THE
HOME
NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 2.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL, 6, 1917
NUMBER 36
FLETCHER LEWIS TELLS
OF NATIONAL HIGHWAY
Writes Interesting Report of Good Roads Meeting Held in
Memphis This Week. Club is Being Organized
Here and All are Invited to Join.
!
As a delegate from the good
roads meeting held in McCror.v
on April, 3, I attended the Bank
head Highway Association Meet
ing held in Memphis April, 5 and
6, at which meeting 300 live,
good Roads enthusiasts were pres
ent. . _
I listened to every speech made
by a number of prominent speak
ers, chief among whom was Sen
ator Bankhead, of Alabama, in
whose honor the highway from
Washington, D. C.,via. Memphis
Little Rock and Fort Smith, to
Los Angeles, Cal.-, is named and
who fought for good roads in the
United States Senate for thirty
years and lately secured the pas
sage of a bill whereby the Fed
eral government has appropriat
ed $75,000,000.00 and distributed
among the different states of
which Arkansas’ portion is some
thing over three millipn dollars,
provided the state of~ Arkansas
give an equal amount.
The distinguished statesman
explained the proposition very
plainly and closed by saying,
“Now Let’s Get Busy.”
Delegates were appointed,
three from each county through
which the proposed Bankhead
Highway runs through Arkansas,
to meet in Little Rock at an early
date to perfect a state organiza
tion which will consist of a presi
dent, secretary and two direc
tors. Each state is allowed only
two directors.
Mr H. 0. Penrose of Hunter,
Dr. T. B. Bradford of Cotton
Plant and myself were selected
to represent Woodruff county at
this meeting which will be called
at once by Governor Brough, whc
was elected chairman.
I think the time is ripe for the
people of Woodruff county to get
busy to take advantage of this
appropriation and DO IT NOW.
I am authorized by Mr. J. A.
Pound tree, secretary of the Bank
head Highway Association, tc
°rm clubs of ten and as manj
c u^s as possible. All who join
will be required to pay $1.00 and
Slgn the following blank:
^ e the undersigned citizens
0 ’ .hereby make ^p
P jeation to join the Bankhead
]ghway Association, Inc., head
quarters at Birmingham, Ala. j
We agree to work and use our in-!
fluence and best efforts to pro
mote the object of this associa
tion, which is to build and main
tain a National road from Wash
ington, D. C., Atlanta, Birming
! ham, Memphis, Little Rock and
|on to Los Angeles, Cal., to be
! known as the National Bankhead
I Highway. We herewith sign our
names and pay the membership
fee of $1.00. Signed: Names.”
Each person joining will be re
! ceipted by J. A. Roundtree, sec
retary, and I now have several
blanks which will entitle you to
become a member of this associa
tion. For each ten members a
vote in the Birmingham Conven
tion is allowed. The annual con
vention is to be held in Birming
ham on the 19th and I would like
for each town in Woodruff county
to organize Bankhead Highway
Clubs and BOOST for the high
way to pass through OUR county.
Send delegates to the Birming
ham Convention from each club
and if‘not from each club, select
one or more for the county who
will agree to attend. Let’s start
something and not stop until we
have a ROCK road NORTH,
SOUTH, EAST and WEST
through WOODRUFF county.
Respectfully
Fletcher Lewis
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picking will start about the latter
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!
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U. S. HAS DECLARED
WAR ON GERMANY
McCrory and Augusta to Each Send a Company of Men.
Lester Lewis First to Enlist Here and Will Join anr
Aviation Corps. Tip Offers Forty Men
The United States has declar
ed war on the German Empire
and as a result men are now
being recruited in Woodruff coun
ty for the service. The first here
to enlist was Mr. Lester Lewis,
age about 20, who signed up for
service as an aviator.
Atty.R.M. Hutchins of Augus
ta, is organizing a company in
that city and Mr. G. G. McCrory
is doing likewise here. Mr. Lee
Collier of Tip, informed us that
he has the names of forty citi
zens at his place who are ready
to enlist.
Flags are being exhibited
everywhere and Woodruff county
is doing her mite. Now is no
time for any further sympathy
for the enemies of our country
and all should be imbued with
the spirit of AMERICA FIRST.
Those who can and care to enlist
will see Mr. McCrory.
Road Meeting Tuesday
Notice is hereby given that a
good roads meeting will be held
at the Jewel Theatre in McCrory
next Tuesday, April, 10, at one
o’clock, for the purpose of organ
izing a Bankhead Highway' As
sociation Club with the purpose
of securing the National highway
through Woodruff county.
Cotton-Plant, Augusta,Howell,
Wiville, Hunter and other towns
in the county are expeeted to,
and will, organize clubs of like
kind. Every man interested in
good roads is urged to be present.
Come and join the Club and
thereby help boost for this the
GREATEST road in the United
States to pass through our town.
T. A. Jeffries Pres.
W. W. Raney, Sec.
America First
Among the first flags seen dis
played in this city was one placed
on the front of Mayo & Robin
son’s auto by thei* manager, Mr.
H. E. Wood. The Home News
office was presented today,
Friday, with a little rag bearing
the stars and stripes by our pa
triotic friend, Col. John Shearer,
who is also having a large flag
placed on his place of business.
Mr. Shearer, who fought with
the Confederacy knows the real
meaning of war and regrets our
country having to enter the world
struggle now going on in Europe,
but inasmuch as we have been
forced to take the steps we have,
Mr. Shearer, like all true Ameri
cans, is for America First, and
will do his mite, whatever it may
be, for the stars and stripes.
Tuesday's Town Election
The election for municipal of
ficers held in McCrory Tuesday,
April 3, 1917, passed off very
quietly and only 91 of a possible
120 votes were cast.
| Walter W. Raney, editor of
The Home News defeated Mr.
L. W. Sturdivant, prominent bus
iness man and recently elected
secretary of the Woodruff County
Fair Association, by a vote of 73
to 17.
Mr. W. N. Dunehew barely
nosed out only eight votes ahead
in the race for recorder over his
opponent, Mr. H. C. Shearer, the
vote being 49 to 41 in the for
mer’s favor.
The candidates for aldermen
had no opposition, but because of
the recent stock ordinance which
was “killed” in the council meet
ing Monday night, some of the
aldermen who were candidates
for re-election lost a few votes.
Mayor G. W. Barber, Recorder
C. P. Best and Alderman J. A.
Cullum did not offer for a second
term. Aldermen elected and the
votes each received as fol
lows: C. E. Riggs, 90; T. E. Dye,
88; L. J. Dilliard, 87; G. G. Mc
Crory, 85 and R. A. Drewery, 64.
The newly elected officers will
be installed at the first regular
monthly meeting which will be
I held Monday, May 7.
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