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EDITED in I Hfc IN TEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, JUNE 20, 191S
NUMBER 48
ULUS WILL HAVE
CHARGE of school
The board of directors met
, week in extra session and
eted Mr. C. T. Willis of
Lh Tenn.. as superin
ndent of thft McCrory School
j Home News congrat
ates our drectors upon their
ite seletion in securing the
' ices of this experienced
,d capable school man. Mr.
illis is no stranger to our
•ople, having served/ as as
lant principal of our school
ree years ago. Hp has been,
the head of the Wynne
hool the past two years and
as offered his place with
em again, but declined t|)
cept. Following is a reprint
his “goodby” to the people
Wynne and also what the
ynne Progress had to say
out his services:
“AN APPRECIATION”
Under the above caption, C. j
j Willis publishes in the i
hool paper, “High Pep” the j
Mowing
I wish to express my sincere ,
jpreciation for the many
nd offices received at the
ihds of the people of Wynne\
iring my connection with the j
hools here. I have never en- j
yed a more pleasant asso
ation.
And to the faithful teachers
ho have tried so earnestly j
keep our schools up to the j
aximum of efficiency during j
e war, I leave my kindest
gardfc.
The Progress believes that
expresses the true sentiment
the people of Wynne, and
ore especially the patrons
the Wynne schools, when j
acknowledges with grateful j
anks the great service ren-j
red his community and its |
uth by Superintendent Wil- i
'• When the schools were “
aced under his management
ftnout an hour’s notice they
sre indeed in a very chaotic
*te and the confidence of
aau oeen so snat
re~ by the clirelections of
lrks, that it was not thought
i,a?ny real organization
J1 J; be 'effected for many
!f8 to come. But Mr.
i1 ;!s restored the equi.ibrium
L , schools almost imme
e0 and within a fortnight
> the confidence of
l Jv3*0 and the patrons of
Lv^00 to t.he end that
his superintendency the
f"”e, ^blic Schools have
'niLai .° successful terms
„ e, *Wlth accomplishment
fK, w°rk on the part of
r wh CorP,s °t teachers un
thA °m -i^e achievements
thA ?Upi s rank with those
itf best schools of the
lv^i{exer the duties of life
1 ttract Mr. Willis he will.
RURAL ORGANIZATION
Farming should not only be
a scientific occupation, but a
successful business. Every
branch of the industry should
be founded on well establish
ed principles.
Numerous education agen
cies have been at work to1
raise farming to a rank of
science, to teach the farmers
how to make the proper use
of the orces of natura and now
such that both producers and
consumers feel there is some
thing radically wrong with the
business of marketing farm
products.
Successful farming opera
tions are largely concerned
with the elimination of waste,
the waste caused by disease
and pests, the waste caused
by the neglect of natural re
sources and the waste of mis
applied labor. If it appears
that thesp present day meth
ods of distributing and mar
keting farm products are
wasteful, then it is the busi
ness of the farmer to evolve a
plan whereby he can do some
of that work which he now
pays others to perform.
rne individual grower tre
(uul’flly discovers flhat hei is
uinable to do certaoin things
which are economically essen
tial. The average producer!
not being able to ship full car j
loadfe, must transport his pro-|
rates, or dump it on the local
market. The extent of his
ducts to market under more
expensiVp freight or express
business does not warrant any
great expense in securing re
liable information as to mar
ket conditions and price#. This
lack of inormafion puts him
at a disadvantage when deal
ing with well informed buyers
Working alone, the average
farmer is practicall helpless
to develop an efficient market
ing .system.
A new faith has developed
on the part of the farmers
themselves, that the co-opera
tive plan of doing farm busi
ness is the most satisfactory
method. Like the European
farmer, the farmer of the
south is being driven to co-op
eration by necessity. Here
the necessity arises chiefly
from the costly, clmusy, un
business like method of distri
buting farm products, result
ing in an abonrmal discrepen
cy between thp price paid to
the producer and the cost to
the consumer.
Farming communities coop
erate to secure better churches
better local government, and
carry with him the high re
gard and esteem of a grate
ful people, as an educator of
talent, an earnest worker and
culfured Christian gentleman
of the highest moral caliber,
and all of whom regret that
the local environment are such
to preclude his further sendee
in this community.
CARD OF THANKS
The parents and relatves oi
Mr. B. R. Lewis, of Fig, N. C
who committed suicide he*re
May 27, 1919, wish f^' extend
heartfelt thanks to the peo
ple of McCrory, Arkansas, for
the respect and courtesies
shown them n their bereave
ment.
The painstaking care shown
by Messrs. W. W. Raney, un
dertaker, R. C. Thompson,
agent and C. Crotzer, and
others whose names are not
remembered, is appreciated
by the entire family, more
than they are able to express.
Mr. E. R. Lewis, brother ot
the deceased, who was here
a few days prior to the trag
edy, wishes to express special
thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Webb
for thtfir kindhess while he
was here.
Thp body, accompanied by
brothers and sister, arrived in
excellent condition at the old
home place, Fig, N. C., June
2, and was laid to rest on June
3rd, in the family cemetery.
The deceased is survived by
father and mother, Mr. and
Mrs. M. M. Lewis; brothers,
T. A., E. R. and E. A. Lewis,
sister, Ruth Lewis, and grand
mother, Mrs. A. W. Orsborne,
all of Fig, N. C., also brother,
C. C. Lewis of Abingdon, Va.,
sister, Mrs. L. A. Blevins, oi
Glenmore, La., brothers, M. V,
and W. H. Lewis of Wilmore,
Ky.
Mr. and Mrs. M. M. LEWIS.
better schools. If hey are wil
ling to leave their religion,
their politics, and the educa
tion of their children to co-op
eration, why should they hesi
tate to leave the marketing oi
their farm products to a co-op
erative system that has passed
the experimental stage?
The organization of the ru
ral communities, is, I believe,
one of the great ne^ds of the
south today, and especially of
our own state. Thp prosper
ity, and even the existance oi
the small farmer is threatened
by the handicap under which
he finds himself in buying and
selling. Much of thp suppos
ed economy of large scale pro
duction is found, unpon close
examination, to consist whol
ly in an advantage in buying
and selling.
nnnfir n nn lfnv_
JLj CtO J W V/VCiiAWj 1'*f5**v,A*v^*
al agent, am anxious to assist
the people in every commu
nity in the county in perfect
ing an organization that will
have for its definite purpose
the cultivation of the spirit oi
cooperation, that we may at
tain a higher plain of efficien
cy in dealing with the prob
lems of production and distri
bution as well as those of s
social nature. Call a meeting
of the people of yqur commu
nity and notify me, suggesting
a date and! I will come.
C. E. WEBB,
FORMER SCHOOL SUPT.
WILL GO TO McCRORY
Former Superintendent of
, Wynne Schools, C. T. Willis,
spent the last week-end with
Mrs. Willis’ parnets, Mr. and
Mrs. E. T. Wherry, at McCro
ry, where three years ago Mr.
Willis was superintendent of
schools. When the directors
of the McCrory schools learn
ed that Mr. Willis was not to
return to Wynne, a meeting of
the board was hastily arrang
ed and by a unanimous vote
thp position of superintendent
was again tendered to him.
Mr. Willis has accepted the
call, which is complimentary
to him as a teacher, at the
same salary he received in
Wynne, and following the va
cation, which hft is spending
at his old Tennessee home, he
will return to our neighboring
town and again take up the
destinies of her public school
—The Wynne Progress.
NOTICE
The annual club and picnic
for the agricultural clubs of
Woodruff County will be held
this year in the grove at Mr.
Musgrove’s home near McCro
ry on Tuesday, July 1st. An
invitation to attend is extend
ed to every one. The club
members are urged to be pres
ent as it is for them that the
picnic is given. Come and
bring your lunch and have a
good time with us, make it a
da of pleasure and recreation
to beremembered. Cars will
be provided at McCrory to car
ry all club members to the pic
nic grounds. Come and bring
your friends.
Carl Webb, County Agent
Mrs. Margaret Williamson,
Home Dem. Agent.
Mrs. L. W. Sturdivant and
baby have gone to Henderson
ville, N. C., to spend the sum
mer.
Miss Freida Williams is
home from Fayetteville, where
she spent her first year in the
University.
Deputy Prosecuting Attor
ney Ross Mathis, of Cotton
Plant, was here on legal busi
ness last Friday.
Mr. N. N. Cain of Cotton
Plant, one of Woodruff coun
ty’s best officials, was a Mc
Crory visitor Saturday. •'
Miss Della Jeffries is home
from Nashville, Tenn., where
she spent her first year in the
Ward-Belmont college.
Master Brown Smith of
Crawfordsville, has been the
guest of McCrory friends and
relatives this week.
Master Joe B. Sullivan of
Lonoke, is the pleasant guest
of his brother, Mr. J. Edward
Sullivan of The Home News.