The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1914-10-29
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Up to date. Che Rogers Fruit Grow
ers Association has shipped a total OF
a. cars of green apples. all in bulk.
They are loading at Lowell. Ayoca
Apple Spur. Irelan Spur. down on the
X. c. u NJ. and also in Rogers. They
have been averaging so cents for the
better grade of apples and little less
for the No IS
The net city Indebtedness OF Hot
Springs is S52.6S7 according to a state
ment by Mayor J. ". McClendon. The
assets OF the city, including warrants
aud cash in hand Of mayor and city
treasurer. are Slj.72947
burglars entered the postottice Il.
knobel. blew the safe and took STAMPS
amounting to SILL They also tool.
about s. in small change from the
cash register
The Planters Bank and Trust Com
pany of Forrest City has announced
that il will subscribe s. .00o to the
$150,00o 900 cotton pool proposed to
retire 100000 bales of distressed cot
ton L. r Grobmyer is president. and
j + Saunders cashier
C. W Watson. the state agent for
the United States Department of Az
rieultule, has written Carl Hollis Of
the Merchants aud Planters Trust ane
Savings Bank at Warren that they are
to start campaign November l to
induce the farmers to cut their acre
age on cotton and plant oats, corn.
peas. potatoes. etc.
Steve Creekmore one of the great
est quarterhaeks Arkansas has ever
produced was married October u To
Miss Julian Hall Of Fayetteville. at
the home Of the brides parents, Mr.
and Mrs Frank Z. Hall 1t was Il re
suit OF college romance. which be
gan when MI Creekmorc and Miss
Hall We're students III the university.
In accordance With "A resolution
passed by the Scott Cotton Growers
Association 70 curtail their cotton crop
during the ensuing year. q number OF
farmers II Pulaski. Lonoke and JEFF
fersou Counties nave started planting
winter oats The resolution pledged
the members to a 80 per cent reduc-
ton of the cotton acreage next year
from the acreage of 1919. and it is
asked that all the cotton farmers OF
tEe South 90 likewise
Rev FRANK James haz resigued as
pastor of the Third street Christian
Church Of Little Rock. elective No
semaer IL. to accept the position of
field secretary of the church for the
states Of Geor4ta. Alabama. Florida
and Mississippi HIS headquarters
Will he at Atlanta
4. .
Dr. c W Garrison OF Little Rock
has just been rouhed by surgeon Gen
eral Rupert Elae OF his appointment
as collaborating epidcmioloeist for Ar
kansas effective October /. He will
De required 20 make reports by tele.
graph to Ia, Public Health Service in
Washington OF al eptd.mies in the
state or 81 any unusual prevalence of
disease Il VII IN valuable ad-
innet to III, work of thu STATE Board
OF Health
senator James y. Clarke has in.
serted in the Congressional Record
telegram from Maj c X Brecllin-
ridge of Pine Biuu. former Arkansas
congressman, urging that Congress
levy a tax of 10 cents a pound on all
cotton raised next year in excess of
50 per cent OF this years crop. and
that one-tenth OF cent 4 pound be
collected on all cotton raised TO pay
the expenses of administering the law.
The Eagle Box Company of Fort
Smith has given notice OF the sur,
render OF its charter. y. y Kennedy
was chairman of the stockholders
meeting al which this action was
taken.
The dipping OF cattle will be dis.
continued in Marion County Novem-
Der 10 until some time in May of next
year.
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The city council Of Hardy. Sharp
County. has passed an ordinance by
which plans are perfected for the
building OF concrete sidewalks on the
main street OF the town
r. \ Anderson Of Clarksville, Tex.
has been awarded the contract for the
new government building AT Newport
over six other bidders His hid was
S49. 1000 and the building IS to be com.
pleted by next October.
Interest in the mining OF zinc at
Yellvillc and surrounding country has
taken on new life and great
deal OF work is now being carried on