THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY and woodruff county
VOLUME 2.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER, 13, 1916
NUMBER 11
Col. G. A. Gearheart.
Col. Gearhart is a man of commanding appearance and im
presses his audience at the outset. His lectures are a forceful pre
sentation of truth, and for rhytem and beauty of diction are re
markable. Col. Gearhart deals in those vital truths that make a
great people. He discusses the questions which are vital in our
national life today. His personality is commanding. The message
which he leaves in every community will live and revivify human
life and stir the sluggish conscience long after the name of the
gifted messenger has been forgotten. He takes high moral and
spiritual ground, and every Chautauqua and lecture course that
puts him on honors itself and benefits the people.
Morning Programs Free.
Everybody should not over- j
look the fact that we are to have j
several prominent speakers for j
the Chautauqua who will make j
addresses in the morning each j
day of the three big days, and j
that there will be no admission |
charged for the morning pro-j
grams.
For tomorrow, Saturday, the
r.st day, we will have Dean
Miller of the University of Ark~
ansas whom our County Agent
r- R- H. Abbey has secured to
tf'ake an address on agriculture,
or farmers should not miss this. ^
Monday morning we will have!
*lth us J. L. Bond, State
superintendent of Public Instruc
ion-elect and who is now Super
ior of Rural Schools. He will
f on education and everyone!
should hear him.
Tuesday morning we will 1
or our speakers Dr. R.
»'th of Augusta our O
ea th Officer, and Dr. T.
Bu ford of Gotton Plant, wl
A ®W Se«etary of the Arka
Association for the Study
Prevention of Tuberculosis. We
hope a large audience will greet
all of the above speakers as they
will render us valuable services
by telling us new things along
the lines of agriculture, educa
tion and health, three of the most
important subjects for any com
munity.
Mr. D. M. Thompson, one of
Cross County’s oldest and best
citizens, visited his son, Mr. R.
C. Thompson, and family, the
first of the week.
Everybody should avail them
selves of the opportunity to
visit the Big Chautauqua which
will be held at McCrory Oct. 14
to 17 inclusive. Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Earley
were called to Hickory Ridge
this week to the bedside of the
latter’s sister who we are glad
to learn is now improving.
Miss Bessie Jones of Riverside
and sister, Mrs. Sam Rushing of
Augusta were here Thursday
evening guests of Mrs. R. H.
McDonald of Weldon who is here
visiting her father and mother,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilder.
M. H. PATTERSON TO
TRY AGAIN NOV. 7th.
Notwithstanding His Defeat In the Democratic
Primary by More Than Two Hundred and
Fifty Votes, Will Run Independent
Man Who for Many Years Has
Been Honored with Offices
of Sheriff, Representative
and Senator Now Bolts
Party that Gave It.
Marshall H. Paterson, a man
who has been honored as much,
or more, than any other by the
Democratic Party of Woodruff
County has bolted the party to
run on the Independent ticket
for county judge in the coming
general election to be held on
the 7th of next month which is
less than four weeks off.
The gentleman from Jelks is
certainly going the limit in try
ing to be judge of Woodruff
County, and he has our sympathy
for we well know that not only
the good Democrats, but the Re
publicans as wTell, will forever
and eternally lay him on the
shelf, politically, on the 7th of
next month.
He was defeated last March
by more than 250 votes by the
Democrats and the Republicans
will not support him as a party
because his independent candi
dacy was discussed in their meet
ing and failed to meet with
their approval. The negro, too,
will not vote for Mr. Patterson
because he has not forgotton the
gentleman’s attitude on the
segregation of the school
tax money which would have
almost left the negro without any
school facilities.
We, as a true blue Democrat,
and as all good loyal Democrats
should do, are going to vote for
every Democratic nominee from
the top of the ticket down to
the bottom at the coming elec
tion and we can’t see where this
“Would-be Teddy of Woodruff”
has even as much as a shodow
of a chance to defeat Judge Hut
chins.
The Booster Club of McCrory,
comprised of some of her lead
ing business and professional
men have arranged for a Big
Chautauqua to be held Oct. 14 to
17, inclusive. Don't fail to at
tend every day. Adv.
Ellsworth Plumstead.
A little girl described this man
as “The fellow who is lots of
folks.” It was so apt that it is
used here to introduce Mr. Plum
stead as a man capable of delin
eating character. When he
leaves the platform one feels
that he has been in the presence
of a group of people all different,
i but each perfectly represented
! by the many sided genius of
^Plumstead. He is from Detroit,
Mich., and has been on the plat
| form for many years always in
demand and always satisfactory.
In the afternoon he gives some
humorous sketches of people we
have either met or read about,
such as the “boy and the buck
wheat cakes.” “The English
dude,” and “the fellow and the
girl who compells her sweetheart
to wait while she puts up her
hair.” At night his program is
! given in costume when he tells
! about Uncle Ezra singing bass
: in the church choir. He gives
a thrilling representation of J.
T. Trowbridge “The Vagabond”
or describes the worn out actor
on Broadway and his observations
on his triumps in the past. His
sketches of the silly boy are hu
morous in the extreme. In fact,
Mr. Plumstead can’t help being
funny. He looks on the bright
side of life, and leaves his audi
ence in a happy mood. In addi
tion to this gift, he is an artist
in his portrayal of human eccen
tricities. See him tomorrow,
Saturday, at the Chautauqua.