The Mena weekly star., 1919-08-07
Correspondence


Harry Dale was absent on Monday
and Tuesday due to slow fever he
seems TO have.
Virginia Harris came in from Acorn
on Monday to enter school in Mrs.
Musgrave's room.
Burwell Myers was compelled TO be
absent from school last week on ac-
count of sickness.
Mrs. d. w Connally is visiting her
SITTER. Mrs. NJ. c. Williams. She win
stay for the big fair.
Ardie Littlepage returned from
France last Friday. He was cover
there fourteen months.
The Hatfield Schools have installed
the water coolers and the individual
drinking cups This is a step in the
right direction as it tends to prevent
disease.
Floyd Myers and Nadine Campbell
left on No Monday for Magnolia, to
take the short course at the Agrieul
tural school. They win return on
Thursday night as they do not wish
to miss the big fair on Friday and
Saturday.
Prof. |. G. Harris has provided a
Observation-Disclosures" kit, consist
ing of antiseptics, sterilized gauze and
adhesive tape for fastening dressings
in place. In case of any injury to
pupils, an emergency dressing can be
put on at school, thus preventing an
Infection of the wound.
Soldier Boys Take Notice.
Every returning soldier who reads
this notice is invited to visit the fair
in his uniform on the 9th, the last
day. The grounds in front of the
<~.ff4 sci bad fess haf
to assemble at and at 10 o'clock they
are to fall in line and march to the
grandstand. Postmested Robt. john
son. who was LIST Sergeant in the
army win act as commander. A good
speaker will be here, possibly the Hon.
Otis T. Wingo, who will take up the
issues of the day which naturally in
volve the lives of our homecoming
soldiers.
Another year is going to see Hat
field market many crates of canta-
loupes. onions, cabbage. car or two
of watermelons and other truck crops.
The high prices this year for this class
of product has stimulated the resolu-
tion to do something in that line.
The production of cherries, alone,
could we'll bring hundreds of dollars
to this community. Peter McWilliam,
near Acorn. received one dollar and
thirty cents per tree from trees set
only two years. Consider what this
would mean per acre from mature
orchards. Mr.. Callahan, living on
Mountain Fork marketed enough
peaches this year to nearly pay for
his farm. A few dollars invested this
year in fruit trees will return hun
bred fold in few wears
The need of organization was never
stronger shown than by recent occur
rcnces. Farmers marketing from
HATFIELD received one dollar per bas-
ket for peaches, those marketing from
a neighboring town received dol
lar and a half. Hatfield has no mar
keting organization, the neighboring
town has. The moral is plain. Hat
field farmers must organize and mar.
ket their products comparatively. A
Farmers Club is the thing for all. II
is suggested that after or during the
big fair would be a splendid time t.
start this movement This communi.
ty is as progressive as any and the
farmers are as successful as any il
the county, and If only once can they
see the benefits of cooperative buy
ing and selling, they will be for 1t. The
Acorn Farmers Association buys fer.
tilizers, seeds, etc. and sells farm
products thru the organization, thus
saving themselves much money. Or
fertilizers alone this spring they
saved from $500 to $500 per ton