the home news
Publiahed Every Friday at McCrory, Ark I
WALTER W. RANEY, Ed. and Pub.
5*b«cription $1.00Per Year in Advance
Phone: 40
Entered as second-class mat
l3r august 26, 1915, at the post
office at McCrory, Ark., under
he Act of March 3, 1879.
$30,000 LOSS BY
FIRE AT WYNNE.
Flames for a Time Threaten
Entire - Business Section
of the Town.
Wynne, Jan. 18.—Fire in
the business section of Wynne
early this morning fentailed a
loss estimated at more than
$30,000. The blaze was dis
covered in the second story of
the Mike - Drexler general
store about 2 o’clock. The
Drexler building and the
stock, valued at $20,000, and
an adjoining frame structure,
occupied by LoiSis Goldburg,
cobbler, were destroyed.
Goldberg’s loss was estimated
at $500. Mr. Drexler carried
$10,000 insurance.
The hall used by. the
Knights of Pythias, Ben Hur
and the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows, was gutted. Val
uable records of the lodge, and
practically all the furniture,
were destroyed. The lodges’
loss was estimated at $4,000,
partly covered by insurance.
The N. Katz grocery was
damaged about* $7,*600 from
water and smoke. The build
ing was flooded. The loss is
partly covered by $5,000 in
surance. The Hub clothiers
sustained a loss estimated at
$500, covered by insurance.
The Longest & Thompson drug
store, which occupifed the first
floor of the lodge hall build
ing, sustained damages esti
mated at $1,000, fully covered
by insurance. *
The origin of the blaz;e is
not known. It started in the
second story of the Drexler
building, which is used as a
store room. Prompt and ef
fective work by the Fire De
partment prevented a spread
°f the flames.—Arkansas Ga
zette. •
Mr. J. G. Pulley is back at
Jjis place in the Sanitary Bar
ber Shop and invites his many
fiends to call on him.
Mrs. Jimmy Foster of
W ynne arrived Monday and
J'as the guest of her mother,
Mrs. M. E. Powell, until yester
yay, Thursday, when she re
turned home.
*
A SOUTHERN CINDERELLA
Senior Play, High School Auditorium, Thursday
Evening, Seven O’clock, Jan. 20, 1921
CHARACTERS
Madame Charteris.An Old Aristocrat
»
Miss Mary Rives
Enid Bellamy .A Southern Cinderella
1 Esther Arnof
Miss Rosie Winterberry .A Famous Settle
ment Worker .Margie Johnson
Miss Johnnie Bell Randolph ..'..A Little Coquette
Helen Hayes
Katherine Hawke..Aji English Nurse
Lizzie Bronte
\
Caroline Hawke.Her Sister, An Adventuress
, Thelma Pugh
» Mammy Judy Johnson.A Black, Blue-grass
Widow.Margaret Hargis
PLACE—A SOUTHERN HOME
/ -
ACT I—Living room at C.harteris Hall.
Enid comes home.
ACT II—Same, three days later. The
burning of the will.
ACT III—Same, two years later. Cin
derella goes to the ball.
Messrs Roger Fakes, Robert j
Clayton and Tom Daly were in
Newport Saturday taking the
civil service . examination for
railway mail clerk.
Messrs H. W. Jernigan, W.
B. Fakes, W. O. Scales and J.
F. Morgan attended the Farm-j
ers, Merchants and Bankers
meeting in Litlle Rock this
week.
Mrs. J. F. Morgan and little
grandson, T. J. Fakes, Jr.,
returned Sunday to their
home in Little Rock, after a
visit here to friends and rela
fives. * 1 - #
* The .home of “Aunt” Ann
Garner, col., was destroyed
Friday night by fire. * Nothing
at all was saved.
•
Miss Thelma Smith who is
teaching school at Hilleman,
spent Saturday and Sunday
here with homefolk.
Miss Nora McDearman who
is teaching school at DeView,
spent Saturday and Sunday at
her home in Weldon.
Mrs. Clair C. Carson of <
Cleveland, 0>hio, arrived Satur-/
day and is the guest of Mr. ;
and Mrs. G. L. Carson. I
RAILROAD TIME TABLES, McCRQRY, ARK.
(Corrected to Jan. 14, 1920)
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company
GOING EAST: (NORTH)
No.204,Local Passenger, arrives at McCrory.12:ll,p.m.
I$o.220,Memphis-Hot Springs Special ar. at Jelks... 2:50,p.m.
No.202,Sunshine Special, arrives at McCrory. 5 :02,a.m.
No.296,Local Freight? arrives at McCrory. 9:10,a.m.
GOING WEST: (SOUTH)
No.233,Local Passenger, arrives at McCrory.11:28,a.m.
No.219,Memphis-Hot Springs Special ar. at Jelks.... 2:23,p.m.
No.201,Sunshine Special, arrives at McCrory. 1:01,a.m.
No.295,Local Freight, arrives at McCrory. 2:19,p.m.
Rock Island Railway Company
GOING NORTH: (EAST)
No.607,Local Passenger, arrives at Jelks...11:12,a.m.
no.681,Local Freight* (Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays) arrives at Jelks.10:25,a.m.
COOING SOUTH: (WEST)
No.608,Local Passenger, arrives at JaJks. 3:15,p.m.
No.682,Local Freight, (Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays) arrives at Jelks. 8:45,a.m.
Jitneys from McCrory meet all trains at Jelks which is
only two miles west of McCrory. , . . .
CARD OF THANKS
s=\
We thank each and every
one for their kindiless shown
us and for the kind words of
sympathy that were spoken
in the loss of our dear wife
and mother. Also for the
beautiful floral offerings.
R. L. DEES,
JOHN DEES,
WILLIE DAVIS,
PAULINE THOMPSON.
Adv. 1-21-ltc.
t
Mr. and Mrs. H, L. Ball
were Little Rock visitors last
week.
Mrs. E. W. Chaney spent
the latter part of this week
in Little Rock.
The Stokes & Miller Cafe
voluntarily quit business the
first of this week.
Mr. J. P. Taylor has rented
the Sanitary Barber Shop and
now has charge of same.
Messrs Dewey Hays and
Robert Short left Tuesday for
a visit to the oil fields at El
Dorado.
Mrs. J. W. Wilder was the
guest, the first of the week,
of'Mrs. -. -. Coffin at
Wynne.
GENERAL DIRECTORY
Courts—Northern District
CIRCUIT COURT—Third Monday In ,
February .and August.
CHANCERY COURT—Second Mon
day in January, May and ember.
COUNTY COURT—First Monday in
January, April. July and October.
PROBATE COURT—Fourth Monday
in January, April, July and October.
Courts—Southern District
CIRCUIT COJJRT—First Monday in
March and September.
CHANCERY COURT—Third Monday
in January, May and -ember.
COUNTY COURT—Second Monday in
January, April, July and October.
PROBATE COURT—First Monday
following tha,t of the Northern Dis
District and Co. Officials
Circuit Judge.J. M. Jackson
Pros.Atty. .John E. Miller
Chancery Judge AfL. Hutchins
" ounty Clerk .Roy Mitchell
Circuit Clerk, ....Geo.Haralson
Sheriff and Col., W. N. Wilkes
treasurer .E. E. Blaylock
tepresentatiye ..E. W. Chaney
Surveyor, .Alex Beilis
Assessor, .Chas. Jackson
State Senator, .Ed Roddy
1pu't Schools ... .J. T. Caughley
McCrory City Officials
Mayor, .Walter W. Raney.
Marshal, .Frank Shu^
Recorder .V. E. Huff
Treasurer, ....Geo. W. Barber
Aldermen: R. A. Drewery,
Geo.Raymond, H.P. Riggs,Jr.,
W. P. Musgrove and T. E. Dye.
Council meets first Monday
/light of each month in office
of. The Home News.
School Directors
McCRORY SPECIAL — J.
P. Taylor, Pres.; G. G, Mc
Crory, Sec.; L. J. Dilliard, W.
0. Scales, D. M. Huff and
Walter W. Raney.
The McCrory School Board
meets second Monday night of
each month in the office of
The Home News.