The Mena weekly star., 1918-06-27
POLK COUNTY SENT
 Al TO CAMP P|KE|
Fine Lot of Young Men Will Fight for Those at Home-Large Percent age Were Farmers More
 Called.

camp at Camp Pike to prepare to meet the country's enemies-to fight for us, the stay-at-homes.
 In the call there were 37 names, and in addition four joined the ranks, as follows:
 Harvey John Griffin, Hatfield.
 William A. Lilies, Big Fork.
 Austin Nichols, Hatfield.
 Wesley s. Hendrix, Big Fork.
 The regular call was for the fol- lowing:
 John Dewitt Johnson, Big Fork.
 Robert H. Johnson, Hatfeld.<
 Dudley L. Lindsay, Mena. Andrew Jackson McAlister, Mena.y Charles Christopher Marlborough Mena.
 Claude Crosson, Mena.
 Ira David Slower, Grannis.
 Marion Virgil Harrison, Mena.
 John Washington Boren, Eagleton. Fleet Washington Bain, Mena..
 Walter Storey, Grannis.
 Berton Odel Wagner, Grannis.
 John Satallah Sterner, Fort Smith. Robert Isom Hilton. Yocana.
 Newton Houston Iarl1n, Wander yoort.
 Francis Cleveland Graves, Cove.
 Alter Jim Henderson. Hatfield. v
 Samuel B, Templeton, Ink.
 Byron Eli Baxter, Hatfield.
 Thomas Carol Paddock, Grannis.
 William Jackson Langley, Potter. Harris Malone Wimberly, Egger.y / Arthur Earl Kemp, Smithville. Ok. Albert H. Standridge, Opal.
 Clarence Elmer Young, Eagleton
 Columbus Milton Campbell, Mena Ross Lee Standridge, Opal.
 William Jackson Barber, Egger .
 Joe David Stephenson, Wickes.
 Lawson Green Hall, Mena.
 Robert McGough, Yocana.
 Oscar Lafayette Wilkins, Cove.
 Louis Tilley, Cove.
 Marion Monroe Martin, Mena.
 George Lee Luther Presley, Hat field.
 Thomas Arthur Bell, Mena.
 Walter Jackson Paddock. Grannis.
 Every man to whom call had been issued was on time and ready, and with this quota in the service Polk county stands before the world as having done its full share, and with out stacker or deserter within her borders, a situation not equaled, it is understood, by any other county in Arkansas. and right across the line in McCurtain county, Ok, the records show there are at large 113 deserters and slackers.
 Escorted by Fine Band.
 Before train time this crowd of forty-one, stalwart and walking with heads high, even if some eyes had a suspicious glisten, marched thru some of Mena's downtown streets and to the train. They were. in this march, led by a big American flag and by Carmeliny's fine band, here to play an engagement for the Chautauqua, but readily volunteering to honor and en- courage the young men leaving fol the front. The band played thrilling marches that quickened the step, put rhythm into the movements and a thrill into the hearts of soldier and civilian alike. Then, at the train, the band gave several numbers that could but instill the martial spirit needed to temper the pain that throbbed ir good many hearts.
 And, when the train started, how those boys did wave their hats and yell and cheer the relatives and friends they were leaving behindl And the cheering was not all on one side, either---and many q mind was occupied with the thought of that other day and of the cheering there would be when the war is over. and thrilled with victory, our boys sscosas marching home"
 It may be interesting to note that in this quota full three-fonrths were farmers, the other occupations repre- sented have but one each.
 Four More Are Called.
 In call issued few days ago thu opportunity was offered to thres young men from Polk county to vol unteer for special training and serv ice as radio operators and auto me chanies. As nof.e responded the fol lowing are called to go for this worl on July IA:
 Joe Hudgins Sale, Nunley
 Claud Allen Hawkins, Mena.
 Claud Columbus Cummings, Mena
 John Wesley Keener, Mena.
 Another Volunteer Chance.
 The local board has just received notice that up to July 1 1t can re ceive from Polk county as volunteerl five young men, white, who have com pleted the grammer school course ans who have had some experience along mechanical lines, these young men t. entrain in time to arrive at the agri cultural college, Starkville, Miss, or July 15, where they will be given, a government expense, n course O training fitting them for special DO sitions both at front and behind tn lines. At the end of snch course thes' men will be assigned to such branches as most need their services.
 If, on July 2, five such have no volunteered, any number necessary t'