The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1919-10-30
WILL ERADICATE
TICKS ANYWAY
Required Amount of $500 Secured
and Work Will BE Carried to Com
pletion--Quarantine to Be Raised
on December /. 1919.

That the money and labor which
have been expended in the effort to
place Polk county above the fever tick
quarantine line shall not have been
spent in vain, and that the advantage
gained by reaching the point where
the quarantine is about to be lifted
shall not be forfeited, were definitely
and positively settled at meeting
held Wednesday night at the office of
Grady Hand, U. S. Inspector in charge
of tick eradication, when a fund of
81 800 was secured to carry the work
to completion. The meeting came
about because Of the failure Of the
Quorum court, by majority of /, to
make an appropriation for this pur-
pose. The men back of the movement
to eradicate the tick anyway were en-
couraged by the assurance that the
quarantine would be lifted on Decem-
Der /, provided sufficient funds were
secured to continue dipping operations
in infested areas, and particularly
along the line OF Oklahoma and along
the Montgomery and Scott county
lines because systematic dipping had
not been carried on in these counties
The men were still further encouraged
10 provide the funds from their own
means by the positive assurance fhat
the law and rules and regulations re.
lating to dipping would be as vigor-
ously enforced as tho the appropria-
tion had been made by the Quorum
court
After arrangements were complet-
ed to raise the estimated required
amount of $4,000, w. e. Watkins Of
Mena. d. +. Myers Of Hatfield, and J.
II. Shorter Of Bog Springs were shos-
en- as trustees to be in charge of the
expenditure of the money. They are
to approve all claims and TO draw all
checks in payment of services rend-
cred and materials purchased.
The meeting was a representative
one, being composed of farmers, cat
tlemon and businessmen, coming from
Rich Mountain to Grannis. Among
those present were w. II. Jones ol
Grannis; B. P. Lichlyter Of Wander
WORT; Lee Bender and J. NJ. Tomlir
of Wickes; J. H. Shorter Of Bog
Springs; w. J. Davis and d. E. Myers
of Hatfield; Mack Hughes Of Cove; w
r. Simmons of Cove; A. J. Reeder q
Rich Mountain, and w. E. and d. M
Watkins, J G. jackson, G. S. Rock
well, w. A. Finks and d. A. Hazel OF
Mena. Others had been reached b.
telephone and gave assurance they
would cooperate in the movement.
Organize Livestock Association.
When the matter Of tick eradication
was settled, the proposition of organ
izing Polk county livestock associa-
tion was taken up on the suggestion
of G. s. Rockwell, temporary organ
ization being perfected by the cleo
tion Of w. +, Watkins as president
d. E. Myers as vice president, and G
s. Rockwell as secretary. The officers
were also appointed a committee te
secure all necessary information fol
the forming of permanent organiza.
tion and make report at the meeting
to be held at Hatfield on Saturday
November %, at the same time the
Agricultural Advisory. Board viii
meet. The committee is also to report
on the requirements Of afliliating with
| the state organization
The purpose Of the association Al
outlined for the temporary organiza'
| tion is to promote the livestock indus
try Of the county, to bring about CO
operation among the men engaged iT
! the industry to the end that improved
| livestock may be introduced; to pro-
vide for the registration Of marks ane
brands to be used In locating strayed
stock and to do such other things as
will be for the welfare Of the members
Of the organization.
Some Of the benefits that may flow
from such an organization were dem
onstrated before the meeting adjourn.
ed when a stray cow belonging to a
man near Egger was located near
Cove, stray mule colt, the property
Of D. e. Myers was found to be near
Grannis, and stray team Of mules
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