Cleveland County herald., 1918-11-07

John D. Arbuekle, attorney general, holds that if a man serves a sentence in federal prison for an offense which, under the statutes of Arkan- sas, is felony, he is barred from holding office in this state. The opin- ion was asked for by Judge Prince of Perry county to fix the status of school director who had served term in federal prison for forgery.
 Something like $325,000 has been appropriated by Camp Pike authori- ties for the reconstruction of the road system. All roads are to be treated with a binder, so as to make them practically the equal of asphalt high ways. The work has already begun in tho new officers training camp area where some s6,0o0.000 Is being expended in buildings
 Construction has commenced on the new Hostess House at Camp Pike which Is to cost upwards of $100,000. It is to be of brick and reinforced concrete construction two stories In height and to contain emergency dor mitories, large cafeteria space, spa cious reception and entertainment rooms and be one of the most attrac- tive buildings at the cantonment
 Camp Pike's new soldier paper, Carry On" the successor to Trench and Camp, will make It's bow Thurs day. November 14. It will be a great success according to reports being made from the camp canvass now Tn progress. Indications point to cir culation of between 35,000 and 40,000. Officers and soldiers will be it's edi. torial and business staff.
 Leonard Matlock of Ralph, Marion scounty, has patented an airplane for which he claims many improvements. One of the features of his machine is that tho propellers are all above the base of the machine, which is said to make it impossible to upset it. It also has large air chamber which further stabilizes it.
 baby son was born a few days ago to MT and Mrs. Leon Hall of Grand Prairie, Logan county. Tie child has a living great-great-grand- mother, living great-grandmother and a living grandfather.
 The Batesville Boy Scouts have an organization of 26 members. In the recent wind-up work of the fourth Liberty Loan they sold nearly 5000 worth of bonds in one day
 The Van Buren County Levying Court made the usual levies for roads, schools and county general purposes and $1,000 was appropriated to the tick eradication work.
 One of the largest sweet potatoes seen in Newport is on exhibition in one of the local bank windows. 1t weighs eight pounds and was raised by Mrs. T. w. Collier of Tupelo
 A total of 17,000 barrels of apples are now stored in the Bentonville cold storage plant, according to Manager H. Y. King, and more are being re- ceived
 Fifty-seven carloads of apples have been shiped from Hiwasse this sea. sen, and Milt McAllister of that place shipped the first carload of wheat last week.
 Support the United War Work Cam paign for the boys "Over There"
 The Rev. John T. Walters, for the past four years pastor of the Junction City Baptist Church, has accepted the pastorate of the Baptist church at England This will leave both the Presbyterian and Baptist churches there without a pastor.
 Out of about 100 cases of Spanish influenza in Earle there has been but one fatality. That was a little child. number of the country people have died and there are several cases oi pneumonia in the country. An excellent automobile road has been made from Huntsville to Wash ington county line, connecting with l the Fayetteville road.
 William P. Collins of St. Paul. Minn., has purchased large tract of land near Loy and will raise hogs on an extensive scale.
 | The Boy Scouts of Bald Knob are | gathering walnut and hickory nuts l for the government, to use in tho nan 4facture Of gas masks.