THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUMN 4
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, SEPTEMBER 6, 1918
NUMBER 7
THE FARMERS GIVE A
BUSHEL WAR FUND
This is a farmers' movement
I to raise funds to help wound
ed American and allied sol
diers, sailors and their fami
lies during and after the war,
and to help returning soldiers
and sailors re-establish them
selves satisfactorily in civil
life; to induce our civilian
population to back up the men
in the trenches by putting the
same quality of self-sacrifice
and patriotism into their work
at home that the soldiers are
putting into their fighting
abroad; to make America,
when she welcomes home her
returning sons, as worthy of
love as are those battle scarr
ed heroes who are daring all
in her defense; to help the
soldier “make the world safe
for democracy” and to help
the civilian “make democracy
safe for the world.”
This movement is to contin
k ue during the war and for as
many as five years thereafter.
Every farmer is to be solicited
to Give-a-Bushel at harvest
time of the most abundant crop
in his county, or the value
thereof. For the most abun
dant crop there is always a
ready local market. The gift
bushels are to be sold under
ft the direction of the organiza
tion in the county, parish or
community where donated.
The funds collected will be
deposited in local banks to be
selected by the Managing Di
li rectors, to be forwarded by
I them to the State Treasurer.
The State Headquarters are
at State Capitol, Little Rock.
The officers are as follows:
Governor Chas. H. Brough,
Chairman; Col. H. L. Remmel,
Vice Chairman; Gen. Lloyd
England, Treasurer; Hon. J.
S. Speed, Secretary; C. K. El
liott, State Director. The
Board of Trustees consists of
15 prominent citizens of the
State and the Advisory Board
consists of 35 men of promi
nence in the farming and busi
I ness interests.
The National Organization
now being formed in Washing
ton will be composed of such
men as Vice President Mar
shall, First Assistant Secretary
of Agriculture Carl Vrooman,
Speaker Champ Clark, Wil
liam Kent, of the United
States Tariff Commission; H.
C. Stewart, chairman National
Agricultural Advisory Com
mittee, and other men of na
tion-wide prominence. These
National trustees will organize
this movement in every state
in the Union. This movement
having been instituted by Ark
1 ansas this State is given the
honor of putting it on first. All
the other States will follow,
and then after the organiza
tion is completed in the United
States it will be taken up by
the allied nations of the world.
(Continued on page four)
ALL MALES BETWEEN 18
AND 45 MUST REGISTER
President Signs Bill and Issues
Proclamation Addressing
Nation’s Man Power
Washington, Aug. 31—All
men from 18 to 45 years of age
in the continental United Stat
es, except those m the Army
or Navy or already registered,
were summoned by President
Wilson today to register for
military service on Thursday,
September 12.
Officials in the adjutant gen
eral’s office yesterday said that
there seems to be a misunder
standing on the part of many
people concerning the age lim
it in the new man power act.
rri__-L i_l__Li- l_i_
x lie att 11 an ween yuuiioneu
requiring the registration of
all men from 18 to 45. This,
officials say , is inclusive. It
means that all persons who are
18 on registration day, up to
j all persons who have not yet
I reached their 46th birthday,
| must register. A man who
! will be 46 the day after regis
tration is not exempt.
After citing the law and
stating the regulations for reg
istration ithe President’s proc
| lamation read in part as fol
I lows:
“Fifteen months ago the
men from 21 to 31 years of age
were registered. Three months
ago and again this month those
who had just reached the age
of 21 were added. It now re
mains to include all men be
tween the ages of 18 and 45.
“This is not a new policy.
A century and a quarter ago
it was deliberately ordained
by those who were then res
ponsible for the safety and de
fense of the Nation that the
duty of military service should
rest upon all able bodied men
between the ages of 18 and 45.
We now accept and fullfill the
obligation expressed in our na
tional statutes from that time
until now. We solemnly pur
pose a decisive victory of arms
and deliberately to devote the
largr part of the military man
power of the nation to the ac
complishment of that purpose.
“The younger men have
from the first been ready to go.
They have furnished voluntary
enlistments out of all propor
tions to their numbers. Our
gallant allies regard them as
having the highest combatant
qualities. Their youthful en
thusiasm, their virile eagerness
their gallant spirit of daring
make them the admiration of
all who see them in action.
They covet not only the dis
tinction of serving in this great
war, but also the inspiring
memories which thousands of
them will cherish through the
years to come, of a great day
and a great service for their
country and for mankind.
Mr. J. H. Crossett will be in
charge of the registration at
McCrory.
| Cashier G. W. Barber and
family motored to Memphis
, Sunday, returning home Tues
i day.
-Buy W.S.S.
Mrs. H. Y. Swayze is home
from an extended stay in Den
ver, Colorado, for her health.
-Buy WSS
Mrs. N. A. Dye of Cherry
Valley was the guest of Mrs.
; S. E. Fountain the first of the
■ week.
-Buy W.S.S.
j Messrs. W. V., Phil and Jim
j Angelo, Miss Lottie Angelo
and Mrs. W. M. Comer motor
ed to Memphis Sunday.
-Buy WSS
Mrs. R. B. Keating and chil
dren of Little Rock have been
guests of friends and relatives
in McCrory and DeView this
wpfik.
-Buy WSS
Mr. and Mrs. Moore Harton
and Mr.Marcus Harton of Con
way were guests of Mr. and
| Mrs. J. H. Cl'ossett the first of
the week.
-Buy WSS
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Haggard
and daughter, Miss Esna
Knight, were in Wynne Tues
day and Wednesday guests of
friends and relatives.
-Buy WSS
We call attention this week
to the ads of the coming fairs
to be held at Jonesboro and
McCrory. Don’t fail to see
each of these attractions.
Mr. Roger Fakes motored
to Marianna Sunday. He was
accompanied home by Mr. J.
I. Andrews of Moro who re
turned home yesterday.
-Buy WSS
Mrs. H. E. Wood and three
manly sons, Masters Charlie,
Elvis and Hubert, left Thurs
day for a visit to her father,
Rev. A. C. Cloyes, and wife,
at Paragould.
-Buy WSS
Mr. C. H. “Doc” George re
ceived a severe wound Wed
nesday when a large plate
glass broke and fell across his
arm cutting a large gash which
required several stitches to sew
up same.
-Buy W.S.S.
An arbor meeting will begin
at White Hall Saturday night,
Sent. 7th. Rev. J. C. Critten
den of Tip will conduct the
meeting and a cordial invita
tion is extended to everyone
to attend.
-Buy WSS
The directors of the Mullens
Grocery Co. held a very im
portant business meeting at
Jelks Thursday, the following
attending: Messrs. J. H.
Snapp of Fitzhugh, F. Lewis
and H. W. Jernigan of Mc
Crory and J. W. Mullens of
Jelks. The report of the
manager showed the busniess
increasing at a rapid rate and
the concern in excellent con
dition.
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