THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUMN 4
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, AUGUST 23, 1918.
NUMBER 5
PATHFINDING PARTY
COMING OCTOBER 15
Dr. T. B. Bradford of Cotton
Plant, one of the directors of
the Bankhead National High
way Association, informed a
reporter for The Home News
at Jelks Thursday that the
pathfinders will be here on
Tuesday, Oct. 15, and that
President Plowman will be
with the party.
The party will leave Mem
phis on the morning of the 15th
and will spend an hour in
Wynne where they will meet
the Cross County Commercial
Club. From Wynne they will
come to McCrory and on to
Cotton Plant and Des Arc
where they will be guests at a
dinner given by the business
men of Des Arc.
We are glad to state that an
hour has been given to McCro
ry for our business men to
meet the distinguished persons
who will form the pathfinding
party, but the Doctor stated
that no time will be given over
to entertainments other than
meeting the party and a few
short talks by those attending.
We hope our business men will
fully realize the importance of
this coming event and ^ill
manifest every interest neces
sary in making a favorable im
pression for McCrory upon the
visitors.
We have the best all-the-year
route of any proposed and
with the needed improvements
being made between Fair Oaks
and Morton, there is no reason
if we will but try, why the
Bankhead Highway should not
come from Wynne to Cotton
Plant via McCrory. We see no
way for it to miss either
Wynne or Cotton Plant and we
feel confident of its coming
through this city.
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NOTICE
The time announced by cir
cular for the people to meet in
each school district to begin
the campaign for the “Give a
Bushel” war fund has been
changed from 3 p. m. to 8:30
p. m. August 30, 1918.
W. M. KEATING, Chairman.
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Mr. Fletcher Lewis is in St.
Louis purchasing goods for fall
and winter.
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Died: Mrs. Susan Rhodes*
age 96 years, August 19, 1918.
Interment Morton Cemetery.
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Misses Thelma Phillips and
Clara May Eason of Brinkley,
are guests of the former’s
uncle, Mr. S. C. Bunch and
family.
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Mr. Grover Earley is home
from a vist with friends and
relatives in Conway. He re
ports crops burned up in that
section.
FROM V. S. RUBOTTOM
Following we print three
letters from Vernon S. Rubot
tom who is stationed some
where in France and has been
wounded.while at the front.
July 26, 1918
Dear home folk:—
I am just fine all but just a
little wound on my left jaw
and a very little one on my
left foot. I am in the hospital
but up all the time, it is not
bad at all, so don't bother
about it. I am in a fine place
and get the best of treatment
you could not imagine what
a wonderful work the Red
Cross is doing unless you could
see some of it. Has Roy been
home yet? I guess he had a
big time if he got to go home.
I am not with any of the boys
that came over with me, but I
am just as well off for all is
just the same. Well I will
write again so don’t worry
about me for I am all O. K.
VERNON RUBOTTOM.
Tillv IQIft
Dear home folk:—
How are you all today? I
am feeling fine, took all the
dressing off my jaw this morn
ing and can’t much more than
tell that it was ever hurt. I
don’t want you all to bother a
bit for I will write it just as it
is. I guess you have noticed in
the paper what we are doing
for the Huns, they are still go
ing. I think it will be over
pretty soon.
VERNON RUBOTTOM.
August 2, 1918.
Dear home folk:—
How is everybody- by this
time? I am fully able to go to
work again, don’t know how
long it will be though.
The Huns are still going and
I think they will keep going
too.
VERNON RUBOTTOM.
Co. M., 38th Inf.
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HAND IS SAWED OFF
While working at Camp
bell’s Handle Mill at Morton,
Tuesday morning, Mr. Will
Fleetwood, age 21, was the
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his right hand was caught in a
saw which almost severed it
from his arm.
He was brought to McCrory
by Mr. Ollie Burgess in his
Ford and the wound was dres
sed by Drs. Fraser and McCain
(The hand was amputated at
the wrist joint.
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Miss Mary Smith returned
today, Friday, to her home in
West^ Point, after a pleasant
visit the guest of Miss Freida
Williams.
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Misses Elise and Thelma
Smith, two of our charming
young ladies, returned home
last week from a month’s visit
to friends and relatives in Som
erville, Tenn.
CAIN APPOINTED
ROAD OVERSEER
Mr. A1 Cain of Morton has
just been appointed road over
seer for Dent Township by
County Judge A. L. Hutchins.
This will be good news to
the boosters of the Bankhead
Highway who are pulling for
the route from Wynne via
McCrory to Cotton Plant for
the reason that Mr. Cain is one
of tt|3 best boosters this route
possesses.
The present road from Mor
ton to Fair Oaks was cut out
years ago and is the fruits of
Mr. Cain’s labors when he was
formerly overseer. The district
has about $700 on hand and
this being the main thorough
fare through Dent Township,
we are sure the needed work
to make it a first class road
will be done under Mr. Cain’s
administration.
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COUNTY MEDICS MEET
The Woodruff County Medi
cal Society held its regular
meeting at Jelks Thursday of
this week and the roll call was
as follows:
PRESENT
B. Brewster.McCrory
T. B. Bradford....Cotton Plant
E. B. Brown.Cotton Plant j
R. L. Fraser.McCrory j
C. H. McKnight....Cotton Plant |
R. N. Smith.Augusta
ABSENT
L. E. Biles.Augusta
E. F. Brewer.Augusta
C. E. Dungan.Augusta
R. T. Gephart.Cotton Plant
J. W. Mom .DeView
J. M. Osborne...Howell
R. Q. Patterson.Augusta
J. H. West.Grays
WITH THE COLORS
T. C. McGuire.....’.Gregory
V. H.\ Ragsdale:..Fitzhugh
The meeting was called by
the secretary, Dr. Brown of
Cotton Plant and the president
Dr. McKnight of Cotton Plant
presided over same.
The next meeting will be in
Cotton Plant and it is hoped
that every member in the coun
ty will attend.
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We are glad to note that
Bickley Jones is improving in
health after a severe attack of
malaria.
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} Mr. R. M. Johnson of Little
Rock was the guest of his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. John
son this week.
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Miss Essna Knight of Bee
deville returned Tuesday to
her home after a delightful
visit with her mother, Mrs. J.
S. Haggard and other relatives
and friends.
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Prof. J. C. Gray has resign
ed as^ principal of the McCrory
High School and the place
which pays $125.00 a menth
is now vacant.
COURT PROCEEDINGS
Following are the proceed
ings of the Circuit Court held
in Augusta, Monday and Tues
day, Judge J. M. Jackson of
Helena presiding.
Criminal Docket
State vs J. M. James, pistol,
plea, guilty, fine $50.
State vs J. B. Conner, false
pretense, jury trial, verdict of
guilty, one year in pen. Motion
for new trial filed, overruled;
appeal prayed and granted.
Bond fixed at $1,000.
State vs Ed Cobb, carnal
abuse, plea of guilty, one year
in pen.
In the case of J. M. James,
the grand jury returned an in
dictment against him charging
him with first degree murder.
The case is on the docket and
will come up for trial at the ¥
February, 1919 term. His
bond was fixed at $2,500 which
he made.
Civil Docket
Mose Johnson vs St. L. I.
M. & S. Ry. Co., dismissed for
want of prosecution.
I. N. Vanlandingham vs Ar
nie Ball, replevying hog jury
trial, judgment for plaintiff
for return of hog and assess
the value at $50.
R. L. Johnson vs C. W. Mc
Crory estate, jury trial, judg
ment for defendant, appeal
prayed and granted.
J. H. Fulley vs Duke Revel,
case dismissed.
Leo Grobmeyer vs Augusta
Auto^ Tractor Co., cause
heard by court, judgment for
plaintiff for $533.33 ; judgment
against bondsmen; appeal was
prayed and granted.
Fakes Mercantile Co., vs C. C.
Simmons, defendant, and J. H.
Dale et al, garnishee. Judg
ment for plaintiff against de
fendant, C. C. Simmons, and I.
J. Stacy, garnishee, for $848.33
and interest from June 1, 1918
and against J. H. Dale, garni
shee, for $47.37.
Wm. Harrison and as guar
dian of Johnnie Harrison, vs
Chas. A. Ailing, judgment for
plaintiff for $233.00.
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J. M. Haggard of Wynne is
the guest of his brother, J. S.
Haggard in this city this week.
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Mrs. E. J. Rosell of North
Little Rock was the guest of
McCrory friends and relatives
the first of the week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Williard Eck
hardt and baby, of Winsboro,
La., are guests of her mother,
Mrs. Mollie Powell and fam
ily.
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Miss Dezzie Bowden of Lit
tle Rock, arrived yesterday,
Thursday, for a short visit to
her sister, Mrs. Homer Robin
son, before leaving Sept. 7, for
overseas service as Red Cross
nurse.