THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1918
NUMBER 27
Words of Caution and Advice
In this struggle for the free
dom of the races of the earth,
our government is making a su
preme effort, not only for our
benefit, but for the world at
large, as the Detroit Free Press
expresses it, “If Germany wins
this war, it will not be necessa
ry to die to go to hell;” and .in
this struggle our government
the best on earth is appealing
not only for material aid but for
loyalty of thought and speech,
and asking that every true man
be loyal to the government in
thought and speech.
The time is not long past ior
criticisms and theories, no time
to quibble over some things esT
pecially those we are not in
sympathy with and have only
newspaper reports to base our
opinion upon, which has only
been furnished a very meager
line of information.
This country is America for
Americans, and any one that
does not believe' in this govern
ment has the privilege of leav
ing and no petition will be cir
culated to keep them from go
ing, and if some one thinks
Germany should win this war
let them go there and help her
fight, it is not popular nor has it
been personally safe in some
places for Pro German ideas,
and we caution every one that
in the government’s “Whose
Who Book” the names of some
are being inscribed that may
cause some trouble, so this word
of advice is given “should you
be a German sympathizer and
well wisher the best place for
you to express those ideas are in
Germany.” It does not take
very much now to brilig a
charge of sedition against one
who is not in sympathy with our
beloved government, and this
warning is given. A word to
the wise is sufficient.
“On-the-job.”
Waste of Foodstuff
Little Rock, Jan. 21— During
the year 1916, the railroads of
Arkansas killed enough meat
animals on their rights of way
to feed an army of 433,300 for
one week. In the last three
years, the railroads of Arkansas,
Missouri, and Louisana killed
a total of 121,596 head of live
stock, including enough meat
animals to furnish meat for an
army of 1,500,000 men for one
month.
This can in a large measure be
prevented by more stringent
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An Opportunity
of a Lifetime
I have 240 acres of land in
Jackson County just across the
road from the Cow Lake School
House, will sell as a whole or in
40 and 60 acre tracts, for cash,
or on terms to suit purchaser.
47 acres of this land is in culti
vation, balance good fertile land
and can be easily put in culti
vation, good houses and barn.
This land made three quarters
bales cotton per acre this past
year. For further information
see -
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I G. W. BARBER
McCrory, Arkansas
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laws against permitting stock to .
run at large. A. H. Mansfield, !
Claim Attorney for the Missouri
Pacific, says; “The economic
waste does not stop with this.
We read that in Germany sol
diers killed in battle are being
transported to reproduction
plants because of the shortage of
fats. If we should read in the
daily papers that an alien enemy
had destroyed at some of our
large stock-yards enough meat
supply to care for half a million
of our troops for one week, our
anger would know no bounds.
Yet such a loss is going on in
Arkansas and in other states
every year, and up to the present
time has been practically unheed
ed and but little effort has been
made to reduce it.—Gazette.
Fuel Situation Here
Through the co-operative ef
forts of our local coal dealer,
Mr. H. D. Swayze, Mayor W.
W. Raney, Mr. J. H. Crossett
and County Fuel Administrator
R. T. Harville, of Augusta, a
car of coal has already been
shipped from Little Rock to this
city to relieve the fuel situation
here which has reached a criti
cal stage. The bill of lading has
been received and the coal is
now somewhefe “enroute” and
if some other town between
McCrory and Little Rock does
not confiscate our coal we will no
doubt receive same the first of
next week.
The coal was ordered by Mr.
Swayze but has been shipped to
the mayor, this being the rule
adopted or used by the state fuel
administrator, Mr. Couch. Not
more than one ton will be sold to
anyone and those who need coal
should notify Mr. Swayze or
Mayor Raney immediately.
The managers of the local gins
have very materially relieved
the situation during the present
crisis by selling their coal to our
people and that at very moderate
prices. A car of wood which was
shipped here last week came just
in time to keep several of the
home fires burning.
Hogs for sale. W. A. Smith,
McCrory, Ark. Adv. 2t.
Coming: Two cars <tf choice
timothy hay. Planters Merc, Co.
Anyone desiring a good farm
in this section should see Mr. G.
W. Barber about the one which
he advertises on this page.
Card of Thanks
The prayer meeting of
Wednesday evening the 9th.,
was indeed one of the surprises
that has overtaken us during
this the first month of the New
Year 1918.
True we should always ex
pect great things on such oc
casions, but at this particular
time the unexpected occured,
and we were taken by surprise
at a very early hour to find the
Parsonage filled with a most
happy throng, who without one
word of warning had come to
give the preacher and wife a
first class pounding and get them
properfy initiated and equipped
for the duties before them, they,
the people, took possession, and
the pounding was one that will
not soon be forgotten, or ex
hausted, and be it remembered
this pounding was 24 hours in
advance of the cold wave (how
timely).
For this kindly remembrance
we wish to express to one and
all our hearty appreciation and
sincere thanks, and trust we may
ever be worthy the confidence
reposed, and pray that out of
His unwasting fullness our
Heavenly Father may abundant
ly bless you one and all. Again
thanking you for this abundant
expression of your kindness, we
beg to remain as ever,
Your Friends,
J. R. and Mrs. Nelson.
Enlist Before the
Draft Calls You
Those boys who are in the
draft call will have a chance to
volunteer their services provid
ed they enlist in the Fourth Ark
ansas National Guard now in the
progress of organizing. This
will be your only chance of vol
unteering your services. The
following were enlisted Friday
January 25, 1918: Kittrell Math
ews age 19 years, Virgie Mal
loy, age 18 years; Otis Arms
paugh, age 18 years.
G. G. McCrory,
Recruiting Officer Fourth Ark
ansas, A. N.G.
Croup At Midnight Well In Morning
“A few nights ago one of my
patrons had a small child taken
with croup about midnight,”
writes M. T. Davis, Bearsville,
W. Va. “They came to my
store and got a bottle of Fol
ey’s Honey and Tar. Before
morning the child had entirely
recovered.” Use only Foley’s,
for coughs, colds, croup and
grip. Sold by Red Cross Drug
Co.