White County record. [volume] (Judsonia, Ark.) 1922-200?, 1922-06-08

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for state and district office have filed
their pledges with Virgil C. Petite. sec
rotary of the State Democratic Cen
trail Committee. A considerably larg'
or number had filed pledges with the
secretary of state.
Rhyet4eyille.-Tenc college presidents
several deans and an almost indefinite
hlss of college professors and gradu-
ates will be among the University OF
Arkansas official guests during the
semicentennial celebration June 10 to
IA. They are the representatives OF
the institutions of other states. Col
leges from all parts of the country
have sent their official aceeptances
OF the invitations asking them to send
delegates.
Fayetteville.-A mass meeting OF
all students of the university was
held in the university chapel here to
! adopt system of student self-govern-
ment. A plan worked out by the Adj
visory Council. a body composed OF
both student and faculty members,
was adopted. The plan was based up
on information gained by James g.
Rutherford of Malvern and Ray z.
Williams of Fort Smith, who recently
were sent by President Futrall to
meeting of the student representa-
tives of the governing bodies of all
colleges in the Midwest held at the
University of Kentucky.
Little Rock-The Arkansas High
way Commission at its monthly meet
ing granted nominal allotments of
federal aid to proposed road districts
in Grant, Little River, Monroe and
Pope counties. The allotments were
for the complete preliminary plans in
order to participate in the next fed
eral funds which will become available,
If the act of Congress now pending is
approved, July 1. The act will make
S2,O00,000 available for Arkansas.
Huntsville. The Presbyterian
church at Kingston has installed an
electric lighting system.
Huntsville-A destructive hail.
storm struck the country south of
Whitener. The rich orchard belt, con.
tanning some of the largest and best
cared for apple orchards in northwest
Arkansas, was in the path of the
storm. Hundreds of acres that prom
ised record breaking crops practically
were destroyed. Trees were denuded
OF foliage, and the fruit was beaten
into pulp. One grower reports that
the hail barked all the trees In an or
chard Of 1000 two-year-old trees.
Conway.-The opening of the annu.
al summer school for ministers at Hen.
dirk College will be deferred until
Monday, June IL, and will continue
until Thursday, June %, instead of
the dates previously announced, says
DR.. J. H. Reynolds, dean Of the school
and president of the college.
Wynne.--An enthusiastic meeting
was held here to make plans for the
Farm Bureau membership campaign,
which will open In Cross county June
ID. More than so leaders In Farm
Bureau work attended the meeting,
including John D. Eldridge of Little
Rock, president of the Arkansas Farm
Bureau Federation, and w. H. Laney.
secretary.
England.-Orville Reese, aged %,
serving a life sentence In the peni-
tertiary for murder, was shot and
killed at the Tucker state farm. Geo.
Duncan, trusty guard at the farm who
shot Reese, told coroners jury that
the prisoner attempted to attack him,
and that he fired in self-defense. Dun.
can was ordered held to the Jeffer.
son County Grand Jury.
Fayetteville.-Miss Cararlotte Jack.
son, Y. w. G. A. secretary in the Uni.
versity Of Arkansas has resigned and
will accenpt a position as life work sec
rotary of the Presbyterian church,
U. S.. with headquarters in Louis
vile, Kentucky. Miss Jackson will
leave Immediately after commence
ment for Montreal, North Carolina,
where she will attend young peoples
conference for the purpose Of planning
next years work.
Grady.-E. o. Zelna, wealthy bust.
ness man Of Arkansas City, was in.
stantly killed here by Missouri Pa.
cific train No, los, at the highway
crossing.
Little Rock.-At a meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Arkansas
Children's Home Society at the Chill
dren's Home a committee of five was
appointed to draft plans for financ-
ing the proposed $150,000 children's
hospital building to be operated in con.
nection with the home, and to create
a 100000 endowment fund.
Camden.-Word has been received
here that work in the big paving dis
trict will begin soon.