THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, JUNE 21, 1918.
NUMBER 48
ALL SCHOOL DIRECTORS
Take Notice
Persuant to the Proclama
tion of the President of the
United States of America set
ting aside June 28th, 2 p. m.
as the hour for W. S. S. Pledge
the school directors of the
Northern District of Woodruff
County are directed to pre
pare themselves to see that
the quota for their respective
district is raised on that day.
That each may understand his
duties for the work as direct
ed by the government a meet
ing of the Directors of the
Northern District of Woodruff
County is hereby called. Those
east of Cache River will meet
at the Methodist church in
McCrory on Sunday at 2 p. m.
June 23, Those west of Cache
river will meet at Augusta at
the Court House on Saturday,
June 22, at 2 p. m. The Disr
tricts and Directors follow:
1. T. S. Knight, Leonard
Nelson, Jesse Harris.
2. J. F. French, J. H. Snap,
E. T. Jones.
4-20 J. D. Eldridge, R. E.
Berkshire, Swift Davis, Char
lie Wheeler, Sam Fawler.
5. Willie Simmons, Ed An
derson, A. D. Cain.
10. R. E. Holder, J. J. rul
ley, Osro Taylor.
16. J. W. Ladd, D. S. An
thony, Ike Tripp.
17. John Foster, H. L. Byrd
Hugh Baker.
18. Lee Miller, J. P. Wade.
22. H. J. Cariker, J. R.
Crossett, R. W. Humphries.
12. A. S. Thompson, W. H.
McMurtry, J. T. Angelo.
23. George Durham, J. W.
Pace, J. G. Tennes.
25. A. L. Crittenden, Bragg
Tripp.
26. E. H. Wilson, Dr. J. H.
West, C. J. Clifton.
30. J. H. Poe, Tom Ander
son, D. Gipson.
Augusta Special, J. F. Sum
mers, R. T. Harville, J. H.
Dale, Paul Martin, A. L. Hut
chins, Mrs. Laura Conner, W.
F. Shoupe.
McCrory Special, Fletcher
Lewis, Grover McCrory, Porter
Best, L. J. Dilliard, Milton Huff
and Dr. H. P. Hargis.
Patterson Special, G. C.
Gardner, M. H. Patterson, J.
W. Mullins, J. R. Baker, C. L.
Baker, Leonard Patterson.
McClelland; E. W. Butler,
Sam Hill, E. W. High.
The above is a vital matter
and should not be overlooked.
The township chairmen are
also directed to be present at
the above meetings for their
localities.
A. L. HUTCHINS,
Chairman Northern District
Woodruff County.
Order Moorhead Wright,
State Chairman W. S. S.
Mr. W. J. Mitchell was in
Memphis this week on bus
iness.
TOWNSHIP QUOTAS FOR WAR SAVINGS STAMP DRIVE
The following are the quotas for the school districts and
the townships in the Northern District of Woodruff County,
which amounts are set by the Government to be raised from the
sale of War Savings Stamps.
School District Est. Pop.
Augusta Special . 6384
District 17 .351
District 30 .327
District 18 . 933
Total Augusta Township .
District 1 .
District 2 .
District 16 .
District 25 .
Quota
$127 680 00
7 020 00
6 540 00
18 660 00
.$159 900 00
.534
.651
.633
.141
10 680 00
13 020 00
12 660 00
2 820 00
Total White River Township .39 180 00
District 4-20 .1452
• Total Point Township .
29 040 00
.29 040 00
McCrory Special .1737 34 740 00
Patterson Special . 252 5 040 00
District 22 . 744 14 880 00
District 12 .654 13 080 00
District 26 . 558 11 160 00
Total DeView Township .
District 10 . 612
Total Barnes Township .
12 240 00
District 5 . 384
Total Pumpkin Bend Township
District 23 ... 174
Total Dent Township .
McClelland Special . 400
Total Garden Township .
7 680 00
3 480 00
8 000 00
78 900 00
12 240 00
7 680 00
3 480 00
8 000 00
Grand Total
$338 420 00
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Take good care of your Ford. The
war is reducing the out put of motor
cars, therefore see that your present
Ford is kept in smooth running condi
tion that you may get the full satisfac
tory service it is built to give. Bring
it to us that our experienced workmen
may keep it in first class order. They
know how to do it. We use only gen
uine Ford materials and make Ford
factory prices. Let us take care of
your Ford and it will serve you fine
every day in the year.
RIGGS BROTHERS, McCrory, Arkansas
5A V to lHKJLfc. LIVW
Last Thursday afternoon,
June 20, 1918, while a party of
young people were spending
the afternoon at Grays, a por
tion of the pleasure of the oc
casion was spoiled when
Misses Ruth Anderson and
Blanche Powell and Mr. R. W.
Beck were nearly drowned.
Had it not been for the cool
work of Mr. Dane Angus of
this city, all three would have
been lost.
The three were in bathing
in a pocket of the river and as
it happened the two ladies
slipped off into deep water.
Mr. Beck followed but was
nearly drowned in his efforts
to rescue them. Mr. Angus
was standing on the bank and
did not have on a swimming
suit for he could not swim a
stroke, but when he saw the fu
tile efforts of Mr. Beck, he
plunge in and saved him.
He said that the reason he
saved Mr. Beck first was be
cause he knew he could swim
and thought possibly that he
could assist him in rescuing
the ladies. But Mr. Beck was
completely exhausted and Mr.
Angus took in the situation in
an instant and then by holding
to a tree top he reached Miss
Powell who had submerged
one time. After she was on
the bank and in safety, Mr.
Angus went in the third time
and saved Miss Anderson who
had drifted about 50 yards in
the strong current and who
had begun to submerge for the
third time.
Had it not been for the
quick work and presence of
mind of Mr. Angus all three
persons would have been
drowned.
ADOPT UNIFORMS
A very sensible movement
has been launched by girls of
our High School in the adop
tion of uniform dress, begin
ning October 1st. It was de
cided that all girls of the
Wynne High School above the
age of 12 years would be ex
pected to dress in a middy
blouse, skirt, shoes with Cu
ban or military heel, cotton
hose and plain hats.
This movement has the ap
proval of the parents of the
girls as well as Supt. Willis
and the School Board. It is
a splendid costume for our
girls to wear and a more eco
nomical way to dress, especi
ally during the duration of the
war—Wynne Progress. ,
Miss Ruby Hargis leaves to
day for Harrisburg where she
will be the guest of her friend,
Miss Hortense Wilder for a few
days. While there Miss Har
gis will assist in a Red Cross
recital which is to be given on
Monday night.