The Dermott news. (Dermott, Ark.) 1910-1977, 1917-05-10

on MAY ., VIII open one week idteI,
May. IA. according to instructions re-
ceived from the War Department
Joseph r. Hamlen. vice president OF
J. II. Hamlen 4 Son. left for Wash
ington to become assistant to Eliot
Wadsworth. acting chairman of the
central finance committee OF the
American Red Cross Society.
AN ARKANSAS EPJTOME.
To assist in the Improvement and
increase of the calf crop OF Hampstead
county, the Hampstead County bank
OF Hope has arranged with Texas cat
tie breeders to bring carload Of reg
istered Durham bulls to Hope May
-. The bank will furnish money 70
such Of its customers or friends who
want to buy these bulls. charging a
low rate OF interest and permitting
payment in two years.
The Sutton High School OF Prescott
has been forced to close without hold
ing commencement exercises. on ac-
count OF an epidemic OF measles in
the school. The total enrolment was
227 pupils. 81 in the high school de-
partment. There were 10 graduates.
Five thousand barrels OF radishes
have been shipped from Blevins this
year. the largest amount in the his
tory OF the truck business here. Fan
cy prices were received. II is eX-
pected that 125 cars of cantaloupes
will be SHIPPED from here in July.
Fifty thousand dollars damages fer
loss of an eye sustained by broken
window pane in a telephone booth are
claimed in suit filed against the
Southwestern Telephone & Telegraph
Company by ]. w Wilkes of Fay-
etteville.
The Ozark light company is plan
ming to overhaul the plant soon and
put in new poles. lines and transmits
sion. The streets system will be sep
arated from the residence section and
other changes made.
Several young men from Newport
are planning TO attend the officers
training camp at Fort Roots. Among
those who have applied for admission
are Eugene Wallace, Warren n Dun
away. Artemus Shell and Teddy Shell
Lanier Rodgers. a Decatur farmer.
shipped car OF 81 head OF hogs to
Kansas City. The shipment Melted
him $500. The hogs averaged lsG
pounds in weight. Several carloads
have been shipped from here recently
c. c. Feemster, operating a mine on
Bald Dave mountain, reports striking
some rich ore. The ore run follows a
big underground opening. and has the
promise of developing into something
big.
The members of the Methodist
church on the London circuit have
planted 16 acres in cotton exclusively
for the support OF the church.
F. S. McChesney, for FIVE terms
principal of the Lake Village High
School. has declined a sixth term, and
will remove to Mariana
Jack Mccullough, for six years
principal OF Belle Grove school, has
been elected superintendent Of the
Forrest City schools.
What IL said TO be the largest barge
load OF logs ever received at Claren-
don was towed in few days ago
from a point So miles below Claren-
don on White river by the steamer
Romunder. in charge OF Capt. s. T..
Hutson.
George Kremer, aged SO. was nj.
most instantly killed In c lumber camp
near Corning, while seated at dinner.
A large tree which was felled py
woodsmen crashed down upon him.
crushing his body.
meeting for the discussion of
food problems will be held at Texar-
kama May II. when more than 400
visitors are expected. including dele
gates from Texas. Arkansas. Louisi.
ana. Oklahoma and other states. On.
GERS OF the Farmers Union from sew
eral states viii speak.
The Y. NJ. c. A. OF Crossett has be-
gun fly swatting contest Offering
prizes to the boy or girl who kills the
greatest number OF flies between now
and the FIRST OF next July.