Judsonia weekly advance., 1916-12-20

lege and the department of extension of the University of Arkansas, W. F. c. Batter of Rogers told the thirty seventh annual convention of the Ar. kansas State Horticultural Society here that the horticultural interests of this state suffer more than do the same interests in other states from lack of financial support" MT Batter made this report in his address as president of the association which opened it's annu"' x~.Atlon. The hortic"'t were welcomed by Juuge Jonn I. Worthington of this city, judge of the Fourteen Judicial Circuit E. N. Plank of Decatur de hvered the response
 tn looking backward over the past year the horticultarists of the state have great many causes for congratulation," President Batter said. Although some sections of our state were visited by the worst drouth we have ever experienced, crops as rule were fair and prices above the aver age, though it is worthy of note that the price of fruit is nothing like as high proportionately as the price of other food products. The horticularist has had his soul tried during the past year by extremes of weather and by fungus and insect pests, methods of control that have hitherto proved er- fective have in many instances seem ed wholly inefficient, but no doubt many profitable lessons have been learned that will bear fruit in the fu- ture.
 An event of great importance to the apple growers occurred in the or ganization at St. Louis of the National Apple Growers, an association whose object is to serve the growers in the same capacity that the International Apple Al pnle Shipper serves the buyers and the commission men. Twelve el ge states are already represented in this asso- citation and it bids fair to be of great benefit to the growers everywhere. I urge every apple grower in Arkansas to support this new organization and the most effective way to do so is to become member at once. Arkansas was we'll represented at the St Lous.- meeting and was honored with the treasuryship of the organization"
 At the closing session of the State Baptist Convention, held at the First. Baptist Church in Malvern, the report on work among the negroes was dis cussed at length by Rev. E. J. A. Nc Kinney. He praised the negroes for their stand in connection with Act No. 2, and lauded their ministers for their decided increase in knowledge and efficiency.
 At the BA BAginning or the rarmlng sea son this year a land owner near Hat field found man camping near the roadside. He told the man that he had 40 acres of land idle and offered to allow him to go on it and work it. The man accepted the offer and made enough money to buy and pay for the 40 acres adjoining that which he worked this year.
 The Town Council of Rison granted to s. R. Morgan of Fordyce a 25-year franchise to install a light and water plant. The franchise calls for com pletition of the light plant within three months and the water plant be- fore August 1, 1917. Morgan gave bond for s15,oOO to carry out the con- tract
 Chancellor J. M Elliott held that the Pine Bluff School Board cannot carry out its contract with Gunter & Sawyer, bond buyers of Little Rock, to sell $100,000 bond issue without sub hitting the question to the voters of the district or securing authority from the Legislature.
 Mrs. Mary Littlefield rendered the lard from the winter kill of hogs on her farm recently. She worked from early morning until dark over the ket- ties, and showed no signs of fatigue. She accomplished this feat on her sey- enty-seventh birthday.
 James N Gamble, the Cincinnati soap manufacturer. has announced that he will give $2,50O to the Arkan- sas Conference College at Siloam Springs.
 The Star of Hope has issued big holiday edition consisting of 32 pages telling of people and things in Hope and Hampstead county.
 A carload shipment of holly for