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EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
I VOLUMN 4
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, NOVEMBER, 15, 1918.
NUMBER 17
ALL
ARMY DRAFT
CALLS CANCELLED
Is One of War Department’s
First Acts After Armis
itce Is Signed.
Washington, Nov. 11.—Al
most the first action of the
War Department today, after
announcement of the signing
of the armistice with Ger
many was, the cancellation of
the army draft calls under
which more than 300,000 men
had been ordered to entrain
for camps before November
30.
Urgent telegrams prepared
three days ago at the direc
tion of Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder, were sent to
all draft boards directing
that the movement of 252,000
men under orders to entrain
between today and Friday
be stopped immediately. The
telegrams reached most of the
DOarClS ill ume, uut a lew
men are known to have start
ed for camp. Secretary Ba
ker said, however, that
whereever possible their im
mediate return to civil life
would be arranged.
“I have suspended further
calls under the draft and in
ductions,” Mr. Baker said.
“There will be for the pres
ent n o additional men
brought in under the draft
and to the extent that we
can we will turn back those
men who have been entrain
ed and have not yet reached
training camps.”
All men assembled for en
training are to be considered
as honorably discharged from
the army and paid according
ly. Until further notice, no
inductions or calls except for
the Navy and Marine Corps,
will be permitted.
2,700,000 Men in Army
Since August, 1917, when
the first calls were issued un
der the army draft law, 2,
700, 000 men have been in
ducted into the army. Prac
ical'ly all physically qualified
men between the ages of 21
and 31 who were placed in
Class 1 are now in the ser
vice. s
general Crowder a n
nounced the registrants
whose induction orders are
cancelled or who are dis
charged after their entrain
ment for camp will revert to
the status existing in the
time the original induction
order was issued, this to in
clude resumption of their or
der and serial number.
It also was specifically an
nounced that nothing in the
cancellation of the calls shall
operate to relieve from the
consequences of his acts, as
registrant who has hereto
fore become delinquent or
deserter.
order of Secretary Ba
ker, Provost Marshal General
Crowder today directed local
nnd district boards to “con
tinue to completion as ex
McCRORY GOES OVER
THE TOP AGAIN.
Our people were delighted
this week with two excellent
addresses by two of Arkan
sas most distinguished officials
who spoke in the interest of
the War Work Campaign.
Monday we were given the
pleasure of having Hon. T. H.
Caraway, our congressman,
with us and hearing him tell
the things he witnessed while
at the battle fronts in Eu
rope not long ago. He spoke
in the large auditorium of the
new Methodist church which
was filled to its capacity and
many could not find even
standing room inside the
building. His address was
interesting from start to
finish and the crowd was in
terested to the last in what
he had to say about the boys
“over there ”
Captain W. W. Wilcox of
Walden, N Y., and Lieut. L.
A. Spooner of Sedalia, Mo.,
now stationed at Camp Pike
doing Y. M. C. A. work were
present and entertained us
with an interesting program.
The former gentleman spoke
concerning the work of the
seven war work organizations
and the latter gave a few
vocal selections of songs our
soldiers sing. The entire
program was a rare treat and
highly enjoyed by everyone.
$2,000.00 was subscribed to
the campaign fund.
On Thursday our people
were again delighted by
having as our guest our high
ly esteemed governor, Dr.
Chas. H. Brough. The audi
torium was again completely
filled with persons eager to
hear the distinguished orator
and statesman upon this his
second visit to our city. He
spoke for more than an hour
and was heartily applauded
throughout his entire ad
dress. The balance of our
quota for the white citizen
ship was easily and readily
subscribed. The balance of
our quota which has been
assigned to the colored peo
ple will be raised at their
peditiously as possible, the
classification of all regis
trants, who on September 12
had attained their nine
teenth and had not attained
their thirty-seventh birthday.”
The boards also were direct
ed at the earliest appropriate
moment to issue question
naires to all 18-year youths
who registered September 12
and to complete the classifi
cation as early as possible.
General Crowder, however,
directed the boards to discon
tinue immediately “all work
connected with the classifi
cation of men who on Sep
tember 12 had attained their
thirty-seventh birthday and
had not attained their forty
sixth birthday.”—Arkansas
| Gazette, Nov. 12.
meetings to be held Sunday.
Following is a list of those
who have subscribed and the
amounts:
Fakes Mercantile Co.,..$200.00
W. E. Jelks, . 150.00
H. Arnof, . 100.00
J. H. Crossett, . 100.00
L.W.Sturdivant,(bond) 100.00
J. L. Bronte, (bond) .. 100.00
H. D. Angus, (bond) .. 100.00
R.L.Johnson,(bond) .. 100.00
J. A. Melton, . 100.00
Planters Mer. Co. 100.00
Thompson-Hailey Co., 100.00
Bank of McCrory, .... 100.00
T.A.Jeffries, (bond) .. 50.00
MissOmaTurner (bond) 50.00
Mrs. I. P. Phillips, .... 50.00
J. E. Comer, . 50.00
Flether Lewis, . 50.00
G. B. Fakes, . 50.00
H. D. Swayze, . 50.00
J. C. McCrory, . 50.00
J.R. Taylor, (bond) .. 50.00
J. W. Wilder, . 50.00
Mullens Grocer Co., .... 50.00
W. H. Jimerson, . 25.00
G. G. McCrory, . 25.00
Mrs. C. B. Cook, . 25.00
H. E. Wood, . 25.00
W. O. Scales, . 25.00
J. F. Morgan, . 25.00
D. M. Huff, . 25.00
L. A. Jelks, . 25.00
W. B. Fakes, . 25.00
J. W. Mullens, . 25.00
J. F. Gardner & Co., .. 25.00
G. L. Carson, .. 2D.00
R. E. Holder, . 25.00
Andrew Comer. 25.00
T. N. Taylor, . 20.00
H. B. Gray, . 15.00
A. J. Marsh, . 15.00
A. A. Ward, . 10.00
W. L. Rushing, . 10.00
T. J. Fakes, . 10.00
W. M. Comer, . 10.00
Frank Powell, . 10.00
W. J. Mitchell, . 10.00
A, A. Taylor, .. 10.00
S. C. Bunch, . 10.00
M. E. Rubottom, . 10.00
E. B. Wood, . 10.00
W. W. Raney, . 10.00
R. A. Drewery, . 10.00
W. B. Angus, . 10.00
W. B. Kyle, . 10.00
Geo. Wright, . 10.00
B. S. Holder, . 10.00
Mrs.MollieChappel, .... 10.00
H. S. Taylor, . iu.uu
A. J. Porter. 10.00
G. W. Barber, . 10.00
Mrs. J. F. Morgan, .... 10.00
Clarence Crotzer, . 10.00
Miss Lou McCrory, .... 10.00
W. R. Warner, . 10.00
Mrs. H. B. Angus, .... 10.00
R. W. Beck, . 10.00
Miss Annie Turner, .... 10.00
Ed Harris, . 10.00
T. C. Bull. 10.00
Mrs. R. M. James. 5.00
Mrs. Clayton Hailey, .. 5.00
A. A. Anderson, . 5.00
H. J. Cariker, . 5.00
Miss Pauline Huff, .... 5.00
Mrs. Lula Shue, . 5.00
Mrs. W. N. Wilkes, .. 5.00
Mrs. H. Robertson, .... 5.00
Mrs. Annie Anderson, 5.00
Miss Ruth Anderson,.. 5.00
Mrs. J. A. Cullum. 5.00
J. I. Pugh, . 5.00
Roy Cain, . 5.00
Joe Bennett, . 5.00
A. E. Ridgeway, . 5.00
ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS
CHILD THROUGH ARM.
While cleaning an auto
matic pistol Wednesday at
Tom Hinson’s home west of
Tilton, Mr. W. H. Stokes ac
cidentally shot Jackson Troy,
age six years, son of Mrs.
Nancy McCoy, the bullet
passing through the boy’s
left arm breaking the bone
just above the elbow.
The child was brought to
this city and carried to Little
Rock to a hospital for medical
aid, the mother and Mr.
Stokes accompanying him.
-Buy WS.S.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Beck
will soon move to Gregory
where they will make their
future home Mr. Beck will
be associated with Mr. R. E.
Berkshire in conducting the
Fair Acre Farms, the chief
product of which will be reg
istered Duroc hogs.
Messrs Tom Greer, W. H.
Stokes and Hansel Crossett
returned Wednesday from a
deer hunt near Tilton where
the latter gentleman killed a
fine buck. Mr. Greer says
that Hansel would no doubt
have killed the other two
deer that were with the one
I he bagged but his ammuni
tion gave out as he fired
eleven^ times at the one which
he did get.
G. H. Proulx, . 5.00
Mrs. G. H. Proulx, .... 5.00
Mrs. G. L. Carson. 5.00
Mrs. J. A. Raney, . 5.00
Joe Taylor, . 5.00
W. N. Wilkes, . 5.00
F. J. Henderson, . 5.00
Featherstone James, .. “ 5.00
Mrs. W. T. McCain, .. 5.00
C. M. Elam, . 5.00
Mrs. E. B. Wood, . 5.00
Mrs. L. McFail. 5.00
Mrs. Rosa Mitchell. 5.00
J. B. Stokes, . 5.00
G. C. Gardner, . 5.00
J. K. Baker, . 5.00
A. M. Faulkner, . 5.00
Miss Stella Gumm, . 5.00
H. D. Baker. 5.00
Rev. J. R. Nelson, . 5.00
C. M. Crossett, . 4.00
i Esther Arnof, . 2.50
J. G. Pulley. 2.50
Mrs. Winnie Crail. 2.50
Walnut Land Stock
Farm , . 2.50
Miss Lola Griffin, . 2.50
Beatrice Comer. 2.50
A. B. Justice. 2.00
J. A. Harp, . 1.00
Mrs. W. R. Warner, .. 1.00
J. E. Llewellyn, . 1.00
A. P. Meadows, . 1.00
Lon Capshaw, .. 1.00
J. J. Padgett, . 1.00
Katherine McCain, .... 1.00
Pauline McCain, . 1.00
Harold Scales, . 1.00
A. L. McFarlin. 1.00
Gilbert Baker, . 1.00
N. J. Bass, . 1.00
Mrs. C. M. Crossett. 1.00
A. Hunter, col. 1.00
Benton Jolly, . 1.00
Cecil Eades. 1.00
Total .$2,802.00