THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 2.
Cross-the-County Road.
Monday and Tuesday, August
7 and 8, has been designated as
free road working days for the
Cross-the-County road between
Burkett’s Crossing and the Bayou
and it is hoped that all who can
will come and help.
There is not a road anywhere
that will be of more service hard
ly to McCrory, Morton, and other
sections of the county than this.
It will be traveled by all who
wish to go from Augusta and
other points to Wynne or Mem
phis and is the connecting link
of the road which will be the fu
ture “Cross-the-County” High
way.
It is desired that 100 men, 40
teams, 30 scrapers and other
things needed for working a
road be on hand on the above
dates and we publish below a list
of some who have promised to
Vi pin*
J. E. and J. T. Atkinson four
teams and drivers two days.
J. F. Bronte, team and driver
two days.
Dr. J. W. Morris, team and
driver two days.
J. W. Armspaugh, team and
driver two days.
J. F. Morgan, team and driver
two days.
F. Lewis, team and driver and
two scrapers two days.
T. C. Bull team and driver two
days.
E. E. Jeffries team and driver
two days.
T. A. Jeffries two teams and
scrapers two days.
W. G. Dilliard team two days.
A. A. Anderson team and driv
er and plow two days.
J. E. Miller, team and driver
two days.
G. H.Proulx,one man two days.
Jas. Pendergist, man, two
boys and a saw two days.
H. T. Raney, one man two
days.
J. 0. Raymond, team, driver
and scraper two days.
J. W. Mllllpns nno man tiim
days.
S. E. Fountain, one man two
days.
H. D. Angus, one man two
days.
H. M. Wafford, team and
driver two days.
Ed Taylor, team, plow and
driver two days.
T. N. Taylor, one man one day.
v" Johnson, team two days.
•Judd Johnson, one man two
days.
uJ' Greer, one man and a
barrel of ice water.
j R- Piercey, one man
one day.
dJ^rm?ur ^yniond, team and
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twoda^sFakeS’ ^eam an<* driver
p L* J°nes* one man two days.
Kj' 'v* McCrory, team and
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST, 4, 1916
WANTED!
Whether Business Man or Farmer, Doc
tor or Preacher, we want You to help
100 Men
40 Teams
30 Scrapers
10 Heavy Plows
10 Cross-Cut Saws
10 Axes
10 Water Boys
To work Two Days, or more, on
the two miles of Cross-the-county road
between the ’Possum Creek bridge at
Burkett’s Crossing and the Bayou
Monday and Tuesday
August 7 and 8.
Arrange Your business so that You can come and
lelp build this road. If You believe in Good Roads, show
t by Your actions instead of words. If You can not come
SEND SOMEONE, but
WE WANT YOU!
1 river two days.
R. C. Thompson, T. E. Dye,
L W. Jernigan, H. R. Hall, C.
\ Best and W. B. Kyle have
igreed to hire one man each for
wo days. H. D. Swayze said he
vould hire a man for one day.
E.T. Wherry, H.W. Jernigan, L.
V. Sturdivant, J. R. Winters, G.
V. Barber, Riggs Brothers and
tfrs. Lula Shue have promised
o place their automobiles in
service free to convey any who
will go and help and we hope to
see others who own cars do
likewise.
W. 0. Barrentine will furnish
a man and saw two days. H.
Arnof, L. B. Grace, C. Crotzer,
I Geo. Raymond, Frank Shue, V.
! R. Dilliard, W. W. Raney, E. L.
i Hamilton and H. C. Shearer will
each work two days and the peo
ple of Morton have promised
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NUMBER 2
We Want You to Help
Remember, next Monday and
Tuesday. August 7 and 8th, the
people of McCrory, Morton and
surrounding territory will work
the “Cross-the-County’, road
between Burkett’s Crossing and
the Bayou. If you want to help,
we will be glad to have you
come and bring a team, scraper,
saw, ax, spade or anything else
used in building good roads.
Since the list of those who
promised to help was published
in last week’s issue, many others
have expressed a willingness to
assist in this good work and
have promised they will be there.
Everyone should be interested in
having good roads leading into
our town from every direction
and the fellow who doesn’t help,
especially if he be a merchant or
business man, certainly is not
unless he does a little more than
“talk.”
A. D. Cain of Morton was in
town Wednesday and said he
would furnish three scrapers and
a team next Monday and he also
stated that others from his town
would help.
G. M. Ellis was over from
Morton Tuesday and he too stat
ed that the people of his town
would assist us next Monday
and Tuesday. When he handed
us a dollar for a year’s subscrip
tion to The Home News he re
marked that he was boarding
several men who were working
in the timber and if they worked
he would board them free the
two days they spend on the road.
Sam Curtis who lives east of
town was here this week and
stated he would furnish a team
and driver and that his brother
would also help.
A large number of reliable
people have promised to go and
help build this road and we know
they will be there with their
teams, scrapers, spades, saws,
etc., and if you go you will have
plenty of help and company and
when the job is completed all
should be able to say, I HELP
ED BUILD THIS ROAD. Come
out and help us.
some help. Riggs Brothers have
also agreed to furnish a car to
take people to the road which is
to be worked.
Others who are interested in
better roads have promised to
be there and if you have not, we
want you to come, and help us.
We are expecting 100 men and
40 teams and the indications are
that we will not be disappointed.
Will YOU come and help?