THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUMN 4
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, JULY 26. 1918
NUMBER 1
COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIA
TION IS ENLARGED BY
ADDING DIRECTORS
Following the boys’ and
girls’ Agricultural Meet Tues
day, the Woodruff County Fair
Association held its annual
meeting and the following now
compose the personnel of the
Board of Directors:
H. O. Penrose, and W. L.
Freeman of Hunter; C. T. Doss
Will Hill and John Meehan of
Cotton Plant; J. D. Eldridge
and R. E. Berkshire of Greg
ory; T. E. Stanley, Paul Mar
tin and Steve Davis of Augus
ta; Harry Snapp of Fitzhugh;
T. A. Jeffries, H. D. Angus, T.
C. Bull and H. D. Swayze of
McCrory; W. E. Jelks of Barn
es; L. W. Sturdivant of Chap
pel Grove, J. P. Wade and Lee
Miller of Revel; W. P. Mus
grove of Grays; F. H. Cole of
Hillemann, J. E. B. McBurnett;
of Wiville; P. A. Vaughn and
Dr. J. M. Orsborne of Howell;
J. W. Browning of Pumpkin
Bend; T. J. Henard of Bull
ville; and W. O. Scales, A. S.
Thompson, and Dr. J. W. Mor
ris of DeView. President W.
E. Jelks and Secretary L. W.
Sturdivant were re-elected
unanimously.
Secretary Sturdivant report
ed that there is now in the
treasury $260.00 after paying
all the expenses of last year’s
fair. Those present heartily
approved a suggestion by Mr.
Eldridge of Gregory that the
Board of Directors employ an
assistant secretary at a salary
of not less than $100.00 per
month for the months of Au
gust, September and October
and five members of the board
constitute a quorum at any
meeting. The first meeting of
the new Board will be held
Saturday, July 27, at the Bank
of McCrory in this city.
County Agent Beck stated
that the banks and other in
terests in the county had ex
pressed themselves as heartily
in favor of another fair and
that they were ready and will
ing to help in a financial way
to make this year’s exhibition
excel those held heretofor.
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PLANT FALL POTATOES
Almost anywhere in Arkan
sas a good crop of potatoes can
be grown if planted as late as
the first of August. Every one
should be sure to have a patch
of fall potatoes for winter use,
but if the early crop was dis
eased the late potatoes should
not be planted in the same
ground. Many will find it very
profitable to use fertilizer, and
certainly the ground should be
in good condition before plant
ing. Late potatoes may take
the place of flour before next
spring. Be sure that you have
at least what you need for
home use.
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Miss Mirtie Wilson of Moro, is
the guest of Miss Elizabeth
McLemore this week.
BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CLUB
MEET IN McCRORY
The Boys’ and Girls’ Agri
cultural Clubs of Woodruff
County met in this city Tues
day and if there are any who
think that our agents, Mr. R.
W. Beck and Miss Ruth An
derson, have been asleep on
the job and are not doing a
wonderful work for the agri
cultural and other farming in
terests in this county, they
should attend just one of these
live club meetings and they
would surely think different.
Early Tuesday morning au
tomobiles began to arrive from
different parts of the county
and they continued to come
until the noon hour. Among
the sections represented were:
Hunter, Gregory, Augusta,
Riverside, McClelland, De
View, Bullville, ^Howell, Tip,
Barnes, Revel, Grays and
Jelks.
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i lie mccuiig wcio nciu ixi uui
large and beautiful Methodist
church, where Mayor MeCro
ry delivered the address of
welcome as the opening num
ber on th program. Misses Ida
Tarpley and Della Jeffries ren
dered several vocal and instru
mental slections and Mr. H. K.
Sanders of Little Rock, who
has charge of the Department
of Animal Hunbandry, deliv
ered the principal address.
Upon conclusion of the
morning program the young
sters were extended an invita
tion by Mr. Beck, upon request
of Editor W. W. Raney, to visit
the Home News office and
learn something about the
modern method of typesetting
and printing and to the delight
of the News force, about one
hundred visited our office
where each was given a sou
venir which consisted of a
piece of linotype metal with
his or her name thereon.
Following their pleasant vis
it to the News office they were
driven in cars to the beautiful
country home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. P. Musgrove, where a de
lightful dinner was spread on
the ground and which was
greatly enjoyed by the two
hundred who attended.
Alter the noon hour naa
passed, Mr. Sanders gave the
boys a pig demonstration, and
Miss Nell Mintun of Little
Rock, District Home Demon
stration Agent, gave a cottage
cheese demonstration to the
girls. Mr. E. B. Whittaker, of
Little Rock, District Club
Agent, addressed the boys and
told them in a very forceful
way some of the things our
government wants and it de
pending upon them to do.
The day wos highly enjoyed
and will result in a great bene
fit being derived toward more
and better crops, pigs, chick
ens, and livestock for Wood
ruff county and we are sure
that everyone who attended is
glad that he did so as many
were heard to so express them
selves.
“GIVE A BUSHEL”
WEEK OPENS ON
AUGUST THE 4TH.
The week of August 4, will
be known as “Give a Bushel”
week in Arkansas it was de
cided at a meeting at the Ho
tel Marion Little Hock, July
24, when plans for raising the
Farmers’ Give a Bushel War
Fund were made.
The idea of the Farmers’
Give a Bushel War Fund origi
nated with Mrs. C. K. Elliott,
of Rison. The plan has receiv-|
ed the sanction of the govern
ment and since it was originat
ed with an Arkansas woman,
Arkansas is to be permitted to
try it and set the pace for the
rest of the states. About 50
delegates from all parts of the
state were present at this meet
ing. There will be a Director
for each county, as well as a
State Director, Mr. C. K. Elliott
Sunday, August 4th, is set!
for all the school directors and
workers to meet in the Metho- j
dist church at McCrory and lis- i
ten to an explanation of the
plan. We will then go back
to our respective districts and
put it over, and Woodruff coun
ty is going over the top.
Each person who wishes to I
become a member of this move-j
mentt pledges himself to give j
a bushel of the most abundant
crop they may raise. The
bushels of cotton seed, corn,
potatoes or other seed will be
sold in the county in which
they are contributed and the
proceeds will be forwarded to
Gen. Lloyd England, treasurer,
and by him sent to the national
fund, which will be adminis
tered by a National Board of
trustees. The fund is to be used
for the benefit of the disabled
soldiers and sailors of the Unit
ed States and of the allies. It
will be continued througout
the duration of the war and
five years thereafter. Let us
put Woodruff county over the
top. R. W. BECK,
County Chairman.
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Liberty Bonds now ready—
call and get them. Bank of
McCrory. Adv. It.
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Frank Swanson has accept
ed a position as mechanic with
the Riggs Bros. Garage of this
city.
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Miss Camille Smith, a most
accomplished and charming
young lady of Wynne, came
Tuesday to be the guest of her
friend, Miss Grace Burkett, of
DeView for several days.
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Miss Grace Burkette of De
View, spent a few days the
first of the week In Memphis,
where she was the guest of
her sister, Miss Rose Burkette,
who is in training there for a
Red Cross nurse for work over
seas.
MANY MEMBERS PRESENT
Among the boys and girls
attending the club rally held in
McCrory Tuesday we note:
Lucy Fletcher, Augusta.
Alex Miller and sister, Au
gusta.
Willie Mae and Floyd Har
alson, Augusta.
R. L. Wilkcrson, DeView.
Jas. Crenshaw, DeView.
Sidney Thompson, DeView
Irvin Mitchell, DeView.
Fred Robinson, Grays.
Virginia and Jno. D. Eld
ridge, Jr., Gregory.
Mary Wortham, Howell.
Russell Freeman, Hunter.
Joe Brewster, McCrory.
Paul Bronte, McCrory.
J. W. Comer, Barnes.
Margaret Hargis, McCrory.
J. W. Clayton, McCrory.
Herman Holder, Barnes.
Thomas/ Jeffries, McCrory.
Algernon Johnson, McCrory
Angus Lewis, McCrory.
Winston Neeley, McCrory.
Fay Taylor, McCrory.
Noble Taylor, McCrory.
Catherine and Pauline Mc
Cain, McCrory.
Fred and Austin Taylor, Mc
Crory.
Parish Robertson, Wiville.
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HONOR ROLL
Below is the list of the Red
Cross workers who have earn
ed the right to wear the Red
Cross uniforms, they having
put in 72 hours work in the
sewing room, some of them
much more:
Mesdames E. T. Wherry,
Joe Taylor, Ida Raymond, J.
B. Brewster, W. B. Kyle, Alice
Raymond, H.. A. Daniel and
Misses Lula McCrory, and
Myrtle Best.
About 300 finished pieces
have been shipped from the
workroom besides many knit
ted garments.
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FIRST CAR OF WHEAT
The first car of wheat ever
shipped from McCrory, and
probably from Woodruff coun
ty, was shipped to Jonesboro
this week by Mr. F. Lewis of
McCrory.
The car contained about a
thousand bushels owned as fol
lows: F. Lewis, 484 bushels,
A. J. Porter, 414, W. E. Jelks,
47 and E. B. Wood 42. The
price received was $2.00 per
bushel, f.o.b. McCrory.
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BOY SCOUT NOTICE
The meeting of the Boy
Scouts is called for 9 o’clock
Saturday in the county agent's
office.
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Mrs. Ida Lee and two child
ren of Luxoro, arrived last
week for a week’s visit to her
sister, Mrs. Lena Dobbs and
[other relatives.