The Pulaskian., 1919-02-21

pSi VI the ola F1fSL Arkansas Imam
try, which was formed into the 153rd
Infantry of the 39th Division when
sent to Camp Beauregard, IS IN Lit
tie Rock on 80 days leave from
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va. The col
onel arrived from France at Newport
News, Va, on January 30. He IS
visiting his sister, Mrs w. Ct Win
tiers, 1916 Scott street.
Mrs. Eleanor Stage, supervisor at
large for occupational therapy In
the United States army hospitals,
with headquarters in Washington,
visited Camp Pike and started the
work in the Base hospital, instructing
the vocational workers in the educa-
tional department regarding the re-
construction work to be given the
men.
w. E. Womble OF the town that
bears his name and Representative
Kelly of Mt. Ida conferred with busi-
ness men at Hot Springs relative to
bill to be presented to the legisla-
ture which calls for the formation OF
new road district TO include Gar
land, Montgomery, Hot Spring, How
ard and Pike counties.
e. b. Balentine, White county sarm
demonstration, is planning to organize
club, to be known as "The Farm
ers' Cooperative Shipping AssocHa.
ton" The county farm agents will
serve as marketing agents without
compensation, thus insuring to the
producer the full market price for
his products.
The building of bonded ware
houses and general improvement of
the marketing conditions in Arkan-
sas will be fostered by practically all
of the agricultural agencies of the
state, it was agreed at a meeting m
the office of Jim G. Ferguson, COM
missioner of mines, manufactures
and agriculture.
There were 215,923 bales of cotton
on hand at the compress points Of
Arkansas February 7, according to
weekly cotton statement of the Ar
kansas Cotton Trade Association.
The report did not include the com
presses at Cotton Plant and Jones'.
/ boro.
The School Improvement Associa-
ton of Bearden has rtnted the local
knights of Pythias hall for five years
and have purchased more than 200
opera chairs, which are being INSTALL
ed. This will give Bearden an up-to-
date opera house.
A total of 100000 strawberry plants
are being put out by w. H. Pope, VINO
lives one mile south of Searcy. Last
year Mr. Pope marketed over 900
crates of berries, besides making II
bales of cotton. on his so acres.
ity.'' This is the keynote of bull
letin just issued by. Bradford Knapp,
chief of the States Relations Service
of the United States Department of
Agriculture.
d. E. Eicher, orchardist of Spring
dale, has been engaged to assist the
Agricultural Extension Division OF
the University of Arkansas In horti-
cultural work in northwest Arkan-
sas.
The Rev. J. David Arnold, who re-
Gently resigned the passionate of the
First Christian Church of Fort Smith,
has accepted the pastorate of the
First Christian church at Fayette-
Vile
DR.. J. l. Norris, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church of Pine Bluff
will 90 overseas as religious work di-
rector of the Y. M. C. A. War Work
Council.
The Madison county soldiers who
are coming home are returning to
their old positions, as all places were
merely filled by substitutes during
their absence.
A meeting of ministers of tire
North Arkansas Conference of the
Methodist Church was held at Con-
way toyconsider plans in connection
with srleycentenary mission drive to
be p,iends by the denomination dur
ing us. T. kh Of April.
tas and
A m Mrsieeting was held at Bates
Vile ton peal to the Missouri Pa
cific Rail- sy Company, for an addi-
tional train on the White River
branch, between Newport and Bates
vile.