THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUMN 6
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1920
NUMBER 11
negroes organize
W TO ELECT BLOUNT
Lethargy of Democrats May
Cause Surprise at General
Election.
The split in the Republican
party which has resulted in
the nomination of J. H.
Blount, negro, as an independ
ent candidate for governor
has created a situation that
will bear watching during the
present campaign, according
to local Democrats. It is not
probable, but it is possible,
that if the negroes organize
for their candidate and if the
Democrats remain away from
the polls, the negro men and
women of the state can roll up
a bigger majority than the
Democrats at the general
election.
This can be made possible,
it is said, through the well
known lethargy of the Dem
ocrats during the general elec
tion and through complete or
ganization of the negroes.
Nomination in the Democratic
primary in Arkansas has al
ways been considered equiva
lent to election in November
because there in never any
thing like a close race be
tween Republican and Dem
ocratic candidates. This sit
uation has brought about an
indifference of Democrats
about voting in the general
election.
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/iiKctziscis negrues xictve nu
ambition to elect a governor,
but they do expect to roll up a
bigger vote for Blount than is
given Wallace Townsend, Re
publican candidate, in protest
aeainst the alleged unfairness
of the Republican party lead
ers in grabbing honors and
offices for white Republicans
and leaving the negro mem
bers of the party out in the
cold. It is an inter-party
contest, they allege, and they
are organizing to make a
demonstration * of their
strength in revenge upon the
aforementioned Republican
party leaders.
Through the Inter-Racial
Commission, and other
sources, it is learned that the
negroes in all Darts of the
state are organizing, as they
have never organized before,
in behalf of Blount. An in
stance of this is the action of
the negro Republicans at Hele
na Saturday, who met as “The
Republican County Central
Committee of Phillips County”
and urged the members of
their race and white Republi
cans opposed to “Lily Whit
ism” to cast their votes for J.
H. Blount.
The committee urged “every
Republican in Phillips county”
to register a protest against
the action of “Lily Whites”
at the state convention by
voting for Blount.. Harding
and Coolidge were endorsed,
bnt as a protest against the
action of the' “Lily Whites” in
FOURTEENTH CENSUS—PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCE
MENT, WOODRUFF COUNTY, ARKANSAS
1920 1910 1900
Woodruff County . 21,547 20,049
Augusta Township, including Augusta 4,976 6,467
Barnes Towneship, . 1,035 1,048
Cache Township, .v. 1,861 1,849
Caney Township, including Hunter, . 1,321 1,243
Cotton Plant Township, including Cot
ton Plant, . 3,117 2,671
Dent Township, . 221 200
DeView Township, including McCrory
and Patterson, .T. 2,498 2,777
Franks Township .’ 512
Freeman Township, . 1,388 783
Garden Township, . 1,333
Point Township, . 1,390 1,449
Pumpkin Bend Township, . 352 200
White River Township, . 1,543 1,362
INCORPORATED TOWNS
Augusta, ......Vi. 1,731 1,520
Cotton Plant, . 1,661 1,081
Hunter, . 343 508
McCrory, . 687 6.37
Patterson, .*.-. 261
16,304
5,169
832
1,584
709
2,024
271
2,059
816
1,194
205
1,441
1,040
458
225
VALUABLE CITIZEN MOVES
Clayton Hailey, Lifelong Citi
zen of McCrory Moves
Family to Little
Rock.
Clayton Hailey, one of Mc
Crory’s pioneer citizens has
located in Little Rock where
he and Mrs. Hailey and son,
Perrin, are at home at 2302
State Street.
Mr. Hailey has served the
people of McCrory in the mer
cantile business for more thajn
20 years, beginning with* the
firm of Hailey & Atkinson and
later with Thompson-Hailey
Company. He has always
taken a lead in all movements
for the up-building of our
town and community; has
served us for many years as a
member of the City Council
and Board of Education and
was ever one of the strongest
supports in every line of
church work. We regret his
leaving us and join his many
friends in wishing him health,
happiness and prosperity in
his new home.
Mrs. Lucy Critz of Pine
Bluff was here this week the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. K.
H. Carson.
Mr. John Parker who got
caught in a belt at A. S.
Thompson’s gin at DeView last
Friday resulting in his leg
being broken in three places,
was carried to a hospital in
Memphis Wednesday.
the Congressional convention
Republicans were urged either
to vote for J. W. Driver, Dem
ocratic nominee for Congress
or to refrain from voting for
congressman.
The committee also began
raising funds in Phillips
county in behalf of Blount for
governor.—A r k an s a s Ga
zette, Sept. 27.
“UNCLE JOSH” ADAMS
DIED TODAY AT 1:30
Josh Adams, one of Mc
Crory’s oldest and- best negro
citizens died this, Friday,
afternoon, Oct. 1, 1920, at
1:30 o’clock at his home in
McCrory. An attack of pneu
onia of only a week’s duration
caused his death. “Uncle
Josh” as he was familiarly
known by everyone was born
in Montgomery, Ala., 58 years
ago and was married to Mollie
Kendrick 21 years ago. He
was well liked and respected
by white and colored. The
remains will be laid to rest in
Morning View cemetery north
of McCrory tomorrow, Satur
day. He held a policy in the
U/B. of the A. R. of A. and
was a member of the Baptist
church.
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See Jiggs and Maggie and
Harold Lloyd at the Jewel
Theatre next Friday, Oct. 8.
Miss Beulah Anderson for
merly secretary to Dr. R. L.
Fraser, is spending this week
with friends and relatives in
Newport and Eight Mile.
Miss Anderson has been suc
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Young men and women
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TAYLOR, Springfield, Mo.
INSURANCE AGENT IS
VICTIM OF POISON.
No Cause Is Given to Give
Credit to Theory
of Suicide.
John L. Johnson, 33 years
old, insurance agent, died at ,
the City Hospital about 7:30
o'clock Wednesday morning,
as the result of carbolic acid
poisoning, according to attend
ing physicians.
Johnson’s home was at 1721
1-2 Wright avenue where
Healey & Roth’s ambulance
was called. Johnson was
rushed to the City Hospital
where he died within a few
minutes after his arrival.
According to local officials
of the National Life Insurance
Company of Chicago with
offices at 713 1-2 Main street,
Johnson had been an agent
for the company for the past
three months and “was a
capable and willing worker.”
They also declared that they
know of no cause why John
son should have taken the
poison with suicidal intent as
he had been in the best of
health and so for as they
knew, had no financial wor
ries.
Kobert M. Jonnson, a
brother, with whom John L.
lived, could not be located
Wednesday morning to learn
his version of his brother’s
death.
Besides his brother, Mr.
Johnson is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
L. Johnson of McCrory, Ark.
He was a veteran of the
world war.—Arkansas Dem
ocrat, Sept. 29, 1920.
The remains were shipped
tp McCrory where funeral ser
vices were conducted at the
home of the deceased’s grand
father, Mr. J. E. Atkinson, by
Rev. Guy Murphy, pastor of
the local Methodist church.
The remains were laid to rest
in the Odd Fellows cemetery.
Mr. R. M. Johnson, a brother,
of Little Rock, accompanied
the remains.
Mr. Jack Johnson of Cotton
Plant spent Tuesday here with
relatives.
Beginning Monday, Oct. 4,
the doors at the Jewel Theatre
will open at 7:30 and show
will begin .at 7:45. Don’t
forget.
Coming—Extra s p e c ia 1 ,
Jiggs and Maggie, Harold
Lloyd and George B. Seitz
(Archibald) at the Jewel
Theatre next Friday, Oct. 8.
Doors open 7:30, show starts
7:45. Regular prices.
Died: Robert Liggett age
two years, Tuesday, Sept. 28,
1920; child of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Liggett. Remains were
laid to rest in Fakes Cemetery.
Rev. Blevins officiated.