T H E
NEWS
EDH*"*? IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, JULY 4, 1919
NUMBER 50
NC good citizen can
be a pessimest
America, without any doubt
, entering upon a period of
olind prosperity and upbuild
Anv American who does not
Jfeve in that can only be
“ the entire- world is going
e rack and ruin, and every
known as industry, en
deavor and enterprise is lead
! .. to one general smash-up.
The man who does not believe
, America’s prosperity has
limply given up believing in
-ivilization.
Tf anyone tells you that there
re hard times ahead, disaster
panic, depression, crisis, or any
d her avorite term used by the
nan who looks through blue
■ losses, just tel him to ask him
self is he really a good Ameri
-n, if he has ever weighed thp
spportunities this country of*
Vs and the great advantages
:his country has over every
•her oro-?>nized government in
:he world.
Let him answer these ques
•'ons honestly and he will go
»”av from you a believer that
rreat times arp at hand for
America and American people.
And McCrory, too, like every
>ther section of the country,
s enjoying now, and with an
ncreasing degree every day,
his period of prosperity which
las com to stay.
You can also do your part by
wilding now that home, busi
vess house, barn or sidewalk
nu have so long figured on
wilding. It is not good .busi
ness to wait, for every indica
h'on points to the fact that the
lost of building maerial as well
is labor is no going to see anv
"eat reduction for months to
come.
Build now, build better and
own a part of McCrory.
Miss Grace Burkett is at
ending a housp party at Hay
ies this week.
Mrs. I). M. Huff came in to
iay from Hot Springs where
l eeks taking thp baths.
Cut the weeds and clean up
P°ur premises. Help make
!ULtown tJle best place orf
e&rth.
Misses Hannah Wineberg
S , \on Plant and Lucy
VViville, were visitors
! this city Tuesday.
FUES WORRY ANIMALS
Particularly so if there it a
fcbft£I Wou?d on its body. Get
wJe 0f Farris’ Healing
B n;rl L costs but 60c, makes
the iv’ V °,r^ $2.00 apply it to
rapid ^ and 11 wH1 heaI
botheiLapUl1 ^es wil1 never
Led Cross Drug Store
THE TAX QUESTION
There is a changp in senti
ment in many Arkansas cities
on the question of revenue.
There is a natural and univer
sal opposition to the payment
of taxes, dating back to the
time when the Roman tax
gatherers w^ere the most un
popular officials in the prov
inces conquered by the Cae
sars.
But sometime a community
is confronted by conditions
that must be met even in vio
lation of cherished tradition,
established prejudice or the
antagonism of a minority.
This is true of Arkansas muni
cipalities. For many years, j
especially tne larger cities,
were dependent upon the rev
enue from an illigitimate busi
ness, which has since been out
lawed in the whole nation, j
Now, it is inevitable that some!
other source of revenue must i
be found from some legitimate
•business. The honor of the j
people should not be content j
with anything else.
In Little Rock, for instance
the city, although deprived of
revenue from saloons and the
kindred evils of the red light j
districts, which amounted to j
considerable in the course of
a year, has more than doubled
in population in the last ten
years, and consequently de
mands for increased revenue
must be met in some way that
will be in keeping with the
standards of civic morality.
The co-operat$on or privi
lege tax seemed to be the most
availablp Solution, but when
tnis was suggested a few years
ago it was met with violent!
opposition. It has been de
feated once in Little Rock, but
the people are beginning to
realize that they must accept
this or resort to something far
worse. The last Legislature
; passed an act permitting city
councils to levy a privilege tax
with a clause providing for a
referendum upon the petition
of 15 per .cent of the qualified
electors. Fayetteville, Fort
Smith, and Hot Springs are
among the cities that have
already taken advantage of
the new law. The Little Rock
city council has been working
on it for the last two months.
It has divided the taxable
| privileges into three classes.
; The ordinance assessing a tax
on merchants based upon the
average stock carried wras pas
, sed last week, and two others
I are to be passed, one compris
I ing the businesses and voca
tions that offer no protest and
third comprising those i^ms
that are in controversy.
While it is possible to cal
culate in advance w'hat the
new taxes wTill produce, it has
been variously - estimated that
it will vield from $150,000 to
$200,000. This wdll enable
the city to carry on progres
sive wrork started by the Tay
lor administration, and estab
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids will be received
by thA Commissioners of Road
Improvement District! No. 3,
Woodruff County, Arkansas,
at the State Highway Depart
ment until July 15, 1919 for
the construction of the pro
posed improved road in said
district. The approximate
quantities are :
85,500 c. y. grading.
50 feet 12 ” Culvert pipe in
716 ft. 18 ” Culvert pipe in
588 ft. 24 ” Culvert pipe in
place.
60 ft. 30 ” Culvert pipe in
place.
inn. ii. wooaen Driages.
24.400 c. y. gravel furnish
ed.
14,000 c. y. gravel haul 0-1
mile.
7,600 c. y. gravel haul 1-2
miles.
2.400 c. v. gravel haul 2-3
miles.
400 c. y. gravel haul 3-4
24.400 c. y. spreading and
rol ling.
Plans and specifications are
on file with the State Highway
Department, Little Rock, Ark.
County Clerk, Woodruff coun
ty, Augusta, Ark., and the
Parkes Engineering Company
Pine Bluff, Ark.
Each bid must be accompa
nied by a certified check or
bidders bond for not less than
2 per cent of the amount of the
bid. The right is reserved to
rejectan y of all bids.
For additional information
address the engineers.
Fletcher Lewis, J. H. Cros
sett, T. A. Jeffries, McCrory,
Ark.
Commissioners.
Parkes Engineering Co., of
Pine Bluff, Ark., Engineers.
Dr. and rMs. W. T. McCain
were Memphis visitors Wed
nesday.
Miss Bess Powell came in
Tuesday from Little Rock,
where she has been the guest
of her brother, L. O. Powell,
for the past month.
Misses Pauline and Kathe
rine McCain left Wednesday
for Coldwater, Miss., where
they go to spend a few weeks
the guests of relatives and
friends.
Brice Cummins left Tues
day for his home in Prescott,
wherte hp goes to spend his
vacation the guest of his par
ents and other relatives and
friends.
lish a sinking fund that will
gradually reduce the city’s
debt of more than $1,100,000.
It is believed and hoped that
the people, realizing the dire
extremity of the city, will per
mit the ordinance to stand,
and not opose them.
FATS MARSH ACCEPTS
CHIEF DEPUTYSHIP
i The many friends of Mr. E.
i C. Marsh o McCrory, will be
glad to learn of his accepting
the appointment o chief depu
ty under Sheriff R. H. “Bob”
j Smith.
| Mr. Marsh who has been in
i charge of the city officp at Lit
j tie Rock for the Crane Com
pany, has already moved to
Augusta where he assumed
charge of the office Monday.
Sheriff Bob Smith has acted
wisely insecuring the services
of this popular and efficient
oung gentleman who is one of
Woodruff county’s best citi
zens and if all his official acts
prove as commendable as this
one, he will have made an
! enviable record upon which he
can unhesitatingly ask the
; voters for re-election.
GUN CLUB SHOOT
—
At the weekly shoot of the
Cotton Plant Gun Club Thurs
! day afternoon the following
; scores out of a possible 25
were made.
i Nig Mathis 13, Elmo Carl
!Leel3, J. R. Meehan 14, R. L.
; Cheshire 17, Fred Parker 14,
Joe McGregor 18, Tom Bur
kette 9, Frank Angelo 12, Taz
Trice 6, A. B. Gray 13, H. J.
Deboe 15, R. W. Davis 6, W.
G. Frey9, Will Hill 13,Chesh
ire 15, B. Mobley 8, Ed Hy
smith 14, Cheshire 16, Tom
Burkett 9, Deboe 16, Mar Yo
sip 0,Fitz Maxwell 9, Angelo
17, Leonard 4, Johnson 5, R.
McGregor 14, Ed Rhodes 6,
Burt Gray 13, J. Meehan 13,
I Burkett 12, Tom Davis 10, H.
I J. Deboe 12, Nig Mathis 9, M.
Mar Yosip4, Wm. Bengle 7,
I Dr. McKip 9, Miss Sarah Me
| Kie 3, Will Hill 11, Frey 8,
i Nig Mathis 12, Mills 5, R. W.
Davis 10, Earl Montgomery 4.
—Cotton Plant Democrat.
Ernest Chaney of Tip, spent
a few days this week engaged
! in selling oil stock and as ot
ficial umpire of two base ball
games. Ernest is an expert at
both—Cotton Plant Democrat
Clara Washington and F. F.
| Jones of Woodruff county
came down last week to get
deeds to their lots. They will
; build during the summer—
I Tha Rainbow, Brinkley, Ark.
Misses Nodine and Arvine
Reynolds left Tuesday for
their home in Judsonia after
spending three weeks here the
guests otf Mrs. Katie Angus
and other relatives and
friends.
Elmer Wilder left Sunday
for Cotton Plant where he has
accepted a position as truck
driver for the contractors
who are putting in the new
road from Cotton Plant to
Grays.