The Newark Journal
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
By The Journal Printing Company
Entered at the Postoffiee at Newark
Ark., as second class mail
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The Co-operative Move
ment Among Farmers.
The movement for hand
ling farm products through
co-operative marketing asso
ciations is making rapid pro
gress. Yet it is so enormous
a project and one requiring
so much capital, for complete
organization, that it is not
surprising that it will take
years to work it out.
It is a movement that has
had to encounter obstacles,
and at the start certain pre
judices. These difficulties are
illustrated by the experiences
of certain tobacco growers in
a leading center for that
staple, in their efforts to or
ganize such ^an association.
The growers of that section
suffered much ecause of un
reasonably low prices, and the
business had become very un
profitable. At first the co
operative project aroused
much enthusiasm.
When it appeared that all
the crops of the various
growers would have to be de
livered over to a central
warehouse, and there graded
by an expert employed by the
proposed association, the en
thusiasm of the growers be
gan to cool off. This expert
would have to be paid an
amount that looked large to
these hard headed farmers.
It was not very much for
each member, but it was more
than most of the farmers
were getting. They could not
stand it to see anyone making
money out of them.
Then the objection was
made that such an agent or
expert would not be impar
tial in his work of sorting and
grading the several crops.
Individual growers feared
they would not be treated as
well as their neighbors. They
could not be persuaded to pool
their issues. Consequently
they let the movement drop.
Most of the farmers of In
dependence county have got
beyond these unprogressivt
ideas. They have learned
that to put farming on a basis
like other business, they must
unite for common action and
trust that other people are as
honest as they are. It is that
spirit that is revolutionizing
the agricultural industry of
our splendid state.
Producing more econom
ically and managing his aff
fairs in a more business like
way is sure to bring prosper
ity to the farmer.—Farm and
Ranch.
Instead of “cussing” the
other fellow, why not head
him off by learning a better
way of attending to our own
business?
There are many people who
never began to give the slight
est attention to the farmer
until the inability of the farm
er to buy their goods threw
them out of work.
Newark Citizens Need
Community Spirit.
The community and social
side of rural life is not prop
erly cultivated in Newark.
There needs to be some
chance for our citizens to get
together and exchange ideas
and discuss community prob
lems.
Solitary individuals stag
nate. It is only when we get
together on friendly terms
and stimulate and inspire
each other, that personality
develops and ambition is
aroused, and community spirit
crows.
Just the getting together
on friendly terms and discuss
ing local affairs has a tre
mendous value. As long as
people live their separate in
dividualistic lives, they submit
to unsatsfactory conditions
and get along in the old ruts.
When they get together and
discuss community needs, they
feel their sense of power as
a group of people. They per
ceive that if they will act to
gether they can get results
that cannot be gotten with
each acting separaely, and
often pulling against each
other in community affairs.
In addition, social life
brings cheerfulness and con
tent. People who had been
getting out of sorts, weary of
endless and unvaried routine,
feel 100 per cent better when
they together and jolly'each
other and forget their own
personal troubles.
A Community League, such
as was started in Newark
once, would be a valuable as
set to this community if
properly conducted.
There are too many people
trying to regulate the morals
and life of others by law and
force. Precept and example
might prove a better way.
These folks who tear paper
into little bits and scatter the
same over the street, have
brains about as big as one of
their scraps of paper.
Our life never rises any
higher than our belief. The
man who believes wrong will
very likely conduct himself
wrong.
Our idea of a soft job is
that of the fellow’ who has
nothing to do but watch the
weeds grow.
FARMER HAS I,EARNED
The farmer is coming back.
He, like those engaged in
other lines, has been to a high
cost financial school and has
graduated. He will not for
get. The “live at home and
board at the same place idea”
has come to him to stay. No
matter howr high the price for
his cotton crop may range the
“all cotton farmer” has duck
ed for keeps and will join
those who believe that a less
acreage, better soil prepara
tion, better cultivation and
bigger yields of a better
staple will be the plan surest
to lead them out of the finan
cial wilderness.—Farm and
Ranch.
ANTHRAX UNDER CONT
Walnut Ridge, Aug. 16.—
The anthrax situation at
Sedgwrick and vicinity is
greatly improved. The dis
ease now is practically under
control, so the physicians in
charge say.
Corrugated sheet iron roof
ing at the lowest market price
at the Newark Lumber Com
pany.
TIHS IS ARKANSAS
.
With prize winning apples
in the northwest section of
the State and the largest
| peach orchard in the world
and rice fields equal to any on
the globe, with the cotton
growing era producing long
staple cotton, with a deposit
of Fuller’s earth 41 feet deep,
with an anona chalk deposit
sufficient to furnish cement a
long time to come, with the
greatest health resort in the
world, with vast deposits of
lead, zinc, manganese, clays
of all kinds, granite and
building materials, with the
only diamond fields of the
continent, with billions of feet
of lumber going to the mark
ets of the world every year,
with the Arkansas and Miss
issippi rivers for water trans
portation and sections in the
| state producing two and three
crops a year and an unexcell
ed climate all over the State—
now comes the oil and gas in
commercial quantities. What
else does it take to satisfy
the Knockers?
DES ARC MAN GOES
TO A HERO’S DEATH
Des Arc, Aug. 13.—Sam Gil
more, aged 33, proved himself
a hero yesterday morning j
when he dived into White
river here in an eiforr, to res-j
cue a drowning child. Ralph
Seiirs, also having noticed the
child’s predicament swam out
and brought him to the shore.
He was unable to reach Gil
more, however. Glimore’s
body was recovered late yes
terday afternoon.
BATESVILLE FIRM
IS BANKRUPT
The firm of Coy Laman &
Company, of Batesville, has
filed a petition in bankrupt
cy
TO AID EX-SERVICE MEN 1
War Risk Squad Will Visit j
This County Soon
A clean-up squad from the j
United States government
bureau of war risk insurance, I
working out of Dallas, Texas'
will make a tour of the prin
cipal towns of Arkansas this
month, and will be in Bates- j
ville August 24-25, and will
establish an office at the
Chamber of Commerce.
Batesville will be chosen as
headquarters for the counties
of Independence, Jackson
Stone, Baxter, Izard, Sharp
and Fulton, and will be the
only town in the district
which they will make.
The purpose of the tour is
to enable the district manag
er to come in closer contact
with all ex-service men who
have been disabled during
their service in the late war.
and who either through igno
rance of the law or timidity
have not filed their claims for
compensation.
This squad will have a rep
lesentative of the American
Legion with them and will as
sist all who apply in making
out their claims in the proper
form, and will render such1
services as are necessary to
get their claims before the
buieau of wr^r risk insurance.
Ex-service men who are en
titled to compensation should
take note of this visit and be
ready to apply to the squad
during their visit here.
CROPS ARE FINE
Crop conditions throughout
this section are very promis
ing, and unless something un
forseen occurs to damage the
crops, the farmers of Inde
pendence County will gather
a bountiful harvest this fall.
REMODELING BANK
First National of Batesville
Making Improvements
Batesville, Aug. 10.—The
First National Bank of Bates
ville is remodeling its bank
ing rooms and when complet
ed which will be in about 30
days, will be among the most
modern and convenient of
any in this section of the
state. The improvements,
among other things include a
large meeting room or audi
torium in the rear, which will
be at the disposal of farmers’
organizations for a meeting
place or for by use by any
other body whose object ben
efits the public at large.
There is also a women’s rest
room and other modern con
veniences. The comfort of its
employees has been carefully
looked after by proper light
ing and other improvements
that will help make their
work more pleasant. Modern
fixtures will be installed and
every facility incorporated
for the convenience of the
public and dispatch of busi
ness.
THIEVES IN NEWPORT
Newport, Aug. 16.—Petty
thievery has broken out here
in the past few days, accord
ing to local police. Not only
is a gang working the busi
ness houses of the city, but
the residence district has
come in for its share of
thefts and daylight robberies.
Two houses in the main resi
dence district were entered
Saturday afternoon and val
uable jewelry, money and
clothes taken. At other places
pistols were taken.
Buck Jones is in town.
STRIKE VEIN GRAPHITE
Walnut Ridge, Aug. 16.—
j Drillers for oil near Beach
'Grove struck a large vein of
graphite several days ago.
Great interest is being taken
in the matter. The drillers
are informed that the mine
should pay large dividends if
the vein is as large as it ap
pears to be.
j COMING LIKE A
CYCLONE
Royal Theatre
Sat. Aug. 13
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