H.C. BLISS
The timber business has been a way of life for H.C. Bliss. Retired from International Paper Company, he still is a tree farmer with 150 acres here in Scott County. Mr. Bliss has held the title of "Tree Farmer of the Year" three times. Born September 15, 1900 at Mineral Point, Wisc., Mr. Bliss came to Waldron 35 years ago. He remembers when buying timber, posts were valued at one cent each and pine saw timber at ten dollars per thousand. Mr. Bliss fooled Uncle Sam about his age and joined the service at age 17. He was sent overseas to France and there was in four major battles of World War I. During this time, he celebrated his 18th birthday in France. H.C. and wife Pauline Bliss live here in Waldron and have three children - Harold C. Bliss, Jr. of Ft. Smith, Charles H. Bliss of Tulsa and Jo Carolyn Bobbet of Ft. Smith. 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.H.C. BLISS
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.