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Published every Friday at McCrory, Ark.
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub.
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Phone: 40
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„r August 26, 1915, at the post
mice at McCrory, Ark., under
he Act of March 3, 1879.
FRIDAY, NOV. 15, 1918.
The Home News’ Service Flag
LAND FOR SOLDIERS
The Memphis Chamber of
Commerce through its Farm
Developement Bureau is pre
pared to mail questionnaires
to persons having lands for
sale to the Government for
the purpose of selling same -
to the soldiers returning from
the present war.
Secretary Lane of the
United States Department of
the Interior, has recommend
ed that the United States
supply farms for those of
our soldiers who desire them
upon their return from the
world war. The suggestion
has received the endorsement
of President Wilson and
Congress, and a survey is
now being made for lands
available for such purpose
throughout the different
states.
The proposition is one that
will appeal strongly to the
people of our country and
will undoubtedly be pushed
AT-n- successful termination.
Millions of dollars will be in
vested in the enterprise,
!h°usands of acres of idle
>u*s will be brought under
cultivation and most desir
able citizenship will be se
cured for the section success
M in securing recognition.
r ranee, England, Canada,
i ustralia, Victoria, Queens
aruf New Zealand, and
> Per countries are engaged
in like enterprises many of
them in advance of the steps
already taken by our coun
try.
It is proper that such rec
ognition be given to our sol
diers and sailors because they
have made a great patriotic
sacrifice, for which they de
serve—and have—the Na
tion’s wholehearted gratitude
and respect.
The Memphis Chamber of
Commerce is asking that the
owners of land in the whole
Memphis territory send lists
of bodies of land of any size,
naming price, so that these
offers may be submitted to
the Labor Department for
acceptance.
ine plan ot the Interior
has been accepted and suffic
ient funds were promptly
appropriated to make sur
vey of all the available land
in the states. This investi
gation is now going on and it
is the immediate duty of
landowners to make their
offers promptly, for it will
be too late to plan for these
things after the war is over.
All landowners in this ter
ritory are requested to write
for a questionnaire to be
filled out, describing these
lands they are willing to sell
to the Government. When
application for' the question
naire is made it is requested
that the number of acres to
be submitted be stated.
Attention should be called
to the fact that this is by far
the best opportunity that has
ever been offered to develop
the country and to secure a
splendid class of citizenship.
Please address all com
munications to the Secretary
of the Chabmer of Commerce,
Memphis, Tenn.
-Buy WS.S.
A LETTER FROM
SGT. E. V. DUPREE
“Some where in France.”
Oct. 10, 1918.
Mrs. Cora York,
McCrory, Ark.
Dear Auntie:
I know you must think
that I have been killed, by
my not writing as I should,
but I haven't been even
wounded, yet and don’t ex
pect to be.
I have been over here
about one month and like here
just fine. I came over in the
5th. Casual Co., but was
transfered to the 97th. Cas
ual after I landed, was in
the 97th. about one week
then was transfered to Co.
“L” 164 Inf. 41 Div., in
which organization I was un
til yesterday, this time trans
fering me to the Military
Specialist Company.
I don’t know how long I
will be here. Excuse this
writing, for I have only a
candle by which to write.
Well I will close, write
soon to your loving nephew,
Sgt. Egbert V. Dupree,
Military Specialist Company,
A. P. 6. 727. A. E. F.
-Buy WS.S.
Show your appreciation of
the work of the Red Cross by
I being present at the meet
i ing Sunday night.
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Augusta, Arkansas
Office Phone 16 :: Home Phone 40
EARLE L. KITTRELL
Graduate Veterinarian
(Deputy State Veterinarian)
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MRS. HARRY MATHIS
Last Sunday morning the
community was in sad. mourn
ing for Mrs. Nelle Hutchins
Mathis had passed away at
12:30 a. m. Nov. 30th. How
mysterious are the ways of
Providence. A young life
in the bloom of youth—life
with its care and joys, was
before her, but today she is
no more, and the hearts of
her loved ones and friends
are full of sadness.
Mrs. Mathis had many
friends who loved and ad
mired her, but best of all,
children whom she had
taught loved her dearly.
Her soul was full of music
and those who were taught
by her, and heard her play
have felt the inspiration of
her art.
Mrs. Mathis was taken to
Augusta and was buried in
the midst of the scenes of her
childhood days. A large
number of friends gathered
around her to pay their last
tribute of love, and as her
body was placed in the last
resting place amidst tokens of
love of so many hearts and
hands, her soul was com
mitted to the Savior whom
she chose as her refuge in her
early childhood.
We feel sad with heart
broken brothers and sisters,
their loss is great indeed, but
God is good and wise, let us
say His will be done, and to
our fellow citizen and brother,
Mr. Harry Mathis, we give a
hand that would bespeak
I our heartfelt sympathy and
i prayer for the comfort and
strength from our Holv
: Father. M. MAR YOSIP. "
-Buy WS.S.
I
Don’t Invite Cold or the Grip
If you feel “stuffed up,”
bloated, bilious, languid or
have sick headache, sour
stomach, coated tongue, bad
breath or other condition
caused by slowed up diges
tion, a Foley Cathartic Tablet
will give prompt relief. It is
a gentle, wholesome, thor
oughly cleansing physic that
leaves no bad after-effects.
Red Cross Drug Co. Adv.
-Buy WS.S.
i Church services will close
about 8:00 o’clock, stay for
the Red Cross meeting; it
will take only a few minutes
for this election, Sunday
night at the Methodist church.
ii Bob
Take good care of your Ford. The
war is reducing the out put of motor
cars, therefore see that your present
Ford is kept in smooth running condi
tion that you may get the full satisfac
tory service it is built to give. Bring
it to us that our experienced workmen
may keep it in first class order. They
know how to do it. We use only gen
uine Ford materials and make Ford
factory prices. Let us take care of
your Ford and it will serve you fine
every day in the year.