EDITE D IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
i/OLUMN 5
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1920.
NUMBER 43 . \
COMMENCEMENT WILL
CLOSE TONIGHT
Commencement at the high
school closes tohight with
presentation of the annual
schpol play. The play is an
exceptionally good one, en
titled “CLAIM ALLOWED,”
lnd treats very forcibly of
the peroid through which our
country has just passed—the
peroid of the World War.
This play has a sequel, and
it is planned to present this
also at next mid-term. How
ever, each play is complete
within itself, but it is interest
ing to follow the same leading
characters throughout both.
Last Wednesday night the
eighth grade were seen in
their promotion exercises.
n. was a verv beautiful scene,
and should inspire every other
grammar school pupil to re
doubled effort. Mr. W. J.
Dungan of Augusta delivered
the address of the evening,
and his words of advice to the
you n g people especially
should be remembered. Those
who received certificates are
as follows: Alma Bronte,
Erdna Wilson, Frankie Hen
derson, Eloise Raymond, Dor
othy Taylor, Ruth Piercy,
Mary Ethel Jeffries, Lyndelle
Billiard, Alma Candlish,
Myrtle Mobley, Roy Rushing,
Angus Lewis, Fred Taylor and
Joseph Brewster.
Interesting among the
features of the evening was
the presentation of the schol
arship awards. Myrtle Rose
Best, second grade, was the
happy recipient of two of
three awards presented. She
won the W. W. Raney award
of five dollars, which was
offered to the pupil in the
grammar school receiving the
highest average in deport
I nent, attendance and non
tardiness, and also the Swas
’ika Club medal, which was
offered tb the pupil receiving
•he highest general average
p the entire school. Esther
^rnof, twelfth grade, re
^ivea tne D. M. Huff award
of five dollars, which was
offered to the pupil in the
*ugh school (including the
seventh and eighth grades)
receiving the highest average
in scholarship. Dorris Kyle,
*rade nine, lacked only a
-faction of a per cent dividing
ncrtors on this award. ♦
O.n Thursday night the
Pupils of Miss Lettie Fryar
gave their recital.. Every
umber reflected the careful
ainmg they are receiving
©specially among the
aer pupils the interpreta
fan^ technique exhibited
{ e to be commended. The
^eart and spirit of a nation
1 y ]?e judged by the charac
„Ar ,ot its music, and the im
lir aiuCe mu?ic in the pub
: school curriculum cannot
' overestimated.
” e iuave heard more com-'
HIGH SCHOOL PLAY EN
TITLED ‘CLAIM ALLOWED’
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Presented at McCrory High
School Friday Evening, May
14, 1920, 8:15 O’clock
“And the star-spangled banner
In triumph shall wave
O’er the land of the free
And the home of the brave.”
Synopsis:
ACT I. Country estatte of
Horace LaFohl near New
York, early eveping, Neb’s
“hoss-fly!” “I did not raise
my boy to be a soldier.” Mr.
LaFohl refuses to buy Liberty
Bonds. “Urge him to marry
you at once so that he can
claim his exemption.” Den
whut yer cum back ter dis
\clit; Ci lealo ill! :
ACT II. Farm Home in
in Colorado, ten days later.
“.Bitte lassen Sie uns Deutsch
sprechen.” “Church bells?
Ha. Vot vill Germany do
mit your church bells?” Sher
man and Heine. “Salute dot
dat rag! Schpit on it, Heine.”
Scene 2: Same. Four
months later. “I ain't guin
to say goodbye. I’se just
guin ter say reservoir, en take
m a h chances.” “A n d I
swear by every star upon it—
to keep it floating o’er the
land of the free and the home
of the brave.”
ACT III. Same as Act I.
One week later. “That is
what I call a real man.” Mr.
LaFohl becomes a real pa
triot.” A Soldier Loves the
Enemy He Seeks to Kill Bet
ter than the Man Who Would
Share His Victory Without a
Part In It.” Off to war.
“Lemme go, Massar Dabney.”
A mother’s love.
ACT IV. A glimpse be
hind the front line at the
gates of Berlin. Tom danger
ously wounded, becomes de
lirious. Ethel—R e d Cross
nurse.
Scene 2: Plain room in
pliments and less complaints
during this our closing term
of school than for several
years past and Supt. C. Tv
Willis and his corps of teach
e r s, V i z, M is s e s Gray,
Matthews,Kenna,Cazort Daw
son Fryar and Spradlin are to
be congratulated upon the suc
cessful manner in which they
have conducted the school.
The members of the school
board, viz, Dr.. R. L. Fraser,
G. G. McCrory, J. F. Morgan,
D. M. Huff, L. J. Dilliard and
W. W. Raney, have stood be
hind the superintendent and
teachers in every way to
bring about the present con
ditions and have also done
everything possible to give
the people the best school pos
sible for the limited funds on
hand to finance our school
which is one of the best in
Woodruff County.
Paris. One month later. “Du
bist ein SPECKLED dutch
man. ” The armistice. “Good
old America is good enough
for me.”
CHARACTERS.
Mr. LaFohl—Manufacturer
of munitions.J. W. Comer.
Mrs. LaFohl—His Wife.
.Margaret Hargis.
D-abney LaFohl—His patriotic
son.Thorpe Hamilton.
Ethel LaFohl—His daughter
.Helen Hayeis.'
Lillian Carmen—D a b e y’s
fiance.Esther Arnof.
Tom Bradley—Ethel’s patriot
...Richard Chappel
Mr.. Metz—An American Ger
man...Jeff Simmons.
Mrs. Metz—His son’s wife
.Thelma Phillips.
Sherman Metz—His grandson
PnaViincr
Mary Met z—H i ,s grand
daughter.Thelma Pugh.
Mrs. Hohenzollern—a propa
gandist....Dora Harris.
Heine Hohenzollern—H e r
brother.Harris Shearer.
Mrs. Thompson—Of the Red
Cross.Priscilla Smith.
Little Scout—Doing his bit
.Otis Jemigan.
Neb—A black bird....Fletcher
Lewis.
OBITUARY
William H., age 15 months,
baby boy of W. T. and Nellie
lA. Fowler, of Tip, died Sun
day, May, 9, 1920, about
11:00 p. m. The little body
was laid to rest Monday at
White Hall.
Misses Clara May Eason
and Cassie Feder of Brinkley
were week-end visitors of
MJiss Thelma Phillips.
Mr. E. L. Hamilton was in
Memphis Saturday, in attend
ance of the funeral of Pres.
Morrow of the Memphis Fur
niture Company.
Born: To Mr. and Mrs.
Ayane Crossett, a fine baby
girl, tipping the scales at
eight pounds, on Wednesday,
May, 12, 1920.
Just
ment
received a large
of Alarm Clocks.
W. H. DOWDELL,
Adv. It. Jeweler.
ship
Mrs. Tommie Summers of
McClelland spent Thursday
and Friday the guest of rela
tives here. She was ac
companied home by her
mother, Mrs. H. A. Daniel.
Wanted: Timber land$. W.
C. BERRY, Augusta, Ark.
Adv. 4-16-3tc.
Mr. L. W. Sturdivant is hav
ing a feed and seed building
erected on his lots just south
of the M. O. P. depot. Mr. H.
B. Gray has the contract for
the building which will be
50x100 feet.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Concerning
Our People In Which You
May Be Concerned
Mr. Ellis Amof was a Mem
phis visitor Sunday.
Work on the ice plant is
progressing rapidly.
Mr. C. Crotzer of Searcy
sundayed in McCrory.
Mr. O. M.. Winfree left
Sunday for Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. Tom Barron of Wynne
visited friends and relatives
here this week.
Dr. J. W. Morris of De
View was a business visitor in
Memphis, ^Thursday.
Born: Tuesday, May ' 4,
lyzy, to ivlr. and Mrs. James
Chappell, a fine baby girl.
Rev. Guy Murphy, pastor
of the M. E. Church South,
was a Parkin visitor Tuesday.
Mrs. Henry Harris of Au
gusta was the guest of rela
tives here Friday and Satur
day.
Mr. W. H. Dowdell, jeweler
and watchmaker, was in Par
kin Wednesday and Thursday
on business.
Mrs! Lillie Stoker of Holly
wood, Mo., is the guest this
week of her parents Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. James.
Sheriff.R. H. Smith, Jr., of
Cotton Plant was here Satur
day in the interest of his can
didacy for sheriff.
Miss Dorris Harper of
England arrived Monday and
will be Mrs. J. M. Candlish’s
house guest for two weeks.
Miss- Beilis who is
teaching school at Beards
spent Sunday in Augusta with
her parents.
Mr. H. L. Baggett who is
fnanaging a saw mill north of
town for Pharr Lumber Co.,
.spent Sunday in Memphis.
/ Mr. Earle Winfree, book
keeper at the First National
Bank in Newport, is spending
his two weeks’ vacation here
with realtives.
Messrs R. J. Kibler, F. W.
Beede and J. F. Shue, commis
sioners of the Bayou Drainage
District held a meting here
this week.
Mr. H. E. Wood, manager
of Mayo & Robinson’s Whole
sale Grocery ot Jelks, in in St.
Louis this week attending the
Southern Wholesale' Grocers’
meeting.
Mr. W. H. Jimerson, rep
resentative of Memphis Coffin
Co., and whose home is in
Conway was here last week
shaking hands with his many
friends.