The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 4

PAGE FOUIl BLYTHEV1LLE. (AllK.V COURIER NEWS MONDAY, J1AHCI1 23, 193 THE COUKIER NEWS THE COURIER NEWS PUBLISHERS C. R. BABCOCK, Editor H. W.

HAlKES, Advertising Manager Sole National Advertising Representatives: Tlie Thomas F. Clark Co. New York, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Dallas. Bar. Antonio, Ban Francisco, Chicago, St.

Louis. Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday. Entered as second class matter at the post office a'. Blytheville, Arkamus, under act of Congresj October 9, 1811. Served by the United Press SimSCKH'TlON HATKS By carrier In the Uly of Blylhcvillo, 15c week or SO.SO yet In advance.

By mall within a radius of 50 S3.00 year, S1.60 for six mouths, for three months; by ninll in tones two to tlx, Inclusive, $6.50 per year, In zones seven and eight. 510.00 year, payable- hi advance. Justice lli'ii. K. E.

Alexander's stitlcnunl of coupled comment has lilU-rod norlh from Osraih points Lolow, would, if liikon vr.luo, convey the imiiiTssion Unit wo of the Chickusawba, district him: miUud and short sellislmcx-: to blind us to the I me merits I lie controversy ihu distribution this county's skuv of highway turnback money. When delegations from the north end of the county went to Hock in tin cr-tleavor- to ti'ouun for I ho Cliiclitisawlja district an ctjtial division with lliu ola district of thu turnback money, 11 1. -Ak'xander, if we may accept his own DKUL'ititiit, found himself in the- difficult position of Iwviinj lu choose; between the selfish demisiuis of the larger piirt of liis constituents, and justice. 1'iu'ii- ful as it must have been, -Mr. Alexander's decision, or at least so he tells us, was on the side of justice.

"1 actuated purely by motives of justice." "I did what did because it was in principle," Thus Mr. Alexander explains his refusal to block the well planned program of improvement district promoters and land owners of the Oscoola district to have of the Chicknsawba district pay for their roads. 3n substantiation of the claim that it was justice to give the Osceola district the. lion's share of the turnback Mr. Alexander declnrrs that the Chickasawba district ha? received the major share of state highway construction in the county since the adoption of the Martineau in 1927.

Along tho same line Osceola Times advances the claim that (ho Ciiickacawba district received benefits than tlu- Osceola district ihroujfh ihe assumption of road district bonds under the Martineiui law. In onler that they may have a better of the situation invite the attention of both Mr. Alexander iiiui the Osccola Times to the following improvement district Iwnds outstanding; in Mississippi county when the Martineau law took effect In Osccola district 3,828,000. In Chickasawba district 2,833,000. Excess in Osccola district over Chickasawba district $995,000.

The figures above were arrived at by taking tho outstanding bondsi of improvement districts situated wholly in one or the other of the county's judicial, districts, and by apportioning between 111" (wo judicial districts on a mileage basis the Iwnds of District Number One, which was in both districts. Money spent by stale highway department in Mississippi county from March 1, 1927, to August 31. for conslruction In Osceola district In Chieltasawba district Excess in Osceola district over Chickasawba district Thus the Osccola district is seen to have received over £1,000,000 more of stale help than the Chiekasawlia din- trict. II! tho present highway turn- back law remains in effect the OsceoUi district will derive another million or more of exces- benefits. Not so bad "for unselfish devotion to justice and right dealing! This slate aid comes from the proceeds of aulomobile license and gasoline laxes.

Somebody has to pay tho bill. The Osceola district is getting the gravy. Who furnishes it? The 11)30 census gave the Ohieka- district: a populalion of orS.lOG, the Osceola district a population of 31,183. Of the county's assessed valuation 5o.f> per cent is the sawba district, per cent in the Osccolft district. In January, 1030, automobile license payments in the Chickasawba district were in the district or about two to one.

Assuming that ratio would apply to gasoline tax payments, as no doubt it would, the Chickasawba district in 1930 contributed to by the Osccola district, to the state highway department. So far as the division of state highway funds in this county is concerned it has been a case of you and we pay ever since Ihe adoption of the Martineau law. There had been no general dissatisfaction, no organized protest from the Chickasawba clistrict. There would have been none had not mere inequality in the apportionment of funds been followed by daylight burglary in the appropriation of Ibis district's shave of farm-lo-market road money to pay the bonds on somebody else's roads. Talk about justice, Mr.

Alexander, and the vindication you cxnrct to receive from the fair-minded voters of this county! Read the voters lliefc figures, lull them that you Ihe man responsible for taxing them to provide goon gravel roads for the big plantation owners of Ihe south end of Ihis county, through cast MOTHER NATURE'S CURiO SHOi SIDE GLANCES By George Clark i to Pi-iviur hi it iLi: tosr.i' dov.i'.i i to liii 1 lory Hi; colonial era. i ivns hi defense of thcj I5c.li 1 i traiuctil, (o to nut 'Jii c.jluiiy in n.n mcj'. stirrin HATCH, KO FOCO no rctri-at in s. r.ncj Vf Ij ii. on iii plsirs lh-jt Iroiu Hit! Mil! clash iihvtly i-n -Uiil.

idle? Wint is i 1 liin: I the- Chancery Court District ot i Arkansas, on! "Oh, he's Koiujr 0 he a hiwycr? Why, I was just poinR 5 (O silKKl'Sl tliiil very 111 V.M aD'' Hoover Has ai.l A.ll-?U>^X T7 '1 1 T4 1 ftt tailed Declares iNorns ts. at (jublic CHURCH EXCUSES r.y Earh.Lm== at fr(Vjl TOI bt xfm ho April, 1931. uio follow ii! 3 ira es- vo ba a Church, thu not a r.V KOUNT.Y IIL'TCIIUK Service Wrilu i of li-d for' tati; 1 i i Lot three, Diocit Addition to v. -h ''I ot'; cf Ihe lionet lilurt le Ct'iir'. Blyihe-1 cnr i fvcm Game there and torest to Jim lus a rj ser-mcpl loreve: i- nc.v; thai rc-guiri-s him to ussoc i tr SrcrL inr ayi'-'-S and ccnnct tyic; clashes of people- and rue a let belli the country anil Ucpii'o- the n-cno'io'v Blytheville, Mississippi County, El f- 1 1 aie a let lican thai Clio- Movb Sli.us's'Y-UI lcft Tl every Church that von do r.r, Hoovt-i' shc-ulil be npiti- hi', of Said sa-o v.ii; be had t.i nj VK lcr pecially care Tr.r-i tiler-? ar, io Muiclc (1 sm-i of '''V vu 7 i llj w.

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cf IK tiie ksi we dociurci r. lie Rcpiilillcnr. ivnu-nr of J- Jl; Vl a M1 i ai: i "-li who (lie in The p.c:\- propt-i-cy butter line thai i 1028 and rr.llrrt for (in ivaut no ard.stick which usynwn; of uich psir-1'-" lion I son: io: tn cur i.cl of Al Smith, the Demccrii. Hi-has! jiCFC their mcnev. Pieacher azain.

While- I iia arc end then is parit lert many iiulitil killed Ihe 1)111 p.fte'r mv hnr.il np.ii the seal or iii! 10 jet in. tho Scnnte and Hcoviv hrd pjsrect by tech C.m:. this, 'JOth day. wtrL lc v-'n-irrt. it lie liis far- acninst raanv ot nicas-1 Cracrf.s.

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