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J. i I PAGE EIGHT BLYTHEVILLE (ARK.) COURIER NEWS SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1949 THE NATION TODAY Senate Ready to Begin Grind In Effort to Revise Labor Legislation of 80th Congress By James Marlowe WASHINGTON, June 4. you're interested in labor, you'd belter polish your exclasses and gel ready for an awful lot of beasy reading. The Senate, at last. will tackle write a new labor law.

And once that starts there'll be Jon on the Senate arguments. which Since there can be no new labor all unless both Houses ap- prove A bill. once the Senate finishes, it will be the turn of the House. That wits race more time. maybr week or 10 days.

And that will mean another torrent of news. On the eve of the biz arguments I don't think there's a nan alive who can predict the precisely. One thing seems sure: Neither President Truman 1:0: organized labor will get from COD2: the kind of new labor law they wanted. Both wanted Congress to wipe out the Taft-Hartles law. which Congress passed in 1047 whro the Republicans were in And 11 its place they wanted Congress to restore the old Wagner act.

with just a few miner changes. Promises Hard to Fulfill (Tae Wagner act. passed in 1935 when the Demorrats wire in control of Congress. put restrictions 021 management but none on labor. (The T-H Act replaced Wagner act.

put some restrictions on manazement and put more restrictions on labor than ever In fact. Mr. Truman had now that his Democrats controlled Congress, (hat T-H be wiped out and tr.e Wagner act brought back. It didn't work out that way and It doesn't look as if has a chancel of working out that way. A number of Mr.

Truman's own Democrats won't go along with bla thinking on what the new labor law should be. And most of the Republicalls are against his ideas, too. So the Trumanites will have the Job of trying to get the best they can out of whatever happens in the Senate and House. But there is so much divided BUTCH COMES THROUGH -Three-year-old Buich Kriebis wanted to do his in the annual clean-up campaign in Chicago, SO he grabbed the family broom and tock off. He was picked up several hours later and escorted 10 a police station to await arrival of his parents.

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Inc. 11. St. lease Wilson Hours So. Himay 61 Phone 2434 Boys Oppose Compulsory Health Plan LITTLE ROCK, June 4.

(P)--- President Truman's proposed compulsory health insurance program was condemned by Arkansas youth yesterday. The Boys State House of Repre. sentalives here adopted by 2-1 resolution opposing the President's plan. Mr. Truman is to visit Little Rock next week.

State Education Commalssloner A. B. Bonds said. in addressing members of the organization in House chamber, "the future of democracy in the United Slates depends on youth. You are the prime target of the communists.

so it behooves you always to be ou guard." He said Communists "promise you free medical care, tree schooling and tree everything and all they ask in return your liberty." Bonds said 8 real citizen has A duty of secing that governments remain in the hands of the people. "It is awfully easy for an elected group of officials to set up a dictatorship." the educator warned. "Look at the governmeut in your own town. Who runs it? If It is not in the hands of the people, find out why." Medical Student's Plea For Bond Again Denied LITTLE. ROCK.

June motion to release from jail a 23- year-old medical student charged with murder was denied for a second time sesterday. In rejecting Harold Raymond Houchins, plea for ball, ki County Circuit Judge Gus Fulk commented: "The main thing Is to guarantee this boy's appearance here for trial. The court should not take chances in such cases." Houchins is charged with first degree murder "in perpetration of the crime of robbery" in the slaying of Seth Reed, 67-year-old Clarksville, insurance executive. Reed, his skull smashed, was found in the bloudy buthroom of a Little Rock hotel last Nov. 23.

Houchins' first mation for release under bond was rejected last month after Judge Fulk was told by Prosecutor Edwin Dunaways that the defendant was being investigated in "another murder." Negro Deaths Funeral services for Amanda Jones. 77, of Evansville, will be conducted at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the Hickman Bend Methodist Church by Rev. F. M.

Norman pasNor tor. Burial will be in Carr Cometery in charge of Caslon Funeral Home. She died 'Thursdny at her home in Evansville. Surviving is one daughter, MINNOWS WHITE RIVER SHINERS and GOLD FISH G. C.

Hawks 328 E. Main Phone 3292 BEN WHITE SONS GENERAL CONTRACTORS MAIN OFFICE- -NORTH TENTH Phone 3151 SPECIAL ON ATTIC FANS Fan $65 36" Fan $75 42" Fan $85 Sheet Metal Work of All Kinds FRANK SIMMONS TIN SHOP 117 South Broadway Phone 2651 PROFIT By Reading the Classified Ads Every Day! PROFIT By Advertising In The Classified Columns When You Want to Buy or Sell ADS PLACED BEFORE 9 A.M. WILL APPEAR SAME DAY All Classified Advertising Payable in Advance PHONE 4461 BLYTHEVILLE COURIER NEWS Hollywood Continued from Page lead her across the stage, help her 10 a seat and simultaneously go Into a song. The nasty prima donna discovered that by hesitaling a few seconds before sitting down she could throw Dorothy off cue. happened several Limes and then Dorothy chinned herself a able couple gym extra bar.

Al times the on her port-: nex (performance she put a vice-like grip on the singer's arm, practically dragged her across the stage and whispered: "You sit down (his time or I'll knock you down." Dorothy sald she didn't have any more trouble after that. Greenland was first settled In the 10th Century. $25 or more trade in allowance on your old washer, regardless of make or condition on a new BENDIX Washer This Is Your Chance for Real Savings--Come in Today HUBBARD HOKE Appliance Co. Service That's Our Motto! We spare no eftart to providing AD EXTRA everyday prescription service which means extra conventence to you Feel tree to cau on us at any time delivery service Phone 507 WOODS DRUG STORE ACCURACY The SECRET of Rothrock's EXPERT Prescription Service ROTHROCK DRUG CO. PHONE 4451 GUARANTEED SERVICE ON Refrigerators Household Commercial Air Conditioning 'Radios Record Players Washers Gas Engines We Pick Up Deliver ADAMS APPLIANCE Inc.

Mate Theme 801 Far Expert PRESCRIPTION SERVICE Phone 4641 Nichols Drug on Monday the job of trying to a flood of words out of Washingmay take weeks. thinking. among Republicans and Democrats alike, that the new law anay be written on the floor through amendments offered white the A1'- eument is going on. House Position Uncertain What the House may do about a labor bill is even more of a misstery. Some weeks ago, after 10 days of debates and the jockeying.

point of the approving House a new labor bill and sending it la the Senate for action when Whom. it dropped the whole thing and hasn't brought it since. There's even a chance that. up. the House won't act al all this sear, which would leave the T-11 art 15 1s.

This seems unlikely. hmiah. Congress went to work almost six months ago to shape a 11ew labor -through long hearings--but the whole thing 11a8 been such a mess and a puzzle that action has been delayed until now. And it's just about as much ot FL puzzle now 35 it was six months 820. except that Mr.

Truman and organized labor can't see the same chance of getting what they want that they could in January. S. Missco Youths Will Attend Training Center Jimmy Shaneyfelt of Osceola and Roberta Bradshaw of Jolner have been selected to represent South Mississippi County Red Cross Chapler at the Junior Red Cross Trainins Center in Morrilton. it was AlLpounced today. The two are scheduled to leave Tuesday for a 10-day camp.

Delegates to the camp, one of three to be conducted in the Mid-: Western Area this summer, are setected on a basic of past Junior Red. Cross work. and to give training as potential leaders in next years work. Camp Petit Jean is the camp location this year. Harrison P.T.A.

Honors Seniors and Faculty 'The 21 seniors of Richard A. Harrison High School and the faculty members were honored al a banquet by the Parent Teachers Association recently. 'The program opened It singing of song under the direction of Veronia McCorkle. Others 192 the program were Rev. J.

J. Johnson, Taylor, Anne Phillips, and Rev. Weedman. A brict talk was presented by Rev. Holden.

pastor of the Westend Baptist Church. G. W. Hollis is principal of the school. Susie Cumming.

president of the P.T.A. and Veronia C. McCorkle. acting secretary. Even Oklahoma Cowboy Has His Ups and Downs LAWTON.

Okla. Convoy Jack Howenstine of Cache. is going to stick to his bucking bronchos tie entered the county court house elevator ani pressed the button to g0 to tire second floor. The elevator then shot up to the top floor where the ja: is housed. lowenstine quickly jammed the button to go down to two--and the elevator didn't stop until it ECCS FALL FLAT -This white leghorn hen owned by Sirs.

Charles Valek, of Valley View, a Cleveland, 0., suburb, lays flat exes. Bal every now and then. the bird lay's nornia) rounded egg. Mrs. Valek doesn'l know what to make of it.

The healthy hen seenis to think nothing is addi at all. She cackles just like other hens and for just as long. Mes Valek says she is going to put a Dat egg under a selling hen to sce if il notches a dat chicken. A neighbor suggested it nughu produce a chicken pattic. Obituaries Mrs.

J. W. Greer Dies In St. Louis Hospital Funeral services (or Mrs. Audrey Circer.

wife of J. W. Greer of Numher Nine Community, will be con-: ducted al 2 p.m. tomorrow al Nine Baptist Church by' the Rev. Eugene Schultz.

pastor. I Mrs. Lireer, 24, died yesterday al; the Barnes Hospital in St. Louts. where she had been a patient: for almost three months.

She had been about six months, was formerly a patient at Walls Kos-: pital in Blytheville. Mrs. Cireer was born near ion. bnt had lived near the State Line here for some time, where' nor husband is connected with his: father farming interests. Mrs.

Circer is survived by a son, James, and her husband. Other survivors include her parents. Mr. 7110 Mrs. M.

B. Beckett of Copter. tour sisters, Mrs. Elmer Fisher of Cooter. Miss Reba Beckett and Mrs.

Louis Ballard of Cooter, and Mia. Berta Hickman of Trenton, And four brothers, JaJmes, Fred. Danny, and Branson Beckelt, all of Cooter: and two Roy McIntosh of St. Louts. and Algie of Trenton.

The pallbearers will include. Ger. ald and Billy Johnson. Wayne, Maore. Lloyd French, Roy Lewis' and Tom Kelleck.

Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. under the direction of the Holt Funeral Home. Mrs. Eva V. McCanless Is Buried in Tyronza Graveside funeral services were! conducted this afternoon for Mrs.

Eva V. McCanless. 58. at the Typronza Cemetery. Mrs.

McCanless died in Blythe: vile Thursday. She is the mother! of Mfrs. Estell Maupin. She is also survived by four sons, Sam McCauless of Joiner. Ernest McCan- 1 less of Muric, George McCauless of Bassett.

and Rubel McCanless of Memphis: two brothers. Frank White of Memphis: and Mrs. Ella Lawson of Marked two sisters. and Mrs. Julie Rodgers of Cold- water.

Miss. 'The Citizens Funeral Home at West Armphis was in charge of rangements. cot to the basement. where IL goI stuck. After some fancy selling.

bystanders eave the cowboy instructions for getting out. The first settlements in Iceland were made by Irish monks. THE SECRET OF A BRIGHTER, CLEANER WASH 30 Send your clothes In the Blytheville Laundry and they'll come back to you cleaner, brighter than ever before. But that's not all. Your clothes will last longer because they're treated carclully gently an im portant consideration today when it's so expensive to replace them.

Next time call Blytheville Laundry and vou'll discover what we mean by really laundry service." Blytheville Laundry Cleaners Phone 4418 STEEL BUILDINGS Muminum Covered 1 russ-Clom Desiga ad flier: Pull Useable 80 Space Adaptable to man Industrial, commitBUTLER cial and term uses. LOW 66St per sum CENT 12', 20' the BUTLER A BUILT C. A. Tant Construction Dr. Edna Nies Addresses Speakinz before the annual meeting of osteopaths of Arkansas In the state association's annual meetIng in Little Rock yesterday.

Dr. Edna Nies of Blytheville reviewed activities within the profession since the beginning 75 years ago of the practice of the science of Osteopathy by Dr. Andrew Taylor. Today 11.000 physicians, surgeons and other specialists practice the healing art throughout the worki. she said.

The profession was founded on the belief that the human body has its wen Braling resources within fuself. Dr. Nirs said before the Arkausas group which met in the Altere Pike lintel. profession has progressed rapidly and today there are six osI copathic colleges in this country which require two or more years of pre-professional training. There are 350 hospitals and several hundred clinics which attest the soundness of osteopathic principles.

University of Arkansas Budget Fixed by Board FAYETTEVILLE. Junc (PI--A proposed 1949-50 budget for the University Arkansas was approved by the board of trustees here yesterday. The budget was based 011 anticipated revenues of $3,830.000 for the fiscal year beginning July I. It did not incinde the Agricultural Service or the Medical School. whose monetary needs were to be considered separately.

The board authorized the University to conduct research proj. rets for the U. 5. Engineers and the Atomic Energy Commission at $25.000 each and a rice project at a cost of $23,400. 1 The board approved Governor MeMath's appointment Joe Hardin of Grady as a trustee.

Under law, such appointments are subject lo the board's okay. Hardin, who succerds Dr. Euclid Smith. Hot Springs, resigned, was not present at the -baking is one the most ane.cut of human arts. Company Authorized Dealer for Butler Steel Buildings -General Contracting stet P.

0. Box 83. Phone 896 a. Blytheville, Ark. Say It With Flower THE FLOWER SHOP Glencoe Building Phone 4491 or 2741 Pickard's Gro and Market 1044 Chickasawba SWIFT'S PREMIUM BRANDED BEEF Finder- More flavora We Specialize in Fancy Meats and Groceries We Deliver Phone 2043 Plenty of Parking Space MERCHANTS PLATE LUNCH Fresh Channel Caldsh Fried Chicken Roast Pork Roast Beef Chicken Dressing Steak Gravy Three vegetables Special 60c Special HOT HAMBURGERS CLUB STEAK, FR.

FRIES Choice T-Bones Sirloins "Where Friends Meet and Eat" the NICKLE STAND Vickie Saliba, Prop. 103 W. Main A real shoemaker aided by modern equipment and finest materials brings new life 10 worn foolwear here. HALTERS SHOD RECTAL DISEASES A SPECIALTY DRS. NIES NIES (ALL Types Except Cancer) Clinic 514 Main.

Blytherill, Art Phone 221 THI GRAIN COMPANY 11 Real I SCLOLA Phone 521 Phone 3075.

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