THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 1.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1916
NUMBER 35
J. L. BOND
Candidate for State Superinten
dent of Public Instruction.
“We take pleasure in present
ing to the voters of Woodruff
county the name of J. L. Bond,
- who is a candidate for State Sup
erintendent. ”
“Mr. Bond is no stranger to
our people, he having taught
school in our county for a num
ber of years. He is an enthusi
astic school worker, and known
to be a high toned gentleman in
ail the word implies, and if there
was ever a time in the history of
the state and county when MEN
were needed to fill every office in
both state and county, that time
is NOW, and measured by every
human standard, Mr. Bond is
not found wanting.”
“A vote for J. L Bond is a
vote for better schools, a vote
for efficiency and a vote for hon
est, upright manhood.”
Futrell for Brough.
Ex-Governor J. M. Futrell, of
Paragould, has organized a
Brough Club in his home town j
and is supporting Dr. Brough
for governor. Such men as Fu
trell can be found all over Arkan
sas working for the above candi
date who no doubt will be elect
ed by an overwhelming majority
on next Wednesday.
Dr. John W. Burns, a leading
citizen of Hunter, was a McCrory
visitor Wednesday. He-also at
tended the speaking of the coun
ty candidates at Riverside.
Maj C. W. McCrory returned
Wednesday from Claremore,
Dkla., where he traded some city
property there for a 350 acre rice
farm which is located two miles
east of Fair Oaks.
DR. C. H. BROUGH
The Next Governor of Arkansas
FARM DEMONSTRATORS
Woodruff County Secures Ser
vices of Mr. R. H. Abbey and
Miss Eileen Critz Who Will
Have Headquarters at
McCrory.
R. C. Davidson, District Agent j
of Farm Demonstration Work, of
Little Rock, was here Wednes
day assisting in getting the work
started off in Woodruff County.
With him were our new coun
ty agents, R. H. Abbey of Cor
inth, Miss., and Miss Eileen
Critz, of Pine Bluff. Mr. Abbey
is a graduate of the A. & M.
College of Mississippi and will
have charge of the farm demon
stration work. He will also
teach vaccination for the preven
tion of hog cholera and black leg.
Miss Critz comes from the Uni
versity of this her native state
and will have charge of the
home demonstration work.
Their first work was tcf arrange
for demonstration farms and
they have named those of W. L.
Rushing, A. E. Ridgeway and
Osro Taylor in Barnes Township
and Lee Miller in Augusta Town
ship. Many others will be de
signated all over the county as
soon as possible.
Free government bulletins on
farming, stock raising, home
cooking and canning, and other
subjects of vital interest to the
farmers will be kept at the
headquarters for any who may
desire them, thus saving you the
trouble of writing to Washing
ton for same.
Pig and corn clubs and canning
clubs will be organized and the
boys and girls in the county
should send their names to the
above agents at McCrory, and
they will be sent complete in
structions, etc.
Messrs. Davidson and Abbey
and Miss Critz left Wednesday
afternoon for Cotton Plant to do
the preliminary work necessary
there. They will return here
today, Friday, for the farmers
meeting to be held in this ^ity.
Other counties have profited
wonderfully by the work of th£se
government demonstrators anc
we hope to see the farmers oi
Woodruff co-operate with them,
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VINCENT M. MILES.
National Democratic Committee
man from Arkansas.
Vincent M. M'les, National
Democratic Committeeman from
Arkansas, is the youngest mem
ber of this committee. He was
elected by the State Central Com
mittee to fill the unexpired term
of William M. Kavanaugh, and
has attended several meetings
of the national organization.
Newspapers over the entire
United States gave Arkansas
much favorable advertising be
cause of Mr. Miles’ position up
on the committee, and spoke
flatteringly of the manner in
which Mr. Miles handled him
self in the committee debates.
Mr. Miles was formerly city
attorney at Fort Smith, where he
resided many years. He recent
ly became associated with one of
the leading law firms of Little
Rock, and is considered one of
the state’s ablest young attor
neys.
Mr. Miles is not making an
active campaign for this office,
but his friends all over the state
are insisting that the best inter
ests of the state demand that he
be re-elected.
No mistake will be made by
the selection of Mr. Miles, and
in view of the importance of the
affairs which must be dealt with
by the Democratic National Com
mittee in the next few years; the
demand for the choice of Mr.
Miles are all the more apparent.
Died: Mrs. May Merrill died
at her home in Wiville Wednes
. day, March, 22, 1916. She leaves
, two children, Irene age 10, and
. Thelma age 8, and a host of
friends and relatives to mourn
her loss.