THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
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VOLUMN 4
WOODRUFF COUNTY
FAIR NOW ASSURED
A meeting of the Committee
appointed to elect a secretary
and the promotion of the Fair
for 1918 met Saturday in the
office of Mr. H. D. Swayze.
Mr. H. D. Angus was appoint
ed managing secretary by the
committee last week.
Mr. Angus, together with
Mr. Beck, County Agent, were
out last week soliciting funds
and other information relative
to the fair. They made their
report that $875. of the $1,000
had been secured and were as
sured that the balance could
be raised easily. This gives
sufficient funds for a largdr
and better fair for 1918. It
was determined to have the
fair at McCrory Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, October
9, 10, and 11.
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McCRORY HOME GUARDS;
Acting on the advice of the
Advisory Board, I call a meet
ing of this Advisory Board for
1:30, p. m., and a mass meet
ing at 2:30, p. m. on Saturday,
Sept. 14, 1918. At this mass
meeting we want every mem
ber present that can possibly
be there, and you who read
this, make it your own person
al business to help get the
word around. My intentions
and plans are to be with you.
C. B. COOK, Captain.
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Miss Nigil Robb left Satur
day for Princeton, Indiana, to
be the guest of relatives for a
few months.
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Everybody is going to attend
the Woodruff County Fair,
which is to be held at McCrory
on October 9, 10 and 11.
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Miss Velma Thomas, who
has been visiting friends and
relatives here for the past few
weeks, left Sunday, accompa
nied by her cousin, Miss
Blanch Lee, for Judsonia and
Little Rock, where they will
visit friends and relatives.
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Mr. W. A. Pittman of Hille
mann was in McCrory Wed
nesday looking for some stray
stock, a roan mustang mare
and a black horse mule. He
gave us an order for some cir
culars and also an ad in this
week’s Home News and offers
a reward of $10.00.
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Rev. Jason W. Moore, pas
tor of the Methodist Church at
Hughes, was the guest of many
friends here and at DeView
Wednsday and Thursday. Rev.
Moore was a former pastor at
DeView and Howell before be
ing sent to his presnt charge.
He reports that a new church
is being built at Hughes cost
ing about $5,000.00 and is of
brick veneer.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, AUGUST. 30, 1918
ANOTHER McCRORY
BOY KILLED IN FRANCE
PRIVATE VERLIN PRINCE, McCRORY, ARK.
Another of Woodruff County’s sons has given his life on
the battle front in France for the cause of Democracy. The
relatives of Private Verlin Prince received an official telegram
from Washington Tuesday, Aug. 26, telling them of the
supreme sacrifice made by the fallen victim of the Germans.
The above brave young soldier was born Feb. 13, 1895 and
was 23 years, five months and nine days of age at the time
of his death July 22, 1918, which was caused from wounds
received in action.
Prince was one of the volunteer boys who went from
this county with Company “A” in 1917. He was married July
13, 1917, to Miss Ola Stokes of near McCrory and left with
his company soon afterwards, going to Camp Beauregard,
La., from which place he left for France in June, 1918. He
carried $5,000.00 government insurance.
He leaves a wife of McCrory, a mother, Mrs. Briney
Stephens, two brothers, Maynard and Otis and a sister, Mrs.
Ed Harris, of Jelks, to mourn his loss. The Home News joins
the entir^ citizenship of Woodruff County in extending heart
felt sympathies to the bereaved.
METHODIST CHURCH
We have received a commu
nication from Rev. J. R. Nel
son, who with his good wife,
have been spending their va
cation at Big Sandy, Tenn.,
authorizing us to announce
that there will be preaching at
the Methodist Church Sunday.
Everyone cordially invited.
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NEW STORE AT MORTON
Mr. A1 Cain of Morton, was
in McCrory Tuesday and in
formed us that he would soon
open a grocery store in his
home town. Hp left for Mem
phis where he will make some
purchases for his opening
stock.
NEWS OF OUR SOLDIERS
The editor has received a
letter from Newport News, Va.
stating that Corporals Jim
Chappell, Tommie Witcher,
Orville Gross and Herbett
Brooks and Sergeant Ray An
gelo, and Egbert Dupree are
there and will probably leave
for oversea duty soon. The
letter states also that they are
feeling fine and arp about the
last of the Woodruff County
boys to cross the pond.
The Home News received
cards this week announcing
the safe arrival overseas of the
ship upon which Captain R. M.
Hutchins and Regimental Ser
geant Maior Oscar M. Win
free sailed.
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NUMBER 6
COMMUNITY SCRAP
ROOK OF THE WAR
A scrap book in which will
be pasted many messages from
the front sent home by our sol
dier boys in France has been
donated to the Town of Mc
Crory and has been placed in
the care of Mayor G. G. Mc
Crory.
The book is a large leather
bound scrap book and has been
patrioticallly donated by Mrs.
R. L. Fraser of McCrory for
the future preservation of let
ters, pictures, documents, etc.,
that may bp sent home by the
boys “overthere.**
The boys at the front are
asked to send home something
to be pasted in the book and
if there are any persons here
who have anything of interest
which some soldier has already
sent back, it, too, will be glad
ly received. Some of the
things that will enter the big
scrap book will be some of the
letters published from time to
time in The Home News.
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FIRST BALE OF COTTON
The first bale of cotton for
1918 was brought to town on
Monday by Mr. R. F. Totty.
The cotton was grown on Mrs.
Dora Bradley’s farm near Tip
and was planted May 1.
The bale was ginned by A.
S. Thompson of DeView,
weighed 436 pounds and sold
for 30 cents a pound or $130.80
There were 1532 pounds of
seed cotton and the seed sold
for $50.00 a ton to A. S.
Thompson. The cotton was
purchased by Planters Mercan
tile Co. of McCrory.
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M. H. S. PRINCIPAL
The McCrory School Board
Thursday elected Prof. G. A.
Sullars of Clarendon, for the
principal of thp school for the
coming term. The gentleman
and his family will move here
at an early date. He was very
highly recommended to the
board and the members feel
confident they have secured
the services of an able peda
gogue.
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Mrs. J. R. Piercey and two
daughters, Misses Mary and
Ruth left yesterday, Thursday
for a visit to her parents at
Prescott.
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Mrs. Etta Drewery of New
bern, Tenn., is visiting her son,
Mr. R. A. Drewery and wife,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Dougherty.
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The Planters Gin Co. ginned
its first bale of cotton of this
season Wednesday which was
brought in by Mr.John Barren
tine. He received 31 cents a
pound for same and brought in
another bale yesterday, Thurs
day. The above gin turned out
another balp yesterday for Mr.
D. F. Ivy.