THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 2
Judge Grants Bridges
Much has been said pro and
con relative to the new bridges
: t0 ^ built across Cache River at
jelks and we are glad this week
to give space to a letter from
Judge Hutchins in which he
states he will have them con
structed as soon as the levees
[ are built.
We truly believe Judge Hut
chins’ greatest desire is to do
any service that will prove most
beneficial to the greatest number
of people, and that he is too big
a man to let any personalities
prevent his doing so has now
been proven by the fact that he
has agreed to give the people a
crossing at Jelks.
* Next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday has been designated
by our Overseer J. F. Bronte,
Messrs T. A. Jeffries, M. H. Pat
terson, and others, as free road
working days for the road be
tween Cache River and Fakes
and we hope all who can will
contribute whatever assistance
they can. There is no road in
Woodruff County that will serve
as many people as this one road
and it is to the interest of all the
people of McCrory, Jelks, Mor
ton, Fakes, Augusta and other
points to do what they can in
helping on this piece of work.
If you can not go and help, pay
whatever amount you care to
contribute to J. L. Bronte who
will hire someone to work in your
place. If this is what you intend
doing, you should see Mr. Bronte
immediately and pay him the
amount you want to give on the
road. About 40 teams have been
promised already to do free work
on this road and we hope others
will be donated.
Mr. T. A. Jeffries who is very
much interested in this road and
who has donated freely to other
roads has been corresponding
with the officials relative to the
road crossing at Jelks and we
gladly publish a copy of a letter
received by him from the State
Highway Engineer, also one that
he wrote to Judge Hutchins and
the reply he received which are
as follows:
STATE ENGINEER’S LETTER
Little Rock, Ark.,
August 4th, 1916.
Mr. T. A. Jeffries,
McCrory, Arkansas,
Dear Sir: —
Judge Hutchins was in this
i fe today inquiring about the
e ks road estimate. In talking
Wlt 1 him over the telephone last
Aetk we told him that these es
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 11, 1916
Boy Scouts of Augusta and Their
Master in Camp at Heber Springs.
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Reading from left to right their names are as follows: Bobbie
Haralson, John Sessums, Edwin Stone, Edmond Pound Shoup,
Harold Conner, Clyde Sowle, Tom Sessffims holding U. S. flag,
Alexander Fletcher, Mark Wilenzick, James Price, Ferdinand
Oakley, John McKnight, Alex Wilenzick and Scout Master R. M.
Hutchins. Edwin Conner in front holding signal flags.
Scout Master Robert M. Hutchins of Augusta recently took
his company of Boy Scouts to Heber Springs and all state the
“hike” was a splendid success and thoroughly enjoyed. There are
about 20 members of the Augusta organization.
Ten days were spent in camp. While at Heber Springs the
Scouts hiked to Sugar Loaf Mountain, to Stacy Springs, to the Riv
er on several different trips and covered that section of Cleburne
County to a Scout’s taste. All the scouts swim, ride and are re
quired to master one code of signals and to cook their own meals
and otherwise be independent in cases of emergency.
All of the boys are from 13 to 15 years old and none of them
use tobacco in any form, and no slang or vulgar expression, or
word, was permitted by the boys themselves while on their trip.
Their motto is to do a good turn daily.
The Scout organization is not military in any sense and the
only characteristic of military tactics that attains in the Boy Scout
movement is the uniform which resembles a soldier’s but the prin
cipal purpose of the Boy Scout movement is to encouraged right liv
ing, respect for parents and authority, doing good turns for others,
training in self preservation, first aid to the injured and physical
and moral betterment.
We wish the Boy Scouts of Augusta well and hope that all
of their plans for furthur pleasure during the year will be carried
out to their satisfaction and from the reports we hear of the Heber
Springs hike we are sure they will not be disappointed.
timates especially pertaining to
the bridges would be finished
today. We have had so much to
do that it was impossible to finish
them but I feel sure that all data
pertaining to these bridges and
the Jelks road will be finished
and filed with the County Judge
on next Wednesday. Our re
ports will be full and will be ac
companied by plans which will
be easily understood by you and
those interested. I wrote to as
sure you that Judge Hutchins
is very much interested in your
project and the Jelks to McCrory
Road and that the delay has been
through no fault of his.
Trusting that this will be satis
factory, I am
Yours Very Truly,
H. R. Carter.
State Highway Engineer.
MR. JEFFRIES’ LETTER
McCrory, Ark.,
August 7th, 1916.
Judge A. L. Hutchins,
Augusta, Ark.,
Dear Sir:—
I have received a letter from
Mr. Carter the State Highway
Engineer stating that he would
file the plans of the road and
bridges from Fakes to Cache
River with you by Wednesday.
We are very much interested in
this project and I wish that you
would write me what you can do
to assure us of your co-operation
j in the matter of building such
| bridges as are necessary in case
the people put up the levees.
Kindly let me hear from you at
once. Your friend,
T. A. Jeffries.
NUMBER 3
Monday Evening, Aug. 14
The beautiful legendary In
dian classic and romance, Red
Wing, will be given at the school
auditorium Tuesday evening,
Aug. 14, at 8:00 o’clock. The
play consists of three parts and
is well presented by Dr. and Mrs.
Edwin Southers who will wear
beautiful Indian beaded cos
tumes, also rich silks and plushes
of the continental period. Ad
mission: 25 and 35c. Adv
Jas. McElduff of Moro arrived
Saturday to make this his home.
JUDGE HUTCHINS’ LETTER
Augusta, Ark.,
August 8th, 1916.
Mr. T. A. Jeffries,
McCrory, Arkansas.
Dear Sir and Friend:—
In reply to your letter about
the bridges, etc, on the Fakes to
Cache River road. I appreciate
very much your interest in this
matter and the kindly way in
which you approach the same.
There has been a great deal
of unwarranted misunderstand
ing about this matter and I am
glad you have taken occasion to
address me.
I am interested in the road and
believe that with the proper
levees and bridges that it will be
a practicable one. Accordingly
I am willing to agree to the fol
lowing as a solution to the diffi
culty.
as soon as tne people put the
levee up to a sufficient height
and length, I shall at once name
three disinterested citizens of
DeView Township to locate* and
draw specifications for a bridge
over the slough just west of the
river and also for a bridge be
tween the Noah’s Lake Bridge
and the rise near the Fakes end
of the bridge. As soon as their
report is filed I shall immediately
have the bridges built. If neces
sary the Commissioners can also
make recommendations for ex
tension of river bridge which
will be considered in the same
manner.
I feel that the people are en
titled to a free and full consider
ation of any of their wishes and
I regret very much that some
have endeavored to cloud the
issue by personalities and feeling.
I assure ypu, however, that my
one desire is to serve the people
of this county in whatever way
I may be able.
Your friend,
A. L. Hutchins,
County Judge.