The Journal-Advance from Gentry, Arkansas • Page 1

AND BENTON COUNTY GAZETTE Volume 40; Gentry, Benton County, Thursday, October 1, 1931. Gentry's Only Newspaper, Want Demonstration Work to Be Resumed County Federation of Rural Women's Clubs Favor the Return of County Agent and Home Demonstration Worker. The County.Federation of Rural Women's Clubs are interested in having County Agent and Home Demonstration work resumed in Benton county, and, to that end, present.the following authentic information for the consideration of Benton county citizens. These agents mean to the rural people what the Smith-Hughes and Home Economics departments do to our schools. The following is a letter from T.

Roy Reid, assistant director of cooperative extension work in and home economics of the state of Arkansas: "Your letter of September 21 sent to Fayetteville has been referred to this office. "Agricultural extension work is maintained cooperatively by the federal, state, and county governments. The federal and state governments put in about half of the amount expended for this Vork. I believe that Benton county has in the past, when the work was maintained there, appropriated a little bit more than half of the salaries. This appropriation does not, increase the taxes.

It comes from "the" county general fund, which is expended whether or not the county has county extension agents. A large number counties with a much smaller county fund than Benton county is finding it possible to maintain both a agent and a home demonstration agent. "In addition to the federal and state funds which are placed in the county when the county makes such an prlation, the 'extension service contributes a great deal more through its publications service, through information material sent out regularly. by county extension agents, and through the help of the service of extension work. The specialists in such lines as nutrition, food preservation, clothing, horticulture, dairying, poultry, and general livestock are maintained to work with county, extension agents on special pieces of work.

These specialists can only work through county extension agents because it is necessary to have someone in the county to carry pn the various phases of the work between the visits of the specialists. Benton county misses all of this service which we should like very much for them to have and'which most of the other counties in the state do have. "I am confident the people in the county want the service and' it will be a pleasure for us cooperate in the work in the county, provided we can make adjustments with other counties so that sufficient money can be obtained to do Money which has formerly been allotted to Benton county is not available at the present time but every effort will be made to work with the county, if an appropriation is, made by the county quorum court when they meet on November 9." OUR WEEKLY FARM LETTER Earl Page, Com. of Agriculture ickup and Delivery Service Starts Today tailroads Operating in Territory Inaugurate System October First; K. in Line With New Move.

YOUNG BENTON "COUNTY MINISTER RECEIVES A TEXAS CALL Rev. Paul D. Brinkley, son of Rev. arid Mrs. D.

S. Brinkley, of Rogers, and reputed to be the youngest ordained minister of the gospel in Arkansas, has received a call as pastor of the First Baptist church at Whitesboro, Texas. The young minister closed a revival meeting at the Whitesboro church two weeks ago- Young'Brinkley has served as pastor The Texas legislature defeated the Long plan of abandoning the growing of cotton on any land in 1932, and enacted a law limiting the acreage'in-cot- ton to one-third of the cultivated land for the years 1932 and 1933, and providing that thereafter no land shall be planted to cotton for two years in succession. It was. estimated that the effect of the law would' be to reduce the cotton acreage In Texas to the extent of fifty per cent the next years, and thereafter the acreage reduction would be reduced by one-third.

Prior to law both Louisiana and South Carolina had enacted laws prohibiting the growing of any cottori during the year 1932, contingent upon three-fourths of the other cotton states falling in line. The majority of cotton growers in Arkansas were in faVbr of the Long plan. Governor Parnell favored the Long plan. However, the action of. Texas prevents the Long, plan from being made effective, as Texas' produces practically one-third of the cotton of the United States.

The question now turns on whether or not the cotton states will adopt the Texas plan. If they'should, it appears that the cotton acreage in the cotton belt will be reduced by one-half next year, and the crop of 1932 would probably not exceed 7,500,000 bales. This should stabilize the cotton market at a figure above cost of production. If the cotton states would take prompt action in legislation consistent-with the Texas law, it would no doubt affect the market immediately, and afford some relief to the growers of the present crop and to the country at large. Prompt affirmative action by all of the cotton states would provide a basis for organization and financier- ing to hold the cotton surplus off of the market, which would immediately advance the market price of spot cotton.

This would enable the growers to profit and save themselves from the impending disaster of the present ruinously low price. Governor Parnell has expressed a desire to know the wishes of the cotton farmers, and has requested that they hold meetings and give expression as to what course of action they want taken. Doubtless he will call a. special session of the legislature to enact cotton acreage redaction legisla- tion'and nothing if the farmers desire such action, It is important that farmers write the governor once and advise him how they feel about the proposition, without waitlng-for a meeting; and it is. also important that the farmers hold meetings at all of the community centers, discuss the matter and pass resolutions expressing their wishes.

This must not be delayed if the farmers of Arkansas are receive the "full benefit of cotton acreage reduction legislation. Let me earnestly urge 'all cotton farmers to act at once or write at once and ask Governor Parnell to call a special session of the legislature to pass the same legislation as Texas has enacted Prompt action upon our part will i fluence prompt action in the other cotton states. The cotton farmers must have every possible relief obtainable They are in muddy water clear up to their chins and standing on tip-toe, and any newcomer that gets thrown Into this slough of despond is warned to light, move gently and make no waves else some of already in will stran gle. of IHe Baptist churches at Lowell, Pea Ridge and Southwest City. all of which recently called him as pastor for another year.

It is hot known which pastorate he will accept. Rev. Brinkley was ordained by the First Baptist church in Rogers about one year ago, and is said to have averaged one sermon each day since that time. St. Louis, Sept.

pick-up nd delivery: service on less than car- oad lot shipments handled by approx- mately 100 railroads operating in the outhwestern lines' territory, will be- ome effective on October it was announced here The railroads will furnish the service all shipments of less than car-load reight handled a distance of 300; miles less. An allowance of 5 cents per 100 lounds will be made shippers who de- iyer their shipments to stations of the nterested railroads, although the shlp- ier who calls for his goods at destina- ion and does not avail himself of the ree delivery service provided by tho arriers, will receive no allowance. The tariff provides this free'service hall be performed for all less than arload lot shipments with tho excep- ion of high explosives, cotton or cotton inters and livestock. The free service vill not be provided by the railroads on hlpments which originate in, or are iestined for, ppints beyond the south- vestern lines' territory. A charge of 10 ents per 100 pounds will be made for he pick-up Service on such traffic.

The Kansas City Southern is in line with this new move on the part of the ailroads and the service is being inaugurated locally today, with the "Phillips ransfer line taking care of the service or delivering less than car lot reight shipments picking up outgoing This move will prove a help to the raiiroatls and most cpn- renient for the freight patrons" Seventy eight cities and. towns along he Kansas City including Gentry, will benefit from this new ser- ice. $3,000 IN MERCHANDISE STOLEN AT SPRINGDALE-SATURDAY Merchandise valued at approximately 53,000 was stolen 'from the Wilson Mercantile company at Springdale some time between closing time Saturday night and opening of the store Monday morning. Springdale and Washington county officials are investigating the case, and police at- Joplin- and other nearby cities were notified. No one connected with the store was In the store Sunday.

"The'loss was discovered when the store was opened for business Monday. WORK PROGRESSES NO HIGHWAY FROM MISSOURI 'NOEL Home Products Fair Shows Fine Exhibits Finest of Exhibits Shown in All Departments, Especially Agricultural, Hoticultural, Textile and Foods; Corn a After having been' called off during the prior two years, the Gentry Home Products fair was again staged last Thursday and Friday, with almost seven' hundred individual entries in the various premium departments, to be exact 696, as follows: Livestock 47, Poultry 23, Agriculture 97, Horticulture 86, Foods 175, Textiles 264, 'and Community Booths 4. While a numerical standpoint the exhibits were of a disappointing nature, judged from" a quality standpoint, no one should have the least reason to find fault, as they were of a high-class and gave evidence.that this section is a real" producer of. quality farm products, fruits, livestock, fancy work, articles of sewing, canned and foods, vegetables, and the display of grain and grass crops-was it, revelation indeed. While the poultry department did not contain many entries, the birds shown were of the b'est, and showed that much high-bred poultry is being raised in the immediate section of Gentry.

In the agriculture department white and yellow corn was main display, many entries being made in these two classes, and these were a surprise indeed to the fair visitors, ears of corn being from ten to fourteen inches in length, well filled and a fine quality, evidence that as fine cprn can be grown in northwest Arkansas, as in any other part of the country. The lady visitors to the.two-day fair were especially attracted to the textiles and foods departments, where the finest of fancy work'i clothing, small rugs, paintings, canned foods, cakes, butter, baking products, quilts, -candy, were on display, the judges finding it difficult to arrive at a decision as to the winners in many of the various classes. Iri this line, we feel safe in saying that the display of canned peaches perdominated the foods department and the. display of fancy pillow cases was' the attraction in the textiles department. Displays in the livestock department were few, but included several head of good" stock, including cattle, horses, ponies and mules, as'well as hogs and sheep.

Mills, as usual, carried off honors in the saddle horse division. In community booths, four communities were Union, Colcbrd, and the Gentry schools, The Chamberlam and Union booths, placed first and second respectively, and were very attractive both'from an W. C. U. County Convention Oct.

6th Complete Program Arranged For One-Day Session At M. E. Church, South, Next Tuesday, in Siloam Springs. The Benton County Woman's Christian Temperance Union will hold a county convention at the Methodist 'hurch, South, in Siloam Springs, next Tuesday, with the session being called to order at 1.0 o'clock in the morning. all local unions over the.

county will be in attendance. The following interesting program has been arranged for the day's session: 10:00 A. M. Song; Opening of morning session. Mrs.

A. Lindsey, Siloam Springs. Greetings from Siloam Springs W. C. T.

Mrs: T. A. David. Mrs. Stoner, County Corresponding Secretary and Treasurer.

Crusade Psalm-rSalute to the -Flag- Mrs. David. Short Talk by County President. Appointment of Committees Legislative, Membership, Best All-Round Union, Resolutions. Noon-tide Prayer Mrs.

L. A. McMasters. Lunch. 1:30 P.

M. Song Service. Prayer Mrs. G. A.

Moss. Talk, Mrs. C. F. Maple, Presidents District 3.

Memorial Service-r-Mrs. R. D. Jordon Tribute to -Anna. A.

Mrs. Kelchrier. Discussion, "Is Prohibition -the Cause of Lawlessness, or it Liquor; or is it Thctee Who, Try to Defeat the Law?" rtevtff local unions. Reports of committees. Report of county treasurer.

Election of Officers. Convention Minutes. Invitation for 1932 convention: Song, "Blest Be the Tie That Binds. Aaronic Benediction. Adjournment.

Missouri highway authorities are now completing the paving, by blacktopping, of highway 71 between the Arkansas line to Noel, which is completing the -hard-surfacing of this highway through the state of Missouri. Visited in the Stxjele Home. Mrs. Robert Goffelt and granddaughter, Cora Joe Coffelt, of Mason Valley, spent several days the past week in the home of the former's daughter, Mrs. Art Steele, and family.

artistic and product viewpoint, as were also -the other two entries. This department of the fair should be given more emphasis, as it is a real attraction, educational and interesting. For the amusement of fan- visitors various carnival rides, swings, shows, had been provided and were varied in their the negro minstels and the "bingo" stand coming fir for the greatest share of attention. free acts on the streets and at the carnival grounds were well received by the crowds, as were also the (Continued on Page Four) CONOCO DEMONSTRATION AN INTERESTING MOTOR EVENT arid Mr. Flood, traveling representative and demonstrator for the Continental Oil of Muskogee, visited Gentry Tuesday, and at the station of the local Conoco dealers, the Gentry and Service gave an interesting demonstration of the value of Conoco Ethyl gasoline to motorists.

The demonstration was made with a small motor, first the regular or white gasoline being used and theri the Ethyl red gas. Indicators gave the number of revolutions the motor made and the power developed by each grade of gasoline, When the white or regular gas was vised the motor showed a slow and considerable "pounding' was noticeable in the When the switch was made from-the white to red the motor showed a vastly increased, speed and the "po.unding", disappeared entirely, giving evidence of the fact that the red gas was far more, valuable to the motorist, even in the face of the fact that it was a few cents higher per gallon. Messrs. Smith and local Conoco dealers, cooperated in the staging, of the demonstration. To Ft, Smith Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Whiteside left Saturday for a few days' visit with relatives in Ft. Smith, Make Trip to Ft. Smith.

Mr. and Jackson left Sunday for a few days stay in Ft. Smith. FALL TERM OF CIRCUIT ENDED SATURDAY After being in session one week, during which time only a very few comparatively important cases were disposed of, the regular September term'of the Benton county circuit court was A notice sent out by one of the lead ing cotton seed oil mills of Little Rock on the 22nd advises that the price wagon seed is reduced to $5.00 per ton which being interpreted means that th grower is to receive that amount fo the seed and the ginner is to receive commission of $2,00 per ton to cove loading and cost of storing and handl ing. If this price is established through out the state it will simply be too bad if the farmers are not able to keep their seed and feed them to cattle or use them for fertilizer next spring.

Cotton seed contains 19.50% crude protein, or practically twice that of corn. Protein represents feeding value. It contains more than which, on a basis of the cost of nitrate pf soda, would be worth 15c a pound or $9.00 per ton. Save your seed if you can. Off For College adjourned Saturday to meet again November 16th.

After it had reported a total of 46 true bills during its week of investlga- the grand, jury was discharged Saturday. Only a few of those named in the indictments returned have been arresjted. ana the names I of the others arching withheld pending RALLY AND PEP MEETING TO BEHELD AT SCHOOL TONIGHT big rally and pep meeting will ye held at the school house tonight at 7:30 o'qlock. Everyone is urged to attend and take part. The students will be there and a large crowd of citizens is desired.

Help the school to put pep and ginger into their activities, ea- pecially (or the football game on Friday after, fiioon. It all helps to win, and Vhft winning team ooi- arid a big rah- TODAY AND TOMORROW Frank Parker Stockbridge FEAR Almost everybody is afraid of Bome- nlng at some time or ano'ther. ow the. whole world seems to be in. state of fear of war but ear I think these fears ave been exaggerated by all of tho oose.

talk about business depression nd unemployment. There is a certain ustlfication, of. course, for the man ho afraid that if he loses his job he be to get another right way. Too many people arc letting hat sort of interfere with their It ought to be a stimulus to better and harder and so reduce he risk of losing the job. The people upon whom fear rests nost heavily are those who in ush times enlarge their.scale of living a point where their reduced incomes not now coyer the expenses they ave.incurred.

The only happy pnople, fter all, are the ones who have icir fixed overhead expenses down to point below their assured incomes. They are the only people I re', not afraid. QUALITY There is always a market for any ind of a product which is of higher uality than the general run of commodities in the same line. Somebody always pay a quality price" for the est. 'I know a woman who makes homemade bread, of such high-quality and that she has a market among ealthy families for air that she can ake, at twenty-five cents a loaf.

Of she can only make a limited lumber of loaves of bread If she made-onore-breadrhired .0 the she probably could, not teep up the quality, and would have to educe the price. I know a farmer who has made more money off five acres every year for the past few years than any of his neighbors have made on a hundred acres. He. sells fresh vegetables, but instead of shipping them in bulk to the open narket he packs them in fancy basket's and boxes, even wraps some of them ndividually in cellophane. There is a market for quality State Officials Seek School Law Ruling Transfer of Students From The Weak to Districts May Be Opposed in Proposed Suits By Board Members.

oods. SPEED Several states have taken off the peed limit on automobiles entirely, holding drivers strictly responsible for eckless driving but letting them go as ast -as they 'want to travel in thinly ibpulated districts. There are no: more motor accidents in these states than here are in others which try to regu- ate speed on all highways. Part of this "is due to the greater stability and better control of the modern automobile, especially since four-wheel brakes have become standard equipment o.n all cars. But a large part of is due to the fact that we now have a generation of motorists who began to learn to drive when they were children.

I was forty before I ever sat behind steering wheel. It is impossible that I shall ever become as good a driver as my who began to drive when she was fifteen and who has better car, more self- Little Rock, Sept. legal muddle into which school districts over tho state have been thrown over the question of transferring pupils from one district to another without compensating the districts to which they- are transferred, widened Monday. as. state offitials sought- a solution.

tfnable in. many cases to supply full length terms, school districts in at least eight counties" have "sought to take advantage of a law which permits'a district, at the discretion of the county school board; to transfer pupils to another district, either in or out of their own The districts to which they have been transferred, however, have refusetl in most cases to accept them on any terms, and others have required the parents of the children to'pay tuition. Assistant Attorney General John Caldwflll, said he had inquiries Monday front-seven county boards for rulings on. the matter and in every case he 'advised them.to institute test suits to determine the validity of the Mr. Caldwell said informally he 'believed the act could be attacked as unconstitutional on two grounds.

He said' 1 the constitution forbids one district paying funds levied and collected in it. to another district, which Aivould prevent districts wishing to transfer pupils from compensating the districts Which accepted them. On the other-hand, he believed the district to which transfer of the pupils Is'sought, can refuse to accept them on the constitutional- ground it 'would be deprived of revenues for benefit of its- own pupils, just coffi- attorneys in Poinsett county are preparing a complaint to bo filed asking a writ of mandamus compel the Earle- school district, -in Crittenden county to accept pupils of a Poinsett district without charge. Mr. Caldwell said he hoped the complaint would be drawn so as to include the two issues on the transfer, act's con- stitutionality.

Dr. Howard 'A. of the, state department of-education, said he did not know how many districts were attempting to transfer their pupils, but he was sure arc many." He said the reason for the sudden "stampede" is that many districts, unable to operate their schools to give standard educational advantages to. seen in the act their-only chance for salvation. NOTABLES INVITED TO ATTEND FAYETTEVILLE AIRPORT MEET confidence and quicker reactions, than anybody who began driving late in life can possibly have.

Anything which calls for skill, courage, and coordination of mind and muscle must be learner! young to be learned well. AGE I had a visit at my farm a few days ago from a young man of 75 who, with his wife, who is in was making a round of visits from one brood of grandchildren to another. This old friend had never tried to drive a car until he was 71, but he had driven on this trip from Florida "to Iowa, then to Illinois, Wisconsin and across to Northern Michigan on the Canadian border, and thence eastward across Ohio and jNew York state. He stopped off to see me on his way to visit a family of grandchildren on Cape Cod Bay, and was going to drjve back to Florida from there. I had not seen him for five years, but he and his wife 'each looked ten years younger.

They attributed that to the fact that, even in what most of us. call old age; they are not afraid to try new things. SHIPS I have never seen a greater contrast between the old and the new than'the contrast between the old American fighting frigate Constitution, and the great new German flying ship, the DO-X. Both of them came into New York harbor about the same time. If men who mapned the Consti- tuttpn in its famous told that their Fayetteville, Sept.

October 10. set as the tentative date for the dedication of the new municipal airport four miles of here on highway 71, invitations have been extended to Will-Rogers, Frank Hawks and Louise McPhetridge to attend the ceremony. An inspection of the airport has been made and the field reported as O. K. Runways at the airport are visible for about 10 miles and white markers placed on the field ing landing It is planned to gravel one runway and sod the other runways at'the field.

WORKERS MEETING AT GRAVETTE HIGHLY INTERESTING The County Baptist Workers' meeting, held with the church at Gravette Tuesday; attracted a number of members of the various churches of the county, and proved an interesting session. A splendid program was carried but, arid, much interest shown. the air at a speed of a hundred miles an hour and carrying seventy-two passengers, they would have thought it necessary to lock up the person who told them that in a lunatic asylum. We make equally wild predictions day. Probably a hundred years from now nothing will be as the prophets of today picture it.

Honor Twins With Surprise. Mrs. Irl G. Bridenthal entertained Monday afternoon from 4 to 6:30 in honor of the birthday of her daughters, Dorothy and Deloris, it being a complete surprise to the two. Games were enjoyed and dainty refreshment served to the following guests: Marw Louise and Emogene Shaffer, Ruth and Helea Bailey, Gwendine Jordan, Mildred Woodward, tijaojean, Test.

Lorene Benson, Ann Fears, ami Matta Jeffl, Jgjjj er than the Constitution i 9 iPPffW.