1 HE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOI-UMN 6
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, APR. 22, 1921
^ NUMBER 40
NOTICE
County and Road Warrants
Called In.
On this 5th. day of April,
1921, the same being an ad
journed day of the County
Court of Woodruff County,
Arkansas, Northern District,
the court deeming it expedient
to call in the outstanding
warrants of said county.
It is therefore by the court
considered, ordered and ad
judged that all outstanding
warrants of said county of
every kind, nature and de
scription, namely county war
rants, commonly called county
script, road warrants and
other certificates of indebted
ness, issued by said Woodruff
Cunty Court both in the
Northern and Southern Dis
tricts of said county which
constitute a charge against
said county, be, and the same
are hereby called in for the
following named purposes, to
wit; that the exact financial
condition of the county may be
ascertained; that said war
rants may be examined as to
legality of issuance of same,
and to reject any and all
that may have been illegally
or wrongfully issued and that
said warrants may be can
celled and reissued. That
said warrants are hereby or
dered presented to this court
at the court at the court
house in Augusta, Arkansas,
on the first day of August,
1921. That all persons, firms,
institutions and corporations
who shall hold any warrants
of said county of any kind,
nature or description and
neglect or refuse to present
the same as required by this
order shall thereafter be for
ever debarred from deriving
any benefits from said claims.
E. M. CARL-LEE,
County Judge.
I, W. N. Wilkes, Sheriff
within and for the county of
Woodruff, State of Arkansas,
do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a true
correct and complete copy of
the original order as furnished
me by the clerk of said Wood
ruff County Court.
Witness my hand as such
Sheriff, this 12th. day of
April, 1921. Adv.4-22-4t
W. N. WILKES, Sheriff.
INDIAN MUSICALE
Next Wednesday, Apr. 27,
at the High School Auditorinm
at 8:00 p. m., Miss Mary Sy
monds, teacher of piano, will
present a unique program, con
sisting of Indian songs and
dances. Admission: 15 and 25c.
Mrs. Jack Trice of Cotton
Plant is visiting relatives at
LeView.
Mr. H. D. Angus has pur
chased Mr# Fink Hayes in
terests in the feed store of
Angus & Hayes.
SPEAKING DATES
FARM BUREAU
Speakers furnished by Ark
ansas Farm Bureau will be
present with the local com
mittees at the following
I places:
Fitzhugh School House,
Monday, April, 25, 7:30 p. m.
Union Church, Tuesday,
April, 26, 7:30 p. m.
Revel Church, Wednesday,
April, 27, 7:30 p. m.
Gregory School House,
Thursday, April, 28, 7:30 p.
m.
Augusta Court House, Fri
day, April, 29, 7 :30 p. m.
Barnes and Tip, Monday,
Barnes, Monday, April, 25,
7:30 p. m.
Tip, Monday, April, 25,
7:30 p. m.
Pumpkin Bend, Tuesday,
April, 26, 7:30 p. m.
Jelks, Tuesday, April, 26,
7:30 p. m.
DeView, Wednesday, April,
27, 7:30 p. m.
Morris Grove, Wednesday,
April, 27, 7:30 p. m.
McCrory, Thursday, April,
28, at 7:30 p. m.
Beards, Thursday, April, 28,
at 7:30 p. m.
Morton, Friday, April, 29,
at 7:30 p. m.
Grays, Friday, April, 29, at
7:30 p. m.
McClelland: Monday, Apr.
25, 7:30 p. m.
Freeman: Tuesday, April,
26, 7:30 p. m.
Cotton Plant: Wednesday,
April, 27, 7:30 p.•m.
Howell: Thursday, April,
28, 7:30 p. m.
Wiville: Friday, April,
29, 7:30 p. m.
Hunter: Monday, April,
25, 7:30 p. m.
Hilleman: Tuesday, April,
26, 7:30 p. m.
White Hall: Wednesday,
April, 27, 7:30 p. m.
On Saturday, April, 30, at
1:00 p. m., a meeting will be
held at McCrory, Arkansas to
organize a county bureau.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
Following is the progam for
the Woman's Missionary So
ciety for Thursday afternoon
April, 28, at the home of Mrs.
E. T. Wisner.
Leader—Mrs. Murphy.
Hymn.
Responsive Reading.
Scripture Reading and
Prayer.
Hymn.
Glimpses of San Antonio.—
Mrs. Files.
A Meeting of the City Mis
sion Board—All Members.
Solo—Mrs. E .T. Wherry.
Talk on Tithing—Mrs. E.
B. Wood.
Poem—“T h e Hindered
Christ."
Benediction.
AUGUSTA NEWS ITEMS
OF THE PAST WEEK
What the People of the North
ern District Capital Are
Saying and Doing
(From the Free Press Apr. 15)
J. G. Baker was a Little
Rock visitor Sunday.
Mrs. Helen Gregory spent a
few days in Memphis this
week.
Mrs. T. O. Dickinson re
turned Monday from a visit
to Memphis. I
Mr. Ed R. Woodson attend
ed the meeting of Presbytery
at Cotton Plant.
Mrs. E. E. Blackmon spent
the week-end in Little Rock,
returning Sunday.
Mrs. T. C. Green returned
to Forrest City Tuesday, after
a visit to Mrs. L. C. Berry.
Miss Lucille Golson of Lit
tle Rock is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. P. E. Newsom.
T. A. Watkins of Searcy
was the guest of his sister,
Mrs. R. T. Harville this week,
j Mrs. Blanche Mason of Lit
; tie Rock is the guest of Mrs.
J. E. Vinson and friends this
week.
Miss YVhitsitt oi Little Rock
arrived Sunday to visit her
I sister, Mrs. J. D. Robertson
! at Gregory.
Misses Lottie Dale Carl
Lee and Virginia Bronaugh
went to Batesville this week to
attend the school contest.
I Mrs. C. D. Horton has re
I turned to Forrest City after a
j week’s visit with her parents,
| Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Griffin.
Mrs. T. E. Freeman, who ac
companied the body of her
husband here for burial, re
turned to her home in El Paso,
Tex., Saturday.
At fheii meeting Thursda
morning in Little Rock, the
Republican State Central com
mittee unanimously endorsed
E. E. Blackmon for postmaster
for Augusta.
Miss Alice Moore, living at
her country home near Revel,
died Sunday and was buried
in the family lot in the ceme
tery Monday afternoon. She
is survived by one sister and
a number of nieces and neph
ews.
Mrs. J. T. Caughley re
ceived on Sunday morning the
intimation of the death of her
sister in Ireland, which oc
curred on March 20th. Mrs.
Caughley’s brother died in
Chicago on March 7th.
SHIPS FIRST CAR
Under the management of
Mr. Fink Hayes, the McCrory
Ice & Commission Co.,
shipped their first car of ice
Tuesday. The car contained
104 cakes of 300 pounds each
or about 15 tons and was
shipped to Augusta.
i
NOT AFTER OIL
Although the driller, em
ployed by Mr. Nathan Greg
ory of Augusta, has drilled a
well to a depth of 1,100 feet
and a new derrick 112 feet
high has just been erected to
replace the old one, Mr. Greg
ory is strong in his denial of
drilling for oil. He claims
that he does not want to
strike oil but desires to find
artesian water or gas for his
town.
The new derrick contains
5,000 feet of lumber. In
drilling the well to its present
depth several stratas of rock
have been pierced ranging in
thickness from five inches to
15 feet. Sea shells have also
been drilled through it is re
ported. Mr. Gregory states
that had he been drilling for
oil he would have placed his
well on his farm instead of in
the back yard of his home
which is in Augusta.
NEW COUNTY AGENT
1 County agent, J. E. Crtiz,
has arrivd at McCrory and is
in the field ready for work.
Mr. Critz is an experienced
man in this work, having
served, with success, in other
counties of this state. He
comes in time for helping
with the Farm Bureau drive
being put on next week. Any
one wishing the services of
Mr. Crtiz should feel free to
call on him as he is here ready
to serve in whatever way he
can. You can locate him by
calling either phone 49 or 20
by calling at his office.
DO NOT WAIT FOR LOWER
PRICES ON LUMBER
If You need building
materials to build a
new shed this summer
BUY THEM NOW !
Materials will cost
you more later. More
over laboor is plenti
ful and cost less.
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THE ARKMO LUMBER CO.
J. F. RIPLEY, Manager.