THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, JUNE 28, 1918
NUMBER 49
DEVIEW NEWS
Since the last items were
submitted DeView has made
giant strides forward and up
ward. Mr. A. S. Thompson
with the help of Henry Ford
and Bob Brandon, has organiz
ed the DeView Dray and Trans
fer Company. J. G. Wilson
has opened the City Barber
Shop which is strictly modern
and sanitary in every respect.
Mr. McClusky, our distinguish
ed builder and contractor has
been engaged in remodeling
our High School Building the
past week. All these men
have done their bit toward
making DeView a better and a
more comfortable place to live
in. All thanks to them.
A. S. Thompson has just re
ceived several 1918 model cof
fins so that a person starting
out upon the last journey may
do so in that dignity which is
afforded only by the very lat
est.
Joe, YV right wants ro smasu
the Ice Trust. He has heard
that ice is going to a dollar a
pound.
On Friday night last, every
: body went down to Romie Cros
;,et’s to eat ice cream and play
“Hog Rovers” in which game
Forrest Bullard distinguished
himseli as a singer.
Monday night the “tackey
party” came off at J. G. Wil
son’s home, everybody enjoyed
himself, especially when the
bit of match was sent down the
line via wireless.
Tuesday Mr. A. S. Thompson
and family, Mr. Ed W ebb and
family, Mr. Tom Greer and
wife and others went down to
the river to fish for nibbles,
those they obtained were most
ly of the insect variety, other
wise known as mosquito bites,
they did some good however,
they brought a good rain to the
little old drv town.
Several of the ‘sassiety folk’
around Beards spent Sunday
riding around in an ultra-dec
orated Ford and snap shooting
each other and the uncomplain
ing landscape with one poor
littlev camera. We haven’t
the heart to mention it, but was
not that an awful strain on one
kodak?
WIVILLE NEV/S
The crops are all looking
fine after the rain.
MFs Florence Hayes of Pine
Bluff is visiting her grand par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Saw
ver this week
Mr and Mrs. E. D. Marsh
and family left for Memphis
Saturday where their daughter
Carolvn, will undergo an op
eration for aopendicitis.
Mr. Carroll Hill of Cotton
Plant snent a few hours here
Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon McKinney
were Cotton Plant visitors Sun
day.
FROM R. F. HAYES
Following is a letter receiv
ed by Mrs. N. J. Hayes from
her son, Fink, who enlisted in
the Navy on June 15, 1917 and 1
is now stationed on the U. S. S.!
Frederick.
!
June 22, 1918.
Dear Mother:
Received your package insured
and will say I was much pleas
ed with the contents, even
though this being the first
package to receive from you
since leaving the training sta
tion. :
Tonight I am in the citv of
York, just returning from
Conev Island where I had
oodles of fun and now am all
fi\red up for a good nights
sleep in the beautiful Martini
que Hotel.
My ship is just back from a
real trip, having on this trip
aetuallv sunk a sub. No doubt
vou noticed in the papers about
the German intern ship Presi-j
dent Lincoln being sunk by a
German sub. This ship is one
we convoyed over to France
so on her return trip she was
tornedoed and sunk.
Returning from this trip and
too close to American port on
! the morning of the 15th we
"dghtcd a sub, so after a hot;
chase we manuvered over her
at 27 miles an hour, as speed i
has to be developed to drop
depth bombs, in which on drop
ing 5 depth bombs we brought
oil and wreckage to the top.
Gee! but it was exciting.
Hoping to get a furlough
soon and for goodness sake,
write more often.
Your son,
R. F. HAYES.
CHAPPELL GROVE NEWS
John Veazv and family of
Bullville were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Will Reynolds
Sunday.
Mr. Geo. Smith and familv
were the guests of relatives at I
'his place Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Ellis of
Pine Tree, were visiting their
mother, Mrs. M. F. La$$ Satur
day and Sunday.
JMv. and Mrs. A. J. Spradlin
visited relatives in Parkin Fri
day and Saturday.
We are sorry to note that
Mrs. E. E. Smith has been ill
for several days.
Earl Hinton of Camp Beau
regard, La.y visited friends and
relatives here for a few days
this week.
Mrs. Ola Elam visited rela- |
tives and friends in DeView a
portion of this week.
Mr. Stanley Wood and Miss
Jewel Wood of Hilleman spent
Saturday and Sunday with
friends here.
J. R. and J. W. Crossett vis
ited in McCrory Sunday.
Glenn Wood was a Little i
Rock visitor this week.
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THE UNIVERSAL CAR
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.
RIGGS BROTHERS, McCrory, Arkansas
JOHN HOLDER DEAD
After an extended illness of
several months, Mr. John Hol
der, one of Woodruff County’s
oldest and best citizens, died
Tuesday, June 25, 1918, about
seven o’clock, p. m. at his home
near Hillemann.
The deceased was a brother
of Mr. H. H. Holder and Mrs.
Clifton of Grays and leaves be
sides the above, five children
to mourn his loss. viz.. Dan,
Fern, Homer, Romie and Ma
mie. The remains were laid to
rest in the White Hall ceme
tei./ v. edaesday afternoon.
Mr. Holder was a ^od.
Christian gentleman kind hus
band and iathei and a
who commanded the highest
respect of all who knew him.
He will be missed by his people
and his place in life will oe
ditricult to fill. We join the
many friends in extending our
heartfelt sympathy to th6 be
reaved family.
NEGRO CHURCH BURNS
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On last Wednesday evening *»
the colored people of this
city were assembling at the ^
cjl. Joiin Baptist church for the
Prayer Meeting services, a \
lamp near the entrance explod
ed and in a few minutes the
church was in flames. The
alarm was given and many
v>eo"'19 came but nothing could
be done, although one resi- *
deuce was saved when it
seemed that it would surely
burn. The church v’as com
pletely destroyed and every
thing inside with the exception
jL the organ and a few’ seats.
It is thought that the co^ ed
people will start building
another church in the near fu
ture.
ROAD NOTICE
Everv member of the Mc
Crorv Club of the Bankhead
Highway Association is hereby
notifled and asked to attend
a call meeting of said Club
which will be held in McCrory
next Monday, June 30, at two
o’clock. Important business
concerning the Bankhead
Highway will be discussed and
it is up to us to do something
N W
rf. A. JEFFRIES. Pres.
W. W. RANEY, Sec.
Mrs. T. T. McFall of New
ark, is the guest this wreek, of
Mrs. L. McFall.
Died: Little Dorr King, age
three years, of Beedeville, on
Thursday, June 27, 1918.
Every member of the Mc
Crory Bankhead Highwray
Club is asked to be present at
the meeting next Monday.
Geo. Crail ol’ Can'-p Beaure
gard, La., is spending a ten
days furlough here with his
rnoATiei and other relatives and
friends.