INDUSTRIAL WORK
IS BEING TAUGHT
Industrial Supervisor for Colored
Rural Schools Will Visit All
Schools of the County.
Due to the unfavorable weather in
the past month, I could not visit as
many schools as I had planned to
visit. As a result I did not accom
plish all the work outlined for the
month.
It is my intention to visit every ru
ral school in the county that is in
session, as often as possible; teach
ing industrial work in the school
room, also in the homes. Practical
lessons in gardening and cooking are
planned for each school, emphasizing
economy in preparing well balanced
and wholesome meatless and wheat
less meals, also serving meals prop
erly, table setting and dining room
etiquette.
I hope to extend my acquaintance
into every home possible, emphasiz
ing therein simple laws of health,
hygiene and sanitation. I plan to
organize with the stationed teacher an
active school improvement club, in
connection with each school, there
fore securing the interest and co-op
eration of the patrons.
I solicit the co-operation of the
county school officials, local school
boards, teachers and patrons in this
work.
Ellen Mae Young,
Industiial Supervisor for Colored Ru
ral Schools.
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—
Total of $1,200 Had Been, Subscribed
War Camp Community Service
Fund In Newport to Noon.
An enthusiastic meeting of the lo-!
cal solicitors of the War Camp Com
munity Service Fund was held today
when a luncheon was given at the
Columbia hotel, at which time the
solicitors reported to Chairman A.
T. Hubly that they had received
pledges to the amount of $1,200 in
Newport. Newport’s quota is $1,500.
Only a few of those who refused to
respond were reported and it is be
lieved before the campaign closes to
morrow night that they will come out
of the lagging class and make New
port a one hundred per cent city.
We pride ourselves on our country.
We pride ourselves on our army. We
make loud boasts of our patriotism
and hurl anathemas at the heads of
pro-Germans and I. W. W’s. Do we
cean what we say? If so, our names
will appear on the list of those who
subscribed insofar as we were finan
cially able.
At the meeting Chairman Hubly
stated that he had just returned from
Jacksonport, where he made a brief
talk to the employes of the Arkan
sas Cooperage Company. There were
54 employes of the mills who pledged
one day’s work to the War Camp
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patriotism for one to weigh. Those
men work for from $1.50 to $2.50 a
day, yet they are willing to toil a
whole day for this fund. Jefferson
township, in which Jacksonport is
located, will in this manner greatly
oversubscribe their quota, the chair
man said. Tupelo is another com
munity that bids fair to go over the
top with a nice surplus. Weldon is
reporting nicely, as are Auvergne,
Shoffner and Tuckerman, while it is
assumed that all the other communi
ties of the county will come forward
with amounts sufficient to raise the
county’s amount to the $3,000 as
sessed.
But Newport must raise its $f,500.
With other communities working
overtime, Newport, the county’s capi
tal, must not lag.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCE
MENTS.
The Independent is authoriz
ed to announce the following
persons as candidates for public
office, subject to the action or
the Democratic party:
For County Superintendent—
J. M. Baieh. ,
Garland E. Land.
A. J. Garner. #
Z. D. Barber
H. L. Thomas
For County Treasurer—
W. D. McLain.
Charles K. Coe.
For Congress —
Wm. A. Hodges
W. D. Davenport.
W. A. Oldfield
For County Judge:
John A. Melville.
R. F. Tyer.
W. M. Tims.
W. A. Mink.
For Chancellor (Eighth District)—
Lyman F. Reeder.
For Sheriff and Collector—
Terry Guin.
J. M. Ivy.
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R. T. Simmons
For County Clerk:
J. F. Parish.
C;over C. Nance.
For Assessor—
D.. J. Nance.
For Circuit Clerk—
R. W. Bandy.
For Constable—(Union Township)
C. M. Ivy.
Ben S'andmon.
For Road Overseer (Richwoods Twp.)
Mark Cole
For Road Overseer (Bird Twp., East
ern District.)—
R A. Wilson.
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STATE TEACHERS
WILL MEET SOON
County Superintendent Bowman
Makes Announcement Concern
Meeting Next Month.
The State Teachers’ Association
will convene in Little Rock, April 4th
and continue three days. This meet
ing promises to be one of the great
est meetings in the history of the
association and every teacher in Ar
kansas should attend.
W. E. Lasseter, president of the
association, says: “On account of
the coming meeting being the Fiftieth
anniversary of the “Golden Jubilee
meeting of the association, and be
cause it will be held just a short time
before the convening of the constitu
tional convention of Arkansas; and
too, because much more will be ex
pected of the schools in the future on
occount of the great crisis through
which our nation is now going, and
the educational forces of this state
The Rock Island Lines, through
its Safetv Rureau. WARNS vou
that the following practices are
DANGEROUS, as indulgence
therein too frequently results in
loss of life, limb and minor acci
dents.
Failing to “Stop, Listen and Look
Both Ways” before attempting to
cross a railroad track whether on
foot or in a vehicle.
Trespassing upon the Right of
Way, tracks, engines, cars or
trains of any railroad.
Permitting children to use the
railroad Right of Way as a “short
cut” or using it as such yourself.
Standing too close to track when
a train is approaching.
Boarding or leaving moving
trains.
Leaving trains on side opposite
the station platforms.
Riding upon the platforms or
steps of cars while in motion.
Putting head or arms out of car
windows.
Permitting your baggage to re
main in car aisles.
Permitting children to run about
the train while in motion, or go
from car to car unaccompanied by
an adult.
Throwing bottles and other ref
use from moving trains.
TAKING CHANCES AT AN*
TIME OR IN ANY PLACE.
Help Us to “Prevent Injury.”
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and nation will be expected to stand
patriotically to the front to see that
the educational needs of the boys and
girls of this state are safeguarded
to the utmost ability of each teach
teacher. It is expected that every
progressive teacher in the state will
become a member for this Fiftieth
anniversary meeting.”
Among some of the features of
entertainment now being planned is
a trip to the cantonment—Camp Pike,
Fort Roots and Elbert Aviation Field,
and a reception given to the teachers
by the Board of Commerce of Little
Rock.
I suggest that each teacher in
Jackson county send the enrollment
fee of $1.00 to C. M. Hirst, care of
the State Department of Education,
Little Rock, Arkansas, and become a
member now. For which you will
receive a receipt, and a button which
you may wear to indicate your pro
gressiveness and loyalty to your pro
fession. Should you not then be able
to attend and enjoy the social feat
ures of the meeting, you would re
ceive the complete minutes of the
meeting which is worth the price of
any text on school management.
In case that some should wish to
secure the endorsement <jf license up
on State Teachers’ Association at
tendance, I must advise that at the
June Institute, 1917, the teachers of
Jackson county adopted a resolution
restricting the county superintendent
from making such endorsement.
The white Teachers’ Institute for
1.918 will be under the direction of
Prof. J. H. Hindman, and all license
for white teachers will be endorsed at
that time.
E. H. BOWMAN,
County Superintendent.
NEWS TO HER.
A traveling man found himself
obliged to remain in a small town on
account of a washout on the railroad
caused by the heavy rain, which was
still coming down in torrents. The
traveling man turned to the waitress
with:
“This certainly looks like the
Flood.”
“The what?”
“The Flood. You’ve read about
the Flood, and the ark landing on
Mount Ararat surely.”
“Gee! Mister,” she returned, “I
ain't seen a paper for three days.”
Late Wire Briefs!f
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 22.—The Aaw :
ican general staff is watching the |
German sweep into Russia with a ttk
tle more than academic interest sad
is convinced that Russia no longer is
a military factor, end the situation j
for the present at least has little
bearing on other battle fronts.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 22.—The senate
today defeated by fifty-eight to ehs
en the motion by Senator Kirby $t
Arkansas to strike from the railroad
bill the provision authorizing tin
president to buy and sell securities
with a five hundred million doHer
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revolving fund.
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 22.-—Official die- J
patches from Rome interpret the re
cent closing of the Swiss frontier by
Austria to indicate that troop move
ments to the Italian frontier is in
preparation for a renewed offensive*
\ssociated Press Dispatch.
Peabody, Miss., Feb. 22y—Nine
members of the family of Morris
ler were burned to death by fire in
the Miller home this morning.
\ssociat.ed Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 22.—Food admin
istrators of states west of the Millie
sippi river were today given pertniB
sion to lift during the spring UlililM
ing season restrictions on the use ot
mutton and lamb on meatleei day*. i
This class of meat is not exported to |
the allies.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS, ‘^jji
On account of the bad condition 0# ; ;|
the weather the tax collector wes UB»
able to reach the following polnti u
advertised, and will appear at tike
places on these dates:
Cow Lake township, Gourd Neck, |g
Friday, February 22.
Cache township, Burton's Stte#»|||
Saturday, February 23.
Bateman township, Surroundfp|
Hill School house, Monday, Fehw-;;.|
ary 25 j* m- iv^i
Sheriff and Collector Jackson
ty, Arkansas.
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