THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, MAY 10, 1918
NUMBER 42
LOUIS B. WINFREE
Hon. Louis B. Winfree, one
of the oldest and most highly
respected citizens of this coun
ty passed away at the Waveriy
Hotel in this city Saturday
night, May 4, after a severe
stroke of paralysis.
Mr. Winfree was born at
Beech Bluff, Tenn., March 3,
1852 and when quite a young
man came to Arkansas to make
his home. He was married to
Miss Bell Greer at DeView on
July 10, 1887 and to this union
four sons were born.
Mrs. Winfree preceeded her
husband to the Great Beyond,
having died at Augusta several
years ago.
Mr. Winfree held many po
sitions of trust and responsi
bility in the county and his
kind words and beaming smile
will be greatly missed by the
mandy friends which he leaves
in this old world of toil and
strife. He has been a resident
of this county for 46 years, was
a devout Christian and ever
ever lived a life of purity and
self sacrifice. He held the im
portant offices of Tax Assessor,
County Clerk, and Justice of
the Peace of the county and at
the time of his death was the
Food Administrator of Wood
ruff county and gave his whole
time and talent to that office.
He leaves four sons, Ludie,
Oscar, Earl and Roy, two sis
ters, Mrs. Mollie Wilder, of
this city, Mrs. Mat Stanfield,
of Tip, and one brother, Frank
B. Winfree also of Tip.
The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. J. R. Nel
son, pastor of the Methodist
church of this city and the re
mains were laid to rest in the
Odd Fellows’ Cemetery south
of McCrory attended by a
large concorse of loving rela
tives and friends, with whom
The Home News joins in ex
tending heart-felt sympathy to
the bereaved family.
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE
Woodruffff County Teach
ers’ Institute will be held at
the High School building in
Augusta, June 10th to 14th,
1918. All licensed teachers
of the county are required by
law, to attend the institute un
less excused by the proper au
thority.
There is being prepared, an
interesting program, for the
daily work. Also the Wood
ruff County Teachers’ Associa
tion will hold a meeting on
Wednesday afternoon of that
week.
Every teacher should con
sider it a priviledge to attend,
and take part in this work. Let
no one shirk, but come and
make this institute both pleas
ant and profitable.
Very respectfully,
W. N. WILKES, Co. Ex.
C. T. RICHARDSON, Pres.
County teachers’ Association.
MOTHERS DAY
The following program will
be rendered at the Methodist
church in this city next Sun
day, May 12.
Song—How Firm a Founda
tion.
Scripture.
Tongues to Sing.etaoinetaoin
Song—Oh! For a thousand
Tongues to Sing. No. l.Hymn
al.
Prayer—J. G. Pulley.
Song—Jerusalem. No. 610,
Hymnal.
Remarks—Pastor.
Address—C. Hailey.
Reading,—Miss Ottie Huff.
Song—By Miss Ida Tarpley.
Address — C. B. Cook.
Reading.
Doxology, Benediction.
Let us meet together on this
day, in honor of the mothers
of our land, all are invited, and
will receive a hearty welcome.
J. R. NELSON, Pastor.
Committeeman Named
May 6, 1918.
Walter Raney,
McCrory, Ark.
Dear Mr. Raney:
At the suggestion of Hon.
Moorhead Wright, State Chair
man of the W. S. S. Campaign
of the State of Arkansas, you
have been selected as town
ship committeeman for your
township.
You will be expected to see
ihat an active organization is
perfected in your township for
he sale if W. S. S. and Thrift
Stamps. You understand that
ffie government expects an
average sale in each communi
ty of $20.00 per capita.
You can easily figure what
is expected in your township.
Kindly appoint your teams and
salesmen at the earliest pos
sible moment and see that they
begin work, making a syste
matic regular canvass of the
people in your township to sell
Thrift Stamps and W. S. S.
These Stamps can be secur
ed either at the Bank or at the
postoffice. I am sure it is not
necessary for me to call your
attention to the importance of
this work nor to the necessity
that exists for each one of us
to take hold of this matter
quickly and energetically. You
will probably feel that your
time is already pretty well
taken up. This is true of all
of us. I am sure, however,
that I can count on you at this
crisis of our nation’s history to
more than do your part.
Yours very truly,
A. L. HUTCHiNS.
Messrs Charlie and Hamp
Riggs, Tal Harris and R^d
Jeffries left Thursday night
for Memphis where they go
to bring back four new Fords
by land. The cars will be ad
ded to the Riggs Bros, stock.
WIVILLE NEWS
Miss Ethel Beard returned
home Sunday afternoon after
a short visit witn relatives and
friends in Little Rock.
Mrs. Walter Boyd and two
lovely children of Auverne,
spent Saturday and Sunday at
this place.
Mr. Bryan Nelson of How
ell, motored to our little town
Friday afternoon, seemed as
though he were disappointed,
wonder why.
Miss Alberta Ramage of
Cotton Plant, spent Thursday
and Friday in our little town,
the guest of Miss Carolyn
Marsh.
Miss Lucy Clark spent last
Thursday and Friday in Cotton
Plant, the guest of her sister,
Mrs. J. L. Keath.
Mrs. E. B. Marsh was shop
ping in Cotton Plant Thurs
day.
mr. riesier urmenaea oi
Co. A, 154 Inf., Camp Beaure
gard, La., was in our town a
while Monday morning.
Mr. Otis Luker of Cotton
Plant, was a pleasant visitor
here Sunday between trains.
Mr. Melvin Matkin of Greg
ory, was in Wiville again Sun
day. We are always glad to
see you Melvin.
Mr. and Mrs. Pritchett and
Nephew, Leo Soles, motored to
Augusta Sunday night.
Miss Maggie Shankle and
Mr. Ned McMurtry of DeView
motored to Wiville Thursday.
Miss Carolyn Marsh spent
Saturday and Sunday with
friends at Chappell Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Cook
spent Sunday afternoon in
Gregory.
Mr. Jim Gross of Jelks, was
a Wiville visitor Sunday.
Rev. Crittenden and family
of Tip spent Monday in Wi
ville.
Misses Johnnie and Dora
Harris and brother, Tal of Mc
Crory, motored to Wiville
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. S. M. Livingston ac
companied by her little grand
daughter, Miss Virginia
Weatherly, left Tuesday morn
ing for a few days visit in
Weldon.
State Superintendent J. L.
Bond advises that every school
board in the state of Arkansas
should have a meeting at once
and determine the needs of the
schools, and what steps will be
necessary to meet those needs.
The best way to insure the
greater success of our educa
tional system is to provide
through the school election on
May 18, sufficient funds for
the best teachers, modern
buildings, and up to date
equipment. After all, the
schools are our ultimate line of
defense, and they must make
democracy safe for the world.
Illiteracy and chaos go hand
in hand.
$75,000 FIRE LOSS
AT COTTON PLANT
Volunteers Work Desperately
Until Flames Are Brought
Under Control. Larg
est Loss Ever Record
ed in the County
Cotton Plant, May 9—Six
teen brick and frame store
buildings on the south of town
were burned early last night,
entailing a loss of aproximate
ly $75,000 in the most disas
trous fire in the history of Cot
ton Plant. A heavy wind
caused the flames to spread
rapidly from the frame struc
tures to the brick buildings,
and it was only by heroic work
of the volunteer fire depart
ment that the flames were
brought under control. Ten
of the burned buildings were
occupied by negro stores and
shops. The fire originated in
a negro pressing shop at the
extreme south end of the
street.
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the Cotton Plant Bank and
Trust Company is a total loss.
The second floor was occupied
by Roy D. Campbell, an attor
ney, whose fine law library
was also destroyed. The bank
vaults, it is believed were not
damaged by the fire.
The frame buildings occu
pied by the negroes burned
rapidly up to the Carter Livery
Barn, the first brick in the path
of the fire. The flames con
sumed the barn in a few min
utes and spread to the Hotel
Moore, a two-story structure,
which was destroyed.
The Mehan garage, Harry
Barnett dry goods store, the
Shelton dry goods store and
the Boone Hardware Company
store were total losses. The
north fire wall of the Boone
building held the fire, which
saved the remaining buildings
on that side of the street. The
second floor of the Boone
building was occupied by Drs.
Gephart and Peacock, Attor
ney J. T. Dyson and the Car
ter Lumber Company. They
also suffered heavy losses.
The city light plant was bad
ly crippled by the fire, electric
wires and poles being spread
all over the street. It will be
two days before the plant can
resume operation. The tele
phone- exchange was put out
of commission, the manager ef
fecting communication with
the outsie world by connecting
a special contrivance on the
long distance wires outside the
building. The exchange will
be ready for operation tomor
row, the manager says.
Virgil Perkins made his us
ual Sunday evening call at
DeView.
Rukin Jelks who is attend
ing Hendrix College at Con
way, came in last Friday and
spent the w>eek end with
homefolk and friends.