THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1917
NUMBER 11
VOLUME 3.
We’ll Win With Wynne
Asa result of the extensive
road improvements which the
people of McCrory have already
made and will soon make on the
road from McCrory to Fair Oaks,
the Cross County Commercial
Club of Wynne sent a committee
over the route Wednesday for
the purpose of seeing just what
has been done and to learn what
other improvements we are mak
ing to connect up with Cross
County.
Those who composed the party
which was here Wednesday
were Messrs M. R. Owen, Sec
retary of the Cross County Com
mercial Club, Mike Drexler, a
director, Hunt Smith, a member,
and Mayor C. B. Wimmer.
They found our roads in good
condition and were glad to learn
that we are soon to put gravel
on same, a road district having
already been formed in Judge
Hutchins’ court for that purpose.
They did not fail to note the
new bridge now under construc
tion near Morton and the grad
ing which Overseer Bronte has
done between here and Morton.
The east end of the McCrory-to
Wynne road has been opened up
and straightened and we now
have an arrow route from Mc
Crory to Wynne which follows
the section line due east and
west for about 24 miles, inter
secting the Wynne-Vanndale
road about one mile north of
Wynne.
From here the party left for
Des Arc via Jelks, Howell, Wi
ville and Cotton Plant. They
were frank to state that Wynne
is for the Bankhead Highway to
traverse this route and will lend
whatever co-operation and as
sistance possible to have it come
via McCrory. The gentlemen
met a hearty welcome and our
people are now, as they have
been heretofore, eager to “Win
With Wynne.”
Our Rock Road Progresses
Saturday was the last day in
which anyone had to appeahfrom
the decision of the County Court
as to the formation of the road
district which has been formed
to build a rock road from Fakes
to Fair Oaks, 30 days having
elapsed from the time Judge
Hutchins heard the petitions and
granted same.
Mr. M. H. Patterson of Jelks
who was opposed to the
road district filed a paper Satur
day purporting to be an affidavit
for an appeal, but the gentleman
failed to sign his name which of
course now leaves no chance of
an appeal being taken, the time
having expired for that purpose.
The commissioners, Messrs F.
Lewis, J. H. Crossett and T. A.
Jeffries have already had a meet
ing at which Mr. Lewis was
elected chairman and Mr. Cros
sett secretary.
As soon as the assessors of the
district have performed their
work, the bonds printed and
sold a contract will be let for the
construction of the 17 miles of
gravel road which is to be com
pleted as soon as possible.
Succeeds Dr. Absher.
Dr. Don M. Griswold of Little
Rock has assumed charge of the
health campaign in which is be
ing conducted by the Inter
national Health Board, supported
by the Rockafellow Foundation
and directed by the Arkansas
State Board of Health.
He succeeds Dr. D. B. Absher
who recently was summoned by
the government to report at Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga., and will no
doubt go with the army to
France.
Dr. Absher accomplished much
good work in this county and his
work has greatly improved the
health conditions of our people.
With the same hearty coopera
tion extended to Dr. Griswold,
we are assured that he too will
render unto us a service worth
many times the cost of same.
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Woodruff Co. Fair, McCrory, Oct. 24-5-6th