THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
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VOi-UMM 6
McCRORY,
ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL, 8, 1921 .
NUMBER 38
high school activities
Boy Scouts
Under the assistant leader
ship of M. Lemuel Taylor, the
boys of the high school and
the upper grades are being
organized into a troop - of
Boy Scouts of America. Al
ready nearly four patrols
have been completed and
others will be formed if
necessary. The movement
began among the boys them
selves and the school will
assist them in every way pos
sible. It is the greatest or
ganization of boys in the
world and happy should be
those mothers and fathers
whose boys elect to join a
Boy Scout group.
Some of the girls are dis
cussing a Camp Fire move
ment also.
The Pump.
The old-time water pump
that has rubbed lips with
every boy and girl in our com-1
munity for so Ipng has at last
sung its swan song, ,and
Grim Disease wears a slight
frown. You might be amused
to see the arrangement that
has come to replace the old
pump, but many of us have
heaved, and are still heaving,
sighs of relief that at/ last
something has hapened to the
old lip drinks. This is whaY
happened:
The S. I. A. paid for a force
pump. Mr. S. C. Bunch con
tributed a short hose. The
school did the work. Andl
then water began to bubble
out of a fountain cup. That's
all, except that the school j
board had previously bought
the 15-gallon fountain.
The Play
Last Tuesday evening the
high school presented “Dea
con Dubbs,” a comedy-drama
to a full house despite threat
ening weather. Jeff Simmons
starred as Deacon Dubbs, Ed
Wood Jr., as Deuteronomy,
Irene Brandon as Yennie Yen
sen and Roy MJitchen as
Rawdon Crawley. In fact,
every part was played ex
ceptionally well and- the play
was well received by the
audience. Door ireceiptgj
amounted to $52.35
Born: To Mr. and Mrs. O.
F. Leisinger Friday, April, 1,
1921, a girl.
' Mr. W. J. Loveless was a
^business visitor in Brinkley
Thursday.—Cotton Plant Dem
ocrat.
Mrs. W. N. Wilkes, and
Billy Jr., of Augusta was the
guest of McCrory relatives.
Wednesday.
Mr. Claude Anderson of
Memphis, arrived Wednesday
is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Vance Thompson.
ELECTION AT JELKS
The election for town offi
cers at Jelks (Patterson) last
Tuesday was hotly contested
by opposing candidates and
their friends. M. H. Pat
terson, republican, the present
mayor, was re-elected by a
small majority. Each can
didate’s name was printed on
the ballots and. the vote cast
was as follows:
FOR MAYOR
M. H. Patterson *.23
H. D. Baker, .18
FOR RECORDER
G. W. Neeley, .39
FOR TREASURER
W. E. Baker, . 34
FOR ALDERMEN
N. J. Bass.29
J. K. Baker, .26
Tom Dye, .26
J. C. Parker, .25
Ed Harris, .22
A. M. Faulkner, .20
J. W. Jackson, .17
Henry Sarrels, .15
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ACCIDENTALY DROWNED
Erwin Kaufman, 25, was ac
cidentally drowned in Smith
Lake, Bayou DeView, about
14 miles northeast of McCrory
Friday, March, 25, while plac
ing some set hooks.
The man could not swim and
it is supposed the boat turned |
over with him. He wore a
pair of gum boots when he left
home, but they were removed
from his feet when the body
was found in ten feet of water.
The man’s body was found
by Guy * Smith and Frank
Barnes the following Tuesday.
The deceased resided on Wal
lace Lasater’s farm and was
well liked by everyone. He
moved here from San Antonio,
Texas, in 1919, and leaves a
wife to mourn his loss.
A LETTER
Dallas, Tex., Apr. 2, 1921.
Mrs. S. C. Bishop,
McCrory, Arkansas.
Dear Madam:
Enclosed you will find a
check for $50.00, (Fifty Dol
lars), which is the •amount
originally sent here to the
undertaker to defray expenses
of burying your grandson.
The enclosed amount has
been donated by the boys who
worked with your grandson
and some of his acquaintances.
This amount will reimburse
ypu for the amount originally
sent. Yours truly,
C. L. BOWER.
Mr. Z. A. Clark of Arkadel
phia spent a few days here
this week looking after his
farming interests.—Cotton
Plant Democrat.
COUNTY FARM BUREAU
Following an addi-ess by
Dr. Capp, secretary and or
ganizer of the State Farm Bu
reau, a large and apprecia
tive audience Thursday at the
Jewel Theatre in McCrory,
the Woodruff County Farm
Bureau was organized and
temporary officers named.
Representatives from all
parts of the county were^
present and much interest
manifested. The member
ship fee of the Bureau is ' $10.
00 and speakers will be sent,
into each community to or
ganize local Bureaus.
Chairman T. E. Bonner of
Augusta named the following:
executive committee:
Marvin Massey, White Riv-;
er; J. D. Eldridge, Point; J.
W. Raynor, Cache; L. W. Stur-’
divant, DeView; W. E. Jelks,
Barnes; J. W. Browning,
Pumpkin Bend; A. D. Cain,I
Dent; Chas. Knight, Jr.,
Frank; Elmer Brinneman,
Caney; Cv T. Doss, Cotton
Plant; J. F. Summers, Gar
den. The appointment for
Freeman township was left
open and the committee will
meet at McCrory, Friday, Apr.
15, at one o’clock.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
The following marriage li
censes were issued the past
week through the Bank of
McCrory: |
April, 2, 1921, Dolphus Mc
Crary, 24, of Magazine, and
Miss Carrie Wright, 18, 6f Mc
Crory.
COLORED
April, 2, 1921, Willie Mad
den, 21, of Brinkley, and Sal
lie Ramey, 18, of McCrory.
Duffel Brothers are install
ing bath fixtures in their bar
ber shop.
New line of dress ging
ham. PLANTERS MERCAN
TILE CO. Adv. ltc.!
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Jerni
gan spent Tuesday and
Wednesday in Little Rock.
Mrs. Roy Mitchell of Au
gusta was the pleasant guest
of Mrs. Jess Daniel Wednes
day.
Mr. J .W» Hargis returned]
Monday from Somerville,
Tenn., where he has been
some three months, visiting his
daughter.
Walter B. Huff, manager of
the Beede Merc. Co., and wife
of Beedeville, were the guests
of friends and relatives here
Sunday.
Harry Granville who spent
the past three months here!
with his friend, Tommie Jeff
ries, left Monday for his home
at Kezar Falls, Me.
COMMUNITY CO-OPERA
TION SHOWN HERE NOW
Through the spirit of com
munity co-operation Dr. W. T.
McCain has agreed to furnish
current for a street light
which has been placed at the
street crossing just north of
his home. Mr. Jess Daniel al
so has agreed to furnish cur
rent for a street light at the
southwest corner of the school
property and Dr. L. A. Jelks
has agreed to serve the town
with current for a light at his
home. Mrs. S. C. Chappell
will aid in giving the public a
light at her home and another
will be placed at the north
west corner of the school
house which will be supplied
by the school plant and Mr. T.
C. Bull will supply current
for one at his residence. The
Red Cross Drug Store is fur
nishing current for the light
at Second Street and Edmunds
Avenue, Walter W. Raney’s
plant burns one at Second and
Fakes Streets and the McCro
ry Drug Company is furnish
ing a light which was needed
very much in the alley be
tween Edmunds Avenue and
Jackson Street. Another
light has been placed at the
intersection of Raney Avenue
and Edmunds Avenue which
will be supplied by the Mc
Crory Ice & Commission Co.
and: Mr. H. E. Wood will sup
ply current from his plant for
a street light at the north
west corner of his home.
Through co-operation much
good can be accomplished for
a town or community and we
are glad to see so much of it
manifested in McCrory. We
have the best town in the
county and let’s keep it in
front by co-operating in every
way that tends towards pro
gress.
- Mr. and Mrs. Li A. Cheek
returned today to their home
Jonesboro, after a two
weeks’ stay with their
daughter, Mrs. O. F. Leisinger
of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hold
er and baby, Evelyn, Grey,
of Cotton Plant, spent part of
this week here with Mrs.
Holder’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. B .Kyle.
Mr. S. G. Cazort of Lamar,
who is *with ^the Feed and
Fertilizer Department under
Jas. G. Ferguson of Little
Rock, spent Saturday and Sun
day here the guest of his
cousin, Miss Valeria Cazort.
The city dads have had a
concrete crossing placed
across the street from J. E.
Atkinson’s home to that of
Mayor Raney and another
from R. A. Coggins’ residence
to T. E. Dye’s shop and also
from the railroad to the Plant
ers Gin Co. _
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