THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3. McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1917 NUMBER 18
Another McCrory Soldier
Boy Writes “Back Home”
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a e Pass, Texas.
November 10, 1917.
Mr. W. W. Raney,
McCrory, Ark.
Dear friend, Raney:
Since the “Home News” is so
regular in bringing its weekly
message I feel that I ought to
write a few lines to show my ap
preciation for its weekly visit.
I certainly would have neglected
no friend who was so thought
ful as to send me a long letter
from home so often. So I hope
this will be received as a reply
to all the welcome messages that
I have received.
I am very proud of the ready
response that Woodruff County
has made to the needs of the
government in a financial way.
Keeping tab as I have from all!
sections of the United States I
can thoroughly appreciate the
prompt action taken by the
bankers of the county in sub
scribing to the full amounti of
Lieut. Walter B. Huff, U.S. A.
the Second Liberty Loan. It is
such an encouragement to us
boys to know that the folks at
home are ready with their last
dollar, if it becomes necessary,
to help us win this fight that we
have told the world we would.
Few realize what the editor of
the Home News has been doing
for the cause of humanity, in
contributing a large per cent of
his advertising space each week.
Let every home in WoQdruff
County buy a bond to help sup
port the boys who have gone out
to represent them in the greatest
of conflicts. If there are any
different classes of slackers I
think the financial slacker is the
more despicable character than
one who refuses to fight. We
have no place for either just
Methodist Church to Be Dedicated Nov. 25, 1917
lhe new $17,000.00 brick church in McCrory will be prop
erly dedicated Sunday, Nov. 25, 1917, at 7:00 p. m. by Rev. W.
F. McMurray, D. D., Louisville, Ky. Following is the program:
Instrumental Voluntary.
Hymn 660.
Prayer by Rev. S. M. Yancey, of Rogers.
Anthem, “Praise Ye The Lord,” Choir.
Scripture lesson, Hebrews 10:19-25, Rev. F. A. Lark.
Duet, “Hark! Hark My Soul,”.Shelly
' Miss Della Jeffries and Mr. L. W. Sturdivant
Offertory, from Andanra Opus 26.Beethoven
Hymn 208.
Sermon, Rev. W. F. McMurray, D. D., Secretary Board of
Church Extension, Louisville, Ky.
Presentation of church by trustees and building committee.
Sentence of dedication by Dr. McMurry.
Doxology and benediction.
now. I have had to deal with
them quite some in my work
here. One day of each week I
am in command of a guard on
one of the international bridges.
One of my duties is to see that
no slackers cross into Mexico.
Believe me, I instruct the guard
to report every donbtful case to
me and usually when I am re
lieved I have landed several in
the guard house. I would pre
fer to deal with them summari
ly but the army regulations for
bid.
As you know, upon receiving
my commission at Fort Roots I
was attached to the regular army
and sent here to the 3rd Infantry
for duty. Immediately upon ar
riving I was put into active ser
vice. Of course the game is
tame here to what it will be
when we get across the pond but
the training we recieve will be
invaluable to us. In addition to
the guard duty along the border
we are doing intensive training
in all phases of modern warfare.
I have charge of the grenade
work in my company.
We don’t know what day we
may be ordered to the coast in
preparation for embarkation. A
scratch of the pen from those
higher up and we are off.
The Third, being the one of the
oldest regiments in our army
(having its beginning in 1791)
has seen service in every war in
which the country has been en
gaged. The officers are anxious
to get across the ditch. Then I
think every man in the regiment
would feel relieved even in waves
of German gasjf they could only
get out of this alkali dust and
these Texas sand storms, I am
enjoying the best of health.
Being in service now six months
I am feeling like a veteran. My
whole ambition is to get there
and give them-or worse.
I cannot close without telling
you what the regiment did in a
financial way. When the call
was made for subscriptions to the
Second Liberty Loan it went
over to the tune of $225,000.00.
My company bought$15,000.00 in
20 minutes. In some companies
every man bought a bond, some
men allotting all their pay save
five dollars per month to pay for
them.
Wishing you and yours the
greatest of success and promising
if you wish, to write again when
I get “over there” I am,
Very truly yours,
Lt. Walter B. Huff,
3rd U. S. Infantry
Junior League
Following is the program for
the Junior League, which will be
rendered at 5 o’clock p. m.,
Nov. 25, 1917:
Subject—Thanksgiving.
Leader—Mabel Dunehew.
Song—Take my life and let it
be.
Chorus—By six little girls.
Scripture lesson—Psalm IXVII
5th. Verse.
Prayer.
Lesson story—Lyndelle Dil
liard.
The American Flag in France—
Edith Jeffries.
Song —Count Your Blessings.
The Chinese story of how the
world began—Eloise Raymond.
Thanksgiving—Fay Taylor.
Song—Will There Be Any
j Stars?
j Benediction.
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Ask your merchant forCremo,
White Rose or Dully’s Patent
flour and don’t let him make you
believe he has something just as
good. This flour is made from
best Missouri, soft, winter
wheat and is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction. Use one
sack and if not satisfied, bring the
empty sack back and your mer
chant will gladly refund your
money.
Adv. 10-12-tf. Mullens Gro. Co.
Ginning Report
There were 11,170 bales of
cotton, counting round as half
bales, ginned in Woodruff Coun
ty, from the crop of 1917 prior
to Nov. 1st. 1917 as compared
with 19,853 bales one year ago.
E. W. Chaney,
Enumerator.
Mayor Walter Raney, of Mc
Crory, was in the city Monday
evening. He headed a small
delegation from that city who
came over to see ‘ ‘The Birth of
a Nation.-Wynne Progress.
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Shingles, Doors, Rubber
Roofing, Paints, Brick and
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Com, Oats, Chops, Hulls
and Meal.
H. D. SWAYZE