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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-23
Wild STALNAKER DEAD
w. Stalnaker, Commonly kn(

j. w. Stalnaker, commonly known
as ovid" Stalnaker died Friday noon
of liver trouble, on the farm of his
brother, Andy Stalnaker. He had
been on the farm only few months
and was doing good business. He
was never married but survived one
brother, Andrew Stalnaker of Canton
Ohio, three sisters, Mrs. Sarah Bush
of Buckhannon, Mrs. Bird Day of
Valley district and Mrs. Marcelle
Hewitt Of Norton.
Funeral was held Sunday and in
terment made at Concord church.
The State Highway thru Belington
is being re-dressed with coat of
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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-08-23

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A meeting Of THE PUBLIC SER
VICE COMMISSION OF WEST
VIRGINIA., held on the 14th day Of
August, A, D., 1928,
CASE NO. l46l .sl,l
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
Our Honor Roll

We have received the following
new aud renewal subscripuous to
tie Star Herald since last issue.
Lawson Rogers, w N Hogan,
# K Sutton, John q Haynes, n A
Fry, Arch Perrin, II l. Mcleod, w
+ Slayton, r l. Thomas, w ID
Ward, Mrs Lilly Williams, w J
Bellah, J r DAVIS, Mrs J John.
son, Mrs Dora Bowers, Jas n Lew.
Is, Lytle e Martin, Mr.. T o
Wood, A N DowueY, Mack liam
brick, p A Peters, J M Jackson,
w A HuddIestOn, Chas Kemp, w
J Johnson, ID A Burrow, Mrs Dora
McCsrroll, w M Snodgrsss, Mrs
NJ f Brown, f @ Armstrong, A
Bridges, Rufe Jones, II M Johnson,
E N Parish, M " Price, Mrs J 7
Webb, o @ WIlkerson, Allen Lind
sey, q A Johnson, 7 + Ingram,
Robert Ingram, w P Brooks, g L
Bellah.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
School Play

The following play, "Her Honor
the Mayor" will be given by the
Ragan school at the Manson school
house on Saturday night, March "a
The proceeds will be for the benefit
Of the school library. The cast of
characters for the play is as follows:
Lester, Parmenter, candidate Tor
mavor-WesleY White.
Nike MaGoon, political boss
Eugene Thompson.
Clarence Green way, Ewes brother
Earl Smith.
Eve GreenwaY, engaged to Lester
-0pal Smith.
Mrs. McNabb. lieutenant In navy
Pearl Downing.
Doris Denton, brave FIRE chef
Lillian Borah.
Rosallne Myers, chocolate agent
-Ona Smith.
Eliza Goober, house msld-Lottie
Wallihg.
The patronage of the public is
respectfully solicited.
81 % Earl SAITH, Teacher,
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
win Vote on Stock Law

State Senator, w. A. Jackson, IN
forms us that the stock law for the
western part of Randolph county,
passed by the Legislature two weeks
ago, will be submitted to the voters
of the territory affected at the next
general county election. This will
give all the people plenty OF time to
determine whether or not they de-
sire such a law. Also all the provi3
ions OF said law will be published
In full IN this paper.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
GuIIett COrreCts Erroneous Reports

1t appears that since the report
of the last grand jury that some are
under the impression that am
short IN my settlements to the
amount Of the delinquent tax that
was reported uncolected.
The TACT ls, am not now nor have
l ever been short IN anv of my settle
ments as collector. You will re-
member that tins report showed that
there was outstanding about four
teen thousand dollars delinquent
taxes. But at that time / bad col e
lected ard settled over seventeen
hundred dollars for the year 1920,
and had az the time of this report,
more than that amount in my hands
OF the delinquent taxes for the year
1921, which | had an understanding
with Judge Million | was to settle
by the irst of March.
will not be able to collect more
than half of these delinquent taxes,
but will ask that some Of the good
people take the time to look up the
records aud see if you don't fud
that | have collected more of
these back taxes than any collector
for several years back.
Now | will explain why the de.
linquent tax list Is 80 much larger
now than it used>to be The fact Is,
the man who had only twenty FIVE
dollars worth of household goods
and his poll tax formerly paid or
was charged with one dollar and
from forty to seventy cents, while
the same fellow now will assess the
same property and poll, road and
dog tax making total of from
six and one-half to seven dollars.
So you can readily see why taxes
run so much higher now than in
former years.
SO you see the same bunch that |
have on the delinquent list Is the
very same bunch that moves so often
that the road overseer cant get them
to work out their road taxes on the
roads, the same tax that l now have
to collect of them.
Now, the reason that | say 1 will
not be able TO collect more than half
of these taxes is because so many
have moved away since assessing
their taxes and have taken what
little property they had with them,
and in many cases you can not find
out where they have gone.
So ! am only promising to do the
best can do with these collections.
But ] don't want anyone to be
under the impression that ] am short
IN any of my settlements. When |
am there will be plenty of time to
make a "kick."
| am yours to serve,
X H Gulleit,
Silt. Sheriff & Collector.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
P. n. S. Notes

The ball games at lmboden were
we'll attended Some sixteen cars
went over. The result of the games
were decided victories for Imboden,
but we came home smiling tor 1t
pays to be good losers as we'll as
winners. Those who spent the
weekend at Imboden were, Cleo
and Nina RaIus, Flora Blanche and
Lois HamIl, Evelyn Bristow aud
Glendon Brown.
Clara Bates, who has been Ill Is
able to be In school again.
We are beginning to plan to at.
tend the contest at Newport.
The rage among the JUNIOR girls
now Is "chsracter books"
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16

f. J. Baltz, L. II. Martin and J.
l.. Bledsoe have formed a company
and organized what will be known
as the CitIzen Farm Loan Company,
with Mr.. Baltz as general manager
They will represent the New Eng.
land Securities Co., of Kansae City
and the Hoffman Mortgage Co., OF
Cape Glrardeau, Mo. The company
will make a specially of farm loans
and are in a position to take care OF
the needs of customers for loans in
any amount. The Offices of the
company will be located In the First
National Bank building.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
viii Build Custom Gin

ltIsn now an assured fact th at a
custom cotton GIN will operate at
Shannon this fall. NJ. M. Carter
and Ben A. Brown have purchased
what is known as the LangstOn gin
property and wall build a modern
plant there. The plant will be
built on the present site of the old
GIN and the work of construction
will begin soon and rushed to COM
pleuon 10 order to take care of the
1923 crop. They will build a three
stand, SO.ssw GIN, with standard
equipment ia every detail. The
company will not buy cotton but
do custom ginning only.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
Southern Hotel Sold

Joe s. Decker of Jonesboro wa5
here Friday and informed us that be-
had Just closed deal with +. J..
Caraway Of Monroe county, trading
him the Southern Hotel at Ravenden
Springs for 400 acres of ladd locat.
ed near Clarendon. More than ont
half of the land is in high state OF
cultivation and Is in the great cot
ton belt of Eastern Arkansas.
Mr.. Decker says be IS now IN ear
nest about coming to Pocahontas
and will move here within the next
few weeks.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
Directors Elected

At meeting of the stockholders
of the J. M Burrow Wholesale
Grocer Co. held here last week the
following board of directors was
elected: M. NJ. Carter, Ben A.
Brown, F.-J Baltz. J. w. Price
and J. M. Burrow.
A meeting of the directors washeld
Wednesday night for the purpose
of electing officers for the coming
year and the folio wing we're elected
J. M. Burrow, president; M. M
Carter, wee president, J. g. Price,
secretary and treasurer. w. p,
Burrow, was elected for the position
of manager and buyer.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
Baptist W. NJ. S. Report

The following was the report read
by Mrs. Frank Massey at the church.
last sunday morning and requested
for publication:
Number of meetings, thirtyeight.
Number enrolled, twentynine.
New members, nine.
Number Bible lessons, TWENTY-FIVE
Number social meetings, four.
Missionary study lessons, eight.
Finished book, "Training for
Leadership"
Took examination and got diplo-
mas, eight
Number of tlthers, FIVE.
Subscribers to Baptist Advance,
twelve.
Observed week of prayer twice IN
all day services.
Visits to strangers in interest of
5. 3. and church, fifteen.
Sick oalls, four hundred. fortyeight
Trays, twentyeight.
Bundles of clothing, three.
Visits to bereaved, eight.
Flowers, twentyseven.
A shower to Hannitord twins.
A linen shower for pastor and
wife, February Ia.
Visit to County Farm Christmas
Eve, rendered program and gave a
box to each Of the l 3 inmates.
Towel shower to Mountain Home
school, value 5000
Gift to neighborIng church, 1895
Fruit to Baptist hospital, Pine
Bluff, value, $l7.
Minute fund to Black River As
sociatlon, 81.
Training school Scholarship. Lou
lsvIlle, Ky, So.
Paid on kitchen furniture for pas
tors home, $5
To church expenses, Sl0.87.
To home missions, SO rs.
To city missions, $7.22.
Pastors salary, 800.
rs million campaign, Sl75.
Total paid out 1894. 80.
rhe society has lost one member
by death Mrs. b. f. Tracy.
Reporter.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
Good Program

The play, "For the Old Flag"
put on at the opera house Saturday
night by the Pocahontas band, was
a very enjoyable affair. 1t was a
home talent affair strictly, but each
player performed his or her part to
perfection and the audience was
we'll pleased. Manager S. A. Smith
announces that the troupe will re
peat the play at Black Rock Satur.
day night of this week. All the
proceeds will be used for the benefit
of the band
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
HOnOrlHg LLOYD jackson

Lloyd Jackson, son of Senator
end Mrs. W. a Jackson, who has
been serving as page in the Arkan-
sas State Senate, was honored by
that body last week with the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, among other faithful
and efficient employees of this senate
there IS one deserving of especial
mention by reason Of his tender
years aud charming personality; and
Whereas, he conducts himself
with that same manly and courteous
bearing characteristic of hIs worthy
father--wlth ears constantly open
to catch thesound and respond with
promptness to the pencil taps of the
busy senators; with a laudable ambi
ton already ahsme In his childish
heart that wall burn brighter IN his
youthful bosom as the years go fees
ing by, and with the sweet memory
of his old Randolph county home
to cheer hlm on in life's even race
for the laurels of success;
Therefore be it resolved, that this
senate as a whole express Its pro
found thanks and grateful spprecia.
tiou Of ITS "Baby Page, Master
Lloyd Jackson, whose growth to
healthy, happy, prosperous manhood
Is sincerely hoped for by this entire
body. March 8, 1928
(SigDed) Claude Thompson
Read and adopted.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
Notice

To the School Directors of Randolph
County:
Laws governing schools, state OF
Arkansas. Sec s9l7, Crawford q
Moses Digest, says that all school
directors must file duplicate of
teachers contract before treasurer
can pay any teachers warrants on
their district. Also please number
all your vouchers so l can keep re-
cord straight and mail you statement
every quarter of what you have paid
out and balance on hand. Also no
tifY me who to send statement to
and obllge, j. A. White,
81 If. County Treasurer.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
BUILDING New GaraQe

N. A, CbIlds d Sons breke ground
Tuesday morning for their new gar.
age building, which will be located
on the size of the old building, but
will be larger. The structure will
be 5Ox6O feet and will front south
There will be three entrances-from
the south, west and north. II will
be a one.story, brick veneer build.
ing With a composition root.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
st. PatrlCk'S Greetings

All members of the Get Together
Club and their friends are invited to
attend our Get-Acquainted party
which will be held at the club rooms
st. Patriok's evening The enter
tainment committee has completed
arrangements for a very pleasant
evening, beginning at o'clock.
Following the card game a delicious
luncheon will be served. Let's go!
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
Buys BOYD Property

A deal was closed first of the
week IN which Martin Jansen be-
comes the owner of the J. ID. Boyd
residence property on the north side
The consideration was $4,000. Mr..
Jansen will move into the property
as soon as he can get poss esslon.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
Store Burned

The stock OF general merchandise
and store building belonging to Al
fred Terry at Rock Road burned
about Y o'clock last Saturday night
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
Mr.. Terry stated that there had
been no FIRE IN the building for sew
eral hours before the flames were
discovered. Nothing was saved and
the building aud stock was a total
loss. The bucket brigade saved the
nearby buildings,
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
MAYORls PROCLAMATION

Notice is hereby given that the an.
nual election of officers for incorpor.
ated town Of Pocahontas will be held
ia said town on Tuesday, the 3rd day
Of April. 1928 for the purpose Of elect
ing one mayor, one recorder, and
i've aldermen to serve for the term
Of one year.
Given under our hands this 10th
day Of March, 1923.
J. W Brown, Mayor,
81 81. X. X. johnston, Recorder
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
Another Home Burned

A house on G. o. Lewallen's
place south of town was destroyed
by fire last Friday evening. The
house was vacated that morning by
W. g. Lewallen and family. The
origin Of the fire is unknown. Loss
Sl,lOO, with $500 insurance.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16

Joe A. Johnston was down from
Datto FIRST OF the week looking after
business pertaining to the estate of
the late Charley Blackburn of which
Mr. Johnston IS administrator.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16

Attorneys W. L. Pope and M. D..
Bowers we're IN attendance at cir
cult court at Walnut Ridge this
week. Circuit Clerk, Ben News,
was also "a attendance.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16

Uncle Andrew Jackson Of Ham'l
called Monday and ordered the Star
Herald sent to his son.in.law, Rule
Jones, at Chandler, Okla.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
S. |. A. MeRtlnn

The hour Of meeting for the S. |
A. has been changed to $3.50 each
Friday afternoon. All persons in.
lerested please take notice and be
accordingly
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
Gin at O'Kean

We are Informed that ID. w.
Fender, a prominent merchant and
gin man, who operates a large store
and gin at Holmes, will erect a
modern gin at O'Kesn this summer.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16

News letters from Biggers and
Warm Springs we're received too late
for publication this week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1923-03-16
New Loan Company OraanIzed

Slit
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-22
MOVIES

Rupert Hughes has done it again. Following several successes he has now given us a picture of early mar ried life in the production of Danger ous Curves Ahead" that will be long remembered. The picture will be shown at the Empress tonight. The period of adjustment between husband and wife, the first few years in which their growing family brings new prob lens to be faced has been filmed with fidelity that rebounds to the credit of all who shared in it's production. As an added feature Snub Pollard will be presented in one of his whirlwind comedies. In addition to this the Skipper of the Toonerville Trolley that meets all the trains will take his friends for joy ride, when "The Skip per's Last Resort" the first of a new series of Bonneville Comedies by Fontaine Fox, will be shown. Dan Mason plays the part of the Skipper.
 When picture fans read the title of "The Hell Diggers," Wallace Reid's new Paramount picture, which comes to the Empress theater next Saturday they will doubtless wonder what it means. The title of the picture re- fers to the enormous gold dredges used in the great gold mining districts nf nlC ic the first time, so far as can be learned, that they have been featured in a picture. MT. Morgan, the author, made an intensive study of gold dredging and knows his subject thoroughly. He also wrote the scenario for the picture. It is the first he has written for Para mount which has not dealt with some phase Of motoring.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-22
CLAIM GIRLS VAMP PROPS
 TO GET HIGHER GRADES

SYRACUSE, N. Y, March 21 - "They vamp 'em.'
 That's the answer of male Syracuse University to the authorities pro- nouncement that the institutions pretty young co-eds were brighter than the men, as evidenced by both intell- gence tests and grades.
 Bright-eyed, rosy-cheeked co-eds are putting 1t over the men professors, say the male students, using tears and every other feminine vile with excel lent result in the direction of higher academic standing
 Added light is shed from another quarter when, in interviews, the wives of some of the younger members of the teaching staff testified as to what they had to endure from their hus- bands girl students.
 Not content with doing their vamp- ing in class, they are carrying their war into the enemy's country-into the citadel of their homes. Examinations were the cause of this aggressive campaign, and unlucky was the wife of a professor who'd had phone in his home. According to one of them, this is what she had to lis ten to all day.
 Bell rings. "Is this Professor Blanks (sweet feminine voice.. Is he in? Well, can't you tell me when he'll be in? No, there isn't any mes- sage; it was just a personal matter. I'll call again. Or you might ask him when he comes in to call James 4-1144.' He'll know"
 Or if the professor be in, then the wife has to listen to his end of the con- versation, and sometimes, if the room be still, she can get just snatches of the sweet feminine voice at the other end of the line, somthing like this:
 "Yes, this is Professor Blank speak ing. I'm sorry, Miss Minx, but your grade in Sanscrit is D."
 Snatches from the receiver: "Oh, Professor Blank, you used to give me such nice grades on quizzes-can't you make it c? I need just one honor point more, and a c would just do it. Father would be so disappoint- ed (sounds of snufflies). I picked your section Cause all the girls said you were so nice, and I thought so, too"
 But it isn't always the girl students who play this game. Their mothers, and especially the mothers of the men students, also know of it. They call up (especially the young and attrac- tive widows) and tell the poor, suffer ing professorial wife about how they'd like to have private and personal interview with friend husband about Jimmy" He needs a mans advice and counsel, and Professor Blank has such an influence over him, and he's such a good boy, only careless, and I can't do anything with him; but if I could just have help from a good man like Professor Blank I know he could man. age Jimmy"
 And so it goes. But there is one step even more subtle. The men students have found it sometimes pays to be nice to the young faculty wives. sort of system of indirect fire, but the vounp matrOnS enjoy it.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-22
THEY LIVE TO RIPE OLD
 AGE IN AUBURN, ILLINOIS

AUBURN, H., March 22.--An aver age of one out of every eighty per sons living here has attained the age of eighty years or more, accord ing to a census just completed
 There are twenty-six persons liv- ing here that are eighty years old or more. Six persons are more than 90.
 William P. Brooks, 94, is the oldest resident here, with Mrs. Mary E. Pearce, 93, next.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-22
KElVNECOTT- i UTAH PLAN
 ISACREED0N
Basis of Exchange o1 Stocks Favorable to
 Corporation
SMOOTH PATHWAY NOW
Decision Been Reached After Many Years of /
 Negotiating

Directors of the Kennecott Copper Company and the directors and large stockholders of the Utah Copper Company have virtually agreed upon a plan calling for the exchange of one and one quarter shares of Kenne- colt stock for one share of Utah, says the New York Times.
 Rumors to this effect circulated in 19151916, when Kennecott acquired 616,OOO shares of Utah stock, which is slightly more than one-third of the stock of that company outstand- ing. The latest offer is to be made, according to the report, for the pur- pose of taking over active control of Utah.
 Directors of the Kennecott Corpor- ation are expected to meet at an early date to ratify the plan and to submit it to stockholders. If ap proved the stockholders will be asked to attend special meeting to rati- fy an increase in the capital stock of the company to provide suffi- cient number of shares to carry out the plan of taking over the Utah stock. According to report no of ficial action on the part of the Utah stockholders is necessary, as the plan of the Kennecott merely gives ,{D 11yIN N1l nf 10 pany the privilege of exchanging their shares for the stock of the Kennecott company. Some of the larger stockholders are understood to have already agreed to exchange their shares for the stock of the Utah will give Kennecott more than 51 per cent of Utah's capital. Stock holders of Utah, however, are in no way obliged to turn over their stock.
 The plan, according to the opinion expressed in local banking circles, meets with favor on the part of the controlling interests in both com panies. Kennecott is already dom- mating factor in the copper world, but control of Utah would add to it's prestige. Furthermore, it is one of the lowest cost producers of cop per in the world. The Utah, on the other hand, is larger cost pro- ducer and under the joint manage ment the costs could be capitalized according to the bankers, and would bring about a closer working ar rangement between the two com panies. There will be no change in the management of either organi- zation.
 Directors of the Kennecott Copper Company will meet soon to take action on the quarterly dividend due to be declared According to opinion in the financial district, the quar- terly rate which was instituted on the basis of 75 cents quarterly only a short time ago, is expected to be increased to $1 quarterly at the next meeting, this being. the same rate as paid on Utah Copper stock. Under the basis of exchange, it is pointed out, Utah stockholders, which now receive one and three-fourths shares of Kennecott, thus increasing their dividend return. This, according to opinion, is expected to stimulate the desire on the part of Utah stock
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-22
ANTI-SLAVERY BISHOP
 ENDS LONG CAREER

ALLENTOWN, Pa, March 22. - Thomas Bowman, Bishop Emeritus of the Evangelical Church in the United States, and one of the best known men of the denomination, died here today at the age of eighty seven. Bishop Bowman was noted as a preacher against slavery during the Civil War period.
The Cordova daily times., 1923-03-22

Mrs. McLain, dressmaking and ladies' tailoring, at her home, Apart ment 2, ball park. 15-6t