MALVERN TIME S-JOURNAL
fortieth year
STATE CAPITOL.
NEWS LETTER
Little Rock. ’>ec. B—“ The attitude of
. people of Arkansas toward the
of education is the best I have
Z known,” declared W. E. Holbrook,
Supervisor of rural education m the
State Department-of Education., “Per
sistent campaigns of enlightment have
a salutary effect. This is due in
a large measure to competent county
supervision and more attention being
«iven to the normal, training of teach
ers. Only in the rarest instances do
we hear opposition to the county su
perintendency. When it was first put
into effect in Arkansas, one of the
last states, by the way, to adopt coun
ty supervision, there was more or less
‘ prejudice against it. This is almost
wholly disappeared.
“One of the tendencies in the new
educational program is that of consol
idation. Opposition to this vanishes
when the benefits are known. It simply
■wans that gradually the weaker dis
tricts are being abolished and stron
ger districts strengthened. This policy
is being pursued in many of the coun
ties and it will eventually lead to the
ideal condition —that of the adoption of
the county unit system.
"My work has been largely in the
mountain counties and the advance
ment in these districts has been very
marked in recent years. For instance,
seven years ago there were ffteen dis
tricts in Madison county that voted no
tax at all, depending for their meager
school terms on the amount received
from the State apportionment? At the
same time there was not a teacher in
the county with normal training. Now
all of this has changed. In the last
election not a district in the county
failed to vote a tax and eighty of the
one hundred and twelve districts voted
full limit of ten to twelve mills. Forty
two of the more than one "hundred
teachers employed in the county have
normal training and every where ap-
R pears a new educational out look. No
I county in the state has made greater
improvement in its schools than Madi
| to”
Mr. Holbrook calls attention to the
| comparatively low average of attend
| ance in the public schools. On the face
I of statistics it appears that the average
of attendance is only fifty-four per
< cent of the enumeration. "As a mat
| ter of fact,” says Mr. Holbrook; “It is
- much less than this because the long
| terms in the city and the short terms
m the country. The statistics do not
। reflect the exact truth. The attend
ance should be at least seventy per
. cent of the enumeration, if the schools
| function to their maximum. The city
, schools have terms as long as $ 180 days
I a year while there are still many rural
gichoors with not more than 60. The av
, erage term for the state should be at
least 110 days.
The present law providing for school
is antiquated and obsolete. It
“the same law that has been in force
; or the last fifty years and much of the
■ ®ta required is worthless, while other
data is not provided for in
' e -ports of the county Superinten
'"ts- If it were possible to call for
B*cial data or to provide for informa-
lon WOI, M be valuable to the
■ ouls, expensive surveys would be un-
e k ary ' is Probable that st bill
to 6 introduced in the legislature
। confer authority upon the State
r of Education to regulate th?
of reports to be made by
w «nty superintendents.
, *is believed that this session of the
jv «attire will be- constructively edu
- '°"a. The time is right for legisla-
L ’ , will build up the schools. A
Ll* 1 * ' S n'OR for the schools of
Kansas.
effort will probably be made to
. «an amendment to the constitu-
K CrMS ' nR the tax levy for seb ool
i. e ’- The question of taxation,
‘jun- er ’ Wlll bc secon<lar y to that of
kmT"' 8 *° bc made in the school
that will increase its efficien-
nJw-T 81 ’ 10 ' 8 for 1923 are unusu
*tth« ‘ ’ nLit,le Rock - Indications
’•t’luall ?r" '" * ,e an era building
tor e : e . , r nian y years, if ever be
ading n hlStory of the c 'ty. Major
■ 1 r ° ,ects now in progress on
io n doll y aSSUred a ßß r egate five mil
*rTV nd there are umerous
t,la t likely will de-
■aader r C ” ew Hotel LaFayette is
*mpi e tr st T tion '. and will cost when
«00. p and e< iuipped, about $1,500,-
‘"'’ounce’d Th G ° Vernor D onaghey Km
•short thn hdt ’ e W,U begin work
*i> ««ice 1 °m a
Kin lt ' bu,ld,ng at Seventh and
■to, ts on the site which ws
B ‘oM by the Newcomb
C ounty Federation
of Women’s Clubs
Meet Hebe Saturday
The Malvern Woman’s Club will be
hostess to the Hot Spring County Fed
eration of Women’s Club* Saturday of
this week in this city. A 12 o’clock lun
cheon will be served in the basement
of the Methodist church. All mem
bers of the Malvern Womans Club
who expect to be present at the lun
cheon are requested to report to Mrs.
Sig Eiseman.
In the afternoon the program will
consist of talks and music. Miss Earle
Chambers, representative in the state
lagislature from Pulaski county will be
an put-of-town speaker. Mrs. H. C.
Gibson, of Little Rock, identified with
the Probation office, will also be an
interesting speaker at the afternoon
session.
Special music has been ’ arranged
which will be an added feature, The
Home Health Prize will be awarded
to the winner Saturday afternoon.
The meeting will be concluded in
time for the regular meeting of the
Malvern Womans Chib Saturday af
ternoon.
C. of C. Governors
Meeting ToNight
The Board of Governors of the
Chamber of Commerce will hold its
regular monthly meeting Thursday eve
ning at 7:30 o’clock at the office of the
Secretary. At the last meeting the
Board ordered additional chairs bought
in order to accomodate mambers of
the Chamber of Commerce who wish
to attend meetings of the Board. All
members of the Board are requested
to take this as their final notice and
are urged to be present.—Hallie A. De
ver, Secretary.
Do your Xmas shopping at 10c Store
terests. The school board has begun
securing the site and making arrange
ments to finance the erection of a mil
lion dollar high school building adja
cent to West End Park. An organiza
tion of business men has been formed,
to promote the erectjpn of a modern
city auditorium that is expected to cost
not less than $1,500,000. The people
are enthusiastic over this project, rea
lizing that it will do more to make Lit
tle Rock a convention city than any
thing else.
In addition to these major enterpris
es, there is the prospect of an unusual
amount of building. Modern apartment
houses are becoming very popular in
Little Rock and are yielding good re
turns to the owners. There is a great
'deal of home building and yet there
are comparatively few houses for rent.
It seems that the growth in population
almost keeps even with, or just a little
ahead of the builders.
Another feature is the rapid spread
of the city into the county. Residen
tial additions are being platted twelve
and fifteen miles outside of the city
and the lands are being proved and
made habitable. Wherever there is
improved highways there is found the
tide of population flowing away from
the congested urban centers. The con
crete road and the automobile solved
the problem of “back to the soil.”
Candidates for congress in Arkansas
have demonstrated most effectively
that there is a great deal of unneces
sary expense attached to the average
political campaign. According to re
ports filed with Congress the seven
Democratic and seven Republican can
didates in the recent election spent a
total of $738.51, or an average of $52.-
72. Even this figure is misleading
since four of the candidates—Virgil A.
Green, W. A. Oldfield, Otis Wingo and
Tilman Parks spent nothing. This rec
ord is commended to candidates for
state offices, many of whom spend
thousands of dollars. Some candidates
are still paying on campaign expenses
incurred a dozen years ago. Politi
cal campaigns have become entirely
too expensive for the average citizen
and the members of Congress have set
a most commendable example.
Mr. Charlie Jacobson’s new book,
“The Life of Jefferson Davis, the
Stormy Petrel of Arkansas Politics,”
will soon be off the press. It will be a
book of about 300 pages and gives
much valuable and interesting infor
mation that has not hitherto been pub
lished. Mr. Jacobson was associated
with Governor and Senator Davis for
many years in the capacity of-private
secretary and is therefore competent
to write a faithful biography of f one of
fhemost remarkable,fAaracters in the
political history. of Arkansas.
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I' Dolls—at the »0<- Stoic.
MALVERN, ARKANSAS, TH tJRSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1924
Arkansas Weekly
Industrial Review
Little Rock—Presbyterians to build
new church at a cost of $250,000.
Cotton Plant—Water system to be
constructed at a cost of $52,000.
Texarkana—Methodist dedicate new
$50,000 Sunday school.
Springdale—Local cannery contract
ing with tomato and fruit growers for
next season’s crop.
Fordyce—Three carloads of sweet
potatoes recently shpped.
The cotton industry enters a new
era of prosperity with largest crop in
four years selling at good prices.
ElDorado—Thompson Ave. being im
proved.
Dermott—Methodists to build a new
church at cost of approximately thirty
thousand dollars.
Camden—l,lo6 bades of cotton gin
ned in Ouachita county this season
prior to November 1.
Sprigdale—943 carloads of apples
shipped from here >is season.
Rogers—Street paving program’ com
pleted.
Stephens—Better roads planned for
Ouachita county.
Little Rock—Little Rock and Hot
Springs road nearing completion.
Apple crop of state estimated at 787,-
000 barrels, as compared with 656,000
barrels last year.
ElDorado—ElDorado Golf and Coun
try club formally opens new club house.
Morrilton—Operations to be resumed
at Scotland test well.
Harrison—lnter-County Power and
Light Company to install huge dynamo
at plant.
Lake Village—Building construction
active.
Louann—Thirteen new oil drilling
operations started in local field.
Prescott —Drilling activities in Nev
ada county increasing.
Malvern—Six carloads of sweet pota
toes and several cars of hay shipped
the past week.
MRS. J. A. HENDERSON
INJURED IN AUAO WRECK.
While enroute to their new home in
Pine Bluff last Thursday, traveling in
Bro. Henderson’s Ford car, Mrs. Hen
derson was injured in an accident that
occurred on the Sheridan pike about
eight miles out of Pine Bluff.
Rev. Henderson attempted to pass a
wagon and his car skidded to one
side throwing his wife out of the car.
She suffered a bad cut over the eye
and several body bruises.
Their many friends in Malvern are
glad to know the injury was not se
rious, and that Mrs. Henderson has
about recovered from the shock.
Rev. Henderson is now in charge of
his new work as Presiding Elder of
the Pine Bluff district.
John Goodman and Austin Sanders
of Bismarck were visitors in Malvern
Monday . The Times-Journal ac
knowledges a pleasant call.
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FREE MONEY
NEXT SATURDAY, DEC. 13
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Free Money Day at Knight’s
Be on hand at 2:30 P. M.
With Your Tickets
Yon May be the Lucky One
Knight & Company.
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MASONS ELECT
OFFICERS FOR 1925
At the regular meeting of Rockport
Lodge No. 58, F. & A. M. at the Ma
sonic Hall Friday night, the following
officers were elected for the year of
1925:
W. M. Lee, Worshipful Master.
Herbert Lindahl, Senior Warden.
John Lindahl, Treasurer.
C. W. Dixon, Secretary.
Weldon Wilder, Senior Deacon.
Borden Lee, Junior Deacon.
The newly elected officers will be
installed at the first regular meeting
night in January.
J. H. HOUSE TO OPEN HARD
WARE STORE AT DONALDSON
J. H. House, well known lumberman,
of Route 1 Donaldson, has sold his
saw mill interests to his brother, J. M.
House and will embark in the hard
ware business at Donaldson at an early
date. The new store will be conducted
under the name of “Donaldson Hard
ware Company,” with Mr. House in
charge and assisted by R. L. Lofton.
The store will occupy a part of the
building now occupied by the Hot
Spring County Bank of that town.
Mr. House has many friends over
the county who wish for him much
success in his new business. It his In
tention to carry a full line of hardware
and furniture in addition to a line of
mill supplies.
Fred Harkins New
Magnolia Agent
Fred Harkins has succeeded R. P.
Bowen as agent for the Magnolia Pe
troleum Co. in Malvern. Mr. Bowen
resigned recently. Mr. Harkins will
continue to have his office with the
Swafford Motor Company.
Mr. Harkins, who has been in the
contracting business for a number of
years wiM devote his full time to his
oil business. He has many friends in
Malvern and vicinity all of whom wish
him success.
JOE HORN GETS PAROLE
Because his home is mortgaged and
he probably wold lose posession of it
if he were placed in the penitentiary
and because of ill health, Joe Horn of
Hot Spring County was granted an
indefinite suspension of a sentence of
two years in the penitentiary yester
day by Governor Mcßae.
A petition signed by 130 citizens, re
questing clemency for Horn, was pre
sented to ‘the governor. Horn is com
pleting a four month sentence om
posed in the federal court here. He
was convicted of violating the liquor
laws.—Arkansas Gazette.
Kirk Lybrand, who has been asso
ciated in the dairy business with Chas.
Smith for some time, has purchased
the Hall place on Stanley street and
will embark in the dairy business on
his own account.
CANDY at the 10c Store.
Community Fund is
Most Worthy Cause
The Laymens Club has started the
ball rolling by giving $35.00 to the com
munity fund, and there are good pros
pects for at least. a thousand dollars.
Remember, this fund not only gives
cheer and gladness around the
days but is used the entire year in
giving relief to worthy objects of char
ity. No one should refuse to help this
fund. It is the only organized charity
we have on a big scale.
Give your money with a smile to the
committee when they call on you. It
will be the greatest and most satisfy
ing donation you will make this Xmas.
Help those who cannot help them
selves.
Community Fund
For the Glory of God and the Service
of Man, I hereby aubacribe $.
for the care of the worthy poor and
needy of Malvern and vicinity for the
year 1925.
Signed:
The following contributions have
been received to date:
Laymens Club ...$35.00
Dr. W. S. Richardson 10.00
R. R. Moore Missionary Society 5.00
Dr. C. Bridewell 2.50
Hallie A. Dever 2.00
Let your name appear on this list.
Point Cedar Dots
Seeing nothing from this part of
the country for some time will scribble
a few lines.
Health of the people is very good and
we have enjoyed some of the best
crops we’ve had in years. This, of
course, puts folks in a more cheerful
mood and encourages them to make a
greater effort the coming year.
Uncle Dick Wright, well known to
many people in Hot Spring county, is
broken in health and just now is in
a very bad condition with heart troub
le. He has lost the-sight of one of. his
eyes and the other is nearly gone. He
is at present in a hospital in Hot
Springs. His many friends hope for
his recovery.
Myself and wife returned a few days
ago from Texarkana where we have
been visiting our children, Mr. and
Mrs. W. E. Lambert and family and
Clarence Keadle and family; also Dr.
B. C. Middleton and family. We cer
tainly had a nice, pleasant trip.
Clarence Easley has rented old lady
Vaughan’s place ond moved in. She
moved to’ the Bill Man place.
The mill people have moved out to
their new mill and left us very lonely,
just myself and wife and Mr. Looka
doo. He has a boy about 70 years old
living with him—Mr. Jim Wade.
Jim Feazell and family are here but
are to move this week.
—C. C. Keadle.
REMMEL DAM TO BE
FORMALLY OPENED DEC. 31
The formal opening of Remmel Dam
has been set for Dec| 31. At this time
it is expected that the dam will be’
completed and in action. To celebrate
the occasion President Harvey Couch
has invited a number of people from all
over the state to be his guests at Rem
mel Dam on that day. Many courte
sies will be shown the visitors.
At night the young folks nad some
of the old folks will dance to the music
of an orchestra from Hot Springs.
HAMBONE'S MEDITATIONS
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DEY ALLUZ TELLS ME AHS
SPONSIBLE FUH EVY-THING
WHUT 60 WRONG ON DIS
place but peahs t‘ me
LAK SECH A SPONSIBLE
MAN tS JUE T' BE GiTTIN'
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NUMBER TWENTY-NINE
SHIPPING CAR LOAD
SORGHUM FROM CITY
Malvern i« Becoming an Important
Shipping Point for Country Produen
of All Kinda. Six Cars of Sweet Po
tatoes Shipped Last Week.
Three thousand gallons of Sorghum
will be shipped from Malvern this week
—a full car load of the juice of the
Hot Spring County Ribbon Cane.
Te same man, S. C. Rigney, repre
senting a big commission firm in Den
ver, Col., who has shipped six car loads
of sweet potatoes from this point will
ship the sorghum. He is being assist
ed by Sol Nuesch. The price being
paid is 90 cents per gallon delivered at
the car.
Mr. Rigney hopes to make Malvern
a big shipping point for country pro
duce and it is his intention to come
here again next year and pay good
prices for anything the farmer has to
sell in the produce line. The bigger
the quantities, the better, as it enables
him to pay better prices where he can
make car load shipments.
The three thousand three-gallon cans
of sorghum wil bear the following la
bel :
This Can Contains
Pure Arkansas
SEEDED RIBBON CANE
SYRUP
Grown on the Sandy Loam of
Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Open Kettle Made Syrup and Contains
No Adulteration Whatever
Net Contents 10 lb
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Community Life
Through the agency pf community
school districts, community buildings,
boys’ and girls’ agricultural clubs of
various kinds, the automobile, improved
highways, and more recently the radio.’
the community spirit of the rural dis
tricts is being awakened as never be
fore. In this condition, sociology pro
fess to see the corning time when the
tid« of life will flow from the city back
to the country. These things must
necessarily tend towards a diffusion in
stead of a concentration of mankind
and in them appears the. hope of the
future. This means a new outlook upon
life for the rural community. It means
revision of old traditions and new and
untried opportunities. Already far-see
ing leaders are attempting. to direct
the new conditions of life along the
more desrable channels that they may
avoid the evils which have developed
under the urban system. The devel
opment of capable leadership in rural
communities is one of the imperative
needs. Here are some of the things
which country communities may adopt
as a program for emulation:
The best and best kept roads in the
county.
The best schools.
The prettiest schoolhouse and school
grounds.
The most progressive farming.
The greatest proportion of painted
houses .
The most purebred livestock and
poultry.
The most labor-saving, money-mak
ing farm machinery.
The strongest and most active local
farmers’ club.
The biggest percentage of boys en
rolled in the corn club.
The biggest percentage of girls en
rolled in the canning club.
The biggest percentage of farmer*
enlisted for co-operative marketing. •
The most active churches apd Sun
day schools.
The best neighborhood base ball
team-
The highest average number of good
books and papers to read in each home.
The prettiest lawns and flower gar
dens.
The greatest percentage of home*
with telephones.
The best average water supply for
the homes.
The best sanitary conditions.
The largest percentage of farmers
making exhibits at county fairs.
The greatest freedom from drink,
vice and immorality.
We are printing four extra pages this
week in order to accomodate our Xmas
advertising, but we are not calling this
a “special edition.” It is onl the reg
ular run of work at this time of the
year. We want our readers to read ev
ry advertisement in this issue. It will,
be your while.
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Davis & Co. are keeping open night*
until sifter Xmas holidays in order to
accomodate their customer*.
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