THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 2.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 19, 1917
NUMBER 25
McCrory s New $17,000.00
Methodist Church
New Edifice Is Modern in Every Respect and Ranks with
Those in Towns Much Larger than McCrory.
“If we are to get any criticism
about this new church, it will be
for building it too large and ex
pensive, instead of cheap and
small,” is the way the building
committee looked at the proposi
tion from the start and we are
glad that they have had con
structed a building that is large
enough and elaborate enough for
our town not only for the present
but for several years to come.
ine gentlemen who constitute
the Building Committee have
given freely of their time, money
and labor in seeing to it that the
membership of the Methodist
Church got yalue received for
every dollar invested and we be
]eve they have succeeded in
every undertaking. It has been
^ r to see after not only
e building, but the installation
o the light plant and fixtures,
e finance, seats, windows,
jva ks, etc., and we believe we
have the co-operation of all the
onor» and members in extend
1Rg to them sincere thanks and
congjatulations upon the suc
Cess w^ich they have achieved.
The membership of the com
^ttee is as follows: Dr. G. B.
a es, chairman; G. G. McCrory
ur!.re Swayze, treas
is ^e^s> Fletcher Lew
Jimerson, and D. M.
t0r't RpV'oS‘ M' Yancey> Pas‘
’ • Campbell, contractor
and J. P. Almand, architect. To
them we say, “Well done, thou
good and faithful servants.’’
The Building
The building, which is con
structed of brick of ivory color
and chinchilla finish set in motar
of moss green color, has a main
auditorium 38 x 66 feet with ten
class rooms equipped with roll
ing partitions which allow their
being used when necessary to
accomodate extra large audienc
es. A large balcony which will
seat 150 people is provided in
the rear of the auditorium and
it is estimated that the church
will accommodate 800 people.
Concrete walks lead to three
entrances each provided with
large vestibules and double doors.
In the front is a long porch reach
ing across the entire structure
the roof of which is supported by
five arched entrances and the
floor of which is concrete with
steps made of the same material
running the entire length of the
porch.
A pastor’s study and a base
ment also comprise a part of the
edifice. In the basement which
has a concrete floor is the furn
ace and light plant. The heat
ing of the house is done with a
Campbell Warm Moist Air Sys
tem which readily supplies heat
to every part of the building.
The hot air is driven to all parts
of the building by means of a
large fan which will also be used
in summer to supply cool air.
Two beautiful golden chande
liers with numerous electric
bulbs and swinging t o large
brass chains which are fastened
to the center of the high ceiling
furnish the light for the audi
torium. Other electric lights are
provided in all parts of the house
and are conviently located.
The walls are plastered and
the inside finish is a plain mould
ed architrave around all open
ings with picture mould around
all rooms and halls. Wainscoating
five and one-half feet high and
finished in mission Lacklustre
extends along the auditorium
walls and class rooms. All other
of the inside woodwork is finish
ed in dark weathered Lacklustre.
The seats are massive and fin
ished in plain oak. A two inch
brass rail on a built-up railing
which seporates the choir from
the pulpit makes quite an attrac
tive decoration, but prettiest of
all is the thirty-eight memorial
windows which add more beauty
to the building than everything
else. Each window is of art
glass and contains some bible
pictures of Christ. The old bell
with the sweet tone which hung
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New City Jail
The McCrory Town Council
has let a contract to Mr. J. S.
Kelley of Judsonia for the erec
tion of a new city jail which he
now has under construction.
The old frame jails have been
torn away and the brick walls
for the new jail are almost com
pleted. The building will be of
brick with a concrete floor.
The steel cage arrived Tues
day and will be placed within
the walls which are large enough
to allow a 2 feet space around the
cage. The cage has two com
partments which will accommo
date six whites and six colored
prisoners at one time.
The improvement is one that
has been needed for sometime as
the old calaboose was only a rot
ten shell and unfit for use in re
taining prisioners. The new jail
complete will cost about $1,000.
John L. Conner
Agusta,— John L. Conner aged
48, died at his home in Denver
Colorado, where he has lived for
the past two and a half years.
Interment was made in the Au
gusta cemetery Sunday afternoon.
He leaves a wife and five child
ren. He was an extensive rice
and cotton planter, president of
the Home Oil and Manufacturing
Company and member of the
Methodist church. The children
include Mrs. E. B. Timmermei
sterof Wapokoneta, Ohio, Clem
ents, E. E., Edwin and Erin Con
ner, Mrs. Cora McDonald and
Mrs. T. Ed. Bonner of Augusta,
are sisters.
All Buying Fords
Among the recent sales of Ford
cars made by Riggs Brothers
local agents recently, we note:
Messrs Frank Barber, L. W.
Sturdivant, Jeff Padgett of Grays
J. R. McCommons of Bullville,
W. J. Mitchell, C. C. Simmons
and Mayo and Robinson, of Jelks.
The distributors state that they
have half a dozen more sold but
can’t get the cars fast enough to
supply the demand. Read their
ad in this paper each week.
Was Cotton Plant Girl
Cotton Plant.— The Cotton
Plant people are rejoicing over
the selection of Mrs. Eva Bar
nett’s song, “Arkansas” as the
state song. Mrs. Barnett form
erly Miss Eva Ware, was born
and reared here, and returned
to Cotton Plant after studying
in Berlin. Her compositions are
used for music lessons in the
public schools.