Weekly Price List Fixed by
County Interpreting Board
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The following list of prices is in
terpreted as fair to both retailer and
consumer and is based on the cost
and freight rates effective at New
port. For other points in the state
the price will vary, according to
whether freight rates are greater or
less from shipping point. Retailers
who are overcharged by jobbers or
wholesalers, or consumers who are
overcharged by retailers should com
. plain to the State Food Administra
C. L. MARINER, Chairman,
tion Price Division Columns “A” and
“B” show cost to retailers. Column
“C ’ shows prices that “cash-and
carry” stores may not exceed. Col
umn “L” shows prices that credit
and-delivery stores may not exceed.
Retailers are not expected to take
full margins on every item. They
may undersell but not exceed the
prices interpreted as fair for their
town. Profitering will be punished
by the Division of Enforcement of
the Federal Food Administration.
P. S. WHITE, Secretary.
Retailers Pay Consum’s Pay
Commodity. (A) Low (B) High (C) Low (D)H.
Wheat flour, per 1-16 bbl. bag_
Wheat flour, bulk, per lb_
Barley flour, bulk, per lb_
Rye flour, bulk, per lb_
Corn *flour, bulk, per lb.__
Corn meal, bulk, standard, per lb_
Sorn meal, pkgs., 10 lbs., per lb_
Victory bread, price per loaf, 16-oz._
Oat meal or rolled oats, pkg. 20-22_
Rice, Blue Rose standard quality, lb._
Rice, fancy Honduras_
Rice screenings---i_
Hominy or hominy grits, per lb_
Sugar, granulated, per lb_
Beans, white navy, or peas, not Lima
Beans, colored Pinto or other variety
Potatoes, white or Irish, per bu_
Onions, per lb
Raisins, seeded, per 11-oz. pkgs._
Prunes, medium size, per lb_
Canned tomatoes, standard grade, per
20-oz. No. 2 can
Canned corn, per 20-oz. No. 2 can
Canned peas, per 20-oz. No. 2 can_
Canned salmon, Chums, per 16-oz.
No. 1 can_
Evaporated milk, unsweetened, 6-oz._
Evaporated milk, unsweetened, 16-oz.
Milk (dipped) per qt
Butter, creamery, tub print, per lb.
Oleomargarine, per lb
Eggs, fresh or stored, per doz
Cheese, American full cream put.
per lb_
Lard, pure leaf, bulk, per lb
Lard, in tin, per lb
I.ard, substitute, bulk, per lb
Lard in tin, per lb., substitute
Bacon, breafast, sliced, per lb
Bacon, breakfast, fancy, per lb
Round steak
Pork chops, from loins
Pork chops, from butts
Ham, sliced, per lb
Fresh fish, Buffalo, per lb
Dry salt, extras
Dry salt, belly
Breakfast bacon, fancy, in boxes
$1.25 $1.45 $1.50 $1.70
.05 .05% .07 .07%
.04% .06% .07 .08
.06% ..08
.572 .575 .06 .07
.0337 .0375 .05 .05%
.042 .044 .05 .05%
.07% .08 .09 .10
.10% .11% .12 .15
.09 .11% .12
.10% .10% .13 .14
.07 .09 .10
.06% .06% .03 .09
.0964 ___ .11
.11% .12 .14 .15
.08% .10 .11 .12%
2.60 2.75 3.50 4.00
.02% .03 .04 .05
.10 .10% .14 .15
.11% .12% .14 .17
V
.1416 .1416 .17 .20
.13 .15 .18 .20
.15 15% .18 .19
.13% .19% .23 .23
.05 .06% .07 .08
.13 .14 .17 .18
.15 — .19
..63 .69 See footnote
.34% .34% .39 .39%
.60 .65 See footnote
.38 .41% See footnote
,28% .32 .34 .36
.33% .35% .38 .40
.24% .24% .27 .30
.26% .29% .32%
.49 .49% .60
.53 .56 .68
.35 .40
.40
.25 .40
.37 .39 .50 .55
___ .17 .20 .25
.27 .29% .33 .35
.30 .32% .36 ..38
.65 .68 .75
Footnote: Eggs are costing retailers from 51 1-3 cents to 72 cents, ac
cording to grade, and must be sold not to exceed more than 8 cents a
dozen over actual cost. Cheese must be sold at an advance of not more
than 8 cents per pound over cost. Butter must not sell at an advance of
more than 7 cents per pound over actual cost. Potatoes, less than 15
pounds, to be sold at the rate of 3M: cents per pound. The retailer is al
lowed 20 per cent profit on all advertised brands of lard substitutes.
Crisco, Cottolene, Nutrola, etc.
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CUT THIS OUT—IT IS WORTH
MONEY.
Don’t Miss This. Cut this slip,
enclose with 5c to Foley & Co., 2835
Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111., writing
your name and address clearly. Itou
will receive in return a trial pack
age containing Foley’s. Honey and
Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and
croup, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley
Cathartic Tablets.—Walker’s Phar
macy (Adv.)
Subscribe for the Independent.
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DON’T INVITE A COLD OR THE
GRIP.
If you feel “stuffed up,” bloated
bilious, languid or have sick headache.*
sour stomache, coated tongue, bad
breath or other condition caused by
slowed up digestion, a Foley Cathar
tic Tablet will give prompt relief. It
is a gentle, wholesome, thoroughly
cleansing physic that leaves no bad
after-effects.—Walker’s Pharmacy.
Keep your dollars at norne. Trade
in Newport.
rsifwarawigaMJMW i awra
Neg'roes
OF
# Arkansas
There is now being prepared for publication a
hook to he entitled
HELPING THEMSELVES
which will contain the life story of the success
’s fui negroes of Arkansas. Only those who have
attained their success in a worthy manner, and !
have demonstrated their worth to the common
wealth, will be permitted participation in this
book. “Helping Themselves” is to be a work of
art handsomely illustrated and bound in sheep
skin. The book will sell for 3.50 the copy for
the art edition and 10.00 the copy for the de
^ luxe Edition. The book should be in every
‘ Negro home in Arkansas.
Those who have done anything to make
I themselves worthy and desire mention in the
book, are requested to write
Helping Themselves Publishing Company
Box 699, Little Rock, rkansas
Among the references we are authorized to
give are* Chester E. Bush. Snpio A. Jones,
Bishop J. M. Conner, Rev. E. C. Morris and
many others. \sk them about this great work
of literature and art. _
I
Will There Be Enough to Go Around?
Hundreds of hungry war sufferers making way for the arrival of truck bearing food. Demand is always
gea'or than supply in the starvation d'stricis of Wes lorn Asa,—the legion which wa3 b'cd and starved by Turk
ish German warfare above all other regions of the earth
The campaign to raise funds for these war sufferers will be launched in the Southwest February 3 and con
tinue fo- one week.
Americans Are Feeding These Children
- •- . •- ' . ■••-■. * $., tr^fff,
A relief station in the Ho y Land where Armenian ard Syr'an war orphans arc being fed and clothed. Im
mediately after the Turks left Jerusalem, American relief workers took twenty-five homeless children in charge,
gave them old-fashioned Saturday night baths c.enn c ot es, and something to eat, Many of them were
wearing the same clothes they had on when driven from tlrelr homes two years before.
The week of February 3 10 has been set for the fm? when the Southwest will raise its share of the $30,000,000
which has been asked of the American peonle fo- relief of the terrible war sufferings in the Near East.
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0 COUNTY AND CITY O
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0 DIRECTORY. O
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OQCOOOQCOOO
George A. Ilillhouse, Representa
tive.
Dene Coleman, Circuit Judge.
Earl ,C. Casey, Prosecuting Attor
ney.
O. W. Scarborough, Deputy Prose
cuting Attorney.
Lyman Reeder, Chancery Judge.
John A. Melville, County and Pro
bate Judge.
J. M. Ivy, Sheriff and Collector.
L. J Nance, Assessor.
Ii. W. Bandy, Circuit Clerk.
Charles K. Coe, Treasurer.
J. F. Parish, Countv Clerk.
Garland E. Land, County Superin
tendent.
E. H. Bowman, Surveyor.
W. H. Nolen, Coroner.
W. C. Wishon, Deputy County
Clerk.
Mrs. L. D. Daugherty, Assistant
County Clerk.
J. B. Parrott, Deputy Circuit Clerk
Robert Ivy, Deputy Sheriff.
Charles Hogan, Countty Jailor.
H. C. Nuckolls and F. P. Foushee
Justices of the Peace for Union Town
ship. 1
Ben Sandmon, Constable, Unior
Township.
NEWPORT OFFICIALS.
Claude M. Erwin, Mayor.
Gus Martin, Marshal.
Ira Mack, Attorney.
B. G. Graham, Recorder.
C. P. Bandy, Treasurer.
Aldermen: W. H. Snetzer, J. E
Williams, C. J. Saenger, Tom Hutson
Circuit Court: Second Mondays in
February and September.
County Court: First Mondays in
January, April, July and October.
Probate Court: Second Mondays
in each month.
Chancery Court: Fourth Mondays
n May and November.
Subscribe tor me inuepvuiienf~
IN THE JACKSON
CIRCUIT COURT.
\
fn the Matter of the Last Will and
Testament of Caroline Dye, De
j ceased.
] Appeal from the Jackson Probate
j Court.
To Lena Clark and Veneeda Clark
I Warren, William Ramsey, Alberta
Ramsey, Lizzie Ramsey and Ella
Ramsey.
j You are hereby notified that there
: h"s been filed in the office of the
: Circuit Court a petition by C. M. Er
win as Executor of the Last Will and
Testament representing that the cer
tain instrument of date August 15th,
| 1918, is the Last Will and Testa
ment of Caroline Dye, deceased, ar.d
by the terms of said instrument he
was appointed as Executor and that
said Will had’ Leon offered for Pro
bate in the Probate Court of Jackson
County and had been rejected and he
had thereupon appealed from the de
! cision of said Court to the Circuit
j Court of said County and that you,
the said Ltna Clark and Venec ia
Clark Warren, William Ramsey, Al
; berta Ramsey, Lizzie Ramsey and
I Ella Ramsey were necessary parties
to said cause and prayed that you
made parties and summons is
sue as required by law, and further
that you end each of you were non
residents of this State and asked
that a warning order issue for you
and each of you, which is done and
you are hereby warned to appear and
answer in said cause and to take all
such steps therein as may be neces
sary as in law provided, thirty days
from this date, and Jas. H. Johnston
is appointed as attorney for said non
residents.
In Testimony Whereof I have here
unto set my hand and seal of said
Court this the 2nd day of January,
1919.
(Seal.) • R. W. BANDY, Clerk.
By J. B. Parrott, D. C. 39w4t
Get the habit of coming to the
cheap cash store at McFadden, Ark.
Don’t forget we will treat you right.
Don’t forget that covers all the
ground.—B. S. Breckenridge, Prop.
41w3t.
TIME CARD.
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North Bound
! No. 2 Fast Pass, (no stop)Ar. 3:55am
i No. 34 Local passenger, Ar. 10:35am
I No. 4 Fast passenger, Ar. 11:59 am.
j No. 92 Local fieight. Lv. 11:00 am
No. 30 Local passenger, Ar. 8:25 pm.
No. 6 Fast Passenger, Ar. 9:30 pm
No. 18 Fast. Pass. (Hot Sgs.
; Spl.) Ar. 10:05 pm
South Bound.
No. 1 Fast Par-, (no stoplAr. 1:62 am.
; No. 17 Fast Pas. (Hot Spgs.
Spl.) Ar. 4:55 am
No. 5 Fast passenger, Ar. 5:55 am
! No. 7 Mail train ( no passen
| gers) Ar. 9:10 am
! No. 93 Local freight, Lv. 8:00 am.
’■ No. 3 Fast n: ssenger. Ar. 5:43 pm.
No. 33 Local Pas. Ar. 7:20 pm.
| Leaves 7:45 pm
While River Division.
Mo 210 Passenger. Lv. 6:1ft am
No 254 Mixed Pas and freight
Leaves 12:10 pm
No 251 Mixed P.is, and freight
Arrives 11:00 am
No. 205 Pass"ngpr Ar. 7:30 pm
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Lame back may come from over
work, cold settled in the muscles of
the back, or from disease. In the two
former cases the right remedy is
BALLARD’S SNOW LINIMENT. It
should be rubbed in thoroughly over
the affected part, the relief will be
prompt and satisfactory. Price 25c,
50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by W.
C. Bevens. Ill 4tm 38wtm
i CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as
I they cannot reach the seat of the dis
| ease. Catarrh is a local disease,
j greatly influenced by constitutional
I conditions, and in order to cure it you
must take an internal remedy. Hall’s
: Catarrh Medicine is taken internally
t and acts through the mood on the mu
'
cous surfaces of the system. Hall’s
Catarrh Medicine was prescribed by
one of the best physicians ill this
country for years. It is composed of
some of the host tonics known, com
bined with some of the best blood pur
ifiers. The perfect combination of
the ingredients in Hall’s Catarrh Med
icine is what produces such wonder
ful results in catarrhal conditions.
Stnd for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo,
Ohio.
All Druggists, 75c.
Hull’s Family Pills for constipation.
(Advertisement.) $
—-- '. m
There is more Catarrh In this sec
tion of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and for years it
was supposed to be incurable. Doctors
orescribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local
tieatment, pronounced it incurable.
itarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced bjy constitutional treatment.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine, manufactur
ed by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo,
OMo, is a constitutional remedy, is Wk
ken in’ernaily and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Sudfaces of the h.||
System. One Hundred Dollars re
vard is offered for any case that 0
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, OMo.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills for constipa- |
t'.on. (Advertisement.) o
FULL OF COLD: HAD THE GRIP.
Many will be pleased to read hdw ?Jjj
Lewis Newman, 506 Northrand St., vj|
Charleston, W. Va., was restored td
health. He writes: "I was down
sick and nothing would do me any
tfuod. I was full of cold. Had the .i|
grip until I got, two 50c bottles of
Foley’s Honey and Tar. It is the best ;
remedy for grip and colds I ever
used.” —Walker’s Pharmaey, (Adv.) |
PROTECT THE CHILDREN. igfj
Children are as likely to get the
grip and influenza as grown-ups.
Foley’s Honey and Tar gives quick
relief from all kinds of coughs, colds, ||
croup and whooping cough; covers ||
raw. inflamed surfaces with a L-raling J
soothing coating; cle*rs air pis* ;4
sages, checks strangling, choking,
coughing. Contains no opiates.— ?j
Walker’s Pharmacy. (Adv.)
HOW A SALESMAN SUFFERED. |
i R. J. Porter. Sterling. Col., writes: |
[ "I suffered with a painful, weak |
I back. As a traveling salesman 1 had Jj
! to stoop frequently to pick up my
, grips, and the pain when I straightan
ed up was awful. T was induced tSgSy
try Foley Kidney Pills. Relief waa
immediate. Say. they are great.**
Prompt and tonic.—Walker’s Phar- *!
mney. (Adv.)
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