SECTION TWO—CHRISTMAS NUMBER
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, December 13, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 37
Houston Says Livestock
And Farm Production
Must Show Big Growth
SHORT FOOD CROPS
WILL PROLONG WAR
American Farmers Asked to
Increase Food Production
As Means of Helping
to Win the War
With record crops grown this
year the nation’s farm and live
stock production must be stim
ulated to a still higher eff
ciency during the coming
twelve months if domestic de
mands and the needs of the al
lies are to be adequately met,
National Secretary of Agricul
ture Houston says in his annual
report to Congress.
“That the fathers of the na
tion have generously respond
ed to the appeals for increas
ed production, and that much
has already been done to in
sure a large supply of foods
and feedstuffs,” says the re
port, “justifies no let-dowrn in
their activities or in those of
all agricultural agencies. On
the contrary, even greater ef
forts must be put forth in the
coming months.
“There must be no break
down on the farms, no failure
of foods, feedstuffs or clothing.
I can not emphasize too strong
ly the urgent necessity of do
ing everything possible to
bring about a still further in
crease in the production of all
essential commodities, parti
cularly of the staple crops and
livestock.
Confidence in the ability of
the farmers to meet the unus
ual emergency caused by Am
erica's entrance into the war is
reiterated by the secretary
Their willing co-operation since
April has been prolific ot e:.
couraging crop increases, he
says, and there is no doubt but
that they have a complete and
ready comprehension of the
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demands to be supplied as the
war proceeds.
“The spirit revealed by the
farmers and the results of their
| efforts during the present
year,” he says, “indicate that
they recognize the responsibi
lity resting upon them in this
emergency. I am confident that
(they will patriotically continue
i to assume and to bear their
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full share of the country’s bur
den.
“The farmers of the nation
I have always shown their de
votion to the cause of freedom
and have not been slow to re
spond to the country’s call for
men and means to defend its
rights.
“As it becomes more obvious
that the surest way to force a
righteous peace is to employ ef
fectively all the resources of
the nation, the farmers will in
creasingly put forth their
strength, send their sons to
fight at the front, and see to
it that neither this nation nor
those with which we are asso
ciated lack anything in the
way of materials for food and
clothing.”
While the precise figures
for meat, poultry, dairy pro
ducts and vegetable oils aro
not yet available, the Secre
tary estimates that the quan
tity of these commodities is
greater than for 1915 and
1916.
“The number of milch cows
and other cattle,” the report
adds, “has shown an increase
during the last four or five
years, the estimate for the for
mer for the present year being
23,960,000 as against 22,768,
000 a year ago while that for
the cattle is 43,970,000 as
against 40,849,000 a year ago
and 36,030,000 in 1913. Un
fortunately the number of
sheep continues to decline. It
is estimated that the number
of hogs, which during recent
years has shown an upward
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“In considering the whole
meat situation it should be
kept in mind that there is a
close relationship between the
produtcion of live stock and
the supply of feedstuffs and
that for more than a year past
there has been a relative
shortage of grains and of for
age. The large production of
these necessaries during the
present crop season should
conduce to more satisfactory
conditions for the producers of
livestock, and should, other
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FORMER SLAVE OWNS
6,000 ACRES OF LAND
Scott Bend Shows What Negro
Of Industrious Habits Can
Do in Arkansas
Little Rock, Dec. 11.—As an
example of what an industrious
negro may do for himself in the
South Arkansas points to Scott
Bond of Madison, former slave
who now owns 6000 acres of
the most fertile cotton land in
the State, several coton gins,
storehouses, hundreds of head
of live stock and a large mer
cantile establishment.
Bond was born in Mississippi
and moved to Arkansas at the
close of the Civil War. For
years he has been active in the
National Negro BusineSvS Lea
gue, though recently age has
prevented him from taking the
active part he did on the or
ganization of the society. He
has recently given $200 to the
Red Cross and purchased $6,
000 worth of Liberty Bonds.
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The price of soap isn’t wor
rying the small boy. He’s per
fectly willing to economize to
any extent necessary.
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Condensed Report of Condition
The First National Bank
Newark, Arkansas
JIT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS
NOVEMBER 20, 1917
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RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts ....
U. S. Bonds and Other Securities
Cash and Sight Exchange . .
Banking House and Fixtures . .
Total
$ 99,249.85
43,574.01
189,361.04
2,000.00
$334,184.90
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock.$ 25,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits 9,630.15
Circulation. 25,000.00
Individual Deposits .... 274,554.76
Total . $334,184.90
DEPOSITS NOV. 20, 1916, $223,909.98
DEPOSITS NOV. 20, 1917, $274,554.75
SHOWING A NET INCREASE OF 22 PER CENT
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The constant growth of this strong
hank, as shown hy the above state
ment, is evidence of the confidence
our friends and depositors have in us
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WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS. ACCOUNT IS TOO LARQE AND
NONE TOO SMALL FOTi OUR MOST CAREFUL ATTENTION
The First National Bank
Newark, Arkansas
C. M. Edwards, President W. W. Jemigan, Cashier
G. M. Fields, Vice President, T. M. Harrelson, Asst. Cashier
CONGRESSMAN’S PAY
NOT FREE FROM TAX
Hon. W. A. Oldfield Introduc
es Resolution to Clear up
Misunderstanding
Washington, Dec. 8.—Rep
resentative Oldfield of Arkan
sas has introduced a resolu
tion repealing the ambiguous
language in thelast revenue act
which has been construed by
many as an exemption of the
salaries of Congressmen from
the provisions of the bill relat
ing to exces profits taxes. Mr.
Oldfield said: “It has been
erroneously said that the new
revenue act exempts the sala
ries of the Representatives and
Senators from the income tax.
As a matter of fact we pay a
tax amounting to $245 on _our_
salaries. To mak-e-etemn* the
intention of Congress, I have
offered a resolution to strike
out the language which has
been misconstrued. I have
talked with Chairman Kitchens
and other members of theWays
and Means committee and am
satisfied that the committee
will make a favorable report
and that the resolution will be
adopted.
The last revenue act is ex
ceedingly complicated- It re
peals, amends, and supple
ments four former revenue acts
and already more than three
thousands questions of cons
truction have been put up to
the internal revenue officers.
Second Set Triplets
Within 12 Months
Poplar Bluff, Mo., Dec. 7.—
The wife of Chas. Runyan, liv
ing near this city, this week
gave birth to triplets, the sec
ond set of triplets within a
year. Mrs. Runyan is 37 years
of age and is the mother of 12
children
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ARMIES OF PEACE
VS. ARMIES OF WAR
When a general wants to
demolish a city in time of war,
he sends an army of men to do
it.
When the people desire to
build up a town in times of
peace, it takes the united ef
forts of an army of workers to
accomplish results.
We can’t make Newark a
better town by merely wish
ing it were better. We have
got to work to make it better,
and we have got to work with
somebody else.
No one fan can accomplish
very much alone. For this reas
on, petty personal prejudices
and animosities should be bur
ied and forgotten, and our
people must work together in
unity and harmony if we ex
pect to get very 4ar on the road
to success.
You would enlist qucikly to
prevent the army of an enemy
from destroying Newark. Not
a one of us wrould stand back
on account of our personal likes
or dislikes and refuse to join
in a movement of this kind.
Why not lay aside our pettv
personal prejudices and dis
likes and get together unani
mously in a movement to build
up this town?
Is there any more reason
why we should not get togeth
er to build up Newark than
there is why we should get to
gether to prevent its destruc
tion.