the home news
published every. Friday at
McCrory, Arkansas.
Walter W. Raney, Ed.and Pub.
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Six months, 60c; Three
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Advertising rates: Readers,
10c per line; Display, 20c
per inch. Phone 40.
Entered as second-class mat
ter Aug. 26, 1915, at the post
office at McCrory, Ark., under
the Act of March 3, 1879.
BUREAU OF WAR
RISK INSURANCE
One of the first official acts
of General John J. Pershing
upon assuming his new duties
as Chief of Staff of the Army
on July 1, was the issuing on
that day of an order establish
ing contract between the War
Department and the Bureau of
War Risk Insurance for the
purpose of keeping former ser
vice men informed of their
rights under the War Risk
Act and aiding them in secur
ing these benefits through the
co-operation of the personnel
of the Army with the Bureau
of War Risk Insurance.
This order, General Order
No. 27, issues the following
instructions to practically the
entire Army:
Assitance for Ex-Service Men
In Their Relations With the
Bureau of War Risk In
surance.
1. It is the purpose of the
War Department, acting
through its available person
nel, to assit ex-service men in
every possible way in securing
contact with the Bureau of
War Risk Insurance, thus en
abling them without delay to
renew or convert their insur
ance, to secure medical or den
tal treatment, hospitalization
or vocational training, or to
present their claims for com
pensation.
2. The obligation is im
posed upon all personnel ad
jutants throughout the Army,
recruiting officers, and regular
officers on duty with the
National Guard and Organized
Reserves, to aid their less for
tunate comrades. Such officers
will at once familiarize them
selves with the orders and cir
culars relating to the War
Risk Insurance Bureau, in so
far as these instructions refer
to renewal or conversion of in
surance, compensation, jued
ical or dental treatment, hos
pitalization and vocational
training so that intelligent as
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sistance and advice may be
afforded ex-service men in re
gard to their relations with the
Bureau.
3. The officers mentioned
will obtain without delay di
rect from the War Risk In
surance Bureau, a supply of
all blank forms needed by ex
service men in their contact
with this Bureau.
4. Upon application from
ex-soldiers, the officers men
tioned in paragraph 2, will
furnish blank forms, will
assist in the preparation of ap
plications, will carefully ex-'
amine all papers or instruc
tions on the forms in question
and will themselves promptly
forward the completed ap
plications or statements di
rectly to the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance, Treasury De
partment, Washington, D. C.
(004,61, A. G. O.) By order
of the Secretary of War.
JOHN J. PERSHING, Gen
eral of the Armies, Chief of
Staff.
Official: J. T. KERR, Ad
jutant General.
LICENSE BUT NO BRIDE
Mr. W. D. Jones,, 63, is now,
wondering what Dan Cupid
I will do next and he has a nice
new crisp marriage license un
used because the bride that
was to have been, Mrs. Martha
Jelks, 38, backed clear out of
the contract before the cere
mony that would have made
her Mrs. Jones could be said.
We understand the wedding
was to have taken place at a
fish-fry Thursday but for some
reason, or reasons, which we
were unable to learn the lady
decided to let her name re
main as heretofore, Mrs. Jelks.
Mr. L. A. Fitzgerald, repre
senting the E. L. Bruce Co., of
Little Rock, spent Thursday
and Friday here on business.
RECRUITING A PUBLIC
SCHOOL ARMY
Now that peace has been de
clared with the Central pow
ers, a greater and more con
structive army is being re
cruited in Arkansas for the
purpose of promoting the
greater efficiency of the pub
lic school system.
This is being done through
the agency of the Forward
Education Movement, which
has undertaken to enroll every
teacher in Arkansas, as well
as 25,000 citizens in a far
reaching campaign designed |
to provide equal opportunities
for every boy and girl in Ark-1
ansas, whether in the special
city districts or the small rural
district.
Already, State Director J. J.
Harrison reports 100 per cent
enrollment of the teachers in
Polk, Baxter, Monroe and Ran
dolph counties, and many
others approaching this goal.
The Central Committee of
100 is promptly reporting the
lists of actuaal workers in the
various counties, the purpose
being to enlist not fewer than
1000 men and women who will
begin work at once of securing
members for the organization.
Later, it is the purpose of
the Citizens Section, which is
directing this great movement,
to make an appeal to civic or
ganizations, such as Rotary,
the Lions Club, Civitan, Ki-1
wanis, and similar groups for
a 100 per cent enrollment of,
their members, and to all who
comply* with this request a
special certificate will be
issued.
To open the public schools
to all and hereby reduce to a
minimum the amount of illit
eracy is the mission of those
who are promoting the move
ment.
The importance of the pub
lic schools is shown in the fol
lowing paragraph from a let
ter by E. W. Gates, the Cros
sett lumberman:
“As employer of a thousand
men or more for a great many
years, I find very frequently
that we are handicapped in
advancing certain men, or de
siring to have certain work
done, and find those before us
are not qualified on account of
the lack of, many times, even
a high school education.”
ANNUAL SINGING CON
VENTION
The Woodruff County Sing
ing Convention will be held
at Tip, Arkansas, Sunday, j
August, 7, 1921. All day'
singing and dinner on the
ground. All singers and
choirs are invited to be pres
ent and take part in the con
vention. We especially ask
the people of Tip to take part
and help make this a complete
success.
E. E. WERNER, Pres.
JOHN DOUGHERTY. Sec.
J. C. CRITTENDEN, Chair
man of the Committee.
Mrs. Roy Mitchell of Augus
ta is the guest of her friend,
Mrs. Jess Daniel.
Hollis Hall
BLACKSMITH
NOW WITH
RIGGS BROTHERS
HORSESHOEING and
GENERAL REPAIRING
G. W. BARBER
NOTARY PUBLIC
INSURANCE
Mr. Lon Capshaw of Mem
phis arrived Thursday for a
ten days’ visit to friends and
relatives.
GENERAL DIRECTORY
Courts—Northern District
CIRCUIT COURT—Third Monday in
February and August.
CHANCERY COURT—Second Mon
day in January, May and . ■ ember.
COUNTY COURT—First Monday in
January, April, July and October.
PROBATE COURT—Fourth Monday
in January, April, July and October.
Courts—Southern District
CIRCUIT COURT—First Monday in
March and September.
CHANCERY COURT—Third Monday
in January, May and -•ember.
COUNTY COURT—Second Monday in
January, April, July and October.
PROBATE COURT—First Monday
following that of the Northern Dis
District and Co. Officials
Circuit Judge.J. M. Jackson
Pros.Atty.John E. Miller
ChancervJudge A^L. Hutchins
State Senator, .Ed Roddy
Representative ..E. W. Chaney
Sheriff and Cel., W. N. Wilkes
County Judge ....E. M. Carl-Lee
County Clerk .Roy Mitchell
Circuit Clerk, ....Geo.Haralson
Treasurer .E. E. Blaylock
Surveyor, .Alex Beilis
Assessor, .Chas. Jackson
Sup’t Schools ... J. T. Caughley
McCrory City Officials
Mayor .Dr. C. P. Harris
Marshal,.Chas. Anderson
Recorder.W. E. McCain
Treasurer, ....Geo. W. Barber
Aldermen : H. P. Riggs, Jr.,
T. E. Dye, C. P. Best, W. P.
Musgrove and W. P.' Holland.
School Directors
McCRORY SPECIAL —W.
P. Musgrove, Pres.; G. G. Mc
Crory, Sec.; W. O. Scales, H.
W. Jernigan, D. M. Huff and
Walter W. Raney.