The Pulaskian., 1917-04-20

matter. It is equally important that the country be clothed as well as fed, and full cotton crop will be needed; but we cannot hope to raise bumper cotton crop at high prices and swap part of it for foodstuff and feed for our stock, as we have done in the past. 1 If we eat and feed our stock next year we will have to raise the food stuff and the feed. The corn and grain belt will raise foodstuff and feed this year as usual, but in those sections they are short of labor and can't in- crease their acreage or yield material ly on that account"
 A 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, McCrery and Augusta Committees were ap- pointed to select routes for a propos- ed road rock from Cotton Plant to Hunter, Jelks and McCrory.
 Arrangements are being completed by Little Rock officers of the An eient Order of United Workmen for the Supreme Lodge meeting here the week of April 23-2S. Will M NarvIs of Muscatine, Iowa, supreme master work, will come to remain until the close of the Supreme Lodge.
 hn fxy I.sf, ed at Siloam Springs, has started @ movement to entertain members of the Arkansas Press Association with visit to the strawberry fields of northwest Arkansas while they are on their tour following the Fort Smith meeting May 21, 22 and 23.
 Sixty students of the Arkansas State Normal at Conway volunteered to join company of guards. R. E. Womack and G. Daniel Estes of the Normal, who have had military train ing in the University of Arkansas, will be in charge
 Residents of El Paso community are planning to practice practical pa- triotism by raising the largest crops of corn, potatoes, cabbage, sorghum and hogs ever produced here. School children will raise acres of potatoes and tomatoes.
 The Communications 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 a German flag
 Joseph J. Phelan, aged S2, eand veteran of the Civil war, has offered his services to the Navy. He is em- ployed in the McGehee Iron Mountain roundhouse. His offer has been de- clined because of his age.
 S. A. McAdoo of Central has con- pleted arrangements to build a coal mine on the William Ebenborn prop erty, two and three-quarters miles south of Central
 R. L. Brawner, editor and publisher of the Heber Springs Headlight a weekly newspaper, has purchased a linotype, which will be installed in the near future.
 The company of the Arkansas Ma tional Guard being organized at Mon- ticello has enlisted 65 and the men from Hamburg and Crosset will in- crease it to 90.
 More than 250,0OO new berry plants have been planted at Decatur in the past few weeks, or enough for about 1 50 acres.
 Plans for the organization of home guard are being made by Attorney ]. A. Weas, who has been appointed re- cruiting officer in Argenta. Blanks for enlisting may be received from MT. Weas. Men desiring to enlist mast be above the age of S5.
 The Tallette school closed with graduating exercises. The two grad uates are N. M. Brown and Miss Lucy l.. Graves. The commencement ad- dress was made by Dr. J. B. Byrd of Fort Smith.