THE
NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST op McCRORY and woodruff county
VOLUMN
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, AUGUST 15, 1919
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NUMBER 4
AVIATION company
aVIA formed by fliers
Johnson, Purdy and
^Kennedy to Put Flying on
Commercial Basis
Tieuts. C. Eugene Johnson,
Harold S. Purdy and F. Gray
Kennedy, all former Eberts
held aviators, now discharged
^ ester day announced the for
mation of the Ai Kansas Avia
tion Company, the first of its
kind in the state, the purpose
ci which is commercial flying.
Lieut. Johnson, vvno was dis
charged yesterday with Lieut,
furdy, is widely known as a
daredevil llier. He saw 28
months of service and has
iiown under the Chicago, Little
Lock and Memphis bridges.
He in the only aviator who has
town under all four Little
Rock bridges and the only one
who has leaped from a plane
into the Arkansas river.
During the past few months
he has been flying over the
state in the interest of recruit
ing and has made many friends
in the towns he has visited. He
has decided to stay in Arkansas
and was the organizer ol the
Arkansas Aviation Company,
which is soon to be incorporat
ed. •
The fliers will usie Cotton
Plant as their headquarters
until the landing site in North
Little flock is completed after
nich they will use Little Rock
as their headquarters. Lieut.
Kennedy’s home is at Coao-n
Plant and the landing field is
on his property there. The
aviators have several planes
and expect to ' increase the
number soon.
The planes will be used for
exhibitions, passenger carry
ing, at $15 per ride, advertis
ing, taxi service, special mer
chandise delivery, photogra
phy, real estate surveys and
Lieut. Johnson said, almost
anything that will meet the
public demand or emergency.
Lieut. Purdy is to be John
son s.flyng partner in the en
terprise. He is a well known
Ter throughout the state hav
mg spent many months at Eb
* s nield—Arkansas Gazette,
August 12.
Lost — One United States
chain tread tire 32 x 3 l/2
jnounted on rim, between CoU
n *\ant and MeCrory. Find
i notdy h. D. Angus and re
watch your hens
> ogg producer and
THOMPSON-HAILEY
COMPANY DISSOLVED
.Notice is hereby given that
the corporation, Thompson
Hailey Company, has been dis
solved in the manner required
by the laws of Arkansas and
that the business of the said
Thompson - Hailey Company,
with all its assets, has been
sold, transferred and conveyed
to Thompson & Hailey, a par
tnership composed of M. I).
Thompson and Clayton Hailey,
M. D. THOMPSON
CLAYTON HAILEY
August 8, 1919. 8-15-3t
OPENS DENTAL OFFICE
Dr. C. P. Harrs of McCrory
who recently graduated with
highest honors from the dental
department of the University
of Tennessee, has decided to
practice his profession in his
old hornte town and has already
opened his office in the rooms
over Dixon’s Grocery, in the
T. C. Bull building which were
formerly occupied by Miss
Holland’s Millinery Shop.
Dr. Harris is not only pre
pared in an educational way
tu uu me very uesi worn hi
his line but has also prepared
himself for his work in the
way of equipment by having
purchased for his office the
very latest and most modern
and sanitary fixtures and in
struments that money can buy.
His office is as well equip
ped as any in Little Rock or
Memphis and we are sure that
he can do his work just as well
as the most efficient dentists
to be found in either city. A
portion of the equipment con
sists of the latest make dental
chair which is encircled by a
large rubber mat, also an el
aborate electric light fixture
which is adjustable to any
height or position and a ma
hogany cabinet for his instru
ments, etc., which has white
porcelain drawer bottoms with
round corners and a marble
base. He also has in his office
an instrument sterilizer which
protects his patrons from be
coming infected with any dis
ease of any other person upon
.whom they may have been
used. He invites his many
friends and the public to call
and see him when needing any
thing in the dental line.
We are glad to have him
open his office in our growing
litttle city and the people of
McCrory can boast of having
not only the best dental office
in the county, but as good as
can be found anywhere in the
state.
Mr. J. B. Me Lem ore brought
in the first open cotton boll of
the season Tuesday. Another
one was brought to the News
office Wednesday by Mr. R. 1).
Capshaw.
LET CONTRACT
FOR NEW ROAD
The commissioners, Fletcher
Lewis, T. A. Jeffries, and J. H.
Crossett, of the Road Improve
ment District No. 3 of Wood
ruff county, met in Little Rock
Monday, August 11, for the
purpose of opening bids for
the construction of the gravel
road through McCrory.
There was only one bid sub
mitted, that being of a home
man, Mr. Grover McCrory, for
the sum of $178,183.00, which
was considerable above the en
gineer’s estimate of $147,236.,
the commissioners thinking
Mr. McCrory’s bid too high,
declined to award the contract
to him.
Whereupon Mr. McCrory
submitted a counter proposi
tion to build the road for a
fixed fee and the commission
ers thinking this proposition
to the best interest of the road
district, decided to award Mr.
McCrory the contract for the
building of the road for a fix
ed fee, which fee is the same
whether the road cost the dis
trict $140,000 or $150,000.
This road will be approximate
ly seventeen miles long, ex
tending nine miles east, two
miles north, two miles south,
and four miles west of McCro
ry, Arkansas.
REVIVAL SERVICES
The revival meetings at the
Christian church are going on
with continued interest.
The evangelist is very much
encouraged and appreciates
the help and sympathy of the
people of the town. Mr. Bol
ton s anxious to help, not only
the church for which he
preaches, but the community
as well.
“What we need in this day
of unrest” he said, “is the
faith in God and more trust in
our Savior.” He quoted the
following quotation from Dav
id: “I was glad when they said
unto me, let us go up to the
house of the Lord.”
All people are invited to at
tend these services every even
ing at 8:45 as well as Sunday
morning and night. The meet
ings will continue indifinitely,
he said.
Mr. T. N. Taylor is home
from a vacation spent at Heb
er Springs.
Mr. J. J. Berry has return
ed after several weeks spent
in Tennessee and Kentucky.
Mrs. J. N. Wiggins and son
Mr. W. O. “Pete” Wiggins of
Little Rock are guests of Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Ball.
Mr. J. W. Wilder attended
the reunion at Heber Springs
last week and reports that he
had one of the best and most
enjoyable times of his life.
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ANOTHER OIL WELL
IS REPORTED AS IN
Little Giant, With Many Local
Stockholders, Said to Be ....
Producing
J. H. Harris, president of the
Little Giant Oil and Gas Co.,
received a message from D. H.
Echols, his partner, who is at
Desdemona, Tex., yesterday,
saying that the Little Giant
Well No. 1 had reached the
top of the sand that it was now
making 1,000 barrels per day
and would drill in today. This
well promises to be one of the
sensations of the field when it
is completed according to Mr.
Harris. Mr. Harris has organ
ized several oil companies, all
of which have been successful
Among these companies was
the Liberty-Oil & Gas Co., of
which John F. Boyle is presi
dent. This company paid 100
per cent dividends to its stock
holders the first thirty days
after the completion of its first
well.
It is said that several hun
dred Little Rock residents own
stock in the Little Giant—Fri
day’s Arkansas Gazette.
There are several stockhold
ers of the Little Giant in Mc
Crory two of whom we note
as Jacob Arnof and C. Crot
iZer.
SEVEN YEAR OLD HERO
Elvis Wood, seven year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E.
Wood of this city, nearly lost
his life Sunday in Cache river
at Jelks, when he went to the
rescue of his brother, Hubert,
aged five, who had waded be
yond his depth and was being
carried away by the current.
Their father was across the
. river from them and had to
swim across after both had
gone down in a clinch for the
dast time. , He rescued them
just in time. The older boy
said he did not think of drown
ing, but just wanted to save his
little brother.
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Jelks are
spending a few days at Heber
Springs.
Master Joseph Brewster is
visiting friends and relatives
in Fordyce.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Haggard
visited friends and relatives in
i Cross County last week.
Mrs. E. T. Wherry returned
Saturday from St. Louis whdVe
she visited her son, Mr. N. E.
Wherry.
Mr. Dayton Miller, cashier
of the Hollenberg Music Co. is
here for a two weeks’ vacation
with old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. James Stack
of Brinkley spent Sunday here
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. G. O. Raymond.
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