THE INDENPEOENT
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
Editor and Publisher.
Entered at the postoffice, Newport
Arkansas, as second class mail matter.
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ouse of America for the
period of the war.
LAYLIGHT SAVING.
Of all the conservation movements
that have been inaugurated on ac
count of the war, there is none that
«o directly affects every man, woman
andi child in the country, and that is
little understood, as the Daylight
1 Saving.
$ The bill was passed by congress
and on March 19 was signed by the
president, to become effective Sun
day, March 31. It is not an experi
I ment for the United States, as it
has been thoroughly demonstrated in
« dozen European countries in recent
years.
It is a very simple proposition—
Saturday night, March 30, every
clock and watch in the United States
is to be set forward one hour, and on
the last Saturday night in October,
the process is to be reversed.
Many persons have the mistaken
notion that this will cause endless
confusion if all time-pieces are set
forward. There will be no disar
.get
rangement of train schedules, thea
tre time, meal time, or anything else.
The only change will be that every
activity will begin one hour earlier
in the day, according to the old way
of reckoning, but according to the
clock at exactly the same time as for
merly. Those who have been accus
tomed to arising at 6 o’clock, will
still arise at six, although it will be
in reality 5 o’clock by the old sys
■l vwu. out tm?y wm nut wutk an nuur
^longer. They will go to lunch at 12
o'clock, as usual, but it will really be
11 o’clock. But no one will know it
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—unless they stop to think—for the
clocks will all point to 12 o’clock.
About the only appreciable difference
will be that the sun will be much
higher in the heavens when quitting
tune comes in the afternoon, than we
have been accustomed to. Yet, hav
ing done a full day’s work, there will
he no reason to continue work, ever,
though there are several hours of day
light left.
That fact explains the change.
Daylight is saved for recreation, for
amusement, for gardening, and for
Aher things which would not be pos
sible had we continued to wait for
the sun to mount high in the heavens
in the morning before beginning the
day’s work.
It is estimated that this saving of
daylight will conserve millions of
dollars worth of coal, gas, oil, elec
tric power, and in the effectiveness
. of man power.
And it will all be done unconscious
ly.
A few nights ago Newport was
visited by a negro minstrel which
held forth on a vacant lot on Walnut '
- street and which was patronized by j
*' goodly number of people. This |
paper has no desire to indicate the ;
manner in which the public shouldj
seek amusement, but it strikes the
gif#-‘ ,
writer that during times like the
present, persons should be slow in al
lowing the traveling minstrels and
dancing girls to thrive on funds
mfaich could well Be diverted into.1
more prolific channels. Why not let
the advance agent for a minstrel
know that Newport does not propose
to patronize such entertainments in
the future? City officials have put
the ban on “49” shows, a great step
in the right direction.
SWIFTON.
J. G. Smith is improving rapidly
since his return from Little Rock.
Mrs. George Dudley has gone to
St. Vincent’s hospital, Little Rock,
where she will take a course of treat
ment.
J. C. Bartram, of Little Rock,
state manager of the Maccabees, was
here several days last week.
Hubert Nicks, of Pocahontas, dis
trict deputy of the Modern Wood
men, was a business visitor in Swif
ton last week.
Mrs. W. T. Altman spent last week
with friends in Walnut Ridge.
G. W. Stolle, of Witherspoon, is the
night operator of the Missouri Pacific
at Swifton, succeeding J. M. Jones,
who has been transferred to Trask
wood.
J. N. Moon was quite sick several
days last week.
R. P. Sharp has purchased three
lots opposite the Methodist church
and will build a cottage, which he
will occupy as a home
Mrs. James N. Moon visited rela
tives in Jonesboro last week.
John Brunsworth, of Edwardsville
Illinois, is here looking after his
farm.
Very little rain in February, none
in March, and the result is that gar
dens are needing moisture.
The Swifton Chapter of the Jack
son county Red Cross has been busy
for the past ten days, getting ready
a shipment of clothing for the Bel
gian and French children.
A meeting has been called foi
Sunday afternoon at the school house
to organize Glass township for the
Third Liberty Loan. N. D. Moon, Jr.
is chairman and C. P. Trice, secre
tary.
F. W. Pearson, of Bradford, looked
after business matters here Wednes
day.
Mrs. Pinkie Moon is the owner of a
new Burch car.
Dr. G. A. Causey has completed an
office building on the lots he re
cently purchased from R. P. Sharp.
PEEDEVILLE.
Everybody has begun to put forth
all their energy in planting crops.
Mr. R. C. Roy was transacting
business in Newport the early part ol
the week.
Miss Birdie Hutchens visited her
sister, Mrs. Annie Nance, of Eight
Mile, Monday.
Misses Marguerite Beede and Lau
ra Roy, Mr. Wallace Lassiter and
wife and little daughter, Marguerite,
were visitors at the home of W. N.
Roy Sunday afternoon.
Lieut. Walter B. Huff, who is now
stationed at San Antonio, Texas, and
who has just recovered from a severe
spell of pneumonia, is here visiting
friends and relatives. His sisters,
Misses Pauline and Ottie are also
here visiting. We all welcome Mr.
Huff, as we have missed him very
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the 5th, but vfe hope he will get to
make us another visit before going
to France.
School will close the 19th of April
with a short program. Everybody
invited to come. Brother Barber is
teacher.
Let’s not bother about the light,
which was seen the 6th, for these
lights often occur in the far north,
but seldom this far south.
Everybody should plan to enjoy1
Easter day, because it is the day that
our Lord, who was crucified, arose
from the tomb.
Cheer up.
Brown Eyes and Blue Eyes.
BENGEL.
The relattives and friends of J. L.
Carpenter are feeling* very anxious
over his condition. So much so that
Dr. Pierce of Tupelo, was called in
Wednesday to see him. Mr. Car
penter is stopping with his sister and
brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. T. A.
Ray.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Robinson and
family spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Whfttenberg of near New
port.
Sunday night at 10 o’clock at the
home of her father, William Boynton
of Simmons’ Switch, Mrs. J. H. Soli
da answered the Master’s call to
“come higher.” Mrs. Solida had been
very ill for several weeks, but for
the past few days her condition seem
ed much improved, and hopes of her
recovery wrere entertained. Every
effort was made to keep her yet a
little while longer, but an all-wise
father, saw best to take her to Him
self. Although a wife, and the moth
er of three children, she was little
more than a girl, so sweet and so
dear to every one. Never very strong,
; she grew weary of life’s highway and
went to sleep in Jesus. She leaves a
lovin ghusband, father, brothers and
sisters and a host of friends to mourn
her loss. To these we extend deepest
sympathy Mr. and Mrs. Tom Young,
of Rosie, accompanied by their mo
ther, Mrs. Pete Young, also of Rosie,
are visiting this week with Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Ray.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Walls, accom
panied by Miss Winnie Brown, spent
Sunday in Newport.
Quite a number of our citizens
spent Saturday in Newport.
LIBERTY LOAN HOLIDAY.
Saturday, April 6th, has been de
clared a holiday. It marks the an
niversary of this nation’s entry' in
to the world’s war and has been set
aside as the date for the Third Lib
erty Loan sale of bonds. Arrange
ments have been made for a patriot
ic meeting on that date and all busi
ness will be requested to cease es
pecially during the time of the meet
ing. Tuckerman should show her
patriotism by attending this meeting.
Let every business house in town be
closed during that hour. Inasmuch
as it is Saturday let the people who
have trading to do arrange to come to
town a day earlier and get their
weekly supplies. Every land owner
can arrange for this and should do
so. The failure of any individual or
firm in this matter may cause some
one to doubt the sincerity of their
patriotism. Those who have no pa
triotism are slackers and should be
publicly branded as such. We hope
that Tuckerman will fully meet all
demands made of it in this cam
paign and that without delay.
The Third Liberty Loan drive will
b. gin April 6, 1918, just one year
from the date of cur entrance into
this war. Said date will be proclaim
ed a public holiday, and for at least
a part of the day, presumably in the
.afternoon, all business houses will be
requested to close their doors and to
gether, with-all other patriotic per-,
sons attend the patriotic rally near
est them. We are going to do our
part at Tuckerman. We are arrang
ing an appropriate program for the
day—prayer, music and a few pa
triotic readings by local talent. We
shall be furnished a speaker by the
Liberty Loan organization. Rmember
the date, April 6, and come.
S. C. Vick,
Chairman, Entertainmnet Com.
CLAY ROBERTS ANNOUNCES
FOR RE-ELECTION.
We are autorized to announce
Clay Roberts as a candidate for re
election to the office of road overseer
for Jefferson township, subject to
the action of the democratic primary.
Mr. Roberts has held this important
post for two years and has started
some work tl at his friends insist he
should finish: it is at the earnest so
licitation of his friends that he has
consented to accept the office for an
other term. He is" one of the most
progressive and successful iarmer»
in the county and a close student of
roads and road 'bunding and an en
thusiastic advocate of good roads.
Use the columns of the Independ
ent. They will carry your business
talk into nearly every home in New
port.
War Savings Stamps
LIMIT CLUB
A LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE TA
KEN THE LIMIT—$1,000—OF
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS:
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GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE
Mike Denton Dr. Joe Graham
Frank Farmer W. A. Billingsley
j W. R. Harvey Alcorn Ferguson
A. J. Goetz S. W. Harvey
James Graham N. C. Wolff
Charles Greenhaw Dr. O. E. Jones
1 Pickens Black Mrs. J. Collison
Tom Hutson R. B. Hocking
Helen Collison J. R. Holden
Miss Alma Morgan Bud Graham
W. N. Dunaway J. Collison
Bud Graham M. O. Valentine
! Chas. G. Henry Joe Collison
J. L. Bevens Marvin Hare
Mrs. A. J. Goetz Wm. Collison
Tom J. Gregg Forrest Bleakley
John F. Gardner M. A. Stevens
W. B. Overstreet W. H. Murphy
Buddy Hunter B. J. Best
J. W. Lindley J. W. Grubbs
This Space Patriotically Contributed
to the War Savings Limit Club
By the First National Bank.
NOTICE.
Notice is'hereby given that the
undersigned, as guardian of Eugene,
Stinson and Winston Shaver will, on
Wednesday, April 24th, 1918, at the
East Third Street Entrance (of the
Jackson County Court House, in the
City of Newport, Arkansas, offer for
sale at public auction to the highest
bidder on a credit of six months, be
tween the hours of ten o’clock in the
forenoon and three o’clock in the af
ternoon of said day, all of the right,
title, interest and claim of said wards
in and to the following described
lands to-wit:
The East Half of tfoe Southeast
Quarter of Section Thirteen; the
East Half of the Northeast Quarter
and the Northwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter of Section Twen
ty-four, all in Township Thirteen
North of the Base Line and in Range
Three West of the Fifth Principal
Meridian, Jackson County, Arkansas.
Also an undivided one-half inter
est in and to the following lots and
interests in lots to-wit:
Lots One, Two, Three and Four,
Block One; Two-thirds interest in
North Half of Lot Four, Block Seven,
all in Range Two East; Lots Three
and Four of Block One; Lot Eight
of Block Three; all of Block Thir
teen, all in Range Three East; Lot
Ten of Block Three, Range Four
East; Lot Three of Block One; Lot
One of Block Four; Let Four of
Block Five, and Lots One, Four and
Five of Block Six, all in Range Five
East.
Also the entire interest in Lots
Eight and Nine of Block Six, Range
Two East, and Lot One of Block
Five Range Five East, all of the
above described lots being situated in
the Town of Jacksonport, Jackson
County, Arkansas.
Said sale is being made under au
thority of the Jackson Probate Court
for the purpose of education of said
minors, and purchaser at said sale
will be required to give note with
approved security.
Elizabeth R. Shaver, Gnd.
54w3t.
EASTER DISPLAY AND FASH
IONS AT STYLE SHOP.
' One of the busiest places in New
port during the Easter week’s busi
ness has been the “style shop” of
Mrs. H. Clay Sanders, where New
port and Jackson county women have
been admiring and buying as well,
all that’s beautiful in women’s wear.
In suits, dresses, blouses and spring
wraps the large selections from East
em arkets, have made buying an
easy task. Besides the well known
and popular “Fisk hats, Mrs. San
ders has many other well known
makes from New York, as well as
those from her own work room un
der the direction of Miss Alma Leck
lighter, who is guite an artist. Mrs.
Sanders did not have her usual mil
linery opening this spring, for the
early season forced an extra amount
of work ahead of usual times, and
the formal opening was dispensed
with altogether, but her large assort
ment of hats is always on display.
Better to sacrifice luxuries than
sacrifice lives. Sacrifice the luxur
ies—Buy War Savings Stamps.
The Beauty Secret.
Ladies desire that irre
sistible charm—a good
complexion. Of course
they do not wish others
to know a beautifier
has been used so they
buy a bottle of
Magnolia Balm
LIQUID FACE POWDER
j and use according to simple directions. Improve
ment is noticed at once. Soothing, cooling and
refreshing. Heals Sunburn, stops Tan.
Pink, While, Rose-Red.
75c. at Druggists or Ay mail direct
Sample (either color) for 2c. Stamp.
I,yon Mfg. Co., 40 South Fifth St.. Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Used Cars
For Sale
Some of the best values are often
times to be secured in used cars and
we have some offerings of this kind
on hand now.
One 1917 Chalmers Roadster, has on
ly been run 4,100 miles in good run
ning order-$750
One five passenger Chalmers touring
car, my personal car, both power
plant and body in good condition,
well tired-$850^
One four-cylinder Buick touring car,
in good running order and well pre
served, a good service car-$400
One practically new Ford roadster
with shock absorbers, has only been
run a few hundred miles-$475
One 1916 Ford touring car, a good
buy for-w$250
One Ford touring car with Prestolite
tank and Stromberg carburetor,
in good condition and well tired—$250
One Ford chassis in good condi
tion _*150
We can also put you in connection
with some good values in other lines,
if you are in the market.
P. H. VAN DYKE
Second and Beech—Sewport, Ark.
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GREAT PATRIOTIC
MASS MEETING
COURT HOUSE
Friday, March 29,8 P. M.
PRUSSIANISM UNMASKED ..
UNCOVERING OF GERMAN ATROCITIES
I Dr. Charles Wheeler/
OF CHICAGO
The !
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Kaiser
Doomed
Hundrods of Thousands Have p§|
Heard Him. x
Under Auspices of the Newport !§|
Chamber of Commerce.
A. T. HUBLEY, • |
I Chairman
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PATRIOTIC MUSIC '
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Admission FREE *