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HE HOME- NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOi UMN 6
McCRORY, ARKANSAS,
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1921
NUMBER 42
break in levee
ON WHITE RIVER
Thousands of Acres of Farm
Lands in Three Coun
ties Flooded.
NO CASUALTIES REPORTED
Refugees Are Being Removed
to Points of Safety; Much
Live Stock Doomed.
Guardsmen to Scene.
Company H, Arkansas
National Guard, with .head
quarters at Cotton Plant, last
night was ordered out for re
lief work in the flood district
by Adjutant General Beeson,!
following a conference with
Governor McRae.
More than 100,000 acres in
Woodruff, Monroe and Prariej
counties probably will be
flooded as a result of a break
in the White river levee at
Bayou creek, near George
town, White county, at 8
o’clock yesterday morning.
Approximately 70,000 acres of
the flooded area is in high
state of cultivation. The re
mainder is timber land.
Hundreds of refugees are
being hurried out of the bot
toms to places of safety. |
Three special trains were run
to various points along the
Missouri and North Arkansas'
railroad yesterday, and others
will be sent out early tomor
row. Thus far no loss of life
has been reported.
The levee at the point of the !
break was 36 feet high, while!
the average height is 16 feet.
The river was at the 28-foot;
level at the time of the break.
The levee is 36 miles long,;
extending from Bayou creek,;
Woodruff county, to Lower
Surrounded Hill north of Cass-;
coe, Monroe county. The
affected territory is from 12 to
15 miles wide. Many fine
farms will be ruined.
“Sand Boil” Causes Break, j
The break was caused by a
“sand boil,” it is said. Guards!
had teen stationed along the
embankment since the n^e of
several days ago, and as soon
as the break occurred, persons
living in the affected area were
notified. They immediatetly
began moving out in all direc
tions.
Fifty tents for the use of
refugees were forwarded yes
terday afternoon from Camp
Pike, while 100 additional
were requested last night by
H. C. Argo of Cotton Plant,
a member of the Board of
Comimssioners of the levee.
Provisions Needed.
Many of the refugees will
suffer for lack of prvisions for
several days, it was said last
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McCRORY* HIGH TEAM
WINS OVER BRINKLEY
The fastest and best game
of base ball ever played in the
history of the McCrory High
School was witnessed by a
large crowd of enthusiastic
fans this, Friday, afternoon on
the local athletic field.
Both the McCrory and Brink
ley High School teams were
about equally matched as was
proven by the score of 1 to 0,
McCrory winning in the last
half of the ninth inning.
The game was free of any
squabbling and very few errors
were made. The feature of j
the game was when Roy Mit-;
chen went to the bat in the'
ninth, with two out and a man;
on second, and drove a fast
liner to right field which ena-i
bled Fletcher Lewis, who was
on second, to bring hotne the
winning score. Excellent field
work was displayed by both
teams. Following is the line-up
and score by innings:
McCrory Pos. Brinkley
G. Morris .lb.Mills
H. Wilson .ss.Allen’ j
S.Thompson ..3b.Folsom
T.Hamilton ....p.Riner
N.Taylor .rf.Pledger
F. Lewis .2b.Mitchell
G. Wood .cf.Jones
V.Jeffries.If.’..Bayne
E.Wood .c.Blessing
Score by Innings
McCrory ....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1—1
Brinkley ....0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0—0
Strike outs: Hamilton 15;
Riner, 7. Umpire F. Greer.
Dr. R. L. Fraser attended
the State Medical Association
meet at Hot Springs this week.
Mr. F. Lewis was in Wynne
Wednesday.
Some Facts About
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Here are authentic figures from the Ford factory at Detroit.
They show you just how many Ford cars and trucks have been
built each month since January 1, 1921 and how many have been
sold to retail customers in the United States.
Delivered to
Produced Retail Customers
JANUARY 29,883 57,208
FEBRUARY 35,305 63,303
MARCH 61,886 87,221
Totel Production 127,074 Total Retail Sales 207,732
showing that actual sales for the first three months of 1921 ex
ceeded production by 80,658 Ford cars and trucks.
April requisitions already specify 107,719 additional cars and
trucks and the estimated April output of the factory and assembly
plants combined calls for only 90,000.
These facts clearly show that the demand for Ford products
is growing much faster than manufacturing facilities to produce
and were it not for the dealers’ limited stocks, which are now be
ing rapidly depleted, many more customers would have been com
pelled to wait for their cars. It will only be a matter of weeks,
therefore, until a big surplus of orders will prevent anything like
prompt deliveries.
If you would be sure of having your Ford car or truck when
you want it, you should place your order now. Don’t delay.
Phone us or drop us a card.
Riggs Brothers