THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3. McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3,1917 NUMBER 2
Woodruff County Fair
Swells to Three Big Days
On last Saturday, Supt. C. C.
Hunnicutt, from Cotton Plant,
and Supt. 0. T. Richardson from
Augusta, came to McCrory, tc
discuss the School Fair with the
County Fair management, and
as a result, the School Fair is to
become a part of the County
Fair, and three BIG days are now
being planned for the big event.
This will probably be one of
the largest and most attractive
features connected with the Fair,
and will bring thousands of
school children from all parts of
the county, together with their
parents, who are interested in
the school work in the county.
Supt. Gray, of McCrory has
not arrived yet, but we are con
fident that he will join heartily
in the plans now, mapped out,
and we feel sure that McCrory
will not only be well represented
in her part of the school work,
but will take her . share of the
premiums for that class of work.
President W. E. Jelks, and
Secretary L. W. Sturdivant will
soon make a canvass of the en
tire county, in an effort to get
subscriptions, and premiums, so
that the catalogue can soon be
made up, and details of the fair
/ be logically worked out.
Attention! Property Owners
I agreed to furnish a carpenter
to install the sanitary cans free
of charge for all persons asking
it in the town of McCrory. This
is to give notice that we shall not
employ a carpenter after August
12, persons desiring the service
will therefore please give me
their names at once. First come,
first served. I hope no one will
he disappointed if he fails to ap
ply lor the service and does not
Set it after August 12.
D. C. Absher,
Arkansas State
Board of Health.
Miss Gretchen Cain of Augusta
returned home Sunday after a
lev, days’ visit here the guest of
Miss Margaret Hargis.
Messrs J. F. Morgan and T. J.
rakes left Thursday in the for
mei s Allen” for an overland
tfip to Branson, Mo., where their
"u Gs are spending the summer
Months.
To Build Rock Road
to Cotton Plant
An enthusiastic good road;
j meeting was held at Wiville Mon
day night at which more than ;
half a hundred people were pres
ent. Several citizens from Me
i Crory and Jelks attended.
Prof Chas. Campbell was elect
! ed chairman and Mr. E. S. Cool
! secretary of the meeting and af
I ter several instructive and inter
| eating talks were made it was de
cided to hold another meeting ir
the near future.
Chairman Campbell appointee
as a committee to advertise th<
next meeting and work up i
; greater interest in the matter o:
i forming a road district for th<
purpose of building a rock roac
from Grays, via Wiville anc
Howell, to Cotton Plant, the fol
lowing gentlemen: J. E. B. Me
| Burnett, Hugh Walker, W. P
j Murray, John Jones and L. B
: Parnell.
No other road improvemen
i proposed in Woodruff county if
j needed more than this one and i
| is hoped there will be no delay ir
the formation of the district sc
! that a permanent road may be
| constructed as soon as possible.
I ! ’
Will Begin Revival
I We will begin our revival meet
ing at Fakes Chapel next Sunday
August 5, 1917, Rev. F. A. Lari
of McCrory will do the preaching
Let everyone come and do thei]
part and we will have a Hob
Ghost revival. J. W. Moore.
Mesdames Ed Nolen of Littl<
Rock and Otto Geal of Memphis
and children, arrived Sunday ir
their car enroute to Memphis
They spent Monday here th<
guests of their sister, Mrs. R, M
Johnson.
Mr. H. E. Wood, manager o:
Mayo & Robinson's wholesah
grocery at Jelks, his family am
Misses Ora Lee Hunnicutt am
Bessie Manasco motored to Littl<
| Rock Sunday, returning horm
| Monday.
i Died: Saturday, July 28, 1917
at his home in Cherry Valley
Mr. “Buck" Fountain, age 8J
years. The deceased was one o:
Cross county’s oldest and bes
citizens and was a grandfathe
of our fellow townsman, Mr. S
E. Fountain.
Jury List.
GRAND
L H Snapp
R E Berkshire
Marcus Sparks
A E Ridgeway
T A Jeffries
Jas. Melton
Ed Roddy
Steve Davis
JURORS
Tom C Griffin
A C Jett
J H Wiggins
W E Jelks
W M Keating
J F Morgan
R T Harville
H B Wilson
ALTERNATES
- Clyde Airheart
11 W V Angelo
A A Taylor
N E Wherry
W B Barbee
H S Taylor
PETIT JTRORS
i R L Lambertson
L M Reynolds
J E B Matkins
1 M 0 Wilkins
l A C Cantrell
■ Claude Drennen
-EL Grogan
I W H Gipson
Fred Gullic
i George Haralson
; Andrew Comer
5 Will Sharp
J H Henderson
J P Taylor
G G McCrory
T J Fakes
Harry Hall
A A Anderson
R R Givens
M H Garland
R W McElwee
Osro Taylor
Ed Woods
Jess Daniels
ALTERNATES
) T M C Pritchett
; Paul Martin
Houston Wilson
! Jeff Looney
E C Fitzhugh.
Swift Davis
Will Brown
Albert Johnson
R A Jones
Distinguished Health Au
thorities Visit Our City
Dr. C. W. Garrison, Secretary
• Arkansas State Board of Health
r of Little Rock and Dr. John A.
Ferrell, Assistant Director Gen
eral International Health Board,
> of New York City, were in the
city Monday looking over the
1 health work now being done in
Woodruff county. They expressed
> themselves as being much pleased
with the work here, and they
confidently expect greater and
more rapid progress in the near
future.
1 j The officials left in the after
1 noon for Ashley county to see
^ similar work which has been in
J progress there for nearly a year,
J and which is gaining a very fa
vorable reputation for Ashley
, |county.
, Dr. Ferrell will visit most of
] the Southern states before re
F turning to New York.
t -
r | Mr. S. M. Elliott made a busi
. , ness trip to Des Arc the first of
‘ the week.
It Pays to Advertise
The following letter is self ex
planatory, however we will state
; that a short time ago Mr. Jack
Wiggins of Pumpkin Bend
brought in the largest amount of
turnip seed, a barrel full, that
! was ever seen here, and The
Home News made mention of the
fact.
Mr. T. H. Legg, a leading
merchant of Cotton Plant, who
is one of our many subscribers
there read the article and has
sent us the following letter:
Cotton Plant, Ark.,
July 28th, 1917.
Mr. Walter W. Raney,
McCrory, Ark.
i Dear Sir: —
A few weeks ago I noticed in
your paper that a farmer near your
town had quite a lot of turnip
seed for sale. I have forgotten
his name, so will ask you to see
him for me and tell him to write
me as to kinds and prices.
Yours Truly,
T. H. Legg.
Trade at Home
“Keep the Arkansas Dollar in
Arkansas,” Is a pretty good mot
to, and the practice should be
followed more closely by our peo
ple. Too much money leaves Ar
kansas each year that should be
spent with the local merchants.
They will get what you want if
they haven't it. They are in the
business to stay and want to
please you. They depend on satr
isfied customers. If you are
pleased with anything you buy
from the local merchant, tell ev
erybody you see; but if you should
not happen to be pleased, be a
real town booster and tell your
merchant. He will be glad to
make it right.
Methodist Church.
We will hold services at our
church both morning and even
ing, Sunday, Aug. 5, preaching
on themes vital to all. We hope
to have our people attend the re
j vival services at the Baptist
church in this city, which begins
next Sunday and continues for
a week. I will be at Fakes Chapel
all next week assisting Rev.
Moore in his revival meeting
there. Always a welcome at our
church for everybody.
F. A. Lark, Pastor.
Woodruff Co. Fair, McCrory, Oct.24-5-6th