THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY and woodruff county
VOLUMN 4
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, MAY 16, 1919.
NUMBER 43
A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.
Sunday, May 11, was the oc
casion of a most beautiful
home wedding, at which time
Mi Carl Patton of Little Rock
and Miss Ruby Hargis of Mc
Crory, were united in the holy
bonds of matrimony at the
home of the bride’s mother,
Mrs. H. P. Hargis, Rev. J. R.
Nelson, pastor of the Metho
dist church officiating.
The parlor of the Hargis
home was beautifully deco
rated with the early spring
flowers, with a background of
evergreens, foreshadowed by
a massive arch covered with
white maline* with graceful
bows arranged here and there,
with pink roses and ferns ar
tistically attached, under
which the bride and groom
stood as they plighted their
troth to each other.
ivir. rauAm a man
of most excellent character,
and is a man of fine business
qualifications, ati the present
time is in the employ of the
Iron Mountain railroad with
headquarters at Little Rock.
The bride, Miss Ruby, is an
accomplished young lady, pos
sessing many gifts and graces
that fit her for the exalted re
lation into which she has en
tered. After finishing the
high school work in McCrory,
she attended Galloway college
where she specialized in music
and later she entered Draugh
on’s Business College in Little
Rock.
immediately after the last;
words were spoken, declaring
them husband and wife, the
happy couple left on the fast
train for points East, and will
later visit in the West. The
bride wore a traveling suit of
blue with hat to match and a
bridal corsage of ferns and
pink sweet peas. They will
make their home in Little
Hock. They departed on their
honeymoon trip amid a show
er of rice and hearty good
wishes by a host of friends
who had gathered to wish
them a happy sojourn on the
sea of life.
SCHOOL MEETING
The annual school meeting
is one school event of the year
that grows in importance with
the progress and development
of the state. There are new
demands being made constant
ly upon our public schools.
Never before in the history of
the world were there such in
creasing obligations devolving
upon our schools and upon the
twi8* These are matters
hat should be looked after by
ach citizen in person and not
elegated to some one else. Be
re to meet with your neigh
fs at the school election,
Saturday, May 17, and con
Wi* the needs of your
l0cal schools
NOTICE
To the citizens of McCrory,
and surrounding vicinity:
Having been elected mayor
of the Town I wish to state
that I did not want to serve
and only agreed to accept the
office with the understanding
that I would inforce the law
if elected as nearly as possible
to do, and now I wish to ask
your support in helping me to
do so.
You can help by not doing
the things you know to be a
violation of the law and I es
pecially want to ask your co
operation in complying with
the traffic ordinance which has
been almost totally ignored for
some time.
i ieei tnat tms is very nec
essary for the safety of all
and respectfully ask you to
keep to the right with all cars,
wagons, buggies and bicycles,
or vehicles of any kind, and to
drive not to exceed 15 miles
per hour on any street in the
corporate limits of the town.
Automobiles may turn in front
of a garage only when in need
of any service. I wish to state
that the sidewalks were made
to walk upon and not for bi
cycles and they must keep off
the walks between the rail
road and the north side of
Riggs Garage in the business
section. They may, however,
ride on the other walks pro
vided they observe the rights
of pedestrians and give them
the right of way. Failure to
do so will be the cause of re
fusing permission to ride on
any walk of the town.
In regard to the closing on
Sunday, I favor a strict com
pliance of the town ordinance
however, I expect to be gov
erned by the decision of the
attorney general and anyone
opening or operating their
places of business on Sunday
must do so on their own risk.
I have no ill will towards
anyone, but expect to enforce
the law, treating every one
alike, all other violations of
the law will be dealt with as
the law prescribes.
W. B. FAKES,
MAYOR.
CARD OF THANKS
To each of the many friends
who so kindly and readily as
sisted us during our illness the
past eight weeks, we thank you
most heartily. May you never
have to suffer with rheuma
tism as we have done is our
sincere wish. Again thank
ing you, we are,
Your friend,
WALTER W. RANEY.
Invest in land— Buy a lot
in Raney's Addition.
Miss Elizabeth Holland
and Mrs. J. W. Morris spent
Monday and Tuesday shopp
ing in Little Rock.
NEW TOWN OFFICIALS
TAKE THEIR OFFICE
Important Meeting Held Mon
day Night. Will Enforce
Sidewalk Ordinance
After the old Council had
transacted all of its business
and adjourned sine die, the
new mayor, Walter B. Fakes;
Recorder Manyard K. Wherry
and Aldermen Fletcher Lewis
H. D. Swayze, J. H. Crosset
and E. T. Wherry were induct
ed into office. Mr. Clayton
Hailey, one the newly elected
aldermen was absent, as was
also Mr. G. G. McCrory, the
retiring mayor who did not
seek re-election. The new
officials were due to be instal
led the first Monday night this
month but because Mayor
Fakes was delayed in securing
his commission, same was post
poned.
The following committees
were appointed: Streets and
alleys, H. D. Swayze and E.
T. Wherry; finance, F. Lewis
ordinance, J. H. Crossett. Mr.
J. G. Pulley was re-elected
marshal at a salary of $50.00
a month, cash basis, H. M.
Woods of Augusta was re
elected city attorney at $75.00
a year, and Mr. G. W. Barber
was re-elected treasurer.
The following were appoint
ed on the Board of Health:
W. B. Fakes, Dr. W. T. Mc
Cain, Dr. B. Brewster, T. N.
Taylor and Clayton Hailey.
To Build Walks
Mayor Fakes read a letter
from City Attorney H. M.
Woods in which he stated that
he was now ready to proceed
with the enforcement of the
sidewalk ordinance which was
drafted by him and passed
during Ex-Mayor W. W. Ran
ey’s administration in 1917.
When the sidewalk ordi
nance was passed a few of
our citizens objected to its
provisions and employed a
lawyer to fight the measure.
The only step taken concern
ing same was that their lawyer
asked Chancery Judge Rob
ertson for a temporary injunc
tion to prevent the town of
ficials from enforcing the law
at that time. The court grant
ed the injunction for the rea
son that the town made no
objections, as neither Attorney
Woods nor Mayor Raney at
tended the hearing for the
reason that the government
as a war measure, had said
that no more walks, roads or
theatres could be constructed
which itself prevented pro
ceeding with the work as no
gravel was allowed to be ship
ped for the construction of
walks at that time.
Now that the war is over
and material of all kinds can
be secured, the town officials
propose to have the walks
constructed which, if done,
will give McCrory as many
miles of concrete walks as any
town her size in the state. The
law, if enforced, will fill the
gap just south of the school
property, also the two gaps
in the south part of town ad
joining the walk in front of
Mrs. J. A. Raney’s home.
Both the Baptist and Christ
ian churches will be reached
with concrete walks and
walks will extend from
Dougherty's grist mill to Per
ry Holland’s home, and from
T. N. Taylor’s residence north
to Dr. L. A Jelk’s home.
The case will be heard be
fore our new Chancery Judge
A. L. Hutchins of Augusta at
an early date. .
Other Business
The Council instructed the
Mayor to secure a new road to
the dumping ground which
will shorten the distance to
same about one half.
An ordinance was intro
duced and read once which
declares allthat portion of the
town between the railroad
and Rigg’s Garage to be a fire
district in which no building
of any kind or size, other than
brick, stone or concrete, may
be constructed.
The sanitary condition of
the town was discussed and
this very important work will
be loked after as son as pos
sible.
(Jity treasurer Barber made
the following report of the
financial condition of the town
By balance received from
former treasurer, $43.53.
Total fines received, $344.50
Total street tax received,
$267.00
Total taxes received from
sheriff, $1,258.04.
Sale of tiling, $.75.
Total license collected $145.
Dog tax collected $6.00
Auctioneer license collected
$8.00.
Sale of old lumber, $1.00.
Sale of hogs from pound
$1.00.
Advance on 1918 taxes,
$516.86.
Total, $2,591.68.
Paid out, $2,464.64.
Balance, $127.04.
Lid Ccr* On —
Mifcyor Fakes stated that
hereafter no Sunday selling
would be permitted in Mc
Crory except that meat mar
kets would be allowed to re
main open until nine o'clock
Sunday mornings*. Restaurant
hotels and drug stores, of
course, will be allowed to re
main open, but all stores, gar
ages, gasoline stations and all
shops will be closed hereafter
on Sundays.
Mrs. C. E. Bryant of Boone
ville, arrived this, (Friday)
morning to be the guest of her
brother and sister, Mr. Porter
and Miss Myrtle Best and
j other relatives and friends.