The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26

CiStNN Attt AttAitftAn ftH atltAN EtUUlSI 10 organize the club and it has onlv been running about three months. But the farmers of P0ses Hollow rlo nof believe that tht onlv purpose of club should be merely entertaining the neighborhood, but that 1t should also render other services as weu. Tn this end committee was seieeted st Jheir April meeting Go consult with the road authorities for the purpose of de visinc ways and means for improving the roads cf the conmrnitV The committed returned its report at the May meeting, which was held fev, days ago, and 8 community road sun efvis0r was selected to oversee tha improvement work in Chat neichb04 hood. The supervisor will confer with the committee carrying on the work of repairing under it's supervisor. The road committee will also supegVise the expenditure of the community road funds. MT Frank Ford was unsni- mouslV selected as committee road supervisor Altho in snarselv settled community the poseV Hollow Community Club, under the able di rection of President Joe Haueawas and Secretary Mrs Frank Bell fpee Anna Woodl, bids fair to become one of the most active clubs in the county.
 The Dallas Community Club is also setting an examnie that others pgell might follow Two chief topics of in tcrest received the attention of fhe club at it's regular monthly meetino Saturday night the social life of the neighborhood, and the use of the cluh in seeking markets For farm products
 After brief address on these sub Iects by the county agent, Mrs. Titus,
 in the best talk of the eveninp, em- phasized he necessity of providing clean, wholesome social life for the young people. Mrs. Titus spoke with slow precision, every word reaching ] its mark and carrying conviction. Fol ! lowing Mrs. Titus remarks one earn est young man, whose name the writer
 failed to learn, stated he would be
 glad to assist Dallas community in starting any wholesome social activity | desired, But first the community
 must voice it's wants A motion was
 then immediately placed and carried
 lnstructing the chair to appoint a committee to study the social condi.
 ton Of the community and present it's recommendations for improving them
 The committee will be requested to re.
 port at the June meeting.
 A motion was also carried that the secretary be instructed to keen a list
 of all farm products for sale hv the farmers of the neiphborhood. and that he make it a part of his duties to aid the farmers in finding markets for these products. Tn order to relieve the regular secretary of SO much work Mir. Paul kaylor was elected market ing secretary. Other officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows. President, E, C poulsens vice presi- dent, Walter Gray secretary treas arer, Mrs, Beulsh Hughes.
 Mir. T. Roy Reid, extension livestock specialist, Little Rock, has notified the county agricultural agent he will meet with the Polk county members of the livestock judging contest May 80 and 3l, for the purpose of giving the con testants intensive drills in judging work. Polk county now has nine bows who have entered the contest and are studying to win a place on the state team, w ]. Jernigan. state club leader, says Polk county leads all oth. CTS in the state in the number of con AtNthttANt tue ANAiAtNtdAAiS WILL lfREl with Mir. Reid and the county agent at Mena where trips will be made to various surrounding farms producing pure bred livestock, and the boys will be given practical field instruction.
 letter just received from Mir Harry F. kapp, seeretary-manage of Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, says, We are just beginning to get signed cotton contracts at this office Enclosed find list received up to this date The contracts are now gener- ally distributed over the stath. The work Of getting signatures is going forward in a large number of counties YoL will note that the contracts are being signed by large and small growers, Push the work in your county, It k the most important thing ever undertaken in Arkansas.n
 The list enclosed shows that nearly COCO bales have already been signed up. and the work has scarcely even started. That all classes of cotton growers are supporting the work ia seen by the fact that the contracts are being rapidly signed by both the large and small growers alike. The smallest on the list is N T. Hohgoed, Fountain Hill, Ashley county. with bale. while at the other end of the line stands ] R Alexander. Scott. Pulaski county. with 700 bales
 From Oklahoma comes the news that the Oklahoma Cotton Marketing Association is SO thoroly organized it is no longer devoting much attention to that end of the business, but Is now preparing to devote all efforts to the marketing end of the work. The work of organizing Texas is also nearing completion. with thousands of bales pledged. The Yazoo Associa- ton in Mississippi is now organized with 100000 bales. The Long Staple Growers Association of the Delta section has another 100000 bales to it's credit Arkansas will not lag be- hind
 County Agent c. w Broyles and Mir. Peter McWilliam, president Polk County Farm Bureau, now have supply of the Arkansas Cotton Mar keting contracts, and the work of se- curing signatures in Polk county is just now beginning. Every cotton grower in Polk county should either call or write their county agent. or the president of their contracts and sign it. Who will be first in each neighbor4 hood to set his community good ex- ample
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