The Mena weekly star., 1920-11-18

Commercial
Club
PiCkupS

NJ. HI. HrOIt mas tstt ulctiaSb4cL u
being the only grower ~ the Mena
territory who had his sweet potatoes
inspected and passed By the state
Plant Board as free from sweet pota-
to weeyil and other insect pests and
plant diseases. He received certlfl-
cate to that effect this week, and url-
der the regulations OF the Plant
Board he will be permitted to sell cekS
tilted seed or slips. Two Inspectors
of his patch were made by u. w.
Winfrey, an authorized inspector.
There are doubtless many other fields
that were free from the insect pests
and plant diseases, but the owners
failed to secure the inspection.
There is a strip of territory lying
north of The Oaks and extending al
most to the foot of the peak that ought
to be known in this territory as
strawberry Ridge" There are many
acre. in this ridge that are some OF
the best strawberry soil in this sec
tion Of Arkansas. G. L. Lacey and G.
II. Webster, cooperating, made a
starr last spring by setting out on
acre to Strawberries. The plants
have done exceedingly well, and in ad-
ditior to promising a fine crop for
next season the owners will have
thousands of plants to sell next
spring. C. N. Cole and family have
also made a start on this ridge, hav
ing out a good patch that will come
into bearing next spring. F.. r.
Scott, still little further up, also
has good patch, but there are many
more acres in sprouts and timber that
some day will be in Strawberries so
that the vision of a Strawberry
Ridge" in Polk county will be a realty.
~ want two White Wyandotte Cock
erels to match the trio bought at the
Texarkana fair and will pay $15 for
the same. Can you get them for me? /?
I'll risk your judgment in making the
selection" That, in substance, was
the long distance telephone message
received this week by Miss Anna
Woods, home demonstration agent
from Walker Smith of Magnolia. He
is the man who paid $50 for the trio
Of this breed exhibited at the fair. The
birds were found at the Water Valley
farm. They were brought in Thurs
day by j. G. Garland. head of tne
farm, and shipped to Magnolia Friday.
Two White Rock cockerels from the
flock of Miss Eileen McWilliam were
sold at So each to c. ]. Smith, also OF
Magnolia, and they too, were shipped
out this week Both of these are
some of the good results that are COM
ing to Polk county on account OF the
exhibit 81 TIRE district Fair,
W oa from
Hundreds of letters of inquiry have
come to the Commercial Club in the
last three years. Some of the CORES
pondents want to know about this.
that and the other thing, and as a
while the letters cover every point that
might be raised touching Mena and
Polk county as desirable place to
live. The most concise letter, how
ever, covering less than page of note
paper, came to the Club office this
week from New York City under date
of November H. In penrnanship and
in diction, the letter is as strong as
it is in its conciseness. Omitting the
superscription, the letter is as follows:
Esteemed Sir:--I desire to locate in
quiet south or southwestern hill
town or rural region, possessing mild
and equable summer and winter sea-
sons, notable absence of depressing
humidity, sever electrical storms and
cyclones, absence of venomous reps
tiles in rural section and having added
attraction of noteworthy pastoral
scenic effects plus hospitable white
folk in its general make up of popula-
tion. care not how small the COM
munity may be. Does any town or
rural region in your community meas
ure up to the above mentioned speci-
fcations?
Have you better summer and winter
seasons than the mountain or hill dis
tricts of the south, such as for exam
pie these situated in North Carolina,
Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, etc.
Is It impossible to secure climatic
conditions of Polk county as for in
stance maximum, minimum and mean
temperatures of both summer and
winter seasons 2"
After you have read this letter are
you not proud to think that our town
and community measures up to the
specifications so that the secretary can
answer afiirmatively every question
asked by the writer? More than that,
do you know, that thru the weather
record kept at The Star Office for the
last twenty years for the United
States Weather Bureau, the secretary
is able to answer accurately the last
question in the letter which will give
the writer the information he seeks
without guesswork of hearsay?
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Mrs. r. l.. Barron, mistress of the
Ouachita Farm in the Acorn commnn-
ity. was in Mena Monday to make a
delivery of home-canned goods that
had been bought by K F. Ford, of the
Ford Real Estate Agency, to be used
as standing advertisement to home
seekers of the wondrous resources of
Polk county farms when it comes to
raising things to eat. Mrs. Barron
brought in two dozen quart Jars, one
dozen Of vegetables and the other Of
fruits, thus showing "a separate pro-
ducts of the Ouachita Farm. The ex-
hibit also contains one dozen jars. six
OF fruits and six of vegetables, put up
by Miss Pearl Barron, O member of
the Girls Canning Club, whose goods
will be recognized as bearing the club
motto: "To Make the Best Better" !"
These canned goods were part of the
Polk county exhibit at the Texarkana
fair, and placing them on exhibition
in Mena is another of the good results
coming from the showing made at the
fair.