The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 1

BLYTI Cou 115 Blythevfile Courier Ulytlieville Daily News THE DOMINANT NEWSPAPER OP NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI Mississippi Valley. Leader Blytlicville Herald Formal Dedication OfNewHighSchool Jo Be Held Sept. 14 Formal dedication of Blythcville's new $351,000 senior: high school with an accompanying "open house" for public inspection of the structure will be held Sept. 14, it was announced' yesterday by School Superintendent W. B.

Nicholson. Begun two years ago, work ornof Ic.ichint,' for a teacher. BLVTHEVILLR, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1952 SIXTKEN PAGES SINGLE COPIES FIVE the new school building is nearly completed and it will be placed in use this Jail. Mr. Nicholson also announced On the following day, the teachers will hear talks by various State Department of Education and Ar- yesterday afternoon that enrollment in the Blytheville school district will be held Sept.

5 with regular classvvork scheduled to get underway Sept. 8. Registration of students hi the three senior high school classes that will occupy the nesv building will be held Aug. '26-29, Principal D. Tommey announced today.

All students in the district were to report Sept. 5 for enrollment, Mr, Nicholson safd. Three days ol pre-schooi teachers meetings will be held beginning Sept. 2, the superintendent said. Formal dedication of the new school, located on an 18-acre site between 8th and 10th Streets north the old high school, will he pre- ceeded by am "open house" during which the public may inspect the building.

I'rogram Starts at 2 p.m The dedication program will begin at 2 p.m. in the of the building Set Board President Max Reid presiding. Special guests for this program will include members of the School "Board, those who were on the Board when the plan? for the'new school were made, contractor, architect, State Department of Education, invited by school'officials as special'guests are the of all the colleges in Arkansas. Mr. Nicholson said -that another guest "of honor will be C.

Redman, whom he credited as the use of the new school's; site lor that purpose. Redman, an engineer and Drainage District 17 here, suggested about seven years ago that this site be used and took knnsLis Association officials. On the last day. teachers will assemble in 'discussion groups according to schools and grade levels. In announcing the senior higl school registration schedule, Mr Tommey said seniors will register Aug.

2G, juniors AUJJ. 27. and sophomores Aug. 28. Students who coulc not register on these days will register Aug.

29, Inside Today's Courier News Wilson News Holland Xeiss Page 3. Movies are bolter than ever 1'uge 2. Sports I'age 9. Society rage 4. Markets Page 5.

McMalh takes unfair crack at attorneys Page S. editorials SCHOOf, KEl'AIUS- Fallen plaster and mortar is shown on the floor of a Blytheville High School classroom, after having been chipped auay by workmen who are rcplnstcring cracked spots in ceilings and walls of the building. Work is in preparation for opening of the school term, when Blyilicvllle Junior High School will move into tlio old high school building on Chlckasawtaa Avenue. Ninth, tenth, eleventh and twellth formerly housed in the structure, and now all the nimh wiil be moved to new school building on North Tenth Street. Ninth srade will be combined with seventh and eighth to give Blytlicville a three-year junior high school.

Central Elementary School will expand into the former junior high building on Chickasawba. News Plioln) I erry Hits 'It's Vote Right Or Lose Jtfdge Charges By LEON HATCH LITTLE ROCK (AP) Chancellor Francis Cherry night accused the Wei- soundings which showed it as tliei 1 n- highest point in Blytheville. He also tai Uepaitmeut of telling made tentative sketches to accom- recipients of assistance that pany his -suggestion. The new 18-classroom building -will accommodate move thvm 600 students. The E-shaped building is 335 feet long and is of fireproof brick and tite construction.

The Junior School, nov; to comprise the seventh, eighth and ninth grades, will move into the old high school this fall and Central School will expand into the former junior high building. A concrete sidewalk: links the new school to. the buildings on the old campus. Teachers to Meet Beginning Sept. 2, the three-day series of teachers meetings will be held to indoctrinate teachers on plans for the year's work.

On the morning of Sept. 2, teachers will be introduced to board BJ members and school officials. Thnt Ih afternoon, Dr, Matt Ellis, president ot Kendrix College at Conway, will address the teachers on (he bone tits Dr. John Elliott Steps Out of Coroner Race "their checks will be cut off if Sid McMath isn't re-elected." Cherry, who opposes Mo Math for the Democratic noinup uoii -fci ndttfi next Tuesday, made charge in answering a question at a radio talhsthcs here. The questioner wanted to.

know "why it is lhat we (welfare 'clients) have been told now that we'll have to show up at the welfare office when It used to be that case workers visited us." "Thai's Easy" Question That's easy," the Jonesboro judge replied, "there aren't enough case workers to get tlie word around before the election; they're telling you to report, to the office so you can be told your checks will be stopped if Sidney doesn't get his third term. "Tt isn't so; it's just another desperate effort by the McMath crowd to get votes." Cherry, who predicts he'll beat McMalh by 75.000 to 100,000 vote next had said previously that lie would discharge Mrs. Henry Bethel! of Little Rock as state Welfare Commissioner if he becomes governor. He has said the same thine, in response to questions about several specified department heads. To Remove Adkins' Crowd He has promised generally to get rid of "all of (former Gov.

ROK htfonfryrnen Win EncU Height Ori Central Front SEOUL, Korea The U. S. Join 'Crowd at Talk In Jonesboro CAKI, BELL JONESBOKO, AvU. (AP) jrcMat.li today labeled Trisman Eyes Move for Hew Price Conli'ois WASHINGTON (AP) President Tninum said today lie is considering calling an extra session of Congress to ask for a stronger price control liW. He told a news conference that no decision has been made, but he has the matter under consideration.

If it is lo cnll fipe- cinl session, he declared, he will call It. A decision will await developments, he adtittl. Tniman declined to comment on reports thru tfllis O. Arnall ts preparing to quit as price Staljil- iliL'l-. Arnall went (o tlie White House yesterday bearing his ve.signauon, effective Sept.

1, and a report lo Truman that food prices aijain are rising sharply. Arnall Wants Session HVI) prize ol 55,0 in the Blythcvillc Value Days' drnwini; yesterday went, to C. W. Sellers of Blythevilic, Rt. 3.

Winning S10 were Mrs. Wilbnrn aiid Mis. Gertrude Ro'oerts of lilytlies'ille, and Miss Helen Bruton of Mo. Receiving $5 awards at Ihe drawing on Main Street yesterday afternoon at the con- elusion of the clay's activities were W. H.

O'Bannon, Mrs. Ross Stevens and IJum Sl'alam. all of Blytheville. nnd Miss Margaret 'lliomns of Manila. Above, Olivia Goff, 10, of ntythcvlllo, Rt.

4, wlio Arnall said he told the V.HS Jvom the to conduct the itr.vv.-lns Uvo it may be necessary to call winner; lativ. his' for a third erm nomination "the dirtiest of all my political battles." He used that description in an Fifth Air Force said its Sabre Jet interview following up his cam- 1 "lot c. igt rlnwn I' i rh delivcrod in tills t'nd ti ictc his ou, ne in th- bi t-i Oa ground South Ko ein ntr men back a C( il F- Capilol Hill tin my personal this campaign. hi called hour: they had lost it at dawn. A U.

S. Eighth which he was begun 18 months Army briefinir officer said it was a KO liy "certain special interests" tile time in two days that -----the steep hill hud cnsngcd hands Toitny's toll of Communist jets boosted the -Reds' losses to 15 MIQs destroyed and 13 damaged in four days. U. H. if any, will be announced later in a weekly Dr.

Jqhn Q. Elliott totiay tin- nouuced his withdrawal as a candidate for County Coroner. Dr. Elliott said he had made the decision to withdraw because the Homer Adhins' crowd of current demands of his practice "do rnen," but 1ms assured "the honest, not nliou- time for out-side work." The withdrawal leaves only one candidate, E. M.

Holt, who is seek- ing reelection. i Driving Brings One MIG was shot down and one damaged in iiattlcs near the Yalu River around noon. Two more were destroyed in a battle near Sahres r.hot down one and clamaaed three in .1 clash south of Sinuiju. in Northwest i Korea. I Fiercely charsing Chinese troops seized Capitol Hill about 5 a.

m. after losing about 200 dead bucked by licavy artillery fire sr.d wounded. But soldiers of the South Korean First Regiment swept back up the rugged slopes. U. N.

ruuHeYynu'u e.ud warplarves helped keep the Communisls at bav. McMath has charged Cherry, U.S. Ben. John lj. McClellan and the Arkansas Power and Light Company had used "filth and lies" in an effort to smear him.

McMHlh. himself, has charged Cherry with operating a "riivo'rcc mill" in his chancery court remarks about the chancellor having been born in Oklahoma and quipped that "Arkansas sunshine Sec MCMATH on gress back inlo special "if food prices continue to get out of hand and skyrocket." Tiie price told reporters Truman a very attentive he said he was quite conconierl about the rising prices." Arnall added that he also discussed with the President "the controls law written just before the end of the session of Congress." drninistration source re- Left lo right arc Olivia, Mr. O'Bannon nnd Mrs. Love- ree -jiie Presidl'lit reluctant leave and 'predicted i raman, Stevenson To Discuss Campaign he would mate every effort 10 necessary keep the Georgian on the price job. WASHINGTON Negro Girl, 9, Drowns in Nrs.

John Services to Be Held At 3 p.m. Tomorrow For Pioneer Resident Mrs. John W. lilythe, widow of nephew of Blythevillc's founder, ciied at about 7:30 p.m. yesterday at BIythevillc Hospital.

She was 73. Services for Mrs. Blythe will be conducted at 3 p.m. tomorrow nt St. Stephen's Episcoual church by the Rev.

William J. Pitzhtigh, priest in charge. Burial will He in Maple Grove among A MtesfcFfppi River Chute at Pe- can Point has claimed ils second! cmclcry ivbl1 Ho11 Funcr.il Home! i ov President, suid today cverytiiing to obtain a Democratic victory v.ill come under discussion when Gov. Adlai Stevenson meets with him nnd his cabinet, here next week. J-le told a news conference the it will include, other things, what part he take in Ihe campaign.

Since Truman obviously is ing to get in some licks at the Republicans, Stevenson may find himself confronted with the difficult task of suggesting that the president take back scat. The Democratic nominee has been at some pains to avoid close Identification with the Truman administration. Trumnn said he invited Stevenson to the White House since Stevenson tuul to him ia Chicago, nt the time of tile Democratic Katinnal Convention, that such A meeting would be a very fine thiiiR. Ho said Ihe White House luncheon will be attended by Ken. John J.

Sparktnan of Alabama, the vice presidential nominee, and by Vice President Alben W. Bark- Face-to-Face Debate Follows Opponents Plunge Into Hot Argument; Charges, Denials Fly By CAUI, BICI.I, HELENA, Avk. (AP) Chancellor Francis Cherry rid Gov. Sid McMath locked a heated, fuce-lo-face Hite today over each other's luirted in their bitter Kiltie for the Arkansas Governor's office. The exchange began when barged unannounced nto Cherry's radio talkathon icrc shortly lie-fore noon and the chair the Jonesboro jurist has had reserved for lira since Cherry first challenged the Governor to appear with him.

McMnth had countered Cherry's with one of his own but until today they line! not met on the stump. The Uvo candidates Immediately plunged into a heated debate by asking each other questions and then disputing the answers. Here some? of the exchange: Cliorvy: "Sid, why did yon fail to go uito the Highway Audit Commission investigation and fire people you knew had been doing WTOIIR and ought to have been fired?" MeMnth: "You know that Investigation was trumped up for political reasons. Not one indict-, ment was returned by the Grand Jury which investigated the Audit Commission's report." Cherry: there was nothing to ihat report, will you tell me how come the circuit judge, Judge was so that hnrd-workini career employes ol See CHEKItV on I'aj-'S 5 in four days. A ninc-ycar- 100 Fine, Day in Jail 3 MJSECO Men Given Pcro'ss Three rnnvintH and i tented to ihr st.ifp penitentiary in; County Circuit C-nirt were prroV-r yr hv the State Hoard nf Pardons ontf Lonucl Weaver was fined SlfiO and I Th--v en nnd sentenced to day tn i who -r AMI! II to jail in Municipal Court -this morn-i om--yr; i tM'in for huTrny; Arkansas forecast: Partly on a charge of driving while R.

was sen- thia afternoon, tonight, and Friday; under the influence of liquor. tcncnri to for grand tor- In other action, Robert Barham' cenv 0:1 April II: Darrell find Nil dine McDavid were found' Rpcnrrr, who r-mfr-nrTii on the not truiltv on charge of illegal' fMinf to oiu; for falsr prct-nvo. nkl cirl. Bernadine Henkiv, drowned while wadina in in charge. Mrs.

Blythc to is a miiHc teacher in C(axton Is Beaten By John Boslor in Democratic Primary In political upset, Sheriff of CarHthersvillc wns dc- fratcil ycslcnlny by John Hosier for the Democratic nomination tor sheriff of Pcmiscot County. Mr. Hosh-r, a former deputy iff, UMcMrd CInxton by a vote of to 1,837. yesterday. I'lanriPd to Hartley in Tn the Prosl-! rlis-rlff was i Irf.tc-d lo chute aljouL three-quarters' o'i: ycars riftcr tllc founder! hyi cl hllcl tll( he jell fur iho fir tinic in UK a wilti from thp James I in uncle, the Rev.

Hen- 1 Hnrklfy for the tv. Jack P. T.iylor of Wilson rtrowncd Sim-' had Become incorp- hail Hulk- he cniled a- new grand jury invoatiyate the matter in Scpteni- ijcr?" McMaUi: "The grand jury which inve.s(ifjatcri tt included ytiine of the moat outstanding men in Pulnski county. Cherry: "I'm not questioning their Integrity but certainly some oC men had do no a lot of business with the state. Why didn't yon fjo before the Audit Commission under oath vixen they Invited you to testify?" McMnth: "That Investigation was a real spectacle from the start.

Tt was court, I not going down there as governor of tlie state and dignify that spect- Chrrry: "All you had to do, Sid, wiis lo tell tlie truth. Crrnvtl (irtnis Quickly The crowd which grow quickly the word round thnt Ihe rival.i were meeting for tho first thrjc and which ovcrfiowed I into Iht; slrcrLs cheered, and ap- plauded, Won 10 more oT (tie aryumentt MtrMrtlh: "You lh.it stnlo i pressure to orated, The former Mto Bci she VMS born in ft day morning. Coroner M. Holt today. The child had cone to the chute, -with several cousins, all of 28, 1379.

-She wns married 1oi ors r-'inain-jd in thp 1 rurtv Berkley our of the race t'att bo th )Up of inbiir -union li-ad- callrd him "loo old." ty. deir.itcfi of Cm 3-i, his )rL rno 110t tt uc Rut of Krnnett Sen, supporting and I'm Mire you know that rival. Carl- on federal of Cm nth, to 3.U9. cinnhr-L--- irt.mns Kennett trailed with 557 don't wvirnr.rt not to near nnd wnded in nlone, ac- iho In to John W. Til vine in 1K07- In il! health for the sevrrnl H( cnrdtntj rrports.

SnrMcnly, she months, Mrs. TJlytho oilier rhilclrrti palir-nt Blythoviile liL tnpn once mmc and sinre Mondrty. before coing Tnc i Mrs. Fllylljc hiid a msiinvmi- nccWpnl occurred about 5 p.m.. and cant of St.

i I rc. the body was recovered about two Church here since 1033, she hours later. and her throe rianshters were ron- Thn child'j; Frank Hen- firmocl nt the 5flrnc jrrvi-r know about tint but we luve hundreds of lett- John naltrm of Keimctt, ran- from Kln on to say he id' Co'n" th, and 7 KACB rACB nifij the Irv and wifp. arc now worklnt! En I (ho exception nf two yi-nrs the d.itiffhter had beo.n 1 nidrd in California, "MI? rr-- i vith coiipnis Funeral arrange- had served 28 Men Classified 4-F Leave for Re-Exammathns widely scattered daytime rhunclor- mostly in portion: not much change in temperatures. Missouri Partly Cloudy Twenty-eight Mississippi County J.

D. Pll-rim, Hrrrert Hoover Pot- lonight nnd Friday with i men. previously classified as 4-F in tcr. Defot. Watsan.

showers and thundershowers west! the draft. Icft for.Little Rock this Griffin Eiakc, o-cecla; Cecil Park- and north portions tonight and over morning to be re-examined for pos- er. Ricliard Glen n.intl-on. Odis the state Friday: no decided chance'sible re-dassifieation. Kamm.

nari John Will- are incomolete pending arrival of the parents. Auto Theft In Two Weeks Here 1. Voiced his support of W. Suiart minmon election M-nMm over Sr lor P. BSyUlc; Silll'P; Wll 1( nl CC i J.

llllick) Tay. -rni7h- ()r p. Tut tors. Mrs. w.

f. Mnlm of Illylhc- (ln Vva'or Meters I.1VJV. i Disaster Area eiuirrh her confirrnation. Survivors include three CM er( co 1E CM er( co vile wnom Mrs. Svminsaon K.

A. C.rccr oi Holly Sprinvs. MIV.V; I nr and Mrs. Movd Taylor of Kl Con- ''I 1 in temperature; low tonight In ihcj Miss Paliba, clerk 60s; high Friday ROs northeast to i Mississippi County near southwest. snlri today's call wn Minimum thl? Maximum yesterday- -89.

5:15, Precipitation 24 hours to 7 a.m.— none. Total precipitation since Jan, 1 Mean temperature (midway be- of the Draft Board. for 40 men 1ml of this number live were transferred to other boards and nine failed to report. i Two men were transferred to the Mississippi County Board from oth- rr boards and left with today's croup. The county's next call will be tween and Jxormal mean temperatures This Dale Year Minimum Ihis Mnximum vestc-iday-03.

Precipitation January i Smith. Mclvin CSIhbs, Ty- ronxa; Rire, uclcnce, NTo. J. W. St Curtis nnd Elmer ThoTTins Luxorn.

NrTroe 1 Hu'nr; Doll; Jim- Jat oh, 1 MalLins, Janirs Matt Junior Lcwte. anrl Willie White ttly- thnville. 'o rcinrt 5i Tir Robert Lr? Hrr.riy, William Byrtl. (Jkta. lie Ralph HaH.

Cliffprd Gean Smith, 1 Fddie James Paul Austin, Billy J. F. Hat- Rnfu.s rmydcr. Btylluviiic: lirld, and James Robert Doelyn, of Junior O-; to this Blylhovillr; Iloyd Elmo Reeves, and 1 nnd Gr. millc Jutiioi: Jolu.

Nai Burl Wesley Webster, Leachvillc; jwleon, O. Hirer rons. Crtri i Rlvthc San John Illy the. nf I anci H. G.

Blythc I wo PlyUipvillc'f: fourth Ftolen Mrs. rhnrlrp Ford of 1 nmbil? fn (hn nast Uvo and Mrs. A. C. Ciunr.h.^m Ihi.x morning by city po-j of in flron nnrl one p.rr:;\i -rr; 1 I fo nnlice rernrds a KU1 v.ill he FranV Whit- wns ronnfcd Fart IV.K-k'.'.y, Fvrrl r-.

from the TMvmonci l)r. Hub- of thr Horner-Wilr-on Mo- and Tom ivAsrrrxcTON The lir. 1 nf Arkansas jcsirrtlay i n.ts by the Agriculture, Drpnrlmont as a drought dis.islcr i area. Arkansas hrcnmc nfntli trlnlc td ea'n tlie tiicli rnnMrs Inrnirrs tn from the rurmrrs Jfmnr ArMiiini'-tratinn in order lo rn.iin- U'tiji I MANIt A Thr City 1 the -inn. cti of water meters in ihe mm in to be D.

Shcrid said today r.it."!T! but M.i.vbr T. ihr'. tbr city Tn o' (c lr City dice men and Firemen To Sponsor Western Rodeo rounr-il voted c. nifctin? of rivic nnif of (ho Fri'-cor nil- Mnnib ar.d Tnc rr relink bo hrld that Ir.i Misrry car was reported stolen! Cott On Picking Contest of July for 40 men previously cla silitd 1-F, to be re-examined. leaving today Milton Beard, tlie p.m.

ytstorday, a rtinrt i time jiftpr the aulornohile firm had Omm ee Meet the rnr as a trade-in. The vvas described as f.vo- tonr a 1941 blue Chevrolet was reported from the car lot of the N'ohln Gill Pontiac Agency. Tt has not rcrnvr-rcd. Kgt. Marry said.

Two of the four cars stolen QLU Ii'g the period have been recovered, I A of the N.itioril Cot'on Piry.in^ Contest svill hr dark I P.m. tr.dfiy in" the Jayirr J. L. chair- nnn of the 105? lodny. Mr.

Westbrool; the muting; ropo. 1 tor i the contest would be reviewed fit llils lime. I police and firrmcn t' aut 'Mdobtlc-s nnd bl-i bulli snd brom.i- DIP BrcAlicrs Western rii'O, whicii ii U2- Welch of fame. IB nnd Wf. 1 1 iy CT ruui i '-vitl show he to under the of thr pollcc- rnr-Ji nnd finrn-n of BlythovHlc.

riilpf of Pi'li'c C.vil Graves In. 1 tfirrt froni tlie iOf.ieo "Aill Vie td lo pur- -e nor uniforms nnd other iuipmt'iil for the police and re in'. 'I lu 1 ic.xic to The lo at li linnr-, 'E'iie Inrluoes form; of 1 i urnnr nt iiirtudi' bull vuruo riding, bull closing tnd The only thing Ihot sorrv9 people from live svircs is too nwriy fcosc ccr.rvections..