SECTION THREE—CHRISTMAS NUMBER
3 Sections THE NEWARK JOURNAl
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, December 13, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 37
TO INFORM ALL WHO
PAY ON INCOME
Arrangements Made to Have
Information For All Subject
To New Income Tax
Washington, Dec. 10.—The
vast machinery of State coun
cils of defense will be utilized
by the internal revenue bureau
to disseminate information to
the 7,000,000 persons who will
pay income taxes under the
new law, and to others subject
to various forms of taxes.
Arrangements have been
completed between Internal
Revenue Commissioner Roper
and the Council of National
Defense, whereby the 3,000 lo
cal defense committees
throughout the country will be
furnished with detailed instruc
tions on taxation questions to
be passed on to the public by
means of phamplets, neighbor
hood meetings and public ad
dresses.
In line with the policy of
seeking cooperation of the pub
lic and of business interests in
collecting the $3,400,000,000
to be raised within the next
year, Secretary McAdoo has
announced the appointment of
three legal advisers to Com
missioner Roper- They are
Samuel Untermeyer, New York
lawyer; Judge John Barton
Payne of Chicago, now a legal
adviser to the Federal ship
ping board, and A A Ballan
tine, a Boston lawyer. These
men will devote their time
without pay to helping the
commissioner solve the many
knotty problems encountered
in administering the new war
revenue act.
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HELENA GETS NEXT
BAPTIST CONFERENCE
Reports Submitted at State
Convention Show Marked
Progress Past Year
Jonesboro, Dec. 7.—The an
nual Arkansas State Baptist
convention closed tonight aft :r
a session of three days, in
which much important busi
ness was transacted. Helena
was seletced as the meeting
place for next year, and the
Rev. C. D. Wood of Pine Bluff
was elected to preach the con
vention sermon.
One of the most important
matters discussed was the state
missions report, read by Dr. J.
S. Rogers, secretary of the
board- Di. Rogers said the past
year has been the greatest for
Arkansas Baptists in all their
history. The financial report
showed that $29,789.75 was
raised for the orphanage at
Monticello, that the debt of
$15,197.79 against the insti
tution was paid. A debt of $26,
000 on state missions was also
paid this year. The report on
finances showed a total of
$107,576.30 for all missions,
and a grand total of $150,
003.35 for all purposes.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to return our sin
cere and heartfelt thanks to
the many kind friends who
stood by us during the last ill
ness and death of our beloved
wife and mother. May the day
never come when those friends
who came and rendered as
sistance need similar attention,
but when the time comes may
they receive the same assis
tance.
P. S. FORTUNE
and children.
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in the Bank ^
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fill plate.
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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
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Filling the Stockings
1917—1918
The year is dying. So brief the space
Before its sands are run,
My heart is counting, as its own beats,
The moments, one by one
My heart is crying for those lost hopes
That in my soul had sprung
To joyful being—crowns to be won—
While yet the year was young.
Can I do nothing? Naught can be done
The dead past to revive.
Waste not the effort. Years yet unborn
In which to plan and strive,
Unto me beckon. Let selfish thought
Be purged from out my soul
And helpful service in this new year
Be of my life the whole.
—Holland’s Magazine.
BANK PAYS DIVIDEND
At the last regular monthly
meeting of the directors of the
First National Bank of New
ark, a ten per cent semi an
nual dividend was declared
and ordered paid to the stock
holder;, of that bark.
This bank paid a semi-an
nual dividend of six per cent
5n July, .making a 16 per cent
dividend paid its stockholders
this year. It has enjoyed a
splendid business this year and
their statement polished else
where in today’s paper shows
a net gain of 25 per cent in
deposits during the year. This
is a splendid record and all
of the officials of the bank
have reason to feel proud of.
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HENDERSON-SMITH
Clyde Henderson of the Mt.
iCarmel neighborhood and Miss
Grace Smith of Magness were
united in marriage at the home
of Squire and Mrs. J- T. Jones
at Magness last Sunday even
ing at 8 o’clock, Squire Jones
officiating.
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NOTICE TO HUNTERS
Our land is posted No
hunting will be allowed day or
night. All trespassers will be
prosecuted. ELLER BROS.
Y. M. C. A. SUBSCRIPTIONS
The amount subscribed for
the Y. M. C. A. war fund in
Newark and other places in
the Newark District is as fol
lows : ffl
Newark _$450.50
Paroquet_ 83.00
Logan schiol house_ 25-00
Oakland school house 26.00
Pleasant Hill_ 24.00
Mount Carmel _ 68.00
Total _$732.5o
There are still a few sub
scriptions to the fund remain
ing unpaid and as it is neces
sary to make a final report on
the work it is requested that
all those that have not paid
either call at the First National
Bank of Newark and pay same
or hand it to the local secre
tary H. V. Williams or some
member of the committee.
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NATURAL CONCLUSION
In the home of a prominent
I business man a handelier fell
in the night, making a terrific
crash. In the morning the man
said to his wife:
“What did you think, my
dear, when you heard the
chandelier fall last night.”
“I thought darling,” replied
his wife, “that you had been
detained on business again, and
were getting upstairs as quiet
ly as you could.”
JACKSON CO. MAN
FROZEN TO DEATH
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Farmer Residing Near Tucker
man Lost in Snowstorm
And Loses Life
Tuckerman, Dec. 10.—Bird
Blackburn, a young tenant far
mer living on the Decker farm,
about five miles north of this
place, was found at noon Fri
day in the middle of his field
frozen to death. Blackburn
left' the store of Lindley &
Hanley about dark and started
across the field to his home.
Blackburn is survived by his
wife and several children.
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FIELDS-PLAYT
Orville Fields of this place
and Miss Pearl Platt of Mag
ness were united in marriage
at the home of Squire and Mrs.
•1. T. Jones at Magness, on last
Sunday evening, Squire Jones
officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. Fields are
prominent young people and
their many friends extend con
gratulations.
They will make their home
in Newark.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
Notice is hereby given that
the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First Na
tional Bank of Newark ,vill
be held at the bank on the
second Tuesday in January,
1918.
W. W. JERNIGAN,
Cashier.
BRIDGEMAN-SMITH
Edgar Bridgeman and Miss
Mabel Smith, prominent young
people of Magness were united
in marriage at the home of
Rev. T' J. McDoniel last Sun
day night, Rev. McDoniel of
ficiating.
CHRISTMAS FIRES
SHOULD BE BARRED
Use Precaution in Arranging
Decorations For The
Christmas Tree
The best time to put out a
Christmas tree fire is before
you put up the Christmas tree.
If the people of Newark will
begin to think about the dan
gers of the Christmas candle
and Christmas decorations
right now they will probably
be in a sufficiently cautious
frame of mind by December
24 to save their children from
the danger of horrid burns and
possibly worse.
The festive Christmas-tid
each year is the open season
for amateur Santa Clauses to
burn off their cotton batting
whiskers, set the decorations
on fire and burn up the town
hall or Sunday school auditor
ium.
I Hundreds of little tots are
I more or less badly burned ev
lery Christmas, people are in
jured in panics and public
buildings and prvate dwellings
burned down through fool
hardy stunts that otherwise
sensible people sanction be
cause it is Christmas and be
cause they have done it before
and are still alive.
Don’t use cotton snow and
tissue paper decorations at
Christmas time or any other
time. Cut out the Christmas
tree candle and use small elec
tric lights or nothing. If you
will persist in courting danger
at least be contented to extin
guish the candles after a few
minutes and under no circum
stances leave the tree unatten
ded by adults while the candles
are lighted.
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