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Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
With DIR. Hamil

A delightful six o'clock dinner was
given at the beautiful home OF DR..
and Mrs. w. Il. Hamil Tuesday eve
ming, In honor OF DR.. Hamils forty
fourth birthday. The table did liter
ally groan under all the delicacies
Of the season and at the close Of same
after what was partaken of by Drs.
Brown and SHUTTLE, 1t seemed that 1t
was wise provision of the hostess.
that all the physicians Of the city were
invited to be present, as IL appeared
that their services might be required
at any time After dinner Doctor
Run, on behalf OF the doctors Of the
city, IN a few appropriate words, pre-
sented DIR. Hamil with fountain pen
as slight token of their continued
friendship and respect. After an ex-
preston of appreciation from DIR.
Hamil we were favored with some ex-
cellent music lg Mrs. Hamil and Miss
Lois Hamil. Those present were
Doctors Pace, Brown. SHUTTLE and
Ruff. Mr.. X. ~ Hamil and Mr.. Duke
Lucas, Doctors Throgmorton and
Hughes being out OF the city.
One of the Guests.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
]. [, PRESTON WILL
BUILD new FACTORY

]. L. Preston. of the Grafton Stave
& Heading Company of this city, in
forms us that he has just closed
deal for the purchase of 5000 acres of
fine soft timber on Cache river few
miles south Of O'Kean and will es-
tablish stave factory theteon. This
business will be owned and controlled
by Mr.. Preston individually, and will
have no connection with the company's
business here, although he will retain
his interest with the Grafton Com
pany and will continue as manager
here. He is just now negotiating for
another 1900 acres of timber, which,
if the deal goes through, will come to
Pocahontas.
Work will begin on Mr.. Preston's
new plant at an early date.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
co. JUDGE MILLION
STARTS ROAD WORK

To the Citizens OF Randolph County:
] now have machinery and road
crew sufficient TO grade any road in
the county, think, and 1t is my in
tention TO grade every main line road
leading out from Pocahontas to other
parts of the county ms soon as | can
get to them. ] expect to work In the
Hill part Of the county until the dry
season, then expect to cross the river
and grade some of the principal roads
In the bottoms.
But which road shall | grade first?
That is the question and l have de-
cided to let the people decide that for
me in the following manner: Let the
citizens along each main line road pre-
pare an agreement and let each citi-
zen along that road sign the agree
ment stating opposite his name the
number Of days work he will donate
in hauling gravel and placing on the
road of his choice. ! win work the
road line securing the greatest amount
Of work donated first; the one secur-
ing the second greatest amount of
work donated | will work second, and
so on until all the roads are worked.
The unit of measure in the contest
will be single hand per day. A
hand, team and wagon will count
three. The number of days agreed to
be donated along each line will then
be divided by the number of miles in
the route. The answer will determ-
inc the successful road line.
l am making this suggestion in or
der to give each road line an equal
chance at getting first work. Let your
list reach me not later than July 10.
| wish TO state also that there will
be no increase in the taxes of citi-
zens in the county. Your taxes will
not be one cent higher on account Of
this road work.
Very truly yours.
G. w. Million, Co. Judge
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Notice Randolph Co. Teachers

"he Randolph county teachers in
stitute will be held at Pocahontas
June 27-3O inclusive. All teachers are
required by law to attend. Please do
not write me asking me to excuse you
from institute attendance. If you are
Ill and cannot come, you should Sc
cure certificate from your physician
and mail IL to me. In this event you
will be permitted to make up your in
stitute attendance by attending the
State Teachers Association next fall.
The law does not provide that teach
er may attend the State Teachers
Association two years in succession
in lieu of institute attendance.
Superintendent j. Z. Womack will
have charg of the institute. He
has been working for number Of
years on a series Of lectures which he
will give.
No more loyal teachers than you
can be found. therefore II is not ne
cessary for me to say that II good
teacher will ask no special favors.
Respectfully,
Rufus A. Mock, Co. Supt.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Schoonover Receives Degree

Fayetteville, Ark. June 12.-Wil-
liam Jacob Schoonover of Pocahontas
received his degree of Bachelor Of
Science in Education at the hands of
Gov. Thomas G. McRae here this
morning. A total of III degrees and
certificates were presented at the
Commencement services. the forty
ninth annual Commencement of the
University of Arkansas.
Commencement week was very i'm
pressive. Saturday the memorial
monument to University students
killed in the World War was unveiled
on the Campus, Col. Hill Carruth Of
Little Rock being in charge Of the
ceremonies. The Baccalauerate ser
mon was given Sunday afternoon be-
meath beautiful oak grove ON the
campus. The Rabbi A. B. Rhine of
Hot Springs delivered the Baccalaure-
ate.
Monday was taken up with the an
Eual class day exercises in which the
class poem, prophecy, history and 9th
er matters of student interest was de-
livered. The Commencement exer-
cises proper were held Tuesday morn
ing.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Killed BY Lightning

Oscar Pierce. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. f. Pierce of Reyno. who was
living near Peach Orchard, was struck
by lightning and instantly killed dur
ing a thunder storm Monday of this
week. Mr.. Pierce and his wife had
sought shelter under a tree from the
rain. He was killed outright and Mrs.
Pierce was rendered unconscious for
several hours from the same stroke
that killed her husband. The funeral
of Mr.. Pierce was held at Reyno Tues
day afternoon. His wife is the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. James Vester
and all parties are well known in this
county.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Baptist Church Notes

Sunday school better again.
Air ship Contest nearing the close.
Congregations for the day only fair.
Good congregation at Skaggs in the
aftrnoon.
No preaching services next Sunday
morning Pastor away.
Weather and roads permitting the
pastor will be home for the evening
service.
ii. l.. Haynes is the newly elected
Sunday school superintendent.
Mr.. Charles Baker. Mrs. Baker, Mrs.
Price and Mrs. Cadwallader were cleo
ted as teachers to fll vacancies made
by resignation. removal. etc.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
JUDGES PLAN WOULD
SOLVE ROAD PROBLEM

County Judge G.. W. Million has hit
on a plan that will solve the road
problem in Randolph county, for the
present at least, If the same is carried
out along the lines suggested by the
Judge. And the cost would be very
small. in fact the roads would be i'm
proved 800 per cent without the ad-
ditional cost of a single penny in tax
money. 1t would take some addition
al work, of course, but we cannot ex-
pect reward without labor, and this
additional work could be done ut odd
times after crops are laid by and none
would miss the few days work donat-
ed.
Now the reason that this plan has
been made possible is that the county
owns quite a lot of road machinery,
tractors, graders, etc, and they can
be operated the year around with the
automobile and gasoline tax, leaving
the other revenues as they are now to
be expended by the different over
seers in their respective townships.
The attention of all citizens is
called 10 Judge Millions letter in this
issue Of the S,ar Herald explaining
the plan. Read every word of 1t and
get busy now if you want sure
enough good road in your community.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Acts of Legislature

Attention of readers of the Star
Herald is called this week to the ad-
vertisement of the Acts of the Legis-
lature. A synopsis of every general
act passed is given in the advertise
ment and 1t is for the information of
the public that this notice is given. 1t
is paid for by the State of Arkansas
and is well worth what it costs If the
people will read it, Many times the
laws of the state are violated because
the people do not know the laws. If
the synopsis of all laws passed were
read by the public there would be
much less work for the courts of our
state.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
"Yellow Dog" Society

A yellow Dog Society has been
organized at Imboden, according to
reports, and many of the leading cit
zens of the town hold membership
therein. We are just wondering If
this society is the same as that insti-
tuted by the Arkansas Press Associa-
tion a few years ago. If 1t is we here
by notify the citizens of Imboden to
get off. Nobody in that town except
l. l.. Franks and Huck kirkpatrick
is entitled to membership in that hon
orable institution. DR. Horace. Il.
Run and the editor of this great moral
weekly are both charter members
from this side of the creek and we are
the only members in this county.
Wake up Franks, and train your guns
on the enemy, and If you need any
help just let MS know.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Big Land Deal

Agent ID. l.. Wiley last week closed
a deal selling the c. r. Shannon farm
at Shannon to Robert Raglin, late Of
Greene county. The consideration
for the $50 acres was $36,7OO. Mr..
Raglin will move onto his newly nc
quired possessions and give the same
his personal attention.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Missionary Ladies

A group meeting Of the members Of
the Woman's Missionary Society Of
the Methodist church will be held at
the church In Pocahontas all day Fri
day OF this week. There will be speak
ers from District Headquarters and
much business Of Importance to the
church win be discussed. All mem
bers Of the Pocahontas Society are
urged to attend without fail. Tele-
phone Mrs. @. g. Johnston for fur
ther particulars.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Attends l. 0. o. F Home Day

John u. johnson returned Tuesday
from Batesyille where he attended
the Home Day celebration Of the I.
o. o. r., as delegate from Orient
Lodge No. 2i3.. He reports a most
enjoyable trip and states that the Odd
Fellows have n home there that we
should all be proud Of and that It is
under the very best OF management.
Randolph county has several boys and
girls in this home and they are all be-
ing well cared for.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Hurt By Car

Kenneth Phillips, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. II. j. Phillips, was painfully in
jured last Tuesday. No bones were
broken but he was badly bruised.
Kenneth was with Paul Lewis and
several other boys and while getting
into a car he lost his balance and was
thrown under the car, the front wheel
passing over him. Monday of this
week he had an operation for the re-
moval of tonsils and adenoids by Drs.
Hamil and Run and from this opera
tion he is recovering nicely.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Large Catfish

John d. Campbell is responsible for
another big fish story. He reports a
fifty-seven pound catfish caught out of
Black river, near his place one day
last week. He said the fish, which
measured four feet in length, was
caught on a No. hook.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Card Party

The Get-Together Club will have a
800 party Friday evening. June 10Th.
The hostesses and hosts will be
Mesdames Dan Burke, Ray Sallee I;
Messrs. Tom Carter and Ray Boyd.
The public is invited to attend.
Phil Baxter's orchestra Of Dallas,
Texas, will furnish the music for
the dance June 22nd.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Honoring Mr.. and Mrs. Hall

Mr.. and Mrs. Rector Johnston en-
tertained number of guests at their
pretty home Tuesday evening of this
week with buffet luncheon in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Kern Hall, brother
and sister of the hostess. Thirty
three guests were present and the
evening was very pleasantly spent
in general merry making.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
New Grocery Store

W. A. Jackson is opening up stock
of new groceries in his new building
the Stubblefeld brick, near the post
office. He will handle groceries ex-
clusively. J. ID. Jackson will be man
ager of the new enterprise.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
Game at Biggers

Blggers, June 13-The Maynard ball
players came over yesterday and
crossed bats with our boys. At the
end Of the ninth inning the game stood
2 to in favor Of Maynard. 1t was
good game and beyond the usual
noise Of the rooters It was very quiet
as there was no unpleasantness Of any
kind.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
IN THE POUND

Notice is hereby given that have
In the town pound one large gray
horse, with name reached one old
gray mule; one bay filley colt, with
blazed face. Mule and flley taken up
on June ., and II not proven away
by June 10Th will be sold according to
law. II gray horse is not proven away
by June %, he will be sold.
Alt. J. G. Slayton. Pound Master.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
KLANsMEN TAKE NOTICE

The next regular meeting will be
held at the place Of which you were
privately Informed as for the last
meeting which was rained out. BE
ON hand without fail Business of
importance. III 30 Tim.
14Ifn
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
ouAcHlTA ENDowMENr ruND

oUACH1TA ENDOWMENT FUND
In the campaign to raise the En-
dowment of ouachita College, Arka-
delphia. to $5OOOO0.OO the following
list of speakers and dates are announ-
ced for points in Randolph county:
THURSDAY, JUNE IA, s, p. NJ.
Maynard-E. Rawlings, w. II. Me
Even.
New Home Church-C. NJ. Myrick,
J. L. Miller.
Pitman Church-M. t. stanan, F.
G. Neeley.
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 8, p. NJ.
Skaggs Church-M. L. Stanfill, w.
II. McEwen.
SUNDAY, JUNE II
Reyno at IL a. NV. II. McEwen.
Biggers IL II. m.-Myrick & Neeley.
Reyno, 3 D.. m.-Myrick & Neeley.
Biggers, 3 p. NV. r. McEwen.
Manson, 3 p. m.-TaylOr Stanfill.
Shannon. s pmv--Taylor Stanfll.,
shiloh Church, IL a. m.-Taylor
McEwen, stapall, Myrick,
q Coumittse'
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-06-15
VOLUME XIII NUMBEB "A
HAIL INSURANCE ON COTTON

few will protection your
ton and The owner landlord his
individual interest
OF the farmers In Randolph county who have bought this form OF
protection through this Agency his money well
Our Hail Policies written by the Home New
York. the largest American Company the members this
Agency thoroughly understand the writing
In of loss know the individual
losses for Of broad experience adjustment
losses which pocyhoders adjust
mens with delay.
Fin in the card below and let give you
obligation your
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-06-22
INDUSTRY SHOULD GO
WHERE RAW MATERIAL rs

The next big step in industry, il
appears, will be the development OF
the small electrically driven factory,
in the places where the raw materials
are found. 1t will also do away
largely with seasonal unemployment,
for manufacturing and agriculture
can arrange winter and summer sche-
dulles as conditions demand.
Cloth will more and more be man
ufactured where the cotton and wool
is grown. The flour mills will leave
the cities and go back to the farm.
Everybody will be using machinery
and learning how to use it, and be-
cause the population will follow the
the country districts will
become inhabited again. Work can
then be more equitably divided. It
won't be necessary to overwork half
the year and vegetate the rest. There
will be work enough to go round and
there will be hands enough to do 1t,
for the country life of the future will
not be the dull forbidding, solitary
Thing which the concentration Of in.
1ustry has made 1t now.
OF one thing we may be certain.
That is that we are just in the be-
ginning of the electrical age
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-06-22
GOVERNOR MOORE APPOINTS
POET LAUREATE

Boise, Idaho, June IA Irene Welch
Grissom of Idaho Falls has been hon
ored by Governor c. c. Moore with
the appointment as Poet Laureate OF
Idaho. Mrs. Grissom, the first citi-
zen to hold this position, has publish
ed one hundred excellent poems OF
Idaho and the west and two short
novels. The appointment was made
by the Governor otter earnest solicit
tation by the women of the state and
the State Federation of Women's
clubs and after careful investigation
of the exceptional merit of her pro-
auctions. No politics or creed was
considered in choosing Idahos first
Poet Laureate but meritorious writ
ing by gifted woman of the state
who has done much to prevent the
pioneers going to their graves I'M
honored and unsung.
Mrs. Grissom's best known poems
are ''The Coming Of the Railroad"
"The Dictator" "a Pioneer Woman"
Breaking the Prairie" "Neighbors,"
"The Sheepherder," 1.-THE Tetons,
THE Outlaw" "a Prophecy" "The
Irrigator" and "The Desert Reclaim
ed" Mrs. Grissom's poems, brim-
full of the life and miracles Of the
west, will be published this autum
under the title of "The Far West"
sponsored by the club women Of the
First District, Federated Clubs.
Some of the club women of the
state who have given much encour-
agement to Mrs. Grissom are Mrs
Abbie George of Couer d'Alene, pres
dent Of the Idaho Federation Of Wo-
mems Clubs, Martha Dolman Loux OF |
Pocatello, former president of the
College Club of Pocatello, Mrs. e. J.
)ockery Of Boise, Caroline E. Wright /
,lub woman Of Idaho Falls, Mrs. d.
". Standrod Of Pocatello and Helen
4avens Baldwin Of the Round Table
Tub Of Idaho Falls.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-06-22

that law, enduring its evil conse'
quences for fifteen years and then
frankly casting it aside a. q failure
has performed an economic service tn
the nation. There could be no more
convincing argument against the pas
sage Of similar laws in other states
than Oklahoma's disastrous expert
ment
The Oklahoma guaranty law was
the nrst Of its kind. It was enacted
In response to the panic Of 1907. But
experience has only proved again that
there Is no substitute for sound bank
ing. Relying on the fancied security
of the guaranty law. people entrusted
their banking to many who were IN
fit for the trust Bank failures have
been 30 many that the fund. SUP
posed to guarantee deposits, created
by Assessments on banks, was long
ago depleted.
Etta elt;mStea that Nth total liahil-
tiles created under the law In the
form of warrants and sums owing to
depositors amounting to e13,00o,000,
there are in the hands Of the Banking
Board uncertain assets Of nominally
$15,00o,000, ranging In value from
zero to only thirty or forty cents on
the dollar, resulting In a dehcit OF
many million dollars. Sound. well-man-
aged banks have been heavily taxed
by assessments to the fund, and the
maximum amount that could be as
sessed on solvent banks Is insufficient
to cover the deficit
It has been we'll said that guaranty
laws make for looseness In banking
and saddle on the COM
petent and honest the sins Of the in
and dishonest
Let US have only laws that raise
the standard Of banking. Lot US have
no laws that debase 1t.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-06-22

| Central Station Electrical Service
within a span of forty years, has be-
come fifth in magnitude among the
industries of the country, with a pres
ent investment of more than five bill
lions of dollars. A large part Of this
investment is held by savings banks
and insurance companies and there
! fore by the millions of men and wo-
men whose savings are in these In
situations as we'll as by hundreds OF
thousands of individual investors in
relatively small amounts and very
largely users of the Central Station
Service.
The ever increasing Importance Of
electricity in American community
ment greatly exceeds any other in the
world, is indicated by the seven hun
dred and fifty millions of dollars of
new capital required this year 20
make extensions in plants and distri-
buting systems to meet the public's
service needs.
Americas central stations now
have electrical, steam and hydro
equipment of about thirty millions OF
horsepower. More than twenty mil
lions of horsepower in electric motors
supplied from these stations are used
in the Industrial and commercial ac-
tivtes of the country. Five hundred
thousand men and women are per-
manently engaged in this field OF
public service.
During the forty years Of Central
Station Service in this country, be-
ginning here with the pioneer work
of the great Edison, improvements in
methods of electrical generation, dis
tribution and utilization have been
most revolutionary. Now the small
lest consumer receives on the aver.
age fully five times the volume of
light for less than one quarter the
former cost. In the last three years
alone methods have improved suffi-
GENTLY to produce relative savings
in the country's collective coal-pile |
in excess of twenty million tons.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-06-22
CITIZENS MILITARY CAMP
TRAINING HOURS ANNOUNCED

enable Idaho men to make such pill
grimages in and about the city as they
may desire.
All expenses are paid by the gov
eminent, including transportation, to
and from camp. No expense other
than pocket money will be undertak-
en- by candidate. But very little op-
portunity will be given to spend mon
ey during the camp. Not more than
ten dollars will be sufficient for the
period of camp, for spending money.
The food will be Of the finest, and
well cooked under the supervision of
the best Of army cooks, and there will
be a preponderance of it. An unusual
ration allowance has been set aside.
Inasmuch as the government has
gone to the expense Of maintaining
these camps, it is highly patriotic
duty on the part Of the young men OF
the nation to avail themselves of the
camp. The age limit is from II to
rs, and will permit the brightest and
most energetic type of man to attend.
Excellent instructors, men of the fin
est army Of the world, noted for set
ting the highest standards Of service
to home and country will be retained
at the camps for example to the can
didates and for instructing them In
the duties of soldier and citizen. The
38th Infantry, "The Rock of the
Marne," will be at Fort Douglas to
put on actual war demonstration, US
ing ball ammunition.
Visitors day, day set aside for the
parents and the public to visit and see
he actual work of the camp will be |
IN August 18th at which time repre-
,entatives from the officials of the
states whose candidates are attending |
lamp will be invited, and permitting |
parents to look with pride upon the |
work of the son who attends.
Application may be mode to the |
chief Of Staff, 104th Div, Dooly block,
Salt Lake City, or to Major D. w.
Jr., Pocatello, Idaho, or
through any post of the American
legion within the state, or through
first Lieutenant D. R. Good, the |
1ounty Representative, whose address
8 Blackfoot, Idaho.
The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-06-22
FLASHLIGHTS

RECENTLY, WHEN THE SMOKE
STACK OF the Kentucky Utilities
Company power house crumpled in
the middle, hangling like an inverted
V and stopping the draft in the steam
boilers, Manager George Fawkes
knew that he had to do something
quick to keep the plant running. He
ran home, got his gun and a dozen
rounds OF buckshot and shot the up
right part Of the stack full of holes,
SO that it would draw sufficiently to
keep the fires burning. This prompt
action prevented the town of Rich
mond from being without electric
light and power.