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Published every Friday at McCrorv, Ark.
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub.
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Phone: 40
Entered as second-class mat
ter August 26, 1915, at the post
office at McCrory, Ark., under
the Act of March 3, 1879.
Member A.P.A. Association
APRIL 12, 1918
ANNOUNCEMENT COLUMN
Rates—Cash in Advance.
Congressman . $15 00
Prosecuting Attorney 15 00
Circuit Judge . 15 00
Chancery Judge . 15 00
State Senator . 15 00
Sup’t of Schools . 15 00
Representative . 10 00
Sheriff . 10 00
Clerks . 10 00
County Judge . 10 00
Tax Assessor . 10 00
Surveyor . 5 00
J. P. and Constable .... 2 50
Notice—The price of an
nouncements MUST invaria
bly accompany copy for an
nouncement, or request for in
sertion of same, otherwise the
announcement WILL NOT be
inserted.
The Home News is authoriz
ed to announce the following
gentlemen as candidates for
the respective offices mention
ed just over their names sub
ject to the action of the Demo
cratic Primary, to be held on
Tuesday, May 28, 1918.
For Congressman—
T. H. CARAWAY
For State Senator—
WALTER W. RANEY
For Prosecuting Attorney—
JOHN E. MILLER
For Chancellor—
E. D. ROBERTSON
A. L. HUTCHINS
For Sheriff—
ALEX McGREGOR
R.E.L.“BOB” SPRADLIN
For Circuit Clerk—
GEORGE HARALSON
For County Judge—
E. M. CARL-LEE
L. W. WINFREE
J. W. SIMMONS
For Sup’t. of Schools—
W. N. “BILL” WILKES
For Representative—
A. J. PORTER
J. T. ANGELO
E. W. CHANEY
For Assessor—
W. L. BLACKSTONE
DAN HOLDER
For Road Overseer—
(DeView Township)
R. J. McDANIEL
E. C. CAUDLE
GRANVILLE WILSON
(Cache Township)
BEN WISE
(Pumpkin Bend Twp.)
W. R. WILSON
WILL YOU ENLIST?
The County Agents, coun
ty and community leaders
throughout Woodruff county
will be busy for the next ten
days or two weeks in distribu
ting and giving the farmers,
large planters, supply mer
chants, business men, bankers,
and land owners an opportun
ity to sign the Food Produc
tion Pledge for 1918. This
pledge calls for specific infor
mation concerning the number
of acres that each farmer,
large planters, landowners, 1
business men, bankers or sup
ply merchants will have or de- ,
vote or have devoted to food
production on their land dur
ing the year. The pledges
signed in the county will be
gone over by a local commit
tee and men who show a desire ;
to help out in the present cri
sis and will do their part in an ]
effort to make Woodruff coun- ;
ty herself, will be given Honor
cards showing their farms are '
pledged to produce a generous
share of food and feed crops.!
An honor roll will be publish- '
ed in the local papers of the '
county. Every farmer, large
planter, and landowner should ]
have one of these honor cards !
on display before the planting j
season is over. A sample of j
the production pledge card
and honor card will be found
on display in the Home News
office, McCrorv, Ark. \
R. W. BECK, County Agent. I
MORRIS GROVE NEWS
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Mrs. Lizzie Smith was the
guest of her mother, Mrs. S. C.
Chappell Monday and Tues
day.
We are sorry to note that
Mrs. Will Reynolds is on the
sick list this week.
Mr. W. N. Dunehue and '
family of McCrory were the ]
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Romie <
Crossett Sunday. 1
We were glad to see so <
many of our correspondents in
The Home News last week. We ]
hope they will write every 1
week. i
Mrs. J. R. Crossett is spend- <
ing a few days in McCrory <
this week the guest of her <
brother, Mr T. W. Greer. 1
Corporal Jim Chappell of ;
Co. “A” 154 Inf., Camp Beau- j
regard, La., is the guest of 1
friends and relatives here for 1
a few days.
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E. C. CAUDLE
For Road Overseer
In the proper column of the 1
Home News will be found the i
authorized announcement of 1
Mr. E. C. Caudle as a candidate <
for Road Overseer of DeView i
towjnship, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary.
Mr. Caudle is a man whose
life has been spent on the farm
therefore, he has been and is
in a position to study the needs
of the roads; to know when
and how work should be done.
He says that he feels compe
tent to take care of the roads
as they should be taken care
of and assures the voters that
he will appreciate any help
and support that they see fit
to give him.
A. J. PORTER
For Representative
We call our readers’ atten
tion this week to the announce
ment of Rev. A. J. Porter, of
McCrory, who is a candidate
for representative of Woodruff
County, subject to the action
of the Democratic primary to
be held Tuesday, May 28,
1918.
Mr. Porter has spent most
of his life on the farm, but he
bas also been connected with
several business enterprises
and the fact that he holds di
plomas from both the Baptist
rheological Seminary of Lex
ngton, Ky., and the Mississippi
Normal College of Houston,
Miss., is sufficient evidence of
:he fact that he is well quali
fied and especially fitted for
;he duties of the office of rep
resentative and, if elected, will
n every way acquit himself
with credit to himself and his
constituency.
Mr. Porter has reared a
arge and interesting family
and has given two sons to the
cause of Democracy, one of
vhom is now stationed at Min
leapolis, Minn., and the other
at Camp Beauregard, La. He
s a Baptist minister and has a
arge following among the
Christian people of the coun
ty.
Any favorable consideration
?iven his candidacy will be
lighly appreciated by him and
lis friends and we ask that
i^ou carefully consider his
daims before casting your bal
ot.
ALEX McGREGOR
For Sheriff and Collector
The announcement of Mr.
<Uex McGregor of Cotton
3lant, appears in our an
louncement column as a candi
iate for re-election to a second
;erm as sheriff and collector
)f Woodruff County.
Alex, as he is familiarly
mown, is now serving his first
lerm as sheriff and his record
is a public officer is most ex
cellent. He is asking for re
election believing that he can
lischarge the duties of that of
ice to the satisfaction of all
md asks that his claims be
riven your careful considera
ion at the primary election to
)e held on May 28.
Personally, Mr. McGregor
s a very pleasant gentleman,
juiet and unassuming yet de
ermined and industrious, and
ve feel no delicacy in stating
;hat he will do his utmost to
iischarge all of the duties of
;he office diligently and effi
ciently, should he receive an
endorsement of his present ad
ministration at the hands of
die voters on May 28.
E. W. Chaney, candidate
for representative, was shak
ing hands with the McCrory
voters the first of the week.
Mr. Garland Bowers who is
stationed at Camp Beauregard,
La., and who has been home
on furlough for a few days to
relatives at Jelks and Wiville,
returned Wednesday to his
post.
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Dan Holder of Hilleman,
candidate for Tax Assessor of
Woodruff County, was a busi
ness visitor in McCrory Tues
day and while in town paid
the Home News a pleasant
call.
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narian, of Augusta, will be in
McCrory the last Saturday of
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