Pocahontas star herald., 1924-06-13
holland

Tax assessing week in Roanoke
township.
G. r. Mitchell is quite sick at this
writing.
Johnnie Battn made flying trip to
Pocahontas last Thursday morning.
The weather has been extremely hot
between showers for the pats few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Pace ate Sunday
dinner with Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Davis.
Souire c. NJ. Penn held J. =. court
ot hris home last Monday afternoon.
Mrs. c. Il. Moore spent the week
end visiting with relatives in Rich
woods.
Heavy rain, lightning, thunder and
RICH winds last Monday night.
+. j. Baltz and Atty. Jno. L. Bled-
soc of PocahOntas made a business
trip TO this place on last Friday.
r. +. Sisson did some notary work
at the ]. l.. Batta farm last Monday
morning.
b. B. Fisher and c. Il. Forester
drove out from Pocah0ntas on business
on Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Janaway of the
Stole farm called Mt the VIII Hooten
home last Sunday morning.
A number of car owners from near
by towns were joy-riding over our
roads last Sunday.
Kern l.. Hall and Jno. Thompson of
PocahOntas were transacting business
at holland on Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Lee had as their
Sunday guests Mr.. and Mrs. Beny
Davis and daughter, Lucille.
Mr. Atkins of Mill Creek was down
last Monday looking for some work
stock with a view of buying.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newt Davis and Mr..
and Mrs. Pearl Pearl Pyland drove in
10 POcahOntas on business and
pleasure trip last Saturday night.
Jack Ragan was hunting two stray
cows, Joe Batta, two stray calves and
win Story two stray children last
weell-all found except calves.
Mrs. Lexa Williams was accompan-
led to her home here by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs II. Hensley. after visiting
them last week at their home near
Glover Bend.
Mrs. Newt Davis, Mrs Marshal Py-
land, Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Crouch, Mr..
vii Hooten and Mr.. Joe Batta were
Sunday visitors at the b. f. Sisson
home.
This writer thinks the Civic Greed
in the Methodist Church Notes of the
May Both issue exceptionally fine
the standard is high but none too high.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. f. Moody and fam
lily of Black Rock and Miss Willie
Phillips drove up and spent the day at
Mrs. Martha MELONS on the Ragan
farm last Sunday.
Yes, Hamil. the women will vote for
the best looking candidates all right
they just can't help it, but there will
he as many different ideas as to who is
best looking as there are women to
vote.
On last Friday Richard HOOten took
his father to the hospital at JOnesboro
where he had an amputation of the
foot due to erysipelas. Mr.. Hooten
stood the operation remarkably well
and at last report was doing nicely.
The farmers are al smiles over the
fine cotton growing weather. The
good wives are beginning to plan dew
berry cObblers. With the exception of
apples the crop of both tame and wild
fruit promises to be abundant.
An unusually brilliant shooting star
crossed the sky last Saturday night
rising from the southeast and shooting
meteor bursted in a shower Of stars
upward toward the northwest. The
and its path remained streak OF
bright light visible for several minutes
Two of Editor Blankenship's recent
ringer" statements I'VE have come t.
the point where the land must be fed
If 1t would feed u.s." Parents who
fail to provide an opportunity fol
their children to secure High School
education handicap them in the race OF
life.H Think on these things"
This writer wishes to voice pro
test against the ludicrOus names that
are being applied to designate diff
ferent settlements of the county and
may sometime clutter up the land
scape of the map of Arkansas. such as
Hide Out" 'POssum Trot." Goose
Ranch" "Buttermilk Bend" per
simmOn Pond" etc. How would oul
children feel as they take their place
In the world to be compelled to admit
that they were born on "Nubbin
Ridge" Arkansas or in "HoOt Owl
Hollow as the case might be? A
good idea is to give the local post
office or trade center the name of some
leading resident or land owner or II
this is not desirable. the waterways
the timber, the scenery or the nature
Center Point" Rocky Glade,
pleasant View" winding Road,
etc. The naming Of the individual
farms is a pretty custom also that is
being followed I'm the more highly de
yelODed farming sections