FIRE GREATEST
ROBBER OF THE
HUMAN RACE
Keeps Mortals Sweating and
Producing to Furnish Food
for the Hungry Flames
The burning up of goods or
wealth robs the human race of
much of its treasure. It turns
just so much hpman energy, toil
and sweat into nothingness, If
all the wealth in the world were
burned up nobody . would have
anything. If half the wealth
were burned up everybody would
be half as well, off as before. Yet
many people do not realize that
they help sustain the loss in
every fire that destroys property.
Many people do not realize
that they have sustained a defi
nite fire loss at the end of every
year, whether or not any of their
individual property has been de
stroyed by fire, during that time
and regardless of the question of
insurance. But such is the case
as every thoughtful person can
figure out for himself. Every
body pays the fire tax which is
tacked on to the high cost of liv
ing.
Fire is the greatest enemy of
human wealth. Pirates and rob
bers take away wealth but spend
it again. It is not lost to the
race, but merely to the owner.
Fire takes away from the owner
from the human race and from
the race of the earth. It is wip
ed out forever.
Some Hot Facts
Arkansas people burned up (or
rather let burn up) nearly two
and one half million dollars worth
of property during, the-year 1915
Most of the fires were preventa
ble.
Cigars, cigarette stubs and
pipes caused fire losses of more
than $1G,000 in Arkansas during
1915.
Thousands are spent on fire
fighting and comparatively noth
ing on fire prevention.
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The Fire Fiend Says
Mv advice to you is to preach
“safety-first” all ,you want to
but don’t practise it.
Forrest Greer is home from
Oklahoma.
Messrs G. G. MeCrory and L.
W. Sturdivant spent Sunday in
Memphis. /
We are sorry,to note that Mrs.
Amanda Pattf'rson is quite ill at
the home oi her daughter, Mrs.
W. H. Jimerson.
Mr. N. E. Stark of DeView re
turned Wednesday to his studies
in Hendrix College, Conway,
after spending the holidays with
home folks.
New Concrete Walks
Mr. J. S. Kelley of Judsonia
has just finished 600 feet of new
walks for Mr. C. W. McCrory
and the Methodist Church and
has contracts for about a mile or
more to be constructed as soon
as the weather will permit.
Among those who will have
walks, constructed are Dr. W. T.
McCain, C. M. Crossett, Glenn
and Claude Harris, H. E. Wood,
C. W. McCrory, J. F. Morgan,
W. B. Kyle, Walter W. Raney,
Dr. J. R. Piercey, J. E. Atkin
son, R. C. Thompson, R. A.
Drewery, T. N. Taylor, H. T.
Raney, J. H. Crossett A. J. Marsh
and W. B. Fakes.
New Paper In Cross
We are in receipt this week of
a copy of The Parkin Sentinel, a
breezy new newspaper which
has just begun publication at
Parkin in Cross County. Mr. A.
B. Holmes is editing the paper
for the Parkin Publishing Co.,
which was organized by the
Booster Club of that growing lit
tle city. The paper is full of live
ads from all the leading stores
and business men of Parkin and
will prove a great booster for the
townandcounty in which it is pub
lished. We are glad to welcome
The Sentinel to our exchange
table.
Methodist Church
In spite of t h e bad weather
last Sunday we had fine attend
ance at church. Our Business
Men’s Class • increased several
members, We feel very grate
ful for the splendid attendance
of our people and the interest
manifested.
We extend an invitation to
everyone to come to our church
next Sunday morning and night.
The morning subject will be:
“God So Loved the World,” and
for the evening, “Sir, We Would
See Jesus.” We extend a glad
hand of welcome to you.
F. A. Lark, Pastor.
A good Move
The “Home News” is in sym
pathy with the campaign for
school ground apparatus. We
believe that it is one of the best
moves a school can make. All
the best schools early recognize
the ethicial as well as physical
benefit to be derived from well
directed recreation. Prof. Willis
is at the head of this movement
and he has the hearty co-opera
tion of all the teachers and pup
ils of the school. We see no rea
son why, in the light of advan
ced educational methods, this
movement should fail to mate
rialize.
Mrs. J. E. Llewellyn
Died: Minnie, age about 30
years, wife of J. E. Llewellyn
of FaLes Chapel, died Thursday
at one o’clock p. m., Jan., 18,
1917, of tuberculosis. Deceased
was the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Browning and was
married to Mr. Jess Gaskins be
fore she was married to' Mr.
Llewellyn. She leaves a hus
band and one child by her former
husband and one her last hus
band. The remains were laid to
rest this, Friday, afternoon in
the Fakes Chapel cemetery. She
was one of the best ladies in her
community and was well liked
by all who knew her. We join
the many friends of the bereav
ed family in extending heartfelt
sympathies.
Invitations To Parents and
Guardians
The time has long since been
ripe for a Parent-Teacher As
sociation in McCrory. No special
cause can be assigned for the ab
sence of such an association ex
cept the lack of some initiative
on the part of the parents or
the teachers. The value of a
Parent - Teacher Association is
untold.
If the parents and guardians
would welcome such a move, we
shall be glad to see them start it
by visiting the school on Friday
afternoons. A Teacher.
“Doc” George spent Sunday
in Beebe.
L. L. Cele, of Bullville was in
Cotton Plant Monday.
Judge A. L. Hutchins of Au
gusta, was a visitor here'Tues
day.
Mr. W. N. Dunehew returned
Saturday from a week’s stay at
Harrison.
Mrs. W. D. Hinson returned
Tuesday from a visit to her moth
er at Newark. ~
Mr. L. W. Sturdivant was in
Cotton Plant attending court the
first of the week.
Dr. W. D. Hinson returned
Tuesday from Ashflat where he
was the guest of his parents^
Our new Sheriff Alex McGreg
or of Augusta was here in a
business way Tuesday.
Messrs. J. L. Bronte and Pete
Barber left Wednesday for Hot
Springs to spend a few weeks.
Mr. Lynn Jimerson will leave
Feb. 1st for Conway to take up
his studies in Hendrix College.
Mr. Waters, engineer on the 3
spot on the H. P. & N., has been
having quite a severe time with
the rheumatism.—Parkin Senti
nel.
Mrs. J. F. Morgan was called
to Fulton, Mo., the first of last
week where she is attending the
bedside of her brother, Mr. B. ^B.
Muir, who is dangerously ill.
Feed, Lumber, Coal
Shingles, Doors, Rubber
Roofing, Paints, Brick and
Lime.
Com, Oats, Chops, Hull*
and Mfeal. “
H. D. SWAYZE
Uncle Ben Stephenson
Died: Today, Friday Tan
19, 1917. at 2:30 a. m Jtll
home of ex-Sheriff Jas.L Gar
rot at Revel, •‘Uncle” Benjamin
Thomas Stephenson, age about
84 years Decessed was a Con
federate Veteran and was never
married. He was born in North
Hampton County, N. C., and
leaves two nephews and a’niece
Messrs Walter and V. W. Steph
enson and Mrs. H. P. Hargis
also a sister who resides in Vir
ginia.. The remains were laid to
rest in the family cemetery at
Revel.
To Be Non-navigable
Our Representative, Hon. Ross
Mathis of Cotton Plant introduc
ed a bill in the legislature Tues
day to accept the declaration of
Congress declaring the Cache
-river a non - navigable stream.
The bill is known as House Bill
No. 89 and was read twice.
Car Of Mules Coming
: I will have a car of good Mis
souri Mules and a few Mares ar
rive March, 1, and if you need
anything in this line, it will pay
you to wait and see them. J. F.
Morgan. Adv. 1-19-tf.
Mr. W. C. Fakes has moved
his family from Augusta to this
city.- They now reside in the
Mrs. Shue home formerly owned
by Mr. J. E. Lewis.
Mr. J. W. Raynor of Tip left
Wednesday for Little Rock to at
i tend the State Good Roads Con
vention as a delegate from Wood
ruff County, he having been ap
pointed as such by Judge Hutch
ins.
Mr. W. B. Huff, one of Wood
ruff County’s best young men,
who finished a four years, course
at Henderson-Brown College m
three years, left today, Fnday,
for Lebannon, Tenn., where h
will take a law course in Cunmer'
land University. Mr. Huff is oi
the kind that will make good ana
we hope success will crown
every effort.
Charline, the three y e arp°
child of Mr. and Mrs. 0. K. ^
ter, was severely burned
Friday. The child was standi™
in front of the heating s tov
which is of sheet iron when
child’s dress was drawn into i
stove opening and becam e ,
ed. The mother was in the y
and the child’s clothing' * ^
most completely burned
body notwithstanding the]m
er did her best to extinguish f
fire and severely b u rn
hands in so doing.