The-Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, May 24, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 8
Every Man From 21 to 30
. Must Register on June 5
Officers Named to Conduct
Registration in Various
Townships of Inde
pendence County
President V?ilson on last Friday is
sued his proclamation putting into ef
fect the provisions of the war bill,
(and naming Tuesday, June 5, as the
date for registration of all male citi
zens between the ages of 21 and 30.
The President’s proclamation fixes
the time of registration at 7 a. m. to
9 p. m.,and the registration place will
be at the voting precinct, where regis
tration officers will be present to
conduct the registrati n.
Those,who from sickness or absence
shall be unable to present themselves
for registration, must apply to the
county clerk for registration on or
before Ji’-.e 5.
The penalty for failure to register is
one year in the. federal penitentiary.
The following registrars have
been appointed for the various twen
ships in Independence county and will
De present at tne various voting pre
cincts on June 5 to conduct the regis
tration.
Ashley township.—J. D. Hodges,
Pfeiffer.
Barren.—V. O. Gray, Hickory Val
ley.
Big Botom—T. H. Hearing and G.
O. Magness, Newark.
Black River.—W. N. Osborne and
James Herrington, Cord.
Craig.—Lee Caldwell,Sulphur Rock.
Christian.—J. L. Outlaw„OilTrough.
(irishman—Tom Dobson, Cushman.
Dota—Will Purcelly, Charlotte.
Fairview—T. E. Hickman and Jake
Churchwell, Pleasant Plains.
Greenbrier—James Searcy, Desha,
and Adlai Lovell, Jamestown.
Gainsboro—Thad Bryant, Moore
field, and Little Watson,SulphurRock.
Hill—Ben Sims, Bailey.
Jefferson — James Montgomery,
Sandtown.
Logan.—Theo. Jimerson, Newark.
Liberty—B. L. Brown, Flora],
Madness—Arch Miller, Magness.
Oil Trough—S. L. Brownlow, Dun-1
nington.
Relief—W. F. Grady. Hutchinson.
Rosie—S. W. Williams, Rosie.
Ruddell—Edgar W. Young and W. i
R. Shelpman, Batesville.
Salado—W. A. Taylor, Salado.
Union—W. E. Thurlo, Cushman.
Washingtn—Lawrence Callaway and j
G. W. Thompson, Bethesda.
White River—Sidney Wells and O.
T. Jernigan, Sulphur Rock.
Wycough—James Robertson.
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NEWARK HIGH SCHOOL
GIVEN HIGHER RATING j
Notification has been received from
Prof, B. W. Torreyson, secretary of
the State Board of Education that the
standard of the Newark High School
has been raised from eleven and one
half units to fifteen and three-tenths
units. This will enable graduates from
the local school to enter the State
University or any other college with
out an examination or conditions. It
places the school in the “A” class
along with the other leading high
schools of the state.
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friends of the school and shuold be a
source of pride to every resident of
our town and community. It simply
means that, in an educational way,
our boys and girls have opportunities
equal to those of the boys and girls
in larger communities.
With this notice before us weshould
renew every effort to further build
up our schools and to make them the
best in North Arkansas. With every
shoulder to the wheel and united effort
there is nothing to prevent our attain
ing this goal.
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Newport company
MUSTERED IN SERVICE
The company raised at Newport for
the new Third Arkansas regiment
was mustered in Monday night by
Maj. Curtis and Maj. Horace E. Ruff.
Out of a total of 100 men examined,
were rejected because of physical
Usabilities, and 109 were accepted.
The -,k
man with i
money £ot
ricK by Bank'
the money that some"
people -—-wasted.
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IF YOU ARE EXTRAVAGANT, ROLL THIS
HEAVY STONE OUT OF YOUR PATH
, .TO SUCCESS AND WEALTH
One from one leaves nothing. If you spend
all you earn, you have NOTHING left.
The way to quit throwing money away is
to QUIT. The way to begin to save is to put
your money in the bank. The time to begn is
NOW. You don’t have to have a large sum to
begin; start with a small sum and let it grow.
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
HEALTH
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HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES
A SUCCESSFUL TERM
l ive Students Will lie Awarded Di
plomas at the Close of School
Friday Evening
The closing exercises of the Newark
High School began Sunday morning
at 11 o’clock when Rev. E. D. Brown
delivered the commencement sermon
to the graduating class.
Rev. Brown took for his subject,
‘‘A Vision of Service,” and his lesson
was found in the sixth chapter of
Issiah. He dwelt at length on the
need of visions and a will to bring
our visions to pass.
Some special hymns and a vocal
duet by Miss Pearl Poe and Bernard
C. Bruce, also a violin solo by Miss
Mary Cureton were other special
numbers arranged for the occasion.
This splendid program was received
by a large and appreciative audience.
The public school exercises were
held in the schol auditorium on Tues
day evening. More than one hundred
pupils of the grammar grades parti
cipated. The auditorium was packed
and many were turned away. The in
adequacy of the present auditorium is
plainly seen by the overcrowded con
/iitinnc nf" anrTifrrtY*iiim of
ercise.
On Wednesday evening at 8:80
Miss Katharvn Martin presented her
pupils in piano in a recital to an im
mense audience.The program was well
received and appreciated by the aud
ience.
Miss Madge Magness won the gold
medal for improvement ii^ the piano
class, which was offered by Miss Mar
lin at the beginning of the term.
Miss Magness is a pretty and talent
ed little miss and well deserved the
honor bestowed upon her.
Tonight at the High School Audi
torium the Alumni banquet will bo
held. Only the graduates and members
of the school board and wives being
invited.
Friday evening the graduating ex
ercises will be held beginning at 8:15.
Five pupils will be awarded diplomas.
Only invited persons will be admitted |
owing to the limited accomodation of
the auditorium.
The medals that were offered atthe
beginning of school to the pupil in
the grammar school and the pupil in
High School, who made the highest
grade in improvement,deportment and
attendance will be presented Friday
evening by Judge F. C. Hoyt.
This will mark the close of one of
the most successful terms of school
over taught in Newark, and Super
intendent Isgrig and his efficient
corps of teachers are to he highly
commended for their faithful and un
tiring efforts to make Newark High
School one of the best in the State.
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Font \KE FINED FOR
VIOLATING GAME LAW
Newport, May 22.- State Game
Warden Stedmati has been in New
port since Tuesday,and is making; war
on the illicit dealers in fish and
name. Four arrests were made at his
instigation, all resulting in convic
tions and fines of from $50 to $100,
as follows: William Price, restaura
teur, fined $50; Doc Reeves negro
restaurant keeper, fined $100; W. S.
Hubble, negro restaurant keeper, fin
ed $100; W. M. Brandon, negro, fin
ed $100, all of the fines being for
violation of the fish and game law.
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DEPOT BURNED;
$4,000 DAMAGES
Cotton Plant, Ma> 22.—Fire of un
known origin destroyed the Missouri
and North Arkansas depot at 10
o’clock Sunday night. None of the
freight or express was saved. The
loss will aggregate $4,000 in building
and contents.
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WHEAT CROP I (HIKING
FINE SINCE THE RAIN
The wheat crop in Big Bottom is
looking fine since the recent rains
and it is thought that the yield will
be as good or better than last year.
The alfalfa crop was harvested in
fine shape and made a good yield.
Who Will Pay For The
Big Fire at Atlanta?
The insurance companies are not
going to pay the three or more mil
lion dollars representing the fire loss
in the big Atlanta conflagration,
which happened Monday of this week.
Three million dollars worth of prop
erty was wiped out and not a cent’s
worth of the loss was covered by in
surance. Millions of dollars will be
paid back to the owners of the pro
perty by insurance companies, but
this is a good time to emphasize the
fact, that the insurance companies
do not furnish the money to pay the
losses and that no loss is “covered”
by insurance.
The loss i.> paid by the public and
the burden is distributed over the
shoulders of many people by the in
surance companies. If it were not for
insurance the people of Atlanta would
be crushed by the burden concentrat
ed upon them alone. Hut when three
million dollars worth of property—
the fruit of human energy—is wiped
out of existence three million dol
lars in gold might as well be buried
in the middle of the Atlantic.
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PAKOQIET ITEMS
Paroquet, May 23.—J. P. Williams
left Sunday night for Little Rock.
S. W. Douglass made a business
i.* ijj iu ouuuay iiigiiu
Austin Monroe spent Saturday and
Sunday at Tuekerman visiting rel
it ives.
D. W. Johnson made a business trip
:o Newport Saturday.
Lee Long and Sterling Johnson
<pent a few days at Heber Springs
ast week visiting Uncle Henry Long
who has been real sick, but is report
ed some better at this writing.
D. S. Selvidge and family visited
Tom Magness and family at Newark
Sunday.
Joe East of Newport spent Satur
Jay and Sunday here with his family.
Miss Cinda Hart of Newark spent
Saturday and Sunday here visiting
'riends.
Reed Galloway made a buisnesstrip
;o Newark Monday.
Mrs. Ella House of Newark spent
turday and Sunday here visiting
ler mother, Mrs. Martha Williams.
Culbert Williams went to Newark
Monday on business.
A good rain fell here Monday even
ng and crops are looking fine.
G. W. Yaney and John Parks made
i business trip to Newark Monday
evening.
Dr. A. B. A merman Veterinary Sur
reon of Newark made a professional
:all here Tuesday.
Henry Linebough of Wyeough town
ship spent Tuesday night here visit
ng his daughter, Mrs. G. W. Yaney.
Earl Williams who is attending
fligh School at Newark spent Satur
lay and Sunday here visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Williams.
Quite a crowd of the young people
.vent to Newark to the show Tues
lay night.
Kirk Walker made a business trip
o Newark Monday.
V. L. Mayhan, bridge foreman at
Black River bridge, left Monday for
his father’s near Newark. Mr. May
lan will go to Joplin, Mo., in a few
lays where he has a better position.
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BODY OF YOING
LADY FOUND IN RIYER
The body of Miss Fannie Becker,
aged about 18, night operator at the
telephone office at Marked Tree, who
disappeared from her home at Marked
Tree Sunday night was found Tues
day morning in the St. Francis river,
25 miles below Marked Tree. A coro
ner’s jury determined the young wo
man committed suicide. She was soon
to have been married to a prominent
^oung man of Marked Tree and what
prompted her act if not known.
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LINOTYPE OPERATOR WANTED
To work extra on piece basis; 13
•m 8 point matter; good copy.
NEWARK JOURNAL,
Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill Wal
nut street, Newport, Ark.
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Buy your feed at the new feed
itore. F. C. Iloyt & Co.
Congressman Oldfield
Supports the President
We in Randolph county are prone
to underestimate the seriousness of
the great war upon which we have
entered, and very few, if any of us,
have ever bestowed a kindly thought
upon our gallant representative in the
Halls of Congress—the Hon. VV. A.
Oldfield, who is helping to fight our
nation's battles in the councils of
great minds at Washington. Actions
speak louder than words, and while
we do not hear of Congressman Old
field performing many “oratorical
stunts’’ we do know that he is “on his
job” at all times,and with his shoulder
to the wheel is supporting our noble
President in his every effort to safe
ly steer our beloved—ship of State
through tempestuous s«is to the safe
harbor of universal mid enduring
peace.—Randolph County Democrat.
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THE LUS1T \ M A AM)
THE LIHERTY LOAN
The $5,000,000,000 ’ government
bond issue of this year is named “The
Liberty Loan of 1917” because it is to
be a loan from a free people to be
used in freeing the world.
It is the loan of a liberty-loving
people to be devoted to the establish
ment of liberty in Europe and on the
high seas.
It is the loan of tile great demo
cracy of the New World to redress
the wrongs and support the cause of
the democracy of the Old.
“Remember the Lusitiania ar.d
Buy a Liberty Loan Bond,” is a slog
an that is becoming popular all over
America.
FIVE ARE HURT IN
AN AUTO ACCIDENT
DeWitt, May 23.—Five young peo
ple of DeWitt suffered a serious shak
ing up and several injuries about 3
o’clock yesterday afternoon, when an
automobile in which they were racing
suddenly turned turtle at a corner
and threw them out. Ray Gibson,
aged about 14, suffered a broken arir*
and badly bruised legs; his sister, Ha
zel, Was severely shocked and bruised
Miss Addie Moon, Miss Oorothy Moon
and Miss Elizabeth Johnson suffered
minor injuries. It is not believed that
the injuries of any of the party will
prove serious.
LARGE VOTE POLLED
IN SCHOOL ELECTION
Dan Moore and 1). C, Lane Elected
Directors and Tax Kate Increased
From 7 to 9 Mills
In the school election held in New
ark last Saturday, Dan Moore and D.
C. Lane were elected directors and a
nine mill tax was voted.
An unusually large vote was polled
and considerable interest was shown.
This district voted overwhelmingly
for county supervision, as did also
Batesville and Sulphur Rock, but the
result on county supervision for the
entire county is not known, as the
full returns have not been received.
The vote received by each of the
candidates for director is as follows:
Dan Moore_147
1). C. Lane_141
G. M. Fields_100
J. F. Cossey_91
For tax, a number of votes were
cast for 12 mills, but the tax adopted
was nine mills, six mills for school
purposes and three mills for building
tax.
The interest shown in the election
proves that the people of Newark are
stronirlv in favor of a trood school.
It is a recognized fact that Newark
already has one of the best schools in
North Arkansas, and since the people
have been liberal enough to provide
additional revenue for the school, the
board should add another grade and
place the school on a basis equal to
any in the State.
A good school is the best asset that
any community can have and the citi
zens and the school board can do no
greater work for Newark than to
work together for a broader, better
and greater efficiency in the school.
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SHOULD UTILIZE ALL THE
THE WASTE PLACES
Make every foot of land work.
There are hundreds of acres still
left on Arkansas farms in small pat
ches hardly fit for some field crops,
yet they should be producing some
thing. Utilize these waste patches.
Anything will be better than weeds
that will furnish some feed for the
stock or something for the table. If
you have the seed, plant sorghum or
put in peas, beans or turnips.
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BUGGY TIME
IS ALMOST HERE
If you are going to need a buggy any
time this season, we advise you to come in
and get it now, for buggies are hard to get
and are advancing in price every day.
Come in now, while we have a good
stock to select from and before there is any
further advance in price.
C. W. MAXF1ELD CO
THE BEST FOR THE MONEY
BATESVILLE
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