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EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY and woodruff county
VOLUME 2.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY, 12, 1917
NUMBER 24
DeVIEW LOSES AN OLD
And HONORABLE CITIZEN
After an Illness of Several Weeks Mr. John Burkett,
65, Succumbed at His Home in DeView Thursday
Afternoon at Six O’clock, Jan. 11, 1917.
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The sad news was received
yesterday, Thursday, evening of
the death of one of Woodruff
County’s oldest and most highly
respected citizens, Mr. John
Burkett, age 65 years, eight
months and 14 days, of DeView.
The deceased was born in the
state of Georgia, he having
moved here from Upton County,
that state, soon after the Civil
War. He was married at Her
nando, Miss., in 1877 to Miss
Minnie Byrd Gray who preceded
him to the grave several years
ago.
Mr. Burkett was the oldest of
a family of six brothers and one
sister, all of whom preceded him
in death. He leaves three daugh
ters, Mrs. J. W. Morris and
Misses Rose and Grace Burkett
and a son, Mr. Victor (Dolly) Bur
kett, all of DeView.
ueceased was a citizen ot De
View for almost 50 years and was
well liked by all who knew him.
He was a good neighbor and a
true friend, honest and trust
worthy. He was a member of
the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows and the remains were
laid to rest in the I. 0. 0. F.
cemetery near DeView this, Fri
day afternoon. The News joins
the many friends of the bereaved
family in extending heartfelt
sympathies.
School Resolution
Be it resolved :
1. That the new year shall
find every teacher and pupil
stirred and thrilled with enthusi
asm in the contemplation of the
things to be achieved:
2- That every parent and
guardian shall co-operate with
the teachers in the uplifting of
e school and the onward prog
ress the pupils: and
2- That every parent, board
Member, pupil and teacher join
and and head and heart in
ringing about any and every
c ange that will put our school
second to none in the state for
its size.
v“r-V- R- Dilliard of Cherry
r , e.y was the guest of McCrory
a ues and friends this week.
Annual Bank Meeting
The regular annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Bank of
McCrory was held in this city
Tuesday at which the capital
I stock was increased from $20,000.
to $25,000. and the following di
I rectors elected:
E. T. Wherry, president; J. F.
Morgan, vice president; H. W.
Jernigan, cashier; G. W. Barber,
assistant cashier; T. C. Bull and
H. Arnof.
The increase in the capital
stock was made to purchase the
building and fixtures of the Far
mers & Merchants Bank which
dissolved in September 1914.
The new stockholders are:
Messrs T. C. Bull, J. C. McCro
ry, W. H. Jimerson, H. T. Raney,
Dr. J. W. Morris, A. J. Marsh
and G. W. Barber.
The usual annual dividend of
ten per cent, was declared and a
greater amount added to the
surplus fund.
First Degree Murder
The grand jury returned an in
dictment of first degree murder
against F. E. Botsford, who is
charged with killing Oscar Maler
at Brinkley. The prisoner was
arraigned in court this morning.
His counsel, G. Otis Bogle, asked
for a continuance. The continu
ance was granted for the time,
and the court will determine later
whether a special term will be
called or the case continued the
next term.—Monroe County Sun,
(Clarendon) Dec. 1, 1916.
Dr. W. D. Hinson left Sunday
for Ashflat to spend several days
as the guest of his parents.
Hot-bed lettuce for sale, home
grown, 15c a head two for 25c.
Mrs. G. H. Proulx. l-12-2t Adv
Sam Bunch and family are
moving to McCrory this week,
where Mr. Bunch has accepted a
position with the Fakes Mercan
tile Co. Their many friends will
miss Mr. Bunch and family from
our city. We hope for them suc
cess in their new home.—Monroe
County Citizen, (Brinkley) Dec.
29, 1916.
Well Represented
We are glad to note that our
friends, Hon. Ross Mathis of
Cotton Plant who is representing
Woodruff County in the lower
house and Hon. Sam Vann of
Vanndale who is looking after
the interests of Woodruff and
Cross Counties in the upper
house in the legislature which
convened this week have been
appointed on several committees,
some of which are the most im
portant in both branches of the
law making bodies.
Mr. Mathis has been named by
Speaker Cazort a member of the
following committees: Judiciary,
roads and highways, penitentiary
and also levees and drainage.
Mr. Vann has been placed on the
followingcommittees the first two
of which he was made chairman
by President Davenport: Levees
and drainage, enrolled bills, ag
riculture, public building grounds
and capitol, labor, insurance,
temperance and claims.
Our people are ably represent
ed in the legislature and their
interests will at all times be pro
tected by the above gentlemen,
and we congratulate both the
Speaker and President for the
wise selection made in placing
our representatives on the above
committees.
Installs New Fixtures
The Red Cross Drug Store has
just installed some of the most
modern and up-to-date fixtures
ever brought to this city. They
are of the finest mahogany and
all the drug stock is under glass.
The plate glass base shelf makes
a complete counter which has a
plate glass mirror background.
A large cigar case of mahogany
has been added to take care of
the increasing cigar and tobacco
trade. New gas lights have
been installed and the place
is becoming one that is quite
popular.
Clean Up
At the beginning of the new
year is a good time to take a
glance over your back yards and
devise some plan to ostracise the
tin cans and rubbish which have
accumulated since the last in
stallment was removed. You
can generally judge of the occu
pants of a house by the condition
in which the front and back
yards are kept. In a general
sense we pride ourselves on be
ing clean and tidy.—Contributed.
That Playground Apparatus
The holidays interrupted the
campaign for playground appara
tus but we are by no means dis
couraged, for not a single oppos
ing voice has been raised against
this crying need. Silent we can
not be; persistent we intend to
be; successful we must be to
some extent.
The success of a pupil in school
is measured by his interest, and
his interest depends largely on
his environment. Not the least
constituents of that environment
are the facilities for amusement
and recreation. Boys and girls
left to discover or create these
for themselves often discover or
create that which is detrimental
rather than beneficial. Take as
an instance the habit of cigar
ettes. It may be safely stated
that one reason that so many of
our young boys early take up
uns nauu is mat iney are not in
terested in their physical devel
opment. If we can interest them
in this we shall have furnished a
positive remedy for all such
harmful habits. All parents
know that a positive remedy is
more effective than a negative—
that if they can interest their
boy or girl in a constructive un
dertaking it is not necessary to
forbid the practice of habits in
jurious to that undertaking, for
in many cases the child will
abandon the habits voluntarily,
or, better still, will never take
them up.
We want you to deliberate over
the possibilities of this movement.
Placing the playground apparrtus
on our schoolground is not a whim
or passing fancy. It is an in
vestment. It saves doctor bills,
wards off the deadly tuberculosis,
develops bodies capable of great
er and better work, encourages
habits of personal hygiene, and
creates minds fresh and re
ceptive.
we nave in our town ana com
munity parents, friends and
business men wealthy enough,
intelligent enough and friendly
enough to have already had these
facilities. But since we have all
been negligent of this need long
enough, we should now move to
hasten the erection of suitable
and substantial apparatus. Ev
eryone interested in the school
can help some. And for every
thing done or said by you in the
interest of this move your child
ren and your neighbors’ children
shall rise and call you blessed.
Cashier H. W. Jernigan was a
Memphis visitor Thursday.