THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 3
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, MARCH 22, 1918
NUMBER 35
FOOD AND FEED CAM
PAIGNS ARE SUCCESS
Much Enthusiasm Is Manifest
ed Among the Farmers
and Large Crowds At
tend the Meetings
The Home News man has
attended several of the food
and feed meetings held in the
rural sections of this part of
the county this week and we
> were glad to see the great in
terest manifested and the peo
ple so ready and willing to do
everything possible in the ef
fort to make the world safe
for Democracy.
Of all the meetings held this
week there were none whose
attendance or enthusiasm ex
celled that of Pumpkin Bend.
The house was filled to over
flowing with men, women and
children, all interested in do
ing those things necessary to
help win the world war. The
meeting there as at other sec
tions in the county, will
prove most valuable and the
farmers we are sure will do
as they readily said they
would do, make a small de
* .crease in the cotton acreage
and greatly increase all reed
and food’ crops. The citizens
commended the work done
along this line last year and
were free and frank to state
that it resulted for the finan
cial as well as moral good of
the community.
At the meeting held at
Fakes Chapel the crowd was
not so large, but all who at
tended were very much inter
ested and quite a bit of en
thusiasm was manifested. Af
ter the principal speakers had
talked, the floor was offered
to anyone who cared to speak
and several responded. Mr.
W. E. Jelks in his address stat
ed that the landlords should
by all means encourage the
tenants to plant more feed and
as far as his interests were
concerned, he was heartily in
favor of those renting from
him to do so. Mr. J. R. Tay
lor who has not yet finished
picking cotton stated among
other things that if he had any
thing in his field this time next
year, it certainly would not
be cotton. Mr. E. B. Wood,
who made the shortest talk at
the meeting, no doubt made
one of the best and one which
every true American, whether
be be farmer, banker or busi
ness man, should heartily en
dorse when he merely stated,
“I am with the Government,
Hght or wrong.”
The Wiville and Hilleman
jneetings were well attended,
but owing to the inclement
weather, the Beard’s meeting
failed to materialize.
Woodruff county so far, has
met every demand the govern
ment has made and we are
sure the farmers will not let
any other class excell them in
supporting the government in
this crisis.
WOODRUFF TEACHERS
TO MEET IN McCRORY
Realizing that McCrory is
the convention center of Wood
ruff county, being most acces
sible to reach from all points,
County Examiner, W. N. ‘Bill’
Wilkes, has authorized us to
announce*that a m*eetin& of all
of the teachers of the county
will be held in this city Sat
urday, March 30, at 1:30 p. m.
The meeting will be held in
our high school building and
has been called for the purpose
of organizing a county teach
ers’ association.
J. L. Bond of Little Rock,
State Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction, will attend and
an interesting and profitable
meeting is assured. Every
teacher in the county is re
quested to be present.
MORE FOOD MEETINGS
A meeting in the interest of
Increased Food and Feed Pro
duction will be held at the
following places:
Fitzhugh, Thursday, March
28, 2 o’clock, p. m.
Augusta, Thursday, March
28, 7:30 p. m. at the Court
House.
McCrory, Friday, March 29,
10 a. m. at the school house.
Beard’s church, Friday,
March 29, 7:30, p. m.
Mr. J. S. Knox, Horticultur
ist, University of Arkansas,
Extension Division, will be
present to speak, as will s>me
of our business men.
COTTON PLANT BUSI
NESS MEN ORGANIZE
Enthusiastic Meeting Is Held
at Court House Monday
of Last Week and 65
Members Join
An organization which will
be known as the Cotton Plant
Automobile Club has recently
been organized in the southern
metropolis of Woodruff coun
ty for the purpose of putting
their town on the map which
will be done in first class order
judging from the personnel of
the officials who have been
selected. The officers are:
Messrs J. A. Diffy president,
S. M. Bush vice president and
M. T. Meehan secretary and
treasurer. The membership
fee is $10.00, payable quarter
ly, and sixtyfive of the lead
ing citizens of that growing
city have already joined.
From the name of the 'or
ganization one would imply
that its purpose is to look after
such things as good roads and
other matters of interest to the
fellow who owns a flivver, but
such is not the case. The men
who have caused the. organi
zation of this band of boosters
do not intend to stop at this.
They propose to enlist the co
operation of the man who has
no car and to work for any
and all things for the advance
ment and upbuilding of Cot
ton Plant and Woodruff Coun
ty, especially that section of
the same.
Among some of the things
the Club proposes to do is to
erect a modern club building
with a first class service sta
tion for visiting automobilists.
A country home which is to
be located on the new Cotton
Plant-Des Arc macadam road
either on Cache River or Co
lochie Bay is proposed and if
constructed is to be provided
with all modern conveniences.
The possibilities of such an
organization as the one above
are unlimited and McCrory
should at once proceed to do
that which our sister city to
the south has done. The Home
News is sure that not only Cot
ton Plant but the entire county
as well will be greatly bene
fitted through the work which
will be done by this live or
ganization and The Home
News will chronicle with the
greatest of pleasure the many
successes which are sure to
come through its efforts from
time to time.
Dr. Earle Kittrell, Veteri
narian, of Augusta, will be in
McCrory the last Saturday of
each month. Have him exam
ine your horse. Adv.3-15tf
!
WOMANLESS WEDDING
WILL BE SEEN HERE
Most Elaborate Affair Ever
Held in the City of Mc
Crory, To Be Given at
school Auditorium
A wedding of unusual in
terest will be “solemnized” at
the school auditorium Tuesday
evening, March 26, at eight
o’clock. Owing to the promi
nence and popularity of the
contracting parties, this wed
ding promises to be the most
attractive and elaborate ever
witnessed in the city. Pre
vious to the wedding ceremony
a delightful musical program
will be rendered by the Del
freswallian Quartet composed
of Misses Della Jeffries and
Freida Williams and Messrs.
Walter Jeffries and Lester
Lewis. Their numbers will
include “Keep the Home Fires
Burning,” “Joan of Arc,”
“Over There,” “Hong Kong,”
“Where do we Go From Here”
“Send Me Away With a Smile”
and many others.
Prof. Maynard K. Wherry,
the renowned musician and
composer of Pumpkin Center,
will preside at the organ.
The ceremony will be per
formed by the bride’s grand
father, “Dr.” W. W. Raney.
Just before the entrance of
the bridal procession the fa
mous basso, Mr. C. B. Cook,
will render the popular wed
ding song, “The Last Rose of
Summer.”
The personnel of the wed
ding party is as follows:
Bride, Leslie Sturdivant;
groom, Wilson Jernigan; best
man, Turner Fakes; maid of
honor, J. F. Morgan; brides
maids, Dixon Swayze, Walter
Fakes and Jess Berry. Groom
m,en, Charlie Cook; Porter
Best and William Dunehue.
Flower girl, little Bob Drew
ry; Ring Bearer, little Joseph
Crossett; Ushers, Keith Car
son and Jacob Arnof.
Among the out-of-town
guests will be “Mrs” J. C.
Gray, the mpther of the bride,
“Mr.” J. R. Nelson, father of
the groom; Little “Miss”
George Barber, baby sister of
the bride; Mr. Clayton Hailey
uncle of the bride; “Miss”
Grover McCrory, spinster aunt
of the groom; “Miss” Jonnie
Cullum, college mate of the
bride; Dr. R. L. Frazer, “Frat”
brother of the groom.
Immediately following the
ceremony the bride and groom
accompanied by the bridal
party, will leave for an extend
ed honeymoon in the east.
Our sweet potato slips will
be on sale April 1. Carson’s
Adv. 3-22-2t.
J. L. BOND.
Who will address the County
Teachers Meeting to be
held here Mar. 30.