The Journal-Advance from Gentry, Arkansas • Page 1

Volume 8. Parnell Revision Plan Is Killed In H. of R. Monday State Governmental Reorganization Proposal Given Death Blow In House Of Representatives Monday. Little Rock, Feb.

Parnell's plan for a complete reorgani- sation of the Arkansas state government was put to the. legislative sword a fierce engagement in the. house Monday, while the senate enlivened an otherwise drab session by votirjg investigate the Arkansas medical school faculty and the gas rates in the state. The ahti-adminlstrationists flushed with their sweeping-victory in indefinitely postponing the governor's plan in the morning session, put to rout in the afternoon in an attempt to defeat the appropriation measure to pay for the governmental survey conducted by Institution of Public Administration of New York. The measure, carrying a $7,300 appropriation, was overwhelmingly adopted after a skirmish.

AND BENT6N COUNTY GAZETTE Gentry, Benton County, Arkansas, Thursday, February 19,1931. France's Prettiest Mademoiselle Jeanne Juilla, hrown- tyed and pink-cheeked, chosen as the most beautiful. French girl', to compete in international beauty contests. The senate adopted a resolution by Senator Stewart, proposing a committee investigation into gas rates charged in Arkansas by utilities. Senator Abington's resolution, to investigate the faculty at the.

medical school, to determine their qualifications, also was adopted. Senator Abingtonsgerve'd notice last week he would attempt an investigation, charging the school has "failed to meet the public demand'for country doctors." A general attack" upon Governor Parhell's administration characterized the debate over his plan to reorganize the state government into 12 departments, heads of ten of which would be appointed by him. Charges that the proposed amendment would, if adopted, set up "another Mussolini in Arkansas," accompanied arguments that to abolish "all elective officers except three, "would be turning our backs upon the principles upon which Thomas Jefferson The senate defeated, 29 to 4, a bill which would have repealed an act of to cent the amount of interest banks can pay on time deposits. The house passed without a dissenting-vote a bill by Toland of Howard, which amended act No. 10 of 1931, the $1,500,000 farm relief act, to clarify certain sections dealing with the issuance of the $1,600,000 bonds.

The proceeds would be loaned, to assist formation of agricultural credit corporations, which In turn would borrow for benefit of farmers. Senator Abington's bill to banks, Insurance companies, corporations and utilities to file aiinual statements showing a list of all executives and their salaries, was passed. Senator Caldwell, to appropriate $30.000 for the state's share of construction of a highway near Sherrlll and $1,233,45 to pay Interest on improvement district bonds of that district, also was approved. The state owns land in the district, and the amounts apropriated are its share of the two items. Sena.tor Dillon introduced a hill to permit; sale of intoxicating liquor on by a physician.

Wholesale drug dealers would be taxed $100, and retail dealers $25, annually for a tax on sale of liquor, while the physicians would be taxed 10 per cent of the retail value the liquor for the privilege of Five Sentenced To State Prison At Special Term Sentences Of From One To Two Imposed At One-Day Session Of Court At Bentonville Saturday. Five prisoners, held in the county jail at Bentonville on various charges entered pleas of guilty at a special biic- day term of circuit court held at Bentonville Saturday, and were sentenced to.terms in the state penitentiary and reform school ranging from "one" to two County Federation Rural Women's Clubs Business Session Of Federation Short ened To Give Time For Several ExcclIcnt Addresses. Thursday, the 12th, being fine day for young.duck (and long rides in an open truck), the W. H. O.

Club of Rural Women turned out to ihe number of fifteen to attend the federated meeting of clubs at Bentonville. The gathering was one of our largest despite unfavorable weather. The business of the session was crowded into the least possible time, in order to give place to'speakers of interest. Rodney Stout, of Rogers, formerly at head of the Poultry Department of the U. of gave a very practical talk on "Poultry." Miss Estelle Hayes gave us much information concerning the Package Library at.U.

of A. available, to any one wishing condensed items-of a given subject. Lee Broadhurst, who is a Vocational training teacher for the state of Arkansas, talked, on the subject of "Conserving the Natural Resources of Arkansas," of which the most important are the boys and girls. Parents; and teachers every where might well profit by listening to Mr. BroadhUrst's earnest talk about the 4-H clubs of State Educator Surveys Benton County Schools Check Made On Reports Filed By Representative Of State On Qualifications Of Teachers, Equipment, Libraries, etc.

Bentonville, Feb. Ed Me- Cuistion, state high school inspector, completed inspection of all he high schools of Benton county with the exception of the high school de- jartment of the John Brown college at Siloam Springs, and will return later to urvey the work there. The thirteen high schools visited ivithF A Wood, county superintendent, ncluded Bentonville, Rogers, Siloam Pea Ridge, Garfleld, Vaughn, Gravette, Sulphur Springs, Decatur, Gentry, Genterton, and the ulia A Brown years. Sid SldebottonT of Siloam Springs, was sentenced to serve one year in the state penitentiary, for introducing stolen property; Hoyt Jones of Gentry, two years each on charges of forgery and uttering, the sentences to run concurrently Fay Roberts, 15, two years in the reform school for theft pf an automobile, and Clyde Potts, 16, two years in the reform school on a similar The case of Paul Dwitz, charged with manufacturing liquor, was deferred -to the March term of court. of Bentonville, was foreman of.

a special grand jury em- paneled to indict the prisoners who desired to enter guilty pleas and begin serving their sentences. boys and girls. Why not give the boys and, girls a chance to make good? They are our F. F. another organization in which we are all interested." Leaving the city at 3:30 in a sop- sozzle drizzle, the truck driven by Law? ranee.

McCammon reached Gentry about 5 in spite of tw.o or heavy showers. i-The load was kept from. a bad drenching a generous proportioned wagon sheet and some few umbrellas and props. From the sounds "issuing from beneath the sheet, it could well be inferred the crowd was all in excellent spirits (of one kind or another.) Infants and invalids were allowed a seat in the cab. prings.

school at Sulphur A check was made by the representative of the state educational depart- Pioneer Gentry Citizen Died Saturday Morning Z. T. Mitchell Passes Away Following An Illness Of Several Weeks; Funeral Held Sunday. Z. T.

Mitchell or "Uncle Zack," as he was-familiarly known, a pioneer resident of Benton county, died at! hi.fhome in Gentry, Saturday morning, February 14, after an illness of several weeks' duration, at the age of 82 years three months. Funeral services were conducted at ment of the reports made at the beginning of the school year on the quallfi- the M. E. Church, Sunday afternoon, by Rev. Stewart of Springdale, and Rev.

Lillard and Rev. Martin, of Gen- iry; a large number of sorrowing ones being in attendance, to pay their last respect to a departed relative, friend and neighbor. Burial was in the Gentry cemetery under the auspices of the Gentry Lodge No. 222 F. A.

Masons, of he was a member. Taylor Mitchell was born Tennessee, Nov. 14, .1848. In early Childhood his parents, moved to and lived at Ozark, later moving to Bloomfield, Benton where the Id Home is still maintained by his sis- er, Mrs. Lee Hottel.

He joined the Confederate army at the age of fifteen and was paroled at Fayetteville at the close of the war. the rating made annually of all the high schools of the state. The survey of the schools of the county indicated that Benton county has thar twice the number of high schools ntc- essary and recommended that the present number, 14, be cut down to five or six to serve the entire county. Feed And Seed Loan CELEBRATE SIXTY-FOURTH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY giving prescription. Senator Dillon debate.

said the taxes would yield about $1,000,000 Annually, which would go into the general reveriue fund, out of which for a multiplicity of state activities are made. Abirigton introduced a bill to create a-pension fund for the aged, infirm and indigent persons, including widows and. orphans. A tax of- one levied to obtain the revenue. Women telegraph operators were exempted from the state law regulating their hours of employment, under a bill by Owen of Polk, approved by the house.

Purely local bills were considered by the house Monday night in a night session. Veteran Loan Measure Approved By 363 To 39 Washington, p. Feb. hard at administration opposition, the lower house of Congress Monday passed the veterans' loan bill by the vote of 363 to 39. It provides for an increase from 22 to 50 per cent in the loan-value of the adjusted compensation certificates that were -approved by the house 355 to 54 hi 1924.

Amicj dramatic intensity the measure was sdnt to the senate wihtin an hour after" Speaker Lorigworth opened the way for consideration. It carried with it more than enough votes to override a presidential veto. Similar quick action is expected In the other branch. With split, less than two score old line republicans rallied behind Majority Leader Tilson and Chairman Hawley of the house ways and means committee. Crowded galleries looked on as the members balloted after 40 minutes of Mr.

and D. Smith, of Mayetta, recently" celebrated the sixty- fourth anniversary of their wedding, the couple having been married in 1867. Mr. Smith Is now 86 and Mrs. Smith 82 years old.

'They have four children, ten grandchildren and three greatgrand- children. Of the entire children, grandchildren and great- grandchildren, but one occurred in the the family covering the full sixty-four years, the lone exception being that of a grandchild which fell into a bucket of boiling er and was fatally scalded two years ago. J. D. Smith is a brother to our town- man, J.

B. Smith. Towns Will Send Delegates To Meeting Fayetteville, Feb. Repre- eentajives of civic clubs in other towns of Northwest Arkansas are to be invited the mid-winter inter-com- munlty meeting the Fayetteville of Commerce here Thursday evening. --The njgeting will be 'held at 6:30 and a dinner will tion of reports A 'of, Phanjber by than 400 of 435-members were present.

Under the procedure the bill had to receive a two-thirds vSte for passage. Five members spoke the proposal, warning against difficulties of financing it. Earlier the house veterans committee approved the Johnson bill to provide $26 a month pensions for widows and children of World War veterans entailing an estimated outlay of $131,000,000 in. five years, beginning with $10,900,000 for the first year. Spring Garden Seed For Farmers Arrive Little Rock, Feb.

of the first shipment of spring garden seed to be distributed in Arkansas by the Red'Cross was announced Monday by Albert "drouth rt- lief work. The entire order, totaling 1,800,000 packages of seed with 18 varieties of vegetables in each collection, already been assigned to the where they will be distributed by local chapters. Several carloads of foodstuffs, arriv ing 1 in Little Rock over the week-end, brought the-total donations for Arkansas to 234 carloads. Other shipments are expected Tuesday, which is the last day railroads will forward donated supplies without charges. Agent Here Named J.

C. Gullcdge To Take Care Of AI Applications For Federal Loans Of Farmers in District. All farmers wishing to take advantage of the benefit of the Federal Department of Agriculture loan fund for feed and seed in the section of Gentry are to be given the opportunity to make their applications at National Bank, at which place J. C. Gulledge, vocational agricultural instructoi in the Gentry Schools, will be stationed to assist in the preparation of the application 'and forwarding them to the County Board.

Mr. Gulledge was named as local agent Monday by the county board, and will be at the bank on Monday and Wednesday afternoon of each week between the hours of 1 to 4 o'clock and on Saturday mornings from 9 to 12 o'clock. Applicants may see him there at the times specified, and the.ir applications will be taken. Buy The Yeagcr Place Mr. and Mrs.

J. M. Eubank of New Mexico, who recently bought -the Yea- jer place, just northeast of Gentry, on lighway 107, have taken possession of the same and intend to improve the property in many ways. They are former residents of Arkansas, and say they are, glad to get back to the Old itate. Mi-.

Eubank lias started in right by, enrolling as a reader of the B. Wilson of Bloomfield, and they made their home at Bloomfield at the mill where Mr, Mitchell was engaged in the milling business. He followed jthis business up to the -tune of his death, being owner of the Gentry Milling Company since moving his mill from Bloomfield to Gentry about twenty-five years ago. On Jan.3, 1929, his wife passed away. He is survived by three children: Mrs.

Delia B. Smith, of Little Rock, Sam L. Mitchell, of Muldrow, and Mrs. Jay Richardson, of Gentry. A son, Ivey F.

Mitchell, died December 1 29, 1924. Four grandchildren; two sisters, three brothers and numerous other relatives also survive him. One brother, Frank Mitchell, lives in Gentry. Gentry's Only Interesting News Notes From runs 21,000 miles of mes railroads, two great lines of steam- hntic a a cif 1 EIGHTH GRADE BASKETBALL TEAMS DEFEAT DECATUR The eighth grade basketball'teams, both boys and girls, of the Gentry schools, defeated like teams representing Decatur on the Decatur court Friday afternoon, the boys winning by a 33-11 score, and the girls, 17-9. Ruth Taylor is coach of the local boys' team, and Laura Mary Reed, coach for the girls.

Veterans' Hospital Bill Approved By House Monday Will Ultimately Result In Four- Hundred Bed Hospital For Northwest Arkansas; Bill Is Not Opposed. The first definite step toward legislation providing for a veterans' hospital in northwest Arkansas was taken Monday afternoon when the House of Representatives in Congress, without a record voterpassed an appropriation of $12,500,000 for expansion of veterans'! bureau hospital facilities. The bill was sponsored by Mrs. Edith Npurse Rogers, included the hospitali- zatlon program as recommended by the national American Legion organization and approved by the veterans' bureau. It included a.bill introduced by Representative Claude A.

Fuller providing a new hospital for this section of state. Mr. an apr6priation of $1,600,000 minimum cost for a 400-be'd Fuller's original bill called for as the general L. Chastain was in from his jlace in the Pleasant Valley neighbor- lood Tuesday trading and visiting with friends. or Harness, Shoes; re have it in bulk.

Durall Shoe Many Taking Advantage Of Lower Rates A large number of people are taking advantage of.the lower rates of sub- cription made during the month of February by the and are extending subscription, pay- Ing up arrearages, and. enrolling as new readers. This rate will be available only during the month of February so it you want to take advantage of it, dp so before February 28th. We are endeavoring to list of all dates in arrears and will drop from our list all names not paid up to date on March 1. While we appreciate a large list, we are noi in position to continue sending the paper to those who fail to pay their subscription, so see that your date is advanced sufficiently to guarantee hospital, but the Rogers bill carries an appropriation of $600,000 'for construction of the first units.

This reduced appropriation is in line with recommendations of General Frank T. Hines, administrator of veterans' affairs, for an immediate appropriation of $12,500,000, while the remainder of the $17,000,000 program as has been approved will come up for later consideration; No oposition to the hospitilizatiop bill was encountered in the house and it is expected to have smooth sailing in the Inasmuch as the program was included in the fiscal budget and approved'by. the president, 1 backers of the) movement feel assured that the hospital bill will be enacted into law before the end of the Nation's Capital Senators Caraway and Robinson Score Distinct Victory Wltn House Members) in Drought Relief Fight in Congress. Washington, D. The so- ailed compromise, under which aid to he drouth-stricken farmers was in- reased from forty-five to sixty-five million dollars, and, the provisions of the loans liberalized sb as to-include all of the items'necessary'to rehabilitate agriculture, Including feed'of ail kinds for livestock, food, clothing, medicine and implements, and even teams.

'now-pending in the Conference Report, is a distinct victory for Senators Caraway and Robinson, as well as the Rouse The-result Is really the original Caraway amendment broadened. The Miami, Florida, Herald, In an edi-. torial, said: "The few reminders'tossed out by Senator Caraway to a surprised 1 Congress, has had the effect of breaking the food deadlock. It showed up a lot of sham and hypocrisy that has characterized the work of the opposition, to the food loan," minders above' referred' to, was the speech by Sen. Caraway, in which showed by the record the many times similar relief had been granted differ-V ent sections of the United' well as foreign countries, amCihe'ac-'V; 1 tion of some of the leaders lief, when their own sections (were distress, and also their activates either they were after some fatf ernment position for themselves or their relatives.

It was a bombshell in the ranks of the enemies. The situatiqnwith reference 'to the 1 payment of service cer-X tificates of veterans of the world war changes so rapidly it is hard to Jcnbw. from one day to another what It'is: "It- V' looks now as' if a compromise may effected. The proposal is to' Increase the loan value from per cent to 50 per cent, and reduce the-interest charg- if sixty per cent of the apply. This' plan Is apt to pass ''the'" House within a few days, as it can be brought up under a rule which permits no amendments.

(Editor's bill was approved by the House Men- 1 day'by a vote of 363 to 39.) We Arkansans have had sUch an acute condition at home in the'distresK caused by the drouth that'we, may. not Vvv realize how badly it Is affecting the rest' 'of the country, which is also overlooked by some of the opponents of any kind of relief for us, because of our geo- i your receiving the month. paper after this His Policies Are Still Sound Bv Albert T. Reid Sant, ive- my our coutvtru Delaware County Assessor's Dates Residents of Southeastern Delaware County To Have Advantage Of Assessor's Visit For Listing. Notice is hereby given that I will be at the following'named places on the dates given for the purpose of listing property for taxation: Flint, February 23.

Mosley, February 24 and 25. Chamberlain's Store, February 26. Center, Point (before noon), Feb. 27. Bethel (after 28.

Will be at the various places between the hours of 9 m. and 4-p. m. Th4 law requires you to list yovir personal property even though you are ex- 4 Bankers To Meet At Fort Smith Feb. 23 Section Four Bankers To Hold Session On 23rd; Group Three To Meet At Springdale April 7th.

Little Rock, Feb. group of bankers from section four of the Arkansas Bankers association will hold the first of a series'of group meetings at Fort. Smith, Feb. 23, according to announcement by R. E.

Wall, secretary of the association. On the following day, Feb. 24, group six will convene at Texarkana, and on Feb. 2, group seven will meet at Pine Bluff. March 10 will mark the opening of a second series of meetings, with members of group one meeting at Brinkley.

Hot Springs will entertain group five the following day, and 011 March 12, group two will at Calico Rock. Group three is scheduled to meet April 7 at Springdale. The association will hold its annual state convention April 28 and 29 in Little Rock, at which time problems confronting the group meetings, will be thrashed out. Jeff Burnett of the Bankers Trust company, Little Rock, is chairman of the group trip committee charged with arranging, transportation to the various group meetings. Home Talent Minstrel Proves Big Success Jazz Abbott's Mighty Minsjrel, staged by.

talent of the Gentry schools, in the school gymnasium last Thursday night was attended by a large crowd and. program, consisting -of the usual min- strel-tyokes, songs, and playlets-wrae old and some enjoyed by each one in attendance, especially'the ijplaylete, one or two being especially interesting and entertaining. This is 'the first entertainment of thte character to be stagec- in'the new gym graphical location or Th4 first completed report of the Red Cross shows something over 255,737 families receiving aid in 735 counties- -in states, the average shpwg same-' thing over a million people being Louisiana- is next to Arkansas in the total. It has been interesting to note the attitude of the press of the nation in- this fight. -Most 'of them have been perhaps not so -much at first, but gradually increasing as the true facts have become known.

How-! ever, there are a number of papers very antagonistic, notably an alleged paper in Connecticut, it being viciously unfair and devoid of the first prjnci-' pies of humanity. On the other hand, the little adjoining state 'of Rhode Js-C land was the first to go ove'r the top in the Red Cross 'drive. There is a named Mencken, who 'has accidentally, attracted some attention in the United states, although no one seems to know' why, and who shouldn't 'be Ijaken very seriously, who has been particularly' bitter. It -is hard for some men with over-fed stomachs and inflated ideas of their own importance 'to realize that brother human beings are hungry and cold and ragged. Drouth relief, soldiers' bonus, and one or two other questions, have overshadowed the work of 'Congress to date.

However, the wort has been," gQing steadily along, and the House ia now through with all of the big appropriation bills, with the possible of -the- is always the last to pass that Senate is not so well off, and the work has been pihpg up, and if an, session is to be avoided, it wig hftVf pn mpre ispeed, but that is what the upper branch of whep it The not deglre an extjra session, do tfie republican leaders. not 'be able to prevent.