Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-08-15

mitted, but there is no objection to their working nine hours day.
 We have been requested by the National Board of Defense, through resolutions passed by the Women's Council of that body wrote Deputy Commissioner Mckinley, ito rigidly enforce the laws relative to the pro- lection of women in industry. The council takes the position that to grant longer hours would be drawing upon the vitality of future generations, and that at this time it is imperative to conserve not only the national re- sources, but the human as we'll"
 When Mrs. Doc Brewer of Hoxie attempted to close screen door one night last week something prevented the closing. She thought it was the staff of broken fly swatter and reached to get it, but before her hand touched the object she felt a sting on one of her ankles. She then picked up the object and found it to be snake. She called for help and her wound was quickly treated Later the snake was found coiled behind trunk in Mrs. Brewers bedroom. Mrs. Brewer killed the snake. The old Cohn house at Hot Springs, on Central avenue and Valley street. condemned by the commissioners and city manager, is being torn down and rloved away. This is the last of the old landmarks on Central avenue. The building has been condemned several times in the last 20 years, but for some cause it was never removed. B. w. Seizler of Lonsdale, who ope- rates travelling thresher, reports that he has threshed more than 1000 bushels of wheat and oats in that sec tion this year. Several crops of wheat have yielded as high as 35 bushels to the acre.
 The old students reunion of the White Oak Academy will be held Au- gust IT, A special program is being prepared for the occasion. Many Of the "old students" who expect to attend the reunion, who have passed their 75th year.
 The Rogers Good Roads Club has been organized with the following of fcers: R. H. Whitlow, president; Ed C. Baker, vice president George M Love, secretary; E. F. Jackson, treas urer.
 Nearly 200 miles of permanent high way will be constructed in Phillips county, the work beginning this fall, if plans being worked out by the Hell ena and the Marvell commercial or ganizations go through About 400 carloads of peaches were shipped from the Highland Orchard l this season. The peaches were of ex- cellent quality and brought fancy prices Several carloads of canta- loupes were shipped also.
 Three thousand black bass from 1 brought to Philadelphia and placed in 1 Ouachita river. The fish were hand led here by F. J. Carpenter and John Hinsley.
 Nearly 150 boys and girls from all parts of Washington county met at Fayetteville in the annual club dem. onstration work convention They were guests of the Business Mems
 Club
 More than 300 dairies in the Carl.
 is1e-Hazen district in Prairie county are being thoroughly inspected and placed in first class sanitary condi, tion under federal health authorities.
 The Western Coal Mining Company
 at Denning is closing out it's store preparatory to suspending the opera. tion of it's mines at that place The mines have been about exhausted. l c. c. Kitchener, fire chief, acting
 with J. M. McClintock, of Marianna
 of the board of public works, closed
 a deal for the purchase of modern new auto fire truck.
 1 w. R. Hartley, who has been con
 nected with. the Camden Beacon
 Herald for several years, has pur
 chased the Hamburg Budget" from
 E. w. Kimber.