The Arkansas Gazette reported Sept. 21, 1946, about a new political party being organized in Newton County by veterans of World War I and World War II.
They held a mass meeting in Jasper announcing they would "clean up local politics, promote honest elections, and work on electing veterans to county offices."
Jim William Shin, Jasper movie theater operator, was elected chairman and Sammy Carter, a barber, was elected secretary. They planned on getting a nominating committee made up of representatives from each of the townships to nominate a slate of veterans to run for all local offices.
Barbara LeRoy is the author of “Which Side Were They On?,” a new 302 page book listing biographical sketches of the Newton Countians who were involved in the Civil War, available for sale either in the Bradley House Museum or by purchasing online at www.newtoncountyar.com. The book sells for $33.