THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, MARCH 29, 1918.
NUMBER 36.
REGULATIONS govern
ing SUPPLY OF COAL
To All Chairmen County Com
mittees, U. S. Fuel Ad
ministration For
Arkansas
Effective at once, the U. S.
Fuel Administration for Ark
ansas, hereby recommends
and encourages, at this time,
the purchase and storage of
coal for domestic purposes
next winter and also for in
dustrial purposes to the ex
tent of laying in reasonable
reserves, that will safe guard
against a condition that may
make it necessary for the Unit
ed States Fuel Administration
to commandeer the coal pro
duction of the mines of Ark
ansas for National purposes,
thereby cancelling the oppor
tunity herein proveded, to se
cure sufficient coal reserves,
that would permit of unres
tricted operation of industries
during the fall and winter
months.
Authority for modification
of the general regulations ef
fective April 1st, 1918, issued
by Dr. Garfield, United States
Fuel Administrator, has been
granted to the Fuel Adminis
trator for Arkansas subject to
restrictions and conditions
hereinafter set forth, and is
expressly granted for the pur
pose of supplying sufficient
orders to insure the operation
of the mines during the next
thirty or sixty days.
(a) Every domestic consum
er is hereby urged to place
his order with his regular deal
er for his normal requirement
for the year ending March 31,
1919, accepting delivery at
once; such orders must be
made in writing and include
information called for under
regulations issued by the U. S.
Fuel Administration effective
April 1st, 1918, and as here
inafter set forth. The dealer
shall accept such orders sub
ject to further rulings and res
trictions of the United States
Fuel Administrator, as here
inafter set forth.
(b) Warning is hereby giv
en to domestic consumers that
should the National require
ments make it necessary to
commandeer the coal produc
tion of the State then in that
event, all unfilled contracts
tor coal will be ordered can
celled and no coal will be fur
nished for domestic purposes
where wood is available.
(c) Third: That all rice
growers, firms, corporations,
and industries in the state re
quiring coal are hereby urged
to place their orders now with
their dealers, jobbers or op
erators for their normal re
quirements for the year end
ing March 31st( 1919, accept
ing deliveries at once in such
amounts as conditions will
permit. All orders so placed
must be accepted by the deal
er, jobber or operator subject
to further restrictions and rul
ing of the U. S. Fuel Adminis
trator and should conditions
make it necessary to comman
deer the Arkansas coal pro
duction as heretofore stated,
the strictest economy will be
put in force and all unfilled
orders may be cancelled and
further shipments made under
such restrictions as the situa
tion demands.
(d) All users of coal who
lay in a supply to take care
of their requirements for next
winter, while their orders are
needed to maintain normal
production of the mines of
Arkansas and while the de
mands of the government will
permit, will not only prevent
a repetition of experiences of
the past winter but will ren
der a patriotic service to con
serve coal for the use of the
Government as may be requir
ed to win the war.
The regulations established
by the United States Fuel Ad
ministration will govern retail
distribution subject only to
such modifications as herein
set forth.
Un and alter April 1st, 1918
retail dealers accepting orders
for coal for domestic purposes
under the plan and regulation
designated in paragraph (a)
must require statements giving
information on the prescribed 1
form as required by the regu
lations issued by the U. S. Fuel
Administrator and said deal
ers shall proceed to make de
livery in such amounts as the
consumer agrees to accept,
until said order has been filled
provided, however, that no
further restrictions are put in
effect by the Fuel Administra
tor effecting further delivery
on said contracts.
It must be clearly under
stood by the consumers and
dealers that all requirements
prescribed in regulations is
sued by the U. S. Fuel Admin
istrator effective April 1st,
1918, must be fully observed
except as specifically modifi
ed herein.
No retail dealer, jobber or
operator shall accept and con
firm orders for coal under the
modifications herein set forth
that cannot be delivered as
required by the consumer with
in a reasonable time, special
effort being made to speed up
production and delivery dur
ing the time these modifica
tions may remain in effect.
The purpose of the modifi
cation of the general regula
tions to the extent herein
specified is to relieve what is
believed to be a temporary
shortage of orders for Arkan
sas coal, and to urge upon the
consumers of coal in the state
to take full advantage of the
opportunity to secure their
NEWS OF OUR SOLDIERS
AT CAMP PIKE, ARK.
Interesting News Items Con
cerning Our Soldier Boys
Lately Reported For
The Home News
With the quarantine re
moved from nearly all the
buildings at the camp, the boys
are just like a lot of school
lads out for the first spring va
cation. The general spirit of
the army here is fifty per cent
higher than a month ago and
the air is full of glad hearted
optimism. Mumps is the only
cause for quarantine now and
not much of that. Health
conditions are good and while
there are a few cases of pneu
monia they are not as a rule
serious. rine death rate is
very low for so many men.
Officers and men are going
at top speed these days in the
matter of training and there
is little time for loafing. All
spare time in the day is spent
on the baseball fields and at
night in the Red Triangle
buildings and in occasional
trips to town. A regulation
diamond is being built just at
the edge of the camp and the
boys will have an opportunity
to see some of the big league
games out at the camp during
regular season. And there
will be many good teams with
in the camp.
“Have you pajamas?” ask
ed the nurse of the newest pa
tient at the base hospital. “No
said the victim, “Doctor say
ay bane got dem measules.”
During the month of Febru
ary each soldier in camp Pike
visited the Red Triangle build
ings five times. That is the
estimated average, but while
of course many came much
oftener, hundreds because of
the quarantine and the num
ber in the hospital did not
come at all. During the
month 152,643 envelopes and
sheets of letter paper were
given away free to the boys;
$11,733 of stamps were sold,
and $52,729 worth of money
orders. The secretaries dur
ing the month paid 2,260 visits
to the sick, held 196 Bible
class meetings in the educa
tional work; organized 45 new
classes and taught 32 differ
ent subjects. During the
month 18,764 pieces of read
ing matter were distributed,
and 1,676 books taken from
the library. February was
a trifle early for baseball but
26 teams were organized but
there are many times that
number now.
supply and avoid appeals for
relief at a time when the Gov
ernment requirements will no
doubt draw heavily upon the
state supply.
H. C. COUCH,
U. S. Fuel Adm’r. Arkansas.
GET TOGETHER ROAD
MEET AT COTTON PLANT
The citizens of Cotton Plant
held an enthusiastic road meet
ing in their city last Friday
night. An invitation was ex
tended to McCrory and nine
automobiles loaded with Bank
head Highway boosters of the
McCrory Club attended.
| Mr. Ed Trice, the progres
| sive mayor of the southern me
tropolis of Woodruff county,
! served as chairman and in
stating the purposes of the
meeting said that it had been
; called for the purpose of ce
menting the friendly feeling
between McCrory and Cotton
Plant citizens in securing the
Bankhead Highway through
their towns and that Cotton
Plant was relying a great deal
on McCrory’s help in securing
the road. He also stated that
he was confidant that the route
via Cotton Plant, McCrory and
Wynne would be selected by
the pathfinders when they
come through about the 15th
or 20th.
i Judge Trice and other lead
ing citizens spoke in favor of
j the road via McCrory and
i chief among the advantages in
pulling for the road this way
is that it will give Woodruff
county about 40 miles of this
national highway, running
practically east and west and
north and south, through the
county instead of 10 or 12
miles should it go by way of
Hunter. Hon. Roy D. Camp
bell, cashier H. C. Argo, Dr.
IT. B. Bradford, one of the
Bankhead Directors, engineer
E. E. Mashburn, secretary
Mike Meehan and other lead
ing citizens of Cotton Plant,
and Mayor Walter W. Raney
land Messrs. W. B. Fakes, A.
J. Porter and others form Mc
Crory made interesting talks
for the road.
McCrory Teachers Elected
The McCrory School Board
re-elected the following teach
ers for the next term of school:
J. C. Gray, principal; Miss
Nelle Stewart, Miss Mattie
Wells, Miss Oma Turner. Two
vacancies remain.
A letter from Leo Jones,
son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Jones
of McCrory, who holds a nice
position with the Iron Moun
tain Railroad as Agent at New
Hart, and who underwent an
operation for appendicitis last
week, reports him as getting
{along nicely.