THE
HOME
NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 1.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1916
NUMBER 47
enthusiastic good
ROADS MEETING
Citizens of McCrory and Jelks and Surrounding Territory
Are United In Effort to Secure a Rock Road
from Fakes Station to Fair Oaks
More than half a hundred re
presentative citizens of McCrory
and Jelks and surrounding terri
tory met at the Jewel Theatre in
this city Monday afternoon pur
suant to a call published by Over
seer J. L. Bronte in last week’s
issue of The Home News for the
purpose of securing what some
termed a “Cross-the-county”
highway. The meeting was har
monious throughout and every
one seemed anxious to do or say
something to help secure for
themselves a permanent good
road.
T. A. Jeffries was elected
chairman and W. W. Raney sec
retary. The Chairman stated
the object of the meeting saying
that it had been called for the
purpose of discussing the pro
posed building of a rock road to
be constructed across the county,
said road to begin one-half mile
east of Fakes Station and running
east to the Cross County line
near Fair Oaks.
Overseer J. L. Bronte stated
that it would be necessary for a
Grader with ten-foot blade to accompany the tractor.
The best 20-40 horse power tractor made and the kind our district has just purchased.
majority of the legal voters, or
a majority of the land owners
either in acreage or valuation, to
agree for the same before a road
improvement district could be
established.
Mr. Jeffries, the chairman,
stated that he understood that
the property in the district could
be taxed to the amount of 30 per
cent of the assessed valuation.
F. Lewis, who is also heartily
in favor of securing rock roads
for this section, stated that with
out the Incorporated Town of
McCrory being included in the
district, he did not believe the
revenue that might be raised
would be sufficient to build the
road, inasmuch as the territory
east of McCrory was not assessed
at a high rate.
He suggested that figures be
secured showing an estimate of
the total valuation and the cost
and, if necessary, to build the
road to increase the width of the
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MORE AND BETTER
ROADS NOW ASSURED
$2,500.00 Modern Tractor and Grader Purchased and
Will Arrive Monday, Jnue 26. Overseer Bronte
Is One Who Is A Real Road Builder
Hurrah for Jeff L. Bronte,
our hustling road overseer. By
persistent and untiring effort
and everlasting sticking to it he
has at last secured for this dis
trict a modern road tractor and
grader of the J. I. Case type.
Mr. B. P. Atkinson, a repre
sentative of the above company
was here Saturday and the order
was given him for a 20-40 horse
power gas and oil tractor and one
No. 1. Steering Hitch Grader
with a ten foot blade, total cost
of same being $2,500.00.
The tractor weighs 13,500
pounds and the grader 4,100.
The cost of operation will be
about #12.00 for ten hours.
Through an open road with no
stumps, or anything to cause
trouble, the outfit will grade and
finish two miles a day.
We believe we express the sen
timents of every citizen of McCro
ry when we say that the street
committee, Messrs G. G. McCro
ry, R. A. Drewery and Oc Jef
fries are to be complimented up
on their good judgment in donat
ing out of the street fund $500.00
towards purchasing this modern
roacTand street working machine.
We believe that next to the mon
ey which was donated to the
school building under Mayor H.
T. Raney’s administration in
1905, it is the best investment
the town has ever made.
Riggs Brothers too deserve a
liberal portion of the flowers for
the large donation they made
towards securing better roads
for this section. They are con
tinually boosting for good roads
and every time an opportunity
presents itself they always do a
little more than merely boosting.
Everyone who has contributed to
the fund has done something
that will work wonders in giving
us better roads and the invest
ment will no doubt prove a lasting
benefit to everybody. We glad
ly publish below a list of those
who contributed and the amounts:
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
Town of McCrory $500.00
. Riggs Brothers 250.00
W. E.Jelks 25.00
T. A. Jeffries 25 00
F. Lewis 25.00
J. W. Mullens 25.00
J. H. Crossett 25.00
W. O. Scales 25.00
Dr. J. W. Morris 25.00
A. S. Thompson 25.00
Thompson-Hailey Co. 15.00
J. A. Melton 10.00
J. F. Morgan 10.00
H. D. Swayze 10.00
H. W. Jernigan 10.00
Jeff Mitchell 10.00
Baxter Stave Co. 10.00
L. W. Sturdivant 10.00
G. B. Fakes 5.00
W. B. Kyle 5.00
R. C. Thompson 5.00
Dr. W. T, McCain 5.00
Dr. H. P. Hargis 5.00
T. U. JdUII 5.UU
R. 0. Jeffries 5.00
W. H. Jimerson 5.
E. E. Jeffries 5.
N. J. Hayes 5.
Gray & Co., Grays 5.00
H. T. Raney 5.00
J. H. Swanson 5.00
Edgar Miller 2.50
H. R. Hall 2.50
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W. V. Angelo
J. 0. Raymond
Frank Shue
J. A. Cullum
E. E. Blaylock
H. E. Wood
Total
Road District to pay
2.
2.
2.
1.
1.
1.
$1,127.50
$1,372.50
Total $2,500.00
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