THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, APRIL 5, 1918.
NUMBER 37.
WAR EXHIBIT TRAIN
COMING HERE TUESDAY
Special Train Filled With In
teresting Things From the
Trenches Will be In
McCrory Tuesday.
A special train filled with
interesting things that every
loyal American will want to
see, will exhibit in McCrory on
April 9.
Hundreds of war relics,
right from the battlefields— |
guns, shells, bombs, shrapnel, I
helmets, gas masks, trench
tools, clothing, war curios, etc.,
in charge of French, Canadian
and United States Soldiers,
who will demonstrate the use
of machine guns, rifles and ;
other light ordnance will be in-j
eluded in the display.
There will be speeches by
men who have been “Over
There.,, Martial Music and Pa-|
triotic songs, and a general j
good time is assured everyone
who attend.
Don’t Miss It! Bring the;
children, wife and even the
dog, in fact bring everybody;
and lets all learn what our j
boys use in the trenches.
The train will arrive in Me-!
Crory APRIL 9, at 2:45 p. m., ■
and depart at 4:45 p. m.
Democratic Committee Will
Meet In McCrory Monday
In our last week's issue we
stated that the Woodruff
County Democratic Central
Committee would meet in Mc
Crory Tuesday, April 9, but
Chairman D. H. Echols of Cot
ton Plant has asked us to cor
rect this date as the meeting
will be held next Monday,
April. Members of the com
mittee and all candidates will
please note this change.
TOWN ELECTION
Tuesday's town election was
one of the quietest ever held
in this city and only about 50
votes were polled. There was
no opposition and the follow
ing leading business men were
elected:
G. G. McCrory, mayor; W.B.
Fakes, recorder and H. D.
Swayze, Fletcher Lewis, J. H.
Crossett, Clayton Hailey and
E. T. Wherry, aldermen.
We join our citizens in con
gratulating our town upon hav
ing elected the above corps
of officers for the ensuing year
as we know that our city will
be in front ranks under their
progressive leadership.
County Singing Convention
The regular Woodruff Coun
ty Singing Convention will be
held at Morris Grove Sunday,
May 5. All singers please at
tend. Dinner on the ground
and everybody invited. Come
and bring well filled baskets.
J. R. ROBINSON, Prof.
WILL YOU ENLIST?
The County Agents, coun
ty and community leaders
throughout Woodruff county
will be busy for the next ten
days or two weeks in distribu
ting and giving the farmers,
large planters, supply mer
chants, business men, bankers,
and land owners an opportun
ity to sign the Food Produc
tion Pledge for 1918. This
pledge calls for specific infor
mation concerning the number
of acres that each farmer,
large planters, landowners,
business men, bankers or sup
ply merchants will have or de
vote or have devoted to food
production on their land dur
ing the year. The pledges
signed in the county will be
gone over by a local commit
tee and men who show a desire
to help out in the present cri
sis and will do their part in an
effort to make Woodruff coun
ty herself, ^ill be given Honor
cards showing their farms are
pledged to produce a generous
share of food and feed crops.
An honor roll will be publish
ed in the local papers of the
county. Every farmer, large
planter, and landowner should
have one of these honor cards
on display before the planting
season is over. A sample of
the production pledge card
and honor card will be found
on display in the Home News
office, McCrory, Ark.
R. W. BECK, County Agent.
AIR SHIP COMING
For the purpose of starting
the third Liberty Loan off with
a boost, Mr. Ed Bonner of Au
gusta, county chairman for the
Third Liberty Loan has arrang
ed to have an aeroplane visit
Augusta tomorrow, Saturday.
The aeroplane will come from
Middleton, Tenn., and will
pass over McCrory in the morn
ing. Mr. Bonner is one of the
most enthusiastic boosters the
government possesses any^
where and is doing everything
possible that he can to help
win the war. Such men as he
will not fail in their efforts to
make the world safe for de
mocracy and we are glad to
have him at the head of our
county organization because
of the fact that we fully be
lieve he will not stop until
Woodruff County goes “over
the top” in this call of the gov
ernment just as she has always
done in the past.
Mr. H. E. Wood, manager
of Mayo & Robinson Whole
sale Grocery, is the proud own
er of a new light six Oldsmo
bile.
Miss Ora Lee Hunnicutt
the modest, yet charming as
sistant at the Mayo & Robin
son Grocer Company of Jelks,
spent Saturday and Sunday in
Little Rock the guest of rela
tives and many friends.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
TO MEET MONDAY
Notice is hereby given that
the Woodruff County Demo
cratic Central Committee will
meet in McCrory, on Monday,
April 8, 1918. Every member
is urged to attend and all can
didates are invited.
D. H. ECHOLS, Chairman.
Mr. W. N. Dunehew has pur
chased a Ford.
Mr. J. H. Crossett was a Lit
tle Rock visitor this week.
Born: Saturday, March 23,
1918, to Mr. and Mrs. D. J.
McDaniel, a bov.
Mr. M. E. Weaver of Co. ‘A’
154th Infantry, Camp Beaure
gard, La., arrived Sunday for
a week’s visit to home folk.
Mr. T. E. Dye and family
motored to Cherry Valley Sun
day for a brief visit to his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Dye.
Miss Hannah Weinberg of
Cotton Plant is spending this
week in McCrory the pleasant
guest of Miss Elizabeth John
son.
For Sale—Having recently
purchased a new Ford road
ster, I wish to sell my five-pas
senger 1917 model Ford car.
W. T. McCain. Adv It.
Died: J. W. Morgan, age 39
years, of Pumpkin Bend, Tues
day, April 2, 1918. The re
mains were laid to rest in the
Beard’s cemetery.
Died: Clarence, one year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. D. M.
Weaver of near McCrory, Mon
day, April 1, 1918. The re
mains were laid to rest in the
Pumpkin Bend cemetery.
Dr. T. B. Bradford,, one of
the directors of the Bankhead
Highway, was here Tuesday
inspecting the proposed route
from Cotton Plant via McCro
ry. Mayor Raney took him to
wynneand from there he was
carried overland to Earle. Mc
Crory can win this highvay
and we must win it.
Col. John Shearer has al
ready started the Third Lib
erty Loan drive off with the
purchase of $1,000 worth of
bonds. Although the bonds
will not be delivered for some
time yet, Mr. Shearer has al
vanced his money to Uncle
Sam to make the world safe
for Democracy. He also holds
bonds of former loans besides
a good supply of war savings
stamps and certificates. Mr.
Shearer says that they won’t
let him fight and that he is
glad to help in this way.
CLEAN UP NOTICE
By resolution of the Council
every property owner in the
town is hereby notified to clean
up his premises next week Apr.
7-13. Burn all trash, place cans
glass, junk, etc., in barrels or
boxes and Scavenger James
Grimes will haul it to the junk
yard. W.W. RANEY, Mayor.
MORRIS GROVE NEWS
J. H. Swanson motored to
Augusta Saturday on business.
J. R. Chappell was in Mem
phis Monday and Tuesday on
business.
Bob Spradlin of Augusta,
returned home Saturday after
a few days visit with friends.
Mrs. W. A. Welch of Little
Rock is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Romie Crossett this week.
Earl Henderson of Camp
Beauregard, La., is here on a
few days visit with friends and
relatives.
Misses Nora King and On
nie Miller were the guests of
friends in Bradford Sunday
and Monday.
Geo. Wright and Romie
Crossett attended Wood
men of the World meting
Tuesday night.
Mrs. W. A. Smith and Mrs.
S. C. Chappell of McCrory,
were the guests of Mrs. Will
Reynolds Sunday.
There wTill be preaching
here next Sunday morning and
Sunday night, everybody in
vited to attend this service.
TIP NEWS
Pop City is picking up, four
more cars in town.
Our farmers are progress
ing nicely with their work.
Mr. andMrs. Vester Carter
visited Mr. Grover Carter Sun
day.
Mr. Ramsey purchased a
new Studebaker wagon Satur
day.
Mr. N. H. Chaney is home
from a business trip to Mem
phis.
Mr. Tom Edward, Pop City
blacksmith, is enjoying a good
business.
We are glad to see more in
terest being manifested in our
Sunday School.
We are expecting Mr. E. W.
Chaney to make a home run
for Representative.
The Easter hunts at Messrs.
Henry Harris, and Robert
Campbell’s homes Sunday
were very much enjoyed by all
who participated.
Brother Tom Stewart, pas
tor of the Tip church, will
speak Sunday concerning the
war. We hope a large congre
gation will hear him.
Harry L. Ponder of Walnut
Ridge, an interesting speaker,
will deliver an address at the
Methodist church Saturday,
April 6, in the interest of the
Third Liberty Loan.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brewster
and Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Willis
of Wynne motored to McCro
ry Sunday and spent the day
with friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Davis
and Mesdames M. Cobb and
Victory of Wynne motored to
McCrory Sunday. They were
accompanied home by Miss
Ruth Powell who spent the
day here with homefolk.