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WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub. j
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Entered as second-class mat
V\uo-ust 26, 1915, at the post
.Vffice at McCrory, Ark., under
he Act of March 3, 1879:
FRIDAY, DEC. 13, 1918
The Home News’ Service Flag
E. Dupree
R. K. Crail
J. E. Sullivan
NO FIXED QUOTAS FOR 1919.
So great is the faith of the American
Red Cross in the American people that
no quotas have been assigned to Red
Cross Chapters for the enrollment of
members in the Red Cross Christmas
Roll Call. Universal membership is
the goal. Chapters are limited only
by the number of people in their ju
risdictions. The Roll Call will be’ fin
ished only when every available per
son, without regard to age or sex, has
been enrolled. Children may join only
through the Junior Red Cross Auxilia
ries. and their membership dues are
twenty-five cents a year. The chief
aim in enrolling is not to raise money
hut to increase the membership. Spe
cial emphasis is laid upon the regular
membership at $1.00 per year, but priv
ilege will be given to enroll as a Con
tributing Member at $5.00, Sustaining
^ernber at $10.00, Life Member at
♦uO.OO or Catron at $100.00. *
Climax to victory.
During the week before Christmas
the entire American people will have
r*e Privilege of answering the Red
ross Christmas Roll Call. The re
house should roar through the land
1 e unanimity that will stimulate
he uttermost the hopes of men in
of !,o earth. It will there
in hVhe c!iniax of American ideal
« usher in Christmas with
in,/tl ( ,oss membership approximat
k the census figures. What the Red
Anieri ls tbe approval of the
iev 'i" hoopie of the Red Cross pol
hiV) * ' 8uoh approval will have the
furiier bl*’lli^c'auce in the eyes of suf
Wi,s/,i ';<U|:le everywhere. President
alnn.r tH< s response and passes
t! e !** n“‘Ssakr«, “I summon you to
1 v uanradeship.”
Bring Food and Supplies te
Czeeho-Slovaks in
Siberia.
THE American Red Cross has be
come very active in that part of
Russia surrounding Vladivos
tok, and the prompt medical assistance
tendered that distressed country has
resulted in saving thousands of lives.
The rescue work done by the Red
Cross for the Czechoslovak refugees
has assumed prodigious proportions
and is daily becoming greater in scope.
Cabled advices received from Vladi
vostok report that more than 20,000
Czechoslovak refugees, 4,000 of them
children, are now being cared for by
the American Red Cross at that city. In
addition to this relief work, the cables
state that the Red Cross Medical or
ganization is attending hundreds of
wounded Czecho-Slovak soldiers who
have reached Vladivostok after week*
of the most desperate fighting against
the pro-German forces.
The condition of the refugees, who
were found living in tents and freight
cars along the Chinese Eastern Rail
way west of Harbin, was pitiable. A
majority of them are farmers, though
tb,ere are many coal miners and rail
way employees in the number, people
who were driven from their homes by
the Bolsheviki, and some German and
Austrian war prisoners.
ine woru or administering to the
wounded Czecho-Slovak fighters, who
steadfastly refused to recognize the
Bplsheviki-German peace, and reliev
ing the distress of the homeless civil
ians was started the moment their
plight was brought to the attention of
the American Red Cross, The relief
work was directed by Charles K. Mo
ser, American consul and head of the
Red Cross chapter at Harbin. Ameri
can Red Cross chapters at Tokyo and
Shanghai also gave valuable aid.
While waiting for instructions from
America, they went ahead and raised
funds in Vladivostok which provided
temporary relief for both soldiers and
civilians.
On authorization of the American
Red Cross, Dr. R. R. Teusler, head of
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Entrance to American Red Cross Hos
pital at Kiev.
St. Luke s Hospital at Tokyo, hurried
to Vladivostok with necessary hospital
supplies and perfected a medical or
ganization to care for the incoming
wounded soldiers.
This organization, which was com
plete from a medical and sanitary
standpoint, consisted of a base hospital
with a bed capacity for 200. one rolling
canteen, two sanitary trains, one field
first-aid unit and » disinfecting train
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WHAT BOYS SAY
ABOUT BED GROSS
Since the soldiers overseas have
been informed by their officers that
the American Red Crass will play San
ta Claus this Christmas for ail the
boys in khaki who have no relatives
in the United States, Red Cross Head
quarters at Washington has been re
ceiving hundreds of appeals. Inci
dentally the men at the front have
taken this time to express their ap
preciation for the work done by the
Red Cross “Over There."
Following are a few excerpts taken j
at random from letters inclosing
Christmas Package Coupons:
“Dear Mr., Miss or Mrs. Red Cross.—J
would appreciate it tremendously if you
would send me a Xmas package I have
no relatives, and a little something from
the good old U. S. A. would be appreci
ated beyond words. The Red Cross has
I done so much for us over here, and you
don't know just how we appreciate it
beyond everything else ”
An Italian thus addresses his Christ
mas appeal:
“To Whom It May Concern.—I am in
service in France and. having no people
in the United States, would like to re
ceive a little package from the Red Cross
on Xmas. 1 am in No Man’s Land in a
: big woods, and it is raining.’’
“I have been informed the Red Cross
will send Xmas packages to any soldier
who sends them his Xmas package cou
pon. 1 have received so much tobacco
and other things from the Red Cross in
my fourteen months in France I scarcely
like to write again. I am in the hospital
recovering from wounds, and the Red
Cross furnishes us with daily papers
Writing material, tobacco, fruits and rec
reation.’’
“I have no one else to send my Xmas
coupon to. so am sending it to you, as
per notice on our bulletin board. If yon
send a package I would appreciate it if
you would inclose a bill ior same, for I
would gladly pay it. 1 don't want to im
pose on you. The Red Cross is the best
friend we have.”
One Red Cross nurse writes:
"Am inclosing the coupon, but please
be sure all the hoys at the front get
their packages first, then if one is left 1
will appreciate it, as I suspect all the
others will have something from home
which will make me a little lonesome.
Words cannot express our appreciation
for the Red Cross."
"The Red Cross is a great help and
blessing to the soldiers any and every
where "
"We of the A. E. F. are constantly
being shown evidences of the wonderful
work the Red Cross is doing and are ex
tremely thankful.”
“Dear Red Cross Workers.—After we
left dear old America we thought we
were traveling away from your kindness,
but we did not. We cannot praise you
too highly for your work. 1 have no
folks at home to send me a Christmas
package.”
"Words cannot express the obligation
we are under for the work you are doing
to help us along.”
“1 know they would greatly appreciate
any little remembrance. I wish to most
sincerely thank the Red Cross for all the
kindnesses and benetits they have be
stowed upon our boys.”
Men’s high grade overcoats
sold at 25 per cent reduction
at H. Arnof & Sons. adv. It.
Administrator’s Weekly
Report on Fair Prices
Effective from Dec. 11th un
til superceeded. For Woodruff
County.
The following list of prices
are interpreted as fair to both
retailer and consumer and are
based on costs and freight
rates effective in Woodruff
County, Arkansas. The prices
may vary slightly, according
to whether freight rates are
greater or less from shipping
point. Retailers who are over
charged by jobbers or whole
salers or consumers who are
overcharged by retailer should
complain to the County Food
Administrator, the State Food
Administrator or to the under
signed. Retailers are.not ex
pected to take full margins on
every item. They may under
sell but not exceed the prices
interpreted as fair for their
town. Profiteering will be
punished by the Division of
Enforcement of the Federal
Food Administration.
Wheat flour, 24 lb.$1.63
Cornmeal, bulk .06
Cornmeal, 10 lb. Dkg'.60
Victory 16 oz. loaf bread....09
Oatmeal, bulk, lb.14
Oatmeal, pkg., lb.14
Rice, standard, .14
Hominy, lb., .15
Sugar, lb., .ll!/>
Beans, white, navy or pea lb 18
Beans, colored, lb, .15
Potatoes, Irish, pk., .51
Onions, lb., . 04
Raisins, seeded, lb pkg., ....16
Prunes, medium size lb., ....22
Canned tomatoes no. 2 .20
Corn, no. 2 can, .27
Peas, no. 2 can, . 31
Salmon, pink Alaska, no 1..40
Evaporated milk, 6 oz., .10
Evaporated milk, 16 oz., ....18
Lard, leaf in tin, lb., .38
Lard substitute, bulk lb.,....31
Lard substitute, tin, lb., ....33t/_>
Breakfast bacon, sliced lb...62
Pork chops, lb., .40
Smoked ham, sliced, lb .45
Round steak, lb., .27
Creamery butter, lb .70
Cheese, lb., .46
Doz. rolls, 16 oz., .15
10c additional allowed on ba
con for slicing.
T. B. BRADFORD,
Cotton Plant, Ark.
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NOTICE
Presiding Elder, W. B.
Hayes of Forrest City, will
preach at the Methodist
church in McCrory, Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock. Come
and hear our n:w presiding
elder. J. R. NELSON.
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