The spectator., 1921-01-07
STATE NEWS ; BRIEFLYTOLD } For Readers Who Are interested
 In Arkansas and It's (
 Affairs.

muipeiIy.-- lie DoNS Ol tue NUul- berry High School gave a pie supper to raise funds with which to- buy basket ball suits.
 Carlisle.-A home talent play was given by the Carlisle public school for the benefit of the Arkansas Public Health Association seal sale. Alp. proximately S10 was taken in.
 Hamburg Rev. Y. P. Scruggs, tor several years pastor of the Pres byterian church here, has resigned to accept work at Roanoke, Va. His successor has not been named.
 Warren-R. L. Hoyle of Banks has succeeded Night Marshal T. B. Beard January l. MT. Beard has re- signed to become a deputy under Sheriff elect J. C. Lee.
 Diaz.-Heavy rains and cold weather has greatly reduced the har vesting of the cotton crop in this sec ton. About 40 per cent of the crop remains to be picked.
 Diaz.-In keeping with it's usual customs, the Williams Mercantile Company of this place distributed Christmas packages to it's tenants and customers.
 lphia-Byron Butler, son of MT. and Mrs. J. w. Butler of Arka- delphia has been made agricultural agent of Hot Spring county to sue ceed w. c. Vickery.
 Evening Shade.-Wes Sharp, em- ploye at the Edwards gin here, sus- tained a crushed hand when the member was caught in the press. Physicians amputated one finger.
 Philadelphia. - Lafayette Wright, district salesman of the Cudahy Pack ing Company, with headquarters here, has been transferred to Little Rock as city trade salesman.
 Batesville.-A gift of 204 books from the Presbyterian bookstore at TeXar kama and another of 150 books from the library of the Rev. C. P. Bridweu of Malvern, have been received by Arkansas College.
 Blevins.-A barn on the farm of of John T. Norman, near here, was burned. A large quaitity of feed and farm implements was destroyed. There was no insurance. Lightning started the blaze.
 Paragould.-V. H. Edwards lost his house and it's contents yesterday by fire. The family was not at home when the fire was discovered. A defective flue was the cause. lnsur- ance was carried on the house to the amount of $500.
 Mountain Home.-Farmers who own land in the White river bottoms have filed protests with the Water Power Commission in Washington, D. C., against construction of the Cotter dam, alleging that the bottom farms might be submerged if the dam is built.
 Mountain Home-Eub Perry of Melville has reported big demand for land on the White river above the proposed site of the dam near Cotter. A core drill will be moved to the dam site in January to deter- mine if there is solid rock founda- tion.
 Conway-Several of the war films secured by the American Legion for free exhibition in Arkansas have been granted to the Theodore Campbell post of Conway. They will be shown by T. M. Williams, county agent, who plans to run the pictures in several towns and communities and at the local courthouse.
 Bryant.-The Community hall here, which was recently erected at cost of $4,000 was formally dedicated Sat urday night The principal speakers were Superintendent Fuller of the were Superintendent Fuller of the American Bauxite Company and MT. Edwards and MT. Matthews of the State Department of Education.
 Arkadelphia.-Th Medlock farm dairy. two miles west of here, is build ing up a new industry i'll interesting neighboring farmers to bring their surplus cream to the dairy and pool 1t for the purpose of cooperative shipments.
 Arkadelphia.-An ice plant to be run in connection with the Gurdon Light and Power Company will soon be installed at Gurdon. The machin- cry has been ordered and the plant will be fitted up so that it will be in operation early in the spring.
 Texarkana.-J. T. Cecil, who lives on State street, enjoyed as an un-
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