The Newark Journal
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
O. F. CRAIG & SONS
Publishers
It Is Easy When
Everybody Works
There is a movement spread
ing over certain sections of
some of the Souther**. states
that has great possmuities,
when properly pushed.
The idea is to have communi
ty meetings and pick out cer
tain things of a public nature,
and then arrange for a general
community holiday on a certain
date at which time everybody
takes a day off from his regu
lar work, and they turn out by
the hundreds and do the thing
that has been decided upon for
the day.
For instance, if a certain
piece of road needs fixing, ev
erybody turns out and the road
is fixed.
When the people of a com
munity become imbued with
this spirit, they take more in
terest in the welfare of their
community, they become bet
ter citizens and men of broad
er visions.
It has proven a great success
in every case that has come un
der our notice.
And if it is successful in
other places, why not here?
Why can’t we of this town
declare three or four such gen
eral holidays and everybody
turn out and make some im
provement that is greatly need
ed in our midst?
Why can’t we do something
that will make this a more at
tractive place for the farming
community around?
Why can’t we do something
that will be of commercial and
civic value to our community?
We need a few get-together
meetings. There are plenty of
things in the way of public
improvements that need atten
tion, and The Journal knows
of no better way of getting
them done than by a move
ment of this kind.
There was a time when a
man in this town spoke well of
his neighbors, and his friends,
and the church, and society,
and the business men, and the
farmers, and of the whole com
munity in general. But he died!
An honest effort that ends
in failure is better than no ef
fort at all. It supplies the ex
perience that paves the way to
future success.
It is possible, of course, that
the fellow who thinks he never
makes a mistake hasn’t sense
enough to know the difference.
HEAVY FIRE LOSS
Insurance Companies Reported
Losing Money in State
An underwriting loss of ap
proximately |1,000,000 was
| suffered by the fire insurance
!companies operating in Arkan
sas for the five-year period
ending Dec. 31, 1921, accord
ing to reports submitted to
Bruce T. Bullion, state insur
ance commissioner, by the var
ious companies, and as a result
there will be no reductions in
insurance rates, according to a
eompiliation and statement is
sued from Mr, Bullion’s office
in Little Rock Tuesday.
The fire loss paid in the
state during the period totaled
8 17,347,774 and the operating
expenses of the companies
totaled $11,473,120, the report
showed, while the premiums
collected by the various com
panies aggregated $26,882,
389. The fire losses paid and
the operating expenses of the
companies totaled $1,838,005
more than the total premiums
collected, according to the
statement.
TWO MORE MAY DIE
Are in Serious Condition From
Stabbing Affray
Salem, May 23.—Richard
Kerley and James Rand, both
severely wounded in a fight
in which Walter Kerley,
Richard’s son, was killed by
Ed Rand at Dewey, in the
western part of this county,
last Saturday, are yet in a dan
gerous condition and neither is
expected to recover. Kerley
is suffering from 17 knife
wounds. Rand was beaten
over the head and face with
a wrench by Walter Kerley,
the man who was killed.
WHITE EAGLE SATURDAY
HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
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Copyright. 1921 by McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
/VO WONDER THEY ARE ALL USIN 6
FIRESTONE Tires
The Quality
is UP.
30 x 3
Non Skid
$ 7.50
30 x 3 1-2
Non Skid
$ 8.50
The Price is
32 x 3 1-2
Non Skid
$16.50
DOWN!
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31 x 4
Non Skid
$18.00
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FARMER KILLS SELF
Randolph County Man Swal
lows Carbolic Acid.
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Pocahontas, May 22.—Lute
j Mock, aged 30, a well-known
1 farmer of Randolph county,
committed suicide in his home
| near Brockett, about 10 miles
; north of Pocahontas, at five
j o’clock Sunday morning. He
! swallowed about an ounce of
carbolic acid, and died 30
minutes later.
Mock was married 4 months
ago. He is said to have threat
ened to end his life a few
weeks before his marriage. He
had been in ill health for sev
eral months, and that is believ
ed to have prompted his act.
Telling his wife he was feel
ing ill, Mock went to the medi
cine cabinet, procured a vial of
the poison and drank the con
tents before his father-in-law
with whom he was living could
interfere.
DRAINAGE PLAN
APPROVED IN JACKSON
Newport, May 22.—County
Judge John E. Melville, who
took under consideration last
Friday the matter of the pro
posed Drainage District No.
11 of Bird and Jefferson
townships, rendered his deci
ison today creating the dis
trict.
The proposed district was
bitterly fought and many land
owners as witnesses for and
and against drainage ,as well
as attorneys for both sides
were heard. Some of the as
sessments were reduced, others
raised, but a reduction as a
whole of 25 per cent was made.
The original commissioners
were retained. They are W.
S. Lawrence, Ed Bowen and
Jud N. Hout.
EXAMINATION
The regular quarterly ex
amination of teachers for li
cense in this county will be
held a Batesville on Thursday
and Friday. June 15 and 16,
1922.
An examination of teachers
for State and Professional li
cense will be held coincident
with the examination for coun
ty license.
Respectfully
W. T. J ERNIE AN
Superintendent.
DO YOU BLAME THEM
Kensett, May 22.—What
was intended to be a two day
baseball meet between Kensett
and Augusta ended in the sev
enth inning of the first game.
At that time the score stood 28
to 0 in favor of Kensett, and
the Augusta players quit the
game and took the first train
home.
HOLD UNION REVIVAL
Newport, May 22.—Work
of constructing the big taber
nacle in which a union revival
is to be held, was begun Satur
day. The building will seat at
least two thousand people. The
churches of the city have se
sccured the Stephens evange
listic party, composed of sev
ral people, and a union meet
ing will be held.
SHIP 200 CARS~STAVES
Walnut Ridge, May 2.‘L—
The Henry Wrape Stave Com
pany has shipped from this
station in the past .‘50 days over
200 cars of tight barrel staves.
It is exepcted that hauling
[from their mill to refill their
j yard will start within the next
few days. It is reported that
this company has in its yard at
its mill on Cache river over
500 cars of hardwood staves.
HRE AT WIDEMAN
Every Business House in Town
Destroyed by Fire
Three store buildings at
Wideman, in one of which was
located the postoffice, were
destroyed by fire discovered
about 2 o’clock Saturday morn
ing, these being the only
stores in the village, which is
located about 10 miles north
east of Calico Rock.
The total loss is estimated at
over $7,000, with no insuran
ce and distributed as follows:
J. T. Dockins & Co., $3,000;
W. C. Craig, $2,000; H. C.
Jones, $2,000. The postoffice
was in Craig’s store. Above
the Dockins store was the Odd
Fellows’ lodge room. The
lodge lost $150 or $200.
Practically the entire con
tents of the stores burned. All
were frame buildings, the
Dockins store being the oniy
one of more than one story.
It is the general belief that
the buildings were set on fire.
BANKER IS FINED $5,000
Memphis Man Admitted Sell
ing Altered War Stamps
Memphis, Term., May 22.—
Clarence Henochsberg, assist
ant cashier of a local bank,
was fined $5,000 and sentenc
ed to 24 hours’ imprisonment
in the federal court late today
when he admitted selling reg
istered war stamps with the
registration numbers altered.
DID HE PAY IT?
Old Darky (to shiftless
friend)—I hearn tell you i.
gwine to pay me dat dollah
you owes me. Is you?
Friend—I ain’t savin' I ain’4
Old Darky (severely)—1
ain’t ask you is you ain’t; I ask
you, ain’t you is.
' POSTMASTER ARRESTED
Inspector Charges Shortage In
Accounts
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Jonesboro, May 22.—Ernest
K. Mat kin, postmaster at Greg
cry, Woodruff county, was
checked up Saturday by Post
office Inspectors Elliot and
Wood and found to be short
in his accounts the sum o(
$588, the inspectors charged.
The postmaster was placed
under arrest at once and
brought to Jonesboro, where he
was given a preliminary hear
ir.g before United States Com
missioner E. P. Mathes. He
was held to wait the action ol
he federal grantd jury at IIel
ena, that meets there next
October. The bond was fixed
at $2,000, which he gave
and was released. The short
age was made good by A. P
Hunnefield the father-in-law
of the defendant.
FIRE AT COTTON PLANT
Lumber Yard is Destroyed
; With Big Loss.
Cotton Plant, May 23.—The
Darby . Lumber Company’s
yard and office building, to
gether with two automobiles
and an auto truck, were de
stroyed by fire about midnighl
last night. Loss was estimated
at $10,000, with $2,000 insur
ance. The origin of the fire
1 as not been etirmined.
Farmers in the vicinity ol
Newark who own thorough
bred .registered, Poland Chins
hogs, and who are interested
in holding a co-operative auc
lion sale of breeding stock thi.'
fall are asked to meet at thr
Royal Theatre in Newark Sat
urday afternoon May 27, a’
which time plans will be per
lected for holding this sale
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WILL TOUR STATE
Schoolboy Attracts Attention
By His Singling
Walnut Ridge, May 23.—Al
len Smith of Walnut Ridge
who gained a great deal of
publicity a few w'eeks at Little
Rock and was employed to sing
at the Capitol Theatre, is mak
ing arrangements to tour the
.state with a troupe of boy sing
ers and it is possible that he
will be gone all summer.
h OR SALE.
New Century Low Down
Tank Pump; double action,
with 20 ft. 2 in. rubber suction
hose. Fittings for iron pipe
or rubber hose. Hand or pow
er. Capacity 2,000 gallons per
hour. J. H. Boles, Newark,
Ark.
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FOR SALE
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One car Moss Rose Flour,
chops, bran, mule feed, sudan
grass seed. The best coffee
in town. Anything you want
in the grocery line. J. A. Lan
caster, at Jeffery Bros, store.
Batesville Ark.
Worry may be, as a great
man has said, worse than
drink, but it doesn’t leave the
same taste in the mouth the
next morning.
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SEND YOUR LAUNDRY TO
IDEAL LAUNDRY
NEWPORT, ARK.
C. H. Walton, Proprietor
R. M. GALLOWAY,
Local Agent
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Will Wealth Bring
Happiness?
She was the understudy of a famous stage beauty,
and when the opportunity came, she stepped upon
the stage and created a sensation.
It is a big city theatre, crowded with the wealthy
and fashionable, and among the spectators is a youth
who is attracted by her personality.
She has a friend who dies and leaves her a million
dollars.
Beauty, Fame, and Wealth!
What more could any girl ask?
If you want to see something that will take you
away from the hum-drum of commonplace things
and give you a glimpse of the gaiety, beauty and
glitter of the romantic side of life, don’t fail to see
this appealing picture of youth, beauty and romance.
Featuring Miss Dupont in Sonic of the Most
Beautiful Gowns Ever Shown on the Screen!
A PICTURE TO PLEASE THE LADIES
Will Not Appeal to Men Over 80
Harold Lloyd Comedy, “Nothing But Trouble”
Ml SIC liV HOWELL STRING HAM)
FRIDAY, MAY 26
ROYAL THEATRE
Admission 10c and 30c