THE HOME NEWS
Published every Friday at McCrory, Ark.
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub.
Subscription $1.00 per Year in Advance.
Phone: 40
Entered as second-class mat
ter August 26, 1915, at the post
office at McCrory, Ark., under
the Act of March 3, 1879.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1918
Newport News, Va.,
August 6, 1918.
Mr. Joe Chappell,
Dear Brother:—
Will drop you a few lines
and tell you all about my trip
from Camp Beauregard La.,
to Camp Hill, Va.
We left Camp Beauregard
on Wednesday, July 31. We
went via New Orleans, crossed
the river on a ferry boat and
while crossing the river I had
gone to sleep and had gone I
don’t know how far before I
awoke. We came down by a
beautiful lake where the tide
was beginning to rise and the
people were fishing. Some were
wading, some were on stumps j
and others were in small boats
which were being tossed to and
fro over the lake. They look
er! as t.hnncrh thev wmilH Hir>
when the big waves would
strike them but the fishermen
would continue fishing as if
they feared no danger.
We passed on through Loui
siana and came to Meridian,
Mississippi, where we stopped
Tor a hike, stayed there about
two hours. While there we
marched to town and stopped
on Main Street, got all of our
singers together and had some
singing. There was quite a
large crowd gathered around
us. After we had finished
singing they brought us plenty
of good ice water, we then re
turned to our train, all loaded
on and started on our journey
once more. By this time night
had overtaken us, so I could
see no more of Mississippi.
When morning dawned we
had reached Alabama, through
which we passed like a dream
and on down nto Georga where
we had a pretty good time.
The Red Gross girls met the
trains at every large town with
candies, cigaretts and flowers.
When we got to Atlanta it
was time for another hike, we
got off the train but did not
stay long for it was raining
that morning.
But to cap it all one man in
our car had the measles so we
were put under quarantine
from then on. However, we
were allowed to leave the train
when the rest did but we had
to go in a different direction.
We passed through South
Carolina and believe me, that
is some tough looking country.
There was none of it that look
ed good to me but North Caro
lina is some fine place. We
stopped at Raleigh and oh, boy
they sure did treat us nice.
They had a big long table
just loaded with watermelons
and we ate just as long as we
wanted to and as for me you
know that was a long time. It
was the first chance we have
had at good melons and these
sure were good, right off the
ice, you know they were some
fine.
Well, we left Raleigh at 5
o’clock p. m. Saturday and
ictimtju m iNtJwpuri rNews, v a.,
at 7 a.m. Sunday.
But the worse thing of all
they came through at 4 a. m.
and woke us up, made us get1
ready to get olf, said we were |
just about there so we lost 3
hours sleep. That is some of
the boys did, I didn’t for I was
on guard, but guard on the
train is a snap, you can do just;
about as you please, that is, i
the corporal can, the poor pri- ’
vate has to stand at the door
all the time.
When we landed here they5
put those of us who had been I
exposed to the measles in bar
racks to ourselves at Camp
Stuart where we were kept one
day and night, we were then
moved over to Camp Hill.
i sat in my barracks yester
day watching the other boys
prepare for another journey.j
1 tell you it sure did hurt me j
io see the other fellows getting
ready to leave and I had to be
separated from the boys from
home, tne ones I have been
travelling with for 12 months j
and the ones I wanted to cross j
the pond with.
I feel sure those boys will
give good account of themsel
ves when they get over there
and just one case of measies
causd it all. Guess it is all for
the best or it w?ould not be as it
is. 1 guess it will all come out
in the wash. The washing I
am looking forward to is when
1 get out of quarantine. There
is just 63 of us left and you
know w'hat a whole that makes !
in a company.
W ell, i shouldn’t kick, I get
something to eat three times
a day, a good place to sleep
within a very short distance of
Chespeake Bay.
Vv e can see something new
every day. Well I’ll stop fori
this time, w'hen I get across I j
wnl write you another letter. I
That is, if I can find time, I
wuntUo get a Hun on my bay
onet some time and when I do
•1 11 teil you how I did it.
I close with best wishes to
you and all the folks at home.
Your brother,
JAS. M. CHAPPELL.
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Mr. John Koors of Barnes
Township, brought in the first
bushel for the “Farmers Give a
Bushel” movement, last Satur
day. A bushel of corn was his
donation to the fund for the
chippled and maimed soldiers.
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LAND FOR SALE
I have 40 acres, 25 in culti
tion, balance cut over and
deadened, two barnes, 3 room
house, about two miles north
of Bullville, price, $1,500.00
cash. W .A. Elam, R. 2, Mc
Crory, Ark. Adv 2tp.
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NOT TO BE IGNORED
The kidneys are as impor
tant to good health as the heart
lungs, stomacji or any other or
gan of the body. Lame back,
swollen jonits, sore muscles,
rheumatic aches and pains, are
most ofter signals of kidney
trouble. Foley’s Kidney Pills
give relief to kidney trouble
sufferers. They banish blad
der irregularities. Red Cross
Drug Store, McCrory, Ark. adv j
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The Extension Division of
the University of Arkansas and !
the Jonesboro Agriculeural
School will give a limited num
ber of boys and girls of the Ag
ricultural Clubs of Eastern
Arkansas a free short course !
on September 2-7, the only ex- i
pense the members are put to
will be their railroad fare there
and back. The quota of mem
bers have been secured by the
County Agents, Miss Ander
son and Mr. Beck. They have
some interesting things to tell
in their connection in securing
these members, 45 in number, j
to go on this trip. One of the ;
most interesting is that one of ■
the school teachers of the j
county, Mr. Ernest Chaney will
give$25. to defray the expens
es of the Club Members of the
Tip Club that \vill go on this
trip. Miss Anderson and Mr. j
Beck regretted that they were !
unable to take more of the j
boys and girls on this trip, but
owing to the limit set by the
Department were unable to do j
so.
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HUSBAND AND WIFE
Mrs. Frank P. Wood, Box 1
18, R. F. D. 2, Morrill, Me.,,
writes: “Foley Kidney Pills ;
help me so much. My husband
also has received much benefit
from them. He was so lame he
could not stoop over and now
he feels no pain.” Lame back,
sore muscles, stiff joints, rheu
matic aches and pains quickly
conquered by Foley Kidney
Pills. Red Cross Drug Store,
McCrorv, Ark. adv.
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Miss Nellie Hamer of North
Little Rock arrived Sunday to
be the guest of relatives and
friends in this city for a few
days.
LOADED BOMBS FROM
RED CROSS WORKROOM
The hot weather has not
halted the work in the sewing
room, the workers are all very
highly enthused and are de
termined to do their part in
taking care of our boys and
winning the war.
There have been finished in
t>he past few weeKs, about 60
pieces, this being all we have
an hand at this time. We are
looking for the balance of our
allotment every day and hope
to have it by Friday of this
week.
One new member has been
received and Mrs. Lena Wood
donated one dollar’s worth of
thread.
Mr. Crotzer and Mrs. Greer
have generously donated ice
tor the workroom on several
occasions and Mr. Crotzer car
ries water up for us. The wo
men appreciate such kindness
and enjoy the cool water these
[lot afternoons.
Mrs. Pully has charge of the
knitting while Mrs. Nelson is
away and several knitted gar
ments have been turned in dur
ing the past two weeks.
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Prepare For The Hot Wave
The hot sun is doubly dan
gerous if there is a mass of un
digested food in the stomach.
Foley Cathartic Tablets give
prompt and sure relief. They
act gently but do their work
thoroughly. They cleanse the
)owels, sweeten the stomach,
and benefit the liver, for indi
gestion, biliousness, bad breath
bloating and gas. Red Cross
Drug Store, McCrorv, Ark. adv
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Miss Ora Lee Hunnicutt of
Jelks, spent Sunday in the
Bluff City.
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For sale—One Rhode Island
Red Rooster, Mrs. W. W. Ran
ey. adv. ltp.
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Mrs. Will Lewis of George
town, Texas, arrived Tuesday
and is the guest of Mrs. Fletch
er Lewis. -
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Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Drewery
returned Tuesday from a week
stay with relatives in Mason,
Covington and Newburn Tenn.
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The Boy Scouts held their
first regular meeting Saturday
afternoon in the Methodist
church. The next meetng will
be the test for tenderfoots. A
hike was arranged for Tuesday
evening.
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EARLE L. KITTRELL *
Graduate Veterinarian
(Deputy State Veterinarian)
Augusta, Arkansas
Office Phone 16 :: Home Phone 40
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