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Note: From Waldron News 27 March 1969
James Oscar Hale, 66, died at Sparks Hospital, Ft. Smith, March 25. He was a farmer and stockman and a member of the Baptist Church. He was a Mason and a member of the Blue and Royal Arch. Funeral service was held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Mt. Moriah with Rev. J.T. Burnett, Rev. Billy Donahue and Rev. Gene Shelton officiating. Burial was at Union Hill with Rice-Martin Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include Hale�s wife Dollie; two sons, Leroe and Leon of Tulsa; five grandchildren; three brothers, Roy, Loyd and Audie, all of Haletown. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE ADVANCE REPORTER Scott County, Arkansas -- THE WONDER STATE Thursday, November 15, 1923
Armistice Day Observed - Armistice Day, November 11th, was observed at Haletown in honor of the two soldier boys, Carl and Victor Hale.
The forenoon was spent in high jumping, rope pulling and foot racing. Odis [Otis] Johnson won first prize on high jump and Lloyd Hale second prize. Oscar Hale won first prize on the hundred yard dash foot race. They also had a wrestling match. J.M. Hale was proven to be the best wrestler and was awarded the candy.
Then dinner was served at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Hale, dinner being furnished by Mr. and Mrs. J.M. Hale, Mrs. Mary Hale and Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Johnson. There was plenty of good things to eat, consisting of vegetables, dressed chicken, pies and cakes of all kinds. There were about 75 guests. A long table was placed in the hall and enough room for about 24 guests to eat at one time. Just before beginning to serve dinner short talks were made by C.P. Westmoreland and T.H. Johnson.
The afternoon was spent in steer riding and foot racking. Oscar Hale won first prize in riding the roughest pitcher. Victor Hale won first prize in the hundred yards dash. -By one who was present.
Note: "If the home of Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Hale, my great grandparents, was the setting for the meal, where the "long table was placed in the hall," then I believe this home was located in an area my grandmother called "The Kingdom." It was behind and to the east of my grandparents' home, close to Dutch Creek, which flowed behind their house. Grandma told me several of the Hale families (including Grandma and Grandpa) had their homes built together in this area, before moving up to the highway, which would have been a road at the time. She also told me there was a long hall from the back of the house to the front. Grandpa, Uncle Leroe and my dad built Grandma and Grandpa's house (made from materials of Jethro and Mollie Hale's house down in the Kingdom) when Daddy was 16 years old. They built it up by the highway after they moved there from the Kingdom. This would have been around 1943."
Note from my cousin, Danny Hale: Kingdom--The CCC (Civil Conservation Corp) named it. I am sure you remember where the CCC camp was in the valley. In 1934 the CCC began in the valley and the CCC boys would come down to the Hale well where grandpaw Hale lived to get water. They would get the water and take back to the camp for drinking purposes. There were a lot of possums down there and they ran over some. They began saying they were going to the possum kingdom to get water. When the CCC boys left they shortened it to just the Kingdom.
Hi, I talked to Mom about the church. This is the story she told me. The first church was over in Lick Skillet. It was a schoolhouse and served as a church; she thought it was Baptist. There was an actual Mt. Moriah church built where I described to you. Apparently some of the people would not let their children go to the Mr. Moriah church on the hill and so the school/church in Lick Skillet was burned. I don't know if you remember where Raymond Dickens used to live but the Mr. Moriah church was close to where his house was on the hill. Mom said that the Hales and Westmorland help build the Mt. Moriah church on the hill. The church was also used for school. It was hard for the kids to get to school so Uncle Oscar helped get money to build the church/school down in the valley from off the hill. They tore down the church on the hill, brought part of the lumber down and built the old white clapboard church that you and I remember. Carl Hale was the first funeral in the Mt. Moriah church in the valley. When the present church was built, the old church became the kitchen and fellowship hall in the back.
Dan
Note: I believe my grandfather's (Oscar Hale) funeral was the last service preached in the old Mt. Moriah Church in 1969. - Barbara Hale Reynolds
Date: 4/5/99
Hi, We have been on spring break and I am just getting back to work. There was another Mt. Moriah church. I think it was over on the same hill that Uncle Loyd's house is on except closer to the road that goes over to Lick Skillet. It was gone before we arrived in this world. I will have to ask Mom to make sure but I have heard them talk about it. - Dan
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