THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, JULY 19, 1918.
NUMBER 52
DRAINAGE MEETING
Another drainage meeting
was held in this city last Fri
- day and a'number of taxpayers
attended, also the three com
missioners, but the attorney,
Mr. Geo. A. Burr nor the bond
or contract were present.
Mr. Burr was reported as
being “up east” and as he has
the bond and contract in his
possession same could not be
had for the information of the
taxpayers.
Following is a part of what
was heard at the meeting: ’
Commissioner Kibler said
that Coleman Brothers had
taken over the old contract and
that it was still in force and
that the contractors had given
bond for $25,000.
Commissioner Beede said
that the Coleman Brothers
were pushing the work along
as fast as they can, and if the
taxpayers want another man in
his -place he is ready to quit if
Judge Driver will permit, but
that he wanted the ditch.
Dr. Fraser who presided at
the meeting stated that the tax
payers are not satisfied with
the progress being made to
ward digging the ditch.
Ai; one time during the dis
cussion, labor troubles seemed
to be the principal excuse, and
G. G. JffcCrory stated that he
could get 25 men at $3.00 a
day if the contractors wanted
them.
Mr. Beecie stated that mate
rial V’ as needed and that Cole-1
man Brothers could show let-!
ters as proof that material can
not be secured now. His at- j
tention was called to the state
ment of the contractor who j
said at the meeting held a!
week ago that labor was the
trouble and not material.
Lawyer Campbell who look
ed over the minutes of the
meetings, held by the commis
sioners heretofore stated that
the records show $7,100. paid
out to the commissioners, at
torney, engineer, newspapers,
etc. No mention he said was
made of the $3,500 paid to
Coleman Brothers which was
forfeited by the original con
tractors. The $7,100. he said
appeared as having been spent
in a regular way, but that any
other funds spent were not
regular. He said that the
statement shows where the
commissioners had been allow
ed pay for 50 days, but that
* the minutes showed only 15
meetings held, but that there
might be others elsewhere. He
advised that either continue
with the present commissioners
or discontinue their services
through the courts.
It was stated that work was
to begin in May, 1917, and that
practically nothing done in
July 1918.
Mr. Beede in explaining the
50 day allowance and only 15
minutes of meetings held, said
that 31 days were spent by the
commissioners in going over
j the lands in the district, besid
es other meetings held at
Wynne and elsewhere.
Lawyer Campbell stated j
that the contractors can be
made to either do the work or
forfeit their contract and that
the present contractors can be
held liable for the difference,
if any, in the cost under the old
i contract and what the ditch
j would cost if constructed un
s der a new one.
Mr. Kibler remarked that
Coleman Brothers own 50,000
acres of land along the ditch, j
Chairman Fraser announced
that the committees appointed
as per a motion at the previous
meeting were: G. L. Car
son, G. G. McCrory, R. L. Fra
ser, John Marr, O. E. Johnson,
Roy and W. N. Lane.
Mr. Lane addressed the
meeting and among other
things said that one of the men
told him that he could work
more men if he had the mate
rial. He came to find out about
the contract and bond, was a
small taxpayer, but was eager
for the ditch and was for the
thing that would get it the
quickest..
Mr. Fool, who is interested
in the Arkansas Land &Devel
opment Co., which owns about;
2,500 acres in the district made
| a talk in behalf of the Cole
man Brothers, who, he said,
had probably fifty or sixty
thousand dollars already tied
I up on the job. |
Mr. Walter Beede cautioned
those present to proceed with
care and to not be too hasty
in making any unnecessary
changes. He stated that he
was a good taxpayer and after
paying his respects to The
Home News, admitted that the
only notice he had had of the
meeting was through this pub
lication.
Mr. McCrory stated that the
’ contractor told him while on
' the hull of the boat that he j
would not dig the ditch until
the war is over and that he
did not blame the contractor,
for if he had the job, he, too
would not do the job until la
; bor conditions become adjust
j ed and he could see a profit in
the work. He said further
that he thinks the present com
missioners will get the ditch
as soon as possible.
Quite a bit of laughter was
' had when Mr. J. A. Wilkes of
’ Beedeville moved that the
meeting adjourn until the war
„ is over and peace declared.
» The commissioners stated
i that they would have the at
3 torney, the bond and contract
3 present at the next meeting
•which is to be held as soon as
they can learn as to what date
Mr. Burr, the attorney, can at
tend.
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Mrs. H. W. Burrow delight
3 fully entertained the pupils of
e her music class last Friday
r evening.
BONNER CONTROLS
WOODRUFF FOOD
After much thought had
been expended and after many
trials had been made, a food
administrator for Woodruff
county has finally been secur
ed in the person of T. E. Bon
ner, prominent banker of Au
gusta.
Ever since the death of L.
B. Winfree, about three months
ago, the State food adminis
tration has been unable to find
a man who cared to tackle the
job of administering the rules
and regulations of the food ad
ministration in that particular
district. Last week Hamp
Williams, Federal Food Ad
ministrator for Arkansas, sent
E. R. Wiles, head of the hotel
and restaurant division to Au
gusta. Mr. Wiles went there
looking for a busy man for the
place and found him in Mr.
Bonner.
Mr. Bonner has been at the
head of the Liberty Loan driv
es and now has taken up the
work for the food administra
tion.
“We are getting ready for
our next Liberty Loan cam
paign,” he said, “and I did
not desire the appointment as
food administrator, for I know
that it will mean more work
than all the other interests
combined. However, I will
stick to the job until I feel that
I am no longer of service.”
Judging by what the people
of Augusta say about Mr. Bon
ner, the State food adminis
trator believes that, in that
event, he is booked for the
war.
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TRAFFIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that
the traffic laws will be enforc
ed on and after Monday, July
15, and all violators punished.
Several accidents have been
narrowly averted recently be
cause some automobilists have
failed to oberve the laws and
this is done that no accidents
may occur. We hope that all
pe rsons will give us their hear
ty cooperation in this matter,
and that no fines will have to
be imposed, but should there
be any who will not respect
the law, they will be dealt with
according to the provisions of
the same.
Respectfully,
G. G. McCRORY,
Mayor.
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MARKETING HOGS
beats burying them. Steve
Hoover, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa,
writes, “commenced feeding
my herd of about 100 head
of hogs B. A. Thomas’ Hog
Powder over two months ago
Fifty "were sick and off feed
Nearby herds had cholera,
did not lose one—they are a!
well and growing fine. Fo
sale by Red Cross Drug Store
| McCrory, Ark. adv.
ECHOES
From Red Cross Work Room
We are adding new mem
bers to our circle each week,
and knitting is progressing
nicely.
We are certainly well pleas
ed that each one takes so much
pains in trying to do the work
according to Red Cross direc
tions.
I know this was hard for
those of us who learned other
ways, but good soldiers like to
learn difficult things and our
knitters are good soldiers.
Mrs. Farley of DeView has
kindly offered to superintend
the knitting at DeView, as
there are a number who find
it quite difficult to come to our
circle, and they are more than
willing to knit.
Those who left finished work
here were Mrs. Farley of De-.
View, Misses Thelma Larson,
Tillie and Regina Weatherford
and Eloise Raymond, one
sweater each.
Misses Martha McCullum,
and Lillie Turner, one pair of
socks each. Mrs. J. G. Pulley
also turned in one pair of
socks.
We will gladly welcome to
our circle any one who wishes
to assist in knitting, and Mrs.
Pulley will assist us in teaching
you how to knit if you have
; never learned.
I It will be quite a calamity
| for any girl between the ages
I of 1 and 90 years to pass
through^this war and fail to
learn to~knit.
We meet Monday afternoon.
Mrs. J. R. NELSON.
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Mrs. W. J. Short ana three
children of Heber Springs, ar
rived Thursday for a visit to
the former’s brother, Dr. J.
W. Morris and family at De
View.
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Riggs Brothers received four
new Ford cars from Memphis
this week which were readily
disposed of by being delivered j
to persons who had given their
orders months ago.
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Dr. B. Brewster and family
are home fron an overland trip
to Hot Springs and other points
in that section of the state.
The Doctor says that he motor
ed through 17 counties and
that Woodruff has the best
crops of any he has witnessed.
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V. E. Huff, who is doing ser
; vice in the army for Uncle Sam
at Washington, D. C., is home
for a few days. Vernon is one
. of Woodruff county’s best
. young men and will no doubt
[ win any promotion that may
1 pass his way. He is now as
r signed to the quartermaster’s
, department and is doing office
work at present.