PROCLAMATION
Whereas: There exists the
imperative necessity for the
raising of funds with which to
aid wounded Americans and
allied soldiers, sailors and their
families, and to assist return
ed soldiers and sailors to re
establish themselves satisfac
torily in civil life; to induce the
civilian population to support
the men in the trenches by in
jecting the same quality of self
sacrifice and patriotism into
their work at home that the
soldiers are putting into their
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America, when she welcomes
home her returning sons, as
worthy of love and affection
as are those battle-scarred he
roes who are daring all in her
defense; to help the soldier
make the world safe for de
mocracy and help the civilian
make democracy safe for the
world.
Whereas: There has been
originated in Clevelands Coun
ty, Arkansas, a plan known as
the Farmers Give-a-Bushel
War Fund, the purpose of
which is to provide such sup
port in a moral and spiritual
sense, not less than financial;
a plan, when put into effect,
in every school district of the
United States, and eventually
established in the countries of
our allies, will definitely relate
every patriotic man, woman
and child to this great cause of
humanity and provide millions
of dollars for carrying on the
great humanitarian objects
contemplated.
Whereas: This plan origi
nated in Arkansas will be
adopted by the other states,
the National Organization now
being formed in Washington,
therefore, the eyes of the Na
tion are upon Arkansas; Ark
ansas is leading, the other stat
es will follow; Arkansas has
the honor of setting the pace,
let every man, woman and
child become a member of this
organization by giving a bush
el, or the value thereof.
Therefore, I, Charles H.
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of Arkansas, and by virtue of
the authority vested in me by
the Constitution and laws of
said State, do hereby call upon
all citizens of Arkansas to give
this movement their earnest,
enthusiastic and substantial
support; that they respond
promptly to calls which may
be made upon them to assist
in carrying forward this work;
that they shall respond to the
calls of their County Managers
and School Directors to attend
meetings or conferences at
their county seats, or in their
community centers, at which
plans may be perfected for the
thorough organization of each
community to the end that
there may be 100 per cent res
ponse to the campaign for
pledges to this fund.
In Testimony Whereof, I
have hereunto set my hand and
caused to be affixed the Great
Seal of State, in the Execuitve
Chamber, at Little Rock, Ark
ansas, this the 31st day of July
1918.
CHAS. H. BROUGH,
Governor.
By the Governor:
Tom J. Terral, Sec. of State,
GOURDNECK NEWS
Walter Griffin of Weldon,
was a visitor here Tuesday.
Miss Lucy Carter is home
from a month’s vacation spent
in Missouri.
Miss Grace Hatcher was the
guest of Mrs. C. Chapman in
Pull Tight Monday.
Rev. C. Pearrow filled his
regular appointment at the
Baptist church Sunday.
Mrs. G. W. Stewart is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. Rush
ing, at Tupelo this week.
Miss May Jones is all smiles
today, having heard from her
best friend, Private Sterling
Hood, who has just arrived
safely overseas.
Misses Eva McKa and Katie
Brown and Mr. Walter Breck
enridge and Frank Koors at
tended a dance east of Tupelo
Wednesday night.
Mr. Louis Williams received
a letter from his son, John,
who is now in France, stating
that he was getting along fine
and learning to speak French
fluently.
Misses Gladys Hardy, Eula
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Mrs. Walter and Sid Brecken
ridge and Louis Jones of Tupe
lo. visited in Beedeville Sun
day evening.
Rev. S. S. Hardy and daugh
ter, Mina, and neice, Miss
Grace Hatcher, returned Sat
urday from a two week’s visit
with relatives and friends at
Bloomfield and Puxico, Mo.
They report a delightful time.
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Turnip seed for sale—Geo.
Wright. adv It
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Mr. T. J. Fakes left Tuesday
for Denver, Colo., where his
wife is spending the summer
for her health which is we are
sorry to state improving slowly.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stoker
of Memphis are visiting friends
and relatives here. They made
the trip from Memphis in their
car.
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Misses Ruby Hargis, Fannie
! Hamilton and Blanche Powell
will leave tomorrow, Saturday
for Little Rock to take a busi
ness course at Draughon’s Col
lege.
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Mrs. S. A. Petitt of Little
! Rock, who is just home from
a visit of two months to her
son, Phil, at Cisco, Texas, is
spending a few days here the
guest of friends and relatives.
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Mr. J. P. Taylor who will be
in charge of the new barber
shop which Mr. J. E. Comer
will have installed in his new
building, left Wednesday for
Carlisle where he will work
until the new shop is complet
ed.
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At the Jewel Theatre on Sat
urday night, Mr. F. E. Osborne
will appear with a special fea
ture of seven reels, and he will
also give a short talk on the
present incomes of the war.
He is noted also as a great
baritone soloist and will render
a few selections of popular
music. This is a guaranteed
entertainment and is sure to
please all who attend.
WHILRWIND CAMPAIGN
The government, deeming it
a war necessity, has made a
proposition to our state to givp
$50,000 toward the establish
ment of the Girls’ Industrial
School and Woman’s Reforma
tory, if the people of the state
will raise an equal amount.
This proposition has been ac
cepted by Gov. Brough, who
has pledged the next General
Assembly to take over and
maintain thesp as state insti
tutions.
The commission appointed
by the governor has found this
sum inadequate and is asking
the state to raise $100,000 in
stead of $50,000. Each coun
ty has been apportioned its
pro rata, Woodruff county’s be
ing $1,000. The campaign will
be conducted during the first
week in September and every
citizen, man and woman, will
be expected to contribute to
this fund.
The northern district of the
county is being thoroughly or
ganized under the chairman
ship of Rev. J. E. Brown.
The state has long felt the
need of these institutions and
now that war conditions make
their immediate establishment
imperative, and now that gov
ernment assistance is offered,
the people ot the county are
sure to respond gnerously.
Every county may send its de
pendent young women and de
linquent women to these insti
tutions.
Be ready to make your con
tribution when the committee
calls upon you.
LAURA DAVIS,
Chairman Executive Com.
Northern Dist. Wooruff Co.
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NOT TO BE IGNORED
The kidneys are as impor
tant to good health as the heart
lungs, stomach or any other or
gan of the body. Lame back,
swollen jonits, sore muscles,
rheumatic aches and pains, are
most ofter signals of kidney
trouble. Foley’s Kidney Pills
give relief to kidney trouble
sufferers. They banish blad
der irregularities. Red Cross
Drug Store, McCrory, Ark. adv
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TIP NEWS
Church services at Tip Satur
day night and Sunday, every
body come.
We had singing at Mr* Tur
ner’s Tuesday night as we were
disappointed Monday night.
Misses Clara and Ola Quinn
of Pumpkin Bend visited the
Misses Totty the first of the
week.
Mr. Clifton Turner returned
home Sunday from Clifton,
Tenn., to the delight of his
many friends.
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Will be in McCrory Monday
Sept. 9, tuning pianos—W. A.
Webb. Adv It.
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C. B. Cook of the U. S.
Labor Department spent Sun
day with homefolk here.
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Mrs. Nina Postal of Mem
phis is the guest of her cousin
Mrs. J. W. Morris of DeView,
TO ATTEND SHORT COURSE
Following is a list of the
delegates who will leavp Sun- j
day to attend the Jonesboro
Agricultural Short Course, to
be given by the Extension Di« !
vision of thp University of Ark- i
ansas and the Jonesboro Agri- jt
cultural School, jointly.
Katie and Rhetha Winston
of Jelks.
Frank Summers of McClel
land.
Gladys Holder, Herman Hol
der, Margaret Hargis, Marjo
rie Rhea Johnson, Bess Powell
Elliott Thompson, J. W. Comer
and Otis Jernigan of McCrory. |
John Miller, of Beards.
Willie Spradlin of Morris
Grove.
Leland Dupree, White Hall.
Jeff Wise, Willie Totty, Jas.
Parish, Oakley Ramsey and .
Mamie Parish of Tip.
Parish Robertson of Wiville.
Lillian Cr^fford, Joe Shu
mate, Jas. Shumate, Mary
OliVp Andrews, Hayden C. Ar
go, of Cotton Plant.
Russell Freeman, Eloise Hall
of Hunter .
MaryWorthan,EmilineOsbor |
Mary Wortham, Emiline Os
| borne, Settle Keath, Mildred |
Keath, Riner Sherrod, Sallie
Vaughn, Howell
Cora Davis, Hattie Davis, of J
Augusta.
Alex Moiller and Ben Mor- ,
gan of Revels.
Herbert and Ruth McAlex
ander of Revel.
Irvin Mitchell and Sidney
Thompson of DeView.
Porter Byrd, Lois Byrd, Be
atrice Baker, Grace Matthews
of Riverside.
Alice Hunefeldt and Olive
Carter of Gregory.
County Agents Mr. R. W.
Beck and Miss Ruth Anderson
will accompany them.
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Pumpkin Bend News
Our community is getting
in the progressive column;
three cars having invaded our
midst, viz., those of Messrs. J.
W. Browning, J. M. Brooks
and Ollie Burgess.
Misses Vida and Roberta
Totty of Tip visited here this
week the guests of the Misses
Quinn.
A crowd of our people spent
Friday afternoon on the bayou
A lot of fun was had chief
among which was two girls
falling overboard while out
boat riding.
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Mr. R. S. Smith and family
left Wednesday for a week’s
visit to friends and relatives at
Ripley, Tenn.
Rev. R. P. Bain and daugh
ter, Miss Veasey, who have
been here the past two weeks
engaged in a Baptist revival,
returned Monday to their
home at Lonoke.
Mrs. Annie Simmons and
daughter, Miss Pauline of
Stewart, Fla., arp the pleasant
guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. T.
Wherry and other relatives
Rollen E. Phillips who enlist
ed Jan. 9, 1918 in the navy at
Littlp Rock, and who is now in
school studying wireless tele
graphy at Hampton Roads, Va
is at home with his wife and
children and many friends. He
will leave Sept. 22.