THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOi UMN 6
McCRORY, ARKANSAS,
FRIDAY, MAR. 25, 1921
NUMBER 36
ARKANSAS SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
The Southwestern Passen
ger Association has granted
fare-and-on e-half rates to
those who attend the Arkan
sas State Sunday School Con
vention which will be held in
Little Rock April 13, 14, 15,
under the usual requirements
that certificate be secured
when purchasing the going
ticket and under the condition
that a minimum of three hun- j
dred fifty paying not less than
sixty seven cents railroad
fare attend the convention.
Rev. John Boden, the rec
tor of Christ Episcopal
Church, Little Rock, will give
the Bible talks throughout the
State Convention. His sub
ject will be “The First Epistle
of John,” and one talk will be
made as the opening number
of each session. Rev. Boden
has earned for himself a very
enviable reputation in Arkan
sas as a Bible student and the
State Association feels very
fortunate in having secured i
him for this fine service.
Gov. T. C. McRae and Ben j
D. Brickhouse, Little Rock,
are on the program for
Wednesday evening, April 13,!
to extend greetings to the con
vention delegates.
This convention is consider
ed by the program committee
as being unique in that the
speakers are in the majority!
of cases new to Arkansas and
the plans and details of the;
convention differ from pre- j
vious custom. Wednesday!
and Friday afternoon will be
devoted to Children’s Divis-I
ions, Young People’s Division,
and Adult Division con-1
ferences with three spekers in
each conference. Ample timei
will be allowed for a free dis
cussion of the work presented
in the addresses.
STRAYED
Dark bay mare, weight
about 800 pounds, shaggy
mane part of which has been
trimmed, eight years old,
branded on left shoulder. $5.
00 Reward for return or infor-j
mation asto her whereabouts.
0. O'. FRASER, Beedeville,!
Ark. Adv. Ip.
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For Sale: Two horses for
cash or credit. H. ARNOF.
Adv. ltc.
Mr. Louis Rushing of Lit
tle Rock is spending a few
days here.
Mrs. Vance Thompson left
today, Friday, for several
days’ visit to her mother, Mrs.
John Greer, in Memphis.
We are glad to note that
Mr. Dane Angus, who has been
confined to his room the past
three weeks with small-pox,
ls improving.
Philippine Assembly Asks
U. S. for Independence
Fifth Philippine Legislature in Joint Session
THE Fifth Philippine Legislature,
which is shown in the above pho
tograph in joint session, has again
adopted resolutions asking the United
States for immediate independence. The
legislature, through its Commission of
Independence, sent the following message
to the American people.
“The Filipino people w'ould not be just
to themselves if at this moment, when
their political separation from the sover
eign country is being proposed, they,
should fail to express in the clearest and
most emphatic manner the sentiments and
purposes that inspire their action. They
therefore deem it their duty to affirm:
That independence, instead of destroying
or weakening, will strengthen the bonds
of friendship and appreciation created
by the gratitude of the Filipino people,
not oijdy for the final measure of com
plete justice and humanity that they con
fidently expect, but for all the previous
disinterested work so splendidly per
formed for the benefit of the Philippines
by so many faithful'sons of America ; that
this gratitude will be the first funda
mental factor in the future relations be
tween the United States and the Philip
pine Islands; that in the present state
of the international affairs the Filipino
people merely aspire to become another
conscious and direct instrument for the
progress of liberty and civilization; that
in the tranquil course of their years of
constitutional developments the\#will
maintain, for all people inhabiting- their
hospitable land, the essence and benefit
of democratic institutions; that they will
continue to associate, in so far as this
will be acceptable and their strength will
permit, in the work of reconstruction,
justice and peace carried on by the United
States in continuation of those other un
dertakings, the high purpose of which
was the cause, according to President
Wilson, ‘of the magnificent co-operation
during the war between the American
and Filipino peoples.’ and, finally, that
in thus preserving their best traditions
and institutions in the new situation
which win strengthen and perfect them
th« Filipino people will eontinne to make
U'pir country, as heretofore, a safe place
of law and order, jnstiee and liberty,
where Americans and foreigners, as well
as Nationals, may live peacefully in the
pursuit of happiness and prosperity and
safe in the enjoyment of their property
as well as of their liberty.”
COUNTY BOARD OF EDU
CATION MET HERE
MONDAY
The County Board of Educa
tion met in McCrory, the con
vention city of Woodruff
County, last Monday with the
following members present:
Chairman W. J. Penrose of
Hunter, Secretary J. T. Caugh
ley, Atty. R. M. Hutchins and
Dr. R. N. Smith of Augusta,
Atty. J. F. Dyson of Cotton
Plant and G. G. McCrory of
McCrory.
A petition from M. H. Pat
terson et al of Jelks asking
that certain territory be taken
from Mcprory Special and
Grays School Districts and «be
added to Patterson Special was
refused.
The secretary was instruct
ed to notify the directors in all
districts to get their school
census made and to report j
their enumeration as early as
possible. The Board was in
session until one o’clock trans
acting other business of minor
importnce and adjourned to
meet in this city subject to the
| call of the chairman when
another petition from Patter
son Special will be heard.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hold
er left Sunday for their home
at Cotton Plant.
Atty. W. J. Dungan of Au
gusta transacted legal business
here Monday.
Ex-Senator W. E. Ferguson
of Augusta was a McCrory
visitor today.
Mr. and Mrs. Barner Mc
Murtry, of Drumwright, Okla.,
are the guests of relatives in
DeView. They are recently
of Hot Springs where they
have been enjoying the vapor
baths.
M. H. Patterson, the present
mayor of Jelks, and who is
seeking re-election will have
an opponent in the person of
Mr. Hugh Baker. Mr. G. W.
Neeley, the present recorder,
will have no opponent while
there are eight men in the
field for aldermen, five of
whom are to be elected at the
coming town election there on
Tuesday April 5.
POPULATION AND NUMBER
OF FARMS BY COUNT
IES IN ARANSAS
The population of Arkansas,
as finally revised for the 1920
census, is 1,752,204< The
oocal number of farms in the
state is 232,602. The fig
ures for the various counties,
as given below, shows Pulaski
county to have the larges ,
population and Jefferson
county the greatest number of
farms. Stone county has the
smallest population and Perry
county the least number of
farms.
Population Farms
Cross .18,579 2,507
Jackson.25,446 3,228
Jefferson .60,330 6,899
Monroe .21,601 3,306
Perry. 9,905 1,265
Prairie.17,447 2,413
Pulaski .109,464 4,495
St. Francis ....28,385 4,586
Stone .. 8,779 1,426
White .34,603 4,820
Woodruff .21,547 2,853
NEWS FROM BEARDS
Oscar Chappell was looking1
’round about Sunday.
Mr. Tom Rubottom of Au
gusta spent the week-end
with home folk.
Prof. Weatherly spent the
latter part of the week with
his family at Tupelo.
Russell and Manard want
another good music entertain
ment on Saturday night.
Seems that Alberta had a
little experience with her
Ford Monday. Ask her.
Mr. Sam Rubottom and
some of his friends motored
to Howell Sunday afternoon.
Messrs H. T. Miller and
Jack Barber spent the first of
the week in Newport on busi
ness.
Rev. Williams, pastor of
Beards church, will hold ser
vices Sunday at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m.
Mrs. J. R. Chappell and
children returned home Sun
day after an extended visit
with her father and family at
Cabot.
Rev. Kilpatrick of Cabot re
turned home Monday after
teaching a most successful
Teachers’ Training Class and
delivering two excellent ser
mons at Beard’s church.
STRAYED
Black mare mule, coming
three years tfld, branded “W”
on right shoulder. Weight
about 700 pounds. Last seen
at my home about five miles
south of Beedeville. $5.00
Reward for return or informa
tion asto her whereabouts.
LOUIS WILLIAMS, McFad
den, Ark. Adv. 2tp.
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