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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1922
VOL. 21 NO. 45
COUNTY SCHOOLS TO
HOLD CONTEST SOON
Committee Preparing For Event
to Be Held at Bate*ville
on March 18
On Saturday, March 18, we
hope to hold in Batesville one
of the greatest school ralleys
in the form of contests, both
literary and athletic, among
the pupils from the rural and
town schools that has ever
been held in the county.
Teachers through-out the
county are now preparing
their, pupils for this work.
Some will contest in spelling,
some in writing, reading, map
drawing, etc, and we hope to
have a fine crowd of boys and
girls with us at this meeting.
Rules and regulations gov
ering the meet have been
sent out to the teachers in the
several schols in order that
each child may know just
what he is to do.
We insist that teachers en
courage, and then take special
pains in drilling and training
the boys for the different
places of entries.
Schools that have already i
closed and feel that they can-i
not be represented in this con
test are very cordially invited
to come and enjoy the day
with us. Come and see how
well our rural boys and girls;
tan do in work of this kind.
Some of our best material
in the county is found in the
rural communities, and we
feel sure that the showing
that is made at this meet will
bear us out in this statement.
The public in general is in
vited to meet with us. Show
your interest and co-operation
by visiting with us that day.
Medals and Loving cups
have been ordered and will
be here. Some boy and girl
will go away feeling proud of
the fact that he or she had the
had the honor of wearing off
HAHBONE’S IMITATIONS
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5AY HE SPEC' TIMES'
SWINE GIT BETTUH^UT
law! Times ain’ make no
Diffunce WID me,no-how,
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a medal by having won first
place in some event. Then a
loving cup will be awarded i
the school making the great-1
est number of points in either, j
the literary work or in the ath-j
letic contests.
COMMITTEE
POSTMASTER GUILTY
Clay County Man Gets Year
in Federal Prison
Little Rock, Feb. 18—W. O.:
Irby, former postmaster at St.
Francis, Clay County, and for !
mer Clay County official, was
sentenced to the Atlanta Fed
eral prison for one year and a
day by Judge Treber today
on a charge of embezzeling
postal funds.
Irby was indicted by the
federal grand jury at Jones
boro last October. He pleaded
guilty to the charge.
Judge Trieber granted Irby
a stay until March 14, and he
was released under a $2,000
bond on condition that he sur
render himself to the United
States marshal at Helena on
that date.
The Journal for good printing.
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The man with His
money in our Bank
does not fear fire
nor burglars.
It is not only downright carelessness to keep
money in your house, but it subjects you and your
family to grave DANGER.
Not only may you lose it by fire, but burglars
may break in and steal it. Burglars always “spot” the
houses where money is kept and they will stop at
nothing—even MURDER—to get it.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75#$ji,00
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Our County's Finances
Reports from Pine Bluff say
an effort is being made to buy
up, at a discount, sufficient
Jefferson county scrip, and
then go into Federal Court
and get a judgment against
the county and force double
taxation on all property in
the cou«ty to pay off the scrip
at par value.
That is the very thing The
Journal has been expecting to
happen in Independence coun
ty, as a result of the recent li
tigation over the $65,000 out
standing scrip in this county.
And it is the very thing that
is going to happen, sooner or
later, in this county, unless
some method is provided to re
duce the county’s expenses and
pay off some of this indebted
ness.
The Journal is reliably in
formed that Inedpendence
county is now about $80,000
in debt, and the county’s ex
penses exceed its revenue to
the extent of about $10,000
a year.
This is not said for the pur
pose of reflecting upon any
of^cial of the county, but it
is a deplorable state of affairs
and is one that must be met
in a business-like manner, and
some remedy applied. Other
wise, the county is facing fi
nancial ruin.
We are told that expenses
cannot be reduced—that the
county has certain fixed ex
penses, like court costs, and
other necessary expenses, that
cannot be reduced, and that
it costs about so much each
year to conduct the business
of the county.
We are told, on the other
hand, that the tax levy for
county general purposes can
not be increased, because we;
are now paying the constitu
tional limit.
We saw some circulars being
distributed around town a
few days ago calling a meet
ing of the citizens of the coun
ty to be held at Batesville to
organize a “Taxpayers Lea
gue” for the purpose of re
ducing taxes, so the circular
said.
If a “Taxpayers League”
can reduce taxes in Independ
ence county under present
conditions, then a man can
take one dollar and pay a two
dollar debt with it.
As The Journal sees it, In
dependence county is facing
a Federal Court proceeding
that will force a double asses
ment on all property in the
county. Then we will have
something to howl about.
If this “TaxPayers League”
can do anything to head off
this Federal 'Court proceeding,
and thus avoid a double rate
of taxation, we are for it.
But if it is merely „a cheap
twaddle about reducing taxes,
we are against it, because it
is a dangerous thing, and will
only serve to shorten the time
when the present holders of
the county’s indebtedness will
pool their interests, or sell
out to some outside party, and
force the county, through Fed
eral Court proceedings to a
dopt the drastic remedy of
double taxation.
This is a serious matter for
the taxpayers of the county
and is something for them to;
think about.
NEW POSTMASTER
Rev. G. L. Fink Will Assume
Charge March 1
Rev. G. L. Fink has been
designated as acting postmas
ter for Newark to succeed
Postmaster 0. F. Craig whose
term expired some time ago.
Rev. Fink’s nomination for
postmaster was sent to the
senate by President Harding
some time ago, but has not
been confirmed by the senate
and the appointment as acting
postmaster was made by the
Post office department in or
der that he might assume the
position without further delay.
He will be checked in and
will assume the duties of the
office March 1.
ENDORSE HENDERSON
Walnut Ridge Chamber of
Commerce for him
Walnut Ridge, Feb. 18—At
the weekly meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce a reso
lution was unanimously adopt
ed endorsing the candidacy of
Clay S. Henderson of this place
for the office of railroad com
missioner from this district.
Mr. Henderson has just return
ed from an extended trip into
the northern counties of the
state and says that his pros
pects for election are gratify
ing.
CHILD LOSES EYE
Was Hit in Eye With a
Stick While Playing
Vernon Heflin, the four
year-old son of Mrs. Lillie Hef
lin, was struck in in the eye
with a stick while playing
with some other children in the
street near its home Sunday
afternoon.
The eye was completely de
stroyed and will have to be
removed it is said.
The other eye was so badly
affected by the shock that the
child is temporarily blind, but
it is thought that the child
will recover its sight in one
eye
SOME OLD MEN
Old Newark Paber Boasts of
Towns Old Men
A copy of the Newark Ad
vocate published by George F.
Crosser in 1896 was brought
to The Journal office a few
days ago by J. E. Mayhan. A
news item giving the ages of
some of the town’s citizens
would be of interest now, and
is given below:
Harrison W. Robertson was
born in Rutherford county
Tennessee, October 9, 1828,
came the territory of Arkansas
in 1832 and has been living
in Big Bottom township 64
years,and is now 68 years old.
W. F. Adams was born in
Tennessee January 31,1830.
Came to Arkansas with his
parents when he was ten years
old and has lived in Big Bot
tom township 56 years and is
now 66.
J. N. Tomlinson was born
in Rutherford county Tenness
ee,May 10, 1827. Moved ic
the territory of of Arkansas
the same year, stoping at a
spring that is now in the town
of “Newark. Has lived here
ever since and is now 69 years
old.
John B. Clark was born in
Kentucky in 1819. Has lived
44 years in the vicinity of
Newark, Has lived 55 years
with his present wife and has
raised seven children, and is
now 77 years old.
J. N. Davis, formerly of
Kentucky was in town Satur
day and says he may live in
Arkansas the rest of his life.
He is now 74
J. H. Wells was born in
Virginia in 1824. Moved to
Arkansas in 1879 and has liv
ed in Independence county
ever since. Has been superin
tendent of of the Newark Sun
day school four years and has
missed attending only two Sun
days in that time. He is 72
years old and is now serving
his second term as mayor of
Newark.
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JACKSONPORT MAN
ROBBED BY NEGROES
Will Whitlock Held up By
Blacks Who Slug and Rob
Him Saturday Night
Wm. Whitlock, who lives
near Jacksonport, was slug
ged and robbed on the road
between his home and New
port Saturday night by several
negroes. After being slugged,
he negroes threatened to cut
Whitlock’s throat if he didn’t
‘leave in a hurry.”
About 12 o’clock Saturday
night Whitlock managed to
reach the home of H. N. Paul
and called for Mr. Paul to as
sist him. .Paul stopped the
first car passing, which hap
pened to be that of Whitlock’s
cousin, D. Smart, who took
Whitlock to Newport, where
his wound was dressed.
Whitlock stated that the j
negroes engaged him in con
versation and asked him a few
questions and when they had
him off his guard, one of them
hit him, inflicting a very pain-1
ful wound over the left eye.
They robbed him of three dol
lars, all the money he had
with him, and told him to leave
in a hurry, threatening to cut
his throat if he did not comply
at once.
Whitlock did not recognize
any of the negroes and was
unable to give any description
of them, on account of the
darkness. It is thought that
he was hit with the butt of a
pistol. No clue as to the per
petrators of the crime has been
discovered as yet.
BOOZE MAKER CONVICTED
Newport, Feb. 21.—The
jury in the case of Walter
George, charged with the
manufacture of liquor, return
ed a verdict of guilty at a
night session Monday, giving
the defendant two years in the
pen. There are 11 indictments
pending against George, who,
it is charged, was the leader
of the moonshiners of his com
munity.
ARKANSAS WILL HAVE
SOUTH’S BIGGEST DAM
Flans Being Made for Con
struction of Second Dana
On Red River
Little Rock, Feb. 20.—Plans
lor the construction of the
second power dam on the Lit
tle Red River by the Arkansas
Power Corporation were an
nounced here yesterday by the
engineers of the firm
The structure to be erected
near Hebbr Springs, 25 miles
above the first dam, now build
ing, will be 150 feet high, one
thousand feet long at the top,
and will impound 90 billion
cubic feet of water, estimated
to develop 55,000 horsepower
continuously. It is said that
it will be the highest power
dam in the South.
DRAW HEAVY FINES
Cord Men Were Charged With
Transporting Booze
Alfred Anderson and Clark
Hall of Cord were tried before
Justice J. A. Holmes at Bates
Ville Saturday and fined $100
and costs each on a charge of
transporting whiskey.
Anderson paid his fine, but
Hall took an appeal to Circuit
Court. The men were arrest
ed by officers at Newark re
cently, and it is said that An
'derson had five quarts of
moonshine whiskey in his pos
session.
OBITUARY
Annie Bell, the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Sneed,
died Thursday February 9 at
her home at Sulphur Rock.
She was born Nov. 10, 1919.
Truly her life was like a
flower “The wind passeth
over it, and it is gone."
Her sweet baby face will be
missed from the home; but we
know she has gone to be with
Christ for he said, “Of such
is the kingdom of Heaven.”
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