Northwest Arkansas Times from Fayetteville, Arkansas • Page 2

'ArkonMn iTIWES, Oct. 16, T972 rAYtrriviLLi, ARKANSAS Superintendent Of Schools At Prairie Grove Dies PRAIRIE GROVE Dr, Jerry E. Turner. 44, superintendent of Prairie Grove Schools, died at his home early today. Born Aug.

16, 1928 in Muskogcc, the son of Harold W. and Anzel Fletcher Turner, he had been with the Prairie Grove Schools since July of 1969. A graduate of Arkansas Tech. he received the masters of educational administration and the doctor of education degrees Universitv of Arkansas. He served as teacher and coach at Charleston.

Cotton Plant, Des Arc and Scranton before coming to Prairie Grove He was a member of board of directors of Arkansas Tech: president of the Arkansas School member Study Council: of the executive committee of A i i i member of a i member of the Arkansas Commission: a the Arkansas Association's the American Assoc.iation of School Admin 1 itralors, National Educational Association, and the Methodist Church. He was a Phi Delta Kappa, a member of the Lions Club and a 32nd degree Mason. Survivors arc the widow, Mrs. Anna Maledon Turner: two sons, 1 and Kird and a daughter Kelly, all of the home; his mother, Mrs. Joe Graves of Fort Smith and two sisters.

Mrs. John Halley of Little Rock and Mrs. Bill Saxton of Russellville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Luginbuel Funeral Home. Obituary MRS.

RUBY HAM Springdate Mrs. Ruby Lee Ham, 77, of Route 5. Springdale, died Sunday in the bpringdale hospital. Born Feb. 4, 1895 in Paris, daughter ol James M.

and Elizabeth Grimstead Wharton, was a Baptist. Survivors are the husband, Luther D. Ham of the home; three sons, L. D. Jr.

of Salem, Wintford L. of Lubbock, Tex. and James R. of Eunice, N.M.; four daughters, Mrs. 0.

D. Barnes and Mrs. William D. Braswell, both of Springdale, Mrs. J.

D. White of Perkins, Okla. and Mrs. Bob Hunt of Midland, five brothers, Allen Wharton and Floyd a ton of Texas, Maxie Wharlon' of Antlers, Mark Wharton of Soper, Okla. and Murry Wharton of Califonia; two sisters, Mrs.

Geprgie Gallent and Mrs. Faye Stihvell, both of Soper; 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral service wil be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at i Funeral Chapel. M.

F. BUTLER Springdale Moda Frank (Bo) Butler. 47, of Springdale, died Sunday in the Springdale hospital. Born July 23, 1925 at Mulberry, the son of Joe F. and Mandy Young Butler, he was am employee of Campbell Soup, a veteran of World War II and a Baptist.

Survivors are the widow. Mrs. Ahma Lou Mashburn Butler of the home; one son. Dwight of Springdale; one step-son, Ray Main of two daughters, Mrs, Etiie Tray and Miss Diana both of Springdale; one step-daughter, Mrs. Tom Holder of Springdale; two brothers, Oba of Bentortville and Herbert of Berryville: three sisters.

Mrs. Vada Martin and Mrs. Vesta Morse, both of Springdale and Mrs. Velma Sisemore of Seio, Ore. and three '-S: grandchildren.

Funeral service will be at 2 Tuesday at Sisco Funeral Chapel with burial in Joyce Cemetery. A. L. SMITH Siloam. Springs A.

Smith, 72. of Gentry, died Sunday at his home. Born Sept. tti, 1900 at Osage, he was a retired farmer and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors are the widow, Mrs.

Augusta Smith of the home: two sons. Anthony of Biloxi, Miss, and Joseph T. of Gentry; three daughters, Mrs. Esther Curtis Arvada. Mrs.

Catherine Mickell of Orlando, Fla. and Miss Freda M. Smith of the home; two brothers. Elmer T. of Ojai, Calif, and Euria of Moor Park, one sister, Mrs.

Mary Waldrip of Bentonville; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Gentry Church of Christ with burial in Elm Springs Cemetery under direction of Wasson Funeral Home. Fayetteville Man Found Dead At His Apartment John Ncal Spearmon, 26, was found dead at his apartment at 211 W. Mountain St.

at Faycltu- ville Saturday night with a nylon rope around his neck, oily police said today. Police said they received a telephone call at 11:20 p.m. Saturday from two male University of Arkansas students who had niiide arrangements to watch television at the apartment. When they did not receive any answer and found the door latched from the inside, they shouldered the door open and found Spearmon lying on his back in bed with the rope around his neck. was attached to a 40-pound concrete block and swung over the high a headboard, causing strangulation, police said.

Police said the apartment was orderly and there was no evidence of foul play. Washing- Ion County Coroner Dr. John W. Vinzant said the man had been dead 18-24 hours. Spearmon was an employe at of Arkansas He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon social fraternity and a 1971 graduate of the University of Arkansas.

Survivors are his mother and stepfather. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Needham of North Little Rock; a sister. Miss Maribeth Spearmon of San Diego, and two grandparents.

Mrs. Grace Cameron and Mrs. J. L. Spearmon, both of North Little Rock.

Funeral and burial will be Tuesday at North Little Bob Spears Family Honored; State Judges Here Oct. 26 the University Student Union. The Bob Spears a i of Parmington has been selected us the Washington County "Farm Family of the Year" by representatives of agricultural agencies. The honor came as a result of outstanding a i enterprises, home management, and community leadership. a a wife, Nadinc, along their sons, Randy and Danny, operate a dairy and beef cattle a with A.

C. Williams. Their farming en terprises consist primarily of milking 74 Holstein cows and overseeing a 50-cow beef herd. Their dairy herd is the top producing Holstein herd in the slate with a production of 17.08Y pounds of milk per cow. The family has shown the grand champion or reserve grand champion cow at the state fail the last three years.

Rural leadership and com munity improvement are major contributions of the Spears family. Spears is president of Northwest Arkansas Holstein Association, a board member ol Washington County Dairy Herd Improvement Association, a 4-K club leader, a member of Wash- i County Extension Planning Commission, and a teacher in the Little Elm Missionary Baptist Church. Mrs. Spears is secretary ol the Northwest Arkansas Hoi stein Association, secretary extension Homemakers Club, a 4-H club leader, vice pjesiden CASPER OGHAN Springdale Casper J. (Cap) Ogran, 76, of Springdale.

died Sunday in the Springdale hospital. Born April 27, 1896 at Waupaca, the son of Andrew and Laura Larson Ogran. he was a retired vice president of Layne Northwest Co. of Milwaukee. a charter member of the Elmdale Baptist Church and an ordained deacon.

Survivors are the widow. Mrs. Esther Ehren Ogran of the home; two sons, Ed of Bassett, Va. and Dale R. of Weslwpod, four step-sons, Fritz Ehren of Clarksville.

Robert Ehren of Paris. Ralph Ehren of Rapid City. S.D., and Norman Ehren of Boulder, one daughter, Mrs. Velma Strachan of Springdale; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Marie Peek of Memphis, Tenn.

22 grandchildren and great-grandchild. Funeral service will he at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sisco Funeral Chapel with burial in Fail-view Memorial Gardens. MRS. EKKIE BUNCH Huntsville Mrs.

Effie Bunch 70, of Humboldt, Kan. died Oct. 14 in Humboldt. She was born in Clifty April 29, 1902. She is survived by her husband, Warren of the home; and a'sister.

Mrs. Ovie Todd of Clifty. Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Clifty Chapel of the Freewill Baptist Church with burial in Clifty Cemetery under direction of Brashears Funeral Home. MARY ROACH Huntsville Mary Elizabeth Roach, one-year-old daughter of Sheridan Eugene and Linda Hutcheson Roach of Amity died Oct.

13. She was born Sept. 22. 1971 at Huntsville. She is survived, in addition to her parents, by two brothers.

Ricky Gene and Paul Wayne, both of the home; paternal grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Roach of Combs; the maternal grandmother. Mrs.

E. B. Garner of Marlow, and great-grandmothers, Mrs. Ora Hankins of Combs and Mrs. Stella Roach of Lincoln.

Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Crosses Community Building with burial in Walnut Grove Cemetery under direction of Brashears Funeral Home. Larger Phone Book Will Be Delivered Delivery of the 1972 Fayetle- ville-Springdale i telephone directory will begin Thursday and continue through Oct. 26. Featured on the cover is a color photograph of a boy and his father relaxing by an Arkansas lake after a day of fishing- More than 40,000 copies of the directory will be delivered, Manager George Holland of Southwestern Bell said.

"The new phone book con tains more than 24.500 listings in the alphabetical white pages," Holland saM. "This is about 1,000 more listings than in the 1971 directory, reflecting continued growth in the Fayetteville-Springdale area." There are 102 pages of listings in the new book, as compared to 98 in last year's directory. Elm Springs. Farmington and West Fork listings are included in the directory. The directory contains 212 Yellow Pages, 15 more pages than last year.

Bumpers Visits The University Gov. Dale Bumpers of Arkansas made a surprise visit to the University of Arkansas Monday to speak to a state and local government class taught by Kay Collett and to chat informally with students at the Store Opening Is Announced Grand opening of "Mr. D's" a men's wear store has been announced by owner Doi Whilaker and his son, Larry The store is located in the Tom Minyard's Shoe Store. On Hwy 71 north, Fayetteville. The Whitakers own two store in Oklahoma City, Mr.

D's No 1 and No. 2. Don Whitaker is formerl senior vice-president of the Wa Mart stores and retired March 15, 1972. Both he an his son are originally from Texas. Another son manages Wal-Mart store in Morrilton Ark.

MISS CLARA ABERCROMBIE Benlonville Miss Clara (Jerry) Abercrombie of Bentonville died Saturday evening in Gravetlc Medical Center. She was born and reared in Sulphur Springs and came to Bentonville 30 years ago where she owned and operated the Vanity Beauty Shop. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church. She is survivzd by a brother. $13,500 Settlement Won Against Home Mrs, G.

T. (Viney) Gilber of Washington -County ha received $13.500 settlemer from Woodland Manor, Siloam Springs rest home, an two employes, Zonna and Luciclle a i $300,000 suit for a fall suffere during her stay at the home. Mrs. Gilbert was admitted the rest, home to recover froi a broken femur and suffere hip and leg injuries after sh was directed to the balhroor and left alone there, the su said. The suit alleged the defei dants failed to have the plainli examined by a i i student union.

Bumpers was federal revenue to speak sharing with the class this morning and then go to the union patio for an informal talk. He was scheduled to be at a luncheon at noon. Carl, of Sulphur Mrs. Stella Stihvell. Okla.

and Mrs. Clara Ellen Stella, Mo. Funeral service Springs; Maddox of one niece, Hance of ROBERT LAMBETH Robert Sidney Lambeth. 81, of Route 1, Elkins. died this morning in a local hospital.

Born April 3. 1891 at Pea Ridge, the son of Henry T. and Belle Woods Lambeth, he was a retired pharmacist and a Royal Arch Mason. Survivors are the widow. Mrs.

a i a Lambeth of the home; one son. Mark of Fayetteville; four sisters. Mrs. Lola Ford of Rogers, Mrs. Helen Zarnecke and Mrs.

Elsie Eckhardt both of Wichita, Kan. and Mrs. A i Christian Arizona; two brothers, Hugh of Bar- ttcsville, Okla. and Claude of Fort Scott, Kan. and one grandchild.

Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Pea Ridge Church of Christ with burial in Pea Ridge Cemetery under direction of Moore's Chapel. MRS. PAULINE ROBINSON Siloam Springs Mrs. Pauline Grace Robinson.

60. of Tulsa, died at her home Friday. Born a 28, 1312. she was A former resident of Northwest Arkansas and a member of the Church of Christ. Survivors are the husband.

Elmer E. Robinson of the home: two sons. 'David A. of Weslchester, Calif, and Edward K. of a nog a Park, a Mrs.

Mary Lou Dellinger of a two sisters, Mrs. Dorcus Clark of Tulsa and Mrs. Fannie Daugherty of Siloam Springs; 12 grandchildren and one great- grandchild. Funeral service was to be at 1 p.m. today at liie Wasson Chapel with burial in Blagg Cemetery, be 10 a.m.

Tuesday in the chapel of Callison-McKinney a Home at Bentonville with burial in Butler Creek Cemetery at Sulphur Springs. MRS. MARY RUSSELL Lincoln Mrs. Mary Lou Kdmiston Russell. 76, of Cane i died in the Siloam Springs hospital i morning.

Born Sept. 24. 1897 at Cane Hill, the daughter of David Noah and Annie Lacey Edmiston, she was a Presbyterian. Survivors a husband. Conrad Russell of the home and two sisters.

Mrs. Alice Pycatte of Cane Mill and Mrs. Laura Moore of a i a Okla. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Cane Hill Presbyterian Church wilh burial in Cane Hill Cemetery under direction of the Luginhucl Funeral Home.

JAD1E ALLEN Lincoln Jadie H. Allen. 65. of Lincoln, died Sunday in a Fayetteville hospital. Born April 22, in Richit.

the son of i i a F. and Delia Sncad Allen, he was retired from the stale Highway Department, a volunteer fireman, a member of the Modern Woodmen and the Church of Christ. Survivors are the w.i'dow. Mrs. Inez Allen of the home and one brother.

Guy P. of Crovvnsvillc. Md. Funeral service i be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Luginbuel Legislative Delay A Continental Trailways bus a with state senators a representatives visiting a i during Legislative Weekend became stuck against a utility pole on Sequoyah Drive at 7:21 p.m.

Saturday. Police said a wrecker was summoned to low the bus onto the street. Police said the bus accidentally ran into a ditch. physician on her admittance I the home and failed to provit her with a "walker" promised. She was taken ini the bathroom over her protest the suit said.

Other defendants, includh nianager Monlie Vest, ai insurance carrier for the horn American Fidelity surance Co. of New York, we dismissed from the suit. The settlement was 1 agreement of the parties. Ladies Auxiliary, member of ircnl Teachers Association, id a teacher in Little Elm aptisc Church. Numerous awards and prizes livestock have been irned by Randy and Danny, oth arc members of a 4-H club id arc junior members of ate and national Holslcin ssociations.

Randy was named utstanding junior Holstein Boy Arkansas in 1971. The Spears will compete For ate honors. A panel of judges ill visit the a the morning Oct. 26. Milk Processing At Siloam To Be Consolidated SILOAM SPRINGS The processing of evaporated milk by Pet Incorporated will be consolidated with the Neosho, Mo.

area Nov. 1. The annouccnicnt was made by R. J. Gilbert, production manager for grocery products division of the corporation.

"This change," he said, "will either Arkansas or dairymen selling Woman Injured In Hwy 62 Wreck One person was slightly in- ircd in a three-vehicle accident 4:54 p.m, Saturday at Hwy. west and Beechwood Aye. Police identified the victim as ora Lee Burrell. liO. of Far- nington.

She required no rofessional i a care, olice said. Police said John H. Norman, 8, of 252 Thompson was riving south on Lewis Street nd drove onto Hwy. 62 into ie path of the Burrell vehicle. The Burrell car struck the Gorman car and then swerved nto the side of a west-bound ar driven by Brad K.

Thompon, 44, of Fort Smith, police aid. Norman was charged with ailure to yield the right-of-way. not affect Oklahoma milk to us. We alerted producers and employes of this possibility sometime ago and arc advising bulk shippers their milk will be handled as usual." The Silonm Springs plant is to be operated as a bulk milk transfer point with a small work force. Employes, not a will receive separation pay or retirement benefits.

"The decision was made only after long and careful study and no suitable alternative was found," Gilbert said. Rogers (CONTINUED FROM PAGE OtTil a twin brother, Donnie Dwaync of Hot Springs: another brother, Thomas Russell of Fort Lewis, four sisters, Mrs. Betty Chambers and Mrs. Delia Mae Alclerson, both of Rogers. Mrs.

Nina Youngblood of Garficld and Mrs. Jean Ann Nolesliiie of Bentonvillc; two stepbrothers, Gary Fogle of Fort Smith and Honnie Fogle of Fayetteville; and one step-sister. Mrs. Betty Brandon of Rogers. Funeral will be at p.m.

Thursday at Burns Funeral Chapel with burial in Rogers Cemetery. Business Notes Court Affirms Gray Conviction LITTLE ROCK (AP) The state Supreme Court affirmed today the second-degree murder conviction of Betty Gray in the Aug. 7, 1971, shooting death of her husband. Bobby Gray. Gray was shot once in the stomach about one month after the couple was married.

Mrs. Gray testified that for about eight years she had supported herself and Gray by prostitution. Two Jailed After Fight Saturday Two persons were jailed after a fight Saturday afternoon at he Corral Lounge on Hwy. 71 south, police said today. Xavier Hoerres.

42, of West ji'ork and Jackie Davenport, 21, of 2012 Ashwood were jailed about 6 p.m. Saturday on charges of public drunkenness. Davenport was also charged vith resisting arrest, police said. Hoerres had a bloody nose and swollen left eye at the time of his arrest, police said. Police said Davenport also showed evidence of being in a fight.

A bartender at the lounge told police several persons were nvolved in the fight before rolice arrived. Barrack Galleries Sue REA Express Barrack Art of Springdale. Galleries, filed a $13.500 suit in Washington Circuit Court Friday against REA Express. for damage to six rare porcelian birds during shippin. R.

T. Calzarelta has been a marketing representative for the Prime 200 small computer in Northwest Arkansas as well as in Louisiana, Texas. Oklahoma and the rest of Arkansas, Calxaretta's headquarters will be in Tulsa. The Prime 200 has just been announced "as the i of a a i of microprogrammed small computers." Four Injured In Wreck East Of Huntsville HUNTSVILLE Four persons are hospitalized, one in poor condition, following an accident between a pick-up truck and an automobile 13 miles east of Huntsville on Hwy. 68 Sunday morning.

Jim Moody, 38, of Hcaldlon, Okla. is in poor condition at Washington General Hospital. Mrs. Edna Barber of Route 5, Hunlsville, her three-year-old son. Anthony Wayne, and an eight-year-old daughter.

Linda, are in fair condition according to a hospital spokesman this morning. Treated and released were her husband. Jim Barber, and a second daughter, Brenda. The accident investigation by Slate Trooper Jim Cottrell rs incomplete. All the injured were News Briefs To Speak Jenkins Lloyd Jones, editor of the Tulsa Tribune and for- nncr president of the United Slates Chamber ol Commerce, will speak to members of the Metropolitan Dinner Cluh at the Holiday Inn Oct.

23. Born of a newspancr family, Jones has been published in many national periodicals. He Is a nephew of Frank Lloyd Wright and a Journalism graduate of the University of Wisconsin. Jones crusades for a slow to America's a decay. UllUIUIIII Tape Player Theft A stereo tape player was reported stolen Saturday afternoon from a car parked behind Yocum Hall at the University of Arkansas.

Police said the car belonged to John Furness of 632 Putnam St. Hospital Gels Bomb Threat Spaghetti Supper GREENLAND The Greenland Lions Club will hold a spaghetti supper before the Friday night football game. The dinner will be served in Greenland School Cafeteria from 4:30 to 7:30 before the Greenland- Decatur kickoff. Police searched City Hospital at 7:21 p.m. Friday after the hospital received a telephoned bomb threat.

i said someone telephoned the hospital to deliver the threat. The caller, who had a voice like a young girl, said the bomb would go off at 8:15 p.m. and hung up, police said. Police and firemen, most in plain clothes, went through the hospital with nurses to check for evidence of a planted bomb. hospital was not evacuated and police said many patients were unaware the threat had been made.

Theft Reported The theft of a TV set, toys and an ice box from the John C. Davis residence Saturday one mile south of Evansville on Hwy. 59 sheriff's was reported to the office at 6:40 p.m Saturday. Investigation a Tools Stolen At Askew Barn Mechanic's tools and a five-ton authorities. over to Lincoln from Chicago to March 10 and 11.

Springdale, The birds were part of a set of 14, the suit said, valued at $21,000. The value of the six birds before the damage was $16,300, the suit said, and restoration will cost $4.000. Their value after restoration, the suit asserts will be first aid County Hospital at Madison Huntsville prior to transfer to Washington General Hospital. Assisting in the investigation were Elmer Cook, Huntsville city marshall Jerry Cook. and his deputy Open House Washington County Democratic Headquarters on the Downtown Square in Fayetteville will hold open house today from 6 to 9 p.m.

Anti-Trust Action worth $300 jack were reported stolen at 7 a.m. Saturday from a John D. Askew a barn on Sunrise Mountain Road, police said today. Bob Stiers, a horse trainer, told police someone pried the locks off of two doors to enter the storage rooms. One of the rooms contained a soft-drink machine, saddles and other items.

Nothing appeared to be missing from the room. The other contained horse racing gear and the missing hand tools. NEW Justice YORK (AP) The Department proposed Hearing Set A hearing has been scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Washington Chancery Court to determine whether valid signatures on petitions are sufficient to place the wet-dry question on the Nov. 7 ballot.

PI Awarded Medal SILOAM SPRINGS Three Siloam Springs Boy Scouts have been awarded the God and Country Medal. The recipients are John Webb, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Webb: Kin Wasson. son of Mr.

and Mrs. Field Wasson and Phil Ruble, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ruble. The awards were presented at services at United Methodist Church Sunday.

today that the huge International Business Machines Corp. be broken up into several separate entities to further competition in the computer in- I dustry. Graduated Seaman apprentice Clyde L. Backer, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Lewis Backer of Gentry, a 3 graduated from recruit training at the a a Training Center in San Doi'go, Calif. Funeral Chapel with burial in Lincoln Cemetery. ROUGHTEN Bentonville Ed Leonard Roughtcn, 62, of Bentonville, died Sunday morning in the a 11 Medical Center I following a lengthy illness. Born Jan. 24.

1910 in Row. son of Charles Vance and I a i Pitts Roughtcn, he moved to 1 Bentonville in 1927. worked over 25 years as a well driller, and was a member of the Park Street Baptist Church of Bentonville. Survivors include the widow. Mrs.

Catherine Leach Roughtcn of the home; one brother. John of Bentonville and two sisters. Mrs. Mattie Mattingly of Ben- tonvillc and Mrs. Mae Woods of A a i Tex.

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