The Journal-Advance from Gentry, Arkansas • Page 1

Jl if In .1 Bettton Januaty 22,1931. VullDS Crescent College Of' Etireka Springs, Quinnie Hamm, Captain, Vtf-'ftfi Appear On Gentry Court. coming of Miss Quinnie Crescent College Com- on Tuesday evening, 27J- ab the Genty high school basketball lovers "of' this jj may expect to see in action some of ihe best artiste of the game. dates to Spark- arilttle town in soiith Arkansas. 'years ago, Sparkman had a three house with a for each room.

Today, largely effort "of the girls in the jy; student boasts an up-to-date full corps of teachers! It was during this time that '''Arkansas first began to hear of Quln- Hamm and the Sparkman basket- surrounding high school were beaten and it became nec- essary to "find new-worlds to conquer." were matched with practically every college sextette in the state-and find playing strength tptovercome this miracle high school team. Four years ago they were sent national tournament for the first Xtim? and won third place. For three successive years since then, final re" given them second place losing only in Oilers" of Dallas, Texas, national chtfmpions and a'professional 4 But if the'highest team denied them, individual QUinnie Hamm be- has been-'so anndunced at the last two national tournaments, "the greatest woman basketball player in the Her sister, Irene, and another teammate, Cosie Pite, were 'Miss -''C-'J 1 on Page-Three) flow tf tvr 1 ihHf Emergency Relief Finis E. Miller, Rogers, J. F.

Pagan and W. Dudley, Benton- viUe, Are Named To Manage Federal Loans County. The following from Congressman C. A. Fuller, of this district, gives full information on method to pursue, in obtaining loans under the emergency drouth relief law: Dear Mr.

I know it will be interesting to your readers to know the''procedure to be followed in order to obtain loans under the $45,000,000 Emergency Drouth Relief -law. These loans will be made to farmers for the purchase of "seed, fertilizer, feed for work stock, and oil or fuel for tractors used for crop, including truck crops. These loans will be secured by an absolute first lien on all the "crops grown Or be grown in 1931, and if he is a tenant or anyone has a lien upon his crop, such "persons wiU haVe'to waive their first lien in order that the lien will be firs't. This money will be paid In three first one to be paid immediately upon the approval-of the application, and the government reserves the right to require an explanation of the expenditure of the installment before making the next installment. All notes will -be due October '31st, 1931 and sooner if covered, by.

the mortgage are sold prior to that time. the limit of any one loan. The'county committee representing the Department of Agriculture in county is composed of the following; Finos Miller, Rogers; 3. Fagin, BentonviUe; Dudley, BentonviUe. This committee must approve your loan and they have been furnished ap- (Continued on "Page Three) Ddtft Leave All the Work Sam By iU BE SURPR.l5E.OlF EVER.

66T IF UP IT FULL 1 "fJTrfwW I 1 i-'lV 1 1 'ml' TL Historic G. A. R. Flag Is Presented ToTheW.CT.U. Large Flag of Local Post, With Fitting Ceremony, Presented To Temperance Organization Last Thursday At the W.

O. T. U. public-meeting, held in the new high school'study hall, last week in commemoration-of the eleventh anniversary of the birth of the prohibition law, the program was given by the'W. C.

T. assisted by Prof. Fischer and some school pupils. It was essentially as it was published in the Journal-Advance, the unique and historical feature of which was the formal presentation of the beautiful large G. A.

R. flag to the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Hpn. J. W.

DeWitt, former state representative, made the presentation speech. Margaret E. Cox, daughter of Henry Vessey; one of the two remaining old soldiers of the A. unveiled the flag, while the audience stood, sjnglng the ''Star Sangled -Banner," and pledging "allegience to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: nation, indivisible-, with and justice for all." One of the teachers, Miss Prankie Test, gave a reading on the flag. Mrs president of District No.

3 'Arkansas W. T. gave the following tribute to the flag: "It is my your flag, And it is up to and you To honor, love and' reverence it In all we say and do. It 'is your and my- law, Made for me, We must uphold and reverence laws Good citizens to be, It and your land, America fine and true, Let's reverence her, her flag, her law As God would Joave us do." The meeting was presided over by Mrs. DeWitt, local 0, T.

president, assisted by Mrs. E. F. Stoner, chairman of the program committee. The flag has quite history.

When the town of Gentry was but an 'Infant Barker Post, Army of the was organized in 1894, with a large inenibership. A little later the woman's auxiliary, "Woman's RBT lief Corps," was organized. These ladies bought this flag presented it Seal Sale In Gentry Amounted to $54.89 Full Tabulation of Results Over The County Not Available As Yet, Owing to Lack of Reports'. During the recent Christmas Seal conducted' by the Benton County Tu- jerculosis-society in conjunction with national association, the total sale Gentry amounted to $54.89, according to Miss Ruth Olive Beall, executive secretary of the Benton county society. Miss Beall has tabulated the-reports-so far but certain sections have not as yet reported, and a full 'amount of the sale in county is not able as Miss Beall gives out the following: Biloam Springs, Rogers, $311; ientry, Decatur, $12.50.

The sale of seals by mall brought $248.99 and the, rural, school sale $61.56. Lowell, 'ave Springs, Hiwasse, and Centerton were Included in the mail sale and Gravette' and Garfield had not reported at the time the report was made by Miss Beall. Burglars Pull Bold Job At The Carl Hardware Tuesday Take Tires, Shotguns and Rifle In Daylight Burglary at Local Store; Attempt Also Made at Conoco Wholesale Plant. State Legislature Swings lilt Economic Program Sen. Whaley Placed On Seven -Committees, While Represent Catives Bullock and Grahant Are Named On Three Each; Rigid economy Is being practiced tin the Forty-first Arkansas general assembly and many items that have in the past resulted in large expenditures have been reduced to the minfmum consistent Representative' Bullock W.

J. Bullock "All employees have been selected," Mr. Bullock says, "except ten committee clerks of the house. Twelve good stenographers have employed at $4.50 per day by a competitive examination of 150 applicants. "Qontract, for printing and mimeographing has been let at $3,900.

Two years ago the total of this Item was "Personal stationery for members of the house also has been tabooed by the efficiency and economy committee, of which Mr. Bullock Is a member. "No member of; the house will get a lot of stationery 'with his name printed on it to take home," Mr. Bullock said; "We will have letterheads with the picture, of the capitol and names of the speaker and cler.k printed on them, and only for use while The'assembly faced a mountain of work as it swung into the'second week of-the dozens of'senators representatives prepared to introduce bills of every description. i Conferences and committee meetings held during' the week are understood to have resulted in a number of ments regarding introduction of certain -a "A It was learned upon rellabHs authority that a bill- providing for the; levy- Ing of a severance tax on water-power used to'develop electricity to provide funds'to, purchase free textbooks for school children, will be offered'early In the week by Representative "Curtis Cannon, jof Hempstead county.

Cannon said that a bill was being drafted declined to state when It would be introduced. It'also was learned that the Hempstead representative has obtained support large group ol house members in favor It meet bitter opposition despite this fact. Another proposed measure of-utmost importance which isolated to.be Into legislative channels thia wepk is Governor Parnell's proposed reorganization of the state government; wv tucky and iiLfiiSS'4! almost; agltAtloatol charge its-ai citizens against! that iocar, care tered the; sta cause others hope that gbvernmerit its one of the Caraway" tryntb vide fifteen the bT self unconw Conun)tteeT i TTT Within declared One of boldest burglary jobs to be perpetrated in this section was that which occurred at the Carl hardware store -Tuesday morning between' 6:30 and 7:00 o'clock, when two or three men drove up to the building in a Ford sedan, proceeded to gain an entrance at the side door, went leisurely about the work of talcing eleven which are expected to be from the rack, loaded them in the car, embodied in the bill were putllned In went to the gun case and took four iv iwim.noh'e Monntoi moaeatro shotguns and one rifle therefrom, put these in the car, stepped in to-the car the chief executive's message K. C. S.

Employment Plan Is Successful More arid more, as winter progresses, the of- the employment plan being used by the Kansas City Southern railway to help effect necessary retrenchment Is proving During the 'latter part of 1930, as railroad business continued to decline, and industry in general, the Kansas City Southern met the consequent employment problem in an unusuaLway. Rather than throw many employes entirely out of work, C. Johnston, -president of the road, Inaugurated a novel plan wjieyeby everyone in the organization president Jdown (excluding train, englnemen and yardmen) would take a forced leave of one day off'without pay each week until conditions improved. The arrangement themselves and -drove away with the looW Several of our citizens saw the men in the saw them load the tires, into the car, and drive away, but, owing to the hour and boldness of the. culprits, just thought they 'were be.lng waited upon by members pf the Carl firm, and'paid no attention to the occurrence, thinking it a matter of the Carl's making an early" morning sale of a quantity of goods.

i' became effective October 19th, and forces of the railway have cooperated heartily hi keeping eyery employee on the On i many railroads, where forces were reduced, funds are now tae.lng raised to assist those who have been compelled to carry the entire Commendable as these are, (It 1 would seem that the instituted by the Kansas City Southern offer a more equitable solution of this knotty R. "FroVtbM time on, 'thfe flag was always 'present in Its? place of honor at their meetings. It was al- thg "head, ol sU Jhels honored by very years ago InJirmittes to take charge of the Wl rI Extension Is For Purchase of Tags Little 19, bile owners have until Feb. to buy tiieir 1831 license aovernop Parnell I proclamatlpn Monday, extending the time from Jan. 30 Feb.

1. lie had The theft was discovered when members of the firm'came down'at the' usual hour and opened the store for the day's business, As yet no trace of the goods nor the men who "pulled-the. job" has been discovered. The was a light colored Ford "sedan, and part of those who saw the thercTwe're two in the. store getting the articles stolen, while others say there'were three men in the car as tt drove away.

Earlier the samfe morning, at about 2:30 o'clock, an attempt was made to break into the warehouse ot the local Conoco wholesale oil and gasoline, station, but the presence of the car in jhis instance was discovered, and the pujprlt or culprits attempttag Joe evidently became scared and drove, off before gaining entrance, to the bulld- We are Informed" thatIfee car uje4 in this case was also, a ford sedan, but was ota different thjp that used by the ones who entered the Carl hard ware, Presence ol thsi car and would-be thieves at the Conocp station was to Jouit session; assembly following-his inauguration last, week, Should the bill be adopted; several i departments will be abolished entirely and, others" consolidated. Scores of honorary appointments would be swept away and. only three state officials would remain for the electorate, to name, namely the governor, lieutenant- governor and attorney general. The act would not become effective until 1833 at the expiration of the terms of'of- ficials elected last November, The -bill would lengthen the" term of the chief executive from years and vest in him additional appointive powers. It also would introduce tne budget system into the government.

It has been tntinjated in official circles that-the, governor's proposed codlflcaiton of the state's administrative code asjrecommgnded JjyjaLsujrvejr conducted by of'Municipal Research, upon Governor Parnell's suggestion will be.aoiompi! 1 nied.by_a "sjs- ter" bill giving voters the right to reject or approve the reorganization Plan, Possibility that a bUl providing an audit of the state highway departj- ment be Introduce4 beforrthj leg? Islators adjourn for the week-end, loomed when was learned that the proposed act being drawn. Is expected that the bill will request the legislature to clear up the'quesypfi depository Interest madeper had nit; glv saiiarpj which- covered by of the W. N. Sumr ner fajnily, but car dypve before Mr. Sumner cpuld'get around and attempt an arreat way funds should Ue credited bacfc to the or go toto general fund, as is done at the present phe- first several bills Introduced by Izaak Walton League ft function with the Arkansas flail an4 Game Commission are expected te be placed the senate and house MEET AT HO.ftlE HP ME8.

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