fit young men tn milftttry
service.
Don’t let your stock run at large
on railroad rights-of-way.
Don’t fail to respond to all govern
ment calls for service.
armers Should Buy War Stamps.
Arkansas farmers have been ac
:used of not being awake to the
ieriousness of the situation and the
act that we are in a world war to
jrotect our homes and our chil
iren. To carry on this war the
jovernment must have money,
rhis money will ne supplied from
.axes collected, but, of course, the
noney cannot all be secured in a
’ew months from taxes; conse
quently, our government must bor
■ow until the taxes can be collect
ed. The War Savings Stamps
jives everyone an opportunity to
[end to the government. When
you buy stamps of any denomina
tion you lend the money you pay
for that stamp to the government.
The stamp simply shows you have
lent that money and it is as good
as gold. The government guar
antees to repay you with interest.
Certainly we can all lend the gov
ernmedt some money in the fight
to protect our nomes. we must
do it, even if we have to sacrifice.
Every farmer in this county
should buy at least one 25c stamp
for every day in the year, and it
would be a good plan if the leaders
in each neighborhood would follow
the example of folks in other coun
ties. that is, circulate a petition
throughout each township in the
county. _
State of Ohio. City of Toledo,
Lucas County, ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. J.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
City of Toledo. County and State afore
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of HALL'S
CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 6th day of Decem
ber, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON.
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally and acts through the Ltlood on the
Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send
for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Fills for constipation.
Tell us the news for the News
The South Must Supply Seed.
The North is short of seed corn,
| according to a letter received by
I W. C. Lassetter, director of the
Agricultural Extension Division,'
from the government officials at i
Washington who state that the'
Northern farmers are very anxious;
insecure seed corn cf varieties'
| that wili mature in 90 days or less. 1
'i hey say if seed cannot be secured
from the South there can be very
little corn planted in the Northern
states next spring. If you have
any seed com, be sure to fill out
the following tlank and send to W. j
C. Lasgett^r, old statehouse. Little I
Rock. Do not delay since it will
take some time to bring the seed
corn together at concentration
points before it is shipped North:
Name of variety of corn on hand
No. bushels ear corn for sale
No, bushels shelled corn for sale
Price per bushel in lots of 5 bush
els or more ....
Price per bushel in lots of less tnan ]
5 bushels
Signature
Postoffice
Date
191
Lieut. McPiicarson Speaks.
Second Lieut. D.J. McPhearson,
who fought with the Angle-Scottish
Highlanders on the French front,
delivered an interesting talk at the
Methodist church Tuesday night to
a good sized audience considering
the weather. He was accompa
nied by Attorney J. D. Trimble,
who is recruiting for the Hi Dora
| do companyJ,of‘tReFctarttr Arkah-"
sas regirpent. His talk was ap
preciated by all and the stories of
German atrocities told by one who
has witness them aroused his hear
ers to a greater rea' .tion of what
the great world war is and how
necessary it is for everyone to do
all in his power to aid in bringing it
to a successful end for freedom
and civilation.
Mr. Trimble in a brief talk ex
plained the Thrift and War Stamp
campaign to the audience.
Junior B. V. P. 1.
The Junior B Y. P. U. on last
Sunday elected the following offic
ers:
President. Hazel Daspain: vice
president. Margurette Ebbs: secre
tary. Lucille Phillips: correspond
ing secretary. Ruby Phillips; treas
urer, Vitress Atnip.
The program for next Sunday is
as follows:
The Prophets. God'; Messen
gers. by Necy Wood.
God's Messengers to Isria’,
by Oreval Greer.
Hosea, by Teddie Voss.
God's Mossengers to Judah, by
Margurette Ebbs.
Micah. by R. E. Ebbs.
Nahun, by Lucille Phillips.
Zephaniah. by Vitress Atnip.
Habakkuk by Nellie Heard.
Isaiah, by Annie May Perritt.
Scripture reading by all.
BAD ROOFING FIRE DANGER
Investigation Into Causes of Big At
lanta Conflagration Lays Blame
on General Use of Shingles.
Following tin- Atlanta conflagration
of May ‘21, 1017, the committee on fire
prevention of the national board ot
fire underwriters dispatehed one of its
most experienced engineers to the
Strieken city in order to iimkr u closu
study of the characteristics of thu to-e,
the causes to which it was due und
the lessons which might be deduced
from it.
The report finds that the Atlanta
disaster was essentially a “shingle
root” conflagration of 'a familiar
type; it questions the utility of the
dynamiting nr buildings and n ■ u
tlie* fact that some of the host- sent
from nearby cities could not he ih-i!
through lack of standardized couplings.
The report’s greatest emphasis, how
ever. is laid upon had roofing condi
tions, wliic-h are summed tip In the
following statement:
This conflagration, together with two
of tite other fires occurring at the
same time, emphasizes the ease with j
which spreading fires may develop in
cities where wooden shingle roofs pre
dominate, even when the tire depart
ment is mainly well equipped and
manned. It illustrates the startling
suddenness with which such a fire may
grow into a conflagration under favor
able conditions.
rREES NEED PLENTY OF ROOM
Should Be Planted Far Enough Apart
For Them to Become Perfectly
Developed Specimens.
If you own vour place tin- first thing
i'ou wish to do is to plant trees and
thrubs, because these take years in
nature, and naturally you do not want
o lose a year. They are the only
icrmpnent elements in th*- garden and
hey cost more in tile first place than
mods, bulbs or perennials. Then-fun
iere is your great chance to make a
success or to spoil the ofiYet of your
tlnce and waste u lot of money, lien
ire some good rules:
Save money by planting your ave
me trees far enough apart for them
O lu'rtiini* kiim-impps:
•verybody plants ton close. Measure
he spread of the best specimens in
own ef the species you want. Try
o set all I lie people in your block to
ihmt the same kind of tree. Don’t
plant silver maples, box elders or
f'arolinu poplars. Their beauty is
short lived. The elm is the quickest
proving of the long-lived avenue
trees.
Stive money by not planting a use
less hedge across your front yard. A
hcUi;o is never oheuvier than u fence,
nor can you expect it to be as effective
in keeping out animals. A tall,
thorny hedge, like osage orange, is a
bad tiling for a suburban place.
Reducing Fire Hazard.
It is of the utmost consequence that
every individual in the United States
consider himself a committee of one
to co-operate in the removal of all un
accessary fire hazards that may come
.vlthin his knowledge. The urgency of
his cannot by any possibility be ex
iggeruted, says the Scientific Atneri
'uu. The di(Terence between adequate
ittention to this warning by every ros
ebud of our country, and its complete
icglect by all concerned, might very
.veil tie the difference between winning
lie war and losing it. And while of
■nurse this figure is an overdrawn one
n the sense that certainly everybody
,vill not ignore the warning any more
ban everybody will heed it, this fact
Iocs not in any degree diminish the
Measure of individual responsibility.
IIveryime of us can contribute some
bin" to tlio lessening of the fire loss
Cor the year to come.
Business Men Educate City.
The chamber of commerce yf ’York,
i’a., believes that Its main function N
to educate the people of York to the
need of better tilings. It is at present
devoting its educational efforts to the
children, because “the child of today
is the man of tomorrow.” An infor
mation folder has been Issued by the
chamber which shows how the work is
being done. Prominent business men
have been asked to make ten minute
addresses on civic topics in every
school building in the city of York ana
its suburbs. The folder contains sttg
gestions for talks, and gives a list of
the business and professional men win.
have consented to co-operate in the
movement this year. The first work
of this character was attempted in
101 f., wlie;: 84 men gave their services.
In 1016 there were 53 volunteers, and
109 men are assisting this year.
Mrs. D. M. Clowney visited at
Monroe the first of the week.
Methodist Church Services.
The following services will be
held at Union church Sunday: Sun- :
day school at 1 0:00 a. m. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. and 8:00 p. m. by
the pastor. Junior League £.00
p. m. Epworth League At 6:30 b.
m. A cordial invitation i§ extend
ed to all Us attend thes*- services.
Kev. A. T-rrentine Pastor.
Important Point.
CniHvnfntfion Is n irreat distin
guishing faculty.—Greenville Klelser.
“A Happy New Year”
To Our Friends and
Patrons! May Pros
perity, Health and
Happiness be yours
throughout
“1918"
THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
HUTTIG, ARKANSAS
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