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OURNAL
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, December 27, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 39
THE COUNTRY MUST
PRODUCE MORE MEAT
Serious Situation Faces World
Because of the Great Short
age of Supply of Meat
Because of the war the meat re
serves of the world are diminished.
The herds of live stock in Europe
have been reduced by slaughter made
necessary in order to feed the armies
Our own meat prodll ::un ir. tie.
years just preceding the war was
barely sufficient for our own us
And yet we are not only calico . [> -;i
to feed ourselves, but to feed Eu
rope to a large extent. An! we
must do it if we win the war.
Where will we sc .ae \ ou
can do your part on your farm an .
in your backyard by p:odue n • more
poultry—increas: a tue aupp o:
eggs and chickens, gee. • and
Our total number of nm.a’s
cannot be increase i with - iffica n
quickness. Several years . tt re
quired to build up cuttle herds. Hogs
can be increased considerably m a
year. They can be increased 1 star
than any other meat .-urinal. Hut
poultry carr be doubled in . ye;' b
offers the fastest and cheaper' pos
sible source of meat merer so. In
is why it is '0 import nt that ev >y
one help in poultry production the
coming year.
The more poutry and eggs we pro
duce, the more poultry and egg - we
will eat. The more of that food we
eat the less beef and pork we will
need or want -leaving that much to
go to Europe. Thus we do indirectly
the thing we can’t do directly.
By poultry production we get quick
ly more meat to win the war, al
though we cannot increase in that
time the number of our meat animals.
Get some good hens. You will
hip win the war. You will reduce
your own cost of living. ^ ou will
turn waste into food.
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TO MEMBERS OF NEWARK
LODGE NO. 218 F. & \. M.
The istallation of officers for the
ensuing year will be held at 8 o'clock
p. m. on Tuesday Jan. 1. All mem
bers are urgently requested to be
present and are hereby invited to
bring their families.
T. H. HEARING, Secy.
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FOR CONGRESS AGAIN
Popular Congressman Will Seek
Re-Kiection in Approaching
Democratic Primary
'ini’ announcement of Hon. \\. A.
Ul IfieH . s a i .mlbh’tc tor re-election
to Congress from inis district ap
r ■ • r. s i:r todays pai'er.
Mr. Gl-lfield in scek.nK re-else, ion
solely upon his merits, and any ’ >it
: ii Med man who will consider his
v. e; d i.r con re :; is be an i t < . ‘.ni!
that no m.r. I.r the entire lii-tory
of this district has nvnlc a more ' r'!
Pant record or been more faith
t’.-.-iy than Me. Oldfield.
11 -.r has r'■ n i:i pr. ".’.inerrcc : 1 i :n
I'.cr.1e a. V/ .sh.j.'.-i'i'jn until ho is rec
ognized as t, i of iii• m infr.ten
. iai men in congit-ii
t his is shown l y lim faet that hv
has been chosen as a member of the
Ways and Meins Committee, the
L0’ t inipo; i :i a rut m >s pov rfa
ct mmittee i.‘ Congress.
Mr. Oldfield is in pc-feet harmony
and accord with thi administration
and is recognized hy President V. il
son as one o: his st lUnehest and
most able supporters.
i\o man in tnts congressional dis
trict stands closer to the people or
enjoys a greater share of the confi
dence of the people.
He is an untiring worker and the
people appreciate his efforts in be
half of good government. His thous
ands of friends will show their ap
preciation by giving him their loyol
support in the coming electon.
Congress only recently re-convened
and on account of the war situation,
will doubtless remain in session until
late next summer or even extend into
the fall of the year. Under these
circumstances it will be practically
out of the question for members of
Congress to engage in the campaign
for re-election; and as it is all im
portant that most, if not all, of the
present congressmen be retained dur
ing this trying period opposition to
them, at home, should be' ignored by
the voters.
In piping times o’ peace” when the
country is tranquil, U is well to
The way to get the full plate is to bank your
money regularly. No matter how small your de
posit is, bank it. As your balance grows, a feeling
of comfort, of security for the future, grows with it.
The world looks brighter to you, because, come
what may, you and yours are secure against want.
Our Bank is a Safe Place For Your Money
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS ™
CONGRESSMAN W. A. OLDFIELD
consider the claims of aspiring genius
and allow latitude to develop tates
manship; 1 ut in times like these,’
when the whole world is rent with
war, and devastation, destruction and
anarchy lurks in every hid’ng place,
it is dangerous to experiment. Hence
for the good of the country, the wel
fare of the nation, and the safety of
the people, let us keep in Congress,
at least until this cruel was is over
men whom we know and whom we
can implicitly trust.
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OATES-M AG NESS
Franklin L. Oates of Russellville
and Miss Annie May Magness of Lit
tle Rock were married at the home
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Magness, in Little Rock, on
Christmas day. The bride formerly
resided in Newark and the many
friends of the family here will hear
tily join The Journal in extending
congratulations and sincere good
wishes to the happy couple.
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\ VI DKLO 1 !
James S. Vaughan of this place
and Miss Mattie Aydelott of Oil
'1 r< ugh were married at the home
of the bride at Oil Trough on Christ
mas day. Rev. K. A. Horn perform
ed the ceremony.
They are splendid young people
and The Journal joins their many
frinds in extending congratulations
and go d wishes.
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SMITH McADAMS
Walton Smith and Miss Jeffie Mc
Adams, pt eminent young peon!' of
Batesvile were man ie 1 at tin horn.'
of the bride's parent/ Mr. and Mrs.
J. J. T. McAdams in Batosvillc Wed
noday afternoon, Rev M. S. Smith,
officiating.
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EVERYBODY’S WKAR1V ’EM
We have become a nation of but
ton-wearers. Inspect the coat lapel
of any average crowd and see if
that is not true. We used to marvel
at the pictures of European royalty
whose noblefronts were plastered over
with a breast-plate of insignia and
orders and stars and things. W.
have fallen into theh same style, on
ly in a mannr not quite so aristo
cratic, and more in keeping with our
democratic tendencies and traditions.
Every new movement that s inaug
urated every lodge you join, every
candidate whose easue you espouse,
must be represented by a button. Of
course it is considered almost obli
gatory to wear the official button of
your lodge, so that your brethren
may be identified, but it is just there
the “joiners" get into trouble. You
know folks who belong to so many
lodges and orders they hadn't enough
lapel space to wear all oi their but
tons and badges. Then when it conies
to ureat national moveemnts, in which
ourpatriotism must be emphasized and
advertised we must wear Red Cross
buttons hood Conservation Duttons
Home Guard Badges, V. Jl. C. A. pins
and other insignia to prove our in
terest in the things that are worth
while.
There are secular and religious
buttons, social and political buttons,
purely advertising buttons, cheap and
artistic buttons, buttons of so many
kinds and characters that the old
game of “button, button; who’s got
the button,’’ has lost its point.
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HEN LAVS TOTAL OF
229 EGGS IN YEAR
Fayetteville, Dee. 24.—With a total
of 229 eggs laid in one year, the
leading hen in the Third Arkansas
Egg Laying Contest conducted by
the College of Agriculture of the
University of Arkansas undoubtedly
eolus the record for this section of
the country. The largest number of
eggs laid by one bin last ye.tr was
195. The production of the average
hen in a farm t'ieck is about 50 eggs.
The hens entered in the contest are
fed a dry mash consisting of equal
parts of ground oats, wheat bran,
shorts, coni m ail, and wheat scraps,
iiiittermilk er si. m milk is mixed
with this bran three times a week.
The hens are fed serai eh feed con
sisting of tv. p >rts of cracked corn
and two parts ol whole wheat.
SprouUd uats a! • is :t important
part of the feed.
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H ATrS til It I\ AISFlv
ilig'n ol!. i"!s is, Washington City
halted the other day to smile with
some one who passed to them a little
poem, as follows:
“My Tuesdays are meatless;
My Wednesdays an wheatless;
1 am getting more eatless each day.
My home, it is limitless;
My bed, it is shentlcss;
They’re all sent to the V. M. C. A.
The barrooms are treatbss;
My Coffee is sweetless;
Each day 1 get poorer and wiser.
My stockings an- fcclless;
My trousers are seatless;
Mv, how I do hate the kaiser.”
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FOR SALE
Three mare mules, t3 years
old, weight al out 950 pourvTs,
two sorrel horses :> years old;
also two young cows with calv
es, and big lot of fine alfalfa
hay. J. W. SISK, Newark, Ark.
BATESViLLE STAVE
MILL HAS BIG FIRE
finishing Plant of Batesville Mill
Wiped Out By Fire Christ
mas Eve Day
Batosvile, 1 tee. L'f>.—The finishing
plant of the Mount Olive Stave Corn
pan’s factory at Batesville was com
pletely destroyed by free on Christ
mas eve night. The total loss is
about $10,000, about 75 per cent of
the loss being covered by insurance.
It is not known how the fire start
ed, but it is supposed to have origin it- 1
ed from the explosion of a Intern in
the engine room adjoining the fin
ishing plant.
The night watchmen on duty when
the fire broke out were unable te
duck the riame3 and when the fire
department arrived on the scene the
ire finishing pVnt was in flame*,
i. .1. Wall art, manager of the plant
has made arrangements to secure new
machinery and the plant will be re
uilt immediately.
i h plant is one of the largest of
t bind m the entire south and the
pt ople of Batesville tire glad to know
that the fire will cripple the plant
only temporarily.
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TOTAL ECLIPSE OF SUN
Get ready for a dark day in June.
The sun will he in total eclipse June
H, 1918. It is a peculiar coincidence
that one of the most famous total
eclipses of the sun occurred during
the war between the States and now
that the whole world is at war we
are to have another in which there
will be total darkness. It is predicted
that the day will be so dark that
traffic will be suspended.
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BIG OIL MILL BURNS;
LOSS NEAR S.IOO.OOO
The plant of the Buckeye Cotton
Oil mill in North Little Rock, owned
by the Proctor and Gamble Soap Man
ufacturing Co., of Cincinnatti, burned
Thursday night with'a loss of $500,
000. Two car loads of cotton burned
but most of the seed was saved. The
fire originated in the engine room.
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Married men should take warning
from the fate of a grocer in an Okla
homa town who dropped dead as he
handed some money to his wife.
ROBBERS GET $500
FROM LEPANTOSTORE
Expert Cracksmen Blow Safe
and Make Get-Away With
Considerable Cash
Lepanto, Dec. 23.—Robbers blew
the large safe in the Stuckey general
store at Lepanto last night and se
cured $500 in currency a small amount
of silver and $200 worth of checks.
Nitroglycerin was used in blowing the
safe. Apparently the robbers were
experts, as the force of the explosion
failed to wakepersons who were sleep
ing in homes across the streets.
The robbery was not discovered
until Mr. Stuckey went to the store
this morning. He found the front
door unlocked and the office a com
plete wreck as a result of the explo
sion. Officers in nearby towns were
notified and the telegraph wires arc
being kept hot in an effort to catch
the guilty parties.
Between $50 and $75 of the money
taken from the safe belonged to the
Red Cross, of which Mr. Stuckey was
chairman. The money was collected
yesterday and was left in the safe by
the committee.
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HANDSOME EDITION
The Newark Journal Christmas ed
ition comes to our exchange table
printed on pink paper. It is in three
sections, well edited, and tastefully
designed. Brother Craig and his son
are two of the live wire newspaper
people of this part of the state and
are being arpreciated by the advertis
ers and readers who desire a good
paper. Nothing goes further to help
a town than a real newspaper and
The Newark Journal is all of that.—
Newport Citizen.
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PUBLIC SALE
VJill sell at public auction to the
highest bidder, for cash, at Newark
on Saturday Dec. 119, one nine year
old mare and one three year old
horse. Sale will be conducted by Rev.
E. A. Horn.
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HOME GUARD MEETING
The Journal is requested to an
nounce that a meeting will be held at
the Newark High School Auditorium
next Tuesday night for the purpose
of completing the organization of a
company of Heme Guards.
! 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 j
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FURNITURE, RUGS STOVES FARMING IMPLEMENTS