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Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
ANOTHER YOUNG FARMER
CHANGING HIS SYSTEM

Interviews with prominent Randolph
county farmers during the past few
days have brought this editor to the
belief that the farming system in this
county is soon to undergo a radical
change.
The most recent talk we had was
with Oscar Prince on Tuesday of this
week. Mr.. Prince is bottoms farm
err having under his supervision more
than five hundred acres of land as
good as can be found in Arkansas.
Now, this young man has been farm
ing, for himself, for seven years and
states that today he is very little bet
ter Off than when he entered the farm
ing business. He says he thinks he
knows the reason for his failure TO
make the successful farmer he hoped
to be. He started out with the belief
that he could make success with
cotton alone and 1t has taken him
seven years to discover his error.
He still clings to the conviction that
he can make money as cotton farm
er, but has made number of changes
in his original views First, and most
Important of the changes, is that he
must make his living and pay the
expenses, or overhead, Of his business
with more dependable crops and raise
cotton to provide for his surplus.
Mr.. Prince spoke of potatoes, toma-
toes, onions and other like crops and
stated that he did not intend to mere
ly dabble or experiment in these crops,
but to engage earnestly in growing
them for a profit.
Not only does he intend to diversity
his crops, but he says he will insist
that his tenants follow his example.
Here is farmer who has lost many
years and many dollars in gambling
with cotton crops. He has seen his
mistake and has the intelligence to ad-
nit that he has been on the wrong
track.
Mr.. Prince also spoke Of those farm
ers who work four months in the year
and loaf around the other eight months
while their houses rot to the ground
and their fences tumble into decay.
There is a great number of farmers
in this class. And most Of them won
der why they always remain poor,
ignorant farmers" and why they are
doomed to "slave their lives away
a-diggin in the dirt" while their
neighbor can "eat and eat and have
some left"
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
Board of Stewards Organize

The official board of the Methodist
church met at the church Sunday after
noon and organized for the work of
the coming conference year. Seven
teen of the twenty members Of the
board were present and the following
officers were elected:
President, L. f. Blankenship; secre-
tary, Mrs. w. II. Phipps; treasurer,
e. T. Harrison; finance committee, j.
ID. Wells, L. p Smith, DIR. L. B. Price,
]. L. Bledsoe, L. f. Blankenship
The assessment for the support of
the pastor for the coming year was
placed at $500, a slight increase over
the assessment of former years, but it
was figured that the steady growth in
membership, together with a few cents
additional increase on the individual
assessments would take care of the
total additional amount and place the
Pocahontas church where it rightfully
belongs. There are several churches
in the Paragould district located in
towns no larger than PocahOntas that
pay this amount, and it is well known
fact that POcahOntas people are no
longer "short" when it comes to sup
porting their schools and churches.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
Modern WOOdmen Elect

At the meeting Saturday night Of
the Pocahontas Camp, NJ. w. A., new
officers were elected to serve during
1926.
The local lodge is just closing out
one of its most prosperous years and
is leaving behind an enviable record
of activity.
The new officers elected are: Theo-
dore Rice, consul; Fred II. Young, ad-
visor; win s. White, clerk; Matt
Keifer, banker; s. A. Smith, escort ;
Alfred Jackson, watchman; Tim
Knots, sentry; Mason Stacy, trustee
for three years; w. G. EndicOtt, trus-
tee for two years; r. e. Cowan. trus-
tee for one year.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
FIRST CLASS ROADS
TO BE MADE WIDER

The attention of the public is called
to the fact that at a day Of county
court held on Aug. 10, 1924, an order
was made and entered of record, on
page $40, record 1, of Public Roads of
Randolph county, extending the width
of all first class roads in Randolph
county to fifty feet. This order in
cludes and refers to the following
roads:
The Pocahontas and 0'Kean road.
The Manson and OKean road.
The Shannon and 0'Kean road
The Fender and O'Kean road.
The Sharum and O'Kean road.
The Old Jacksonport road, south OF
Hoover Landing.
The Randolph and Lawrence county
line road.
The Fender and Walnut Ridge road
The road leading south from Arm
strong p. o. to the Lawrence county
line.
The Sharum and Delaplaine road.
The Biggers and skaggs Ferry road
via Brown school house.
The Biggers and Reyno road via
Old Reyno.
The Maynard, Biggers and ReynC
coad.
The Maynard-Doniphan road vis
Supply
The Pocahontas and Warm Springs
road.
The PocahOntas and Noland road.
All mail routes.
People who own land along sucf
routes will please set their fencing
back so as to enable the road authori
ties to prepare proper road beds, Sc
that the people of the county may have
good county highway over which t.
travel. Good roads cannot be bull
without proper room. hope to have
the good will and hearty cooperation
of every citizen in Randolph County il
this matter. G. w. Million,
County Judge
STAR HERALD WANT ADS PAY
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
Biggers Banker Resigns

Biggers, Dec 8.-Emery C. Whit
tington has resigned his position as
cashier of the Bank of Biggers, effec-
tive January /. w. w. Davidson has
been selected as the new cashier.
Mr.. Wilmington has been connected
with the local bank for many years
and his resignation came as big sur
prise to the people here. He has an
nounced that he will devote his time
to his personal interests after the first
Of the year.
Mr.. Davidson is well-known young
business man of this city and his ap-
pointment to this responsible position
is proper recognition of his business
ability.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
RESIDES FOR A HALF
CENTURY ON ONE FARM

w. s. Looney, affectionately known
in every section of the county as
Uncle Billy" strolled into this Office
Monday and frightened our atmos-
phere during a short visit.
This old man (if he should shave
off his whiskers and dye his gray hair,
no one would think Of calling him old)
is 73 years and months of age. He is
as straight as n ram-rod and appears
as wiry and "fit" as the average man
Of half that age. His face is smooth
and ruddy, weather-beaten but without
noticeable wrinkles.
This writer has known Uncle Billy
only few years, but during that time
has never seen the man with an un.
pleasant expression on his face. He
always has a good word for and OF
his fellOwmen and, consequently, mum
bers his friends by his acquaintance
If there's any especial rewards In
Heaven for this modern Abou Ben Ad
hem, they will not be amiss.
Uncle Billy now lives a mile and q
half from Elevenpoint postofIice, 3 l.:
miles from his birthplace. He had
lived on the farm, where he now re
sides, forty-nine years Monday. Only
once has he been away from his home
site for very long, that one time being
when he spent a year and half In
the Boston mountains. He has beer
in only three states during his life
time, Arkansas, Missouri and Tennes
see.
He has been twice married and il
the father of seven children, six Of then
living. He still goes about his farm
work and does full days work every
/ day Of the year.
During his career, Uncle Billy has
not accumulated much in the way oi
worldly goods, but he has an abun
dance of that wealth which can neither
be bought nor stOlen-true friendship
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
TO MEET THIS WEEK

Tom w. Campbell, chairman of the
Democratic State Central Committee,
has issued a call for special meeting
of the committee on Thursday, Decem-
Der 10. at the Hotel Marion, to con-
slider the form of ballot to be used for
the nomination of two new associate
justices of the Arkansas Supreme
Court at the Democratic primary next
August, and "such other matters as
may be brought before the committee"
Necessity for fixing the form of the
ballot to be used in the primary arises
from the fact that the two new places
on the Supreme Court bench created
by Amendment No. 10 will be filled
for the first time next year. The term
of one of the present justices, t. IL
Humphreys, expires next year and the
Question has been raised as to whether
the ballot should be arranged for all
candidates for the Supreme Court to
be listed together with directions to
the voter to vote for three, or whether
candidates for the two new places
should be listed separately with direc
tion to vote for two, leaving candidates
for the vacancy in the court as 1t now
is constituted in second list with only
one to be voted for.
The blanket provision that the com
mittee may consider any other matters
brought before it was included to per
NIT discussion and possible action OF
the proposal that the committee pro
vide a place on the ballots for candi
dates for lieutenant governor on the
theory that a proposed amendment
creating the office aforesaid was
adopted in 1914 under the ruling of tho
special Supreme Court last February
holding that only a majority of the
votes cast on the question is necessary
to adopt an amendment.
Many political leaders have express
ed a desire to have the matter tested
I'm the court, and 1t is said that nom
ination of a candidate would bring
about such a test. 1t has been sug
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Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
CHRISTMAS SEALS SAVE
LIVES OF FIVE HUNDRED

The Arkansas. tuberculosis Associa-
tion is endeavoring during the Christ
mas season to raise funds to carry on
their work for another year. Certain
ly no opportune time for raising money
for this purpose could be found than
at Christmas. 1t must be true that
the redeeming hour Of man is during
the Christmas season. All that is
kind, all that is gentle, all that is noble
and all that is beautiful in human life
responds to the Spirit of Christmas
with glad chorus of joy, as at no
other time.
AS the rose and the apple blossom
bloom in the days Of sunny spring, so
does 'peace on earth, good will to
men," unfold its gentle influence to
humanity at Christmas as at no other
season.
Before the Carpenter of Nazareth
came, there was no Yuletide spirit on
earth. Today we realize that the
Christmas spirit brings man nearer to
the aim of Divinity than anything
else 1t is a spirit that takes hold
of all mankind alike, and for the hour
excludes all selfishness, all cruelty and
all unkindness from our lives.
1t prompts us to go to our friends,
and especially to-our friends who are
sick, or who are in distress in some
other way, and offer to them our love
and esteem. And when we have done
this, our hearts warm to humanity
with the same gentle love that prompt
ed the lowly Nazarine to appeal to the
Scribes and Pharisees to change their
lives from greed to helpful words and
good deeds for those about them.
1t is said that during the past year
the Arkansas tuberculosis Associa-
tion saved the lives of at least five
hundred people. II must gladden. your
hearts to know that Randolph county
had a part of this noble undertaking.
1t is said that there are yet twenty
five thousand people in our state who
are victims of this terrible plague,
Some of them are bent with age, some
of them are mere children, while Others
are fathers and mothers with many
dependent children praying for their
recovery.
During this coming year the Arkan.
sas tuberculosis Association will save
more than FIVE hundred lives If we re
spond to their call They are sending
Christmas Seals to every school in the
State The Seals cost only penny
each. If you help in this great rescue
l am sure you will receive a blessing
and in so doing you will get broader
understanding of the message of peace
and Good WILL" and, as the years &C
by, you will be happier because you
have carried into effect the purpose OF
this message. Respectfully,
Rufus A. Mock,
County Superintendent
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
Has Arm Amputated

A dispatch from st. Louis received
recently stated that r, F, Kirkpatrick,
formerly OF Imboden, had suffered an
injury which necessitated the amputa-
tion Of one Of his arms.
Mr.. Kirkpatrick had been struck and
knocked down several days before By
a boy on a bicycle. The arm was So
badly injured in the fall that the doc
tors had to take 1t off.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
Bible Interpretation

The subject for next Sunday at the
First Church of Christ will be "His-
tory of the Old Bible" The following
Lords Day, "Prophesy Of the Old
Bible" The next subject will be "Ful-
fillment of Those Prophesies." The OBJ
ject of these sermons is to eradicate
the idea from the minds of those who
are skeptic as to the authenticity of
the Bible.
II. ID. Henley will deliver these lee
lures in his own logical way as Bible
proofs Of God. Don't forget the
time, each Sunday at two o'clock p. m.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
supt. womack Coming

J. p. Womack, superintendent of
JOnesboro schools, and well known in
this section, will address the teachers
Of Randolph county at the court house
in Pocahontas on Saturday Of this
week at l 80 p. m
Mr.. Womack will bring a worth
while message and no teacher should
fail to hear him.
Rufus A. Mock,
County Superintendent.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
Report Good Attendance

Teachers of the rural schools in
several sections of the county have re
ported an exceptionally good attend
ance during the past two weeks.
Bad weather and cotton picking
caused attendance to be very light at
most Of the school openings, but with
the clearing up Of weather conditions
and the passing of the cotton crop,
most of the children are free to attend
regularly.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10
County Bankers Meet

A number of officials of the two
Pocahontas banks went to Biggers
yesterday afternoon to attend a meet
ing and banquet of the bankers of
Randolph county. A report of the
meeting will be published next week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1925-12-10

All who are going to pay their Star
Herald subscriptions with wood, will
please bring it in within the next week.
1t must be about % inches in length
Putnam patriot., 1925-07-31
ORGANIZING NEW BOY
 SCOUT TROOP IN PUTNAM

Plans are now underway for the or ganization of troop of Boy Scouts in Putnam. Several years ago there was fiourishing troop existing here which was able to accomplish quite little in civic matters as we'll as to give the members a good time. Because of the inability of the troop committee to ob- tain q seoutmaster who would stick to the job and would take an interest in the work. the Boy Scout movement has been inactive in Putnam for nearly five years.
 Neil Bulger of Farrows street and Russell Sherman of Grove street are secretaries of two patrols now in pro- cess of organization. Jerome W. An drews of Farrows street. assistant scoutmaster of the old troop. will prob ably be the scoutmaster of the new one. Boys wishing to join the troop or de string particulars should get in touch with any of the above
 George Lewis. IT,. is chairman of the troop committee, of which Stanley Bacon and Samuel Rich are the other members.
Putnam patriot., 1925-07-31
NEW ENGLAND FAIR
 BIGGER THAN EVER

No effort will be spared to make this years New England Fair, Sept. 7-l0. the best ever held under the aus nices of the Worcester (Mass. Agfi- cultural Society and the New England Agricultural Society It will be the l07th annual fair under that manage ment. There will be exhibited 400 cattle. 200 horses, 1000 pigeons. ooo poultry, 150 sheep, 150 pet stock, and l50 water fowl The premium Inst will total s35. 900.
 There will be plenty of diversion for those who attend the fair. In addition 70 the above-mentioned features there will be horse trotting and running rae es, automobile races, automobile polo bee and honey exhibit, swine, fsh, wild fowl, a track meet, fireworks, monster midway, exhibition of modern farming implements, industrial ex- hibit, horticultural display, agricui- tural display, mercantile exhibit, farm products display, automobile show, ex- hibition of arts and crafts, home pro- ducts, all-star vaudeville show, war dances by Piscataquis Indians, junior exhibit of garden products, handiwork' fruit, preserves, and baby show that is open to the residents of the county
Putnam patriot., 1925-07-31
STATES APPLE INDUSTRY
Survey to Be Started Shortly By
 Prof. Davis


 A statewide survey of Conneeti- cuts apple industry will be started shortly under the direction of Pro- tsss5r Irving C. Davis, head of the economies department of Connecticut Agricultural College. This is part of a bigger New England-wide study of the apple industry being conducted by the experiment stations of the re- .peetive states, the position which the New England apple industry holds with relation to it's competitors, and to get better basis for forecasting and predicting production of the different varieties and grades Of apples.
 Professor Davis met members of the Connecticut Pomological Society for the purpose of laying before them the plans of the survey. The whole study will include: tll Studies on the farms to determine the varieties, age and con- dition of trees, methods of growing and selling; (21 Studies of competition to determine the regions which are competing with Connecticut orchard. ists for their markets, the extent or their competition, and to determine how strong their competition IS likely to be in future years; (3) Studies oi marketing to include an analysis Of prices. methods of sales. costs of mar keting, storage, a study of cooperative marketing organizations, and the pos abilities of marketing
Putnam patriot., 1925-07-31
SIXTY ROCKVILLE MEN HAVE
 OUTING AT CAMP WOODSTOCK

Sixty members of the Rockville ( fha2he= sf Cofssffisror took part m the Chambers annual outing yester- day motoring to Camp Woodstock on Black Pond where they spent a very enjoyable day. The Rockville business men closed their stores and establishments for all day, and start. ed from that city for Camp Wood. stock about o'clock There were about a dozen cars in the procession. most of them decorated. Dinner was served at l30. Bob Shaw. the eanp cook, had prepared an excellent meal of vegetable salad, steamed clans. roast chicken, new potatoes. corn on the cob, olives, watermelon. ice cream. sofe drinks, cohSe and few other ineidentals.
 Following dinner was a talk by John V. Lamberton of Hartford. one of the camp directors. Mir. Lamberton be- fore entering r. NJ. C. A. work was n newspaper man and later manager of an advertising agency in New York City He gave the Rockville business men an excellent practical talk on advertising
 The sports program of the after noon included archery, quoits. volley- ball, baseball, tennis. a wrestling ex- hibition, and bathing and water sports.
 W. Putnam Livingston of Thomp- son, who is the amateur welterweight wrestling champion of New England. took part in the exhibition. Elliott .G. Kelly of Brown University super vised the water sports and also gave exhibitions.
Putnam patriot., 1925-07-31
AGED PARISHIONER DIES
 IN ST. MARY'S CHURCH
Philip Bruno Stricken With Heart Failure.-Sacrament
 Administered
Woman Noticed Unconscious Mar
 Sitting In Pew

Just before tn eclosing exercises of the Novena of the St. Anne's Society at St. Mary's church. Sunday evening. Philip Bruno, Il. was found uncon- scious in one of the pews and died a few minutes later.
 The service was to begin at 6.30 o'clock. dr. Bruno entered the church about fifteen minutes before time for the service and took 8 seat in oae of the pews. Mrs. 0rise Girard, who was making the stations of the cross, no- tieed Mir. Bruno as he sat with his head resting on his hands. She sensed that something was the matter and went to Mir. Bruno's side. Not being able to rouse him. she raised his head and held 1t in her arms.
 Mrs. Bruno was hastily summoned. as was Rev, Arthur Routhier. Fr. Routhier, realizing that Mir. Bruno was in eNsremis. administered the sac rament of extreme unction. A few minutes later Mir. Bruno was dead.
 Mir. Bruno's home was on Mill street. He was born in St. Gabriel. Canada, II years ago. When he was eighteen years old the family moved to Lowell, and after three years residence there came to Putnam. where Mir. Bruno has since lived, working at his trade as q cobbler.
 Mir. Bruno had not been in good health for some time, and during the week had a serious attack. He attend ed mass Sunday morning and left for the church again in the evening. ap- parently in his usual health. After death the body was viewed by Dr. F A. Morrell. who pronounced death due to heart failure.
 Besides his wife Mir. Bruno leaves two sons, Francis and Philip; four brothers, Prim of Fall River. Francis of Worcester, Joseph of Millbury, and Omer, and two sisters, Mrs. Victor Auger of Putnam and Mrs. Mary Civ ray of Worcester.
 The funeral service was from St. Mary's church at nine o'clock Wednes- day morning, Rev. Adrian Dykeman celebrating the solemn requiem mass. The bearers were Regis Bouthilette. Michael Laparle. Alphonse Boureier, and Hippolite Auger.
 Others besides near relatives from out of town were Mrs. Della Pineault, Salem; Mrs. Antoin Duhamel and daughter Emma of Worcester. and Edward Charbonneau of New Haven.
Putnam patriot., 1925-07-31
NEXT BABY CONFERENCE
 AT HIGH SCHOOL TUESDAY

In hot weather. especially. 1t is im- portant to weigh the baby frequently. and to practice care and regularity in feeding. and common sense in dress ing.
 Small babies should show a fairly steady gain in weight, even during hot weather Much worry, and often sick ness. may be prevented by keeping the children under q doctors observation. This may be done at the We'll Child conference, where once q month a doe tor is on hand to consult with mothers and to examine babies and small ehil- dren Here a weight record card Is given each mother on which the growth may be noted month by moath.
 The next conference will be held on Tuesday afternoon. August i. from to 4 o'clock, in the High School audit urfufu.
Putnam patriot., 1925-07-31
CAMP DELEGATES NEW
 VETERINARY BUILDING

The new infirmary building at Camp Woodstock on Black Pond, Woodstock Valley, was dedicated at exercises last Sunday afternoon. All of the l50 boys at the camp attended these exercises. also many visitors The infirmary building, in use this year for the first time, was dedicated to the memory of Thomas Sloan of Manchester, a camp CT for three years at Woodstock, who died in the fall of 1924.
 It was through the generosity of his parents. Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Sloan of Manchester, that the camp was able to complete the building of the infirm- ary. and in talks Sunday afternoon two of the camp directors paid tribute to the character Of the boy and to the generosity of his parents. There was also tribute by Robert Burr of Man chester. an intimate friend of the boy. and solo by Kenneth Graham of Manchester. who sings in Trinity church, Hartford
Putnam patriot., 1925-07-31
FIELD TRIP AUGUST l3
Big Summer Event Farmers Asso'
 citation Being Planned

This years field day of the Wind, ham County Farmers Association will be held Thursday, August IS. The field day has come tc be looked forward to with pleasure and as one of the feat nre events in the association year.
 Last year there were over l00 cars in line and each years trip seems to pc a little better than the previous years trip. The trip this year mas been carefully planned and will De a quality trip.
 The following men are members oi the field trip committee; John x. Stromberg, chairman, Abingdon; John z. Labelle, Killingly; George A. Coqk and Thomas Mara, Windhami '. E' Salmon, Brooklyn; and F. L. DaVis' County Agent, cooperating.