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I I I I I I I i BLYTHEVILLE COURIER NEWS Blytheville Courter Mississippi Blytheville Daily News Formal Dedication OfNew High School To Be Held Sept. 14 Formal dedication of ior high school with an accompanying lie inspection of the structure announced yesterday by School olson. Begun two years ago, work on the new school building is nearly completed and it will be placed in this fall. use, Nicholson also announced yesterday afternoon that enroll- ment in the Blytheville school district will be held Sept. 5 with regular classwork scheduled to get 1111- derway Sept.

8. Registration of students in the three senior high school classes that will occupy the new building will be held Aug. 26-29, Principal W. D. Tonimey announced today.

All students in the district YOU. XL.VIII-NO. 115 report Sept. 5 for enrollment, Mr. Nicholson said.

Three days of pre-school 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 of the old high school, will be preceeded by an "open honse" during which the public may inspect the building. Program Starts at 2 p.m. The dedication program will begin at 2 p.m.

in the auditorium' of the new building with School Board President Max B. Reid presiding. Special guests for this, program will include members School Board, those who were on the Board when the plans for the new school were made, the contractor, architect, State Department of Education, officials. Also invited by school 'officials as special guests are the presidents of all the colleges in Arkansas. Mr.

Nicholson said another guest of honor will be C. G. Redman; whom he credited as the to envision use of the new school's; site for that purpose. Mr. Redman, an engineer and secretary of Drainage District 17 here, suggested about seven years ago that this site be used and took soundings which showed it as the highest point in Blytheville.

Ile also made tentative sketches to accompany his The new 18-classroom building will accommodate more than 600 students. The E-shaped building is 335 feet long and is of fireproof brick and tile construction. 'The Junior School, now to comprise the seventh, eighth and ninth grades, move into the old high school this fall and Central Grade School will expand into the concrete sidewalk junior high links the bullding. new Al school to: the buildings 011 the old campus. Teachers to Meet Beginning Sept.

2, the three-day series of teachers meetings will be held to indoctrinate teachers 011 plans for the year's work. On the morning of Sept. 2, teachers will be introduced to board members and school officials. That afternoon, Dr. Matt Ellis, president of Hendrix College at Conwey, will address the teachers on the benefits Dr.

John Elliott Steps Out of Coroner Race Dr. John Q. Elliott today allnounced his withdrawal as a candidate for County Coroner. Dr. Elliott said he had made the decision to withdraw because the current demands of his practice "do not allow time for outside work." The withdrawal leaves only one candidate, E.

M. Holt, who is seeking reelection. Weather Weather Arkansas forecast: Partly Cloudy this afternoon, tonight and Friday; LITTLE CHANGE widely scattered daytime showers mostly in south portion: not much change in Missouri forecast: Partly Cloudy tonight and Friday with scattered showers and thundershowers west and north portions tonight and over the state Friday: no decided change in temperature; low tonight in the! 60s; high Fridar 80s northeast to near 90 southwest. Minimum this morning. Maximum yesterday-89.

Sunset Sunrise Precipitation 24 hours to 7 a.m.none. Total precipitation since Jan. 1 Mean temperature (midway betucen high and low) Normal 11621 temperatures of This Date Last Year Minimum this morninz-60. Maximum yesterday-03. Precicitation January 1 to this: THE DOMINANT Valley.

Leader Blytheville Herald NEWSPAPER OF NORTHEAST BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, TE. 8 A IN SCHOOL, REPAIRS--Fallen plaster and mortar is shown on the floor of a Blytheville High School classroont, after having been chipped away by workmen who are replastering cracked spots in ceilings and walls of the building. Work is in preparation for opening of the school term, when Blytheville Junior High School will move into t210 old high school building on Chickasawba Avenue. Ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades were formerly housed in the structure, and now all except the ninth will be moved to new high school building on North Tenth Street. Ninth grade will be combined with seventh and eighth to give Blytheville a three-year junior high school.

Central Elementary School will expand into the former junior high building on Chickasawba. (Courier News Photo) 'McMath Tells of Dirty Cherry Hits 'Welfare Pressures' 'It's Vote Right Hecklers Join Or Lose Judge Charges Blytheville's new $351,000 house" for pubwill be held Sept. 14, it was Superintendent W. B. Nich- of teaching for a teacher.

On the following day, the teachers will hear talks by various State Department of Education and Arkansas Education Association officlals. On the last day. teachers will assemble in 'discussion groups according to schools and grade levels. In announcing the high school registration schedule, Mr 'Tommey said seniors will register Aug. 26, juniors Aug.

27, and sophomores Aug. 28. Students who could register on these day's will reglister Aug. 29. Inside Today's Courier News Wilson Holland News Page 3.

Movies are hotter than ever Page 2. Sports Page! 9. Society Page 4. Markets Page 5. McMath takes unfair crack al attorneys editorials Page 8.

By LEON HATCH LITTLE ROCK (AP) Chancellor Francis Cherry last night accused the Wel-1 fare Department of recipients of assistance that. "their checks will be cut off if Sid McMath isn't ed." Cherry, who opposes McMath for the Democratic nom fc: guvercor 'at the rut primary next Tuesday, made the charge in answering a question at radio talkathon here. The questioner wanted to know "why it is that 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." "That's Easy" Question "That's easy," the Jonesboro judge replied, "there aren't enough case workers to 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. "It isn't so; it's just another desperate effort by the McMath, crowd to get votes." Cherry, who predicts he'll beat McMath by 75,000 to 100,000 vote next had said previously that he would discharge Mrs. Henry Bethell of Little Rock as state Welfare Commissioner if he becomes governor.

He has said the same thing. 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.) Homer Adkins' crowd of henchmen," but has assured "the honest, hard-working carcer emploves of See CHERRY on Page 5 Drunk Driving Brings $100 Fine, Day in Jail Lennel Weaver was fined $100 and costs and sentenced to A day in jail in Municipal Court this nig on a charge of driving while under the influence of liquor. In other action, Robert Barham! and Nadine McDavid were found: not guilty on 3 charge of illegal' co-habitation. Soviet-Made Jets ROK Infantrymen Win Back Height On Central Front SEOUL, Korea (R The U.

S. Fifth Air Force said its Sabre jet; pilots today anot down four Rus-, made lets and damaged in the ton etralent the ground. South Korean infantrymen won back a Central Front height called Capitol Hill three hours after they had lost it at dawn. A U. S.

Eighth Army briefing officer said it was the sixth time in two days that the steep hill had changed hands. Today's toll of Communist jets boosted the Reds' losses to 15 MIGs destroyed and 13 damaged in four days. U. S. losses, if aby, will be announced later in a weekly summary.

One MIG was shot down and one damaged in two battles near the Yalu River around noon. Two more were destroyed in 3 battle near Anju. Sabres shot down one and damaged three in 3 clash south of Sinuiju, in Northwest Koren. Fiercely charging Chinese troops seized rugged Capitol Hill about 5. a.

m. after losing about 200 dead backed by heavy artillery fire and wounded. But soldiers of the South Korean First Regiment swept back up the rugged slopes. U. N.

artillerymen and warplanes helped keep the Communists at bay. 3 Missco Men Given Paroles Three men convicted and sentenced to the state penitentiory in Mississippi County Circuit Court: were granted paroles ve-torday by' the State Board of Pardons. and Paroles. They are Johnny T. chenan, who 1 Acril 11 to 3 one-yeor term for erald larceny: James R.

Banner. who was sentenced to one year for grand lar-! cenv 01) April 11: and Darrell Sucncer, was sentenced on the same date to 0116 year for false pretense. 28 Missco Men Classified 4-F Leave for Re-Examinations Twenty-eight Mississippi County men. previously classified as 4-F in the draft. left for.

Little Rock this morning to be re-examined for possible re-classification. Miss Rosa Saliba. clerk of the Mississippi County Draft sold today's call was for 40 men but of this number five were transferred to other boards and nine failed to report. Two mien were transferred to the Mississippi County Board from oth-: er boards and left with today's group. The county's next will be July 11 for 40 men previously classified as 4-F.

to be re-examined. Leaving today were: Whites--Leroy Milton Beard, Willie Ralph Hall. Clifford Gean Smith, James Paul Austin, Billy J. F. Hatfield.

and James Robert Boelyn. of Blytheville; Boyd Elmo Reeves, and Burl Wesley Webster, Leachville; ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1952 MISSOURI SIXTEEN PAGES SINGLE COPIES FIVE CENTS 11 M'Math Barges in on Cherry During Talkathon at Helena Call Is Likely For Session Of Congress Truman Eyes Move for New Price Controls WASHINGTON (AP) President Truman said today he is considering calling an extra session of Congress to ask for a stronger price cOntrol law. He told at new's conference that no decision has been made, but he has the matter under consideration. If it is necessary lo call a spe. cial session, he declared, he will call it.

A decision will await developments, he added. Truman declined to comment on reports that Ellis G. Arnall is preparing to quit as price stabilizer. Arnall went to the White House yesterday bearing his resignation, effective Sept. 1, and a report 10 Truman that food prices again are rising sharply.

Arnall Wants Session Arnall said he told the President! it inay be to call Congress back session "if necessars, food prices continue to get out of hand and skyrocket." The price boss told reporters Truman "was very attentive he said: he WAS quite concerned about the rising prices." added that he also discussed with the President "the inadequate controls law written just before the end of the session of Congress." portals the President. 15 source reluctant reto seer Arnall leave and predicted lie would make every effort to' keep the Georgian on the price job. Mrs. John Blythe Succumbs Here Services to Be Held At 3 p.m. Tomorrow For Pioneer Resident Mrs.

John W. Blythe, widow of a nephew of Blytheville's founder, died at about 7:30 p.m. yesterday at Blytheville Hospital. She was 73. Services for Mrs.

Blythe will be conducted at 3 p.m. tomorrow at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church by the Rev. William J. Fitzhugh, priest in charge.

Burial will be In Maple Grove by Cemetery with Holt Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Blythe came to Blytheville as 8 music teacher in 1896, five years after the town founded by be: husband's uncle, the Rev. Men-! ry T. Blythe, had becoine incorp-! orated.

The former Miss Beulah Martin. she was born in Henning, Mar. 28, 1879. She was married to, the late John W. Blythe in 1807.

In ill health for the past several months, Mrs. Blythe had bren 2 patient at Blytheville Hospital! since Monday. Mrs. Blythe had been a communicant of St. Stephen's Ep! Church here since 1933, when she and her three daughters were firmed at the SaDIC service.

With the exception of two years she re-: sided in California, Mrs. Blythe: had served as church organist sinre her confirmation. Survivors include three dauzhters. Mrs. W.

I. Molin of Blytheville. with whom she resided: Mrs. F. A.

Greer of Holly Sprin7z. Miss; and Mrs. Flood Taylor of El Centro. three cons. Cari SV.

Blythe of San Diczo. John W. Blythe. of Inelewood. i and H.

G. Blythe of Memphis: Mrs. Charles C. Ford of Louis and Mrs. A.

C. Cheathom Shreveport, 10 grandchildren and one great -grandchild. Pallbearers will be Frank Whitcorth. Earl Buckles, Fred S. Saliba, Raymond Semmach.

Dr. Louis Hubener and Tom Heaton. Cotton Picking Contest Committee to Meet A meeting of the National Cotton Picking Contest committee will be held at 8 p.m. today in' the Jayere: clubhouse. J.

L. Westbrook, man of the 1052 event, said today. Mr. Westbrook said the mecting would hear repo: 19. and plans for the contest would be reviewed at this time.

7Face-lo-Face Debate Follows Surprise Move Opponents Plunge Into Hot Argument; Charges, Denials Fly 4. BVD WINNERS--First prize of $50 in the Blytheville Value Days' drawing yesterday went to C. W. Sellers of Blytheville, Rt. 3.

Winning $10 prizes were Mrs. Wilburn Lovelady and Mrs. Ciertrude Roberts of Blytheville, and Miss Helen Bruton of Braggaduclo, Mo. Receiving $5 awards at the drawing on Main Street yesterday afternoon at the conclusion of the day's activities were W. 11.

O'Bannon, Mrs. Ross Stevens and Dean Statam, all of Blytheville, and Miss Margaret Thomas of Manila. Above, Olivia Goff, 10, of Blytheville, Rt. 4, who was chosen from the crowd to conduct the drawing congratulates two of the winners. Left to right are Olivia, Mr.

O'Bannon and Mrs. Lovelady. ruman, Stevenson To Discuss Campaign WASHINGTON (A) President Truman snid today everything necessary to obtain a Democratic victory will coinc under discussion when Gov. Adlai Stevenson meets with him and his cabinet here next week. He told a news conference the questions it will include, airong other things, what part he should take in the campaign, Since Truman obviously is r'ar-4 to get in some licks at the Republicans, Stevenson may find himself confronted with the difficult task of suggesting that the president take back, scal.

The Democratic nominee been at some patus to avoid close identification with the Truman administration. Truman said he invited Stevenson to the White House since Stevenson had suggested to him in Chicago, at the time of the Dernocratic National Convention. that such A meeting would be very fine thing. He said the White House Juncheon will be attended by Sen. John J.

Sparkman of Alabama, the vice presidential nomince, and Vice President Alben W. Barkley. Planned to Back Barkley In a conficiential tone. the dent told the newsmen he would have supported Barkley for the presidential nomination had Barkicy remained in the race. (Barkley pulled out of the race after a group of labor union leadera publicly called him old." He in 74.3 Truman went ON to say he thomsht the convention picked tho bet porcible and men who con be ecoted.

On other subjects, the President: 1. Voiced his support of W. Stuart So mington for election as Afinsouri senator over GOP SenaJames P. Kent of Sumington while the President backed state Attorney Genra! J. E.

(Buck) Tay-: Jor in the election Tuesday. he told his news conference he in just fond of Symington. Truman said ho word for Taylor because he 11t of mind to tato He Said Sec TRUMAN en Page 5 Pemiscot County Sheriff Defeated Claxton Is Beaten By John Bosler in Democratic Primary In a political upset, Sheriff Jake Claxton of Caruthersville WAS defeated yesterday by John Hosier for' i the Democratic nomination for sheriff of Peniscot County. Mr. Hosler, a former deputy sheriff, defeated Sheriff Claxton by A I vote of 3.390 to 1.837.

In sheriff Dun2lin County yesterday. was elected to succeed hima self for the first time in that, ty. Jack Barnes. 34, of Kennett: defrated his nenrest rival. Carl.

Jones of Caruth. 4,126 to 3.140. Grooms of Kennett trailed with votes. John M. Dalton of Kennett.

candidate for attorney -general of Missouri. led voting in Dunklin County by 6,000 votes and hold a safe See MISSOURI 011 Page 5 Arkansas Made Disaster Area WASHINGTON 1, The state nf Arkansas yesterday was designated by the Agriculture Department as a drought disaster area. Arkansas became the ninth state to gain the designation, which enables farmers to obtain Irans from the Farmers Home Administration in order to mainproduction. City Policemen and Firemen To Sponsor Western Rodeo El; the police and firemen ri. with automobiles and bringing .4700 wild bulls and The Welch Brothers Western Rodeo, which is owned by Roy, Jro, Lester and Jack Welch of wrestling fame.

is schedul to how in Blytheville Tao div and Wedne: day at Walker Park and it will show here under the auspices of the police: men and firemen of Blytheville. Chief of Cecil Graves said last that prorceds from the rodeo will be used 10 par- By CARL. BELL HELENA, Ark. (AP) Chancellor Francis Cherry Commission investigation and fire people you knew had been doing wrong and ought to have been fired?" McMath: "You know that investigation WaS trumped up for political reasons. Not one Indict-.

ment was returned by Grand Jury which investigated the Audit Commission's report." Cherry: "If there was nothing to that report, will you. tell me how come the circuit judge, Judge bulk, was so disappolnted that he chiled 0- new jury to investigate the matter in September?" McMath: "The grand Jury which investigated it included some of the most outstanding men in Pulaski county. Cherry: not questioning their integrity but certainly some of those inen had done a lot business with the state. Why didn't you go before the Audit Commissiou under onth wen they luvited you to testify?" McMath: "That Investigation was 3 real spectacle from the start. It was kangaroo court.

I was not going down there as governor of the state and dignify that spectacle." Cherry: "All you had to do, Sid, WAS to tell the truth. Crowd Grows Quickly The crowd which grew quickly AS the word go around that LWO rivals were meeting for first tine and which overflowed into the streets cheered and plauded. Some more of the argument McMath: "You say that stale employes are pressure support me. That's not true. Sch.

John McClellan is supporting VOIL and I'm sure you know he's putting pressure on federal emplores." Cherry: don't know about that but we have hundreds of erS from state employes saying they've been put under pressure See FACE. TO FACE on l'age and Gov. Sid McMath locked in a heated, face-to-face debate today over each other's charges hurled in their bitter battle for the Arkansas Governor's office. The exchange began when McMath barged unannounced into Cherry's radio talkathon here shortly before noon and took the chair the Jonesboro jurist has had reserved for him since Cherry first challenged the Governor to appear with him. McMath had countered Cherry's Invitation with one of his own but until today they had not met on the stump.

The two candidates immediately plunged into A heated debate by asking each other questions and then disputing the answers. Here some of the exchange: Cherry: "Sid, why did you fail to gO into the Highway Audit Crowd at Talk In Jonesboro By CARL, BELI, JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) -Gov. McMath today labeled his' race for a third term nomination "the dirtiest of all my political battles." He used that descripiion in an interview following up his paign speech, delivered in this hometown his opponent Rhich charge his lot is refer the by first itnuendo or otherwise to my personal life." Previously in this campaign, which he says was begun 18 months ago by "certain special McMath has charged Cherry, U.S. Sen.

John L. McClellan and the Arkansas Power and Light Company had used "filth and lies" in an effort Lo smear him. McMath, hiniself, bas charged Cherry with operating a "divorce mill" in his chancery court remarks about the chancellor hav. ing been born in Oklahoma and quipped that "Arkansas sunshine See McMATH on Page 5 Negro Girl, 9, Drowns in River Chute A Mississippi River Chute at Pecan Point has claimed its second victim in four days. A nine-yearold Negro girl.

Bernadine Henley, drowned yesterday while wading the chute about three- -quarters in! 2 mile from the spot where James P. Taylor of Wilson drowned Sunclav morning, Coroner E. M. Holt said The child had gone to the chute with several cousins. all of whom bad been warned not to get near: the water.

and waded in alone, cording to reports. Suddenly, she acdisap-eared. other children then anpeared once more and screamed before going down. The nccident occurred about 5 p.m., and the body was recovered about two hours later. The child's parents.

Prank Henlev and wife, are now working in Chicago. and the daughter had been ft with cousins. Funeral arrangements Are incomplete pending Arrival of the parents. 4th Auto Theft In Two Weeks 'enorted Here fourth stolen auto-! nmhile in the two werks was: reported this morning by city po- lice. According to police records A 1911 model was reported stolen yesterday afternoon from the used cor Int.

of the Horner- -Wilson Mo-: tor Company. Sergeant Ira Murry sald that the car was reported stolen about 2 p.m. yesterday, a short time after the automobile firm had accented the car as a trade-in. The car was described as two-! tone green. Several da vs.

ago. a 1941 dark blue Chevrolet was reported stolen from the ured car lot of the Noble Gill Pontiac Agency. It has not bren recovered. Set. Murry said.

Two of the four cars stolen aur. ing the period have been recovered. of the the ap- to But that lett- 5 Water Meters Eyed in Manila MANIA Thr Manila City Council. mooting lost ni2ht with the Water and sower Commission. discussed installation of water meters in the citv.

Final plans remain to be made, but Mayor I. D. Shedd said today that thr city will be metered. In other action. thin council roted to be rearcreated at a mecting of cities and civic or2anizations oposin: abandonment of the Friscor ailroad between Manila and Loachville.

The meeting will be hold later this month, the group W39 told. J. D. Pilgrim, Herbert Hoover ter. Daniel Defot Watson.

Walter Griffin Blake, Osceola: Cecil Park-: er. Richard Glen Darid-on. Odis Leon Hamm. nad John William Smith. Manila: Melvin Gibbs.

Ty-. ronza: Fletch Rice, Mo. J. W. Mockins.

St. Louis: Curtis Odom. Armorel: and Eliner Thomas Grimes. Luxora. Negroes Clark.

Dell: Dulni: Shafford. and Jacob, Mo36S Mullins. Janies Earl Johnson, Matt Junior Lewis. and Willie White Blytherille. Failing to renort tolay were: Memphis: James Henley.

Loxora; Robert Lee Brady, Manila: William: Herman Byrd. Tuba, Okla. Negroes--Roy Black, Eddie Main Sykes. Rufus Crowder. Blytheville: Morris Junior HIT.

Circland, and Grenville Junior Johnson, Napoleon, 0. evidently dat have enough wor01: Next week they're broncs in the of a Western redco. nox uniforms and other cquipment for the police and fire depart: The is scheduled to give 11:0 nightly 'The pericamnances are lo begin at 8 mately two hours. 'The show's program Includes all forms of Western rodeo entest unment including: 112l1 riding. bronco riding, bull dogging end cali roping.

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