The
Newark
Journal
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, April 18, 1918
Vol. 18, No. 8
NEWSPAPER MEN OF
NATION TO SEE OUR
FAMOUS BIG BOTTOM
The National Editorial As
sociation,composed of the lead
ing newspaper men of the
United States, will hold its an
nual convention this year in
Little Rock. The members will
spend two days in Hot Springs
and will then be taken on a
tour of the state, in order that
they may see for themselves
and get first hand information
in regard to Arkansas and her
resources.
It is announced that Secre
tary McAdoo of the U.S. Treas
ury and Herbert Hoover, U. S
Food Administrator will ad
dress the association and will
also accompany the members
on their tour of the state.
Newark and our famous Rig
Bottom and Oil Trough coun
try will be honored by a visit
from this distinguished body
and preparations should be
made to give the party a rous
ing reception at Newark.
According to plans now
being formulated the party will
leave Little Rock on a special
train on the morning of June
13. Newport will put on her
best ‘-‘bib and Uicker” and
serve breakfast to the visiting
editors. After breakfast, the
entire party, consisting of
about 450 members will be
taken in automobiles and driv
en through the famous Oil
rl rough and Big Bottom coun
try fo Newark where the spec
ial train will be in waiting for
them when they reach this city.
They will entrain here for Rat
esville where an elaborate fish
fry will be served the visiting
editors at noon at the Govern
ment lock and dam on White
river.
This is the opportunity of
our life to show our hospitality
and to do some real boosting
that will put Newark on the
map. The party will be com
posed of about 450 leading
newspaper men from all parts
; of the United States and every
state in the union will be rep
| resented- The impression we
make upon these visitors will
mean something to Newark
and Independence county.
Let’s not only show them
that we have the best country
in the world but let’s show
them that we are a real liv-v,
set of boosters.
They will say something
about Newark through their
papers. It’s up to us to make
them say something good.
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SUBMITS TO OPERATION
TO GET TO GO TO FRANCE
Rudd Alexander of this
place recently underwent an
l
i operation at the Base Hospital
I a’f Camp Beauregard in order
| to fit himself for service in the
overseas army. He could have
| secured an honorable dischar
ge, it is said, because ot some
I physical defect, but he prefer
red to submit to an operation
and have the defect removed
rather than quit the service.
He desires to go the front in
France and the young man’s
patriotism is commendable.
The
Maiv wilh Money
his family
protected with mong?
f in the Bank.
Doesn’t it make you “sweat blood” to think
what would become of those you love, and who
are dependent on you, should you die penniless?
That does not happen to the man with
money. He has done his duty. He saves his
money and puts it in the Bank where it is safe
from fire, burglars or his own extravagance.
\?ut YOUR money in OUR bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
BIG BOTTOM TOWNSHIP HONOR ROLL
Big Bottom township is ex- :
peeled to raise $25,000, and
the township now lacks only
aboi+t $7,000 having taken its 1
full quota. It is expected that
Big Bottom will “go over the
.top” by Saturday night.
Wycough township has sub
scribed for her full quota of,
bonds, and the honor roll for
that township will be publish
ed in The Journal next week,
as the complete list could not
be secured in time for publica
tion this week.
The honor roll for other
townships will be published in
full as soon as we can secure
the names from the township
chairmen.
Following is a list of citizens
of Newark and Big Bottom
township who have subscribed
for bonds of the Third Liberty
Loan ,
J. N. Grimes_$3,000
|M. R. Leggett_1,000
| Fisher & Saylors__ 1,000'
\. II. Saylors_ 100
C V. Plumb _ 50
IG- E. Tharp_ 100
iC. Washington, (col.)_ 50
| T. J. Welborn_ 100
| Roy Craig_ 50
B. R. Clark_ 100
W. F. Sisk_ 50
| Whit Martin_ 50
! H- F. Gibson_ 50
L L. Mayhan_ 50
i R. L. Morris_ 50
i Wallace Magness_ 50
j R. H. Holderby_ 50
I Mrs. E. W. Magnes;^ __ 50
j Dan Moore_1,000
W. E. Sell _ 500
! Henry Magness (col) __ 100
H. E. Boultinghouse_ .100
W. W. Magnes#**'._ ^00
W- D. Martin_ 2u0
Mrs. Ethel Chesser_1.000
B. A. Magness_ 500
Dr. A. A. Evans_ 100
J W. Henderson_ 100
E. D. House_ 100
E. R. Moore_ 500
Charles Welborn_ 50
H. T. Magness_ 100
W- E. Kinman_ 100
Mrs. Dove Sturdivant __ 500
J. W. Adams_ 500
Yeatman-Gray Gro. Co__ 500
A. F. Byrd_ 50
A. J. McSpadden_ 50
R. C. Chamberlain_50
Allen Johnson_ 50
G. M. Fields_1,000
Clarence Fields _ 100
'NewarkWoodmen Circle 250
Orville Fields_ 50
P. G. Magness (col) __ 50
W M. Magness_ 100
E. W. Magness __ 50
J.B. Fitzhugh_ 600
A. R. Barber_ 50
A. M• Sisk_ 50
L. E. Wilson_ 100
R. B. Adams_ 500
N. M. Wilson_ 100
Mrs- A. A. Evans_ 100
Willis Evans_ 100
J. G. Edwards_ 100
Tonk Galloway _ 100
John M. Barber_ 100
J. W. Searcy_ 50
Edgar Bullington_ 50
J. A. Jones_ 50
J- M. Smith _ 50
H. E. Nauman_ 50
M. L. Arnold_ 50
B. S. Arnold_ 50
H. B- Powell_ 50
V L. Pascoe _ 500
J. S. Vaughan_ 50
E- W. Vest_ 50
W. E. Jackson_'_ 50
L. G. Poe_ 200
John Saylors _ 50
G. F. Grosser_ 50
E- E. Allen_ 400
J. T. Robertson_ 50
E. II. Williamson_50
R. R. Ratton_ 50
Airs. R. R. Ratton_ 50
W. U. Ash_ 50
i N. I). Freeze_ 50
|0. F. Craig,- 100
Mrs. T. H. Bearing_ 50
IT. H. Bearing_ 50
W. W. Jernigan_ 50
J. W. Sisk - 500
: F. C. Hoyt_ 200
Rowena Hoyt_ 50
| Ruby Hoyt_ 50
i Lillian Hoyt_ 50
N. E. Rousel_ 50
B. W. Crow_ 50
J. R. Alexander_ 50
IF E. Woodruff_ 50
W. J. McNairy_ 50
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LODGE BUYS BONDS
Newark Grove Woodmen
Circle has bought and paid
for two hundred and fifty dol
lars worth of Liberty Bonds.
This is the only fraternal or
der in town that has invested
in Liberty Bonds.
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Get a copy of the new coun
jty map of Independence coun
ty Qt The Journal office.
STORM DOES MUCH
DAMAGE IN STATE
One Person Killed, Several In
jured and Much Damage
FromStorm Wednesday
A severe storm swept this
section of the state about 2
o’clock Wednesday morning
doing much damage in some
sections, but Independence
county seems to have escaped
any serious damage.
The storm traveled north
east through the state, but
practically all the serious dam
age was between White and
Jackson counties. At Kensett
in White county, three persons,
two women and one youth,
were seriously il not fatally in
jured, while property damage
will amount to approximately
$30,000. A dozen homes were
demolished and more than 20
badly damaged.
At Tupelo, in Jackson coun
ty, a woman was probably fat
ally hurt when her home was
blown down. Another woman
was slightly injured at Au
vergne.
A man at Newport named
Dodson, an oil tank driver, was
killed when he came in con
tact with a live wire blown
down during the storm. No
property damage occurred at
the latter place but several
homes and two stores suffered
heavy damage. Four church
buildings at Auvergne, owned
by White and negro congrega
tions, were destroyed.
The courthouse at DevaH’-:
Bluff was badly damaged and
the town Waterworks tank and
the Armstrong planing mill
were blown down.
At-Keo the Methodist church
was heavily damaged and sev
eral small buildings blown
away.
MUST SELL WHEAT
IN NEXT TWO WEEKS
County Food Administrator
Warns Farmers Wheat
Must Be Sold May 1
Farmers who have whea»
should not overlook the fae
that it must be sold not later
than May 1, or they are liable
to a heavy fine. The wheat
is needed by the govemmeni
and this rule will be strictly
enforced all over the United
States.
Tn compliance with the gov
ernment’s orders, County Food
I Administrator, A- K. Goodnight
! has this week issued the fol
| lowing order.
BRING IN THE WHEAT
Any surplus wheat must be
sold by May first. In figuring
up your surplus I hope that
every farmer will be as loyal
as the family of Will McDoniel.
Mr., McDoniel brought his
wheat to the mill and sold his
surplus, keeping enough flour
to run him to the new- crop.
After the Food Administration
ruled that the supply should
be limited to six pounds per
month per person Mr. McDoni
el figured up his supply on
that basis and brought the
flour back to the mill stating
that he could do on the same
as the rest of us- Every farm
er in the county who has wheat
can help in this way and while
you raised the wheat and are
allowed your supply remember
that you hold the most import
ant item in food for the army.
I notice a few people buying
bread this week and 1 would
be ashamed to do this, know
ing what our Army and Allies
are going through in this war
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