NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, MAY 9, 1919
i
NUMBER 42
■LECT WYNNE TEACHERS
, a little surprise was occa
oned last Saturday when the
Innouncement was made that
Board of the Wynne Public
i hcols had elected a new
Uerintendent for the next
*;:L Patrons of the school
iere not aware that a change
i-as contemlated so soon, but
lh0Se on the inside were ad
lised some time ago that the
joard was seeking a superin
Udent of wide experience.
I M. 0. Allcorn is the name of
ihe gentleman who will take
llrirge of our schools, next
September. He is highly rec
ommended by the best educa
tors of the state as a man well
liualified to fill the exacting
duties of the High School. At
present he is , superintendent
M Rogers and was secured by
fhe offer of increased salary.
C. T. Willis, who has so suc
cessfully conducted the school
Is acting superintendent since
fhe fiasco of former superin
tendent Parks, was not an ap
plicant for the position, and
hile he is tendered the posi
tion of principal, from which
jie was advanced, he has not
concluded to accept. Patrons
pi the school are anxious that
Mr. Willis be retained for they
realize that during his admin
istration the schools have been
placed cm a marq* prQgre^siv.e
pedagogical plane than' they
lave ever been before. He is
highly regarded as a conscien
tious worker, a Christian gen
tleman and a most desirable
citizen.—Wynne Progress.
Mr. Willis was the principal
M the McCrory High School
Borne few years ago and the
matrons of the school here can
nghly recommend him to any
community. He has many
friends here who are pleased
to know that he is held in such
ugh esteem by the Wynne
)eople.
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TO CHANGE PRIMARIES
The last Legislature, which
passed an apt advancing the
! state primaries from May to
i tl}e middle of August probably
did not think of it at the time
but the act posssses a deep
signifinance for the farmers
of the state. It really means
a revival of the agfarian move
ment in Arkansas politics.
With the primaries held in the
spring, when the farmer is the
busiest of all the year, he has
no time to give to politics. He
was busy raising food for the
rest of the world. Not only
did he not have time to attend
political meetings and listen
to the persuasive arguments
of vote getters, but he was
largely deprivd of the privi
lege of getting into the game
himself. It is a facinating
game, and the farmer likes
to play it as well the city man,
when he has time.
Now the primaries are to
be held at a time when he has
more liesure than at any other
time of the year, his crops are
laid by, and the harvests have
not begun. A close observer
of conditions has come to the
conclusion that the result will
be a considerable increased
in the number of farmers e
lected to the next Legislature
jXkere iryexe thirty, three last
session.' The farmer knows"
wha he wants, and those who
imagine that he is unsophist
icated and easily influenced
don’t know him. Some of the
starngest and most influencial
men who ever served in the
Arkansas Legislature have
been farmers.
SENIORS ENTERTAINED
No social event has ever tak
en place in McCrory that was
more successful and delight
ful in every particular, than
was the entertainment given
by Misses Huff, Turner and
Wells to the seniors on Wed
nesday evening, May 7.
The guests consisting of the
seniors, juniors and Miss
Stuart assembled and were
cordially received by the hos
tesses in their home. After
a few moments of very pleas
ant conversation, Misses Arn
of and Berry very kindly ren
dered several musical numbers
A senior romance was next in
order and the names of the
seniors and juniors soon filled
the spaces left for them. Miss
Stuart and Miss Powell won
the prizes.
lhe seniors were then blind
folded and led into the recep
tion hall where their ability to
stand the ups and downs of
life was tested, only to find
that they would overcome all
obstacles without difficulty.
“Childhood, Childhood, in
nocent days of childhood,” To
the surprise of all the guests,
the next to meet their views,
was the baby picture of each
one present. Long dresses,
curls, etc., brought peals of
laughter and after several mo
ments of diligent observing
Miss Arnof smb Mr. Roddjr
were the winners of the green
and white handkerchiefs.
About ten o’clock a stately
line led by Misses Pauline Huff
and Powell, followed by Misses
Cariker, Smith, Hayes, Arnof,
Berry, Johnson, Pugh, Turner,
Wells, Stuart, Huff and Messrs
Arnof, Roddy, Miller, Harris,
and Ellington, wended their
way to the Best Drug Store..
Here they were met by a
dazzling sight. The parlor
walls were very artistically
decorated in green and white,
and on one side was the word
“Seniors” The place cards and
the beautiful hot house flowers
added much to the appearance
of the tables.
Mr. Boliver Conner, manag
er of the Conner Motor Co., of
Augusta, was a business visit
or in McCrory Wednesday.
Mrs. June Dallas, who was
taken to Memphis Sunday for
an operation for appendicitis,
died at the hospital there at
three o’clock this morning.
The remains will be brought in
today for burial. A more ex
tensive mention will be made
next week.
A MISTAKE MADE BY
MANY
Dont wait for rheumatism
| to indicate diseased kidneys. |
! When you suffer pairs and
: ahces by day and sleep dis
by night, feel tired nervoay
and run down, the k d e 's
tored to healthy strong and
regular action. It is a m
to postpone treatment. Joiey
Kidney Fills put the kidneys
in sound healthy condition
and keep them active and
strong. Begin taking today j
Good results follow the first •
dose.—REd Cross Drug Store
The nrst course was brick
icecream in class colors with
nabiscoes. Many a flower is
born to blush unseen and no
i doubt Miss Pauline Huff’s ora
torical talent would have re
mained hidden had she not
acted as toast mistress on this
occasion. Well worded phras
es, wholesome wit and plenty
of enthusiasm characterized
each of the introductions she
made to the toasts.
The seniors with their ready
wit, their high sounding phras
es and earnest sincerity, res
ponded to toasts when called.
Mr. Roddy responded with a
1 speech such as can be deliver
ed by a senior, on their motto:
‘‘The elevator to success is not
running, take the stair.” Miss
Wells read an original drama
entitled, ‘‘The hill of Know
ledge.” The players were the
j seniors themselves. This class
with their wealthy store of
knowledge gave their last will
and testament which was read
by Miss Cariker. No more
fitting eulogy could have been
paid to the seniors and juniors
than was given by Miss Ottie
Huff in a toast to the two
classes. Her tribute to geom
etry was their true sentiment.
Those who did not take part
in the speaking, did justice to
the cream and ade-a-la senior.
As the hour grew late, the
guests again assembled in the
home of the hostesses where
after some exchanging of
greetings and expressions of
enjoment on the part of the
guests, Miss Stuart suggested
that it was time to depart.
No more successful event
has ever taken place in Mc
Crory. As the seniors pass out
of school and down life’s way
they may pause for retrospec
tion and this event will seem
as a green oasis in the mem
ory of things “that used to be”
THAT WATCH
The voice, now very like a
squal,
Which tried to ape the thun
der peal.
Now whimpers o’er the Hol
land line,
“Who guards today my stream
divine?”
Oh, craven Bill, we’ve heard
**■ you whine,
Firm stands the Yank to watch
the Rhine.
So long as we possess a gun
Along its banks no single Hun
Shall strut or let his bosom
swell,
We’ll guard your sacred land
mark well.
Dear Fatherland, Jack Persh
ing’s line
Of Yankee troops will watch
the Rhine.
The Hun has given up the
ghost,
Pulled down his flag and ceas
ed to boast,
And now of him there’s not a
sign
For thirty miles beyond the
Rhine.
Dear Fatherland, great luck is
thine
To have the Yankees watch
the Rhine.
Our oath resounds, the river
flows,
And over it Old Glory glows,
The stream is free and looking
fine,
And all is lovely on the Rhine.
Oh, Fatherland, just fall in
line,
And watch the Yankees watch
the Rhine.
Col. John Shearer transact
ed business in Little Rock a
few days the first of the week.
Miss Doris Harper, a very
charming young lady of Eng
land, Arkansas, is the guest of
j her cousin, Mrs. John Candlish
I and other relatives and friends
| this week. _ . _.