GENERAL DIRECTORY
McCrory Officials
Mayor.Grover C. McCrory
Marshal .J. G. Pulley
Recorder.H. C. Shearer
Treasurer.L. J. Dilliard
Health Officer Dr. H.P.Hargis
Aldermen: Dr. L.A. Jelks,
H. Arnof, Dr. W. T. McCain,
L. J. Dilliard and R.C. Thomp
son. Council meets at mayor’s
office first Monday night of
each month. All citizens are
invited and will be welcome.
She Got Good Results
This honest testimony from
a woman who has suffered
should be heeded by all afflct
ed with back ache, rheumatic
pains, or any symptoms of kid
ney and bladder trouble : “I
have got such good results
from Foley Kidney Pills that I
sleep much better. Mrs. Chas.
Gray, 270 Sixth St., Detroit,
Mich.’—Red Cross Drug Store,
McCrory, Ar. k
DR. R. L. FRASER,
IS READY TO ANSWER
CALLS, DAY OR NIGHT.
Phone Number 2,
McCrory. . . V Arkansas
L. B. WINFREE, J. P.
CONVEYANCES
G. W. BARBER
NOTARY PUBLIC
AND INSURANCE
Feed, Lumber, Coal
Shingles, Doors, Rubber
Roofing, Paints, Brick and
Lime.
Corn, Oats, Chops, Hulls
and Meal.
H. D. SWAYZE
McCRORY POULTRY HOUSE
W. N. “Red” Jeffries, Mgr.
__0—o—o—
HIGHEST CASH PRICES
Paid for
Chickens, Ducks, Geese
Turkeys, Eggs and
Hides
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVES AMEND
MENT.
Proposes Constitutional Amendment
No. IS.
Providing credit of State may bo
loaned and indebtedness Incurred to an
amount not exceeding two per cent of
the assessed valuation of property In
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State or mak
ing farm loans; providing: Governor,
Secretary of State and State Land Com
missioner shall constitute State Land
Board having authority to sell bonds
in name of State, plaee money in State
Treasury and loan money to bona fide
purchasers of farm lands in Arkansas,
and prescribing: manner in which such
loans shall be made and repaid; dele
gating to the Legislature the authority
to provide for carrying out, administer
ing and safeguarding the provisions of
this amendment; providing all provis
ions of the Constitution of Arkansas
in conflict with this amendment are
repealed.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 15.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 15.
Be 1* Resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives and the Senate of the'
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto i
That the following: is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Consti
tution of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being: submitted to the elec
tors of the State for approval or re
jection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, if a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment, the
same shall become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
wit:
Section 1. Notwithstanding- the lim
itation contained in Section 1 of Arti
cle 16 of the Constitution, the credit
of the State may be loaned and in
debtedness incurred to an amount not
exceeding two per cent of the assess
ed valuation of all the property in the
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State, subject
to the limitations herein contained.
Sec. 2. The Governor, Secretary of
Sta'te and State Land Commissioner
shall constitute the State Land Board,
which board is hereby authorized and
directed to issue and sell or pledge
bonds in the name of the State, to be
known as “Arkansas Farm Credit
Bonds,” in an amount not to exceed
two per cent of the assessed valuation
of all the property in the State, and
to place the proceeds in the State
Treasury in a fund to be known as the
“Arkansas Rural Credits Loan Fund.”
Sec. 3. Said bonds shall be issued
in denominations of $25.00, 1100.00,
$500.00 and $1,000.00, and shall be is
sued in series of $10,000.00 or multi- j
pies thereof, drawn to mature in not
more than thirty-six years: nor shall j
said bonds be sold until applications j
from bona fide purchasers of land ag- i
gregating $10,000.00 have been filed
with and approved by the State Land
Board. Said bonds shall bear interest
at the rate of four per cent per an
num. and shall be exempt from tax
ation by the State-of Arkansas, or any
of its subdivisions.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board is au
thorized and directed to loan the mon
eys in said Arkansas Rural Credits
Loan Fund to bona fide purchasers of !
farm lands in Arkansas, upon notes se
cured by mortgages or deeds of trust
constituting first liens on such farm
lands in amounts which shall not ex
ceed seventy-five per cent of the ap
praised value of such lands. The cred
it of the State shall not be loaned to
any person to purchase more than 80
acres of land, nor land valued at more
than $50 00 per acre. Nor shall a loan
of less than $200.00 nor more than $S,
000 00 be made to any purchaser of
land.
Sec. 5. Such loans shall not be made
except to owners who "operate” and
“occupy” lands mortgaged, and shall
he made for the following purposes:
fa) The pavment for lands purchased;
fb) the purchase of live stock and oth
er equipment, and the making of im
'r^vements which, in the judgment of
.-..aid board, will Increase the produc
tivity of such lands or add to their
val”® as a farm home in a degree to
lustlfv such expenditure; and (c) for
»• satisfaction of •neumbinne«i upon
such lands, which, in the judgment of
said board, were incurred or assumed
by said applicant for the aforesaid
purposes.
Sec. I. Every applicant for a farm
loan shall state clearly in his applica
tion the purposes for which such loan
is desired, and upon its approval by
the board this statement shall be deem
ed a part of the note or contract under
which the loan is granted. But no
failure to apply such funds to the
purposes stated in such application or
enumerated herein shall Invalidate a
loan when once made, nor shall any
thing herein contained be deemed to
prevent any farm owner from selling
or leasing lands subject to such in
cumbrance; but if he shall violate his
said contract by applying the moneys
borrowed to purposes other than those
stated in his application or enumerated
herein, or if he shall lease sueh lands
or sell them to any person not fulfill
ing the eonditiens and purposes pro
vided for herein, said board Is author
ized and dtreated to require the repay
ment qi jaljL lean usen six months’ uo^
tlceT an<T sal<T note 5r oonfracT shall
contain a clause providing therefor.
Sec. 7. Such loans shall be repaid
with Interest accruing In annual in
stallments on the amortisation plan,
such installments being fixed at such
sums M will cover the Interest rate
and will liquidate the debt in a period
to be agreed on between said board
and the applicant, said period te be
not less than fire nor more than thirty
six years; but any debtor may liqui
date any part or all of his Indebtedness
in amounts of fSO.OO or multiples there
of upon any amortisation payment
date.
Sec. I. The rate of interest on loans
shall be five per cent per annum; pro
vided, that no Farm Credit Bonds shall
be Sold for less than par; and pro
vided further that the board shall re
quire each applicant to pay an initial
eharge of 1 per cent pf the lean grant
ed, the minimum charge to be $10.00
to cover the cost of appraisal and ex
amination of title.
Sec. 0. All surplus funds accruing
from the operation of th.e system of
rural credits herein provided for, after
paying interest accruing on the afore
said bends, and all operating and other
expenses arising from the administra
tion of said system of rural credits,
shall be placed In the State Treasury
and become a part of a fund to be
known as the “Arkansas Rural Credit
Reserve Fund.” Said Arkansas Rural
Credits Reserve Fund shall be loaned
on farm lands fn the manner herein
provided for the Arkansas Rural
Credit Loan Fund, and the Interest, ac
cruing from loans made from said Ar
kansas Rural Credits Reserve Fund
shall be added to it and become a part
of it. The said Arkansas Rural Credits
Reserve Fund shall be irreducible, ex
cept that it may be drawn upon to re
imburse the State for loss Incurred in
the administration of said system of
rural credits.
oec. xne juegisiauve A*semDiv
•hall provide In such detail as it shall
deem advisable for the carrying out
and administering of the provisions of
this amendment, and shall provide ad
equate safeguards against the use of
such Isans as an aid to the purchas
ing and holding of lands for the pur
poses of speculation. Such safeguards
shall Include clear • definitions of the
terms "operate" and "occupy” used
herein, in the absence of such legis
lation, and subjeet to the same after
its enactment, the State Land Board
shall proceed to administer said sys
tem of rural credits under rules and
regulations provided by itself, but sub
Ject to the provisions herein contained.
Sec. 11. The provisions of the Con
stitution of Arkansas In conflict with
this amendment are hereby repealed, in
so far only as they conflict herewith.
The provisions of this amendment
shall be self-executing, and shall take
effect and be in operation 80 days af
ter their approval and adoption by the
people of Arkansas.
Approved by the Governor, and filed
In the office of the Secretary of State,
March 17, 1917.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the 24th day of April. 1918.
[Seal] TOM J. TERRAL,
Secretary of Statn.
NOTICE
A meeting of the farmers,
business men, directors and
officers of the Woodruff Coun
ty Fair Association will be
held at McCrory at 2 p. m.,
(sharp) on Wednesday, May
29, for the purpose of electing
officers, appointing commit
tees and other necessary work
preparatory to the setting of
the Second Annual Woodruff
County Fair to be held this fall.
COME and help.
W. E. JELKS, Pres.
L. W. STURDIVANT, Sec.
Helps to Keep Fit
When the digestion is out of
order, it throws the whole
physical being out of gear. B.
B. Hayward, Unadilla, Ga.,
writes: ‘‘Foley Cathartic Tab
lets give me quicker relief than
anything I have ever tried,”
They relieve biliousness, bad
breath, bloating, gas, indiges
tion and constipation. No
griping or nausea. Red Cross
Drug Store, McCrory, Ark.
Proposed Constitutional
No. 14.
Amendment
Amending Sections 2 and 3 of Arti
cle 7 of the Constitution of the State
of. Arkansas; providing that the
preme Court of the State ,hifl k!
composed of seven Judges one pm!
iidina* tahnd T8^ Assoclate Justices; £ro
viding the Judges may sit in two di
visions, and otherwise providing the
manner in which the court shall sit
and shall render its decisions S11
■ Providing for the selection and elec
tion of the two additional Judges. 6C'
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 14.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
Wo. 14.
Bo It Resolved by tbo Senate and
Mouse of Representatives of the
?*“•* *' A■>*"***■ «1>. M.Jortty
Botb Mouses Agreeing Thereto:
That the follewlng is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of ArkanSl.. a£d
the same being: submitted to the •lar
i'01'8 of the State for approval or re
jection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, if a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment ths
same shan become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
-T^at ®ectIon* 2 an<1 2 of Article 7
of the Constitution of tho State of Ar
kansas be amended to read as follows:
The Supreme Court shall be compos
ed of seven Judges, one of whom shall
be styled Chief Justloe and elected as
such. In the consideration and decis
ion of cases, all Judges may sit or the
Court may be divided Into two divis
ions!. and the decision of each of said
divisions shall be tho decision of the
Court. The Chief Justlee shall assign
three of the Associate Justices to each
division, and he may change such as
signments from time to time, and the
Associate Justices may Interchange
with each other by agreement among
themselves. The concurrence of three
Judges shall be necessary to a decis
ion In either division. When the
Court Is sitting In banc, the Chief Jus
tice shall preside, and the concurrence
of four shall be necessary to a decis
ion. The Chief Justice shall allot the
cases to the divisions, and he may or
der any case to be decided or recon
ridered by the court In banc. The
Chief Justice may sit In either division,
and shall preside when so sitting. The
Judges of each division shall elect a
presiding Judge for that division, who
shall preside when the Chief Justice Is
not sitting In that division. If the
Chief Justice is absent from the Court,
the senior Judge present shall perform
his duties.
The Governor shall appoint the two
additional Judges provided for herein,
one of whom shall hold office until his
successor is elected at the general elec
tion for State officers in 1922, and
qualifies, and ons of whom shall hold
office until his successor is elected at
the general election for Stats officers
in 1924, and qualifies.
Approved by the Governor, and filed
In the office of the Secretary of State,
January 17, 1917.
Bach elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature t*iis,
the 24th day of April. 1919.
[Seal] TOM J. TBRRAL,
Secretary of State.
JUNIOR LEAGUE PROGRAM
Following is the program
for the Junior League which
will be rendered May 19, 1918
at 4 o’clock.
Subject—Big Little Things.
Leader—Eloise Raymond.
Song—We’re Marching to
Zion.
Song — Anywhere With
Jesus.
Scripture lesson, Luke, XIX,
11-24.—Harris Shearer.
Prayer.
Apostle’s Creed—By all.
Vocal Duet—Doris Kyle and
Mable Dunehew.
A Talent—Mary Raymond.
Piano Solo—Lena Cullum.
Ralph Holman—Dora Har
Song—More Love To Thee.
Miss Elise Smith who has
been teaching school at Cotton
Plant for the past term, has ie
turned home much to the de
light of her many friends heie.