the home news
Published every Friday at McCrory, Ark.
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub.
Subscription $1.00 per Year in Advance.
Phone: 40
Entered as second-class mat
ter August 26, 1915, at the post
office at McCrory, Ark., under
he Act of March 3, 1879.
FRIDAY, OCT. 18, 1918.
The Home News’ Service Flag
A CALL FOR FRUIT
PITS AND NUT HULLS
A nation wide campaign for
the collection of certain fruit
stones, fruit pits, and nut shells
must be vigorously carried on
immediately. These materials
are urgently needed to make
carbon which is to protect our
men over-seas from German ;
poison gas. Every organiza
tion and individual in the
country is expected to co-oper
ate and take part in this vital
ly important campaign. Fol
lowing are:
Materials To Be Collected.
a. Peach stones or seeds
b. Apricot pits
c. Prune pits
d. Plum pits
e. Olive pits
i. Date seeds
g. Cherry pits
h. Brazil nut shells
i. Walnut shells (Eng
lish or native)
j. Hickorynut shells
k. Butternut shells
Need Not Be Separated.
It is not necessary to sepa—
I’ate the various materials list- j
ed above They may be mixed ;
tog ether indiscriminately. !
Any of these materials, if,
sound, no matter how old,
vvill be accepted. Care Must
He Taken, However, To Ex
dude All Materials Not List
ed Above. The field has been
studied carefully by Govern
ment chemists and no mater
ials outside of the above list
are desired.
A barrel painted in the na
tional colors has been placed
at the postoffice where you
may deposit the materials our
government needs.
-BUY BONDS
DEVIEW ITEMS
There is one thing certainly
making a hit with the DeView
folk, it is called the Spanish
influ-a-choo-za.
The people around here will
be mighty glad to see the gin
start up again. The gin crew
is getting unbearable.
r Clint Lee is awfully afraid
cotton is going down to twen
ty five cents. He must be
holding for that price he wont
take twrenty nine for it.
DeView is overshadowed
with the death of one of our
finest young matrons, Mrs. H.
D. McMurtry, who was taken
ill Sunday night with pneu
monia and died Monday night
Oct. .14, 1918.
“What fools these mortals
be.” Somebody has told
Forrest Bullard that to be
come an expert autoist he
must first buy him a car then
run over something. The
car cost him around four hun
dred dollars. The young
ladies please note that he has
paid for his experience accord
ing to us, you will be perfect
ly safe in his car.
-BUY BONDS
CARELESSNESS RESULTS
IN FAILURE
That is why we say “Feed
B. A. Thomas’ Hog Powder
according to directions.” DO
NOT FEED IT SLOPPY, but
mix it with ground feed and
moisten with just enough
water to make a crumbly mass.
Then each hog gets a bene
ficial dose. See full direc
tions on package. Your mon
ey back if you are not satisfied.
Red Cross Drug Co. Adv.
-BUY BONDS
NOTICE TO CATTLEMEN
County Agent R. W. Beck
reports that black leg, a very
dangerous disease with cattle
has made its appearance in
the White Hall neighborhood
west of Hilleman.
_BUY BONDS
Mr. Porter Best made a
business trip to Little Rock,
Tuesday.
_BUY BONDS
Rhode Island Red hens and
registered Poland China pigs
for sale at the Dilliard Farm.
See me for prices. W. G. Dil
Mr. J. H. Crossett was a
business visitor in Memphis
Monday where he attended
a meeting of a mining corpor
ation of which he is a stock
holder. The company is op
erating in Louisiana and has
recently struck oil in paying
quantity
SAND HILL NEWS
Some body ask Tad why
he doesn’t stock up.
Ask Forrest what kind of
hog trap that he ftas got.
Jim Miller says he feels kind
er “flu—flu.”
The influenza seems to be
checking some in this neigh- j
borhood.
Cotton picking is more or !
less slow this week.
-BUY BONDS
Don’t You Need One Now?
Indigestion, biliousness, bad I
breath, gas, constipation or j
any condition arising from a
mass of undigested food in the
stomach needs immediate at
tention. Foley Cathartic Tab
lets are mild and gentle, but
sure in action. Cause no grip
ing, pain or nausea. Cleanse
bowels, sweetens stomach, and
tone up ilver. Red Cross Drug
Company. Adv.
-BUY BONDS
NOTICE.
I have charge of Dr. Fraz
er’s accounts, and those who
failed to pay him before his
departure for service in the
army, please see me for set
tlement. MRS. R. L. FRA
SER.
-BUY BONDS
Lost: Black leather fold
ing pocket book containing
two ten dollar bills, registra
tion cards and other valuable
papers. Finder is welcome to
half of the money upon return
of other items to The Home
News office or myself. T. C.
ANGELO, Grays, Ark. Adv.
2tp.
CLOCKS GO BACK OCT. 27.
Effort to Continue Daylight
Saving Law Is Abandoned
Washington, Oct. 17,—No
further effort will be made by
Congress to continue the ex
isting daylight saving law and
the hands of the clocks will be
turned back an hour on Oct
ober 27, as originally planned.
This decision was reached to
day at a conference between
congressional leaders and
Chairman Branch of the War
Industries Board, who had
recommended that the law re
main in force for the period of
the war.—Arkansas Gazette.
--BUY BONDS
Took Out Dreadful Soreness.
When the kidneys are weak
ened and fail to throw impur
ities out of the blood, the
poison remains in the system
and backache,' soreness and
rneumauc pains ueveiup.
Mrs. David Henry, 65 S.
Lincoln Ave., Washington, N.
J., writes: “Foley Kidney Pills
took the dreadful soreness out
of my limbs and I walk good.”
Red Cross Drug Co. Adv.
-BUY BONDS
Died: Friday, Oct. 18,
1918, at 10:00 a. m., Zella,
age 22 ye^ars, wife of E. C.
Massey of McCrory. She
leaves besides the husband? a
child, Cecil, age three years.
The remains will be laid to
rest in the Barbee cemetery
near Bullville. Deceased was
born Jan. 7, 1896, the daugh
ter of Annie and Tom John
son of Tip and was married
Dec. 20, 1914 to Mr. C. E.
Massey.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Take good care of your Ford. The
war is reducing the out put of motor
cars, therefore see that your present
Ford is kept in smooth running condi
tion that you may get the full satisfac
tory service it is built to give. Bring
it to us that our experienced workmen
may keep it in first class order. They
know how to do it. We use only gen
uine Ford materials and make Ford
factory prices. Let us take care of
your Ford and it will serve you fine
every day in the year.
RIGGS BROTHERS, McCrory, Arkansas