WAR SAVINGS
HEADS MEET
Moorehead Wright of Little Rock,
Presides Over Enthusiastic Meet
ing of County Chairmen.
One of the most enthusiastic meet
ings ever held in Newport took place
yesterday at the Elks Club, when
representatives from twelve counties
met for the purpose of discussing
ways and means by which the sale of
War Savings Certificates and Thirft
Stamps may be promoted in this dis
trict. Chairmen from every county
in the district were present, except
Chairman Carson of Yellville, and
several counties were represented by
as many as five men.
The meeting was presided over by
Moorehead Wright, state chairman
of the War Savings and Thrift
Stamp committee.
Considerable work has been done in
this district toward the sale of cer
tificates and stamps but owing to
the extreme bad weather since the
campaign started the report from
the county chairmen was not what
they would like to have had it.
Each county chairman was asked to
explain his mode of work and to state
its result. The meeting was an ex
perience meeting and many timely
suggestions were given by Mr.
Wright. All those prosent stated
they were going back home with the
determination to push the work to
the very limit.
Those present and that made ad
dresses were as follows:
Baxter County— Robert Russell,
chairman, Mountain Home and W. B.
Wolf, county farm demonsti'ator.
Cleburne County—W. C. Johnson,
chairman, Heber Springs.
Fulton County—A. P. Campbell,
chairman, Mammoth Spring.
Independence County—Mr. Johnson,
chairman, Batesville and * Leland
j Bunch, county farm demonstrator.
Izard County—Joe T. Garner, chair
j man, Calico Rock.
Jackson County—W. A. Billingsley,
j chairman, Newport, and George H.
j Banks, county farm demonstrator.
Lawrence County—A. G. Albright,
chairman, Hoxie, and King L. Banks,
Walnut Ridge, county farm demon
strator.
Randolph County—Ben A. Brown,
chairman, Pocahontas and J. R. Ki
ser, county farm demonstrator.
Sharp County—Dave King, chair
man, Hardy.
Stone County—Geo. R. Case, chair
man and Ben Williamson.
White County—J. Hicks Deener,
chairman, Searcy.
Woodruff County—H. C. * Argo,
chairman, Cotton Plant and Robert
W. Beck, McCrory.
Also Charles Davidson of the Ark
ansas Travelers, was present and
made an address to the chairmen.
Many of Newport’s busine and pro
Many of Newport’s business and pro
fessional men were piesent and told
what they had done and what they
were willing to do to help Uncle Sam
win the war, and the occasion served
to instill a great amount of enthusi
asm.
Chas. G. Henry is chairman of this
district, and W. A. Billingsley is
chairman for Jackson county.
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Since the supreme court has decided
a fellow can come home from Poplar
Bluff without jumping off at the
crossing, we’ve decided to take no
more thrilling trips.
Ma and Pa argue so much that he
hasn’t a chance to say a word. 1
If I and Pa make a small cleaning
in a four-handed affair Ma will raise
the devil about the evil ways of the
wild, wild men, go spend the money,,
and then come home to find me and
pa sitting up for a late supper and
expect us to compliment her on her
rare tael at being able to win a piece
of out-of-date cut glass at the bridge
club. We’re getting tired of living,
but don’t dare to mention the fact
around the house.
Mrs. A. Nutt, our mother, has been
on the frenzied “war-path” ever
since our frenzied effort Sunday
morning to take father’s place in the
literary world. She says, says she, if
you can’t write proze, try potery and
if you don’t make any better out on
potery, I shall take charge of that
colyum myself.
After wading through volumes of
Homer, Moore, Bobby Burns, Shakes-'
peare and others in our home collec
ton n a vain attempt to get an inspir
ation I went to school with sister !Ima
to look through the school library.
Her teacher told us a story of her
girlhood days, which saved me fur
ther research. It gave me an inspir
ation, resulting in the following
rime:
Mary naa a nixie iamD,
Its fleece was black as tar;
And every where that Mary went,
The lamb would soon be thar.
It follered her to school one day
As you have heard before;
And when it bolted in the house,
It made the children roar.
The teacher got his dander up,
(As any teacher must);
When anything' comes in his house,
And kicks up such a dust.
Sto stepping quickly on the floor,
He seized the sweeping broom,
And bravely charged upon the lamb
To drive it from the room.
But Mary loved the lamb you know,
And didn’t want it killed;
So when she saw him seize the broom,
Her heart with dread was filled.
So stepping quickly on the floor,
As the broom was coming down,
To keep the lamb from being hurt,
She interposed her crown.
When Mary caught the gentle lick,
She tumbled to the floor,
And for a long time after that,
Her head was very sore.
The teacher not to be outdone,
Resumed his sheepish chase,
And followed up the little lamb
At a very rapid pace.
Of course the lamb went by the door,!
As if he couldn’t see,
And by the door the teacher went
And very mad was he.
He ran, and ran his level best,
But didn’t gain a bit;
He seized a slate and threw it
But a boy was what he hit._
.PTWifti* ist lif^inwiKP
(Oh muse, come to my rescue and
twain t« find a niiitt.ine- nlace.l
The boy was hit between the eyes
And to the floor he quickly fell!
At this, the other scholars
All began a frightful yell.
The noise so scared the little lamb,
He wished as I’ve a notion,
He hadn’t come to school that day,
And caused this great commotion.
So bleating softly, he bounded through
What he thought to be a hole;
He reached the ground in safety,
But the window wasn’t whole.
When Mary’s lamb got home that day,
He had an‘education;
And ever since that time he stayed,
At home with his relation.
Although this sheep-tale isn’t long,
It’s moral’s plain as day:—
“Children should take their heads to
school,
' But keep their wool away.”—
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This is the best we can do and if
it don’t suit ma, I will have to turn
the colyum over to hear ih the moan
ing. ' .
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J Jepenaent..
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of the follow
ing persons, subject to the action of
the voters at the city primary in
Newport, Wednesday, February 27,
1918.
For Marshal—.
Abe Ballew.
G. C. Martin
For Recorder—
B. G. Graham.
For Mayor—
E. L. Watson.
For Treasurer—
C. P. Bandy.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, as collector of the rev
enues of Jackson county, Arkansas,
will meet the people of the different
townships at the following places and
on the dates named, for the purpose
of collecting the taxes of said county
for the year 1917.
Special attention is called to Section
10 of Act 279 of the acts of Arkansas,
1909: “If any collector shall fail to
collect the drainage tax along with
the other taxes, he shall be subject
to a penalty of $100 for each instance
in which he shall collect from an indi
vidual the other taxes and omit the
drainage tax, unless the drainage tax
has been enjoined by court of com
petent jurisdiction to be recovered
in a suit brought by the commission
ers to the use of the district.”
Taypayers are requested to bring
their deeds or last year’s tax receipts
to avoid mistakes.
Grubbs Township, Stegall Post
office, Monday, Feb. 4; Village Town
ship, Greenhaw schoolhouse, Tuesday,
Feb 5; Bird township, James’ Store,
Wednesday, Feb. 6; Bird Township,
Kenyon, Thursday, Feb. 7; Bird Town
ship, Tuckerman, Friday and Satur
day, Feb. 8-9; Union Township, Mc
Lain’s office, E. Newport, Monday,
Feb, 11; Union Township, Diaz, Tues
day, Feb. 12; Breckenridge Township,
Auvergne, Wednesday, Feb. 13; Breck
Wrtdon, tfhu&day
Feb. 14; Breckenridge, Tupelo, Friday
and Saturday, 16-16; Union Township,
City Hall, Monday, Feb. 18; Union
Township, At court house, until April
10th, 1918.
J. M. IVY,
Sheriff and Collector of Jackson
County, Arkansas.
Newport, Ark., Dec. 1, 1917.
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