THE HOME NEWS
EDITED IN THE INTEREST OF McCRORY AND WOODRUFF COUNTY
VOLUME 1.
McCRORY, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1916 NUMBER 40
Harding-Harrison.
Mr. C. H. Harding and Miss
Lillie Harrison, both of Memphis
were quietly married at the home
of the officiating minister in that
city Monday evening at nine
o’clock, April 24, 1916.
After the ceremony the happy
couple who had planned to go to
Clarksdale, Miss., where Mr.
Harding is doing somaplate glass
Work, and who had failed to ask
father’s consent, decided that
Mrs. Harding should come to
Arkansas where father is locat
ed for the present and receive
the much coveted “parental par
doning.” This she agreed to
and the charming bride is now at
the Cullum Hotel in this city the
guest of her father, D. Harrison
and wife, having arrived at noon
Wednesday.
The groom is an employe of
the Binswanger Plate Glass Co.,
and is now in Clarksdale, Miss ,
looking after some business for
his company. Mr. Harrison has
“forgiven” and all are happy.
The groom will go to Little Rock
soon and will join his bride here
who will accompany him to the
City of Roses. From there they
will goto Mobile, Ala., and from
there to New Orleans.
Mr. Harrison, wife and little
son, Master Roy, have been here
for several weeks, he having ac
companied R. M. Johnson here
from Memphis to assist him in
painting the residences of Dr.
G. B. Fakes and F. Lewis.
Vines And West Windows.
Too many farm homes are
without vines. So many vining
plants will grow here that it is a
pity that any home should be
without ample protection in the
summer from the hot sun. Two
light poles stuck in the ground
two feet from the window' or
door and extending as high as
the top of door or window and
then three sticks will complete
the frame work for a fine pro
tection for the summer and the
house will be more attractive
bom the outside. Let everybody
Inant vines in April. The moon
flower, the morning glories, wis
t°iia, honeysuckle, matrimony
vine, Virginia creeper and others
uio do well. Cover west and
s°uth windows and doors and add
t° family comfort.
Eckh#rdt, manager of
Q wkhardt & Lennon heading
no here, returned yesterday,
hursday, from a trip to Jackson,
^‘ksburg and Natchez, Miss.
Judge Hutchins Honored.
County Judge A. L. Hutchins
who was re-elected in the last
primary by a handsome majority
to succeed himself, has recently
been honored by having been ap
! pointed by Governor Hays to
! succeed D. A. Bradham of War
ren whose term expired as a
member of the Board of Trustees
of the State Normal School.
, Judge Hutchins is an efficient
! and practical school and college
man and Governor Hays is to be
complimented upon his wise
^election in giving this appoint
ment to our Judge who will be a
valuable member on the above
board of trustees.
About Sweet Potatoes.
Every, Arkansas farmer who
wants to grow sweet potatoes
should write Dean Martin Nelson
of the Arkansas Experiment Sta
tion for a copy of the new bulle
tin on sweet potatoes, written by
Professor Wicks. For home use
each man may grow what he
likes but if he wants to grow for
market he should grow what the
market demands. If many far
mers near one town grow sweet
potatoes they will oversupply
the local market and then must
depend upon shipping to a for
eign market. Organization then
is tjie only sensible thing and all
must grow the same variety and
plant about the same time and
agree on shipbing rules and stan
dards and either build individual
storehouses or go together and
build a large one at the shipping
station, on the railroad right-of
way, if possible, for quick ship
ment in winter and when the
price is right. The Extension
Division of the College of Agri
cultnre, with offices at Fayette
ville and Little Rock, will ^ glad
to be of service to sweet potato
growers.
A. G. Kerr of DeView return
ed home Wednesday from an ex
tended visit at Olive Branch,
Miss.
Miss Ruby Tennyson of Little
Rock, district agent, was here
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day the guest of Miss Eileen
Critz our connty agent in charge
of the canning club work. Miss
Tennyson was well pleased with
the work in this county and thinks
the prospects are flattering. She
also stated that the work was bet
I ter organized than was expected
1 to be accomplished in so short a
time.
Display at Planters Mer. Co.
H. H. Hilton of Cleveland,
Ohio, expert operator, and J. G.
Moffett of Little Rock, state tra
veler, for the White Sewing
Machine Co., have been in the
city this week demonstrating the
White machine at the Planters
Mercantile Co.
They had the large center
window filled with beautiful art
work all of which was made on
their machines and which has
been admired by all who saw
it. They have been busy
the entire week showing the
ladies of McCrory the many ad
vantages of the rotary shuttle
and other improvements of the
White over other makes of ma
chines.
Their company stands behind
every machine they sell and the
present stock of the Planters
Mercantile Co. has already been
disposed of. A large shipment
will arrive soon. Watch for their
page ad to appear in this paper
next week. If you need a good
machine, it will pay you to call
and see the White demonstra
tions which will be conducted
free each day while these gentle
men are here.
Dr. W. D. Hinson was a Lit
tle Rock visitor this week.
A Marketing Committee.
The Extension Division of the
University of Arkansas, cooperat
ing with the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, desires to be of
service to all the people of Ark
ansas. There is room for much
improvment in the production of
crops and also for the marketing
of crops after the farmers have
produced them. There must be a
knowledge of standards and some
organization of farmers. Then
each and every town should have
a marketing committee of five
persons to assist farmers in find
ing good markets. If such a com
mittee is formed it should be con
sulted before the large plantings
of a crop. The county agricul
tural agents should be consulted
by the farmers and by the mar
keting committee. The Director
of Cooperative Extension Ser
vice, with office-in Little Rock
i and Fayetteville should be in
formed of the appointment of
all such marketing committees.
Miss Ellen Lewis who has
been home for a couple of weeks
on account of illness returned
Saturday to Wynne where she
will resume her duties as teacher
of the 5th and 6th grades in the
Wynne High School.
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