THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
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McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, FEB. 18, 1921
NUMBER 31
A LOVELY ROOK PARTY I
Reporter for The News Tells of
Elaborate Card Party
On last Monday evening
Mesdames Fletcher Lewis, Ola
Scales and Miss Lou McCrory
entertained at the palatial
home of Mrs. Lewis with a
rook party, that was beauti
fully planned in every detail.
The winter months having
glided so serenely by minus
the dilightful exhilarations of
social functions, and because,
too, of the popularity of the
hostesses, the announcement
for such a gathering brought
forth cordial response for those
so fortunate to receive the
Valentine invitations. There
were fifty-two guests who en
joyed rook at the thirteen
tables.
On entering, the guests were i
conducted to the punch table, j
which was placed in the con-!
servatory among a bower of
palms and ferns. Here Misses
Pauline McFall and Freida
Williams served delightful
fruit punch. The favors and
tallies were drawn from a
large heart-shaped box that
was in the center of the dining
table. This box and the sev
eral boxes around the edge of
the table were artistically de
signed in decorative heart
shapes to harmonize with the
Valentine idea, as also were
the decorations of the three
rooms where the tables for
playing the games were ar
ranged. The red bows and
drapery above the doors, and
the hundreds of hearts sus
pended from the chandeliers
to the four corners of each
room, beautifully carried out
the feature of St. Valentines’
intent, to have hearts predom
inating in that date.
Red carnations with cut
ferns were in striking evidence
which emphasized the joy of
the occasion.
Fourteen games of progres
sive rook were played. The
refreshments were ice cream,
molded in shape of pink hearts
with a graceful white cupid
on top, and home made cake.
From the dainty rythmic
cards of invitation to the smil
ing adieux at the hour of
eleven, every feature of the
delightful occasion was characV
terized by the success of the
nostessess, and was a party
^that will be long remembered.
McCRORY DRUG CO.
Jeffries & Morris, Props* j
' \
‘‘Everything in Drugs”
PHONE 42
RESIDENCE OF MR. AND MRS. FLETCHER LEWIS THE
SCENE OF MONDAY NIGHT’S ROOK PARTY WHICH
WAS THE MOST ELABORATE SOCIAL FUNCTION OF
ITS KIND EVER GIVEN IN McCRORY.
LIST OF JURORS
Following is a list of the j
grand and petit jurors with
alternates to serve at the com
ing session of the Woodruff
Circuit Court, Northern Dis
trict which will convene at Au
gusta, Monday, Feb. 21:
GRAND JURY
R.T.Harville T.S.Knight
John Pace John Browning
J.D.Robertson Steve Davis
G.G.McCrory T.E. Stanley
Dane Angus GranvlleWilson
W.N.Dunehew W.T.Ramsey
A.E.Ridgeway R.H.Winfield
J.R.Patton S.L.Holt
ALTERNATES
R. R.Givins J.H.Snapp
C.L.Drennen Oc Jeffries
V/.B.Conner Jess Daniel
PETIT JURY
Hansel Crossett T.J.Fakes
Perry Holland Roy Coggins
Herb Miller F.E.Brown
S. K.Davis Jno.Dickinson
Rube McElwee A.Rushing
J.M.Oakes M.K. Wherry
Joe Chappell J.F.Davis
Will Brown C.E.Bailey
Jim Stokerf J.R.Daniels
W.R.Chatman Burl Turner
A.A.Ward R.F.Hayes
J.LPugh Joe Poe
ALTERNATES
W.M.Comer Will Jennings
Luther Wilson Wade Garton
T. D.Wilkes Tom Clifton
Earl Benton H.O.Blaylock
T. W. James
Mrs. T. L. Summers of Me- j
Clelland spent last week here
with her mother, Mrs. -H. A. j
Daniel. She returned home
Saturday.
Mrs. N. A. Walller who'
spent last week here the
guest of Misses Annie and Lil
lie Turner, returned Wednes
day to her home in Judsonia.
Mrs. G. N. Spradlin of Au
gusta is here attending the
bedside of her daughter,
Miss Ruby, who has been
ciuite ill with the “flu.”
Miss Spradlin is a member of
the McCrory High School fac
ulty.
McCRORY PUPILS HAVE
CAFETERIA ALL THEIR
OWN
McCrory, Feb. 14.—In
addition to installing the work
study-play plan known as the
“Gary System,” and the mak
ing of notable improvements,
C. T. Willis superintendent of
the McCrory school has es
tablished a cafeteria in the
domestic science room under
the supervision of Miss Mary
Reeves. Students prepare
the luncheons and the prices
are such that a child can se
cure a wholesome lunch for
from 10 to 15 cents. Despite
the low prices, the profiits the
first week amounted to $8.00.
The McCrory school is now
rated as “Class B.” Among
the improvements since the
fall of 1920, when Mr. Willis
took charge, are playground
apparatus, a motion picture
machine and a gymnasium.
A school improvement associa
tion works ^n co-operation
with the faculty.—Arkansas
Democrat
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Rey
nolds returned to their home
in Judsonia, Tuesday, after
several days’ visit here with
relatives.
Miss Thelma Smith who
teaches school at Hilleman
spent Saturday and Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Smith.
Miss Koger Lewis was a
week-end visitor to her cousin,
Miss Mary Johnston at Cot
ton Plant last week, She re
turned home Monday.
Mrs. Carl Patton and baby,
Carl Jr., of Morrillton, arrived
Tuesday and will be the
guests of her mother, Mrs. E.
T. Wisner for a fortnight.
After five weeks’ visit to
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
A. Cullum, in Hot Springs,
Miss Bess Roddy Cullum left
Sunday for Garland, Texas, j
CHURCH AND SCHOOL
The school* is an undis
puted necessity. Its door is
one through which most of us
must pass, and have entered,
we find its course so laid that
we climb almost imperceptibly
step by step, to a knowledge
and understanding that we
could hardly attain otherwise.
True, there are such men as
Abraham Lincoln, who lacking
school advantages dug the
knowledge out of the books
at hand, but how many of us
possess the qualities required
lor such success?
No man reaches maturity
without realizing the value of
the school or regretting his
failure to avail himself of its
every advantage. It is equal
ly .true that every man comes
at some time to a realization
that the church holds a great
er influence than the school in
the shaping usefulness of his
life. The church and school
are the open doors of oppor
tunity for intellectual, moral
and spiritual development.
The personal benefit derived
depends on the attitude of the
individual.
Standing aloof from and
criticizing the school, absent
ing yourself from the church,
a skeptic and.criticiser, you de
rive little good from them and
lessen their usefulness to the
community. Taking advan
tage of the opportunity they
offer, there comes enlargement
of vision and enrichment of
heart and life that is practical
ly unattainable in any other
way.
People are easily prejudiced
and biassed in. their judge
ments and opinions. Guard
your mental processes.
Don’t condem a method for
one fault in it you find; it is
the trend of all the months of
experiment that tells the story.
Just how far you can discrim
inate in the outward expres
sion or demonstration of an or
organization, what is its under
lying inspiration and power,
just how right, and sincere
that organization is, is up to
your mental grasp and ability
to discern through the dust
in your eyes (Believe the Bible
saye the mote in your eye.)
Try and get a clear view and
look before you leap, in other
words know what you are talk
ing about before you publicly
criticize.—Contributed.
NEW JEWEL THEATRE
High Class Motion
Pictures.
W. W. RANEY, Prop.