The weekly soliphone., 1915-04-23
PIGS DISTRIBUTED
 BY AGENT BENTLEY
Thirty-nine Boys and Two Girls Join Pig Club Organized by
 County Demonstrator.

boys pig club, boOster-in-chief of every movement to better the condi- ton of the farmers, counts last Sat urday as one of the happiest days of his life. He realized a big dividend on a large expenditure of interest, enthusiasm and energy when he proudly led a process of bright boys from the country to the lot in the rear of the city hall and presented to each youthful hopeful" thor oughbred, registered pig and enroll ed the boys as members of the Greene county boys pig club and the Greene county boys corn club for this year. Prior to Saturday MT. Bentley had already placed pigs with six boys and two girls and had enrolled in his membership book the names of twenty other boys who furnished their own pigs and agreed to abide by the rules and regulations of the club.
 This movement was started year ago by E. N. Hopkins, editor of the Arkansas Fruits and Farms, pub lished in Fort Smith. He began or ganizing pig and poultry clubs com posed of the bright boys and girls who desired to embark in business for themselves. Under the Hopkins plan, bankers and other public spir tied citizens advanced five dollars to any boy or girl who desired to purchase pure bred stock, the boy or girl giving a note to be paid within twelve months. The parents or guardians were required to sign a waiver of any interest in the stock
 MT. Bentley recently interviewed the officials of the four banks in Paragould on the pig club idea and they readily agreed to finance one hundred boys in this splendid work For several weeks the demOnstrator has been busily engaged locating boys and pigs. He had signed up twenty boys who furnished their own pigs, and had placed pigs in the hands of eight others, two of whom were girls-Letha Weatherly, residing on route two out of Para gould, and Mabel Arbaugh, residing on route one out of Parag0uld. Con tinuing the work MT. Bentley went to enterprising farmers and stock men in the county and selected number of thoroughbred Duroc-Jer- sey and Poland China pigs and on Saturday he had the pigs and the boys meet and distributed the pork CTS among the following lads
 John Mathis, route 6; Ed Swaf- ford, route 4 John Armstead, Wal colt; Herschel Dover, route 5; Mel win Mangrum, Walcott; Irwin Phil lips, route 1; Donald Stevenson, route ?; Clois Williams, route 6 Milburn Arbaugh, route 1; Ora Eos ter, Marmaduke; Collie Foster, Mar maduke Stewart Smith, route ? Harry Carr, Walcott; Herman Math- is, route 6; Tom Higgins, route 6 Hughey Higgins, route 6; Emmett route 2 Lowery Hicks, route 2; Ar thur Mangrum, Walcott; John Me Carty, route 6; Jack Patrick, route G. Burrell Tompkins, Walcott; T. F. Turbiville, route 2; Wayman Jus tice, Paragould; Guy Pickett, Beech Grove; Robert Edwards, route 2; Marvin Williams, route 6; Clyde Bryant. Walcott; Ruby Gilbert, Wal colt; Collie Going, Walcott; Ira Moseley, route 2; Minnis Ham mond, Gainesville; Miss Letha Weatherly, route ?; Mabel Arbaugh, route |; Ralph Berryhill, route 1; J. B. Liggett, Marmaduke; Otis Rob erts. Marmaduke; Dudley Lamb, Beech Grove; David Jones, route Ray Jones, route 1 1; Donald Reeves. Gainesville route 1 Hancel YOpp, route 2: Doolin White, route 2; Frank Peterson, route 7; Rembert Diggs, route 1; Estes Granting, Walcott route 1 i; Roy Pack. Walcott, Kinneth Pack, Walcott; Sidney Me Clune, Paragould,
 The pigs were secured from the following Greene county farmers and stockmen; R. s. Stutes, route ?, five Duroc Jerseys; Oscar Patton, route ?. seven Duroc Jerseys; Chas. Arbaugh, route l, four Poland Chinas; Albert Batten, route 1, six Poland Chinas; Alvin Carey Mar maduke, six Duroc Jerseys; l.. A. Burns, Marmaduke, four Poland Chinas; Wilder Carpenter Marma- duke, five Poland Chinas; Dr. Coop CT, route 1, one Poland China; w. w, Berryhill, route 1, one Poland China Tho mi Uc cold oooOrd;por o