The Journal-Advance from Gentry, Arkansas • Page 4

Seven Veterans hospitals in Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Oklahoma are now under construction by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, or are being planned by the VA, Leo D. Mark, rector of VA Construction and Supply Service for the four-state area, said today. They will add 5,195 VA hospital beds. At the same time one addition is being planncd-at Jefferson Barracks, where 500 beds are to be added, bringing (he hospital capacity to 3,097. Preliminary drawings have been started.

Preliminary drawings have been started for the 745-bed general medical and TB VA hospital at Kansas City; work already has begun on the general medical hospital at Little Rock; working drawings are about 17 per cent completed for the neiiro- psychiatric hospital at Norman, Ok. Inhoma. At Oklahoma City, President Truman has just approved the site for the general medical hospital; at Poplar Bluff, about one per cent of the construction Work had been completed last month; at St. Louis, the government expects to take over property at the general medical site on May 1 and preliminary drawings arc now under consideration; at Topeka, the rite for the neuropsychiat- ric hospital is in (he process of being approved. Mork said had been advised by the Corps of Engineers that contracts totalling approximately $88,674,031 have been awarded since January 1 for twelve general medical hospitals throughout the United States and that a total of 23 hospitals are now under contract at a total cost of $194,253,000.

Many hospitals, Mork said, had to be redesigrmted last year because of increased construction costs The Corps of Engineers has indicated to the VA that of the 46 hospitals still in process of design, 40 have progressed sufficiently to be scheduled tentatively for advertising during the present year. Three hospitals will be advertised for bids during tho second quarter of 1948; fourteen will be offered during the third quarter; and 23 are scheduled for the last quarter of the year. These 40 hospitals will provide 20,751 additional beds. Of this group, 26 will be general medical and surgical institutions; four will be for tuberculosis; eight will be for neuro- psychiatric cases; and two will have separate buildings for general medical and tuberculosis patients. Of the 71 hospitals; scheduled for construction by the Corps of Engineers under the VA five had been, designed by.

the VA prior, to the Engineers' participation in the program. snd both are the 'continuing beneficiaries. This fiarnership is about the moftt effective way found 1 of getting the Job done. DECATUR PIE SUPPER NETS PROCEEDS OF $108.31 FAUMIOHS UKCKIVK MATERIAL AID IN CONSERVATION Botli (he farmers who carry out the conservation practices and the consumer who helps the bill" can proud of what they've clone under I the Triple-A Conservation program, says C. R.

Rroadhurst, chairman of Benton County Triple-A Conser- jvation This year about $150 million has been appreciated foi' conservation under Triple-A. Divirl- cd among the 145 million people in I the country, that means a little over a' I dollar per person. But to the farmer it -means that 10 or 20 or maybe 200 300 persons arc cooperating with him in getting the conservation job done on his farm. In actual practice under this partnership program for soil and water conservation, the chair, man explains, the farmer more than matches every dollar put up by the consumers. In addition he usually does all the work.

Often, encouraged by the limited help in getting started, he expands his conservation efforts far beyond the basic practices of the program. Dividends resulting from jthis public-farmer partnership are and varied, says the chairman. jThe farmer has a better farm. Ero, sion and depletion are slowed down. The farm will last longer.

Continued operation is assured and production is increased. The public benefits from continued abundant production of food and other essential agricultural commodities. The land is being held on the'farm and improved. Essentially, says the chairman, the program is an insurance policy which continues to pay dividends indefinitely into the future. Both farmer and consumer help pay the dividends Thursday night, May De- jcatur Community Club held a pip supper at the City Hall, the 'proceeds of which are to go toward buying jpark equipment.

Besides making a I net profit of $108.31, arid eating some jvery luscious home made pies, every-' one had a very good time, and everyone enjoyed the music and songs rendered by Misses Pat D. Allman, Joy Ruth Harrington, and Margo Montgomery, Mr. Eubanks, Ben Vrowley and Mas Boyd. Watch for the announcement of our I next affair, and com and join in the fun. The next Community Club meeting will be held at Decatur City Hall Thursday night, May 14, at eight o'clock.

You owe it to yourself to i be there as it is YOUR town and JYOUR investment in it that i bcins? discussed. Two hours once every twc weeks shouldn't be too much time i for anyone to spend trying to improve conditions that directly or indirectly have a bearing on the future of the town where they have their money in and their children in school. The meetings are held for everyone, and anyone having any ideas that might help or improve the town in any way is urgently asked to speak up and explain them, or make any ug- Special Next Sunday Chicken Dinner With all the trimmings Dan's Cafe Phone 104 for reservations vm Newt Maple Painting Paper Hanging Floor Sanding and Finishing GENTRY, ABK. PHONE 132 COMPANY BUILDING MATERIALS OF ALL KINDS Phone 115 Gentry, Arkansas Gentry Barber Shop Let us take care of your Tonsorial Needs 3 LICENSED BARBERS SHULLER BURGESS and MAHAFFEY Phone 119 gestlons -would htlp Improve "conditions. Just a small number of people can only do things in a small way, but with everyone helping there isn't any limit to what can be accomplished, so we urge that everyone attend these meetings as regularly as possible.

YOUR ideas may be better than any received to date. Only three meetings ago, a few suggestions were made- for improvements, one of them being for a new concrete' bridge to replace the old wooden bridge at the north end of the town of Decatur. A committee vvas formed, and then four sub-committees, each taking a section of the town and country, which was canvassed house by house, and a survey made of what could be raised place, and also the petitions to the Kansas City Southern Railway were signed. On April 17th there were over 500 signers on the petition, and the petition, together with a letter asking for the new as sent to the railroad, and on April 19th we had a letter back from their genera! manager, Mr. Hooper, saying someone from their road would call on us in tlie near future to discuss the matter in detail.

We are very hopeful that our bridge will be by a new concreted one. Don't forget the next meeting, Decatur Hall, Thursday night, May 14th, eight o'clock. The meetings are held regularly every other Thursday night. S. G.

Ryan Secretary-Treasure! Community Club of Decattn Arkansas Green POREST GRAZING MAKES POOH COWS'' BURNING OVER THE WOODS TO GET PASTURE GRASS EXPENSIVE BUSINESS YOUNG TREES ARE LOST.OLO TREES DAMAGED. n-r RABBITS SNAKES SETHIS WOODS LMOST OF THE WOODS AfiB SET BECAUSE OF SPITS OR MALICES ALSO RID OF A TIDY SUM -MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIS HAD HE ALLOWED HIS TlMBEfc Tb REACH AtATURlTY. JTf. ARKANSAS SMOKERS CAMPERS STARTED MOR JHAN OF THE FIRES IN THE LAST 10 YEARS. Adding machine paper at the office.

i We Appreciate Your Business This bank wants to give the community the best possible banking service in a courteous manner. Bank up $5,000 Euaranlerd h.v United Stntes Government tiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiriiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiinHmimiiitjimniii Heald's Service Station Headquarters for TEXACO GAS AND OILS CAB pREASmc: WHEEL BEARINGS PACKED GOLD STANDARD TIRES W. B. HEALD, Prop. Mate St ne lo WE REMOVE AND PAY CASH FOR Dead Animals ALSO OLD AND CRIPPLED STOCK Prompt Service "Sanitary Tracks Call 10 Coifed Gravette, Arkansas Joplin Rendering ALLEYS OPEN DAILY I 7 rom 2:00 P.

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