White County record. [volume] (Judsonia, Ark.) 1922-200?, 1922-06-22
Fayetteville.-The U. of A. honor.

given to Burr Walter Torreyson, presl-
dent of the Arkansas State Normal
School at Conway, formerly superin-
tendent of schools at Fort Smith anu
Little Rock and member of the Uni
versity of Arkansas faculty; DIR. A. O.
Millar, editor of the Arkansas Meth
odist, former president of Hendrix
College at Conway and pioneer in the
fields of religious education and journ-
alism in Arkansas Joe T. Robinson,
United States Senator, former govern
or of Arkansas and former student OF
the University of Arkansas, and Mar
Gus Lafayette Bell, graduate of the
university with highest honors in the
class of 1898 and now vice president
and general counsel for the Rock
Island Railway Company
Washington, D. CA total of 49,
113 persons out of Arkansas popula-
tion of 1,752,2 04 paid federal income
taxes for 1920, Internal Revenue Com
missioner Blair announced. The in
comes for 1920 were assessed in
March of 1921, and paid in one or four
installments during 1921. The figures
are the first tabulated since 1920 tax
payments were completed in Decem-
Der of 1921 The i3S,113 Arkansans
making returns had total of S118,-
O60,710, which was SO per cent of the
total personal incomes of the nation.
They paid to the federal government
a 70 # ia1,
cent of the total personal income taxes
of the nation ~
on.-Determination of citizens
of Harrison and vicinity to put an end
to depredations along the Missouri
and North Arkansas railroad and to
stop interference with the operation of
the road, was expressed by speakers
at mass meeting here. The crowd,
estimated at 5000 persons, many of
them country people, wildly cheered
the cpeakers and with shouts promised
support for whatever measures are
taken.
Texarkana.-Corn bridge, across Sa-
line river, near Mineral Springs, How
ard county, was the scene of a largely
attended celebration in honor of the
opening of the bridge to traffic re-
Gently. The occasion was literally at
tended by people from several coun-
ties and a large number of Texarkana
folks motored there, accompanied by
the Texarkana Chamber OF Commerce
band of 16 pieces.
Conway-Mrs. W. w. Forrest of
Conway was probably fatally injured
near Palarm, during a runaway in
which the wagon in which she was
riding was plunged down a steep en-
bankment. 1t was said that the horses
became frightened when Mrs. Forrest
opened an umbrella.
Bradford.-The Bradford Fruit
Growers Association held its annual
meeting and elected the Board of Dr.
rectors for the coming year. The new
board consists of L. A. Caliss, r. L.
Steward, S. S. Thockmorton, L. P.
Williams, U. L. Hickman, Jack Ben
nett, H. A Whitley, all extensive
growers of strawberries. Bradford's
strawberries proved the cream Of the
1922 crop, and as a rule brought
premium over the fruit from other
points in the district.
Bentonville.-A vigorous campaign
to eliminate the pear blight that is
causing considerable damage to the
apple trees in the northwest section of
Arkansas was decided upon by fruit
growers in Benton county, following
conference with the State Plant Board
members.
Doyer.-The boil weevil has made
its appearance here in great numbers
and is to be found in the uplands as
we'll as in the bottoms.
Van Buren.-Mrs. Albert Buchanan.
aged q, blew off the top of her hus.
bands head with double barreled
shotgun at their home on City Heights,
following an all-night quarrel, accord
ing to her alleged confession to Off
GERS. She was arrested shortly after
the killing by Sheriff G.. M. Bledsoe
and Chief of Police E. M. Darnwen.
Plainview.-Over 1900 feet of cas-
ing was run into the Moffitt test we'll
two miles west of Plainview, and the
drillers are making preparations to
take care of any developments that
may arise - Err"
Observation-Disclosures was received
by w. w. Moore, receiver, and T. X
Jones, registrar, of the Harrison Land
Office that in the absence of legisla.
ton to the contrary the local land Of
flee will be consolidated with the Lit.
tie lock Land Office between now
and July l. as -s
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Cur
rency Crissinger issued a charter to