Biography of H C BLISS, Scott Co, Arkansas

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Contributed by Delaine Edwards.
Aug 6 1999

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	The material transcribed below is from a special edition of the 
Scott County Advertiser newspaper of 3 April 1991, entitled "A Salute to 
Scott County Citizens 90 Years and Over." The interviews were done as
part of a celebration of the Bank of Waldron's 90th anniversary. They are
arranged alphabetically for presentation here. Pictures were included 
with these short biographies.

BLISS, H.C: The timber business has been a way of life for H.C. Bliss, who
retired from International Paper Company in 1965. He still is a tree 
farmer, with 150 acres in Scott County. He has held the title of "Tree
Farmer of the Year" three times. He was born at Mineral Point, Wisconsin,
September 15, 1900, and came to Waldron 45 years ago. He remembers a time
when he was buying timber that posts were valued at one cent each, and
pine saw timber at ten cents per thousand. H.C. fooled Uncle Sam about
his age and joined the service at age 17. He was sent overseas to France
where he was involved in four major World War I battles. During that time
he celebrated his 18th birthday. He and his wife Pauline have 3 children:
Harold C. Jr. of Ft. Smith, Charles H. of Waldron, and Jo Carolyn Bobbet
of Fort Smith.