Judsonia weekly advance., 1917-04-25

J. J. DOyne'6 resignation as preSr dent of the State Normal at Conway, was formally accepted at the Normal Board meeting in the office of the su- perintendent of public instruction, department of the University of Ar kansas for five years, was elected his successor. Both President Doyne's resignation and Dr. Jewell's appoin,- ment become effective at the begin ming of the school year, September 1.
 Dr. Jewell is native of Tennessee, born and educated in the South. He has been connected with normal schools in Louisiana and Kansas in addition to his work in the university, and recently refused a $4,500 position in the Normal school at Gary, Ind, and a $6,O00 place in the Omaha (Neb.) Normal. The position to which he was elected pays salary of $3,- GOO.
 J. l.. Bond, superintendent of pub lie instruction, said that President Doyne's resignation had been most re- gretfully accepted, and that his work in building up the institution has been invaluable. President Doyne and Dr. Jewell did not attend the meeting.
 Plans for the new administration building were discussed, and the ar chitect, J. P. Almand of Little oRck, was instructed to prepare plans for submission to the board, incorporating features selected on the board commit tees recent tour of the adjoining states. The selection of the faculty will be made at a meeting to be called probably April 30.
 Resolutions were unanimously adopted commenting highly Presi- dent Doyne's administration and ex- pressing the boards regret that the state must lose his services.
 Several meetings have been held in Lawrence county to urge farmers and truck raisers to plant every available spot of ground to something to eat this year R. L. Muse of Walnut Ridge, who works 100 men at his mill and in the timber, has offered his men who have no gardens this propo- sition: that if they will find vacant piece of ground he will furnish the lumber to fence it, seed to plant it, team to break the ground and allow the wages of the men to go on while. making their gardens.
 good roads meeting at the court house at McGehee attracted one of the largest crowds ever assembled here. Delegates were present from Lonoke, Hunter, Des Arc, McCrory and Augusta. Committees were ap- pointed to select routes for propos- ed road rock from Cotton Plant to Hunter, Jelks and McCrory.
 A telegram was sent to the attor- ney general by the directors of the Fort Smith Business Mems Club urg- ing prosecution for the circulation and sale of literature of pro-German ten dency in this state. This action fol lows. the discovery of large quanti- ty of this literature on sale here.
 The North Arkansas Milling Com pany has just been organized for the purpose of erecting a rice mill at Weiner, Poinsett county. The capt. tai stock was fixed at s25,0OO, an $15,- 900 has already been made that the mill will be ready for operation by the time the next crop is harvested.
 The Benton County Record, publish ed at Siloam Springs, has started movement to entertain members of the Arkansas Press Association with a visit to the strawberry fields of northwest Arkansas while they are on their tour following the Fort Smith meeting May 21, 22 and 23.
 The German-Americans in Johnson county are expressing their loyalty to the United States. Rewards amount ing to $500 are offered by one of their leaders for evidence to convict anyone for so much as attempting to display German flag.
 A petition for preliminary survey and estimates for a rold to be built under the Alexander law, extending east from Clarendon to the Phillips County line, has beer sent from this city to the state high way department of Little Rock.
 Joseph J. Phelan, aged 82, and veteran of the Civil war. has offered his services to the Navy. He is en-