DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHEASTERN ARKANSAS AND UNION COUNTY.
VOL. XI. NO. 46
HUTTIG. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. MARCH 16. 1918.
PRICE. $1 PER YEAR
Camp Pike Notes.
Camp Pike. March 9. 1918.
Tuesday night of this week saw
the formal opening of the pretty
little Red Tri ogle building at the
base hospital, at the west end of
the camp. As it is built primarily
to serve the six hundred men com
posing the medical force at the
hospital, it is much sma’ler than
the other Y. M. C. A. buildings,
which are expected to serve be
tween five and six thousand men.
While the secretaries of the build
ing are allowed to go among the
patients in noncontagious wards
and serve them in eyery possible
way. the building will be op°n to
the convalescent patient* only
whtrn they have soecial permit.
Ths object of the building is to al
low the medics! force an opportun
ity for recitation, unhampered b>
the presence of those with whom
they h ve been working all day.
For several weeks now the. camp
h e h er Seeing a reproduction cf
tile early days of the draft on a,
mall scale in the white section,
and on a sonsidera’ole scale among
!*-'Ops. Bu.h ar- ti.- fin a!
qu us of the fail draft, an • while
the r umber cf wh’tes are ;omcara
lively small arid thev come in lots
of ten to twenty-five, several
thousand negroes have been arriv
ing. Judging from the number of
Lundies and suit cases, these new
comers have heard cf the shortage
of clothing and bedding by the men
last fall and are coming prepared, j
But there is no need of such pre
cautions now for there is plenty of
all needed supplies in camp and
the hardships of those Dioneer days
vrculd seem to be among the for
gotten memories of the past.
It is interesting to note that
Camp Pike is we-1 up among the
leaders in all forms of Red Trian-;
gle activities in the army camps of
the Southwest division. In Janu
ary it lead in number of stamps
sold and in the total amount of |
money orders bought. It also lead j
in per cent of attendance at the re-1
ligious meetings and in the per
cent of men in the Bible classes.
Camp Pike has just about as lively
a lot of Y. M. C. A. secretaries as j
you can find anywhere and they
are on the job all the time.
Unless one has loved ones in the
camps at home and abroad they are
not apt to realize just how impor
tant a feature of army life letter
writing really is. Many and many
a man has been made or broken by
the letters he did, or did not get.
One special field work for the Red
Triangle (as the Y. M. C. A. is now
being termed in many places) is
writing letters to the American
boys m ioreign prison camps, i ms
is an extract from a letter to a sec
retary from Wm. Fitzgerald, who
was captured on the S3. Esmeral
das: ‘ Your letter to me and the
address on the envelop gee whiz!
Just think, 1 had almost forgotten 1
had a name. It was always No. 10
here and No. 10 theie. 1 took my
letter out 40 times a day just to
read my name, and 1 caught the
other fellows all doing the same
thing. It is wonderful what one
letter will do."
' A big lot of the soldiers are going
to learn more than military tactics
and the manual of arms while in
the army. Ear’, {. M. C. A. build
ing includes r is force an educa
tional direc/ A trifle curious to
knew iust w t his duties were, 1
interview-.. m of them during my
last visit. He told me he was
holding, cr assisting seme of the
officers to hold, thirty classes in
English. Among the troops that
came to the camp last fall from the
North and East are many foregn
ers: some knowing so little Eng
lish that it was impossible for them
to understand the orders of their
officers. A little later classes in
| French will be started there at
they are in other parts of the camp
The meetings for the classes are
held at night in the barracks.
Don't get the notion in youi
head that time spent in the arm\
camp either at Gamp Pike or an',
other camp, is time wasted. Herf
is the way one soldier sees it
"These have been the best twc
months of my life. Dorng a jot
right is becoming second nature tc
| us in camp. We must keep ou;
1 kits and utensils just to or we heat
from our officers. Cleanliness is
; compulsory. Peace will rcturr
I millions of men with whom sanita
! rv living is a passion. I believe the
I hapits f clean living arid clean
: thinking w j 1) surely stick with most
; of us after the war."
A good many people seem to
have the id a that the hostess
house at Camp Pike is only open
to soldiers "'ho have ladies with
them, and a lot of boys have had
that idea themselves until lately.
As a matter of fact, the soldiers,
both officers and men. are welcome
there at any time, and they find
the cheerful, homelike atmosphere
most inviting. An excellent lunch
may be secured there and the boys
welcome the change from the reg
ular camp menu. It is served
cafeteria style and that makes the
Soldiers feel right at home, save
that they have real dishes and sil
ver spoons. A lot of fellows say
they miss nice dishes worse than
anything else about the dining hall
at the barracks. But none of
them miss any meals on that ac
count. Erwin Bunk. Editv-r
Rogers Democrat.
Pete McCall for Assessor.
The Mews this week carries the
announcement of Pc re McCall for
the nomination for Tax Assessor of
Union county in the coming prima
ry.
He is a native of this county and
was born at Mt. Hclly. in Boone
township, but has been a resident
of E! Dorado for the past six years
where he has served as deputy
sheriff under ex-sheriff J. M
Wallace and the present sheriff
Finn Craig. He expects to resign
his position, however, in the near
future in order to devote his time
to the campaign.
Pete has made good in the office
of deputy sheriff and is po=cessed
of all the necessary qualififiations
to make good in the one to which
he aspires. He is young, full of
energy and thoroughly understands
land numbers so he can keep the
records straight, which will be a
harder task under the new law
than the old.
His slogan adopted for the cam
paign of "Equal assessments to
all,” besoeaks for him fairness to
ward every tax payer, which is as
the office should be conducted.
He is also a man who always
knows you when he meets you
young, old, rich or poor.
He desires to meet all voters,
both ladies and gentlemen, before
the primary but if he fails to meet
you personally wants to assure
you here that he will appreciate
your sunport and do all in his po.v
er to merit your approbation il
elected to this important office.
The Red Cross Benefit.
The entertainment given at th
school auditorium Wednesday
night by the pupils of the Hutti^
high school for the benefit of th?
Junior Red Gross recently organ
ized in the school was the bes'
I ever given here and was great]]
; enjoyeu by the large audienct
1 present.
Every number was wall render
ed and the teachers and pupils ar<
to be commenued for their work.
Ise .Indolent in Gardening.
“In the growing cf more garden
i the people of Arkansas respondei
c_plendidly after war was declare
• on the 6th of April, but along wit!
the excellent work done both ii
towns and rura! sections many un
necessary mistakes were made
One cf t! o great mistakes mad
last year was that people grev
! considerate surplus quantities o
certain garden crops for whicl
there was no market and it result
I ed in great discouragement. Thi
1 exoerience of last year should b<
! applied in the effort of each indi
■ vidual to produce more this year.'
I "Choose wisely in what yci
plant." is the advice of Dean Mar
tin Nelson, of the College of Agri
culture. Fayetteville, to every on<
j who can grow a garden this year
i 'T'nes ason for planting a garder
I is the same in many parts of the
•state. Let everyone think care
j fully this year in planting the per
ishable crops, such as radishes
1 Ltt'ice, fresh onions arid many
otnar vegetables, grown purely for
needs, of the home table. Plant
i oniv the amount eznerienr-.p has
I taught the family can use. Of those
things that may be preserved.
: let the family plant what it knows
j it can handle and care for without
: loss, while the crops that are less
perishable, such as Irish potatoes,
I sweet potatoes, beans of all kinds
j that may be grown to a ripened
i stage and other crops that can be
| stored should be grown in as large
quantities as possible for home
^consumption and for marke£.. Ic
so far as tire home can be suppi'ee
in this way, families will be ir.de
j pendent and secure, transporatior
problems will be simplified, the
! family will go out of the market as
a buyer and the produce from com
mercial centers may be directed to
the centers of population or to the
points of shipment for export.
Nothing which individuals or fami
lies can do in an effort to contri
bute to the general food supply of
the country will accomplish so
much, on an equal area, as will the
garden well arranged and well
tilled." *
Anollicr Fioneer DoacF.
William Harris McKinney, aged
| 70 yea^s, 10 months and five days,
died at the home of his son, A. J.
j McKinney, just west of town, at 7
' o'clock Friday morning, March 8,
1 91 8, of a complication of muscu
lar rheumatism, ashma and hearl
trouble.
The deceased was born in Geor
gia, iviay 3. 1847. and carne tc
Union county when 7 years of age
and has lived here ever since then
with the exception of eight yean
spent in Texas and two years hf
serv-.d in the Confederate armj
during the civil war.
I ne leaves a wue ana seven cm
aren to mourn his death as follows
A. J. and L. P. McKinney and Mrs
T. W. Watkins, Mrs. Clyde Russel
and Mrs. D. M. Malone, of Huttig
Dr. Z. H., of Fulton, Ark., anc
Jesse H.. who is serving in ths
army at Camp Jackson, S. C.
The deceased was a Christiar
gentleman and loved by all wh<
knew him. Interment took plac
at Harper Sprmgs cemetery Satur
day morning at 1 1 SO o'clock. Rev
E. F. Cole, of the First Baptis
church, conducting the services.
Hying Accidents Arc Fevy.
Records of the war departmen
show that from the beginning o
■ training in June. 1917, to Febru
, ary 22. 1918, the fatalities at mili
■ tary aviation fields in this countr
i have b u-.n 51: 10 officers a id 21
cadets killed in training flights, am
12 men killed in unauthorize<
i flights and ground accidents.
Since the training began in th
! United States, student aviators
! have flown considerah’v over 100.
i 000 mfles. Hundreds of *~:thertc
I i.
^; inexperienced men have t ;n
^ | learning to fly. Their early flights
^! are under the guidance of instruc
tors. and prior to these flights two
or more months are spent in pre
‘ liminary ground work. There
comes a time, however, when ey
f
j. ery student aviator must take his
‘ machine up alone, and every pre
1 caution has been taken to reduce
the nunrber of accidents and safe
guard the aviator in his solo flights.
Notice.
II Notice is hereby given that a
■; call meeting of the Democratic
County Central committee will be
11 held in E! Dorado on Monday,
i March 25. at 2 o'clock, in the court
house. Said meeting is caiied fer
the purpose of calling a Democrat
ic primary election to be held May
28, and to appoint judges, clerks,
bailiffs for holding sa'd election and
to fix fees of candidates thereof
and to transact anv other business
that may properly come before
said meeting. All members are
hereby requested to be present.
B W. Reeves, Chm.
r. u. L_aKe, becy.
Prof. Massey's Caiv'si Book.
| Announcement is being made by
The Progressive Farmer of the
publication of Professor Massey's
Garden Book for the Southern
States. Coming at a time when all
the South needs be a-gardening it
! I hss leaped -1n*6' Vpg&i?' A Teller
I from The Progressive Farmer to
J day received, says: “Orders for
Professor Massey's Garden Book
are being received in every mail."
Probably no agriculturist in the
South is so well qualified for pro
ducing a work of this kind. This
will prove to be the most valuable
contribution of Professor Massey's
fifty years' service to Southern i
farmers.
Arrangements have been made j
by which our present readers and
those whom we should like to have
on our list, may receive both The
Progressive Farmer anu Professor
Massey's Garden Book. The price
of The Progressive Farmer is ore
dollar a year and the paper bound
Garden Book fifty cents.
Send us $1.75 fora year's sub
scription or renewal and we will
order The Progressive Farmer a
year for you and have the publish
ers send you. prepaid, a paper cov
er copy of Professor Massey's Gar
den Book for the Southern States.
Council of Defense Meeting.
About fifty representative citi
zens from all parts of the county
attended a meeting of the County
Council of Defense at the court
i house at El Dorado last Sunday
afternoon to plan for a county-wide
speaking campaign on next Sunday
I to auquam t lx its people oi union
| J countv with what the government
1: wants the citizens to do.
1 Speakers who have been in
formed by the government will
1 opeak at several places in each
township Sunday and the following
: ( are the places in Lapile township:
j Strong, 11 a. m.
' j Okalona Church. 3 p. m.
L Harper Springs Church, 3 p.m.
) Huttig Colored Church. 8 p. m.
Everybody is urged to attend one
of these meetings and ask your
t neighbors to attend as some start
le ling facts that all should know will
be presented by the speakers.
Commercing Saturday, March 9,
I will grind only every second and
fouth Saturday of each month.
H. P. Heard.
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Compulsory School Law.
The following letter was re
ceived from the prosec.u ing attor
j ney by Prof. Dowis was in response
i to an inquiry from him regarding
I the compulsory school attendance
; law and is seif explanatory and
j shows the on'y thing that can be
' done to avoid prosecution by those
j whose children have been reported :
, as the law requires the teacher to1
I do:
El Dorado. Ark.. March 9, ’18.
Prof. A. J. Dowis,
Huttig. Ark.
; Dear Prof:
j
1 received your list and and I beg
'to advise that i ha^e not the
| authority to excuse anybody from
i the law: but in dire cases of neces
j sity. would advise that the law will
i nermit a man to petition to Judge
Yocum, the county judge, and if
j • eiief m these cases can be se
i cured anywhere, it is there. Where
! you are able to get your board of
directors together, you can 1st
them recommend this to the coun
ty judge, and I am sure he will fol
low their recommendations, after
they have made the proper lnves
tigation. If I were clothed with the
authority. I should be very glad to
act in these cases, but 1 am not.
and for that reason am point'ngout
to you the proper authority to act
under the law.
Very truly yours,
J. K. Mahony,
Prosecuting Attorney.
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