THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 1. McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26,1915
NUMBER 18
TEACHERS OF CO. MEET
Held An Instructive and Bene
ficial Meeting in Augusta
Last Saturday, Nov.20.
The Woodruff County Teach
ers’ Association met at Augusta
Ark. Saturday, Nov. 20th 1915
and rendered the program as
previously published in “the
home news.” After prayer by
Rev. H. H. Watson, County
Judge A. L. Hutchins delivered
an address of “Welcome” which
was responded to by Miss Ruth
Best of the MeCrory High School
faculty in a beautiful manner.
Prof. C. C. Hunnicutt of Cot
ton Plant being absent Miss Kel
ton of Augusta discussed
“The Twentieth Century
School,” in a manner proving
her to be conversant with the
methods of a present day school.
E. W. Chaney of Tip made a
talk on “The Rural School.”
Prof. Meisenheimer of Cotton
Plant being absent also, Miss
Anita Blackmon responded to the
call for volunteers to discuss the
subject “Athletics” and made
an interesting talk along that
line.
Miss Francis Fletcher, ac
companied by Mrs. Blanche Ma
son, rendered a very pretty solo
entitled “Goodbye” which was
enjoyed by all.
Miss Tula Weber of Augusta
read a paper on “Primary Plans”
which was very interesting prov
ing herself to be familiar with
this particular kind of work.
rror. H. a. Goddard, bupt.
of Augusta High School deliver
ed, a pretty and highly instruct
ive address on “Natural vs Arti
ficial Incentives.”
Miss Ruth Vinson that accom
plished scion of a noted Wood
ruff County family pleased the
entire audience with one of her
funny readings from out of her
beautiful store but refused to in
dulge us further, notwithstand
ing our repeated call for more.
Mrs. R. K. Fitzhugh delivered
an address on the work contem
plated and accomplished by the
School Improvement Associaton
citing as proof of things already
done, the purchase of a piano for
the school and other material re
pairs on the building, besides the
inestimable value of its social
features in connection with school
work.
County Examiner, Prof. T. W.
Woodbury, who is also Supt. of
the McCrory High School held
the audience to almost breathless
attention while he delivered a
master address on “County Ef
ficiency in Education.” Among
other things of equal importance
we note the particular stress he
placed upon the necessity of
moral as well as an intellectual
efficiency as a requisite for the
teacher of the present day.
Last, but not least, that noble
woman, Mrs. Laura Conner,
whose life’s work has been spent
in the upbuilding of the commun
ity in which she has resided,
gave an instructive lecture on
‘'The Relation of Parents and
Teachers.” Only a teacher can
appreciate fully all that was said.
Having been blessed by the Al
mighty with a large family of
noble boys and girls, I am sure
she can qualify both as a mother
and a teacher in a true sense of
the terms.
With resolutions of thanks to
the School Board for the use of
their building in which to hold
our session and to the S. I. A.
for their assistance the meeting
adjourned to meet at McCrory
Saturday, Jan. 8, 1916.
E. W. Chaney, Secretary.
Fireworks, all kinds, at Ra
ney’s Smoke House.
City Health Officer Dr. H. P. j
Hargis, who is also local regis
trar, attended a meeting of the j
State Board of Health in Little
Rock this week. On his return
he came via Searcy where he
spent Thanksgiving with his
daughter, Miss Ruby, who is at
tending Galloway College.
McCRORY 0, BRINKLEY 0
On a wet field and in a down
pour of rain the McCrory High
School Foot Ball Eleven held the
Brinkley High to a scoreless tie !
yesterday, Thursday, afternoon.
The rain ceased during the latter
part of the game and open-style
football was tried very few times.
At the beginning Brinkley tore
through McCrory’s line almost
at will but our boys soon stopped .
this which for a time threatened
their goal. At one time Brink
ley was within ten yards of goal
but failed to make the necessary
gain, our boys putting up a stub
born wall of defense.
Although the visitors out
weighed the locals they were j
lucky to get away without de
feat. In the very last part of
the game a fake play by Winfree
to Daley let the latter go for a
spectacular 50-yard run, almost
making a touchrlown. Had the!
last quarter been played for full I
time instead of five minutes,
McCrory no doubt would have
scored as the ball was within
only a few yards of goal when
time was called.
Winfree played best through
out the entire game and Rhodes,
Haney, Harris, Holder, Hayes
and Perkins did excellent work.
The game was one of the
cleanest and hardest fought of
the season, however some
thought the 25 yards penalty im
posed upon McCrory was a little i
“strong” and had it not been
for this “set back” our boys
would have scored. The visitors
were all gentlemen and our boys
enjoy playing such teams as
they have. Following is the
line-up:
MCCRORY
Hix Lewis,_Center
Ed Holder,_Right Guard
CaseyoTofles,_Left Guard
Verney Haney,_Right Tackle
Virgil Perkins,_Left Tackle
rom Daley,_ .Left End
Glenn Harris,_Right End
Earle Win free,_Quarterback
Hansford Rhodes,_Fullback
Dewey Hayes,_Right Half
Lynn Gray,Capt’n_Left Half
BRINKLEY
Harry Hearse, Capt’n., _Fullback
Lawrence Morris, __ Quarterback
Eugene Lawrence,_Left Half
Elbry Mabry,_ .Right Half
Albert Rusher,_Center
Oscar McCright,_Right Guard
Rollie Ellidge,_ Left Guard
Roy Morris,_Right Tackle
Carter Chaney,_Left Tackle
Manley Folsom,_Right End
Louie Wilson,_Left End
Referee: Atty. G. B. Knott, of
Brinkley; Umpire: Prof. T. W.
Woodbury, of McCrory.
T. T. McFall, Pete James,
Lester Lewis and Elma Wilder
four of McCrory’s leading
ladies’ men and Chas. “Doc”
George, a dead game sport, of
Beebe, attended the dance in
Augusta last night. They report
a “lovely” time.
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