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MENTS.
Independent is authoriz
nnounce the following
as candidates for public
subject to the action of
aocratic party:
nty Superintendent—
Balch.
nd E. Land.
*rner.
Barber
'homaa
gress —
A. Hodges.
Davenport.
Oldfield
mty Treasurer—
McLain.
bs K. Coe.
nty Judge:
A. Melville.
Tims.
Kink.
Tiff and Collector—
tentative:
limmons
ity Clerk:
arish.
ig skunks at |7 a hide is
, Kansas man’s fortune.
Newport’s Copra Crushing Plant
Only Industry of Kind in Arkansas
For a number of years, it has been
regarded as impossible to crush co
coanuts in climates where cold weath
er prevails because of the fact that
the crude cocoanut oil will congeal at
a temperature of 70 degrees Fahren
heit, resulting in the clogging of all
pipes and pumps which are essential
in the operations of the crushing
plant Before the war, cocoanuts
were crushed in Germany with suc
cess, but, holding fast to the German
tradition of hoarding commercial se
crets, the information, explaining
their methods, has never been given
out.
When the war began there were
several plants in operation on the
Pacific coast, which offers a climatic
condition favorable to the production <
without danger of having mechani- -
cal difficulties, which are a great.
source of loss in time and money. |
Later on several oil mills began;
experimenting on the cocoanuts '
which, <by the way, are shipped here
in a dried form and bear the name of
“Copra,” but they have had no end
of difficulties in the handling of the
oil, which has ‘prevented complete
success.
It remained for the Southern Cot
ton Oil Company of Newport, Ark
ansas, under the management of‘It.
H. Scruggs to solve the problem com
pletely, and, as evidence of this com
pany’s success, cocoanuts have been
crushed without a • single hitch,
through a spell of weather during
which the thermometer registered
many degrees below zero. F. J.
Smith, superintendent of the plant,
was given the facts and difficulties
which the industry has been confront
ed with and worked out a plan for
the prevention of coagulation which
is a credit, not only to the company
which he serves, but to his own orig
inality and mechanical genius. To
gether with J. B. Pratt, the District
Chemist of Charlotte, N. C., district
of the Southern Cotton Oil Company,
who is ably working out the fine
points of production! Mr. Smith
shares a great deal of credit for his
good work. Mr. Pratt is a graduate
of the University of South Carolina
and has been handling the copra
crushing experiments ever since his
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company began the investigation of
working out methods to perfect the
operations.
It is now an assured success and
cocoanut oil and meal will be pro
duced by this company from now on
during the season, when it is not
crushing cottonseed.
The meal has been used successfuly
for feeding cattle, horses and hogs
in the southeastern states and may
be used, to some degree, for human
food.
The Massachusetts Agricultural
Experiment Station Bulletin No. 155
finds that by converting in the usual
way the fat into its starch equivalent,
cocoanut meal has more digestable
matter than glutten feed. This bulle
tin says that German observers con
sider it particularly desireable for
dairy animals in amounts of three to
four pounds daily per head and has
been shown to somewhat increase
the fat contents of the milk. Fed
in excess of the above, it is held to
make the butter too hard. As pre
\iously mentioned, Germany crushed
cocoanuts before the war and their
experiments are practically all the
conclusions from which the present
day chemists can use for precedent.
Cocoanut meal contains from 6 to
7 per cent fats,, 20 per cent protein,
6o per cent carbohydrates and 12 per
cent fibre. Farmers can use it in the
place of corn and other commodities
which are now neccessary for the
maintainance of national and military
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1UUI supply. ii 10 pi<a^n^rtixy a p«i/
riotic duty to use a substitute whcre
ever possible and this meal may now
be procured at the local office of the
Southern Cotton Oil company.
The oil is used for making- lard,
butter, medicines and soap, but is
only produced in the crude state and
is neccessarily shipped to the refin
eries for conversion into these com
modities.
The cocoanuts which are being
shipped to Newport come from the
Phillipine Islands. The meats are
taken from the cocoanuts when they
are removed from the trees and laid
out in the sun to dry. After all mois
ture is taken up the meats are placed
in sacks and shipped, there being
such a percentage of oil to insure
against deterioation and it arrives
here in edible condition.
The French war department finds
cocoanut meal as good as an equal
weight of oats for horses.
WRITES LETTER FROM
CAMP BEAUREGARD, LA.
The following interesting letter
was written by John B. Jamison, a
soldier at Camp Beauregard, to his
mother here:
Camp Beauregard, La.,
January 14, 1918.
Dear Mother:
Will answer your letter tonight,
finding me well and feeling fine. We
are under, quarantine I think for 30
days, on account of meningitis. The
156th infantry has the largest num
ber of cases; the 154th hasn’t any
cases at present. It’s against orders
for any man in another company to
get closer than 15 feet to men in
other companies. I heard through
the major today that the 154th in
fantry might get to go to New Or
leans for guard duty, and I under
stand that is much more work than
doing guard duty here, as it will be
on the river bank, but no one knows
what we will do.
I thought I had a spy one night not
long ago, when I was on guard. He
had on civilian’s clothes and was a
suspicious looking character. But he
was not a spy, but the commander of
the guard complimented me for my
work. From what I can learn I will be
promoted to sargeant soon. Albert
Bevans got his promotion and I think
he leaves this week for Texas. Albert
and several others were quarantined
for 15 days. I was on the rifle range
Saturday. Two corporals, two sar
geants and one of our lieutenants
were overe there. I did very well for
the first time. I didn’t beat but one
fellow and he was one of the sar
geants. I can do better next time. It
sounded like a battle over there on the
range.
I am sending you some kodak pic
tures. That is our pastime on Sun
day. I wrote Charles today. How I
wish he would stay home for he
would be such a pleasure to you and
daddy, for I know how lonesome you
are. When I think of little Morris, I
can see his sweet, smiling face. I
get so blue I don’t have any sense.
It breaks my heart. I can’t realize
he’s gone. Mother have you put his
playthings away, and his little chair?
I hope you find a little orphan while
you are in the city. But I am coming
home some day. I like it better all
the time. Army life agrees with me,
my health being fine. I got my socks
and stamps and thiead and I sure
was glad to get them, for we can’t go
to town only on special business—
that's how the meningitis was scat
tered. We had to pass a (house that
had some cases and some of the sol
diers took it, so now they are very
strict. I have been mending jny
clothes since I got the thread. How
I used to say, “Mother mend this, or
sew on buttons,” but I know howl and
what a pleasure it is to me to know
I had a mother who taught me to do
such things.
It has been cold down here—been
sleeting and snowing. Glad to get
the stamps. We can’t go to the post
office unless we put our name! on the
list early in the morning, and some
times I fail to get my name down.
We are not supposed to leave t our
company streets while we are under
quarantine. *
Your son and “Uncle Sam’s,”
] John B. Jamison.
NOTICE OF CONFIRMATION.
In the Jackson Chancery Court.
William F. Roberts, exparte,
vs.' No. 3250.
SE% of the NE% and the NE% of
the SE% of Section 9; and the
SW% of the NWy* of Section 10;
all in Twp. 10 N., R. 2 W.
Notice is hereby given that Wil
liam F. Roberts did on the 19th day
of January, 1918, file in the office of
the Clerk of the Chancery Court of
Jackson County, Arkansas, a petition
claiming to be the owner of and pray
ing for the confirmation of the title
and to have the same Quieted and es
tablished in him to the following de
scribed lands situate in the County
of Jackson, State of Arkansas, to
wit:
The South East Quarter of the
North East, and the North East
Quarter of the South East Quarter,
of Section Nine (9); and, the South
West Quarter of the North West
Quarter of Section Ten (10); all in
Township Ten (10) North, Range
two (2) West.
And that said William F. Roberts
will appear in said court on the 9th
day of March, 1918, and ask to have
hjs title to said lands quieted, estab
lished and confirmed.
Now, therefore, any and all persons
who have or claim any interest in said
lands, or any part thereof, are hereby
warned to appear and present their
objectiohs to said court on the 9th
day of March, 1918, and set up any
right or claim they may have in said
lands and show cause why the title
of the said William F. Roberts should
not be quieted, established and con
firmed, in and to the said lands.
In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand as such clerk and
fixed the seal of said court on this
the 19th day of January, 1918.
(Seal) R. W. BANDY, >
Clerk of the Chancery Court of Jack
son County, Arkansas. 248dlt 46w6
A wireless station opened to the
public, has been opened in Terra del
Fuego.
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We are not an incorporation, as we do not have
foreign stockholders for whom we have to make prof
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and are mostly spent here.
We believe we are the only Furniture Store pay
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